2014 Houston Dynamo season

The 2014 Houston Dynamo season will be the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Houston Dynamo
2014 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz
Head CoachDominic Kinnear
StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
MLSEastern Conference: 8th
Overall: 14th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open CupFifth round
Texas DerbyRunners-up
Carolina Challenge CupThird place
Average home league attendance20,117

Background
Main article: 2013 Houston Dynamo season

Review

Roster
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Tally Hall  United States
2 Defender Eric Brunner  United States
3 Defender Anthony Arena  United States
4 Defender Jermaine Taylor  Jamaica
7 Forward Omar Cummings  Jamaica
8 Defender Kofi Sarkodie  United States
10 Midfielder Alexander Lopez  Honduras
11 Midfielder Brad Davis  United States
12 Forward Will Bruin  United States
13 Midfielder Ricardo Clark  United States
14 Forward Jason Johnson  Jamaica
15 Forward Mark Sherrod  United States
16 Defender A.J. Cochran  United States
17 Midfielder Servando Carrasco  United States
18 Defender David Horst  United States
19 Midfielder Luis Garrido  Honduras
20 Midfielder Andrew Driver  Scotland
21 Defender Damarcus Beasley  United States
22 Midfielder Brian Ownby  United States
23 Forward Giles Barnes  Jamaica
24 Goalkeeper Tyler Deric  United States
26 Defender Corey Ashe  United States
27 Midfielder Boniek García  Honduras
28 Midfielder Tony Cascio  United States
30 Goalkeeper Michael Lisch  United States

Transfers
USA international DaMarcus Beasley joined the club after the 2014 World Cup as a DP

In
Position Player Previous Club Date
Defender David Horst Portland Timbers December 17, 2013
Defender DaMarcus Beasley Puebla July 23, 2014
Midfielder Luis Garirdo Olimpia July 25, 2014

Out
Position Player Transferred to Date
Defender Bobby Boswell D.C. United December 12, 2013
Defender Warren Creavalle Toronto FC July 23, 2014

Loan in
Position Player Loaned From Date
Midfielder Tony Cascio Colorado Rapids January 21, 2014

Loan out
Position Player Loaned To Date
Forward Jason Johnson Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Defender Anthony Arena Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Forward Bryan Salazar Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Goalkeeper Michael Lisch Pittsburgh Riverhounds April 3, 2014
Forward Brian Ownby Pittsburgh Riverhounds April 3, 2014

Competitions

Preseason
January 29, 2014 ScrimmageHouston Dynamo4 - 0Dynamo AcademyHouston, Texas
3:00 p.m. CST Bruin  29'
Carrasco  33'
Arena  38'
Sherrod  63'
Seoane  67'
Johnson  73'		 Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 2, 2014 ScrimmageHouston Dynamo2 - 3Colorado RapidsHouston, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST Cascio  15'
Barnes  38'		 Report Serna  12'
Brown  47'
Torres  86'		 Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 5, 2014 Desert FriendliesHouston Dynamo0 - 2Portland TimbersTucson, Arizona
2:00 p.m. MT Report Johnson  80'
Urruti  83'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 8, 2014 Desert FriendliesHouston Dynamo3 - 1San Jose EarthquakesTucson, Arizona
3:00 p.m. MT Cummings  66'
Seoane  74',  82'
Cascio  84'		 Report Wondolowski  22' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 10, 2014 Desert FriendliesFC Tucson0 - 2Houston DynamoTucson, Arizona
10:00 a.m. MT Salticcia  75' Report Ownby  45'
Cummings  83'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 12, 2014 ScrimmageHouston Baptist Huskies0 - 6Houston DynamoHouston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST Kelley  17' Report Barnes  12',  21'
Davis  15', 27'
Cascio  34'
Johnson  55'
Sherrod  72'
Cummings  74'		 Stadium: Sorrels Field
February 15, 2014 ScrimmageHouston Dynamo2 - 0SMU MustangsHouston, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST Seoane  15'
Brunner  56'
Davis  58'		 Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 19, 2014 ScrimmageHouston Dynamo4 - 1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsHouston, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST Cascio  18'
Barnes  28', 59'
Cummings  79'		 Report Kerr  25' Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 22, 2014 Carolina Challenge CupHouston Dynamo0 - 2D.C. UnitedCharleston, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Bruin  66' Report Horst  21' (o.g.)
Kitchen  32'
Arnaud  55'
Christian  71'
Seaton  88',  90'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
February 26, 2014 Carolina Challenge CupSeattle Sounders FC1 - 1Houston DynamoCharleston, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Martins  44'
González  45+1'		 Report Davis  14'
Arena  72'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 1, 2014 Carolina Challenge CupCharleston Battery0 - 2Houston DynamoCharleston, South Carolina
5:15 p.m. EST Report Cascio  53'
Barnes  63'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

