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A huge thank you to the Vancouver Whitecaps who were able to cut a highlight package from yesterday's match at the Carolina Challenge Cup. Will Bruin and Adam Moffat scored second-half goals to lead the Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Whitecaps.
Wednesday afternoon, the Dynamo announced the acquisition of English midfielder Andrew Driver on loan from Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. The versatile midfielder appeared in more than 150 games for Heart and was part of the club that won the 2012 Scottish FA Cup.
In his first interview as a member of the Dynamo, Drive spoke with Glenn Davis during Wednesday night's edition of Soccer Matters on ESPN 97.5 FM.
Following tonight's results in Charleston, the Dynamo are now tied for second place in the Carolina Challenge Cup. Houston defeated Vancouver 2-1 behind second half goals from Will Bruin and Adam Moffat and the Chicago Fire defeated the Charleston Battery 2-1 behind a stoppage-time goal from Alex.
The Dynamo still have an outside chance of winning the preseason tournament, but they will need help from the Whitecaps in Saturday's finales. Here are the updated standings.
| Current Standings | ||||
| Team | Games Played | Points | GF | GA |
| Chicago Fire | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Houston Dynamo | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Charleston Battery | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
The Dynamo will conclude the Challenge Cup Saturday at 6:15 p.m. CT against USL Pro club Charleston Battery. Prior to that match, the Whitecaps and Fire will square off in their Charleston finale. For the Dynamo to win the tournament for the third time, they will need to defeat the Battery, the Whitecaps need to defeat the Fire and the Dynamo need to finish with a better goal differential than both Chicago and Vancouver.
All matches will be streamed on USLnation.com.
Rusk Elementary School, a school in Houston's East End that has been adopted by the Houston Dynamo, saw the latest addition to its library arrive on Wednesday.
Last year, the Houston Dynamo donated the funds to upgrade the nook in the library as part of the Building a Better Mind program, presented by BBVA Compass.
On Wednesday, the nook saw the addition of a new area rug. The rug was donated by The Oriental Rug Gallery and Room ReDo Interior Design.
The Houston Dynamo would like to thank all of our partners as we continue to help the youth in our community and build a better Houston.
The Houston Dynamo announced today the signing of Andrew Driver, an English-born midfielder who has represented both England and Scotland at the youth national team level. Let's take a look back at the key moments in Driver's career:
November 22, 2002
As a 15-year-old, Driver scored a goal for the Scottish U-16s in a 2-1 Victory Shield defeat over England. The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
August 25, 2006
Made his home debut and scored an 80th minute goal in a 401 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League
January 6, 2007
Made his Scottish FA Cup debut at age 20 in a 4-0 win over Stranraer
April 29, 2007
Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over Celtic in front of 60,000 fans at Celtic Park
July 2008
Driver signed five-year contract extension with Heart of Midlothian
June 22, 2009
Played for England U-21 squad against Germany at the 2009 UEFA European Union U-21 Football Championship
August 3, 2011
Returned from injury and scores goal in 4-0 win over Hungarian club Paks in Europa League qualifying round
May 19, 2012
Played 84 minutes in 5-1 win over Hibernian in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final
February 20, 2013
Acquired by Houston Dynamo on loan
Preseason is a time for many things. It's a time for team bonding, a time for team pranks and for some people a time to prepare for the upcoming season. But for one player, this year's preseason became so much more.
In an unexpected turn of events today, Dynamo defender Warren Creavalle, a player who pundits expect to make huge strides in 2012, found himself trapped in the unlikeliest of places. In case you missed it, here is the breakdown of this afternoon's events.
Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell breaks the news
High drama here in Charleston. @warrenspeak has been trapped in his bathroom for 30 min. twitter.com/bobbyboswell/s…
— Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) February 19, 2013
Dynamo athletic trainer Theron Enns confirms the reports
Boredom of hotel life on the road has been replaced by the excitement of @warrenspeak getting stuck/locked in the bathroom for last 30 min
— Theron Enns, ATC (@soccersportsmed) February 19, 2013
Creavalle sends word that he is OK ... well sorta ...
I WANT OUT!!!
— Warren Creavalle (@warrenspeak) February 19, 2013
Goalkeeper Tyler Deric rallies fan support with a new hashtag
— Tyler Deric (@tyderic) February 19, 2013
Nothing seems to be working...
They've called for the power tools! #freewarren taking this rescue operation to a whole new level!
— Theron Enns, ATC (@soccersportsmed) February 19, 2013
An hour has gone by and Creavalle is still trapped ...
An hour into it, the hinges are off. The door knob was sawed off. Warren is still trapped. It's looking grim. #freewarren
— Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) February 19, 2013
Fan support pours in from across the country...
@warrenspeak #freewarren Twist and turn! Twist and turn! You got this! #WeBelieveInWarren
— Sean Ringrose (@onefusionllp) February 19, 2013
We're getting close!
They just cut the handle off. #freewarren twitter.com/soccersportsme…
— Theron Enns, ATC (@soccersportsmed) February 19, 2013
Almost there!
Almost... twitter.com/warrenspeak/st…
— Warren Creavalle (@warrenspeak) February 19, 2013
Maybe life in a bathroom isn't so bad?
How I occupied my time while #trappedinthebathroom for an hour. Glad #freewarren was a success @ Hampton Inn instagr.am/p/V7GBKruhAC/
— Warren Creavalle (@warrenspeak) February 19, 2013
And he's free!
Thanks for all of your #freewarren messages. Here is video of SC's finest breaking him out.youtube.com/watch?v=lSZZiU…
— Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) February 19, 2013
Creavalle's roommate shows his concern...
@warrenspeak haha...don't be mad cause I got a delicious meal and the Itis, while u were stuck in bathroom. This nap is gonna feel nice.
— Ricardo Clark (@RicoC13) February 19, 2013
MLS Insider is EVERYWHERE!
Glad @warrenspeak is OK. We'll get to the bottom of this for you.
— MLS Insider (@MLS_Insider) February 19, 2013
It's a good thing the MLS Insider was on the scene as he was able to catch up with Creavalle after today's incident. Hear what the Dynamo defender had to say.
While the Dynamo continue their preseason training camp in Charleston, S.C., their 2012-13 CCL quarterfinal opponent Santos Laguna continues their run through Liga MX.
SECURE YOUR SEATS FOR THE MATCH VS. SANTOS AT BBVA COMPASS STADIUM
Last week, Santos got out to an early lead on first place Tigres UANL, but a 37th-minute strike from Anselmo Juninho gave the home side a 1-1 draw.
Darwin Quintero's second-minute golazo (watch highlights below) gave Santos an early lead and former Mexican national team goalkeeper Oswaldo Sanchez made three saves for Los Guerreros.
With the draw, Santos moves to 2-3-2 on the season and sits in a tie for eighth place in Liga MX.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for Santos as they travel home this week for a matchup Friday night against second-place Club America. The match kicks off at 9:30 p.m. CT at Estadio Corona in Torreon.