The season debut of homegrown Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric did not last long nor end well on Saturday night in Mapfre Stadium.
Deric was whistled for a penalty-kick foul, shown a red card and ejected in the 18th minute of an ugly 1-0 Crew SC win that extended the struggling Dynamo’s winless streak in Columbus to nine years.
The difference was Kei Kamara's penalty-kick goal in the 20th minute.
It was scored a couple of minutes after his attempted pass deflected off Dynamo defender Sheanon Williams and shot forward, sending Federico Higuain on his way to a decisive meeting with Deric.