Beyond The Box Score" is a weekly series presented by Compass Minerals that takes a statistical dive into every Sporting match, bringing to light the intriguing numbers and factoids that don't appear in the typical box score. To visit the series archive, click here.
For the first 60 minutes on Sunday night, Sporting Kansas City were the decidedly better side in their group stage opener of the MLS is Back Tournament against Minnesota United FC. Khiry Shelton had opened the scoring two minutes before halftime, and the Loons had mustered a single shot attempt through the first hour of play at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Walt Disney World.