Even in a friendly, the Houston Dynamo stuck to what they have done best this season: be hard to play against and stifle the opposing team with stalwart defense.
Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Chivas de Guadalajara at BBVA Compass Stadium was evidence of that.
Houston were outshot 11 to 7 and conceded more of the possession to Chivas, but the Mexican giants couldn’t break through the Dynamo defense.
Houston nearly broke the game open in the 65th minute when Dynamo debutante José Escalante laid off the ball for Chaco Maidana, but the Argentine midfielder rocketed his shot over the bar.