Sporting KC snatches a 2-1 win against Dallas. HIGHLIGHTS

KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC overcame Dallas to win 2-1. A goal from J. Ferreira was decisive in the 90min.

Sporting KC snatches a 2-1 win against Dallas. HIGHLIGHTS

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

Logan Ndenbe- Yellow
37'
41'
Graham Zusi- sub ->J. Davis
46'
55'
55'
Geovane- sub ->C. Smith
Dániel Sallói(goal)Gadi Kinda 
60'
Robert Castellanos- sub ->Dany Rosero
63'
Rémi Walter- sub ->Gadi Kinda 
63'
Tim Leibold- sub ->L. Ndenbe
64'
Khiry Shelton- sub ->Graham Zusi
70'
71'
José Mulato- sub ->Jesús Jiménez
83'
Bernard Kamungo- sub ->Alan Velasco
83'
Herbert Endeley- sub ->Jáder Obrian
90'
Jesús Ferreira(goal)
90'

Standings

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
G
Kendall Mcintosh 22.United States
7.1
D
Jacob Davis 17.United States
6.5
46'
D
Dany Rosero 5.Colombia
7.5
63'
D
Andreu Fontàs 3.Spain
7.3
D
Logan Ndenbe 18.Belgium
7.0
64' 37'
M
Nemanja Radoja 6.Serbia
7.1
M
Erik Thommy 26.Germany
6.9
M
Gadi Kinda 10.Israel
8.2
63' Goals41'
F
Marinos Tzionis 77.Cyprus
6.9
F
Dániel Sallói 20.Hungary
8.4
Goals60'
F
Alan Pulido 9.Mexico
7.1
Substitutes
G
John Pulskamp 1.United States
D
Graham Zusi 8.United States
6.4
46'
D
Tim Leibold 14.Germany
7.1
64'
D
Robert Castellanos 19.United States
6.8
63'
M
Róger Espinoza 15.Honduras
M
Felipe Hernández 21.Colombia
M
Rémi Walter 54.France
6.2
63'
F
Khiry Shelton 11.United States
6.8
70'
F
Stephen Afrifa 30.Canada

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

The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: Kendall Mcintosh (7.1), Jacob Davis (6.5), Daniel Rosero Valencia (7.5), Andreu Fontàs (7.3), Logan Ndenbe (7.0), Erik Thommy (6.9), Nemanja Radoja (7.1), Gadi Kinda (8.2), Marinos Tzionis (6.9), Alan Pulido (7.1) and Dániel Sallói (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Graham Zusi (6.6), Tim Leibold (7.1), Robert Castellanos (6.8), Róger Espinoza, Felipe Hernández, Rémi Walter (6.2), Khiry Shelton (6.6) 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 (8.4) 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
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
6.2
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
6.8
D
Nkosi Burgess 17.United States
6.9
D
Marco Farfan 4.United States
6.4
D
Collin Smith 23.United States
6.2
55'
M
Alan Velasco 20.Argentina
7.4
83'
M
Edwin Cerrillo 6.United States
6.2
90'
M
Nolan Norris 32.United States
6.2
55'
M
Jader Obrian 8.Colombia
6.8
83'
F
Jesús Jiménez 9.Spain
6.3
71'
F
Jesús Ferreira 10.Colombia
6.8
Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Maarten Paes 30.Netherlands
D
Geovane 2.Brazil
6.2
55'
D
Amet Korça 24.United States
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
M
Facundo Quignon 5.Argentina
6.4
55'
F
Bernard Kamungo 77.Tanzania
83'
F
José Mulato 21.Colombia
6.8
71'
F
Herbert Endeley 27.United States
83'

Dallas started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: Jimmy Maurer (6.2), Collin Smith, Collin Smith (6.2), Sebastien Ibeagha (6.8), Nkosi Tafari (6.9), Marco Farfan (6.4), Jader Obrian (6.8), Nolan Norris (6.2), Edwin Cerrillo (6.2), Alan Velasco (7.4) and Jesús Ferreira (6.8), Jesús Jiménez (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Maarten Paes, Geovane (6.2), José Antonio Martinez, Amet Korça, Sam Junqua, Facundo Quignon (6.4), Bernard Kamungo, José Mulato (6.8) 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 (7.4) 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.​