Major League Soccer announced today the MLS Team of the Matchday presented by Audi for Matchday 4 of the regular season with Sporting Kansas City forward Dejan Joveljic and midfielder Lasse Berg Johnsen honored as two of the top 20 players in the league following the team's 2-1 road win at the LA Galaxy.
Both players recorded a goal and an assist on Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park as Joveljic scored against his former club in first-half stoppage time and Berg Johnsen scored the game-winner in the 74th minute on his MLS debut.
"I really can't explain how much this win means to us," Joveljic said postgame. "We fought until the end. I'm very proud of the guys. It's my pleasure to be the captain of this team. I'm just here to score goals and to be the example."
"It was a perfect debut," Berg Johnsen said. "It was a really proud moment for me to debut in MLS, but it's not about me. It's all about the team. I really enjoyed being a part of the team. They have made it easy for me to come into this group. I think we did a great effort and now we can build on this. This creates confidence within the group."
Sporting Kansas City returns home to host the Colorado Rapids at 7:30 p.m. CT this Saturday at Sporting Park. The Western Conference clash is a rematch of Kansas City's inaugural match on April 13, 1996 and the club will celebrate Retro Night presented by Russell Stover with special festivities celebrating the 1994 era when the United States last hosted the FIFA World Cup.
Tickets are available online at SeatGeek, including the Coca-Cola Family & Friends 4-Pack featuring four Price Chopper South Stand tickets, four 20-ounce Coca-Cola products and four hot dogs for only $100.Â
Saturday's showdown will be available to watch on Apple TVÂ in both English (Jessica Charman and Ian Joy) and Spanish (Nacho Garcia) in addition to local radio coverage on Sports Radio 810 WHB (Blake Aerni and Jon Kempin) and La Grande 1340 AM (Josue Orantes and Diego Gutierrez).
