The ball rests 12 yards from goal, only 36 feet separating a striker and a goalkeeper. At a glance, the penalty kick looks impossibly difficult for the latter.
Tim Melia has had a way of tilting the odds during his Sporting Kansas City tenure.
Once more Sunday.
Sporting KC defeated Philadelphia 2-0 in ts home opener, a penalty kick save from Melia preserving a shutout.
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If not more.
Melia stonewalled Philadelphia midfielder Marco Fabian in the 41st minute, a sprawling save that came with Sporting leading by just one goal.