MLS

FT Sunday, September 18, 2016
LA Galaxy DDWDW 2
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Sporting Kansas City WLLDL 2
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SKC022
Children's Mercy Park · 19,480 att.

Match Report

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Landon Donovan scores equalizer in LA Galaxy draw with Sporting KC

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
0
37.8
Possession
62.2
4
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
242
Accurate Passes
464
331
Passes
544
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
65
21
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
8
13
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
10
16
Clearances
12

Highlights

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Head to Head

SKC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 4Kevin EllisCD-R
  4. 94Jimmy MedrandaLB
  5. 17Saad Abdul-SalaamRB
  6. 93Soni MustivarCM
  7. 27Roger EspinozaLM
  8. 10Benny FeilhaberRM
  9. 14Dom DwyerF
  10. 11Brad DavisLF
  11. 37Jacob PetersonRF

LA · 4-4-2

  1. 12Brian RoweG
  2. 37Jelle Van DammeCD-L
  3. 44Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 3Ashley ColeLB
  5. 14Robbie RogersRB
  6. 17Sebastian LletgetCM-L
  7. 21Jeff LarentowiczCM-R
  8. 24Emmanuel BoatengLM
  9. 40Raul MendiolaRM
  10. 9Alan GordonCF-L
  11. 7Robbie KeaneCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 1. Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng with a cross.
  2. 44' Jeff Larentowicz (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 50' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 1. Jacob Peterson (Sporting Kansas City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Dwyer with a cross.
  4. 64' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Diego Rubio replaces Brad Davis.
  5. 69' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, LA Galaxy 1. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam following a set piece situation.
  6. 74' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Baggio Husidic replaces Alan Gordon.
  7. 74' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Landon Donovan replaces Raul Mendiola.
  8. 76' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, LA Galaxy 2. Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robbie Rogers.
  9. 82' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Rafael Garcia replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
  10. 87' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nuno Coelho replaces Jimmy Medranda.

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