Beyond The Box Score: Reason to sweat a slow start at home?

For only the third time in the club's 23-year history, Sporting Kansas City opened its home campaign with a defeat.

Goals from Maxi Moralez and Jesus Medina paced New York City FC to a 2-0 victory in the earliest regular season match ever played at Children's Mercy Park, casting a shadow on a vibrant night in which nearly 21,000 supporters created an electric week-one atmosphere.

While Sunday's result left the hosts disappointed at the end of the night, don't expect Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes to push the panic button anytime soon.

"For us, we’re trying to get to a certain place, and it will take time," Vermes said during his postgame press conference. "You’ve got new players, you’ve got…