Sporting Kansas City- Top 5 Goals of 2023!

Out on the field, so that's a good sign. Well, that's a good quick turn. Numbers for SKC is the touch right. A little wide. The foul! Goal! Connections in the front line for Sporting Kansas City, and they lead it 2-0. Here's the initial touch from Pulido to be able to break free. You got the runners into the box, understanding of where there's players, and that's an excellent finish. And Voltaire coming out of the midfield, a little backheel, and then first time from Shalhoubi to tuck that into the far post. Excellent combination play. Awareness all around. We talked so much about Pulido and his movement in the box, but he's so important in the build-up as well. Tony Russell missing out of court, and they are missing him, you feel, right now out there, just in terms of what he's doing on the field, but the presence out there on the field. That's good. That's incredible! What Eric Tommy and Kansas City are level out of nothing. In the attack, and you look at Eric Tommy. Starts in the far corner, and how he's able to dip inside, weave his way into an area where he thinks, I'll have a goal. I'll take this on, and what a lovely technique this is. As he cuts inside, he gets all of this, as that ball is moving right into the corner. That is sublime technique. Pulido to Russell. All a little tight, but here's Tommy providing an outlet. Back into traffic. Russell. Oh, it's lovely. Johnny Russell! Ankle. What ankle! He doesn't feel pain, and it's nothing but pleasure for the sporting Kansas City fans, who do double their advantage here. Johnny Russell has taken this first half by the scruff of the neck, and as he picks this up, he has one thing on his mind. He just opens up the left end. Rodriguez respects the left so much that he bites at this little fake, and then from there, Montero has to let him go, so he doesn't commit the foul. A fortuitous bounce off of Beeson's trailing foot, but it's just the decisive nature. The cheeky little meg from the Scotsman. The man who provided an assist three minutes in had a nasty rolled ankle five minutes in. Now 43 minutes in. Finalist for now. What a season he's had. Here's Polito. Can they challenge Berkey? And Dembe is coming forward. He has face, and Dembe! A wonderful goal from the unlikeliest source, the left back, Logan Dembe, gives the visitors the lead in match one of round one of the Western Conference playoffs. This is defending a throw-in in your defensive third. Polito pulls off. Nowinski's tied in too tight. Vasilev is caught too tight inside, and how about this? Prepare it with one touch forward, and then Dembe's been fantastic in his second year in Major League Soccer. Perfect technique, perfect start for Peter Vermees, and sporting Kansas City here in St. Louis, Missouri. Because they returned serve and returned the favor to St. Louis City after that 4-0 loss. It is amazing to me how quick and reactions are on point from Godikinda. Oh! What a goal! What a half from Sporting KC! What a finish this is. Godikinda had to be really good tonight. How good is this?