Seattle beats Houston 2-1, advances to Western Conference semis

Herrera scores in his first playoff game

Dynamo FC's season ends in heartbreaking fashion

The Seattle Sounders FC defeated the Houston Dynamo FC 2-1 on Sunday night at Lumen Field in Seattle, advancing to the Western Conference semifinals of the MLS Cup playoffs.

Héctor Herrera scored his first goal of the playoffs in the 35th minute to give the Dynamo an early lead.

However, the Sounders equalized in the 65th minute through a goal from Raúl Ruidíaz, and then took the lead in the 83rd minute with a goal from Jordan Morris.

The Dynamo pushed for an equalizer in the final minutes of the game, but were unable to find the back of the net.

The Sounders will now face FC Dallas in the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday, November 3.

Herrera's goal gives Dynamo early lead

Héctor Herrera scored his first goal of the playoffs in the 35th minute to give the Dynamo an early lead.

The goal came after a nice build-up from the Dynamo, with Fafa Picault playing a nice ball to Herrera in the box.

Herrera took a touch and then fired a low shot into the bottom corner of the net.

Sounders equalize in the 65th minute

The Sounders equalized in the 65th minute through a goal from Raúl Ruidíaz.

The goal came after a nice cross from Alex Roldan found Ruidíaz in the box.

Ruidíaz took a touch and then fired a low shot into the bottom corner of the net.

Sounders take the lead in the 83rd minute

The Sounders took the lead in the 83rd minute with a goal from Jordan Morris.

The goal came after a nice build-up from the Sounders, with Cristian Roldan playing a nice ball to Morris in the box.

Morris took a touch and then fired a low shot into the bottom corner of the net.

Dynamo unable to find equalizer

The Dynamo pushed for an equalizer in the final minutes of the game, but were unable to find the back of the net.

The Dynamo had a few chances in the final minutes, but were unable to capitalize.

The Sounders held on for the 2-1 victory and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

Heartbreaking end for Dynamo

The loss was a heartbreaking end to the season for the Dynamo.

The Dynamo had a strong regular season, finishing second in the Western Conference.

However, the Dynamo were unable to continue their success in the playoffs, and were eliminated in the first round.