Sporting Kansas City earned their first win of preseason with a 3-0 defeat of the New York Red Bulls. Sporting KC now has a win and a draw in the prestigious Desert Diamond Cup.
Manager Peter Vermes started the same group as the last match and ran them out for 60 minutes before bringing in the next group. The Red Bulls did not bring their first team, their starters are focused on the CCL match with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
For Sporting KC, the focus seems to be to continue building the familiarity between the new players and the returning core on what looks to be the starting lineup.