The Houston Dynamo defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in a closed-door scrimmage on Saturday morning at Kino Sports Park. The teams will face off at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday in the Desert Diamond Cup final to close out the preseason slate (Watch at HoustonDynamo.com/live).
José Escalante grabbed the opening goal in the 13th minute. Sprinting down the left side, the Honduran lunged at full stretch to get a foot on a midfield pass from Emilio Garcia. Escalante connected at the top of the penalty box and was able to direct the ball past the keeper and inside the far post.