And then there were eight. Sporting Kansas City had quite the scare against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday in their first knockout round game. It took penalty kicks and a marvelous Tim Melia performance to push them on to the next round. Melia is the best PK stopper in the league. If it gets to that stage (though I’m not sure my heart can take it), I like SKC’s chances. But it’d be better to win it in regulation and move on to the semi-finals.
The Union, on the other hand, were tested to get to where they are.