Bernardo Anor scored Columbus’ second goal on the night, giving the Crew a 2-0 lead over Houston. This is Anor’s first goal for Columbus, which came on the night he received his first start for the club.
Jason Garey entered the match in the 76th minute, coming on for Will Bruin. This move gives Garey a chance to spoil the match for Columbus, his former team.
Lovel Palmer’s shocker of a night continued in the 52nd minute when the Jamaican was issued his second yellow of the night for a challenge on Bernardo Anor. Palmer’s red card will result in the player missing next week’s match on the road against DC United.
Columbus Crew midfielder Bernardo Anor received Columbus’ first yellow card of the game in the 49th minute for a hard challenge on Dynamo forward Will Bruin.
The Dynamo are losing 1-0 after a first half goal from Andres Mendoza in the 41st minute. This has been a sloppy game from the men in orange. All in all, this game is the embodiment of all that is bad and sloppy about the Eastern Conference.
Lovel Palmer, who is having a shocker of a first half, picked up Houston’s second yellow card on the night for a challenge in the middle of the pitch. The card was shown in the 45th minute of the match.
The Columbus Crew were able to capitalize on a Bobby Boswell mistake to take a 1-0 lead with just five minutes remaining in the first half. Boswell was disposed in the middle third of the pitch by Bernardo Anor, who slotted a pass through the Dynamo defense to Andres Mendoza. Mendoza fired a low shot into the corner of the net, past the onrushing Tally Hall. The goal occurred in the 41st minute of the match.
The Houston Dynamo host the Columbus Crew Saturday night in a crucial clash for the Eastern Conference rivals. The Dynamo are coming off a 2-1 win over Chivas USA and are looking to create another (hopefully positive) streak after breaking their 7 game winless streak last weekend.
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