Austin 2-0 Sporting KC: A surprise win against Sporting KC

Saragna|Jul 30, 2022 22:33 GMT

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KANSAS CITY. Austin had a surprising win over Sporting KC with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Ring (45') and a goal from S. Driussi (90').

KANSAS CITY. Austin had a surprising win over Sporting KC with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Ring (45′) and a goal from S. Driussi (90′). Austin took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

D. Salloi missed a decisive penalty (62′). That would have allowed Sporting KC to draw the match.

The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Fotis Bazakos with the help of Cory Richardson and Meghan Mullen. The 4th official was Greg Dopka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.2 degrees Celsius or 72.01 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.

Sporting KC

0

Austin

2

31 Jul 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Austin was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Austin was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Austin won the match.

Sporting KC shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Austin shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (C. Duke and B. Sweat). On the opposite side, Austin received 3 yellow cards (J. Cascante, D. Pereira and M. Urruti).

C. Duke (Sporting KC) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (43′).

After this match, Sporting KC will stay with 20 points to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, Austin will have 44 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Match Events

25'

25'

J. Cascante
38'

38'

D. Pereira
39'

39'

C. Duke
41'

41'

M. Urruti
43'

43'

C. Duke
45'

45'

A. Ring
46'

46'

Felipe

D. Pereira
46'

46'

J. Romana

J. Cascante
46'

46'

D. Salloi

J. Russell
46'

46'

E. Thommy

M. Tzionis
58'

58'

O. Wolff

A. Ring
62'

62'

D. Salloi
67'

67'

D. Fagúndez Pepe (Goal Disallowed)
73'

73'

B. Sweat
78'

78'

G. Zusi

K. Pierre
78'

78'

R. Espinoza

F. Hernandez
82'

82'

R. Redes

E. Finlay
84'

84'

D. Hoesen

M. Urruti
90'

90'

S. Driussi
90'

90'

O. Rosell

W. Agada

Next match

In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Sporting KC will host LA Galaxy on the 7th of August with a 10-10 head to head record.

Sporting KC

4

LA Galaxy

2

7 Aug 2022 Full time

Austin will host SJ Earthquakes on the 7th of August with a 2-0 head to head in favor of SJ Earthquakes (2 draws).

Austin

3

SJ Earthquakes

3

7 Aug 2022 Full time

Sporting KC and Austin will play the return match on the at the Al Saqr Stadium

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 (5.8), Kayden Pierre (6.7), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (6.6), Andreu Fontàs (7.7), Ben Sweat (6.8), Cameron Duke (6.4), Rémi Walter (6.5), Felipe Hernández (7.0), Johnny Russell (6.5), William Agada (6.9) and Marinos Tzionis (7.0).

Substitutes

Sporting KC made 5 changes: J. Russell for D. Salloi (46′), M. Tzionis for E. Thommy (46′), K. Pierre for G. Zusi (78′), F. Hernandez for R. Espinoza (78′) and W. Agada for O. Rosell (90′).

Top player: Andreu Fontàs

Probably the most impressive player in Sporting KC was Andreu Fontàs.

His rating is (7.7) with 58 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Austin: Formation and Lineups

Austin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver (8.0), Nick Lima (7.0), Julio Cascante (7.0), Ruben Gabrielsen (7.4), Jon Gallagher (7.2), Alexander Ring (7.8), Daniel Pereira Gil (6.4), Ethan Finlay (6.4), Sebastián Driussi (6.4), Diego Fagúndez (6.6) and Maximiliano Urruti (6.6).

Substitutes

Austin made 5 changes: D. Pereira for Felipe (46′), J. Cascante for J. Romana (46′), A. Ring for O. Wolff (58′), E. Finlay for R. Redes (82′) and M. Urruti for D. Hoesen (84′).

Best player: Brad Stuver

The player that probably impressed the most for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 8.03. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.