Houston Dynamo FC, coming off a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire at PNC Stadium, looked to keep their momentum going when they hit the road to face the Portland Timbers at Providence Park in the Rose City. Despite a solid outing, it would be the home side that got the win with Houston falling 2-1 on the road.
Portland came out of the gates with a ton of pressure on the Dynamo backline with their midfield essentially inside the Houston final third. Despite the initial push by the home side the Dynamo looked good with Adalberto “Coco” Carrasquilla finding some space on the counter attack in the Timbers’ final third, but despite the quality run with the ball, he opted for the unselfish play to lay it off and the play would slow with the defense regaining composure.