Sporting Kansas City gave up a 95th minute goal on Saturday to drop two points on the road against the Chicago Fire just seconds before the final whistle. In the moment many fans were upset with Tim Melia for coming out for the ball. It’s possible Melia should get a little blame, but as is often the case, much more went wrong on the play.
Right at the end of the 94th minute Roberto Puncec cleared a ball that by all accounts may have ended the game. But before the referee could look down and check his watch, the ball was flighted back into the box and Djordje Mihailovic scored a mere 10 seconds after the minimum of four minutes of stoppage time had elapsed.