The Daily Wiz · Jul 22, 2015
US Open Cup 2015: Roger Espinoza did, in fact, punch Brad Davis
Following his team's 3-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City in the US Open Cup quarterfinal, Houston Dynamo head coach Owen Coyle mentioned how he saw Roger Espinoza punch Brad Davis before a Sporting Kansas City set piece. This, he said, was rationale for his belief that both teams should have been down a man after the Dynamo lost Luis Garrido to a first half red card.
Espinoza was not sent off, nor faced consequences of any kind during the match for the punch. He did receive a yellow card for his participation in the elongated argument before the set piece, as did Davis and Matt Besler. Looking at the replay afterwards, however, confirms that Espinoza did put a hand to the face of Brad Davis.