Sporting Kansas City battled the Portland Timbers to an exciting 3-3 draw on Wednesday in the third match of the club’s 2021 preseason, presented by Children’s Mercy. Khiry Shelton, Wilson Harris and Roger Espinoza all found the back of the net at Kino North Complex in Tucson, Arizona. Post-match remarks from Manager Peter Vermes are below.
On relinquishing a 3-1 lead…
We gifted them their first two goals, but it’s better to get those things out now and work from there. Outside of that, there was a lot of good stuff today. We made two very poor decisions on two balls that are routine plays.