Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSReal Salt Lake beats Sporting KC 1-0, clinches playoff berth
— Damir Kreilach scored in stoppage time to put Real Salt Lake over Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Sunday night and clinch a berth in the playoffs on the final day of the regular season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 1': Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left.
- 5': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 10': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 10': Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák following a set piece situation.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Martins with a headed pass.
- 12': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 13': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 15': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Menéndez.
- 18': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Albert Rusnák tries a through ball, but Rubio Rubín is caught offside.
- 19': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 20': Attempt missed. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 23': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 25': Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 28': Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 31': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jonathan Menéndez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 43': Foul by Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake).
- 43': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 44': José Mauri (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 47': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi tries a through ball, but Grayson Barber is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 48': José Mauri (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
- 49': Attempt saved. Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Hand ball by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 56': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 56': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. José Mauri (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sánchez replaces José Mauri.
- 62': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 63': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Rubio Rubín.
- 66': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 67': Foul by Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 67': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Hand ball by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
- 71': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 71': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Pablo Ruiz.
- 71': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bobby Wood replaces Jonathan Menéndez.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 74': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Luis Martins (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 77': Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 78': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Grayson Barber.
- 85': Attempt missed. Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
- 86': Foul by Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake).
- 86': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Wood.
- 89': Foul by Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake).
- 89': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+3': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+3': Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobby Wood.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Everton Luiz.
- 90'+5': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1.
Statistics
 RSL |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 371 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
| 468 | Passes | 547 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 19 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,022
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,022
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 | LAFC | 3 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
| 36 | Luís Martins |
| 8 | Graham Zusi |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza  |
| 32 | José Mauri |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 19 | Grayson Barber |
Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ochoa (GK) |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 6 | Pablo Ruiz |
| 25 | Everton Luiz |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 10 | Jonathan Menéndez |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 14 | Rubio Rubín |
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