sentences:  In the conference semifinals, Houston drew 2–2 with the New York Red Bulls in leg 1 before defeating them 2–1 in extra time in leg 2, with Ashe playing every minute of each leg.The opening leg of the conference finals with Sporting Kansas City was a scoreless draw, but Ashe missed it due to yellow card accumulation.He returned to the starting lineup for leg 2, however SKC defeated the Dynamo by a score of 2–1.