MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
  • 48': Dejan Joveljic
  • 72': Dejan Joveljic
FT
2 - 2
Columbus Crew
  • 33': Wessam Abou Ali
  • 82': Diego Rossi

About

Sporting Kansas City are hosting Columbus Crew 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 Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 3': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 5': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jake Davis.
  • 8': Offside, Columbus Crew. Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
  • 11': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jayden Reid.
  • 15': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew).
  • 15': Andrés Herrera (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Handball by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 23': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrés Herrera.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Ethan Bartlow (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Manu García with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 26': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
  • 30': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 30': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
  • 33': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
  • 40': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 40': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
  • 41': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
  • 42': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
  • 44': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
  • 44': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 46': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Ian James (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 48': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Columbus Crew 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Davis following a fast break.
  • 50': Foul by Ian James (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 50': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).
  • 56': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 59': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Bartlow (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 64': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Hugo Picard replaces Dániel Gazdag.
  • 64': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sékou Bangoura replaces Taha Habroune.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Offside, Columbus Crew. Wessam Abou Ali is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
  • 72': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 1. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 74': Foul by Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew).
  • 74': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 76': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manu García with a through ball.
  • 79': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Ian James is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
  • 79': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Calvin Harris.
  • 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré replaces Steven Moreira.
  • 82': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Penalty Columbus Crew. Jamal Thiaré draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Ian James (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
  • 87': Penalty saved. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jansen Miller replaces Ian James.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kwaku Agyabeng replaces Jacob Bartlett.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Taylor Calheira replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Handball by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+3': Wessam Abou Ali (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Hugo Picard (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Max Arfsten.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
58.4 Possession 41.6
10 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
466 Accurate Passes 306
536 Passes 384
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
30 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
27 Long Balls 56
13 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 15
16 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 8
21 Effective Clearances 38
21 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,522

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New York City FC 4 +8 10
2 Nashville SC 4 +6 10
3 Inter Miami CF 4 0 7
4 Red Bull New York 4 -1 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
23 Ethan Bartlow
28 Wyatt Meyer
2 Ian James
6 Manu García
16 Jacob Bartlett Yellow Card
99 Jayden Reid
8 Jacob Davis
9 Dejan Joveljic
11 Calvin Harris
93 Shapi Suleymanov
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Zamir Loyo Reynaga, Stephen Afrifa, Jansen Miller, Taylor Calheira, Kwaku Agyabeng, Stefan Cleveland, Shane Donovan, Cielo Tschantret.

CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-3)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
4 Rudy Camacho
18 Malte Amundsen
31 Steven Moreira
25 Sean Zawadzki Yellow Card
16 Taha Habroune
27 Max Arfsten
2 Andrés Herrera Yellow Card
9 Wessam Abou Ali
8 Dániel Gazdag
10 Diego Rossi
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Hugo Picard, Evan Bush, Yevhen Cheberko, Tristan Brown, Amar Sejdic, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Jamal Thiaré, Owen Presthus, Sékou Tidiany Bangoura.

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