Difficult as it is, this column will resist the temptation to rate referee Fotis Bazakos' officiating as '0' and leave it at that; Bazakos made a bad day worse for the New York Red Bulls, but it would have been injustice of a different sort had the Houston Dynamo failed to win the game. Houston did not look better from the start, just after about 15 minutes or so - by which time the score was 1-1 and it was clear RBNY was struggling to contain Houston on the counter, and to stop giving Houston opportunities to counter.
A Mess in Texas - New York Red Bulls player ratings: @ Houston Dynamo, MLS 2017, Week 5
