MLS

FT Saturday, October 23, 2021
Sporting Kansas City WLWWL 2
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Seattle Sounders FC WWWLD 1
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SKC112
SEA011
Lumen Field · 32,139 att.

Match Report

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Sporting KC edges Sounders to clinch playoff berth

Johnny Russell scored in the 79th minute to lift Sporting Kansas City to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders in a chippy match.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

18
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
1
51
Possession
49
8
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
426
Accurate Passes
387
511
Passes
477
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
8
6
Crosses
25
0.5
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
60
30
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
11
6
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
7
27
Effective Clearances
11
27
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SKC leads series 3-2

Lineups

SEA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 3Xavier ArreagaCD
  3. 27Shane O'NeillCD-L
  4. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  5. 22Kelyn RoweCM-L
  6. 6João PauloCM-R
  7. 94Jimmy MedrandaLM
  8. 16Alex RoldanRM
  9. 17Will BruinF
  10. 20Nicolas BenezetCF-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanCF-R

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. 15Roger EspinozaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 17Gadi KindaF
  10. 11Khiry SheltonLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Martins.
  2. 35' João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 51' Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 56' Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 58' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan following a corner.
  7. 63' Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 65' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo replaces Jimmy Medranda.
  9. 72' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces Nicolas Benezet.
  10. 74' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza with a through ball.
  13. 82' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Xavier Arreaga.
  14. 82' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Shane O'Neill.
  15. 89' Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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