MLS

FT Sunday, November 28, 2021
Real Salt Lake WLLWW 2
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Sporting Kansas City WLLLW 1
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SKC101
Children's Mercy Park · 21,650 att. · ABC

Match Report

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Real Salt Lake stuns Sporting KC to reach Western Conference final

Substitute Bobby Wood scored in the first minute of second half stoppage as Real Salt Lake beat Sporting KC in the MLS Cup playoffs.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
3
55.6
Possession
44.4
11
SHOTS
5
5
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
367
Accurate Passes
281
464
Passes
373
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.1
83
Long Balls
48
35
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
14
23
Effective Clearances
21
23
Clearances
21

Head to Head

RSL leads series 3-2

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. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

RSL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David OchoaG
  2. 30Marcelo SilvaCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 2Andrew BrodyLB
  5. 22Aaron HerreraRB
  6. 8Damir KreilachAM
  7. 6Pablo RuizLM
  8. 25Everton LuizRM
  9. 14Rubio RubínF
  10. 16Maikel ChangAM-L
  11. 10Jonathan MenéndezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 49' Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Maikel Chang.
  4. 57' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Jonathan Menéndez.
  5. 71' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Gadi Kinda.
  6. 71' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bobby Wood replaces Rubio Rubín.
  7. 72' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Brody with a cross.
  8. 73' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Alan Pulido.
  9. 90'+1' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 2. Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justin Meram with a cross.

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