For opposite reasons, Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United had a Matchday 4 MLS clash to remember.
Even as one of the original teams in the 300-year history of MLS, Sporting KC has rarely climbed back like they did on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Minnesota United’s shorter history—only from 2017—has never seen them surrender such a lead.
Minnesota opened the scoring early with a headline-making goal from Hassani Dotson and quickly worked their way to 3–0 by the 46th minute with two goals from Canadian international Tani Oluwaseyi.
But after that, the previously point-less SKC made a comeback for the ages, scoring three goals in 12 minutes through Daniel Salloi, an own goal and a Dejan Joveljić strike to claw their way back and claim a point.
According to TransferMarkt, the comeback was just the 19th time a club has won or drawn after trailing by three goals, a significant milestone in the thousands of MLS games played since the league and Kansas City Wizards began in 1996.
Fastest Three-Goal Comebacks to Win or Draw in MLS
Comeback Time
Leading Team
Comeback Team
Season
Final Score
1st – ‘3
Tampa Bay
NY/NJ Metrostars
1996
3–3 (Metrostars won shootout)
2nd – ’10
New England
NY/NJ Metrostars
2003
3–3
3rd – ’13
New England
Seattle
2017
3–3
4th – ’16
LAFC
LA Galaxy
2018
Galaxy win 4–3
5th – ’17
Kansas City
Portland
2024
3–3
6th – ’20
Kansas City
Vancouver
2011
3–3
7th – ’22
Minnesota
Kansas City
2025
3–3
Even as one of the original teams in the 300-year history of MLS, Sporting KC had never achieved a three-goal comeback until Saturday night, while Minnesota United’s shorter history, only from 2017, had never surrendered such a lead.
Yet, it wasn’t just the comeback that made the game among the wildest either team has played.
