Saturday’s Round of 16 matchup between Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas marks a rematch of possibly the most exciting US Open Cup game I’ve ever seen. In 2017 the game ended 3-0, but the scoreline doesn’t tell the story.
In the 15th minute Seth Sinovic was sent off with a red card for DOGSO (denial of an obvious goal scoring opportunity) from about as far away from the goal as I can recall. From there, Sporting KC were forced to be defensive and fend off a strong attacking Dallas team. Dallas would hold 62.2% of all possession and really come after Kansas City.