Houston Houston Dynamo
2-1
Vancouver Vancouver Whitecaps

Barnes, Creavalle

Mattocks

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Houston Dynamo edge out Vancouver Whitecaps

Houston Dynamo secure a home win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in their MLS clash at the BBVA Compass Stadium.

By Simon Sinclair, Reporter

Published: March 24 2013 | 03:08

Last updated: March 24 2013 | 05:24

Houston Dynamo secured a 2-1 home win over Vancouver Whitecaps as goals from Giles Barnes and Warren Creavalle earned them the three points.

The visitors' keeper Joe Cannon was in the action early as he did well to stop Ricardo Clark from giving the hosts the lead in the 14th minute.

This was to be vital as the Whitecaps took the lead through Darren Mattocks when he beat a challenge on the edge of the area and blasted the ball into the top corner.

After the break, Mattocks had a great chance to double his side's lead on a counterattack but with only Tally Hall to beat, the striker fired the ball straight at his feet.

Minutes later, Houston were level through Barnes as he headed home from close range converting Clark's lofted pass into the six-yard box.

The hosts took the lead in the 62nd minute when Creavalle bundled the ball into the net after Vancouver had failed to clear their lines from a corner.

Camilo Sanvezzo almost got the Whitecaps a late equaliser but his free kick clattered off the post, bounced across the line, smacked into the opposite post and was cleared by the Dynamo defence.

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1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
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5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
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9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
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