his second booking -- and it took Chivas just six more minutes to pull level. Jonathan Bornstein -- a threat all night long as he was given the start in attack in place of the suspended Ante Razov -- finally hit home, racing past one defender and cutting inside a second before coolly placing his shot past Cannon and inside the far post.
Bornstein then completed his double, and gave Chivas what looked to be the winner a minute into stoppage time. Taking a pass just outside the area, he spun around defender Dan Gargan and ripped a blistering left-footed half-volley that Cannon couldn't get close to.
But the Rapids weren't done, and they again pulled level within a minute. Cooke remarkably flicked the ball over his own head to himself on the right flank and then hooked a cross across the top of the six where it was met by rookie Jacob Peterson, who bundled the ball across the line for his second goal of the season.
Rapids head coach Fernando Clavijo made one change to the team that lost 1-0 the New York Red Bulls the previous Friday. Dedi Ben Dayan came back in on the left of midfield and Nicolas Hernandez moved forward as Thiago Martins returned to the substitutes' bench.
Here's Clavijo's team (4-4-2): Joe Cannon - Dan Gargan, Aitor Karanka, Mike Petke, Eric Denton - Terry Cooke, Kyle Beckerman, Pablo Mastroeni, Dedi Ben Dayan (Jacob Peterson 79) - Nicolas Hernandez (Thiago Martins 56), Jovan Kirovski (Clint Mathis 56). [Substitutes Not Used: Bouna Coundoul, Hunter Freeman, Fabrice Noel, Daniel Wasson]
"Today we lacked energy and put out a poor effort; we had to shake that off for the entire game," Clavijo said. "We always had to react - we could never maintain control of the ball in order to manage the game.TEAM NEWS
Clavijo was already looking at the result and its potential effect on the Western Conference table. "In spite of the length of the season, it's not excusable to let the victory get away and one point isn't our objective. Nevertheless, it is a long season and now we have to defeat Chivas in Los Angeles to turn the series in our favor."
While Clavijo wasn't happy with the points lost, it was a positive result - especially after Petke's sending off, which the Rapids boss said changed the game.
"We lost the ball in critical areas," said Clavijo. "We get the numbers going forward and they make us pay. They counterattack us well and they have quality players. Every time they had opportunities, they put them away."
Reactions were mixed in the Rapids locker room. On one hand, they felt they should have been able to hold on to the one-goal lead over the final quarter of the contest. "We need to be able to know that if we go up by a goal that the game is over, no questions asked," Clint Mathis said to The Denver Post.
Still, they came back after the Chivas goal in stoppage time grab a point after Cooke's cross and Peterson's finish. "It shows the great character this team has," said Cooke to the Post. "Last year, we would have probably lost that game."HOUSTON DYNAMO
Houston Dynamo stretched their unbeaten run to 10 matches, trading goals with the New England Revoution in short order before hanging on after going down a man, settling for a 1-1 draw last Saturday at Robertson Stadium. Dynamo are still in second place in the Western Conference with 31 points from 18 matches, now five behind leader FC Dallas and six behind the third-place tie between Chivas USA and the Colorado Rapids.
LAST GAME
The home-standing Dynamo hadn't lost in nine games, while the Revolution came in after two losses in their last three games, including a stunning loss to Real Salt Lake at home the weekend before.
But after a scoreless first half where the Revolution were kept without a shot on goal, Dynamo gifted New England the opener in the 60th minute. Andy Dorman turned the corner on the right and hammered in a low cross that Craig Waibel could only turn into his own goal.
Yet it took Dynamo just three minutes to respond. Ricardo Clark set Alejandro Moreno free down the left flank, and after a lengthy run he pulled the ball back for Stuart Holden -- who had just come into the game -- and he ripped a low, first-time drive inside the left post for his first MLS goal.
The home side survived a tense final 18 minutes after Wade Barrett was sent off with a second yellow card, for a hard foul on Shalrie Joseph in midfield, but the teams contrived to share the spoils.
Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear made no changes to the team that defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3-2 at Arrowhead Stadium the previous weekend.
Here's Kinnear's team (4-3-1-2): Pat Onstad - Craig Waibel, Ryan Cochrane, Eddie Robinson, Wade Barrett - Brian Mullan (Kelly Gray 78), Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis (Stuart Holden 62) - Dwayne De Rosario - Alejandro Moreno, Brian Ching. [Substitutes Not Used: Chris Aloisi, Ronald Cerritos, Mpho Moloi, Zach Wells, Chris Wondolowski]
"We had more to the game, even when we had 10 men we looked dangerous, but when you get down to 10 men in the last 20 minutes, to come away with a 1-1 tie is a heck of a result," Kinnear said.TEAM NEWS
It was a dream home debut for Holden, who is from the nearby town of Sugar Land. He had appeared twice previously - both on the road - and with almost his first touch on his home field he hammered Alejandro Moreno's pass into the back of the net and gave Dynamo the equalizer.
"Coach wanted me to come in and liven up the game up, give the team some fresh legs and bring in some energy. I was really glad to be able to come in and contribute to the team," the 20-year-old Holden said. "Being able to score in my first game at home, especially in front of my family and friends was amazing; I really couldn't have asked for more."
Barrett was sent off for just the second time in his seven MLS seasons. The red card came along with seven yellow cards shown on the night.
"You come in, you go down a goal, you're disappointed," Kinnear said. "You tied it up, and you feel the momentum swinging, and all of a sudden the momentum stops with the red card."
Dynamo just looked to survive after the red card. "Up until that point we were playing a good game, now we are a little unbalanced and trying to reshuffle positions, but we were able to get behind the ball and get a point out of it," said Moreno. "... After the red card things change, I had to move back into the midfield but before then the physical aspect of the game actually helped calm us. If we were able to hold the ball we could expect some type of foul that helped us slow the game down. That's just part of my job, I know that if I am getting fouled that probably means that I am being dangerous."
