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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Bruno Damiani, teenager Cavan Sullivan and Milan Iloski all scored over a five-minute span of the second half for Philadelphia, and the Union used an own goal to beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on Saturday night and extend their unbeaten streak to 11 with a fifth straight victory.
Philadelphia is the fifth team in MLS history to win a match after trailing by three goals. Orlando City pulled off the feat earlier this season in a 4-3 victory over Inter Miami.
André Luiz scored in the fifth minute and again five minutes later to give DC United a 2-0 lead. Defender Wyatt Meyer used his head to score his first career goal in the 16th minute for a 3-0 advantage that stood through halftime.
Damiani started the Union rally in the 64th minute with his career-high eighth goal in his second season.
Sullivan, 16, cut it to 3-2 two minutes later with his seventh goal — using assists from Danley Jean Jacques and older brother Quinn Sullivan. Cavan Sullivan also has 12 assists this season after not contributing to a goal through his first 14 appearances after debuting in 2024.
Iloski scored his career-best 13th goal in his first full season with the Union — unassisted in the 68th minute to tie it 3-3.
Philadelphia got some help on an own goal by Zorhan Bassong in the 73rd minute to complete the comeback.
Andre Blake had two saves for Philadelphia (10-10-6), which has gone 9-0-2 during its unbeaten streak.
Stefan Cleveland saved four shots for Sporting KC (5-17-3) — last in the league with 18 points.
The Union have scored 14 goals in their last three matches after posting back-to-back 5-0 victories over FC Cincinnati and San Diego FC. They haven’t lost since a 6-4 road loss to Inter Miami that left last in the Eastern Conference at the end of May.
Up next
Philadelphia: Hosts Orlando City on Saturday.
Kansas City: At Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
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