{"id":7682,"date":"2017-06-15T00:02:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T04:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=7682"},"modified":"2017-06-15T00:02:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T04:02:27","slug":"sporting-kc-take-care-business-us-open-cup-fourth-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2017\/06\/15\/sporting-kc-take-care-business-us-open-cup-fourth-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting KC Take Care of Business in US Open Cup Fourth Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City, KS (June 14, 2017)<\/strong> – Sporting KC handled business in their Fourth Round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Match after a pretty disappointing draw on the weekend<\/a>. The 4-0 scoreline is as dominant as it reads. Dom Dwyer and Gerso Fernandes were on the scoresheet, as well as Daniel Salloi, who recorded his first goal for Sporting.<\/p>\n

Sporting KC Take Care of Business in US Open Cup Fourth Round<\/h1>\n

As the lineups were announced, Minnesota’s 5-3-2 formation made it seem like Minnesota was just going to bunker in and counter, Montreal’s recipe for success<\/a> last weekend. That was not the case though.<\/p>\n

“It was good that they came out and pressed us high, it was very good that we had to deal with that. They did a good job at that as they pinned us back a couple times,”<\/em> said Manager Peter Vermes. “We kept having to try and find solutions, which was great for us.”<\/em><\/p>\n

While it started slow, Sporting KC was still pretty dominant. They broke the damn in the final couple minutes of the first half. The First goal came from a corner kick. Patrick McLain made a really good stop on a blast from Jimmy Medranda. On the ensuing corner kick, Ike Opara’s flick header at the near post made it 1-0 in the 43rd minute.<\/p>\n

Gerso Fernandes added on to the Sporting KC lead in first half stoppage time. Daniel Salloi blasted a shot off the post and Fernandes gathered the rebound and put it into the empty net, and putting Sporting KC into the locker room with a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Sporting came out on the front foot, and a little more direct for the second half. But right in the 54th minute, a collision between Roger Espinoza and Joseph Greenspan ended up injuring Greenspan pretty bad. Greenspan was treated for a neck injury and the delay to put him in the correct restraints was around 11 or 12 minutes.<\/p>\n

With the momentum being in Sporting’s hands before the delay, it could’ve been a great opportunity for Minnesota to regroup and grab a goal on the restart. But credit to Sporting, and manager Peter Vermes for giving them the same message as the one at half-time. “We were breaking the lines, we just needed to run into the defense a little bit more, (be) a bit more direct, which I thought would put them under pressure quite a bit. And I think that really put them in a position where they had to be more conservative.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The message worked, and six minutes on from the restart, Dom Dwyer received a perfect ball through the backline from Gerso. It was an easy finish for Dwyer and the result was pretty much out of the question at that point.<\/p>\n

For good measure, Sporting were looking for a fourth, and they got that in the 83rd minute from Home-Grown player, Daniel Salloi. Roger Espinoza found the youngster and Salloi did really well to turn and slot home for his first goal with the senior team.<\/p>\n

“I was really excited when I saw yesterday when I was gonna be in the starting lineup. I was trying to touch the ball and create some chances,” said Salloi. “The goal eventually came, it was a great ball by Roger. I’m very happy, and hopefully more will come.”<\/em><\/p>\n

He could have had two, and while he was happy he got one, as every stiker should be, he was a little annoyed he didn’t get the chance in the first half that rang off the post.<\/p>\n

“I’m glad we scored off it, but you know, I’m a forward. I’m mad when I hit the post or something like that. But right now I feel good because I scored my goal.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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