KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC defeats Minnesota United 3-1. Sporting KC was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Rémi Walter (31′), (‘) and (‘). Minnesota United reduced the distance with a goal (82’) by Michael Boxall, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the assistance of Ian McKay and Lyes Arfa. The 4th official was Nima Saghafi. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.75 degrees Celsius or 69.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sporting KC was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Minnesota United that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting KC had a more offensive attitude with 0 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting KC won the match​.

Sporting KC shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Minnesota United shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (Jacob Davis). On the opposite side, Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (Michael Boxall).

Standings

After this contest, Sporting KC will have 44 points to lose in the 8th place. On the other side, Minnesota United will stay with 41 points like Sporting KC to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will host SJ Earthquakes on the 26th of October with a 16-10 head to head in favor of Sporting KC (5 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 (6.8), Jacob Davis (6.7), Dany Rosero (7.1), Andreu Fontàs (7.5), Logan Ndenbe (7.0), Rémi Walter (7.3), Nemanja Radoja (7.1), Erik Thommy (7.0), Johnny Russell (9.1), Alan Pulido (6.7) and Dániel Sallói (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Voloder, Graham Zusi, Gadi Kinda (6.4), Khiry Shelton (7.0), Felipe Gutiérrez, Róger Espinoza, Robert Castellanos and William Agada.

Substitutions

Sporting KC made 3 changes: Johnny Russell for Khiry Shelton (81′), Alan Pulido for Felipe Gutiérrez (90′) and Erik Thommy for Gadi Kinda (76′).

Best player: Johnny Russell​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Johnny Russell.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 20 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair (6.0), Zarek Valentin (6.7), Michael Boxall (6.6), Miguel Tapias (7.3), Bakaye Dibassy (6.3), Hassani Dotson (6.1), Wil Trapp (6.4), Ján Greguš (6.3), Emanuel Reynoso (7.9), Franco Fragapane (6.6) and Teemu Pukki (6.3).

They had on the bench: Clint Irwin, Devin Padelford, Joseph Rosales, Sangbin Jeong, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, Bongokuhle Hlongwane (6.4), D.J. Taylor (6.8), Mender García and Kervin Arriaga (6.4).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 3 changes: Zarek Valentin for D.J. Taylor (46′), Franco Fragapane for Bongokuhle Hlongwane (67′) and Ján Greguš for Kervin Arriaga (46′).

Best player: Emanuel Reynoso​

The most impressive player for Minnesota United was Emanuel Reynoso.

His rating is (7.9) with 58 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 21. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Vancouver Whitecaps – Los Angeles FC – 1-1
• St. Louis City – Seattle Sounders – 0-2
• SJ Earthquakes – Austin – 1-1
• Portland Timbers – Houston Dynamo – 1-3
• LA Galaxy – Dallas – 1-4
• Sporting KC – Minnesota United – 3-1
• Colorado Rapids – Real Salt Lake – 0-1