
Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
- 6': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 8': Foul by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 8': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Gadi Kinda is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 10': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 12': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Héber (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 15': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
- 16': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Alex Roldán.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 17': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda tries a through ball, but Alan Pulido is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Héber.
- 31': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a through ball.
- 33': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 34': Attempt saved. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 35': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 35': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 36': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Héber with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez Andrade.
- 42': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 43': Hand ball by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 44': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Héber (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Gadi Kinda.
- 49': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 50': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Hand ball by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 51': Hand ball by Héber (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 52': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 54': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 54': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 55': Attempt missed. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Logan Ndenbe with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 57': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cody Baker replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 57': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Léo Chú.
- 59': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Roldán.
- 60': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero tries a through ball, but Alex Roldán is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Cody Baker.
- 62': Attempt missed. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Roldán with a cross.
- 64': Penalty Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 69': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 70': Foul by Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 70': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Erik Thommy because of an injury.
- 76': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Dániel Sallói.
- 78': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Roldán.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 81': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 81': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Obed Vargas.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi replaces Alan Pulido because of an injury.
- 87': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 87': Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89': Hand ball by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Héber.
- 90': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 90': Foul by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 90'+5': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+6': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2.
Statistics
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7 | Fouls | 15 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
39.8 | Possession | 60.2 |
11 | SHOTS | 11 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
289 | Accurate Passes | 484 |
370 | Passes | 566 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
12 | Crosses | 22 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
52 | Long Balls | 61 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
16 | Tackles | 19 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
9 | Interceptions | 11 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
22 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 31,620
MLS Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Diego FC | 26 | +18 | 49 |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | +15 | 45 |
3 | Minnesota United FC | 26 | +13 | 44 |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 25 | +8 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
25 | Jackson Ragen |
28 | Yeimar Gómez |
16 | Alex Roldan ![]() |
21 | Reed Baker-Whiting |
19 | Héber |
73 | Obed Vargas |
11 | Albert Rusnák ![]() |
13 | Jordan Morris |
23 | Léo Chú |
10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
3 | Andreu Fontàs |
5 | Dany Rosero |
18 | Logan Ndenbe ![]() |
17 | Jacob Davis |
54 | Rémi Walter ![]() |
26 | Erik Thommy |
10 | Gadi Kinda |
9 | Alan Pulido |
20 | Dániel Sallói |
7 | Johnny Russell ![]() |
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