The New England Revolution suffered their first preseason loss on Wednesday when Erick Torres and Alberth Elis scored second half goals to give the Houston Dynamo a 2-0 win on opening day of the Desert Diamond Cup.
The game was scoreless through halftime with neither team providing much action, though the Revs did have a couple of looks within a minute of each other.
In the 33rd minute, Lee Nguyen beat the Houston backline before laying the ball off to Teal Bunbury, who’s shot was high. Soon after, Bunbury found Nguyen, who’s shot was blocked.
Both teams returned from the locker room with wholesale changes, which made all the difference.