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Houston Dynamo Game Notes - July 18 vs. Sporting Kansas City

July 18, 2012 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City

Wednesday, 18 July 2012 - 7:30 p.m. CT

MLS regular season - Game #20 - Home Game #9

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston

Broadcast Information

TV: Fox Sports Houston, MultiMedios 43 (Spanish)

Radio: SportsTalk 790 AM, La Ranchera 850 AM (Spanish)

Dynamo vs. Sporting KC: Two surging clubs meet 11 days after draw

The Houston Dynamo (7-5-7; 28 points) continue their stretch of three home games in seven days with another rematch of the 2011 Eastern Conference final as they host Sporting Kansas City (11-5-3; 36 points) on Wednesday. The Dynamo secured their largest victory of the season on Sunday, a 4-0 triumph over D.C. United. Sporting Kansas City registered a 2-0 road victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday. Both clubs are playing well of late, with the Dynamo unbeaten in four games (2-0-2) and SKC unbeaten in its last three games (2-0-1). Wednesday's meeting comes just 11 days after the clubs met in Kansas City on July 7 and played to a 0-0 draw. They Dynamo are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, eight points behind first-place Sporting KC. The third and final meeting between Houston and Kansas City is Sept. 14 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.

Houston vs. Kansas City

The Dynamo are 5-3-5 all-time in regular season games with Sporting Kansas City. The Dynamo are 2-1-3 in home games against Sporting KC, with the visitors recording their only win in 2006. The clubs drew 0-0 in the first meeting this season, July 7 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. They also met in Kansas City for the 2011 Eastern Conference final, with the Dynamo earning a 2-0 win to reach their third MLS Cup in six years. Brad Davis left the game with a quad injury in the 39th minute, but the Dynamo received goals from Andre Hainault and Carlo Costly for the victory.

DYNAMO PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (4-3-3, Right-Left)

Tally Hall;

Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe;

Luiz Camargo, Geoff Cameron, Brad Davis;

Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin, Macoumba Kandji

Dynamo Notes

Dynamo rout United with four-star performance: The Dynamo made the most of a man advantage on Sunday, scoring four goals after D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid was sent off in the 17th minute for a rash challenge on Macoumba Kandji in the box. Brad Davis (penalty), Will Bruin, Boniek Garcia and Brian Ching (penalty) would each score for the Dynamo in the 4-0 win. Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall earned his third consecutive shutout as the Dynamo took the season series, with two wins in three games over United.

Lopsided victory: Sunday's 4-0 win marked the first time the Dynamo have scored four goals in a game since April 29, 2011, when they beat D.C. United, 4-1, at Robertson Stadium. It was Houston's largest margin of victory in a regular season match since Aug. 20, 2008, when it defeated Chivas USA, 4-0, at Robertson Stadium.

Three's Company (shutouts): The Dynamo have recorded three consecutive shutouts for the first time since May 30 - June 10, 2009, when they earned three shutout wins versus Toronto FC, Chicago and Chivas USA.

Scoreless Streak: The Dynamo have a long way to go to approach their club and MLS record for minutes without allowing a goal. The 2007 championship club set a MLS record by playing 727 minutes without allowing a goal. The streak started on 6/10/07 in a 2-1 win vs. Columbus and included eight shutouts before the streak ended in a 3-3 draw with New England on 7/22/11. Pat Onstad was in goal for 524 of the minutes, while Zach Wells kept the streak alive with 180 minutes in net.

Ching ties Wolff, McBride for 12th on MLS all-time goal list: Dynamo forward Brian Ching scored his 80th career MLS regular season goal with his penalty on Sunday. Ching moved past Preki and is now tied with Josh Wolff (still active with D.C. United) and Brian McBride for 12th on the all-time scoring list. Ching is now two goals away from tying Raul Diaz Arce, who is next on the chart with 82 goals.

Bruin hits ten goals: Dynamo forward Will Bruin scored his tenth goal of the season on Sunday vs. United, finishing into an empty net off a great feed from Luiz Camargo. The second-year forward is now tied for third in the MLS Golden Boot race with Alvaro Saborio of Real Salt Lake. San Jose striker Chris Wondolowski leads MLS with 17 goals.

