Dynamo’s 2010 home opener to be held Thursday, April 1

Match against Real Salt Lake moved to fill national television slot

HOUSTON, TX (Tuesday, December 15, 2009) -- The Houston Dynamo will open their 2010 regular season home schedule with a nationally-televised, Thursday-night game against defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake on April 1, 2010, it was announced today.

The game, originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, April 3 against the Kansas City Wizards, will be shown live on ESPN2 and will kick off at 8 p.m. CT at the University of Houston’s Robertson Stadium. The Dynamo will be looking to improve upon the best home record in MLS regular season play (.713 winning percentage) since moving to Houston beginning with the 2006 season.

The 2010 regular season will kick off the previous week, with the Dynamo traveling to face in-state rival FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas, on Saturday, March 27. Houston is 3-0-1 in season series against FC Dallas.