Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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Morris makes history in Sounders' 4-1 win over Sporting KC
— Jordan Morris became the first Sounder to score four goals in a match and Seattle snapped a five-match losing streak on the road with a 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
- 5': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Sweat.
- 5': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 17': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 17': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 17': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 23': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 24': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 31': Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 32': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy tries a through ball, but Ben Sweat is caught offside.
- 33': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 38': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 42': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 43': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Roger Espinoza.
- 47': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 47': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 48': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 50': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 50': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 54': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú with a through ball.
- 56': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 56': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 59': 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.
- 59': Attempt saved. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 59': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
- 60': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo tries a through ball, but Yéimar Gómez is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Khiry Shelton.
- 62': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 62': Foul by Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City).
- 62': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Second yellow card to Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 67': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
- 69': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Cam Duke replaces Erik Thommy.
- 71': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 71': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt missed. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Foul by Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 73': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 74': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 74': Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 4. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Chú with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Léo Chú.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 83': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio tries a through ball, but Albert Rusnák is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Ethan Dobbelaere replaces Kelyn Rowe.
- 84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Jordan Morris.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Graham Zusi.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Danny Flores replaces William Agada.
- 84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces João Paulo.
- 86': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 86': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Sota Kitahara replaces Cristian Roldan.
- 88': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Danny Leyva.
- 89': Attempt saved. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 89': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 90': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 4.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 4.
Statistics
 SEA |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.5 | Possession | 46.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 491 | Accurate Passes | 420 |
| 561 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 21 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,629
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,629
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 21 | +15 | 39 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | +13 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | +11 | 37 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 20 | +2 | 33 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 2 | Ben Sweat  |
| 8 | Graham Zusi |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza |
| 23 | William Agada |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 22 | Kelyn Rowe |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 23 | Léo Chú |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
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