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FT Sunday, November 22, 2020
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Sporting Kansas City advance 3-0 on penalties · Children's Mercy Park

Match Report

Anne-Marie Sorvin/USA TODAY Sports

Melia saves day as Sporting KC eliminates San Jose after penalties

Tim Melia stopped all three penalty-kick attempts he faced as No. 1 seed Sporting Kansas City advanced with a shootout victory over San Jose.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
19
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
5
60.7
Possession
39.3
17
SHOTS
14
8
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
550
Accurate Passes
320
661
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
5
25
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.2
103
Long Balls
78
48
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
14
17
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
14
18
Effective Clearances
19
18
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SKC leads series 4-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 22Winston ReidCD-L
  3. 4Roberto PuncecCD-R
  4. 6Ilie SánchezDM
  5. 13Amadou DiaLB
  6. 26Jaylin LindseyRB
  7. 27Gianluca BusioCM-L
  8. 15Roger EspinozaCM-R
  9. 12GersoLM
  10. 7Johnny RussellRM
  11. 11Khiry SheltonF

SJ · 4-4-2

  1. 18JT MarcinkowskiG
  2. 4Oswaldo AlanísCD-L
  3. 23Florian JungwirthCD-R
  4. 27Marcos LópezLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 14Jackson YueillCM-L
  7. 93JudsonCM-R
  8. 6Shea SalinasLM
  9. 10Cristian EspinozaRM
  10. 8Chris WondolowskiCF-L
  11. 21Carlos FierroCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
  2. 22' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 28' Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza following a fast break.
  5. 39' Winston Reid (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 47' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Busio with a cross following a corner.
  7. 56' Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 78' Amadou Dia (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 84' Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 86' Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Cade Cowell replaces Shea Salinas.
  13. 87' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos replaces Carlos Fierro.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez replaces Roger Espinoza.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Hurtado replaces Gerso.
  17. 90'+7' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
  18. 90'
  19. 98' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Gianluca Busio.
  20. 102' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Marcos López.
  21. 105'+1'
  22. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
  23. 115' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Eric Calvillo replaces Judson.
  24. 120'+1'
  25. 120'
  26. 120'

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