A six-goal match at Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday ended 3-3 when Gabriel Pirani scored for San Diego FC in the 86th minute, erasing the Houston Dynamo's 3-2 lead.
San Diego took control early. Anders Dreyer converted a penalty in the 20th minute, and Cédric Bakambu scored from outside the box in the 22nd for a 2-0 lead.
Houston needed 13 minutes to turn it around. Guilherme scored in the 24th minute off a Lawrence Ennali pass. Mateusz Bogusz equalized in the 33rd, assisted by Guilherme, and Guilherme volleyed in a shot from outside the box in the 37th for a 3-2 halftime lead.
The Dynamo kept that lead until Pirani, who entered as a 58th-minute substitute, scored from close range after a corner.
