Brian Mullan headed home the tying goal for Houston, in the 90th minute, allowing the Dynamo to earn an exciting 2-2 draw versus New York.

Mullan entered the game with just 15 minutes to play as the Dynamo’s third substitute. Houston was playing a man down for the entire second half after Lovel Palmer was red-carded in the 44th minute. Houston had been playing with just one forward in the second half until Mullan entered the match. Then the Dynamo switched to a 3-4-2 formation with Mullan playing forward alongside Brian Ching. Ching and Andrew Hannault had the assists on Mullan’s goal.

The match was the MLS debut of French international Thierry Henry who played the full 90 minutes and assisted on New York’s first goal. Juan Pablo Angel scored both goals for the Red Bulls.

The Dynamo, now 5-8-5 in MLS action, return to action this Thursday when it hosts Monarcas Morelia in the semifinals of the 2010 Superliga competition.

Houston Chronicle article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/7134112.html

MLSsoccer.com recap: http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/mullans-goal-salvages-houston-draw-henry-debut

Scoring Summary:

NY — Juan Pablo Angel 10 (Thierry Henry 1) 10

HOU — Brad Davis 4 (unassisted) 24

NY — Juan Pablo Angel 11 (Thierry Henry 2) 58

HOU — Brian Mullan 3 (Andrew Hainault 1, Brian Ching 2) 89

Misconduct Summary:

HOU — Lovel Palmer (ejection; Serious Foul Play) 44

NY — Joel Lindpere (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 59

NY — Dane Richards (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 71

NY — Roy Miller (caution; Handball) 85

Referee: Paul Ward