Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSSeattle Sounders eliminated from playoffs after loss to Sporting KC
William Agada scored his eighth goal in his last nine matches to lift host Sporting Kansas City to a 1-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 1': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 3': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 6': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 11': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 11': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 12': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 13': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 17': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 18': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 21': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 23': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 25': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
- 27': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 28': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 28': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 30': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Agada.
- 31': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 32': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 32': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 41': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Albert Rusnák tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+1': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Danny Leyva.
- 46': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
- 46': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 46': John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 47': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 49': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 54': Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
- 54': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo with a cross.
- 58': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 58': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 61': VAR Decision: No Penalty Seattle Sounders FC.
- 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Xavier Arreaga.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
- 67': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 68': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 69': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
- 70': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 70': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Ethan Dobbelaere replaces Cristian Roldan.
- 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Jordan Morris because of an injury.
- 77': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 77': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kortne Ford replaces Erik Thommy.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kayden Pierre replaces Graham Zusi.
- 80': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Joshua Atencio.
- 81': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Hernández.
- 84': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 84': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe Hernández.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Johnny Russell.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+5': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
 SEA |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 10 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.9 | Possession | 51.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 380 | Accurate Passes | 406 |
| 449 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 15 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,439
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,439
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 8 | +5 | 15 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo FC | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | +3 | 12 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 75 | Daniel Leyva |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
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