sporting Kansas City conceded a late goal and suffered a 2-1 defeat to Austin FC at Children’s Mercy park on Saturday night. The loss halts Sporting’s recent momentum and marks a setback in their pursuit of a playoff berth in the Western Conference.
The match saw a flurry of action, including a penalty kick converted by dejan Joveljic in the 16th minute to give Sporting an early lead. However, Austin FC responded through Owen wolff in the 37th minute, and CJ Fodrey secured the victory for the visitors with a goal in the 82nd minute. The result leaves Sporting Kansas City facing an uphill battle as they navigate a competitive playoff race.
lineups:
Sporting Kansas City: John pulskamp; Khiry Shelton, Alan Montes (Jansen Miller 83′), Robert Voloder, Tm Leibold (Logan Ndenbe 60′); Jake Davis, Jacob Bartlett (Nemanja Radoja 83′); Daniel Salloi (C), Santi Munoz (Mason Toye 61′), Shapi Suleymanov (Erik Thommy 76′); Dejan joveljic.
Subs Not Used: Ryan Schewe, Joaquin Fernandez, Memo Rodriguez, Stephen Afrifa.
Austin FC: Brad Stuver (C); Mikkel Desler, Mateja djordjevic, Brendan Hines-Ike, Guilherme Biro (Zan Kolmanic 74′); Owen Wolff, Nicolas Dubersarsky (Ilie Sanchez 83′); Osman Bukari, Diego Rubio (Ervin Torres 83′), Jon Gallagher (Robert taylor 68′); Jader Obrian (CJ Fodrey 68′).
Subs not Used: Stefan Cleveland, Antonio Gomez, Riley Thomas, Adrian Gonzalez.
Scoring:
SKC - Dejan Joveljic (penalty kick) 16′
ATX – Owen Wolff (guilherme Biro) 37′
ATX - CJ Fodrey (Owen Wolff) 82′
Discipline:
ATX – Mikkel Desler (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 19′
ATX – Mateja Djordjevic (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 29′
SKC – Jacob Bartlett (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 74′
ATX - Zan Kolmanic (yellow card; time wasting) 86′
Officials:
Referee: Sergii Boiko
Assistant Referee: Jeremy Hanson
Assistant Referee: Chris Wattam
Fourth Official: Malik Badawi
VAR: Ismail Elfath
* AVAR: Jonathan Johnson