Lead Story
DeRo, Ching bring home first victory
A late penalty conversion by Dwayne DeRosario was the game winning goal for Houston Dynamo–its first of the season–as the defending champions topped the Colorado Rapids by a 2-1 score. “I was glad to get that goal,” said goalkeeper Pat Onstad of DeRo’s winner. “Guys were pretty happy to get that monkey off our back.”
The win restores some order to Houston’s world and puts the team back in the thick of the Western Conference race.
Match Reports
Anemic offense lengthens winless streak»
Another game, another nil-nil draw for Houston. To say the game was physical is an understatement. The first half was littered with more yellow cards than shots on goal. With the eight yellows and one red card ejection, the two teams beat the season high tally for nine cards. Pat Onstad was not happy with the referee. “Without getting fined, I think someone in the middle didn’t do a very good job. I think he let it get out of hand. I think that’s why you saw the altercations.”
Crew prolong Dynamo misery»
Houston coach Dominic Kinnear liked what he saw from his team at Columbus last night. The result was another story. After five games the defending champions are still looking for their first win and find themselves staring up at the rest of the league.
Dynamo draw, again, this time with L.A.»With three points from four matches, Houston Dynamo are now dead last in the Western Conference. Still, Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear was satisfied with the team’s performance. “As far as our game, that was a very good soccer game,” he said. “I thought our team played very well.”
Also Noted
Kpene signed to dev contract»
The Houston Dynamo have signed forward Guy-Roland Kpene to a developmental contract, the team announced Wednesday.
The 25-year-old Kpene played last season with D.C. United, starting in eight league games and appearing in 15 regular season contests, notching two assists. Born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Kpene moved to the United States with his family in 2003. […]
The Houston Dynamo have hired Rocky Harris as the team’s new vice president. Harris comes to the Dynamo after two years as Director of Sports and Marketing Sponsorships at Reliant Energy. Before that, Harris served almost three years with the NFL’s Houston Texans as Director of Media Relations and Communications. Harris started his career in public relations with the San Francisco 49ers.
Champs to fly Continental»MLS champion Houston Dynamo have partnered with Continental Airlines, making it the club’s official airline.
Youth Academy
U-18s bring home Dallas Cup»
The Houston Dynamo U-18 team won the Dallas Cup U-19 bracket championship Sunday with a 1-0 win over IMG Soccer Academy at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.
One year after losing to IMG on penalty kicks in the final, the Dynamo got a second-half goal from Matt Kirby to take the title. Houston went 5-0-1 […]
The Houston Dynamo Academy U-18 team will play in the final of the U-19 bracket of the Dallas Cup for the second consecutive year after winning a shootout over Dallas Texans Red on Saturday. The Dynamo will face Minnesota prep school Shattuck St. Mary’s at 3 p.m. Sunday. Last year, the Dynamo lost the final […]
On to the semis!»By recording its fourth straight shutout, the Houston Dynamo Academy U-18 team advanced to the semifinals of the U-19 bracket of the Dallas Cup with a 2-0 win Friday over Lewisham College Academy, from London.The Dynamo will compete in the semifinals Saturday at 10 a.m. at Pizza Hut Park against the winner of the quarterfinal […]
Game Previews
Will return home be sweet for Dynamo?»
The Houston Dynamo return to play at Robertson Stadium for the first time in almost a month Saturday night when they host Chivas USA, while still seeking their first league win of the season.
Since a 3-3 tie against FC Dallas on April 6, Houston has played four matches away, a loss at Saprissa that knocked […]
