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PHILADELPHIA UNION v HOUSTON DYNAMO (Sept. 23, PPL Park, 4 p.m. ET) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2012 SEASON RECORDS Union at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 27 7-14-6 27 26 32 14 5-7-2 17 18 16

Dynamo on road

29 12-7-10 46 41 34 15 3-7-5 14 16 24

ROSTERS

18 MacMath

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

Williams

ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Union 2 wins, 7 goals … Dynamo 1 win, 6 goals … Ties 2 AT PHILADELPHIA (2 meetings): Union 0 wins, 2 goals … Dynamo 0 wins, 2 goals … Ties 2

Okugo

Valdes

Carroll

Lahoud

15 G Farfan

Cruz

Adu

Martinez

2012 (MLS): 6/30: HOU 2, PHI 1 (Davis 20; Ching 83 – Daniel 46)

29 Hoppenot

UPCOMING MATCHES DYNAMO UNION Sat. Sept. 29 New England Sat. Sept. 29 at Columbus Sat. Oct. 6 Montreal Wed. Oct. 3 at Chicago Sat. Oct. 20 Philadelphia Sat. Oct. 6 New England Sat. Oct. 27 at Colorado Sat. Oct. 20 at Houston

F 26 93

F 41 64

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Carr

Davis

Garcia

5 Creavalle

A 34 77

14 4 14 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

13 18 10 0

17 10 6 1

19 5 8 0 5 1 2 1

18 8 3 0 4 0 1 0

11 25 5

7 22 5

TYPE OF PLAY

13 3 1 1 3 2 2 1

OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS

12 8 4 1 1 0 4 2

DISTANCE

10 14 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

11 19 2

(W-L-T) PHI HOU

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 5-0-1 1-9-4 1-5-1 7-0-1 5-2-8 0-5-1

PHILADELPHIA UNION Date Score (Gms since) 7/29/2012 PHI 2, NE 1 7/04/2012 PHI 2, LA 1 9/20/2012 PHI 0, DC 1 8/04/2012 PHI 0, MTL 2 9/15/2012 PHI 1, TOR 1 9/01/2012 PHI 0, NE 0 9/20/2012 PHI 0, DC 1

Taylor

Boswell

31 Hainault

REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. SAR (bench): James Conlee; JAR (opposite): Mark Cahen; 4th: Ted Unkel INJURY REPORTS PHILADELPHIA UNION – OUT: FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms); QUESTIONABLE: DF Bakary Soumare (R knee inflammation); DF Gabriel Farfan (R ankle contusion); MF Danny Cruz (L sesamoid stress reaction); PROBABLE: FW Zach Pfeffer (R hip flexor strain) … HOUSTON DYNAMO – OUT: DF Corey Ashe (L hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Jermaine Taylor (L quad contusion)

(4) (5) (0) (3) (1) (2) (0)

HOUSTON DYNAMO 1 Tally Hall (GK) 3 Calen Carr (FW) 4 Jermaine Taylor (DF) 5 Warren Creavalle (DF) 6 Nathan Sturgis (MF) 7 Colin Clark (MF) 8 Kofi Sarkodie (DF) 9 Macoumba Kandji (FW) 10 Je-Vaughn Watson (MF) 11 Brad Davis (MF) 12 Will Bruin (FW) 13 Ricardo Clark (MF) 14 Colin Rolfe (FW) 15 Cam Weaver (FW) 16 Adam Moffat (MF) 17 Luiz Camargo (MF) 18 Josue Soto (MF) 19 Alex Dixon (MF) 22 Brian Ownby (MF) 23 Giles Barnes (MF) 24 Tyler Deric (GK) 25 Brian Ching (FW) 26 Corey Ashe (MF) 27 Boniek Garcia (MF) 28 Erich Marscheider (GK) 31 Andre Hainault (DF) 32 Bobby Boswell (DF)

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): PHI: Brian Carroll, Gabriel Gomez INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 6-3-1 1-11-2 11-0-5 1-7-2

THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

Hall

HOW SCORED

15 7 4 0

13 Clark

DYNAMO

A 32 76

Kandji

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM UNION

Bruin

PHILADELPHIA UNION 1 Chris Konopka (GK) 2 Carlos Valdes (DF) 3 Chris Albright (DF) 4 Bakary Soumare (DF) 5 Greg Jordan (MF) 6 Gabriel Gomez (MF) 7 Brian Carroll (MF) 8 Roger Torres (MF) 9 Jack McInerney (FW) 11 Freddy Adu (FW) 12 Chandler Hoffman (FW) 13 Michael Lahoud (MF) 14 Amobi Okugo (MF) 15 Gabriel Farfan (MF) 17 Josue Martinez (FW) 18 Zac MacMath (GK) 20 Jimmy McLaughlin (MF) 21 Michael Farfan (MF) 24 Porfirio Lopez (DF) 25 Sheanon Williams (DF) 26 Keon Daniel (MF) 27 Zach Pfeffer (MF) 28 Raymon Gaddis (DF) 29 Antoine Hoppenot (FW) 30 Krystian Witkowski (FW) 31 Cristhian Hernandez (FW) 32 Chase Harrison (GK) 44 Danny Cruz (MF)

HOUSTON DYNAMO Date Score (Gms since) 9/06/2012 HOU 1, RSL 0 7/28/2012 HOU 2, TOR 0 6/18/2011 HOU 0, CLB 2 9/02/2012 HOU 1, CHI 3 9/14/2012 HOU 1, KC 1 9/06/2012 HOU 1, RSL 0 8/10/2012 HOU 0, NY 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Union LLLTWWLLLTLLWLWWWLWLLTTLTTL Dynamo WWLTTLLWTTWLWTLWTTWWWWWLTTLWT

(0) (3) (22) (1) (0) (1) (5)

TEAM LEADERS UNION G: 5 Gomez/Pajoy A: 4 M Farfan SHT: 46 M Farfan SOG: 13 M Farfan FC: 55 M Farfan FS: 46 M Farfan OF: 16 McInerney C: 6 M Farfan E: 1 5 players tied DYNAMO G: 11 Bruin A: 11 Davis SHT: 67 Bruin SOG: 33 Bruin FC: 37 Davis FS: 33 Ashe OF: 21 Ching/Kandji C: 5 Carr E: 1 Moffat

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG PHI 27 10 11 4 1 1 26 0.96 HOU 29 6 9 11 2 1 41 1.41 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG PHI 27 7 11 6 3 0 32 1.19 HOU 29 11 8 5 4 1 34 1.17 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 PHI 26 2 1 8 5 1 9 HOU 41 4 9 5 5 3 15 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 PHI 32 2 3 5 5 7 10 HOU 34 7 7 3 6 6 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION v HOUSTON DYNAMO (Sept. 23, PPL Park, 4 p.m. ET - MLS Game 280)

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2012 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Chris Konopka GK 6-5 215 04/14/1985 Toms River, NJ 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 Carlos Valdes DF 6-0 176 05/22/1985 Cali, Colombia 26 26 2 0 58 58 3 1 3 Chris Albright DF 6-1 180 01/14/1979 Philadelphia, PA 4 2 0 0 229 197 11 22 4 Bakary Soumare DF 6-4 205 11/09/1985 Bamako, Mali 1 1 0 0 64 56 0 2 5 Greg Jordan MF 6-0 165 04/05/1990 Naperville, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Gabriel Gomez MF 6-0 178 05/29/1984 Panama City, Panama 20 16 5 0 20 16 5 0 7 Brian Carroll MF 5-10 155 07/20/1981 Springfield, VA 26 25 1 1 261 244 6 15 8 Roger Torres MF 5-5 140 07/13/1991 Barrancabermeja, Colombia 6 1 0 1 52 20 3 9 9 Jack McInerney FW 5-10 150 08/05/1992 Chattanooga, TN 19 13 4 2 54 19 8 2 11 Freddy Adu MF 5-7 140 06/02/1989 Tema, Ghana 22 18 3 1 131 93 17 21 12 Chandler Hoffman FW 5-11 160 08/17/1990 Birmingham, AL 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 13 Michael Lahoud MF 5-8 140 09/15/1986 Freetown, Sierra Leone 17 12 0 0 79 58 2 7 14 Amobi Okugo DF 5-11 175 03/13/1991 Hayward, CA 20 17 0 0 46 31 0 0 15 Gabriel Farfan DF 5-10 165 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 21 20 0 1 43 38 1 3 17 Josue Martinez FW 5-10 159 03/25/1990 San Jose, Costa Rica 16 4 0 0 16 4 0 0 18 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 176 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 25 25 0 0 33 32 0 0 20 Jimmy McLaughlin MF 5-8 135 04/30/1993 Malvern, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF 5-9 160 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 25 24 1 4 46 37 3 7 21 Michael Farfan 24 Porfirio Lopez DF 5-11 172 09/10/1985 San Jose, Costa Rica 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 25 Sheanon Williams DF 5-11 170 03/17/1990 Boston, MA 24 24 1 1 64 64 2 4 26 Keon Daniel MF 6-1 170 01/16/1987 Lambeau, Trinidad & Tobago 17 13 1 0 35 22 2 2 27 Zach Pfeffer MF 5-8 145 01/06/1995 Dresher, PA 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 28 Raymon Gaddis DF 5-9 151 01/13/1990 Indianapolis, IN 11 10 0 1 11 10 0 1 29 Antoine Hoppenot FW 5-8 145 11/23/1990 Paris, France 18 3 2 1 18 3 2 1 30 Krystian Witkowski FW 5-11 165 08/17/1990 Rochester, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Cristhian Hernandez FW 5-11 160 10/30/1993 Guadalajara, Mexico 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 Chase Harrison GK 6-3 185 04/02/1984 Huntington, WV 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 44 Danny Cruz MF 5-8 170 01/03/1990 Petersburg, VA 22 18 1 3 73 45 5 8 HEAD COACH : John Hackworth W5 L7 T5

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2012 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Tally Hall GK 6-4 205 05/12/1985 SeaTac, WA 29 29 0 0 68 68 0 1 3 Calen Carr MF 6-0 150 10/04/1982 Oakland, CA 22 15 4 1 113 38 14 4 4 Jermaine Taylor DF 5-10 195 01/14/1985 Portland, Jamaica 23 22 1 1 36 32 1 2 5 Warren Creavalle DF 6-0 165 08/14/1990 Brooklyn, NY 7 4 0 0 7 4 0 0 6 Nathan Sturgis MF 5-10 150 07/06/1987 Boca Raton, FL 4 3 0 0 79 65 1 2 7 Colin Clark MF 6-0 180 04/11/1984 Fort Collins, CO 14 6 1 0 127 93 15 13 8 Kofi Sarkodie DF 5-8 165 03/22/1991 Huber Heights, OH 5 2 0 0 12 9 0 0 9 Macoumba Kandji FW 6-4 175 08/02/1985 Dakar, Senegal 25 17 3 2 82 52 9 12 10 Je-Vaughn Watson MF 6-1 175 10/22/1983 St. Catherine, Jamaica 18 12 0 0 40 23 1 2 11 Brad Davis MF 5-11 175 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 27 25 7 11 283 243 42 91 12 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 28 27 11 3 53 48 16 4 13 Ricardo Clark MF 5-10 160 02/10/1983 Atlanta, GA 6 4 0 0 187 175 14 12 14 Colin Rolfe FW 6-0 175 02/15/1990 Spokane, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Cam Weaver FW 6-4 195 06/10/1983 Tacoma, WA 5 1 0 0 64 35 11 5 16 Adam Moffat MF 6-0 175 05/15/1986 Glasgow, Scotland 20 19 2 2 81 67 9 4 17 Luiz Camargo MF 5-8 172 05/04/1987 Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 24 14 1 1 31 20 1 3 18 Josue Soto MF 5-9 155 01/03/1989 Fort Worth, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Alex Dixon MF 5-8 150 02/07/1990 Bay City, TX 3 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 22 Brian Ownby MF 6-0 160 07/16/1990 Glen Allen, VA 7 0 0 2 7 0 0 2 23 Giles Barnes MF 6-1 181 08/05/1988 London, England 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 Tyler Deric GK 6-3 195 08/30/1988 Houston, TX 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 25 Brian Ching FW 6-1 195 05/24/1978 Haleiwa, HI 27 13 5 3 216 170 82 31 26 Corey Ashe DF 5-7 154 03/14/1986 Orange County, CA 27 27 0 1 157 103 1 12 27 Boniek Garcia MF 5-9 160 09/04/1984 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 13 13 1 6 13 13 1 6 28 Erich Marscheider GK 6-3 185 01/05/1993 Vienna, Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Andre Hainault DF 6-0 180 06/17/1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 23 22 2 3 102 98 6 6 32 Bobby Boswell DF 6-2 185 03/15/1983 Austin, TX 29 29 2 1 221 218 13 8 HEAD COACH : Dominic Kinnear

07/26/1967 W112 L74 T90

PHILADELPHIA UNION vs HOUSTON DYNAMO PPL PARK, Chester, Pa. Sept. 23, 2012 (WEEK 29, MLS Game #280) 4 p.m. ET (WPVI-abc6; FS-HOU+/MultiM) Philadelphia Union conclude their two-game home week with a crucial match against the Houston Dynamo in the playoff futures for both clubs on Sunday afternoon at PPL Park. For Union, the arithmetic is simple: Win, or they will be eliminated from playoff contention, following their 1-0 home loss to D.C. United at midweek. The Dynamo find themselves holding onto fifth place in the Eastern Conference and the final postseason spot by just a single point, following their 1-1 draw at Sporting KC last weekend. REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. SAR (bench): James Conlee; JAR (opposite): Mark Cahen; 4th: Ted Unkel MLS Career: 51 games; FC/gm: 22.4; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 4; pens: 6 INJURY REPORT: PHILADELPHIA UNION – OUT: FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms); QUESTIONABLE: DF Bakary Soumare (R knee inflammation); DF Gabriel Farfan (R ankle contusion); MF Danny Cruz (L sesamoid stress reaction); PROBABLE: FW Zach Pfeffer (R hip flexor strain) … HOUSTON DYNAMO – OUT: DF Corey Ashe (L hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Jermaine Taylor (L quad contusion) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: PHI: Brian Carroll, Gabriel Gomez SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: PHI: Gabriel Farfan, Michael Lahoud, Jack McInerney, Carlos Valdes … HOU: Corey Ashe, Bobby Boswell, Macoumba Kandji HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Union 2 wins, 7 goals … Dynamo 1 win, 6 goals … Ties 2 AT PHILADELPHIA (2 meetings): Union 0 wins, 2 goals … Dynamo 0 wins, 2 goals … Ties 2 FUTURE MATCH: 10/20: Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBC SN)  The teams are playing for a second this time. A late Brian Ching penalty kick was the decider in a 2-1 Dynamo victory June 30 at BBVA Compass Stadium.  It was the Dynamo’s first win in league play vs. Philadelphia; Union had won two of the first four, with two draws. But Houston did win both legs of last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinal Series, a 2-1 win in Chester followed by a 1-0 victory in Houston, on their way to MLS Cup 2011.  Coaches record: John Hackworth vs. HOU: P1 W0 L1 D0 … Dominic Kinnear v PHI: P5 W1 L2 D2 LAST MEETING (MLS) 6/30: HOU 2, PHI 1 (Davis 20; Ching 83 – Daniel 46)  The Dynamo grabbed the lead in the 20th minute. Boniek Garcia’s cross from the right found Macoumba Kandji on the edge of the box. The forward slid the ball into the path of the onrushing Brad Davis, who superbly curled the ball into the far corner.  Union pulled back to even terms just 36 seconds into the second half. Brian Carroll found Keon Daniel at the top of the box, and the Philly midfielder turned and lash a bouncing drive beyond Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall from 20 yards.  But the home side claimed the winner in the 83rd minute after Gabriel Farfan’s sent the Dynamo substitute Brian Ching tumbling to the turf. Referee Fotis Bazakos awarded a penalty and Ching converted the ensuing spot kick himself.  HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-4-2): Tally Hall - Andre Hainault, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia, Geoff Cameron, Luiz Camargo (Warren Creavalle 79), Brad Davis - Will Bruin (Brian Ching 74), Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ownby 71).  PHILADELPHIA UNION (4-4-2): Zac MacMath - Sheanon Williams (Freddy Adu 84), Carlos Valdes, Amobi Okugo, Gabriel Farfan - Keon Daniel, Gabriel Gomez (Michael Lahoud 75), Brian Carroll, Michael Farfan Jorge Perlaza (Antoine Hoppenot 64), Lionard Pajoy. PHILADELPHIA UNION Philadelphia Union saw their winless streak extended to eight games as D.C. United scored the game’s only goal on Thursday evening at PPL Park. Union are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 27 points from 27 games. LAST MATCH

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The game's lone goal came in the 67th minute. Freed from a long ball out of midfield by Maicon Santos, United's Chris Pontius made a move in the box, forced Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath to come off his line and fed an open Lionard Pajoy, who took the time to settle the ball and then volley it into an empty net against his former team.  United goalkeeper Bill Hamid was credited with five saves for United, who won for a second time this season at PPL Park.  Union interim manager John Hackworth made three changes to the team that came back for a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC at BMO Field. Gabriel Gomez, Keon Daniel and Antoine Hoppenot came into the midfield, in place of Michael Lahoud, Freddy Adu and the suspended Michael Farfan.  PHILADELPHIA UNION (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath - Sheanon Williams, Carlos Valdes, Amobi Okugo, Gabriel Farfan (Chandler Hoffman 70) - Gabriel Gomez (Freddy Adu 77), Brian Carroll - Danny Cruz, Keon Daniel, Antoine Hoppenot (Josue Martinez 57) - Jack McInerney. TEAM NEWS  Union saw their current winless streak extended to eight games, matching the club record set last July 29-Sept. 10.  “My feeling right now is that our team is struggling,” said Union team manager John Hackworth. “We’re doing everything possible to try put ourselves in a position to score and get attempts on goal, and for whatever reason, even though we had some really good looks, too many times in behind their defense and not to get something out of it, that’s tough.  The last Union victory came July 29, a 2-1 win vs. New England. They’ve gone 0-4-4 since, scoring just four goals in that span.  “We want to win every game, especially at home. … I thought we tried to play a lot more than they did. They sat back and really kind of tried to kill the game and catch us on the counterattack,” said Antoine Hoppenot. “It’s tough to lose a game like that. They ended up catching us on the counterattack and getting one and then they just sat back and killed the game off. It’s a tough one.”  Union’s last goal scored by a striker came July 29, when Jack McInerney netted the game-winner vs. New England. Defenders have scored the last two goals; the others in the current streak came from a holding midfielder and an own goal.  “A little bit of me feels like we can’t buy one, no matter what, because I think those goals are going to come with those young players,” said Hackworth. “The hard part about it is that this is their opportunity, and for young guys like this when they get this chance they really got to seize it. We’re going to keep on teaching it, but at some point those guys have to create the chances and finish them.”  With Michael Farfan suspended, Keon Daniel was given his first start since Aug. 21 in the attacking central midfield spot.  “All we can do right now is give guys opportunities, see what our combinations are, and tonight we tried something new and while it created a lot the quality wasn’t there. So we’ll just have to continue to do that. The one thing I’ll say about the team is they certainly didn’t give up,” Hackworth said. “In fact they almost tried too hard at the end. ... Guys are doing everything they can to put themselves in a position to get something off, but that’s not the smartest way to go about bringing yourself back in a game. So that’s something we have to work on.”  Rookie Antoine Hoppenot made his third league start, his second in the last three games, in a wide position opposite Danny Cruz.  Gabriel Gomez made his first appearance after not featuring at all over the past two matches because of international duty.  “We pushed Jack and Danny Cruz up high and tried to go with a more attacking lineup with Keon Daniel and [Gabriel] Gómez,” Hackworth said. “We’re going to keep trying some stuff. But, at the end of the day, we’ve got to start finishing some chances or we’re just going to have the same conversation again and again. I hope that doesn’t happen.”  With a loss or a tie vs. Houston, Union will be eliminated from playoff contention. HOUSTON DYNAMO The Houston Dynamo gained an important road point, Sporting Kansas City coming back with a late equalizer to leave the teams in a 1-1 draw on Friday evening at Livestrong Sporting Park. The Dynamo are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 46 points from 29 games. LAST MATCH  The Dynamo took the lead in the 58th minute. From a continuous spell of possession, Brad Davis took Boniek Garcia's pass in the middle of the attacking third, worked to his left to get into space, and put a low shot past a screened Jimmy Nielsen and inside the far post.

