KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Daniel Salloi tied it in the 71st minute and Sporting Kansas City held on for a draw at 1 Saturday afternoon with expansion side Austin FC.
Johnny Russell challenged goalkeeper Brad Stuver for the loose ball from the deflection of Gianluca Busio's long-distance shot. Stuver slid to stop it, but Russell got a foot on it and it rebounded out to Salloi, who smashed it back into the net for Sporting (5-2-2).
Cecilio Domnguez opened the scoring for Austin (2-4-2) in the 26th minute, slotting a right-footed shot from the right edge of the penalty arc through defender Luis Martins's legs and into the left corner. Zan Kolmanic created the space to assist Domnguez after a give-and-go with Jon Gallagher.