Danny Cruz, Houston’s 21-year-old right midfielder cut inside to his (weak) left foot against his former teammate Mike Chabala, 30 yards from goal and fired in a strike past Troy Perkins to double Houston’s lead to 2-0. Chabala gave Cruz plenty of space, which the midfielder quickly exploited to give Houston a goal out of nothing.
Dynamo defender Andre Hainault gave Houston a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute after heading a Brad Davis free kick into the back of the net. Davis took the free kick just a few yards from the edge of the box and swung in the kick to Hainault who headed it near post.
There will be a bit of controversy about the goal, which came against the run of play, because Timbers midfielder Sal Zizzo was off the field receiving medical attention for a leg injury.
Regardless, the Dynamo have a 1-0 lead with just about 10 minutes to go in the first half.
Dynamo defender Andre Hainault gave Houston a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute after heading a Brad Davis free kick into the back of the net. Davis took the free kick just a few yards from the edge of the box and swung in the kick to Hainault who headed it near post.
There will be a bit of controversy about the goal, which came against the run of play, because Timbers midfielder Sal Zizzo was off the field receiving medical attention for a leg injury.
Regardless, the Dynamo have a 1-0 lead with just about 10 minutes to go in the first half.
We’re almost a quarter of an hour in tonight’s match between the Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers and things are getting a bit chippy. The Dynamo took control of the first few moments of the match before committing a series of fouls that seemed to tip the advantage to the Timbers,
Neither team has managed a decent look at goal, but that looks likely to change before too long.
