In many ways, Sporting Kansas City’s 3-3 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Friday felt like a defeat.
The 100th regular season match at Children’s Mercy Park saw Sporting Kansas City dominate for large periods, yet Peter Vermes’ men came away from the encounter with a single point after Raul Rodriguez nodded the visitors level with the last meaningful play of the game.
The late gut punch was especially hard to tolerate, given the fact that Sporting Kansas City had produced three goals in one of its best offensive performances of the season. As a result, the club dropped two points in the Western Conference playoff race and suffered a statistical rarity.