AUSTIN. Austin tops Sporting KC 3-1. Austin was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with S. Driussi (1′), J. Cascante (22′) and J. Stroud (60′). Sporting KC reduced the distance with a goal (65′) by J. Russell, but there was not much to do for them. Sporting KC was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Bold Stadium stadium in Austin on Thursday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi who was helped by Chantal Boudreau and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Allen Chapman. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 5 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 55 Attack 153
- 24 Dangerous attack 86
- 93 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sporting KC was in firm control of the ball 62% while Austin was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Austin succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Austin shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Austin received 1 yellow card (J. Gallagher). Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (N. Isimat-Mirin).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this encounter, Austin will have 31 points to move down in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Sporting KC will stay with 58 points like Colorado Rapids to move down in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will play away with Portland Timbers on the 7th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Austin (0 draws).
Sporting KC will host Real Salt Lake on the 7th of November with a 14-12 head to head in favor of Real Salt Lake (10 draws).
Austin – Formation
Austin
50'
22'
90'
Austin started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver , Nick Lima, Jon Gallagher , Julio Cascante , Alexander Ring , Žan Kolmanič , Jared Stroud , Tomás Pochettino , Daniel Pereira Gil , Diego Fagúndez , Sebastián Driussi and Moussa Djitté .
The home team had on the bench: Kekuta Manneh, Aedan Stanley, Frederik Kleemann, Cecilio Domínguez , Owen Wolff, Andrew Tarbell, Orrin McKinze Gaines II. and Sebastian Berhalter.
Substitutions
Austin made 4 changes: M. K. Djitte for O. McKinze Gaines II (61′), J. Stroud for C. Dominguez (76′), D. Fagundez for F. Kleemann (90′) and S. Driussi for O. Wolff (90′).
Best player: Jared Stroud
The player that probably impressed the most for Austin was Jared Stroud.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia , Graham Zusi , Nicolas Isimat-Mirin , Andreu Fontàs , Luis Martins , Rémi Walter , Ilie Sánchez , Dániel Sallói , Johnny Russell , Gadi Kinda , Khiry Shelton .
These were the players on the bench: Kaveh Rad, José Mauri, Wilson Harris, John Pulskamp, Roger Espinoza, Cameron Duke , Roberto Punčec, Grayson Barber and Jake Davis.
Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of C. Duke (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 2 changes: G. Kinda for C. Duke (68′) and J. Russell for G. Barber (77′).
Best player: Johnny Russell
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Johnny Russell.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
