{"id":420692,"date":"2017-09-21T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/21\/latif-blessing-scores-as-sporting-kansas-city-lift-us-open-cup\/"},"modified":"2017-09-21T10:00:31","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T10:00:31","slug":"latif-blessing-scores-as-sporting-kansas-city-lift-us-open-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/21\/latif-blessing-scores-as-sporting-kansas-city-lift-us-open-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Latif Blessing scores as Sporting Kansas City lift US Open Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 21 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-09-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/66858448.295.jpg\" alt=\"Latif Blessing Usa\" title=\"Latif Blessing Usa\" width=\"295\" height=\"175\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Latif Blessing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1505988031_608_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Ghanaian forward Latif Blessing was on target for Sporting Kansas City as they breezed past New York Red Bulls 2-1 in the US Open Cup final on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>In front of a huge home crowd of 21,523 (third-largest in the history of Children\u2019s Mercy Park), Peter Vermes\u2019 SKC were in control from the start,<\/p>\n<p>Latif Blessing rose highest to meet Graham Zusi\u2019s inch-perfect cross from the right to make it 1-0 for the home team in the 25th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Salloi doubled the lead in the 66th minute before Wright-Philips grabbed the consolation goal for Red Bull in the dying embers of the game.<\/p>\n<p>It was Peter Vermes&#8217; side fourth title in the US Open Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Blessing joined the Major League Soccer side from Ghanaian side Liberty Professionals for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch Latif Blessing&#8217;s goal below<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">The littlest man on the field with the biggest goal of the match. #GottaHaveThatCup #WeTogether pic.twitter.com\/nLho30pNXJ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #GottaHaveThatCup (@SportingKC) September 21, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">@latif_blessing has the best dance moves! @SportingKC @MLS @SouthStandSC @espn ???????????????? pic.twitter.com\/CiQQxrju7X<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ??Taylor Vonfeldt?? 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