Los Angeles Galaxy defender Maya Yoshida had the one rating on Sunday evening, nevertheless it was an personal objective that led to a 1-0 victory for Sporting Kansas City. With the win, they made historical past, changing into the primary MLS crew to win a recreation with out registering a shot on objective.
It was simply the third win in 11 tries for Sporting Kansas Metropolis, this season, however their second within the final three video games.
As for the Galaxy, they continued the worst begin by a defending champion in league historical past. The Galaxy (0-8-3) are nonetheless searching for their first victory 11 matches into the season and even a 3-0-2 document in 5 earlier matchups with Sporting KC (3-7-1) did not assist.
Within the thirteenth minute, KC’s Daniel Salloi despatched in a cross on the bottom, and it deflected off Maya Yoshida and into the web. There was no attacker close to sufficient to the cross to threaten tapping it in, however Yoshida tried to make a defensive play and it went awry.
John Pulskamp needed to make one save, and it got here within the first half on the best way to his second clear sheet in his eleventh begin of the season for Sporting KC. His save got here simply earlier than halftime on a right-footed shot from the middle of the field by John Nelson.
John McCarthy didn’t have a save for the Galaxy.
It was candy revenge for Dejan Joveljic, who got here to Sporting KC within the first cash-for-player commerce in league historical past after serving to the Galaxy win their sixth MLS Cup final season. He leads the crew with 5 objectives — all at residence.
The Galaxy have missed Riqui Puig, who hasn’t performed since struggling a knee harm within the playoffs. And Joseph Paintsil and Gabriel Pec, who mixed for 50 objectives contributions within the championship run, have simply 4 up to now this season.
Sporting KC interim coach Kerry Zavagnin and the Galaxy’s Greg Vanney have been teammates on the US males’s nationwide crew. The 2 coaches represented their present groups when the 2 golf equipment squared off within the convention remaining of the 2000 MLS Cup — gained by the then-Kansas Metropolis Wizards, who went on to beat the Chicago Hearth 1-0 within the championship match.
The Galaxy journey to play the New York Crimson Bulls on Saturday. Sporting KC travels to play the Portland Timbers on Saturday.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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