The Houston Dynamo dropped their quarterfinal Leagues Cup match on penalty kicks to Club America on Wednesday night. The midweek match, in front of more then 20,000 fans predominantly dressed in yellow, was a good prelude for the Houston Dynamo. Here are the three key takeaways.
The club stayed healthy
The biggest concern with extra games like the Leagues Cup, Gold Cup, CONCACAF etc is being competitive and keeping your team healthy. Houston was able to achieve both against arguably the most successful soccer side on the continent. Memo Rodriguez played a strong 45 gaining valuable minutes following a troubling leg injury that kept him out of action more then a month.