San Jose Earthquakes fall 1-0 to Houston thanks to late goal from Steres

Benjamin Kikanovic (28) of the San Jose Earthquakes battles for the ball against Hector Herrera (16) of the Houston Dynamo FC in the second half at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

SAN JOSE (AP) — Daniel Steres scored his first goal of the season in the 86th minute to help the Houston Dynamo beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Wednesday night.

San Jose (4-18-2) has lost eight of its last nine games (a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire on July 7) and has been outscored 25-8 over that span.

Steres, who came on for Griffin Dorsey in the 73rd minute, headed in a perfectly placed ball from Amine Bassi for the game’s only goal in the dying minutes.

The Dynamo had 58 percent possession and outshot San Jose 22-8, 7-0 on goal.