Honestly, I think I just like to watch the Quakes because they're so unpredictable. They have the firepower to play with anyone in MLS. However, they just seem to be too inconsistent to pick up results. On the other hand, Houston has been solid at home all year. It looked like it might be an interesting match.
San Jose is at a point where they need 3 points in every match to have a shot at the playoffs, and they tried to put the Dynamo under pressure early in this one. Wondo looked active early, hitting a shot just wide in the 7th minute. Khari Stephenson got a shot on frame in the 9th, but it wasn't a problem for Tally Hall. Still, the Quakes had served notice that they had come to play.
As I said earlier, Houston has been pretty good at home, and they're proud of that. Their playoff position isn't exactly secure, so they really needed to tie up the 3 points at home. Adam Moffat got a weak shot in on goal in the 14th, and Brad Davis took a dive in the box in the 17th trying to earn a PK. All he got for his trouble was a yellow card. Costly got a look on a header from a Davis free kick in the 29th, but it was brought down without incident by John Busch. Then a couple minutes later, Carr missed badly on a break. This all left the crowd pretty frustrated.
Stephenson made it worse for the Dynamo fans. In the 40th minute he put the Quakes on top 0-1 with a smart volley off of a chip that left Hall scrambling. Goal in hand, the Quakes went to the half with the 0-1 lead.
The lead didn't last long in the second half though. The Quakes conceded a PK in the first minute of the new frame. Houston Captain Brad Davis stepped up to do the job himself and smashed home the spot kick in the 47th to make it 1-1.
After that the match got kind of ugly as desperation set in for the Quakes. Stephenson had a quality look in the 71st, 1 v 1 with Hall, but ended up missing badly. The Quakes would go on to regret that as Will Bruin entered the match, then proceeded to slot home the game winning goal in the 79th minute to give Houston the 2-1 win. The loss sends San Jose's playoff hopes reeling.
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