The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s and U-16s have kicked off the 2016-17 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season with a pair of four-game unbeaten streaks.
Both teams continued their excellent form this weekend in Commerce City, Colorado, sweeping a pair of doubleheaders against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The U-18s are now a perfect 4-0-0, while the U-16s sit at 3-0-1 in the Central Conference’s Frontier Division.
Saturday: Sporting KC U-18s 4, Colorado Rapids 3
The U-18s were behind the eight-ball at halftime after conceding two penalty kicks, but staged a furious rally to erase the 2-0 deficit.