Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cincinnati 2nd with 65 points, Sporting KC 15th with 28, 37 apart. On recent form Sporting KC sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. Per game in the league, Cincinnati were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.18, Sporting KC 1.35 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Cincinnati had won four straight. From the last five rounds, Cincinnati held 13 points of 15 and Sporting KC 6.
Cincinnati led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cincinnati: Kévin Denkey (43'), Kévin Denkey (78') · Sporting KC: Zorhan Bassong (89')