MLS

FT Saturday, March 28, 2015
Sporting Kansas City LLDLD 1
–
New York City FC DWD 0
1st2ndT
SKC101
NYC000
Yankee Stadium · 27,545 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
37.3
Possession
62.7
9
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
215
Accurate Passes
395
312
Passes
534
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
73
Long Balls
94
27
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
22
Effective Tackles
21
29
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
51
Effective Clearances
25
51
Clearances
25

Lineups

NYC · 4-4-2

  1. 12Josh SaundersG
  2. 21Jason HernandezCD-L
  3. 3Kwame Watson-SirboeCD-R
  4. 17Chris WingertLB
  5. 5Jeb BrovskyRB
  6. 4Andrew JacobsonCM-L
  7. 10Mix DiskerudCM-R
  8. 11Ned GrabavoyLM
  9. 20Mehdi BallouchyRM
  10. 14Patrick MullinsCF-L
  11. 30Javier CalleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Matthew DunnSUB
  2. 99Tony TaylorSUB
  3. 2Andrés MendozaSUB
  4. 22Pablo ÁlvarezSUB
  5. 88Kwadwo PokuSUB
  6. 18Ryan MearaSUB
  7. 15Thomas McNamaraSUB

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Luis MarínG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 3Ike OparaCD-R
  4. 15Seth SinovicLB
  5. 23Jalil AnibabaRB
  6. 16Servando CarrascoCM
  7. 10Benny FeilhaberLM
  8. 6Paulo NagamuraRM
  9. 14Dom DwyerF
  10. 8Graham ZusiLF
  11. 94Jimmy MedrandaRF

Substitutes

  1. 37Jacob PetersonSUB
  2. 29Tim MeliaSUB
  3. 13Amadou DiaSUB
  4. 11Bernardo AnorSUB
  5. 22Connor HalliseySUB
  6. 4Kevin EllisSUB
  7. 93Soni MustivarSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! New York City FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Besler.
  2. 39' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Bernardo Añor replaces Graham Zusi because of an injury.
  3. 59' Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Taylor replaces Javier Calle.
  4. 67' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Peterson replaces Jimmy Medranda because of an injury.
  5. 68' Paulo Nagamura (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Mix Diskerud (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Kwadwo Poku replaces Mehdi Ballouchy.
  8. 78' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Soni Mustivar replaces Paulo Nagamura.
  9. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Thomas McNamara replaces Andrew Jacobson.
  10. 86' Kwame Watson-Siriboe (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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