New York RB 1-0 Sporting KC: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Long
KANSAS CITY. New York RB conquers Sporting KC 1-0 after A. Long scored just 1 goal (53').
KANSAS CITY. New York RB tops Sporting KC 1-0 after A. Long scored just 1 goal (53′). Sporting KC was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
New York RB remained in 10 people after S. Nealis received a red card in the 71′. Anyway, New York RB still found a way to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcos de Oliveira with the help of Jose Da Silva and Matthew Nelson. The 4th official was Alyssa Nichols. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25.6 degrees Celsius or 77.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Sporting KC was in firm control of the ball 68% while New York RB was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Sporting KC was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, New York RB found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Sporting KC shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, New York RB shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (A. Fontas). On the other side, New York RB received 3 yellow cards (C. Harper, J. Tolkin and F. Amaya).
Also, New York RB didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after S. Nealis (New York RB) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (71′).
After playing this match, Sporting KC will stay with 16 points to move up in the 26th place. On the opposite side, New York RB will have 29 points like New York City, Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake and Montreal Impact to move down in the 5th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
C. Harper
O. Fernandez
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53'53'
A. Long
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56'56'
P. Klimala
T. Barlow
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58'58'
C. Harper
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66'66'
S. Ngoma
L. Morgan
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71'71'
S. Nealis
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79'79'
J. Tolkin
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84'84'
F. Amaya
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85'85'
M. Tzionis
F. Hernandez
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90'90'
A. Fontas
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Sporting KC will play away with Montreal Impact on the 9th of July with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting KC (3 draws).
New York RB will play away against Cincinnati on the 9th of July with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of New York RB (1 draw).
Sporting KC: Formation and Lineups
Sporting KC started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Peter Vermes chose to play with the following team: Timothy Melia , Kayden Pierre , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Rémi Walter , Johnny Russell , Felipe Hernández , Cameron Duke , Dániel Sallói and Khiry Shelton .
Substitutes
Sporting KC made only 1 change substituting F. Hernandez for M. Tzionis (85′).
Top player: Felipe Hernández
Probably the most impressive player in Sporting KC was Felipe Hernández.
His rating is with 12 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 11 crosses.
New York RB: Formation and Lineups
New York RB started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Gerhard Struber played with: Carlos Miguel , Dylan Nealis , Sean Nealis , Aaron Long , John Tolkin , Frankie Amaya , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Luquinhas , Omir Fernandez , Lewis Morgan and Tom Barlow .
Substitutes
New York RB made 3 changes: O. Fernandez for C. Harper (26′), T. Barlow for P. Klimala (56′) and L. Morgan for S. Ngoma (66′).
Top player: Aaron Long
The player who no doubt impressed New York RB the most was Aaron Long.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes.
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