Preki Sparks Wiz

Preki scored in the 89th minute to give the Kansas City Wiz a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Burn in the rain-soaked first game of their MLS Western Conference semifinal series.

Kansas City’s Matt McKeon tied it in the 79th minute after Dallas took a 2-1 lead on goals by Gerell Elliott in the 21st minute and Chad Ashton in the 25th. Kansas City’s Mo Johnston opened the scoring in the 16th minute.

Meanwhile, the San Jose Clash defeated the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on a goal by Tayt Ianni, to take a one-game lead in their best-of-three Western Conference playoff series.