- Sporting Kansas City was eliminated from the 2014 MLS Cup playoffs with a 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Thursday night.
- Sporting KC is 2-5-1 (2013 MLS Cup counted as a tie) in single-game, winner-take-all playoff games. The New York Red Bulls move to 3-1-0 in such matches.
- Thursday marked Sporting Kansas City's 43rd all-time playoff match, tying the club with the Chicago Fire for second most among teams in MLS history.
- Prior to tonight, Sporting KC was unbeaten in 45 straight (43-0-2, dating back to 2011) in MLS competition when leading in the 75th minute.
- Dom Dwyer opened the scoring on Thursda with his 24th goal across all competition in 2014, a single-season team record.
- Dwyer finished the regular season with 22 goals, ranking second in MLS behind only New York's Bradley Wright-Phillips (27).
- Benny Feilhaber earned the assist on Dwyer's goal. Feilhaber had six assists during the 2014 regular season. The assist is Feilhaber's third in MLS postseason all-time.
- Feilhaber returned to the starting lineup on Thursday after recovering from an ankle sprain suffered against Saprissa in CONCACAF Champions League action last week.
- Feilhaber surpassed 9,000 minutes played in his MLS career (including postseason) on Thursday.
- Wright-Phillips equalized in the 77th minute and converted the game-winner in the 90th minute.
- New York Designated Player Thierry Henry returned to the starting lineup on Thursday after missing Sunday's match with inflammation in both Achilles.
- Henry earned the assist on Wright-Phillips' first goal, while Ambroise Oyongo earned the primary assist on Wright-Phillips' second goal.
- Second-half substitute Peguy Luyindula was credited with secondary assists on both goals for New York.
- The victory was the first by the New York Red Bulls in a home playoff match since 2005.
- Sporting KC goalkeeper Eric Kronberg, defender Kevin Ellis and midfielder Jorge Claros made their MLS postseason debuts on Thursday.
- Eight of the 11 players in Sporting KC's lineup on Thursday started in MLS Cup 2013 for the club.
- Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, C.J. Sapong, Seth Sinovic and Graham Zusi have each appeared in every Sporting KC playoff game since 2011. All but Sapong have started every postseason match during that span.
- Thursday marked Sporting KC and the New York Red Bulls first playoff meeting. The clubs, both charter members of MLS since 1996, have met 51 times during the regular season.
- Thursday was the first time in which the team that scored first between Sporting KC and the New York Red Bulls did not won, snapping a streak of 18 matches dating back to 2007.
- New York ranked second in MLS with 38 home goals in 2014. Eighteen of them came from Wright-Phillips.
- Wright Phillips has scored six goals in four games against Sporting KC this season, including a brace in the regular season finale and Thursday in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round.
- Benny Feilhaber led all players with five tackles won and had a team-high seven duels won on Thursday.
- Jorge Claros, C.J. Sapong and Graham Zusi led all players with five interceptions each on Thursday.
