Latif Blessing made the most of his first Sporting Kansas City start on Saturday, scoring in both halves of a back-and-forth 2-2 draw at Orlando City SC.
The 20-year-old Ghanaian was justly rewarded for his impressive today, receiving a game ball from fellow forward and teammate Dom Dwyer and being named to the MLS Team of the Week bench on MLSsoccer.com and Goal.com.
With goals in the ninth and 74th minutes, Blessing became the youngest Sporting KC player to score twice in a competitive match, doing so at the age of 20 years and 134 days. He is only the fifth player to score a brace in his first MLS start for the club, joining Digital Takawira (1996), Mo Johnston (1996), Birahim Diop (2010) and Omar Bravo (2011).
Currently tied atop the Western Conference table with 19 points, Sporting Kansas City returns to action Wednesday for a Retro Night showdown against defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders FC at Children's Mercy Park. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT and tickets are on sale at SeatGeek.com. A limited-time Throwback Four-Pack — including four tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and four bags of chips — is also available by calling 888-4KC-GOAL or by filling out this online form.
