MLS

FT Wednesday, October 27, 2021
LA Galaxy DWWDL 0
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Sporting Kansas City WWLWW 2
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SKC112
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Match Report

Sporting K.C. lead Western Conference after blanking Galaxy

Johnny Russell scored a goal in each half as Sporting Kansas City defeated the LA Galaxy 2-0 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
10
0
Saves
2
50.4
Possession
49.6
9
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
428
Accurate Passes
421
495
Passes
482
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.0
39
Long Balls
48
21
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
17
18
Effective Clearances
12
18
Clearances
12

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 1John PulskampG
  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

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 3Derrick WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Séga CoulibalyCD-R
  4. 15Niko HamalainenLB
  5. 2Julián AraujoRB
  6. 7Víctor VázquezAM
  7. 6Rayan RavelosonLM
  8. 8Jonathan dos SantosRM
  9. 99Dejan JoveljicF
  10. 17Sebastian LletgetAM-L
  11. 11Samuel GrandsirAM-R

Timeline

  1. 40' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
  2. 45' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Kévin Cabral replaces Víctor Vázquez.
  3. 72' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Oniel Fisher replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  4. 72' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan replaces Sebastian Lletget.
  5. 74' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Roger Espinoza.
  6. 82' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, LA Galaxy 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
  7. 83' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Ethan Zubak replaces Niko Hämäläinen.
  8. 85' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  9. 89' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Grayson Barber replaces Johnny Russell.
  10. 90'+2' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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