Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSUnion notch last-second goal to draw with Sporting KC
Alejandro Bedoya scored with seconds remaining as the Philadelphia Union drew with host Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Saturday night in the home opener for the Wizards.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Oliver Semmle.
- 11': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy is caught offside.
- 12': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 14': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 19': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 30': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 32': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 33': Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 34': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 38': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
- 45': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+2': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces José Martínez.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag replaces Jeremy Rafanello.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
- 46': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 46': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 47': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Donovan.
- 48': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 48': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Donovan.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a headed pass.
- 56': Attempt missed. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 57': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre replaces Chris Donovan.
- 58': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 58': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 63': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 63': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 65': Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 67': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 71': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 71': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 76': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Damion Lowe.
- 79': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 79': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Erik Thommy.
- 81': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Dániel Gazdag.
- 82': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Markus Anderson replaces Jack McGlynn.
- 84': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 86': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 87': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 88': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 88': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Oliver Semmle.
- 90': Attempt missed. Markus Anderson (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+1': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+3': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 90'+5': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 90'+7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Quinn Sullivan.
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 1.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 1.
Statistics
 PHI |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 506 |
| 401 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 18 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 10 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,942
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,942
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Daniel Rosero Valencia |
| 14 | Tim Leibold |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 10 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell  |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Semmle (GK) |
| 17 | Damion Lowe |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 8 | José Martínez |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
| 14 | Jeremy Rafanello |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
| 25 | Chris Donovan |
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