When Sporting KC went into their match with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday evening, they needed a win to give themselves a chance at the playoffs.
What they got instead was a microcosm of their 2019 season, with early hope dashed, then pummeled out of existence as they fell 7-2 in Carson.
It was the second straight loss for Sporting KC.
Right off the bat, Sporting KC almost took an early lead. Felipe Gutierrez took a chance from outside the box on his left foot, but what made it interesting was the deflection it took.