Sporting Kansas City ended a grueling five-game road trip with a 2-0 defeat to rivals Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Liberian international Sam Johnson's first-half brace helped RSL avenge their 2018 playoff loss to Sporting and left Manager Peter Vermes' side five points below the playoff line at the midway point of the 2019 regular season campaign.
The month of June saw Sporting travel for five matches in all competitions, including four straight league fixtures in three different timezones. The lengthy away stretch was just the sixth time in club history that Sporting had embarked on an MLS road swing of four or more games.