Supported by a Brace

Dynamo has seen it's standings in the conference buoyed a bit in the past two weeks by two strong wins vs Chivas USA at home and vs the KC Wizards in Kansas City.

We started slow versus Chivas USA, particularly after an Ante Razov goal in the 8th minute or so. Near the 20th minute, Ricardo Clark decided not to bow to the visitors when he drove his way into the Penalty Box and slotted a ball to Ching for Ching's 9th goal of the season. In the second half, Mullan's determination earned him a goal, and Moreno's enthusiasm did the same for himself (on his 27th birthday, no less). It ended up being a solid win. The only discomforting item about the game: only 8K people were at Robertson Stadium. The rain, no doubt, kept many away.

I was away on vacation and was unable to witness the victory at Arrowhead on the following Saturday. The report says that we gained a lead in the first half, but gave up the lead 2 minutes later. In the 56th minute, Brad Davis gave us a lead that we never relinquished, and Ching later scored his 10th goal in 11 games played. KC has been reeling of late, but it's a well organized team and it's good to earn a tie on the road like that.

Both LA and KC have fired their coaches after losing to Dynamo. What does that say about us?

This coming weekend, the Revolution come to town. Clint Dempsey should be fun to watch in person as he comes "home." They should be more of a challenge than when we last met...