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(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWPHI 5-0-1 1-9-4 1-5-1 6-3-1 1-11-2HOU 7-0-1 5-2-8 0-5-1 11-0-5 1-7-2

PHILADELPHIA UNION HOUSTON DYNAMO Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 7/29/2012 PHI 2, NE 1 (4) 9/06/2012 HOU 1, RSL 0 (0)Road win 7/04/2012 PHI 2, LA 1 (5) 7/28/2012 HOU 2, TOR 0 (3)Home loss 9/20/2012 PHI 0, DC 1 (0) 6/18/2011 HOU 0, CLB 2 (22)Road loss 8/04/2012 PHI 0, MTL 2 (3) 9/02/2012 HOU 1, CHI 3 (1)Tie game 9/15/2012 PHI 1, TOR 1 (1) 9/14/2012 HOU 1, KC 1 (0)Shutout for 9/01/2012 PHI 0, NE 0 (2) 9/06/2012 HOU 1, RSL 0 (1)Shutout vs. 9/20/2012 PHI 0, DC 1 (0) 8/10/2012 HOU 0, NY 2 (5)

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GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPHI 27 10 11 4 1 1 26 0.96HOU 29 6 9 11 2 1 41 1.41

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPHI 27 7 11 6 3 0 32 1.19HOU 29 11 8 5 4 1 34 1.17

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90PHI 26 2 1 8 5 1 9HOU 41 4 9 5 5 3 15

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90PHI 32 2 3 5 5 7 10HOU 34 7 7 3 6 6 5

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

UNIONG: 5 Gomez/PajoyA: 4 M FarfanSHT: 46 M FarfanSOG: 13 M FarfanFC: 55 M FarfanFS: 46 M FarfanOF: 16 McInerneyC: 6 M FarfanE: 1 5 players tied

DYNAMO G: 11 BruinA: 11 DavisSHT: 67 BruinSOG: 33 BruinFC: 37 DavisFS: 33 AsheOF: 21 Ching/KandjiC: 5 CarrE: 1 Moffat

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Union 27 7-14-6 27 26 32at home 14 5-7-2 17 18 16

Dynamo 29 12-7-10 46 41 34on road 15 3-7-5 14 16 24

2012 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (5 meetings): Union 2 wins, 7 goals … Dynamo 1 win, 6 goals … Ties 2

AT PHILADELPHIA (2 meetings): Union 0 wins, 2 goals … Dynamo 0 wins, 2 goals … Ties 2

2012 (MLS):6/30: HOU 2, PHI 1 (Davis 20; Ching 83 – Daniel 46)

13Lahoud

18MacMath

2Valdes

14Okugo25

Williams

44Cruz

7Carroll

11Adu

15G Farfan

29Hoppenot

17Martinez

1Hall

3Carr

32Boswell

13Clark

9Kandji

31Hainault

11Davis

27Garcia

5Creavalle

4Taylor

12Bruin

PHILADELPHIA UNION1 Chris Konopka (GK)2 Carlos Valdes (DF)3 Chris Albright (DF)4 Bakary Soumare (DF)5 Greg Jordan (MF)6 Gabriel Gomez (MF)7 Brian Carroll (MF)8 Roger Torres (MF)9 Jack McInerney (FW)11 Freddy Adu (FW)12 Chandler Hoffman (FW)13 Michael Lahoud (MF) 14 Amobi Okugo (MF)15 Gabriel Farfan (MF)17 Josue Martinez (FW)18 Zac MacMath (GK)20 Jimmy McLaughlin (MF)21 Michael Farfan (MF)24 Porfirio Lopez (DF)25 Sheanon Williams (DF)26 Keon Daniel (MF)27 Zach Pfeffer (MF)28 Raymon Gaddis (DF)29 Antoine Hoppenot (FW)30 Krystian Witkowski (FW)31 Cristhian Hernandez (FW)32 Chase Harrison (GK)44 Danny Cruz (MF)

HOUSTON DYNAMO1 Tally Hall (GK)3 Calen Carr (FW)4 Jermaine Taylor (DF)5 Warren Creavalle (DF)6 Nathan Sturgis (MF)7 Colin Clark (MF)8 Kofi Sarkodie (DF)9 Macoumba Kandji (FW)10 Je-Vaughn Watson (MF)11 Brad Davis (MF)12 Will Bruin (FW)13 Ricardo Clark (MF)14 Colin Rolfe (FW)15 Cam Weaver (FW)16 Adam Moffat (MF)17 Luiz Camargo (MF)18 Josue Soto (MF)19 Alex Dixon (MF)22 Brian Ownby (MF)23 Giles Barnes (MF) 24 Tyler Deric (GK)25 Brian Ching (FW)26 Corey Ashe (MF)27 Boniek Garcia (MF)28 Erich Marscheider (GK)31 Andre Hainault (DF)32 Bobby Boswell (DF)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic.SAR (bench): James Conlee; JAR (opposite): Mark Cahen;

4th: Ted Unkel

UNIONSat. Sept. 29 at ColumbusWed. Oct. 3 at Chicago

Sat. Oct. 6 New EnglandSat. Oct. 20 at Houston

UPCOMING MATCHES

PHILADELPHIA UNION v HOUSTON DYNAMO(Sept. 23, PPL Park, 4 p.m. ET)

INJURY REPORTS

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

SUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): PHI: Brian Carroll, Gabriel Gomez

none

PHILADELPHIA UNION – OUT: FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symp-toms); QUESTIONABLE: DF Bakary Soumare (R knee inflammation); DF Gabriel Farfan (R ankle contusion); MF Danny Cruz (L sesamoid stress reac-tion); PROBABLE: FW Zach Pfeffer (R hip flexor strain) … HOUSTON DYNAMO – OUT: DF Corey Ashe (L hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Jermaine Taylor (L quad contusion)

DYNAMOSat. Sept. 29 New England

Sat. Oct. 6 MontrealSat. Oct. 20 PhiladelphiaSat. Oct. 27 at Colorado

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 41 34 64 77

13 17 18 10 10 6 0 1

19 18 5 8 8 3 0 0 5 4 1 0 2 1 1 0

11 7 25 22 5 5

F A 26 32 93 76

15 14 7 4 4 14 0 0

13 12 3 8 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 4 1 2

10 11 14 19 2 2

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

UNION DYNAMO

PHILADELPHIA UNION v HOUSTON DYNAMO(Sept. 23, PPL Park, 4 p.m. ET - MLS Game 280)

2012 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Chris Konopka GK 6-5 215 04/14/1985 Toms River, NJ 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 02 Carlos Valdes DF 6-0 176 05/22/1985 Cali, Colombia 26 26 2 0 58 58 3 13 Chris Albright DF 6-1 180 01/14/1979 Philadelphia, PA 4 2 0 0 229 197 11 224 Bakary Soumare DF 6-4 205 11/09/1985 Bamako, Mali 1 1 0 0 64 56 0 25 Greg Jordan MF 6-0 165 04/05/1990 Naperville, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 Gabriel Gomez MF 6-0 178 05/29/1984 Panama City, Panama 20 16 5 0 20 16 5 07 Brian Carroll MF 5-10 155 07/20/1981 Springfield, VA 26 25 1 1 261 244 6 158 Roger Torres MF 5-5 140 07/13/1991 Barrancabermeja, Colombia 6 1 0 1 52 20 3 99 Jack McInerney FW 5-10 150 08/05/1992 Chattanooga, TN 19 13 4 2 54 19 8 211 Freddy Adu MF 5-7 140 06/02/1989 Tema, Ghana 22 18 3 1 131 93 17 2112 Chandler Hoffman FW 5-11 160 08/17/1990 Birmingham, AL 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 013 Michael Lahoud MF 5-8 140 09/15/1986 Freetown, Sierra Leone 17 12 0 0 79 58 2 714 Amobi Okugo DF 5-11 175 03/13/1991 Hayward, CA 20 17 0 0 46 31 0 015 Gabriel Farfan DF 5-10 165 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 21 20 0 1 43 38 1 317 Josue Martinez FW 5-10 159 03/25/1990 San Jose, Costa Rica 16 4 0 0 16 4 0 018 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 176 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 25 25 0 0 33 32 0 020 Jimmy McLaughlin MF 5-8 135 04/30/1993 Malvern, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Michael Farfan MF 5-9 160 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 25 24 1 4 46 37 3 724 Porfirio Lopez DF 5-11 172 09/10/1985 San Jose, Costa Rica 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 025 Sheanon Williams DF 5-11 170 03/17/1990 Boston, MA 24 24 1 1 64 64 2 426 Keon Daniel MF 6-1 170 01/16/1987 Lambeau, Trinidad & Tobago 17 13 1 0 35 22 2 227 Zach Pfeffer MF 5-8 145 01/06/1995 Dresher, PA 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 028 Raymon Gaddis DF 5-9 151 01/13/1990 Indianapolis, IN 11 10 0 1 11 10 0 129 Antoine Hoppenot FW 5-8 145 11/23/1990 Paris, France 18 3 2 1 18 3 2 130 Krystian Witkowski FW 5-11 165 08/17/1990 Rochester, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Cristhian Hernandez FW 5-11 160 10/30/1993 Guadalajara, Mexico 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 032 Chase Harrison GK 6-3 185 04/02/1984 Huntington, WV 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 044 Danny Cruz MF 5-8 170 01/03/1990 Petersburg, VA 22 18 1 3 73 45 5 8

HEAD COACH : John Hackworth W5 L7 T5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

2012 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Tally Hall GK 6-4 205 05/12/1985 SeaTac, WA 29 29 0 0 68 68 0 13 Calen Carr MF 6-0 150 10/04/1982 Oakland, CA 22 15 4 1 113 38 14 44 Jermaine Taylor DF 5-10 195 01/14/1985 Portland, Jamaica 23 22 1 1 36 32 1 25 Warren Creavalle DF 6-0 165 08/14/1990 Brooklyn, NY 7 4 0 0 7 4 0 06 Nathan Sturgis MF 5-10 150 07/06/1987 Boca Raton, FL 4 3 0 0 79 65 1 27 Colin Clark MF 6-0 180 04/11/1984 Fort Collins, CO 14 6 1 0 127 93 15 138 Kofi Sarkodie DF 5-8 165 03/22/1991 Huber Heights, OH 5 2 0 0 12 9 0 09 Macoumba Kandji FW 6-4 175 08/02/1985 Dakar, Senegal 25 17 3 2 82 52 9 1210 Je-Vaughn Watson MF 6-1 175 10/22/1983 St. Catherine, Jamaica 18 12 0 0 40 23 1 211 Brad Davis MF 5-11 175 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 27 25 7 11 283 243 42 9112 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 28 27 11 3 53 48 16 413 Ricardo Clark MF 5-10 160 02/10/1983 Atlanta, GA 6 4 0 0 187 175 14 1214 Colin Rolfe FW 6-0 175 02/15/1990 Spokane, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 Cam Weaver FW 6-4 195 06/10/1983 Tacoma, WA 5 1 0 0 64 35 11 516 Adam Moffat MF 6-0 175 05/15/1986 Glasgow, Scotland 20 19 2 2 81 67 9 417 Luiz Camargo MF 5-8 172 05/04/1987 Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 24 14 1 1 31 20 1 318 Josue Soto MF 5-9 155 01/03/1989 Fort Worth, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 Alex Dixon MF 5-8 150 02/07/1990 Bay City, TX 3 0 0 0 10 0 1 022 Brian Ownby MF 6-0 160 07/16/1990 Glen Allen, VA 7 0 0 2 7 0 0 223 Giles Barnes MF 6-1 181 08/05/1988 London, England 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 024 Tyler Deric GK 6-3 195 08/30/1988 Houston, TX 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 025 Brian Ching FW 6-1 195 05/24/1978 Haleiwa, HI 27 13 5 3 216 170 82 3126 Corey Ashe DF 5-7 154 03/14/1986 Orange County, CA 27 27 0 1 157 103 1 1227 Boniek Garcia MF 5-9 160 09/04/1984 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 13 13 1 6 13 13 1 628 Erich Marscheider GK 6-3 185 01/05/1993 Vienna, Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Andre Hainault DF 6-0 180 06/17/1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 23 22 2 3 102 98 6 632 Bobby Boswell DF 6-2 185 03/15/1983 Austin, TX 29 29 2 1 221 218 13 8

HEAD COACH : Dominic Kinnear 07/26/1967 W112 L74 T90

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS GAME INFORMATION

PHILADELPHIA UNION vs HOUSTON DYNAMO PPL PARK, Chester, Pa.

Sept. 23, 2012 (WEEK 29, MLS Game #280) 4 p.m. ET (WPVI-abc6; FS-HOU+/MultiM) Philadelphia Union conclude their two-game home week with a crucial match against the Houston Dynamo in the playoff futures for both clubs on Sunday afternoon at PPL Park. For Union, the arithmetic is simple: Win, or they will be eliminated from playoff contention, following their 1-0 home loss to D.C. United at midweek. The Dynamo find themselves holding onto fifth place in the Eastern Conference and the final postseason spot by just a single point, following their 1-1 draw at Sporting KC last weekend. REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. SAR (bench): James Conlee; JAR (opposite): Mark Cahen; 4th: Ted Unkel MLS Career: 51 games; FC/gm: 22.4; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 4; pens: 6 INJURY REPORT: PHILADELPHIA UNION – OUT: FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms); QUESTIONABLE: DF Bakary Soumare (R knee inflammation); DF Gabriel Farfan (R ankle contusion); MF Danny Cruz (L sesamoid stress reaction); PROBABLE: FW Zach Pfeffer (R hip flexor strain) … HOUSTON DYNAMO – OUT: DF Corey Ashe (L hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Jermaine Taylor (L quad contusion) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: PHI: Brian Carroll, Gabriel Gomez SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: PHI: Gabriel Farfan, Michael Lahoud, Jack McInerney, Carlos Valdes … HOU: Corey Ashe, Bobby Boswell, Macoumba Kandji HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Union 2 wins, 7 goals … Dynamo 1 win, 6 goals … Ties 2 AT PHILADELPHIA (2 meetings): Union 0 wins, 2 goals … Dynamo 0 wins, 2 goals … Ties 2 FUTURE MATCH: 10/20: Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBC SN)

The teams are playing for a second this time. A late Brian Ching penalty kick was the decider in a 2-1 Dynamo victory June 30 at BBVA Compass Stadium.

It was the Dynamo’s first win in league play vs. Philadelphia; Union had won two of the first four, with two draws. But Houston did win both legs of last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinal Series, a 2-1 win in Chester followed by a 1-0 victory in Houston, on their way to MLS Cup 2011.

Coaches record: John Hackworth vs. HOU: P1 W0 L1 D0 … Dominic Kinnear v PHI: P5 W1 L2 D2 LAST MEETING (MLS) 6/30: HOU 2, PHI 1 (Davis 20; Ching 83 – Daniel 46)

The Dynamo grabbed the lead in the 20th minute. Boniek Garcia’s cross from the right found Macoumba Kandji on the edge of the box. The forward slid the ball into the path of the onrushing Brad Davis, who superbly curled the ball into the far corner.

Union pulled back to even terms just 36 seconds into the second half. Brian Carroll found Keon Daniel at the top of the box, and the Philly midfielder turned and lash a bouncing drive beyond Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall from 20 yards.

But the home side claimed the winner in the 83rd minute after Gabriel Farfan’s sent the Dynamo substitute Brian Ching tumbling to the turf. Referee Fotis Bazakos awarded a penalty and Ching converted the ensuing spot kick himself.

HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-4-2): Tally Hall - Andre Hainault, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe - Boniek Garcia, Geoff Cameron, Luiz Camargo (Warren Creavalle 79), Brad Davis - Will Bruin (Brian Ching 74), Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ownby 71).

PHILADELPHIA UNION (4-4-2): Zac MacMath - Sheanon Williams (Freddy Adu 84), Carlos Valdes, Amobi Okugo, Gabriel Farfan - Keon Daniel, Gabriel Gomez (Michael Lahoud 75), Brian Carroll, Michael Farfan - Jorge Perlaza (Antoine Hoppenot 64), Lionard Pajoy.

PHILADELPHIA UNION Philadelphia Union saw their winless streak extended to eight games as D.C. United scored the game’s only goal on Thursday evening at PPL Park. Union are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 27 points from 27 games. LAST MATCH


The game's lone goal came in the 67th minute. Freed from a long ball out of midfield by Maicon Santos, United's Chris Pontius made a move in the box, forced Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath to come off his line and fed an open Lionard Pajoy, who took the time to settle the ball and then volley it into an empty net against his former team.

United goalkeeper Bill Hamid was credited with five saves for United, who won for a second time this season at PPL Park.

Union interim manager John Hackworth made three changes to the team that came back for a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC at BMO Field. Gabriel Gomez, Keon Daniel and Antoine Hoppenot came into the midfield, in place of Michael Lahoud, Freddy Adu and the suspended Michael Farfan.

PHILADELPHIA UNION (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath - Sheanon Williams, Carlos Valdes, Amobi Okugo, Gabriel Farfan (Chandler Hoffman 70) - Gabriel Gomez (Freddy Adu 77), Brian Carroll - Danny Cruz, Keon Daniel, Antoine Hoppenot (Josue Martinez 57) - Jack McInerney.

TEAM NEWS Union saw their current winless streak extended to eight games, matching the club record set last July 29-Sept.

10. “My feeling right now is that our team is struggling,” said Union team manager John Hackworth. “We’re doing

everything possible to try put ourselves in a position to score and get attempts on goal, and for whatever reason, even though we had some really good looks, too many times in behind their defense and not to get something out of it, that’s tough.

The last Union victory came July 29, a 2-1 win vs. New England. They’ve gone 0-4-4 since, scoring just four goals in that span.

“We want to win every game, especially at home. … I thought we tried to play a lot more than they did. They sat back and really kind of tried to kill the game and catch us on the counterattack,” said Antoine Hoppenot. “It’s tough to lose a game like that. They ended up catching us on the counterattack and getting one and then they just sat back and killed the game off. It’s a tough one.”

Union’s last goal scored by a striker came July 29, when Jack McInerney netted the game-winner vs. New England. Defenders have scored the last two goals; the others in the current streak came from a holding midfielder and an own goal.

“A little bit of me feels like we can’t buy one, no matter what, because I think those goals are going to come with those young players,” said Hackworth. “The hard part about it is that this is their opportunity, and for young guys like this when they get this chance they really got to seize it. We’re going to keep on teaching it, but at some point those guys have to create the chances and finish them.”

With Michael Farfan suspended, Keon Daniel was given his first start since Aug. 21 in the attacking central midfield spot.

“All we can do right now is give guys opportunities, see what our combinations are, and tonight we tried something new and while it created a lot the quality wasn’t there. So we’ll just have to continue to do that. The one thing I’ll say about the team is they certainly didn’t give up,” Hackworth said. “In fact they almost tried too hard at the end. ... Guys are doing everything they can to put themselves in a position to get something off, but that’s not the smartest way to go about bringing yourself back in a game. So that’s something we have to work on.”

Rookie Antoine Hoppenot made his third league start, his second in the last three games, in a wide position opposite Danny Cruz.

Gabriel Gomez made his first appearance after not featuring at all over the past two matches because of international duty.

“We pushed Jack and Danny Cruz up high and tried to go with a more attacking lineup with Keon Daniel and [Gabriel] Gómez,” Hackworth said. “We’re going to keep trying some stuff. But, at the end of the day, we’ve got to start finishing some chances or we’re just going to have the same conversation again and again. I hope that doesn’t happen.”

With a loss or a tie vs. Houston, Union will be eliminated from playoff contention. HOUSTON DYNAMO The Houston Dynamo gained an important road point, Sporting Kansas City coming back with a late equalizer to leave the teams in a 1-1 draw on Friday evening at Livestrong Sporting Park. The Dynamo are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 46 points from 29 games. LAST MATCH

The Dynamo took the lead in the 58th minute. From a continuous spell of possession, Brad Davis took Boniek Garcia's pass in the middle of the attacking third, worked to his left to get into space, and put a low shot past a screened Jimmy Nielsen and inside the far post.


But Sporting hit for a late equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time. Latching onto a loose ball at the top of the box, Graham Zusi chipped the ball to the far post and C.J. Sapond flung himself headlong at the ball, nodding it past goalkeeper Tally Hall to keep KC atop the East.

Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear made two changes to the team that claimed a late 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake at BBVA Compass Stadium. Jermaine Taylor and Boniek Garcia returned from international duty, coming into the team in place of Colin Clark and the suspended Calen Carr.

HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-3-3): Tally Hall - Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe (Andre Hainault 74) - Luiz Camargo, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis - Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin (Brian Ching 88), Macoumba Kandji (Giles Barnes 81).

TEAM NEWS The Dynamo still have just one win in their last six league games, now sitting in fourth place in the Eastern

Conference to start the week. But they have not lost in three meetings vs. East leaders Sporting KC. “Hard-earned point as far as I’m concerned, the guys battled hard,” said head coach Dominic Kinnear. “The

way it came about is tough but when you look at it, taking five out of nine points from Kansas City the guys should be pretty proud.”

“We weren’t looking for a tie. We were looking for a win,” said Brad Davis. “Sporting is ahead of us in points and we are trying to climb the ladder. That would have put us a couple points behind them. We are still in good place for playoffs. We have five games left and we have to keep moving along and picking up points.”

Davis scored his seventh goal of the season, a single-season career-high. Now in his 11th season, his previous best was six goals, in his second season of 2003, in 26 games for the Dallas Burn.

Boniek Garcia returned from international duty and recorded his third assist in his last four matches. He has six assists in his 13 MLS appearances.

Kofi Sarkodie made his second consecutive start, his first two of the league campaign, remaining at right back. “He’s defended well and is winning a majority of his battles and is getting into the attack. I think he’s stepped in

and done well,” said head coach Dominic Kinnear. “Before, the defense was just playing well and the guys that were playing well were playing. Now he’s gotten a chance … and he prepared himself well and has stepped on the field and looked good.”

