Prior to this match, Sporting Kansas City had been in a slump. Four straight matches winless punctuated by a 4-0 drubbing at Los Angeles the previous weekend.
Within the first six minutes of the match tonight, all malaise was wiped away.
Sporting Kansas City started quick and held strong from there in their 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday evening. The match brought Sporting KC back in the win column for the first time since early August and vaulted them back into second place in the Western Conference.
The first strike by the home side came courtesy of a new face.