MLS

FT Saturday, November 20, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps WDWDD 1
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Sporting Kansas City WWLLL 3
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VAN101
SKC213
Children's Mercy Park · 19,817 att.

Match Report

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Sporting KC advance in MLS Cup playoffs with 3-1 win over Vancouver

Sporting Kansas City advanced in the MLS Cup playoffs with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
62.7
Possession
37.3
6
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
415
Accurate Passes
205
505
Passes
303
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
73
27
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
11
12
Effective Clearances
24
12
Clearances
24

Head to Head

SKC leads series 4-1

Lineups

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. 17Gadi KindaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 11Khiry SheltonF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  2. 32José MauriSUB
  3. 9Alan PulidoSUB
  4. 96Wilson HarrisSUB
  5. 1John PulskampSUB
  6. 19Grayson BarberSUB
  7. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  8. 13Amadou DiaSUB
  9. 4Roberto PuncecSUB

VAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 16Maxime CrépeauG
  2. 15Andy RoseCD
  3. 28Jakob NerwinskiCD-L
  4. 26Florian JungwirthCD-R
  5. 17Leonard OwusuCM-L
  6. 31Russell TeibertCM-R
  7. 25Ryan GauldAM
  8. 6Bruno GasparLM
  9. 2Marcus GodinhoRM
  10. 11Cristián DájomeCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Javain BrownSUB
  2. 9Lucas CavalliniSUB
  3. 87Tosaint RickettsSUB
  4. 27Ryan RaposoSUB
  5. 7Deiber CaicedoSUB
  6. 19Janio BikelSUB
  7. 22Erik GodoySUB
  8. 4Ranko VeselinovicSUB
  9. 1Thomas HasalSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
  2. 39' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Érik Godoy replaces Florian Jungwirth.
  5. 58' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  6. 65' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Marcus Godinho.
  7. 73' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Javain Brown replaces Jake Nerwinski.
  8. 73' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Lucas Cavallini replaces Leonard Owusu.
  9. 86' Bruno Gaspar (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 87' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Gadi Kinda.
  11. 89' Lucas Cavallini (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+2' Érik Godoy (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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