Goalkeeper Tally Hall was credited with a season-high seven saves in preserving the single point for the Dynamo, seconds away from his 11th shutout of the season.

“His positioning was very good and the guys defended in front of him pretty well so there was nothing really clear cut until the very end,” Kinnear said. “I thought he put himself in the right spots and it made it easier for him to put his hands on some things.”

Said Davis: “Thirty more seconds and we clear that ball one more time he’s got a shutout record for himself. You really want to be able to depend on your goalie to come up with some big saves and keep you in the game and the last couple of games he’s done that. I think he was huge for us again.”

New signing Giles Barnes made his MLS and Dynamo debut, coming on for the final nine minutes in KC. “He’s shown pretty well in practice and it was a good opportunity to give him a chance to play,” Kinnear said. “I thought when he came on he did some good things.”

On Thursday, the Dynamo moved to the top of Group 4 in the CONCACAF Champions League with a 4-0 win against CD F.A.S. of El Salvador at BBVA Compass Stadium. Goals from Giles Barnes (21) and Bobby Boswell (44) gave the Dynamo a comfortable halftime lead, and Cam Weaver (49) and Colin Clark (78) finished off the victory.

Here’s the Dynamo team: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Warren Creavalle; Je-Vaughn Watson (Calen Carr 58), Adam Moffat, Giles Barnes (Luiz Camargo 81), Colin Clark; Cam Weaver, Brian Ching (Alex Dixon 71)

2012 PHILADELPHIA UNION STATISTICS (7-14-6, 27 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 23 F *Lionard Pajoy 20 16 1490 5 2 36 11 20 20 15 0 4 0 6 M Gabriel Gomez 20 16 1384 5 0 23 8 29 21 2 7 5 0 9 F Jack McInerney 19 13 1184 4 2 22 12 21 14 16 2 3 1 11 M Freddy Adu 22 18 1353 3 1 30 10 24 24 2 65 2 1 29 F Antoine Hoppenot 18 3 596 2 1 15 6 7 15 14 0 2 0 2 D Carlos Valdes 26 26 2293 2 0 18 5 28 30 1 0 4 0 21 M Michael Farfan 25 24 2172 1 4 46 13 55 46 1 29 6 0 44 M Danny Cruz (TOT) 22 18 1421 1 3 29 8 23 30 4 6 2 0 44 M Danny Cruz (PHI) 6 6 452 0 0 13 4 3 8 2 6 0 0 7 M Brian Carroll 26 25 2268 1 1 17 3 30 11 0 2 4 0 25 D Sheanon Williams 24 24 2152 1 1 14 6 24 29 2 1 2 1 26 M Keon Daniel 17 13 1164 1 0 15 4 16 19 0 22 0 1 15 D Gabriel Farfan 21 20 1804 0 1 6 1 30 30 2 0 4 1 28 D Raymon Gaddis 11 10 845 0 1 1 0 11 5 0 0 2 0 10 F *Danny Mwanga 9 5 458 0 1 5 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 8 M Roger Torres 6 1 114 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 6 2 0 3 D Chris Albright 4 2 153 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 D *Danny Califf 4 4 360 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 32 G Chase Harrison 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 38 M Kai Herdling 4 3 212 0 0 6 0 7 8 0 1 0 0 31 F Cristhian Hernandez 2 0 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 F Chandler Hoffman 6 2 198 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 G Chris Konopka 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M Michael Lahoud (TOT) 17 12 1051 0 0 7 0 18 14 0 0 3 0 13 M Michael Lahoud (PHI) 15 12 997 0 0 7 0 17 12 0 0 3 0 24 D Porfirio Lopez 5 4 327 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18 G Zac MacMath 25 25 2250 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 17 F Josue Martinez 16 4 447 0 0 10 3 12 4 6 0 1 0 14 D Amobi Okugo 20 17 1600 0 0 10 2 17 15 1 0 1 0 16 F Jorge Perlaza (TOT) 12 7 562 0 0 8 2 5 7 13 0 0 0 16 F *Jorge Perlaza 2 1 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 D Bakary Soumare 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 M Greg Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 M Jimmy McLaughlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 M Zach Pfeffer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 F Krystian Witkowski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 27 27 2430 26 16 300 91 370 349 68 142 48 5 Opponent totals 27 27 2430 32 37 344 110 350 370 65 132 34 5 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jack McInerney 2, Gabriel Gomez 2, Carlos Valdes 1, Michael Farfan 1 Freddy Adu 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Lionard Pajoy 2, Sheanon Williams 1, Jack McInerney 1, Raymon Gaddis 1 Michael Farfan 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Lionard Pajoy 1-1, Gabriel Gomez 1-1, Freddy Adu 1-1 PHILADELPHIA UNION INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 32 G Chase Harrison 1 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 G Chris Konopka 1 1 90 7 6 1 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 G Zac MacMath 25 25 2250 100 67 30 1.20 1 2 7 13 5 7 Team totals 27 27 2430 110 75 32 1.19 1 2 7 14 6 7 Opponent totals 27 27 2430 91 66 26 0.96 3 3 14 7 6 10 * = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Philadelphia Union statistics listed here.

2012 HOUSTON DYNAMO STATISTICS (12-7-10, 46 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 12 F Will Bruin 28 27 2184 11 3 67 33 12 19 11 0 0 0 11 M Brad Davis 27 25 2231 7 11 45 18 37 32 0 97 2 0 25 F Brian Ching 27 13 1319 5 3 33 14 14 25 21 0 0 0 3 M Calen Carr 22 15 1293 4 1 22 9 18 27 2 0 5 0 9 F Macoumba Kandji 25 17 1375 3 2 26 11 36 23 21 0 3 0 31 D Andre Hainault 23 22 1864 2 3 12 6 22 6 4 0 2 0 16 M Adam Moffat 20 19 1695 2 2 24 7 28 12 0 4 2 1 32 D Bobby Boswell 29 29 2570 2 1 19 7 17 14 0 0 3 0 27 M Boniek Garcia 13 13 1170 1 6 19 6 10 20 2 1 0 0 17 M Luiz Camargo 24 14 1272 1 1 6 2 22 22 2 0 1 0 4 D Jermaine Taylor 23 22 1974 1 1 15 2 12 2 0 0 2 0 7 M Colin Clark 14 6 655 1 0 8 2 5 5 0 3 2 0 20 D Geoff Cameron 15 15 1326 0 2 11 1 15 6 0 0 1 0 22 M Brian Ownby 7 0 115 0 2 5 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 26 D Corey Ashe 27 27 2355 0 1 7 1 26 33 3 6 3 0 23 M Giles Barnes 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M Ricardo Clark 6 4 389 0 0 4 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 5 D Warren Creavalle 7 4 382 0 0 3 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 19 M Alex Dixon 3 0 52 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G Tally Hall 29 29 2586 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 D Kofi Sarkodie 5 2 245 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 M Nathan Sturgis 4 3 242 0 0 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 10 M Je-Vaughn Watson 18 12 1006 0 0 18 6 15 12 0 0 1 0 15 F Cam Weaver 5 1 120 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 24 G Tyler Deric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 G Erich Marscheider 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 F Colin Rolfe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 M Josue Soto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 29 29 2586 41 39 353 131 308 307 66 111 27 1 Opponent totals 29 29 2586 34 33 323 114 307 308 68 132 34 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brad Davis 3, Andre Hainault 2, Calen Carr 2, Jermaine Taylor 1, Adam Moffat 1 Macoumba Kandji 1, Colin Clark 1, Brian Ching 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Brad Davis 3, Adam Moffat 1, Andre Hainault 1, Calen Carr 1, Will Bruin 1 Bobby Boswell 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Brad Davis 2-3, Brian Ching 2-2, Colin Clark 1-1 HOUSTON DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Tally Hall 29 29 2586 114 78 34 1.18 4 4 12 7 10 11 Team totals 29 29 2586 114 78 34 1.18 4 4 12 7 10 11 Opponent totals 29 29 2586 131 87 41 1.43 5 6 7 12 10 6 * = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Houston Dynamo statistics listed here.

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2012 SCHEDULE - REGULAR SEASON TOTALS DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: Mon. Mar. 12 at Portland L 1-3 20,438 0-1-0 T3 0 PHI: Gomez (51); POR: Jean-Baptiste (54) Boyd (66) Alhassan (76) Sun. Mar. 18 Colorado L 1-2 19,074 0-2-0 T5 0 PHI: Pajoy (67); COL: Castrillon (56) Cascio (62) Sat. Mar. 24 at Chicago L 0-1 18,075 0-3-0 T8 0 CHI: Oduro (28) Sat. Mar. 31 Vancouver T 0-0 17,189 0-3-1 T8 1 Sat. Apr. 14 Columbus W 1-0 18,526 1-3-1 T7 4 PHI: Gomez (38) Sat. Apr. 21 at Chivas USA W 1-0 14,127 2-3-1 T6 7 PHI: Adu (40) Sat. Apr. 28 San Jose L 1-2 18,581 2-4-1 T7 7 PHI: Gomez (83); SJ: Lenhart (76,93+) Sat. May 5 at Seattle L 0-1 38,399 2-5-1 9 7 SEA: Rosales (63) Sun. May 13 New York L 2-3 18,193 2-6-1 9 7 PHI: Pajoy (31,46); NY: Lindpere (17) Holgersson (68) Cooper (78) Sat. May 19 at FC Dallas T 1-1 13,272 2-6-2 9 8 PHI: Gomez (56); DAL: B. Perez (7) Sat. May 26 at Toronto FC L 0-1 18,227 2-7-2 9 8 TOR: Koevermans (88) Sat. June 16 D.C. United L 0-1 18,876 2-8-2 9 8 DC: Pontius (78) Sat. June 23 Sporting KC W 4-0 18,207 3-8-2 9 11 PHI: McInerney (0:59,42) Pajoy (81) Hoppenot (87) Sat. June 30 at Houston L 1-2 19,806 3-9-2 9 11 PHI: Daniel (46); HOU: Davis (19) Ching (83) Wed. July 4 at Los Angeles W 2-1 27,000 4-9-2 9 14 PHI: McInerney (46+) M. Farfan (95+); LA: Barrett (73) Sun. July 8 Toronto FC W 3-0 18,393 5-9-2 9 17 PHI: Gomez (34) Adu (36) Hoppenot (78) Sat. July 14 Montreal W 2-1 18,544 6-9-2 9 20 PHI: Pajoy (82) Valdes (91+); MTL: own goal (89) Sat. July 21 at New York L 0-2 21,842 6-10-2 8 20 NY: Cooper (43,58) Sun. July 29 New England W 2-1 18,598 7-10-2 T8 23 PHI: Adu (59) McInerney (90); NE: Sene (12) Sat. Aug. 4 at Montreal L 0-2 18,535 7-11-2 8 23 MTL: Wenger (44) Martins (78) Sun. Aug. 12 Chicago L 1-3 18,412 7-12-2 T8 23 PHI: own goal (34); CHI: Rolfe (43,56) Friedrich (47+) Sun. Aug. 19 at D.C. United T 1-1 12,312 7-12-3 8 24 PHI: Carroll (8); DC: own goal (71) Fri. Aug. 24 Real Salt Lake T 0-0 18,441 7-12-4 8 25 Wed. Aug. 29 Columbus L 1-2 16,568 7-13-4 8 25 PHI: Valdes (29); CLB: Williams (41) Gaven (95+) Sat. Sept. 1 at New England T 0-0 11,841 7-13-5 8 26 Sat. Sept. 15 at Toronto FC T 1-1 15,669 7-13-6 9 27 PHI: Williams (85); TOR: Hassli (58) Thu. Sept. 20 D.C. United L 0-1 16,024 7-14-6 9 27 DC: Pajoy (67) Sun. Sept. 23 Houston Sat. Sept. 29 at Columbus Wed. Oct. 3 at Chicago Sat. Oct. 6 New England Sat. Oct. 20 at Houston Wed. Oct. 24 at Sporting KC Sat. Oct. 27 New York HOUSTON DYNAMO 2012 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: Sun. Mar. 11 at Chivas USA W 1-0 14,464 1-0-0 T1 3 HOU: Hainault (92+) Sat. Mar. 17 at San Jose W 1-0 21,816 2-0-0 T1 6 HOU: Davis (14) Fri. Mar. 23 at Seattle L 0-2 38,304 2-1-0 T1 6 SEA: Estrada (23) Evans (27) Sun. Apr. 15 at Chicago T 1-1 10,489 2-1-1 4 7 HOU: Bruin (24); CHI: Pause (27) Sat. Apr. 21 at Columbus T 2-2 10,479 2-1-2 T4 8 HOU: Bruin (59) Ching (81); CLB: Gaven (63,74) Sat. Apr. 28 at D.C. United L 2-3 13,975 2-2-2 T4 8 HOU: Bruin (50,59); DC: Santos (11,70) De Rosario (54) Wed. May 9 at New York L 0-1 11,315 2-3-2 0 8 NY: Cooper (7) Sat. May 12 D.C. United W 1-0 22,039 3-3-2 T7 11 HOU: Davis (67) Tue. May 15 Portland T 0-0 22,039 3-3-3 T5 12 Sat. May 19 at New England T 2-2 16,414 3-3-4 T5 13 HOU: Bruin (32) Camargo (87); NE: Sene (26,57) Sat. May 26 Los Angeles W 2-1 22,039 4-3-4 6 16 HOU: own goal (38) Hainault (57); LA: Buddle (10) Sun. June 10 at Vancouver L 1-3 18,811 4-4-4 T6 16 HOU: Kandji (83); VAN: Mattocks (4,66) Harvey (88) Sat. June 16 FC Dallas W 2-1 22,039 5-4-4 T4 19 HOU: Bruin (3) Moffat (76); DAL: Jackson (59) Wed. June 20 Toronto FC T 3-3 21,423 5-4-5 5 20 HOU: Boswell (20) Bruin (73,90); TOR: Hall (13) Koevermans (22,45) Sat. June 23 at Montreal L 2-4 12,357 5-5-5 5 20 HOU: Davis (16) Bruin (45); MTL: Nyassi (4) Arnaud (21) Camara (60) Bernier (67) Sat. June 30 Philadelphia W 2-1 19,806 6-5-5 5 23 HOU: Davis (19) Ching (83); PHI: Daniel (46) Tue. July 3 Chicago T 0-0 22,039 6-5-6 5 24 Sat. July 7 at Sporting KC T 0-0 19,307 6-5-7 6 25 Sun. July 15 D.C. United W 4-0 18,871 7-5-7 5 28 HOU: Davis (19) Bruin (37) Garcia (62) Ching (89) Wed. July 18 Sporting KC W 2-1 19,761 8-5-7 T4 31 HOU: Carr (25,79); KC: Kamara (42) Sat. July 21 Montreal W 3-0 20,396 9-5-7 3 34 HOU: Kandji (7,89) Boswell (84) Sat. July 28 at Toronto FC W 2-0 19,652 10-5-7 T1 37 HOU: Carr (45) Ching (86) Fri. Aug. 3 New York W 2-0 22,039 11-5-7 1 40 HOU: Taylor (2) Carr (28) Fri. Aug. 10 at New York L 0-2 15,730 11-6-7 T2 40 NY: Holgersson (61) Solli (92+) Sun. Aug. 19 Columbus T 2-2 20,567 11-6-8 T3 41 HOU: Davis (19) Moffat (82); CLB: Grossman (33) Gaven (58) Sat. Aug. 25 Toronto FC T 1-1 19,320 11-6-9 3 42 HOU: Bruin (21); TOR: Dunfield (85) Sun. Sept. 2 at Chicago L 1-3 17,007 11-7-9 T4 42 HOU: Ching (90); CHI: Nyarko (1) Paladini (19) Alex (93+) Thu. Sept. 6 Real Salt Lake W 1-0 18,452 12-7-9 3 45 HOU: C. Clark (94+) Fri. Sept. 14 at Sporting KC T 1-1 19,877 12-7-10 4 46 HOU: Davis (58); KC: Sapong (93+) Sun. Sept. 23 at Philadelphia Sat. Sept. 29 New England Sat. Oct. 6 Montreal Sat. Oct. 20 Philadelphia Sat. Oct. 27 at Colorado

PHILADELPHIA UNION INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 2 Lionard Pajoy 05/13/2012 vs. NY L 2-3 2 Jack McInerney 06/23/2012 vs. KC W 4-0 Assists 2 Michael Farfan 07/08/2012 vs. TOR W 3-0 2 Jack McInerney 07/08/2012 vs. TOR W 3-0 Shots 8 Lionard Pajoy 05/13/2012 vs. NY L 2-3 Shots on Goal 4 Lionard Pajoy 05/13/2012 vs. NY L 2-3 4 Jack McInerney 09/20/2012 vs. DC L 0-1 Fouls Committed 5 Michael Farfan 03/24/2012 at CHI L 0-1 5 Michael Farfan 05/19/2012 at DAL T 1-1 Fouls Suffered 5 Michael Farfan 08/24/2012 vs. RSL T 0-0 Offside 4 Lionard Pajoy 04/21/2012 at CHV W 1-0 4 Jack McInerney 07/21/2012 at NY L 0-2 Saves 6 Chris Konopka 05/26/2012 at TOR L 0-1 6 Zac MacMath 08/19/2012 at DC T 1-1 Shots Faced 7 Zac MacMath 03/12/2012 at POR L 1-3 7 Zac MacMath 04/28/2012 vs. SJ L 1-2 7 Chris Konopka 05/26/2012 at TOR L 0-1 7 Zac MacMath 07/21/2012 at NY L 0-2 7 Zac MacMath 08/19/2012 at DC T 1-1 Goals Allowed 3 Zac MacMath 03/12/2012 at POR L 1-3 3 Zac MacMath 05/13/2012 vs. NY L 2-3 3 Zac MacMath 08/12/2012 vs. CHI L 1-3

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 4 06/23/2012 vs. KC W 4-0 Assists 5 07/08/2012 vs. TOR W 3-0 Shots 21 05/13/2012 vs. NY L 2-3 Shots on Goal 7 09/01/2012 at NE T 0-0 Fouls Committed 22 05/19/2012 at DAL T 1-1 Fouls Suffered 19 06/23/2012 vs. KC W 4-0 Corner Kicks 11 05/13/2012 vs. NY L 2-3 11 08/29/2012 vs. CLB L 1-2 Offside 7 07/21/2012 at NY L 0-2 Saves 6 05/26/2012 at TOR L 0-1 6 08/19/2012 at DC T 1-1 Shots Faced 8 03/12/2012 at POR L 1-3 Goals Allowed 3 03/12/2012 at POR L 1-3 3 05/13/2012 vs. NY L 2-3 3 08/12/2012 vs. CHI L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012) Shots 4 04/21/2012 at CHV W 1-0 Shots on Goal 1 05/05/2012 at SEA L 0-1 1 09/15/2012 at TOR T 1-1 Fouls Committed 8 04/28/2012 vs. SJ L 1-2 Fouls Suffered 5 07/14/2012 vs. MTL W 2-1 Corner Kicks 1 03/12/2012 at POR L 1-3 1 08/19/2012 at DC T 1-1 Offside 0 03/12/2012 at POR L 1-3 0 05/19/2012 at DAL T 1-1 0 07/04/2012 at LA W 2-1 Saves 0 03/31/2012 vs. VAN T 0-0 0 06/30/2012 at HOU L 1-2 Shots Faced 0 03/31/2012 vs. VAN T 0-0

HOUSTON DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 2 Will Bruin 04/28/2012 at DC L 2-3 2 Will Bruin 06/20/2012 vs. TOR T 3-3 2 Calen Carr 07/18/2012 vs. KC W 2-1 2 Macoumba Kandji 07/21/2012 vs. MTL W 3-0 Assists 2 Brad Davis 06/20/2012 vs. TOR T 3-3 2 Geoff Cameron 06/20/2012 vs. TOR T 3-3 2 Brad Davis 07/21/2012 vs. MTL W 3-0 2 Brad Davis 07/28/2012 at TOR W 2-0 Shots 7 Will Bruin 04/28/2012 at DC L 2-3 Shots on Goal 3 6 times Fouls Committed 5 Corey Ashe 07/28/2012 at TOR W 2-0 Fouls Suffered 4 Bobby Boswell 04/28/2012 at DC L 2-3 4 Boniek Garcia 06/30/2012 vs. PHI W 2-1 4 Brad Davis 07/28/2012 at TOR W 2-0 4 Boniek Garcia 08/19/2012 vs. CLB T 2-2 Offside 3 Macoumba Kandji 06/30/2012 vs. PHI W 2-1 3 Macoumba Kandji 07/18/2012 vs. KC W 2-1 Saves 7 Tally Hall 09/14/2012 at KC T 1-1 Shots Faced 8 Tally Hall 08/19/2012 vs. CLB T 2-2 8 Tally Hall 09/14/2012 at KC T 1-1 Goals Allowed 4 Tally Hall 06/23/2012 at MTL L 2-4

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 4 07/15/2012 vs. DC W 4-0 Assists 5 06/20/2012 vs. TOR T 3-3 Shots 23 07/15/2012 vs. DC W 4-0 Shots on Goal 10 05/12/2012 vs. DC W 1-0 10 07/15/2012 vs. DC W 4-0 Fouls Committed 18 05/19/2012 at NE T 2-2 18 07/15/2012 vs. DC W 4-0 Fouls Suffered 17 06/30/2012 vs. PHI W 2-1 17 07/21/2012 vs. MTL W 3-0 Corner Kicks 10 08/25/2012 vs. TOR T 1-1 Offside 6 06/30/2012 vs. PHI W 2-1 Saves 7 09/14/2012 at KC T 1-1 Shots Faced 9 09/14/2012 at KC T 1-1 Goals Allowed 4 06/23/2012 at MTL L 2-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012) Shots 5 04/15/2012 at CHI T 1-1 5 06/23/2012 at MTL L 2-4 5 07/18/2012 vs. KC W 2-1 Shots on Goal 1 04/15/2012 at CHI T 1-1 Fouls Committed 6 05/09/2012 at NY L 0-1 Fouls Suffered 5 07/15/2012 vs. DC W 4-0 Corner Kicks 0 04/15/2012 at CHI T 1-1 0 07/07/2012 at KC T 0-0 Offside 0 03/23/2012 at SEA L 0-2 0 04/15/2012 at CHI T 1-1 0 04/21/2012 at CLB T 2-2 0 05/19/2012 at NE T 2-2 0 06/10/2012 at VAN L 1-3 Saves 0 03/23/2012 at SEA L 0-2 Shots Faced 1 05/12/2012 vs. DC W 1-0 1 07/03/2012 vs. CHI T 0-0