MLS
Main article: 2014 Major League Soccer season
March 8, 2014 1Houston Dynamo4 - 0New England RevolutionHouston, Texas
7:30 CT Will Bruin  2' (13),  64'
Boniek Garcia  23'
Omar Cummings  90+2'		 Darrius Barnes  64'
AJ Soares  77'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,320
March 15, 2014 2Houston Dynamo1 - 0Montreal ImpactHouston, Texas
7:30 CT Kofi Sarkodie  35'
Will Bruin  40'
Jermaine Taylor  52'		 Felipe Martins  59'
Hassoun Camara  77'
Hernan Bernardello  78'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,245
March 29, 2014 3Vancouver Whitecaps2 - 1Houston DynamoVancouver, British Columbia
6:00 CT Jordan Harvey  14'
Kenny Miller  23' (pen)		 Ricardo Clark  75' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
April 5, 2014 4 Texas DerbyHouston Dynamo1 - 4FC DallasHouston, Texas
7:00 CT Jermaine Taylor  21'
Ricardo Clark  41'
David Horst  60'		 Michel  31' (pen)
Hendry Thomas  37'
Je-Vaughn Watson  61' (70)
Giles Barnes  68' (o.g.)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,202
April 12, 2014 5New England Revolution2 - 0Houston DynamoFoxborough, Massachusetts
4:00 CT Kevin Alston  68',  88'
Scott Caldwell  86'
Jerry Bengtson  90+1'		 Ricardo Clark  38' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,259
April 19, 2014 6Philadelphia Union0 - 0Houston DynamoChester, Pennsylvania
3:00 CT Sheanon Williams  61' Kofi Sarkodie
Ricardo Clark  42'
Will Bruin  90+4'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,301
April 23, 2014 7New York Red Bulls4 - 0Houston DynamoHarrison, New Jersey
6:30 CT Bradley Wright-Phillips  12' (24), 86' (pen)
Thierry Henry  65'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,278
April 27, 2014 8Houston Dynamo1 - 1Portland TimbersHouston, Texas
2:00 CT Will Bruin  16'
Jermaine Taylor  40'		 Gaston Fernandez  33' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,558
May 3, 2014 9Chivas USA1 - 4Houston DynamoCarson, California
9:30 CT Erick Torres  7' (pen)
Tim Melia  67'		 Brad Davis  12'
Giles Barnes  32' (69), pen'
Will Bruin  45+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 6,082
May 7, 2014 10Houston Dynamo1 - 0Columbus CrewHouston, Texas
7:00 CT Will Bruin  50'
Warren Creavalle  87'		 Bernardo Anor  60'
Federico Higuain  61'
Daniel Paladini  80'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,030
May 11, 2014 11Houston Dynamo2 - 5Real Salt LakeHouston, Texas
6:00 CT Mark Sherrod  22' (56),  90+2'
Boniek Garcia  45+4'
Servando Carrasco  27'		 Javier Morales  1' (17), 89' (pen)
Alvaro Saborio  32',  26'
Luke Mulholland  78'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,514
March 28, 2014 12Houston Dynamo1 - 0Los Angeles GalaxyHouston, Texas
7:30 CT Jermaine Taylor  17'
Giles Barnes  61'		 AJ DeLaGarza  19'
Kofi Opare  76'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,233
May 21, 2014 13D.C. United2 - 0Houston DynamoWashington DC
6:00 CT Chris Rolfe  28'
Davy Arnaud  36'
Lewis Neal  56'
Fabian Espindola  63',  72'		 Giles Barnes  65'
Brian Ownby  90+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,224
May 25, 2014 14San Jose Earthquakes3 - 0Houston DynamoSan Jose, California
9:30 CT Khari Stephenson  38' (58), pen'
Steven Lenhart  60'
Atiba Harris  70'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
June 1, 2014 15Colorado Rapids3 - 0Houston DynamoCommerce City, Colorado
7:00 CT Deshorn Brown  5' (35)
Kamani Hill  51'		 Warren Creavalle  40' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,470
June 6, 2014 16Houston Dynamo0 - 2Sporting Kansas CityHouston, Texas
7:30 CT Alexander Lopez  21'
Andrew Driver  29'
Eric Brunner  45+2'
Jermaine Taylor  79'		 Toni  21'
Soony Saad  45',  87'
Dom Dwyer  70' (pen)
Eric Kronberg  90+4'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,396
June 29, 2014 17Montreal Impact3 - 0Houston DynamoMontreal, Quebec
6:30 CT Jack McInerney  41' (75)
Maxim Tissot  22'
Marco Di Vaio  79'		 AJ Cochran  16'
Will Bruin  52'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,759
July 4, 2014 18Houston Dynamo2 - 2New York Red BullsHouston, Texas