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But Sporting hit for a late equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time. Latching onto a loose ball at the top of the box, Graham Zusi chipped the ball to the far post and C.J. Sapond flung himself headlong at the ball, nodding it past goalkeeper Tally Hall to keep KC atop the East.  Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear made two changes to the team that claimed a late 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake at BBVA Compass Stadium. Jermaine Taylor and Boniek Garcia returned from international duty, coming into the team in place of Colin Clark and the suspended Calen Carr.  HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-3-3): Tally Hall - Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe (Andre Hainault 74) - Luiz Camargo, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis - Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin (Brian Ching 88), Macoumba Kandji (Giles Barnes 81). TEAM NEWS  The Dynamo still have just one win in their last six league games, now sitting in fourth place in the Eastern Conference to start the week. But they have not lost in three meetings vs. East leaders Sporting KC.  “Hard-earned point as far as I’m concerned, the guys battled hard,” said head coach Dominic Kinnear. “The way it came about is tough but when you look at it, taking five out of nine points from Kansas City the guys should be pretty proud.”  “We weren’t looking for a tie. We were looking for a win,” said Brad Davis. “Sporting is ahead of us in points and we are trying to climb the ladder. That would have put us a couple points behind them. We are still in good place for playoffs. We have five games left and we have to keep moving along and picking up points.”  Davis scored his seventh goal of the season, a single-season career-high. Now in his 11th season, his previous best was six goals, in his second season of 2003, in 26 games for the Dallas Burn.  Boniek Garcia returned from international duty and recorded his third assist in his last four matches. He has six assists in his 13 MLS appearances.  Kofi Sarkodie made his second consecutive start, his first two of the league campaign, remaining at right back.  “He’s defended well and is winning a majority of his battles and is getting into the attack. I think he’s stepped in and done well,” said head coach Dominic Kinnear. “Before, the defense was just playing well and the guys that were playing well were playing. Now he’s gotten a chance … and he prepared himself well and has stepped on the field and looked good.”  Goalkeeper Tally Hall was credited with a season-high seven saves in preserving the single point for the Dynamo, seconds away from his 11th shutout of the season.  “His positioning was very good and the guys defended in front of him pretty well so there was nothing really clear cut until the very end,” Kinnear said. “I thought he put himself in the right spots and it made it easier for him to put his hands on some things.”  Said Davis: “Thirty more seconds and we clear that ball one more time he’s got a shutout record for himself. You really want to be able to depend on your goalie to come up with some big saves and keep you in the game and the last couple of games he’s done that. I think he was huge for us again.”  New signing Giles Barnes made his MLS and Dynamo debut, coming on for the final nine minutes in KC. “He’s shown pretty well in practice and it was a good opportunity to give him a chance to play,” Kinnear said. “I thought when he came on he did some good things.”  On Thursday, the Dynamo moved to the top of Group 4 in the CONCACAF Champions League with a 4-0 win against CD F.A.S. of El Salvador at BBVA Compass Stadium. Goals from Giles Barnes (21) and Bobby Boswell (44) gave the Dynamo a comfortable halftime lead, and Cam Weaver (49) and Colin Clark (78) finished off the victory.  Here’s the Dynamo team: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Warren Creavalle; JeVaughn Watson (Calen Carr 58), Adam Moffat, Giles Barnes (Luiz Camargo 81), Colin Clark; Cam Weaver, Brian Ching (Alex Dixon 71)

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2012 PHILADELPHIA UNION STATISTICS (7-14-6, 27 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER 23 F *Lionard Pajoy 6 M Gabriel Gomez 9 F Jack McInerney 11 M Freddy Adu 29 F Antoine Hoppenot 2 D Carlos Valdes 21 M Michael Farfan 44 M Danny Cruz (TOT) 44 M Danny Cruz (PHI) 7 M Brian Carroll 25 D Sheanon Williams 26 M Keon Daniel 15 D Gabriel Farfan 28 D Raymon Gaddis 10 F *Danny Mwanga 8 M Roger Torres 3 D Chris Albright 4 D *Danny Califf 32 G Chase Harrison 38 M Kai Herdling 31 F Cristhian Hernandez 12 F Chandler Hoffman 1 G Chris Konopka 13 M Michael Lahoud (TOT) 13 M Michael Lahoud (PHI) 24 D Porfirio Lopez 18 G Zac MacMath 17 F Josue Martinez 14 D Amobi Okugo 16 F Jorge Perlaza (TOT) 16 F *Jorge Perlaza 4 D Bakary Soumare 5 M Greg Jordan 20 M Jimmy McLaughlin 27 M Zach Pfeffer 30 F Krystian Witkowski Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 20 20 19 22 18 26 25 22 6 26 24 17 21 11 9 6 4 4 1 4 2 6 1 17 15 5 25 16 20 12 2 1 0 0 0 0

GS 16 16 13 18 3 26 24 18 6 25 24 13 20 10 5 1 2 4 1 3 0 2 1 12 12 4 25 4 17 7 1 1 0 0 0 0

MIN 1490 1384 1184 1353 596 2293 2172 1421 452 2268 2152 1164 1804 845 458 114 153 360 90 212 26 198 90 1051 997 327 2250 447 1600 562 72 90 0 0 0 0

27 27

2430 2430

G 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 32

A 2 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 36 23 22 30 15 18 46 29 13 17 14 15 6 1 5 0 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 7 7 0 0 10 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 11 8 12 10 6 5 13 8 4 3 6 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 20 29 21 24 7 28 55 23 3 30 24 16 30 11 4 4 3 3 0 7 0 1 0 18 17 4 0 12 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 20 21 14 24 15 30 46 30 8 11 29 19 30 5 4 5 2 2 1 8 0 1 0 14 12 1 6 4 15 7 0 1 0 0 0 0

OFF 15 2 16 2 14 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 7 2 65 0 0 29 6 6 2 1 22 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 4 5 3 2 2 4 6 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16 37

300 344

91 110

370 350

349 370

68 65

142 132

48 34

5 5

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jack McInerney 2, Gabriel Gomez 2, Carlos Valdes 1, Michael Farfan 1 Freddy Adu 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Lionard Pajoy 2, Sheanon Williams 1, Jack McInerney 1, Raymon Gaddis 1 Michael Farfan 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Lionard Pajoy 1-1, Gabriel Gomez 1-1, Freddy Adu 1-1 PHILADELPHIA UNION INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS 32 G Chase Harrison 1 1 1 G Chris Konopka 1 1 18 G Zac MacMath 25 25 Team totals 27 27 Opponent totals 27 27

MIN 90 90 2250 2430 2430

SHTS 3 7 100 110 91

SV 2 6 67 75 66

GA 1 1 30 32 26

GAA 1.00 1.00 1.20 1.19 0.96

PG 0 0 1 1 3

PA 0 0 2 2 3

W 0 0 7 7 14

L 0 1 13 14 7

* = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Philadelphia Union statistics listed here.

T 1 0 5 6 6

SO 0 0 7 7 10

2012 HOUSTON DYNAMO STATISTICS (12-7-10, 46 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER 12 F Will Bruin 11 M Brad Davis 25 F Brian Ching 3 M Calen Carr 9 F Macoumba Kandji 31 D Andre Hainault 16 M Adam Moffat 32 D Bobby Boswell 27 M Boniek Garcia 17 M Luiz Camargo 4 D Jermaine Taylor 7 M Colin Clark 20 D Geoff Cameron 22 M Brian Ownby 26 D Corey Ashe 23 M Giles Barnes 13 M Ricardo Clark 5 D Warren Creavalle 19 M Alex Dixon 1 G Tally Hall 8 D Kofi Sarkodie 6 M Nathan Sturgis 10 M Je-Vaughn Watson 15 F Cam Weaver 24 G Tyler Deric 28 G Erich Marscheider 14 F Colin Rolfe 18 M Josue Soto Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 28 27 27 22 25 23 20 29 13 24 23 14 15 7 27 1 6 7 3 29 5 4 18 5 0 0 0 0

GS 27 25 13 15 17 22 19 29 13 14 22 6 15 0 27 0 4 4 0 29 2 3 12 1 0 0 0 0

MIN 2184 2231 1319 1293 1375 1864 1695 2570 1170 1272 1974 655 1326 115 2355 9 389 382 52 2586 245 242 1006 120 0 0 0 0

29 29

2586 2586

G 11 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 41 34

A 3 11 3 1 2 3 2 1 6 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 67 45 33 22 26 12 24 19 19 6 15 8 11 5 7 1 4 3 1 0 1 3 18 3 0 0 0 0

SOG 33 18 14 9 11 6 7 7 6 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0

FC 12 37 14 18 36 22 28 17 10 22 12 5 15 2 26 0 3 5 0 0 2 4 15 3 0 0 0 0

FS 19 32 25 27 23 6 12 14 20 22 2 5 6 4 33 0 4 5 0 4 1 3 12 2 0 0 0 0

OFF 11 0 21 2 21 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 2 0 5 3 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

39 33

353 323

131 114

308 307

307 308

66 68

111 132

27 34

1 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brad Davis 3, Andre Hainault 2, Calen Carr 2, Jermaine Taylor 1, Adam Moffat 1 Macoumba Kandji 1, Colin Clark 1, Brian Ching 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Brad Davis 3, Adam Moffat 1, Andre Hainault 1, Calen Carr 1, Will Bruin 1 Bobby Boswell 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Brad Davis 2-3, Brian Ching 2-2, Colin Clark 1-1 HOUSTON DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP 1 G Tally Hall 29 Team totals 29 Opponent totals 29

GS 29 29 29

MIN 2586 2586 2586

SHTS 114 114 131

SV 78 78 87

GA 34 34 41

GAA 1.18 1.18 1.43

PG 4 4 5

PA 4 4 6

W 12 12 7

* = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Houston Dynamo statistics listed here.

L 7 7 12

T 10 10 10

SO 11 11 6

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2012 SCHEDULE - REGULAR SEASON TOTALS DAY DATE Mon. Mar.

OPPONENT 12 at Portland

RESULT L 1-3

ATT. 20,438

Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun.

Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May

18 24 31 14 21 28 5 13

Colorado at Chicago Vancouver Columbus at Chivas USA San Jose at Seattle New York

L L T W W L L L

1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-2 0-1 2-3

19,074 18,075 17,189 18,526 14,127 18,581 38,399 18,193

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sun. Fri. Wed. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat.

May May June June June July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

19 26 16 23 30 4 8 14 21 29 4 12 19 24 29 1 15 20 23 29 3 6 20 24 27

at FC Dallas at Toronto FC D.C. United Sporting KC at Houston at Los Angeles Toronto FC Montreal at New York New England at Montreal Chicago at D.C. United Real Salt Lake Columbus at New England at Toronto FC D.C. United Houston at Columbus at Chicago New England at Houston at Sporting KC New York

T L L W L W W W L W L L T T L T T L

1-1 0-1 0-1 4-0 1-2 2-1 3-0 2-1 0-2 2-1 0-2 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1

13,272 18,227 18,876 18,207 19,806 27,000 18,393 18,544 21,842 18,598 18,535 18,412 12,312 18,441 16,568 11,841 15,669 16,024

RESULT W 1-0 W 1-0 L 0-2 T 1-1 T 2-2 L 2-3 L 0-1 W 1-0 T 0-0 T 2-2 W 2-1 L 1-3 W 2-1 T 3-3

ATT. 14,464 21,816 38,304 10,489 10,479 13,975 11,315 22,039 22,039 16,414 22,039 18,811 22,039 21,423

W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: 0-1-0 T3 0 PHI: Gomez (51); POR: Jean-Baptiste (54) Boyd (66) Alhassan (76) 0-2-0 T5 0 PHI: Pajoy (67); COL: Castrillon (56) Cascio (62) 0-3-0 T8 0 CHI: Oduro (28) 0-3-1 T8 1 1-3-1 T7 4 PHI: Gomez (38) 2-3-1 T6 7 PHI: Adu (40) 2-4-1 T7 7 PHI: Gomez (83); SJ: Lenhart (76,93+) 2-5-1 9 7 SEA: Rosales (63) 2-6-1 9 7 PHI: Pajoy (31,46); NY: Lindpere (17) Holgersson (68) Cooper (78) 2-6-2 9 8 PHI: Gomez (56); DAL: B. Perez (7) 2-7-2 9 8 TOR: Koevermans (88) 2-8-2 9 8 DC: Pontius (78) 3-8-2 9 11 PHI: McInerney (0:59,42) Pajoy (81) Hoppenot (87) 3-9-2 9 11 PHI: Daniel (46); HOU: Davis (19) Ching (83) 4-9-2 9 14 PHI: McInerney (46+) M. Farfan (95+); LA: Barrett (73) 5-9-2 9 17 PHI: Gomez (34) Adu (36) Hoppenot (78) 6-9-2 9 20 PHI: Pajoy (82) Valdes (91+); MTL: own goal (89) 6-10-2 8 20 NY: Cooper (43,58) 7-10-2 T8 23 PHI: Adu (59) McInerney (90); NE: Sene (12) 7-11-2 8 23 MTL: Wenger (44) Martins (78) 7-12-2 T8 23 PHI: own goal (34); CHI: Rolfe (43,56) Friedrich (47+) 7-12-3 8 24 PHI: Carroll (8); DC: own goal (71) 7-12-4 8 25 7-13-4 8 25 PHI: Valdes (29); CLB: Williams (41) Gaven (95+) 7-13-5 8 26 7-13-6 9 27 PHI: Williams (85); TOR: Hassli (58) 7-14-6 9 27 DC: Pajoy (67)

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2012 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Tue. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May June June June

11 17 23 15 21 28 9 12 15 19 26 10 16 20

OPPONENT at Chivas USA at San Jose at Seattle at Chicago at Columbus at D.C. United at New York D.C. United Portland at New England Los Angeles at Vancouver FC Dallas Toronto FC

Sat. June

23 at Montreal

L 2-4

12,357

Sat. Tue. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Sat. Fri. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sun. Thu. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

30 3 7 15 18 21 28 3 10 19 25 2 6 14 23 29 6 20 27

W T T W W W W W L T T L W T

19,806 22,039 19,307 18,871 19,761 20,396 19,652 22,039 15,730 20,567 19,320 17,007 18,452 19,877

June July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct.

Philadelphia Chicago at Sporting KC D.C. United Sporting KC Montreal at Toronto FC New York at New York Columbus Toronto FC at Chicago Real Salt Lake at Sporting KC at Philadelphia New England Montreal Philadelphia at Colorado

2-1 0-0 0-0 4-0 2-1 3-0 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-2 1-1 1-3 1-0 1-1

W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: 1-0-0 T1 3 HOU: Hainault (92+) 2-0-0 T1 6 HOU: Davis (14) 2-1-0 T1 6 SEA: Estrada (23) Evans (27) 2-1-1 4 7 HOU: Bruin (24); CHI: Pause (27) 2-1-2 T4 8 HOU: Bruin (59) Ching (81); CLB: Gaven (63,74) 2-2-2 T4 8 HOU: Bruin (50,59); DC: Santos (11,70) De Rosario (54) 2-3-2 0 8 NY: Cooper (7) 3-3-2 T7 11 HOU: Davis (67) 3-3-3 T5 12 3-3-4 T5 13 HOU: Bruin (32) Camargo (87); NE: Sene (26,57) 4-3-4 6 16 HOU: own goal (38) Hainault (57); LA: Buddle (10) 4-4-4 T6 16 HOU: Kandji (83); VAN: Mattocks (4,66) Harvey (88) 5-4-4 T4 19 HOU: Bruin (3) Moffat (76); DAL: Jackson (59) 5-4-5 5 20 HOU: Boswell (20) Bruin (73,90); TOR: Hall (13) Koevermans (22,45) 5-5-5 5 20 HOU: Davis (16) Bruin (45); MTL: Nyassi (4) Arnaud (21) Camara (60) Bernier (67) 6-5-5 5 23 HOU: Davis (19) Ching (83); PHI: Daniel (46) 6-5-6 5 24 6-5-7 6 25 7-5-7 5 28 HOU: Davis (19) Bruin (37) Garcia (62) Ching (89) 8-5-7 T4 31 HOU: Carr (25,79); KC: Kamara (42) 9-5-7 3 34 HOU: Kandji (7,89) Boswell (84) 10-5-7 T1 37 HOU: Carr (45) Ching (86) 11-5-7 1 40 HOU: Taylor (2) Carr (28) 11-6-7 T2 40 NY: Holgersson (61) Solli (92+) 11-6-8 T3 41 HOU: Davis (19) Moffat (82); CLB: Grossman (33) Gaven (58) 11-6-9 3 42 HOU: Bruin (21); TOR: Dunfield (85) 11-7-9 T4 42 HOU: Ching (90); CHI: Nyarko (1) Paladini (19) Alex (93+) 12-7-9 3 45 HOU: C. Clark (94+) 12-7-10 4 46 HOU: Davis (58); KC: Sapong (93+)

PHILADELPHIA UNION INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 2 Lionard Pajoy 2 Jack McInerney Assists 2 Michael Farfan 2 Jack McInerney Shots 8 Lionard Pajoy Shots on Goal 4 Lionard Pajoy 4 Jack McInerney Fouls Committed 5 Michael Farfan 5 Michael Farfan

05/13/2012 06/23/2012

07/08/2012 07/08/2012

05/13/2012

05/13/2012 09/20/2012

03/24/2012 05/19/2012

vs. NY vs. KC

vs. TOR vs. TOR

vs. NY

vs. NY vs. DC

at at

CHI DAL

L 2-3 W 4-0

W 3-0 W 3-0

L 2-3

L 2-3 L 0-1

L 0-1 T 1-1

Fouls Suffered 5 Michael Farfan

08/24/2012

vs. RSL

T 0-0

Offside 4 Lionard Pajoy 4 Jack McInerney

04/21/2012 07/21/2012

at at

W 1-0 L 0-2

Saves 6 Chris Konopka 6 Zac MacMath

05/26/2012 08/19/2012

at at

CHV NY

TOR DC

Shots Faced 7 Zac MacMath 7 Zac MacMath 7 Chris Konopka 7 Zac MacMath 7 Zac MacMath

03/12/2012 04/28/2012 05/26/2012 07/21/2012 08/19/2012

at vs. at at at

Goals Allowed 3 Zac MacMath 3 Zac MacMath 3 Zac MacMath

03/12/2012 05/13/2012 08/12/2012

at POR vs. NY vs. CHI

POR SJ TOR NY DC

L 0-1 T 1-1

L L L L T

1-3 1-2 0-1 0-2 1-1

Assists 2 Brad Davis 2 Geoff Cameron 2 Brad Davis 2 Brad Davis Shots 7 Will Bruin

04/28/2012 06/20/2012 07/18/2012 07/21/2012

06/20/2012 06/20/2012 07/21/2012 07/28/2012

04/28/2012

at vs. vs. vs.

vs. vs. vs. at

DC TOR KC MTL

TOR TOR MTL TOR

L T W W

T T W W

2-3 3-3 2-1 3-0

3-3 3-3 3-0 2-0

L 2-3

Shots on Goal 3 6 times Fouls Committed 5 Corey Ashe

07/28/2012

TOR

W 2-0

Fouls Suffered 4 Bobby Boswell 4 Boniek Garcia 4 Brad Davis 4 Boniek Garcia

04/28/2012 06/30/2012 07/28/2012 08/19/2012

at vs. at vs.

