- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Salt Lake | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | +13 | 30 |
LA Galaxy | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | +7 | 28 |
LAFC | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 27 |
Minnesota United FC | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +5 | 25 |
Austin FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +4 | 22 |
Colorado Rapids | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
Portland Timbers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
FC Dallas | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -15 | 11 |
Sporting Kansas City | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 11 |