Sporting Kansas City II (4-9-1, 13 points) fell 4-0 at Austin Bold FC (4-3-6, 18 points) on Tuesday night at Bold Stadium in rainy Austin, Texas. Second-half strikes from captain Xavier Baez, Ates Diouf and Aldo Quintanilla complemented a Sporting KC II own goal as the hosts took provisional hold of the second and final playoff spot in Group D of the USL Championship.
Head coach Paulo Nagamura deployed a lineup that featured three changes from Saturday’s wild 3-2 loss at Saint Louis FC that eliminated Sporting KC II from playoff contention. Petar Cuic, Fredinho Mompremier and Enoch Mushagalusa moved to the substitutes’ bench, while a trio of teenage Sporting KC Academy products—Ryan Fessler, Isaiah LeFlore and Jahon Rad—all jumped into the XI for their second starts of the season.