KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Benny Feilhaber had a goal and an assist, Tim Melia had four saves and Sporting Kansas City secured a playoff spot with a 2-0 victory against San Jose in the regular-season finale Sunday.
Feilhaber scored his seventh goal on a penalty kick in the 7th minute and assisted on Graham Zusi's goal in the 88th minute. After a turnover Feilhaber feed the ball right to Zusi, who put a hard shot into the top right corner for his second goal. It was Feilhaber's 13th assist.
Kansas City (13-13-8) moved up a spot to the fifth-seeded in the Western Conference and will play Thursday at fourth-seeded Seattle in the knockout round.
San Jose (8-12-14) was already eliminated from the playoffs.
Melia earned his eighth shutout to help KC get just its second win in seven matches.
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Prior to the game, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Brad Davis said he will retire from professional soccer after a 15-year career that included two MLS Cup titles and six All-Star selections.
The 34-year-old Davis has 60 goals and 132 assists in 419 games in Major League Soccer.
Davis will be remembered primarily for 10 seasons with Houston, where he helped the Dynamo win MLS Cup titles in 2006 and 2007. He also led them to championship games in 2011 and 2012, and remains their career leader in starts, games played and assists.
Davis, who also played for the MetroStars and Dallas Burn, joined Sporting KC in January. He has three goals and two assists this season.