SKC not quite at home in LIVESTRONG

It was a wonderful night at LIVESTRONG Park as the Wizards took on the Goats for an exhibition match this evening.  A few things that I took away from the game:

• In an interview with the KC star, Robb talked about using tonight as an opportunity to showcase our team and stadium to new fans.  SKC fans were certainly out numbered and based of the hoards of red and white, as well as how many people I saw posing for pictures after the game, I would guess we were able to showcase our team to thousands of new fans. I hope all of that exposure coupled with a great experience at the park leads to some converts.
• The dynamic of having opposing fans at games is something I wish we had more of in the MLS.  Our games have been deafening at times this season but I would imagine whole sections of away supporters would lead to even greater crowd involvement throughout the game.
• Even though we've got an immensely important home game this weekend, I have to agree with Mike from Down the Byline, it was nice to have a game to watch since it would have been almost 2 weeks between league games.  It gave the team a chance to play a good opponent and prepare for Saturday's game.  I was happy that most of our main starters only played about 45 minutes with the exception of Collin who played the whole game.
• I'm a little worried about the field.  It still looked like it was in terrible shape tonight.  I know there will also be some wear and tear on it tomorrow with an event being held there most of the afternoon.  It will certainly take a beating on Saturday since we play New York followed by a KC Blues Rugby game.  We'll see how it holds up into the playoffs. I just hope they've learned a lot this year and can get it right come next season. 
• Finally, it was great to see Soony and Kevin Ellis get goals tonight.  Our attack is already so deep with Kei, Omar, CJ, and Teal, its nice to know we've got even more depth beyond them. 

Also I'm a collector of soccer scarves and tonight and I added my 5th Sporting scarf to the collection.  Its the white "Draft" scarf with Sporting Kansas City on one side and the Adidas logo and SKC crests on the other.