Sporting Kansas City’s club-record 13-game unbeaten streak across all competitions was snapped in a 1-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday afternoon.
Clint Dempsey headed home the match-winner in the 36th minute to send Sounders FC (10-7-7, 37 points) into a first-place tie atop the Western Conference standings with Sporting Kansas City (9-5-10, 37 points). Saturday’s result put an end to Seattle’s six-game regular-season winless drought against Manager Peter Vermes’ men, who suffered their first loss since May 27.
A third game in seven days prompted Vermes to reshuffle his lineup, which featured seven changes from Wednesday’s grueling shootout victory over the San Jose Earthquakes in the Lamar Hunt U.