The Spanish midfielder Ilie Sanchez scored the first goal that allowed the Sporting Kansas City take the 2-1 victory against the new franchise of the Austin FC in the last game on date four of the MLS.
After trailing 1-0 from the 7th minute when John Gallagher scored the Austin FC goal, Sporting Kansas City dominated the game with ball possession and shots on goal.
But the Austin FC defense and goalkeeper John Pulskamp responded with confidence to go into halftime with the lead on the scoreboard.
Until in the 67th minute Finnish midfielder Alexander Ring was sent off with a red card and the story of the match changed completely.
With one man less, Austin FC could no longer prevent Sánchez from scoring the tying goal in the 82nd minute, the first on his personal account so far this new season.
When everything seemed that the new Texan franchise was going to take an important draw, in the 90th minute Sporting Kansas City's second goal came through the Israeli Ethiopian midfielder, who had come out in the second half.
The victory allowed Sporting Kansas City to rank fifth in the Western Conference with seven points, while Austin FC was eighth with six.