MLS

FT Saturday, August 26, 2023
San Jose Earthquakes WLLWL 0
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Sporting Kansas City LLWLW 3
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SKC213
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Match Report

Sporting KC rout Quakes, earn critical 3 points

Johnny Russell had a goal and an assist in the first half as Sporting Kansas City defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 to earn a much-needed three points.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
40.8
Possession
59.2
11
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
355
Accurate Passes
579
427
Passes
631
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.3
40
Long Balls
48
20
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
5
16
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
15
11
Effective Clearances
10
11
Clearances
10

Head to Head

SKC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 18Logan NdenbeLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 26Erik ThommyLM
  8. 54Rémi WalterRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 23William AgadaSUB
  2. 31Luis FloresSUB
  3. 11Khiry SheltonSUB
  4. 14Tim LeiboldSUB
  5. 1John PulskampSUB
  6. 13Felipe GutiérrezSUB
  7. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  8. 77Marinos TzionisSUB
  9. 4Robert VoloderSUB

SJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 42DanielG
  2. 15Tanner BeasonCD-L
  3. 26RodriguesCD-R
  4. 21Miguel TraucoLB
  5. 29Carlos AkapoRB
  6. 35Jamiro MonteiroAM
  7. 7Carlos GruezoLM
  8. 14Jackson YueillRM
  9. 11Jeremy EbobisseF
  10. 44Cade CowellAM-L
  11. 10Cristian EspinozaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Paul MarieSUB
  2. 12Matthew HoppeSUB
  3. 30Niko TsakirisSUB
  4. 9Ayo AkinolaSUB
  5. 4Jonathan MensahSUB
  6. 16Jack SkahanSUB
  7. 55Michael BaldisimoSUB
  8. 1JT MarcinkowskiSUB
  9. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
  2. 42' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
  3. 45' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Matthew Hoppe replaces Cade Cowell.
  4. 53' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Johnny Russell because of an injury.
  5. 66' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  6. 66' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ayo Akinola replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
  7. 67' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Carlos Akapo.
  8. 69' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
  9. 75' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris replaces Cristian Espinoza.
  10. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
  11. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Dániel Sallói.
  12. 84' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Nemanja Radoja.
  13. 90'+1' Penalty saved! Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

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