Sporting Kansas City suffered a 1-0 road defeat to the first-place Colorado Rapids on Wednesday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The result gives Colorado a three-point lead atop the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings and extends Sporting Kansas City’s winless skid to seven matches.
The Rapids (7-2-2, 23 points) secured their fourth successive win over Sporting Kansas City (4-6-2, 14 points) behind Dillon Serna’s 78th-minute goal, which came just two minutes after defender Ike Opara was ejected for what referee Jose Carlos Rivero deemed to be a second bookable offense.
Coming off a 2-0 setback at Houston Dynamo on Saturday, Manager Peter Vermes made four changes to the Sporting KC lineup as Opara, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Lawrence Olum and Jimmy Medranda entered the fold.