They call Jacob Peterson “The Answer” around here, and the nickname was never truer.
The veteran forward, making just his second appearance of the season, had a goal and an assist as a second-half sub to lift Sporting Kansas City to a 2-1 comeback victory over Orlando City on Sunday.
“Jake hasn't played a lot of minutes this year,” manager Peter Vermes said during the club's postmatch news conference. “The fact that he comes in here and he holds true to the first value we have as a group – that is, the team's first – whether he held a grudge or not, he didn't show it on the field.