DC PHI TOR CLB

L W W T

Offside 3 Macoumba Kandji 3 Macoumba Kandji Saves 7 Tally Hall

06/30/2012 07/18/2012

09/14/2012

vs. PHI vs. KC

2-3 2-1 2-0 2-2

W 2-1 W 2-1

Goals 4 06/23/2012

vs. KC

W 4-0

Shots 4 04/21/2012

CHV

W 1-0

Assists 5 07/08/2012

vs. TOR

W 3-0

Shots on Goal 1 05/05/2012 1 09/15/2012

at at

SEA TOR

L 0-1 T 1-1

Shots 21 05/13/2012

vs. NY

Shots on Goal 7 09/01/2012

Fouls Committed 22 05/19/2012 at Fouls Suffered 19 06/23/2012 Corner Kicks 11 05/13/2012 11 08/29/2012

L 2-3

T 0-0

DAL

T 1-1

vs. KC

Fouls Committed 8 04/28/2012 vs. SJ

L 1-2

Fouls Suffered 5 07/14/2012 vs. MTL

W 2-1

Corner Kicks 1 03/12/2012 1 08/19/2012

at at

POR DC

L 1-3 T 1-1

Offside 0 03/12/2012 0 05/19/2012 0 07/04/2012

at at at

POR DAL LA

L 1-3 T 1-1 W 2-1

W 4-0

vs. NY vs. CLB

L 2-3 L 1-2

Offside 7 07/21/2012

L 0-2

Saves 0 03/31/2012 0 06/30/2012

vs. VAN at HOU

T 0-0 L 1-2

Saves 6 05/26/2012 6 08/19/2012

at at

TOR DC

L 0-1 T 1-1

Shots Faced 0 03/31/2012

vs. VAN

T 0-0

Shots Faced 8 03/12/2012

POR

L 1-3

Goals Allowed 3 03/12/2012 3 05/13/2012 3 08/12/2012

at POR vs. NY vs. CHI

L 1-3 L 2-3 L 1-3

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012)

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012)

Goals 4 07/15/2012

vs. DC

W 4-0

Assists 5 06/20/2012

Shots 5 04/15/2012 5 06/23/2012 5 07/18/2012

at CHI at MTL vs. KC

T 1-1 L 2-4 W 2-1

vs. TOR

T 3-3 Shots on Goal 1 04/15/2012

CHI

T 1-1

L 0-1

Fouls Suffered 5 07/15/2012 vs. DC

W 4-0

Shots 23 07/15/2012 Shots on Goal 10 05/12/2012 10 07/15/2012

vs. DC

W 4-0 Fouls Committed 6 05/09/2012 at

vs. DC vs. DC

W 1-0 W 4-0

Fouls Committed 18 05/19/2012 at NE 18 07/15/2012 vs. DC

T 2-2 W 4-0

Corner Kicks 0 04/15/2012 0 07/07/2012

at at

CHI KC

T 1-1 T 0-0

Fouls Suffered 17 06/30/2012 17 07/21/2012

vs. PHI vs. MTL

W 2-1 W 3-0

Corner Kicks 10 08/25/2012

vs. TOR

T 1-1

Offside 0 03/23/2012 0 04/15/2012 0 04/21/2012 0 05/19/2012 0 06/10/2012

at at at at at

SEA CHI CLB NE VAN

L T T T L

Saves 0 03/23/2012

SEA

L 0-2

Shots Faced 1 05/12/2012 1 07/03/2012

vs. DC vs. CHI

W 1-0 T 0-0

Offside 6 06/30/2012 Saves 7 09/14/2012

vs. PHI

W 2-1

T 1-1

Shots Faced 9 09/14/2012

T 1-1

Goals Allowed 4 06/23/2012

MTL

L 2-4

T 1-1

Shots Faced 8 Tally Hall 8 Tally Hall

08/19/2012 09/14/2012

vs. CLB at KC

T 2-2 T 1-1

Goals Allowed 4 Tally Hall

06/23/2012

L 2-4

MTL

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012)

L 1-3 L 2-3 L 1-3

HOUSTON DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 2 Will Bruin 2 Will Bruin 2 Calen Carr 2 Macoumba Kandji

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012)

0-2 1-1 2-2 2-2 1-3

2012 PHILADELPHIA UNION VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (0-1-0) UNF 26 7 11 15 21 6 29 13 18 14 23 16 2 25

POS PLAYER MID Keon Daniel MID Brian Carroll MID Freddy Adu DEF Gabriel Farfan MID Michael Farfan MID Gabriel Gomez FWD Antoine Hoppenot DEF*Michael Lahoud GK Zac MacMath DEF Amobi Okugo FWD*Lionard Pajoy FWD*Jorge Perlaza DEF Carlos Valdes D/M Sheanon Williams ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GS 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

MIN 90 90 7 90 90 75 26 15 90 90 90 64 90 83

G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0

SOG 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 1

FS 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1

OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

CK 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1

90 90

1 2

8 10

2 2

17 13

13 17

1 6

6 4

0 0

GP 1

GS 1

MIN 90

SHTS 2

SV 0

GA 2

GAA 2.00

PG 1

PA 1

W 0

L 1

T 0

1 1

90 90

2 2

0 1

2 1

2.00 1.00

1 0

0 1

1 0

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF POS GOALKEEPER 18 GK Zac MacMath ----------Team totals Opponent totals

SO O'TIME 0 0-0-0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0

2012 HOUSTON DYNAMO VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION (1-0-0) UNF 25 11 27 9 26 32 12 17 20 5 31 1 22 4

POS FWD MID MID FWD DEF DEF FWD MID DEF DEF DEF GK MID DEF

PLAYER Brian Ching Brad Davis Boniek Garcia Macoumba Kandji Corey Ashe Bobby Boswell Will Bruin Luiz Camargo Geoff Cameron Warren Creavalle Andre Hainault Tally Hall Brian Ownby Jermaine Taylor ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GS 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

MIN 16 90 90 71 90 90 74 79 90 11 90 90 19 90

G 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0

SOG 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1

FS 2 1 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

OFF 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1

90 90

2 1

10 8

2 2

13 17

17 13

6 1

4 6

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brian Ching 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Brian Ching 1-1

UNF POS GOALKEEPER 1 GK Tally Hall ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1

GS 1

MIN 90

SHTS 2

SV 1

GA 1

GAA 1.00

PG 0

PA 0

W 1

L 0

T 0

1 1

90 90

2 2

1 0

1 2

1.00 2.00

0 1

1 0

0 1

0 0

SO O'TIME 0 0-0-0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0

HOUSTON DYNAMO VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Union 2 wins, 7 goals Dynamo 1 win, 6 goals Ties 2 05/29/2010 10/02/2010

PHI 3 at HOU 2 PHI 1 vs HOU 1

(H) (PP)

03/19/2011 08/06/2011

PHI 1 at HOU 0 PHI 1 vs HOU 1

(H) (PP)

06/30/2012

HOU 2 vs PHI 1

(HB)

HOU 2 at PHI 1 HOU 1 vs PHI 0

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

(PP) (H)

1 4 21 9 32 5 8

Union 2 OT 3 0 23 0 12 0 34 0 6 0 12 0

Tot. 7 44 21 66 11 20

1 2 32 7 24 11 12

Dynamo 2 OT Tot. 4 0 6 38 0 70 9 0 16 40 0 64 9 0 20 20 0 32

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

PHI HOU

MLS CUP PLAYOFFS 10/30/2011 11/03/2011

HEAD-TO-HEAD:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2

OT 0 0

Total 7 6

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: John Hackworth vs. HOU Dominic Kinnear vs. PHI

0-1-0 (0.00 pts./game) 1-2-2 (1.00 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

2 2 8 4 6 9

Union Sebastien Le Toux 3 players tied Sebastien Le Toux Kyle Nakazawa Califf/Valdes Sebastien Le Toux

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 1 1 4 2

Mondragon/Seitz Zac MacMath Faryd Mondragon Knighton/Mondragon MacMath/Seitz

2 2 15 5 8 9 1 1 0 7 4

Dynamo Brian Ching Brad Davis Geoff Cameron Brad Davis Brad Davis Geoff Cameron Tally Hall Hall/Onstad Hall/Onstad Pat Onstad

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Union 7 players tied Alejandro Moreno (5/29/10) Kyle Nakazawa (5/29/10) 5 players tied 5 players tied Veljko Paunovic (8/6/11)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

1 2 4 2 3 6

Saves Goals Allowed

4 Brad Knighton (10/2/10) 2 Seitz/MacMath

1 2 8 3 4 5

Dynamo 6 players tied Brad Davis (5/29/10) Geoff Cameron (8/6/11) Brad Davis (10/2/10) Cam Weaver (8/6/11) Geoff Cameron (3/19/11)

5 Pat Onstad (5/29/10) 3 Pat Onstad (5/29/10)

2012 W-L-T BREAKDOWNS:

At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Scored Allowed Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 or more Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

PHILADELPHIA UNION W-L-T Streak (started)

HOUSTON DYNAMO W-L-T Streak (started)

5-0-1 1-9-4 1-5-1

1 Ts (8/19/2012) 1 Ls (9/20/2012) 2 Ls (8/4/2012)

7-0-1 5-2-8 0-5-1

1 Ts (8/25/2012) 1 Ts (9/14/2012) 1 Ls (9/2/2012)

6-3-1 1-11-2

1 Ls (8/29/2012) 1 Ls (9/20/2012)

11-0-5 1-7-2

1 Ts (9/14/2012) 3 Ls (6/23/2012)

0-7-3 2-6-3 3-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0

1 1 3 8 1

Ls Ts Ws Ws Ws

(9/20/2012) (9/15/2012) (7/4/2012) (4/10/2010) (6/23/2012)

0-3-3 4-2-3 6-2-3 1-0-1 1-0-0

1 1 1 1 12

Ls Ts Ts Ws Ws

(8/10/2012) (9/14/2012) (8/19/2012) (7/21/2012) (4/2/2006)

4-0-3 3-5-3 0-6-0 0-3-0 0-0-0

2 1 6 7 1

Ts Ls Ls Ls Ts

(8/24/2012) (9/20/2012) (3/18/2012) (5/1/2010) (9/7/2011)

8-0-3 4-1-3 0-2-3 0-3-1 0-1-0

5 2 1 1 3

Ws Ts Ts Ls Ls

(7/15/2012) (8/25/2012) (8/19/2012) (9/2/2012) (6/5/2010)

PHILADELPHIA UNION CAREER STATISTICS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (2-1-2)

CURRENT PHILADELPHIA UNION PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (2-1-2)

PLAYER Sebastien Le Toux Danny Mwanga Danny Califf Keon Daniel Jack McInerney Shea Salinas Alejandro Moreno Roger Torres Brian Carroll Freddy Adu Cristian Arrieta Gabriel Farfan Michael Farfan Fred Gabriel Gomez Juan Diego Gonzalez Jordan Harvey Antoine Hoppenot Andrew Jacobson Brad Knighton Michael Lahoud Zac MacMath Justin Mapp Stefani Miglioranzi Faryd Mondragon Kyle Nakazawa Amobi Okugo Michael Orozco Fiscal Lionard Pajoy Veljko Paunovic Jorge Perlaza Carlos Ruiz Chris Seitz Carlos Valdes Sheanon Williams Nick Zimmerman Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 4 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 5 5

GS 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 5 5

MIN 360 143 270 90 73 76 180 149 270 7 90 200 135 54 75 90 263 26 90 90 15 90 104 204 180 250 95 180 90 90 64 85 90 270 353 59 450 450

G 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

A 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4

SHT 8 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 44 70

GOALKEEPER Faryd Mondragon Brad Knighton Zac MacMath Chris Seitz ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 1 1 1

MIN 180 90 90 90

SHTS 5 6 2 3

SV 4 4 0 1

GAA 0.50 1.00 2.00 2.00

PG 0 0 1 0

5 5

450 450

16 21

9 14

1.20 1.40

1 0

PLAYER Keon Daniel Michael Lahoud Jack McInerney Roger Torres Chris Albright Brian Carroll Freddy Adu Danny Cruz Gabriel Farfan Michael Farfan Gabriel Gomez Antoine Hoppenot Zac MacMath Amobi Okugo Bakary Soumare Carlos Valdes Sheanon Williams Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 5 2 3 8 12 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 4 5 5

GS 1 4 1 2 8 12 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 3 4 5 5

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1

MIN 90

5 5

450 450

MIN 90 345 73 149 692 1066 187 245 200 135 75 26 90 95 316 270 353 450 450

G 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

A 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4

SHT 2 6 2 1 3 2 5 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 44 70

SHTS 2

SV 0

GAA 2.00

PG 1

16 21

9 14

1.20 1.40

1 0

HOUSTON DYNAMO CAREER STATISTICS VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION (1-2-2)

CURRENT HOUSTON DYNAMO PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION (1-2-2)

PLAYER Brian Ching Brad Davis Geoff Cameron Andre Hainault Eddie Robinson Boniek Garcia Macoumba Kandji Corey Ashe Bobby Boswell Will Bruin Luiz Camargo Mike Chabala Colin Clark Ryan Cochrane Carlo Costly Warren Creavalle Danny Cruz Hunter Freeman Jason Garey Tally Hall Luis Angel Landin Adam Moffat Brian Mullan Richard Mulrooney Dominic Oduro Pat Onstad Brian Ownby Lovel Palmer Adrian Serioux Jermaine Taylor Je-Vaughn Watson Cam Weaver Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 5 4 5 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 5 5

GS 2 5 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 5 5

MIN 241 434 360 405 76 90 71 360 360 135 79 45 62 104 29 11 125 140 57 270 45 90 90 180 197 180 19 270 90 201 28 106 450 450

G 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7

A 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8

SHT 5 12 15 4 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 4 0 3 0 2 70 44

GOALKEEPER Tally Hall Pat Onstad ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 2

MIN 270 180

SHTS 10 11

SV 7 7

GAA 1.00 2.00

PG 0 0

5 5

450 450

21 16

14 9

1.40 1.20

0 1

PLAYER Brian Ching Brad Davis Andre Hainault Macoumba Kandji Boniek Garcia Corey Ashe Bobby Boswell Will Bruin Luiz Camargo Calen Carr Colin Clark Warren Creavalle Tally Hall Adam Moffat Brian Ownby Nathan Sturgis Jermaine Taylor Je-Vaughn Watson Cam Weaver Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 5 5 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 5 5

GS 2 5 4 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 5

MIN 241 434 405 161 90 360 360 135 79 45 62 11 270 90 19 36 201 28 106 450 450

G 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7

A 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8

SHT 5 12 4 1 0 4 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 70 44

GOALKEEPER Tally Hall ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3

MIN 270

SHTS 10

SV 7

GAA 1.00

PG 0

5 5

450 450

21 16

14 9

1.40 1.20

0 1

PHILADELPHIA UNION v HOUSTON DYNAMO

|PPL Park | Sunday September 23, 2012 | 4pm ET MATCH OVERVIEW 

Philadelphia Union and Houston Dynamo have met on seven previous occasions in MLS – including twice in last season’s Playoffs.  The Union have the edge over Dynamo in regular season fixtures with a 2‐2‐1 record, while Dynamo steal the upper hand overall (2‐2‐3) given their Playoff double over the Union in 2011.  The sides’ last MLS clash – 30th June 2012 – saw John Hackworth suffer a controversial 2‐1 defeat in his first away fixture as manager; Brian Ching’s late penalty edging the home side to victory.  Last time the sides met at PPL Park was in the Playoffs last season; Houston with a narrow 2‐1 win which would prove insurmountable following their 1‐0 win in the return fixture days later.  Both previous regular season fixtures between the clubs at PPL Park have ended 1‐1.  The Union will welcome back Michael Farfan for Sunday’s game after the midfielder sat out Thursday’s defeat to D.C. United due to suspension (yellow card accumulation). TEAM NEWS

POSSIBLE UNION FIRST TEAM

# NAME 18 25 14 5 15 7 13 11 17 44 29

Zac MacMath Sheanon Williams Amobi Okugo Carlos Valdes (c) Gabriel Farfan Brian Carroll Michael Lahoud Freddy Adu Josue Martinez Danny Cruz Antoine Hoppenot

POS HT WT AGE LAST CLUB STATUS GK RB CB CB LB CDM CDM CAM LF RF CF

6‐0 5‐11 6‐0 6‐0 5‐10 5‐10 5‐8 5‐7 5‐10 5‐8 5‐8

176 170 17 176 165 155 162 140 159 169 155

21 22 21 27 24 31 26 23 22 22 21

Maryland GA Harrisburg City Islanders S UCLA GA Independiente Santa Fe I S Club America Columbus Crew S Chivas USA S Benfica S C.D. Saprissa I D.C. United S Princeton S

GK DF DF MF MF CM FW

6‐5 5‐9 6‐1 6‐1 5‐5 6‐0 5‐10

210 151 180 170 137 178 155

27 22 33 25 21 28 20

MLS Pool Goalkeeper S West Virginia S NY Red Bulls S Puerto Rico Islanders I I América De Cali Indios I U17 National Team GA

INJURY REPORT*

OUT FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms); QUESTIONABLE DF Bakary Soumare (right knee inflammation) PROBABLE MF Michael Farfan (left hamstring strain) MF Danny Cruz (left big toe sprain) *Correct as of 09/18/2012

RESERVES 1 28 3 26 8 6 9

Chris Konopka Raymon Gaddis Chris Albright Keon Daniel Roger Torres Gabriel Gómez Jack McInerney

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TEAM ANALYSIS

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PHILADELPHIA UNION

EASTERN CONFERENCE POSITION: 9TH LEAGUE RECORD: 7‐14‐6, 27pts

Philadelphia Union have won seven, lost 14 and drawn six of their 27 MLS games this season. The Union have drawn four of their last six MLS games, including their last three on the road (1‐1 at DC, 0‐0 at New England, 1‐1 at Toronto). John Hackworth’s side have continued a trend of dominating possession and chances across their last five games with limited reward, averaging a shade over 60% possession with 72 attempts made compared to just 41 for their opponents. The Union have a 5‐7‐2 record at home this season, losing three of their last four at PPL Park. The Union’s last win at home came against New England Revolution on 29th July (2‐1). Only two teams (Sporting KC, 25; Seattle, 29) have better defensive records than the Union (32 conceded) this season.

