Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Pair of Losses for Sporting

It was another rough weekend for Sporting KC and Sporting KC II as both teams suffered 3-1 losses. The loss extends the combined winless run for the two teams to eight straight, five for Sporting and three for the second team. On Saturday after a long delay due to weather, Sporting fell 3-1 to Orlando City. On Sunday in the afternoon heat, SKCII lost 3-1 to the visiting Houston Dynamo 2. Here are the stats and milestones from the game.

Sporting KC

Dejan Joveljic’s goal was the 14th of the regular season for him. This times him with Alan Pulido’s 2023 season as the 7th most in a single season in club history.

In the 67th minute, Daniel Salloi passed Chris Klein and moved into 11th all time for minutes played in MLS competitions. He finished the game with 17,845 minutes played.

Salloi made his 248th appearance in MLS competitions, breaking his tie with Nick Garcia for 7th all time on that list.

Salloi made his 54th substitute appearance in MLS competitions, breaking his tie with Jack Jewsbury for 3rd all time on that list.

Khiry Shelton made his 184th appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 16th all time on that list.

Sporting KC II

In the 14th minute, Natie Clarke passed Kaveh Rad and moved into 5th place all time for league minutes played for KC. He finished the game with 4,798 minutes played.

Clarke made his 55th league start for KC, breaking his tie with Rad for 5th all time on that list.

Maouloune Goumballe scored his 12th league goal for KC, breaking his tie with Kamron Habibullah and Medgy Alexandre for 8th all time on that list.

It was his 12th league goal for KC in all competitions, breaking his tie with Habibullah and Alexandre for 8th all time on that list.

In the 48th minute, Goumballe passed John Pulskamp and moved into 13th place all time for league minutes played. He finished the game with 4,003 minutes played.

In the 10th minute, Goumballe passed Wilson Harris and moved into 14th all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC. He finished the game with 4,093 minutes played.

Goumballe made his 48th league appearance for KC, tying him with Cielo Tschantret, Kharlton Belmar, and Tyler Pasher for 16th all time on that list.

Goumballe made his 46th league start for KC, tying him with Colton Storm for 11th all time on that list.

It was his 47th start in all competitions, tying him with Kharlton Belmar for 13th all time on that list.