May 19, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Sporting Kansas City News Release
Daniel Salloi struck in both halves as Sporting Kansas City (3-7-3, 12 points) snapped a seven-match winless skid by claiming a 2-1 triumph over the Colorado Rapids (4-5-3, 15 points) in a hotly contested Western Conference clash at Children’s Mercy Park. In a heated battle that boiled over with an MLS-record four red cards, all coming in second-half stoppage time, Salloi dazzled by conjuring two convictive strikes for his first multi-goal home match since last June versus the same opponent. The homegrown forward has bagged five goals in six career appearances against the Rapids, who on Wednesday dropped to 0-5-1 on the road this season and 1-4-3 in their last eight meetings with Sporting.
With multiple goals in four of their last five matches across all competitions, Sporting will aim to continue their winning ways on Sunday when they visit the San Jose Earthquakes for a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff at PayPal Park. The match will be shown live on 38 The Spot, the Sporting KC app and SportingKC.com while also airing on ESPN 94.5 FM and La Grande 1340 AM.
Looking to bounce back from a road loss to the Portland Timbers on Saturday and navigating a seven-game stretch in the space of 22 days, Sporting Manager Peter Vermes deployed a revamped lineup that featured four changes. Striker Nikola Vujnovic replaced the injured Khiry Shelton, midfielder Felipe Hernandez and center back Andreu Fontas filled in for suspended duo Roger Espinoza and Robert Voloder, respectively, and veteran Ben Sweat was deployed as a right back as Cam Duke dropped to the bench. In the center of the park, holding midfielder Uri Rosell hit a milestone by making his 50th regular season appearance for Sporting.
The visitors were first to forge an incisive attack as Jonathan Lewis slipped a pass to the overlapping Esteves on the right side in the fourth minute, but Sporting center back Kortne Ford-squaring off against his former…
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