Sporting KC II Falls, 5-1, at North Texas SC

Published on May 16, 2026 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Sporting Kansas City II News Release

Sporting Kansas City II (2-8-3, 10 points) suffered a 5-1 defeat at North Texas SC (4-4-3, 17 points) on Saturday night at Choctaw Stadium. Kashan Hines’ second goal in as many games evened the score in the first half, but four unanswered goals, including a hat trick from Nathaniel James lifted the home side past Sporting KC II. North Texas was also helped by a goal and three assists from Edouard Nys.

Just five minutes into the game, Missael Rodriguez tapped a cross from Jack Francka into the back of the net for what appeared to be the opener. However, the offside flag in the near corner went up, halting the celebration and keeping the game goalless. Former Sporting Kansas City Homegrown goalkeeper Brooks Thompson made his first impact on the match moments later, corralling a touch that hopped too far away from Rodriguez inside the 18.

In Sporting’s defensive area, Jack Kortkamp comfortably secured a one-hopped shot into his chest off the foot of Nicholas Simmonds in the 10th. North Texas opened the scoring two minutes later after Nys got a fortuitous bounce on a deflected shot that skipped into the back of the net. Looking for the leveler, Pierre Lurot headed a Jack Francka corner goalward but was unable to power it through the congestion in front of the goal and it redirected wide.

Blaine Mabie was unlucky to not notch his first goal of 2026 after some brilliant combination play in the final third. Shane Donovan slipped Mabie through on goal where he fired a shot off the woodwork before a foul against SKC II shuttered any chance for a rebound. Hines and Kansas City finally broke through in the 22nd thanks to a well-timed run from the Academy product and a delicious cross from Rodriguez.

The winger patiently waited for the right time and delivered a perfect ball into Hines’ path. The 17-year-old met the cross on the short hop with his right leg and tapped it over the 6’3″ keeper to even the score.

A little after the half hour mark, Johann Ortiz was shown the game’s first yellow card. A minute later, Gael Quintero teed up Mabie who rolled a shot into the arms of Thompson. Lurot and Simmonds both went into the referee’s book with a yellow card after a little dust up on the cusp of SKC II’s attacking third. A shot from James from the top of the box took an unfortunate bounce off Luca Antongirolami and trickled into SKC II’s goal on the cusp of halftime to…