- Giacomo Vrioni (31', 35')
- Johnny Russell (50')
- Andreu Fontàs (61')
Vrioni scores 2 goals as Revolution beat Sporting KC 2-1
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- — Giacomo Vrioni scored two goals a few minutes apart to lead the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
Vrioni first-timed a cross played by Emmanuel Boateng to open the scoring in the 31st minute and made it 2-0 in the 35th minute with a putback of a missed shot by Carles Gil.
Johnny Russell scored for Sporting KC (0-6-3).
The Revolution outshot Sporting KC 16-8, with nine shots on goal to three for Sporting KC.
Djordje Petrovic had two saves for the Revolution. Tim Melia stopped seven shots for Sporting KC.
Sporting played a man down after Andreu Fontàs was shown a red card for denying an obvious run scoring opportunity in the 61st minute.
Both teams next play Saturday. The Revolution host Cincinnati and Sporting KC hosts Montreal.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Nima Saghafi
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +9 | 21 |
| Minnesota United FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 20 |
| LA Galaxy | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +4 | 19 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 18 |
| Colorado Rapids | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 18 |
| Austin FC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 16 |
| LAFC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | +1 | 13 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Portland Timbers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| FC Dallas | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
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| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Miami CF | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +14 | 24 |
| FC Cincinnati | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 21 |
| Toronto FC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| New York Red Bulls | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
| Charlotte FC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| New York City FC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| Philadelphia Union | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 14 |
| D.C. United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| Atlanta United FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
| CF Montréal | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 12 |
| Nashville SC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 11 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
| Orlando City SC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| New England Revolution | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
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