HOUSTON — Will Bruin scored in the 16th minute to end Houston’s scoreless streak at 334 minutes and the Dynamo went on to tie the Portland Timbers 1-1 on Sunday in Major League Soccer action.
Gaston Fernandez had a first-half goal for Portland (0-3-5).
Bruin gave Houston (2-4-2) the lead, finding space in front of the goal and heading home a cross from Brad Davis. The Dynamo are winless in their last six games.
Fernandez tied it in the 33rd minute. He took advantage of a fortunate deflection off Davis and tucked a first-touch shot into the upper corner.
TIMBERS 1, DYNAMO 1
Portland 1 0–1
Houston 1 0–1
First half–1, Houston, Bruin 4 (Davis, Ashe), 16th minute. 2, Portland, Fernandez 3, 33rd.
Second half–None.
Goalies–Portland, Donovan Ricketts; Houston, Tally Hall.
Yellow Cards–Taylor, Houston, 40th; Ricketts, Portland, 67th.
Referee–David Gantar. Assistant Referees–Philippe Briere. Fabio Tovar. 4th OfficialIsmail Elfath.
A–20,558 (22,000)
Lineups
Portland–Donovan Ricketts, Mamadou Danso, Michael Harrington, Pa-Modou Kah, Kalif Alhassan (Michael Nanchoff, 76th), Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe (Steve Zakuani, 87th), Will Johnson, Jack Jewsbury, Diego Valeri (Maximiliano Urruti, 69th), Gaston Fernandez.
Houston–Tally Hall, Corey Ashe, David Horst, Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Brad Davis (Brian Ownby, 79th), Boniek Garcia, Warren Creavalle (Servando Carrasco, 64th), Andrew Driver, Will Bruin (Mark Sherrod, 90th), Giles Barnes.
