Cameron Porter, Nansel Selbol and Connor Hallisey scored their first Sporting Kansas City goals on Wednesday to spark a 3-1 comeback victory over Central FC in the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.
Porter restored parity in the 49th minute — cancelling out Jem Gordon’s first-half opener — before Sporting Kansas City Academy product Selbol decided the match in the 55th minute with a superb strike on his senior team debut. Hallisey added a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time to draw the curtains on a comfortable evening at Children’s Mercy Park.
Despite the win, Sporting Kansas City's Champions League run comes to an end after finishing second in Group C behind Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who will advance to next year's knockout rounds with seven other first-place finishers from the group stage.