Mixed feelings will rule the week as the Dynamo discuss their latest playoff performance, but one thing is for sure.
If they're going to advance to the next round, they'll have to conquer a challenge with which they have had little success.
In the first game of their two-leg Western Conference semifinal series Monday night, the Dynamo played to a scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers in front of 15,169 fans at BBVA Compass Stadium.
The return leg will be Sunday at Providence Park in Portland, Ore.
The cause for concern will be that the Dynamo were shut out at home for the second time in 19 games this season.