MLS

FT Saturday, June 10, 2023
Austin FC LLWLL 1
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Sporting Kansas City LWWDW 4
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ATX011
SKC134
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Match Report

Sporting KC continue surge with 4-1 drubbing of Austin

Alan Pulido scored a goal in each half as Sporting Kansas City continued their surge up the Western Conference table with an impressive 4-1 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
63.7
Possession
36.3
14
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
467
Accurate Passes
232
529
Passes
298
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.5
50
Long Balls
55
25
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
20
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
12
8
Effective Clearances
17
8
Clearances
17

Highlights

00:50 Alan Pulido drills SKC in front Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATX leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 22Kendall McIntoshG
  2. 4Robert VoloderCD-L
  3. 19Robert CastellanosCD-R
  4. 14Tim LeiboldLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 54Rémi WalterLM
  8. 26Erik ThommyRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 77Marinos TzionisRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Khiry SheltonSUB
  2. 1John PulskampSUB
  3. 21Felipe HernàndezSUB
  4. 28Cameron DukeSUB
  5. 10Gadi KindaSUB
  6. 30Stephen AfrifaSUB
  7. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  8. 31Luis FloresSUB
  9. 82Chris RindovSUB

ATX · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 66Aleksandar RadovanovicCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 17Jon GallagherLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 6Dani PereiraCM-L
  7. 5Jhojan ValenciaCM-R
  8. 14Diego FagundezLM
  9. 7Emiliano RigoniRM
  10. 10Sebastián DriussiCF-L
  11. 9Gyasi ZardesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Will BruinSUB
  2. 11Rodney RedesSUB
  3. 13Ethan FinlaySUB
  4. 37Maximiliano UrrutiSUB
  5. 21Adam LundkvistSUB
  6. 20Matt BersanoSUB
  7. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  8. 33Owen WolffSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Austin FC 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 47' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Austin FC 0. Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Pulido following a set piece situation.
  3. 52' Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Austin FC 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Leibold with a cross.
  5. 58' Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  6. 59' Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Jhojan Valencia.
  7. 60' Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 61' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Austin FC 1. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes following a corner.
  10. 68' Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Diego Fagundez.
  11. 68' Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  12. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Alan Pulido.
  13. 87' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Aleksandar Radovanovic.
  15. 89' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, Austin FC 1. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Erik Thommy.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Tim Leibold.

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