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Sporting KC Earthbound v Galaxy: “In the Box” Observations & Some Voodoo

It was like a rocket on a launchpad. The rockets had begun firing. The countdown had reached the “bellowing smoke” stage. The excitement was building. T-30 seconds... it was about to lift.

Systems failure... Abort. Abort!

No, Sporting Kansas City’s last formal preseason match was not a failure. Yet no Johnny Russell, no Gadi Kinda, no Alan Pulido, and then a warmup adductor strain for Daniel Salloi tempered the event, the first time fans were able to see their team perform in 2021.

But there was still plenty to see. Here are the notes I took on certain moments as I watched Sporting defeat the LA Galaxy 1-0.