Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
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Sporting Kansas City are hosting LA Galaxy
at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, starting on
. The match is a part of the MLS.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by John Nelson (LA Galaxy).
- 6': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Maya Yoshida with a headed pass.
- 13': Own Goal by Maya Yoshida, LA Galaxy. Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 16': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
- 21': Attempt missed. Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil with a cross.
- 23': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Logan Ndenbe.
- 24': Attempt missed. Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold replaces Logan Ndenbe because of an injury.
- 33': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 33': Attempt missed. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Reus following a corner.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 38': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card.
- 42': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 42': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 43': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt saved. John Nelson (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez with a cross.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+2': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Andrew Brody.
- 46': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 46': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy).
- 47': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Diego Fagúndez with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Pec with a cross following a fast break.
- 53': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 54': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 56': Attempt missed. Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 57': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Joseph Paintsil.
- 58': Foul by Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 58': Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Zorhan Bassong replaces Jacob Bartlett.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
- 60': Offside, LA Galaxy. John Nelson is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Miguel Berry replaces Christian Ramirez.
- 65': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 69': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
- 71': Foul by Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy).
- 71': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Gabriel Pec because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces John Nelson.
- 75': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
- 75': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Hand ball by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
- 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Matheus Nascimento replaces Joseph Paintsil because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy).
- 83': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Manu García.
- 85': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong.
- 88': Attempt missed. Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+1': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+3': Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 90'+6': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 90'+7': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Erik Thommy.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, LA Galaxy 0.
Statistics
 LA |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 71.2 | Possession | 28.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 639 | Accurate Passes | 222 |
| 703 | Passes | 290 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 34 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 43 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 44 |
| 10 | Clearances | 44 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 17,902
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 17,902
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 27 | +19 | 52 |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | +14 | 47 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | +15 | 46 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | +7 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 15 | Jansen Miller |
| 16 | Jacob Bartlett |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 3 | Andrew Brody |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 21 | Manu García |
| 10 | Dániel Sallói |
| 93 | Shapi Suleymanov |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 25 | Carlos Garcés  |
| 14 | John Nelson |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 18 | Marco Reus |
| 7 | Diego Fagundez |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
| 28 | Joseph Paintsil |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
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