SPREADING THE WEALTH The Dynamo received goals from 17 different players in 2011 out of a total of 25 field players who have taken the field in an MLS game. Houston has seven players with at least four goals, including co-scoring leaders Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Brian Ching, and Will Bruin with five goals each and Colin Clark, Brad Davis, and Cam Weaver with four goals apiece.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER The Dynamo scored 23 of their 45 goals (51.1%) in the final 15 minutes of a half, portions of the game that combine to make up 30 percent of a match. Houston scored 14 goals in the final 15 minutes, second in MLS.
RE-WRITING THE RECORD BOOKS Brad Davis is playing his way to the top of the Dynamo statistic charts. Davis is the all-time club leader in games played in all competitions (197) and MLS (159); games started in all competitions (179) and MLS (145); minutes played in MLS (12,372); and assists in all competitions (71) and MLS (62). Davis also ranks second in team history in minutes played in all competitions (15,132) and third in goals in all competitions (23) and MLS goals (21).
ALWAYS THERE Goalkeeper Tally Hall was one of just four players in MLS to contest all 3,060 minutes of the MLS regular season so far. Hall and midfielder Brad Davis were the only Houston players to start each MLS game.
UP NEXT: SECOND LEG IN HOUSTON Houston will host Philadelphia in the second leg on Thursday night at Robertson Stadium. The Dynamo are 5-1 all-time in home playoff games in Houston, winning three conference semifinal series with home wins in the second leg. The two other wins came in conference championship games.
NEW BLOOD Of the Dynamo’s 26 players on the roster, 14 are new to the orange in 2011. Houston acquired three players via draft (Kofi Sarkodie, Will Bruin, Evan Newton), four via trade (Colin Clark, Jason Garey, Calen Carr, Adam Moffat), five via international signings (Hunter Freeman, Jermaine Taylor, Je-Vaughn Watson, Carlo Costly, Luiz Camargo), and two via the Dynamo Academy (Alex Dixon, Josue Soto).
LOCAL FLAVOR Almost one-third of the Dynamo’s current roster has close ties to Texas. Six players are native Texans (Bobby Boswell, Tyler Deric, Alex Dixon, Hunter Freeman, Francisco Navas Cobo, Josue Soto), Colin Clark attended SMU in Dallas, and Jason Garey (Gonzales, La.) has a sister, Melissa, who was a standout player at Texas A&M University in College Station.