The visitors got on the front foot quickly, with Santiago Colombatto scoring the game’s opening goal after 16 minutes. The ball landed at the midfielder’s feet in the penalty box, and though his first shot came off a nearby SKC player, he was able to score easily on the rebound.
Eleven minutes later, Leon were up 2-0. Omar Fernandez made a deep run in SKC’s half, making his way to the edge of the penalty area and scoring from there.
Leon capped off a dominant first half with a third goal, as Fernandez completed his brace in the 44th minute. He received the ball from the left corner of the penalty area and ran a bit closer to goal before taking the shot and scoring from a tight angle.
The second half started with more balance, allowing Sporting KC to eventually get on the board in the 61st minute. Grayson Barber sent the ball into the box from the right side of the pitch, and substitute Cameron Duke swept home a one-timed shot from close range.
SKC’s comeback aspirations were dashed quickly, though, when Leon responded with another goal a minute later. Elias Hernandez sent the ball towards Jose Ivan Rodriguez on the left side of the pitch, who made his way towards goal and sent the ball across the goal line. Waiting nearby was Angel Mena, who scored from close range.
In the 72nd minute, it was 5-1 to Leon. Fernandez got close to goal before sending a backwards pass to Mena, who then quickly sent the ball to Jean Meneses. From near the penalty spot, Meneses calmly finished to continue building the visitors’ lead.
Leon added another goal just six minutes later. Mena made a long pass from the midway point, with Victor Davila meeting the ball on the right side of the pitch. Davila then made a run into the penalty area before scoring from an angle.
