MLS

FT Saturday, February 22, 2025
Sporting Kansas City LLLLL 0
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Austin FC DWLWW 1
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Q2 Stadium · 20,738 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

Austin FC edge Sporting KC 1-0 on Osman Bukari goal

Osman Bukari scored off a corner kick in the 77th minute and Austin FC opened its fifth MLS season with a 1-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in the first game of the season for both clubs.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
2
41.3
Possession
58.7
7
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
341
Accurate Passes
499
399
Passes
559
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
48
22
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
3
16
Tackles
6
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
5
32
Effective Clearances
12
32
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ATX leads series 3-2

Lineups

ATX · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 4Brendan Hines-IkeCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 29Guilherme BiroLB
  5. 3Mikkel DeslerRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM-L
  7. 8Dani PereiraCM-R
  8. 11Osman BukariLM
  9. 7Jáder ObrianRM
  10. 33Owen WolffCF-L
  11. 9Brandon VázquezCF-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 1John PulskampG
  2. 4Robert VoloderCD-L
  3. 24JoaquínCD-R
  4. 18Logan NdenbeLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 16Jacob BartlettCM
  7. 8Memo RodríguezLM
  8. 6Nemanja RadojaRM
  9. 23William AgadaF
  10. 26Erik ThommyLF
  11. 10Dániel SallóiRF

Timeline

  1. 35' Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic replaces William Agada.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Manu García replaces Jacob Bartlett.
  5. 58' Ilie Sánchez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 59' Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 62' Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Gallagher replaces Jáder Obrian.
  9. 72' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dany Rosero replaces Joaquín Fernández.
  10. 72' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Zorhan Bassong replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  11. 76' Goal! Austin FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Osman Bukari (Austin FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Owen Wolff with a cross following a corner.
  12. 79' Substitution, Austin FC. Besard Sabovic replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  13. 79' Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Rubio replaces Owen Wolff.
  14. 84' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces Erik Thommy.
  15. 85' Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Mikkel Desler because of an injury.
  17. 90'+3' Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.

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