The Swope Park Rangers (5-4-2, 6th place) moved back into playoff position with a 2-2 draw against Phoenix Rising FC (5-5-1, 10th place) on Sunday at Children’s Mercy Victory Field in Swope Soccer Village.
Twenty-one-year-old Kevin Oliveira and 20-year-old Nansel Selbol each converted penalty kicks to twice give SPR the lead, however Phoenix drew a controversial penalty of their own in the 89th minute and 39-year-old Didier Drogba stepped to the spot to score the late equalizer with his second goal of the match.
The propensity for penalties in the all-time match-up continued, this time with referee Katja Koroleva, as a total of seven penalty kicks have now been scored by six different players in the three-game history between the clubs.