CONCACAF Champions League: Houston falls to Metapan despite goal from Tally Hall


The stage was set in El Salvador last night for the Houston Dynamo to punch their ticket to the CCL quarterfinals. Earlier in the evening, Pachuca had knocked off Arabe Unido 2-0, meaning three points would seal qualification and give MLS their second entrant in the next round.

But Isidro Metapan, the tiny club from Central America and winless in their previous five CCL matches -- having been outscored 17-0 in those games -- was out to play the spoiler.