{"id":2613,"date":"2011-06-21T22:59:24","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T02:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2011-06-21T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T01:00:17","slug":"cj-sapong-scores-first-goal-ever-at-livestrong-sporting-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2613","title":{"rendered":"CJ Sapong Scores First Goal Ever at Livestrong Sporting Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_VWCXM28F0w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFormer JMU soccer player CJ Sapong seems to have a knack for scoring memorable goals. He scored the fastest goal for a rookie in MLS history in his debut in March. Last weekend, he became the first player ever to score in the brand new Livestrong Sporting Park. The rookie is making an impact for his team Sporting Kansas City. Sapong and team captain Davy Arnaud are the only two players to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/2011\/06\/20\/2962179\/11-factual-statements-about-sporting.html\">have played in every match this season.<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D2613&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Former JMU soccer player CJ Sapong seems to have a knack for scoring memorable goals. He scored the fastest goal for a rookie in MLS history in his debut in March. Last weekend, he became the first player ever to score in the brand new Livestrong Sporting Park. The rookie is making an impact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[133,130,158],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2251,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=2251","url_meta":{"origin":2613,"position":0},"title":"JMU Alum CJ Sapong Scores 1:43 Into His MLS Debut","date":"March 23, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Former JMU soccer star, CJ Sapong, got his MLS career started with a bang over the weekend. The rookie striker earned\u00a0the start\u00a0for the season opener and\u00a0then scored in the second minute of the match. Scroll to the 48 second point in the video above to see it. 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