MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, 2019 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
  • 11': Ilie Sánchez (P)
  • 80': Jack Elliott (OG)
FT
2 - 0
Philadelphia Union
  • Red Card 60': Marco Fabián

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Sporting Kansas City are hosting Philadelphia Union at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Raymon Gaddis (Philadelphia Union).
  • 1': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 1': Warren Creavalle (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Botond Baráth tries a through ball, but Gerso is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Warren Creavalle.
  • 7': Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault.
  • 9': Penalty Sporting Kansas City. Gianluca Busio draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Penalty conceded by Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Matt Besler.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Fabián with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 15': Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Botond Baráth (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 18': Delay in match Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) because of an injury.
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 22': Warren Creavalle (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Elliott with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Fabrice-Jean Picault tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Gerso (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 27': Raymon Gaddis (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Fabián.
  • 28': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 31': Foul by Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union).
  • 31': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Foul by Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 34': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerso.
  • 36': Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 37': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Gutiérrez tries a through ball, but Krisztián Németh is caught offside.
  • 37': Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Matt Besler.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 39': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City). Video Review.
  • 39': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Penalty saved! Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 45': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Warren Creavalle.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 48': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) header from very close range is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 51': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 51': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Fabián.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Fabián with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 55': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union).
  • 55': Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 56': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake tries a through ball, but Fabrice-Jean Picault is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerso.
  • 58': Foul by Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union).
  • 58': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City). Video Review.
  • 59': VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 62': Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Foul by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
  • 62': Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 68': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 69': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Botond Baráth.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross.
  • 69': Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Botond Baráth (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 72': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Matt Besler.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
  • 73': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Sergio Santos replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
  • 74': Foul by Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union).
  • 74': Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez with a through ball.
  • 77': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 78': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Derrick Jones replaces Warren Creavalle.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kelyn Rowe replaces Gianluca Busio.
  • 79': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Krisztián Németh is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Cory Burke.
  • 80': Own Goal by Jack Elliott, Philadelphia Union. Sporting Kansas City 2, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 80': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Johnny Russell.
  • 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Yohan Croizet replaces Ilie Sánchez.
  • 88': Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Gerso (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 89': Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+2': Gerso (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Yohan Croizet (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Philadelphia Union 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
2 Saves 5
34.7 Possession 65.3
15 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
243 Accurate Passes 538
312 Passes 609
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 56
18 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 2
28 Effective Clearances 20
28 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,738

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
2 CF Montréal 0 0 0
3 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
29 Tim Melia (GK)
5 Matt Besler
2 Botond Baráth
15 Seth Sinovic
8 Graham Zusi Yellow Card
6 Ilie Sánchez
21 Felipe Gutiérrez
13 Gianluca Busio Yellow Card
9 Krisztian Nemeth
12 Gerso
7 Johnny Russell
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Rodney Wallace, Yohan Croizet, Erik Hurtado, Dániel Sallói, Abdul Rwatubyaye, Adrián Zendejas, Kelyn Rowe.

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
26 Auston Trusty
3 Jack Elliott
27 Kai Wagner
28 Raymon Gaddis
9 Fafà Picault
6 Haris Medunjanin
10 Marco Fabián Yellow Card
2 Warren Creavalle
11 Alejandro Bedoya
19 Cory Burke
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Sergio Santos, Aurélien Collin, Brenden Aaronson, Olivier Mbaizo, Carlos Coronel, Derrick Jones, Ilsinho.

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