CARSON, Calif. - Chivas USA tied 1-1 with the Houston Dynamo, the reigning MLS Cup champions, in a preseason exhibition held this morning at The Home Depot Center's University Field 1. Forward John Cunliffe scored the game-tying goal for Chivas USA in the 82nd minute, beating Zach Wells one-on-one from seven yards out. Earlier, in the 14th minute, Alejandro Moreno had given Houston the lead following a Preston Burpo save of a Brad Davis strike.
Tomorrow Sunday, Chivas USA will hold 'ChivaFest', the team's free annual fan festival, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center. Always colorful, this year's ChivaFest will feature music, raffles and free drawings, as well as an official Chivas USA team presentation and a special dance routine by the new-look ChivaGirls squad. Parking and admission are free, and fans who purchase a Chivas USA ticket package will be invited to a special VIP reception with Chivas USA players starting at 4:00 p.m.
For more information, please visit www.cdchivasusa.com or contact Chivas USA Communications.
Chivas USA 1:1 Houston Dynamo
MLS Preseason Exhibition - 10 March 2007 - 10:30 a.m. PT
The Home Depot Center, University Field 1 - Carson, California
Scoring Summary:
HOU - Alejandro Moreno 14
CHV - John Cunliffe (Orlando Pérez) 82
Chivas USA (4-4-2): Preston Burpo - Orlando Pérez, Claudio Suárez (C), Lawson Vaughn (Jason Hernández 68), Alex Zotinca (Jorge Barrera 79) - Francisco Mendoza, Jesse Marsch, Sacha Kljestan, Amado Guevara - Matt Taylor (Maykel Galindo 65), Laurent Merlin (John Cunliffe 65).
Chivas USA Head Coach: Preki Radosavljevic.
Houston Dynamo (4-4-2): Zach Wells - Kelly Gray (Mike Chabala 65), Craig Waibel (Patrick Ianni 65), Ryan Cochrane (Eddie Robinson 65), Wade Barrett (C) (Kevin Goldthawaite 65) - Brian Mullan (Corey Ashe 65), Ricardo Clark (Nick Hatzke 65), Alejandro Moreno (John Michael Hayden 65), Brad Davis - Chris Wondolowski, Paul Dalglish (Erik Ustruck 65).
Houston Dynamo Head Coach: Dominic Kinnear.
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
Assistants: Paul Scott; Marlene Duffy
Weather: Sunny, 57°F / 14°C
[All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial.]
