Tim Melia blanks San Jose in shootout, Sporting KC advances

SEASON.SPORTING KC CLAIMED THE WEST,SECURING THEM HOME FIELD THROUGHTHE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP INTHE MLS PLAYOFFS.THEY JUST NEED TO WIN TO GETTHERE.SPORTING HOSTS SAN JOSE TO OPENTHE PLAYOFFS.IT LOOKED GOOD IN THE OPENINGMINUTES, SPORTING TAKING THECORNER KID, KICKSPORTING TAKES AN EARLY LEAD,SAN JOSE TAKES THE LEAD BUTANOTHER CORNER KICK FORSPORTING, THEY SEND IT IN.THAT ALSO FINDS THE FLOW --POST, TIES THE GAME IT TO APIECE.SENATE -- SAN JOSE HAS A GREATOPPORTUNITY, COMES UP WITH NOTONE BUT TWO GREAT SAVES IN THEFINAL MINUTES, EXTRA TIMESPORTING WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE.GREAT BALL WORK HERE, HE FINDSTHE BACK OF THE NIGHT, SPORTINGTAKES A THREE-TO LEAD WITH JUSTMINUTES TO GO.SAN JOSE TIES IT UP AT THREE, WEARE GOING INT