It was do or die in the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinal Thursday night at Sporting Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting and Independiente La Chorrera of Panama battled to a 2-1 win for the host in Panama last Wednesday to set up this decisive contest. The winner would earn a matchup with Liga Mx side Monterrey in the semifinals.
For Sporting KC, the simplest scenario for victory in the two-leg aggregate goals series was a 1-0 win that would see the home side advance on the strength of Ilie Sanchez’s penalty kick goal in Panama last Wednesday.