Osman Bukari scored late in the second half and Brad Stuver made it stand up in his 81st consecutive start in goal to lead Austin FC to a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City in a season opener.

Set to visit Austin FC at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sporting KC on Thursday announced the acquisition of defender Andrew Brody via a waiver claim. Brody, 29, was waived by Real Salt Lake earlier this week. He spent the last four years with RSL after signing a homegrown player contract with the Utah organization in 2020.

Osman Bukari scored off a corner kick in the 77th minute and Austin FC opened its fifth MLS season with a 1-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in the first game of the season for both clubs.