MLS

FT Saturday, September 30, 2023
Sporting Kansas City LWLWL 1
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St. Louis CITY SC DDDWW 4
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Match Report

St. Louis City score 4 goals in second half, roll past Sporting KC

Joao Klauss recorded a brace, leading host St. Louis City to a 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
6
53.4
Possession
46.6
18
SHOTS
21
7
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
375
Accurate Passes
324
453
Passes
398
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
45
29
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
9
26
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
11
20
Effective Clearances
18
20
Clearances
18

Head to Head

series tied 1-1

Lineups

STL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Roman BürkiG
  2. 4Joakim NilssonCD-L
  3. 26Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 13Anthony MarkanichLB
  5. 2Jakob NerwinskiRB
  6. 10Eduard LöwenCM-L
  7. 6Njabulo BlomCM-R
  8. 25Aziel JacksonLM
  9. 19Indiana VassilevRM
  10. 16Samuel AdeniranCF-L
  11. 9João KlaussCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Rasmus AlmSUB
  2. 12Célio PompeuSUB
  3. 11Nicholas GioacchiniSUB
  4. 7Tomas OstrakSUB
  5. 8Jared StroudSUB
  6. 29Nökkvi ThórissonSUB
  7. 22Kyle HiebertSUB
  8. 39Benjamin LundtSUB
  9. 20Akil WattsSUB

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. 13Felipe GutiérrezLM
  8. 26Erik ThommyRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 11Khiry SheltonRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Gadi KindaSUB
  2. 8Graham ZusiSUB
  3. 1John PulskampSUB
  4. 77Marinos TzionisSUB
  5. 19Robert CastellanosSUB
  6. 15Roger EspinozaSUB
  7. 23William AgadaSUB
  8. 4Robert VoloderSUB
  9. 54Rémi WalterSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 65' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jared Stroud replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  3. 65' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Aziel Jackson.
  4. 67' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter replaces Felipe Gutiérrez.
  5. 73' Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 75' Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Nemanja Radoja.
  8. 79' Goal! St. Louis City SC 3, Sporting Kansas City 0. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
  9. 85' Goal! St. Louis City SC 4, Sporting Kansas City 0. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
  10. 86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Erik Thommy.
  11. 86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Castellanos replaces Dany Rosero.
  12. 87' Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces João Klauss.
  14. 90' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Kyle Hiebert replaces Anthony Markanich.
  15. 90' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Eduard Löwen.
  16. 90'+3' Goal! St. Louis City SC 4, Sporting Kansas City 1. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.

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