Summary
The Dynamo once again failed to come away with their first win of the year after a physical tie with old playoff foe New York. In his fourth season, Mike Chabala finally made his MLS debut as a substitute – and was ejected in stoppage time.
Notes
The Houston Dynamo and New York Red Bulls both remained winless after a scoreless draw at Robertson Stadium Saturday night.
The teams combined for as many cards (six yellow, two red) as shots (Houston 5, New York 3) in a physical, defensive battle.
The game continued a trend of neither team winning in the other’s stadium in regular season play: The Dynamo are 2-0-2 against New York at Robertson Stadium, while the Red Bulls are 2-0-1 against Houston at Giants Stadium.
The Dynamo earned their first shutout of the season, the 51st shutout of veteran Pat Onstad’s MLS career.
New York’s Carlos Johnson was ejected in the 78th minute for a high, two-footed tackle on Houston’s Geoff Cameron.
Dynamo defender Mike Chabala was red-carded in stoppage time after a sliding tackle in the New York penalty area. It was an unfortunate end to Chabala’s MLS debut after he came on as a substitute in the 80th minute.
Houston midfielder Brad Davis made his 100th career appearance in all competitions for the Dynamo. Fellow midfielder Stuart Holden made his 50th career start for the Dynamo in all competitions, his 35th in MLS play.
New York Red Bulls (0-2-2) vs. Houston Dynamo (0-2-2)
April 11, 2009 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Scoring Summary:
New York Red Bulls -- Danny Cepero (Alec Dufty 8), Carlos Johnson, Andrew Boyens, Kevin Goldthwaite (Mike Petke 65), Danleigh Borman, Dane Richards, Jorge Rojas, Seth Stammler (Albert Celades 64), Juan Pietravallo, Khano Smith, Juan Pablo Angel.
Substitutes Not Used: Dominic Oduro, Luke Sassano, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, John Wolyniec.
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Richard Mulrooney, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Wade Barrett (Mike Chabala 80), Brian Mullan (Corey Ashe 70), Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, Brad Davis, Brian Ching, Kei Kamara.
Substitutes Not Used: Tally Hall, Danny Cruz, Julius James, Craig Waibel, Chris Wondolowski.
Misconduct Summary:
NY -- Juan Pietravallo (caution; Reckless Foul) 13
NY -- Andrew Boyens (caution; Reckless Tackle) 34
HOU -- Brian Ching (caution; Reckless Tackle) 43
NY -- Seth Stammler (caution; Reckless Tackle) 54
NY -- Mike Petke (caution; Delay of Game) 68
NY -- Carlos Johnson (ejection; Violent Conduct) 78
HOU -- Bobby Boswell (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 79
HOU -- Mike Chabala (ejection; Serious Foul Play) 93+
gameSumLabel">Referee: Hilario Grajeda
gameSumLabel">Referee's Assistants: Adam Wienckowski; Adam Garner
gameSumLabel">4th official: Jasen Anno
gameSumLabel">Attendance: 19,494
Weather: Cloudy-and-67-degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
