Houston nailed down a spot in the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs with a 3-1 victory over the Galaxy. The Dynamo opened the scoring when Ryan Cochrane out-muscled a defender and headed a Dwayne De Rosario corner kick into the net for Cochrane’s first goal of the season. After the Galaxy tied the game, De Rosario converted a penalty kick and Ricardo Clark scored from a Brian Ching assist in the second half to secure the win.
Houston Dynamo (13-7-6) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (4-13-5)
September 16, 2007 -- The Home Depot Center, Carson CA
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Ryan Cochrane 1 (Eddie Robinson 2, Richard Mulrooney 3) 21
LA -- Alan Gordon 3 (Landon Donovan 8) 26
HOU -- Dwayne De Rosario 5 (penalty kick) 47
HOU -- Ricardo Clark 2 (Brian Ching 1) 73
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Wade Barrett, Ryan Cochrane (Craig Waibel 91+), Richard Mulrooney, Eddie Robinson, Corey Ashe, Ricardo Clark, Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Mullan (Patrick Ianni 48), Nate Jaqua, Joseph Ngwenya (Brian Ching 42).
Substitutes Not Used: Zach Wells, Mike Chabala, Paul Dalglish, Chris Wondolowski.
LA Galaxy -- Joe Cannon, Ty Harden, Chris Klein, Mike Randolph, Troy Roberts, Landon Donovan, Cobi Jones, Kyle Marino, Peter Vagenas (Carlos Pavon 79), Gavin Glinton (Kelly Gray 64), Alan Gordon (Edson Buddle 69).
Substitutes Not Used: Steve Cronin, Quavas Kirk, Israel Sesay, Josh Tudela.
Misconduct Summary:
LA -- Mike Randolph (caution; Tackle from Behind) 34
HOU -- Eddie Robinson (caution; Professional Foul) 44
HOU -- Ryan Cochrane (caution; Dissent) 47+
HOU -- Brian Mullan (caution; Dissent) 48+
LA -- Peter Vagenas (caution; Reckless Foul) 76
gameSumLabel">Referee: Brian Hall
gameSumLabel">Referee's Assistants: Steven Taylor; Emiliano Monje
gameSumLabel">4th official: Miguel Chicas
gameSumLabel">Attendance: 25,217
Weather: Clear-and-71-degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
