The dashing run. The clever split. The clinical finish.
Of the 24 goals scored throughout Week 6 of the 2018 MLS season, none were better than Johnny Russell's spectacular solo effort that sealed Sporting Kansas City's 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Sunday night.
Russell officially captured his first AT&T MLS Goal of the Week honor on Thursday. His deft strike after beating two LA defenders took home 46 percent of the vote, edging the 40-percent push for Orlando City SC striker Dom Dwyer. The 28-year-old's second goal of the season came five minutes after Daniel Salloi had fired Sporting KC into a 1-0 lead at StubHub Center.
Click here to check out all the nominees and full results for Week 6 Goal of the Week voting.
Russell and Sporting Kansas City are unbeaten in five straight matches since dropping their season opener, rattling off four wins and a draw since March 10 to take first place in the Western Conference. Following Sunday's triumph in LA, Russell was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week while goalkeeper Tim Melia, who made a career-high and club-record 10 saves, was selected Alcatel MLS Player of the Week.
Manager Peter Vermes' men will return home Sunday to host two-time defending Western Conference champion Seattle Sounders FC at Children’s Mercy Park. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CT on ESPN, Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM. Tickets for the match are available on SeatGeek.com or by calling 888-4KC-GOAL to purchase the Coca-Cola Sunday Family Four Pack (four tickets, four Coca-Cola products, four hot dogs and four bags of chips).
Sunday will also be Faith and Family Day at Children's Mercy Park, featuring discounted South Stand tickets and pre-game speeches from Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley and former University of Kansas Big 12 Player of the Year and NBA champion Wayne Simien. 7eventh Time Down will perform a postgame concert on the Toyota Plaza and Sporting Kansas City's Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler and Ike Opara will also participate in a postgame Q&A with Simien.
