MLS

FT Friday, April 20, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps DWLLL 0
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Sporting Kansas City DWWDW 6
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VAN000
SKC336
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Match Report

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Johnny Russell hat trick helps Sporting Kansas City rout nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
1
20.5
Possession
79.5
5
SHOTS
34
1
ON GOAL
14
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
125
Accurate Passes
700
200
Passes
772
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
2
Crosses
26
0.5
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
82
12
Accurate Long Balls
64
0.2
Long Balls %
0.8
2
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
15
29
Effective Clearances
4
29
Clearances
4

Head to Head

VAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 22Emiliano AmorCD-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

VAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Stefan MarinovicG
  2. 4Kendall WastonCD
  3. 17Marcel De JongCD-L
  4. 18José AjaCD-R
  5. 66Ali GhazalCM-L
  6. 8FelipeCM-R
  7. 29Yordy ReynaAM
  8. 67Alphonso DaviesLM
  9. 6Efraín JuárezRM
  10. 20Brek SheaCF-L
  11. 9Anthony BlondellCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  2. 16' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  3. 30' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from long range on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  4. 36' Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 38' Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps) VAR - (Red) Card Upgrade at 38'
  6. 40' Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  7. 40' Efraín Juárez (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  8. 40' Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sean Franklin replaces Anthony Blondell.
  10. 45'+6' Penalty saved! Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  11. 48' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Besler following a corner.
  12. 52' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cristian Lobato replaces Johnny Russell.
  13. 54' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 5, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Cristian Lobato (Sporting Kansas City) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yohan Croizet.
  14. 55' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Russell Teibert replaces Alphonso Davies.
  15. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Diego Rubio replaces Khiry Shelton.
  16. 72' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Bernie Ibini-Isei replaces Brek Shea.
  17. 76' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Gutiérrez replaces Roger Espinoza.
  18. 77' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 6, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a through ball.

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