Sporting Kansas City suffered a 5-0 defeat to CF Monterrey on Thursday in the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals.
Dorlan Pabon’s brace propelled the rampant hosts, who received additional goals from Aviles Hurtado, Jesus Gallardo and Nicolas Sanchez to take a commanding aggregate lead at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Guadalupe, Mexico.
The result gives Sporting a mountain to climb heading into next Thursday’s second leg, slated for 8 p.m. CT at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets for the decisive matchup are available at SeatGeek.com as Kansas City hosts its first semifinal match in the Champions League against the three-time winners of the tournament.