Sporting Kansas City vs FC Dallas, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSFC Dallas secures 2-1 victory over Sporting, Pomykal scores
Paxton Pomykal scored once and Dallas secured a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, FC Dallas 1. Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 4': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas).
- 5': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal with a through ball.
- 10': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
- 10': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 17': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 17': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 18': Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
- 20': Attempt saved. Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Quignon.
- 22': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 24': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 24': Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Bressan (FC Dallas).
- 25': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
- 27': Offside, FC Dallas. Ryan Hollingshead tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
- 30': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
- 32': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
- 35': Attempt saved. Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 35': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 39': Offside, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 40': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bressan.
- 43': Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 44': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 44': Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nkosi Burgess.
- 45'+2': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, FC Dallas 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, FC Dallas 1.
- 48': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ema Twumasi.
- 49': Attempt missed. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Martins.
- 51': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, FC Dallas 2. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Szabolcs Schön.
- 52': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Graham Zusi is caught offside.
- 53': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bressan.
- 54': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 57': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 57': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 60': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 60': Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces Rémi Walter.
- 64': Attempt missed. Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal.
- 65': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 65': Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 66': Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 68': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
- 69': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
- 69': Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
- 71': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
- 72': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jáder Obrian replaces Szabolcs Schön.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
- 73': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 73': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
- 74': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez tries a through ball, but Luis Martins is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Wilson Harris replaces Khiry Shelton.
- 77': Substitution, FC Dallas. John Nelson replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 77': Substitution, FC Dallas. Brandon Servania replaces Paxton Pomykal.
- 78': Brandon Servania (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 80': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 80': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jimmy Maurer.
- 80': Bressan (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, FC Dallas. Matt Hedges replaces Bressan because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, FC Dallas. Franco Jara replaces Ricardo Pepi.
- 83': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 83': Franco Jara (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Franco Jara (FC Dallas).
- 84': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Franco Jara (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 85': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, FC Dallas 2. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 89': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
- 90': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Matt Hedges.
- 90'+1': Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Luis Martins.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 90'+4': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+5': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs with a cross.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, FC Dallas 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, FC Dallas 2.
Statistics
 DAL |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 42 | Possession | 58 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 494 |
| 432 | Passes | 563 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 4 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 37 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,975
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,975
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
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 |
FC Dallas (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Jimmy Maurer (GK) |
| 4 | Bressan |
| 14 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 12 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 22 | Ema Twumasi |
| 9 | Jesús Ferreira |
| 5 | Facundo Quignón |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 16 | Ricardo Pepi |
| 11 | Szabolcs Schon |
| 19 | Paxton Pomykal |
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