MLS

FT Saturday, August 31, 2019
Houston Dynamo FC LLDLL 0
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Sporting Kansas City LLWWW 1
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Match Report

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Russell helps Sporting KC edge Dynamo

Johnny Russell scored as host Sporting Kansas City recorded its season-high third straight win with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
5
37.3
Possession
62.7
12
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
247
Accurate Passes
454
314
Passes
532
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
48
23
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
4
17
Tackles
8
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
11
23
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SKC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SKC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 16Graham SmithCD-R
  4. 21Felipe GutiérrezDM
  5. 36Luís MartinsLB
  6. 8Graham ZusiRB
  7. 17Roger EspinozaCM-L
  8. 30Benny FeilhaberCM-R
  9. 20Dániel SallóiLM
  10. 7Johnny RussellRM
  11. 19Erik HurtadoF

Substitutes

  1. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  2. 18Eric DickSUB
  3. 15Seth SinovicSUB
  4. 6Ilie SánchezSUB
  5. 9Krisztian NemethSUB
  6. 2Botond BaráthSUB
  7. 12GersoSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Joe WillisG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 6Aljaz StrunaCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 20A.J. DeLaGarzaRB
  6. 11Thomas McNamaraAM
  7. 27Boniek GarcíaLM
  8. 22Matias VeraRM
  9. 13Christian RamírezF
  10. 8Memo RodríguezAM-L
  11. 17Alberth ElisAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Niko HansenSUB
  2. 5Juan CabezasSUB
  3. 10Tomás MartínezSUB
  4. 16Kevin GarciaSUB
  5. 7DaMarcus BeasleySUB
  6. 26Michael NelsonSUB
  7. 9Mauro ManotasSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graham Smith with a cross.
  2. 47' Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 59' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Tomás Martínez replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  4. 61' Boniek García (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 65' AJ Delagarza JR (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 69' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Kevin Garcia replaces AJ Delagarza JR because of an injury.
  7. 70' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces Roger Espinoza.
  8. 70' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso replaces Dániel Sallói.
  9. 81' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Niko Hansen replaces Tommy McNamara.
  10. 81' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jimmy Medranda replaces Benny Feilhaber.
  11. 89' Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+3' Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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