The Houston Dynamo and LAFC played 131 minutes of soccer including stoppage time before heading to the shootout for the customary five tries. Not even that played true to form as it took eight attempts before Dynamo goalkeeper Joe Willis stopped Latif Blessing to send Houston to the 2018 final with a (7) 3-3 (6) win. The third time was the history making charm for the Dynamo. Houston had failed in its two previous tries in 2006 and 2009. With each passing Cup game in 2018, Houston declared unequivocally that winning the Cup was their goal.
Houston Dynamo make history with dramatic shootout win (7) 3-3 (6)
