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FT Sunday, July 4, 2021
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LA Galaxy WLWWL 0
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Match Report

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton on target as Sporting Kansas City shuts out LA Galaxy

Johnny Russell and Khiry Shelton each scored to lift the visiting Sporting Kansas City to a 2-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
4
46.1
Possession
53.9
12
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
409
Accurate Passes
472
474
Passes
556
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
19
0.5
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
58
43
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
4
20
Effective Clearances
10
20
Clearances
10

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 20Nick DePuyCD-L
  3. 4Séga CoulibalyCD-R
  4. 19Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 7Víctor VázquezAM
  7. 6Rayan RavelosonLM
  8. 17Sebastian LletgetRM
  9. 29Ethan ZubakF
  10. 9Kévin CabralAM-L
  11. 11Samuel GrandsirAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 56Jonathan PérezSUB
  2. 25Cameron DunbarSUB
  3. 43Adam SaldañaSUB
  4. 16Sacha KljestanSUB
  5. 48Augustine WilliamsSUB
  6. 33Jonathan KlinsmannSUB

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 6Ilie SánchezCD-R
  4. 36Luís MartinsLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 10Gianluca BusioCM
  7. 21Felipe HernàndezLM
  8. 15Roger EspinozaRM
  9. 11Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Roberto PuncecSUB
  2. 96Wilson HarrisSUB
  3. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  4. 5Nicolas Isimat-MirinSUB
  5. 1John PulskampSUB
  6. 13Amadou DiaSUB
  7. 48Kaveh RadSUB
  8. 19Grayson BarberSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 40' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Adam Saldaña replaces Sega Coulibaly because of an injury.
  3. 45'+3' Jorge Villafaña (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 68' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Cameron Dunbar replaces Ethan Zubak.
  5. 81' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
  6. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  7. 86' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jonathan Perez replaces Julian Araujo.
  8. 90'+2' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin replaces Johnny Russell.
  9. 90'+5' Goal! LA Galaxy 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Khiry Shelton (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.

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