MLS

FT Saturday, August 17, 2019
San Jose Earthquakes WWDLL 1
–
Sporting Kansas City LWLLW 2
1st2ndT
SJ101
SKC022
Children's Mercy Park · 17,941 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Peter G. Aiken/USA TODAY Sports

Sporting KC rallies to defeat Earthquakes

Graham Smith scored his first career MLS goal as Sporting Kansas City rallied for a 2-1 victory Saturday night over the San Jose Earthquakes.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

20
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
2
57.6
Possession
42.4
25
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
361
Accurate Passes
236
446
Passes
320
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
7
17
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.5
69
Long Balls
60
40
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
11
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
3
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
10
17
Clearances
10

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-1-1

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. 94Jimmy MedrandaLM
  10. 7Johnny RussellRM
  11. 19Erik HurtadoF

Substitutes

  1. 9Krisztian NemethSUB
  2. 13Gianluca BusioSUB
  3. 15Seth SinovicSUB
  4. 18Eric DickSUB
  5. 6Ilie SánchezSUB
  6. 2Botond BaráthSUB
  7. 20Dániel SallóiSUB

SJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 17Daniel VegaG
  2. 23Florian JungwirthCD-L
  3. 37Guram KashiaCD-R
  4. 24Nick LimaLB
  5. 22Tommy ThompsonRB
  6. 7Magnus ErikssonAM
  7. 93JudsonLM
  8. 14Jackson YueillRM
  9. 8Chris WondolowskiF
  10. 11Valeri QazaishviliAM-L
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Danny HoesenSUB
  2. 31Harold CummingsSUB
  3. 25Andrés RíosSUB
  4. 21Carlos FierroSUB
  5. 28Andrew TarbellSUB
  6. 6Shea SalinasSUB
  7. 20Aníbal GodoySUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
  2. 50' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda.
  3. 56' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Jimmy Medranda.
  4. 59' Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces Benny Feilhaber.
  6. 61' Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 65' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Danny Hoesen replaces Chris Wondolowski.
  9. 68' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos replaces Judson.
  10. 74' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gianluca Busio replaces Roger Espinoza.
  11. 76' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Graham Smith (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  12. 76' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Shea Salinas replaces Nick Lima.
  13. 88' Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.

MLS News

All news
ESPN ESPN A global experiment: Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or awards? The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that? ESPN Joe Lowery MLS Power Rankings: Revs jump eight places as playoffs loom We're getting down to the pointy end of the season, and the New England Revolution have jumped right up ESPN's MLS Power Rankings. ESPN Leonard Solms Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane's latest South Africa squad shows favouritism fears were unfounded Mosimane has made several changes from his first preliminary squad, which he announced almost immediately after taking charge at the beginning of September. ESPN Associated Press LAFC clinches playoffs with derby draw, Galaxy cling to last spot Leo Walta scored the tying goal in the 62nd minute as LAFC clinched a playoff spot by rallying from two goals down in the second half for a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy on Sunday night.