2012 PHILADELPHIA UNION VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (0-1-0) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 26 MID Keon Daniel 1 1 90 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 MID Brian Carroll 1 1 90 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 MID Freddy Adu 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 DEF Gabriel Farfan 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 MID Michael Farfan 1 1 90 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 6 MID Gabriel Gomez 1 1 75 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 FWD Antoine Hoppenot 1 0 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 DEF*Michael Lahoud 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 GK Zac MacMath 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 DEF Amobi Okugo 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 FWD*Lionard Pajoy 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 FWD*Jorge Perlaza 1 1 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DEF Carlos Valdes 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 D/M Sheanon Williams 1 1 83 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 1 1 8 2 17 13 1 6 0 0 0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 2 2 10 2 13 17 6 4 0 0 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 18 GK Zac MacMath 1 1 90 2 0 2 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 2 0 2 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0

2012 HOUSTON DYNAMO VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION (1-0-0) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 25 FWD Brian Ching 1 0 16 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 MID Brad Davis 1 1 90 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 27 MID Boniek Garcia 1 1 90 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 FWD Macoumba Kandji 1 1 71 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 26 DEF Corey Ashe 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 DEF Bobby Boswell 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 FWD Will Bruin 1 1 74 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 MID Luiz Camargo 1 1 79 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 DEF Geoff Cameron 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 DEF Warren Creavalle 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 DEF Andre Hainault 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 GK Tally Hall 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 MID Brian Ownby 1 0 19 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 DEF Jermaine Taylor 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 2 2 10 2 13 17 6 4 0 0 0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 1 1 8 2 17 13 1 6 0 0 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brian Ching 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Brian Ching 1-1 UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 1 GK Tally Hall 1 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 1 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 Opponent totals 1 1 90 2 0 2 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 0-0-0

HOUSTON DYNAMO VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Union 2 wins, 7 goals Dynamo 1 win, 6 goals Ties 2 05/29/2010 PHI 3 at HOU 2 (H) 10/02/2010 PHI 1 vs HOU 1 (PP) 03/19/2011 PHI 1 at HOU 0 (H) 08/06/2011 PHI 1 vs HOU 1 (PP) 06/30/2012 HOU 2 vs PHI 1 (HB) MLS CUP PLAYOFFS 10/30/2011 HOU 2 at PHI 1 (PP) 11/03/2011 HOU 1 vs PHI 0 (H)

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Union Dynamo Category 1 2 OT Tot. 1 2 OT Tot. Goals 4 3 0 7 2 4 0 6 Shots 21 23 0 44 32 38 0 70 Shots on Goal 9 12 0 21 7 9 0 16 Fouls 32 34 0 66 24 40 0 64 Offsides 5 6 0 11 11 9 0 20 Corner Kicks 8 12 0 20 12 20 0 32 GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total PHI 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 7 HOU 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 6 CAREER COACHING RECORDS: John Hackworth vs. HOU 0-1-0 (0.00 pts./game) Dominic Kinnear vs. PHI 1-2-2 (1.00 pts./game) ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Union Dynamo Goals 2 Sebastien Le Toux 2 Brian Ching Assists 2 3 players tied 2 Brad Davis Shots 8 Sebastien Le Toux 15 Geoff Cameron Shots on Goal 4 Kyle Nakazawa 5 Brad Davis Fouls Committed 6 Califf/Valdes 8 Brad Davis Fouls Suffered 9 Sebastien Le Toux 9 Geoff Cameron Wins 1 Mondragon/Seitz 1 Tally Hall Losses 1 Zac MacMath 1 Hall/Onstad Shutouts 1 Faryd Mondragon 0 Saves 4 Knighton/Mondragon 7 Hall/Onstad Goals Allowed 2 MacMath/Seitz 4 Pat Onstad ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Union Dynamo Goals 1 7 players tied 1 6 players tied Assists 2 Alejandro Moreno (5/29/10) 2 Brad Davis (5/29/10) Shots 4 Kyle Nakazawa (5/29/10) 8 Geoff Cameron (8/6/11) Shots on Goal 2 5 players tied 3 Brad Davis (10/2/10) Fouls Committed 3 5 players tied 4 Cam Weaver (8/6/11) Fouls Suffered 6 Veljko Paunovic (8/6/11) 5 Geoff Cameron (3/19/11) Saves 4 Brad Knighton (10/2/10) 5 Pat Onstad (5/29/10) Goals Allowed 2 Seitz/MacMath 3 Pat Onstad (5/29/10) 2012 W-L-T BREAKDOWNS: PHILADELPHIA UNION HOUSTON DYNAMO W-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started) At Halftime: Leading 5-0-1 1 Ts (8/19/2012) 7-0-1 1 Ts (8/25/2012) Tied 1-9-4 1 Ls (9/20/2012) 5-2-8 1 Ts (9/14/2012) Trailing 1-5-1 2 Ls (8/4/2012) 0-5-1 1 Ls (9/2/2012) First Goal: Scored 6-3-1 1 Ls (8/29/2012) 11-0-5 1 Ts (9/14/2012) Allowed 1-11-2 1 Ls (9/20/2012) 1-7-2 3 Ls (6/23/2012) Goals Scored: 0 goals 0-7-3 1 Ls (9/20/2012) 0-3-3 1 Ls (8/10/2012) 1 goals 2-6-3 1 Ts (9/15/2012) 4-2-3 1 Ts (9/14/2012) 2 goals 3-1-0 3 Ws (7/4/2012) 6-2-3 1 Ts (8/19/2012) 3 goals 1-0-0 8 Ws (4/10/2010) 1-0-1 1 Ws (7/21/2012) 4 or more 1-0-0 1 Ws (6/23/2012) 1-0-0 12 Ws (4/2/2006) Goals Allowed: 0 goals 4-0-3 2 Ts (8/24/2012) 8-0-3 5 Ws (7/15/2012) 1 goals 3-5-3 1 Ls (9/20/2012) 4-1-3 2 Ts (8/25/2012) 2 goals 0-6-0 6 Ls (3/18/2012) 0-2-3 1 Ts (8/19/2012) 3 goals 0-3-0 7 Ls (5/1/2010) 0-3-1 1 Ls (9/2/2012) 4 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (9/7/2011) 0-1-0 3 Ls (6/5/2010)

PHILADELPHIA UNION CAREER STATISTICS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (2-1-2) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Sebastien Le Toux 4 4 360 2 2 8 Danny Mwanga 4 0 143 1 1 4 Danny Califf 3 3 270 1 0 1 Keon Daniel 1 1 90 1 0 2 Jack McInerney 2 1 73 1 0 2 Shea Salinas 2 1 76 1 0 2 Alejandro Moreno 2 2 180 0 2 2 Roger Torres 3 2 149 0 2 1 Brian Carroll 3 3 270 0 1 0 Freddy Adu 1 0 7 0 0 0 Cristian Arrieta 1 1 90 0 0 1 Gabriel Farfan 3 2 200 0 0 0 Michael Farfan 2 1 135 0 0 3 Fred 1 1 54 0 0 0 Gabriel Gomez 1 1 75 0 0 1 Juan Diego Gonzalez 1 1 90 0 0 0 Jordan Harvey 3 3 263 0 0 1 Antoine Hoppenot 1 0 26 0 0 1 Andrew Jacobson 1 1 90 0 0 2 Brad Knighton 1 1 90 0 0 0 Michael Lahoud 1 0 15 0 0 0 Zac MacMath 1 1 90 0 0 0 Justin Mapp 2 2 104 0 0 2 Stefani Miglioranzi 3 2 204 0 0 0 Faryd Mondragon 2 2 180 0 0 0 Kyle Nakazawa 3 3 250 0 0 7 Amobi Okugo 2 1 95 0 0 0 Michael Orozco Fiscal 2 2 180 0 0 0 Lionard Pajoy 1 1 90 0 0 2 Veljko Paunovic 1 1 90 0 0 0 Jorge Perlaza 1 1 64 0 0 1 Carlos Ruiz 1 1 85 0 0 0 Chris Seitz 1 1 90 0 0 0 Carlos Valdes 3 3 270 0 0 0 Sheanon Williams 4 4 353 0 0 1 Nick Zimmerman 1 1 59 0 0 0 Team totals 5 5 450 7 8 44 Opponent totals 5 5 450 6 4 70 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Faryd Mondragon 2 180 5 4 0.50 0 Brad Knighton 1 90 6 4 1.00 0 Zac MacMath 1 90 2 0 2.00 1 Chris Seitz 1 90 3 1 2.00 0 ----------- Team totals 5 450 16 9 1.20 1 Opponent totals 5 450 21 14 1.40 0

CURRENT PHILADELPHIA UNION PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO (2-1-2) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Keon Daniel 1 1 90 1 0 2 Michael Lahoud 5 4 345 1 0 6 Jack McInerney 2 1 73 1 0 2 Roger Torres 3 2 149 0 2 1 Chris Albright 8 8 692 0 1 3 Brian Carroll 12 12 1066 0 1 2 Freddy Adu 3 2 187 0 0 5 Danny Cruz 3 3 245 0 0 4 Gabriel Farfan 3 2 200 0 0 0 Michael Farfan 2 1 135 0 0 3 Gabriel Gomez 1 1 75 0 0 1 Antoine Hoppenot 1 0 26 0 0 1 Zac MacMath 1 1 90 0 0 0 Amobi Okugo 2 1 95 0 0 0 Bakary Soumare 4 4 316 0 0 1 Carlos Valdes 3 3 270 0 0 0 Sheanon Williams 4 4 353 0 0 1 Team totals 5 5 450 7 8 44 Opponent totals 5 5 450 6 4 70 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Zac MacMath 1 90 2 0 2.00 1 ----------- Team totals 5 450 16 9 1.20 1 Opponent totals 5 450 21 14 1.40 0

HOUSTON DYNAMO CAREER STATISTICS VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION (1-2-2) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Brian Ching 4 2 241 2 0 5 Brad Davis 5 5 434 1 2 12 Geoff Cameron 4 4 360 1 0 15 Andre Hainault 5 4 405 1 0 4 Eddie Robinson 1 1 76 1 0 2 Boniek Garcia 1 1 90 0 1 0 Macoumba Kandji 1 1 71 0 1 0 Corey Ashe 4 4 360 0 0 4 Bobby Boswell 4 4 360 0 0 2 Will Bruin 2 2 135 0 0 1 Luiz Camargo 1 1 79 0 0 1 Mike Chabala 1 1 45 0 0 0 Colin Clark 1 1 62 0 0 4 Ryan Cochrane 2 1 104 0 0 0 Carlo Costly 1 0 29 0 0 1 Warren Creavalle 1 0 11 0 0 0 Danny Cruz 3 1 125 0 0 2 Hunter Freeman 2 2 140 0 0 0 Jason Garey 1 1 57 0 0 1 Tally Hall 3 3 270 0 0 0 Luis Angel Landin 1 1 45 0 0 0 Adam Moffat 1 1 90 0 0 0 Brian Mullan 1 1 90 0 0 1 Richard Mulrooney 2 2 180 0 0 0 Dominic Oduro 3 2 197 0 0 5 Pat Onstad 2 2 180 0 0 0 Brian Ownby 1 0 19 0 0 1 Lovel Palmer 3 3 270 0 0 4 Adrian Serioux 1 1 90 0 0 0 Jermaine Taylor 3 2 201 0 0 3 Je-Vaughn Watson 1 0 28 0 0 0 Cam Weaver 3 1 106 0 0 2 Team totals 5 5 450 6 4 70 Opponent totals 5 5 450 7 8 44 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Tally Hall 3 270 10 7 1.00 0 Pat Onstad 2 180 11 7 2.00 0 ----------- Team totals 5 450 21 14 1.40 0 Opponent totals 5 450 16 9 1.20 1

CURRENT HOUSTON DYNAMO PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION (1-2-2) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Brian Ching 4 2 241 2 0 5 Brad Davis 5 5 434 1 2 12 Andre Hainault 5 4 405 1 0 4 Macoumba Kandji 2 2 161 0 3 1 Boniek Garcia 1 1 90 0 1 0 Corey Ashe 4 4 360 0 0 4 Bobby Boswell 4 4 360 0 0 2 Will Bruin 2 2 135 0 0 1 Luiz Camargo 1 1 79 0 0 1 Calen Carr 1 0 45 0 0 1 Colin Clark 1 1 62 0 0 4 Warren Creavalle 1 0 11 0 0 0 Tally Hall 3 3 270 0 0 0 Adam Moffat 1 1 90 0 0 0 Brian Ownby 1 0 19 0 0 1 Nathan Sturgis 1 0 36 0 0 0 Jermaine Taylor 3 2 201 0 0 3 Je-Vaughn Watson 1 0 28 0 0 0 Cam Weaver 3 1 106 0 0 2 Team totals 5 5 450 6 4 70 Opponent totals 5 5 450 7 8 44 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Tally Hall 3 270 10 7 1.00 0 ----------- Team totals 5 450 21 14 1.40 0 Opponent totals 5 450 16 9 1.20 1

PRODUCED BY THE PHILADELPHIA UNION

PHILADELPHIA UNION v HOUSTON DYNAMO

|PPL Park | Sunday September 23, 2012 | 4pm ET

Philadelphia Union and Houston Dynamo have met on seven previous occasions in MLS – including twice in last season’s Playoffs.

The Union have the edge over Dynamo in regular season fixtures with a 2‐2‐1 record, while Dynamo steal the upper hand overall (2‐2‐3) given their Playoff double over the Union in 2011.

The sides’ last MLS clash – 30th June 2012 – saw John Hackworth suffer a controversial 2‐1 defeat in his first away fixture as manager; Brian Ching’s late penalty edging the home side to victory.

Last time the sides met at PPL Park was in the Playoffs last season; Houston with a narrow 2‐1 win which would prove insurmountable following their 1‐0 win in the return fixture days later.

Both previous regular season fixtures between the clubs at PPL Park have ended 1‐1.

The Union will welcome back Michael Farfan for Sunday’s game after the midfielder sat out Thursday’s defeat to D.C. United due to suspension (yellow card accumulation).

MATCH OVERVIEW

INJURY REPORT*

OUT

FW Krystian Witkowski (concussion symptoms);

QUESTIONABLE

DF Bakary Soumare (right knee inflammation)

PROBABLE

MF Michael Farfan (left hamstring strain)

MF Danny Cruz (left big toe sprain)

*Correct as of 09/18/2012

POSSIBLE UNION FIRST TEAM

# NAME POS HT WT AGE LAST CLUB STATUS

18 Zac MacMath GK 6‐0 176 21 Maryland GA

25 Sheanon Williams RB 5‐11 170 22 Harrisburg City Islanders S

14 Amobi Okugo CB 6‐0 17 21 UCLA GA

5 Carlos Valdes (c) CB 6‐0 176 27 Independiente Santa Fe I

15 Gabriel Farfan LB 5‐10 165 24 Club America S

7 Brian Carroll CDM 5‐10 155 31 Columbus Crew S

13 Michael Lahoud CDM 5‐8 162 26 Chivas USA S

11 Freddy Adu CAM 5‐7 140 23 Benfica S

17 Josue Martinez LF 5‐10 159 22 C.D. Saprissa I

44 Danny Cruz RF 5‐8 169 22 D.C. United S

29 Antoine Hoppenot CF 5‐8 155 21 Princeton S

RESERVES

1 Chris Konopka GK 6‐5 210 27 MLS Pool Goalkeeper S

28 Raymon Gaddis DF 5‐9 151 22 West Virginia S

3 Chris Albright DF 6‐1 180 33 NY Red Bulls S

26 Keon Daniel MF 6‐1 170 25 Puerto Rico Islanders I

8 Roger Torres MF 5‐5 137 21 América De Cali I

6 Gabriel Gómez CM 6‐0 178 28 Indios I

9 Jack McInerney FW 5‐10 155 20 U17 National Team GA

TEAM NEWS


PHILADELPHIA UNION EASTERN CONFERENCE POSITION: 9TH LEAGUE RECORD: 7‐14‐6, 27pts

Philadelphia Union have won seven, lost 14 and drawn six of their 27 MLS games this season.

The Union have drawn four of their last six MLS games, including their last three on the road (1‐1 at DC, 0‐0 at New England, 1‐1 at Toronto).

John Hackworth’s side have continued a trend of dominating possession and chances across their last five games with limited reward, averaging a shade over 60% possession with 72 attempts made compared to just 41 for their opponents.

The Union have a 5‐7‐2 record at home this season, losing three of their last four at PPL Park.

The Union’s last win at home came against New England Revolution on 29th July (2‐1).

Only two teams (Sporting KC, 25; Seattle, 29) have better defensive records than the Union (32 conceded) this season.

HOUSTON DYNAMO EASTERN CONFERENCE POSITION: 5TH LEAGUE RECORD: 12‐7‐10, 46pts

Houston Dynamo have won 12, drawn ten and lost seven of their 29 MLS games this season and sit fifth in the Eastern Conference – eight points behind leaders Sporting Kansas City.

No other side has drawn as many MLS as Houston this season.

Following Thursday’s game at PPL Park which saw the Playoff rivals D.C. United defeat the Union 1‐0, Houston Dynamo now occupy the final Playoff position but remain a point ahead of sixth‐place Columbus Crew.

Dominic Kinnear’s side are the only unbeaten team on home soil this season but have lost seven of their 15 games away from BBVA Compass Stadium.

With work not completed on the new arena until May 2012, Houston had the unusual situation of spending their opening seven MLS games on the road. They won their opening two games (at Chivas and San Jose) before settling into a 2‐2‐3 record.

Like the Union, Dynamo had an outstanding July – remaining unbeaten and conceding just one goal – but have struggled for consistency since, winning two, losing two and drawing three of their seven MLS games throughout August and September.

On the road, Houston are winless in their last three after suffering defeats to New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire and drawing 1‐1 last time out at table‐topping Sporting Kansas City.

Goalkeeper Tally Hall has the second‐highest number of clean sheets (11) in MLS this season – second only to KC’s Jimmy Nielsen (12).

Houston Dynamo finished second in the Eastern Conference last season – two points behind winners Sporting Kansas City and one ahead of third‐placed Union.

Houston eliminated the Union from the Playoffs at the Conference Semifinal stage (3‐1 on aggregate) before defeating Sporting KC 2‐0 in the Conference Final.

They narrowly lost out to LA Galaxy in the MLS Cup 2011; Landon Donovan scoring the only goal after 72 minutes.

TEAM ANALYSIS


HEAD‐TO‐HEAD UNION AT HOME v HOUSTON 0‐2‐2 UNION AWAY v HOUSTON 2‐0‐1 OVERALL 2‐1‐3

PHILADELPHIA UNION DRAWS HOUSTON DYNAMO

League 2 2 1

Playoffs 0 0 2

Cup ‐ ‐ ‐

TOTAL 2 2 3

LAST MATCH v HOUSTON DYNAMO

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2‐1 PHILADELPHIA UNION – June 30th, 2012

The Union slipped to a controversial 2‐1 defeat in John Hackworth’s first road game in the Union hotseat as a late Brian Ching penalty gave the home side all three points.

Midfielder Brad Davis opened the scoring in the 19th minute; debutant Oscar Boniek Garcia picking out Macoumba Kandji from the right, allowing the Senegalese forward to take a touch with his back to goal and cushion a pass for Davis’ neat finish.

It took the Union just 35 seconds of the second period to draw level however; Keon Daniel capping a flowing move with an excellent first touch and even better finish from 25 yards which had goalkeeper Tally Hall rooted.

The visitors were almost in front two minutes later but Hall was on hand to deny Michael Farfan from close range following another eye‐catching attack.

Houston would take all three points with a contentious spot kick late in the game as Brian Ching went down following an innocuous aerial battle with Sheanon Williams and Gabriel Farfan.

Ching picked the ball up himself before dispatching the penalty via Zac MacMath’s crossbar.

LAST MLS MATCH

PHILADELPHIA UNION 0‐1 D.C. UNITED – September 20th, 2012

Former Philadelphia Union striker Lionard Pajoy returned to haunt his old club on Thursday evening, scoring the only goal as D.C. United earned a crucial 1‐0 win at PPL Park.

The win moved United above Houston into fourth position in the Eastern Conference.

D.C.’s goal came after smart work by Chris Pontius, who drew Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath from his line before cutting back to Pajoy. The Colombian striker took the time to settle the ball before dispatching a crisp half‐volley high into an empty net.

