Sporting Kansas City were the best team in the Eastern Conference this season, but they were the best team in the East last season, too, and it did them no good. When they met the Houston Dynamo in the Eastern Conference final, Dominic Kinnear put a whooping on Peter Vermes and despite MVP candidate Brad Davis going out injured, the Dynamo beat Sporting to advance to MLS Cup.
Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City: Lineups
The Dynamo and Sporting both have fairly predictable starting XI’s.
John Rieger-US PRESSWIRE
This season, Sporting are hoping to turn things around and conquer the Dynamo, albeit a round earlier and over two legs. That starts today at BBVA Compass Stadium, where the Dynamo are undefeated.
Both teams are going with fairly predictable lineups so there are no major personnel surprises. The question is what those players do, and whether Vermes can hang with Kinnear this time around.
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall, Corey Ashe, Jermain Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Kofi Sarkodie, Brad Davis, Ricardo Clark, Adam Moffat, Boniek Garcia, Calen Carr, Will Bruin.
Sporting Kansas City: Jimmy Nielsen, Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Chance Myers, Jacob Peterson, Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Graham, C.J. Sapong, Kei Kamara.
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