Moments. Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Salloi has had them. Last season, it was Sporting Kansas City’s homegrown forward scoring the match clincher in the final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, winning the club its fourth such title, one short of the record.
This season, Salloi’s first as an established starter, there have been many moments. But this one, arguably, is the most revealing: the game-winning goal at then Supporter’s Shield leaders Atlanta United FC on May 9. Atlanta had all but played Kansas City out of the building in the previous half, only to suffer a red card and go down a man.