The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-16s are on the brink of their first-ever appearance in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs.
Thanks to a 3-1 comeback victory over California club Pateadores FC on Saturday in Westfield, Indiana, the U-16s maintained first place in Group E ahead of Monday’s all-important group stage finale against Weston FC. An evenly contested match saw Sporting KC fall behind in the 51st minute, but a furious rally in the final 20 minutes produced goals from Sebastian Cruz, Abdu Kikhia and Mitch Eise to secure three precious points.