A gritty defensive performance, a well taken Conor Casey goal, and some heroic goalkeeping from Zac MacMath pushed the Union to their first win ever in Kansas City, ending a five-game winless streak and putting their playoff campaign back on track..
Sporting Kansas City needs to keep their foot on the gas if they want to catch New York. Meanwhile, the Union need anything they can get anywhere they can get it.
Union fans are asking the question. One PSP contributor answers it.
Steve Holroyd uses hockey’s perseverance rating to evaluate Union goalkeepers through the club’s short history.
With little coming through the middle, the Union were left to dump cross after cross into a box patrolled by one of the biggest back lines in MLS. It didn’t work.
The Union fall out of a playoff spot with the loss to Houston as their winless streak grows to five games.
Postgame quotes after the loss to Houston from John Hackworth, Jack McInerney, Danny Cruz, and Amobi Okugo.
A home game against a playoff rival is a must-win as the Union head down the home stretch of the 2013 season.
San Jose crushed the Union on the flanks for the first half hour and then hung on for the win.
San Jose were the better team, but Rafael Baca’s red card gave the Union the chance they needed to steal a road point. In the end they were unable to beat Jon Busch, falling 1-0.
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