Sporting Kansas City played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with the Portland Timbers at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday afternoon as the side continues its preseason preparations for the 2021 MLS season. Khiry Shelton, Wilson Harris and Roger Espinoza all got on the scoresheet as Sporting moved to 1-1-1 in preseason.
Sporting KC controlled the majority of the first half, almost taking the lead through Daniel Salloi on multiple occasions, only to be denied by the crossbar and a pair of saves by Steve Clark.
Shelton gave Sporting the lead on the stroke of halftime, firing home Luis Martins’ well-shaped cross from the left wing.