While Sporting Kansas City were racking up goals at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, 21-year-old Macissé Diop was doing the same at eMLS Cup 2019 presented by PlayStation.
Diop represented Sporting on Friday and Saturday in the marquee tournament, which took place at PAX East in Boston. The Philadelphia Union's doolsta topped the LA Galaxy's GGGodfather 2-1 on aggregate to claim the title on Saturday evening.
After sealing a sixth-place Western Conference finish in regular season play on Friday, Diop entered Saturday in the Last Chance bracket, which afforded players seeded outside of the top five in their respective conferences an opportunity to earn a place in the final tournament bracket.
Cisse defeated Buck Army of the Colorado Rapids 3-1 in the first round of last-chance qualifying, but suffered a narrow 3-2 defeat to San Jose’s CaliSCG in a game that sent the winner to the eMLS Cup Playoffs.
Macissé Diop: eMLS Cup 2019 Results
(4W-5L-5D // 25 GF, 26 GA)
- Match 1: L 0-3 vs. New York City FC
- Match 2: L 2-3 vs. Philadelphia Union
- Match 3: T 2-2 vs. Atlanta United FC
- Match 4: T 1-1 vs. Columbus Crew SC
- Match 5: T 2-2 vs. FC Cincinnati
- Match 6: W 3-2 vs. New England Revolution
- Match 7: W 3-2 vs. D.C. United
- Match 8: L 1-3 vs. Montreal Impact
- Match 9: T 1-1 vs. New York Red Bulls
- Match 10: L 1-2 vs. Orlando City SC
- Match 11: W 3-0 vs. Toronto FC
- Match 12: T 1-1 vs. Chicago Fire
- Last Chance Qualifier: W 3-1 vs. Colorado Rapids
- Last Chance Qualifier: L 2-3 vs. San Jose Earthquakes
In addition to following Diop on Twitter at @cisseSZN, Sporting KC fans can follow the new @eSportingKC Twitter account for the latest eMLS news and updates over the course of 2019.
