Migual Sabah scored early in the second half which was all Morelia needed to defeat Houston tonight, 1-0, in the semifinals of the 2010 Superliga competition. In the final minutes, the Dynamo had two excellent chances to tie the match but shots by Corey Ashe and Lovel Palmer were both deflected. Cam Weaver also had a header bounce off of the post in the last minute of the first half.

Brian Ching played the entire second half after replacing Weaver in the line-up at halftime. In the closing minutes, Ching was chasing down a through-ball when he was dragged down just outside the box. The foul resulted in a second yellow card for Adrian Aldrete. Morelia played the final minutes of the game shorthanded. On the free kick, Ashe’s shot was on target but blocked by a defender.

Morelia will now face the New England Revolution in the championship game of the Superliga in late August.

The Dynamo return to action this Sunday when they play at Seattle in MLS play.

Superliga2010.com recap: http://www.superliga2010.com/content/monarcas-fend-dynamos-late-surge-advance-final

Scoring Summary:
MOR — Miguel Sabah 2 (Rafael Marquez Lugo 1) 47

Lineups:
Monarcas Morelia — Federico Vilar, Luis Silva, Mauricio Romero, Enrique Perez, Adrian Aldrete, Aldo Ramirez (Elias Hernandez 46), Luis Noriega, Hugo Droguett, Jaime Lozano (Miguel Sansores 86), Rafael Marquez Lugo (Adrian Garcia 87), Miguel Sabah (Luis Gabriel Rey 59).
Substitutes Not Used: Jesus Urbina, Jose Cruzalta, Rodolfo Vilchis.

Houston Dynamo – Tally Hall, Andrew Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Ryan Cochrane (Eddie Robinson 46), Mike Chabala, Brian Mullan (Geoff Cameron 71), Anthony Obodai (Richard Mulrooney 71), Lovel Palmer, Corey Ashe, Cam Weaver (Brian Ching 46), Dominic Oduro
Substitutes Not Used: Tyler Deric, Brad Davis, Francisco Navas Cobo.