2014 Houston Dynamo season
The 2014 Houston Dynamo season will be the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
| 2014 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Philip Anschutz | ||
| Head coach | Dominic Kinnear | ||
| Stadium | BBVA Compass Stadium | ||
| MLS | Eastern Conference: 8th Overall: 14th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | DNQ | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Texas Derby | Runners-up | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Third place | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,117 | ||
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Background
Roster
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Tally Hall |  United States |
| 2 | Defender | Eric Brunner | United States |
| 3 | Defender | Anthony Arena | United States |
| 4 | Defender | Jermaine Taylor |  Jamaica |
| 7 | Forward | Omar Cummings | Jamaica |
| 8 | Defender | Kofi Sarkodie | United States |
| 10 | Midfielder | Alexander Lopez |  Honduras |
| 11 | Midfielder | Brad Davis | United States |
| 12 | Forward | Will Bruin | United States |
| 13 | Midfielder | Ricardo Clark | United States |
| 14 | Forward | Jason Johnson | Jamaica |
| 15 | Forward | Mark Sherrod | United States |
| 16 | Defender | A.J. Cochran | United States |
| 17 | Midfielder | Servando Carrasco | United States |
| 18 | Defender | David Horst | United States |
| 19 | Midfielder | Luis Garrido | Honduras |
| 20 | Midfielder | Andrew Driver |  Scotland |
| 21 | Defender | Damarcus Beasley | United States |
| 22 | Midfielder | Brian Ownby | United States |
| 23 | Forward | Giles Barnes | Jamaica |
| 24 | Goalkeeper | Tyler Deric | United States |
| 26 | Defender | Corey Ashe | United States |
| 27 | Midfielder | Boniek García | Honduras |
| 28 | Midfielder | Tony Cascio | United States |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Michael Lisch | United States |
Transfers
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USA international DaMarcus Beasley joined the club after the 2014 World Cup as a DP
In
| Position | Player | Previous Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defender | David Horst |
Portland Timbers |
December 17, 2013 |
| Defender | DaMarcus Beasley |
 Puebla |
July 23, 2014 |
| Midfielder | Luis Garirdo |
Olimpia |
July 25, 2014 |
Out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defender | Bobby Boswell |
D.C. United |
December 12, 2013 |
| Defender | Warren Creavalle |
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July 23, 2014 |
Loan in
| Position | Player | Loaned From | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midfielder | Tony Cascio |
Colorado Rapids |
January 21, 2014 |
Loan out
| Position | Player | Loaned To | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Jason Johnson |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
March 24, 2014 |
| Defender | Anthony Arena |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
March 24, 2014 |
| Forward | Bryan Salazar |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
March 24, 2014 |
| Goalkeeper | Michael Lisch |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
April 3, 2014 |
| Forward | Brian Ownby |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
April 3, 2014 |
Competitions
Preseason
| January 29, 2014 Scrimmage | Houston Dynamo | 4 - 0 | Dynamo Academy | Houston, Texas |
| 3:00 p.m. CST | Bruin  29'Carrasco  33'Arena 38'Sherrod 63'Seoane 67'Johnson 73' |
Report | Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| February 2, 2014 Scrimmage | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 3 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas |
| 11:00 a.m. CST | Cascio 15' Barnes 38' |
Report | Serna 12' Brown 47'Torres 86' |
Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| February 5, 2014 Desert Friendlies | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 2 | Portland Timbers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 2:00 p.m. MT | Report | Johnson 80' Urruti 83' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 8, 2014 Desert Friendlies | Houston Dynamo | 3 - 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tucson, Arizona |
| 3:00 p.m. MT | Cummings 66' Seoane 74', 82'Cascio 84' |
Report | Wondolowski 22' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 10, 2014 Desert Friendlies | FC Tucson | 0 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 a.m. MT | Salticcia  75' |
Report | Ownby 45' Cummings 83' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 12, 2014 Scrimmage | Houston Baptist Huskies | 0 - 6 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Kelley 17' |
Report | Barnes 12', 21' Davis 15', 27'Cascio 34'Johnson 55'Sherrod 72'Cummings 74' |
Stadium: Sorrels Field |
| February 15, 2014 Scrimmage | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 0 | SMU Mustangs | Houston, Texas |
| 11:00 a.m. CST | Seoane 15' Brunner 56'Davis 58' |
Report | Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| February 19, 2014 Scrimmage | Houston Dynamo | 4 - 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Houston, Texas |
| 11:00 a.m. CST | Cascio 18' Barnes 28', 59'Cummings 79' |
Report | Kerr 25' |
Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
| February 22, 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 2 | D.C. United | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5:00 p.m. EST | Bruin 66' |
Report | Horst 21' (o.g.) Kitchen 32'Arnaud 55'Christian 71'Seaton 88', 90' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 5,175 |
| February 26, 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5:00 p.m. EST | Martins 44' González 45+1' |
