- Sebastián Ferreira - 8', 68'
- Darwin Quintero - 43'
- Teenage Hadebe - 57'
- Jeremy Ebobisse - 25', 28'
- Tommy Thompson - 77'
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | +15 | 55 |
Real Salt Lake | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 50 |
LAFC | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +14 | 49 |
Colorado Rapids | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 47 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +11 | 47 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 46 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 45 |
Portland Timbers | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +10 | 43 |
Minnesota United FC | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 39 |
Austin FC | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 35 |
FC Dallas | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 34 |
Sporting Kansas City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 31 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | -15 | 28 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 29 | 5 | 3 | 21 | -31 | 18 |