Minnesota United prevails over Sporting KC 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United beat Sporting KC to win 2-1.

April 29, 2024

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United bested Sporting KC to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Minnesota United to strike first with an early goal of Michael Boxall at the 2′. Then Tani Oluwaseyi scored again for Minnesota United in the 25′ minute. Eventually, Alan Pulido reduced the distance for Sporting KC (37′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Sporting KC was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%).

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel who was helped by Kevin Lock and Eduardo Jeff. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.05 degrees Celsius or 46.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Minnesota United

2 - 1

Sporting KC

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

8 Total 8
5 On Target 3
2 Off Target 3
1 Shots blocked 3

91 Attack 136
33 Dangerous attack 57
100 Ball safe 108

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 4

Fouls

17 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sporting KC was in firm control of the ball 63% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting KC was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Minnesota United managed to find the solution to win this match.

Minnesota United shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting KC shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 2 yellow cards (Michael Boxall and Devin Padelford). On the other side, Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (Andreu Fontàs).

Match Timeline

Michael Boxall(goal)Robin Lod

23'

Andreu Fontàs- Yellow

Tani Oluwaseyi(goal)Joseph Rosales

25'

Devin Padelford- Yellow

31'

37'

Alan Pulido(goal)Dániel Sallói

Caden Clark- sub ->Teemu Pukki

46'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane- sub ->Franco Fragapane

46'

62'

Johnny Russell - sub ->Willy Agada

Michael Boxall- Yellow

63'

Miguel Tapias- sub ->Tani Oluwaseyi

66'

70'

Khiry Shelton - sub ->K. Pierre

Carlos Harvey- sub ->Devin Padelford

80'

83'

Alenis Vargas- sub ->Alan Pulido

Alejandro Bran- sub ->Robin Lod

90'

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

Western Conference

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Minnesota United has 17 points like Vancouver Whitecaps to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Sporting KC will stays with 11 points to remain in the 10th 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 in favor of Sporting KC (1 draw).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United

Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada

6.4

Devin Padelford 2.United States

6.4

80'

31'

Joseph Rosales 8.Honduras

7.9

Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand

7.7

63'

D.J. Taylor 27.United States

7.0

Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras

7.3

Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina

6.7

46'

Robin Lod 17.Finland

7.9

90'

Wil Trapp 20.United States

7.3

Tani Oluwaseyi 14.Nigeria

7.3

66'

25'

Teemu Pukki 22.Finland

6.8

46'

Substitutes

Zarek Valentin 3.Puerto Rico

Miguel Tapias 4.Mexico

6.8

66'

Alejandro Bran 25.Costa Rica

90'

Caden Clark 37.United States

7.0

46'

Carlos Harvey 67.Panama

6.7

80'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa

6.8

46'

Minnesota United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Eric Ramsay decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair (6.4), D.J. Taylor (7.0), Kervin Arriaga (7.3), Michael Boxall (7.7), Devin Padelford (6.4), Joseph Rosales (7.9), Robin Lod (7.9), Wil Trapp (7.3), Franco Fragapane (6.7), Tani Oluwaseyi (7.3) and Teemu Pukki (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Zarek Valentin, Alejandro Bran, A. Smir, Caden Clark (7.0), Carlos Harvey (6.7), Miguel Tapias (6.8) and Bongokuhle Hlongwane (6.8).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 5 changes: Teemu Pukki for Caden Clark (46′), Franco Fragapane for Bongokuhle Hlongwane (46′), Tani Oluwaseyi for Miguel Tapias (66′), Devin Padelford for Carlos Harvey (80′) and Robin Lod for Alejandro Bran (90′).

Player of the match: Joseph Rosales

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Joseph Rosales even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 39 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Sporting KC – Formation

Sporting KC

Tim Melia 29.United States

7.0

Andreu Fontàs 3.Spain

7.1

23'

Dany Rosero 5.Colombia

6.8

Tim Leibold 14.Germany

7.5

K. Pierre 24.United States

7.1

70'

Nemanja Radoja 6.Serbia

7.9

Alan Pulido 9.Mexico

7.3

83'

37'

Dániel Sallói 10.Hungary

7.3

Erik Thommy 26.Germany

6.7

Rémi Walter 54.France

7.1

Willy Agada 23.Nigeria

6.4

62'

Substitutes

John Pulskamp 1.United States

Robert Voloder 4.Germany

Robert Castellanos 19.United States

Z. Bassong 22.Canada

Memo Rodríguez 8.United States

Johnny Russell 7.Scotland

6.7

62'

Khiry Shelton 11.United States

6.7

70'

Alenis Vargas 20.Honduras

6.3

83'

Marinos Tzionis 77.Cyprus

Sporting KC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Peter Vermes played with: Tim Melia (7.0), K. Pierre (7.1), Dany Rosero (6.8), Andreu Fontàs (7.1), Tim Leibold (7.5), Rémi Walter (7.1), Nemanja Radoja (7.9), Erik Thommy (6.7), Alan Pulido (7.3), Dániel Sallói (7.3) and Willy Agada (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Voloder, Memo Rodríguez, Khiry Shelton (6.7), Robert Castellanos, Alenis Vargas (6.3), Z. Bassong, Marinos Tzionis and Johnny Russell (6.7).