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Sellout Crowd On Hand For First Match At Livestrong Sporting Park

MLS Sporting KC last night played its first game at Livestrong Sporting Park before a sellout crowd of 19,925. It was the "moment the club's owners had been waiting for, one that would make their dream of a state-of-the-art stadium a reality." Sporting KC co-Owner Cliff Illig: "This is about potential on the field, potential for this venue, potential for these fans to witness something they've never seen before in this town. This is the starting point." The game against the Fire ended in a 0-0 draw (K.C. STAR, 6/10).

Under the header, "Stadium Opening Avoids Major Glitches On First Night," the K.C. STAR's Tod Palmer writes there were "reports of Internet outages and some people struggled to park." Sporting KC VP/Communications Rob Thomson said, "There are still things we need to tweak a little bit. Building a stadium of this magnitude in 16 months is unheard of, so a few glitches were expected" (K.C. STAR, 6/10). 

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