KANSAS CITY, Kan. – For the second time in four days an early ejection made it mission impossible for the New England Revolution on Saturday night, as the Revs suffered a 3-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park.
But unlike on Wednesday night in Atlanta, where the Revs had already conceded inside two minutes before their first ejection 14 minutes later, it was the visitors who started brightly in Kansas City, taking an early lead through Teal Bunbury’s seventh goal of the season.
The promising start unraveled in the 11th minute, however, when Krisztián Németh – making his return to Kansas City in his first start with the Revolution – was sent off for an incident away from the ball, following a Video Review.