As the only back line substitute for many games this year, Dynamo defender Jalil Anibaba is used to preparing for an emergency role.
On Sunday he was rushed into the game in the early minutes and helped the Dynamo emerge with a second consecutive clean sheet.
Because most soccer coaches prefer to use the same back line for the entirety of every game, defenders rarely get subbed in. That changed for Anibaba on Sunday when starting right back A.J. DeLaGarza injured his knee in the eighth minute.
He was initially diagnosed with a left knee sprain and left the stadium on crutches.