Houston beats Vancouver 1-0 to move into first place in the West
Franco Negri scored in the first half and Jonathan Bond made one save as Houston earned a fifth straight shutout and overtook Vancouver in the Western Conference.
The Houston Dynamo defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night in Houston, moving to the top of the Western Conference. Franco Negri scored in the first half, and Jonathan Bond finished with one save for his fifth consecutive clean sheet.
Houston improved to 12-6-2 and passed Vancouver, which fell to 11-4-4. The result also gave the Dynamo a fifth straight shutout win.
According to the league record cited in the report, only Los Angeles FC in 2024 and Atlanta United in 2019 had previously matched that run of five consecutive victories without conceding. The win extended Houston's recent defensive streak and left Vancouver just behind in the standings.
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