7:30 CT Giles Barnes  1'
AJ Cochran  50'
Brad Davis  82' (pen)		 Bradley Wright-Phillips  13' (72)
Jonny Steele  90+6'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,312
July 12, 2014 19Toronto FC4 - 2Houston DynamoToronto, Ontario
6:00 CT Jonathan Osorio  39'
Dominic Oduro  45+1'
Jermain Defoe  63' (89),  37'		 Brad Davis  13' (34)
Kofi Sarkodie  35'
Jermaine Taylor  37'
David Horst  40'
Ricardo Clark  56'
Warren Creavalle  59'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,591
July 19, 2014 20Houston Dynamo2 - 2Toronto FCHouston, Texas
8:00 CT Will Bruin  11'}
Giles Barnes  26'
Corey Ashe  79'		 Gilberto  18'
Dominic Oduro  45+2',  81'
Doneil Henry  58'
Michael Bradley  79'
Jermain Defoe  88'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,069
August 3, 2014 21Houston Dynamo1 - 0D.C. UnitedHouston, Texas
7:00 CT Will Bruin  90' Taylor Kemp  5'
Perry Kitchen  72'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,061
August 10, 2014 22Seattle Sounders2 - 0Houston DynamoSeattle Sounders
9:30 CT Lamar Neagle  28'
Obafemi Martins
Marco Pappa  69'
Gonzalo Pineda  75' (pen),  55'		 Luis Garrido  60'
Kofi Sarkodie  90+4'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 50,276
August 15, 2014 23Houston Dynamo2 - 0Philadelphia UnionHouston, Texas
8:00 CT David Horst  28'
Will Bruin  51'
DaMarcus Beasley  58'
Raymon Gaddis  90' (o.g.)		 Danny Cruz  64' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,283
August 23, 2014 24Columbus Crew3 - 0Houston DynamoColumbus, Ohio
6:30 CT Justin Meram  35'
Adam Bedell  59'
Aaron Schoenfeld  64'		 Corey Ashe  61'
Brian Ownby  79'		 Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 17,551
August 29, 2014 25Sporting Kansas City1 - 3Houston DynamoKansas City, Kansas
7:00 CT Dom Dwyer  54',  40'
Benny Feilhaber  44'		 Will Bruin  35'
Kofi Sarkodie  44'
David Horst  62'
Ricardo Clark  67',  50'
Boniek Garcia  90+6'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,332
September 6, 2014 26Houston Dynamo3 - 2Montreal ImpactHouston, Texas
7:30 CT Giles Barnes  30' (62)
Ricardo Clark  65'		 Dilly Duka  40'
Ignaco Piatti  55'
Felipe Martins  71'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,501
September 13, 2014 27Houston Dynamo2 - 2Columbus CrewHouston, Texas
7:30 CT Aaron Schoenfeld  12' (o.g.)
Giles Barnes  38',  63'
Boniek Garcia  45+2'
Kofi Sarkodie  86'		 Aaron Schoenfled  34'
Will Trapp  48'
Ethan Finlay  54'
Bernardo Anor  68'
Waylon Francis  90'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,807
September 20, 2014 28Houston Dynamo0 - 0Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 ET Sarkodie  75' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,462
September 28, 2014 29Houston Dynamo2 - 0Chicago FireHouston, Texas
2:00 CT Ricardo Clark  10'
Omar Cummings  15'
David Horst  21'
Boniek Garcia  67'		 Gonzalo Segares  47'
Jeff Larentowicz  65'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,262
October 4, 2014 30New York Red Bulls1 - 0Houston DynamoHarrison, New Jersey
5:00 CT Thierry Henry  47'
Pegguy Luyindula  73'
Tim Cahill  88'		 Boniek Garcia  54'
Giles Barnes  86'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,569
October 8, 2014 31Toronto FC0 - 1Houston DynamoToronto, Ontario
6:30 CT Daniel Lovitz  90+5' Giles Barnes  35'
A.J. Cochran  56'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,269
October 12, 2014 32Houston Dynamo1 - 3D.C. UnitedHouston, Texas
2:00 CT Giles Barnes  83' (pen) Taylor Kemp  41'
Fabian Espindola  64'
Bill Hamid  70'
Eddie Johnson  87'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,869
October 16, 2014 33Houston Dynamo1 - 2New England RevolutionHouston, Texas
7:00 CT Giles Barnes  37',  73'
Jermaine Taylor  47'
Luis Garrido  52'		 Lee Nguyen  65' (87) Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,332
October 24, 2014 34Chicago Fire2 - 1Houston DynamoBridgeview, Illinois
7:00 CT Alex  33'
Jeff Larentowicz  66' (pen)
Florent Sinama Pongolle  90+1'		 Omar Cummings  18'
Tyler Deric  82'
Brad Davis  82'
AJ Cochran  85'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,776

