Go in-depth for Sporting Kansas City's 1-1 draw vs Real Esteli on Tuesday night at Sporting Park with this match's fast facts.
- Tuesday night marked the first ever CONCACAF Champions League match held at Sporting Park. Sporting KC's last home match in a CONCACAF-wide tournament was in 2005.
- With the draw, Sporting KC (2-0-1) extends their lead to four points atop Group 2 in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League.
- With the draw, Real Esteli FC is now eliminated from the tournament with one point from three games.
- Sporting KC defeated Real Esteli 2-0 in the opening match of the CCL group stage on August 7 courtesy of goals from Ike Opara and Dom Dwyer.
- Sporting KC defeated CD Olimpia 2-0 in their second CCL match.
- Sporting KC conceded their first goal of the tournament on Tuesday, scored by Rudel Calero in the 54th minute.
- Calero's goal was scored on a Real Esteli corner kick. Samuel Wilson earned the corner eight minutes after entering the match.
- Wilson took the corner kick, Real Esteli's lone corner kick in the match on Tuesday.
- Jacob Peterson scored Sporting KC's only goal in the match, tapping in a Graham Zusi corner kick in the 78th minute.
- The goal is Peterson's first goal in CCL while playing for Sporting KC. The goal is also Peterson's first goal of the year in all competition.
- The assist is Zusi's second in CCL play. He recorded his first assist in Sporting KC's last CCL match against CD Olimpia.
- Zusi took eight corner kicks on Tuesday, most among all players.
- Real Esteli's Douglas De Souza will be suspended for Esteli's final CCL group stage match against CD Olimpia on Tuesday, September 24 for yellow card accumulation. De Souza was shown yellow in the 58th minute of Tuesday's match for a reckless foul.
- Josh Gardner received a yellow card in the 84th minute of Tuesday's match.
- Sporting KC now has six players carrying cautions into the final group stage match: Josh Gardner, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Mechack Jerome, Paulo Nagamura and Soony Saad.
- Sporting KC outshot Real Esteli FC 16-5 on Tuesday.
- Sporting KC held the advantage in possession over Real Esteli FC with 66% on Tuesday.
- Graham Zusi led all players with three chances created.
- Matt Besler led all players with 81 passes.
- Benny Feilhaber led all players with 12 duels won.
- Sporting KC hosts their final CCL group stage match on October 23 against CD Olimpia.
