HOUSTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Brian Ching forced an overtime period and then scored in the first extra session Friday as Houston advanced in the MLS playoffs with a 4-1 win over Dallas.
Houston won the two-game series with a 4-2 aggregate score and will take on either Kansas City or Chivas USA in the Western Conference finals.
Dallas won the first leg of the series 1-0 and owned a 1-0 halftime lead Friday night. Houston needed two second-half goals just to keep its hopes alive and got them from Stuart Holden and Ching five minutes apart.
That brought on overtime to decide the semifinal series and Ching put defending MLS champion Houston in front in the first of the two overtime periods. Brad Davis added an insurance goal.
Carlos Ruiz scored for Dallas in the 14th minute.
