MLS

FT Sunday, September 30, 2018
Real Salt Lake WWWDL 1
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Sporting Kansas City WLWWL 1
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RSL101
SKC011
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Match Report

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Sporting KC edges closer to playoffs with Real Salt Lake draw

Ike Opara's second-half goal helped Sporting Kansas City salvage a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Sunday and inch closer to a playoff spot.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
2
49
Possession
51
8
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
328
Accurate Passes
333
415
Passes
420
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
5
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.3
90
Long Balls
58
50
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
12
26
Effective Clearances
4
26
Clearances
4

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

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. 9Krisztian NemethF
  10. 12GersoLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

RSL · 4-3-3

  1. 18Nick RimandoG
  2. 15Justen GladCD-L
  3. 13Nick BeslerCD-R
  4. 22Aaron HerreraLB
  5. 12Brooks LennonRB
  6. 5Kyle BeckermanCM
  7. 8SunnyLM
  8. 6Damir KreilachRM
  9. 27Corey BairdF
  10. 10Joao PlataLF
  11. 7Jefferson SavarinoRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a through ball.
  2. 52' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
  3. 61' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Albert Rusnák replaces Damir Kreilach.
  4. 66' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Yohan Croizet replaces Roger Espinoza because of an injury.
  5. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Diego Rubio replaces Krisztián Németh.
  6. 74' Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 78' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Johnny Russell.
  8. 88' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Chinedum Onuoha replaces Joao Plata.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Shawn Barry replaces Nick Besler.

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