Watching the highlights of Red Bulls - Dynamo (how the Metrodonkeys made that Cooper fluke stand as a winner is quite beyond me), and Messing, commenting on a good try from Adam Moffat from distance says, "He's the last player you'd expect to be shooting from there" or some such nonsense. Does he even watch this league?

Before the season even started, Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear made it clear that he expected his team's depth would be tested this year. Well, watching Brad Davis gingerly walk into the locker room in street clothes a half hour after his teammates had finished practicing Monday, I couldn't help but think the Dynamo would be [.

After three games this season, the Dynamo are still waiting for a goal from a forward. And that is just unacceptable. Heck, as a whole, the Dynamo have scored only two goals this season. One was on a penalty kick by Brad Davis. The other was scored by right back Andre Hainault. If not the [...]

I don't want to sound like the president of the Dynamo Defense fan club, but here's yet another reason to praise Tally Hall, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe, Jermaine Taylor and defensive midfielder Adam Moffat. Playing on the road is never easy. If you don't believe me, check out the road record [.

Philadelphia Union

This Vancouver blog attributes Nizar Khalfan's inability to become a regular starter with the Whitecaps to being away on international duty and being on the outs with then head coach Tommy Soehn. "Frankly, I think the Whitecaps should have kept him, and my feeling is the loss of the Vancouver Whitecaps is the Philadelphia Union's gain.

Photo by Chris Canetti

Following Sunday afternoon's 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City in the 2011 MLS Cup Eastern Conference Final, members of the Houston Dynamo shared their thoughts on the win and the upcoming MLS Cup Final with Simon Borg of MLSSoccer.com.

The Houston Dynamo will be facing the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2011 MLS Cup Final on Sunday November 20th at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Photo by Katy Umaña

The Houston Dynamo beat the Philadelphia Union on Thursday night, 1-0, to advance to the 2011 MLS Cup Eastern Conference Semifinal. This episode of The Zygo Soccer Report features raw post-match audio from Stuart Holden, Chris Canetti, Bobby Boswell, Adam Moffat, Brad Davis, Brian Ching, and Dominic Kinnear.

Photo: Nicolae Stoian

Injury report

PHILADELPHIA UNION OUT: GK Thorne Holder (concussion); FW Levi Houapeu (L ankle strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Michael Farfan (R foot contusion); FW Veljko Paunovic (R hamstring strain); PROBABLE: MF Justin Mapp (L quad strain)

HOUSTON DYNAMO OUT: FW Cam Weaver (R hip)

The Union are hopeful Paunovic will be ready to go on Thursday.

Sunday night's match between the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers at Robertson Stadium in Houston began at a frenetic pace, with Portland looking like it was going to get an early goal, but despite the numerous early shots on goal by the Timbers, it was the Dynamo who scored first, with Adam Moffat picking up a golazo, against his former team, in the 17th minute.

Sunday night's match between the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers at Robertson Stadium in Houston began at a frenetic pace, with Portland looking like it was going to get an early goal, but despite the numerous early shots on goal by the Timbers, it was the Dynamo who scored first, with Adam Moffat picking up a golazo, against his former team, in the 17th minute.

Lovel Palmer is headed West to play for Portland. (Getty Images)

The deals keep on coming in MLS. Today, the Portland Timbers acquired defender/midfielder Lovel Palmer, defender Mike Chabala and an international roster slot through the remainder of the 2011 season from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Adam Moffat and allocation money.

Today's match-up between the Galaxy and the expansion Portland Timbers is a tale of four teams and the question is which two are going to show up.

On the one hand we have an expansion franchise (though not completely new the Timbers have played quality futbol as part of the old USL-1 and other domestic leagues for years) which got a point out of its first four games and then exploded at home for six points and seven gols.