KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC destroys Portland Timbers 4-1 with goals of Erik Thommy (33′), Dániel Sallói (66′) and F. Hernández (90′). On the other side, Portland Timbers scored with Franck Boli (8′), Larrys Mabiala (68′ own). Sporting KC was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Rubiel Vazquez with the collaboration of Brian Poeschel and Stephan McGonagle. The 4th official was Ismir Pekmic. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.8 degrees Celsius or 82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 7 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 114 Attack 81
- 78 Dangerous attack 29
- 64 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting KC had a superior ball possession 63% while Portland Timbers was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting KC won the match.
Sporting KC shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Portland Timbers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 3 yellow cards (Andreu Fontàs, Nemanja Radoja and Khiry Shelton). On the other side, Portland Timbers received 1 yellow card (M. Loría).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Sporting KC will have 13 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Portland Timbers will stay with 16 points like Austin and Real Salt Lake to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will host Minnesota United on the 20th of October with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 20th of October with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
47'
62'
33'
Sporting KC started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: Kendall Mcintosh , Jacob Davis , Daniel Rosero Valencia , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Nemanja Radoja , Marinos Tzionis , Erik Thommy , Gadi Kinda , Dániel Sallói and Alan Pulido .
The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Tim Leibold , Graham Zusi , Felipe Hernández , Robert Castellanos, Chris Rindov, Stephen Afrifa, Róger Espinoza and Khiry Shelton .
Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of F. Hernández (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 5 changes: J. Davis for Graham Zusi (46′), Gadi Kinda for Roger Espinoza (62′), L. Ndenbe for Tim Leibold (62′), Erik Thommy for Felipe Hernandez (77′) and Alan Pulido for Khiry Shelton (78′).
Best player: Erik Thommy
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting KC was Erik Thommy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Giovanni Savarese played with: Aljaž Ivačič , Juan Mosquera , Larrys Mabiala , Zac McGraw , Claudio Bravo , Cristhian Paredes , Diego Chará , Santiago Moreno , Evander , Dairon Asprilla and Franck Boli .
They had on the bench: Jarosław Niezgoda, Nathan Fogaça, Yimmi Chará , Sebastián Blanco, Marvin Loría , David Bingham, Justin Rasmussen, Noel Caliskan and Eric Miller.
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: S. Moreno for Yimmi Chará (46′), Yimmi Chará for Marvin Loría (54′), C. Bravo for Sebastian Blanco (81′), D. Asprilla for Jarosław Niezgoda (81′) and Franck Boli for Nathan (81′).
Best player: Evander
The player that probably impressed the most for Portland Timbers was Evander.
His rating is with 30 passes (96% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 4-1
- Seattle Sounders – New York RB – 1-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Charlotte – 0-1
- Colorado Rapids – Cincinnati – 0-1
- Saint Louis City – Vancouver Whitecaps – 3-1
- Minnesota United – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Houston Dynamo – Austin – 2-1
