A series of Sporting Kansas City records were broken as soon as the center referee blew his whistle Wednesday night, each of them intertwined with a wave of youth.
In its 2018 U.S. Open Cup victory against Real Salt Lake, Sporting KC trotted out the youngest player in franchise history; the team fielded a lineup comprised of three teenagers for the first time; and the franchise concluded the evening with four homegrown players of the field, another Sporting KC first.
How soon will the feats be repeated?
Sporting KC learned Thursday its next match in the Open Cup will come on June 16, a home date with FC Dallas in the Round of 16.