LAFC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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Alan Pulido on target as Sporting Kansas City demolishes LAFC
Alan Pulido scored in the 20th minute, helping Sporting Kansas City roll to a 4-1 win over host LAFC on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 3': Attempt missed. Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 5': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 7': Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
- 10': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 10': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 13': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 16': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 16': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 17': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 20': Tomás Romero (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 25': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt missed. Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a set piece situation.
- 28': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 33': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 33': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 33': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 3. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
- 39': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 41': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 42': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
- 43': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 44': Hand ball by Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
- 45'+2': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+2': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45'+4': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+6': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+6': Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 3.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces Raheem Edwards.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mamadou Fall replaces Marco Farfan.
- 46': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 46': Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 47': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 48': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tristan Blackmon.
- 49': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
- 49': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi tries a through ball, but Gadi Kinda is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 53': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 54': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rémi Walter following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 55': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 56': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 57': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 0, Sporting Kansas City 4. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 61': Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 63': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Brian Rodríguez.
- 64': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 64': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces José Cifuentes.
- 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Álvaro Quezada replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 70': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Rémi Walter.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Wilson Harris replaces Alan Pulido.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Quezada.
- 74': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Ginella.
- 76': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jaylin Lindsey replaces Gadi Kinda.
- 78': Attempt missed. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta following a corner.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Fall.
- 82': Goal! Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 4. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a through ball.
- 83': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Wilson Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
- 84': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 84': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 85': Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
- 87': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Musovski following a corner.
- 88': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt missed. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mamadou Fall with a through ball.
- 90': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90': Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': VAR Decision: No Penalty Los Angeles Football Club.
- 90'+2': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+6': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+6': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+6': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 4.
- 0': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 1, Sporting Kansas City 4.
Statistics
 SKC |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.9 | Possession | 55.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 310 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 402 | Passes | 494 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 21 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 23 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,114
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,114
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
LAFC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK)  |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
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 |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 17 | Gadi Kinda |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
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