Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRoom's 4 saves helps Columbus earn 0-0 draw with Sporting KC
— Columbus' Eloy Room had four saves and Tim Melia saved the only shot he faced as Sporting Kansas City and the Crew played to a scoreless tie in MLS play on a windy, rainy Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Columbus Crew. Eloy Room tries a through ball, but Miguel Berry is caught offside.
- 5': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Voloder replaces Nicolas Isimat-Mirin because of an injury.
- 7': Attempt saved. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 9': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 9': Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Columbus Crew. Eloy Room tries a through ball, but Miguel Berry is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 17': Foul by Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew).
- 17': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Oriol Rosell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 18': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 28': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 34': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza tries a through ball, but Khiry Shelton is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Artur (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+1': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 45'+3': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Oriol Rosell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+3': Oriol Rosell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 46': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Oriol Rosell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 48': Offside, Columbus Crew. James Igbekeme tries a through ball, but Yaw Yeboah is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 49': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
- 50': Kortne Ford (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
- 51': James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
- 53': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 56': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Oriol Rosell.
- 59': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Miguel Berry.
- 60': Foul by Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew).
- 60': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Yaw Yeboah.
- 63': Foul by James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew).
- 63': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
- 63': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
- 63': Kortne Ford (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
- 71': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 72': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 72': Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 73': Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Hand ball by Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew).
- 75': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kortne Ford.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Artur (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Etienne.
- 79': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Logan Ndenbe.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Degenek.
- 80': Foul by Miguel Berry (Columbus Crew).
- 80': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
- 84': James Igbekeme (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza because of an injury.
- 85': Offside, Columbus Crew. Miguel Berry tries a through ball, but Derrick Etienne is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Josh Williams replaces Milos Degenek because of an injury.
- 87': Hand ball by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+2': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Igbekeme.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Artur (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Pedro Santos.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 0.
Statistics
 CLB |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 37 | Possession | 63 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 512 |
| 360 | Passes | 607 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 15 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,483
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,483
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CF Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 5 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
| 12 | Kortne Ford |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 8 | Graham Zusi |
| 6 | Oriol Rosell  |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
Columbus Crew (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 5 | Milos Degenek |
| 4 | Jonathan Mensah |
| 7 | Pedro Santos |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 8 | Artur |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 21 | Aidan Morris |
| 27 | Miguel Berry |
| 26 | James Igbekeme |
| 14 | Yaw Yeboah |
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