MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

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Sporting Kansas City
  • 16': Johnny Russell (P)
  • 26': Dániel Sallói
  • 57': Gadi Kinda
  • 90': Johnny Russell
FT
4 - 2
Houston Dynamo FC
  • 50': Fafà Picault
  • 76': Darwin Quintero

Russell scores twice in Sporting KC's 4-2 win over Dynamo

— Johnny Russell scored twice and Sporting Kansas City beat the Houston Dynamo 4-2 on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 3': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 10': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia tries a through ball, but Khiry Shelton is caught offside.
  • 13': Penalty Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Penalty conceded by Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 14': VAR Decision: Penalty Sporting Kansas City.
  • 16': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero tries a through ball, but Corey Baird is caught offside.
  • 22': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tim Melia.
  • 23': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 23': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
  • 26': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a through ball.
  • 27': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 27': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 28': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Joe Corona replaces Darwin Cerén.
  • 32': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Sam Junqua.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 35': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 35': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Griffin Dorsey.
  • 36': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Fafà Picault.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a through ball.
  • 38': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Maynor Figueroa.
  • 39': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Corey Baird.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fafà Picault following a fast break.
  • 41': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 43': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 44': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Corey Baird.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 45'+1': Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
  • 47': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Tim Parker tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Urruti is caught offside.
  • 47': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 47': José Mauri (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 48': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 48': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
  • 49': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 49': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 53': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matías Vera.
  • 55': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 56': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
  • 57': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 58': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido replaces Khiry Shelton.
  • 59': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Martins with a cross.
  • 61': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Corey Baird.
  • 64': Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 66': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Maximiliano Urruti tries a through ball, but Tyler Pasher is caught offside.
  • 68': Foul by Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 68': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 71': Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 73': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Rémi Walter.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 76': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fafà Picault with a cross.
  • 78': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Gadi Kinda.
  • 78': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Matías Vera.
  • 79': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Urruti is caught offside.
  • 81': Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 85': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 85': Maynor Figueroa (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Urruti (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a through ball.
  • 90': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, Houston Dynamo FC 2. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Houston Dynamo FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Houston Dynamo FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Houston Dynamo FC 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 5
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 2
41.9 Possession 58.1
9 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
312 Accurate Passes 466
383 Passes 536
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.1
43 Long Balls 71
20 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 10
21 Effective Clearances 12
21 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 17,867

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
29 Tim Melia (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs
6 Ilie Sánchez
36 Luís Martins
8 Graham Zusi Yellow Card
32 José Mauri
17 Gadi Kinda
54 Rémi Walter
11 Khiry Shelton
20 Dániel Sallói
7 Johnny Russell
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Amadou Dia, Cameron Duke, Alan Pulido, Roberto Puncec, Kaveh Rad, Grayson Barber, Roger Espinoza, Wilson Harris, Kendall McIntosh.

HOU Houston Dynamo FC (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
26 Michael Nelson (GK)
18 Teenage Hadebe Yellow Card
15 Maynor Figueroa
5 Tim Parker
24 Darwin Cerén
22 Matías Vera Yellow Card
23 Darwin Quintero
29 Samuel Junqua Yellow Card
25 Griffin Dorsey
10 Fafà Picault
12 Corey Baird
Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:
Boniek García, Ariel Lassiter, Zarek Valentin, Maximiliano Urruti, Memo Rodríguez, Joe Corona, Kyle Morton, Derrick Jones, Tyler Pasher.

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