The first goal Houston Dynamo 2 scored could be called a fluke or an error. Wallis Lapsley decided to two-hand parry a ball rather than catch it. That ball fell right to Dynamo 2’s Beto Avila, who scored easily. The second goal could have broken Tacoma Defiance. Just after halftime, Jacob Evans put HD2 up 2-0.
Defiance had been strong, but not great. With only Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez loaned down from the first team and Randy Mendoza suspended, there were several infrequent starters playing for their futures on Sunday.
Until those two goals, Marlon Vargas looked like vintage Nico Lodeiro.