MLS

FT Thursday, July 30, 2020
Sporting Kansas City LWWWL 1
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Philadelphia Union WWDWW 3
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SKC101
PHI303
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Match Report

Douglas DeFelice/USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia Union beats Sporting Kansas City to move into MLS is Back semis

The Philadelphia Union held on for a 3-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in their MLS is Back Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
6
57.5
Possession
42.5
16
SHOTS
7
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
259
448
Passes
343
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
20
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
80
36
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
7
8
Effective Clearances
21
8
Clearances
21

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 4Mark McKenzieCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  6. 23Kacper PrzybylkoM
  7. 8José Andrés MartínezCM
  8. 22Brenden AaronsonAM
  9. 10Jamiro MonteiroLM
  10. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  11. 17Sergio SantosCF-R

SKC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 4Roberto PuncecCD-L
  3. 16Graham SmithCD-R
  4. 6Ilie SánchezDM
  5. 36Luís MartinsLB
  6. 8Graham ZusiRB
  7. 27Gianluca BusioCM-L
  8. 15Roger EspinozaCM-R
  9. 20Dániel SallóiLM
  10. 7Johnny RussellRM
  11. 9Alan PulidoF

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  2. 25' José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  4. 39' Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
  6. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Amadou Dia replaces Luis Martins.
  7. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Gianluca Busio.
  8. 53' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Sergio Santos because of an injury.
  9. 53' Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  11. 64' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso replaces Dániel Sallói.
  12. 70' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrew Wooten replaces Kacper Przybylko.
  13. 71' Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 84' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Roger Espinoza.
  15. 86' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  16. 86' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Anthony Fontana replaces Jamiro Monteiro.

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