Game Thread: Dynamo v Rapids (2011 - Match 8)

by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 6:17 PM CDT in Game Threads

Houston Dynamo (3-1-3) vs. DC United (3-3-1)

Robertson Stadium - Houston, TX - 7:30pm CT

BROADCAST INFORMATION

KHOU 11.2 (ENG TV)

FOX Sports Houston Plus (ENG TV)

KPRC 950 (ENG Radio)

La Ranchera 850 (SPN Radio)

San Jacinto Post-Game Call-In Show with Glenn Davis - KPRC 950, 9:45 p.m.

REFEREE: Terry Vaughn - Career: 141 games; FC/gm: 28.6; Y/gm: 3.9; R: 46; pens: 45

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (14 meetings): Dynamo 7 wins, 22 goals ... Rapids 4 wins, 17 goals ... Ties 3

AT HOUSTON (6 meetings): Dynamo 4 wins, 15 goals ... Rapids 0 wins, 9 goals ... Ties 2

RETURN MATCH: 7/3: Colorado Rapids vs. Houston Dynamo, 8 p.m. CT (ESPN2)

LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/26: HOU 2, COL 2 (Cruz 17; Ngwenya 79 - Casey 45; own goal 71) 8/28: COL 3, HOU 0 (Smith 2; Cummings 16; Casey 23)

Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. COL: P22 W11 L5 D6 ... Gary Smith v HOU: P5 W2 L2 D1

The Dynamo welcome the Colorado Rapids to Robertson Stadium tonight, looking to continue their six-match unbeaten streak and their hom dominance over the Rapids. Houston has never losed to the Rapids at Robertston (5-0-2) including a 5-2 victory in the team's inaugural match back in 2006.

Calen Carr and Danny Cruz are both out tonight, Geoff Cameron is doubtful with a lower leg contusion. If Cameron can't play, expect to see Je-Vaughn Watson get his first MLS start in the central attacking midfield role...unless Kinnear decides to put Sergio Koke in the role. Either way, it should be interesting to see how either performs in that spot.

Dynamo Starting XI & Bench:

Rapids Starting XI:

Pickens; Kimura, Marshall, Moor, Palguta, Thompson, Mastroeni, Larentowicz, Smith, Akpan, Cummings

Join in tonight and discuss the match!

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Same Lineup and Bench as Friday

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

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by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 6:44 PM CDT reply actions

MDL FTW!

I can watch it while work. WOOOOOOOOOOT!

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 6:47 PM CDT reply actions

Cameron dropped from lineup, Watson replacing him

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by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 7:15 PM CDT reply actions

10' 0-0

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by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 7:48 PM CDT reply actions

Another great cross from Freeman

Weaver couldn’t direct the header on goal, but a nice play none the less

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by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 7:52 PM CDT reply actions

Palmer almost fooled Pickens with a long, low shot…forced a corner

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by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 7:59 PM CDT reply actions

Loving watching the game while working.

GO ORANGE!!!

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 8:06 PM CDT reply actions

Hainault just LEVELED Omar Cummings....DAYAMN

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 8:10 PM CDT reply actions

Haltime 0 Dynamo - 0 Rapids

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 8:27 PM CDT reply actions

Score update DC United v Seattle Sounders

DC United 2
Seattle Sounders 1
FINAL

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 8:30 PM CDT reply actions

2nd Half Underway

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by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 8:41 PM CDT reply actions

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL

COLIN CLARK!!!!

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:08 PM CDT reply actions

69th minute or so

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Dynamo 1 - Rapids 0!

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:08 PM CDT reply actions

Goal Jami Smith Rapids

Boo. Tally Hall misjudged the ball.

1 Dynamo – 1 Rapids

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:10 PM CDT reply actions

Here comes

KOKE!

by Gribbs on May 4, 2011 9:11 PM CDT reply actions

1- Dynamo 2- Rapids

Rapids goal off set piece.

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:22 PM CDT reply actions

Koke with a pretty pass, not finished well though.

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:23 PM CDT reply actions

Alex Dixon with the shot, just well blocked by the Rapids Keeper

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Not looking good...

Desperation, certainly, showing.

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:27 PM CDT reply actions

I'm not holding my breath...

Rapids going to win this one. Rapids 2 – Dynamo 1.

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by Fuzion on May 4, 2011 9:28 PM CDT reply actions

That fucking sucked. Dynamo fall 2-1.

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by Zach Woosley on May 4, 2011 9:30 PM CDT reply actions

And That

Is why supporting a team can be so frustrating…. oh well, we have a game this weekend!

by Waldorf00 on May 4, 2011 9:35 PM CDT reply actions

Sucker punch

Wow…mind you, its not end-of-the-world stuff but really guys?? Two mistakes cost us the game, and I game that we played well in considering the Rapids strategy was to clog up the middle, disrupt any run of play and see if they get a chance. And we finally had some momentum building up that led to the Clark goal and then we pissed it away. Hall, I love you son but that was a schoolboy error. And our defense just seemed to get more lackadaisical as the game went on and we ended up paying for it with Keystone-Kops defending which led to the second goal. I pray we re-focus for the TOR game on Saturday and pick ourselves back up.

by Michael_D on May 5, 2011 8:27 AM CDT reply actions