MLS

FT Sunday, October 3, 2021
Houston Dynamo FC WDWLD 2
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Sporting Kansas City LWWLW 4
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HOU022
SKC224
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Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

HOU leads series 3-2

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. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 11Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Amadou DiaSUB
  2. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  3. 9Alan PulidoSUB
  4. 4Roberto PuncecSUB
  5. 48Kaveh RadSUB
  6. 19Grayson BarberSUB
  7. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  8. 96Wilson HarrisSUB
  9. 22Kendall McIntoshSUB

HOU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 26Michael NelsonG
  2. 18Teenage HadebeCD
  3. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  4. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  5. 24Darwin CerénCM-L
  6. 22Matias VeraCM-R
  7. 23Darwin QuinteroAM
  8. 29Samuel JunquaLM
  9. 25Griffin DorseyRM
  10. 10Fafà PicaultCF-L
  11. 12Corey BairdCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Boniek GarcíaSUB
  2. 11Ariel LassiterSUB
  3. 4Zarek ValentinSUB
  4. 37Maximiliano UrrutiSUB
  5. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  6. 14Joe CoronaSUB
  7. 31Kyle MortonSUB
  8. 21Derrick JonesSUB
  9. 19Tyler PasherSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' VAR Decision: Penalty Sporting Kansas City.
  2. 16' Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 27' Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 32' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Joe Corona replaces Darwin Cerén.
  7. 32' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Sam Junqua.
  8. 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.
  9. 53' Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 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.
  11. 58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido replaces Khiry Shelton.
  12. 61' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Corey Baird.
  13. 73' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Rémi Walter.
  14. 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.
  15. 78' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Gadi Kinda.
  16. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Matías Vera.
  17. 85' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 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.

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