KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the earliest played matched in club history, Sporting Kansas City beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 to advance in the MLS is Back Tournament Wednesday morning.
It took Sporting just 51 seconds to take the lead thanks to forward Jhonny Russell.
With the score coming just after 8:09 a.m., it was the earliest goal scored in Sporting history, according to a tweet by the club.
* rubs eyes *
— Sporting KC (@SportingKC) July 22, 2020
hehe. pic.twitter.com/Kbm6DgSF9l
In the 86th minute of the match, Gerso Fernandes hit a dagger to seal the win for sporting.
86' ⚽️ Uh... good luck stopping that.
— Sporting KC (@SportingKC) July 22, 2020
Spicy stuff, @ge7fe! #RSLvSKC 0-2 // #MLSisBack pic.twitter.com/eBxG98EG15
With the win, Sporting advanced to the knockout round where it will face off against the top 16 teams in the league.
The win also gives Sporting a chance to finish in first place in Group D, if Colorado wins or ties against Minnesota.