Report | Davis 14' Arena 72' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 1, 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup | Charleston Battery | 0 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5:15 p.m. EST | Report | Cascio 53' Barnes 63' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
MLS
| March 8, 2014 1 | Houston Dynamo | 4 - 0 | New England Revolution | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Will Bruin 2' (13), 64' Boniek Garcia 23'Omar Cummings 90+2' |
Darrius Barnes 64' AJ Soares 77' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,320 |
| March 15, 2014 2 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Montreal Impact | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Kofi Sarkodie 35' Will Bruin 40'Jermaine Taylor 52' |
Felipe Martins 59' Hassoun Camara 77'Hernan Bernardello 78' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,245 |
| March 29, 2014 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 6:00 CT | Jordan Harvey 14' Kenny Miller 23' (pen) |
Ricardo Clark 75' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
| April 5, 2014 4 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 4 | FC Dallas | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 CT | Jermaine Taylor 21' Ricardo Clark 41'David Horst 60' |
Michel 31' (pen) Hendry Thomas 37'Je-Vaughn Watson 61' (70)Giles Barnes 68' (o.g.) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,202 |
| April 12, 2014 5 | New England Revolution | 2 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 4:00 CT | Kevin Alston 68', 88' Scott Caldwell 86'Jerry Bengtson 90+1' |
Ricardo Clark 38' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,259 |
| April 19, 2014 6 | Philadelphia Union | 0 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 CT | Sheanon Williams 61' |
Kofi Sarkodie Ricardo Clark 42'Will Bruin 90+4' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,301 |
| April 23, 2014 7 | New York Red Bulls | 4 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 6:30 CT | Bradley Wright-Phillips 12' (24), 86' (pen) Thierry Henry 65' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,278 |
| April 27, 2014 8 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 1 | Portland Timbers | Houston, Texas |
| 2:00 CT | Will Bruin 16' Jermaine Taylor 40' |
Gaston Fernandez 33' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,558 |
| May 3, 2014 9 | Chivas USA | 1 - 4 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California |
| 9:30 CT | Erick Torres 7' (pen) Tim Melia 67' |
Brad Davis 12' Giles Barnes 32' (69), pen'Will Bruin 45+2' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 6,082 |
| May 7, 2014 10 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Columbus Crew | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 CT | Will Bruin 50' Warren Creavalle 87' |
Bernardo Anor 60' Federico Higuain 61'Daniel Paladini 80' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,030 |
| May 11, 2014 11 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 5 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
| 6:00 CT | Mark Sherrod 22' (56), 90+2' Boniek Garcia 45+4'Servando Carrasco 27' |
Javier Morales 1' (17), 89' (pen) Alvaro Saborio 32', 26'Luke Mulholland 78' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,514 |
| March 28, 2014 12 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Jermaine Taylor 17' Giles Barnes 61' |
AJ DeLaGarza 19' Kofi Opare 76' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,233 |
| May 21, 2014 13 | D.C. United | 2 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Washington DC |
| 6:00 CT | Chris Rolfe 28' Davy Arnaud 36'Lewis Neal 56'Fabian Espindola 63', 72' |
Giles Barnes 65' Brian Ownby 90+2' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,224 |
| May 25, 2014 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | San Jose, California |
| 9:30 CT | Khari Stephenson 38' (58), pen' Steven Lenhart 60'Atiba Harris 70' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 |
| June 1, 2014 15 | Colorado Rapids | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 CT | Deshorn Brown 5' (35) Kamani Hill 51' |
Warren Creavalle 40' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,470 |
| June 6, 2014 16 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Alexander Lopez 21' Andrew Driver 29'Eric Brunner 45+2'Jermaine Taylor 79' |
Toni 21' Soony Saad 45', 87'Dom Dwyer 70' (pen)Eric Kronberg 90+4' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,396 |
| June 29, 2014 17 | Montreal Impact | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Montreal, Quebec |
| 6:30 CT | Jack McInerney 41' (75) Maxim Tissot 22'Marco Di Vaio 79' |
AJ Cochran 16' Will Bruin 52' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,759 |
| July 4, 2014 18 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | New York Red Bulls | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Giles Barnes 1' AJ Cochran 50'Brad Davis 82' (pen) |
Bradley Wright-Phillips 13' (72) Jonny Steele 90+6' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,312 |
| July 12, 2014 19 | Toronto FC | 4 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:00 CT | Jonathan Osorio 39' Dominic Oduro 45+1'Jermain Defoe 63' (89), 37' |
Brad Davis 13' (34) Kofi Sarkodie 35'Jermaine Taylor 37'David Horst 40'Ricardo Clark 56'Warren Creavalle 59' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 |
| July 19, 2014 20 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | Toronto FC | Houston, Texas |
| 8:00 CT | Will Bruin 11'} Giles Barnes 26'Corey Ashe 79' |
