MLS

FT Sunday, September 26, 2021
Seattle Sounders FC LWWLL 2
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Sporting Kansas City DDLWW 1
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Children's Mercy Park · 19,248 att.

Match Report

Sounders now first after 2-1 win over Sporting KC

— Cristian Roldan and Will Bruin scored after backend giveaways and the Seattle Sounders defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in a first-place showdown Sunday night.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
1
35
Possession
65
8
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
245
Accurate Passes
520
328
Passes
605
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
8
15
Crosses
29
0.3
Cross %
0.3
71
Long Balls
65
31
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
11
22
Effective Clearances
9
22
Clearances
9

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 6Ilie SánchezCD-R
  4. 36Luís MartinsLB
  5. 8Graham ZusiRB
  6. 32José MauriCM
  7. 17Gadi KindaLM
  8. 15Roger EspinozaRM
  9. 11Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 96Wilson HarrisSUB
  2. 19Grayson BarberSUB
  3. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  4. 54Rémi WalterSUB
  5. 48Kaveh RadSUB
  6. 22Kendall McIntoshSUB
  7. 5Nicolas Isimat-MirinSUB
  8. 13Amadou DiaSUB
  9. 4Roberto PuncecSUB

SEA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 3Xavier ArreagaCD
  3. 5Nouhou ToloCD-L
  4. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  5. 84Joshua AtencioCM-L
  6. 6João PauloCM-R
  7. 7Cristian RoldanAM
  8. 11Brad SmithLM
  9. 16Alex RoldanRM
  10. 9Raúl RuidíazCF-L
  11. 17Will BruinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Kelyn RoweSUB
  2. 12Fredy MonteroSUB
  3. 75Daniel LeyvaSUB
  4. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  5. 18Spencer RicheySUB
  6. 23Léo ChúSUB
  7. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  8. 27Shane O'NeillSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Smith with a cross.
  3. 53' Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 57' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter replaces Roger Espinoza.
  6. 60' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  7. 69' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Brad Smith.
  8. 69' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Nouhou Tolo.
  9. 72' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe replaces Will Bruin.
  10. 76' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin replaces José Mauri.
  11. 85' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces João Paulo.
  12. 86' Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+4' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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