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MONTREAL — Lassi Lappalainen scored in second-half stoppage time to help CF Montreal tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1 on Wednesday night. Montreal (11-16-5) is winless in its last seven matches, with three draws. Montreal had won its last seven home matches against Houston, the last six by shutouts. Houston (12-11-9) has yielded just 36 goals in 32 matches. Lappalainen settled a deflected corner kick at the edge of the 18-yard box and sent a shot from distance into the back of the net. Artur opened the scoring just 10 minutes into the game. Sebastian Kowalczyk settled a cross at the penalty spot and sent it back to a wide open Artur for a shot off the post. Steve Clark had six saves for Houston.
