A familiar trend emerged for the Houston Dynamo in Friday’s game against New York City FC: Hold firm for the first half defensively, before failing to keep up with their opponents in the second half.
Two second-half goals from David Villa sealed the 2-0 victory for NYCFC and handed Houston their 12th loss of the season. Houston registered zero shots on target and had trouble keeping possession of the ball despite playing at home.
“We didn’t take care of the ball very well. You know, we were just off tonight,” said Houston Dynamo interim coach Wade Barrett on his team’s performance.