MLS

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Real Salt Lake
  • 50': Sergio Córdova
  • 64': Pablo Ruiz
  • 71': Jefferson Savarino
FT
3 - 0
Sporting Kansas City
  • Red Card 62': Roger Espinoza

RSL blanks Sporting Kansas City behind strong second half

Sergio Cordova, Pablo Ruiz and Jefferson Savarino each scored second-half goals to lead Real Salt Lake to a 3-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake).
  • 3': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Aaron Herrera tries a through ball, but Maikel Chang is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Meram.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Brody.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Brody.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 10': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
  • 14': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kayden Pierre with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Brody.
  • 16': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 16': Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
  • 22': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake).
  • 24': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 24': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Silva.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Johnny Russell.
  • 27': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Roger Espinoza.
  • 29': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 29': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Justen Glad tries a through ball, but Sergio Córdova is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake).
  • 30': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
  • 33': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Foul by Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake).
  • 35': Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a through ball.
  • 42': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 42': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  • 49': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 49': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Brody with a cross.
  • 51': Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 54': Foul by Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 54': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz.
  • 55': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
  • 57': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Oriol Rosell.
  • 58': Foul by Sergio Córdova (Real Salt Lake).
  • 58': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Voloder with a through ball.
  • 59': Foul by Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 59': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Zac MacMath tries a through ball, but Justin Meram is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 60': Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Jasper Löffelsend (Real Salt Lake).
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 62': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the red card.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Goal! Real Salt Lake 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
  • 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  • 67': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
  • 68': Hand ball by Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Logan Ndenbe with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
  • 71': Goal! Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Justin Meram with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Sergio Córdova.
  • 72': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nick Besler replaces Jasper Löffelsend.
  • 75': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram tries a through ball, but Jefferson Savarino is caught offside.
  • 76': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram tries a through ball, but Pablo Ruiz is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake).
  • 78': Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cam Duke replaces Johnny Russell.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Justin Meram.
  • 82': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Diego Luna replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  • 82': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Erik Holt replaces Justen Glad.
  • 84': Hand ball by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
  • 85': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
  • 87': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Justin Meram.
  • 88': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
  • 89': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo tries a through ball, but Anderson Julio is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bode Hidalgo with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
  • 90'+2': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 3, Sporting Kansas City 0.

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 20,132

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Jose Earthquakes 10 +19 27
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 +20 24
3 LAFC 10 +11 20
4 Seattle Sounders FC 8 +8 19
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Line-Ups

RSL Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Zac MacMath (GK)
30 Marcelo Silva
15 Justen Glad Yellow Card
2 Andrew Brody
22 Aaron Herrera
11 Jefferson Savarino
6 Pablo Ruiz
28 Jasper Löeffelsend
10 Sergio Córdova
9 Justin Meram
16 Maikel Chang
Real Salt Lake Substitutes:
Diego Luna, Erik Holt, Anderson Julio, Nick Besler, Rubio Rubín, Tomás Gómez, Johan Kappelhof, Bode Hidalgo.

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
4 Robert Voloder
5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Yellow Card
6 Oriol Rosell
18 Logan Ndenbe
24 Kayden Pierre
15 Roger Espinoza Yellow Card
54 Rémi Walter
27 Marinos Tzionis
7 Johnny Russell
20 Dániel Sallói
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
William Agada, Cameron Duke, Khiry Shelton, Kendall McIntosh, Ben Sweat, Kaveh Rad, Felipe Hernàndez, Jacob Davis.

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