
New England Revolution vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSTeal Bunbury seals New England Revolution win over Sporting Kansas City
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Major League Soccer
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton with a headed pass.
- 1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 2': Attempt saved. Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
- 5': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution).
- 9': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Claude Dielna.
- 10': Offside, New England Revolution. Gabriel Somi tries a through ball, but Teal Bunbury is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
- 11': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 13': Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Delay in match Claude Dielna (New England Revolution) because of an injury.
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Foul by Claude Dielna (New England Revolution).
- 17': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 20': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Claude Dielna.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 25': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 25': Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Roger Espinoza.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 27': Attempt missed. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
- 27': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 27': Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
- 29': Offside, New England Revolution. Diego Fagundez tries a through ball, but Cristian Penilla is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Farrell.
- 35': Foul by Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution).
- 35': Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Roger Espinoza.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 39': Attempt saved. Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jalil Anibaba.
- 39': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Wilfried Zahibo.
- 40': Attempt missed. Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Graham Zusi following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Gabriel Somi (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 42': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 42': Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Goal! New England Revolution 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City). Video Review.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Foul by Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution).
- 45'+2': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yohan Croizet.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, New England Revolution 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New England Revolution 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 48': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 50': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi tries a through ball, but Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
- 58': Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 59': Foul by Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution).
- 59': Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Gabriel Somi.
- 62': Attempt saved. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claude Dielna.
- 63': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Besler.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Seth Sinovic replaces Yohan Croizet.
- 64': Foul by Jalil Anibaba (New England Revolution).
- 64': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda.
- 66': Attempt saved. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 67': Attempt saved. Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Farrell.
- 67': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt missed. Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 69': Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 70': Attempt missed. Claude Dielna (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Besler.
- 71': Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 72': Substitution, New England Revolution. Krisztián Németh replaces Juan Agudelo.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Ike Opara.
- 74': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Matt Besler.
- 75': Offside, New England Revolution. Luis Caicedo tries a through ball, but Teal Bunbury is caught offside.
- 76': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 76': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kharlton Belmar replaces Jimmy Medranda.
- 77': Gabriel Somi (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Hand ball by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
- 80': Hand ball by Krisztián Németh (New England Revolution).
- 81': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 81': Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Diego Rubio replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 82': Foul by Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution).
- 82': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Substitution, New England Revolution. Scott Caldwell replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 84': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ike Opara with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution).
- 84': Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ike Opara tries a through ball, but Graham Zusi is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Wilfried Zahibo.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Substitution, New England Revolution. Brandon Bye replaces Teal Bunbury.
- 90': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Seth Sinovic.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Cristian Penilla (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 90'+3': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
- 90'+3': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jalil Anibaba.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kharlton Belmar (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, New England Revolution 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, New England Revolution 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, New England Revolution 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
6 | Saves | 3 |
57.5 | Possession | 42.5 |
13 | SHOTS | 16 |
3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
386 | Accurate Passes | 270 |
492 | Passes | 375 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
17 | Crosses | 5 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
87 | Long Balls | 86 |
45 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
23 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
35 | Tackles | 17 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
19 | Interceptions | 10 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
17 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 17,015
MLS Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | +14 | 28 |
2 | Minnesota United FC | 14 | +9 | 25 |
3 | San Diego FC | 14 | +9 | 24 |
4 | Portland Timbers | 14 | +3 | 23 |
Line-Ups
New England Revolution (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
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30 | Matt Turner (GK) |
4 | Claude Dielna |
3 | Jalil Anibaba |
23 | Wilfried Zahibo |
91 | Gabriel Somi ![]() |
2 | Andrew Farrell |
14 | Diego Fagundez |
27 | Luis Caicedo |
70 | Cristian Penilla |
17 | Juan Agudelo |
10 | Teal Bunbury |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
5 | Matt Besler |
3 | Ike Opara |
94 | Jimmy Medranda |
8 | Graham Zusi |
6 | Ilie Sánchez |
10 | Yohan Croizet |
17 | Roger Espinoza |
14 | Khiry Shelton ![]() |
20 | Dániel Sallói |
7 | Johnny Russell |
MLS News

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Jack McGlynn scored on a long-range effort after halftime to break the deadlock and the Houston Dynamo pulled away to a 2-0 triumph at FC Dallas on Saturday night.

Check out this rasping drive from Houston Dynamo's Jack McGlynn to open the scoring.