Ezequiel Ponce, Jonathan Bond lead Dynamo past St. Louis City 1-0

HOUSTON AP Ezequiel Ponce scored in the second half and Jonathan Bond made it stand up as the Houston Dynamo snapped a three-match skid with a - win over St Louis City on Saturday night Ponce ended a scoreless match when used assists from defenders Felipe Andrade and Franco Escobar to result his fifth goal this season and th in his two seasons in the league Andrade s assist was his first in the rookie s ninth career appearance and Escobar s was his third this season Bond needed just one save to post his sixth clean sheet of the season for the Dynamo - - who beat St Louis City - - for the first time in five regular-season matchups The two clubs played to a scoreless draw in Houston last season and tied - there in when St Louis City won the Western Conference regular-season title as an expansion band backslash Roman B rki finished with five saves for St Louis City which falls to - - on the road Houston played without defender Griffin Dorsey who was suspended for the match for an accumulation of yellow cards The Dynamo voyage to play San Diego FC on Saturday St Louis City plays at Real Salt Lake on Saturday AP soccer https apnews com soccer Source