Sporting Kansas City sealed passage to the Western Conference Championship of the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Real Salt Lake on Sunday at Children’s Mercy Park.
Diego Rubio opened the scoring, Ilie Sanchez converted a penalty kick and Daniel Salloi bagged a brace as Sporting KC defeated Real Salt Lake 5-3 on aggregate in a pulsating conference semifinal series between fierce MLS rivals.
With Sunday’s momentous win in the books, top-seeded Sporting KC will now face the No. 5 seed Portland Timbers in the two-legged Western Conference Championship, playing away in the first leg on Sunday, Nov.