MLS

FT Saturday, October 6, 2018
LA Galaxy LLWWD 1
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Sporting Kansas City WWLDD 1
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Match Report

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Johnny Russell dazzles late to earn Sporting Kansas City draw with LA Galaxy

Johnny Russell scored a highlight-reel goal in the 83rd minute as host Sporting Kansas City rallied for a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
11
8
Saves
2
40.6
Possession
59.4
8
SHOTS
34
3
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
291
Accurate Passes
461
375
Passes
534
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
33
0.1
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
51
26
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
8
9
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
10
38
Effective Clearances
17
38
Clearances
17

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 3Ike OparaCD-R
  4. 15Seth SinovicLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 21Felipe GutiérrezLM
  8. 17Roger EspinozaRM
  9. 11Diego RubioF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Andreu FontàsSUB
  2. 13Gianluca BusioSUB
  3. 9Krisztian NemethSUB
  4. 10Yohan CroizetSUB
  5. 18Eric DickSUB
  6. 12GersoSUB
  7. 26Jaylin LindseySUB

LA · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1David BinghamG
  2. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  3. 5Daniel SteresCD-R
  4. 3Ashley ColeLB
  5. 29Sheanon WilliamsRB
  6. 8Jonathan dos SantosCM-L
  7. 17Sebastian LletgetCM-R
  8. 9Zlatan IbrahimovicCF-L
  9. 11Ola KamaraCF-R
  10. 7Romain AlessandriniAM-L
  11. 24Emmanuel BoatengAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Perry KitchenSUB
  2. 41Justin vom SteegSUB
  3. 15Ariel LassiterSUB
  4. 14Servando CarrascoSUB
  5. 20Tomas Hilliard-ArceSUB
  6. 6Baggio HusidicSUB
  7. 16Jorgen SkjelvikSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 34' Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+4' VAR: Goal.
  4. 48' Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 50' Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 66' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso Fernandes replaces Dániel Sallói.
  8. 74' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jørgen Skjelvik replaces Sheanon Williams because of an injury.
  9. 83' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
  10. 85' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Perry Kitchen replaces Romain Alessandrini.
  11. 85' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Yohan Croizet replaces Seth Sinovic.
  12. 89' David Bingham (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Servando Carrasco replaces Jonathan dos Santos because of an injury.
  14. 90'+7' Diego Rubio (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.

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