- Dániel Sallói - 61'
- Héctor Herrera - 31'
- Ibrahim Aliyu - 78'
Herrera, Aliya score goals as Dynamo beats Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- - Héctor Herrera scored his first goal of the season and Ibrahim Aliyu added a goal in the 78th minute to help the Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Saturday night and end a three-game losing streak.
Leading the counter-attack, Griffin Dorsey worked from the right side to the center as he worked down field and then played a through ball to a streaking Aliya near the penalty spot, where he bent a low shot around the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Tim Melia and inside the back post to give Sporting the lead for good at 2-1.
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Herrera opened the scoring in the 31st minute. He tapped a corner kick to nearby Amine Bassi, who played a ball that led Herrera to to corner of the area, where he ripped a one-touch shot that gave the Dynamo (5-4-2) a 1-0 lead.
Dániel Sallói, just outside the penalty area, quickly turned a fired a low roller that slipped inside the near post for Sporting that made it 1-1 in the 61st.
Kansas City (2-5-5) has lost three consecutive games and is winless in six straight.
Houston went into the match having lost three in a row and four of its last five since the Dynamo won three straight to close the month of March.
Melia and the Dynamo's Steve Clark had five saves apiece.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Alexis Da Silva
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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LA Galaxy | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | +14 | 49 |
LAFC | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | +18 | 47 |
Real Salt Lake | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | +17 | 44 |
Colorado Rapids | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 41 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | +8 | 38 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | +5 | 37 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 37 |
Portland Timbers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 36 |
Minnesota United FC | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
Austin FC | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 31 |
FC Dallas | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 30 |
Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 24 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -14 | 23 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 25 | 4 | 2 | 19 | -30 | 14 |