Sporting Kansas City secured an emphatic 3-0 victory over Mexican club Deportivo Toluca FC on Thursday night in the first leg of the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16.
Krisztian Nemeth, Gerso Fernandes and Ilie Sanchez provided the goals on a crisp winter evening at Children’s Mercy Park as Sporting became the second American team since the dawn of the Champions League in 1968 to defeat a Mexican opponent by three goals.
With Thursday’s stunning result in the books, Sporting and Toluca will meet again in the decisive Round of 16 second leg next Thursday, Feb.