faced off with the New England Revolution in MLS Cup 2006. Robinson and the Dynamo held the Revs to only one goal, but could only score one goal themselves. Houston would come through during the penalty shoutout 4-3, winning Houston's first MLS Cup. Robinson played every minute of the Dynamo's playoff run. Robinson and the Dynamo opened their 2007 on February 21 with a 1-0 loss at Puntarenas F.C. in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals. During the match, Robinson was sent off for his second yellow card. The Dynamo would win the second leg 2-0. With Robinson back in the lineup, Houston defeated C.F. Pachuca 2-0 in leg 1 of the semifinals. However they would lose 5-2 in extra time to lose by an aggregate score of 5-4. Robinson started the first 12 MLS games of the year for the Dynamo before missing a game on June 24 due to a hamstring injury. He returned on June 30 in a 0-0 draw against FC Dallas, but was then forced to miss a game due to yellow card accumulation. He would again be suspended for 1 match due to yellow card accumulation after picking up a card in a 1-0 win against Dallas on August 19. During the North American SuperLiga, Robinson started every match of the tournament. During the semifinal, Robinson headed in a Richard Mulrooney free kick to level the score at 2 in the 82rd minute. However, C.F. Pachuca would go on to beat Houston 4-3 on penalties. On September 8, Robinson scored his first league goal of the season when he got on the end of a free kick by Mulrooney in a 4-3 win over Real Salt Lake. Mulrooney assisted Robinson again on September 3-0, this time from a corner kick, in a 3-0 win over FC Dallas. Robinson would miss the final match of the regular season after picking up a red card in the previous game. Houston ended the regular season as a 2 seed, in large part due to a Robinson led Dynamo defense that allowed a league low 23 goals, setting a then MLS single season record for fewest goals in a season. Robinson was honored for his performance by being named to the 2007 MLS Best XI and finished runner up for the MLS Defender of the Year Award, losing out to Michael Parkhurst He was also named the Dynamo Defensive