He wasn’t tested often, but when he was, Tim Melia came up big.
The Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper made three saves on Saturday night, including two massive stops against his former teammate Dom Dwyer, to collect his MLS-leading 12th shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory over Orlando City SC at Children’s Mercy Park.
The result was effectively secured in the 53rd minute when Felipe Gutierrez rifled home from the top of the box, sealing Sporting KC’s return to winning ways and lifting the club into second place in the Western Conference—two points ahead of Los Angeles Football Club and a point behind leaders FC Dallas—with seven games left on the 2018 slate.