Official Site of Sporting KC · Jul 19, 2018
Open Cup Recap: Sporting KC crashes out with 4-2 loss to Houston Dynamo
Sporting Kansas City crashed out of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 4-2 defeat to the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Johnny Russell fired Sporting KC ahead after just two minutes, but Houston replied with four unanswered goals — two each from Romell Quioto and Mauro Manotas — to deny Manager Peter Vermes’ men their second consecutive Open Cup title. Yohan Croizet added a late consolation goal for the visitors as Sporting KC and Houston squared off in the Open Cup for the fourth straight year.