Minnesota United recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Sporting KC 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United found a way to turn the table against Sporting KC to win 2-1.

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Minnesota United recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Sporting KC 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United was able to turn the table against Sporting KC to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Sporting KC to strike first with an early goal of K. Shelton at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Reynoso gave the win to Minnesota United in the 39′ minute with a penalty.

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas with the assistance of Jeremy Kieso and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Minnesota United

2 - 1

Team 1

Sporting KC

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 14 Total 3
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 120 Attack 109
  • 62 Dangerous attack 37
  • 75 Ball safe 71
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Minnesota United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Sporting KC that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Minnesota United won the match​.

Minnesota United shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting KC shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (O. Alonso and F. Fragapane). Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC received 3 yellow cards (G. Kinda, C. Duke and A. Dia).

Match Timeline

8'
Khiry Shelton (goal)
Franco Fragapane(goal)
20'
Emanuel Reynoso(penalty)
39'
48'
Cameron Duke- Yellow
54'
Dániel Sallói- sub ->C. Duke
70'
73'
79'
82'
82'
82'
Franco Fragapane- Yellow
84'
86'
Hassani Dotson- sub ->E. Reynoso
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
New England
73
34
Philadelphia Union
54
34
Nashville SC
54
34
New York City
51
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Orlando City
51
34
New York RB
48
34
DC United
47
34
Columbus Crew
47
34
CF Montréal
46
34
Inter Miami
41
34
Chicago Fire
34
34
Toronto
28
34
Cincinnati
20
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Colorado Rapids
61
34
Seattle Sounders
60
34
Sporting KC
58
34
Portland Timbers
55
34
Minnesota United
49
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
49
34
Real Salt Lake
48
34
LA Galaxy
48
34
Los Angeles FC
45
34
SJ Earthquakes
41
34
Dallas
33
34
Austin
31
34
Houston Dynamo
30
34

After this match, Minnesota United will have 41 points like Real Salt Lake to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sporting KC will stay with 48 points like Colorado Rapids to move down in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will play away with LA Galaxy on the 7th of November with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of LA Galaxy (2 draws).

Sporting KC will play away agasint Austin on the 4th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (1 draw).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
T. Miller 1.United States
6.2
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
6.8
D
Romain Métanire 19.Madagascar
6.8
D
Bakaye Dibassy 12.Mali
7.1
D
Chase Gasper 77.United States
6.4
M
Osvaldo Alonso 6.Cuba
7.1
73'
M
Robin Lod 17.Finland
6.5
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
7.2
M
Emanuel Reynoso 10.Argentina
7.2
90' Goals39'
M
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
7.5
84' Goals20'
F
A. Hunou 23.France
7.4
70'
Substitutes
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
D
J. Raitala 22.Finland
D
Brent Kallman 14.United States
M
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
90'
M
Niko Hansen 11.Denmark
M
Joseph Rosales 18.Honduras
M
Ján Greguš 8.Slovakia
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.7
70'
F
F. Adi 9.Nigeria

Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Tyler Miller (6.2), Romain Metanire (6.8), Michael Boxall (6.8), Bakaye Dibassy (7.1), Chase Gasper (6.4), Wil Trapp (7.2), Osvaldo Alonso (7.1), Robin Lod (6.5), Emanuel Reynoso (7.2), Franco Fragapane (7.5) and Adrien Hunou (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Hassani Dotson, Fanendo Adi, Niko Hansen, Jukka Raitala, Joseph Rosales, Ján Greguš, Dayne St. Clair, Ethan Finlay (6.7) and Brent Kallman.

Minnesota United could not rely on the presence of H. Dotson (injured).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 2 changes: A. Hunou for E. Finlay (70′) and E. Reynoso for H. Dotson (90′).

Best player: Franco Fragapane​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Franco Fragapane.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 41 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Sporting KC – Formation

Sporting KC
G
Tim Melia 29.United States
6.9
D
Graham Zusi 8.United States
7.0
D
Andreu Fontàs 3.Spain
6.2
D
Luís Martins 36.Portugal
6.3
82'
D
Ilie Sánchez  6.Spain
6.6
M
Róger Espinoza 15.Honduras
7.0
82'
M
Rémi Walter 54.France
7.0
M
Cameron Duke 28.United States
6.3
54' 48'
F
Gadi Kinda 17.Israel
7.3
79'
F
Johnny Russell  7.Scotland
7.1
F
Khiry Shelton  11.United States
7.0
82' Goals8'
Substitutes
G
John Pulskamp 1.United States
D
Roberto Puncec 4.Croatia
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 5.France
D
Amadou Dia 13.France
6.5
82' 86'
D
Kaveh Rad 48.United States
M
G. Barber 19.USA
6.9
82'
M
J. Davis 46.USA
M
José Mauri 32.Italy
6.6
82'
F
Dániel Sallói 20.Hungary
6.5
54'

Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Talking about the opposition, Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia (6.9), Graham Zusi (7.0), Ilie Sánchez (6.6), Andreu Fontàs (6.2), Luis Martins (6.3), Cameron Duke (6.3), Rémi Walter (7.0), Roger Espinoza (7.0), Johnny Russell (7.1), Gadi Kinda (7.3) and Khiry Shelton (7.0).

They had on the bench: Grayson Barber (6.9), Roberto Punčec, John Pulskamp, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Dániel Sallói (6.5), Jake Davis, Amadou Dia (6.5), José Mauri (6.6) and Kaveh Rad.

Substitutions

Sporting KC made 4 changes: C. Duke for D. Salloi (54′), K. Shelton for G. Barber (82′), L. Martins for A. Dia (82′) and R. Espinoza for J. Mauri (82′).

Best player: Gadi Kinda​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Gadi Kinda.

His rating is (7.3) with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​