Three Things We Learned: Houston Dynamo 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

The Houston Dynamo’s six-game unbeaten streak came to an end on Saturday night at the hands of Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Romell Quioto scored the team’s only goal in the 51st minute, ending a three-month scoring drought.

The loss drops the Dynamo to a 0-6-1 record in Vancouver and 3-22-12 all-time in matches played on artificial turf. Here are three things we learned from the loss:

1. Resting up for the home stretch

Alberth Elis was not eligible for this match due to yellow card accumulation and, before the match, we learned that Erick Torres, Vicente Sánchez and Ricardo Clark did not travel with the team to Vancouver. These absences meant that players responsible for 20 of the team’s 42 goals…