FIXTURE HISTORY


DATE OPPONENT RESULT TV Network

3/12 @ Portland Timbers L 1‐3 ESPN 2 3/18 Colorado Rapids L 1‐2 NBC Sports 3/24 @ Chicago Fire L 0‐1 TCN 3/31 Vancouver Whitecaps D 0‐0 6abc 4/14 Columbus Crew W 1‐0 NBC Sports 4/21 @ Chivas USA W 1‐0 TCN 4/28 San Jose Earthquakes L 1‐2 CSN 5/5 @ Seattle Sounders L 0‐1 NBC Sports 5/9 FC Schalke 04* W 2‐1 5/13 New York Red Bulls L 2‐3 ESPN 2 5/19 @ FC Dallas D 1‐1 TCN 5/26 @ Toronto FC L 1‐0 TCN 5/29 Rochester Rhinos W 3‐0 6/5 @ D.C. United W 2‐1 6/16 D.C. United L 1‐0 CSN/Galavision 6/23 Sporting Kansas City W 4‐0 TCN 6/26 Harrisburg City Islanders W 5‐2 6/30 @ Houston Dynamo L 2‐1 TCN 7/4 @ Los Angeles Galaxy W 2‐1 CSN 7/8 Toronto FC W 3‐0 6abc 7/11 Sporting Kansas City L 2‐0 7/14 Montreal Impact W 2‐1 CSN 7/18 Aston Villa* L 1‐0 7/21 @ New York Red Bulls L 2‐0 ESPN 7/29 New England Revolution W 2‐1 NBC Sports 8/4 @ Montreal Impact L 2‐0 TCN 8/12 Chicago Fire L 1‐3 CSN/Galavision 8/19 @ D.C. United D 1‐1 NBC Sports 8/24 Real Salt Lake D 0‐0 NBC Sports 8/29 Columbus Crew L 1‐2 TCN 9/1 @ New England Revolution D 0‐0 CSN 9/15 @ Toronto FC D 1‐1 CSN 9/20 D.C. United L 0‐1 ESPN 2 9/23 Houston Dynamo 4pm 6abc 9/29 @ Columbus Crew 7:30pm TCN 10/3 @ Chicago Fire 8:30pm TCN 10/6 New England Revolution 7pm CSN 10/20 @ Houston Dynamo 7:30pm NBC Sports 10/24 @ Sporting Kansas City 8:30pm TCN 10/27 New York Red Bulls 1:30pm NBC Italics = U.S. Open Cup * = International Friendly

PHILADELPHIA UNION FIXTURE SCHEDULE, 2012


Team Manager: John Hackworth Assistant Coach: Rob Vartughian Assistant Coach: Brendan Burke Team Coordinator: Josh Gros

Head Athletic Trainer: Paul Rushing Assistant Athletic Trainer: Steve Hudyma Equipment Director: Tim Cook Assistant Equipment coordinator: Dan Nolan

OVERALL (including friendlies and US Open Cup):

P W L T W%

19 6 9 4 31.5%

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

P W L T W%

HOME 9 4 4 1 44.4%

AWAY 7 1 3 3 14.28%

TOTAL 16 5 7 4 31.25%

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. D.O.B Birthplace Pronunciation Status

1 Chris KONOPKA GK 6‐5 210 4/14/85 Toms River, NJ Chris Kon‐op‐ka S

2 Carlos VALDÉS DF 6‐0 176 5/22/85 Cali, Colombia Carlos Val‐DES I

3 Chris ALBRIGHT DF 6‐1 180 1/14/79 Philadelphia, Pa. Chris All‐Bright S

4 Bakary SOUMARE DF 6‐4 205 11/9/85 Bamako, Mali Bak‐a‐ray Sue‐mar‐ay S

5 Greg JORDAN MF 6‐0 165 4/5/90 Naperville, Ill. Greg Jor‐dan S

6 Gabriel GÓMEZ MF 6‐0 178 5/29/84 Panama City, Panama GAH‐bree‐el GO‐mez I

7 Brian CARROLL MF 5‐10 155 7/20/81 Springfield, Va. Brian CAH‐rul S

8 Roger TORRES MF 5‐5 137 7/13/91 Barrancabermeja, Colombia Roger TORE‐ez I

9 Jack McINERNEY FW 5‐10 151 8/5/92 Chattanooga, Tenn. Jack Mac‐ER‐nern‐e GA

11 Freddy ADU MF 5‐7 140 6/2/89 Tema, Ghana Fred‐Dee Ah‐Doo S

12 Chandler HOFFMAN FW 6‐0 160 8/17/90 Birmingham, Ala. Chand‐ler Hoff‐Man GA

13 Michael LAHOUD MF 5‐8 162 9/15/86 Freetown, Sierra Leone Michael la‐HUDE S

14 Amobi OKUGO MF 6‐0 175 3/13/91 Hayward, Calif. A‐Moby Oh‐KOO‐go GA

15 Gabriel FARFAN FW 5‐10 150 6/23/88 San Diego, Calif. Gabriel far ‐ FAN S

17 Josué MARTĺNEZ FW 5‐10 159 3/25/90 San Jose, Costa Rica HO‐sway mar‐TEE‐ness I

18 Zac MacMATH GK 6‐2 176 8/7/91 St. Petersburg, Fla. Zak Mack‐MATH GA

20 Jimmy McLAUGHLIN MF 5‐8 135 4/30/93 Malvern, Pa. Jimmy muk‐LAHK‐lun HG

21 Michael FARFAN MF 5‐9 160 6/23/88 San Diego, Calif. Michael far‐FAN S

24 Porfirio LÓPEZ DF 5‐11 172 9/10/85 San Jose, Costa Rica Poor‐fear‐REE‐o LOW‐pez I

25 Sheanon WILLIAMS DF 5‐11 170 3/17/90 Boston, Mass. SHANE‐en WILL‐yums S

26 Keon DANIEL MF 6‐1 170 1/16/87 Lambeau, Trinidad Kee‐ON Dan‐ee‐el I

27 Zach PFEFFER MF 5‐8 145 1/6/95 Dresher, Pa. Zach FEF‐err HG

29 Raymon GADDIS DF 5‐9 151 1/13/90 Indianapolis, Ind. Ray‐moan Gad‐dis S

29 Antoine HOPPENOT FW 5‐8 155 11/23/90 Princeton, NJ. An‐Twon Hop‐e‐no S

30 Krystian WITKOWSKI FW 5‐11 165 8/17/90 Rochester, NY. Christian Wit‐cow‐ski S

31 Cristhian HERNANDEZ FW 5‐11 160 10/30/93 Newark, NJ. Christian Her‐nan‐dez HG

32 Chase HARRISON GK 6‐3 185 4/2/84 Huntington, WV. Chase Hair‐e‐son S

44 Daniel CRUZ MF 5‐8 170 1/3/90 Petersburg, Va. Danny Cruise S

PHILADELPHIA UNION ROSTER

PHILADELPHIA UNION TECHNICAL STAFF

JOHN HACKWORTH RECORD


1| CHRIS KONOPKA

Position: GK

Birthdate: 4/14/1985

Birthplace: Toms River, NJ

Height: 6‐5

Weight: 210

Previous Club: MLS Pool Goalkeeper

Pronunciation: Chris Kon‐op‐ka

2011: Signed with Columbus Crew in July, debuting in the

second half of a friendly match against Newcastle United…

Was a member of the Crew’s roster for four MLS games…

Was signed by New York Red Bulls in August, where he

started against the Chicago Fire in a 2‐2 draw, posting two

saves.

2| CARLOS VALDES

Position: DF

Birthdate: 5/22/85

Height: 6‐0

Weight: 176

Birthplace: Cali, Colombia

Previous Club: Independiente Santa Fe

Pronunciation: Carlos Val‐DES

2011: In January Carlos Valdes was loaned to Philadelphia

Union from Independiente Sante Fe and on August 5

Philadelphia Union made Valdes a permanent player… He

started and played in all 32 regular season games and both

postseason matches, logging a total of 3,060 minutes…

Named to the MLS Team of the Week twice in week 7 and in

week 18.

3| CHRIS ALBRIGHT

Position: DF

Birthday: 1/14/79

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa

Height: 6‐1

Weight: 180

Previous Club: NY Red Bulls

Pronunciation: Chris All‐Bright

2011: Played in eight games for

New York, starting six… Missed time during MLS season with

a left knee injury… Started against Arsenal on July 31 in the

Emirates Cup, helping Red Bulls earn 1‐1 draw.

4| BAKARY SOUMARE

Position: DF

Birthday: 11/9/85

Birthplace: Bamako, Mali

Height: 6‐4

Weight: 205

Previous Club: US Boulogne

Pronunciation: Bak‐a‐ray Sue‐

mar‐ay

Signed with the Philadelphia Union on June 26th 2012

2011: A 2008 MLS Defender of the Year finalist, Soumare

excelled as a central defender for the Chicago Fire in 2008

and 2009. He played in 63 games for the Fire, earning the

club’s Defender of the Year title in 2008, a spot in the MLS

Best XI and helped the squad to the Western Conference

Finals. In 2009, he was named to the MLS All‐Star team,

replacing Brian Ching.

5| GREG JORDAN

Position: MF

Birthday: 4/5/9

Birthplace: Naperville, Il

Height: 6‐0

Weight: 165

Previous Club: Creighton

Pronunciation: Greg Jor‐dan

Selected #32 overall in the 2012 MLS

SuperDraft

2011: Started in all 23 matches in which he appeared for

Creighton Bluejays… Scored three goals and tallied three

assists for nine points for the second consecutive year…

NSCAA Second‐Team All‐American selection… Named to the

NSCAA First‐Team All‐Midwest Region… First‐Team All‐

Missouri Valley Conference member…

6| GABRIEL GÓMEZ

Position: MF

Birthday: 5/29/84

Birthplace: Panama City, Panama

Height: 6‐0

Weight: 178

Previous Club: Indios Ciudad de Juárez

Pronunciation: GAH‐bree‐el GO‐mez

2011: Signed with Philadelpiha Union on December 21…

Previously played with the Mexican club Indios Ciudad

Juárez, where he scored three goals in eight appearances…

Before transferring to Indios, Gómez played for the

Colombian club La Equidad, tallying one goal in 14

appearances… Gómez also spent just over a half of a year in

Cyprus with Emris Aradippou FC.

SQUAD PENPICS


7| BRIAN CARROLL

Position: MF

Birthdate: 7/20/81

Birthplace: Springfield, Va.

Height: 5‐10

Weight: 155

Previous Club: Columbus Crew

Pronunciation: Brian CAH‐rul

2011: Started in all 32 games in which he appeared, logging

2,751 minutes… Scored first goal of Union career in a 2‐0 win

at Seattle (10/8) to give the club its first ever win on the

West Coast… Took 19 shots on the year… Ranks second in

career winning percentages among all active MLS players.

8| ROGER TORRES

Position: MF

Birthdate: 7/13/91

Birthplace: Barrancabermeja, Colombia

Height: 5‐6

Weight: 137

Previous Club: América de Cali

Pronunciation: Roger TORE‐ez

2011: Scored his first MLS goal vs. New York Red Bulls in

Philadelphia’s 1‐0 win at PPL Park… Ended the season with

nine games started, 25 games played and a total of 931

minutes during which he scored three times and assisted

twice… Awarded the AT&T Goal of the Week in week 20 for

his stoppage‐time goal against Colorado Rapids… Was named

#22 in the MLS’ 24 under 24 list.

9| JACK MCINERNEY

Position: FW

Birthdate: 8/5/92

Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tenn.

Height: 5‐10

Weight: 151

Previous Club: U‐17 Men’s National

Team

Pronunciation: Jack Mac‐ER‐nern‐ e

Drafted #7 overall in 2010 MLS SuperDraft

2011: Featured in 18 regular season games and started five…

Tallied one goal in 558 minutes played, McInerney …

Featured in both of the Philadelphia’s post‐season matches

for a total of 188 minutes played, starting in one… Named

#23 in the MLS’ 24 under 24 list.

11| FREDDY ADU

Position: MF

Birthdate: 6/2/89

Birthplace: Tema, Ghana

Height: 5‐7

Weight: 140

Previous Club: Benfica (Portugal)

Pronunciation: Fred‐Dee Ah‐Doo

2011: Signed with Philadelphia Union on August 12 on a free

transfer from Benfica… Made his debut vs. FC Dallas on

August 13, starting and playing 62 minutes… Featured in 11

games during the 2011 season, starting six and logging 609

minutes…Scored two goals and assisted one more… Named

#6 on Major League Soccer’s 24 under 24 list.

12| CHANDLER HOFFMAN

Position: FW

Birthdate: 8/17/90

Birthplace: Birmingham, Ala.

Height: 6‐0

Weight: 160

Previous Club: UCLA

Pronunciation: Chand‐ler Hoff‐Man


SuperDraft

2011: Started and played in all 24 of UCLA’s games… Scored

18 goals and notched six assists for a total of 42 points… Led

Bruins and was fourth nationally in goals (18)Was a M.A.C.

Hermann Trophy semifinalist… NSCAA Third‐team All‐

American.

13| MICHAEL LAHOUD

Position: MF

Birthdate: 9/15/86

Height: 5‐8

Weight: 162

Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Previous Club: Chivas USA

Pronunciation: Michael la‐HUDE

Acquired from Chivas USA on 5/17/2012

2011: Started in 17 of the 23 games appeared in for Chivas

USA… Notching three assists and one goal in 1,341 minutes

of play


14| AMOBI OKUGO

Position: MF

Birthdate: 3/13/91

Birthplace: Hayward, Calif.

Height: 5‐11

Weight: 175

Previous Club: UCLA

Pronunciation: A‐Moby Oh‐KOO‐go

Drafted #6 overall in 2010 MLS

SuperDraft

2010: Drafted #6 overall by Philadelphia out of UCLA...Made

professional debut on March 25 as a substitute in the team’s

inaugural game at Seattle... Made four starts in 11

appearances for a total of 437 minutes.

15| GABRIEL FARFAN

Position: FW

Birthdate: 5/23/88

Birthplace: Wildomar, Calif.

Height: 5‐10

Weight: 165

Previous Club: Club América

Pronunciation: Gabriel far ‐ FAN

2011: Signed by Philadelphia at the

conclusion of training camp in early March… Made way into

starting line‐up at the left back position position toward the

end of July after Jordan Harvey was traded to Vancouver…

Started and played in 24 of 42 games for a total of 1766

minutes… Scored first career goal in 6‐2 win at Toronto on

May 28th… Notched first career assist in match against

Colorado (7/29).

17| JOSUÉ MARTÍNEZ

Position: FW

Birthdate: 3/25/90

Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica

Height: 5‐10

Weight: 159

Previous Club: C.D. Saprissa

Pronunciation: HO‐sway mar‐TEE‐ness

2011: Signed with Philadelphia Union

on December 17... Martínez played 18 games for Saprissa,

logging 1,393 minutes and tallying six goals… Was cautioned

once during the season.

18| ZAC MACMATH

Position: GK

Birthdate: 8/7/1991

Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Fla.

Height: 6‐2

Weight: 176

Previous Club: University of

Maryland

Pronunciation: Zak Mack‐MATH

Drafted #5 overall in 2011 MLS

SuperDraft

2011: Replaced Faryd Mondragon on September 3 when he

fractured his finger in a match vs. Real Salt Lake… Started

seven games, logging 675 minutes… Posted a 1.07 goals

against average with a 64% save percentage and three

shutouts over eight games played.

20| JIMMY MCLAUGHLIN


Position: MF

Height: 5‐8

Weight: 135

Birthplace: Malvern, Pa.

Previous Club: Colgate University

Pronunciation: Jimmy muk‐LAHK‐

lun

2011: Signed with Philadelphia Union on December 12…. In

his only season with the Colgate Raiders, McLaughlin was the

only freshman to play and start in all 22 games… Tallied a

total of five points off of one goal and three assists… Named

the 2011 Patriot League Rookie of the Year.

21| MICHAEL FARFAN

Position: MF

Birthdate: 5/23/88

Birthplace: Wildomar, Calif.

Height: 5‐9

Weight: 160

Previous Club: UNC

Pronunciation: Michael far ‐ FAN

Selected #23 overall in the 2011

MLS SuperDraft.

2011: Named MLS Rookie of the year finalist, finishing third

in voting… Started nine of the final 10 games of the regular

season, as well as the club’s two playoff games… Finished

with two goals and four assists in 1,640 minutes… Scored first

career goal in 2‐1 loss to Chicago (5/21)… Scored lone Union

goal in 2‐1 exhibition loss to Real Madrid in front of 57,305

fans at Lincoln Financial Field (7/23)… Assisted on Sebastien

Le Toux’s goal in first leg of playoffs against Houston

(10/30)… Saw action in six Reserve League matches.


24| PORFIRIO LÓPEZ

Position: DF

Birthdate: 9/10/85

Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica

Height: 5‐11

Weight: 172

Previous Club: Liga Deportiva

Alajuelense

Pronunciation: Poor‐fear‐rEE‐O

2011: Acquired by Philadelphia Union on December 22…

López played the 2011 season with Costa Rican side LD

Alajuelense. He appeared in 22 matches and scored one goal

for the club… Played primarily as a left back, helping his club

to back‐to‐back titles in the Summer and Winter

Championships in Costa Rica… Scored in 62nd minute of the

team’s 4‐0 victory of Cartagines on Sept. 7, 2011.

25| SHEANON WILLIAMS

Position: DF

Birthdate: 4/17/90

Birthplace: Boston, Mass.

Height: 5‐11

Weight: 170

Previous Club: Harrisburg City

Islanders

Pronunciation: SHANE‐en WILL‐

yums

2011: Became an integral part of the Philadelphia Union back

line, starting in 32 matches for a total of 2,828 minutes

played, tallying one goal and three assists… Played the full 90

minutes in both of Philadelphia’s playoff matches… Received

a total of four cautions

and one ejection during the 2011 campaign.

26| KEON DANIEL

Position: MF

Birthdate: 1/16/87

Birthplace: Lambeau, Trinidad &

Tobago

Height: 6‐1

Weight: 170

Previous Club: Puerto Rico

Islanders

Pronunciation: Kee‐ON Dan‐ee‐el

2011: Saw action in 18 games for the Union, starting in nine…

Took seven shots… Netted first career MLS goal off of a

header in 1‐1 tie against Real Salt Lake (6/11)… Earned first

MLS career assist in 3‐0 win at New England (7/17)… Notched

second assist of the season on a Veljko Paunovic goal in a 2‐1

loss at Columbus (8/20)…

27| ZACH PFEFFER

Position: MF

Birthdate: 1/6/95

Birthplace: Dresher, Pa.

Height: 5‐8

Weight: 145

Previous Club: FC Delco Academy

Pronunciation: Zach FEF‐err

2011: Played three matches and

started two for Philadelphia’s first team during his rookie

season… His debut came at home in a 1‐0 win vs. Columbus

Crew… Played for the US U‐17 National team in the Mondial

Minimes Montaigu Tournament in France…

28| RAYMON GADDIS

Position: DF

Birthdate: 1/13/90

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind.

Height: 5‐9

Weight: 151

Previous Club: West Virginia

Pronunciation: Ray‐moan Gad‐dis

Selected #35 overall in the 2012

MLS SuperDraft.

2011: Played and started in 17 games for a total of 1,471

minutes for the Mountaineers and recorded one assist…

Honored as a 2011 College Soccer News second team

preseason All‐America and a member of the all‐BIG East

preseason squad… Named to the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy

Watch List for the second straight season making him the

only West Virginia player to ever be featured on the list for

two seasons... Played one match for Reading United.

29| ANTOINE HOPPENOT

Position: FW

Birthdate: 11/23/90

Birthplace: Princeton, N.J.

Height: 5‐8

Weight: 155

Previous Club: Princeton

Pronunciation: An‐Twon Hop‐e‐no


Supplemental Draft.

2011: First‐Team All‐Ivy… finished first on the team in scoring

with four goals and six assists for 14 points… named to the

Hermann Trophy Watch List in August… tabbed first‐team

preseason All‐America by College Soccer News… earned

preseason All‐America honors from Soccer America… ranked

20th on the Top Drawer Soccer men’s National Top 100 list

prior to the start of the season… tabbed the No. 6

professional prospect by Joe Mauceri on Top Drawer Soccer

in August… started in all 17 games

LAST GAME: Played 78 minutes in 2‐1 win against New

England Revolution on 7/29/12. Subbed off for Lionard Pajoy.

G (0); A (0); SHT (1); SOG (0); FC (0); FS (3); C (0); E (0)


30| KRYSTIAN WITKOWSKI

Position: FW

Birthdate: 8/17/90

Birthplace: Rochester, N.Y.

Height: 5‐11

Weight: 165

Previous Club: Marist

Pronunciation: Christian Wit‐cow‐ski


Supplemental Draft.

2011: As a senior, Witkowski had four goals and two assists

in 20 games (all starts) for ten points… He was All‐MAAC First

Team and All‐North Atlantic Region Second Team… Finished

second on the team in shots with 53, and first in shots on

goal with 23… Recorded two game winning goals for the

year… Was a candidate for Lowe’s Senior CLASS award.

31| CRISTHIAN HERNANDEZ

Position: FW


Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico

Height: 5‐11

Weight: 160

Previous Club: U.S. Player

Development Academy

Pronunciation: Christian Her‐nan‐

dez

2011: In his first unofficial appearance for Philadelphia

Union, Hernandez scored the lone goal in Union’s 1‐0 defeat

of Everton F.C. in front of a packed PPL Park… Scored 16

goals in 26 appearances for his club team, Players

Development Academy.

32| CHASE HARRISON

Position: GK

Birthdate: 4/2/84

Birthplace: Huntington, WV

Height: 6‐3

Weight: 185

Previous Club: Harrisburg City

Islanders

Pronunciation: Chase Hair‐e‐son

2011: Following his stint with Columbus, Harrison went back

to Harrisburg City Islanders before he joined Philadelphia

Union on September 23… Before joining Philadelphia Chase

spent a second season with Harrisburg, during which he

registered a total five shutouts earning a 1.3 GAA and an 8‐6‐

6 record.

44| DANNY CRUZ

Position: MF

Birthdate: 1/3/90

Birthplace: Petersburg, Va.

Height: 5‐8

Weight: 170

Previous Club: D.C. United

Pronunciation: Danny Cruise

2011: Cruz enjoyed a hugely successful season in 2011,

making a significant contribution at Houston Dynamo as the

club reached the MLS Cup Final. Cruz started the game and

played 78 minutes as Houston eventually fell to a narrow 1‐0

defeat at the hands of LA Galaxy.

2012: The former US U17 and U20 international was traded

to D.C. United in January 2012 but would remain in the

capital for just eight months, joining the Union in exchange

for Lionard Pajoy in August 2012. He made his Union debut

against D.C., returning to RFK Stadium just three days after

his move.


