On an evening in Philadelphia last September, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Jordi Quintilla scooted a penalty kick across the goal line, clinching the club its second U.S. Open Cup championship in four seasons. And so for a brief moment, the frustrations of an uneven MLS campaign dissipated.
A match in Minnesota on Wednesday night offered some symmetry.
Sporting KC launched its Open Cup championship defense with a 2-1 victory in overtime against Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League.
Diego Rubio provided the game-winning goal in the second segment of overtime.
Twice, actually.