- Sebastián Ferreira - 81'
- Franco Escobar - 85'
- Bruno Wilson - 1'
- Preston Judd - 34'
- Jackson Yueill - 90'+5'
Dynamo rally to slide past Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes started fast, but the Houston Dynamo finished strong and used two second-half scores on Saturday night to notch a 2-1 home victory.
Bruno Wilson scored a goal just one minute into the match. The marker, a header which came by way of a Cristian Espinoza corner boot and was Wilson's first of his MLS career, staked San Jose to a lead at the outset.
Sebastían Ferreira and Franco Escobar notched scores during a four-minute span in the second half for Houston (3-1-1, 10 points).
The initial goal came in the 81st minute and the decisive tally came in the 85th.
The Wilson marker was one of only two shots for the Earthquakes (1-5-0, 3 points) in the first half of the contest, as the Dynamo edged San Jose, 8-2, in that department during that duration.
Earthquakes goalkeeper Will Yarbrough made a pair of saves on tries by Houston's Ibrahim Aliyu in the 16th minute, keeping his team ahead. Yarbrough moved to 4-1-4 against the Dynamo with the loss.
Seven minutes after that, San Jose had an opportunity to double its advantage, but Dynamo goalkeeper Steve Clark kept a Preston Judd kick out of the net. Ferreira and Griffin Dorsey both missed the mark for Houston shortly thereafter, and then Aliyu had a shot blocked.
In the 34th minute, Judd was assessed a red card for an offense away from the ball, leaving the Earthquakes with 10 players for the remainder of the match.
Yarbrough pushed aside Erik Sviatchenko's shot in first-half stoppage time.
San Jose's Jackson Yueill was given a red card in the second-half stoppage time. The win was Houston's third in a row, containing a hot streak for the Dynamo after a loss and a draw to begin the calendar.
--Field Level Media
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ismir Pekmic
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAFC | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | +19 | 43 |
Real Salt Lake | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | +18 | 40 |
LA Galaxy | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | +13 | 40 |
Colorado Rapids | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 34 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 31 |
Portland Timbers | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 30 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 30 |
Minnesota United FC | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 29 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | +3 | 28 |
Austin FC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 27 |
FC Dallas | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | -6 | 22 |
Sporting Kansas City | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 17 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | -27 | 11 |