Kansas City wins first-leg FC Champions Cup match

The Kansas City Wizards defeated TrinidadGs W Connection. 1-0, on the road in their first-leg, round-of-16 FC Champions Cup clash on Sunday. Midfielder Francisco Gomez scored the gamewinner in the 85th minute. He hit a 16-yard volley off a cross from Gary Glasgow. Both players were late second-half substitutes. Kansas City hosts the second leg of the home-and-home series March 16. March 3 in Marabella, Trinidad W Connection 0 Kansas City 1. Goal: Gomez 85. W Connection: Figueroa, Belfon (Joseph, 88), Reynato (Carrington, 46), Joseph, Charles, Mulraine, Seabra, Reynaldo, Elva, Jean, Manuel (Sato, 64) Kansas City Wizards — Meola, Burns, Garcia, Vermes, Burciaga (Talley, 78), Zavagnin, McKeon, Brown, Preki (Gomez, 82), Quill, Lassiter (Glasgow, 68). Att.: 9,000.