Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
41': Matías VeraDynamo, Sporting Kansas City tie 0-0
— Steve Clark made six saves for the Houston Dynamo and John Pulskamp had three saves for Sporting Kansas City in a scoreless draw Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
- 5': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 5': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 6': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 13': Attempt missed. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teenage Hadebe following a corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Felipe Hernández.
- 17': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 17': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Attempt missed. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 20': Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 21': Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
- 22': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
- 24': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 24': Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
- 27': Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zarek Valentin with a cross.
- 31': Attempt missed. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 35': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Dániel Sallói.
- 36': Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 38': Attempt saved. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Vera.
- 38': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 38': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe Hernández.
- 40': Foul by Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 40': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Second yellow card to Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
- 45': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 45': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Darwin Quintero.
- 47': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 47': Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lundqvist.
- 50': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Attempt missed. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 53': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 54': Foul by Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 54': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 55': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Hand ball by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 57': Attempt saved. Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 57': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 57': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter tries a through ball, but Erik Thommy is caught offside.
- 59': Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 60': Attempt saved. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
- 63': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
- 64': Attempt missed. Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Sweat with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 65': Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Corey Baird because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Johnny Russell.
- 69': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Sweat with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Oriol Rosell replaces Rémi Walter.
- 71': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Erik Thommy.
- 73': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Oriol Rosell.
- 73': Foul by Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 73': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 76': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Nelson Quiñones replaces Sebastián Ferreira.
- 80': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 80': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 81': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis with a cross.
- 83': Attempt missed. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Voloder replaces Ben Sweat.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cam Duke replaces Felipe Hernández.
- 84': Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 85': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Rosell.
- 86': Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Nelson Quiñones (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Hand ball by Cam Duke (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+1': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Cam Duke (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steve Clark.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Statistics
 SKC |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 63.3 | Possession | 36.7 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 464 | Accurate Passes | 243 |
| 520 | Passes | 305 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 11 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 15 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 15,169
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 15,169
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | +19 | 28 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | +20 | 25 |
| 3 | LAFC | 11 | +11 | 21 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 9 | +8 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dynamo FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Steve Clark (GK) |
| 17 | Teenage Hadebe |
| 13 | Ethan Bartlow |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 4 | Zarek Valentin |
| 23 | Darwin Quintero |
| 20 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| 22 | Matías Vera  |
| 9 | Sebastián Ferreira |
| 10 | Fafà Picault |
| 11 | Corey Baird |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin |
| 2 | Ben Sweat |
| 24 | Kayden Pierre |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 21 | Felipe Hernàndez |
| 23 | William Agada |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
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