Erik Thommy scored on a free kick in the fourth minute, Alan Pulido added his 14th goal of the season and Sporting Kansas City beat 10-man Real Salt Lake 3-2 on Saturday night. Kansas City (11-14-8) has alternated wins and losses in its last seven matches, with the most recent a 4-1 loss to St. Louis City last Saturday. Sporting has not lost consecutive matches in all competitions since April, avoiding defeat in the match following its previous 11 losses.