Defending champs not defending anymore, SKC fall 4-2 in Houston

Defending U.S. Open Cup Champions Sporting Kansas City are not defending anymore. Sporting KC falls 4-2 in Houston after Romell Quioto and Mauro Manotas both score a brace.

It was a match that seemed flipped upside down from the start with Houston holding possession and Sporting KC the team on the counter looking for quick goals.

The first two minutes was a microcosm of the entire match, although in SKC’s favor to start. From near disaster on defense to a goal for Sporting Kansas City when Melia was pressured into turning the ball over. A quick scramble and all of sudden Johnny Russell was streaking down the field going one on one with Chris Seitz. Russell slid the ball under the Houston…