SoCal MLS Report

CHIVAS 0, HOUSTON 0--------------

By Jeremy Rakes

HOUSTON (Ticker) - Chivas USA's Brad Guzan stopped five shots and Pat Onstad of the Houston Dynamo finished with three saves as the teams played to a scoreless tie on Saturday.

The clubs entered the game first and second in the league in fouls, and it was a physical game from the outset. Chivas was whistled for 18 fouls while Houston was issued for 17 fouls as the rivalry heated up. The teams were whistled for an MLS season-high eight yellow cards and a red card, which was given to Chivas USA's Claudio Suarez in the 82nd minute.

"It's always a physical game; that's the style that they play," Guzan said. "They always bring a hard, physical game and we know that. It's no surprise. To compete with them, you have to be able to battle. "You have to be able to get in on tackles ... and get in on headballs and all that. You have to know that it's not always going to be pretty, and it's going to be ugly at times as well." The best chance for Houston to score was in the 88th minute when Dwayne De Rosario found Corey Ashe, but his one-timer was stopped by Guzan.