Sporting KC 1-0 Seattle Sounders: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by W. Agada
KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC defeats Seattle Sounders 1-0 after W. Agada scored just 1 goal (41').
KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC overcomes Seattle Sounders 1-0 after W. Agada scored just 1 goal (41′).
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel with the help of Corey Rockwell and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Calin Radosav. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25.1 degrees Celsius or 77.09 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 33%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sporting KC was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Seattle Sounders that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Sporting KC was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sporting KC won the encounter.
Sporting KC shot 16 times, 11 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (E. Thommy). On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (X. Arreaga and J. Atencio).
After playing this match, Sporting KC will have 37 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders will stay with 40 points like Vancouver Whitecaps to move up in the 11th place.
Match Events
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28'28'
E. Thommy
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41'41'
W. Agada
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46'46'
F. Montero
D. Leyva
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49'49'
X. Arreaga
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65'65'
W. Bruin
X. Arreaga
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66'66'
F. Hernandez
R. Espinoza
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76'76'
J. Medranda
J. Morris
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76'76'
E. Dobbelaere
C. Roldan
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77'77'
J. Atencio
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78'78'
K. Pierre
G. Zusi
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78'78'
K. Ford
E. Thommy
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81'81'
L. Alves Chu Franco
J. Atencio
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90'90'
K. Shelton
J. Russell
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Sporting KC will play away with Dallas on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (10 draws).
Seattle Sounders will host SJ Earthquakes on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head stats in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).
Sporting KC: Formation and Lineups
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Vermes chose to play with the following team: John Pulskamp , Graham Zusi , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Andreu Fontàs , Ben Sweat , Róger Espinoza , Rémi Walter , Erik Thommy , Johnny Russell , William Agada and Dániel Sallói .
Substitutes
Sporting KC made 4 changes: R. Espinoza for F. Hernandez (66′), G. Zusi for K. Pierre (78′), E. Thommy for K. Ford (78′) and J. Russell for K. Shelton (90′).
Top player: Dániel Sallói
Probably the most impressive player in Sporting KC was Dániel Sallói even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Seattle Sounders: Formation and Lineups
Seattle Sounders started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei , Alex Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Xavier Arreaga , Nouhou Tolo , Danny Leyva , Josh Atencio , Cristian Roldán , Nicolás Lodeiro , Albert Rusnák and Jordan Morris .
Substitutes
Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: D. Leyva for F. Montero (46′), X. Arreaga for W. Bruin (65′), J. Morris for J. Medranda (76′), C. Roldan for E. Dobbelaere (76′) and J. Atencio for L. Alves Chu Franco (81′).
Best player: Stefan Frei
The player that probably impressed the most for Seattle Sounders was the goalkeeper: Stefan Frei. His rating is 8.60. He performed 9 saves.
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