KANSAS CITY, Kan. – His team put the ball off the woodwork twice, had another shot cleared out of the goalmouth by an opposing midfielder and conceded the winner on a rebound of a long shot off the crossbar.
Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes wasn't about to blame bad luck for Wednesday night's 2-1 loss to Colorado, though – not after his team's turnovers set up both of the Rapids' goals.
“When you give up balls like that, you are going to get crushed,” Vermes said in his postmatch news conference. “But you deserve to.