One was making his 100th appearance for Sporting Kansas City in all competitions. The other was celebrating his 28th birthday. And both delivered brilliant performances to earn MLSsoccer.com MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 6.
Tim Melia racked up a regular season club-record 10 saves and Johnny Russell scored a stunning solo goal to propel Sporting Kansas City to a resolute 2-0 road win over the LA Galaxy on Sunday night at StubHub Center. Their MLS Team of the Week inclusion is the cherry on top of a sweet victory that lifts Manager Peter Vermes’ men into a tie for first place in the Supporters’ Shield standings.