The Dynamo fought back for a 2-2 draw against a 10-man Columbus Crew. That's right, fought back
for a draw against a 10-man Crew.
There are a couple ways to look at tonight's draw.
You could rage against referee Chris Penso for giving a ridiculous penalty against Cam Weaver
for a ball to hand in the box and allowed the Crew back in to the game.
By JOSE M. ROMERO
The Houston Dynamo was in the driver's seat at halftime, leading 1-0 over the Columbus Crew with
a man advantage after Emmanuel Ekpo was sent off for popping the Dynamo's Adam Moffat in the face
with a high elbow in the 11th minute.
The Dynamo, leading at halftime after Je-Vaughn Watson's impressive header off a service from
Jermaine Taylor in the 34th minute -- over big defender Chad Marshall, no less -- was 45 minutes
from picking up three big road points and strengthening their position in the chase for an MLS
playoff wild card spot.
At this point, what more can you really say?
The Houston Dynamo host the San Jose Earthquakes tomorrow night at Robertson Stadium desperately
needing points to stay ahead of the trip of teams with games in hand who sit right on their tails
in the standings. The Dynamo are holding on to a playoff spot by the slimmest of margins and
anything less than the full three points against the Quakes really won't cut it.
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.
Houston Dynamo (10-9-12) vs. FC Dallas (13-10-7) September 24, 2011 -- Pizza Hut Park, Frisco TX
Attendance: 10,849
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Geoff Cameron 5 (Brad Davis 14) 87
Houston Dynamo -- Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Corey Ashe,
Adam Moffat, Luiz Camargo, Brad Davis, Danny Cruz (Je-Vaughn Watson 58), Brian Ching (Carlo Costly
78), Calen Carr (Colin Clark 64).
