With positioning in the Western Conference so tight, the difference between earning a bye to the semifinals and just qualifying for the playoffs could be decided by a few points.
The Dynamo knew that when they had a victory stolen from them by an incorrectly allowed goal in the final moments of their June 17 road game against the LA Galaxy.
Romain Allesandrini tied that game with a sliding goal in the 95th minute but was in an offside position when the crossing pass was played. Replays proved it, but there was no mechanism for going back in time and taking the goal away.