Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSRapids, Sporting KC end in scoreless draw
— William Yarbrough finished with a career-high 11 saves to help the Colorado Rapids earn a scoreless draw with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Bassett with a through ball.
- 3': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 3': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 5': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 9': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9': Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids).
- 12': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids).
- 12': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
- 13': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Sam Nicholson tries a through ball, but Darren Yapi is caught offside.
- 13': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 15': VAR Decision: No Goal Colorado Rapids 0-0 Sporting Kansas City.
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ben Sweat tries a through ball, but William Agada is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
- 23': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 32': Connor Ronan (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 32': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Yapi.
- 33': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William Agada.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 37': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 38': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Darren Yapi.
- 38': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Darren Yapi.
- 41': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 41': Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Foul by Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Colorado Rapids).
- 45': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steven Beitashour.
- 45'+6': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Colorado Rapids 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Max replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
- 47': Foul by Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids).
- 47': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 48': Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Max (Colorado Rapids).
- 50': Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Keegan Rosenberry.
- 52': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 53': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 53': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by William Yarbrough.
- 55': Attempt missed. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Barrios with a headed pass.
- 57': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 57': Max (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi tries a through ball, but William Agada is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 62': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
- 62': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy tries a through ball, but William Agada is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kévin Cabral replaces Sam Nicholson.
- 64': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 64': Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids).
- 69': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Attempt saved. Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Marinos Tzionis.
- 72': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
- 72': Hand ball by Steven Beitashour (Colorado Rapids).
- 75': Attempt missed. Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 77': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Michael Barrios.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 82': Attempt missed. Max (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold replaces Ben Sweat.
- 83': Attempt saved. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Ronan.
- 85': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
- 86': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Zusi.
- 87': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Attempt missed. Max (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cam Duke replaces Erik Thommy.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cam Duke.
- 90': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Braian Galván (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Connor Ronan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Statistics
 SKC |
COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 11 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 257 | Accurate Passes | 429 |
| 343 | Passes | 510 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 19 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 14,954
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 14,954
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Colorado Rapids (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Maxsø |
| 6 | Lalas Abubakar  |
| 33 | Steven Beitashour |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 97 | Ralph Priso-Mbongue |
| 20 | Connor Ronan |
| 23 | Cole Bassett |
| 77 | Darren Yapi |
| 28 | Sam Nicholson |
| 12 | Michael Barrios |
Sporting Kansas City (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 2 | Ben Sweat |
| 8 | Graham Zusi |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 77 | Marinos Tzionis |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 23 | William Agada |
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