As Sporting KC fell 2-1 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Tuesday night and were subsequently eliminated from the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, Swope Park Rangers fans will have noticed four familiar faces darting around Children’s Mercy Park.
Amer Didic and Ualefi both returned to CCL action having made their Sporting KC debuts in August, while Tyler Pasher and Kris Tyrpak each earned their first minutes for the club in yesterday’s rain-soaked showdown.
Didic, Ualefi and Pasher – the three youngest players in the Sporting lineup – each played the full 90 minutes, while Tyrpak was tasked with providing an offensive spark after entering the game at halftime in place of Cameron Porter.