Playing for the second time in five days, the Dynamo earned a win in the more important league contest despite falling behind to an early Landon Donovan goal. Craig Waibel tied the match with a header from a Brad Davis corner, and in the second half Dwayne De Rosario reacted first to a loose ball to slot past Kevin Hartman and give the Dynamo the win.despite playing with 10 players for the last 30 minutes. Pat Onstad made six saves to keep the Dynamo in front.
Houston Dynamo (10-8-9) vs. LA Galaxy (9-13-5)
September 10, 2006 -- The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Scoring Summary:
LA -- Landon Donovan 8 (Alan Gordon) 29
HOU -- Craig Waibel 3 (Brad Davis 8) 32
HOU -- Dwayne De Rosario 10 (unassisted) 56
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Wade Barrett, Ryan Cochrane, Adrian Serioux, Craig Waibel, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis (Paul Dalglish 71), Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Mullan, Alejandro Moreno, Chris Wondolowski (Brian Ching 31).
Substitutes Not Used: Zach Wells, Chris Aloisi, Kevin Goldthwaite, Kelly Gray, Stuart Holden.
LA Galaxy -- Kevin Hartman, Chris Albright, Ugo Ihemelu, Ante Jazic, Tyrone Marshall, Cobi Jones (Quavas Kirk 68), Paulo Nagamura, Santino Quaranta, Peter Vagenas (Herculez Gomez 68), Landon Donovan, Alan Gordon.
Substitutes Not Used: Steve Cronin, Michael Enfield, Josh Gardner, Stefani Miglioranzi, Kyle Veris.
Misconduct Summary:
HOU -- Adrian Serioux (caution; Tackle from Behind) 22
HOU -- Ricardo Clark (caution; Persistent Infringement) 28
HOU -- Brian Mullan (caution; Professional Foul) 51
LA -- Santino Quaranta (caution; Dissent) 64
HOU -- Brian Mullan (ejection; Second Caution) 66
gameSumLabel">Referee: Abbey Okulaja
gameSumLabel">Referee's Assistants: Fabio Tovar; Corey Rockwell
gameSumLabel">4th official: Hilario Grajeda
gameSumLabel">Attendance: 20,145
Weather: Clear-and-81 degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
