Played
April 21, 2012 10:38 PM EDT
JELD-WEN Field — Portland, Oregon
Referee: H. Grajeda
Attendance: 20438
April 21, 2012 10:38 PM EDT
JELD-WEN Field — Portland, Oregon
Referee: H. Grajeda
Attendance: 20438
Portland Timbers 1-0 Sporting Kansas City: Chance Myers own goal halts KC's unblemished record
A Chance Myers own goal proved sufficient for Sporting KC's first loss of the 2012 season and snapped Portland's four-game losing streak.
By Zac Lee Rigg
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Sporting Kansas City's seven-game winning streak shuddered to a stop Saturday night with a 1-0 loss to the Portland Timbers.
Kansas City's blazing start to the season stands at the second best in league history, one game short of the eight-game winning run the LA Galaxy posted in 1996.
The lone goal of the match came when Kris Boyd sent a hopeful cross into the box. Under no pressure other than from teammate Julio Cesar -- reintroduced to the starting XI at the expense of Paulo Nagamura, the only change to a haggard Kansas City from the team that beat the Vancouver Whitecaps midweek -- Chance Myers somehow construed to head past his own goalkeeper.
For the Timbers the win reversed a four-game losing skid but wasn't enough to move the club out of the Western Conference cellar. Sporting KC still has the best record in MLS, a full five points ahead of the closest team, the San Jose Earthquakes.
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Kansas City's blazing start to the season stands at the second best in league history, one game short of the eight-game winning run the LA Galaxy posted in 1996.
The lone goal of the match came when Kris Boyd sent a hopeful cross into the box. Under no pressure other than from teammate Julio Cesar -- reintroduced to the starting XI at the expense of Paulo Nagamura, the only change to a haggard Kansas City from the team that beat the Vancouver Whitecaps midweek -- Chance Myers somehow construed to head past his own goalkeeper.
For the Timbers the win reversed a four-game losing skid but wasn't enough to move the club out of the Western Conference cellar. Sporting KC still has the best record in MLS, a full five points ahead of the closest team, the San Jose Earthquakes.
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| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
