The Quakes managed to secure another point on the road last Saturday against Toronto FC in
Toronto. The result marked the 13th game since the Quakes recorded a win in MLS, but the Quakes
were lucky to come out of Toronto with the draw they managed. João Plata managed to slip the
offside trap in the second, half thanks to a nice through ball by Ryan Johnson, and beat Jon Busch
to finish, but the linesman ruled Plata to be offside.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
The Houston Dynamo changed their fortunes for the better in the span of a week, capping off
seven days that began with a loss to Sporting Kansas City and progressed with a draw at Columbus
with a 2-1, come-from-behind win over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night at Robertson
Stadium.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
The Houston Dynamo changed their fortunes for the better in the span of a week, capping off
seven days that began with a loss to Sporting Kansas City and progressed with a draw at Columbus
with a 2-1, come-from-behind win over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night at Robertson
Stadium.
San Jose Earthquakes (6-11-11) vs. Houston Dynamo (9-9-12)
September 17, 2011 -- Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,129
Scoring Summary:
SJ -- Khari Stephenson 4 (Steve Beitashour 5, Joey Gjertsen 3) 40
HOU -- Brad Davis 4 (penalty kick) 47
HOU -- Will Bruin 5 (Luiz Camargo 1, Danny Cruz 3) 79
San Jose Earthquakes -- Jon Busch, Steve Beitashour, Nanna Attakora, Bobby Burling,
Ramiro Corrales, Joey Gjertsen (Jacob Peterson 63), Sam Cronin (Maxwell Griffin 82), Rafael Baca,
Simon Dawkins (Matt Luzunaris 83), Khari Stephenson, Chris Wondolowski.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
Winning was what they wanted. Losing was what they absolutely could not do. But a draw was what
happened for the Portland Timbers Wednesday night at Jeld-Wen Field, a difficult result to take
since Portland let its lead in the game slip away.
By AVI CREDITOR
When Dwayne De Rosario fell to the ground flailing after hardly being contacted by Juan Pablo
Angel on a cross and flicked-on header into the Chivas USA box in second-half stoppage time of a
crucial game on Wednesday night, most figured the D.