HOUSTON DYNAMO

EASTERN CONFERENCE POSITION: 5TH LEAGUE RECORD: 12‐7‐10, 46pts

 Houston Dynamo have won 12, drawn ten and lost seven of their 29 MLS games this season and sit fifth in the Eastern Conference – eight points behind leaders Sporting Kansas City.  No other side has drawn as many MLS as Houston this season.  Following Thursday’s game at PPL Park which saw the Playoff rivals D.C. United defeat the Union 1‐ 0, Houston Dynamo now occupy the final Playoff position but remain a point ahead of sixth‐place Columbus Crew.  Dominic Kinnear’s side are the only unbeaten team on home soil this season but have lost seven of their 15 games away from BBVA Compass Stadium.  With work not completed on the new arena until May 2012, Houston had the unusual situation of spending their opening seven MLS games on the road. They won their opening two games (at Chivas and San Jose) before settling into a 2‐2‐3 record.  Like the Union, Dynamo had an outstanding July – remaining unbeaten and conceding just one goal – but have struggled for consistency since, winning two, losing two and drawing three of their seven MLS games throughout August and September.  On the road, Houston are winless in their last three after suffering defeats to New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire and drawing 1‐1 last time out at table‐topping Sporting Kansas City.  Goalkeeper Tally Hall has the second‐highest number of clean sheets (11) in MLS this season – second only to KC’s Jimmy Nielsen (12).  Houston Dynamo finished second in the Eastern Conference last season – two points behind winners Sporting Kansas City and one ahead of third‐placed Union.  Houston eliminated the Union from the Playoffs at the Conference Semifinal stage (3‐1 on aggregate) before defeating Sporting KC 2‐0 in the Conference Final.  They narrowly lost out to LA Galaxy in the MLS Cup 2011; Landon Donovan scoring the only goal after 72 minutes. PRODUCED BY THE PHILADELPHIA UNION

FIXTURE HISTORY

HEAD‐TO‐HEAD UNION AT HOME v HOUSTON 0‐2‐2 UNION AWAY v HOUSTON 2‐0‐1 OVERALL 2‐1‐3

League Playoffs Cup

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2 0 ‐

TOTAL

DRAWS 2 0 ‐

HOUSTON DYNAMO 1 2 ‐

LAST MATCH v HOUSTON DYNAMO

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2‐1 PHILADELPHIA UNION – June 30th, 2012

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The Union slipped to a controversial 2‐1 defeat in John Hackworth’s first road game in the Union hotseat as a late Brian Ching penalty gave the home side all three points.  Midfielder Brad Davis opened the scoring in the 19th minute; debutant Oscar Boniek Garcia picking out Macoumba Kandji from the right, allowing the Senegalese forward to take a touch with his back to goal and cushion a pass for Davis’ neat finish.  It took the Union just 35 seconds of the second period to draw level however; Keon Daniel capping a flowing move with an excellent first touch and even better finish from 25 yards which had goalkeeper Tally Hall rooted.  The visitors were almost in front two minutes later but Hall was on hand to deny Michael Farfan from close range following another eye‐catching attack.  Houston would take all three points with a contentious spot kick late in the game as Brian Ching went down following an innocuous aerial battle with Sheanon Williams and Gabriel Farfan.  Ching picked the ball up himself before dispatching the penalty via Zac MacMath’s crossbar. LAST MLS MATCH PHILADELPHIA UNION 0‐1 D.C. UNITED – September 20th, 2012  Former Philadelphia Union striker Lionard Pajoy returned to haunt his old club on Thursday evening, scoring the only goal as D.C. United earned a crucial 1‐0 win at PPL Park.  The win moved United above Houston into fourth position in the Eastern Conference.  D.C.’s goal came after smart work by Chris Pontius, who drew Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath from his line before cutting back to Pajoy. The Colombian striker took the time to settle the ball before dispatching a crisp half‐volley high into an empty net.

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PHILADELPHIA UNION FIXTURE SCHEDULE, 2012 DATE OPPONENT

RESULT

3/12 @ Portland Timbers L 1‐3 3/18 Colorado Rapids L 1‐2 3/24 @ Chicago Fire L 0‐1 3/31 Vancouver Whitecaps D 0‐0 4/14 Columbus Crew W 1‐0 W 1‐0 4/21 @ Chivas USA 4/28 San Jose Earthquakes L 1‐2 5/5 @ Seattle Sounders L 0‐1 5/9 FC Schalke 04* W 2‐1 5/13 New York Red Bulls L 2‐3 5/19 @ FC Dallas D 1‐1 5/26 @ Toronto FC L 1‐0 5/29 Rochester Rhinos W 3‐0 6/5 @ D.C. United W 2‐1 6/16 D.C. United L 1‐0 6/23 Sporting Kansas City W 4‐0 6/26 Harrisburg City Islanders W 5‐2 6/30 @ Houston Dynamo L 2‐1 W 2‐1 7/4 @ Los Angeles Galaxy 7/8 Toronto FC W 3‐0 7/11 Sporting Kansas City L 2‐0 7/14 Montreal Impact W 2‐1 7/18 Aston Villa* L 1‐0 7/21 @ New York Red Bulls L 2‐0 7/29 New England Revolution W 2‐1 8/4 @ Montreal Impact L 2‐0 8/12 Chicago Fire L 1‐3 8/19 @ D.C. United D 1‐1 8/24 Real Salt Lake D 0‐0 8/29 Columbus Crew L 1‐2 9/1 @ New England Revolution D 0‐0 D 1‐1 9/15 @ Toronto FC 9/20 D.C. United L 0‐1 9/23 Houston Dynamo 4pm 9/29 @ Columbus Crew 7:30pm 10/3 @ Chicago Fire 8:30pm 10/6 New England Revolution 7pm 10/20 @ Houston Dynamo 7:30pm 8:30pm 10/24 @ Sporting Kansas City 10/27 New York Red Bulls 1:30pm Italics = U.S. Open Cup * = International Friendly

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PHILADELPHIA UNION TECHNICAL STAFF

Team Manager: John Hackworth Assistant Coach: Rob Vartughian Assistant Coach: Brendan Burke Team Coordinator: Josh Gros

Head Athletic Trainer: Paul Rushing Assistant Athletic Trainer: Steve Hudyma Equipment Director: Tim Cook Assistant Equipment coordinator: Dan Nolan

JOHN HACKWORTH RECORD OVERALL (including friendlies and US Open Cup): P W L 19 6 9 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER P W HOME 9 4 AWAY 7 1 TOTAL 16 5 PHILADELPHIA UNION ROSTER

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 24 25 26 27 29 29 30 31 32 44

T 4

L 4 3 7

W% 31.5%

T 1 3 4

W% 44.4% 14.28% 31.25%

Name Chris KONOPKA Carlos VALDÉS Chris ALBRIGHT Bakary SOUMARE Greg JORDAN Gabriel GÓMEZ Brian CARROLL Roger TORRES Jack McINERNEY Freddy ADU Chandler HOFFMAN Michael LAHOUD Amobi OKUGO Gabriel FARFAN Josué MARTĺNEZ Zac MacMATH Jimmy McLAUGHLIN Michael FARFAN Porfirio LÓPEZ Sheanon WILLIAMS Keon DANIEL Zach PFEFFER Raymon GADDIS Antoine HOPPENOT Krystian WITKOWSKI Cristhian HERNANDEZ Chase HARRISON Daniel CRUZ

Pos. GK DF DF DF MF MF MF MF FW MF FW MF MF FW FW GK MF MF DF DF MF MF DF FW FW FW GK MF

Ht. 6‐5 6‐0 6‐1 6‐4 6‐0 6‐0 5‐10 5‐5 5‐10 5‐7 6‐0 5‐8 6‐0 5‐10 5‐10 6‐2 5‐8 5‐9 5‐11 5‐11 6‐1 5‐8 5‐9 5‐8 5‐11 5‐11 6‐3 5‐8

Wt. 210 176 180 205 165 178 155 137 151 140 160 162 175 150 159 176 135 160 172 170 170 145 151 155 165 160 185 170

D.O.B 4/14/85 5/22/85 1/14/79 11/9/85 4/5/90 5/29/84 7/20/81 7/13/91 8/5/92 6/2/89 8/17/90 9/15/86 3/13/91 6/23/88 3/25/90 8/7/91 4/30/93 6/23/88 9/10/85 3/17/90 1/16/87 1/6/95 1/13/90 11/23/90 8/17/90 10/30/93 4/2/84 1/3/90

Birthplace Toms River, NJ Cali, Colombia Philadelphia, Pa. Bamako, Mali Naperville, Ill. Panama City, Panama Springfield, Va. Barrancabermeja, Colombia Chattanooga, Tenn. Tema, Ghana Birmingham, Ala. Freetown, Sierra Leone Hayward, Calif. San Diego, Calif. San Jose, Costa Rica St. Petersburg, Fla. Malvern, Pa. San Diego, Calif. San Jose, Costa Rica Boston, Mass. Lambeau, Trinidad Dresher, Pa. Indianapolis, Ind. Princeton, NJ. Rochester, NY. Newark, NJ. Huntington, WV. Petersburg, Va.

Pronunciation Chris Kon‐op‐ka Carlos Val‐DES Chris All‐Bright Bak‐a‐ray Sue‐mar‐ay Greg Jor‐dan GAH‐bree‐el GO‐mez Brian CAH‐rul Roger TORE‐ez Jack Mac‐ER‐nern‐e Fred‐Dee Ah‐Doo Chand‐ler Hoff‐Man Michael la‐HUDE A‐Moby Oh‐KOO‐go Gabriel far ‐ FAN HO‐sway mar‐TEE‐ness Zak Mack‐MATH Jimmy muk‐LAHK‐lun Michael far‐FAN Poor‐fear‐REE‐o LOW‐pez SHANE‐en WILL‐yums Kee‐ON Dan‐ee‐el Zach FEF‐err Ray‐moan Gad‐dis An‐Twon Hop‐e‐no Christian Wit‐cow‐ski Christian Her‐nan‐dez Chase Hair‐e‐son Danny Cruise

Status

S I S S S I S I GA S GA S GA S I GA HG S I S I HG S S S HG S S

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SQUAD PENPICS

1| CHRIS KONOPKA

4| BAKARY SOUMARE

Position: GK Birthdate: 4/14/1985 Birthplace: Toms River, NJ Height: 6‐5 Weight: 210 Previous Club: MLS Pool Goalkeeper Pronunciation: Chris Kon‐op‐ka 2011: Signed with Columbus Crew in July, debuting in the second half of a friendly match against Newcastle United… Was a member of the Crew’s roster for four MLS games… Was signed by New York Red Bulls in August, where he started against the Chicago Fire in a 2‐2 draw, posting two saves.

Position: DF Birthday: 11/9/85 Birthplace: Bamako, Mali Height: 6‐4 Weight: 205 Previous Club: US Boulogne Pronunciation: Bak‐a‐ray Sue‐ mar‐ay Signed with the Philadelphia Union on June 26th 2012 2011: A 2008 MLS Defender of the Year finalist, Soumare excelled as a central defender for the Chicago Fire in 2008 and 2009. He played in 63 games for the Fire, earning the club’s Defender of the Year title in 2008, a spot in the MLS Best XI and helped the squad to the Western Conference Finals. In 2009, he was named to the MLS All‐Star team, replacing Brian Ching.

2| CARLOS VALDES Position: DF Birthdate: 5/22/85 Height: 6‐0 Weight: 176 Birthplace: Cali, Colombia Previous Club: Independiente Santa Fe Pronunciation: Carlos Val‐DES 2011: In January Carlos Valdes was loaned to Philadelphia Union from Independiente Sante Fe and on August 5 Philadelphia Union made Valdes a permanent player… He started and played in all 32 regular season games and both postseason matches, logging a total of 3,060 minutes… Named to the MLS Team of the Week twice in week 7 and in week 18.

3| CHRIS ALBRIGHT Position: DF Birthday: 1/14/79 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa Height: 6‐1 Weight: 180 Previous Club: NY Red Bulls Pronunciation: Chris All‐Bright 2011: Played in eight games for New York, starting six… Missed time during MLS season with a left knee injury… Started against Arsenal on July 31 in the Emirates Cup, helping Red Bulls earn 1‐1 draw.

5| GREG JORDAN Position: MF Birthday: 4/5/9 Birthplace: Naperville, Il Height: 6‐0 Weight: 165 Previous Club: Creighton Pronunciation: Greg Jor‐dan Selected #32 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft 2011: Started in all 23 matches in which he appeared for Creighton Bluejays… Scored three goals and tallied three assists for nine points for the second consecutive year… NSCAA Second‐Team All‐American selection… Named to the NSCAA First‐Team All‐Midwest Region… First‐Team All‐ Missouri Valley Conference member…

6| GABRIEL GÓMEZ Position: MF Birthday: 5/29/84 Birthplace: Panama City, Panama Height: 6‐0 Weight: 178 Previous Club: Indios Ciudad de Juárez Pronunciation: GAH‐bree‐el GO‐mez 2011: Signed with Philadelpiha Union on December 21… Previously played with the Mexican club Indios Ciudad Juárez, where he scored three goals in eight appearances… Before transferring to Indios, Gómez played for the Colombian club La Equidad, tallying one goal in 14 appearances… Gómez also spent just over a half of a year in Cyprus with Emris Aradippou FC.

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7| BRIAN CARROLL

11| FREDDY ADU

Position: MF Birthdate: 7/20/81 Birthplace: Springfield, Va. Height: 5‐10 Weight: 155 Previous Club: Columbus Crew Pronunciation: Brian CAH‐rul 2011: Started in all 32 games in which he appeared, logging 2,751 minutes… Scored first goal of Union career in a 2‐0 win at Seattle (10/8) to give the club its first ever win on the West Coast… Took 19 shots on the year… Ranks second in career winning percentages among all active MLS players.

Position: MF Birthdate: 6/2/89 Birthplace: Tema, Ghana Height: 5‐7 Weight: 140 Previous Club: Benfica (Portugal) Pronunciation: Fred‐Dee Ah‐Doo 2011: Signed with Philadelphia Union on August 12 on a free transfer from Benfica… Made his debut vs. FC Dallas on August 13, starting and playing 62 minutes… Featured in 11 games during the 2011 season, starting six and logging 609 minutes…Scored two goals and assisted one more… Named #6 on Major League Soccer’s 24 under 24 list.

8| ROGER TORRES Position: MF Birthdate: 7/13/91 Birthplace: Barrancabermeja, Colombia Height: 5‐6 Weight: 137 Previous Club: América de Cali Pronunciation: Roger TORE‐ez 2011: Scored his first MLS goal vs. New York Red Bulls in Philadelphia’s 1‐0 win at PPL Park… Ended the season with nine games started, 25 games played and a total of 931 minutes during which he scored three times and assisted twice… Awarded the AT&T Goal of the Week in week 20 for his stoppage‐time goal against Colorado Rapids… Was named #22 in the MLS’ 24 under 24 list.

9| JACK MCINERNEY Position: FW Birthdate: 8/5/92 Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tenn. Height: 5‐10 Weight: 151 Previous Club: U‐17 Men’s National Team Pronunciation: Jack Mac‐ER‐nern‐ e Drafted #7 overall in 2010 MLS SuperDraft 2011: Featured in 18 regular season games and started five… Tallied one goal in 558 minutes played, McInerney … Featured in both of the Philadelphia’s post‐season matches for a total of 188 minutes played, starting in one… Named #23 in the MLS’ 24 under 24 list.

12| CHANDLER HOFFMAN Position: FW Birthdate: 8/17/90 Birthplace: Birmingham, Ala. Height: 6‐0 Weight: 160 Previous Club: UCLA Pronunciation: Chand‐ler Hoff‐Man Selected #13 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft 2011: Started and played in all 24 of UCLA’s games… Scored 18 goals and notched six assists for a total of 42 points… Led Bruins and was fourth nationally in goals (18)Was a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy semifinalist… NSCAA Third‐team All‐ American.

13| MICHAEL LAHOUD Position: MF Birthdate: 9/15/86 Height: 5‐8 Weight: 162 Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone Previous Club: Chivas USA Pronunciation: Michael la‐HUDE Acquired from Chivas USA on 5/17/2012 2011: Started in 17 of the 23 games appeared in for Chivas USA… Notching three assists and one goal in 1,341 minutes of play

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14| AMOBI OKUGO

18| ZAC MACMATH

Position: MF Birthdate: 3/13/91 Birthplace: Hayward, Calif. Height: 5‐11 Weight: 175 Previous Club: UCLA Pronunciation: A‐Moby Oh‐KOO‐go Drafted #6 overall in 2010 MLS SuperDraft 2010: Drafted #6 overall by Philadelphia out of UCLA...Made professional debut on March 25 as a substitute in the team’s inaugural game at Seattle... Made four starts in 11 appearances for a total of 437 minutes. 15| GABRIEL FARFAN Position: FW Birthdate: 5/23/88 Birthplace: Wildomar, Calif. Height: 5‐10 Weight: 165 Previous Club: Club América Pronunciation: Gabriel far ‐ FAN 2011: Signed by Philadelphia at the conclusion of training camp in early March… Made way into starting line‐up at the left back position position toward the end of July after Jordan Harvey was traded to Vancouver… Started and played in 24 of 42 games for a total of 1766 minutes… Scored first career goal in 6‐2 win at Toronto on May 28th… Notched first career assist in match against Colorado (7/29).

Position: GK Birthdate: 8/7/1991 Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Fla. Height: 6‐2 Weight: 176 Previous Club: University of Maryland Pronunciation: Zak Mack‐MATH Drafted #5 overall in 2011 MLS SuperDraft 2011: Replaced Faryd Mondragon on September 3 when he fractured his finger in a match vs. Real Salt Lake… Started seven games, logging 675 minutes… Posted a 1.07 goals against average with a 64% save percentage and three shutouts over eight games played.

17| JOSUÉ MARTÍNEZ Position: FW Birthdate: 3/25/90 Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica Height: 5‐10 Weight: 159 Previous Club: C.D. Saprissa Pronunciation: HO‐sway mar‐TEE‐ness 2011: Signed with Philadelphia Union on December 17... Martínez played 18 games for Saprissa, logging 1,393 minutes and tallying six goals… Was cautioned once during the season.

20| JIMMY MCLAUGHLIN Birthdate: 4/30/1993 Position: MF Height: 5‐8 Weight: 135 Birthplace: Malvern, Pa. Previous Club: Colgate University Pronunciation: Jimmy muk‐LAHK‐ lun 2011: Signed with Philadelphia Union on December 12…. In his only season with the Colgate Raiders, McLaughlin was the only freshman to play and start in all 22 games… Tallied a total of five points off of one goal and three assists… Named the 2011 Patriot League Rookie of the Year. 21| MICHAEL FARFAN Position: MF Birthdate: 5/23/88 Birthplace: Wildomar, Calif. Height: 5‐9 Weight: 160 Previous Club: UNC Pronunciation: Michael far ‐ FAN Selected #23 overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. 2011: Named MLS Rookie of the year finalist, finishing third in voting… Started nine of the final 10 games of the regular season, as well as the club’s two playoff games… Finished with two goals and four assists in 1,640 minutes… Scored first career goal in 2‐1 loss to Chicago (5/21)… Scored lone Union goal in 2‐1 exhibition loss to Real Madrid in front of 57,305 fans at Lincoln Financial Field (7/23)… Assisted on Sebastien Le Toux’s goal in first leg of playoffs against Houston (10/30)… Saw action in six Reserve League matches.

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24| PORFIRIO LÓPEZ

27| ZACH PFEFFER

Position: DF Birthdate: 9/10/85 Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica Height: 5‐11 Weight: 172 Previous Club: Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Pronunciation: Poor‐fear‐rEE‐O 2011: Acquired by Philadelphia Union on December 22… López played the 2011 season with Costa Rican side LD Alajuelense. He appeared in 22 matches and scored one goal for the club… Played primarily as a left back, helping his club to back‐to‐back titles in the Summer and Winter Championships in Costa Rica… Scored in 62nd minute of the team’s 4‐0 victory of Cartagines on Sept. 7, 2011.

Position: MF Birthdate: 1/6/95 Birthplace: Dresher, Pa. Height: 5‐8 Weight: 145 Previous Club: FC Delco Academy Pronunciation: Zach FEF‐err 2011: Played three matches and started two for Philadelphia’s first team during his rookie season… His debut came at home in a 1‐0 win vs. Columbus Crew… Played for the US U‐17 National team in the Mondial Minimes Montaigu Tournament in France…

25| SHEANON WILLIAMS

Position: DF Birthdate: 1/13/90 Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind. Height: 5‐9 Weight: 151 Previous Club: West Virginia Pronunciation: Ray‐moan Gad‐dis Selected #35 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. 2011: Played and started in 17 games for a total of 1,471 minutes for the Mountaineers and recorded one assist… Honored as a 2011 College Soccer News second team preseason All‐America and a member of the all‐BIG East preseason squad… Named to the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second straight season making him the only West Virginia player to ever be featured on the list for two seasons... Played one match for Reading United. 29| ANTOINE HOPPENOT Position: FW Birthdate: 11/23/90 Birthplace: Princeton, N.J. Height: 5‐8 Weight: 155 Previous Club: Princeton Pronunciation: An‐Twon Hop‐e‐no Selected #39 overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. 2011: First‐Team All‐Ivy… finished first on the team in scoring with four goals and six assists for 14 points… named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List in August… tabbed first‐team preseason All‐America by College Soccer News… earned preseason All‐America honors from Soccer America… ranked 20th on the Top Drawer Soccer men’s National Top 100 list prior to the start of the season… tabbed the No. 6 professional prospect by Joe Mauceri on Top Drawer Soccer in August… started in all 17 games LAST GAME: Played 78 minutes in 2‐1 win against New England Revolution on 7/29/12. Subbed off for Lionard Pajoy. G (0); A (0); SHT (1); SOG (0); FC (0); FS (3); C (0); E (0)

Position: DF Birthdate: 4/17/90 Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Height: 5‐11 Weight: 170 Previous Club: Harrisburg City Islanders Pronunciation: SHANE‐en WILL‐ yums 2011: Became an integral part of the Philadelphia Union back line, starting in 32 matches for a total of 2,828 minutes played, tallying one goal and three assists… Played the full 90 minutes in both of Philadelphia’s playoff matches… Received a total of four cautions and one ejection during the 2011 campaign.