Hall surpasses 2011 shutout total: With his seventh clean sheet of the season on Sunday against D.C. United, Tally Hall eclipsed his shutout total of six from 2011. Hall is tied for third in the league in shutouts with Nick Rimando of Real Salt Lake. Jimmy Nielsen (SKC) and Joe Cannon (VAN) are tied for the league lead with eight shutouts. Goalkeeper Pat Onstad set a franchise record with 11 shutouts in 2007, when the club had a total of 13 clean sheets in 30 regular season games.

Davis nears eighth on MLS assist chart: Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis recorded his 85th regular season assist on Sunday. With his next assist, Davis will tie Andy Williams for eighth on the league's all-time assist chart. Dynamo assistant coach Steve Ralston is the all-time leader, with 135 assists.

Dynamo newcomer Boniek Garca scores first MLS to continue strong start: Honduran midfielder Boniek Garca scored his first MLS goal on Sunday, heading in a cross from Will Bruin in the 4-0 rout of D.C. United. The Dynamo are unbeaten since Garca's debut (2-0-2) on June 30 and have allowed just one goal in four games. Furthermore, he has two assists, including one on Sunday, and has played 90 minutes in all four games. The 27-year-old Designated Player signed with Houston on June 7 after playing for Honduran powerhouse C.D. Olimpia since 2007 after his first tenure with the club from 2003-06. With Garca, Olimpia captured the 2011-12 Honduran League Apertura and Clausura championships. The midfielder debuted for the Honduras national team in 2005 and has 69 appearances for his country, including five appearances in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Dynamo will face Olimpia in CONCACAF Champions League group play on Aug. 30 in Honduras and Oct. 23 in Houston.

Ching reaches third on Dynamo games played list: Brian Ching made his 185th Dynamo appearance in all competitions on July 7 at Kansas City. He passed Brian Mullan for third on Houston's all-time games list.

Homeward Bound: The Dynamo will play nine of their final 15 regular season games at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. The Dynamo are 5-0-3 at home this year and have not lost a home game in over a year, with their last home defeat on June 18, 2011, a 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew. The Dynamo are unbeaten in 17 consecutive home games (playoffs included), spanning the final nine games at Robertson Stadium and the first eight games at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo are tied with the New York Red Bulls for the best home record in 2012, with each club 5-0-3 at home.

Bruin in elite sophomore company: Forward Will Bruin is in elite company for second-year players in MLS. Bruin is tied for second in scoring for players who debuted in MLS in 2011, with 15 goals in 44 games. Toronto FC's Danny Koevermans leads second-years players with 17 goals while Vancouver's Camilo is tied with Bruin for second with 15 goals.

East Coast Bias: The Dynamo are currently six games into a stretch of 14 consecutive games against Eastern Conference teams. Houston has eight games remaining on the Eastern stretch and is 3-3-6 overall vs. the Eastern Conference. The next time the Dynamo face a team from the Western Conference is Sept. 6, when they host Real Salt Lake.

More Bruin: Bruin now has 15 regular season goals in his two-year career. Bruin is tied with Stuart Holden for fourth on the franchise list. Dwayne De Rosario (24 goals) is next on the franchise list.

Cameron makes 100th start vs. D.C.: Geoff Cameron made his 100th regular season start for the Dynamo on Sunday vs. D.C. United. He is the sixth player in franchise history to make 100 regular season starts.

Ching passes Ralston on game-winning goals list: Ching's goal on June 30 vs. Philadelphia marked his 20th career MLS regular season game-winning goal. The game-winner moved Ching past Dynamo assistant coach Steve Ralston, New York forward Kenny Cooper and Roy Lassiter for 12th on the all-time chart.

Davis passes De Ro for second on Dynamo scoring list: Brad Davis' goal in the first half on June 30 was his 25th regular season goal with the Dynamo. He moved past Dwayne De Rosario into second on the franchise list.

Bruin in historic Dynamo territory: Bruin's 10 goals are the most for a Dynamo player since Brian Ching set a franchise record with 13 goals in 2008. Bruin reached 9 goals in the fastest number of games (15) in team history. Ching reached 9 goals in Houston's 16th game in 2006, but Ching missed six of those games due to U.S. men's national team duties for the 2006 World Cup. Ching scored his ninth goal of 2006 in his tenth game of the season. Bruin's first 9 goals in 2012 came in a 12-game stretch (April 15 at Chicago to June 23 at Montreal). The next two best goal-scoring stretches in Dynamo history are Ching in 2008, when he scored 9 goals in his first 18 games played (the 9 goals came in a 12-game stretch) and Dwayne De Rosario, who scored 9 goals in a 21-game span in 2006.

