Houston got their first win of 2011, beating the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 Sunday night at Robertson Stadium.
Vancouver was down a handful of players due to injuries and suspensions. Striker Eric Hassli and midfielder Gershon Koffie were serving red card suspensions, Terry Dunfield was riding the pine with an injury and captain Jay DeMerit came out at half-time with an injury of his own.
Houston used it to their advantage.
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Dynamo midfielder Danny Cruz ricocheted a shot off the crossbar in the 28th minute on the first real action of the game. Then the Dynamo capitalized off a Brad Davis corner kick in the 37th when Cam Weaver sent the Davis corner-kick trough the right side of the net to make it a 1-0 lead.
The Whitecaps answered, but Bobby Boswell scored in the 42nd minute, four minutes after the Whitecaps equalized the score at 1.
Boswell – who had an assist on the first Houston goal – used a beautiful set-up from Danny Cruz and beat goalkeeper Jay Nolly to give the Dynamo a 2-1 lead before half.
Later, Will Bruin scored (the rookie’s first MLS goal) in the 76th minute. On a breakaway pass from Brad Davis, Bruin knocked it over Whitecaps FC goalkeeper Jay Nolly.
Houston improved to 1-1-2 and will host New England next Sunday while Vancouver dropped to 1-2-2 and will host Chivas USA next Saturday.
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