Sporting Kansas City (9-5-6) fought back from an early Bradley Wright-Phillips netter at New York Red Bulls (11-5-2) with markers by Johnny Russell and Roger Espinoza. But two spectacular long-distance strikes from substitute Marc Rzatkowski overcame Sporting’s overturning of the early lead as Kansas City’s mid-season winless streak hit four matches.
The two third-place sitters in their respective MLS conferences at the beginning of the evening met Saturday at Red Bull Arena. Sporting Kansas City, 3-1-1 in its last five visits, were looking to halt a three-match winless streak (0-2-1). The hosts were playing their second match under rookie Head Coach Chris Armas after their 1-0 loss to cross-town rivals New York City FC last weekend.