Sporting KC Draw DC United 1-1 On Saturday

Sporting KC traveled to the Nation’s Capital, Washington D.C. to face D.C. United on Saturday. Only two goals between the two teams suggests that there was not a lot of action, but it was a hard fought game that saw two Sporting KC players suffer head wounds that drew blood.

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Sporting KC had the first opportunity of the game in the 19th minute when midfielder Roger Espinoza crossed in a ball from the left wing to the far post that found an on-rushing Jacob Peterson who slid and got his foot to the ball but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back out to the middle of the box where it was cleared. Sporting was unlucky to not be ahead 1-0 after that chance.

Sporting KC found another opportunity just ten minutes later in the 29th minute when reigning MLS player of the month Benny Feilhaber found himself to the left of goal and fired a shot on target but D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid did well to deflect the ball out of play.

D.C. found the first goal of the game when Perry Kitchen played a long ball up to Chris Pontius in the box who sent a pass rolling across the face of goal, and Jairo Arrieta got his foot to it and just got it past a sliding Matt Besler to give D.C. the 1-0 lead in the 42nd minute.

Sporting KC were quick to answer when Roger Espinoza dribbled up the left side of goal and crossed back to the center of the box where Dom Dwyer fired an off-balance shot into the back of the net to draw things level at 1-1 in the 45th minute.

D.C. nearly found the winner in the closing moments of the game when a corner kick was cleared out to the top of the box but Michael Farfan collected it and fired a shot that went just wide of goal.

Seth Sinovic and Graham Zusi both experienced scary injuries. Sinovic went up to challenge for a ball with his head and collided with another player which resulted in a gash above his eyebrow that required stitches after the game, but he was able to stay in and ultimately finish the game.