St. Louis CITY SC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2023 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One
· Game 1
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1 - 4
Game 1
1 - 4
Game 1
Sporting KC stun St. Louis City to open first-round series
Logan Ndenbe, Remi Walter, Gadi Kinda and Daniel Salloi all scored goals as eighth-seeded Sporting Kansas City roundly outplayed top-seeded St. Louis City to earn a resounding 4-1 upset victory in a first-round playoff match on Sunday night in St. Louis.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 3': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
- 7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 10': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
- 10': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 13': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
- 13': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 20': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 20': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
- 22': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 24': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 25': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 27': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 28': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 28': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 30': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
- 30': Foul by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
- 30': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
- 34': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 34': Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 36': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 36': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 39': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
- 41': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 41': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 45': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
- 45': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3.
- 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3.
- 46': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
- 46': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
- 47': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
- 47': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia tries a through ball, but Khiry Shelton is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 52': Hand ball by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
- 55': Hand ball by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 57': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 58': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
- 58': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Samuel Adeniran replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Kyle Hiebert replaces Anthony Markanich.
- 60': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jared Stroud.
- 61': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 4. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
- 63': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
- 65': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
- 67': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 68': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 68': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 70': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
- 70': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 70': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 72': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Eduard Löwen.
- 73': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Gadi Kinda.
- 76': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
- 78': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
- 78': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Akil Watts replaces Jake Nerwinski.
- 80': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Indiana Vassilev.
- 81': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 81': Attempt saved. Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Gioacchini.
- 83': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
- 85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Alan Pulido.
- 87': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC).
- 87': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+1': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Célio Pompeu with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 4.
- 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 4.
Statistics
 SKC |
STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 42.4 | Possession | 57.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 233 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
| 340 | Passes | 459 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 18 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423
Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423
Line-Ups
St. Louis CITY SC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 4 | Joakim Nilsson |
| 26 | Tim Parker |
| 13 | Anthony Markanich |
| 2 | Jakob Nerwinski |
| 6 | Njabulo Blom  |
| 10 | Eduard Löwen |
| 8 | Jared Stroud |
| 19 | Indiana Vassilev |
| 25 | Aziel Jackson |
| 9 | João Klauss |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Dany Rosero |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 10 | Gadi Kinda |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
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