Reserves: Dynamo 3, Fire 0
Houston exhibited a good level of play during the first half, and scored their first goal at the 9th minute of action. Mike Chabala, with a good individual play from the left side, passed the ball to Chris Wondolowski in the central part of the box, to put the 1-0 up on the board.
The second goal of the night for Houston came at the 34th minute, on the same exact play that created the first goal. From the left side, Chabala crossed the ball over to the middle part of the box, where Wondolowski scored, once more.
But Chabala was not done distributing goals. Once the second half rolled in, Houston continued attacking Chicago's back line, and put the final numbers on the board at the 62nd minute.
Stuart Holden distributed his first assist of the night, giving it to Brian Farber, who dominated the ball, and made a beautiful kick, leaving Matt Pickens with no chance of stopping it.
With a 3-0 victory, Houston (1-2-0) gets its first win of the season in the reserve division, while Chicago (2-1-0) gets its first loss.
Houston's next reserve game will be next Sunday, May 28, at New England, while Chicago will play its next reserve game at home, against the New England Revolution, on June 12.
Chicago Fire: Matt Pickens, Leonard Griffin (Jeff Curtin, 45), Jordan Russolillo, Jack Stewart (Ian Pilarski, 71), Jared Montz, Calen Carr, Brian Plotkin (Hemir Nieblas, 71), Craig Capano (Gus Kartes, 45), Floyd Franks (Landy Mattison, 85), Chad Barrett, Andy Herron.
Houston Dynamo: Martin Hutton, Kelly Gray, Chris Aloisi, Patrick Ianni, Kevin Goldthwaite, Marcus Storey (Brian Farber, 59), Mpho Moloi, Stuart Holden, Mike Chabala, Chris Wondolowski (Alex Woods, 71), Julian Nash.
Scoring Summary:
Houston: Wondolowski (9', 34', both assisted by Mike Chabala), Farber (62', assisted by Stuart Holden)
Disciplinary Summary:
Yellow Cards for Houston: Kevin Goldthwaite (77'), Mpho Moloi (24')
Yellow Cards for Chicago: Floyd Franks (77')
Red Cards: None.
Weather: Sunny, 87 degrees.
Attendance: 120
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