26| KEON DANIEL Position: MF Birthdate: 1/16/87 Birthplace: Lambeau, Trinidad & Tobago Height: 6‐1 Weight: 170 Previous Club: Puerto Rico Islanders Pronunciation: Kee‐ON Dan‐ee‐el 2011: Saw action in 18 games for the Union, starting in nine… Took seven shots… Netted first career MLS goal off of a header in 1‐1 tie against Real Salt Lake (6/11)… Earned first MLS career assist in 3‐0 win at New England (7/17)… Notched second assist of the season on a Veljko Paunovic goal in a 2‐1 loss at Columbus (8/20)…

28| RAYMON GADDIS

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30| KRYSTIAN WITKOWSKI Position: FW Birthdate: 8/17/90 Birthplace: Rochester, N.Y. Height: 5‐11 Weight: 165 Previous Club: Marist Pronunciation: Christian Wit‐cow‐ski Selected #26 overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. 2011: As a senior, Witkowski had four goals and two assists in 20 games (all starts) for ten points… He was All‐MAAC First Team and All‐North Atlantic Region Second Team… Finished second on the team in shots with 53, and first in shots on goal with 23… Recorded two game winning goals for the year… Was a candidate for Lowe’s Senior CLASS award.

31| CRISTHIAN HERNANDEZ Position: FW Birthdate: 10/30/1993 Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico Height: 5‐11 Weight: 160 Previous Club: U.S. Player Development Academy Pronunciation: Christian Her‐nan‐ dez 2011: In his first unofficial appearance for Philadelphia Union, Hernandez scored the lone goal in Union’s 1‐0 defeat of Everton F.C. in front of a packed PPL Park… Scored 16 goals in 26 appearances for his club team, Players Development Academy.

44| DANNY CRUZ Position: MF Birthdate: 1/3/90 Birthplace: Petersburg, Va. Height: 5‐8 Weight: 170 Previous Club: D.C. United Pronunciation: Danny Cruise 2011: Cruz enjoyed a hugely successful season in 2011, making a significant contribution at Houston Dynamo as the club reached the MLS Cup Final. Cruz started the game and played 78 minutes as Houston eventually fell to a narrow 1‐0 defeat at the hands of LA Galaxy. 2012: The former US U17 and U20 international was traded to D.C. United in January 2012 but would remain in the capital for just eight months, joining the Union in exchange for Lionard Pajoy in August 2012. He made his Union debut against D.C., returning to RFK Stadium just three days after his move.

32| CHASE HARRISON Position: GK Birthdate: 4/2/84 Birthplace: Huntington, WV Height: 6‐3 Weight: 185 Previous Club: Harrisburg City Islanders Pronunciation: Chase Hair‐e‐son 2011: Following his stint with Columbus, Harrison went back to Harrisburg City Islanders before he joined Philadelphia Union on September 23… Before joining Philadelphia Chase spent a second season with Harrisburg, during which he registered a total five shutouts earning a 1.3 GAA and an 8‐6‐ 6 record.

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Philadelphia Union vs. Houston Dynamo Sunday, 23 September 2012 – 3 p.m. CT MLS regular season – Game #30 – Road Game #16 PPL Park, Chester, Pa. Broadcast Information

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DYNAMO VISIT PHILADELPHIA FOR KEY LATE-SEASON ROAD GAME The Houston Dynamo (12‐7‐10; 46 points) meet the Philadelphia Union (7‐14‐6, 27 points) on Sunday afternoon in an Eastern Conference match at PPL Park. The Dynamo are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference while the Union are in ninth place. The Dynamo defeated C.D. FAS of El Salvador, 4‐0, on Thursday night in the CONCACAF Champions League. Giles Barnes, Bobby Boswell, Cam Weaver and Calen Carr each scored for Houston, which moved alone atop Group 3 with one game remaining in group play. Sunday’s game is the penultimate road game for the Dynamo this season, as the orange will finish with three of their final four regular season games at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Houston vs. Philadelphia Houston is 1‐2‐2 in regular season meetings with the Union. In their first meeting this season, June 30 in Houston, the Dynamo earned a 2‐1 win over Philadelphia. Brad Davis and Brian Ching delivered Houston’s goals while Keon Daniel provided the Union equalizer. Ching came of the bench and earned a late penalty, which he buried for the match‐winner. The clubs met in the 2011 MLS playoffs and the Dynamo secured a 3‐1 aggregate series win. Houston won 2‐1 at PPL Park in the first leg before closing out the series with a 1‐0 triumph in the final Dynamo game at Roberston Stadium.

DYNAMO PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (4‐3‐3, Right‐Left) Tally Hall; Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Warren Creavalle; Boniek Garcia, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis; Calen Carr, Will Bruin, Macoumba Kandji

DYNAMO NOTES 

Dynamo tighten grip on Champions League Group 3: The Dynamo cruised to a 4‐0 win over C.D. FAS of El Salvador on Thursday night in CONCACAF Champions League group play. Midfielder Giles Barnes highlighted his home debut with a breathtaking goal in the 22nd minute, finding space in the middle of the field before cracking a shot from 30 yards into the upper corner for a 1‐0 Houston lead. Bobby Boswell, Cam Weaver and Calen Carr completed the scoring for the Dynamo. With the win, the Dynamo move alone atop Group 3, with seven points from three games (2‐0‐1). Houston will meet C.D. Olimpia of Honduras (1‐0‐1, 4 points) on Oct. 23 at BBVA Compass Stadium in the final group stage game for both teams.

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Dynamo leave Kansas City with 1‐1 draw: The Dynamo carried a 1‐0 lead into stoppage time on Sept. 14 before Sporting Kansas earned a draw with an equalizing goal three minutes into stoppage time from C.J. Sapong. The Dynamo took the lead on a well‐taken goal from Brad Davis in the 58th minute. It was Davis’ seventh goal of the year, setting a new career‐ high. Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall made a season‐high seven saves to keep Houston in the game. The Dynamo went 1‐0‐2 in three regular season meetings with Sporting KC, including two draws at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.

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Davis sets career‐high with seventh goal: Midfielder Brad Davis set a career‐high with his seventh goal of the season on Sept. 14 at Sporting Kansas City. The five‐time all‐star received a pass from Boniek Garcia outside of the penalty area and drilled a low shot from 25 yards into the far corner of the net. Davis’ previous high for goals in a season was six, set with Dallas in 2003, his second MLS season.

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Dynamo newcomer Giles Barnes makes debut at Kansas City: Midfielder Giles Barnes made his Dynamo debut on Sept. 14 at Kansas City. Barnes, 24, entered as a substitute for the final nine minutes of the 1‐1 draw. Barnes joins Houston with eight years of experience in the upper levels of English soccer. He has 138 total appearances in all competitions, including 35 games in the Barclays English Premier League. Barnes also made 12 appearances for England’s U‐19 national team. The attacking midfielder joined Derby County of England in 2005 at age 17 and helped the Rams gain promotion to the English Premier League in 2007. Barnes scored ten goals in 84 appearances with Derby County and earned its Young Player of the Year award in 2007. The London native spent 2010‐11 with West Bromwich Albion of the English Premier League and made 19 appearances for the Baggies. Barnes played the 2011‐12 season with Doncaster Rovers of the English Championship, the second tier of English soccer. The winger tallied one goal and four assists in 36 appearances in all competitions last season.

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Dynamo in historic home territory: With the 1‐0 win over RSL on Sept. 6, the Dynamo have equaled the second‐longest home unbeaten streak in league history, at 22 games. Houston is now 9‐0‐5 at BBVA Compass Stadium since its opening on May 12. The Dynamo have not lost a home game in over a year, with their last home defeat on June 18, 2011, a 2‐0 loss to Columbus. The chart below details the longest regular season home unbeaten streaks in Major League Soccer history: Team

Home unbeaten streak

Streak start date

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Real Salt Lake

6/6/2009

5/14/2011

Houston Dynamo

7/9/2011

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Columbus Crew

6/28/2008

9/26/2009

LA Galaxy

10/24/2010

10/16/2011

San Jose Earthquakes

9/25/2004

10/8/2005

Houston Dynamo

6/26/2008

6/20/2009

LA Galaxy

7/4/2004

7/16/2005

Toronto FC

6/13/2009

8/7/2010

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Four Dynamo players return from international duty: Four Dynamo players – Boniek Garcia, Andre Hainault, Jermaine Taylor and Je‐Vaughn Watson – returned from international duty for the Sept. 14 showdown with Sporting KC. Taylor started and played 90 minutes for Jamaica in both of its games against the United States. Watson also started both games for Jamaica, playing 90 minutes on Sept. 7 and 75 minutes on Sept. 11. Hainault played 90 minutes in both of Canada’s matches with Panama. Likewise, Garcia played 90 minutes for Honduras in both of its wins over Cuba.

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Hall ties former mentor Pat Onstad: Goalkeeper Tally Hall extended his career high with his 11th shutout of the season in the 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6. With the clean sheet, Hall equaled former teammate Pat Onstad, who set a franchise record with 11 shutouts in 2007, when the club had a total of 13 clean sheets in 30 regular season games. Hall is tied for the most shutouts in MLS in 2012 with Jimmy Nielsen of Sporting Kansas City.

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Daytime Dominance: The Dynamo will try to continue their excellent play in day games on Sunday at Philadelphia. Houston is 5‐1 in day games this year. The 3‐1 loss at Vancouver on June 10 is the Dynamo’s only loss in a day game this season. Houston has daytime wins over Chivas USA, San Jose, D.C. United, LA Galaxy and Toronto FC. The Dynamo are 5‐ 6‐9 in night games. Sunday’s day game at Philadelphia is the last remaining day game for the Dynamo.

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Short‐handed Dynamo earn resilient 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake: Missing four players to international duty, and several more to injury or a stomach virus, the Dynamo could only field a five‐man bench against Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6. In the end, Colin Clark’s penalty four minutes into stoppage time was enough for the Dynamo to halt a four‐game winless streak. In a goalkeeping exhibition, Tally Hall and Nick Rimando matched each other save‐for‐save, with Rimando saving a Brad Davis penalty and Hall making outstanding saves on all three of Salt Lake’s shots on target. Hall earned his 11th shutout of the year to equal former teammate Pat Onstad’s franchise record for shutouts in a season.

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Wonderful vs. West: With the 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6, the Dynamo improved to 5‐2‐1 on the season against the heralded Western Conference. Houston also has wins against FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, San Jose and Chivas USA.

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Boswell’s minutes streak ends: Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell played full time in 37 consecutive MLS matches (3,380 consecutive minutes, including playoffs) before exiting Houston’s 1‐0 win on Sept. 6 in the 74th minute with a stomach virus. The last time Boswell missed a minute of MLS action was Sept. 14, 2011 at Columbus. The center back was the only Dynamo field player to play every minute of every MLS game in 2012. Geoff Cameron holds the franchise record for consecutive full‐time games. Cameron’s streak reached 40 games this season (3,576 consecutive minutes, including playoffs) before he missed the May 26 game against the LA Galaxy due to international duty.

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Kinnear ties Nicol on MLS all‐time wins chart: With the 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6, Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear tied Steve Nicol for fourth place on the all‐time Major League Soccer wins chart. Kinnear has 112 wins in nine seasons as head coach between Houston and San Jose.

The chart below details the coaches with the most wins in Major League Soccer history: COACH

TEAM

WINS

LOSSES

DRAWS

WIN %

POINTS

Sigi Schmid

Seattle*

170

116

.571

600

Bruce Arena

LA Galaxy*

142

.605

446

Bob Bradley

Chivas USA*

124

.555

416

Steve Nicol

New England

112

108

.507

415

Dominic

Dynamo*

112

.569

427

San Jose*

112

101

.519

410

Kinnear Frank Yallop 

Boniek García continues strong start: The Dynamo are 7‐2‐5 in MLS play since Honduran midfielder Boniek García’s debut on June 30 and have outscored opponents 20‐11 in his 13 matches. Garcia has a goal and six assists (including an assist on Davis’ goal at Kansas City on Sept. 14), and has played 90 minutes in all 13 games. Despite not playing in the first 15 games of the season, Garcia has the second most assists on the club, six. The 27‐year‐old Designated Player signed with Houston on June 7 after playing for Honduran powerhouse C.D. Olimpia since 2003. With García, Olimpia captured the 2011‐12 Honduran League Apertura and Clausura championships. The midfielder debuted for the Honduras national team in 2005 and has 71 appearances for his country, including five appearances in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Possession: The Dynamo have won the possession battle in 23 of 29 games this season. The Dynamo lost the possession battle to Sporting Kansas City (59‐41%) and Real Salt Lake (58‐42% percent) but have mostly controlled possession. Houston had 67% against Chicago on Sept. 2, 58% against Toronto on Aug. 22, 65% possession against Columbus, 55% possession at New York on Aug. 10, 52% vs. New York on Aug. 3, 60% at Toronto, 58% vs. Montreal, a season‐high 71% against Kansas City on July 18 and 67% vs. D.C. United. Houston lost the possession battle to Sporting KC on July 7, 50.2%‐49.8%, had 61% vs. Chicago on July 3, 55% vs. Philadelphia, had less, 53‐47%, at Montreal, had 63% vs. Toronto, 54% against FC Dallas, 54% at Vancouver, 60% vs. LA, 62% at New England, 60% vs. Portland, 56% vs. D.C., 53% at New York, 54% at D.C., a 49‐51% disadvantage at Columbus, 55% at Chicago, 56% at Seattle, a disadvantage (48‐52%) at San Jose, and 53% at Chivas USA.

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Ching equals Holden for international goals mark: Brian Ching’s opening goal in Houston’s 3‐1 win at C.D. FAS on Aug. 22 was his sixth Dynamo goal in international competition. Ching is now tied with Stuart Holden atop the franchise list. It was also Ching’s 27th international appearance to move into a tie for second place with Wade Barrett and Corey Ashe on Houston’s all‐time list.

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Davis continues to climb MLS assist chart: Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis recorded his 91st career regular season assist on Sept. 2 at Chicago. Davis is now tied for seventh on the MLS all‐time assist chart with Cobi Jones. Davis is ten assists behing the next man on the chart, Marco Etcheverry, who is sixth with 101 assists. Dynamo assistant coach Steve Ralston is the all‐time leader, with 135 assists.

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Ching ties Diaz Arce for 11th on MLS all‐time goal list: Dynamo forward Brian Ching scored his 82nd career MLS regular season goal on Sept. 2 at Chicago. Ching is now tied for 11th on the all‐time MLS scoring list with Raul Diaz Arce. Ching’s next target is 88 goals, where Carlos Ruiz and Roy Lassiter sit tied for ninth on the league’s all‐time chart.

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Ching sets new career‐high for games played: Dynamo forward Brian Ching set a new career‐high for regular season games played in a season on Sept. 2, with his 26th game of 2012. It is Ching’s 11th season in MLS, and the veteran twice recorded 25‐game seasons, in 2008 and 2004.

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Cold Blooded: The Dynamo are 10‐1‐4 this year when the temperature is 80 degrees or more. 12 of the 15 games were at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. Houston was 9‐1‐6 in temperatures of 80+ in 2011, so the club is 19‐2‐10 since 2011.

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First CCL road win in Dynamo history: The 3‐1 win at FAS on Aug. 22 was the first Dynamo road win in Central America in team history. It was Houston’s first road win in international competition since a 3‐1 win over D.C. United on July 19, 2008 in the SuperLiga.

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Bruin passes Stuart Holden: Will Bruin’s goal on Aug. 25 vs. Toronto was his 16th regular season goal in his two‐year career. Bruin moved past Stuart Holden for fourth on the franchise list. Dwayne De Rosario (24 goals) is next on the list.

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Bruin in historic Dynamo territory: Bruin’s 11 goals this season are the most for a Dynamo player since Brian Ching set a franchise record with 13 goals in 2008. Bruin reached 9 goals in the fastest number of games (15) in team history. Ching reached 9 goals in Houston’s 16th game in 2006, but Ching missed six of those games due to U.S. men’s national team duties for the 2006 World Cup. Ching scored his ninth goal of 2006 in his tenth game of the season. Bruin’s first 9 goals in 2012 came in a 12‐game stretch (April 15 at Chicago to June 23 at Montreal).

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Ricardo Clark returns to Dynamo: Ricardo Clark made his return debut for the Dynamo on Aug. 10 at New York, appearing as a substitute for the final 15 minutes. The Dynamo completed the signing of the free agent midfielder on Aug. 8. Since leaving the Dynamo at the end of the 2009 season, Clark played for Eintracht Frankfurt of the German second division through February, when he was loaned to Stabæk Fotball of the Norwegian first division. A cornerstone of Houston’s 2006 and 2007 championship teams, Clark, a member of the 2006 MLS Best XI, scored 7 goals in 97 games played for the Dynamo between 2006 and 2009. Additionally, Clark has been capped 34 times by the U.S. Men’s National Team, including two starts in the 2010 World Cup.

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Second Half Savants: The Dynamo are 5‐2‐8 in games in which they were tied at halftime and 7‐0‐1 when leading at the interval. Houston is 12‐2‐9 when tied or leading at the break. The Dynamo have outscored opponents 23‐17 in the second half this season. Houston’s 1‐1 draw vs. Toronto on Aug. 22 was the first time it did not win a game it let at halftime.

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Cameron receives U.K. visa to complete transfer to Stoke City: Former Dynamo defender Geoff Cameron was granted a United Kingdom visa on Aug. 8, completing his transfer to English Premier League club Stoke City. Cameron, 27, made 116 regular season appearances for the club in five seasons, scoring 11 goals with 15 assists. The Attleboro, Mass. native played various roles in central midfield and center back for the Dynamo and was named an MLS All‐Star in 2009, 2011 and 2012. Cameron also won Houston’s Golden Boot in 2011 with five goals and five assists in a career‐high 33 games.

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Bruin in elite sophomore company: Forward Will Bruin is in elite company for second‐year players in MLS. Bruin is tied for second in goals for players who debuted in MLS in 2011, with 16 goals in 53 games. Toronto FC’s Danny Koevermans leads second‐years players with 17 goals while Vancouver’s Camilo is tied with Bruin with 16 goals.

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Dynamo snap eight‐game unbeaten run: The Dynamo were unbeaten in eight games (6‐0‐2) before the 2‐0 loss at New York on Aug. 3. It was the longest regular season unbeaten streak since Houston set a franchise record with 11 consecutive games without a loss, from April 11 ‐ June 20, 2009 (8‐0‐3). Houston also had ten‐game unbeaten streaks in 2007 (8‐0‐2) and 2006 (4‐0‐6). Houston outscored its opponents 15‐2 during the eight‐game streak.

