Sporting KC conquers Real Salt Lake 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

SANDY. Sporting KC defeated Real Salt Lake.

By
John Ross
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Sporting KC conquers Real Salt Lake 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

SANDY. Sporting KC beat Real Salt Lake. Sporting KC was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Justen Glad received a red card (3′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Real Salt Lake lost the match.

Alan Pulido didn’t convert a penalty (77′) for Sporting KC.​

The match was played at the Rio Tinto Stadium stadium in Sandy on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 21,205 spectators.​ The referee was Ted Unkel with the assistance of Jeremy Hanson and Nicholas Balcer. The 4th official was Mark Allatin. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.79 degrees Celsius or 74.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Salt Lake

2 - 3

Team 1

Sporting KC

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 10
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 88 Attack 103
  • 24 Dangerous attack 43
  • 96 Ball safe 92
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting KC had a superior ball possession 61% while Real Salt Lake was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting KC was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting KC won the match.​

Real Salt Lake shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting KC shot 16 times, 10 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Real Salt Lake received 2 yellow cards (Zac MacMath and Brayan Vera). Talking about the opposition, Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (Timothy Melia and Nemanja Radoja).

(Real Salt Lake) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (3′).

Match Timeline

Justen Glad- Red
3'
4'
Erik Thommy(goal)
Justen Glad(VAR_CARD)
3'
Marcelo Silva- sub ->Diego Luna
5'
28'
29'
Johnny Russell (goal)Logan Ndenbe
38'
Nemanja Radoja- Yellow
46'
Robert Castellanos- sub ->Dany Rosero
46'
Rémi Walter- sub ->Nemanja Radoja
Brayan Vera- Yellow
58'
58'
Maikel Chang- sub ->Bryan Oviedo
62'
Bode Hidalgo- sub ->Andres Gomez
62'
Anderson Julio- sub ->Andrew Brody
62'
74'
Marinos Tzionis- sub ->Johnny Russell
77'
Alan Pulido- missed penaltyAlan Pulido
77'
Alan Pulido(goal)
Brayan Vera(goal)
81'
82'
Willy Agada- sub ->Alan Pulido
89'
90'
Tim Melia- Yellow
Zac MacMath- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After playing this match, Real Salt Lake will stay with 46 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Sporting KC will have 41 points like Minnesota United to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake will play away against Colorado Rapids on the 22nd of October with a 28-15 head to head stats in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).

Sporting KC will host Minnesota United on the 22nd of October with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).

Real Salt Lake – Formation

Real Salt Lake
G
Zac MacMath 18.United States
7.5
90'
D
Andrew Brody 2.United States
6.1
62'
D
Bryan Oviedo 3.Costa Rica
7.0
62'
D
Brayan Vera 4.Colombia
7.5
58' Goals81'
D
Justen Glad 15.United States
3.1
3'
M
Braian Ojeda 6.Paraguay
6.8
M
J. Savarino 10.Venezuela
7.7
Goals89'
M
A. Gómez 11.Colombia
6.1
62'
M
N. Palacio 13.Colombia
6.7
M
D. Luna 26.United States
5'
F
Cristian Arango  9.Colombia
6.4
28'
Substitutes
G
G. Beavers 35.United States
D
Marcelo Silva 30.Uruguay
6.0
5'
M
Damir Kreilach 8.Croatia
M
Maikel Chang 16.Cuba
7.0
62'
M
Bode Hidalgo 19.United States
6.7
62'
M
Emeka Eneli 25.United States
M
Kevon Lambert 31.Jamaica
F
Rubio Rubín 14.Guatemala
6.8
28'
F
Anderson Julio 29.Ecuador
7.0
62'

Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Pablo Andrés Mastroeni decided to play with the following team: Zac MacMath (7.5), Andrew Brody (6.1), Justen Glad (3.1), Brayan Vera (7.5), Bryan Oviedo (7.0), Andres Gomez (6.1), Braian Ojeda (6.8), Nelson Palacio (6.7), Diego Luna, Cristian Arango (6.4) and Jefferson Savarino (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Damir Kreilach, Rubio Rubin (6.8), Maikel Chang (7.0), Bode Davis (6.7), Emeka Eneli, Anderson Julio (7.0), Marcelo Silva (6.0), Kevon Lambert and Gavin Beavers.

Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of Anderson Julio (injured).

Substitutions

Real Salt Lake made 5 changes: Diego Luna for Marcelo Silva (5′), Cristian Arango for Rubio Rubin (28′), Andrew Brody for Anderson Julio (62′), Bryan Oviedo for Maikel Chang (62′) and Andres Gomez for Bode Davis (62′).

Best player: Jefferson Savarino​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Jefferson Savarino.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.

Sporting KC – Formation

Sporting KC
G
Tim Melia 29.United States
6.3
90'
D
Robert Voloder 4.Germany
6.4
D
Dany Rosero 5.Colombia
7.1
46'
D
Jake Davis 17.United States
6.4
D
Logan Ndenbe 18.Belgium
7.5
M
Nemanja Radoja 6.Serbia
6.8
46' 38'
M
Felipe Gutiérrez 13.Chile
6.7
M
Dániel Sallói 20.Hungary
7.0
M
Erik Thommy 26.Germany
8.5
58' Goals4'
F
Johnny Russell  7.Scotland
7.5
74' Goals29'
F
Alan Pulido 9.Mexico
6.8
82' Goals77'
Substitutes
G
John Pulskamp 1.United States
D
Graham Zusi 8.United States
D
Robert Castellanos 19.United States
7.1
46'
M
Gadi Kinda 10.Israel
6.4
58'
M
Róger Espinoza 15.Honduras
M
Rémi Walter 54.France
6.7
46'
F
Khiry Shelton  11.United States
F
Willy Agada 23.Nigeria
6.6
82'
F
Marinos Tzionis 77.Cyprus
6.6
74'

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

Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia (6.3), Jacob Davis (6.4), Dany Rosero (7.1), Robert Voloder (6.4), Logan Ndenbe (7.5), Felipe Gutiérrez (6.7), Nemanja Radoja (6.8), Erik Thommy (8.5), Johnny Russell (7.5), Alan Pulido (6.8) and Dániel Sallói (7.0).

They had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Graham Zusi, Gadi Kinda (6.4), Khiry Shelton, Róger Espinoza, Robert Castellanos (7.1), William Agada (6.6), Rémi Walter (6.7) and Marinos Tzionis (6.6).

Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of Gadi Kinda (injured) and Rémi Walter (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting KC made 5 changes: Dany Rosero for Robert Castellanos (46′), Erik Thommy for Gadi Kinda (58′), Alan Pulido for William Agada (82′), Nemanja Radoja for Rémi Walter (46′) and Johnny Russell for Marinos Tzionis (74′).

Best player: Erik Thommy​

The most impressive player for Sporting KC was Erik Thommy.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​