Matias Almeyda, San Jose Earthquakes manager, just before halftime after Sporting Kansas City had controlled much of the half at San Jose Saturday evening:
Almeyda’s reaction is one of my favorite moments of Sporting KC’s 3-1 eventual victory. He might be wondering… How were the Earthquakes going to counteract Sporting’s control of the pace of the match, their exploitation of San Jose’s spine, and match their intensity?
The Earthquakes never did. The tremendous team and individual goals that Sporting produced were, of course, the biggest moments of Sporting’s second win in a row.