Sporting KC comes up 1 goal short in return to MLS action at rival St. Louis City
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- Sporting KC lost 3-2 to St. Louis City SC.
- St. Louis City scored in the 28th and 36th minutes before Sporting’s 42nd-minute reply.
- A handball led to Eduard Lowen’s penalty that decided the match.
Sporting Kansas City stayed within striking distance all game, but close only counts in horseshoes and, well, not soccer.
Returning to Major League Soccer action following the World Cup break, Sporting KC fell 3-2 at rival St. Louis City SC on Thursday night in the latest edition of the sport’s “I-70 Series” — or should it be “I-70 Derby”?
Regardless, the host team scored twice before Sporting registered a goal in this one. Jeong Sang-bin found the net for St. Louis in the 28th minute, Marcel Hartel in the 36th.
Sporting KC got one back just before halftime. Capita Capemba put the visiting side on the board with a goal in the 42nd minute, and it was 2-1 at halftime.
The score stayed that way for a while in the second half, until Dejan Joveljic’s goal leveled the match in the 76th minute. Sporting KC had new life for sure at that point.
But 12 minutes later, following a hand ball call against Sporting, Eduard Lowen put a go-ahead penalty kick into the right side of the net.
Sporting KC took 10 shots overall, with three on target. St. Louis took 21, putting seven of those on-goal. The hosts controlled 56% of possession.
Up next: Sporting KC’s next match will be at home, on Wednesday, against Minnesota United. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas.