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Sporting Kansas City were early to rise and early to strike on Wednesday morning, dispatching rivals Real Salt Lake by a 2-0 scoreline to secure a top-two finish in Group D of the MLS is Back Tournament at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
The most important takeaway from the routine performance is the fact that Sporting, currently atop the Western Conference standings, has advanced to the MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Stage presented by Audi and will take the field for a Round of 16 encounter at either 10 p.