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Taylor tallies third fastest Dynamo goal: Jermaine Taylor scored just 72 seconds into the 2‐0 win over New York on Aug. 3. It was the third fastest goal in Dynamo history, and second fastest in regular season play. Joseph Ngwenya scored 12 seconds into Houston’s SuperLiga game versus Morelia on July 29, 2007 for the fastest goal in team history. Brian Ching scored the fastest goal in MLS play, netting a goal 67 seconds into the match at Real Salt Lake on Sept. 19, 2009.

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Three’s Company (shutouts): After going over three years without three consecutive shutouts, the Dynamo recorded three clean sheets in a row twice in a seven‐game span in July and August. Houston kept its third straight clean sheet on Aug. 3 versus New York after recording three in a row to begin July. Before the run of six clean sheets in seven games, the last time Houston recorded three straight was May 30 – June 10, 2009.

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Carr sets career high with fourth goal: Calen Carr set a career high with his fourth goal of the season on Aug. 3 All four goals were scored in a four‐game span, including two versus Kansas City on July 18. Carr scored 3 goals in 2010 and 2007.

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Brad Davis, Midfield Maestro: Midfielder Brad Davis recorded two assists on July 28 at Toronto for his second consecutive two‐assist game and his fourth straight game with an assist. The all‐star midfielder has 11 assists on the season. Davis is in fifth place in the league in assists. It is the fourth consecutive season and fifth in his last seven that Davis has recorded ten or more assists.

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Davis, Cameron named All‐Stars: Midfielder Brad Davis and former Dynamo defender Geoff Cameron were named to the inactive roster for the 2012 MLS All‐Star Game. The Dynamo pair were among a group of 13 players named All‐Stars that did not compete in MLS’ 3‐2 win against Chelsea FC on July 25. The 13 inactive All‐Stars were voted on by the players. It is the fourth straight year that Davis is an All‐Star, and his fifth selection overall.

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East Coast Bias: The Dynamo completed a stretch of 14 consecutive games against Eastern Conference teams on Sept. 2 at Chicago. Houston is 7‐5‐8 overall versus the Eastern Conference.

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Ching reaches third on Dynamo games played list: Brian Ching made his 185th Dynamo appearance in all competitions on July 7 at Kansas City. He passed Brian Mullan for third on Houston’s all‐time games list.

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Davis passes De Ro for second on Dynamo scoring list: Brad Davis’ goal in the first half on June 30 was his 25th regular season goal with the Dynamo. He moved past Dwayne De Rosario into second on the franchise scoring list.

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Three in a row for Bruin: Will Bruin scored in three consecutive games (6/16, 6/20, 6/23) for the second time this season (4/15, 4/21, 4/28), with four goals in each three‐game scoring streak. He is the first Dynamo player with a pair of three‐ game scoring streaks in the same season, and just the second player to record two streaks overall (Ching). His last streak marked the sixth time a Dynamo player has scored in three consecutive games (Bruin 2012 (twice); Ching 2006, 2008; Joseph Ngwenya 2007; Stuart Holden 2009). No Dynamo player has ever scored in four consecutive games.

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Hall sets goalkeeper consecutive starts record: Tally Hall set a franchise record for consecutive regular season starts by a goalkeeper with his 47th consecutive start against FC Dallas on June 16. He broke the record of 46 set by Pat Onstad, from Sept. 13, 2008 – May 13, 2010. Hall started all 34 games in 2011 and the first 29 games in 2012, pushing the active record to 63 games. Hall has the second longest active streak MLS goalkeepers, behind Matt Pickens of Colorado (72 starts).

• 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 HOST NEW ENGLAND WITH PERFECT HOME RECORD The Dynamo will return to Houston on Saturday to face the New England Revolution. The Dynamo finish the regular season with of their final four games at home. The Dynamo will try to become the fourth team in MLS history to go undefeated at home for an entire season.

Injury Report Presented by The Methodist Center for Sports Medicine (As of Friday, Sept. 21) HOUSTON DYNAMO OUT: DF Corey Ashe (L hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Jermaine Taylor (L quad contusion)

HOUSTON DYNAMO NUMERICAL ROSTER/TECHNICAL STAFF No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Born

Pronunciation

Tally Hall

GK 6‐4

205 5‐12‐85

rhymes with RALLY

Calen Carr

6‐0

150 10‐4‐82

Jermaine Taylor

5‐10 180 1‐14‐85

6‐0

cruh‐VAL

165 8‐14‐90

Status

International

Warren Creavalle

Nathan Sturgis

M/D 5‐10 150 7‐6‐87

Colin Clark

6‐0

180 4‐11‐84

Kofi Sarkodie

5‐8

165 3‐22‐91

KO‐fee sar‐KO‐dee

Macoumba Kandji

6‐4

175 8‐2‐84

mah‐KOOM‐bah KAHN‐gee

175 10‐22‐83

Stir‐jiss

Generation adidas

10 Je‐Vaughn Watson

6‐1

11 Brad Davis

5‐11 175 11‐8‐81

12 Will Bruin

6‐2

Generation adidas

13 Ricardo Clark

5‐10 150 2‐10‐83

14 Colin Rolfe

6‐0

Rawlfe

194 10‐24‐89 175 2‐15‐90

Jeh‐Vaughn

International

15 Cam Weaver

6‐4

195 6‐10‐83

16 Adam Moffat

6‐0

175 5‐15‐86

Moff‐it

17 Luiz Camargo

5‐8

172 5‐4‐87

18 Josue Soto

5‐9

160 1‐3‐89

hoh‐SWAY

Homegrown Player

19 Alex Dixon

5‐8

150 2‐7‐90

Homegrown Player

22 Brian Ownby

6‐0

160 7‐14‐90

23 Giles Barnes

5‐11 181 8‐5‐88

24 Tyler Deric

GK 6‐3

195 8‐30‐88

DARE‐ick

25 Brian Ching

6‐1

195 5‐24‐78

26 Corey Ashe

5‐5

154 3‐14‐86

ASH

27 Boniek Garcia

5‐9

150 9‐4‐84

Bone‐ee‐ECK

GK 6‐3

185 1‐5‐93

Mar‐shy‐der

31 Andre Hainault

6‐0

180 6‐17‐86

HAY‐no

32 Bobby Boswell

6‐2

185 3‐15‐83

BOZ‐well

Head Coach – Dominic Kinnear (9th year overall, 112‐74‐91 MLS) Assistant Coach – Wade Barrett Assistant Coach – Steve Ralston Goalkeepers Coach – Tim Hanley Head Athletic Trainer – Theron Enns Director, Soccer Operations – Nick Kowba Assistant Athletic Trainer – Shane Caron Equipment Manager – Michael Porter

International

Own‐be

28 Erich Marscheider

International Homegrown Player

Designated Player International

Houston Dynamo Player Bios *All Dynamo career stats are regular season only 1 TALLY HALL GK 6-4 215 Born: 5/12/85, SeaTac, WA Age: 27 Last Club: Esbjerg fB (Denmark) - 2007-09 College: San Diego State University Dynamo career: Fourth year – 68 GP, 68 GS, 18 SHO Goalkeeper with great size and shot-blocking ability returns as the starter in 2012 after making first MLS All-Star team in 2011

2012 MLS: 29 GS, 2586 mins, 1.17 GAA, 11 shutouts, 12-7-10 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 34 GS, 3,060 mins, 1.21 GAA, 6 shutouts, 12-9-13  Tied Pat Onstad’s club record for shutouts (11 in 2007), with his 11th shutout of the season on Sept. 6  Went 734 minutes without conceding a goal in run of play from June 30 to Aug. 10  Recorded three straight shutouts twice in seven-game span (7/3, 7/7, 7/15) and (7/21, 7/28, 8/3)  Set a franchise record for goalkeepers by making his 47th consecutive start on 6/16 vs. FC Dallas, surpassing Pat Onstad’s mark of 46  2011: Posted a 1.21 GAA and notched six shutouts while playing every minute of the regular season (Dynamo Ironman of the Year).  Notched two playoff shutouts and allowed just 2 goals in 4 games in 2011 Cup run.  One of only four players to play all 3,060 minutes of the season in 2011, an MLS record. Most saves (’12): 7, 9/14/12 at Sporting Kansas City Last shutout: 9/6/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Last goal: 10/21/09 at Isidro Metapán (CCL) Last assist: 4/2/11 at New York 3 CALEN CARR FW 6-0 150 Born: 10/4/82, Berkeley, CA Age: 29 Last Club: Chicago Fire - 2006-11 College: University of California Dynamo career: Second year – 31 GP, 19 GS, 5 G, 1 A Fast, versatile forward acquired from Chicago in 2011

2012 MLS: 22 GP, 15 GS, 1293 mins, 4 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 32 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 4 GP, 4 GS, 339 mins, 0 G, 0 A

2011 MLS: 9 GP, 4 GS, 380 mins, 1 G, 0 A  CCL: Scored goal in 32-minute sub appearance vs. FAS on Thursday  Was suspended for 1-1 draw at Sporting KC after receiving fifth yellow card of 2012 on Sept. 6 vs. RSL  Headed goal vs. New York on 8/3, fourth in four games (new career high)  MLS Player of the Week, Team of the Week (Wk 20)  Assist on Mac Kandji’s first goal vs. Montreal on 7/21, first of the year and first since 10/21/07  Scored two goals on 7/18 vs. Kansas City for first twogoal regular season game of his career  Exited match vs. FC Dallas on 6/16 with left hamstring strain, missed next five matches  Started seven consecutive MLS games at right mid before hamstring injury  Offseason surgery to repair meniscus in left knee  2011: Started all four playoff matches and scored gamewinning goal in first leg vs. PHI on 10/30  Recovered from preseason concussion in 2011 to make 9 regular-season appearances, including 4 starts Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. C.D. FAS (CCL) Last goal (MLS): 8/3/12 vs. New York Red Bulls Last assist: 7/21/12 vs. Montreal Impact 4 JERMAINE TAYLOR DF 5-10 195 I Born: 1/14/85, Portland, Jamaica Age: 27 Last Club: St. George’s SC (Jamaica) – 2009-11 Other Clubs: Harbour View F.C. (Jamaica) – 2004-09 Dynamo career: Second year – 36 GP, 32 GS, 1 G, 2 A Calm, experienced defender who provides depth across backline and remains a fixture for Jamaica national team (49 caps)

2012 MLS: 23 GP, 22 GS, 1974 mins, 1 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 13 GP, 10 GS, 925 mins, 0 G, 1 A  Played 90 minutes for Jamaica in both of its World Cup qualifying matches against the U.S. (9/7, 9/11)  Scored first MLS goal vs. New York on 8/3; pushed home a loose ball on a free kick in the 2nd minute  Named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 18) for his performance at Kansas City on 7/7

 Started at all three defensive position this season (RB, CB, LB); starter at CB since 6/30  Recorded first assist of season with excellent cross from flank on Will Bruin’s first goal at D.C. on 4/28  In 2011, made 13 appearances (10 starts), while missing time due to injury and national team duty Last goal: 8/3/12 vs. New York Red Bulls (first in MLS) Last assist: 4/28/12 at Columbus Crew 5 WARREN CREAVALLE DF 6-0 165 Born: 8/14/90, Brooklyn, NY Age: 22 Last Club: University of Central Florida ROOKIE Acquired: Selected by Houston in second round of 2012 SuperDraft (No. 37 overall) Predominately a defensive midfielder in college, has begun transition to right back with Houston

2012 MLS: 7 GP, 4 GS, 382 mins, 0 G, 0A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 160 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 7 GP, 7 GS, 628 mins, 0 G, 2 A  CCL: Returned from ankle injury to start at left back and played 90 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday  Missed 8/22-9/20 with left ankle sprain suffered in 8/22 game at C.D. FAS  Started at right back at Toronto FC on 7/28, switched to left back for final 12 minutes  Made two starts in central midfield  First MLS appearance and start in 3-1 loss at Vancouver on 6/10 (played 90 minutes at RB)  Started and played 90 minutes in USOC match vs. San Antonio on 5/29  Rookie has started all seven Reserve League games  Played at Furman University (2008-09) and University of Central Florida (2010-11)  Two-time All-Conference USA First Team (2010, ’11)  Two-time All-Southern Conference Second Team (‘08, ’09)  Played for U.S. U-20 national team on a tour of Spain against Real Madrid, Atletico Marid, and Rayo Vallecano (2008) Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) M/D 5-10 150 6 NATHAN STURGIS Born: 7/6/87, Boca Raton, FL Age: 25 Last Club: Toronto FC (2011) Other Clubs: Seattle (2009-10), Real Salt Lake (2007-08), LA Galaxy (2006-07)

College: Clemson University Dynamo career: 2012 debut *Traded from Toronto FC in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2012 SuperDraft on 12/29/11. Versatile player who can fill roles in midfield and defense, while offering both experience and youth to new club

2012 MLS: 4 GP, 3 GS, 242 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 151 min, 0 G, 2 A 2012 Reserves: 5 GP, 5 GS, 450 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 14 GP, 11 GS, 953 mins, 0 G,0 A  CCL: Suspended for Thursday’s game vs. FAS due to red card in last CCL match, 8/30 at Olimpia  CCL: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30, assisting on Adam Moffat’s goal and receiving a straight red card in 61st minute  Played 78 minutes in start on 6/10 at Vancouver  Made Dynamo starting debut in 1-1 draw at Chicago  2011: Appeared in 14 games for Toronto FC, starting 11. Led club with 31 corner kicks  2010: Appeared in 20 games for Seattle, starting 16. Last start: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) Last goal: 9/18/10 at Columbus (only career goal) Last assist: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) 7 COLIN CLARK MF 6-0 180 Born: 4/11/84, Fort Collins, CO Age: 28 Last Club: Colorado Rapids (2006-10) College: Southern Methodist University Dynamo career: Third year – 33 GP, 23 GS, 5 G, 3 A Tricky, technical attacking midfielder acquired from Colorado in 2010. United States international (1 cap)

2012 MLS: 14 GP, 6 GS, 655 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 251 mins, 0 G, 2 A 2012 Reserves: 3 GP, 3 GS, 222 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 29 GP, 17 GS, 1,486 mins, 4 G, 3 A  CCL: Assisted on Bobby Boswell’s goal with free kick on Thursday vs. FAS  Scored winning goal in 1-0 win over RSL on Sept. 6, a stoppage-time penalty for first goal of 2012; it was Clark’s first MLS action since 7/3 (10 games without playing)  2011: Returned from 2010 ACL injury and made first MLS appearance for Houston on 4/10/11

Last goal: 9/6/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Last assist: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last start: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) 8 KOFI SARKODIE DF 5-8 165 GA Born: 3/22/91, Dayton, OH Age: 21 Last Club: University of Akron Dynamo career: Second year – 12 GP, 9 GS, 0 G, 0 A Dynamic outside defender who likes to attack. Selected by Dynamo with No. 7 pick of 2011 MLS SuperDraft. United States U-23 international

2012 MLS: 5 GP, 2 GS, 245 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2012 Reserves: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 582 mins, 0 G, 0 A  CCL: Started at right back on Thursday vs. FAS, playing 90 minutes in 4-0 win  Played 90 minutes at Sporting KC on Sept. 14 (RB)  Made first MLS start of 2012 on Sept. 6 vs. RSL (RB)  12 minute substitute appearance on July 28 at Toronto  Made 2012 debut as sub in 3-2 loss at D.C. on 4/28  Played 90 minutes in two of three games for the U.S. U-23 team in the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying, starting games vs. Cuba and El Salvador  Played 90 minutes in US U-23s 2-0 win over rival Mexico in friendly in Frisco, Texas on Feb. 29.  Started in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25/11, becoming youngest Dynamo player to start an MLS match at age 20 years, 3 days Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: never in MLS Last assist: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL) (never in MLS) 9 MACOUMBA KANDJI FW 6-4 175 Born: 8/2/85, Dakar, Senegal Age: 27 Last Club: Colorado Rapids - 2010-11 Other Clubs: N.Y. Red Bulls – 2008-10 College: Georgia Military College Dynamo career: 2012 debut *Traded from Colorado in exchange for a conditional draft pick on 2/8/12. A tall, quick, athletic forward, who has can play both the outside mid and forward positions.

2012 MLS: 25 GP, 17 GS, 1375 mins, 3 G, 2 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 15 mins, 0 G, 0 A

2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 6 GS, 487 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 9 GP, 1 GS, 123 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Has set new career-high for games played with 25 in 2012, eclipsing previous high of 23, set in 2009 with New York.  CCL: Substitute for final 15 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30  Assisted Calen Carr’s goal vs. New York on 8/3 with a right-footed cross to the back post  2 goals against Montreal Impact on 7/21; his second career brace in MLS  MLS Team of the Week (Week 20)  Scored first goal since 4/3/10 (w/ NY) at Vancouver on 6/10, a side-footed half-volley from Brian Ownby’s cross in the 83rd minute  Has started all six Reserve League games  2011: Appeared in nine games (one start) for Colorado ... Playoffs: Made three appearances off the bench and totaled 102 minutes Last goal: 7/21/12 vs. Montreal Impact (2) Last assist: 8/3/12 vs. New York Red Bulls 10 JE-VAUGHN WATSON MF 6-1 175 I Born: 10/22/83, St. Catherine, Jamaica Age: 28 Last Club: Sporting Central (Jamaica) – 2005-11 Other Clubs: None Dynamo career: Second year – 40 GP, 23 GS, 1 G, 2 A Energetic player who can play a variety of roles in midfield. Jamaica international (19 caps)

2012 MLS: 18 GP, 12 GS, 1006 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 238 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 0 GS, 44 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 22 GP, 11 GS, 1,163 mins, 1 G, 2 A  CCL: Started and played 58 minutes on Thursday vs. FAS  Started both games for Jamaica in World Cup qualifying and played 90 minutes on Sept. 7 and 75 minutes on Sept. 11 vs. United States  Returned to field on 7/15 after missing three games with a left groin strain  Played for Jamaica in 2-1 loss at Panama on 6/1, had an assist in 2-1 win vs. Guatemala on 6/8, played 90 minutes in 0-0 draw at Antigua & Barbuda on 6/12  Started six consecutive games to begin 2012 for his longest starting streak in his MLS career  Scored goal and had two assists for Jamaica in pair of February friendlies vs. Cuba and New Zealand

 Acquired in April 2011 and made Dynamo debut as substitute in 1-1 tie at CHI on 4/23 Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL) Last assist: 5/7/11 at Toronto FC 11 BRAD DAVIS MF 5-11 175 Born: 11/8/81, St. Charles, MO Age: 30 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2005) Other Clubs: Dallas Burn - 2003-04, New York - 2002 College: Saint Louis University Dynamo career: Seventh year – 186 GP, 170 GS, 28 G, 73 A Original Dynamo player, 5-time MLS All-Star and winner of last three team MVP awards. Club's all-time leader in games, starts, and assists, the midfielder recorded 16 assists in 2011 and finished as MLS MVP runner-up and named to MLS Bext XI. United States international (5 caps)

2012 MLS: 26 GP, 24 GS, 2141 mins, 6 G, 11 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 9 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 34 GS, 2,892 mins, 4 G, 16 A  Set new career-high with seventh goal of season with great goal at Sporting KC on Sept. 14. Previous high of six goals was set in 2003 with Dallas  Recorded 11th assist of season on Ching’s goal on Sept. 2  Named to All-Star team for fifth time in 2012  Two assists at Toronto on 7/28  6 assists in 4 games from 7/15 to 7/28  Named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 12)  Scored first-ever goal at BBVA Compass Stadium on 5/12, a stunning 30-yard bending strike for winning goal in 67th minute (MLS Goal of the Week nominee)  2011: Assisted two of three Houston goals in playoff series vs. PHI with free kick deliveries  League MVP runner up after leading MLS with 16 assists  40 assists over last three seasons (16, 12, 12)  Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week on seven different occasions, tied for the most in MLS  Started every regular-season match for the first time in his career Last goal: 9/14/12 at Sporting Kansas City Last assist: 9/2/12 at Chicago

