It didn’t take long for Dom Dwyer to make an emphatic mark in the 2016 home opener at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday.
A fatal turnover from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their own half allowed the striker to find a pocket of space 28 yards from David Ousted’s goal. A split-second later, the ball nestled in the corner of the net — a metaphoric strike for a player who has seemingly ascended Sporting Kansas City’s all-time scoring charts in the blink of an eye.
Dwyer’s thunderbolt in the fifth minute of his side’s 2-1 win over Vancouver vaulted him into a tie for third place in club history with 46 goals across all competitions.