Lovel Palmer scored the opening goal in the 6th minute after coolly slotting in a shot from inside the box after a Dominic Oduro cross deflected to him. Oduro’s cross came after he made a fantastic run into the corner of the pitch and used his speed to create space.
The Houston Dynamo have really come out strong so far tonight and it is clear they realize that a win tonight means they can cruise on Wednesday against Puebla. Chivas USA will have to respond quickly if they want to hang in the game and have any chance of advancing out of the group stage of the SuperLiga tournament.