Wednesday September 19, 2012 New York Red Bulls v Sporting Kansas City, 7pm Columbus Crew v Chivas USA, 7:30pm San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers, 10:30pm Thursday September 20, 2012 Philadelphia Union v D.C. United, 8pm – ESPN2/ ESPN Deportes/ TSN2/ RDS2 Saturday September 21, 2012 Montreal v Sporting KC, 1pm – TSN/ RDS New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls, 7:30pm Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers, 8pm – NBC SN/ TSN2 Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew, 8:30pm LA Galaxy v Toronto FC, 10:30pm – TSN / RDS2 Seattle Sounders v San Jose Earthquakes, 10:30pm Sunday September 22, 2012 Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo, 4pm D.C. United v Chivas USA, 7pm ‐ Galavision Vancouver Whitecaps v Colorado Rapids, 7:30pm

PHILADELPHIA UNION Lee Marshall | Team Media Manager C: 610‐787‐9220 | [email protected]

Aimee Cicero | Manager of Communications

C: 610‐209‐3657 |

[email protected]

MATCH DAY MEDIA CONTACTS (STADIUM)

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER FIXTURES

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# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

POR COL CHI VAN CLB CHV SJ SEA NY DAL TOR DC KC HOU LA TOR MTL NY NE MTL CHI DC RSL CLB NE TOR DC

1-3 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-2 0-1 2-3 1-1 0-1 0-1 4-0 1-2 2-1 3-0 2-1 0-2 2-1 0-2 1-3 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1

1 Chris Konopka 90G

2 Carlos Valdes 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 78D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 55D 90D 90D 90D

3 Chris Albright 63D 80D 9 1

4 Danny Califf 90D 90D 90D 90D

4 Bakary Soumare 90D

5 Greg Jordan

6 Gabriel Gomez 90M 90D 90D 90M 71M 71M 90M 83M 84M 58M 75M 29 90M 24 31 59M 10 82M 90M 77M

7 Brian Carroll 90M 79M 90M 90M 90M 90M 29 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

8 Roger Torres 27 45M 7 18 10 7

9 Jack McInerney 16 10 39 1 27 74F 73F 90F 65F 90F 90F 90F 69F 80F 90F 77F 23 90F 90F

10 Danny Mwanga 30 90M 65F 4 15 14 67F 90F 83F

11 Freddy Adu 74M 62F 81M 90M 90M 43M 90M 90M 59M 7 71M 90M 45M 82M 80M 45M 69M 8 13 80M 71M 13

12 Chandler Hoffman 51F 13 16 69F 29 20

13 Michael Lahoud 55M 53 90M 90M 15 61M 66M 59M 31 56M 90M 90M 90M 90M 61M

14 Amobi Okugo 19 19 90M 32 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

15 Gabriel Farfan 45 90M 90D 85D 90D 82D 90D 90D 90D 89D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 83D 70D

16 Jorge Perlaza 8 64F

17 Josue Martinez 60M 11 25 28 7 6 35 7 62M 60M 60M 8 17 21 7 33

18 Zac MacMath 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

20 Jimmy McLaughlin

21 Michael Farfan 79M 90M 90M 45 90M 89M 90M 76M 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 83M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

23 Lionard Pajoy 90F 90F 90F 90F 89F 90F 75F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 15 90M 45 72M 12 73M 29

24 Porfirio Lopez 90D 90D 90D 45D 12

25 Sheanon Williams 90D 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 83D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 89D 90D 90D 90D 90D

26 Keon Daniel 11 72M 90M 86M 90M 75M 90M 77M 90M 17 90M 75M 90M 90M 21 10 90M

27 Zach Pfeffer

28 Raymon Gaddis 90D 90D 82D 90D 90D 90D 37D 90D 61D 90D 35

29 Antoine Hoppenot 1 25 28 31 26 19 25 30 30 78M 34 45 33 19 29 67F 19 57M

30 Krystian Witkowski

31 Cristhian Hernandez 18 8

32 Chase Harrison 90G

38 Kai Herdling 63M 61F 23 65M

44 Danny Cruz 57M 71M 61M 83M 90M 90M

"00" = minutes played

F/M/D/G = starting position

Played for other teams:

Jorge Perlaza played 490 minutes for POR

Danny Cruz played 969 minutes for DC

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Game log:

Game #1 03/12/2012 PHI 1 at POR 3 L Gomez 1 (free kick) 51

Game #2 03/18/2012 PHI 1 vs COL 2 L Pajoy 1 (Torres 1) 67

Game #3 03/24/2012 PHI 0 at CHI 1 L

Game #4 03/31/2012 PHI 0 vs VAN 0 T

Game #5 04/14/2012 PHI 1 vs CLB 0 W Gomez 2 (penalty kick) 38

Game #6 04/21/2012 PHI 1 at CHV 0 W Adu 1 (unassisted) 40

Game #7 04/28/2012 PHI 1 vs SJ 2 L Gomez 3 (Mwanga 1) 83

Game #8 05/05/2012 PHI 0 at SEA 1 L

Game #9 05/13/2012 PHI 2 vs NY 3 L Pajoy 2 (Adu 1) 31; Pajoy 3 (unassisted) 46

Game #10 05/19/2012 PHI 1 at DAL 1 T Gomez 4 (unassisted) 56

Game #11 05/26/2012 PHI 0 at TOR 1 L

Game #12 06/16/2012 PHI 0 vs DC 1 L

Game #13 06/23/2012 PHI 4 vs KC 0 W McInerney 1 (Pajoy 1, Gaddis 1) 1; McInerney 2 (unassisted) 42; Pajoy 4 (penalty kick) 81; Hoppenot 1 (M. Farfan 1) 87

Game #14 06/30/2012 PHI 1 at HOU 2 L Daniel 1 (Carroll 1) 46

Game #15 07/04/2012 PHI 2 at LA 1 W McInerney 3 (M. Farfan 2) 46+; M. Farfan 1 (Pajoy 2) 95+

Game #16 07/08/2012 PHI 3 vs TOR 0 W Gomez 5 (McInerney 1, M. Farfan 3) 34; Adu 2 (G. Farfan 1, McInerney 2) 36; Hoppenot 2 (M. Farfan 4) 78

Game #17 07/14/2012 PHI 2 vs MTL 1 W Pajoy 5 (unassisted) 82; Valdes 1 (unassisted) 91+

Game #18 07/21/2012 PHI 0 at NY 2 L

Game #19 07/29/2012 PHI 2 vs NE 1 W Adu 3 (penalty kick) 59; McInerney 4 (Williams 1) 90

Game #20 08/04/2012 PHI 0 at MTL 2 L

Game #21 08/12/2012 PHI 1 vs CHI 3 L own goal (Anibaba) 34

Game #22 08/19/2012 PHI 1 at DC 1 T Carroll 1 (unassisted) 8

Game #23 08/24/2012 PHI 0 vs RSL 0 T

Game #24 08/29/2012 PHI 1 vs CLB 2 L Valdes 2 (unassisted) 29

Game #25 09/01/2012 PHI 0 at NE 0 T

Game #26 09/15/2012 PHI 1 at TOR 1 T Williams 1 (Hoppenot 1) 85

Game #27 09/20/2012 PHI 0 vs DC 1 L

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U.S. OPEN CUP

# Player 3R 4R QF SF

ROCH DC HBRG KC

3-0 2-1 5-2 0-2

1 Chris Konopka 90G

2 Carlos Valdes 114D 90D

3 Chris Albright

4 Danny Califf

5 Greg Jordan

6 Gabriel Gomez 20 24

7 Brian Carroll 90M 120M 90M 90M

8 Roger Torres

9 Jack McInerney 90F 90F

10 Danny Mwanga

11 Freddy Adu 80M 120M 62M 90M

12 Chandler Hoffman 1 49

13 Michael Lahoud 90M 79M 70M 66M

14 Amobi Okugo 90D 120D 90D 90D

15 Gabriel Farfan 71D 120D 90D 90D

17 Josue Martinez 89F 71F

18 Zac MacMath 120G 90G 90G

20 Jimmy McLaughlin 10 7

21 Michael Farfan 90D 120M 90M 90M

23 Lionard Pajoy 90F 120F 83F 64F

24 Porfirio Lopez 90D

25 Sheanon Williams 90D 90D

26 Keon Daniel 90M

27 Zach Pfeffer

28 Raymon Gaddis 120D 90D

29 Antoine Hoppenot 36 28 26

30 Krystian Witkowski

31 Cristhian Hernandez

32 Chase Harrison

38 Kai Herdling 19 5

U.S. OPEN CUP

3R 05/29/2012 PHI 3 vs ROCHTR 0 W Martinez (Adu) 8; Adu (Martinez) 29; Adu (penalty kick) 73

4R 06/05/2012 PHI 2 at DC 1 W Carroll (unassisted) 46; Hoppenot (Adu) 93

QF 06/26/2012 PHI 5 vs HARBRG 2 W Adu (penalty kick) 5; McInerney (unassisted) 9; Pajoy (G. Farfan) 29; Pajoy (penalty kick) 69; Gomez (unassisted) 81

SF 07/11/2012 PHI 0 at KC 2 L

Philadelphia Union vs. Houston Dynamo Sunday, 23 September 2012 – 3 p.m. CT

MLS regular season – Game #30 – Road Game #16

PPL Park, Chester, Pa.

Broadcast Information Dynamo Media Contacts (@HoustonDynamo.com)

TV: FOX Sports Houston Plus, MultiMedios 43 Lester Gretsch (lgretsch@ 832‐633‐0632)

Radio: KPRC 950 AM, La Ranchera 850 AM (Spanish) Matt Pedersen (mpedersen@ 832‐794‐8673)

Jonathan Kaplan (jkaplan@ 516‐965‐4664)

DYNAMO VISIT PHILADELPHIA FOR KEY LATE-SEASON ROAD GAME The Houston Dynamo (12‐7‐10; 46 points) meet the Philadelphia Union (7‐14‐6, 27 points) on Sunday afternoon in an Eastern

Conference match at PPL Park. The Dynamo are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference while the Union are in ninth place.

The Dynamo defeated C.D. FAS of El Salvador, 4‐0, on Thursday night in the CONCACAF Champions League. Giles Barnes,

Bobby Boswell, Cam Weaver and Calen Carr each scored for Houston, which moved alone atop Group 3 with one game

remaining in group play. Sunday’s game is the penultimate road game for the Dynamo this season, as the orange will finish

with three of their final four regular season games at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Houston vs. Philadelphia Houston is 1‐2‐2 in regular season meetings with the Union. In their first meeting this season, June 30 in Houston, the Dynamo

earned a 2‐1 win over Philadelphia. Brad Davis and Brian Ching delivered Houston’s goals while Keon Daniel provided the

Union equalizer. Ching came of the bench and earned a late penalty, which he buried for the match‐winner. The clubs met in

the 2011 MLS playoffs and the Dynamo secured a 3‐1 aggregate series win. Houston won 2‐1 at PPL Park in the first leg before

closing out the series with a 1‐0 triumph in the final Dynamo game at Roberston Stadium.

DYNAMO PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (4‐3‐3, Right‐Left) Tally Hall;

Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Warren Creavalle;

Boniek Garcia, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis;

Calen Carr, Will Bruin, Macoumba Kandji

DYNAMO NOTES _ Dynamo tighten grip on Champions League Group 3: The Dynamo cruised to a 4‐0 win over C.D. FAS of El Salvador on

Thursday night in CONCACAF Champions League group play. Midfielder Giles Barnes highlighted his home debut with a

breathtaking goal in the 22nd minute, finding space in the middle of the field before cracking a shot from 30 yards into the

upper corner for a 1‐0 Houston lead. Bobby Boswell, Cam Weaver and Calen Carr completed the scoring for the Dynamo.

With the win, the Dynamo move alone atop Group 3, with seven points from three games (2‐0‐1). Houston will meet C.D.

Olimpia of Honduras (1‐0‐1, 4 points) on Oct. 23 at BBVA Compass Stadium in the final group stage game for both teams.

Dynamo leave Kansas City with 1‐1 draw: The Dynamo carried a 1‐0 lead into stoppage time on Sept. 14 before Sporting

Kansas earned a draw with an equalizing goal three minutes into stoppage time from C.J. Sapong. The Dynamo took the

lead on a well‐taken goal from Brad Davis in the 58th minute. It was Davis’ seventh goal of the year, setting a new career‐

high. Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall made a season‐high seven saves to keep Houston in the game. The Dynamo went 1‐0‐2

in three regular season meetings with Sporting KC, including two draws at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.

Davis sets career‐high with seventh goal: Midfielder Brad Davis set a career‐high with his seventh goal of the season on

Sept. 14 at Sporting Kansas City. The five‐time all‐star received a pass from Boniek Garcia outside of the penalty area and

drilled a low shot from 25 yards into the far corner of the net. Davis’ previous high for goals in a season was six, set with

Dallas in 2003, his second MLS season.

Dynamo newcomer Giles Barnes makes debut at Kansas City: Midfielder Giles Barnes made his Dynamo debut on Sept.

14 at Kansas City. Barnes, 24, entered as a substitute for the final nine minutes of the 1‐1 draw. Barnes joins Houston with

eight years of experience in the upper levels of English soccer. He has 138 total appearances in all competitions, including 35

games in the Barclays English Premier League. Barnes also made 12 appearances for England’s U‐19 national team. The

attacking midfielder joined Derby County of England in 2005 at age 17 and helped the Rams gain promotion to the English

Premier League in 2007. Barnes scored ten goals in 84 appearances with Derby County and earned its Young Player of the

Year award in 2007. The London native spent 2010‐11 with West Bromwich Albion of the English Premier League and made

19 appearances for the Baggies. Barnes played the 2011‐12 season with Doncaster Rovers of the English Championship, the

second tier of English soccer. The winger tallied one goal and four assists in 36 appearances in all competitions last season.

Dynamo in historic home territory: With the 1‐0 win over RSL on Sept. 6, the Dynamo have equaled the second‐longest

home unbeaten streak in league history, at 22 games. Houston is now 9‐0‐5 at BBVA Compass Stadium since its opening

on May 12. The Dynamo have not lost a home game in over a year, with their last home defeat on June 18, 2011, a 2‐0 loss to

Columbus. The chart below details the longest regular season home unbeaten streaks in Major League Soccer history:

Team Home unbeaten streak Streak start date Streak end date

Real Salt Lake 29 6/6/2009 5/14/2011

Houston Dynamo 22 7/9/2011 ???

Columbus Crew 22 6/28/2008 9/26/2009

LA Galaxy 18 10/24/2010 10/16/2011

San Jose Earthquakes 18 9/25/2004 10/8/2005

Houston Dynamo 17 6/26/2008 6/20/2009

LA Galaxy 17 7/4/2004 7/16/2005

Toronto FC 17 6/13/2009 8/7/2010

Four Dynamo players return from international duty: Four Dynamo players – Boniek Garcia, Andre Hainault, Jermaine

Taylor and Je‐Vaughn Watson – returned from international duty for the Sept. 14 showdown with Sporting KC. Taylor

started and played 90 minutes for Jamaica in both of its games against the United States. Watson also started both games for

Jamaica, playing 90 minutes on Sept. 7 and 75 minutes on Sept. 11. Hainault played 90 minutes in both of Canada’s matches

with Panama. Likewise, Garcia played 90 minutes for Honduras in both of its wins over Cuba.

Hall ties former mentor Pat Onstad: Goalkeeper Tally Hall extended his career high with his 11th shutout of the season in

the 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6. With the clean sheet, Hall equaled former teammate Pat Onstad, who set a

franchise record with 11 shutouts in 2007, when the club had a total of 13 clean sheets in 30 regular season games. Hall is

tied for the most shutouts in MLS in 2012 with Jimmy Nielsen of Sporting Kansas City.

Daytime Dominance: The Dynamo will try to continue their excellent play in day games on Sunday at Philadelphia.

Houston is 5‐1 in day games this year. The 3‐1 loss at Vancouver on June 10 is the Dynamo’s only loss in a day game this

season. Houston has daytime wins over Chivas USA, San Jose, D.C. United, LA Galaxy and Toronto FC. The Dynamo are 5‐

6‐9 in night games. Sunday’s day game at Philadelphia is the last remaining day game for the Dynamo.

Short‐handed Dynamo earn resilient 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake: Missing four players to international duty, and several

more to injury or a stomach virus, the Dynamo could only field a five‐man bench against Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6. In the

end, Colin Clark’s penalty four minutes into stoppage time was enough for the Dynamo to halt a four‐game winless streak.

In a goalkeeping exhibition, Tally Hall and Nick Rimando matched each other save‐for‐save, with Rimando saving a Brad

Davis penalty and Hall making outstanding saves on all three of Salt Lake’s shots on target. Hall earned his 11th shutout of

the year to equal former teammate Pat Onstad’s franchise record for shutouts in a season.

Wonderful vs. West: With the 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6, the Dynamo improved to 5‐2‐1 on the season against

the heralded Western Conference. Houston also has wins against FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, San Jose and Chivas USA.

Boswell’s minutes streak ends: Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell played full time in 37 consecutive MLS matches (3,380

consecutive minutes, including playoffs) before exiting Houston’s 1‐0 win on Sept. 6 in the 74th minute with a stomach

virus. The last time Boswell missed a minute of MLS action was Sept. 14, 2011 at Columbus. The center back was the only

Dynamo field player to play every minute of every MLS game in 2012. Geoff Cameron holds the franchise record for

consecutive full‐time games. Cameron’s streak reached 40 games this season (3,576 consecutive minutes, including

playoffs) before he missed the May 26 game against the LA Galaxy due to international duty.

Kinnear ties Nicol on MLS all‐time wins chart: With the 1‐0 win over Real Salt Lake on Sept. 6, Dynamo head coach

Dominic Kinnear tied Steve Nicol for fourth place on the all‐time Major League Soccer wins chart. Kinnear has 112 wins in

nine seasons as head coach between Houston and San Jose.

The chart below details the coaches with the most wins in Major League Soccer history:

COACH TEAM WINS LOSSES DRAWS WIN % POINTS

Sigi Schmid Seattle* 170 116 92 .571 600

Bruce Arena LA Galaxy* 142 85 44 .605 446

Bob Bradley Chivas USA* 124 94 54 .555 416

Steve Nicol New England 112 108 81 .507 415

Dominic

Kinnear

Dynamo* 112 74 91 .569 427

Frank Yallop San Jose* 112 101 74 .519 410

Boniek García continues strong start: The Dynamo are 7‐2‐5 in MLS play since Honduran midfielder Boniek García’s

debut on June 30 and have outscored opponents 20‐11 in his 13 matches. Garcia has a goal and six assists (including an

assist on Davis’ goal at Kansas City on Sept. 14), and has played 90 minutes in all 13 games. Despite not playing in the first

15 games of the season, Garcia has the second most assists on the club, six. The 27‐year‐old Designated Player signed with

Houston on June 7 after playing for Honduran powerhouse C.D. Olimpia since 2003. With García, Olimpia captured the

2011‐12 Honduran League Apertura and Clausura championships. The midfielder debuted for the Honduras national team

in 2005 and has 71 appearances for his country, including five appearances in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Possession: The Dynamo have won the possession battle in 23 of 29 games this season. The Dynamo lost the possession

battle to Sporting Kansas City (59‐41%) and Real Salt Lake (58‐42% percent) but have mostly controlled possession. Houston

had 67% against Chicago on Sept. 2, 58% against Toronto on Aug. 22, 65% possession against Columbus, 55% possession at

New York on Aug. 10, 52% vs. New York on Aug. 3, 60% at Toronto, 58% vs. Montreal, a season‐high 71% against Kansas

City on July 18 and 67% vs. D.C. United. Houston lost the possession battle to Sporting KC on July 7, 50.2%‐49.8%, had 61%

vs. Chicago on July 3, 55% vs. Philadelphia, had less, 53‐47%, at Montreal, had 63% vs. Toronto, 54% against FC Dallas, 54%

at Vancouver, 60% vs. LA, 62% at New England, 60% vs. Portland, 56% vs. D.C., 53% at New York, 54% at D.C., a 49‐51%

disadvantage at Columbus, 55% at Chicago, 56% at Seattle, a disadvantage (48‐52%) at San Jose, and 53% at Chivas USA.

Ching equals Holden for international goals mark: Brian Ching’s opening goal in Houston’s 3‐1 win at C.D. FAS on Aug.

22 was his sixth Dynamo goal in international competition. Ching is now tied with Stuart Holden atop the franchise list. It

was also Ching’s 27th international appearance to move into a tie for second place with Wade Barrett and Corey Ashe on

Houston’s all‐time list.

Davis continues to climb MLS assist chart: Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis recorded his 91st career regular season assist

on Sept. 2 at Chicago. Davis is now tied for seventh on the MLS all‐time assist chart with Cobi Jones. Davis is ten assists

behing the next man on the chart, Marco Etcheverry, who is sixth with 101 assists. Dynamo assistant coach Steve Ralston is

the all‐time leader, with 135 assists.

Ching ties Diaz Arce for 11th on MLS all‐time goal list: Dynamo forward Brian Ching scored his 82nd career MLS regular

season goal on Sept. 2 at Chicago. Ching is now tied for 11th on the all‐time MLS scoring list with Raul Diaz Arce. Ching’s

next target is 88 goals, where Carlos Ruiz and Roy Lassiter sit tied for ninth on the league’s all‐time chart.

Ching sets new career‐high for games played: Dynamo forward Brian Ching set a new career‐high for regular season

games played in a season on Sept. 2, with his 26th game of 2012. It is Ching’s 11th season in MLS, and the veteran twice

recorded 25‐game seasons, in 2008 and 2004.

Cold Blooded: The Dynamo are 10‐1‐4 this year when the temperature is 80 degrees or more. 12 of the 15 games were at

BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. Houston was 9‐1‐6 in temperatures of 80+ in 2011, so the club is 19‐2‐10 since 2011.

First CCL road win in Dynamo history: The 3‐1 win at FAS on Aug. 22 was the first Dynamo road win in Central America

in team history. It was Houston’s first road win in international competition since a 3‐1 win over D.C. United on July 19,

2008 in the SuperLiga.

