In front of a large crowd of more than 25,000 at Robertson Stadium, the Houston Dynamo were stunned in the first and last minutes of Saturday night’s game against the New York Red Bulls in a 2-2 tie. New York, which entered the day in first place in the Eastern Conference, took the lead less than one minute into the match and netted a game-tying goal in the first minute of stoppage time.

The crowd of 25,314 was the 10th largest to see a Dynamo game at Robertson Stadium, surpassing the 24,750 that saw Houston and New York play to a 2-2 tie on July 31, 2010. It was the fifth largest regular-season crowd to see a Dynamo game at Robertson.

The match was the first of three games in eight days for Houston, which plays at the LA Galaxy on Wednesday night and at home against FC Dallas next Saturday.

New York opened the scoring less than 40 seconds into Saturday’s match when New York midfielder Dane Richards rifled a right-footed shot from 30 yards inside the left post. Richards had also scored against the Dynamo in the teams’ April 2 match.

The Dynamo responded quickly, as rookie forward Will Bruin was taken down in the penalty area, and midfielder Brad Davis stepped up to fire in his first goal of the season on the penalty kick. For Davis, the goal was his 20th career goal for the Dynamo in all competitions.

After a back-and-forth game that included numerous scoring chances generated from set pieces, Houston took the lead in the 82nd minute when a Brad Davis corner kick found Geoff Cameron, but his header was saved by New York goalkeeper Greg Sutton. Dynamo forward Koke, a second-half substitute, reacted first to convert the rebound for his first goal in MLS.

New York tied the game in the 91st minute when Joel Lindpere delivered a corner kick from the right, and substitute Mehdi Ballouchy powered in a close-range header to tie the score.

Houston midfielder Brad Davis made his 136th career regular season appearance for the Dynamo, tying former Houston players Brian Mullan and Pat Onstad for the club record.

Both Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall and New York’s Greg Sutton finished with four saves on the night.

Houston is now winless in its last four games (0-2-2) and winless in nine games (0-3-6) against New York, dating back to a Dynamo win on May 31, 2008.

The Dynamo played without forwards Calen Carr (concussion) and Brian Ching (plantar fasciitis); and midfielder Danny Cruz (knee hyperextension).

Next Match: Wednesday, May 25, 9:30 p.m. CT, Dynamo at LA Galaxy, The Home Depot Center, Carson CA

Next Home Match: Saturday, May 28, 7:30 p.m., Dynamo vs. FC Dallas, Robertson Stadium