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NEW YORK -- Abdi Abdirahman ran like a man half his age on Sunday in the New York City Marathon, but that should really come as no surprise.The 39-year-old four-time U.S. Olympian from Somalia who lives and trains in Tucson, Ariz., has continued to run strong late in his career. Although he hasnt run a marathon in four years since he started the 2012 Olympic race in London he ran his third-fastest time (2:11:23) en route to placing third in the mens elite field.Related story from Competitor.com: Sundays top finishersRelated story from Competitor.com: 45 reasons we love the NYC MarathonNot bad for a guy who turns 40 on Jan. 1. Turns out, its one of the best results of his 17-year pro career, which has included success on the track, roads and in cross country.Im not old! Cant I be young for just one more day?! Abdirahman joked after the post-race press conference. Age is just a number to me. I dont look it as my age as a disadvantage at all. I kind of look at it as an advantage because I have experience and I have have been here before. I told the guys before the race I was in this race in 2004 and they said, Really? and I said Yes! They couldnt believe it!Running in his fifth New York City Marathon, Abdirahman emerged in the lead group after fellow American Dathan Ritzenhein took an early lead and led much of the race through the 5K (15:18) and 10K (30:38). In fact, Abdirahman approached Ritzenhein while they were running stride for stride up front and tried to offer him some sage advice-namely to settle down and race more relaxed.Ritzenhein, a 34-year-old three-time U.S. Olympian who owns a 2:07:47 marathon PR, insisted on running a few strides in the front of the front pack of 20 runners, even though he wasnt running any faster than the rest of them.I told him to cool down and relax, Abdirahman said. He was just breaking the wind and making it easier for everyone else. Its a long race, theres no need to do that. 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It was Seattles only shot on goal in the match and the only goal scored by the Sounders in three matches against Sporting KC this season.Seattle will face FC Dallas in the Western Conference semifinals. Game 1 of the two-leg series is Sunday in Seattle.I cant think of a better person to be rewarded for this moment, Seattle interim coach Brian Schmetzer said. He has worked so hard all year long.For Sporting KC it was another crushing postseason defeat that left coach Peter Vermes disappointed in the outcome and furious at the officiating.Vermes sternly said MLS owes his club an apology for the officiating, claiming Valdez was offside on his goal; Matt Besler was onside on a disallowed goal for Kansas City early in the second half; and Seattles Osvaldo Alonso should have been given a second yellow card and sent off midway throuugh the second half.ddddddddddddThe statistics dont lie in this game. We dominated the game from beginning to end, Vermes said. Like I said they scored their goal on an offside play. Changes the outcome of the game. I would tell you in my opinion and for our organization, PRO and Major League Soccer owe our club an absolute apology because that game was taken away from us.Nearly a year to the day, Sporting KC was back in the knockout round of the MLS playoffs, again in the Pacific Northwest and trying to erase the memory of the memorable shootout loss to Portland that went through 11 rounds of penalty kicks before the Timbers finally won, the first step on their way to an MLS Cup title.Kansas City had the majority of the possessions and chances in the first half, pushing for an early lead and only being kept off the scoreboard thanks to Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei. Paulo Nagamura had two early chances that were punched away by Frei, the second save rebounded out for an attempt from Graham Zusi that beat Frei to the far post but ricocheted off the outside of the post and went out for a goal kick.Kansas City appeared to take the lead in the 53rd minute when Beslers diving header off Benny Feilhabers free kick beat Frei. But Besler was flagged for being offside and replays showed he was barely ahead of the Seattle defenders before the ball was played.Feilhaber was the best player on the field most of the night, causing headaches for Seattle wherever he roamed. He dribbled through most of Seattles defense in the 80th minute, only to be denied at the very end by another key save from Frei. ' ' '