Several years from now, when Sporting Kansas City fans reminisce about their favorite all-time moments at the heralded soccer cathedral that is Children's Mercy Park, there's a reasonable chance that Saturday's match against Houston Dynamo FC will rise to the forefront on the discussion.
Indeed, Sporting Kansas City's 3-2 victory unfolded with more emotion, entertainment, pomp and circumstance than a high-budget Hollywood film. An instant classic in every sense fo the definition, the game has etched itself into club folklore.
And here's why.
1. The return to full capacity
Almost fifteen months after hammering the Dynamo in a sold-out 2020 home opener, Sporting welcomed its first full-capacity crowd since the onset of COVID-19 on Saturday.