Erick Torres ran across the field with his arms outstretched as he celebrated his first-half goal for the Dynamo. Orange and black streamers – thrown from the supporter section directly above – flew all around him.
The scene never would have played out in Frisco.
Sparked by the heavy backing of the front office, the Dynamo supporter groups showed up in record fashion for Friday's Texas Derby at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Members of El Batallon, the Texian Army and Brickwall Firm bought more than 1,100 tickets. They had never bought more than 840.