The first two days of the 2021 MLS Cup playoff games are in the books and it seemed like a good time to drop a few observations about Sporting KC’s satisfying win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night at Children's Mercy Park.
1. The Unusual Suspects
If I would have told you before the game that Khiry Shelton and Graham Zusi would both end the game with a goal and assist I think the skepticism would have been significant. That skepticism would not have been without merit, it was Zusi’s first goal of the season and only his sixth assist.