Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Rubio Rubin scores twice as Real Salt Lake tops Sporting KC
Rubio Rubin had a pair of second-half goals in his home debut as Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 5': Attempt missed. Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 10': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 10': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Albert Rusnák tries a through ball, but Pablo Ruiz is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Justen Glad.
- 17': Goal! Real Salt Lake 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 Khiry Shelton.
- 20': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
- 22': Hand ball by Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake).
- 22': Foul by Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake).
- 22': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 27': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 28': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake).
- 28': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody replaces Aaron Herrera because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt missed. Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 31': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 32': Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Brody with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 37': Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Pablo Ruiz tries a through ball, but Rubio Rubín is caught offside.
- 43': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Alan Pulido is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 45'+1': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Kaveh Rad.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 46': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 46': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Rubio Rubín with a cross.
- 48': Attempt saved. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Damir Kreilach with a headed pass.
- 48': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Donny Toia.
- 51': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 52': Goal! Real Salt Lake 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Damir Kreilach.
- 55': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Johnny Russell.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Brody.
- 57': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Anderson Julio because of an injury.
- 58': Foul by Donny Toia (Real Salt Lake).
- 58': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
- 59': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
- 62': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Damir Kreilach.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Rémi Walter.
- 64': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Marcelo Silva tries a through ball, but Albert Rusnák is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rubio Rubín.
- 68': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nick Besler.
- 70': Hand ball by Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake).
- 71': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza tries a through ball, but Alan Pulido is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Gianluca Busio.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 77': Goal! Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Damir Kreilach.
- 79': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Rubio Rubín.
- 79': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Douglas Martínez replaces Pablo Ruiz.
- 79': Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaylin Lindsey with a cross.
- 84': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Jaylin Lindsey tries a through ball, but Gadi Kinda is caught offside.
- 85': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
- 87': Douglas Martínez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Foul by Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake).
- 88': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Nick Besler (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+3': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
Statistics
 SKC |
RSL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 313 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
| 391 | Passes | 480 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 12 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | +12 | 12 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 5 | +8 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ochoa (GK) |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 4 | Danny Toia |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 6 | Pablo Ruiz  |
| 13 | Nick Besler |
| 14 | Rubio Rubín |
| 29 | Anderson Julio |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 48 | Kaveh Rad |
| 36 | Luís Martins |
| 2 | Jaylin Lindsey |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 10 | Gianluca Busio |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
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