- Dániel Sallói - 61'
- Héctor Herrera - 31'
- Ibrahim Aliyu - 78'
Herrera, Aliya score goals as Dynamo beats Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- - Héctor Herrera scored his first goal of the season and Ibrahim Aliyu added a goal in the 78th minute to help the Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Saturday night and end a three-game losing streak.
Leading the counter-attack, Griffin Dorsey worked from the right side to the center as he worked down field and then played a through ball to a streaking Aliya near the penalty spot, where he bent a low shot around the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Tim Melia and inside the back post to give Sporting the lead for good at 2-1.
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Herrera opened the scoring in the 31st minute. He tapped a corner kick to nearby Amine Bassi, who played a ball that led Herrera to to corner of the area, where he ripped a one-touch shot that gave the Dynamo (5-4-2) a 1-0 lead.
Dániel Sallói, just outside the penalty area, quickly turned a fired a low roller that slipped inside the near post for Sporting that made it 1-1 in the 61st.
Kansas City (2-5-5) has lost three consecutive games and is winless in six straight.
Houston went into the match having lost three in a row and four of its last five since the Dynamo won three straight to close the month of March.
Melia and the Dynamo's Steve Clark had five saves apiece.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Alexis Da Silva
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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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 |