After the Swope Park Rangers concluded the regular season with six victories in their final seven matches, defender Oumar Ballo described it as a “thrilling” final couple of months.
Even more so now.
Swope Park kept its inaugural United Soccer League playoff march moving with a 2-1 overtime victory against Orange County FC — a match in which the Rangers finished with nine men after a pair of red-card ejections.
Forward Dane Kelly scored the game-winner in the 105th minute.
The Rangers, a USL affiliate of Sporting Kansas City, will play host to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 at 7:30 p.