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Earthquakes slide past the Dynamo, 2-0

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Oakland Sports Photography Examiner
Anthony Ampaipitakwong looks to push the ball down the sideline. The San Jose Earthquakes, on a rain-soaked field, beat the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.Steven Lenhart celebrates his first goal as an Earthquake. The San Jose Earthquakes, on a rain-soaked field, beat the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.Brad Ring tries to make a play after slipping on the wet turf. The San Jose Earthquakes, on a rain-soaked field, beat the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.11 photosView the full slideshow »
Jon Busch manages to make save by deflecting the ball in the later stages of the game. The San Jose Earthquakes, on a rain-soaked field, beat the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.

The San Jose Earthquakes managed to beat the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium in front of  9270 fans. 

The torrential rain subsided as the Earthquakes, on a goal by Steven Lenhart, his first as an Earthquake at the 69th minute, pushed past the Dynamo on a field that the rain had punished from all-day storms prior to game time.  

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A great cross by Steven Beitashour  enabled Lenhart to put the header past Houston goalkeeper, Tally Hall, for the Earthquakes first score.

Simon Dawkins added another Earthquake goal in the 91st minute to secure the match.

The Earthquakes are now unbeaten in their last five matches and have reached the .500 mark, at 4-4-4, for the first time since April 2nd.

Jon Busch, in goal for the Earthquakes, was able to consistently deflect any attempts on goal and was virtually untested for most of the evening.

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The Earthquakes will travel to play DC United and the Dynamo are hosting Chivas USA on  June 11th for their next matches.

Bobby Convey crosses against the Dynamo Saturday night
Bobby Convey crosses against the Dynamo Saturday night
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R. Allan Schnoor, a native New Yorker, has been shooting sports for 30 years, the past 12 years in the Bay Area. Allan has worked for many major New York metropolitan area newspapers, including the New York Post, Newsday, Westchester-Rockland Newspapers, and the Newark Star Ledger. He was also a...

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