Sporting KC 1-0 SJ Earthquakes: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Salloi
KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC overcomes SJ Earthquakes 1-0 after D. Salloi scored just 1 goal (10').
KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC tops SJ Earthquakes 1-0 after D. Salloi scored just 1 goal (10′).
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 Guido Gonzalez who was helped by Diego Blas and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Malik Badawi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.8 degrees Celsius or 82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sporting KC was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. SJ Earthquakes that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
SJ Earthquakes was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Sporting KC was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sporting KC shot 20 times, 2 on target, 18 off target. On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 3 yellow cards (B. Sweat, W. Agada and A. Fontas). On the other side, SJ Earthquakes received 2 yellow cards (T. Beason and O. Agren).
After playing this encounter, Sporting KC will have 26 points like Houston Dynamo to stay in the 14th place. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes will stay with 27 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
D. Salloi
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42'42'
B. Sweat
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45'45'
W. Agada
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46'46'
F. Hernandez
R. Espinoza
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54'54'
L. Ndenbe
B. Sweat
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57'57'
T. Beason
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59'59'
N. Isimat-Mirin (Goal Disallowed)
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65'65'
C. Cowell
B. Kikanovic
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73'73'
N. Tsakiris
J. Gregus
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79'79'
K. Shelton
D. Salloi
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81'81'
S. Salinas
P. Marie
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81'81'
J. Skahan
T. Thompson
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88'88'
A. Fontas
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90'90'
O. Agren
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90'90'
M. Tzionis
J. Russell
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90'90'
C. Duke
E. Thommy
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Sporting KC will play away against LA Galaxy on the 5th of September with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Sporting KC (10 draws).
SJ Earthquakes will host LA Galaxy on the 26th of June with a 20-16 head to head statistic in favor of SJ Earthquakes (12 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 5 changes: R. Espinoza for F. Hernandez (46′), B. Sweat for L. Ndenbe (54′), D. Salloi for K. Shelton (79′), J. Russell for M. Tzionis (90′) and E. Thommy for C. Duke (90′).
Top player: Erik Thommy
The player who no doubt impressed Sporting KC the most was Erik Thommy even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (96% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
SJ Earthquakes: Formation and Lineups
SJ Earthquakes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Alex Covelo played with: James Marcinkowski , Tommy Thompson , Oskar Aegren , Tanner Beason , Paul Marie , Ján Greguš , Jackson Yueill , Cristian Espinoza , Jamiro Monteiro , Benjamin Kikanovic and Jeremy Ebobisse .
Substitutes
SJ Earthquakes made 4 changes: B. Kikanovic for C. Cowell (65′), J. Gregus for N. Tsakiris (73′), P. Marie for S. Salinas (81′) and T. Thompson for J. Skahan (81′).
Best player: James Marcinkowski
The player that probably impressed the most for SJ Earthquakes was the goalkeeper: James Marcinkowski. His rating is 7.73. He performed 7 saves.
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