KANSAS CITY. Philadelphia Union managed to snatch a draw against Sporting KC with a late goal from A. Bedoya scored in the (90′) after Sporting KC got a lead with a goal from R. Walter (19′). Sporting KC was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
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 19,942 spectators. The referee was Rafael Bonilla who had the assistance of Albert Escovar and Salvador Reyes. The 4th official was Atahan Yaya. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.06 degrees Celsius or 71.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 7 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 125 Attack 106
- 88 Dangerous attack 68
- 100 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting KC had a strong ball possession 59% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sporting KC to win the match.
Sporting KC shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (Johnny Russell). Talking about the opposition, Philadelphia Union received 2 yellow cards (Alejandro Bedoya and Damion Lowe).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Sporting KC has 2 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Philadelphia Union has 2 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will play away with St. Louis City on the 11th of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (0 draws).
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
80'
19'
90'
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 , Tim Leibold , Erik Thommy , Nemanja Radoja , Rémi Walter , Johnny Russell , Alan Pulido and Dániel Sallói .
The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Voloder, Memo Rodríguez , Robert Castellanos, Alenis Vargas, Felipe Hernández, Zorhan Bassong, William Agada and Stephen Afrifa .
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 3 changes: Erik Thommy for Memo Rodríguez (80′), Alan Pulido for William Agada (80′) and Dániel Sallói for Stephen Afrifa (87′).
Player of the match: Johnny Russell
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting KC was Johnny Russell.
His rating is with 28 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.
Philadelphia Union – Formation
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-1-2-1-2 line-up (4-1-2-1-2).
Jim Curtin played with: Oliver Semmle , Olivier Mbaizo , Jack Elliott , Damion Lowe , Nathan Harriel , Jesus Bueno , José Martínez , Jack McGlynn , Jeremy Rafanello , Quinn Sullivan and Chris Donovan .
They had on the bench: Matthew Real, Alejandro Bedoya , Tai Baribo, Anderson , Andrew Rick, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner , Dániel Gazdag and Mikael Uhre .
Substitutions
Philadelphia Union made 5 changes: José Martínez for Alejandro Bedoya (46′), Olivier Mbaizo for Kai Wagner (46′), Jeremy Rafanello for Dániel Gazdag (46′), Chris Donovan for Mikael Uhre (57′) and Jack McGlynn for Anderson (83′).
Player of the match: Alejandro Bedoya
The player that probably impressed the most for Philadelphia Union was Alejandro Bedoya.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7.
His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Charlotte – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – Cincinnati – 1-2
- Dallas – CF Montréal – 1-2
- Houston Dynamo – New York RB – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- St. Louis City – New York City – 2-0
- Colorado Rapids – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – DC United – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- Seattle Sounders – Austin – 0-0
- New England – Toronto – 0-1
