First half_1, Nashville, Zimmerman, 2 (Leal), 15th minute.
Second half_2, Sporting Kansas City, Busio, 2 (Russell), 53rd; 3, Sporting Kansas City, Hurtado, 3 (Dia), 79th.
Goalies_Nashville, Joe Willis, Elliot Panicco; Sporting Kansas City, Tim Melia, John Pulskamp.
Yellow Cards_Johnston, Nashville, 12th; Lovitz, Nashville, 38th; Sanchez, Sporting Kansas City, 52nd; Jones, Nashville, 76th.
Referee_Fotis Bazakos. Assistant Referees_Peter Balciunas, TJ Zablocki, Jon Freemon. 4th Official_Nima Saghafi.
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Lineups
Nashville_Joe Willis; Alistair Johnston, Daniel Lovitz, Dave Romney, Walker Zimmerman (Jalil Anibaba, 65th); Brian Anunga (Matt LaGrassa, 76th), Derrick Jones (Jack Maher, 76th), Randall Leal, Dax McCarty, Alex Muyl (Eric Miller, 60th); Abu Danladi (Taylor Washington, 60th).
Sporting Kansas City_Tim Melia; Amadou Dia (Luis Martins, 81st), Jaylin Lindsey, Roberto Puncec, Winston Reid; Gianluca Busio (Roger Espinoza, 65th), Gadi Kinda, Ilie Sanchez; Gerso Fernandes (Daniel Salloi, 81st), Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton (Erik Hurtado, 49th).
