MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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Sporting KC and LA Galaxy play to scoreless draw

— Sporting Kansas City still has yet to score a goal this season after a 0-0 draw with the LA Galaxy on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
  • 2': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Agada.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
  • 8': Hand ball by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
  • 9': Offside, LA Galaxy. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 11': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
  • 14': Offside, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic tries a through ball, but Riqui Puig is caught offside.
  • 17': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter tries a through ball, but Erik Thommy is caught offside.
  • 23': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Agada.
  • 26': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 27': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 28': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 28': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
  • 37': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
  • 38': 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 Dániel Sallói.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by William Agada following a fast break.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 44': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 47': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 47': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Hand ball by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 49': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 49': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Hand ball by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 54': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  • 60': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Agada.
  • 62': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
  • 63': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Khiry Shelton.
  • 64': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis tries a through ball, but William Agada is caught offside.
  • 65': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 66': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Preston Judd replaces Dejan Joveljic.
  • 67': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja replaces Roger Espinoza.
  • 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Mavinga replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Tyler Boyd replaces Efraín Álvarez.
  • 68': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
  • 68': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 70': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 71': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tim Leibold following a fast break.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ben Sweat replaces Tim Leibold because of an injury.
  • 78': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
  • 78': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  • 82': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
  • 84': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Uri Rosell replaces Raheem Edwards because of an injury.
  • 90'+4': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
  • 90'+5': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 9
11 Saves 2
52.5 Possession 47.5
8 SHOTS 30
2 ON GOAL 11
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
492 Accurate Passes 431
558 Passes 491
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 14
14 Crosses 36
0.1 Cross % 0.4
34 Long Balls 51
15 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 11
6 Effective Tackles 16
9 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 13
22 Effective Clearances 13
22 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,612

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 +13 23
2 Portland Timbers 10 +5 18
3 Austin FC 10 -3 16
4 Minnesota United FC 10 +2 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs
4 Robert Voloder
14 Tim Leibold
8 Graham Zusi
54 Rémi Walter
26 Erik Thommy
15 Roger Espinoza
23 William Agada
20 Dániel Sallói
11 Khiry Shelton

LA LA Galaxy (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Jonathan Bond (GK)
22 Martín Cáceres
24 Jalen Neal
44 Raheem Edwards
18 Kelvin Leerdam
6 Ricard Puig
8 Mark Delgado
5 Gastón Brugman
20 Memo Rodríguez
7 Efrain Álvarez
9 Dejan Joveljic

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