The Dynamo opened the Western Conference with a performance to forget Tuesday night.
Seattle Sounders FC scored twice in the first half on its way to a 2-0 victory in front of a record crowd of 22,661 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
The return leg is Nov. 30 at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field.
Here are three key takeaways:
1 – This was a classic case of the new kid on the block going toe to toe with the elder statesman of the neighborhood and finding out the streets are rough. The Dynamo have had a nice season under first-year coach Wilmer Cabrera.