MLS

FT Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Sporting Kansas City WWLDW 1
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FC Cincinnati LLWLL 0
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Nippert Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

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SKC edge FC Cincinnati, clinch playoff spot

Roger Espinoza scored his second goal of the season to help Sporting Kansas City clinch a playoff spot with a 1-0 win over FC Cincinnati.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
37.5
Possession
62.5
13
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
283
Accurate Passes
522
365
Passes
610
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
82
21
Accurate Long Balls
47
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
8
14
Effective Clearances
13
14
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Lineups

CIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Spencer RicheyG
  2. 3Tom PetterssonCD-L
  3. 14Nick HagglundCD-R
  4. 96Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 16Zico BaileyRB
  6. 24Frankie AmayaAM
  7. 6Haris MedunjaninLM
  8. 15Kamohelo MokotjoRM
  9. 11Siem de JongF
  10. 10Jürgen LocadiaAM-L
  11. 36Joseph-Claude GyauAM-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 4Roberto PuncecCD-R
  4. 13Amadou DiaLB
  5. 26Jaylin LindseyRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 21Felipe HernàndezLM
  8. 17Gadi KindaRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 11Khiry SheltonLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gerso replaces Khiry Shelton.
  2. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Felipe Hernandez.
  3. 57' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  4. 60' Roberto Puncec (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' VAR Decision: Penalty FC Cincinnati.
  6. 63' Penalty missed! Still FC Cincinnati 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Siem de Jong (FC Cincinnati) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
  7. 77' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Jürgen Locadia.
  8. 78' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Zico Bailey.
  9. 80' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
  10. 81' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Gadi Kinda.
  11. 89' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. James McLaughlin replaces Tom Pettersson.
  12. 90' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Hurtado replaces Alan Pulido.

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