Despite a late man advantage, Sporting KC could not retake the lead
The last time Houston came to Kansas City there were six yellows and a straight red. There is little doubt the two teams have very little love for each other. There is also little doubt that Dom Dwyer loves to antagonize Houston. Okay, Dom likes to irritate every opponent.
Dwyer's early goal and then his challenge on Houston keeper Tyler Deric that ended up earning them both yellows just fueled the simmering feud.
Houston asserted itself after Dwyer's goal and had the better of the play for much of the first half.