Torres breaks Dynamo goal record in 3-3 tie with FC Dallas
Posted August 23, 2017 7:00 am
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Erick Torres scored his 13th and 14th goals to break Houston's season record and help the Dynamo rally for a 3-3 tie with FC Dallas on Wednesday night.
Torres tied the game - and broke a tie with Brian Ching for the club record - in the 86th minute after Mauro Manotas' shot deflected off the cross bar. The Texas rivals tied in all three of their matches this season.
Torres also scored in the 71st, and assisted on Vicente Sanchez's goal in the opening minute.
Tesho Akindele, Maynor Figueroa and Maximilliano Urruti scored in a six-minute span for Dallas (9-6-9) late in the first half and early in the second.
Akindele tied it in the 45th, Figueroa made it 2-1 from a difficult angle in the second extra minute, and connected with a volley from outside the box in the 52nd for his team-leading 12th goal.
Torres drew Houston (10-8-8) within one when he took a feed from Romell Quioto at the top of the box, dribbled in and slid the ball into the corner.
Houston Dynamo forward Erick Torres celebrates in the direction of fans after scoring against FC Dallas during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. Torres had two goals in the 3-3 draw. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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FC Dallas forward Maximiliano Urruti (37) and Houston Dynamo defender Jalil Anibaba (2) attempt to gain control of a loose ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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FC Dallas midfielder Kellyn Acosta (23) and Houston Dynamo midfielder Ricardo Clark, right front, compete for control of the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo forward Erick Torres (9) looks up to see FC Dallas goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez (1) making a save during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo midfielder Boniek Garcia (27) reacts to being issued a yellow card after making contact against FC Dallas' Roland Lamah, rear, during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo forward Vicente Sanchez (10) attempts to gain control of the ball in front of FC Dallas' Hernan Granan, left, and Michael Barrios, right, during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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FC Dallas forward Tesho Akindele, left, celebrates with Maximiliano Urruti and Kellyn Acosta, right, after scoring a goal against the Houston Dynamo during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo midfielder Boniek Garcia, left, strips FC Dallas midfielder Carlos Gruezo of the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo midfielder Tomas Martinez, left, and FC Dallas midfielder Carlos Gruezo, right, vie for the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo forward Erick Torres (9) and FC Dallas defender Maynor Figueroa (31) compete for a loose ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo's Mauro Manotas looks back upfield as forward Erick Torres (9) celebrates scoring his second goal, in the second half of an MLS soccer match against FC Dallas on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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FC Dallas goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez (1) is unable to reach a shot by the Houston Dynamo that ricocheted off the top post allowing the Dynamo's Erick Torres to score on the rebound during the second half of an MLS soccer game, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Referee Baltomero Toledo issues a yellow card to Houston Dynamo's Erick Torres (9) in the first half of an MLS soccer match against FC Dallas on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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FC Dallas' Michael Barrios (21) shoves Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric, right, trying to reach a ball out of bounds during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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FC Dallas forward Tesho Akindele, left, celebrates with teammates warming up, after scoring a goal against the Houston Dynamo during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Houston Dynamo forward Vicente Sanchez (10) is congratulated by staff after scoring a goal against FC Dallas in the opening minutes of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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