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Union cruise past Houston Dynamo for 3-1 road win

The Dynamo got on the board first Wednesday night, but it was all Union after that in a 3-1 MLS victory in Houston.

Houston Dynamo midfielder Tomas Martinez kicks the ball away between Philadelphia Union midfielder Haris Medunjanin (6) and forward Fafa Picault (9) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Houston.
Houston Dynamo midfielder Tomas Martinez kicks the ball away between Philadelphia Union midfielder Haris Medunjanin (6) and forward Fafa Picault (9) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Houston.Read moreMICHAEL WYKE / HOUSTON CHRONICLE
    by The Associated Press
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Cory Burke scored the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute, helping the Philadelphia Union beat the 10-man Houston Dynamo 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Philadelphia (8-10-3) won for the third time on the road this season. Houston (7-7-6) lost for the first time in five games.

Alejandro Bedoya tied it at 1 in the 34th minute, chipping it over Joe Willis and Burke slipping past the defense to slide it through the legs of Willis. Fabrice-Jean Picault added a penalty-kick goal in second-half stoppage time.

Houston forward Mauro Manotas opened the scoring in the 10th minute with his career-high 11th goal. Manotas, who has five goals in his last seven games, passed it back to Oscar Boniek Garcia for a give-and-go and sent it past Andre Blake. It was Houston's ninth goal in the first 15 minutes of games this season.

Houston's Tomas Martinez was sent off in the 59th minute with a straight red card for violent conduct after stepping on Auston Trusty's foot in the penalty box.

The Union will have a bit of a break, as their next match will be against the Portland Timbers on the road on August 4.