Sporting Kansas City advances to the semifinals of the Western Conference after defeating their rival Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1, in an entertaining duel, Kansas went ahead on the scoreboard and was reached thanks to the intervention of the VAR, however, the local team was able to recover and then score a couple more goals to close the pass to the semifinals.
Mexican striker Alan Pulido did not have a regular scoring season due to injuries, however he was the third best scorer of his team with 8 goals and it is expected that he can return in this game against Vancouver Whitecaps to continue advancing in the objective of winning the MLS Cup.
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Brian White, 25 year old American player, plays as a forward, this season he played 27 games scoring 12 goals, becoming the top scorer in his club, coming from New York RB, at his young age he has been able to help his team to play in this year's playoff, his dynamism and physicality will be fundamental in the aspirations to continue advancing in the tournament.
Dániel Sallói, this player of Hungarian nationality, plays as a forward, this season he scored 16 goals in 30 games being the top scorer in the club, with 25 years old and a height of 1,85 he is an explosive player that thanks to his physique the rivals will have to keep him in their sights to prevent him from scoring.
The Vancouver team had a very busy season, as their Playoff spot was at risk until the last day, although they managed to pass in 6th position the Vancouver team was not a demolishing team on the contrary they were very conservative and that is reflected in their record with 12 wins, 13 draws and 9 defeats with a goal difference of 0, they were placed above their closest pursuers by only 1 point difference, their playoff rival will be Kansas City, which in the regular season they beat 2-1.
Sporting Kansas City finished in third place in the Western Conference with 58 points, a very good amount because the leader only has 3 points more, their record this season was 17 games won, 7 ties and 10 lost, a goal difference of 18, with 58 goals for and 40 against, quite balanced numbers, so the team where the Mexican Alan Pulido lives is the favorite to advance to the next round.
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After concluding a long season in MLS where New England and Colorado were the leaders in their conferences, the North American league is preparing for one of the most competitive Playoffs, the most recognized teams in Mexico, such as L.A. Galaxy, LAFC and Inter Miami, have not been able to get into the playoffs and it is not that some of the teams were left out for not getting the necessary points, in some cases it was the goal difference that has left them out, so needless to say that each playoff match will be more than competitive.
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