Sporting KC earn draw with Whitecaps on late penalty kick

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC and visiting Sporting Kansas City played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night.

After Alan Pulido scored in the first half to give Kansas City the lead, Ryan Gauld tied the game for the Whitecaps with a penalty kick in the 88th minute.

The tie continued what has been an impressive turnaround for Kansas City (4-8-5, 17 points), which is 4-1-2 in its past seven league games. Sporting Kansas City was w