With the Dynamo set to begin the 2013 season in just 5 days – against D.C. United at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday, March 2 – we are counting down to kickoff with a Dynamo-centric countdown to Opening Day. See the bottom of this post for the complete countdown list.
Each day, we’ll post a description of what makes the number significant. If you have any thoughts on the subjects, post them in the comment section below.
Today, we continue with #5:
The Dynamo have reached five conference finals in seven seasons. They have won four, and lost the fifth to the LA Galaxy in a game remembered by Dynamo fans by a pair of power outages at The Home Depot Center.
Here are Houston's five conference finals appearances:
2012 - EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (DYNAMO WIN SERIES 4-2)
Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United
Eastern Conference Championship – Leg 1
November 11, 2012 – BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
RECAP AND HIGHLIGHTS
Scoring Summary:
DC: Nick DeLeon 2 (unassisted) 27
HOU: Andre Hainault 1 (Boniek Garcia 1, Brad Davis 2) 51
HOU: Will Bruin 4 (unassisted) 68
HOU: Kofi Sarkodie 1 (Luiz Camargo 1) 81
Houston Dynamo:Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe; Adam Moffat (Giles Barnes 25), Luiz Camargo, Brad Davis (Warren Creavalle 88); Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin (Brian Ching 88), Macoumba Kandji
D.C. United:Joe Willis; Robbie Russell, Brandon McDonald (Emiliano Dudar 56), Dejan Jakovic, Chris Korb; Nick DeLeon, Perry Kitchen, Marcelo Saragosa (Raphael Augusto 40), Chris Pontius (Lewis Neal 12)
Attendance: 22,101
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Eastern Conference Championship – Leg 2
November 18, 2012 – RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Scoring Summary:
HOU: Boniek Garcia 1 (Brad Davis 3) 33
DC: Branko Boskovic (unassisted) 83
Houston Dynamo:Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe; Adam Moffat, Ricardo Clark (Luiz Camargo 66), Brad Davis (Giles Barnes 84); Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 77), Macoumba Kandji
D.C. United:Bill Hamid; Robbie Russell, Emiliano Dudar (Dwayne De Rosario 62), Dejan Jakovic, Chris Korb; Branko Boskovic, Perry Kitchen, Marcelo Saragosa (Lewis Neal 45), Nick DeLeon; Lionard Pajoy (Hamdi Salihi 57), Maicon Santos
Attendance: 20,015
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2011 - EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL (DYNAMO 2, SPORTING KC 0)
Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City
November 06, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
Eastern Conference Final
RECAP
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Andre Hainault 2 (unassisted) 53
HOU -- Carlo Costly 1 (Luiz Camargo 1) 87
Houston Dynamo-- Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Corey Ashe, Danny Cruz, Adam Moffat, Luiz Camargo, Brad Davis (Jermaine Taylor 39), Brian Ching (Carlo Costly 78), Calen Carr (Will Bruin 68).
Sporting Kansas City-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Seth Sinovic (Omar Bravo 85), Julio Cesar (Jeferson 82), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 75), Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong.
Attendace: 20,839
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2009 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL (GALAXY WIN 2-0 AFTER EXTRA TIME)
Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
November 13, 2009 -- The Home Depot Center, Carson CA
Western Conference Final
Scoring Summary:
LA -- Gregg Berhalter 1 (unassisted) 103
LA -- Landon Donovan 3 (penalty kick) 109
Houston Dynamo-- Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Geoff Cameron, Bobby Boswell, Wade Barrett, Brian Mullan (Corey Ashe 82), Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, Brad Davis (Eddie Robinson 96), Brian Ching, Dominic Oduro (Luis Angel Landin 72).
Los Angeles Galaxy-- Donovan Ricketts, Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, Gregg Berhalter, A.J. DeLaGarza, Chris Klein (Jovan Kirovski 63), Dema Kovalenko, David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Edson Buddle (Alan Gordon 96), Mike Magee (Eddie Lewis 101).
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2007 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL (DYNAMO 2, KANSAS CITY O)
Kansas City Wizards vs. Houston Dynamo
November 10, 2007 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Western Conference Final
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Nate Jaqua 1 (Richard Mulrooney 1) 35
HOU -- Dwayne De Rosario 1 (Craig Waibel 1) 81
Kansas City Wizards-- Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Pore 75), Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Carlos Marinelli 46), Sasha Victorine (Eloy Colombano 66), Scott Sealy, Eddie Johnson.
Houston Dynamo-- Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Ryan Cochrane, Eddie Robinson, Wade Barrett, Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney, Dwayne De Rosario (Stuart Holden 85), Brad Davis, Brian Ching (Joseph Ngwenya 70), Nate Jaqua.
gameSumLabel" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Attendance:30,972
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2006 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL (Dynamo 3, Colorado 1)
Colorado Rapids vs. Houston Dynamo
November 11, 2006 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Western Conference Final
Scoring Summary:
COL -- Jovan Kirovski (penalty kick) 4
HOU -- Paul Dalglish 1 (Dwayne De Rosario 2, Ricardo Clark 1) 10
HOU -- Paul Dalglish 2 (Brad Davis 1, Brian Mullan 2) 21
HOU -- Brian Mullan 1 (Alejandro Moreno 1, Brad Davis 2) 71
Colorado Rapids -- Joe Cannon, Matt Crawford (Dan Gargan 45), Aitor Karanka, Mike Petke (Jacob Peterson 74), Chris Wingert, Kyle Beckerman, Nicolas Hernandez, Pablo Mastroeni, Alain Nkong (Thiago Martins 63), Jovan Kirovski, Clint Mathis.
Houston Dynamo-- Pat Onstad, Wade Barrett, Eddie Robinson, Adrian Serioux (Ryan Cochrane 93+), Craig Waibel, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis, Dwayne De Rosario, Brian Mullan, Brian Ching, Paul Dalglish (Alejandro Moreno 65).
gameSumLabel" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Attendance: 23,107
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Return to the blog on Tuesday for #4 on our Countdown to Opening Day.
Complete Countdown to Opening Day List:
#6 - Only six coaches in American pro sports have longer tenure than Dominic Kinnear
#7 - Seven years of Orange memories
#8 - Dynamo among eight remaining teams in CONCACAF Champions League
#9 - Dynamo treat fans to nine-point week
#10 - Boniek Garcia improved Dynamo's goal difference by 10 after arrival
#11 - Dynamo set another club record with 11 home wins in 2012
#12 - Tally Hall sets club record with 12 shutouts in 2012
#13 - 13 different goal scorers in 2012
#14 - Dynamo win 14 regular season games in 2012
#15 - Brad Davis' career goals and assists vs. D.C. United
#16 - Will Bruin sets franchise record with 16 goals in all competitions
#17 - Dynamo scored 17 goals in final 15 minutes of games in 2012
#18 - Dynamo have lost just 18 MLS home games in seven years
#19 - Dynamo finish 2012 with franchise best +19 home goal differential
#20 - Brad Davis' combined goals and assists in 2011 and 2012
