Sporting Kansas City’s surge toward the top of the Western Conference spanned the entire month of August, a four-match stretch in which the club did not allow a goal. But as the calendar turned to September on Saturday, Sporting KC ran into a streak with even more momentum — one more long-lasting than any in MLS history.
It proved overwhelming.
Despite scoring just 92 seconds into the match, Sporting KC saw its four-match winning streak come to a close with a 3-1 loss against Seattle on CenturyLink Field on the West Coast.
The Sounders (12-9-5) have won eight straight matches, the longest streak since the league abolished the shootout after the 1999 season.