Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City Wednesday, 18 July 2012 – 7:30 p.m. CT MLS regular season – Game #20 – Home Game #9 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston Broadcast Information
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DYNAMO VS. SPORTING KC: TWO SURGING CLUBS MEET 11 DAYS AFTER DRAW The Houston Dynamo (7‐5‐7; 28 points) continue their stretch of three home games in seven days with another rematch of the 2011 Eastern Conference final as they host Sporting Kansas City (11‐5‐3; 36 points) on Wednesday. The Dynamo secured their largest victory of the season on Sunday, a 4‐0 triumph over D.C. United. Sporting Kansas City registered a 2‐0 road victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday. Both clubs are playing well of late, with the Dynamo unbeaten in four games (2‐0‐2) and SKC unbeaten in its last three games (2‐0‐1). Wednesday’s meeting comes just 11 days after the clubs met in Kansas City on July 7 and played to a 0‐0 draw. They Dynamo are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, eight points behind first‐place Sporting KC. The third and final meeting between Houston and Kansas City is Sept. 14 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.
Houston vs. Kansas City The Dynamo are 5‐3‐5 all‐time in regular season games with Sporting Kansas City. The Dynamo are 2‐1‐3 in home games against Sporting KC, with the visitors recording their only win in 2006. The clubs drew 0‐0 in the first meeting this season, July 7 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. They also met in Kansas City for the 2011 Eastern Conference final, with the Dynamo earning a 2‐0 win to reach their third MLS Cup in six years. Brad Davis left the game with a quad injury in the 39th minute, but the Dynamo received goals from Andre Hainault and Carlo Costly for the victory.
DYNAMO PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (4‐3‐3, Right‐Left) Tally Hall; Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Corey Ashe; Luiz Camargo, Geoff Cameron, Brad Davis; Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin, Macoumba Kandji
DYNAMO NOTES
Dynamo rout United with four‐star performance: The Dynamo made the most of a man advantage on Sunday, scoring four goals after D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid was sent off in the 17th minute for a rash challenge on Macoumba Kandji in the box. Brad Davis (penalty), Will Bruin, Boniek Garcia and Brian Ching (penalty) would each score for the Dynamo in the 4‐0 win. Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall earned his third consecutive shutout as the Dynamo took the season series, with two wins in three games over United.
Lopsided victory: Sunday’s 4‐0 win marked the first time the Dynamo have scored four goals in a game since April 29, 2011, when they beat D.C. United, 4‐1, at Robertson Stadium. It was Houston’s largest margin of victory in a regular season match since Aug. 20, 2008, when it defeated Chivas USA, 4‐0, at Robertson Stadium.