Bruin passes Stuart Holden: Will Bruin’s goal on Aug. 25 vs. Toronto was his 16th regular season goal in his two‐year

career. Bruin moved past Stuart Holden for fourth on the franchise list. Dwayne De Rosario (24 goals) is next on the list.

Bruin in historic Dynamo territory: Bruin’s 11 goals this season are the most for a Dynamo player since Brian Ching set a

franchise record with 13 goals in 2008. Bruin reached 9 goals in the fastest number of games (15) in team history. Ching

reached 9 goals in Houston’s 16th game in 2006, but Ching missed six of those games due to U.S. men’s national team duties

for the 2006 World Cup. Ching scored his ninth goal of 2006 in his tenth game of the season. Bruin’s first 9 goals in 2012

came in a 12‐game stretch (April 15 at Chicago to June 23 at Montreal).

Ricardo Clark returns to Dynamo: Ricardo Clark made his return debut for the Dynamo on Aug. 10 at New York,

appearing as a substitute for the final 15 minutes. The Dynamo completed the signing of the free agent midfielder on Aug.

8. Since leaving the Dynamo at the end of the 2009 season, Clark played for Eintracht Frankfurt of the German second

division through February, when he was loaned to Stabæk Fotball of the Norwegian first division. A cornerstone of

Houston’s 2006 and 2007 championship teams, Clark, a member of the 2006 MLS Best XI, scored 7 goals in 97 games played

for the Dynamo between 2006 and 2009. Additionally, Clark has been capped 34 times by the U.S. Men’s National Team,

including two starts in the 2010 World Cup.

Second Half Savants: The Dynamo are 5‐2‐8 in games in which they were tied at halftime and 7‐0‐1 when leading at the

interval. Houston is 12‐2‐9 when tied or leading at the break. The Dynamo have outscored opponents 23‐17 in the second

half this season. Houston’s 1‐1 draw vs. Toronto on Aug. 22 was the first time it did not win a game it let at halftime.

Cameron receives U.K. visa to complete transfer to Stoke City: Former Dynamo defender Geoff Cameron was granted a

United Kingdom visa on Aug. 8, completing his transfer to English Premier League club Stoke City. Cameron, 27, made 116

regular season appearances for the club in five seasons, scoring 11 goals with 15 assists. The Attleboro, Mass. native played

various roles in central midfield and center back for the Dynamo and was named an MLS All‐Star in 2009, 2011 and 2012.

Cameron also won Houston’s Golden Boot in 2011 with five goals and five assists in a career‐high 33 games.

Bruin in elite sophomore company: Forward Will Bruin is in elite company for second‐year players in MLS. Bruin is tied

for second in goals for players who debuted in MLS in 2011, with 16 goals in 53 games. Toronto FC’s Danny Koevermans

leads second‐years players with 17 goals while Vancouver’s Camilo is tied with Bruin with 16 goals.

Dynamo snap eight‐game unbeaten run: The Dynamo were unbeaten in eight games (6‐0‐2) before the 2‐0 loss at New

York on Aug. 3. It was the longest regular season unbeaten streak since Houston set a franchise record with 11

consecutive games without a loss, from April 11 ‐ June 20, 2009 (8‐0‐3). Houston also had ten‐game unbeaten streaks in

2007 (8‐0‐2) and 2006 (4‐0‐6). Houston outscored its opponents 15‐2 during the eight‐game streak.

Taylor tallies third fastest Dynamo goal: Jermaine Taylor scored just 72 seconds into the 2‐0 win over New York on Aug. 3.

It was the third fastest goal in Dynamo history, and second fastest in regular season play. Joseph Ngwenya scored 12

seconds into Houston’s SuperLiga game versus Morelia on July 29, 2007 for the fastest goal in team history. Brian Ching

scored the fastest goal in MLS play, netting a goal 67 seconds into the match at Real Salt Lake on Sept. 19, 2009.

Three’s Company (shutouts): After going over three years without three consecutive shutouts, the Dynamo recorded

three clean sheets in a row twice in a seven‐game span in July and August. Houston kept its third straight clean sheet on

Aug. 3 versus New York after recording three in a row to begin July. Before the run of six clean sheets in seven games, the

last time Houston recorded three straight was May 30 – June 10, 2009.

Carr sets career high with fourth goal: Calen Carr set a career high with his fourth goal of the season on Aug. 3 All four

goals were scored in a four‐game span, including two versus Kansas City on July 18. Carr scored 3 goals in 2010 and 2007.

Brad Davis, Midfield Maestro: Midfielder Brad Davis recorded two assists on July 28 at Toronto for his second consecutive

two‐assist game and his fourth straight game with an assist. The all‐star midfielder has 11 assists on the season. Davis is in

fifth place in the league in assists. It is the fourth consecutive season and fifth in his last seven that Davis has recorded

ten or more assists.

Davis, Cameron named All‐Stars: Midfielder Brad Davis and former Dynamo defender Geoff Cameron were named to the

inactive roster for the 2012 MLS All‐Star Game. The Dynamo pair were among a group of 13 players named All‐Stars that

did not compete in MLS’ 3‐2 win against Chelsea FC on July 25. The 13 inactive All‐Stars were voted on by the players. It is

the fourth straight year that Davis is an All‐Star, and his fifth selection overall.

East Coast Bias: The Dynamo completed a stretch of 14 consecutive games against Eastern Conference teams on Sept. 2 at

Chicago. Houston is 7‐5‐8 overall versus the Eastern Conference.

Ching reaches third on Dynamo games played list: Brian Ching made his 185th Dynamo appearance in all competitions on

July 7 at Kansas City. He passed Brian Mullan for third on Houston’s all‐time games list.

Davis passes De Ro for second on Dynamo scoring list: Brad Davis’ goal in the first half on June 30 was his 25th regular

season goal with the Dynamo. He moved past Dwayne De Rosario into second on the franchise scoring list.

Three in a row for Bruin: Will Bruin scored in three consecutive games (6/16, 6/20, 6/23) for the second time this season

(4/15, 4/21, 4/28), with four goals in each three‐game scoring streak. He is the first Dynamo player with a pair of three‐

game scoring streaks in the same season, and just the second player to record two streaks overall (Ching). His last streak

marked the sixth time a Dynamo player has scored in three consecutive games (Bruin 2012 (twice); Ching 2006, 2008; Joseph

Ngwenya 2007; Stuart Holden 2009). No Dynamo player has ever scored in four consecutive games.

Hall sets goalkeeper consecutive starts record: Tally Hall set a franchise record for consecutive regular season starts by a

goalkeeper with his 47th consecutive start against FC Dallas on June 16. He broke the record of 46 set by Pat Onstad, from

Sept. 13, 2008 – May 13, 2010. Hall started all 34 games in 2011 and the first 29 games in 2012, pushing the active record to

63 games. Hall has the second longest active streak MLS goalkeepers, behind Matt Pickens of Colorado (72 starts).

• BBVA Compass Stadium opener: The Dynamo opened the 13th soccer‐specific stadium in Major League Soccer on May 12.

On a gorgeous, 82‐degree day in front of a sell‐out crowd of 22,039, the Dynamo honored past legends, including Wade

Barrett, Pat Onstad, Eddie Robinson and Craig Waibel in a pregame ceremony that included the unveiling of 2006 and

2007 MLS Cup championship banners. Brad Davis provided a signature opening moment, delivering a beautiful, curling 30‐

yard strike for the game‐winning goal in the 67th minute.

Six years after the club’s first match on April 2, 2006, only two players remain on the Dynamo roster: Brian Ching and Brad

Davis. Defender Eddie Robinson retired in January and joined the front office as an assistant coach with the team’s Youth

Academy and as a color analyst on TV broadcasts.

UP NEXT: DYNAMO HOST NEW ENGLAND WITH PERFECT HOME RECORD The Dynamo will return to Houston on Saturday to face the New England Revolution. The Dynamo finish the regular season

with of their final four games at home. The Dynamo will try to become the fourth team in MLS history to go undefeated at

home for an entire season.

Injury Report Presented by The Methodist Center for Sports Medicine (As of Friday, Sept. 21)

HOUSTON DYNAMO

OUT: DF Corey Ashe (L hamstring strain);

QUESTIONABLE: DF Jermaine Taylor (L quad contusion)

HOUSTON DYNAMO NUMERICAL ROSTER/TECHNICAL STAFF No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Born Pronunciation Status 1 Tally Hall GK 6‐4 205 5‐12‐85 rhymes with RALLY

3 Calen Carr F 6‐0 150 10‐4‐82

4 Jermaine Taylor D 5‐10 180 1‐14‐85 International

5 Warren Creavalle D 6‐0 165 8‐14‐90 cruh‐VAL

6 Nathan Sturgis M/D 5‐10 150 7‐6‐87 Stir‐jiss

7 Colin Clark M 6‐0 180 4‐11‐84

8 Kofi Sarkodie D 5‐8 165 3‐22‐91 KO‐fee sar‐KO‐dee Generation adidas

9 Macoumba Kandji F 6‐4 175 8‐2‐84 mah‐KOOM‐bah KAHN‐gee

10 Je‐Vaughn Watson M 6‐1 175 10‐22‐83 Jeh‐Vaughn International

11 Brad Davis M 5‐11 175 11‐8‐81

12 Will Bruin F 6‐2 194 10‐24‐89 Generation adidas

13 Ricardo Clark M 5‐10 150 2‐10‐83

14 Colin Rolfe F 6‐0 175 2‐15‐90 Rawlfe

15 Cam Weaver F 6‐4 195 6‐10‐83

16 Adam Moffat M 6‐0 175 5‐15‐86 Moff‐it

17 Luiz Camargo M 5‐8 172 5‐4‐87 International

18 Josue Soto M 5‐9 160 1‐3‐89 hoh‐SWAY Homegrown Player

19 Alex Dixon M 5‐8 150 2‐7‐90 Homegrown Player

22 Brian Ownby M 6‐0 160 7‐14‐90 Own‐be

23 Giles Barnes M 5‐11 181 8‐5‐88 International

24 Tyler Deric GK 6‐3 195 8‐30‐88 DARE‐ick Homegrown Player

25 Brian Ching F 6‐1 195 5‐24‐78

26 Corey Ashe M 5‐5 154 3‐14‐86 ASH

27 Boniek Garcia M 5‐9 150 9‐4‐84 Bone‐ee‐ECK Designated Player

28 Erich Marscheider GK 6‐3 185 1‐5‐93 Mar‐shy‐der

31 Andre Hainault D 6‐0 180 6‐17‐86 HAY‐no International

32 Bobby Boswell D 6‐2 185 3‐15‐83 BOZ‐well

Head Coach – Dominic Kinnear (9th year overall, 112‐74‐91 MLS)

Assistant Coach – Wade Barrett

Assistant Coach – Steve Ralston

Goalkeepers Coach – Tim Hanley

Head Athletic Trainer – Theron Enns

Director, Soccer Operations – Nick Kowba

Assistant Athletic Trainer – Shane Caron

Equipment Manager – Michael Porter

Houston Dynamo Player Bios *All Dynamo career stats are regular season only 1 TALLY HALL GK 6-4 215 Born: 5/12/85, SeaTac, WA Age: 27 Last Club: Esbjerg fB (Denmark) - 2007-09 College: San Diego State University Dynamo career: Fourth year – 68 GP, 68 GS, 18 SHO Goalkeeper with great size and shot-blocking ability returns as the starter in 2012 after making first MLS All-Star team in 2011 2012 MLS: 29 GS, 2586 mins, 1.17 GAA, 11 shutouts, 12-7-10 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 34 GS, 3,060 mins, 1.21 GAA, 6 shutouts, 12-9-13

Tied Pat Onstad’s club record for shutouts (11 in 2007), with his 11th shutout of the season on Sept. 6

Went 734 minutes without conceding a goal in run of play from June 30 to Aug. 10

Recorded three straight shutouts twice in seven-game span (7/3, 7/7, 7/15) and (7/21, 7/28, 8/3)

Set a franchise record for goalkeepers by making his 47th consecutive start on 6/16 vs. FC Dallas, surpassing Pat Onstad’s mark of 46

2011: Posted a 1.21 GAA and notched six shutouts while playing every minute of the regular season (Dynamo Ironman of the Year).

Notched two playoff shutouts and allowed just 2 goals in 4 games in 2011 Cup run.

One of only four players to play all 3,060 minutes of the season in 2011, an MLS record.

Most saves (’12): 7, 9/14/12 at Sporting Kansas City Last shutout: 9/6/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Last goal: 10/21/09 at Isidro Metapán (CCL) Last assist: 4/2/11 at New York 3 CALEN CARR FW 6-0 150 Born: 10/4/82, Berkeley, CA Age: 29 Last Club: Chicago Fire - 2006-11 College: University of California Dynamo career: Second year – 31 GP, 19 GS, 5 G, 1 A Fast, versatile forward acquired from Chicago in 2011 2012 MLS: 22 GP, 15 GS, 1293 mins, 4 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 32 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 4 GP, 4 GS, 339 mins, 0 G, 0 A

2011 MLS: 9 GP, 4 GS, 380 mins, 1 G, 0 A

CCL: Scored goal in 32-minute sub appearance vs. FAS on Thursday

Was suspended for 1-1 draw at Sporting KC after receiving fifth yellow card of 2012 on Sept. 6 vs. RSL

Headed goal vs. New York on 8/3, fourth in four games (new career high)

MLS Player of the Week, Team of the Week (Wk 20)

Assist on Mac Kandji’s first goal vs. Montreal on 7/21, first of the year and first since 10/21/07

Scored two goals on 7/18 vs. Kansas City for first two-goal regular season game of his career

Exited match vs. FC Dallas on 6/16 with left hamstring strain, missed next five matches

Started seven consecutive MLS games at right mid before hamstring injury

Offseason surgery to repair meniscus in left knee

2011: Started all four playoff matches and scored game-winning goal in first leg vs. PHI on 10/30

Recovered from preseason concussion in 2011 to make 9 regular-season appearances, including 4 starts

Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. C.D. FAS (CCL) Last goal (MLS): 8/3/12 vs. New York Red Bulls Last assist: 7/21/12 vs. Montreal Impact 4 JERMAINE TAYLOR DF 5-10 195 I Born: 1/14/85, Portland, Jamaica Age: 27 Last Club: St. George’s SC (Jamaica) – 2009-11 Other Clubs: Harbour View F.C. (Jamaica) – 2004-09 Dynamo career: Second year – 36 GP, 32 GS, 1 G, 2 A Calm, experienced defender who provides depth across backline and remains a fixture for Jamaica national team (49 caps) 2012 MLS: 23 GP, 22 GS, 1974 mins, 1 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 13 GP, 10 GS, 925 mins, 0 G, 1 A

Played 90 minutes for Jamaica in both of its World Cup qualifying matches against the U.S. (9/7, 9/11)

Scored first MLS goal vs. New York on 8/3; pushed home a loose ball on a free kick in the 2nd minute

Named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 18) for his performance at Kansas City on 7/7

Started at all three defensive position this season (RB, CB, LB); starter at CB since 6/30

Recorded first assist of season with excellent cross from flank on Will Bruin’s first goal at D.C. on 4/28

In 2011, made 13 appearances (10 starts), while missing time due to injury and national team duty

Last goal: 8/3/12 vs. New York Red Bulls (first in MLS) Last assist: 4/28/12 at Columbus Crew 5 WARREN CREAVALLE DF 6-0 165 Born: 8/14/90, Brooklyn, NY Age: 22 Last Club: University of Central Florida ROOKIE Acquired: Selected by Houston in second round of 2012 SuperDraft (No. 37 overall) Predominately a defensive midfielder in college, has begun transition to right back with Houston 2012 MLS: 7 GP, 4 GS, 382 mins, 0 G, 0A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 160 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 7 GP, 7 GS, 628 mins, 0 G, 2 A

CCL: Returned from ankle injury to start at left back and played 90 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday

Missed 8/22-9/20 with left ankle sprain suffered in 8/22 game at C.D. FAS

Started at right back at Toronto FC on 7/28, switched to left back for final 12 minutes

Made two starts in central midfield First MLS appearance and start in 3-1 loss at

Vancouver on 6/10 (played 90 minutes at RB) Started and played 90 minutes in USOC match vs. San

Antonio on 5/29 Rookie has started all seven Reserve League games Played at Furman University (2008-09) and University of

Central Florida (2010-11) Two-time All-Conference USA First Team (2010, ’11) Two-time All-Southern Conference Second Team (‘08,

’09) Played for U.S. U-20 national team on a tour of Spain

against Real Madrid, Atletico Marid, and Rayo Vallecano (2008)

Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) 6 NATHAN STURGIS M/D 5-10 150 Born: 7/6/87, Boca Raton, FL Age: 25 Last Club: Toronto FC (2011) Other Clubs: Seattle (2009-10), Real Salt Lake (2007-08), LA Galaxy (2006-07)

College: Clemson University Dynamo career: 2012 debut *Traded from Toronto FC in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2012 SuperDraft on 12/29/11. Versatile player who can fill roles in midfield and defense, while offering both experience and youth to new club 2012 MLS: 4 GP, 3 GS, 242 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 151 min, 0 G, 2 A 2012 Reserves: 5 GP, 5 GS, 450 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 14 GP, 11 GS, 953 mins, 0 G,0 A

CCL: Suspended for Thursday’s game vs. FAS due to red card in last CCL match, 8/30 at Olimpia

CCL: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30, assisting on Adam Moffat’s goal and receiving a straight red card in 61st minute

Played 78 minutes in start on 6/10 at Vancouver

Made Dynamo starting debut in 1-1 draw at Chicago

2011: Appeared in 14 games for Toronto FC, starting 11. Led club with 31 corner kicks

2010: Appeared in 20 games for Seattle, starting 16. Last start: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) Last goal: 9/18/10 at Columbus (only career goal) Last assist: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) 7 COLIN CLARK MF 6-0 180 Born: 4/11/84, Fort Collins, CO Age: 28 Last Club: Colorado Rapids (2006-10) College: Southern Methodist University Dynamo career: Third year – 33 GP, 23 GS, 5 G, 3 A Tricky, technical attacking midfielder acquired from Colorado in 2010. United States international (1 cap) 2012 MLS: 14 GP, 6 GS, 655 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 251 mins, 0 G, 2 A 2012 Reserves: 3 GP, 3 GS, 222 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 29 GP, 17 GS, 1,486 mins, 4 G, 3 A

CCL: Assisted on Bobby Boswell’s goal with free kick on Thursday vs. FAS

Scored winning goal in 1-0 win over RSL on Sept. 6, a stoppage-time penalty for first goal of 2012; it was Clark’s first MLS action since 7/3 (10 games without playing)

2011: Returned from 2010 ACL injury and made first MLS appearance for Houston on 4/10/11

Last goal: 9/6/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Last assist: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last start: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) 8 KOFI SARKODIE DF 5-8 165 GA Born: 3/22/91, Dayton, OH Age: 21 Last Club: University of Akron Dynamo career: Second year – 12 GP, 9 GS, 0 G, 0 A Dynamic outside defender who likes to attack. Selected by Dynamo with No. 7 pick of 2011 MLS SuperDraft. United States U-23 international 2012 MLS: 5 GP, 2 GS, 245 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2012 Reserves: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 582 mins, 0 G, 0 A

CCL: Started at right back on Thursday vs. FAS, playing 90 minutes in 4-0 win

Played 90 minutes at Sporting KC on Sept. 14 (RB) Made first MLS start of 2012 on Sept. 6 vs. RSL (RB) 12 minute substitute appearance on July 28 at Toronto

Made 2012 debut as sub in 3-2 loss at D.C. on 4/28

Played 90 minutes in two of three games for the U.S. U-23 team in the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying, starting games vs. Cuba and El Salvador

Played 90 minutes in US U-23s 2-0 win over rival Mexico in friendly in Frisco, Texas on Feb. 29.

Started in 1-1 tie at SEA on 3/25/11, becoming youngest Dynamo player to start an MLS match at age 20 years, 3 days

Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: never in MLS Last assist: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL) (never in MLS) 9 MACOUMBA KANDJI FW 6-4 175 Born: 8/2/85, Dakar, Senegal Age: 27 Last Club: Colorado Rapids - 2010-11 Other Clubs: N.Y. Red Bulls – 2008-10 College: Georgia Military College Dynamo career: 2012 debut *Traded from Colorado in exchange for a conditional draft pick on 2/8/12. A tall, quick, athletic forward, who has can play both the outside mid and forward positions. 2012 MLS: 25 GP, 17 GS, 1375 mins, 3 G, 2 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 15 mins, 0 G, 0 A

2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 6 GS, 487 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 9 GP, 1 GS, 123 mins, 0 G, 0 A Has set new career-high for games played with 25 in

2012, eclipsing previous high of 23, set in 2009 with New York.

CCL: Substitute for final 15 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30

Assisted Calen Carr’s goal vs. New York on 8/3 with a right-footed cross to the back post

2 goals against Montreal Impact on 7/21; his second career brace in MLS

MLS Team of the Week (Week 20) Scored first goal since 4/3/10 (w/ NY) at Vancouver on

6/10, a side-footed half-volley from Brian Ownby’s cross in the 83rd minute

Has started all six Reserve League games 2011: Appeared in nine games (one start) for Colorado ...

