FC Dallas vs Sporting Kansas City, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAlan Pulido, Daniel Salloi on target as Sporting Kansas City defeat FC Dallas
Alan Pulido and Daniel Salloi scored goals, and the Sporting Kansas City defense made sure that held up with a 2-0 win over FC Dallas on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez tries a through ball, but Johnny Russell is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt saved. Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Matt Hedges.
- 5': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Paxton Pomykal.
- 5': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
- 5': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top left corner.
- 6': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 6': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 10': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 12': Goal! FC Dallas 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
- 14': Offside, FC Dallas. Szabolcs Schön tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
- 17': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 17': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Quignon.
- 22': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Nkosi Burgess (FC Dallas).
- 26': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
- 26': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nkosi Burgess.
- 29': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ema Twumasi.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 30': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Luis Martins.
- 31': Attempt missed. Nkosi Burgess (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Hand ball by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 35': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 36': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
- 37': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 37': Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas).
- 38': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Dániel Sallói.
- 41': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Gadi Kinda.
- 42': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 42': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Dallas 0, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Dallas 0, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 45': Substitution, FC Dallas. Bryan Acosta replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
- 47': Foul by Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas).
- 47': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Matt Hedges (FC Dallas).
- 49': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 56': Attempt missed. Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 57': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 58': Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal.
- 62': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 62': Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 62': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jáder Obrian replaces Paxton Pomykal because of an injury.
- 63': Goal! FC Dallas 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nkosi Burgess.
- 66': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 67': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 67': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Szabolcs Schön (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 72': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 73': Substitution, FC Dallas. Freddy Vargas replaces Szabolcs Schön.
- 73': Substitution, FC Dallas. Franco Jara replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 74': Attempt saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 76': Foul by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 76': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Freddy Vargas (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Franco Jara (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta.
- 80': Attempt missed. Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Jara.
- 81': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 81': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Acosta with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, FC Dallas. Andrés Ricaurte replaces Facundo Quignon.
- 84': Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 86': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bryan Acosta.
- 87': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas).
- 89': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 89': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Grayson Barber replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ema Twumasi with a cross.
- 90'+8': Foul by Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas).
- 90'+8': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+9': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Freddy Vargas (FC Dallas).
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, FC Dallas 0, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 0': Match ends, FC Dallas 0, Sporting Kansas City 2.
Statistics
 SKC |
DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.2 | Possession | 48.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 450 | Accurate Passes | 419 |
| 518 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 15 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Toyota Stadium, USA
Attendance: 14,133
Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Toyota Stadium, USA
Attendance: 14,133
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
FC Dallas (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Jimmy Maurer (GK) |
| 24 | Matt Hedges  |
| 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 |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 36 | Luís Martins |
| 8 | Graham Zusi |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza |
| 17 | Gadi Kinda |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
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