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup
June 11 Fourth RoundHouston Dynamo (1)1–0Laredo Heat (4)Houston, Texas
9:00 CT López  38'
Deric  52'		 Report Braem  32'  40'
F. Garcia  70'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,929
June 24 Fifth Round Texas DerbyHouston Dynamo (1)2–3 (a.e.t.)FC Dallas (1)Houston, Texas
8:00 CT Barnes  43' (pen.)
Cummings  62'
Taylor  102'		 Report Castillo  35'
Escobar  59'
Akindele  99'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,083

Statistical Leaders
Giles Barnes led the Dynamo in both appearances and goals in 2014
Goals
Rank Name #
1 Giles Barnes 11
2 Will Bruin 10
3 Ricardo Clark 4
Brad Davis
5 Omar Cummings 3
Assists
Rank Name #
1 Brad Davis 11
2 Giles Barnes 8
3 Ricardo Clark 4
Kofi Sarkodie
5 Corey Ashe 3
Omar Cummings
Appearances (starts)
Rank Name #
1 Giles Barnes 34(34)
Andrew Driver 34(22)
3 Kofi Sarkodie 32(32)
4 David Horst 31(31)
5 Will Bruin 27(24)
Boniek García 28(26)
Goalkeeping
Name Apps. Saves GA ShO
Tally Hall 24 67 44 7
Tyler Deric 10 36 14 3
Michael Lisch 0 0 0 0

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