Sporting Kansas City had been in this position before.
Going into Saturday's clash between Western Conference contenders, high-flying expansion side Los Angeles Football Club had never lost at Banc of California Stadium. Head coach Bob Bradley's men boasted a 5-0-5 regular-season record at their new, state-of-the-art digs in downtown LA and had gone 13 home games unbeaten in all competitions.
Consequently, Sporting KC had the opportunity to add another victim to its already extensive hit list. Indeed, Kansas City was no stranger to handing MLS clubs the first loss in their new stadium, having done so on five previous occasions since the MLS expansion era began in 2005.