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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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Sporting Kansas City
  • 59': Erik Thommy
  • Red Card 82': Jacob Davis
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Real Salt Lake
  • 45'+1': Johnny Russell

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Sporting Kansas City are hosting Real Salt Lake 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.
  • 3': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
  • 3': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Alexandros Katranis.
  • 4': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Johnny Russell.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 7': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 7': Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Sam Junqua.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake). Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
  • 20': Foul by William Agada (Real Salt Lake).
  • 20': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
  • 24': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 24': Noel Caliskan (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake). Assisted by Manu García.
  • 25': Foul by Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake).
  • 25': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Real Salt Lake. William Agada is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake).
  • 27': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 28': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 28': William Agada (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 35': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 35': William Agada (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Corner,Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zavier Gozo.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zavier Gozo.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
  • 42': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 43': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 44': William Agada (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. William Agada (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Johnny Russell (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
  • 45'+4': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe replaces Tim Leibold.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces Dániel Sallói.
  • 47': Foul by William Agada (Real Salt Lake).
  • 47': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Sam Junqua (Real Salt Lake).
  • 51': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake).
  • 51': Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Foul by Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake).
  • 53': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nelson Palacio.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves following a fast break.
  • 59': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  • 59': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manu García.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rafael Cabral (Real Salt Lake).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Davis.
  • 65': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Dominik Marczuk replaces Johnny Russell.
  • 65': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Ariath Piol replaces William Agada.
  • 67': Foul by Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake).
  • 67': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 68': Sam Junqua (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 69': Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Noel Caliskan (Real Salt Lake).
  • 73': Foul by Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake).
  • 73': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Mason Toye replaces Santiago Muñóz.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Noel Caliskan.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
  • 82': Foul by Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake).
  • 82': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 82': Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Second yellow card to Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) for a bad foul.
  • 83': Corner,Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Ian James.
  • 85': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Justen Glad.
  • 85': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Philip Quinton replaces Alexandros Katranis.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Junqua.
  • 88': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Noel Caliskan (Real Salt Lake).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Dominik Marczuk.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 89': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Andrew Brody replaces Erik Thommy.
  • 89': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Jesús Barea replaces Pablo Ruiz.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner,Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Logan Ndenbe.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Nelson Palacio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Barea.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Noel Caliskan (Real Salt Lake).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 7
54.6 Possession 45.4
20 SHOTS 13
9 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
363 Accurate Passes 285
419 Passes 353
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 59
37 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 5
24 Effective Clearances 24
24 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 17,050

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 20 +16 39
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 19 +16 38
3 Minnesota United FC 20 +10 34
4 Portland Timbers 19 +1 30
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Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
2 Ian James
15 Jansen Miller
14 Tim Leibold Yellow Card
11 Khiry Shelton
16 Jacob Bartlett Yellow Card
8 Memo Rodríguez Yellow Card
21 Manu García
7 Santiago Muñoz
10 Dániel Sallói Yellow Card
26 Erik Thommy
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Jacob Davis, Dejan Joveljic, Mason Toye, Shapi Suleymanov, Ryan Schewe, Logan Ndenbe, Andrew Brody, Stephen Afrifa.

RSL Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rafael (GK)
29 Samuel Junqua
15 Justen Glad
98 Alexandros Katranis
92 Noel Caliskan
72 Zavier Gozo Yellow Card
7 Pablo Ruiz Yellow Card
13 Nelson Palacio Yellow Card
9 William Agada
10 Diogo Gonçalves
77 Johnny Russell
Real Salt Lake Substitutes:
Lachlan Brook, Dominik Marczuk, Bode Hidalgo, Ariath Piol, Kobi Henry, Mason Stajduhar, Philip Quinton, Jesús Barea.

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