Compelling Soccer

I caught two thirds of the Houston v. Pachuca battle yesterday. It might have been the best effort I've seen from an MLS side thus far, ranking up there with the Sounders' game against Chivas USA. And wouldn't you know it, like the Sounders game, Houston failed to register a goal. This was an even worse result for the Dynamo though, as they fell 1-0 to Pachuca, putting them in a dangerous spot heading into their final game of the CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. They can still advance, but the road becomes more difficult.

The first thing I learned is that player evaluations are a lot harder when you don't know a lot of guys in the game and you don't speak the language of the broadcast you are watching it in.

So as promised, I checked out another MLS team in action on Wednesday night. This time it was the Houston Dynamo in action in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage game against the Mexican side Pachuca south of the border. I was hoping to see play better than I did from DC United Tuesday night and for the most part, they delivered. Unfortunately for them, Pachuca was much better than San Juan Jabloteh.