MLS

FT Saturday, October 3, 2020
Sporting Kansas City LWLLW 2
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Houston Dynamo FC LDLDL 1
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SKC112
HOU011
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Match Report

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Mexico star Alan Pulido leads Sporting KC past Houston

Alan Pulido's brace gave Sporting Kansas City a 2-1 road victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night at BBVA Stadium. Gianluca Busio assisted

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
5
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
4
39.9
Possession
60.1
11
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
317
Accurate Passes
492
401
Passes
592
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
74
32
Accurate Long Balls
49
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
6
41
Effective Clearances
11
41
Clearances
11

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 5Aljaz StrunaCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 4Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 22Matias VeraCM
  7. 24Darwin CerénLM
  8. 27Boniek GarcíaRM
  9. 9Mauro ManotasF
  10. 23Darwin QuinteroLF
  11. 11Ariel LassiterRF

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 22Winston ReidCD-L
  3. 4Roberto PuncecCD-R
  4. 13Amadou DiaLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 21Felipe HernàndezLM
  8. 27Gianluca BusioRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 11Khiry SheltonLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! Houston Dynamo 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Busio following a fast break.
  2. 39' Amadou Dia (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Aljaz Struna (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Niko Hansen replaces Óscar Boniek García.
  5. 61' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Felipe Hernandez.
  6. 69' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Nico Lemoine replaces Ariel Lassiter.
  7. 69' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Christian Ramirez replaces Mauro Manotas.
  8. 72' Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Goal! Houston Dynamo 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Busio.
  10. 77' Winston Reid (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 77' Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 77' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Sam Junqua replaces Adam Lundkvist.
  13. 77' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Marcelo Palomino replaces Darwin Cerén.
  14. 80' Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 81' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Hurtado replaces Alan Pulido.
  16. 84' Goal! Houston Dynamo 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a cross following a corner.
  17. 88' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso replaces Johnny Russell.
  18. 90' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+3' Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+5' Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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