Doyle's late goal lifts Rapids over Sporting KC

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - Kevin Doyle broke a tie in the 76th minute and the Colorado Rapids held on to beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday night.

Vicente Sanchez's cross reached Doyle and his header from edge of the 6-yard box gave Colorado the advantage. Sporting's Dominic Dwyer nearly tied it in the 87th minute, but Clint Irwin denied him from close range and the follow-up hit the post.

Kansas City struck first. In the 47th minute, Krisztian Nemeth made a long run down the left and found Dwyer in the center of the box. Dwyer sent his left-footed effort behind Irwin for the lead.

Just six minutes later, Sanchez carried into the area and fed Maynor Figueroa across the crease. His blast with the left into the top corner evened the score.

Colorado (8-9-9) extended its winning streak to three games. Kansas City (11-7-7) has lost three straight.