Logan Ndenbe entered the 2023 MLS playoffs without a professional goal. He'd played 48 games for Sporting Kansas City, and dozens more in Belgium and France. As a left back who literally never scores, he was an unlikely hero — and his team, SKC, which opened the season without a win for two-and-a-half months, was once an unlikely playoff disruptor.
Nov 5, 2023; Kansas City, KS, USA; St. Louis City SC midfielder Jared Stroud battles Sporting Kansas City defender Logan Ndenbe for the ball in the first half of game two in a round one match of the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs at Children's Mercy Park. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports - 21827767So of course Sporting KC dumped St. Louis City FC, the Western Conference champs, out of those playoffs on Sunday.
The West's No. 8 seed knocked off the top seed in straight sets, with wins on consecutive weekends, and with six total goals — including two from Ndenbe.For much of the past eight months, St. Louis had enjoyed a dreamy, record-breaking inaugural season. Its fans invariably packed CityPark. Its unheralded players roared to the top of the table and never looked back, clinching the No. 1 seed with weeks to spare.Only one top seed even reached MLS Cup between 2012 and 2021.
It got a three-game series, and therefore a second chance after SKC's 4-1 upset last Sunday. But it couldn't take that chance. Ndenbe tucked away a classy goal just before halftime to give Kansas City a lead. Daniel Salloi made it 2-0 midway through the second half.
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