Eight Thoughts from Sporting KC versus the San Jose Earthquakes

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports What a game! Sporting Kansas City and the San Jose Earthquakes put on quite the display yesterday afternoon and into the evening. Lots of good and of course lots of bad when six goals find the back of the net. Let’s get to some thoughts.

I hit this pretty hard last night with all the amazing stats coming out about Melia’s performance. Shortest shootout in MLS history. Second time an MLS team has failed to score during a shootout (that stat about who did it the first time blew my mind). The hits just keep coming. If you stayed up and watched the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas PK shootout then it only further cemented how amazing Melia is. 16 penalties taken?…