For 90 minutes on Sunday, Sporting Kansas City turned Children’s Mercy Park into a shooting gallery as a once-stuttering offense burst to life in a gripping 2-1 victory over Orlando City SC.
By the end of the afternoon, Peter Vermes’ men had pulled the trigger 34 times, a new club record and the third-most in an MLS match all-time. Sporting Kansas City put 13 of those attempts on target, tied for third-most in KC history and eclipsing the team’s total from the previous five matches combined (12). The visiting Lions, meanwhile, mustered just seven total shots and failed to test goalkeeper Tim Melia the entire game.