MLS

FT Saturday, June 29, 2024
Austin FC LLDWL 0
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Sporting Kansas City WLLLW 2
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ATX000
SKC112
Children's Mercy Park · 18,722 att.

Match Report

Sporting KC blank Austin FC, halt three-game skid

Tim Leibold notched a first-half goal and Stephen Afrifa tallied one in the second half as Sporting Kansas City ended a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
0
49.2
Possession
50.8
2
SHOTS
14
0
ON GOAL
2
0.0
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
339
405
Passes
406
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
5
5
Crosses
17
0.0
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
49
16
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
8
15
Effective Tackles
8
21
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
12
20
Effective Clearances
5
20
Clearances
5

Head to Head

ATX leads series 4-1

Lineups

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 29Tim MeliaG
  2. 4Robert VoloderCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 14Tim LeiboldLB
  5. 24Kayden PierreRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 26Erik ThommyLM
  8. 17Jacob DavisRM
  9. 9Alan PulidoF
  10. 77Marinos TzionisLF
  11. 7Johnny RussellRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Memo RodríguezSUB
  2. 20Alenis VargasSUB
  3. 3Andreu FontàsSUB
  4. 30Stephen AfrifaSUB
  5. 23William AgadaSUB
  6. 22Zorhan BassongSUB
  7. 1John PulskampSUB
  8. 28Chris RindovSUB
  9. 11Khiry SheltonSUB

ATX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 15Leo VäisänenCD-L
  3. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD-R
  4. 29Guilherme BiroLB
  5. 17Jon GallagherRB
  6. 10Sebastián DriussiAM
  7. 8Alexander RingLM
  8. 33Owen WolffRM
  9. 14Diego RubioF
  10. 11Jáder ObrianAM-L
  11. 13Ethan FinlayAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  2. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  3. 2Matt HedgesSUB
  4. 26Jimmy FarkarlunSUB
  5. 20Matt BersanoSUB
  6. 23Zan KolmanicSUB
  7. 5Jhojan ValenciaSUB
  8. 9Gyasi ZardesSUB
  9. 19CJ FodreySUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Austin FC 0. Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kayden Pierre with a cross.
  2. 29' Owen Wolff (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Diego Rubio (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 34' Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 59' Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Diego Rubio.
  7. 59' Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Ethan Finlay.
  8. 62' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Jake Davis.
  9. 62' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  10. 64' Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Austin FC 0. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Russell following a fast break.
  12. 70' Substitution, Austin FC. Hector Jimenez replaces Jon Gallagher.
  13. 79' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
  14. 83' Substitution, Austin FC. Jimmy Farkarlun replaces Jáder Obrian.
  15. 90'+2' Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Zorhan Bassong replaces Johnny Russell.

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