MLS

FT Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Sporting Kansas City WDWLW 4
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LAFC WLDDL 1
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BMO Stadium · 22,114 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-2

Lineups

LAFC · 3-4-3

  1. 30Tomas RomeroG
  2. 27Tristan BlackmonCD
  3. 12Diego PalaciosCD-L
  4. 32Marco FarfanCD-R
  5. 11José CifuentesCM-L
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM-R
  7. 44Raheem EdwardsLM
  8. 33Kim Moon-HwanRM
  9. 9Diego RossiF
  10. 17Brian RodríguezCF-L
  11. 10Carlos VelaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Álvaro QuezadaSUB
  2. 19Bryce DukeSUB
  3. 5Mamadou FallSUB
  4. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  5. 16Daniel MusovskiSUB
  6. 23Pablo SisniegaSUB
  7. 8Francisco GinellaSUB
  8. 2Jordan HarveySUB
  9. 15Daniel CrisostomoSUB

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Nicolas Isimat-MirinCD-R
  4. 36Luís MartinsLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 17Gadi KindaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 11Khiry SheltonRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  2. 19Grayson BarberSUB
  3. 2Jaylin LindseySUB
  4. 48Kaveh RadSUB
  5. 13Amadou DiaSUB
  6. 4Roberto PuncecSUB
  7. 1John PulskampSUB
  8. 96Wilson HarrisSUB
  9. 7Johnny RussellSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 20' Tomás Romero (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 25' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 33' José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 41' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mamadou Fall replaces Marco Farfan.
  9. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces Raheem Edwards.
  10. 57' Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 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.
  12. 61' Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 63' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Brian Rodríguez.
  14. 68' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces José Cifuentes.
  15. 68' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Álvaro Quezada replaces Kim Moon-Hwan.
  16. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Rémi Walter.
  17. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Wilson Harris replaces Alan Pulido.
  18. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jaylin Lindsey replaces Gadi Kinda.
  19. 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.
  20. 85' Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+2' Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 90'+6' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 90'+7' Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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