Postgame Notes | Houston Dynamo at Seattle Sounders FC

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Team Notes:

  • The tie moved the Dynamo record on the season to 7-13-12 and the team’s record on the road to 2-9-5.
  • The Dynamo’s all-time record against the Sounders is 3-5-6 overall and 0-5-2 in Seattle.
  • Interim head coach Wade Barrett’s record on the Dynamo sideline is now to 4-6-10 overall and 2-3-5 on the road.
  • The Dynamo extended their road unbeaten streak to four games (2-0-2), the club’s longest since a five-game road undefeated streak since April 20 to June1, 2013 (2-0-3).
  • Houston is 0-1-1 in October following a 2-1-1 mark in September.
  • The Dynamo entered halftime tied for the 15th time this season. Houston is now 2-6-7 on the season when level at intermission.


Player Notes:

  • F Will Bruin made his 200th career appearance in all competitions with the Dynamo. He is the sixth player in team history to reach 200 appearances, joining Brad Davis (328), Ricardo Clark (273), Corey Ashe (266), Bobby Boswell (234) and Brian Ching (224).
  • It was Bruin’s first start since August 6 at Montreal and 18th of the season.
  • Bruin was issued a yellow card in the 64th minute following an argument with Osvaldo Alonso. It was Bruin’s first caution of the season. · MF Andrew Wenger set a career high with his 23rd start of the season after starting 22 games in 2014.
  • MF Collen Warner made his 125th career MLS regular-season start.
  • MF Ricardo Clark passed Chris Klein and C.J. Brown and tied Brian Mullan for 18th on the MLS all-time regular-season starts list with his 291st career start.
  • Clark (25,846 career regular-season minutes) passed Mike Petke (25,785) and Jaime Moreno (25,792) for 18th on the MLS all-time list with 90 minutes tonight.
  • Clark was issued a yellow card in the 43rd minute for unsporting behavior. It was his fourth caution of the season.
  • GK Joe Willis made seven saves to match a career high. It was Willis’ third career game with seven saves and first since March 19 at the New York Red Bulls.
  • Willis recorded his fifth shutout of the season, extending a career high. It was his ninth career shutout.
  • Willis also made his 50th career MLS regular-season appearance.
  • F Mauro Manotas entered the match in the 73rd minute in place of MF Eric Alexander. It was his 20th appearance of the season.
  • D Jalil Anibaba also entered the game in the 73rd minute, replacing D DaMarcus Beasley. Anibaba snapped a streak of 18 consecutive MLS starts but made his 28th appearance of the season.
  • MF Boniek García entered the match in the 87th minute as Houston’s final substitute. He snapped an MLS career-high start streak of 19 matches but made his 29th appearance of the season.