MLS

FT Saturday, October 7, 2023
Sporting Kansas City WLWLW 3
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Real Salt Lake LLWWL 2
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SKC213
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America First Field · 21,205 att.

Match Report

Sporting KC hold on for 3-2 win over Real Salt Lake

Erik Thommy and Johnny Russell each scored first-half goals to lift visiting Sporting Kansas City to a 3-2 victory over Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
7
61.7
Possession
38.3
16
SHOTS
10
10
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
448
Accurate Passes
222
531
Passes
313
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
1
8
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
77
34
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
11
8
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
4
28
Effective Clearances
7
28
Clearances
7

Head to Head

RSL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

RSL · 4-4-2

  1. 18Zac MacMathG
  2. 4Brayan VeraCD-L
  3. 15Justen GladCD-R
  4. 3Bryan OviedoLB
  5. 2Andrew BrodyRB
  6. 13Nelson PalacioCM-L
  7. 6Braian OjedaCM-R
  8. 26Diego LunaLM
  9. 11Andrés GómezRM
  10. 10Jefferson SavarinoCF-L
  11. 9Cristian ArangoCF-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 4Robert VoloderCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 18Logan NdenbeLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 26Erik ThommyLM
  8. 13Felipe GutiérrezRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the red card.
  2. 4' Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 5' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Marcelo Silva replaces Diego Luna.
  4. 27' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Rubio Rubín replaces Cristian Arango because of an injury.
  5. 29' Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Logan Ndenbe.
  6. 38' Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter replaces Nemanja Radoja.
  8. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Castellanos replaces Dany Rosero.
  9. 57' Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 58' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Erik Thommy because of an injury.
  11. 62' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Bryan Oviedo.
  12. 62' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Andrew Brody.
  13. 62' Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Andrés Gómez.
  14. 74' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Johnny Russell.
  15. 77' Penalty saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  16. 77' Goal! Real Salt Lake 0, Sporting Kansas City 3. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  17. 81' Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Sporting Kansas City 3. Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  18. 82' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
  19. 89' Goal! Real Salt Lake 2, Sporting Kansas City 3. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  20. 90'+2' Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+7' Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.

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