Sporting Kansas City vs Red Bull New York, 2019 MLS, Regular Season

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Sporting Kansas City

24': Johnny Russell
88': Gianluca Busio

FT
2 - 2

Red Bull New York

52': Daniel Royer
75': Brian White
90'+4': Kaku

Sporting KC's Gianluca Busio, 16, scores again to salvage point vs. New York Red Bulls

Sixteen-year-old Gianluca Busio scored in his third straight game to salvage Sporting KC a 2-2 draw against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
5': Attempt blocked. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krisztián Németh.
6': Attempt saved. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
6': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Luis Robles.
7': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Krisztián Németh is caught offside.
10': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
11': Attempt saved. Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bradley Wright-Phillips with a headed pass.
11': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Tim Melia.
12': Foul by Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls).
12': Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Tim Parker tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
15': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls).
16': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Michael Murillo tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
17': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia tries a through ball, but Krisztián Németh is caught offside.
18': Foul by Marc Rzatkowski (New York Red Bulls).
18': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerso.
20': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
20': Attempt saved. Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Rzatkowski with a cross.
21': Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
22': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls).
22': Attempt blocked. Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
24': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, New York Red Bulls 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Krisztián Németh.
26': Foul by Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls).
26': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Attempt saved. Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Gutiérrez.
29': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Luis Robles.
29': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerso with a headed pass.
30': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Luis Robles.
30': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
33': Attempt saved. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerso.
33': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Luis Robles.
34': Hand ball by Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls).
35': Attempt blocked. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
35': Connor Lade (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Gerso (Sporting Kansas City).
40': Hand ball by Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls).
44': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Matt Besler.
44': Attempt blocked. Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Rzatkowski with a cross.
44': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
45': Attempt saved. Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Romero Gamarra.
45'+1': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Marc Rzatkowski tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, New York Red Bulls 0.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, New York Red Bulls 0.
46': Foul by Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls).
46': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City).
47': Marc Rzatkowski (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, New York Red Bulls 1. Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Cásseres Jr with a through ball.
53': Foul by Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls).
53': Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Tim Parker (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
54': Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe Gutiérrez following a set piece situation.
55': Attempt missed. Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Royer.
57': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls).
58': Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City).
59': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Yohan Croizet.
60': Foul by Alejandro Romero Gamarra (New York Red Bulls).
60': Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Krisztián Németh.
65': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls).
66': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City).
66': Sean Davis (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gianluca Busio replaces Roger Espinoza.
67': Hand ball by Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls).
68': Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City).
69': Foul by Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls).
69': Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City).
70': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls).
72': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Brian White replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips.
73': Attempt saved. Marc Rzatkowski (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
75': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, New York Red Bulls 2. Brian White (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Romero Gamarra with a cross.
76': Connor Lade (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City).
78': Attempt missed. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Krisztián Németh.
82': Attempt blocked. Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian White.
82': Foul by Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls).
82': Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Gerso.
83': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kelyn Rowe replaces Felipe Gutiérrez.
85': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Daniel Royer tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
86': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Vincent Bezecourt replaces Daniel Royer.
87': Attempt blocked. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yohan Croizet with a cross.
87': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Vincent Bezecourt.
88': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
88': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, New York Red Bulls 2. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
89': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City).
89': Sean Davis (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Sean Davis.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Busio.
90'+4': Alejandro Romero Gamarra (New York Red Bulls) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90'+6': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls).
90'+7': Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Amro Tarek replaces Marc Rzatkowski.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, New York Red Bulls 2.
0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, New York Red Bulls 2.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, New York Red Bulls 2.
90'+8': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, New York Red Bulls 2.

Statistics

RBNY		SKC
16	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	4
38.8	Possession	61.2
10	SHOTS	20
6	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
236	Accurate Passes	438
354	Passes	560
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	61
24	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	7
9	Effective Tackles	6
17	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	14
32	Effective Clearances	19
32	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 17,897

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Red Bull New York	2	+2	6
2	Nashville SC	2	+3	4
3	New York City FC	2	+1	4
4	Chicago Fire FC	2	+2	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
29	Tim Melia (GK)
5	Matt Besler
4	Andreu Fontàs
10	Yohan Croizet
8	Graham Zusi
6	Ilie Sánchez
21	Felipe Gutiérrez
17	Roger Espinoza
9	Krisztian Nemeth
12	Gerso
7	Johnny Russell

Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:

Nicolas Hasler, Botond Baráth, Kelyn Rowe, Gianluca Busio, Adrián Zendejas, Dániel Sallói, Seth Sinovic.

Red Bull New York (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Luis Robles (GK)
33	Aaron Long
26	Tim Parker
5	Connor Lade
62	Michael Murillo
10	Kaku
23	Cristian Cásseres Jr.
27	Sean Davis
99	Bradley Wright-Phillips
77	Daniel Royer
90	Marc Rzatkowski

Red Bull New York Substitutes:

Amro Tarek, Andreas Ivan, Ryan Meara, Derrick Etienne Jr., Brian White, Vincent Bezecourt, Kyle Duncan.

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