Sporting Kansas City battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium in Ohio on Sunday afternoon. Cristian Lobato gave Sporting KC the lead midway through the first half with his first goal for the club before Crew SC’s leading scorer, Ola Kamara, headed home the equalizer in first-half stoppage time as the two sides settled for a point apiece.
Sporting KC (10-6-11, 41 pts.) moved into a tie for third in the Western Conference alongside Vancouver Whitecaps FC, while Columbus (13-12-4, 43 pts.) remains in fourth in the Eastern Conference. Sporting KC returns home for another inter-conference matchup next Saturday, Sept.