Sporting KC was cruising against the LA Galaxy ... until a collapse in the 70th minute
Sporting KC was coasting for 70 minutes of Saturday’s match. But three goals from the Galaxy in a 10-minute stretch flipped the script, handing Sporting its first loss of 2024, 3-2.
Sporting was on the front foot from the first whistle. In the first 45 minutes alone, Sporting sent 17 shots at the Galaxy net — surpassing the club’s previous game-high for the season.
That included six shots on target and two that found the back of the net past Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy.
Sporting led 2-0 at half.
Nemanja Radoja opened Sporting’s scoring 34 minutes into the match. Erik Thommy crossed the ball to a wide-open Daniel Salloi at the back post. Salloi’s first-time pass put Radoja on the doorstep with an easy first goal of his Sporting career.
Willy Agada doubled the lead just before halftime, tapping home a corner kick that seemed to fall right into his lap in front of the goal.
It seemed like smooth sailing through the next 25 minutes. But the Galaxy found life in the 72nd minute, scoring from a corner kick.
Goals in the 72nd, 75th and 82nd minutes from Eriq Zavaleta, Dejan Joveljic and Marky Delgado sent Sporting into the loss column.
Sporting returns to action on the road next week, heading north of the border to take on Toronto FC at 6:30 p.m. Central.
Daniel Sperry covers soccer for The Star. He can be reached at sperry.danielkc@gmail.com.
