BBVA Compass Stadium Wednesday, July 24th, 2013   1st Team Friendly Attendance: 14,123         Houston Dynamo 2-0 Stoke City
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BBVA Compass Stadium Match Recap: Houston Dynamo 2, Stoke City FC 0 Dynamo claim their third BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup JULY 24, 2013 Houston Dynamo Communications Reddit Email 4 Comments Andrew Driver and Giles Barnes delivered goals as the Houston Dynamo defeated Stoke City F.C. of the English Premier League in the BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup on Wednesday night. Both Driver and Barnes were born in England and the pair helped the Dynamo secure a win over Stoke City for Houston’s first win against an English Premier League club in two all-time meetings. After Driver missed an early chance in the second minute, firing a shot from ten yards wide of the far post, the midfielder took his chance in the 11th minute. Driver curled a free kick from 25 yards directly over the Stoke City wall and into the bottom corner of the net for a 1-0 advantage. It was Driver’s first goal since May 8 at D.C. United. Barnes sealed the win in the 88th minute, receiving a well-weighted pass from Corey Ashe on the left side of the penalty area and driving toward the near post before slotting a tight-angled shot past Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland for a 2-0 win. It was Barnes’ first goal since he scored against FC Tucson on May 29 in the U.S. Open Cup. Former Dynamo defender Geoff Cameron returned with Stoke City and played 89 minutes in his return to Houston. The Dynamo improve to 3-2-0 all-time in the BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup, with victories over Stoke City, C.D. Aguila of El Salvador and C.F. Monterrey of Mexico. Proceeds from tonight’s BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup will benefit the “Building a Better Houston” initiative, a campaign led by Dynamo Charities, presented by the Halliburton Charitable Foundation, and BBVA Compass to make improvements in Houston’s East End. The program includes: a home renovation with Rebuilding Together in May: a Food Bank event during July’s Dynamo Charities Week: financial education programs for East End students in September: and the “Business of Sports” program with Junior Achievement this fall. Houston Dynamo BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup Related Links WATCH: Andrew Driver scores a beauty of a free kick