Dynamo and Chabala robbed on goal line play / Holden “earns” U.S. a draw

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The Dynamo depleted and fatigued from the road fought valiantly with a make-shift lineup in Seattle in front of 30,000 fans.
After getting a great opening goal from Brad Davis who beat Kasey Keller with a blast to his left from 20 yards out the Dynamo despite some nervous moments had the edge in play in the first half and had good spells of possession.
Late in the half a controversial goal from Fredy Montero was allowed as referee Mark Geiger and his crew deemed a Montero touch cleared the entire goal line.
After watching replays it is hard to believe that the ball cleared the entire plane of the goal line despite not having the perfect camera angle. Reaction from Mike Chabala was dis-belief.
The 1-1 halftime score would turn into 2-1 after Pat Onstad made a mistake conceding an early corner which result in a Patrick Ianni bicycle kick goal. Ianni atoned for his first half loss of possession which led to the Dynamo goal.
In the end players like Chabala, Eric Ustruck, Julius James, Danny Cruz all took valuable experience out of the game that could serve them down the road as the Dynamo continued to push till the end. Seattle now within three points of the Dynamo.
We discuss this on DYNAMO ALL ACCESS WITH GLENN DAVIS tomorrow night on 790 The Sports Animal at 7pm.

On another Dynamo front Stuart Holden hit an absolute blast with a high degree of difficulty for the U.S. in a 2-2 Gold Cup draw with Haiti. Holden has shined in his two appearances in Gold Cup play scoring 2 goals while picking up his first two caps.

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