KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC conquered Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Sporting KC to strike first with an early goal of Johnny Russell at the 7′. Then William Agada scored again for Sporting KC in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Teenage Hadebe reduced the distance for Houston Dynamo (45′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Houston Dynamo was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%).
Sporting KC remained in players after Johnny Russell received a red card in the 39′. Still, Sporting KC still succeeded in win this encounter competing only in 10.
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 18,033 spectators. The referee was Chris Penso with the support of Cameron Blanchard and Chris Wattam. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.8 degrees Celsius or 82.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 3 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 74 Attack 132
- 33 Dangerous attack 70
- 73 Ball safe 67
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Houston Dynamo was in firm control of the ball 63% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Houston Dynamo was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Sporting KC was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sporting KC shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 5 yellow cards (Dániel Sallói, Peter Vermes, Erik Thommy, Dany Rosero and Nemanja Radoja). On the other side, Houston Dynamo received 3 yellow cards (Luis Caicedo, Griffin Dorsey and Franco Escobar).
(Sporting KC) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (39′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Sporting KC will have 38 points like Dallas to go down in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo will stay with 43 points to remain in the 4th 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 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
Houston Dynamo will play away agasint Portland Timbers on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
88'
62'
39'
7'
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 , Dany Rosero , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Erik Thommy , Nemanja Radoja , Gadi Kinda , Khiry Shelton , William Agada and Johnny Russell .
The home team had on the bench: Robert Voloder, Graham Zusi, Felipe Gutiérrez , Róger Espinoza , Robert Castellanos, Dániel Sallói , Kendall Mcintosh, Rémi Walter and Marinos Tzionis.
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 4 changes: Nemanja Radoja for Róger Espinoza (62′), Gadi Kinda for Dániel Sallói (62′), William Agada for Rémi Walter (46′) and Erik Thommy for Felipe Gutiérrez (86′).
Best player: William Agada
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting KC was William Agada.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ben Olsen played with: Steve Clark , Franco Escobar , Ethan Bartlow , Teenage Hadebe , Bradley Smith , Luis Caicedo , Héctor Herrera , Nelson Quiñones , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Sebastian Kowalczyk and Ibrahim Aliyu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Steres, Artur , Iván Franco , Corey Baird , Andrew Tarbell, Griffin Dorsey , Erik Sviatchenko, Micael and Brooklyn Raines.
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: Sebastian Kowalczyk for Artur (60′), Nelson Quiñones for Corey Baird (46′), Teenage Hadebe for Micael (46′), Héctor Herrera for Iván Franco (76′) and Ibrahim Aliyu for Griffin Dorsey (70′).
Best player: Adalberto Carrasquilla
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Adalberto Carrasquilla.
His rating is with 74 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- SJ Earthquakes – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Colorado Rapids – 3-2
- Real Salt Lake – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-1
- Minnesota United – St. Louis City – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Dallas – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – New England – 2-2
- New York City – Toronto – 3-0
