MLS

FT Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Sporting Kansas City WLLLL 1
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Minnesota United FC WLWDW 2
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SKC101
MIN022
Allianz Field · 19,609 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota beat SKC late, clinch playoff spot

Midfielder Hassani Dotson scored in the 90th minute to put Minnesota United into the playoffs with a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
7
50.5
Possession
49.5
23
SHOTS
16
8
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
360
Accurate Passes
359
450
Passes
424
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
29
0.3
Cross %
0.1
61
Long Balls
52
25
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
0
15
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
14
Interceptions
10
28
Effective Clearances
19
28
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 15Michael BoxallCD-L
  3. 3Ike OparaCD-R
  4. 77Chase GasperLB
  5. 19Romain MétanireRB
  6. 25Darwin QuinteroAM
  7. 6Osvaldo AlonsoLM
  8. 8Jan GregusRM
  9. 23Mason ToyeF
  10. 16Robin LodAM-L
  11. 7Kevin MolinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Miguel IbarraSUB
  2. 97Dayne St. ClairSUB
  3. 86Wilfried MoimbéSUB
  4. 31Hassani DotsonSUB
  5. 13Ethan FinlaySUB
  6. 99Abu DanladiSUB
  7. 12Lawrence OlumSUB

SKC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 6Ilie SánchezCD-L
  3. 2Botond BaráthCD-R
  4. 36Luís MartinsLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 13Gianluca BusioAM
  7. 17Roger EspinozaLM
  8. 21Felipe GutiérrezRM
  9. 19Erik HurtadoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiAM-L
  11. 7Johnny RussellAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Seth SinovicSUB
  2. 16Graham SmithSUB
  3. 9Krisztian NemethSUB
  4. 14Nicolas HaslerSUB
  5. 12GersoSUB
  6. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  7. 18Eric DickSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Minnesota United FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Botond Baráth (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
  2. 61' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Abu Danladi replaces Mason Toye.
  3. 61' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Hassani Dotson replaces Kevin Molino.
  4. 70' Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Osvaldo Alonso (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abu Danladi with a headed pass following a corner.
  5. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso replaces Johnny Russell.
  6. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Krisztián Németh replaces Erik Hurtado.
  7. 79' Chase Gasper (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 80' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Robin Lod.
  9. 89' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jimmy Medranda replaces Gianluca Busio because of an injury.
  10. 90' Goal! Minnesota United FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Osvaldo Alonso.
  11. 90'+3' Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+4' Second yellow card to Chase Gasper (Minnesota United FC) for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+6' Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.

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