Sporting Kansas City vs New England Revolution, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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Sporting Kansas City

33': Krisztian Nemeth
60': Felipe Gutiérrez (P)
70': Felipe Gutiérrez
83': Krisztian Nemeth

FT
4 - 4

New England Revolution

18': Juan Caicedo
35': Juan Caicedo
42': Juan Agudelo
55': Brandon Bye
66': DeJuan Jones
89': Jalil Anibaba

Sporting KC rally for draw with nine-man Revolution in eight-goal thriller

Sporting Kansas City rallied to a 4-4 draw against the New England Revolution on Saturday in a match the visitors finished with nine players.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution).
1': Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City).
7': Foul by Edgar Castillo (New England Revolution).
7': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City).
11': DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City).
11': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
11': Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jalil Anibaba.
15': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Gerso (Sporting Kansas City).
15': Attempt missed. Edgar Castillo (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
17': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Juan Fernando Caicedo (New England Revolution).
17': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City).
17': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by DeJuan Jones.
18': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, New England Revolution 1. Juan Fernando Caicedo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Agudelo.
19': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution).
20': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
21': Attempt missed. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
23': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution).
25': Offside, New England Revolution. Brandon Bye tries a through ball, but Juan Fernando Caicedo is caught offside.
29': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Busio.
29': Foul by Edgar Castillo (New England Revolution).
29': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
31': Attempt missed. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gerso.
32': Offside, New England Revolution. Tajon Buchanan tries a through ball, but Juan Agudelo is caught offside.
33': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, New England Revolution 1. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
35': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, New England Revolution 2. Juan Fernando Caicedo (New England Revolution) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
36': Foul by Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City).
36': Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City).
37': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Delay in match Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) because of an injury.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Foul by Abdul Rwatubyaye (Sporting Kansas City).
40': Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Abdul Rwatubyaye (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, New England Revolution 3. Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
43': Foul by Jalil Anibaba (New England Revolution).
43': Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Jalil Anibaba (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt blocked. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gerso.
44': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+1': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
45'+1': Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Juan Agudelo.
45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, New England Revolution 3.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, New England Revolution 3.
45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces Gianluca Busio.
49': Foul by Carles Gil (New England Revolution).
49': Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
50': Attempt missed. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
52': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
53': Foul by Abdul Rwatubyaye (Sporting Kansas City).
53': Jalil Anibaba (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution).
54': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
55': Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) is shown the red card.
56': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
57': Attempt missed. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a headed pass following a corner.
58': Penalty Sporting Kansas City. Gerso draws a foul in the penalty area.
58': Penalty conceded by Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) after a foul in the penalty area.
60': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, New England Revolution 3. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
62': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
62': Penalty conceded by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
63': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City). Video Review.
63': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Substitution, New England Revolution. Luis Caicedo replaces Juan Fernando Caicedo.
66': Penalty saved! Carles Gil (New England Revolution) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
66': Attempt saved. Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
66': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, New England Revolution 4. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
67': Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
68': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yohan Croizet with a cross.
68': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Krisztián Németh is caught offside.
70': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, New England Revolution 4. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
72': Attempt saved. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
72': Attempt saved. Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
74': Delay in match Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) because of an injury.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Gerso because of an injury.
76': Substitution, New England Revolution. Teal Bunbury replaces Tajon Buchanan.
77': Attempt missed. Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carles Gil following a fast break.
78': Attempt missed. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yohan Croizet with a cross.
81': Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City).
83': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by DeJuan Jones.
83': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, New England Revolution 4. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
84': Foul by Edgar Castillo (New England Revolution).
84': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Edgar Castillo (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
85': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City).
87': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
87': Foul by Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution).
87': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, New England Revolution. Brian Wright replaces DeJuan Jones.
89': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
89': Foul by Jalil Anibaba (New England Revolution).
89': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Second yellow card to Jalil Anibaba (New England Revolution) for a bad foul.
90'+1': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nicolas Hasler replaces Abdul Rwatubyaye.
90'+2': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Edgar Castillo.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yohan Croizet following a corner.
90'+3': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
90'+6': Cody Cropper (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Luis Caicedo.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, New England Revolution 4.
90'+8': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, New England Revolution 4.

Statistics

NE		SKC
16	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	3
2	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	3
24.7	Possession	75.3
10	SHOTS	19
7	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
107	Accurate Passes	450
184	Passes	537
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	13
3	Crosses	32
0.3	Cross %	0.4
60	Long Balls	67
19	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	7
32	Effective Clearances	2
32	Clearances	2

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,511

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Philadelphia Union	14	+13	29
2	FC Cincinnati	14	+4	29
3	Columbus Crew	14	+8	27
4	Nashville SC	14	+8	24

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
29	Tim Melia (GK)
4	Andreu Fontàs
3	Abdul Rwatubyaye
10	Yohan Croizet
8	Graham Zusi
21	Felipe Gutiérrez
11	Kelyn Rowe
13	Gianluca Busio
9	Krisztian Nemeth
12	Gerso
7	Johnny Russell

Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:

Botond Baráth, Ilie Sánchez, Dániel Sallói, Nicolas Hasler, Seth Sinovic, Eric Dick, Gedion Zelalem.

New England Revolution (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Cody Cropper (GK)
3	Jalil Anibaba
2	Andrew Farrell
8	Edgar Castillo
15	Brandon Bye
6	Scott Caldwell
22	Carles Gil
24	DeJuan Jones
11	Tajon Buchanan
17	Juan Agudelo
9	Juan Caicedo

New England Revolution Substitutes:

Wilfried Zahibo, Cristian Penilla, Diego Fagundez, Brian Wright, Luis Caicedo, Matt Turner, Teal Bunbury.

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