There are different kinds of losses for soccer fans. The less painful kind comes when the opposition is clearly better and despite a strong performance from the home town club the result just isn't there.
Then there are losses that hurt - like the one by FC Dallas on Wednesday night in the US Open Cup - where the opposition is from a lower league and your club of choice doesn't bother to show up. At least not till the very end in this case.
It was a story of way too little, way too late for FC Dallas against New Mexico United.