Houston v San Jose
Ferreira propels Dynamo to 4-3 victory over Earthquakes
HOUSTON -- — Sebastian Ferreira scored a goal in each half to propel the Houston Dynamo to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS play on Saturday.
Ferreira put Houston (3-1-2) up 1-0 with a goal in the 8th minute on an assist from Fafa Picault.
San Jose (0-4-2) answered with back-to-back goals by Jeremy Ebobisse just three minutes apart to take a 2-1 lead in the 28th minute. Darwin Quintero scored for Houston in the 43rd minute to knot the score at 2 at halftime.
The Dynamo took the lead for good on a goal by Teenage Hadebe in the 57th minute. Ferreira added an insurance goal in the 68th minute.
Tommy Thompson pulled the Earthquakes within a goal with a score in the 77th minute.
The Earthquakes outshot the Dynamo 18-13. Both teams had seven shots on goal.
Steve Clark finished with four saves for Houston. JT Marcinkowski had three saves for San Jose.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ismir Pekmic
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | +29 | 63 |
| San Diego FC | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | +19 | 60 |
| LAFC | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | +25 | 59 |
| Minnesota United FC | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | +18 | 58 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | +9 | 52 |
| Austin FC | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 47 |
| Portland Timbers | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 44 |
| FC Dallas | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 41 |
| Real Salt Lake | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 40 |
| Colorado Rapids | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 40 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 38 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 36 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 31 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -24 | 27 |
| LA Galaxy | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -21 | 27 |
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