Sacramento Republic FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2022 U.S. Open Cup, Semifinals

· Sacramento Republic FC advance 5-4 on penalties

Sacramento Republic FC

FT - Penalties
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Sacramento Republic FC advance 5-4 on penalties

Sporting Kansas City

Sacramento Republic beat Sporting Kansas City on penalties to reach U.S. Open Cup final

Danny Vitiello and Rodrigo Lopez were the heroes for Sacramento Republic as they beat Sporting Kansas City on penalties in the U.S. Open Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
3': Attempt missed. Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Martínez.
10': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Dan Casey.
10': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
11': Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
11': Lee Desmond (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
12': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Conor Donovan.
13': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross following a corner.
14': Conor Donovan (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
15': Offside, Sacramento Republic. Lee Desmond tries a through ball, but Douglas Martínez is caught offside.
16': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
17': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
20': Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
21': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt missed. Keko Gontán (Sacramento Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Gurr.
27': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
27': Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Douglas Martínez (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Gurr with a cross.
29': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Conor Donovan.
30': Hand ball by Keko Gontán (Sacramento Republic).
31': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi tries a through ball, but Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is caught offside.
34': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
34': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Conor Donovan.
35': Attempt blocked. Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
36': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
36': Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt blocked. Luis Felipe (Sacramento Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Attempt missed. Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keko Gontán.
40': Foul by Luis Felipe (Sacramento Republic).
40': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
41': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
41': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
41': Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
45'+1': First Half ends, Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
45': Second Half begins Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
48': Foul by Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic).
48': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Matt LaGrassa (Sacramento Republic).
49': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Douglas Martínez (Sacramento Republic).
51': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Conor Donovan.
52': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
52': Keko Gontán (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Keko Gontán (Sacramento Republic).
52': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt missed. Keko Gontán (Sacramento Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dan Casey.
54': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
54': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
54': Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
58': Foul by Luis Felipe (Sacramento Republic).
58': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Luis Felipe (Sacramento Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Jack Gurr (Sacramento Republic).
61': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Khiry Shelton because of an injury.
62': Attempt saved. Keko Gontán (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
62': Corner, Sacramento Republic. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
62': Attempt missed. Keko Gontán (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo López following a corner.
64': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
65': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ben Sweat tries a through ball, but Erik Thommy is caught offside.
66': Foul by Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic).
66': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
69': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Maalique Foster replaces Keko Gontán.
69': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Nick Ross replaces Matt LaGrassa.
71': Corner, Sacramento Republic. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
74': Attempt missed. Maalique Foster (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Gurr with a cross.
75': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Conor Donovan.
76': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Erik Thommy because of an injury.
87': Attempt saved. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William Agada.
87': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
88': Attempt blocked. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
90': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Hernández.
90': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Dan Casey.
90'+1': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
90'+1': Maalique Foster (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Nick Ross (Sacramento Republic).
90'+4': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Nick Ross (Sacramento Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
90': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Ferrety Sousa replaces Jack Gurr.
91': Foul by Luis Felipe (Sacramento Republic).
91': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
93': Foul by Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic).
93': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
94': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
96': Attempt saved. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
96': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
97': Corner, Sacramento Republic. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
98': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
98': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Dan Casey.
99': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
100': Attempt missed. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
103': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
106': Attempt saved. Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maalique Foster.
107': Attempt blocked. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
107': Attempt blocked. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
108': Hand ball by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
109': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
110': Attempt blocked. Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
110': Daniel Vitiello (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
110': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
113': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
113': Maalique Foster (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
113': Hand ball by Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic).
116': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe replaces Ben Sweat because of an injury.
116': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
117': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel Vitiello.
117': Conor Donovan (Sacramento Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
117': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
118': Substitution, Sacramento Republic. Luther Archimède replaces Douglas Martínez.
119': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
119': Foul by Ferrety Sousa (Sacramento Republic).
120'+2': Attempt blocked. Dan Casey (Sacramento Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
120'+2': Attempt missed. Lee Desmond (Sacramento Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
120': Penalty Shootout begins Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0, Sporting Kansas City 0(1). Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(1), Sporting Kansas City 0(1). Damià Viader (Sacramento Republic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(1), Sporting Kansas City 0(2). Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(2), Sporting Kansas City 0(2). Luis Felipe (Sacramento Republic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(2), Sporting Kansas City 0(3). William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(3), Sporting Kansas City 0(3). Luther Archimède (Sacramento Republic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(3), Sporting Kansas City 0(4). Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(4), Sporting Kansas City 0(4). Maalique Foster (Sacramento Republic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
120': Penalty saved! Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Sacramento Republic 0(5), Sporting Kansas City 0(4). Rodrigo López (Sacramento Republic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Sacramento Republic 0(5), Sporting Kansas City 0(4).
0': Match ends, Sacramento Republic 0(5), Sporting Kansas City 0(4).

Statistics

SKC		SAC
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
12	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	8
59.1	Possession	40.9
31	SHOTS	13
8	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
615	Accurate Passes	384
700	Passes	478
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	3
34	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
78	Long Balls	84
43	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
14	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	15
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	15
18	Effective Clearances	30
18	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: Heart Health Park
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Attendance: 11,500

Line-Ups

Sacramento Republic FC (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
31	Daniel Vitiello (GK)
24	Conor Donovan
4	Lee Desmond
5	Dan Casey
96	Luis Felipe Fernandes
20	Matt LaGrassa
8	Rodrigo Lopez
3	Damià Viader
2	Jack Gurr
42	Douglas Martínez
7	Keko

Sacramento Republic FC Substitutes:

Maalique Foster, Luther Archimede, Ferrety Sousa, Nick Ross, Carlos Saldaña, Rafael Jauregui, Duke Lacroix.

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
11	Khiry Shelton
20	Dániel Sallói
7	Johnny Russell

Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:

William Agada, Kayden Pierre, Robert Voloder, Logan Ndenbe, Marinos Tzionis, Kendall McIntosh, Felipe Hernàndez.

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