San Jose Earthquakes 0 Houston Dynamo 2: Coyle's men claim win
Ricardo Clark and Will Bruin both scored as the Houston Dynamo beat the San Jose Earthquakes in MLS.
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uyY5Tr8LgpdQ7aGYeLyKD.jpg)
The Houston Dynamo claimed a much-needed 2-0 MLS win at the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday.
Owen Coyle's men struck once in each half at Avaya Stadium, with Ricardo Clark and Will Bruin on the scoresheet.
It ended a run of three straight league games without a win for Houston, who climbed into eighth in the Western Conference.
With the win, the Dynamo closed to within a point of the seventh-placed Earthquakes, who suffered their third straight loss and have failed to score in each of those defeats.
Clark opened the scoring in the 10th minute for the visitors.
A fine team move led to DaMarcus Beasley feeding a pass to Alexander Lopez on the left, and the latter whipped in a cross for Clark to head in.
Victor Bernardez smashed an effort off the woodwork just after the half-hour mark as the Earthquakes were denied an equaliser.
Get FourFourTwo Newsletter
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
And the Dynamo would seal their win in the 81st minute.
A counter-attack led to Leonel Miranda squaring for Bruin to tap in an easy goal and give the Dynamo a 2-0 win.
![LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 5: Arne Slot Manager of Liverpool congratulates Mohamed Salah of Liverpool after the 4-0 victory during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between Liverpool FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Anfield on November 5, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q3ie7X2vDDiU7X6C9HVRK7-840-80.jpg)
‘The pure simplicity of the way Slot has managed the squad is probably the biggest thing I could say about him. It’s not broken, so let’s get on with it’: Liverpool legend full of admiration for Jurgen Klopp's successor at Anfield
![CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 02: Wales captain Ryan Giggs shakes the hand of manager John Toshack after being substituted on his last International appearance for his country during the Euro 2008 Group D Qualifying Match between Wales and Czech Republic at the Millennium Stadium on June 2, 2007 in Cardiff, Wales. Photo by (Stu Forster/Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ooQ9oNmgvfUUG8TBUhn6BK-840-80.jpg)
‘I trained at Spurs and thought they’d give me a chance. But I received a letter thanking me but saying they didn’t think I was good enough – I was gutted’: How Tottenham missed out on signing Wales legend John Toshack