Daniel Salloi and Gerso Fernandes struck in the second half as Sporting Kansas City (7-2-2, 23 points) earned a momentous 2-0 victory over Atlanta United FC (7-2-1, 22 points) on Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to leapfrog their opponents for first place in the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings.
Salloi opened the scoring with a spectacular curling effort in the 67th minute, tallying his second goal in as many games, before Fernandes came off the bench to seal the result against an Atlanta side that was reduced to 10 men following a first-half red card to goalkeeper Brad Guzan.
Sporting KC goalkeeper Tim Melia delivered a sterling performance between the posts, finishing with eight saves as his team became the first in MLS history to shut out Atlanta United FC in a regular season match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.