MLS

FT Saturday, May 9, 2009
Sporting Kansas City WDWLD 2
–
Columbus Crew LLDDD 3
Historic Crew Stadium · 14,271 att.

Team Stats

5
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
50
Possession
50
6
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
3
2
Crosses
4
0.0
Cross %
0.8
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
2
Clearances
2

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CLB

  1. 30Andy GruenebaumG
  2. 2Frankie HejdukD
  3. 4Gino PadulaD
  4. 5Danny O'RourkeD
  5. 14Chad MarshallD
  6. 17Emmanuel EkpoM
  7. 12Eddie GavenM
  8. 19Robbie RogersM
  9. 16Brian CarrollM
  10. 10Alejandro MorenoF
  11. 7Guillermo Barros SchelottoF

Substitutes

  1. 1Will HesmerG
  2. 23Eric BrunnerD
  3. 24Jed ZaynerD
  4. 8Duncan OughtonM
  5. 15Kevin BurnsM
  6. 11Pat NoonanF
  7. 32Steven LenhartF

SKC

  1. 1Kevin HartmanG
  2. 2Michael HarringtonD
  3. 5Matt BeslerD
  4. 12Jimmy ConradD
  5. 15Aaron HohlbeinD
  6. 6Lance WatsonM
  7. 14Jack JewsburyM
  8. 10Santiago HirsigM
  9. 22Davy ArnaudM
  10. 17Roger EspinozaM
  11. 16Josh WolffF

Substitutes

  1. 27Boris PardoG
  2. 13Rauwshan McKenzieD
  3. 11Kurt MorsinkM
  4. 4Abe ThompsonF
  5. 7Claudio LopezF
  6. 21Herculez GomezF
  7. 30Michael KrausF

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal!! Emmanuel Ekpo hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Columbus now leads 1 - 0
  2. 46' Kansas City makes a sub: Claudio Lopez enters for Aaron Hohlbein. Reason: Tactical
  3. 47' Lance Watson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 51' Goal!! Claudio Lopez hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the right wing (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  5. 55' Goal!! Guillermo Barros Schelotto hits an impressive header to the lower left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Columbus now leads 2 - 1
  6. 67' Roger Espinoza is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  7. 68' Frankie Hejduk is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  8. 73' Matt Besler is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  9. 76' Kansas City makes a sub: Herculez Gomez enters for Roger Espinoza. Reason: Tactical
  10. 78' Goal!! Eddie Gaven hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Columbus now leads 3 - 1
  11. 79' Goal!! Josh Wolff hits a very good header to the upper left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Kansas City now trails 2 - 3
  12. 88' Kansas City makes a sub: Michael Kraus enters for Michael Harrington. Reason: Tactical
  13. 90' Columbus makes a sub: Eric Brunner enters for Robbie Rogers. Reason: Tactical
  14. 90' End of the game
  15. 90'+1' Andy Gruenebaum is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
  16. 90'+4' Columbus makes a sub: Duncan Oughton enters for Eddie Gaven. Reason: Tactical

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