the new stadium. Ultimately, due to the financial crisis among other issues, the Wizards plan failed in Missouri. The aforementioned stadium -- now known as Children's Mercy Park -- was built in Kansas City, Kansas, near Kansas Speedway and the ballpark. Matches Pre-season Saturn Cup The senior team played its first competitive match of the 2008 campaign in Norman, Oklahoma at John Crain Field on the campus of the University of Oklahoma on March 22, 2008 as part of the Saturn Cup against Real Salt Lake. The Wizards took home the hardware with the only goal of the contest coming from the head of defender Jimmy Conrad off a Carlos Marinelli free kick. This marked the second time in club history that it won the Saturn Cup. New Mexico Cup 2008 Colombian newcomer Iván Trujillo scored twice against CSD Municipal the defending Liga Nacional de Guatemala champions in Albuquerque, New Mexico while the Wizards defense held the Reds scoreless, 2-0. The New Mexico Cup was played at the University of New Mexico. Major League Soccer Notes • Kansas City has now qualified for the playoffs in nine of their 13 seasons, both seasons since OnGoal bought the team in 2006. • Kansas City finished the season 5-1-1 in their final seven matches, including a 3-0-0 record in their last three. • Claudio López finished his first MLS season tied for second on the team in league goals (6) and tied for the team lead in assists (7). • Davy Arnaud clinched the team Golden Boot after scoring two goals in his final two games. • Five times throughout the season Kansas City scored three or more goals. • Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman and defender Jimmy Conrad are the only Wizards to play all 2700 minutes this season. • Hartman, Conrad and defender Michael Harrington are the only three players to start in all 30 MLS games. • Hartman now has 138 career wins, an MLS all-time record. • Kerry Zavagnin's final MLS appearance came away to the Revs in the season finale and was his 237th appearance for the Wizards, a club record. He finished with 20,516 minutes played in league play, also a club record. Results summary Results Detailed Summary MLS Cup Playoffs Thanks to the Wizards late season push they qualified as the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Columbus Crew, eventual MLS Cup 2008 Champions started