Triple sub coming for SKC. Ian James, Seymour Reid and Ruben Ramos Jr. #SportingKC #SKCvPOR

Trio of changes coming for Sporting KC. Looks like Seymour Reid, Ruben Ramos Jr. and Ian James coming on the field. Ramos, 20, is the oldest player coming on in this triple sub. #SKCvPOR #SportingKC

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It was the full Jansen Miller experience in the first half. He broke up a ton of plays and intervened aggressively. Until it caught up with him and he made a mistake (committing the penalty). #SportingKC #SKCvPOR

That was a bad half of soccer from #SportingKC. Struggled to maintain possession and progressing the ball.

Janssen roofs it. #SportingKC is going to trail 2-0 at the half. Lots of work to do.

Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziére comes back from the monitor and points to the spot. Seemed pretty clear. Janssen stepping up to take right before halftime. #SportingKC #SKCvPOR

Jansen Miller might have got away with a foul on Velde. Who for the umpteenth time has gone to ground to help delay the review here. But I think it's a penalty coming anyways. #SportingKC

Lasse Berg Johnsen's absence is certainly being felt in the buildup tonight. Less ideas, less execution, a lot of turnovers. #SportingKC

Kwaku Agyabeng is having another stellar night in the midfield. He is all over the place to sniff out a loose ball and make a tackle. Keeping Sporting's attacking moving side to side well too. #SportingKC

First note in Sebastian Stein's notebook "find Center Backs" #SportingKC

SKC did absolutely nothing for over 5 minutes. Then Andre Luiz got the ball and almost scored. Kissed off the post then across the goal line. #SportingKC #SKCvPOR

It has been all Timbers the first half. Sporting has hardly possessed the ball beyond the halfway line. And then all of a sudden Luiz gets on the ball and Sporting nearly scores. Good lord he is insane. #SportingKC

KC WIZ. ETC. ETC. #SPORTINGKC

Underway on a beautiful night in Kansas City. #SportingKC #SKCvPOR

...and we're back. Let's go #SportingKC

Bassong replaces the injured Berg Johnsen, who is unavailable. No other changes, but 2 GKs on the bench because it's so thin. #SportingKC

Would be a good night for pre-World Cup Bassong to show up again…. #SportingKC