TORONTO. Sporting KC beats Toronto 3-1. Sporting KC was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Rémi Walter (57′), Jake Davis (64′) and Alenis Vargas (83′). Toronto reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 7′) by Jonathan Osorio , but there was not much to do for them. Toronto was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the BMO Field stadium in Toronto on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez assisted by Lyes Arfa and Walter Heatherly. The 4th official was Pierre Luce Lauziere. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.25 degrees Celsius or 75.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 12 Total 17
- 2 On Target 10
- 6 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 156 Attack 116
- 55 Dangerous attack 29
- 87 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Toronto was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Toronto had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Sporting KC was able to find the solution to win this match.
Toronto shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting KC shot 17 times, 10 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Toronto received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Osorio and Alonso Coello). On the opposite side, Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (Tim Leibold and Jake Davis).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Toronto stays with 10 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Sporting KC will has 9 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Sporting KC will play away against St. Louis City on the 11th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Sporting KC (0 draws).
Toronto – Formation
Toronto started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John Herdman decided to play with the following team: Luka Gavran
, Shane O’Neill , Kevin Long , Sigurd Rosted , Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty , Alonso Coello , Matty Longstaff , Tyrese Spicer , Federico Bernardeschi , Prince Osei Owusu and Jonathan Osorio .The home team had on the bench: Ayo Akinola
, Cassius Mailula, Greg Ranjitsingh, K. Franklin, Kosi Thompson , J. Perruzza, Aimé Mabika, Deybi Flores and Deandre Kerr .Substitutions
Toronto made 4 changes: Alonso Coello for Deybi Flores (59′), Matty Longstaff for Deandre Kerr (68′), Sigurd Rosted for Kosi Thompson (68′) and Prince Osei Owusu for Ayo Akinola (86′).
Player of the match: Jonathan Osorio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was Jonathan Osorio .
His rating is
with 1 goal, 67 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Vermes played with: Tim Melia
, Jake Davis , Dany Rosero , Robert Voloder , Tim Leibold , Rémi Walter , Nemanja Radoja , Memo Rodríguez , Erik Thommy , Willy Agada and Dániel Sallói .They had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Castellanos, Alenis Vargas
, Felipe Hernández , Z. Bassong, K. Pierre, S. Afrifa and Marinos Tzionis.Substitutions
Sporting KC made 3 changes: Erik Thommy for S. Afrifa (90′), Memo Rodríguez for Felipe Hernández (77′) and Willy Agada for Alenis Vargas (78′).
Player of the match: Jake Davis
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Jake Davis.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – Minnesota United – 2-0
- Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC – 3-2
- Charlotte – Cincinnati – 1-1
- DC United – CF Montréal – 1-0
- Inter Miami – New York City – 1-1
- Orlando City – New York RB – 1-1
- Toronto – Sporting KC – 1-3