Led by fourth-year head coach and former Sporting Kansas City midfielder Paulo Nagamura, Sporting Kansas City II (0-1-0, 0 points) will open the home portion of their 2021 USL Championship campaign on Friday when Central Division rivals OKC Energy FC (0-2-0, 0 points) visit Children’s Mercy Park.
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. CT with a live stream on ESPN Plus. SKC II home matches at Children's Mercy Park will be held without fans in attendance until further notice.
Sporting KC II kicked off the 2021 season last Saturday with a 2-0 loss at FC Tulsa. Nagamura gave starts to eight Sporting KC Academy products and the team’s starting XI averaged just 20.