Sporting KC wins fifth straight road match with 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Toronto FC Sporting Kansas City earned their fifth consecutive road win in improbable fashion on Saturday, coming from behind for a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC at BMO Field. Graham Zusi’s goal in the 48th minute canceled out Jackson’s 16th-minute strike and — playing with 10 men after a red card to Matt Besler in the 75th minute — the reigning MLS Cup champions secured the full three points when Jacob Peterson scored the decisive game-winner against his former club in the 80th minute.The win extends Sporting KC’s unbeaten streak to seven consecutive MLS matches, highlighted by six victories over the stretch, and moves the club level with Seattle atop the Supporters’ Shield standings. The five-match road winning streak is tied for the fourth longest in MLS history and second best in the non-shootout era.Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum made three saves for his fourth straight victory since replacing the injured Eric Kronberg in net. The Overland Park, Kansas native becomes only the second goalkeeper in MLS history to earn wins in regulation in their opening four regular season appearances for a club and first since Jorge Campos did so with the LA Galaxy in 1996.He made his first play of the match in [...] newsinkansas/sporting-kc-wins-fifth-straight-road-match-with-2-1-come-from-behind-victory-at-toronto-fc-8/
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 08:41:22 +0000
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