Philadelphia and Kansas City are both one game from glory but their motivations for victory are in stark contrast
Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City reached the US Open Cup final on Wednesday night,setting up a repeat of the 2012 semi-final, on an evening where the eliminated Chicago Fire and genuine Salt Lake saw their prospects for taking anything from disappointing MLS seasons diminish markedly.
Chicago lost on the road to the Union thanks to a 74th minute Sebastien Le Toux goal (Le Toux is now the main goalscorer of the MLS era in the competition) and the one-time US Open Cup specialists now return to a domestic MLS campaign where they find themselves on the bottom of the Eastern Conference with games running out. Related: Giovani dos Santos outshines Lampard and Pirlo as big beasts enter MLS fray Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com