This was not the plan.
Sporting Kansas City, just a single win away from their second Western Conference finals appearance in three years, entered Thursday night’s game against Minnesota United as the top seed in the West.
Coming off the penalty kick heroics of Tim Melia in the previous game against the San Jose Earthquakes, many SKC fans were feeling good. Facing a Minnesota team that had never won in Kansas City, it seemed that all SKC had to do was play the way we all know they’re capable of to beat the Loons once again and move on to face the Seattle Sounders.