Sporting Kansas City vs León, 2021 Leagues Cup, Quarterfinals

· Leagues Cup
Sporting Kansas City
  • 61': Cameron Duke
  • 61': Cameron Duke
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1 - 6
León
  • 16': Santiago Colombatto
  • 16': Santiago Colombatto
  • 27': Omar Fernández
  • 27': Omar Fernández
  • 44': Omar Fernández
  • 44': Omar Fernández
  • 62': Ángel Mena
  • 62': Ángel Mena
  • 72': Jean Meneses
  • 72': Jean Meneses
  • 78': Víctor Dávila
  • 78': Víctor Dávila

Club Leon thrashes Sporting Kansas City 6-1 in Leagues Cup

An under-strength Sporting Kansas City suffered a 6-1 defeat at home to Club Leon in the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Osvaldo Cisneros (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 2': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Andrés Mosquera (León).
  • 8': Foul by Roberto Puncec (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 8': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Wilson Harris (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 12': Attempt saved. José Rodríguez (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
  • 15': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kayden Pierre replaces Jaylin Lindsey because of an injury.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Santiago Colombatto (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross.
  • 16': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, León 1. Santiago Colombatto (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 17': Andrés Mosquera (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Osvaldo Cisneros (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Wilson Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
  • 19': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by José Rodríguez.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Wilson Harris (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kaveh Rad with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 20': Offside, León. Omar Fernández tries a through ball, but Víctor Dávila is caught offside.
  • 21': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by José Ramírez (León).
  • 23': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by José Ramírez (León).
  • 24': Corner, León. Conceded by Roberto Puncec.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Santiago Colombatto (León) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 26': Offside, León. José Ramírez tries a through ball, but Santiago Colombatto is caught offside.
  • 27': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, León 2. Omar Fernández (León) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
  • 33': Foul by Amadou Dia (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 33': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
  • 38': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Osvaldo Cisneros tries a through ball, but Grayson Barber is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by William Tesillo.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Osvaldo Cisneros (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter with a cross.
  • 44': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, León 3. Omar Fernández (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
  • 45'+1': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by José Ramírez (León).
  • 45'+1': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by José Rodríguez (León).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, León 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, León 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cameron Duke replaces Dániel Sallói.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Rémi Walter.
  • 46': Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Santiago Colombatto (León).
  • 48': Foul by Kaveh Rad (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 48': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 52': Omar Fernández (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 53': William Tesillo (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by José Ramírez.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Offside, León. José Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Víctor Dávila is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Ramiro González (León).
  • 57': Wilson Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Wilson Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grayson Barber.
  • 58': Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Santiago Colombatto (León).
  • 60': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrés Mosquera.
  • 60': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ángel Mena.
  • 61': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, León 3. Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grayson Barber.
  • 62': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, León 4. Ángel Mena (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Elías Hernández.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 63': VAR Decision: Goal Sporting Kansas City 1-4 León (Ángel Mena).
  • 66': Foul by Kaveh Rad (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 66': Víctor Dávila (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, León. Osvaldo Rodríguez replaces William Tesillo.
  • 66': Substitution, León. Jean Meneses replaces Elías Hernández.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Santiago Colombatto (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Foul by José Rodríguez (León).
  • 68': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 69': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Amadou Dia (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 70': Ángel Mena (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 71': Omar Fernández (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, León 5. Jean Meneses (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
  • 78': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, León 6. Víctor Dávila (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
  • 79': Substitution, León. Emanuel Gigliotti replaces Víctor Dávila.
  • 80': Corner, León. Conceded by Roberto Puncec.
  • 81': Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Santiago Colombatto (León).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grayson Barber.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Osvaldo Cisneros (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wilson Harris with a headed pass.
  • 85': VAR Decision: No Penalty Sporting Kansas City.
  • 87': Substitution, León. Fidel Ambríz replaces Santiago Colombatto.
  • 88': Substitution, León. Jesse Zamudio replaces Omar Fernández.
  • 88': Foul by Andrés Mosquera (León).
  • 88': Wilson Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Grayson Barber (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Duke.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, León 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, León 6.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
57.6 Possession 42.4
11 SHOTS 11
8 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
414 Accurate Passes 284
475 Passes 335
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 18
0.6 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 34
27 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 3
15 Tackles 4
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 11
12 Effective Clearances 5
12 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 15,579

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
48 Kaveh Rad
4 Roberto Puncec
13 Amadou Dia
2 Jaylin Lindsey
6 Ilie Sánchez
25 Osvaldo Cisneros
54 Rémi Walter
96 Wilson Harris
20 Dániel Sallói
19 Grayson Barber
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Cameron Duke, Luís Martins, Roger Espinoza, Graham Smith, Gadi Kinda, Kayden Pierre, Kendall McIntosh, Alan Pulido, Graham Zusi.

LEO León (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Rodolfo Cota (GK)
23 Ramiro González
4 Andres Mosquera
6 William Tesillo
28 José David Ramírez
8 José Rodríguez
22 Santiago Colombatto
11 Elías Hernández
25 Omar Fernández
7 Víctor Dávila
13 Ángel Mena
León Substitutes:
Osvaldo Rodríguez, Jesse Zamudio, Pablo Rangel, Iván Vázquez, Gil Burón, Armando León, Jean Meneses, Santiago Ormeño, Emanuel Gigliotti, Fidel Ambríz.

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