The ten men of the San Jose Earthquakes held on to win 2-1 at the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

GettyImagesGeovanni gave Houston a problem

The Californians forged ahead in the sixth minute through Khari Stephenson but Brian Mullan equalised for the home side on the stroke of half-time.

Former Hull forward Geovanni grabbed the winner for the Earthquakes in the 64th minute, but they had to play the last eight minutes a man down following Christopher Leitch's dismissal.

The win pushed the Earthquakes into fifth in the Western Conference, above the Seattle Sounders on goal difference.