The Kansas City Comets’ hunt for the Central Division title will continue another week after the Comets suffered their first-ever home defeat to the Dallas Sidekicks, losing 7-3 on Sunday.
It was a flat performance from the hosts, who remain just one win — or a Dallas loss — away from winning the Central Division. Scoring just three times, KC still outshot Dallas in every quarter, concluding the game outshooting the visitors 45-26.
“Everything that happened today was just unacceptable,” player-coach Leo Gibson said after Sunday’s defeat. “Not at home, not at this time of the season and not the kind of team we have.