Chicago Fire FC vs Houston Dynamo FC
Match pulse
CHIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Chicago 3-1
Chicago Fire FC beat Houston Dynamo FC 3-1 on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at SeatGeek Stadium. Goals for Chicago: Patrick Nyarko (1'), Daniel Paladini (19') and Alex Lima (90'+3'). Goals for Houston: Brian Ching (90').
Play by play
- Second Half ends, Chicago Fire 3, Houston Dynamo 1.
- GOAL90'+3'
Goal! Left footed shot
Alex Lima
Goal! Chicago Fire 3, Houston Dynamo 1. Alex (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Oduro.
CHI 4 - 2 HOU - 90'+1'
Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Gonzalo Segares.
- GOAL90'
Goal! Header
Brian Ching
Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Houston Dynamo 1. Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brad Davis with a cross following a corner.
CHI 3 - 2 HOU - 90'
Corner, Houston Dynamo. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
- 90'+1'
Attempt saved. Je-Vaughn Watson (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobby Boswell.
- GOAL90'
Goal! Header
Brian Ching
Attempt missed. Bobby Boswell (Houston Dynamo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kofi Sarkodie with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
CHI 3 - 1 HOU - 90'
Oscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89'
Foul by Alvaro Fernandez (Chicago Fire).
- 89'
Oscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'
Foul by Gonzalo Segares (Chicago Fire).
- 88'
Logan Pause (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'
Foul by Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo).
- 86'
Foul by Alvaro Fernandez (Chicago Fire).
- 86'
Calen Carr (Houston Dynamo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'
Substitution, Chicago Fire. Logan Pause replaces Chris Rolfe.
- 85'Sub
Attempt missed. Alvaro Fernandez (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Oduro following a fast break.
- 84'
Offside, Houston Dynamo. Corey Ashe tries a through ball, but Brian Ching is caught offside.
- 82'
Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Calen Carr replaces Macoumba Kandji.
- 81'Sub
Attempt missed. Jalil Anibaba (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 80'
Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Corey Ashe.
- 80'
Attempt missed. Pavel Pardo (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 80'
Bobby Boswell (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79'
Foul by Bobby Boswell (Houston Dynamo).
- 79'
Dominic Oduro (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Leaders
CHIHOU 
