Twenty-six years. That is how long it took for a Major League Soccer side to score three goals in three straight first halves on a row. How many would have thought it would be Sporting Kansas City in 2022? One of the lowest scoring teams all season - until recently - lit up guests Portland Timbers in a 4-1 victory at Children’s Mercy Park Sunday night in a Western Conference matchup. Newcomers Willy Agada and Erik Thommy scored three of the four and Andreu Fontas rounded out the scoring for Sporting.
Manager Peter Vermes put out this Starting 11 on Retro night harkening back to the days of the Kansas City Wiz/ards, one of MLS’s original sides:
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