Dynamo beat Toronto FC 1-0
Toronto FC forward Jermaine Defoe (center) attempts to get past against Houston Dynamo players David Horst (left) Ricardo Clark and Andrew Driver (right) during second half MLS soccer action in Toronto on Wednesday.
AP, Toronto :Giles Barnes scored in the first half and Tyler Deric made a series of big saves to help the 10-man Houston Dynamo’ beat Toronto FC 1-0 on Wednesday night.Barnes scored in the 35th minute, taking a pass from Kofi Sakodie down the flank and beating rookie defender Nick Hagglund and goalkeeper Joe Bendik.Deric stopped Jermain Defoe’s 58th-minute penalty attempt, after defender A.J. Cochran was sent off for dragging down Luke Moore.Houston improved to 11-14-6, and Toronto dropped to 11-13-7.