The Houston Dynamo brought back a road point from the first MLS match in the state of Connecticut. Dynamo forward Mauro Manotas scored the tying goal in the 16th minute and Tyler Deric amassed six saves to hold the result.
With the draw, the Dynamo picked up their ninth point on the road. Here are three things we learned:
1. Cabrera all-in on playoff push
Everyone wants to win but not everyone will risk everything to win. Dynamo head coach Wilmer Cabrera did exactly that on Saturday afternoon.
The Dynamo manager was unafraid to make adjustments to better the team’s performance on the road and went with more of a 4-5-1 with two holding midfielders instead of his usual attacking 4-3-3.