Brown, Johnston Score as Kansas City Defeats Miami

Chris Brown and Mo Johnston scored three minutes apart as the Kansas City Wizards beat the Miami Fusion, 2-1, Wednesday night.

The Fusion (2-1) struck first when Alex Pineda Chacon put a deflection past Wizards keeper Tony Meola in the 72nd minute. It was Chacon’s third goal of the season.

The Wizards (2-1) tied it one minute later when Brown headed in a pass from Chris Klein.

Kansas City took the lead five minutes later when Johnston put in a rebound of Gary Glasgow’s shot.

It was the second straight victory for the Wizards.

It also was a homecoming for Fusion midfielders Preki and Chris Henderson, who were traded from Kansas City to Miami in the off-season.

Miami was missing starters Diego Serna and Carlos Llamosa, who sat out with red card suspensions. Starters Ian Bishop and Ivan McKinley also were out. Both were suspended for team disciplinary reasons.