TA’IZZ. Austin had a narrow win over Sporting KC. Austin was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Al Saqr Stadium stadium in Ta’izz. In front of 20,738 spectators.​ The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere with the help of Kevin Klinger and Felisha Mariscal. The 4th official was Ted Unkel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Austin

4 - 3

Sporting KC

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 8 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 106 Attack 71
  • 51 Dangerous attack 18
  • 36 Ball safe 39
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Austin had a superior ball possession 62% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Austin was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Austin won the match​.

Austin shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting KC shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Austin received 2 yellow cards (R. Gabrielsen and S. Driussi). Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (W. Agada and D. Salloi).

Match Timeline

12'
Andreu Fontàs(goal)
23'
Willy Agada(goal)
J. Gallagher(goal)
27'
40'
Johnny Russell (penalty)
58'
59'
Julio Cascante(goal)
63'
68'
73'
Felipe Hernández- sub ->R. Espinoza
Zan Kolmanic- sub ->N. Lima
77'
83'
K. Pierre- sub ->J. Russell
85'
85'
85'
86'
Willy Agada- Yellow
88'
Dániel Sallói- Yellow
90'
Marinos Tzionis- sub ->W. Agada
Sebastián Driussi (goal)
90'
Sebastián Driussi - Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will host Colorado Rapids on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head.

Sporting KC will play away agasint Dallas on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head in favor of Dallas (10 draws).

Austin – Formation

Austin
G
Brad Stuver 1.United States
6.1
D
Ruben Gabrielsen 4.Norway
6.4
85' 68'
D
Julio Cascante 18.Costa Rica
7.5
63'
D
Nick Lima 24.United States
6.7
77'
D
J. Gallagher 17.Republic of Ireland
6.9
27'
M
Alexander Ring 8.Finland
7.0
M
Diego Fagúndez 14.Uruguay
6.1
85'
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.4
M
Daniel Pereira 6.Venezuela
6.3
58'
M
Sebastián Driussi 7.Argentina
7.9
90' 90'
F
Maximiliano Urruti 37.Argentina
6.4
59'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 31.United States
D
Jhohan Romaña 3.Colombia
6.8
85'
D
Zan Kolmanic 23.Slovenia
6.4
77'
M
Jhojan Valencia 5.Colombia
M
Owen Wolff 33.United States
M
Felipe Martins 22.Brazil
7.4
85'
F
Danny Hoesen 9.Netherlands
6.5
59' 85'
F
Rodney Redes 11.Paraguay
F
Washington Corozo 32.Ecuador
6.7
58'

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

The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver (6.1), Nick Lima (6.7), Julio Cascante (7.5), Ruben Gabrielsen (6.4), Jon Gallagher (6.9), Alexander Ring (7.0), Daniel Pereira Gil (6.3), Ethan Finlay (6.4), Sebastián Driussi (7.9), Diego Fagúndez (6.1) and Maximiliano Urruti (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Danny Hoesen (6.5), Jhohan Romaña (6.8), Jhojan Valencia, Rodney Redes, Owen Wolff, Žan Kolmanič (6.4), Andrew Tarbell, Felipe Martins (7.4) and Washington Corozo (6.7).

Substitutions

Austin made 5 changes: D. Pereira for W. Corozo (58′), M. Urruti for D. Hoesen (59′), N. Lima for Z. Kolmanic (77′), D. Fagundez for Felipe (85′) and R. Gabrielsen for J. Romana (85′).

Best player: Sebastián Driussi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was Sebastián Driussi.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 43 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Sporting KC – Formation

Sporting KC
G
John Pulskamp 1.United States
6.4
D
Graham Zusi 8.United States
7.6
D
Andreu Fontàs 3.Spain
7.1
12'
D
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 5.France
6.6
D
Ben Sweat 2.United States
6.4
M
Róger Espinoza 15.Honduras
7.9
73'
M
Rémi Walter 54.France
6.2
M
Erik Thommy 26.Germany
6.9
F
Johnny Russell 7.Scotland
7.1
83' 40'
F
Dániel Sallói 20.Hungary
7.1
88'
F
Willy Agada 23.Nigeria
7.0
90' 86' 23'
Substitutes
G
Kendall Mcintosh 22.United States
D
Kaveh Rad 48.United States
D
Logan Ndenbe 18.Belgium
D
K. Pierre 24.United States
5.9
83'
D
Robert Voloder 4.Germany
M
Oriol Rosell 6.Spain
M
Felipe Hernández 21.Colombia
6.4
73'
M
Marinos Tzionis 27.Cyprus
6.3
90'
M
Cameron Duke 28.United States

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

Peter Vermes played with: John Pulskamp (6.4), Graham Zusi (7.6), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (6.6), Andreu Fontàs (7.1), Ben Sweat (6.4), Róger Espinoza (7.9), Rémi Walter (6.2), Erik Thommy (6.9), Johnny Russell (7.1), William Agada (7.0) and Dániel Sallói (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kaveh Rad, Oriol Rosell, Kendall Mcintosh, Logan Ndenbe, Kayden Pierre (5.9), Felipe Hernández (6.4), Marinos Tzionis (6.3), Robert Voloder and Cameron Duke.

Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of M. Tzionis (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting KC made 3 changes: R. Espinoza for F. Hernandez (73′), J. Russell for K. Pierre (83′) and W. Agada for M. Tzionis (90′).

Best player: Róger Espinoza​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting KC was Róger Espinoza.

His rating is (7.9) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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