Sporting KC with their Fastest Win in Four Seasons

For the Glory KC is back with the 171st episode of the show!

Sporting Kansas City did what it took much longer to do in the prior three seasons. They won a game. Sporting KC earned a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on the road last night in California. And they did it on the back of their superstar striker Dejan Joveljic and their newest player, Lasse Berg Johnsen.

Dejan was the first on the scoreboard, after missing a golden chance to assist Calvin Harris on a goal just minutes earlier.

Dejan does it again! 1-0 SKC! #SportingKC #LAvSKC

— KC Soccer Journal (@kcsoccerjournal.bsky.social) 2026-03-15T02:31:59.952Z

On the game winning goal in the second half, Dejan was also involved. He first found Stephen Afrifa on a nice pace and then had eyes in the back of his head to dummy the ball to Berg Johnsen for the game winner.

Berg Johnsen scores on his debut!! 2-0!!!#SportingKC #LAvSKC

— KC Soccer Journal (@kcsoccerjournal.bsky.social) 2026-03-15T03:16:07.052Z

Lasse was making his debut, cleaned up a lot of the midfield and found a way to score. It was a quality start for a player looked at to be a big addition to the roster.

Sheena and I talk through those moments, the 5-2-3 shape the team was in with Shapi Suleymanov at left wingback (!!!) and the other positions changes needed to make that move work. We also talk culture, Rapha Wicky, and the team starting to believe.

Then the discussion moved to Sporting KC signing Capita Capemba and David Lee’s promise to add at least one more player in the transfer window.

The KC Current started the 2026 season with something they rarely had to do in 2025; come from behind. They pulled off a 2-1 victory as well, but they needed a comeback to pull it off. It also took a debut goal from Croix Bethune and Ally Sentnor scoring for the first time in KC Current colors. Ultimately, KC were too much for the Utah Royals.

In the Digital Crawl, we hit on a few more topics, including:

• SKC II with an inauspicious start to the season
• NWSL’s 18th team expected this year

Here is a rundown of topics and start times:

• Sheena’s CPKC Experience – 1:11
• Sporting KC – 13:17
• KC Current – 52:12
• Digital Crawl – 1:07:31

Upcoming Games

• Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids, Saturday, March 21st at 7:30PM CT
• KC Current @ Chicago Stars, Sunday, March 22nd at 1:00PM
• SKC II vs. MNUFC2, Sunday, March 22nd at 7:00PM

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