At long last, a Sporting Kansas City match featured instant replay to review a referee’s key no-call.
But the final decision went the other way.
After a video review, Colorado used an overturned no-call for a late game-tying penalty kick and tied Sporting KC 1-1 in a preseason match Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz.
The Rapids were awarded the penalty kick after referee Allen Chapman ruled Sporting KC should have been whistled for a handball in the box — a call he missed in live motion.
“I thought they for sure got the (final) call right,” Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes said.