Sporting Kansas City suffered a 3-1 defeat to Real Salt Lake on Saturday at sold-out Children’s Mercy Park, falling to their Utah rivals at home for the second time this season.
Juan Manuel Martinez fired Real Salt Lake ahead in the 32nd minute before an own goal doubled the visitors’ advantage on the stroke of halftime. Dom Dwyer reduced the deficit five minutes after the restart, but Yura Movsisyan quickly restored the two-goal cushion to seal the victory. The Rivalry Week result keeps Sporting KC (5-7-2, 17 points) in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, while Real Salt Lake (6-3-2, 20 points) leaps from sixth to fourth.