KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC was eventually too good for SJ Earthquakes with the goal of Dániel Sallói (3′), Johnny Russell (42′) and Erik Thommy (69′). Sporting KC took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
Carlos Gruezo didn’t convert a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed SJ Earthquakes to draw the match.
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 18,892 spectators. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere with the assistance of Lyes Arfa and Jose Da Silva. The 4th official was Sergii Boiko. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 29.33 degrees Celsius or 84.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 6 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 110 Attack 85
- 70 Dangerous attack 44
- 92 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting KC had a strong ball possession 59% while SJ Earthquakes was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting KC won the match.
Sporting KC shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Sporting KC will have 29 points to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes will stay with 35 points like Houston Dynamo to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will host Minnesota United on the 22nd of October with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
SJ Earthquakes will host Austin on the 22nd of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of SJ Earthquakes (4 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: Timothy Melia
, Jacob Davis , Daniel Rosero Valencia , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Rémi Walter , Nemanja Radoja , Erik Thommy , Johnny Russell , Alan Pulido and Dániel Sallói .The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Voloder, Khiry Shelton
, Felipe Gutiérrez, Tim Leibold, Róger Espinoza , William Agada , Luis Flores and Marinos Tzionis .Substitutions
Sporting KC made 4 changes: Nemanja Radoja for Róger Espinoza (84′), Johnny Russell for Khiry Shelton (54′), Dániel Sallói for Marinos Tzionis (77′) and Alan Pulido for William Agada (77′).
Best player: Nemanja Radoja
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting KC was Nemanja Radoja even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 64 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luchi Gonzalez played with: Daniel
, Carlos Akapo , Rodrigues , Tanner Beason , Miguel Trauco , Jackson Yueill , Carlos Gruezo , Cristian Espinoza , Jamiro Monteiro , Cade Cowell and Jeremy Ebobisse .The following players were sitting on the bench: James Marcinkowski, Paul Marie
, Jonathan Mensah, Ayo Akinola , Matthew Hoppe , Jack Skahan , Tommy Thompson, Niko Tsakiris and Michael Baldisimo.SJ Earthquakes could not rely on the presence of Ayo Akinola (injured).
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: Carlos Akapo for Paul Marie (67′), Jamiro Monteiro for Jack Skahan (66′), Jeremy Ebobisse for Ayo Akinola (67′), Cristian Espinoza for Niko Tsakiris (75′) and Cade Cowell for Matthew Hoppe (46′).
Best player: Jamiro Monteiro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Jamiro Monteiro.
His rating is
with 28 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
- LA Galaxy – Chicago Fire – 3-0
- Real Salt Lake – Houston Dynamo – 0-3
- Sporting KC – SJ Earthquakes – 3-0
- Dallas – Austin – 1-0