MLS

FT Saturday, August 25, 2018
Minnesota United FC LLDLL 0
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Sporting Kansas City LWWWW 2
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Match Report

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Sporting Kansas City beats Minnesota for fourth straight shutout win

Yohan Croizet came off the bench to score early in the second half to spark Sporting Kansas City to 2-0 victory over visiting Minnesota United.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
8
43.6
Possession
56.4
16
SHOTS
12
8
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
310
Accurate Passes
442
390
Passes
520
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
51
22
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

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. 12GersoLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Gianluca BusioSUB
  2. 9Krisztian NemethSUB
  3. 20Dániel SallóiSUB
  4. 26Jaylin LindseySUB
  5. 1Adrián ZendejasSUB
  6. 10Yohan CroizetSUB
  7. 30Andreu FontàsSUB

MIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 33Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 14Brent KallmanCD
  3. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  4. 15Michael BoxallCD-R
  5. 26Collen WarnerCM-L
  6. 20Rasmus SchüllerCM-R
  7. 7Ibson Barreto da SilvaAM
  8. 30Eric MillerLM
  9. 10Miguel IbarraRM
  10. 23Mason ToyeCF-L
  11. 9Angelo RodríguezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Luiz FernandoSUB
  2. 99Abu DanladiSUB
  3. 17Collin MartinSUB
  4. 3Jerome ThiessonSUB
  5. 11Romario IbarraSUB
  6. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  7. 22Wyatt OmsbergSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Jerome Thiesson replaces Eric Miller because of an injury.
  2. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Yohan Croizet replaces Felipe Gutiérrez.
  3. 47' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Minnesota United FC 0. Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  4. 50' Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 62' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Minnesota United FC 0. Diego Rubio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  7. 66' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Abu Danladi replaces Mason Toye.
  8. 72' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Krisztián Németh replaces Diego Rubio.
  9. 76' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Romario Ibarra replaces Miguel Ibarra.
  10. 83' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gianluca Busio replaces Roger Espinoza.

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