HOUSTON — D.C. United Coach Ben Olsen had saved many of his resources for Saturday night’s test at BBVA Compass Stadium, and after taking the lead on Wayne Rooney’s goal seconds into the second half, his team was well positioned to complete an onerous week in productive style.
But after using a collective effort to blank opponents for more than 2½ matches over seven days, United made a series of individual mistakes in conceding two goals in a 97-second span and lost to the Houston Dynamo, 2-1.
Both goals were scored by substitutes: Memo Rodriguez in the 67th and, about two minutes after he had entered, Tommy McNamara in the 68th.