"Despite taking the lead at home through a Dejan Joveljic penalty in the 16th minute, Owen Wolff scored an equaliser ahead of half-time before assisting CJ Fodrey's winner eight minutes from time. Sporting KC were on top in the early stages of the game and went on to produce more expected goals (xG) than Austin, 2.06 to 1.16, but failed to build on their opening goal. Austin's winner came from a corner, and Zavagnin was less than impressed with his side's inability to defend set pieces."
"If I'm not mistaken, that might be the 13th set piece [goal] that we've taken this year. Going back all the way to the beginning of the year, they won 1-0 on a set piece and now we find ourselves in a similar fate. We had a lot of the ball tonight, but I don't necessarily think we created incredible chances with it. I think we leave a lot to be desired from the game, knowing that with a better performance we could have got a better result. All the players on the field gave effort. I just think the game played out in a very lifeless way. But at the end of the day, we weren't good enough on the day to get anything more out of the game."
Sporting Kansas City conceded a 2-1 home defeat to Austin FC after taking an early lead from a Dejan Joveljic penalty. Owen Wolff levelled before half-time and later assisted CJ Fodrey's winner from a corner. Sporting KC produced a higher expected goals total (2.06) than Austin (1.16) and held much of the ball, but failed to turn control into decisive chances. Set-piece defending was identified as a recurring problem, with multiple conceded set-piece goals this season. Owen Wolff continued a rich scoring and assisting run, directly contributing to eight goals in seven MLS matches.
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