Dynamo starting XI L to R: Will Bruin, David Horst, Tyler Deric, Rob Lovejoy, Raul Rodriguez, Ricardo Clark, (bottom row) Brad Davis (c), Kofi Sarkodie, Leo Miranda, Nathan Sturgis, DaMarcus Beasley.
DaMarcus Beasley challenges Torres early in the 1st half.
Will Bruin scuffs his shot badly wide versus the Colorado Rapids in the 9th minute.
Nate Sturgis and Kofi Sarkodie hold off Colorado’s Juan Ramirez.
Rob Lovejoy shapes to shoot from distance, but his effort was blocked by Will Bruin
A corner evades a host of players inside the penalty area.
Rob Lovejoy gave 200% in his first MLS start versus Colorado, but couldn’t find a teammate to break the deadlock.
Leo Miranda was a constat threat down the right hand side, giving Mark Burch a torrid time.
Lovejoy makes a probing run down the left.
Will Bruin, David Horst and Ricardo Clark line up for a corner.
DaMarcus Beasley on the ball vs Colorado
Will Bruin.
Jared Watts holds off Will Bruin.
Alex Lopez is strong on the ball in midfield for the Dynamo
“He’s a valuable player for our team, he’s got the heart the size of a lion.” Owen Coyle on Ricardo Clark playing with a costochondral fracture for 68 minutes vs Colorado.
Clark, Horst, Burling and Harrington await a cross from the right.
Will Bruin looks for the flick on from a corner.
Brad Davis battles in midfield trying to find a probing pass
Sturgis and Davis close down the Rapids quickly.
Zach Steinberger attempts to block a clearance from Clint Irwin on his MLS Debut
Chandler Hoffman plays in Zach Steinberger with a killer pass late in the 2nd half.
Brad Davis’ cross somehow evaded everybody in the box with Chandler Hoffman and Will Bruin a shoelace away from getting on the end of it.
Owen Coyle looks unimpressed, but drew positives from the Dynamo’s performance on the night.
Photography: Thomas J. Gosse for Prost Amerika.