12 WILL BRUIN FW 6-2 194 GA Born: 10/24/89, St. Louis, MO Age: 22 Last Club: Indiana University Dynamo career: Second year – 53 GP, 48 GS, 16 G, 4 A Forward saw significant playing time after being selected in the first round (No. 11) of 2011 MLS SuperDraft

2012 MLS: 28 GP, 27 GS, 2184 mins, 11 G, 3 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 6 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 25 GP, 21 GS, 1,693 mins, 5 G, 1 A  CCL: Substitute for final six minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30  Recorded 11th goal of season on Aug. 22 vs. Toronto in 50th career regular season game; first goal since 7/15 vs. D.C. (seven games)  11 goals is most in a season for Dynamo player since Brian Ching scored 13 in 2008 to set franchise record  Scored in three consecutive games (4 goals total) from 4/15 to 4/28. It was the fifth time a Dynamo player has scored in three consecutive games (Ching 2006, 2008; Joseph Ngwenya 2007; Stuart Holden 2009)  Two multi-goal games this season (at D.C. 4/28, vs. Toronto 6/20)  MLS Team of the Week: Weeks 7, 8 and 16  2011: Scored five goals to tie for lead among MLS rookies while appearing in club-rookie-record 25 games  Became fifth player and first rookie in Dynamo history to score a hat trick in 4-1 win vs. DC on 4/29 ... In the process, became second-youngest player in MLS history and fourth MLS rookie to ever score three goals in a game Last goal: 8/25/12 vs. Toronto FC Last assist: 7/21/12 vs. Montreal Impact Last hat trick: 4/29/11 vs. DC United (only in MLS) 13 RICARDO CLARK MF 5-10 180 Born: 2/10/83, Atlanta, GA Age: 29 Last Club: on loan at Stabæk Football (Norway) (2012) Other Clubs: New York MetroStars 2003-04, San Jose Earthquakes 2005, Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) ‘10-12 College: Furman University Dynamo career: Fifth year – 103 GP, 100 GS, 7 G, 8 A Dynamo original returns to the club after a three-year stint in Europe. 2006 MLS Best XI, 2007 MLS All-Star First XI. United States international (34 caps)

2012 MLS: 6 GP, 4 GS, 389 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 1 GS, 82 mins, 1 G, 0 A  Played center back in 1-0 win over RSL on Sept. 6, earning MLS Team of the Week honors  Made first appearance in return with Dynamo on Aug. 10 at New York (15 min. sub appearance)  Played 82 minutes in Reserve game on Aug. 14  Led the Dynamo to two MLS Cups (2006, 07) in his first stint with the team (2006-2009)  Named to the MLS Best XI in 2006  US international started two games in 2010 World Cup in South Africa Last goal (MLS): 8/9/09 vs. Chicago Fire Last assist (MLS): 5/30/09 vs. Toronto FC 14 COLIN ROLFE FW 6-0 175 Born: 2/15/90, Spokane, WA Age: 22 Last Club: University of Louisville ROOKIE Acquired: Selected by Houston in first round of 2012 MLS SuperDraft (No. 18 overall) Hard-nosed forward, drafted by the Dynamo with the No. 18 overall selection in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A

2012 Reserves: 7 GP, 1 GS, 214 mins, 3 G, 1 A  Made professional debut as a sub in USOC match at San Antonio on 5/29  Has been productive in his seven Reserve League games, scoring goals at Sporting KC on 3/27, at COL on 5/23 and vs. FCD on 6/16, as well as assisting on the winner at FC Dallas on 4/10  Named a finalist for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy as the nation’s top college player in 2010  Appeared in 87 career games, with 79 starts, and finished with 33 goals and 21 assists  Finished 2011 with 9 goals, 10 assists in 23 games

15 CAM WEAVER FW 6-4 195 Born: 6/10/83, Tacoma, WA Age: 29 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2009) Other Clubs: FK Haugesund (Norway) – 2007-2009; Seattle Sounders (USL1) - 2006 College: Seattle University Dynamo career: Fourth year – 54 GP, 30 GS, 10 G, 3 A

Towering target forward who missed end of 2011 season with hip injury

2012 MLS: 5 GP, 1 GS, 120 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 264 mins, 2 G, 2 A 2012 Reserves: 7 GP, 7 GS, 606 mins, 6 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 28 GP, 16 GS, 1,611 mins, 4 G, 1 A  CCL: Scored a goal and provided two assists in 4-0 win over FAS on Thursday  CCL: Played 75 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30  CCL: Scored goal in 3-1 win @ FAS on 8/22  Appeared in first MLS game since May 9 on 8/19, playing final 14 minutes in 2-2 draw with Columbus  2012 Reserves: Scored game-winning goals in 2-0 win vs. SKC on 8/14, 1-0 win at FCD on 4/10, 3-0 win at SKCity on 3/27 and in stoppage time vs. FCD on 6/16 (second of two)  Made first MLS start since 9/14/11 in 1-0 loss at New York on 5/9  Made season debut as substitute in 1-0 win at San Jose on 3/17 for first appearance since 9/17/11.  Missed 2011 playoffs following October surgery to repair torn labrum in hip  Scored four goals in 2011 to tie an MLS career high and added an assist … Four goals came in first 13 games; he played rest of year with labrum injury Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last two-goal game: 6/13/09 at FC Dallas 16 ADAM MOFFAT MF 6-0 175 Born: 5/15/86, Glasgow, Scotland Age: 26 Last Club: Portland (2011) Other Clubs: Columbus – 2007-10, Cleveland City Stars – 2007 (USL2); Elgin City – 2006-07 (Scotland); Ross County – 2005-06 (Scotland) Dynamo career: Second year – 33 GP, 31 GS, 4 G, 3 A Tenacious two-way midfielder acquired in July 2011 trade with Portland in exchange for Lovel Palmer and Mike Chabala.

2012 MLS: 20 GP, 19 GS, 1695 mins, 2 G, 2 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 13 GP, 12 GS, 1,103 mins, 2 G, 1 A (HOU only)

 CCL: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo’s 4-0 win vs. FAS on Thursday  CCL: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30, scoring equalizer with header  Scored equalizer in 82nd minute vs. Columbus on Aug. 19, his second goal of year  Missed three games (7/15-7/21) with groin strain  Scored game-winning goal vs. FC Dallas on 6/16 in the 76th minute; first goal of the year  Assist from corner kick on Bruin’s opening goal in 2-2 draw at Columbus on 4/21  Earned assist on Andre Hainault’s stoppage-time winner at Chivas USA on 3/11/12  2011: Key acquisition via trade helped Dynamo go 6-2-4 in his 12 starts while scoring two spectacular long-range goals and adding one assist  Scored spectacular goal from nearly 40 yards out to key 21 win vs. POR on 8/14/11 ... Strike against his former club was voted MLS Goal of the Week Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) Last assist: 4/21/12 at Columbus 17 LUIZ CAMARGO MF 5-8 172 I Born: 5/24/87, Vinheda, Brazil Age: 25 Last Club: Paraná Clube 2009-11 (Brazil Serie B) Other Clubs: Mogi Mirim 2009 (Brazil) Dynamo career: Second year – 31 GP, 20 GS, 1 G, 3 A Skilled, hard-tackling midfielder acquired in August 2011

2012 MLS: 24 GP, 14 GS, 1272 mins, 1 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 2 GS, 154 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 5 GP, 5 GS, 354 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 7 GP, 6 GS, 515 mins, 0 G, 2 A  CCL: Substitute for final 9 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday  Made first MLS start since July 21 in 1-0 win over RSL on Sept. 6  CCL: Played 64 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30  Tallied first assist of 2012 on Will Bruin’s goal on 7/15 vs. D.C. United  Scored first MLS goal on 5/19 at New England, a blistering half-volley in the 87th minute to equalize the match (Goal of the Week nominee)  Appeared in every game since missing first two of the season

 2011: Played every minute of all four playoff games  Key player in Houston's late surge, appearing in the last seven games and contributing two assists, while helping Houston go 4-0-2 in his six starts  Set up game-clinching goal late in 2-0 win at KC on 11/6, playing long through ball to Carlo Costly Last start: 9/6/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Last assist: 7/15/12 vs. D.C. United Last goal: 5/19/12 at New England (first MLS goal) 18 JOSUE SOTO MF Born: 1/3/89, Fort Worth, TX Last Club: Dynamo Academy College: Southern Methodist University Dynamo career – Second year

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Steady midfielder and home-grown product signed in Jan. 2011 after completing collegiate career at SMU.

2012 MLS: Has not appeared in an MLS match 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 4 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 4 GS, 429 mins, 0 G, 3 A 2011 Reserves: 10 GS, 873 mins, 0 G, 2 A  CCL: Entered as sub in 86th minute on 8/22 at FAS, helping secure 3-1 win in CCL debut  Currently on loan to the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League (NASL), but agreement allows him to play in select Dynamo games, including Champions League  Played 15 minutes as substitute in USOC match at San Antonio on 5/29  2011: Rookie did not appear in a competitive match Last start: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL) 19 ALEX DIXON MF 5-8 150 HG Born: 2/7/90, Bay City, TX Age: 22 Last Club: Dynamo Academy College: University of North Carolina Dynamo career: Second year – 10 GP, 0 GS, 1 G, 0 A Talented attacking player and home-grown product signed after three years at North Carolina.

2012 MLS: 2 GP, 0 GS, 52 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 19 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 6 GS, 512 mins, 1 G, 2 A 2011 MLS: 7 GP, 84 mins, 1 G, 0 A

 CCL: Made Champions League debut with 19-minute sub appearance vs. FAS on Thursday  Played 2 minutes as a sub on Sept. 6 vs. Real Salt Lake  Made 2012 MLS debut on 5/9 at New York  Tallied goal and two assists in 3-0 Reserve League win at Sporting Kansas City on 3/27  Has started six Reserve League games.  2011: Made seven substitute appearances in league play and scored one goal in his rookie season Last appearance: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last start: 5/29/12 at San Antonio (USOC) Last goal: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake (first MLS goal) 22 BRIAN OWNBY MF 6-0 160 Born: 7/16/90, Glen Allen, VA Age: 22 Last Club: University of Virginia ROOKIE Acquired: Selected by Houston in first round of 2012 Supplemental draft (No. 7 overall) Hard-working outside midfielder who can run at opponents and offers pace on the right flank.

Last assist: 6/20/12 vs. Toronto FC MF 5-11 181 I 23 GILES BARNES Born: 8/5/88, London, England Age: 24 Last Club: Doncaster Rovers F.C. (England) 2011-12 Other Clubs: West Bromich Albion (2010-11), Derby County (2005-09) Dynamo career: 2012 debut

Quick, explosive attacking midfielder/winger with set-piece ability and English Premier League experience

2012 MLS: 1 GP, 0 GS, 9 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 1 GS, 71 mins, 1 G, 0 A  CCL: Made Dynamo home debut on Thursday and scored stunning 30-yard goal with strike into upper corner  Made Dynamo debut as substitute for final nine minutes at Sporting KC on Sept. 14  Spent 2011‐12 season with Doncaster Rovers of the English Championship, tallying one goal and four assists in 36 appearances in all competitions

2012 MLS: 7 GP, 0 GS, 115 mins, 0 G, 2 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 20 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 5 GS, 244 mins, 1 G, 0 A  CCL: Entered as substitute in 70th minute on 8/22 at FAS, helping secure a 3-1 win  Played 13 minutes as a substitute in 3-3 draw vs. Toronto on 6/20; secondary assist on Will Bruin’s 90th minute equalizer  Made MLS debut as substitute at Vancouver on 6/10, played 12 minutes and earned first career assist on Mac Kandji’s 83rd minute goal  Made pro debut in USOC match at San Antonio on 5/29, coming on as a sub in the 62nd minute  Suffered left elbow dislocation in Reserve League game at Chicago on 4/16  Scored winning goal in 80th minute of 1-0 win Colorado Rapids on 3/13. Came off bench and buried the rebound of Jermaine Taylor’s shot.  Played four years at the University of Virginia (2008-11)  Scored 19 goals and added 10 assists in 72 games  2011 All-ACC Second Team and NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region Third Team  Played for USA at FIFA U-20 World Cup (scored one goal in group stage match against Cameroon)  2007 Virginia High School Player of the Year Last appearance: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL) Last goal: None in MLS

 138 total appearances in all competitions in England, including 35 games in the English Premier League

 12 appearances for England’s U‐19 national team  Joined Derby County of England in 2005 at age 17 and helped the Rams gain promotion to the EPL in 2007

 Scored ten goals in 84 appearances with Derby County and earned its Young Player of the Year award in 2007

 Spent 2010‐11 with West Bromwich Albion of the English Premier League and made 19 appearances

Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) GK 24 TYLER DERIC Born: 8/30/88, Houston, TX Last Club: Dynamo Academy College: North Carolina Dynamo career: Fourth year – 2 GP, 2 GS

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First ever Academy product; served as No. 2 goalkeeper in 2011 after strong outings in 2010.

2012 MLS: Has not appeared in an MLS match 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 0.67 GAA, 1 shutout, 2-0-1 2012 Reserves: 7 GS, 630 mins, 0.71 GAA, 4 shutouts, 5-1-1

2011 Reserves: 10 GS, 900 mins, 1.10 GAA, 6 shutouts, 6-4-0  CCL: Earned first CCL shutout in Houston’s 4-0 win vs. FAS on Thursday  CCL: Made several big saves in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30  CCL: Made first-ever international start on 8/22 at FAS, earning first win with two vital second-half saves on Alexander Larin  Loaned out to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) for their match vs. Puerto Rico Islanders on 8/5 (2-1 L)  Recorded shutouts in four Reserve League wins – 2-0 vs. SKC on 8/14, 1-0 at FC Dallas 4/10, 3-0 win at SKC on 3/27 and 1-0 vs. Colorado on 3/13.  Has now recorded 10 shutouts in 17 Reserve League games since start of 2011  2011: Served as Tally Hall’s backup entire season  Reserves: Led MLS Reserve League with six shutouts while playing every minute of all 10 games Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last shutout: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Most saves (Career): 5, 10/23/10 vs. Seattle FW 6-1 195 25 BRIAN CHING Born: 5/24/78, Haleiwa, HI Age: 34 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2003-05) Other Clubs: LA Galaxy (2001) College: Gonzaga University Dynamo career: Seventh year – 152 GP, 126 GS, 56 G, 19 A Traded back to Houston on 2/16/11 after Montreal selected Ching in 2011 Expansion draft. Original Dynamo player and all-time leading scorer. The forward led or tied for the team lead in goals in five consecutive seasons (2007-2011) and set a franchise and personal record with 13 goals in 2008. United States international (45 caps, 11 goals)

2012 MLS: 27 GP, 13 GS, 1319 mins, 5 G, 3 A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 161 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 20 GP, 15 GS, 1,242 mins, 5 G, 1 A  CCL: Played 71 minutes on Thursday vs. FAS  Set new career-high for games in a season with 26th on Sept. 2 at Chicago; also matched 2011 total with fifth goal of season  CCL: Started on 8/22 at FAS, scoring header goal in 12th min. and playing 90 minutes in 3-1 win  Goal at FAS on 8/22 was sixth international goal with Dynamo, tying Stuart Holden for club record  Started at Toronto on 7/28, scored fourth goal of the year in the 86th minute

 Drew and converted a game-winning penalty in the 83rd minute vs. Philadelphia on 6/30, his first goal at BBVA Compass Stadium and the 20th game-winning goal of his career  Start at Vancouver on 6/10 was his 200th MLS appearance, 137 of which are with the Dynamo (second on all-time Dynamo list)  Assisted on Will Bruin’s goal at Chicago, marking his 25th assist in all competitions for Dynamo  Started opening day on 3/11 for the sixth time in seven years with Houston  2011: Was limited to 1,242 minutes in 20 appearances due to injury (hamstring, ribs, foot and adductor), the lowest minute total of his Houston career, but still tied for team lead with five goals Last goal: 9/2/12 at Chicago (CCL) Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last assist: 6/23/12 at Montreal Impact Last two-goal game: 7/30/11 vs. Seattle Sounders Last hat trick: 8/21/10 vs. Chicago Fire (2 in MLS) 26 COREY ASHE DF 5-5 154 Born: 3/14/86, Orange County, CA Age: 26 Last Club: University of North Carolina Dynamo career: Sixth year – 156 GP, 102 GS, 1 G, 12 A Career midfielder switched to left back early in 2011 season and earned MLS All-Star selection

2012 MLS: 27 GP, 27 GS, 2355 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 32 GP, 30 GS, 2,617 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Has started 21 consecutive MLS games  Start vs. Portland on 5/15 was Ashe’s 137th MLS regular season appearance to move to second on the Dynamo alltime list  Earned assist on Bruin’s second goal at D.C. at 4/28  Missed San Jose game on 3/17 with strained left hamstring  2011: Began season at right midfield but became starter at left back, starting 28 games  Named MLS All-Star for the first time Last goal: 9/22/09 vs. Árabe Unido (CCL) Last assist: 4/28/12 at D.C. United 27 BONIEK GARCIA MF Born: 9/4/84, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Last Club: C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) 2003-12 Dynamo career: 2012 debut Acquired: Transfer from C.D. Olimpia on June 7, 2012 Versatile two-way midfielder who is a fixture for the Honduran national team (71 caps)

31 ANDRE HAINAULT DF 6-0 180 Born: 6/17/86, Montréal, QC, Canada Age: 26 Last Club: FK SIAD Most - 2005-08 (Czech Rep.) Other Clubs: Sparta Prague 2008 (loan), Montreal Impact 2004-05 (USL1) Dynamo career: Fourth year – 102 GP, 98 GS, 6 G, 6 A

2012 MLS: 13 GP, 13 GS, 1170 mins, 1 G, 6 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Earned sixth assist in 13 games with Dynamo on Davis’ goal Sept. 14 at Kansas City  6 assists in 13 MLS games with Dynamo; 90 minutes in all 13 games  Played 90 minutes for Honduras in both of its World Cup qualifying wins over Cuba (9/7, 9/11)  CCL: Played 90 minutes against former club in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30  Started for Honduras in 2-0 friendly win over Boca Juniors on Aug. 15  Assist on Brian Ching’s goal on 7/28 at Toronto  MLS Team of the Week (Week 19)  Scored first MLS goal on 7/17 vs. D.C., with header from Andre Hainault cross (first headed goal of his career); also recorded assist on Bruin’s goal  MLS debut in start vs. Philadelphia on 6/30, played 90 minutes at right wing  Made 115 appearances for Olimpia, scoring 14 goals  Played in 14 CONCACAF Champions League matches from 2008-2011, scored two goals, advanced to quarterfinals of 2010-11 CCL tournament  International: 71 caps for Honduras at a variety of positions; (1 goal) Last goal: 7/15/12 vs. D.C. United Last assist: 9/14/12 at Sporting Kansas City 28 ERICH MARSCHEIDER GK 6-3 185 Born: 1/5/93, Vienna, Austria Age: 19 Last Club: Colorado Rush Soccer Club ROOKIE Acquired: Signed with Dynamo on Feb. 22, 2012 after trial Young, hard-working goalkeeper who signed with the Dynamo midway through the 2012 preseason  Played three years of varsity soccer at Pine Creek High School (Colorado Springs, Colo.)  Earned Golden Gloves honors as top goalkeeper in 2011 for Colorado Rush program

Promising Canadian defender who can play anywhere on back line. Canada international (28 caps, 2 goals)

