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The Houston Dynamo won a second consecutive Major League Soccer title on Sunday.
Updated : Sep 18, 2017, 09:15 PM IST
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The Houston side defend their Major League Soccer title with a 2-1 win over Revolution
WASHINGTON: The Houston Dynamo won a second consecutive Major League Soccer title on Sunday because Zimbabwean Joseph Ngwenya stole New England’s heart and Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario swiped the trophy.
Ngwenya struck from the seat of his pants for the equalizer in the 61st minute and De Rosario nodded in a rare header in the 74th to give Dynamo a 2-1 victory over the Revolution in the MLS Cup final.
“We proved how strong a will our team has,” De Rosario said. “Our dedication and determination, the will to never give up, is always there. To win back-to-back is special. This moment will live in our hearts forever.”
On the same pitch where England star David Beckham made his MLS debut in August, Dynamo won the club’s fourth title in seven years and matched DC United as the only back-to-back champions in the 12-season history of the US league.
“This is a team that should be talked about for years to come,” Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear said. “It was definitely tough to repeat. For us to be standing here after the start we got shows how steely and determined these players are.”
New England fell to 0-4 in MLS finals, having lost to Houston last year on penalty kicks and in overtime to Los Angeles in both 2002 and 2005. Revolution coach Steve Nicol said their history of title losses had no role in the loss.
“This had nothing to do with any other game. You leave a team hanging around and it comes back to bite you. That’s what happened,” the former Scottish standout said. “We’re guilty of not taking our chances. That’s why we lost.
“Their first goal probably shouldn’t have gotten that far. That goal was a scrappy goal. We never got back. We got undone. It changed the game.”
Taylor Twellman’s header in the 20th minute gave New England a 1-0 lead but Houston switched from a 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2 alignment and leveled when Ngwenya, playing for injured Dynamo forward Brian Ching, slid home a goal from the turf.
