MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

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  • 10': Erik Thommy
  • 40': William Agada
  • 45'+5': William Agada
  • 90'+5': Dániel Sallói
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4 - 2
  • 83': Javier Hernández
  • 90'+2': Javier Hernández (P)

Agada sparks Sporting KC to 4-2 victory over Galaxy

— William Agada scored his first two goals of the season and Sporting Kansas City rolled to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói tries a through ball, but Ben Sweat is caught offside.
  • 3': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
  • 5': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
  • 9': Foul by Kévin Cabral (LA Galaxy).
  • 9': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza with a through ball.
  • 12': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 13': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy).
  • 15': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
  • 18': Foul by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
  • 18': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 21': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 21': Jonathan Bond (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
  • 24': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 24': Penalty conceded by Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 24': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 25': Penalty saved! Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Foul by Chase Gasper (LA Galaxy).
  • 26': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Chase Gasper (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Offside, LA Galaxy. Chase Gasper tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
  • 30': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 36': Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Hand ball by Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy).
  • 38': Offside, LA Galaxy. Derrick Williams tries a through ball, but Chase Gasper is caught offside.
  • 40': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, LA Galaxy 0. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 43': VAR Decision: Goal Sporting Kansas City 2-0 LA Galaxy (William Agada).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Séga Coulibaly.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Delgado with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, LA Galaxy 0. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 3, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Araujo replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Raheem Edwards replaces Chase Gasper.
  • 46': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi tries a through ball, but Johnny Russell is caught offside.
  • 48': Derrick Williams (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 49': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 49': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 53': Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 56': Marco Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross.
  • 58': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir replaces Kévin Cabral.
  • 59': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
  • 59': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez replaces Douglas Costa.
  • 59': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 59': Julián Araujo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez tries a through ball, but Chicharito is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 61': Séga Coulibaly (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 63': Chicharito (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy).
  • 67': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Oriol Rosell replaces Erik Thommy.
  • 67': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 67': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter with a through ball.
  • 68': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Séga Coulibaly.
  • 70': Offside, LA Galaxy. Séga Coulibaly tries a through ball, but Samuel Grandsir is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 81': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Adam Saldaña replaces Gastón Brugman.
  • 83': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, LA Galaxy 1. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 84': VAR Decision: Goal Sporting Kansas City 3-1 LA Galaxy (Chicharito).
  • 88': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces William Agada because of an injury.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
  • 90': Penalty conceded by Oriol Rosell (Sporting Kansas City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, LA Galaxy 2. Chicharito (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, LA Galaxy 2. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+7': Offside, LA Galaxy. Efraín Álvarez tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, LA Galaxy 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, LA Galaxy 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
62.9 Possession 37.1
6 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 9
0.5 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
451 Accurate Passes 252
524 Passes 308
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
17 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.6
44 Long Balls 50
23 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
2 Interceptions 7
7 Effective Clearances 16
7 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,101

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 3 +8 9
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 +7 9
3 San Jose Earthquakes 3 +6 9
4 LAFC 3 +6 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs
5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
2 Ben Sweat
8 Graham Zusi
54 Rémi Walter
26 Erik Thommy
15 Roger Espinoza
23 William Agada
20 Dániel Sallói
7 Johnny Russell

LA LA Galaxy (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jonathan Bond (GK)
3 Derrick Williams Yellow Card
4 Séga Coulibaly
77 Chase Gasper Yellow Card
18 Kelvin Leerdam
5 Gastón Brugman
8 Mark Delgado
10 Douglas Costa
9 Kévin Cabral
99 Dejan Joveljic
14 Javier Hernández Yellow Card

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