Andy Edwards, the managing editor of The Daily Wiz, shares his insight into the first MLS match at Livestrong Sporting Park, which he attended and viewed from the pressbox.
Livestrong Sporting Park Lives Up To Hype, Even If First Match Didn’t
By Andy Edwards - The Daily Wiz
A team that has waited for a permanent home all their own for 15 years, Sporting KC finally had finished the never-ending 10-game road trip to start their 2011 season, and were they ever ready to come home and play in front of a home crowd. The stadium, regularly a 20-22-month construction job that was completed in just over 16 months, was packed to the rafters after the team sold nearly 1,500 standing-room-only tickets on the day of the game. Fans were not about to miss such a monumental night in Kansas City soccer history.
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