Houston v Seattle
Urruti, Quintero help Dynamo beat Sounders 2-1
HOUSTON -- — Maximiliano Urruti scored, Darwin Quintero added a goal and an assist and the Houston Dynamo beat Seattle 2-1 on Saturday night to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Sounders.
Quintero, on a set piece, played an arcing ball to the outside shoulder of Urruti, who pulled a blind volley across his body and past goalkeeper Stefan Frei to open the scoring in the 14th minute. Quintero made it 2-0 in the 20th, putting on a dribbling exhibition to create space amongst the Sounders defense before before putting away a left-footer from the edge of the area.
Jimmy Medranda scored for Seattle (17-6-6) in the 41st minute.
Including playoffs, the Sounders had won eight straight matches against Houston — the only time the Dynamo have lost more than five straight matches against any opponent in the club’s MLS history — dating to June 2017.
Houston (6-12-12) is unbeaten in its last four home matches
------
Game Information
- Referees:
- Nima Saghafi
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 24 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 21 |
| LAFC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 17 |
| Minnesota United FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 17 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 16 |
| Real Salt Lake | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 16 |
| Colorado Rapids | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 13 |
| FC Dallas | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +4 | 13 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 12 |
| San Diego FC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 11 |
| LA Galaxy | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| Portland Timbers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| Austin FC | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 7 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 6 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -13 | 4 |
MLS News
