Sporting Kansas City’s Saturday night was already going well before its match at San Jose Earthquakes kicked off.
FC Dallas left the door to first place in the Western Conference open after battling Columbus to a scoreless draw earlier in the day.
Armed with that knowledge, Sporting KC wasted little time busting through that door with a dominating 5-1 victory over San Jose at Avaya Stadium.
Sporting KC (15-7-6) now has 51 points, one clear of FC Dallas, and has climbed out of the hole created by summer swoon that saw the club go winless in five consecutive matches, including four losses.