KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC and Portland Timbers went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.
Willy Agada didn’t score a decisive penalty (61′). That would have allowed Sporting KC to win the match.
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Sunday and it started at 12:45 pm local time. The referee was Armando Villarreal who had the assistance of Cameron Blanchard and Jeremy Hanson. The 4th official was Mathew Corrigan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.67 degrees Celsius or 63.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 6 On Target 8
- 7 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 102
- 50 Dangerous attack 39
- 74 Ball safe 85
- 1 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 19
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sporting KC was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Portland Timbers that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sporting KC to win the match.
Sporting KC shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 3 yellow cards (Memo Rodríguez, Dany Rosero and Jake Davis). Regarding the opposition, Portland Timbers received 2 yellow cards (Eric Miller and Kamal Miller).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Sporting KC has 10 points like Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Portland Timbers will has 8 points like St. Louis City to sit in the 10th place.
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 in favor of Sporting KC (0 draws).
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
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38'
82'
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: Tim Melia , Jake Davis , Dany Rosero , Robert Voloder , Tim Leibold , Rémi Walter , Nemanja Radoja , Memo Rodríguez , Erik Thommy , Willy Agada and Dániel Sallói .
The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Castellanos, Alenis Vargas , Felipe Hernández, Z. Bassong, K. Pierre, Marinos Tzionis, Andreu Fontàs and Alan Pulido .
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 2 changes: Willy Agada for Alan Pulido (71′) and Memo Rodríguez for Alenis Vargas (82′).
Player of the match: Willy Agada
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Willy Agada.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.
Portland Timbers – Formation
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Phil Neville played with: Maxime Crépeau , J. Mosquera , M. Araujo , Kamal Miller , Eric Miller , Cristhian Paredes , David Ayala , Santiago Moreno , Evander , Antony and Jonathan Rodríguez .
They had on the bench: Claudio Bravo , Felipe Mora , Eryk Williamson, Dairon Asprilla , J. Pantemis, Nathan Fogaça, Dario Zuparic and Krzysztof Sierocki .
Portland Timbers could not rely on the presence of Krzysztof Sierocki (injured).
Substitutions
Portland Timbers made 5 changes: J. Mosquera for Claudio Bravo (46′), David Ayala for Krzysztof Sierocki (54′), Santiago Moreno for Felipe Mora (46′), Antony for Dairon Asprilla (89′) and Cristhian Paredes for Eryk Williamson (90′).
Player of the match: Evander
The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Evander.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – SJ Earthquakes – 4-3
- Chicago Fire – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Minnesota United – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Nashville SC – Philadelphia Union – 1-2
- St. Louis City – Dallas – 0-0
- Seattle Sounders – CF Montréal – 5-0
- Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 3-3
