Ezequiel Ponce's penalty-kick goal gave the Houston Dynamo a lead, but they couldn't hold it, settling for a draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at home.

Houston (12-9-8) took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Ezequiel Ponce scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time. Ponce’s third goal this season came after Amine Bassi drew a foul on Whitecaps midfielder Pedro Vite following a video review. It was Ponce’s sixth career appearance, all starts.

Since crashing out of the Leagues Cup in the round of 32 courtesy of a 2-0 defeat against Mexican outfit Pumas on August 8, Vancouver Whitecaps have gone four consecutive games without defeat across all competitions, claiming three wins and one draw while scoring four goals and keeping four clean sheets.