MLS

FT Sunday, July 25, 2021
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Seattle Sounders FC DWLWL 1
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Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SEA · 5-3-2

  1. 30Stefan ClevelandG
  2. 3Xavier ArreagaCD
  3. 92Abdoulaye CissokoCD-L
  4. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  5. 94Jimmy MedrandaLB
  6. 22Kelyn RoweRB
  7. 75Daniel LeyvaCM
  8. 84Joshua AtencioCM-L
  9. 6João PauloCM-R
  10. 12Fredy MonteroCF-L
  11. 9Raúl RuidíazCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB
  2. 73Obed VargasSUB
  3. 18Spencer RicheySUB
  4. 45Ethan DobbelaereSUB
  5. 11Brad SmithSUB
  6. 27Shane O'NeillSUB
  7. 26Andy ThomasSUB

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Nicolas Isimat-MirinCD-R
  4. 36Luís MartinsLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 54Rémi WalterCM
  7. 17Gadi KindaLM
  8. 15Roger EspinozaRM
  9. 11Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Jaylin LindseySUB
  2. 48Kaveh RadSUB
  3. 96Wilson HarrisSUB
  4. 1John PulskampSUB
  5. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  6. 4Roberto PuncecSUB
  7. 24Kayden PierreSUB
  8. 16Graham SmithSUB
  9. 6Ilie SánchezSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 34' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Abdoulaye Cissoko because of an injury.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 64' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces Roger Espinoza.
  7. 64' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Danny Leyva.
  8. 64' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Brad Smith replaces Jimmy Medranda.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Gadi Kinda.
  10. 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.
  11. 74' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Ethan Dobbelaere replaces Xavier Arreaga.
  12. 80' Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 84' João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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