Sporting Kansas City suffered a 3-2 defeat to FC Dallas on Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park, ending the club’s 10-game home unbeaten run in all competitions. A hat-trick from Michael Barrios lifted first-place FC Dallas (12-3-6, 42 points) nine points clear of Sporting KC (9-6-6, 33 points) in the Western Conference standings and gave the club its first win at Children’s Mercy Park since 2011.
Barrios bagged his first in the 23rd minute before Gerso Fernandes equalized five minutes into the second half, scoring the 1,000th regular-season goal in Sporting KC history. Barrios netted twice in the final half-hour, however, as FC Dallas snapped its 10-game winless skid in Kansas City and avenged a 3-2 defeat to Sporting KC in the U.