MLS

FT Saturday, July 1, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps WDDWL 0
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Sporting Kansas City WLDLW 3
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VAN000
SKC213
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Match Report

Sporting KC get crucial win, 3-0 over Whitecaps

Sporting Kansas City got goals from Remi Walter, Alan Pulido and Erik Thommy in a resounding and much-needed 3-0 victory over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
1
37.4
Possession
62.6
11
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
261
Accurate Passes
514
330
Passes
571
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
7
24
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
53
32
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
6
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
9
22
Effective Clearances
13
22
Clearances
13

Highlights

00:47 Gadi Kinda shows off his touch with a perfect assist Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VAN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 22Kendall McIntoshG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 14Tim LeiboldLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 10Gadi KindaLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 30Stephen AfrifaSUB
  2. 18Logan NdenbeSUB
  3. 1John PulskampSUB
  4. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  5. 11Khiry SheltonSUB
  6. 26Erik ThommySUB
  7. 21Felipe HernàndezSUB
  8. 77Marinos TzionisSUB
  9. 19Robert CastellanosSUB

VAN · 4-3-2-1

  1. 18Yohei TakaokaG
  2. 2Mathías LabordaCD-L
  3. 4Ranko VeselinovicCD-R
  4. 14Luís MartinsLB
  5. 27Ryan RaposoRB
  6. 20Andrés CubasCM
  7. 45Pedro ViteCM-L
  8. 8Alessandro SchöpfCM-R
  9. 29Simon BecherF
  10. 25Ryan GauldCF-L
  11. 9Sergio CórdovaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 66Giovanni AguilarSUB
  2. 26Jean-Claude NgandoSUB
  3. 28Levonte JohnsonSUB
  4. 61Matteo CampagnaSUB
  5. 12Karifa YaoSUB
  6. 7Deiber CaicedoSUB
  7. 1Thomas HasalSUB
  8. 16Sebastian BerhalterSUB
  9. 30Kamron HabibullahSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
  2. 45'+3' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
  3. 45' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Andrés Cubas.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Nemanja Radoja.
  5. 53' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 57' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Levonte Johnson replaces Simon Becher.
  8. 61' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Déiber Caicedo replaces Pedro Vite.
  9. 66' Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Dániel Sallói.
  11. 78' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Gadi Kinda.
  12. 79' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jean-Claude Ngando replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
  13. 81' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Giovanni Aguillar replaces Ryan Raposo.
  14. 85' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe replaces Tim Leibold.
  15. 86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Alan Pulido.
  16. 89' Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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