A second-half brace from Dom Dwyer lifted Sporting Kansas City to a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night at Children’s Mercy Park.
The striker’s double was more than enough to secure three points for a Sporting Kansas City side that moved to the summit of the Western Conference standings and snapped New York’s three-game winning run. Sporting Kansas City (5-1-3, 18 points) also extended its club-record home unbeaten streak to 14 MLS matches as New York (5-4-1, 16 points) suffered defeat at Children’s Mercy Park for the first time since 2011.
Goalkeeper Tim Melia delivered another steady performance between the posts — notching his MLS-best sixth shutout and lowering his goals against average to 0.