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1. Sinking the Sounders
On the 10th anniversary of his trophy-laden head coaching stint in Kansas City, Manager Peter Vermes saw his team capture its biggest victory of the 2019 campaign. Felipe Gutierrez bagged a first-half brace, hulking forward Erik Hurtado provided what turned out to be the game-winner and Sporting Kansas City (7-9-7, 28 points) emerged from CenturyLink Field with a gargantuan 3-2 triumph over Seattle Sounders FC (11-7-5, 38 points) on Sunday night.