The Dynamo have given us some great memories over their six years of existence, often in the form of late dramatics. Robertson Stadium has been an intimidating place for opponents, in part because the Dynamo seem to keep pressing until they pull out a results. In fact, almost 20 percent of Dynamo home games in all competitions (24 out of 123) have seen Houston either win or tie the game with a goal in the final 15 minutes.
Alex Dixon's 93rd-minute winner on Saturday is the most recent addition to that tradition, and while my by-now infamous call on SportsTalk 790 termed it "the most dramatic finish in Robertson Stadium regular-season history," a few goals on this list might give Dixon a run for his money:
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Scorer</strong> |
<strong>Minute</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
4/22/06 |
Real Salt Lake |
Dwayne De Rosario |
84 |
2-1 Win |
6/3/06 |
LA Galaxy |
Eddie Robinson |
85 |
2-1 Win |
9/30/06 |
D.C. United |
Brian Ching |
86 |
1-0 Win |
10/29/06 |
Chivas USA (playoffs) |
Brian Ching |
92+ |
2-0 Win* |
8/14/07 |
Pachuca (SuperLiga) |
Eddie Robinson |
83 |
2-2 Tie (ET) |
8/25/07 |
Columbus Crew |
Nate Jaqua |
80 |
1-1 Tie |
11/2/07 |
FC Dallas (playoffs) |
Brian Ching |
97 |
4-1 Win* |
4/6/08 |
FC Dallas |
Geoff Cameron |
91+ |
3-3 Tie |
5/10/08 |
Colorado Rapids |
Dwayne De Rosario (pk) |
87 |
2-1 Win |
7/29/08 |
Pachuca (SuperLiga) |
Bobby Boswell |
77 |
2-0 Win |
10/7/08 |
San Francisco F.C. (CCL) |
Dwayne De Rosario |
88 |
2-1 Win |
10/15/08 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Stuart Holden |
93+ |
2-1 Win |
6/20/09 |
Real Salt Lake |
Brian Ching |
89 |
1-1 Tie |
8/9/09 |
Chicago Fire |
Stuart Holden (pk) |
83 |
3-2 Win |
9/19/09 |
Real Salt Lake |
Brad Davis |
81 |
3-2 Win |
11/8/09 |
Seattle Sounders (playoffs) |
Brian Ching |
95 |
1-0 Win* |
6/26/10 |
Colorado Rapids |
Joseph Ngwenya |
79 |
2-2 Tie |
6/29/10 |
Miami FC (U.S. Open Cup) |
Lovel Palmer |
80 |
1-0 Win |
7/15/10 |
Pachuca (SuperLiga) |
Joseph Ngwenya |
85 |
2-1 Win |
7/31/10 |
New York Red Bulls |
Brian Mullan |
90 |
2-2 Tie |
8/21/10 |
Chicago Fire |
Brian Ching |
85 |
4-3 Win |
4/17/11 |
New England Revolution |
Hunter Freeman |
86 |
1-0 Win |
5/28/11 |
FC Dallas |
Colin Clark |
87 |
2-2 Tie |
8/20/11 |
Real Salt Lake |
Alex Dixon |
93+ |
3-2 Win |
* game-winning goal on aggregate
More common than usual this year have been late dramatics on the road, where the Dynamo have earned eight ties in 12 road games this year, several times with a late equalizer. In fact, this year's results account for four out of 11 Dynamo dramatic away goals:
<strong>Date</strong><br> |
<strong>Opponent</strong><br> |
<strong>Scorer</strong><br> |
<strong>Minute</strong><br> |
<strong>Result</strong><br> |
5/13/06 |
at FC Dallas |
own goal |
81 |
1-1 Tie |
5/27/06 |
at New England Revolution |
Ryan Cochrane |
85 |
1-1 Tie |
6/24/07 |
at K.C. Wizards |
Patrick Ianni |
81 |
1-0 Win |
5/17/08 |
at Chicago Fire |
Bobby Boswell |
82 |
2-1 Win |
5/28/08 |
at FC Dallas |
Dwayne De Rosario |
93+ |
2-2 Tie |
7/1/08 |
at Charleston Battery (U.S. Open Cup) |
Steve Wondolowski |
89 |
1-1 Tie (ET) |
11/1/08 |
at New York Red Bulls (playoffs) |
Kei Kamara |
85 |
1-1 Tie |
4/23/11 |
at Chicago Fire |
Bobby Boswell |
83 |
1-1 Tie |
6/25/11 |
at D.C. United |
Brian Ching |
89 |
2-2 Tie |
8/6/11 |
at Philadelphia Union |
Geoff Cameron |
84 |
1-1 Tie |
8/17/11 |
at New England Revolution |
Bobby Boswell |
90 |
1-1 Tie |
Which one of these goals stands out the most in your memory? Where does Dixon's tally rank in Dynamo history? Post a Facebook comment below or tweet @HoustonDynamo and let us know what you think.