The Broken Record

There were no records broken tonight, at least none of which I'm aware. But there is a scratched record that repeats the same refrain:

Despite controlling much of the match, Houston Dynamo gave up points.

This time it was against the lowest of the low: 6-win Crew.

DDR, the only consistent finisher for Dynamo, claimed yet another solid goal. This one was a 30-yarder in the 54th minute. Yet, once again, despite controlling the run of play in the entire first half and a majority of the second, and outshooting the opponent 18-10 (6-4 on goal), Dynamo gave up a late goal. The Crew's 80 minute tally locked both teams at a point each.

Chivas managed to win its game versus Colorado, so Dynamo is now in third place. Since Dynamo controlled its fate, this drop is completely justified give the team's inability to finish and obtain the results it needs.

Dynamo have won just twice in the last 12 games.

If Dynamo makes it to the playoffs, the slate will be clean. Let's hope they discontinue this underachieving trend though, or the MLS tourney will be a short one -- assuming we get to play at all.

DDR has the right attitude: "I don't care about the other games," he said. "We have to create our own destiny by winning. Once we do our work on our field then we don't have to worry about what anybody else is doing."