2012 MLS: 23 GP, 22 GS, 1864 mins, 2 G, 3 A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 31 GS, 2,790 mins, 1 G, 0 A  CCL: Played 90 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday  Played 90 minutes in both of Canada’s World Cup qualifying matches with Panama (9/7, 9/11)  3 assists this year is a new career high, zero assists last season (previous high: 2)  Played 90 minutes at center back against the U.S., Cuba and Honduras with Canadian national team in June  Headed in game-winning goal vs. LA Galaxy on 5/26 off a Brad Davis corner kick  MLS Team of the Week (Weeks 10 and 12)  Made his 100th Dynamo appearance in all competitions at Columbus on 4/21, becoming the 15th player to reach 100 in franchise history  Scored game-winner in the 2nd minute of stoppage time for 1-0 win at Chivas USA on 3/11/12  2011: Dynamo Defender of the Year  Played every minute of playoffs and led team with two goals Last goal: 5/29/12 vs. LA Galaxy Last assist: 7/17/12 vs. Sporting Kansas City Last yellow card: 4/21/12 at Columbus Crew

32 BOBBY BOSWELL DF 6-2 185 Born: 3/15/83, Austin, TX Age: 29 Last Club: D.C. United (2005-07) College: Florida International University Dynamo career: Fifth year – 141 GP, 140 GS, 9 G, 4 A Backbone of the Dynamo defense since joining club in 2008. United States international (3 caps)

2012 MLS: 29 GP, 29 GS, 2570 mins, 2 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 2 GS, 206 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 28 GP, 27 GS, 2,460 mins, 5 G, 1 A  CCL: Scored goal and played 90 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday  Played full time in 37 consecutive MLS matches (3,380 consecutive minutes, including playoffs) before exiting Houston’s 1‐0 win on Sept. 6 in the 74th minute with a stomach virus

 First assist of the year, a header off a Brad Davis corner kick, to Calen Carr at Toronto on 7/28  Two goals this year, both headers off of Brad Davis corner kicks (vs. TFC, vs. MTL)  5/12 vs. D.C. was his 200th Major League Soccer appearance in his eight-year career. He has averaged 27.4 games per season  2011: Scored a career-high five goals to tie for the team lead, adding one assist Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last assist: 7/28/12 at Toronto FC Last yellow card: 9/2/12 at Chicago Last red card: 7/24/10 at Columbus Crew LEGEND: GK-goalkeeper; DF-defender; MF-midfielder; FWforward; I-international; HG-home-grown; GA Generation adidas; USOC-U.S. Open Cup; CCL-CONCACAF Champions League

HOW THE 2012 DYNAMO WERE ASSEMBLED Date 12/16/05 12/16/05 1/12/07 12/12/07 1/18/08 1/23/09 2/27/09 4/14/09 6/9/09 9/15/10 1/13/11 1/13/11 1/19/11 1/19/11 2/16/11 3/23/11 4/15/11 7/21/11 8/9/11 12/29/11 1/12/12 1/12/12 1/17/12 2/8/12 2/22/12 4/13/12 6/7/12 8/8/12 8/29/12

Player Brian Ching Brad Davis Corey Ashe Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Tally Hall Tyler Deric Andre Hainault Cam Weaver Colin Clark Kofi Sarkodie Will Bruin Josue Soto Alex Dixon Jermaine Taylor Calen Carr Je-Vaughn Watson Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo Nathan Sturgis Colin Rolfe Warren Creavalle Brian Ownby Macoumba Kandji Eric Marscheider Oscar Recio Boniek Garcia Ricardo Clark Giles Barnes

Transaction type Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 03 Supplemental Draft) Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 05 trade) 2007 MLS SuperDraft, Round 2 (pick 26) Traded from D.C. United for Zach Wells 2008 MLS SuperDraft, Round 3 (pick 42) Signed as discovery player on free transfer from Esbjerg (Denmark) Signed as home-grown player (first in club history) Transferred from SIAD Most (Czech Republic) Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for Chris Wondolowski Traded from Colorado Rapids for Brian Mullan 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 7) 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 11) Signed as home-grown player Signed as home-grown player Transferred from St. George’s (Jamaica) Traded from Chicago Fire for Dominic Oduro Transferred from Sporting Central (Jamaica) Traded from Portland Timbers for Mike Chabala and Lovel Palmer Loaned from Clube Paraná (Brazil) Traded from Toronto FC for conditional draft pick 2012 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 (pick 18) 2012 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 (pick 37) 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 (pick 7) Traded from Colorado for conditional draft pick Signed as trialist Loaned from C.F. Monterrey (Mexico) Transferred from C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) Signed as free agent (originally moved with club from San Jose) Signed as free agent

Acquisitions by first season with club 2006 3 2007 1 2008 2 2009 4 2010 1 2011 9 2012 9

Acquisitions by method MLS SuperDraft MLS Supplemental Draft Trade Home-Grown Player San Jose original Transfer Loan Trialist Free agent

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DYNAMO GAME-BYGAME LINEUPS Dynamo at Chivas USA – 3/11/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Colin Clark Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson Brad Davis Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 86) Will Bruin (Calen Carr 77) Dynamo at San Jose Earthquakes – 3/17/12

Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Jermaine Taylor Colin Clark (Nathan Sturgis 82) Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson Brad Davis Will Bruin (Calen Carr 67) Brian Ching (C) (Cam Weaver 67) Dynamo at Seattle Sounders – 3/23/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault (Jermaine Taylor 45) Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Colin Clark Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson (Luiz Camargo 67) Brad Davis Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 76)

(Formations listed right‐to‐left)

(4‐4‐2 unless otherwise noted)

Dynamo at Chicago Fire – 4/15/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Jermaine Taylor Je‐Vaughn Watson Nathan Sturgis Luiz Camargo (Calen Carr 63) Corey Ashe Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) Dynamo at Columbus Crew – 4/21/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Jermaine Taylor Je‐Vaughn Watson (Calen Carr 79) Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo Corey Ashe (Macoumba Kandji 91) Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) (Cam Weaver 84) Dynamo at D.C. United – 4/28/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault (Brad Davis 72) Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Jermaine Taylor Je‐Vaughn Watson (Calen Carr 59) Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo Corey Ashe (Kofi Sarkodie 82) Will Bruin Brian Ching (C)

Dynamo at New York Red Bulls – 5/9/12

Tally Hall Jermaine Taylor Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Calen Carr Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo (Alex Dixon 56) Brad Davis (C) Cam Weaver (Will Bruin 61) Macoumba Kandji (Colin Clark 73) D.C. United at Dynamo – 5/12/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Jermaine Taylor Calen Carr (Colin Clark 71) Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson (Luiz Camargo 66) Brad Davis Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 84) Portland Timbers at Dynamo – 5/15/12 Tally Hall Jermaine Taylor Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Calen Carr Nathan Sturgis Luiz Camargo Brad Davis (C) (Alex Dixon 74) Will Bruin (Brian Ching 64) Macoumba Kandji (Colin Clark 71)

Dynamo at N.E,Revolution – 5/19/12 Tally Hall Jermaine Taylor Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Calen Carr (Macoumba Kandji 76) Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson (Luiz Camargo 66) Brad Davis (Colin Clark 70) Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) LA Galaxy at Dynamo – 5/26/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Calen Carr (Colin Clark 75) Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson Brad Davis (Luiz Camargo 84) Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 72 Dynamo at Vancouver Whitecaps – 6/10/12 Tally Hall Warren Creavalle Bobby Boswell Nathan Sturgis (Brian Ownby 78) Corey Ashe Calen Carr Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo (Colin Clark 71) Brad Davis Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 71)

F.C. Dallas at Dynamo – 6/16/12 Tally Hall Jermaine Taylor Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Calen Carr (Colin Clark 45) Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson (Luiz Camargo 75) Brad Davis Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 77)

Toronto F.C. at Dynamo – 6/20/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Colin Clark (Brian Ownby 77) Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo (Je‐Vaughn Watson 57) Brad Davis (C) Will Bruin Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ching 63) Dynamo at Montreal Impact – 6/23/12 Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Geoff Cameron Corey Ashe Colin Clark (Brian Ownby 62) Adam Moffat Je‐Vaughn Watson (Luiz Camargo 51) Brad Davis Will Bruin Brian Ching (C) (Warren Creavalle 81) Philadelphia Union at Dynamo – 6/30/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Jermaine Taylor Bobby Boswell Corey Ashe Luiz Camargo (Warren Creavalle 79) Geoff Cameron Brad Davis (C) Boniek Garcia Will Bruin (Brian Ching 74) Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ownby 71) Chicago Fire at Dynamo – 7/3/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Luiz Camargo (Brian Ownby 69) Adam Moffat Brad Davis (C) Boniek Garcia Will Bruin (Brian Ching 65) Macoumba Kandji (Colin Clark 9)

Dynamo at Sporting KC – 7/7/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Luiz Camargo (Warren Creavalle 66) Adam Moffat Brad Davis (C) Boniek Garcia Will Bruin (Brian Ching 66) Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ownby 80) D.C. United at Dynamo – 7/15/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Luiz Camargo Geoff Cameron Brad Davis (C) (Je‐Vaughn Watson 73) Boniek Garcia Will Bruin (Brian Ching 64) Macoumba Kandji (Calen Carr 64) Sporting KC at Dynamo – 7/18/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Warren Creavalle (Luiz Camargo 68) Brad Davis (C) Calen Carr Will Bruin (Brian Ownby 78) Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ching 60) Montreal at Dynamo – 7/21/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell (C) Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Luiz Camargo (Brad Davis 68) Warren Creavalle Boniek Garcia Calen Carr (Je‐Vaughn Watson 58) Will Bruin (Brian Ching 82) Macoumba Kandji

Dynamo at Toronto FC – 7/28/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Warren Creavalle Bobby Boswell Andre Hainault Corey Ashe (Kofi Sarkodie 78) Boniek Garcia Adam Moffat Brad Davis Calen Carr (Je‐Vaughn Watson 83) Brian Ching (C) Macoumba Kandji (Luiz Camargo 74) New York Red Bulls at Dynamo – 8/3/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Adam Moffat Brad Davis (C) Calen Carr (Je‐Vaughn Watson 74) Will Bruin (Brian Ching 56) Macoumba Kandji (Luiz Camargo 81) Dynamo at New York Red Bulls – 8/10/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Adam Moffat (Ricardo Clark 75) Brad Davis (C) Calen Carr (Luiz Camargo 66) Will Bruin (Brian Ching 70) Macoumba Kandji

Columbus Crew at Dynamo – 8/19/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe (Cam Weaver 76) Boniek Garcia Adam Moffat Brad Davis (C) Calen Carr Will Bruin (Brian Ching 76) Macoumba Kandji (Ricardo Clark 63) Dynamo at C.D. FAS – 8/22/12 (4‐4‐2) Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Bobby Boswell Nate Sturgis Warren Creavalle (Brian Ownby 70) Je‐Vaughn Watson Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo (Brad Davis 81) Colin Clark (Josue Soto 86) Brian Ching Cam Weaver Toronto FC at Dynamo – 8/15/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Ricardo Clark (Je‐Vaughn Watson 77) Brad Davis (C) Calen Carr Will Bruin (Brian Ching 84) Macoumba Kandji (Adam Moffat 73) Dynamo at C.D. Olimpia – 8/30/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Nate Sturgis Jermaine Taylor Andre Hainault Boniek Garcia Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo (Bobby Boswell 64) Je‐Vaughn Watson Cam Weaver (Will Bruin 84) Colin Clark (Macouma Kandji 75)

Dynamo at Chicago – 9/2/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Andre Hainault (Kofi Sarkodie 45) Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor (Brian Ching 63) Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Ricardo Clark Brad Davis (C) Je‐Vaughn Watson Will Bruin Macoumba Kandji (Calen Carr 81) Real Salt Lake at Dynamo – 9/6/12 (4‐3‐3) Tally Hall Kofi Sarkodie Bobby Boswell (Cam Weaver 74) Ricardo Clark Corey Ashe Calen Carr Luiz Camargo Brad Davis (C) Macoumba Kandji Will Bruin (Alex Dixon 89) Colin Clark Dynamo at Sporting KC – 9/14/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall Kofi Sarkodie Bobby Boswell Jermaine Taylor Corey Ashe (Andre Hainault 74) Luiz Camargo Ricardo Clark Brad Davis (C) Boniek Garcia Will Bruin (Brian Ching 88) Macoumba Kandji (Giles Barnes 81) Dynamo vs. C.D. FAS – 9/20/12 (4‐4‐2) Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Bobby Boswell Andre Hainault Warren Creavalle Je‐Vaughn Watson (Calen Carr 58) Adam Moffat Giles Barnes (Luiz Camargo 81) Colin Clark Brian Ching (Alex Dixon 71) Cam Weaver

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32

Player

Tally Hall Calen Carr Jermaine Taylor Warren Creavalle Nathan Sturgis Colin Clark Kofi Sarkodie Macoumba Kandji Je-Vaughn Watson Brad Davis Will Bruin Ricardo Clark Colin Rolfe Cam Weaver Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo Josue Soto Alex Dixon Geoff Cameron Brian Ownby Oscar Recio Giles Barnes Tyler Deric Brian Ching Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Erich Marscheider Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell

"00" = minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

9 POR 0-0 90G 90M 90D

11 LA 2-1 90G 75M 90D

12 13 VAN DAL 1-3 2-1 90G 90G 90M 44M 90D 90D 78D 19 46 9

14 15 16 17 18 19 TOR MTL PHI CHI KC DC 3-3 2-4 2-1 0-0 0-0 4-0 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 26 90D 90D 90D 90D 11 24 77M 62M

HOUSTON DYNAMO 8 DC 1-0 90G 71M 90D

10 NE 2-2 90G 76M 90D

7 NY 0-1 90G 90M 90D

6 DC 2-3 90G 31 90D

5 CLB 2-2 90G 11 90D 90M 19 20

3 4 SEA CHI 0-2 1-1 90G 66G 3 66D

1 2 CHV SJ 1-0 1-0 90G 90G 13 23 90D

20 KC 2-1 90G 90F 90D 68M

18 19 13 63F 71F 81F 80F 64F 60F 90M 75M 33 51M 17 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 73M 90M 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 74F 65F 66F 64F 78F

73F 6 71F 66M 90M 90M 74M 29 90F 64F

14 65M 70M 90F

8 66M 90M 82M 90M 8 4 14 1 90M 90M 67M 66M 79M 59M 90M 90M 90M 18 77F 67F 90F 66F 90F 90F

90D 90D 90D 90M 13 28 19 21

90M 12

23 6 61F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 73M 90M 90M 23 63M 90M 90M 56M 24 90M 25 6 71M 15 57M 39 79M 69M 66M 90M 22 34 16 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

23 NY 2-0 90G 74F 90D

24 NY 0-2 90G 66F 90D

25 CLB 2-2 90G 90F 90D

26 TOR 1-1 90G 90F 90D

27 CHI 1-3 90G 9 63D

22 TOR 2-0 90G 83F

21 MTL 3-0 90G 58F 90D 90M

45 81F 90F 90M 90F 90M

90D

12 90F 74F 81F 90F 63F 73F 32 7 16 13 22 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 82F 56F 70F 76F 84F 15 27 77M

14 90M 90M 75M 90M 17 68M 16 9 24

28 RSL 1-0 90G 90M

29 KC 1-1 90G

90D

90F 90D 90D 90F 81F

90M 90M 88F 88F 90D 90M

90M 90M

86F 67F 76F 66F 84F 90F 84F 26 90F 72F 71F 77F 27 81F 16 25 24 26 30 8 90F 34 20 14 6 27 2 90D 90D 66M 89M 82M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 78D 90D 90D 76D 90D 90D 90D 74D 90M 90F 90F 90F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90F

90D 90D 45D 66D 90D 72D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 16 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 74D 90D

Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29

log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 07/18/2012 07/21/2012 07/28/2012 08/03/2012 08/10/2012 08/19/2012 08/25/2012 09/02/2012 09/06/2012 09/14/2012

03/11/2012 03/17/2012 03/23/2012 04/15/2012 04/21/2012 04/28/2012 05/09/2012 05/12/2012 05/15/2012 05/19/2012 05/26/2012 06/10/2012 06/16/2012 06/20/2012 06/23/2012 06/30/2012 07/03/2012 07/07/2012 07/15/2012 HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU

HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU HOU 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 1

1 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 4 vs vs at vs at vs vs at vs at

at at at at at at at vs vs at vs at vs vs at vs vs at vs KC 1 MTL 0 TOR 0 NY 0 NY 2 CLB 2 TOR 1 CHI 3 RSL 0 KC 1

CHV 0 SJ 0 SEA 2 CHI 1 CLB 2 DC 3 NY 1 DC 0 POR 0 NE 2 LA 1 VAN 3 DAL 1 TOR 3 MTL 4 PHI 1 CHI 0 KC 0 DC 0 W W W W L T T L W T

W W L T T L L W T T W L W T L W T T W

Davis 6 (Garcia 4) Bruin 11 (Garcia 5) Ching 5 (Davis 11) C. Clark 1 (penalty Davis 7 (Garcia 6)

19; Moffat 2 (unassisted) 21 90 kick) 94+ 58

90)

Davis 5 (penalty kick) 19; Bruin 10 (Luiz Camargo 1, Garcia 2) 37; Garcia 1 (Hainault 2, Davis 5) Ching 3 (penalty kick) 89 Carr 1 (Bruin 2, Hainault 3) 25; Carr 2 (Davis 6) 79 Kandji 2 (Bruin 3, Carr 1) 7; Boswell 2 (Davis 7) 84; Kandji 3 (Davis 8) 89 Carr 3 (Boswell 1, Davis 9) 45; Ching 4 (Davis 10, Garcia 3) 86 Taylor 1 (unassisted) 2; Carr 4 (Kandji 2) 28

Bruin 5 (Davis 1) 32; Luiz Camargo 1 (Ching 2) 87 own goal (Magee) 38; Hainault 2 (Davis 2) 57 Kandji 1 (Ownby 1) 83 Bruin 6 (unassisted) 3; Moffat 1 (unassisted) 76 Boswell 1 (Davis 3) 20; Bruin 7 (Davis 4, Cameron 1) 73; Bruin 8 (Cameron 2, Ownby 2) Davis 3 (free kick) 16; Bruin 9 (Ching 3) 45 Davis 4 (Kandji 1, Garcia 1) 19; Ching 2 (penalty kick) 83

Davis 2 (Hainault 1)

Bruin 1 (Ching 1) 24 Bruin 2 (Moffat 2) 59; Ching 1 (Bruin 1) 81 Bruin 3 (Taylor 1) 50; Bruin 4 (Ashe 1) 59

Hainault 1 (Moffat 1) 92 Davis 1 (penalty kick) 14

HOUSTON DYNAMO

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Player

Tally Hall Calen Carr Jermaine Taylor Warren Creavalle Nathan Sturgis Colin Clark Kofi Sarkodie Macoumba Kandji Je-Vaughn Watson Brad Davis Will Bruin Colin Rolfe Cam Weaver Adam Moffat Luiz Camargo Josue Soto Alex Dixon Geoff Cameron Brian Ownby Oscar Recio Giles Barnes Tyler Deric Brian Ching Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Erich Marscheider Andre Hainault Bobby Boswell 90D 90D

81M 90G 71F

90F 90M 9

58M

90M 90D

90D

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Grp3 Grp3 OLIM FAS 1-1 4-0

90D 61D 75M 90D 15 90F 6 84F 90M 64M

90G

90M 90D 26

Ching (Clark) 12; Weaver (Sarkodie) 19; Watson (Sturgis) 60 Moffat (Sturgis) 57 Barnes (Weaver) 21; Boswell (Clark) 44; Weaver (unassisted) 49; Carr (Weaver) 78

90D

90F

90F 90M 81M 4

90M 9

70D 90D 86M 90D

2012/13 Grp3 FAS 3-1

HOUSTON DYNAMO U.S. OPEN CUP 3R SANT 0-1

90D 90D 90M 62F

28 90F 62M 90M 15 90M 28 90D 90G

75D

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 32 U.S. OPEN CUP 3R 05/29/2012

W T W

HOU 0 vs SANANT 1

2012/13 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Grp3 08/22/2012 HOU 3 at CDFAS 1 Grp3 08/30/2012 HOU 1 at OLMPIA 1 Grp3 09/20/2012 HOU 4 vs CDFAS 0