- Sebastián Ferreira (8', 68')
- Darwin Quintero (43')
- Teenage Hadebe (57')
- Jeremy Ebobisse (25', 28')
- Tommy Thompson (77')
Ferreira propels Dynamo to 4-3 victory over Earthquakes
HOUSTON -- — Sebastian Ferreira scored a goal in each half to propel the Houston Dynamo to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS play on Saturday.
Ferreira put Houston (3-1-2) up 1-0 with a goal in the 8th minute on an assist from Fafa Picault.
San Jose (0-4-2) answered with back-to-back goals by Jeremy Ebobisse just three minutes apart to take a 2-1 lead in the 28th minute. Darwin Quintero scored for Houston in the 43rd minute to knot the score at 2 at halftime.
The Dynamo took the lead for good on a goal by Teenage Hadebe in the 57th minute. Ferreira added an insurance goal in the 68th minute.
Tommy Thompson pulled the Earthquakes within a goal with a score in the 77th minute.
The Earthquakes outshot the Dynamo 18-13. Both teams had seven shots on goal.
Steve Clark finished with four saves for Houston. JT Marcinkowski had three saves for San Jose.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ismir Pekmic
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 18 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 16 |
Real Salt Lake | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 15 |
Colorado Rapids | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 15 |
Minnesota United FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 14 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 13 |
LAFC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
Austin FC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 12 |
Sporting Kansas City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 |
Portland Timbers | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
FC Dallas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 3 |