Sporting Kansas City (11-6-6, 39 points) earned a momentous 2-0 victory over Los Angeles Football Club (10-7-6, 36 points) on Saturday night, using goals from Gerso Fernandes and Ilie Sanchez to vault into second place in the Western Conference.
Fernandes struck in the 17th minute and Ilie added a 66th-minute penalty kick as Sporting KC snapped LAFC’s 13-game home unbeaten run in all competitions and became the first visiting club to emerge victorious at the new Banc of California Stadium.
Saturday’s result — Sporting KC’s 350th win all-time — improved the team’s record in the state of California to 4-0-2 since the start of 2016 and gave Manager Peter Vermes’ men their second successive road triumph ahead of a two-game homestand that begins next Saturday when the side hosts third-place Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park.