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Jul 25 '18
HOUSTON -- Ricardo Clark and Omar Cummings scored in the second half to lead Houston back from a two-goal halftime deficit, lifting the Dynamo into a 2-2 tie against the top-seeded New York Red Bulls in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday. Steve Francis Rockets Jersey . The second part is Wednesday at New York. "Judging by the feel right now, it feels like a loss because we were winning 2-0," New York goalkeeper Luis Robles said. "Now, we have to go home and we have to win. Its as simple as that." Cummings, a second-half substitute, tied it in the 92nd minute when he tapped the ball in from just outside the net. Bobby Boswells header was stopped by Robles, but Cummings sent the rebound inside the near post. Cummings said the goal was a "will-goal." "You will that one in," Cummings said. "You need a push, you need a point. You need to go to New York at least level if not better. Thats the kind of goal you just will in." Clark scored in the 51st minute when New York was unable to clear the ball away and he sent it through traffic and inside the near post. "We didnt script it this way," said Houston assistant Wade Barrett, who helped run the team after Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear was suspended for running out of his box and onto the field late in the teams first-round game against Montreal. "The first half didnt go as we had planned," Barrett said. "We gave up two goals and dug a hole, but it is 135 minutes from halftime and the guys came back with a fantastic attitude and got a goal back right away. . It was a fantastic performance in the second half. The way everything turned out, you feel real positive going into Wednesday." The Dynamo played the final 25 minutes with a man advantage after New Yorks Jamison Olave was given a straight red card for a reckless tackle from behind on Cummings in the 65th minute. Tim Cahill put the Red Bulls in front in the 22nd minute, taking Thierry Henrys cross from the left side and heading it inside the near post from just outside the upper goalkeepers box. Eric Alexander made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute, faking to his right, turning and hitting a shot from 14 yards out on the right box inside the near post. "I thought it was tremendous to go up 2-0 on the road in the first half," New York coach Mike Petke said. "I thought we gave them confidence with the deflection goal. The red card killed us. At the end of the day, those goals were our fault. It wasnt something created out of spectacular stuff. It was self-inflicted."Clyde Drexler Jersey . The future hall of famers stole the show at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night, with Jagr moving into seventh place in all-time goal scoring and Brodeur stopping 29 shots as the Devils downed the Montreal Canadiens 4-1. Chris Paul Womens Jersey .com) - Joe Pavelski scored twice to lead the San Jose Sharks in a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers to split a home-and-home set.RENTON, Wash. - The interceptions are down for Earl Thomas. Same for the number of passes Thomas broke up this season and the free safetys total tackles.What remains the same is a presence that makes it difficult to challenge the Seahawks deep down the middle of the field.He has been more consistent than he has ever been. Hes been at his best, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. As it happens you know, when you gain the notoriety and the respect is demonstrated by the fact the ball doesnt go your way, he doesnt see much but thats a big, big plus for us. That means that post routes and seam routes dont happen again. Thats huge because thats how people score the most in the league with the throwing game. So hes been a huge factor.As a whole, Seattles secondary has lacked some of the flash that made it stand out during last seasons title run. There has been less opportunity for Thomas, Richard Sherman and the rest of Seattles defensive backs to be in the spotlight because teams were less willing to take chances throwing against them. The Seahawks led the NFL with 28 interceptions last season. This season, that number plummeted to just 13.But a core element of Seattles defence is not giving up big plays and much of that can be attributed to Thomas. The Seahawks gave up just 32 completions of 20 or more yards this season, the fewest in the NFL. They also led the league in fewest runs of 10 or more yards allowed. While fellow safety Kam Chancellor gets attention for his run support, Thomas is often the one cleaning up any ball carriers that slip through.Thomas season could be encapsulated by one play in the season finale against St. Louis. With the Seahhawks holding a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, Rams quarterback Shaun Hill threw in the flat to running back Benny Cunningham at the 6-yard line. Chris Paul Red Jersey. . Cunningham was briefly slowed by Byron Maxwell at the 2, allowing time for Thomas to come from 10 yards away and get in on the tackle. But instead of just trying to stop the runner short of the goal line, Thomas chopped at Cunninghams arm. The move knocked the ball free from Cunningham and out of the end zone for a touchback.The forced fumble kept Seattles streak intact of not giving up any fourth-quarter points in the final six games. And it drew raves from his teammates.I thought it was the biggest play of the game, defensive end Michael Bennett said. That was one of those plays, most people would just let a guy run into the end zone and just say, Were already in the playoffs, we dont need to do that. This play doesnt even matter. But the mindset Earl has every weekend is intensity and his approach to the game is second to none. For him to make that strip was just amazing.But when asked to describe that play on Thursday, Thomas gave a collective shrug. He didnt see anything special about his third forced fumble of the season.I think that play just represents all the tackles that I make. They kind of look like that but people dont see it. But I guess that was something that everyone had to pay attention to, Thomas said. I knew what was coming. I had a good feel, I was in a rhythm and I was just mirroring the QB. Once I get in a mirror like that Im in sync and its hard to stop what Im trying to do.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ;Nike NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys Throwback NFL Jerseys From China NFL Jerseys China Black China NFL Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Throwback Jerseys ' ' '
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