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).