Celebration planned this afternoon at Sporting Park

Fans will celebrate the Sporting KC’s championship in the U.S. Open Cup with an event this afternoon at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.

The event will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Sporting Park. There is no charge.

The team won the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Pa.

The match went into overtime and ended with a penalty kick shootout. Jordi Quintilla, a 21-year-old Sporting KC midfielder, made the winning penalty kick for a 7-6 total score.