The match between the Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC could go down as one of the most uneventful and, to be completely honest, boring contests in MLS regular season history. After an 18th-minute red card to Tyler Deric set the Dynamo down a man—with Kei Kamara scoring the ensuing penalty-kick—the Crew kicked the ball around for 75 minutes while Houston sat and watched.
It was an intriguing tactical battle, though, and inspired more debates about Owen Coyle's in-game decision making, particularly his substitutions. The manager decided to put on two defenders with his final two subs—not making any sort of an attacking effort despite being down just a goal—and didn't give help to striker Giles Barnes, who ended up stranded the entire game.