THE WIN:
- Improved the Dynamo's record to 9-7-5 on the year.
- Moved the Dynamo into a tie for first place in the MLS Western Conference with 32 points.
- Gave the Dynamo their first win away from home this season.
- Gave the Dynamo back-to-back positive results on the road for the first time this season.
- Improved Houston's road record to 1-7-3 this season.
- Improved head coach Wilmer Cabrera's record on the Dynamo sidelines to 9-7-5 overall and 1-7-3 away from home.
- Was Cabrera's 19th win as an MLS head coach.
- Improved Houston's all-time record against D.C. United to 14-6-4 overall and 5-5-2 at RFK Stadium.
- Improved the Dynamo's record against Eastern Conference opponents to 5-4-0 on the season.
DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
- Tyler Deric; A.J. DeLaGarza, Adolfo Machado, Leonardo, Dylan Remick; Ricardo Clark ©, Juan David Cabezas, Alex; Andrew Wenger, Mauro Manotas, Memo Rodriguez
TEAM NOTES:
- The Dynamo took a multi-goal lead in a game for the 10th time this season and the first time away from home. Houston is now 9-0-1 this season when taking a lead of two or more goals in a game this year.
- The Dynamo scored first for the 12th time this season and the second time away from home when FW Andrew Wenger scored off of a corner kick in the sixth minute. Houston improved to 9-0-3 this year when scoring the game’s opening goal.
- FW Andrew Wenger’s goal in the sixth minute was Houston’s fifth goal this season in the first 10 minutes of the game. The Dynamo improved to 5-0-0 this year when scoring inside of 10 minutes.
- FW Mauro Manotas’ goal in the 15th minute gave the Dynamo 10 goals this season inside of the first quarter-hour.
- Houston took a three-goal lead into halftime for the second time this season. The Dynamo led Real Salt Lake 3-0 on May 31 en route to a 5-1 victory.
- The Dynamo led at halftime for the 11th time this season and the second time on the road. Houston is 9-1-1 this season when leading at intermission.
- The Dynamo’s three goals were the most away from home since a 3-3 draw at Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9, 2016.
- D.C. United controlled possession in the game, holding the ball for 66.0 percent of the contest. It was the 17th time this season that Houston had less possession than its opponent, and the Dynamo improved to 9-4-4 in those games.
- The Dynamo were outshot in the game, 15-8. It was just the eighth game this season in which the Dynamo had fewer shots than their opponent, and they improved to 2-4-2 in those situations.
- After entering the game having converted just six of 42 shots on goal (14.3 percent), the Dynamo scored three goals on six shots on goal in tonight’s game.
- Houston’s 277 passes attempted were the second-fewest by the club in a game this season. They attempted 265 passes in a 2-1 win over Vancouver on May 12. Houston improved to 3-1-1 this season when attempting fewer than 300 passes in a game.
- The Dynamo used their 21st different starting lineup in 21 games this season.
PLAYER NOTES:
- MF Alex became the first Dynamo player to register three assists in a game since April 10, 2011 when Brad Davis did so vs. Vancouver.
- Alex registered his eighth assist of the season and his first away from home when he served a corner kick in the sixth minute that FW Andrew Wenger headed into the back of the net.
- Alex picked up his ninth assist of the year in the 15th minute when he fed FW Mauro Manotas for the game’s second goal.
- Alex’s third assist of the game and 10th of the season came as a secondary assist when he played a backheeled pass to FW Andrew Wenger, who chipped a cross to FW Memo Rodriguez for the third goal of the game.
- Alex's 10 assists on the year make him the first Dynamo player not named Brad Davis to record double-digit assists in a season (Davis did it seven times).
- Alex made his 19th start of the season, his 58th with the Dynamo and the 105th of his MLS career tonight.
- Alex picked up a yellow card in the 13th minute for a rough foul. It was his third caution of the season and the 18th of his career.
- Alex continued his string of playing in every game this season. He and DF Adolfo Machado are the only players to have played every game this season for the team.
- FW Andrew Wenger notched a goal and an assist in the same game for the third time in his career and second with the Dynamo. He had a goal and two assists on March 12, 2016 in a 5-0 win over FC Dallas.
- Wenger scored his second goal of the season, and second in the last three games, when he headed in a corner kick from MF Alex in the sixth minute.
- Wenger picked up his 13th career assist and first of the season when he chipped a cross to FW Memo Rodriguez for a goal in the 17th minute.
- Wenger made his seventh start of the season, his fourth in a row, his 31st with the Dynamo and the 90th of his career.
- FW Mauro Manotas scored his sixth goal of the season, matching his 2016 season total and career high, when he tapped in a low cross from MF Alex in the 15th minute. Manotas moved into a tie for ninth in club history for career goals.
- Manotas made his 26th start for the Dynamo in MLS regular-season play tonight and his 16th of the season.
- MF Memo Rodriguez scored his second goal of the season when he headed in a cross from FW Andrew Wenger in the 17th minute.
- Rodriguez made his second consecutive start tonight. He became the third Dynamo Academy alumnus to start a regular-season match for the club on Wednesday night, joining Alex Dixon (1) and Tyler Deric (making his 67th start tonight).
- DF Jalil Anibaba made his fifth appearance of the season and second off the bench when he came into the game for FW Mauro Manotas in the 78th minute. It was his 35th appearance with the Dynamo and his 163rd career appearance in league play.
- MF Juan David Cabezas made his 15th consecutive start and his 16th overall this season.
- MF Ricardo Clark made his 308th career start in MLS regular-season play tonight and his 233rd with the Dynamo.
- DF A.J. DeLaGarza made his 214th career start in tonight’s game.
- GK Tyler Deric earned his 23rd win as a starter in MLS regular season play and improved his record to 23-24-17.
- Deric picked up a yellow card in the third minute of stoppage time for time wasting. It was his sixth career caution and second of the season.
- Deric made his 67th career start tonight and his 13th of the season.
- MF Joseph Holland made his fifth appearance of the season and his second in a row when he came into the game for FW Memo Rodriguez in the 91st minute.
- DF Leonardo made his 103rd career appearance in MLS regular-season play tonight. It will be his 15th consecutive start, his 18th with the Dynamo and the 97th of his career.
- DF Adolfo Machado started his 21st consecutive game. He is the only player on the team to have started every game this season.
- DF Dylan Remick led the team with a game-high five tackles in the contest. Remick was added to the starting lineup in a late change for DF DaMarcus Beasley, who was held out for precautionary reasons due to tightness in his left hamstring.
- Remick made his ninth appearance of the season. It was his eighth start for the club and the 40th of his MLS regular-season career.
- MF Charlie Ward made his Major League Soccer debut when he came into the game for MF Juan David Cabezas to start the second half. Ward was signed to the first team from RGV FC on June 30.
NOTES ON PLAYERS WHO DID NOT DRESS:
- DF DaMarcus Beasley was a late scratch from the starting lineup due to tightness in his left hamstring and was held out for precautionary reasons.