Playoffs: Made three appearances off the bench and totaled 102 minutes

Last goal: 7/21/12 vs. Montreal Impact (2) Last assist: 8/3/12 vs. New York Red Bulls 10 JE-VAUGHN WATSON MF 6-1 175 I Born: 10/22/83, St. Catherine, Jamaica Age: 28 Last Club: Sporting Central (Jamaica) – 2005-11 Other Clubs: None Dynamo career: Second year – 40 GP, 23 GS, 1 G, 2 A Energetic player who can play a variety of roles in midfield. Jamaica international (19 caps) 2012 MLS: 18 GP, 12 GS, 1006 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 238 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 0 GS, 44 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 22 GP, 11 GS, 1,163 mins, 1 G, 2 A

CCL: Started and played 58 minutes on Thursday vs. FAS Started both games for Jamaica in World Cup

qualifying and played 90 minutes on Sept. 7 and 75 minutes on Sept. 11 vs. United States

Returned to field on 7/15 after missing three games with a left groin strain

Played for Jamaica in 2-1 loss at Panama on 6/1, had an assist in 2-1 win vs. Guatemala on 6/8, played 90 minutes in 0-0 draw at Antigua & Barbuda on 6/12

Started six consecutive games to begin 2012 for his longest starting streak in his MLS career

Scored goal and had two assists for Jamaica in pair of February friendlies vs. Cuba and New Zealand

Acquired in April 2011 and made Dynamo debut as substitute in 1-1 tie at CHI on 4/23

Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL) Last assist: 5/7/11 at Toronto FC 11 BRAD DAVIS MF 5-11 175 Born: 11/8/81, St. Charles, MO Age: 30 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2005) Other Clubs: Dallas Burn - 2003-04, New York - 2002 College: Saint Louis University Dynamo career: Seventh year – 186 GP, 170 GS, 28 G, 73 A Original Dynamo player, 5-time MLS All-Star and winner of last three team MVP awards. Club's all-time leader in games, starts, and assists, the midfielder recorded 16 assists in 2011 and finished as MLS MVP runner-up and named to MLS Bext XI. United States international (5 caps) 2012 MLS: 26 GP, 24 GS, 2141 mins, 6 G, 11 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 9 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 34 GS, 2,892 mins, 4 G, 16 A

Set new career-high with seventh goal of season with great goal at Sporting KC on Sept. 14. Previous high of six goals was set in 2003 with Dallas

Recorded 11th assist of season on Ching’s goal on Sept. 2 Named to All-Star team for fifth time in 2012

Two assists at Toronto on 7/28

6 assists in 4 games from 7/15 to 7/28

Named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 12)

Scored first-ever goal at BBVA Compass Stadium on 5/12, a stunning 30-yard bending strike for winning goal in 67th minute (MLS Goal of the Week nominee)

2011: Assisted two of three Houston goals in playoff series vs. PHI with free kick deliveries

League MVP runner up after leading MLS with 16 assists

40 assists over last three seasons (16, 12, 12)

Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week on seven different occasions, tied for the most in MLS

Started every regular-season match for the first time in his career

Last goal: 9/14/12 at Sporting Kansas City Last assist: 9/2/12 at Chicago

12 WILL BRUIN FW 6-2 194 GA Born: 10/24/89, St. Louis, MO Age: 22 Last Club: Indiana University Dynamo career: Second year – 53 GP, 48 GS, 16 G, 4 A Forward saw significant playing time after being selected in the first round (No. 11) of 2011 MLS SuperDraft 2012 MLS: 28 GP, 27 GS, 2184 mins, 11 G, 3 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 6 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 25 GP, 21 GS, 1,693 mins, 5 G, 1 A

CCL: Substitute for final six minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30

Recorded 11th goal of season on Aug. 22 vs. Toronto in 50th career regular season game; first goal since 7/15 vs. D.C. (seven games)

11 goals is most in a season for Dynamo player since Brian Ching scored 13 in 2008 to set franchise record

Scored in three consecutive games (4 goals total) from 4/15 to 4/28. It was the fifth time a Dynamo player has scored in three consecutive games (Ching 2006, 2008; Joseph Ngwenya 2007; Stuart Holden 2009)

Two multi-goal games this season (at D.C. 4/28, vs. Toronto 6/20)

MLS Team of the Week: Weeks 7, 8 and 16

2011: Scored five goals to tie for lead among MLS rookies while appearing in club-rookie-record 25 games

Became fifth player and first rookie in Dynamo history to score a hat trick in 4-1 win vs. DC on 4/29 ... In the process, became second-youngest player in MLS history and fourth MLS rookie to ever score three goals in a game

Last goal: 8/25/12 vs. Toronto FC Last assist: 7/21/12 vs. Montreal Impact Last hat trick: 4/29/11 vs. DC United (only in MLS) 13 RICARDO CLARK MF 5-10 180 Born: 2/10/83, Atlanta, GA Age: 29 Last Club: on loan at Stabæk Football (Norway) (2012) Other Clubs: New York MetroStars 2003-04, San Jose Earthquakes 2005, Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) ‘10-12 College: Furman University Dynamo career: Fifth year – 103 GP, 100 GS, 7 G, 8 A Dynamo original returns to the club after a three-year stint in Europe. 2006 MLS Best XI, 2007 MLS All-Star First XI. United States international (34 caps)

2012 MLS: 6 GP, 4 GS, 389 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 1 GP, 1 GS, 82 mins, 1 G, 0 A

Played center back in 1-0 win over RSL on Sept. 6, earning MLS Team of the Week honors

Made first appearance in return with Dynamo on Aug. 10 at New York (15 min. sub appearance)

Played 82 minutes in Reserve game on Aug. 14

Led the Dynamo to two MLS Cups (2006, 07) in his first stint with the team (2006-2009)

Named to the MLS Best XI in 2006

US international started two games in 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Last goal (MLS): 8/9/09 vs. Chicago Fire Last assist (MLS): 5/30/09 vs. Toronto FC

14 COLIN ROLFE FW 6-0 175 Born: 2/15/90, Spokane, WA Age: 22 Last Club: University of Louisville ROOKIE Acquired: Selected by Houston in first round of 2012 MLS SuperDraft (No. 18 overall) Hard-nosed forward, drafted by the Dynamo with the No. 18 overall selection in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 7 GP, 1 GS, 214 mins, 3 G, 1 A Made professional debut as a sub in USOC match at San

Antonio on 5/29

Has been productive in his seven Reserve League games, scoring goals at Sporting KC on 3/27, at COL on 5/23 and vs. FCD on 6/16, as well as assisting on the winner at FC Dallas on 4/10

Named a finalist for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy as the nation’s top college player in 2010

Appeared in 87 career games, with 79 starts, and finished with 33 goals and 21 assists

Finished 2011 with 9 goals, 10 assists in 23 games

15 CAM WEAVER FW 6-4 195 Born: 6/10/83, Tacoma, WA Age: 29 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2009) Other Clubs: FK Haugesund (Norway) – 2007-2009; Seattle Sounders (USL1) - 2006 College: Seattle University Dynamo career: Fourth year – 54 GP, 30 GS, 10 G, 3 A

Towering target forward who missed end of 2011 season with hip injury 2012 MLS: 5 GP, 1 GS, 120 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 264 mins, 2 G, 2 A 2012 Reserves: 7 GP, 7 GS, 606 mins, 6 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 28 GP, 16 GS, 1,611 mins, 4 G, 1 A

CCL: Scored a goal and provided two assists in 4-0 win over FAS on Thursday

CCL: Played 75 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30

CCL: Scored goal in 3-1 win @ FAS on 8/22

Appeared in first MLS game since May 9 on 8/19, playing final 14 minutes in 2-2 draw with Columbus

2012 Reserves: Scored game-winning goals in 2-0 win vs. SKC on 8/14, 1-0 win at FCD on 4/10, 3-0 win at SKCity on 3/27 and in stoppage time vs. FCD on 6/16 (second of two)

Made first MLS start since 9/14/11 in 1-0 loss at New York on 5/9

Made season debut as substitute in 1-0 win at San Jose on 3/17 for first appearance since 9/17/11.

Missed 2011 playoffs following October surgery to repair torn labrum in hip

Scored four goals in 2011 to tie an MLS career high and added an assist … Four goals came in first 13 games; he played rest of year with labrum injury

Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last two-goal game: 6/13/09 at FC Dallas 16 ADAM MOFFAT MF 6-0 175 Born: 5/15/86, Glasgow, Scotland Age: 26 Last Club: Portland (2011) Other Clubs: Columbus – 2007-10, Cleveland City Stars – 2007 (USL2); Elgin City – 2006-07 (Scotland); Ross County – 2005-06 (Scotland) Dynamo career: Second year – 33 GP, 31 GS, 4 G, 3 A Tenacious two-way midfielder acquired in July 2011 trade with Portland in exchange for Lovel Palmer and Mike Chabala. 2012 MLS: 20 GP, 19 GS, 1695 mins, 2 G, 2 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 13 GP, 12 GS, 1,103 mins, 2 G, 1 A (HOU only)

CCL: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo’s 4-0 win vs. FAS on Thursday

CCL: Played 90 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30, scoring equalizer with header

Scored equalizer in 82nd minute vs. Columbus on Aug. 19, his second goal of year

Missed three games (7/15-7/21) with groin strain

Scored game-winning goal vs. FC Dallas on 6/16 in the 76th minute; first goal of the year

Assist from corner kick on Bruin’s opening goal in 2-2 draw at Columbus on 4/21

Earned assist on Andre Hainault’s stoppage-time winner at Chivas USA on 3/11/12

2011: Key acquisition via trade helped Dynamo go 6-2-4 in his 12 starts while scoring two spectacular long-range goals and adding one assist

Scored spectacular goal from nearly 40 yards out to key 2-1 win vs. POR on 8/14/11 ... Strike against his former club was voted MLS Goal of the Week

Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 8/30/12 at Olimpia (CCL) Last assist: 4/21/12 at Columbus 17 LUIZ CAMARGO MF 5-8 172 I Born: 5/24/87, Vinheda, Brazil Age: 25 Last Club: Paraná Clube 2009-11 (Brazil Serie B) Other Clubs: Mogi Mirim 2009 (Brazil) Dynamo career: Second year – 31 GP, 20 GS, 1 G, 3 A Skilled, hard-tackling midfielder acquired in August 2011 2012 MLS: 24 GP, 14 GS, 1272 mins, 1 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 2 GS, 154 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 5 GP, 5 GS, 354 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 7 GP, 6 GS, 515 mins, 0 G, 2 A

CCL: Substitute for final 9 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday

Made first MLS start since July 21 in 1-0 win over RSL on Sept. 6

CCL: Played 64 minutes in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30

Tallied first assist of 2012 on Will Bruin’s goal on 7/15 vs. D.C. United

Scored first MLS goal on 5/19 at New England, a blistering half-volley in the 87th minute to equalize the match (Goal of the Week nominee)

Appeared in every game since missing first two of the season

2011: Played every minute of all four playoff games

Key player in Houston's late surge, appearing in the last seven games and contributing two assists, while helping Houston go 4-0-2 in his six starts

Set up game-clinching goal late in 2-0 win at KC on 11/6, playing long through ball to Carlo Costly

Last start: 9/6/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Last assist: 7/15/12 vs. D.C. United Last goal: 5/19/12 at New England (first MLS goal) 18 JOSUE SOTO MF 5-9 160 HG Born: 1/3/89, Fort Worth, TX Age: 23 Last Club: Dynamo Academy College: Southern Methodist University Dynamo career – Second year Steady midfielder and home-grown product signed in Jan. 2011 after completing collegiate career at SMU. 2012 MLS: Has not appeared in an MLS match 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 4 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 4 GS, 429 mins, 0 G, 3 A 2011 Reserves: 10 GS, 873 mins, 0 G, 2 A

CCL: Entered as sub in 86th minute on 8/22 at FAS, helping secure 3-1 win in CCL debut

Currently on loan to the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League (NASL), but agreement allows him to play in select Dynamo games, including Champions League

Played 15 minutes as substitute in USOC match at San Antonio on 5/29

2011: Rookie did not appear in a competitive match Last start: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL)

19 ALEX DIXON MF 5-8 150 HG Born: 2/7/90, Bay City, TX Age: 22 Last Club: Dynamo Academy College: University of North Carolina Dynamo career: Second year – 10 GP, 0 GS, 1 G, 0 A Talented attacking player and home-grown product signed after three years at North Carolina. 2012 MLS: 2 GP, 0 GS, 52 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 19 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 6 GS, 512 mins, 1 G, 2 A 2011 MLS: 7 GP, 84 mins, 1 G, 0 A

CCL: Made Champions League debut with 19-minute sub appearance vs. FAS on Thursday

Played 2 minutes as a sub on Sept. 6 vs. Real Salt Lake Made 2012 MLS debut on 5/9 at New York Tallied goal and two assists in 3-0 Reserve League win at

Sporting Kansas City on 3/27 Has started six Reserve League games. 2011: Made seven substitute appearances in league play

and scored one goal in his rookie season Last appearance: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last start: 5/29/12 at San Antonio (USOC) Last goal: 8/20/11 vs. Real Salt Lake (first MLS goal) 22 BRIAN OWNBY MF 6-0 160 Born: 7/16/90, Glen Allen, VA Age: 22 Last Club: University of Virginia ROOKIE Acquired: Selected by Houston in first round of 2012 Supplemental draft (No. 7 overall) Hard-working outside midfielder who can run at opponents and offers pace on the right flank. 2012 MLS: 7 GP, 0 GS, 115 mins, 0 G, 2 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 0 GS, 20 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 Reserves: 6 GP, 5 GS, 244 mins, 1 G, 0 A

CCL: Entered as substitute in 70th minute on 8/22 at FAS, helping secure a 3-1 win

Played 13 minutes as a substitute in 3-3 draw vs. Toronto on 6/20; secondary assist on Will Bruin’s 90th minute equalizer

Made MLS debut as substitute at Vancouver on 6/10, played 12 minutes and earned first career assist on Mac Kandji’s 83rd minute goal

Made pro debut in USOC match at San Antonio on 5/29, coming on as a sub in the 62nd minute

Suffered left elbow dislocation in Reserve League game at Chicago on 4/16

Scored winning goal in 80th minute of 1-0 win Colorado Rapids on 3/13. Came off bench and buried the rebound of Jermaine Taylor’s shot.

Played four years at the University of Virginia (2008-11) Scored 19 goals and added 10 assists in 72 games 2011 All-ACC Second Team and NSCAA All-South

Atlantic Region Third Team Played for USA at FIFA U-20 World Cup (scored one

goal in group stage match against Cameroon) 2007 Virginia High School Player of the Year

Last appearance: 8/22/12 at FAS (CCL) Last goal: None in MLS

Last assist: 6/20/12 vs. Toronto FC 23 GILES BARNES MF 5-11 181 I Born: 8/5/88, London, England Age: 24 Last Club: Doncaster Rovers F.C. (England) 2011-12 Other Clubs: West Bromich Albion (2010-11), Derby County (2005-09) Dynamo career: 2012 debut

Quick, explosive attacking midfielder/winger with set-piece ability and English Premier League experience 2012 MLS: 1 GP, 0 GS, 9 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 1 GS, 71 mins, 1 G, 0 A

CCL: Made Dynamo home debut on Thursday and scored stunning 30-yard goal with strike into upper corner

Made Dynamo debut as substitute for final nine minutes at Sporting KC on Sept. 14

Spent 2011‐12 season with Doncaster Rovers of the

English Championship, tallying one goal and four

assists in 36 appearances in all competitions

138 total appearances in all competitions in England,

including 35 games in the English Premier League

12 appearances for England’s U‐19 national team

Joined Derby County of England in 2005 at age 17 and helped the Rams gain promotion to the EPL in 2007

Scored ten goals in 84 appearances with Derby

County and earned its Young Player of the Year

award in 2007

Spent 2010‐11 with West Bromwich Albion of the

English Premier League and made 19 appearances

Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) 24 TYLER DERIC GK 6-3 195 HG Born: 8/30/88, Houston, TX Age: 24 Last Club: Dynamo Academy College: North Carolina Dynamo career: Fourth year – 2 GP, 2 GS First ever Academy product; served as No. 2 goalkeeper in 2011 after strong outings in 2010. 2012 MLS: Has not appeared in an MLS match 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 mins, 0.67 GAA, 1 shutout, 2-0-1 2012 Reserves: 7 GS, 630 mins, 0.71 GAA, 4 shutouts, 5-1-1

2011 Reserves: 10 GS, 900 mins, 1.10 GAA, 6 shutouts, 6-4-0

CCL: Earned first CCL shutout in Houston’s 4-0 win vs. FAS on Thursday

CCL: Made several big saves in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30

CCL: Made first-ever international start on 8/22 at FAS, earning first win with two vital second-half saves on Alexander Larin

Loaned out to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) for their match vs. Puerto Rico Islanders on 8/5 (2-1 L)

Recorded shutouts in four Reserve League wins – 2-0 vs. SKC on 8/14, 1-0 at FC Dallas 4/10, 3-0 win at SKC on 3/27 and 1-0 vs. Colorado on 3/13.

Has now recorded 10 shutouts in 17 Reserve League games since start of 2011

2011: Served as Tally Hall’s backup entire season Reserves: Led MLS Reserve League with six shutouts

while playing every minute of all 10 games Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last shutout: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Most saves (Career): 5, 10/23/10 vs. Seattle 25 BRIAN CHING FW 6-1 195 Born: 5/24/78, Haleiwa, HI Age: 34 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2003-05) Other Clubs: LA Galaxy (2001) College: Gonzaga University Dynamo career: Seventh year – 152 GP, 126 GS, 56 G, 19 A Traded back to Houston on 2/16/11 after Montreal selected Ching in 2011 Expansion draft. Original Dynamo player and all-time leading scorer. The forward led or tied for the team lead in goals in five consecutive seasons (2007-2011) and set a franchise and personal record with 13 goals in 2008. United States international (45 caps, 11 goals) 2012 MLS: 27 GP, 13 GS, 1319 mins, 5 G, 3 A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 161 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 20 GP, 15 GS, 1,242 mins, 5 G, 1 A

CCL: Played 71 minutes on Thursday vs. FAS Set new career-high for games in a season with 26th

on Sept. 2 at Chicago; also matched 2011 total with fifth goal of season

CCL: Started on 8/22 at FAS, scoring header goal in 12th min. and playing 90 minutes in 3-1 win

Goal at FAS on 8/22 was sixth international goal with Dynamo, tying Stuart Holden for club record

Started at Toronto on 7/28, scored fourth goal of the year in the 86th minute

Drew and converted a game-winning penalty in the 83rd minute vs. Philadelphia on 6/30, his first goal at BBVA Compass Stadium and the 20th game-winning goal of his career

Start at Vancouver on 6/10 was his 200th MLS appearance, 137 of which are with the Dynamo (second on all-time Dynamo list)

Assisted on Will Bruin’s goal at Chicago, marking his 25th assist in all competitions for Dynamo

Started opening day on 3/11 for the sixth time in seven years with Houston

2011: Was limited to 1,242 minutes in 20 appearances due to injury (hamstring, ribs, foot and adductor), the lowest minute total of his Houston career, but still tied for team lead with five goals

Last goal: 9/2/12 at Chicago (CCL) Last start: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last assist: 6/23/12 at Montreal Impact Last two-goal game: 7/30/11 vs. Seattle Sounders Last hat trick: 8/21/10 vs. Chicago Fire (2 in MLS) 26 COREY ASHE DF 5-5 154 Born: 3/14/86, Orange County, CA Age: 26 Last Club: University of North Carolina Dynamo career: Sixth year – 156 GP, 102 GS, 1 G, 12 A Career midfielder switched to left back early in 2011 season and earned MLS All-Star selection 2012 MLS: 27 GP, 27 GS, 2355 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 32 GP, 30 GS, 2,617 mins, 0 G, 0 A

Has started 21 consecutive MLS games

Start vs. Portland on 5/15 was Ashe’s 137th MLS regular season appearance to move to second on the Dynamo all-time list

Earned assist on Bruin’s second goal at D.C. at 4/28

Missed San Jose game on 3/17 with strained left hamstring

2011: Began season at right midfield but became starter at left back, starting 28 games

Named MLS All-Star for the first time

Last goal: 9/22/09 vs. Árabe Unido (CCL) Last assist: 4/28/12 at D.C. United 27 BONIEK GARCIA MF 5-9 159 I Born: 9/4/84, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Age: 28

Last Club: C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) 2003-12 Dynamo career: 2012 debut Acquired: Transfer from C.D. Olimpia on June 7, 2012 Versatile two-way midfielder who is a fixture for the Honduran national team (71 caps) 2012 MLS: 13 GP, 13 GS, 1170 mins, 1 G, 6 A 2012 CCL: 1 GP, 1 GS, 90 mins, 0 G, 0 A

Earned sixth assist in 13 games with Dynamo on Davis’ goal Sept. 14 at Kansas City

6 assists in 13 MLS games with Dynamo; 90 minutes in all 13 games

Played 90 minutes for Honduras in both of its World Cup qualifying wins over Cuba (9/7, 9/11)

CCL: Played 90 minutes against former club in Dynamo’s 1-1 draw at Olimpia on Aug. 30

Started for Honduras in 2-0 friendly win over Boca Juniors on Aug. 15

Assist on Brian Ching’s goal on 7/28 at Toronto

MLS Team of the Week (Week 19)

Scored first MLS goal on 7/17 vs. D.C., with header from Andre Hainault cross (first headed goal of his career); also recorded assist on Bruin’s goal

MLS debut in start vs. Philadelphia on 6/30, played 90 minutes at right wing

Made 115 appearances for Olimpia, scoring 14 goals

Played in 14 CONCACAF Champions League matches from 2008-2011, scored two goals, advanced to quarterfinals of 2010-11 CCL tournament

International: 71 caps for Honduras at a variety of positions; (1 goal)

Last goal: 7/15/12 vs. D.C. United Last assist: 9/14/12 at Sporting Kansas City 28 ERICH MARSCHEIDER GK 6-3 185 Born: 1/5/93, Vienna, Austria Age: 19 Last Club: Colorado Rush Soccer Club ROOKIE Acquired: Signed with Dynamo on Feb. 22, 2012 after trial Young, hard-working goalkeeper who signed with the Dynamo midway through the 2012 preseason

Played three years of varsity soccer at Pine Creek High School (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Earned Golden Gloves honors as top goalkeeper in 2011 for Colorado Rush program

31 ANDRE HAINAULT DF 6-0 180 I Born: 6/17/86, Montréal, QC, Canada Age: 26 Last Club: FK SIAD Most - 2005-08 (Czech Rep.) Other Clubs: Sparta Prague 2008 (loan), Montreal Impact - 2004-05 (USL1) Dynamo career: Fourth year – 102 GP, 98 GS, 6 G, 6 A Promising Canadian defender who can play anywhere on back line. Canada international (28 caps, 2 goals) 2012 MLS: 23 GP, 22 GS, 1864 mins, 2 G, 3 A 2012 CCL: 2 GP, 2 GS, 180 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 31 GS, 2,790 mins, 1 G, 0 A

