Houston striker Brian Ching turned onto a volley midway through the first period of overtime to net the only goal of the tie, eliminating the Seattle Sounders on a 1-0 aggregate victory.

The visitors were unable to conjure a late equalizer, ending their double quest while the Dynamo advance to their third conference final in four tries.

Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Brian Ching 1 (unassisted) 96

Seattle Sounders FC -- Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyrone Marshall (Sanna Nyassi 11), Leo Gonzalez, Nate Jaqua, Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans, Steve Zakuani (Roger Levesque 67), Fredy Montero (Sebastien Le Toux 91), Freddie Ljungberg.

Substitutes Not Used: Terry Boss, Patrick Ianni, Peter Vagenas, Tyson Wahl

Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Mike Chabala, Brian Mullan, Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, Brad Davis (Corey Ashe 98), Dominic Oduro (Luis Angel Landin 81), Brian Ching (Cam Weaver 96).

Substitutes Not Used: Wade Barrett, Ryan Cochrane, Tally Hall, Eddie Robinson
   
Misconduct Summary:
SEA -- Tyrone Marshall (caution; Reckless Tackle) 24
HOU -- Mike Chabala (caution; Reckless Foul) 44
HOU -- Geoff Cameron (caution; Tactical Foul) 93+
SEA -- James Riley (ejection; Violent Conduct) 120
SEA -- Freddie Ljungberg (caution; Dissent) 121