By Robert H. Kelly
Copyright 2008 TexSport Publications
HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 12, 2008) Scoring twice in the first half, Stuart Holden lead the Houston Dynamo to a 4-0 rout of Atlante in the first game for both teams in SuperLiga 2008 at Robertson Stadium in Houston.
Dwayne De Rosario scored first for the Dynamo in the 20th minute when he received a pass from Brad Davis off a free kick from 35 meters out on the right sideline and headed the ball into the net.
In the first of Holden’s two scores De Rosario fed the ball to Geoff Cameron on the lower post, who passed it to Holden in front of an open net, allowing Holden to boot it in for the goal in the 20th minute.
Holden netted his second goal in the 29th minute off a pass from Wade Barrett; passing the ball to Holden as he kicked it past goalkeeper Federico Vilar to put Houston up 3-0 at the half.
Houston extended its lead in the 54th minute on a goal by Brian Mullan. Cameron crossed a pass to Mullan and he came sliding in to fire a shot into the left side of the net.
With minutes left in the first half, tempers got the best of De Rosario and Atlante's Javier Munoz Mustafa. De Rosarion reacted to a hard foul by Mustafa and retaliated by pushing Mustafa, who punched the Houston player in the face.
De Rosario and Mustafa were given red cards in the 44th minute over the incident, and will both miss their enxt scheduled game.
Houston faces Chivas Guadalajara Tuesday in Houston, while Atlante will play D.C. United in Washington DC.
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