MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
  • 27': Jacob Bartlett
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San Jose Earthquakes
  • 44': Jack Skahan
  • 49': Jack Skahan
  • 75': Dave Romney

Earthquakes beat SKC to continue club-record start

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Jack Skahan scored two goals -- his first multi-goal game in MLS -- to help the San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Benji Kikanovic with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Diego Borges (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manu García with a cross.
  • 10': Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 12': Handball by Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a cross.
  • 16': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 16': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manu García.
  • 19': Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 22': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Diego Borges.
  • 22': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Lasse Berg Johnsen.
  • 26': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 27': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic with a through ball.
  • 28': Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 28': Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benji Kikanovic with a cross.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jack Skahan.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reid Roberts with a cross.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
  • 49': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Preston Judd following a fast break.
  • 53': Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 53': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Reid Roberts (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 57': Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Capita replaces Calvin Harris.
  • 65': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Capita.
  • 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Manu García.
  • 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Capita (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Justin Reynolds.
  • 69': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ian Harkes replaces Beau Leroux.
  • 69': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Nick Fernandez replaces Jack Skahan.
  • 71': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
  • 74': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Justin Reynolds.
  • 75': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Dave Romney (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Munie.
  • 76': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Jasinski replaces Benji Kikanovic.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Jacob Bartlett.
  • 79': Delay in match (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 81': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Taylor Calheira replaces Jacob Bartlett.
  • 81': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kwaku Agyabeng replaces Jayden Reid.
  • 82': Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 82': Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 85': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ian Harkes.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng.
  • 86': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Justin Reynolds with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Preston Judd.
  • 88': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 88': Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': VAR Decision: No card change Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Capita.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 0
51.5 Possession 48.5
10 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
449 Accurate Passes 407
514 Passes 483
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 68
29 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 23
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 7
16 Effective Clearances 16
16 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 16,921

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 7 +15 18
2 San Jose Earthquakes 7 +11 18
3 LAFC 7 +13 16
4 Real Salt Lake 6 +4 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
57 Diego Borges
2 Ian James
99 Jayden Reid
13 Justin Reynolds
4 Lasse Berg Johnsen
16 Jacob Bartlett
11 Calvin Harris
93 Shapi Suleymanov Yellow Card
9 Dejan Joveljic
6 Manu García
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Jacob Davis, Jack Kortkamp, Kwaku Agyabeng, Cielo Tschantret, Taylor Calheira, Ethan Bartlow, Capita, Stephen Afrifa, Jansen Miller.

SJ San Jose Earthquakes (4-3-3)

No. Name
42 Daniel (GK)
18 Reid Roberts
5 Daniel Munie
4 Dave Romney
28 Benjamin Kikanovic
14 Ronaldo Vieira
34 Beau Leroux
10 Niko Tsakiris
19 Preston Judd
7 Ousseni Bouda
16 Jack Skahan
San Jose Earthquakes Substitutes:
Ian Harkes, Jack Jasinski, Nick Fernandez, Nonso Adimabua, Max Floriani, Noel Buck, Paul Marie, Jonathan Gonzalez, Earl Edwards.

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