MLS

New York Red Bulls vs Sporting Kansas City, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

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  • 48': Caden Clark
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  • 59': Gadi Kinda (P)
  • 60': Dániel Sallói

Sporting Kansas City get back-to-back goals to top New York Red Bulls

Sporting KC scored a pair of goals in back-to-back minutes to defeat NYRB 2-1 in the season-opening battle of original MLS clubs on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jaylin Lindsey with a cross.
  • 7': Caden Clark (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 8': Hand ball by Youba Diarra (New York Red Bulls).
  • 9': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 9': Fábio (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 12': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 13': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 13': Fábio (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Luis Martins.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Youba Diarra (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Davis.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Gutman with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls).
  • 21': Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 27': Brian White (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 29': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kyle Duncan.
  • 31': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Sean Nealis tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Cristian Cásseres Jr (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caden Clark.
  • 33': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 34': Foul by Brian White (New York Red Bulls).
  • 34': Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Kyle Duncan tries a through ball, but Brian White is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 38': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Fábio.
  • 41': Foul by Youba Diarra (New York Red Bulls).
  • 41': Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Youba Diarra (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Busio with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, New York Red Bulls 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York Red Bulls 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
  • 46': Foul by Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls).
  • 46': Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Fábio (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Duncan with a cross.
  • 48': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Caden Clark (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
  • 53': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Carlos Coronel tries a through ball, but Cristian Cásseres Jr is caught offside.
  • 54': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Florian Valot replaces Youba Diarra.
  • 57': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Penalty conceded by Andrew Gutman (New York Red Bulls) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 59': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Goal! New York Red Bulls 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Tom Barlow replaces Brian White.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Fábio (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Duncan with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 69': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Cristian Cásseres Jr tries a through ball, but Tom Barlow is caught offside.
  • 72': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 72': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Wikelman Carmona replaces Cristian Cásseres Jr.
  • 72': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Daniel Royer replaces Fábio.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Wikelman Carmona (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Barlow with a headed pass.
  • 75': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Sean Nealis (New York Red Bulls) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Davis with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Dániel Sallói.
  • 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido replaces Gadi Kinda.
  • 80': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kyle Duncan.
  • 82': Offside, New York Red Bulls. Sean Davis tries a through ball, but Daniel Royer is caught offside.
  • 84': Hand ball by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 85': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 85': Wikelman Carmona (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Wikelman Carmona (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barlow.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Caden Clark (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
  • 89': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez replaces Roger Espinoza because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Daniel Royer (New York Red Bulls).
  • 90'+1': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Long with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Andrew Gutman (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Sporting Kansas City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New York Red Bulls 1, Sporting Kansas City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
8 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 1
49 Possession 51
8 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
295 Accurate Passes 302
434 Passes 455
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
81 Long Balls 79
36 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 22
30 Effective Clearances 17
30 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 34 +23 63
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 +28 63
3 LAFC 34 +25 60
4 Minnesota United FC 34 +17 58
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NY New York Red Bulls (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Carlos Coronel (GK)
33 Aaron Long
15 Sean Nealis
5 Andrew Gutman
6 Kyle Duncan
42 Brian White
44 Youba Diarra Yellow Card
27 Sean Davis
9 Fábio
37 Caden Clark
23 Cristian Cásseres Jr.

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs
5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Yellow Card
36 Luís Martins
2 Jaylin Lindsey
54 Rémi Walter
15 Roger Espinoza
17 Gadi Kinda
10 Gianluca Busio
20 Dániel Sallói
11 Khiry Shelton

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