MLS Playoff Summary: Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 2 (SO)

• by Soccer America , Oct 13, 1996

Oct. 13 in Kansas City

Kansas City1 Los Angeles 2 (Los Angeles wins shootout 3-1). Goals: Preki 69; Vanney (Cienfuegos) 77.

Kansas City -- Lagerwey, Uderitz, Okafor, Bowers, Gutierrez, Johnston, Sorber, Preki, Chung, Takawira, Wright. Sub: McKeon for Okafor in 51st minute.

Los Angeles -- Campos, Vanney, Calichman, Fraser, Semioli, Salcedo, Armas, Cienfuegos, Jones, Razov, Hurtado. Subs: Karapetyan for Razov in 54th minute, Noamouz for Semioli in 71st, Kramer for Salcedo (Campos moved to forward) in 73rd.

Shootout: Los Angeles -- Noamouz (NG -- saved), Fraser (G), Jones (NG -- missed), Cienfuegos (G), Vanney (G); Kansas City -- Chung (NG -- missed), Preki (NG -- saved), Wright (G), Sorber (NG -- saved).

Yellow cards: Kansas City -- Johnston 70, Preki 81; Los Angeles --
Calichman 38, Semioli 42, Armas 60, Cienfuegos 67.

Referee: Zimmerman Boulos.

Att.: 11,041.

Los Angeles wins series 2-0 and advances to face D.C. United in MLS Cup '96.