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Dillon Powers, Marcelo Sarvas score as Colorado Rapids beat Sporting KC

Chris Humphreys / Reutes

KANSAS CITY - Dillon Powers and Marcelo Sarvas scored late goals and the Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Wednesday night for their first road victory in the series since 2002.

Powers chipped goalkeeper Tim Melia at the end of a counter attack in the 78th minute and, after Colorado was reduced to 10 men, Sarvas powered in a shot on another breakaway in the 86th.

Colorado (9-14-10) snapped a six-game winless streak, which included four straight losses. Sporting KC (13-11-9) needs to beat LA Galaxy on Sunday to secure a playoff spot.

Zac MacMath made his second start of the season for Colorado and got his first shutout. Sam Cronin picked up his second yellow card in the 84th on a high challenge of Jordi Quintilla.

Sporting KC's best scoring chance came when Dom Dwyer played a through ball inside the box in the 71st, but Graham Zusi's shot hit off the crossbar. Two minutes later, MacMath made a kick save of Soni Mustivar's deflected shot.

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