September 16, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Sporting Kansas City News Release
Riding a five-match unbeaten run and four-game home winning streak, Sporting Kansas City will host Minnesota United FC at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets for the match are available online at SeatGeek.com and the first 3,500 fans in attendance will receive a Sporting KC rally towel courtesy of match sponsor Compass Minerals.
Saturday’s showdown will coincide with Sporting’s annual Kick Childhood Cancer Night, featuring an Honoree Homecoming with a VIP experience for previous Victory Project Honorees and their families. Fans will have the opportunity to shop from a variety of Kick Childhood Cancer merchandise at SportingStyle locations, including a limited-edition pre-match top, t-shirt and scarf. To further support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sporting is raising funds for The Victory Project through an online Kick Childhood Cancer auction featuring exclusive experiences with Sporting KC players and autographed memorabilia.
The Western Conference clash will be locally televised on 38 The Spot with three hours of coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT. The broadcast will also stream live on SportingKC.com and in the Sporting KC app for viewers in Kansas and Missouri (excluding the St. Louis area per MLS policy), as well as ESPN+ for out-of-market subscribers. Radio coverage will air live on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM.
Sporting Kansas City has faced Minnesota 18 times in all competitions — more than any other opponent — since the Loons joined MLS in 2017 and lead the series with an 8-6-4 record, including a perfect 6-0-0 regular season record at Children’s Mercy Park in which Sporting has outscored Minnesota 15-1. The sides last met on July 13 in a 1-1 draw at Allianz Field as Sporting KC captain Johnny Russell came off the bench to score a second-half equalizer.
Russell has 11 goal contributions – three goals and eight assists – in 11 regular season appearances against Minnesota. Only Colorado Rapids winger Michael Barrios, with three goals and nine assists, has more regular season goal contributions all-time against Minnesota. Russell leads Sporting this season with eight regular season goals and 10 goals in all competitions. His 79 combined goals (48) and assists (31) in the regular season are fourth most in club history and third most in Major League Soccer since he joined the club in 2018.
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