Sporting Kansas City went three points clear atop the Western Conference standings with a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United FC on Sunday at Children’s Mercy Park.
Benny Feilhaber came off the bench and buried a 59th-minute penalty kick to give Sporting Kansas City the advantage, but fellow substitute Jacob Peterson denied his former club a victory by scoring in second-half stoppage time as Atlanta rescued an unlikely point.
The result extends long-running unbeaten streaks for both sides: Sporting Kansas City (9-4-10, 37 points) has now gone 12 straight games in all competitions without a loss while pushing their club-record home undefeated run to 21 regular season matches, while Atlanta (10-7-5, 35 points) avoided defeat in their sixth straight league fixture and kept hold of fifth place in the East.