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Bruin, Dynamo Overwhelm D.C. 4-0

May 8, 2013 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Houston Dynamo FC News Release


Will Bruin scored two goals and provided two assists to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 4-0 road win over D.C. United on Wednesday night at RFK Stadium. The win capped a perfect 2-0 road trip for Houston, which earned road wins over the LA Galaxy and D.C. United over a four day span.

The Dynamo (6-2-2; 20 points) are now tied for first place in the Eastern Conference with the New York Red Bulls (6-4-2; 20 points). Houston will host third place Sporting Kansas City (5-3-3; 17 points) on Sunday evening (7 p.m. CT) at BBVA Compass stadium.

Bruin is the first player in Dynamo history to score two goals and deliver two assists in a single league game.

Bruin continued his career torment of D.C. United, registering his third multi-goal game against the black-and-red. Bruin has now scored nine goals in nine career games against D.C. United (including playoffs), including a hat trick in 2011, a two-goal performance last April, and another two-goal outing on Wednesday night.

It was also Bruin's first two-assist game in his three-year career.

The opening goal started with Boniek Garcia settling the ball in the center circle and playing a ball toward Bruin, who used a crafty touch to pull the ball from behind into his path. He carried the ball into the box and chipped the opener over a charging Bill Hamid for a 1-0 lead.

Houston capitalized on a poor clearance from Hamid for the second goal. Bobby Boswell sent a ball in behind the United defense and Dejan Jakovic played a back pass to Hamid. The United goalkeeper's clearance was stopped by Bruin ten yards from goal, and he centered the ball to Giles Barnes, who found the side of the net for a 2-0 advantage and his fourth goal of the season.

Nine minutes after the goal, Barnes was forced to leave the game with a hamstring injury.

Brian Ching replaced Barnes and helped create Houston's third goal. Brad Davis curled a free kick to the front of the six-yard box and Ching flicked a perfect header to Bruin, who finished with a first touch half-volley for his second goal of the night.

It was Ching's 30th career assist with the Dynamo in all competitions to pass Brian Mullan for second on the franchise list.

Houston's final goal arrived in the 88th minute. Andrew Driver intercepted a clearance at midfield and immediately drove forward before slipping a pass to Bruin on the left flank. Bruin carried the ball toward the corner of the six-yard box before cutting a pass back in the path of Driver, who finished from eight yards for the final tally.

It was Driver's third goal of the season and second straight game with a goal after he secured the game-winner on Sunday against the Galaxy.

The Dynamo, playing with only two days of rest after defeating the Galaxy on Sunday night, earned their third consecutive result on the road, following a 1-1 draw at Toronto on April 20 with the pair of victories this week.

The win continued Houston's best ten-game start (20 points) to a season in club history.

Bruin and Barnes are not tied for the team lead in goals with four each.

It was Corey Ashe's 150th start with the Dynamo in all competitions. He is the seventh Dynamo player in club history to make 150 starts, joining Davis, Bobby Boswell, Pat Onstad, Mullan, Ching, and Ricardo Clark.

Bruin now has 25 career goals in all competitions.

Ching also surpassed Mullan to reach fourth place on the club's all-time minutes list (14,740 in all competitions).

It was Boniek Garcia's eighth regular season assist with Dynamo. He passed Eddie Robinson and Mike Chalaba and is tied for tenth on the franchise list with Dominic Oduro.

The Dynamo return home to host Sporting Kansas City on Sunday night in a rematch of postseason series in 2012 and 2011.

Next Match: Sunday, May 12, 7 p.m. CT, Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City, BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX


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