Overview

• Sporting Kansas City ended a decade-long winless stretch at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with a 2-1 triumph over the Colorado Rapids on July 5.
• Erik Thommy opened the scoring and Dejan Joveljic secured the win for Sporting KC in the challenging high-altitude environment.
• The result lifts Sporting KC closer to a playoff berth in the tightly packed Western Conference after they entered the match 13th in the table.
• Colorado drops to eighth place and now faces intensified pressure to collect points during the season’s second half.
• This Fourth of July fixture reversed last year’s late penalty defeat for Sporting KC and underscored the intensity of the rivalry.