In its previous tour of Children's Mercy Park, Sporting Kansas City successfully enacted a drive-the-game mentality. It resulted in one of the club's most dominant performances in the history of the venue, when it unleashed a franchise-record 34 shots.
The encore was a dud.
On the heels of snapping a seven-game winless streak, Sporting KC failed in its quest to string together wins, falling to rival Real Salt Lake 3-1 in front of a crowd of 20,618 on Saturday.
Sporting KC is winless over its past six matches against Real Salt Lake.
The latest loss had the tenor of a missed opportunity.