- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | +19 | 61 |
LAFC | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +14 | 55 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | +15 | 53 |
Real Salt Lake | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | +15 | 53 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | +10 | 51 |
Colorado Rapids | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | +3 | 50 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | +6 | 47 |
Minnesota United FC | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | +5 | 46 |
Portland Timbers | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | +9 | 45 |
Austin FC | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 39 |
FC Dallas | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 37 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | -13 | 34 |
Sporting Kansas City | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 31 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 32 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -34 | 21 |