It was an impressive performance from Sporting KC on Wednesday night as they defeated Real Esteli down in Nicaragua. Defensively, Sporting KC were able to limit Esteli's chances and earn a clean sheet.
Digging deeper into the statistics shows that Sporting KC's backline were dominant in aerial duels. The four defenders and goalkeeper combined to win 10 of 12 aerial duels in Wednesday's match. One of these duels was Ike Opara raising above several defenders to head in the game-winning goal. In MLS matches, Opara is winning 76% of his aerial duels the team overall is winning 57%.
Sporting KC's next CONCACAF Champions League match will be on August 27th when they will face CD Olimpia.
