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High drama: Late goals by the Dynamo

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The Dynamo have given us some great memories over their six years of existence, often in the form of late dramatics. Robertson Stadium has been an intimidating place for opponents, in part because the Dynamo seem to keep pressing until they pull out a results. In fact, almost 20 percent of Dynamo home games in all competitions (24 out of 123) have seen Houston either win or tie the game with a goal in the final 15 minutes.


Alex Dixon's 93rd-minute winner on Saturday is the most recent addition to that tradition, and while my by-now infamous call on SportsTalk 790 termed it "the most dramatic finish in Robertson Stadium regular-season history," a few goals on this list might give Dixon a run for his money:

<strong>Date</strong>
<strong>Opponent</strong>
<strong>Scorer</strong>
<strong>Minute</strong>
<strong>Result</strong>
4/22/06
Real Salt Lake
Dwayne De Rosario
84
2-1 Win
6/3/06
LA Galaxy
Eddie Robinson
85
2-1 Win
9/30/06
D.C. United
Brian Ching
86
1-0 Win
10/29/06
Chivas USA (playoffs)
Brian Ching
92+
2-0 Win*
8/14/07
Pachuca (SuperLiga)
Eddie Robinson
83
2-2 Tie (ET)
8/25/07
Columbus Crew
Nate Jaqua
80
1-1 Tie
11/2/07
FC Dallas (playoffs)
Brian Ching
97
4-1 Win*
4/6/08
FC Dallas
Geoff Cameron
91+
3-3 Tie
5/10/08
Colorado Rapids
Dwayne De Rosario (pk)
87
2-1 Win
7/29/08
Pachuca (SuperLiga)
Bobby Boswell
77
2-0 Win
10/7/08
San Francisco F.C. (CCL)
Dwayne De Rosario
88
2-1 Win
10/15/08
San Jose Earthquakes
Stuart Holden
93+
2-1 Win
6/20/09
Real Salt Lake
Brian Ching
89
1-1 Tie
8/9/09
Chicago Fire
Stuart Holden (pk)
83
3-2 Win
9/19/09
Real Salt Lake
Brad Davis
81
3-2 Win
11/8/09
Seattle Sounders (playoffs)
Brian Ching
95
1-0 Win*
6/26/10
Colorado Rapids
Joseph Ngwenya
79
2-2 Tie
6/29/10
Miami FC (U.S. Open Cup)
Lovel Palmer
80
1-0 Win
7/15/10
Pachuca (SuperLiga)
Joseph Ngwenya
85
2-1 Win
7/31/10
New York Red Bulls
Brian Mullan
90
2-2 Tie
8/21/10
Chicago Fire
Brian Ching
85
4-3 Win
4/17/11
New England Revolution
Hunter Freeman
86
1-0 Win
5/28/11
FC Dallas
Colin Clark
87
2-2 Tie
8/20/11
Real Salt Lake
Alex Dixon
93+
3-2 Win

* game-winning goal on aggregate

More common than usual this year have been late dramatics on the road, where the Dynamo have earned eight ties in 12 road games this year, several times with a late equalizer. In fact, this year's results account for four out of 11 Dynamo dramatic away goals:

<strong>Date</strong><br>
<strong>Opponent</strong><br>
<strong>Scorer</strong><br>
<strong>Minute</strong><br>
<strong>Result</strong><br>
5/13/06
at FC Dallas
own goal
81
1-1 Tie
5/27/06
at New England Revolution
Ryan Cochrane
85
1-1 Tie
6/24/07
at K.C. Wizards
Patrick Ianni
81
1-0 Win
5/17/08
at Chicago Fire
Bobby Boswell
82
2-1 Win
5/28/08
at FC Dallas
Dwayne De Rosario
93+
2-2 Tie
7/1/08
at Charleston Battery (U.S. Open Cup)
Steve Wondolowski
89
1-1 Tie (ET)
11/1/08
at New York Red Bulls (playoffs)
Kei Kamara
85
1-1 Tie
4/23/11
at Chicago Fire
Bobby Boswell
83
1-1 Tie
6/25/11
at D.C. United
Brian Ching
89
2-2 Tie
8/6/11
at Philadelphia Union
Geoff Cameron
84
1-1 Tie
8/17/11
at New England Revolution
Bobby Boswell
90
1-1 Tie

Which one of these goals stands out the most in your memory? Where does Dixon's tally rank in Dynamo history? Post a Facebook comment below or tweet @HoustonDynamo and let us know what you think.