An alive attack led by Khiry Shelton and Alan Pulido, combined with a flurry of VAR decisions, turned a deficit into a lead for Sporting Kansas City Friday night in its battle with Colorado Rapids. However, the scoring was not done.
Friday evening, Sporting Kansas City came into their second match in the MLS is Back tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, needing a triumph.
Win and they would put themselves in a much stronger position times two. A win would not only keep them from possibly losing back-to-back matches since the 2020 MLS season began in late February with two convincing victories, it would put Sporting in a much better position to advance in the season restart tournament.