The Houston Dynamo are headed to the Western Conference final after taking a 2-1 win on the road against the Portland Timbers.
The sides played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg, leaving the top-seeded Timbers needing any win to set up a Cascadia showdown with the Seattle Sounders.
A goal from Portland's Dairon Asprilla broke the deadlock in the 39th minute, putting the home side in front.
The breakthrough!
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 6, 2017
Asprilla puts @TimbersFC ahead 1-0. #PORvHOU // @audi #MLSCupPlayoffs https://t.co/la4JvDXZEM
That lead, however, would last less than five minutes.
Dylan Remick's powerful finish put the Dynamo back on even terms in the match and gave them the lead in the tie on away goals.
An equalizer!
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 6, 2017
Just like that, @dylanremick15 grabs a crucial away goal for @HoustonDynamo . #PORvHOU https://t.co/tGKNxrauhu
The crushing blow for the home side came in the 77th minute, when a Mauro Manotas blast found the bottom corner and gave Houston command of the tie.
Boom. @MauroManotas19 puts @HoustonDynamo in control with a 2-1 lead! #PORvHOU // @audi #MLSCupPlayoffs https://t.co/GH3DsXhiez
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 6, 2017
The win sees the Dynamo move into the conference final, where they will face the second-seeded Sounders, with the first leg slated to take place in Houston after the international break.
