MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
  • 31': Michael Boxall (OG)
  • 41': Erik Thommy
  • 45': William Agada
  • 81': William Agada
FT
4 - 1
Minnesota United FC
  • 57': Mender García

Agada's 2 goals help Sporting KC beat Minnesota United 4-1

— William Agada scored two goals to help lead Sporting Kansas City to a 4-1 win over Minnesota United.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Franco Fragapane (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by D.J. Taylor with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Kemar Lawrence (Minnesota United FC).
  • 5': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin with a headed pass.
  • 6': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 6': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by D.J. Taylor.
  • 11': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by D.J. Taylor.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Luis Amarilla (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mender García.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 14': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kemar Lawrence.
  • 16': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 16': Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
  • 27': Foul by Brent Kallman (Minnesota United FC).
  • 27': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Luis Amarilla (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franco Fragapane.
  • 30': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Wil Trapp.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 31': Own Goal by Michael Boxall, Minnesota United FC. Sporting Kansas City 1, Minnesota United FC 0.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 40': Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by D.J. Taylor (Minnesota United FC).
  • 41': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 41': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Minnesota United FC 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 43': Foul by Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 43': Franco Fragapane (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Minnesota United FC 0. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Sweat with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Minnesota United FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 3, Minnesota United FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Voloder replaces Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
  • 47': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 47': Kervin Arriaga (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Franco Fragapane (Minnesota United FC).
  • 47': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Brent Kallman (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 49': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Kemar Lawrence tries a through ball, but Luis Amarilla is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Franco Fragapane (Minnesota United FC).
  • 49': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Luis Amarilla (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 53': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Roger Espinoza.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Brent Kallman (Minnesota United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Rosales with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Kayden Pierre.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Luis Amarilla (Minnesota United FC) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 55': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by D.J. Taylor (Minnesota United FC).
  • 56': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Kervin Arriaga (Minnesota United FC).
  • 56': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
  • 56': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 57': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Minnesota United FC 1. Mender García (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kemar Lawrence with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 61': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
  • 62': Foul by Kemar Lawrence (Minnesota United FC).
  • 62': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Brent Kallman (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 64': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
  • 64': Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Kayden Pierre.
  • 68': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kemar Lawrence.
  • 71': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Niko Hansen replaces Franco Fragapane.
  • 72': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 72': Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Kemar Lawrence tries a through ball, but Luis Amarilla is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 76': Mender García (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Hand ball by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 78': Foul by Brent Kallman (Minnesota United FC).
  • 78': John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
  • 79': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, Minnesota United FC 1. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Jonathan González replaces Brent Kallman.
  • 82': Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Alan Benítez replaces Kemar Lawrence because of an injury.
  • 84': Foul by Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC).
  • 84': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Joseph Rosales (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Johnny Russell.
  • 85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Dániel Sallói.
  • 86': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 86': Kervin Arriaga (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kortne Ford replaces Erik Thommy.
  • 90': Offside, Minnesota United FC. Jonathan González tries a through ball, but Alan Benítez is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Niko Hansen (Minnesota United FC).
  • 90'+1': Kayden Pierre (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Minnesota United FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Minnesota United FC 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 1
43.4 Possession 56.6
7 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
294 Accurate Passes 406
368 Passes 476
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 8
13 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 49
24 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 13
18 Effective Clearances 17
18 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,680

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 +13 12
2 LAFC 4 +8 12
3 San Diego FC 4 +8 10
4 San Jose Earthquakes 4 +5 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
24 Kayden Pierre
54 Rémi Walter
26 Erik Thommy
15 Roger Espinoza
23 William Agada
20 Dániel Sallói
7 Johnny Russell
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Felipe Hernàndez, Marinos Tzionis, Kendall McIntosh, Oriol Rosell, Logan Ndenbe, Khiry Shelton, Robert Voloder, Kortne Ford, Cameron Duke.

MIN Minnesota United FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
97 Dayne St. Clair (GK)
14 Brent Kallman
15 Michael Boxall
92 Kemar Lawrence
27 D.J. Taylor
8 Joseph Rosales Yellow Card
33 Kervin Arriaga
20 Wil Trapp
9 Luis Amarilla
7 Franco Fragapane
28 Mender García
Minnesota United FC Substitutes:
Alan Benítez, Nabilai Kibunguchy, Eric Dick, Niko Hansen, Oniel Fisher, Abu Danladi, Jonathan Gonzalez, Fred Emmings.

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