MLS

FT Saturday, September 23, 2023
Houston Dynamo FC WDDWL 1
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Sporting Kansas City WLWLW 2
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HOU101
SKC202
Children's Mercy Park · 18,033 att.

Match Report

SKC edge Dynamo, creep within 1 point of playoff line

Sporting Kansas City's Johnny Russell scored an early goal and then watched the final 61 minutes after receiving a red card as his teammates defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-1 in Kansas City, Kan., to close within one point of the red line in the Western...

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
67.8
Possession
32.2
11
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
521
Accurate Passes
207
592
Passes
275
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
21
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.5
43
Long Balls
57
31
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
17
9
Effective Clearances
26
9
Clearances
26

Highlights

00:58 William Agada scores a goal for Sporting Kansas City Watch on ESPN

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. 10Gadi KindaLM
  8. 26Erik ThommyRM
  9. 23William AgadaF
  10. 7Johnny RussellLF
  11. 11Khiry SheltonRF

Substitutes

  1. 54Rémi WalterSUB
  2. 4Robert VoloderSUB
  3. 19Robert CastellanosSUB
  4. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  5. 77Marinos TzionisSUB
  6. 22Kendall McIntoshSUB
  7. 20Dániel SallóiSUB
  8. 13Felipe GutiérrezSUB
  9. 8Graham ZusiSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Steve ClarkG
  2. 17Teenage HadebeCD-L
  3. 4Ethan BartlowCD-R
  4. 3Brad SmithLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 20Adalberto CarrasquillaAM
  7. 16Héctor HerreraLM
  8. 27Luis CaicedoRM
  9. 18Ibrahim AliyuF
  10. 32Sebastian KowalczykAM-L
  11. 21Nelson QuiñonesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Daniel SteresSUB
  2. 31MicaelSUB
  3. 11Corey BairdSUB
  4. 6ArturSUB
  5. 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
  6. 25Griffin DorseySUB
  7. 28Erik SviatchenkoSUB
  8. 7Ivan FrancoSUB
  9. 13Andrew TarbellSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 34' Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the red card.
  4. 45'+1' Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+6' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 45'+9' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Houston Dynamo FC 1. Teenage Hadebe (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Bartlow following a set piece situation.
  7. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Corey Baird replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
  8. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Micael replaces Teenage Hadebe.
  9. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter replaces William Agada.
  10. 60' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Artur replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk.
  11. 62' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Nemanja Radoja.
  12. 62' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Gadi Kinda.
  13. 70' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Griffin Dorsey replaces Aliyu Ibrahim.
  14. 73' Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 74' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 76' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Héctor Herrera.
  17. 83' Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Gutiérrez replaces Erik Thommy.
  19. 88' Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+6' Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.

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