Sporting Kansas City's 2-0 road win over Real Salt Lake on Sunday night was significant for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, Manager Peter Vermes' side secured the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference heading into the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. A snowy regular season finale saw forward Khiry Shelton and Erik Hurtado score on either side of halftime, while goalkeeper Tim Melia collected his third consecutive shutout. That top seed means the Western Conference runs through Children's Mercy Park.
Secondly, the result extended Sporting's brilliant run of form—their 6-1-1 record since the start of October is the best in MLS—and gave the club its first MLS road win at Rio Tinto Stadium since 2013.