KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC prevailed over Dallas to win 2-1. A goal from J. Ferreira was decisive in the 90min. It was Sporting KC to strike first with a goal of Gadi Kinda at the 41′. Then Dániel Sallói scored again for Sporting KC in the 60′ minute. Eventually, J. Ferreira reduced the distance for Dallas (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Wednesday and it started at 8:35 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez with the assistance of Andrew Bigelow and Peter Balciunas. The 4th official was Elton Garcia. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 5 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 109 Attack 95
- 55 Dangerous attack 43
- 83 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 2 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Sporting KC was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Dallas that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting KC won the match.
Sporting KC shot 15 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dallas shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (L. Ndenbe). On the other side, Dallas received 1 yellow card (Edwin Cerrillo).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Sporting KC will have 16 points like Portland Timbers, Austin and Real Salt Lake to go down in the 11th place. On the other side, Dallas will stay with 23 points to hold in the 4th 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 in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
Dallas will play away agasint LA Galaxy on the 20th of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: Kendall Mcintosh
, Jacob Davis , Daniel Rosero Valencia , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Erik Thommy , Nemanja Radoja , Gadi Kinda , Marinos Tzionis , Alan Pulido and Dániel Sallói .The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Graham Zusi
, Tim Leibold , Robert Castellanos , Róger Espinoza, Felipe Hernández, Rémi Walter , Khiry Shelton and Stephen Afrifa.Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of Robert Castellanos (injured) and J. Mulato (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 5 changes: J. Davis for Graham Zusi (46′), Dany Rosero for Robert Castellanos (63′), Gadi Kinda for Rémi Walter (63′), L. Ndenbe for Tim Leibold (64′) and Graham Zusi for J. Mulato Palacios (71′).
Best player: Dániel Sallói
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Dániel Sallói.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 43 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.Dallas – Formation
Dallas started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: Jimmy Maurer
, Collin Smith, Collin Smith , Sebastien Ibeagha , Nkosi Tafari , Marco Farfan , Jader Obrian , Nolan Norris , Edwin Cerrillo , Alan Velasco and Jesús Ferreira , Jesús Jiménez .These were the players on the bench: Maarten Paes, Geovane
, José Antonio Martinez, Amet Korça, Sam Junqua, Facundo Quignon , Bernard Kamungo, José Mulato and Herbert Endeley.Substitutions
Dallas made 5 changes: N. Norris for Facundo Quignon (55′), C. Smith for Geovane de Jesus Rocha (55′), Jesús Jiménez for Khiry Shelton (71′), Alan Velasco for Bernard Kamungo (83′) and Jáder Obrian for Herbert Endeley (83′).
Best player: Alan Velasco
The most impressive player for Dallas was Alan Velasco.
His rating is
with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo – 6-2
- Seattle Sounders – SJ Earthquakes – 0-1
- Real Salt Lake – LA Galaxy – 2-3
- Sporting KC – Dallas – 2-1
- Austin – Minnesota United – 2-1
- Inter Miami – New York RB – -1