Something has to give when Houston Dynamo FC, one of MLS' best home teams, host Real Salt Lake, who have been ultra successful on the road, on Sunday in the first match of a best-of-three Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Hector Herrera and Griffin Dorsey scored first-half goals and Ivan Franco and Ibrahim Aliyu added on in the second half as the Houston Dynamo defeated the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 on Wednesday in a key late-season Western Conference match.
Hector Herrera was on the edge of his seat waiting to see if Houston Dynamo FC would advance in the Leagues Cup and who the next opponent would be, based on the result between Orlando City and Santos Laguna on Saturday.
The Houston Dynamo will meet CF Pachuca in international competition for the first time in over a decade. Thanks to the Orlando City 3-2 win over Santos Laguna, Houston finishes second in the South 2 group of the 2023 Leagues Cup.