Gilberto 18' Dominic Oduro 45+2', 81'Doneil Henry 58'Michael Bradley 79'Jermain Defoe 88' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,069 |
| August 3, 2014 21 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | D.C. United | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 CT | Will Bruin 90' |
Taylor Kemp 5' Perry Kitchen 72' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,061 |
| August 10, 2014 22 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 9:30 CT | Lamar Neagle 28' Obafemi Martins Marco Pappa 69'Gonzalo Pineda 75' (pen), 55' |
Luis Garrido 60' Kofi Sarkodie 90+4' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 50,276 |
| August 15, 2014 23 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 0 | Philadelphia Union | Houston, Texas |
| 8:00 CT | David Horst 28' Will Bruin 51'DaMarcus Beasley 58'Raymon Gaddis 90' (o.g.) |
Danny Cruz 64' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,283 |
| August 23, 2014 24 | Columbus Crew | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, Ohio |
| 6:30 CT | Justin Meram 35' Adam Bedell 59'Aaron Schoenfeld 64' |
Corey Ashe 61' Brian Ownby 79' |
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 17,551 |
| August 29, 2014 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 - 3 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 CT | Dom Dwyer 54', 40' Benny Feilhaber 44' |
Will Bruin 35' Kofi Sarkodie 44'David Horst 62'Ricardo Clark 67', 50'Boniek Garcia 90+6' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,332 |
| September 6, 2014 26 | Houston Dynamo | 3 - 2 | Montreal Impact | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Giles Barnes 30' (62) Ricardo Clark 65' |
Dilly Duka 40' Ignaco Piatti 55'Felipe Martins 71' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,501 |
| September 13, 2014 27 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | Columbus Crew | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Aaron Schoenfeld 12' (o.g.) Giles Barnes 38', 63'Boniek Garcia 45+2'Kofi Sarkodie 86' |
Aaron Schoenfled 34' Will Trapp 48'Ethan Finlay 54'Bernardo Anor 68'Waylon Francis 90' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,807 |
| September 20, 2014 28 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 0 | Philadelphia Union | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 ET | Sarkodie 75' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,462 |
| September 28, 2014 29 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 0 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas |
| 2:00 CT | Ricardo Clark 10' Omar Cummings 15'David Horst 21'Boniek Garcia 67' |
Gonzalo Segares 47' Jeff Larentowicz 65' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,262 |
| October 4, 2014 30 | New York Red Bulls | 1 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 5:00 CT | Thierry Henry 47' Pegguy Luyindula 73'Tim Cahill 88' |
Boniek Garcia 54' Giles Barnes 86' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,569 |
| October 8, 2014 31 | Toronto FC | 0 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:30 CT | Daniel Lovitz 90+5' |
Giles Barnes 35' A.J. Cochran 56' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,269 |
| October 12, 2014 32 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 3 | D.C. United | Houston, Texas |
| 2:00 CT | Giles Barnes 83' (pen) |
Taylor Kemp 41' Fabian Espindola 64'Bill Hamid 70'Eddie Johnson 87' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,869 |
| October 16, 2014 33 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 2 | New England Revolution | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 CT | Giles Barnes 37', 73' Jermaine Taylor 47'Luis Garrido 52' |
Lee Nguyen 65' (87) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,332 |
| October 24, 2014 34 | Chicago Fire | 2 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 CT | Alex 33' Jeff Larentowicz 66' (pen)Florent Sinama Pongolle 90+1' |
Omar Cummings 18' Tyler Deric 82'Brad Davis 82'AJ Cochran 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,776 |
U.S. Open Cup
| June 11 Fourth Round | Houston Dynamo (1) | 1–0 | Laredo Heat (4) | Houston, Texas |
| 9:00 CT | López 38' Deric 52' |
Report | Braem 32'  40'F. Garcia 70' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 4,929 |
| June 24 Fifth Round Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo (1) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Dallas (1) | Houston, Texas |
| 8:00 CT | Barnes 43' (pen.) Cummings 62'Taylor 102' |
Report | Castillo 35' Escobar 59'Akindele 99' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 2,083 |
Statistical Leaders
Giles Barnes led the Dynamo in both appearances and goals in 2014
| Goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | # |
| 1 | Giles Barnes |
11 |
| 2 | Will Bruin |
10 |
| 3 | Ricardo Clark |
4 |
| Brad Davis | ||
| 5 | Omar Cummings |
3 |
| Assists | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | # |
| 1 | Brad Davis |
11 |
| 2 | Giles Barnes |
8 |
| 3 | Ricardo Clark |
4 |
| Kofi Sarkodie | ||
| 5 | Corey Ashe |
3 |
| Omar Cummings | ||
| Appearances (starts) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | # |
| 1 | Giles Barnes |
34(34) |
| Andrew Driver |
34(22) | |
| 3 | Kofi Sarkodie |
32(32) |
| 4 | David Horst |
31(31) |
| 5 | Will Bruin |
27(24) |
| Boniek García |
28(26) | |
| Goalkeeping | ||||
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| Name | Apps. | Saves | GA | ShO |
| Tally Hall |
24 | 67 | 44 | 7 |
| Tyler Deric |
10 | 36 | 14 | 3 |
| Michael Lisch |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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