Three in a row for Bruin: Will Bruin scored in three consecutive games (6/16, 6/20, 6/23) for the second time this season (4/15, 4/21, 4/28), with four goals in each three-game scoring streak. He is the first Dynamo player with a pair of three-game scoring streaks in the same season, and just the second player to record two streaks overall (Ching). His current streak marks the sixth time a Dynamo player has scored in three consecutive games (Bruin 2012 (twice); Ching 2006, 2008; Joseph Ngwenya 2007; Stuart Holden 2009). No Dynamo player has ever scored in four consecutive games.

Boswell is Mr. Reliable: Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell has played full time in 29 consecutive MLS matches (playoffs included) dating to Sept. 14, 2011 at Columbus. The center back is the only Dynamo field player to play every minute of every MLS game in 2012. Boswell has now started 130 regular season games with the Dynamo and is now third on the franchise list for regular season starts.

Possession: The Dynamo have won the possession battle in 15 of 19 games on the season. The Dynamo enjoyed their largest percentage of possession this season on Sunday, with 67%. Houston lost the possession battle to Sporting KC on July 7, 50.2%-49.8%, had 61% possession vs. Chicago on July 3, 55% vs. Philadelphia, lost the possession battle, 53-47%, at Montreal, had 63% possession vs. Toronto, 54% against FC Dallas, 54% at Vancouver, 60% vs. LA, 62% at New England, 60% vs. Portland, 56% vs. D.C., 53% at New York, 54% at D.C., a 49-51% disadvantage at Columbus, 55% at Chicago, 56% at Seattle, a disadvantage (48-52%) at San Jose, and 53% at Chivas USA.

Dynamo productive in final 15 minutes: Ching's goal in the 89th minute on Sunday was Houston's seventh goal in the final 15 minutes of games this year. The Dynamo are in tied for fourth in the league in goals scored in the final 15 minutes (San Jose leads with 13). Last year, Houston scored 14 goals in the final 15 minutes of games, the second most in MLS (Seattle).

Dynamo are defensive in final 15 minutes: Houston has allowed the fewest goals in MLS (1) after the 75th minute. The only goal conceded by Houston in the final quarter hour was June 10 at Vancouver, when Jordan Harvey scored in the 88th minute.

Ching ties Mullan for second on assists chart: With his assist on June 23 at Montreal, Brian Ching reached 19 regular season assists with the Dynamo to move into a tie for second with Brian Mullan on the franchise list.

Champions League schedule announced: The Dynamo learned its schedule in Group 3 of the 2012-2013 CONCACAF Champions League on June 22. Houston will open group play with two road games - Aug. 22 at C.D. FAS of El Salvador and Aug. 30 at C.D. Olimpia of Honduras. The Dynamo will host FAS on Sept. 20 and Olimpia on Oct. 23 at BBVA Compass Stadium. The group winner will advance to the quarterfinals, set for March 2013. The Dynamo qualified for the tournament by advancing to the 2011 MLS Cup Final. This is the fifth appearance for the Dynamo in the regional championship, including semifinal runs in the 2007 and 2008 Champions Cup tournaments. It is the first appearance for the Dynamo in Champions League since they advanced to the quarterfinals in 2008-2009.

Corey Ashe made has 185th appearances for the Dynamo in all competitions on July 3 vs. Chicago to pass Brian Mullan for second on the franchise list for appearances in all competitions.

Hall sets goalkeeper consecutive starts record: Tally Hall set a franchise record for consecutive starts by a goalkeeper with his 47th consecutive starts against FC Dallas on June 16. He broke the record of 46 games set by Pat Onstad from Sept. 13, 2008 - May 13, 2010. Hall started all 34 games in 2011 and the first 19 games in 2012, pushing the active record to 53 games. Hall has the second longest active streak MLS goalkeepers, behind Matt Pickens of Colorado (62 starts).

Wonderful vs. West: With the 2-1 win over FC Dallas on June 16, the Dynamo improved to 4-2-1 on the season against the heralded Western Conference. Houston has wins against FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, San Jose and Chivas USA.

