Montreal scores late to draw Sporting KC 1-1

The emphasis was placed almost exclusively on the Montreal Impact counterattack, deemed the biggest threat to a home winning streak. For days, Sporting Kansas City drilled intently on preventing Montreal from generating its against-the-grain runs.

And then it handed the Impact a free one Saturday.

A costly one, too.

Montreal pounced on a sloppy Sporting KC giveaway, setting up a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park.

Montreal substitute Matteo Mancosu scored the goal in the 82nd minute after Sporting KC midfielder Soni Mustivar sent an ill-advised pass to his back line.

“I didn’t see him anticipate the pass,” Mustivar said. “(But) even my pass wasn’t good enough. I take…