The Vancouver Whitecaps closed out their four-game road trip away to the Houston Dynamo with an encouraging yet, ultimately, disappointing 2-1 defeat. Neither team truly outclassed the other for any extended period of time, though an early lead certainly afforded the home side a chance to somewhat dial back from their usual pressing attack.
In what grew to a two-goal deficit, the Whitecaps certainly had fightback to get into the match, but ultimately fell short away to a venue that’s proving to be a difficult one for every MLS team.
Nevertheless, the effort was there, so let’s do our thing and review it on the individual basis!