THE RESULT:
- Was the fifth consecutive draw between Houston and FC Dallas.
- Improved the Dynamo’s all-time record against FC Dallas to 10-9-13 overall and 7-4-6 in Houston.
- Improved Houston’s record to 7-11-7 on the season and 6-5-3 at home.
TEAM NOTES:
- For the first time this year, the Dynamo ran out a Starting XI that had been used in a previous match. The starters for tonight’s match also started Houston’s match at Minnesota on April 28.
- Houston and Dallas were tied 0-0 going into halftime. It was the 12th time this season that the Dynamo were tied at intermission, and the team is now 2-6-4 in those games.
- The Dynamo conceded the first goal of the game when FC Dallas scored in the 83rd minute. It was the 12th time this year that Houston allowed the first goal, and they are now 1-7-4 in those games.
- The Dynamo had the better of possession, holding the ball for 52.2 percent of the match. It was the eighth time this year that they had more than 50 percent of the ball, and they improved to 3-3-2 in those games. It snapped a streak of seven consecutive matches with less than 50 percent possession for the Dynamo.
- Houston and Dallas were even on shots, each firing 13 in the match. It was the third time this year that the Dynamo and their opponent had the same number of shots, and Houston is now 0-1-2 in those games.
DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
- Joe Willis; Andrew Wenger, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Leonardo, DaMarcus Beasley ©; Boniek García, Tomás Martínez, Darwin Cerén; Alberth Elis, Mauro Manotas, Romell Quioto
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES:
- FW Ronaldo Peña scored his first goal in Major League Soccer and first with the Dynamo when he fired home a low shot in the 88th minute to tie the game.
- Peña became the 12th player to score for the Dynamo this season and the 74th player in club history to score a goal in a league game.
- Peña made his fourth consecutive appearance when he came on for FW Alberth Elis in the 83rd minute.
- MF Tomás Martínez registered his sixth assist of the season and the sixth of his career when he set up FW Ronaldo Peña’s game-tying goal in the 88th minute.
- Martínez made his 28th career start and appeared in his 33rd MLS game.
- MF Eric Alexander played in his 210th MLS regular season game, and his first as a substitute this season, when he came on for FW Romell Quioto in the 90th minute.
- DF DaMarcus Beasley made his 19th start of the season, his 103rd with the Dynamo and the 191st of his MLS career.
- MF Darwin Cerén made his 14th start with the Dynamo and the 81st of his MLS career.
- FW Alberth Elis made his 49th career appearance and his 40th start.
- Elis returned to the lineup after being suspended for the previous two games.
- DF Alejandro Fuenmayor made his 16th start of the season and his 17th appearance.
- MF Boniek García made his 15th start and 22nd appearance of the year. For his career, it was his 131st start and 162nd appearance in MLS regular-season play.
- DF Leonardo made his 16th start of the season and his 45th start in league play for the Dynamo.
- FW Mauro Manotas made his 56th career start and saw action in his 88th career game.
- FW Romell Quioto made his 20th start of the season and the 34th of his MLS career.
- FW Memo Rodriguez made his 25th career appearance when he came on for MF Boniek García in the 84th minute.
- DF Andrew Wenger surpassed 10,000 career minutes played in the 66th minute of tonight’s match. He entered the game with 9,934 career minutes played and went the full 90 tonight to put him at 10,024 for his career.
- Wenger made his 16th start of the season and his 17th appearance of the year.
- GK Joe Willis made his 77th career start in MLS regular-season play and his 55th with the Dynamo.
