MLS

FT Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Sporting Kansas City WDWLW 2
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Atlanta United FC WDWWW 0
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 44,696 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Brad Guzan sent off as Sporting KC beats 10-man Atlanta United

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
9
8
Saves
1
56.3
Possession
43.7
18
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
462
Accurate Passes
315
519
Passes
393
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
60
28
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
19
14
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
16
Interceptions
15
22
Effective Clearances
17
22
Clearances
17

Highlights

01:55 Atlanta 0-2 Sporting KC: Atlanta's run ends - Via MLS Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Lineups

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 3M ParkhurstCD-R
  4. 4Gregory GarzaLB
  5. 14Sal ZizzoRB
  6. 10Miguel AlmirónAM
  7. 18Jeff LarentowiczLM
  8. 6Darlington NagbeRM
  9. 7Josef MartínezF
  10. 8Ezequiel BarcoAM-L
  11. 15Héctor VillalbaAM-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 3Ike OparaCD-R
  4. 94Jimmy MedrandaLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 10Yohan CroizetLM
  8. 17Roger EspinozaRM
  9. 14Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) VAR - Goal Awarded at 8'
  2. 31' Jeff Larentowicz (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC) is shown the red card.
  4. 37' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Paul Christensen replaces Héctor Villalba.
  5. 67' Goal! Atlanta United FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
  6. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cristian Lobato replaces Yohan Croizet because of an injury.
  7. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Romario Williams replaces Josef Martínez.
  8. 76' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Kevin Kratz replaces Jeff Larentowicz.
  9. 82' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso replaces Johnny Russell.
  10. 87' Goal! Atlanta United FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a through ball.
  11. 89' Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Diego Rubio replaces Khiry Shelton.

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