Latif Blessing marked his first MLS start with two goals to help Sporting Kansas City earn a 2-2 draw against Orlando City SC on Saturday night.
A match between two second-place teams in their respective conferences entertained from beginning to end as Blessing’s brace bookended Orlando goals from Cyle Larin and Kaka. The 20-year-old Ghanaian became the youngest player in Sporting Kansas City history to score twice in a competitive match, snapping the Lions’ previously perfect 5-0-0 home record at the new Orlando City Stadium.
The tie moves Sporting Kansas City (5-2-4, 19 points) level on points with the first-place Houston Dynamo in the Western Conference, while Orlando (6-3-1, 19 points) enters a second-place tie in the East with Columbus Crew SC.