2023-11-27 04:22:02
HOUSTON (AP) — Defender Franco Escobar scored a first-half goal, Steve Clark kept a clean sheet and the Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Sunday night to advance to the Western Conference Finals in the MLS.
Fourth-place Houston (15-11-9), in its first season with Ben Olsen at the helm, awaits the winner of the other semifinal between No. 2 Seattle Sounders and defending champion and third-place Los Angeles. Angeles FC next Saturday. Regardless of who the opponent is, Dynamo will play as a visitor.
Escobar was assisted by Mexican Héctor Herrera to send a header into the top left corner in the 39th minute for Dynamo’s lead. It was Escobar’s fourth goal of his postseason career and his first of this season with Houston. Last season he played with LAFC and scored three goals for Atlanta United in the 2018-19 playoffs.
Clark made three saves to earn his first shutout this postseason after making 12 in the regular season.
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