Chris Wondolowski scored a penalty to pull within two of Landon Donovan's MLS goals record but the San Jose Earthquakes let a two-goal lead slip and fell to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
Wondolowski struck first in the 37th minute from the spot after the Dynamo's Alejandro Fuenmayor was whistled for taking down Tommy Thompson on a foul in the penalty area.
Houston goalkeeper Joe Willis guessed correctly that Wondolowski would go to his left with the try, but the kick was too high and too hard for Willis to stop.
The strike gave the 35-year-old Wondolowski 143 career MLS goals, within touching distance of Donovan's all-time record of 145 with three games remaining for the last-place Earthquakes.