KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC prevails over LA Galaxy 2-0 after J. Russell scores a double.
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Alan Kelly with the assistance of Matthew Nelson and Jose Da Silva. The 4th official was Jon Freemon. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 11
- 2 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 90 Attack 94
- 51 Dangerous attack 46
- 107 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sporting KC was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. LA Galaxy that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting KC won the match.
Sporting KC shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (N. Isimat-Mirin). On the opposite side, LA Galaxy didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Sporting KC will have 48 points like Colorado Rapids to move down in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy will stay with 39 points like Atlanta United and Vancouver Whitecaps to stay in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will play away against Minnesota United on the 31st of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Sporting KC (3 draws).
LA Galaxy will play away agasint Seattle Sounders on the 2nd of November with a 14-14 head to head.
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
90'
73'
40', 82'
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: John Pulskamp , Graham Zusi , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Andreu Fontàs , Luis Martins , Rémi Walter , Ilie Sánchez , Roger Espinoza , Johnny Russell , Gadi Kinda and Khiry Shelton .
The home team had on the bench: Cameron Duke , Kendall Mcintosh, Kaveh Rad, Jake Davis, Amadou Dia, Wilson Harris, Grayson Barber, José Mauri and Roberto Punčec.
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 2 changes: R. Espinoza for C. Duke (73′) and J. Russell for G. Barber (89′).
Best player: Johnny Russell
The most impressive player for Sporting KC was Johnny Russell.
His rating is with 2 goals, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Greg Vanney played with: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Sega Coulibaly , Derrick Williams , Niko Hämäläinen , Jonathan Dos Santos , Rayan Raveloson , Samuel Grandsir , Víctor Vázquez , Sebastian Lletget and Dejan Joveljić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kevin Cabral , Oniel Fisher , Efrain Alvarez, Adam Saldana, Sacha Kljestan , Jonathan Klinsmann, Ethan Zubak and Daniel Steres.
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 5 changes: V. Vazquez for K. Cabral (46′), S. Grandsir for O. Fisher (72′), S. Lletget for S. Kljestan (72′), N. Hamalainen for E. Zubak (84′) and D. Joveljic for E. Alvarez (85′).
Best player: Jonathan Dos Santos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Jonathan Dos Santos.
His rating is with 65 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Real Salt Lake – 1-2
- Sporting KC – LA Galaxy – 2-0
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Minnesota United – 2-1
- Portland Timbers – SJ Earthquakes – 2-0
