It had been nearly two months since the Dynamo last had gotten to halftime in a road game without conceding multiple goals, so when his team went the locker room Sunday night with a clean sheet still intact, coach Wilmer Cabrera knew everything was looking up.
Houston had been struggling with defensive organization and execution so much during the first five road games that the players' confidence and mentality suffered.
The Dynamo had conceded two goals in the first half of each of the last three road games and 14 overall in five games away from home.