Mauro Manotas and Christian Ramirez scored late in the first half as the Houston Dynamo snapped a seven-match winless rut with a 2-0 win over visiting Minnesota United on Wednesday night.
It was just the third victory in 18 MLS games for the Dynamo (10-15-4, 34 points), and the first under interim manager Davy Arnaud. Houston entered the match 0-6-1 since winning at Toronto FC on July 20. The triumph also ended an 0-3-1 stretch at home for the Dynamo.
A video review led to the cancellation of an Ethan Finlay goal in the 89th minute for Minnesota (13-10-6, 45 points), which failed to build on an impressive 2-0 victory at MLS-leading LAFC in its most recent match on Sept.