MLS

FT Sunday, May 26, 2019
Seattle Sounders FC DDWWD 2
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Sporting Kansas City LDLLD 3
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SKC213
Children's Mercy Park · 19,882 att.

Match Report

: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Russell's hat trick carries SKC past Sounders

Johnny Russell scored a hat trick to help Sporting Kansas City snap a seven-match winless streak with a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Sounders.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
4
47.1
Possession
52.9
12
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
341
Accurate Passes
412
417
Passes
479
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
59
31
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
9
5
Effective Clearances
11
5
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SEA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 2Botond BaráthCD-R
  4. 15Seth SinovicLB
  5. 14Nicolas HaslerRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 30Benny FeilhaberLM
  8. 21Felipe GutiérrezRM
  9. 10Yohan CroizetF
  10. 11Kelyn RoweLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Gedion ZelalemSUB
  2. 18Eric DickSUB
  3. 16Graham SmithSUB
  4. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  5. 13Gianluca BusioSUB

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 20Kim Kee-HeeCD-L
  3. 29Román TorresCD-R
  4. 11Brad SmithLB
  5. 18Kelvin LeerdamRB
  6. 10Nicolás LodeiroAM
  7. 7Cristian RoldanLM
  8. 21Jordy DelemRM
  9. 9Raúl RuidíazF
  10. 70Handwalla BwanaAM-L
  11. 19Harry ShippAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Saad Abdul-SalaamSUB
  2. 16Alex RoldanSUB
  3. 17Will BruinSUB
  4. 4Gustav SvenssonSUB
  5. 35Bryan MeredithSUB
  6. 5Nouhou ToloSUB
  7. 25Xavier ArreagaSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Román Torres (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yohan Croizet.
  4. 34' Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 38' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga replaces Kim Kee-hee because of an injury.
  6. 45'+1' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
  7. 60' Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 60' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo replaces Handwalla Bwana.
  9. 63' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam.
  10. 68' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
  11. 71' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
  12. 75' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gianluca Busio replaces Benny Feilhaber.
  13. 78' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Jordy Delem.
  14. 79' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Smith replaces Matt Besler because of an injury.
  15. 89' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jimmy Medranda replaces Yohan Croizet.

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