Sporting Kansas City opened the 2018 preseason with a 2-1 victory over Phoenix Rising FC trialists on Saturday morning at Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex in Tempe, Arizona.
The game was split into three 30-minute periods, with Sporting KC trotting out a different group for each section of the game.
Sporting KC created plenty of chances in the first period, with Diego Rubio firing narrowly wide and Graham Zusi seeing a stunning free kick tipped over the crossbar. Salloi was then sent in on goal but another excellent save from the Phoenix goalkeeper kept the game scoreless.