Second Half Savants: Houston's 4-0 win over D.C. on Sunday improved its record to 7-1-6 when tied or leading at the break. The Dynamo are 3-1-6 in games in which they were tied at halftime and 4-0 when leading at halftime. Houston is 0-4-1 when trailing at the interval after its comeback draw with Toronto on June 20.

Cameron, Hainault, Taylor, Watson return from national duty: Three members of Houston's heralded backline and regular starting midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson returned from national duty for the June 16 match against FC Dallas after missing the June 10 game at Vancouver. Geoff Cameron played the second half off USA's 1-1 draw at Guatemala on June 12. The center back also played 90 minutes in a friendly vs. Scotland on May 26. Andre Hainault was called in by Canada and played 90 minutes in a friendly vs. the U.S. and 90 minutes in both of Canada's Olympic qualifiers against Cuba and Honduras to reach 28 caps. Watson started three matches for Jamaica, including a 2-1 win over Guatemala and a 0-0 draw vs. Antigua & Barbuda in a pair of qualifying matches. Taylor did not appear in any of the three games for Jamaica.

Clark hits 125 MLS games: Dynamo midfielder Colin Clark played in his 125th career regular season game on June 23.

75 assists for Davis: Brad Davis recorded his 75th assist for the Dynamo in all competitions with his corner kick that Andre Hainault headed in for the winning goal vs. the Galaxy on May 26. Davis is Houston's all-time assist leader.

First Comeback Win: The Dynamo recorded a 2-1 win on May 26 over the LA Galaxy for their first come-from-behind win of the season. Prior to the Galaxy game, the Dynamo were 0-3-1 on the season when allowing the first goal of the game.

Daytime Dominance: Houston's 3-1 loss at Vancouver on June 10 was its first loss in a day game this season, with its record dropping to 4-1. The Dynamo have daytime wins over Chivas USA, San Jose, D.C. United and the Galaxy. The Dynamo are 2-4-5 at night, but eight of the 11 night games have been on the road. Houston has two more day games this season (July 28 at Toronto FC and Sept. 29 at Philadelphia).

Cameron's streak ends: Geoff Cameron missed the May 26 game with the Galaxy while playing for the U.S. in its 5-1 win over Scotland. It was the first MLS game that Cameron missed since May 4, 2011 vs. Colorado. Prior to May 26, Cameron had started and played full time in 40 consecutive matches (playoffs included), the longest streak among Houston field players in team history. Cameron played 3,576 consecutive minutes in MLS play (playoffs included) before his latest absence. In a similar feat, Brad Davis' streak of 45 consecutive starts was broken at Chicago on April 15 due to a calf strain.

BBVA Compass Stadium opener: The Dynamo opened the 13th soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer on May 12. On a gorgeous, 82-degree day in front of a sell-out crowd of 22,039, the Dynamo honored past legends, including Wade Barrett, Pat Onstad, Eddie Robinson and Craig Waibel in a pregame ceremony that included the unveiling of 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championship banners. Brad Davis provided a signature opening moment, delivering a beautiful, curling 30-yard strike for the game-winning goal in the 67th minute.

Clutch: Luiz Camargo's 87th-minute equalizer at New England on May 19 was Houston's third late goal on the road this season. Brian Ching's equalizer in the 81st minute at Columbus on April 21 and Hainault's game-winner two minutes into stoppage time at Chivas USA on March 11 were also reminiscent of 2011 for the Dynamo. Last year, Houston scored 14 goals in the final 15 minutes of games, the second most in MLS (Seattle).

Six years after the club's first match on April 2, 2006, only two players remain on the Dynamo roster: Brian Ching and Brad Davis. Defender Eddie Robinson retired in January and joined the front office as an assistant coach with the team's Youth Academy and as a color analyst on TV broadcasts.

UP NEXT: Vital homestand concludes with Montreal on Saturday

The Dynamo complete this key three-game homestand on Saturday when the Montreal Impact make its first visit to Houston.

Injury Report Presented by The Methodist Center for Sports Medicine (As of Friday, July 13)

HOUSTON DYNAMO

PROBABLE: MF Calen Carr (L hamstring strain); MF Je-Vaughn Watson (L adductor strain);

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

OUT: DF Korede Aiyegbusi (R knee sprain); DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture);

GK Jon Kempin (R ankle fracture); DOUBTFUL: DF Lawrence Olum (L groin strain);

PROBABLE: FW Bobby Convey (L calf strain); MF Graham Zusi (R quad strain)

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