Sporting Kansas City Advances in MLS Playoffs Following Scoreless Draw and Penalty Kicks Victory Over San Jose Earthquakes

Goalkeeper Tim Melia remains undefeated in penalty shootouts as Sporting KC moves on to face rivals St. Louis in best-of-three series.

Sporting Kansas City advances in the MLS playoffs after a scoreless draw where they won 4-2 on penalty kicks against the San Jose Earthquakes.
Dániel Sallói scored the winning penalty kick for Sporting Kansas City, with Johnny Russell converting the first penalty kick.
Goalkeeper Tim Melia, who has an undefeated record in penalty shootouts, including a 5-0 record with Sporting KC, successfully denied a penalty kick from San Jose midfielder Cristian Espinoza.
Sporting Kansas City will go on to face rival St. Louis in a best-of-three series starting on Sunday.
Despite having some scoring opportunities, San Jose was unable to break through, marking their sixth failure to advance in seven playoff appearances since winning the MLS Cup in 2003.