DYNAMO TEAM NOTES
- The Dynamo extended their home shutout streak to 491 minutes. Houston has not conceded a goal at BBVA Compass Stadium since the 49th minute against the LA Galaxy on April 15 and has kept clean sheets in five consecutive home matches.
- The Dynamo have not conceded a goal at home under interim head coach Wade Barrett’s leadership.
- The draw gives Barrett a 1-2-5 record on the Dynamo bench. · With the draw, the Dynamo record moves to 4-9-7 on the season. They now have 19 points in 20 matches.
- The draw moves the Dynamo record at BBVA Compass Stadium to 4-1-4 this season.
- The draw gives the Dynamo a 1-1-2 record in July after posting an 0-1-2 record in June.
- The draw moves the Dynamo season record against Vancouver to 0-1-2 and Houston’s all-time record against the ‘Caps to 3-5-2.
- The draw moves the Dynamo’s all-time record at BBVA Compass Stadium to 41-14-22.
DYNAMO PLAYER NOTES
- DF Jalil Anibaba saw his first action of the season at his natural position of center back when he shifted inside following an injury to DF Raúl Rodriguez in the 13th minute. Anibaba finished second among Dynamo starters with a pass completion rate of 91.9 percent.
- MF Giles Barnes entered the game as a substitute for MF Collen Warner in the 80th minute.
- Playing alongside a second forward for the first time under interim head coach Wade Barrett, FW Will Bruin tied for the team lead in shots, with four, and in chances created, with four.
- For the first time this season, MF Ricardo Clark did not start a league match. It ended a streak of 27 consecutive starts dating back to last season. The streak began on August 29, 2015 when Houston hosted Vancouver and earned a 2-0 victory.
- MF Boniek García served as team captain for the first time in his five-year Dynamo career and tied for the team lead with four chances created.
- MF Cristián Maidana entered the game as a substitute in the 67th minute when he came on for MF Andrew Wenger.
- DF Abdoulie Mansally was an early substitute into the game, entering in the 13th minute for DF Raúl Rodriguez.
- FW Erick Torres made his third start of the year in league play and the 50th start of his MLS career.
- Torres tied for a team high with four shots in the game.
- DF Raúl Rodriguez left the match in the 13th minute with a right adductor strain. He was replaced by DF Abdoulie Mansally.
- MF Andrew Wenger made his 125th career regular-season appearance, starting at right wing. · Wenger received a yellow card in the 63rd minute for a late challenge on Vancouver GK David Ousted.
- GK Joe Willis set a career-high with his third clean sheet of the season and recorded four saves in the effort.
- Willis equaled a career single-season high with his 10th start of the season. He set a career high with his 12th appearance of the season.
- Willis surpassed 1,000 minutes played for the first season in his career. He entered the match having played 925 minutes this year.
