CHICAGO — Defensive miscues and an anemic attack made for a bad combination Saturday evening as Sporting KC fell to the Chicago Fire 3-1. It was Sporting KC’s third loss in four matches to start the season.
Kacper Przybylko bagged a brace for the home side, joined by Xherdan Shaqiri on the scoresheet. Roger Espinoza scored for Sporting Kansas City.
Sporting KC trotted out an unorthodox lineup for this match, owing to a litany of injuries. They chose to run a midfield-heavy formation with Graham Zusi and Ben Sweat playing wing back, and Cam Duke joining Nikola Vujnovic up top.