The report says Sporting Kansas City opened the scoring in the 27th minute, when André Luiz met Stephen Afrifa's set-up. It describes the goal as Luiz's fourth in five MLS appearances, with Afrifa credited with his second assist of the season and third in 58 matches.
Sporting doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time, the report says, when Harris scored in the 45th minute after Luiz supplied his first assist. Lasse Berg Johnsen was also involved in the move. The update says Héctor Herrera received a second yellow card in stoppage time before the interval, leaving Houston with 10 men.
After the break, the report says Houston had little room to recover, while Sporting protected the advantage with a composed defensive display. The reported stats credit Cleveland with five saves and Jonathan Bond with two. Cleveland's shutout was described as his first career clean sheet during his first season with the club.
The match summary was straightforward: a 2-0 scoreline, two first-half goals and a dismissal before the interval. The report also describes the result as Sporting's sixth MLS victory of the season.