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.
• 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.
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: DYNAMO FACE BIG CCL ROAD TEST AT FAS ON THURSDAY The Dynamo return to Champions League Group Stage play with a vital road match at Olimpia of Honduras on Thursday. The match is at 9 p.m. CT from Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The clubs are tied for first in Group 3 with three points after round one.
Injury Report Presented by The Methodist Center for Sports Medicine (As of Tuesday, August 21)
HOUSTON DYNAMO OUT: DF Alex Dixon (heat illness) QUESTIONABLE: MF Ricardo Clark (L ankle sprain)
TORONTO FC OUT: GK Stefan Frei (L lower leg); FW Danny Koevermans (L knee ACL tear); DF Ty Harden (lower abdominal strain); DF Matt Stinson (R quadriceps strain); DF Doneil Henry (L knee tendinosis); MF Reggie Lambe (R knee MCL sprain); PROBABLE: DF Jeremy Hall (L ankle sprain)