MLS: Colorado Rapids 0 Houston Dynamo 0

The barren run of the Colorado Rapids continued on Sunday, as the reigning MLS champions were held 0-0 at home by Houston Dynamo.

A frustrating match for the Rapids was summed up by a red card showed to substitute forward Quincy Amarikwa after the final whistle, ensuring Colorado have now won just one of their past 10 fixtures.

The Rapids – missing first-choice striker Conor Casey through suspension – had six shots on target from 14 efforts, while Dynamo failed to test Colorado goalkeeper Matt Pickens in three of their own.

But the points were to be shared at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall claiming man-of-the-match honours for second-half saves from Drew Moor and Amarikwa.

Amarikwa’s match only got worse when he was handed two yellow cards in a minute, talking his way into a red for animated protestations to referee Baldomero Toledo.

The result keeps the Rapids in fifth on the Western Conference table, and they will bid to overturn their woeful run of form on Wednesday at Sporting Kansas City.

Houston move to fourth in the Easter Conference, with Toronto to visit John O’Quinn Field on Saturday.