Two stark similarities exist between Sporting Kansas City’s last two league games — a 3-3 draw against the Houston Dynamo on Sept. 9 and a 2-2 stalemate with the LA Galaxy on Sunday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park.
At the forefront, Peter Vermes’ men held one-goal leads before conceding late and dropping two valuable points in the playoff push. First it was Raul Rodriguez’s 94th-minute equalizer, then it was Landon Donovan’s unthinkable strike in the 76th minute of a match Sporting Kansas City dominated from beginning to end. As a result, the club now holds the sixth and final playoff spot — five points clear of seventh-place Seattle with two more games played.