MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
  • 14': Dániel Sallói
  • 38': Dániel Sallói
  • 64': Felipe Hernàndez
FT
3 - 1
Colorado Rapids
  • 84': Keegan Rosenberry

Sallói, Sporting KC dominate Rapids in 3-1 victory

— Dániel Sallói scored twice, Felipe Hernandez added a goal and Sporting Kansas City never trailed in a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Keegan Rosenberry tries a through ball, but Michael Barrios is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 9': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
  • 14': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 18': Hand ball by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Felipe Hernandez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 28': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
  • 31': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jaylin Lindsey with a cross.
  • 32': Felipe Hernandez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 35': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 35': Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Price.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
  • 37': Foul by Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids).
  • 37': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Felipe Hernandez.
  • 40': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
  • 40': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Andreu Fontàs tries a through ball, but Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado Rapids 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado Rapids 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jonathan Lewis replaces Jack Price.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido replaces Johnny Russell.
  • 52': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Sam Vines.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
  • 55': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Auston Trusty tries a through ball, but Diego Rubio is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Amadou Dia replaces Luis Martins because of an injury.
  • 58': Foul by Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids).
  • 58': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Felipe Hernandez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Busio with a headed pass.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
  • 64': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Felipe Hernandez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Cole Bassett.
  • 66': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolas Benezet replaces Diego Rubio because of an injury.
  • 67': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Roger Espinoza.
  • 70': Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Khiry Shelton with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 72': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez tries a through ball, but Alan Pulido is caught offside.
  • 74': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Michael Barrios.
  • 82': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kaveh Rad replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  • 84': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Kaveh Rad.
  • 84': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolas Benezet with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado Rapids 1. Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Danny Wilson.
  • 87': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 87': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván tries a through ball, but Andre Shinyashiki is caught offside.
  • 89': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton tries a through ball, but Jaylin Lindsey is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Mezquida with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Vines following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado Rapids 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado Rapids 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
44.1 Possession 55.9
9 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
395 Accurate Passes 538
469 Passes 601
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 5
0.3 Cross % 0.4
46 Long Balls 65
20 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 8
5 Effective Clearances 8
5 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,690

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
29 Tim Melia (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs
6 Ilie Sánchez
36 Luís Martins
2 Jaylin Lindsey
10 Gianluca Busio
21 Felipe Hernàndez
15 Roger Espinoza
11 Khiry Shelton
20 Dániel Sallói
7 Johnny Russell
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Alan Pulido, Wilson Harris, Roberto Puncec, Amadou Dia, Grayson Barber, John Pulskamp, Kaveh Rad, Cameron Duke.

COL Colorado Rapids (5-3-2)

No. Name
22 William Yarbrough (GK)
4 Danny Wilson
5 Auston Trusty
6 Lalas Abubakar
13 Sam Vines
2 Keegan Rosenberry
19 Jack Price
26 Cole Bassett
23 Kellyn Acosta
11 Diego Rubio
12 Michael Barrios
Colorado Rapids Substitutes:
Oliver Larraz, Clint Irwin, Drew Moor, Nicolás Mezquida, Nicolas Benezet, Brian Galván, Jonathan Lewis, Andre Shinyashiki, Collen Warner.

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