Four Sporting Kansas City Academy teams took the field Saturday afternoon to battle perennial powerhouse FC Dallas at the Titan Sports and Performance Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While the U-19s, U-15s and U-14s all took narrow defeats, the U-17s sprung a dramatic victory of their own in a competitive day of MLS NEXT action.
U-17s upend FC Dallas
The Sporting KC U-17s led the way with an impressive 2-1 victory, taking their MLS NEXT record to 3-1-1 on the season. The first major moment came in the 30th minute when Jack Sartino thought he had given Sporting the lead, but the goal was disputably called back for offside.