Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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Sporting KC beats Sounders 3-1 to pull closer in West
— Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi scored in the first half, Cameron Duke added his first MLS goal in the second and Sporting Kansas City handed Seattle its first home loss of the season, beating the Sounders 3-1 on Sunday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 1': Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
- 5': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 5': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jimmy Medranda.
- 15': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 15': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 19': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 20': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 24': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Atencio following a set piece situation.
- 25': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 26': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Fredy Montero with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 26': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
- 29': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 29': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 33': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 34': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Abdoulaye Cissoko because of an injury.
- 35': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 35': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Roger Espinoza is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
- 37': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda tries a through ball, but Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
- 39': Hand ball by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 41': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
- 42': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda following a fast break.
- 44': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
- 45': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Martins.
- 45'+2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeimar Gómez.
- 45'+4': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+4': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 46': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 46': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
- 49': Hand ball by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
- 50': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 51': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 55': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 55': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
- 58': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 58': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 60': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces Roger Espinoza.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Danny Leyva.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Brad Smith replaces Jimmy Medranda.
- 69': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 69': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Gadi Kinda.
- 70': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio tries a through ball, but Brad Smith is caught offside.
- 72': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3. Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 74': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 74': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Ethan Dobbelaere replaces Xavier Arreaga.
- 75': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 76': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 76': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredy Montero.
- 78': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 78': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 80': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
- 84': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 84': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Luis Martins.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+1': Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross.
- 90'+6': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+6': Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3.
Statistics
 SKC |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 387 |
| 515 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 26 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 32,790
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 32,790
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Seattle Sounders FC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 92 | Abdoulaye Cissoko |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 94 | Jimmy Medranda |
| 22 | Kelyn Rowe |
| 75 | Daniel Leyva  |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 12 | Fredy Montero |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
| 36 | Luís Martins |
| 8 | Graham Zusi |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 17 | Gadi Kinda |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
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