Brad Davis converted a penalty kick in the 14th minute to give the Houston Dynamo a 1-0 victory against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
With two road wins in as many weeks to open the season, the Dynamo have already matched their 2011 total in that category. Houston (2-0-0) is on a seven-game road trip while awaiting completion of the club's new stadium.
San Jose (1-1-0) took 22 shots, but only put five of those on goal, and the Earthquakes could not break through against Houston's defense, which has yet to give up a goal in 2012.
Davis' goal came off a penalty drawn by Houston's Brian Ching. The sequence began when Dynamo midfielder Adam Moffatt chipped a ball into the penalty area for Ching to run onto.
San Jose goalkeeper Jon Busch came off his line to play the ball at the edge of the 6-yard box, but whiffed and suffered an awkward full-body collision with Ching, who had beaten Earthquakes center back Victor Bernardez on the play.
Davis pulled the penalty shot to his right, placing it in the side netting past Busch, who guessed correctly but still couldn't deflect the shot.
San Jose pushed forward in the second half, spurred on by substitutes Marvin Chavez and Tressor Moreno, who made his MLS debut.
In the 61st minute, Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall came up with a one-on-one stop against Chris Wondolowski, who has a league-high 35 goals since 2010. Khari Stephenson collected the rebound, but his shot was blocked by Houston defender Jermaine Taylor.
Moreno set free Shea Salinas in the 81st minute, but he found side netting with his shot, even as Wondolowski lurked free at the back post.
