Ezequiel Ponce's penalty-kick goal gave the Houston Dynamo a lead, but they couldn't hold it, settling for a draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at home.

The Vancouver Whitecaps come into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo after putting together three straight shutout wins.

Brian White scored in the 73rd minute in his first match action since Aug. 27 to lift the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.

Since crashing out of the Leagues Cup in the round of 32 courtesy of a 2-0 defeat against Mexican outfit Pumas on August 8, Vancouver Whitecaps have gone four consecutive games without defeat across all competitions, claiming three wins and one draw while scoring four goals and keeping four clean sheets.

The match between Houston Dynamo and the Vancouver Whitecaps on September 19, 2024, is a very important meeting in the race to the MLS playoffs in the Western Conference, with both teams placed well within the top half of the league and hopeful for a playoff run as the end of the regular season approaches.

Brian White scored in the second half to rally the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night. Houston (12-9-8) took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Ezequiel Ponce scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time.