With a steady rain pouring on him, Sporting Kansas City forward Johnny Russell stood 35 yards from goal with the ball on his patented left foot. On a night in which a playoff berth awaited, Russell had grown tired of a proverbial lid fastened to the goal. The initial 23 shots had proven unsuccessful.
So as he stared down at the ball, readying a pass, Russell thought better of it. He instead juked one defender, then another, then another and then one more — all to set up his left foot.
A breakthrough awaited on the other end.