CCL: Played 90 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday

Played 90 minutes in both of Canada’s World Cup qualifying matches with Panama (9/7, 9/11)

3 assists this year is a new career high, zero assists last season (previous high: 2)

Played 90 minutes at center back against the U.S., Cuba and Honduras with Canadian national team in June

Headed in game-winning goal vs. LA Galaxy on 5/26 off a Brad Davis corner kick

MLS Team of the Week (Weeks 10 and 12)

Made his 100th Dynamo appearance in all competitions at Columbus on 4/21, becoming the 15th player to reach 100 in franchise history

Scored game-winner in the 2nd minute of stoppage time for 1-0 win at Chivas USA on 3/11/12

2011: Dynamo Defender of the Year

Played every minute of playoffs and led team with two goals

Last goal: 5/29/12 vs. LA Galaxy Last assist: 7/17/12 vs. Sporting Kansas City Last yellow card: 4/21/12 at Columbus Crew

32 BOBBY BOSWELL DF 6-2 185 Born: 3/15/83, Austin, TX Age: 29 Last Club: D.C. United (2005-07) College: Florida International University Dynamo career: Fifth year – 141 GP, 140 GS, 9 G, 4 A Backbone of the Dynamo defense since joining club in 2008. United States international (3 caps) 2012 MLS: 29 GP, 29 GS, 2570 mins, 2 G, 1 A 2012 CCL: 3 GP, 2 GS, 206 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2011 MLS: 28 GP, 27 GS, 2,460 mins, 5 G, 1 A

CCL: Scored goal and played 90 minutes vs. FAS on Thursday

Played full time in 37 consecutive MLS matches (3,380 consecutive minutes, including playoffs)

before exiting Houston’s 1‐0 win on Sept. 6 in the

74th minute with a stomach virus

First assist of the year, a header off a Brad Davis corner kick, to Calen Carr at Toronto on 7/28

Two goals this year, both headers off of Brad Davis corner kicks (vs. TFC, vs. MTL)

5/12 vs. D.C. was his 200th Major League Soccer appearance in his eight-year career. He has averaged 27.4 games per season

2011: Scored a career-high five goals to tie for the team lead, adding one assist

Last goal: 9/20/12 vs. FAS (CCL) Last assist: 7/28/12 at Toronto FC Last yellow card: 9/2/12 at Chicago Last red card: 7/24/10 at Columbus Crew LEGEND: GK-goalkeeper; DF-defender; MF-midfielder; FW-forward; I-international; HG-home-grown; GA Generation adidas; USOC-U.S. Open Cup; CCL-CONCACAF Champions League

HOW THE 2012 DYNAMO WERE ASSEMBLED

Date Player Transaction type 12/16/05 Brian Ching Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 03 Supplemental Draft) 12/16/05 Brad Davis Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 05 trade) 1/12/07 Corey Ashe 2007 MLS SuperDraft, Round 2 (pick 26) 12/12/07 Bobby Boswell Traded from D.C. United for Zach Wells 1/18/08 Geoff Cameron 2008 MLS SuperDraft, Round 3 (pick 42) 1/23/09 Tally Hall Signed as discovery player on free transfer from Esbjerg (Denmark) 2/27/09 Tyler Deric Signed as home-grown player (first in club history) 4/14/09 Andre Hainault Transferred from SIAD Most (Czech Republic) 6/9/09 Cam Weaver Traded from San Jose Earthquakes for Chris Wondolowski 9/15/10 Colin Clark Traded from Colorado Rapids for Brian Mullan 1/13/11 Kofi Sarkodie 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 7) 1/13/11 Will Bruin 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 11) 1/19/11 Josue Soto Signed as home-grown player 1/19/11 Alex Dixon Signed as home-grown player 2/16/11 Jermaine Taylor Transferred from St. George’s (Jamaica) 3/23/11 Calen Carr Traded from Chicago Fire for Dominic Oduro 4/15/11 Je-Vaughn Watson Transferred from Sporting Central (Jamaica) 7/21/11 Adam Moffat Traded from Portland Timbers for Mike Chabala and Lovel Palmer 8/9/11 Luiz Camargo Loaned from Clube Paraná (Brazil) 12/29/11 Nathan Sturgis Traded from Toronto FC for conditional draft pick 1/12/12 Colin Rolfe 2012 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 (pick 18) 1/12/12 Warren Creavalle 2012 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 (pick 37) 1/17/12 Brian Ownby 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 (pick 7) 2/8/12 Macoumba Kandji Traded from Colorado for conditional draft pick 2/22/12 Eric Marscheider Signed as trialist 4/13/12 Oscar Recio Loaned from C.F. Monterrey (Mexico) 6/7/12 Boniek Garcia Transferred from C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) 8/8/12 Ricardo Clark Signed as free agent (originally moved with club from San Jose) 8/29/12 Giles Barnes Signed as free agent Acquisitions by first season with club 2006 3 2007 1 2008 2 2009 4 2010 1 2011 9 2012 9

Acquisitions by method MLS SuperDraft 6 MLS Supplemental Draft 1 Trade 7 Home-Grown Player 3 San Jose original 2 Transfer 5 Loan 2 Trialist 1 Free agent 2

DYNAMO GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS Dynamo at Chivas USA – 3/11/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe

Colin Clark

Adam Moffat

Je‐Vaughn Watson

Brad Davis

Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 86)

Will Bruin (Calen Carr 77)

Dynamo at San Jose Earthquakes – 3/17/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Jermaine Taylor

Colin Clark (Nathan Sturgis 82)

Adam Moffat

Je‐Vaughn Watson

Brad Davis

Will Bruin (Calen Carr 67)

Brian Ching (C) (Cam Weaver 67)

Dynamo at Seattle Sounders – 3/23/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault (Jermaine Taylor 45)

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe

Colin Clark

Adam Moffat

Je‐Vaughn Watson (Luiz Camargo 67)

Brad Davis

Will Bruin


(Formations listed right‐to‐left)

Dynamo at Chicago Fire – 4/15/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Jermaine Taylor

Je‐Vaughn Watson

Nathan Sturgis

Luiz Camargo (Calen Carr 63)

Corey Ashe

Will Bruin

Brian Ching (C)

Dynamo at Columbus Crew – 4/21/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Jermaine Taylor

Je‐Vaughn Watson (Calen Carr 79)

Adam Moffat

Luiz Camargo

Corey Ashe (Macoumba Kandji 91)

Will Bruin

Brian Ching (C) (Cam Weaver 84)

Dynamo at D.C. United – 4/28/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault (Brad Davis 72)

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Jermaine Taylor


Adam Moffat

Luiz Camargo

Corey Ashe (Kofi Sarkodie 82)

Will Bruin

Brian Ching (C)

(4‐4‐2 unless otherwise noted)

Dynamo at New York Red Bulls – 5/9/12

Tally Hall

Jermaine Taylor

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe

Calen Carr

Adam Moffat

Luiz Camargo (Alex Dixon 56)

Brad Davis (C)

Cam Weaver (Will Bruin 61)

Macoumba Kandji (Colin Clark 73)

D.C. United at Dynamo – 5/12/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Jermaine Taylor

Calen Carr (Colin Clark 71)

Adam Moffat


Brad Davis

Will Bruin


Portland Timbers at Dynamo – 5/15/12

Tally Hall

Jermaine Taylor

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe

Calen Carr

Nathan Sturgis

Luiz Camargo

Brad Davis (C) (Alex Dixon 74)

Will Bruin (Brian Ching 64)


Dynamo at N.E,Revolution – 5/19/12

Tally Hall

Jermaine Taylor

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe

Calen Carr (Macoumba Kandji 76)

Adam Moffat


Brad Davis (Colin Clark 70)

Will Bruin

Brian Ching (C)

LA Galaxy at Dynamo – 5/26/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe


Adam Moffat

Je‐Vaughn Watson

Brad Davis (Luiz Camargo 84)

Will Bruin

Brian Ching (C) (Macoumba Kandji 72

Dynamo at Vancouver Whitecaps –

6/10/12

Tally Hall

Warren Creavalle

Bobby Boswell

Nathan Sturgis (Brian Ownby 78)

Corey Ashe

Calen Carr

Adam Moffat

Luiz Camargo (Colin Clark 71)

Brad Davis

Will Bruin


F.C. Dallas at Dynamo – 6/16/12

Tally Hall

Jermaine Taylor

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe


Adam Moffat


Brad Davis

Will Bruin


Toronto F.C. at Dynamo – 6/20/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe

Colin Clark (Brian Ownby 77)

Adam Moffat

Luiz Camargo (Je‐Vaughn Watson 57)

Brad Davis (C)

Will Bruin

Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ching 63)

Dynamo at Montreal Impact – 6/23/12

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Geoff Cameron

Corey Ashe

Colin Clark (Brian Ownby 62)

Adam Moffat


Brad Davis

Will Bruin

Brian Ching (C) (Warren Creavalle 81)

Philadelphia Union at Dynamo –

6/30/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Jermaine Taylor

Bobby Boswell

Corey Ashe

Luiz Camargo (Warren Creavalle 79)

Geoff Cameron

Brad Davis (C)

Boniek Garcia


Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ownby 71)

Chicago Fire at Dynamo – 7/3/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Luiz Camargo (Brian Ownby 69)

Adam Moffat

Brad Davis (C)

Boniek Garcia



Dynamo at Sporting KC – 7/7/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Luiz Camargo (Warren Creavalle 66)

Adam Moffat

Brad Davis (C)

Boniek Garcia


Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ownby 80)

D.C. United at Dynamo – 7/15/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Luiz Camargo

Geoff Cameron

Brad Davis (C) (Je‐Vaughn Watson 73)

Boniek Garcia


Macoumba Kandji (Calen Carr 64)

Sporting KC at Dynamo – 7/18/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Boniek Garcia

Warren Creavalle (Luiz Camargo 68)

Brad Davis (C)

Calen Carr

Will Bruin (Brian Ownby 78)

Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ching 60)

Montreal at Dynamo – 7/21/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell (C)

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Luiz Camargo (Brad Davis 68)

Warren Creavalle

Boniek Garcia

Calen Carr (Je‐Vaughn Watson 58)


Macoumba Kandji

Dynamo at Toronto FC – 7/28/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Warren Creavalle

Bobby Boswell

Andre Hainault

Corey Ashe (Kofi Sarkodie 78)

Boniek Garcia

Adam Moffat

Brad Davis


Brian Ching (C)

Macoumba Kandji (Luiz Camargo 74)

New York Red Bulls at Dynamo –

8/3/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Boniek Garcia

Adam Moffat

Brad Davis (C)



Macoumba Kandji (Luiz Camargo 81)

Dynamo at New York Red Bulls –

8/10/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Boniek Garcia

Adam Moffat (Ricardo Clark 75)

Brad Davis (C)

Calen Carr (Luiz Camargo 66)


Macoumba Kandji

Columbus Crew at Dynamo – 8/19/12

(4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe (Cam Weaver 76)

Boniek Garcia

Adam Moffat

Brad Davis (C)

Calen Carr


Macoumba Kandji (Ricardo Clark 63)

Dynamo at C.D. FAS – 8/22/12 (4‐4‐2)

Tyler Deric

Kofi Sarkodie

Bobby Boswell

Nate Sturgis

Warren Creavalle (Brian Ownby 70)

Je‐Vaughn Watson

Adam Moffat

Luiz Camargo (Brad Davis 81)

Colin Clark (Josue Soto 86)

Brian Ching

Cam Weaver

Toronto FC at Dynamo – 8/15/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe

Boniek Garcia

Ricardo Clark (Je‐Vaughn Watson 77)

Brad Davis (C)

Calen Carr


Macoumba Kandji (Adam Moffat 73)

Dynamo at C.D. Olimpia – 8/30/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tyler Deric

Kofi Sarkodie

Nate Sturgis

Jermaine Taylor

Andre Hainault

Boniek Garcia

Adam Moffat

Luiz Camargo (Bobby Boswell 64)

Je‐Vaughn Watson

Cam Weaver (Will Bruin 84)

Colin Clark (Macouma Kandji 75)

Dynamo at Chicago – 9/2/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Andre Hainault (Kofi Sarkodie 45)

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor (Brian Ching 63)

Corey Ashe

Boniek Garcia

Ricardo Clark

Brad Davis (C)

Je‐Vaughn Watson

Will Bruin

Macoumba Kandji (Calen Carr 81)

Real Salt Lake at Dynamo – 9/6/12

(4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Kofi Sarkodie

Bobby Boswell (Cam Weaver 74)

Ricardo Clark

Corey Ashe

Calen Carr

Luiz Camargo

Brad Davis (C)

Macoumba Kandji

Will Bruin (Alex Dixon 89)

Colin Clark

Dynamo at Sporting KC – 9/14/12 (4‐3‐3)

Tally Hall

Kofi Sarkodie

Bobby Boswell

Jermaine Taylor

Corey Ashe (Andre Hainault 74)

Luiz Camargo

Ricardo Clark

Brad Davis (C)

Boniek Garcia


Macoumba Kandji (Giles Barnes 81)

Dynamo vs. C.D. FAS – 9/20/12 (4‐4‐2)

Tyler Deric

Kofi Sarkodie

Bobby Boswell

Andre Hainault

Warren Creavalle


Adam Moffat

Giles Barnes (Luiz Camargo 81)

Colin Clark

Brian Ching (Alex Dixon 71)

Cam Weaver

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CHV SJ SEA CHI CLB DC NY DC POR NE LA VAN DAL TOR MTL PHI CHI KC DC KC MTL TOR NY NY CLB TOR CHI RSL KC

1-0 1-0 0-2 1-1 2-2 2-3 0-1 1-0 0-0 2-2 2-1 1-3 2-1 3-3 2-4 2-1 0-0 0-0 4-0 2-1 3-0 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-2 1-1 1-3 1-0 1-1

1 Tally Hall 90G 90G 90G 66G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

3 Calen Carr 13 23 3 11 31 90M 71M 90M 76M 75M 90M 44M 26 90F 58F 83F 74F 66F 90F 90F 9 90M

4 Jermaine Taylor 90D 45 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 63D 90D

5 Warren Creavalle 90D 9 11 24 68M 90M 90D

6 Nathan Sturgis 8 66M 90M 78D

7 Colin Clark 90M 82M 90M 17 19 19 20 15 19 46 77M 62M 9 90F

8 Kofi Sarkodie 8 12 45 90D 90D

9 Macoumba Kandji 4 14 1 73F 6 71F 14 18 19 13 63F 71F 81F 80F 64F 60F 90F 74F 81F 90F 63F 73F 81F 90F 81F

10 Je-Vaughn Watson 90M 90M 67M 66M 79M 59M 66M 65M 90M 75M 33 51M 17 32 7 16 13 90F

11 Brad Davis 90M 90M 90M 18 90M 90M 74M 70M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 73M 90M 22 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

12 Will Bruin 77F 67F 90F 66F 90F 90F 29 90F 64F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 74F 65F 66F 64F 78F 82F 56F 70F 76F 84F 90F 88F 88F

13 Ricardo Clark 15 27 77M 90M 90D 90M

14 Colin Rolfe

15 Cam Weaver 23 6 61F 14 16

16 Adam Moffat 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 73M 90M 90M 90M 90M 75M 90M 17

17 Luiz Camargo 23 63M 90M 90M 56M 24 90M 25 6 71M 15 57M 39 79M 69M 66M 90M 22 68M 16 9 24 90M 90M

18 Josue Soto

19 Alex Dixon 34 16 2

20 Geoff Cameron 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M

22 Brian Ownby 12 13 28 19 21 10 12

23 Oscar Recio

23 Giles Barnes 9

24 Tyler Deric

25 Brian Ching 86F 67F 76F 66F 84F 90F 84F 26 90F 72F 71F 77F 27 81F 16 25 24 26 30 8 90F 34 20 14 6 27 2

26 Corey Ashe 90D 90D 66M 89M 82M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 78D 90D 90D 76D 90D 90D 90D 74D

27 Boniek Garcia 90M 90F 90F 90F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90F

28 Erich Marscheider

31 Andre Hainault 90D 90D 45D 66D 90D 72D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 16

32 Bobby Boswell 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 74D 90D

"00" = minutes played

F/M/D/G = starting position

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Game log:

Game #1 03/11/2012 HOU 1 at CHV 0 W Hainault 1 (Moffat 1) 92

Game #2 03/17/2012 HOU 1 at SJ 0 W Davis 1 (penalty kick) 14

Game #3 03/23/2012 HOU 0 at SEA 2 L

Game #4 04/15/2012 HOU 1 at CHI 1 T Bruin 1 (Ching 1) 24

Game #5 04/21/2012 HOU 2 at CLB 2 T Bruin 2 (Moffat 2) 59; Ching 1 (Bruin 1) 81

Game #6 04/28/2012 HOU 2 at DC 3 L Bruin 3 (Taylor 1) 50; Bruin 4 (Ashe 1) 59

Game #7 05/09/2012 HOU 0 at NY 1 L

Game #8 05/12/2012 HOU 1 vs DC 0 W Davis 2 (Hainault 1) 67

Game #9 05/15/2012 HOU 0 vs POR 0 T

Game #10 05/19/2012 HOU 2 at NE 2 T Bruin 5 (Davis 1) 32; Luiz Camargo 1 (Ching 2) 87

Game #11 05/26/2012 HOU 2 vs LA 1 W own goal (Magee) 38; Hainault 2 (Davis 2) 57

Game #12 06/10/2012 HOU 1 at VAN 3 L Kandji 1 (Ownby 1) 83

Game #13 06/16/2012 HOU 2 vs DAL 1 W Bruin 6 (unassisted) 3; Moffat 1 (unassisted) 76

Game #14 06/20/2012 HOU 3 vs TOR 3 T Boswell 1 (Davis 3) 20; Bruin 7 (Davis 4, Cameron 1) 73; Bruin 8 (Cameron 2, Ownby 2) 90)

Game #15 06/23/2012 HOU 2 at MTL 4 L Davis 3 (free kick) 16; Bruin 9 (Ching 3) 45

Game #16 06/30/2012 HOU 2 vs PHI 1 W Davis 4 (Kandji 1, Garcia 1) 19; Ching 2 (penalty kick) 83

Game #17 07/03/2012 HOU 0 vs CHI 0 T

Game #18 07/07/2012 HOU 0 at KC 0 T

Game #19 07/15/2012 HOU 4 vs DC 0 W Davis 5 (penalty kick) 19; Bruin 10 (Luiz Camargo 1, Garcia 2) 37; Garcia 1 (Hainault 2, Davis 5) 62;

Ching 3 (penalty kick) 89

Game #20 07/18/2012 HOU 2 vs KC 1 W Carr 1 (Bruin 2, Hainault 3) 25; Carr 2 (Davis 6) 79

Game #21 07/21/2012 HOU 3 vs MTL 0 W Kandji 2 (Bruin 3, Carr 1) 7; Boswell 2 (Davis 7) 84; Kandji 3 (Davis 8) 89

Game #22 07/28/2012 HOU 2 at TOR 0 W Carr 3 (Boswell 1, Davis 9) 45; Ching 4 (Davis 10, Garcia 3) 86

Game #23 08/03/2012 HOU 2 vs NY 0 W Taylor 1 (unassisted) 2; Carr 4 (Kandji 2) 28

Game #24 08/10/2012 HOU 0 at NY 2 L

Game #25 08/19/2012 HOU 2 vs CLB 2 T Davis 6 (Garcia 4) 19; Moffat 2 (unassisted) 82

Game #26 08/25/2012 HOU 1 vs TOR 1 T Bruin 11 (Garcia 5) 21

Game #27 09/02/2012 HOU 1 at CHI 3 L Ching 5 (Davis 11) 90

Game #28 09/06/2012 HOU 1 vs RSL 0 W C. Clark 1 (penalty kick) 94+

Game #29 09/14/2012 HOU 1 at KC 1 T Davis 7 (Garcia 6) 58

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U.S. OPEN CUP 2012/13 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

# Player 3R Grp3 Grp3 Grp3

SANT FAS OLIM FAS

0-1 3-1 1-1 4-0

1 Tally Hall

3 Calen Carr 32

4 Jermaine Taylor 90D

5 Warren Creavalle 90D 70D 90D

6 Nathan Sturgis 90D 90D 61D

7 Colin Clark 90M 86M 75M 90M

8 Kofi Sarkodie 90D 90D 90D

9 Macoumba Kandji 62F 15

10 Je-Vaughn Watson 90M 90F 58M

11 Brad Davis 9

12 Will Bruin 6

14 Colin Rolfe 28

15 Cam Weaver 90F 90F 84F 90F

16 Adam Moffat 62M 90M 90M 90M

17 Luiz Camargo 90M 81M 64M 9

18 Josue Soto 15 4

19 Alex Dixon 90M 19

20 Geoff Cameron

22 Brian Ownby 28 20

23 Oscar Recio 90D

23 Giles Barnes 81M

24 Tyler Deric 90G 90G 90G

25 Brian Ching 90F 71F

26 Corey Ashe

27 Boniek Garcia 90M

28 Erich Marscheider

31 Andre Hainault 90D 90D

32 Bobby Boswell 75D 90D 26 90D

U.S. OPEN CUP

3R 05/29/2012 HOU 0 vs SANANT 1 L

2012/13 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Grp3 08/22/2012 HOU 3 at CDFAS 1 W Ching (Clark) 12; Weaver (Sarkodie) 19; Watson (Sturgis) 60

Grp3 08/30/2012 HOU 1 at OLMPIA 1 T Moffat (Sturgis) 57

Grp3 09/20/2012 HOU 4 vs CDFAS 0 W Barnes (Weaver) 21; Boswell (Clark) 44; Weaver (unassisted) 49; Carr (Weaver) 78

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