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As Sunday's nationally televised showdown at Children's Mercy Park eclipsed the 80-minute mark, Sporting Kansas City were down. But they most certainly were not out.
The dominant team for most of the night against an upstart Austin FC outfit, Sporting staged a breathtaking late rally with goals from Ilie Sanchez and Gadi Kinda to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 victory.