Sporting Kansas City defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-1 on Wednesday in the club’s penultimate match of the 2016 preseason, presented by Children’s Mercy. Paulo Nagamura converted a pair of first-half penalty kicks, Dom Dwyer scored a penalty of his own in the 68th minute and Seth Sinovic added a fourth from the run of play as Sporting Kansas City remained unbeaten through five preseason games.
The victory at Kino North Stadium in Tucson, Arizona, propels Sporting KC into its final Desert Diamond Cup match against rivals Houston Dynamo at 5:30 pm. CT on Saturday.