Played
March 2, 2013 8:25 PM EST
BBVA Compass Stadium — Houston, Texas
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 20019
March 2, 2013 8:25 PM EST
BBVA Compass Stadium — Houston, Texas
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 20019
MLS Preview: Houston Dynamo - D.C. United
The Black-and-Red didn't had to wait long for a shot at revenge after losing out in last year's conference decider.
By Keith Hickey
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Houston Dynamo (4-4-2): Hall; Sarkodie, Taylor, Boswell, Ashe; Boniek, Moffat, Barnes, Davis; Bruin, Weaver. |
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| D.C. United (4-2-3-1): Hamid; Korb, Jakovic, McDonald, Woolard; Kitchen, Saragosa; DeLeon, Thorrington, Pontius; Pajoy. |
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| DID YOU KNOW? |
- This is a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference championship. Houston won that series with a 4-2 aggregate victory.
- The Dynamo had the edge in the regular season as well. United won its home fixture 3-2, but La Naranja posted 1-0 and 4-0 wins back in Texas.
- This will be the 15th consecutive season D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen has been involved with the capital club. He began as a player in 1998, and became head coach in 2010.
- Longtime Houston Dynamo striker Brian Ching recently agreed a deal to become a player-coach for Dominic Kinnear's side.
- This will be the first year since 2010 that D.C. United has not opened its season with a home fixture.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Houston Dynamo 0-2 D.C. United
- 22.22 %
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Houston Dynamo 0-8 D.C. United
- 14.82 %
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Houston Dynamo 2-0 D.C. United
- 14.82 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 8, 2013 | D.C. United 0 - Houston Dynamo 4 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 2, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 2 - D.C. United 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Nov 18, 2012 | D.C. United 1 - Houston Dynamo 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Nov 11, 2012 | Houston Dynamo 3 - D.C. United 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 15, 2012 | Houston Dynamo 4 - D.C. United 0 |
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| May 18, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - New England Revolution 2 | MLS |
| May 12, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | D.C. United 0 - Houston Dynamo 4 | MLS |
| May 5, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 0 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 1 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
D.C. United
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| May 19, 2013 | D.C. United 1 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | FC Dallas 2 - D.C. United 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | D.C. United 0 - Houston Dynamo 4 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Columbus Crew 3 - D.C. United 0 | MLS |
| Apr 21, 2013 | D.C. United 2 - Philadelphia Union 3 | MLS |
| 1 | Tally Hall | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Jermaine Taylor | Defender |
| 8 | Kofi Sarkodie | Defender |
| 26 | Corey Ashe | Midfielder |
| 32 | Bobby Boswell | Defender |
| 11 | Brad Davis | Midfielder |
| 13 | Ricardo Clark | Midfielder |
| 22 | Adam Moffat | Midfielder |
| 18 | Giles Barnes | Midfielder |
| - | B. García | Midfielder |
| 12 | Will Bruin | Striker |
| 28 | Erich Marscheider | Goalkeeper |
| - | Eric Brunner | Defender |
| - | Warren Creavalle | Midfielder |
| 17 | Luiz Camargo | Midfielder |
| 19 | Alex Dixon | Midfielder |
| 11 | Brian Ching | Striker |
| 14 | Jason Johnson | Midfielder |
| 28 | B. Hamid | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Brandon McDonald | Defender |
| 5 | Dejan Jakovic | Defender |
| 24 | Daniel Woolard | Defender |
| 22 | Chris Korb | Defender |
| - | John Thorrington | Midfielder |
| 55 | Marcelo Saragosa | Midfielder |
| 13 | Chris Pontius | Midfielder |
| - | Nicholas DeLeon | Striker |
| 4 | Perry Kitchen | Defender |
| - | L. Pajoy | Striker |
| - | Andrew Dykstra | Goalkeeper |
| - | James Riley | Defender |
| 3 | Robbie Russell | Defender |
| - | M. Sánchez | Midfielder |
| - | Kyle Porter | Striker |
| 26 | Rafael | Striker |
| - | C. Ruíz | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
