Victory over Da Hoops (Part 1 of 4)

My son and I sat behind the south goal tonight where all but one of tonight's goals went in. During the first half, it was a great time down south...except we were too near the FC supporters. Ruiz almost got the scoring started early after he beat Serioux, but Onstad was able to make the save. Clark, Ching, and DeRo each got a goal that first half. Clark's shot was from distance -- it was great seeing him finally pull the trigger. Davis should have started the scoring when he had a good 1v1 with the GK, but sent his shot just right of the post (just left from our angle). The Hoops were quieted and sulked into their locker room at the half.

Second half...ugh. The FC supporters began by throwing streamers onto our goal. Around the 60th minute, Onstad made a great initial save off a header from a free kick, unfortunately he deflected the ball towards Ruiz who was able to beat Serioux to the ball and pick up the trash. A minute later, Serioux got beat by Mina on the flank. Mina won the goal line and crossed the ball, and everybody was ball watching and missed Ramon Nunez, who headed the ball in for a goal.

At that point I said to my son, "We're bad luck for this goal, let's move to the other goal." Even though he's 12, he said that I was just being superstitious and, besides, "We're good luck for this goal, just not for anyone defending it." Before I could come up with a good retort, DeRo had proven he doesn't need luck, and he made an incredible finish in the north goal. Dribbling the ball into the penalty box, he tried to juke the 'keeper, who managed to get a hand on the ball. DeRo -- with his back to the goal and at an impossible angle -- managed to curve the ball just inside the far post to put Dynamo up by two: 4-2.

FC Dallas managed to get another tally -- again from a free kick, this time from Ronnie O'Brien. This led to about 15 scary minutes, but the Orange was able to hold on and win the first of the Texas shootouts, 4-3.

Defense -- and I don't blame Onstad one bit -- let us down in the second half. We needed every goal we got. The game had turned DeRo-scare-io at the hour mark.

Do we really have to repeat this in Frisco next week? (And without Ching?)