MLS

FT Saturday, September 5, 2020
Sporting Kansas City WLDDL 1
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Houston Dynamo FC DDWWW 2
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SKC101
HOU022
Shell Energy Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

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Mauro Manotas, Alberth Elis inspire Houston Dynamo past Sporting Kansas City

Second-half substitutes Alberth Elis and Mauro Manotas rallied Houston to a 2-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday at BBVA Stadium to exte

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
7
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
43.2
Possession
56.8
14
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
323
Accurate Passes
454
413
Passes
556
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
78
26
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
16
11
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
21
11
Effective Clearances
15
11
Clearances
15

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 2Alejandro FuenmayorCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 4Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 22Matias VeraCM
  7. 24Darwin CerénLM
  8. 8Memo RodríguezRM
  9. 13Christian RamírezF
  10. 23Darwin QuinteroLF
  11. 12Niko HansenRF

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 4Roberto PuncecCD-R
  4. 13Amadou DiaLB
  5. 26Jaylin LindseyRB
  6. 27Gianluca BusioCM
  7. 17Gadi KindaLM
  8. 21Felipe HernàndezRM
  9. 19Erik HurtadoF
  10. 11Khiry SheltonLF
  11. 8Graham ZusiRF

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Houston Dynamo 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Erik Hurtado (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 58' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Alberth Elis replaces Niko Hansen.
  3. 58' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Ariel Lassiter replaces Christian Ramirez.
  4. 59' Goal! Houston Dynamo 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
  5. 61' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso replaces Felipe Hernandez.
  6. 62' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Erik Hurtado.
  7. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Winston Reid replaces Gadi Kinda.
  8. 80' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Mauro Manotas replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  9. 80' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Aljaz Struna replaces Alejandro Fuenmayor.
  10. 85' Goal! Houston Dynamo 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zarek Valentin with a cross.
  11. 87' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Óscar Boniek García replaces Darwin Quintero.
  12. 90'+1' Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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