Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis CITY SC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Sporting KC edge St. Louis City thanks to Alan Pulido
Alan Pulido recorded a first-half brace as host Sporting Kansas City defeated St. Louis City 2-1 on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kyle Hiebert.
- 7': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 9': Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9': Foul by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
- 9': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nökkvi Thórisson.
- 13': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
- 13': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Njabulo Blom.
- 20': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 21': Attempt missed. Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
- 21': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, St. Louis City SC 1. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev following a fast break.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 26': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nökkvi Thórisson.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
- 30': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 31': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, St. Louis City SC 1. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 37': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Felipe Gutiérrez.
- 40': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Roman Bürki tries a through ball, but Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
- 42': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido tries a through ball, but Logan Ndenbe is caught offside.
- 44': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja replaces Felipe Gutiérrez.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Eduard Löwen replaces Tomás Ostrák.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Joshua Yaro replaces Tim Parker.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. João Klauss replaces Indiana Vassilev.
- 46': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
- 47': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 48': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Eduard Löwen tries a through ball, but Jared Stroud is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
- 49': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Anthony Markanich tries a through ball, but Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
- 52': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 54': Foul by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
- 54': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 55': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
- 58': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 58': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC).
- 62': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Rasmus Alm replaces Anthony Markanich because of an injury.
- 62': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
- 64': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 64': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 65': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC).
- 70': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
- 70': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 73': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 73': 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 Alan Pulido.
- 73': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
- 74': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 75': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Samuel Adeniran.
- 77': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rasmus Alm.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Dániel Sallói because of an injury.
- 79': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
- 79': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC).
- 81': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
- 86': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Johnny Russell.
- 86': Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Joshua Yaro.
- 90'+7': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+7': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
- 90'+7': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1.
Statistics
 STL |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 248 | Accurate Passes | 371 |
| 327 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 23 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 21,650
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 21,650
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | +18 | 21 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | +14 | 21 |
| 3 | LAFC | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 7 | +7 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK)  |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Dany Rosero |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 13 | Felipe Gutiérrez |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
St. Louis CITY SC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 4 | Joakim Nilsson |
| 26 | Tim Parker |
| 13 | Anthony Markanich |
| 22 | Kyle Hiebert |
| 7 | Tomas Ostrak |
| 19 | Indiana Vassilev |
| 6 | Njabulo Blom |
| 16 | Samuel Adeniran |
| 29 | Nökkvi Thórisson |
| 8 | Jared Stroud |
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