San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSGoalies dominate as Sporting KC, San Diego in scoreless draw
John Pulskamp came up with three saves on Saturday night and Sporting Kansas City was able to salvage a 0-0 draw at San Diego FC, holding one of the MLS' most potent offenses off the scoresheet.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, San Diego. Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 3': Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 5': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Alex Mighten (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Bombino.
- 14': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a through ball.
- 16': Foul by Christopher McVey (San Diego).
- 16': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt saved. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Muñóz.
- 17': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 17': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 17': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
- 19': Luca Bombino (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 21': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Foul by Luca Bombino (San Diego).
- 24': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Christopher McVey.
- 26': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 26': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 30': Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong.
- 35': Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 36': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 36': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Luca Bombino (San Diego).
- 37': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Luca Bombino (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 38': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anders Dreyer following a set piece situation.
- 40': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego).
- 41': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 41': Luca Bombino (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Hirving Lozano (San Diego).
- 42': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 42': Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Alex Mighten (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 44': Foul by Luca Bombino (San Diego).
- 44': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, San Diego. Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+3': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paddy McNair with a headed pass.
- 45'+4': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Oscar Verhoeven.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, San Diego 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins San Diego 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 46': Alex Mighten (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 46': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 47': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 47': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Offside, San Diego. Luca Bombino is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Luca de la Torre (San Diego).
- 52': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 54': Luca Bombino (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
- 59': Hirving Lozano (San Diego) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Andrew Brody replaces Khiry Shelton.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe replaces Tim Leibold.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Erik Thommy.
- 60': Substitution, San Diego. Onni Valakari replaces Aníbal Godoy.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Luca de la Torre (San Diego) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 62': Foul by Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego).
- 62': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
- 63': Luca Bombino (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Christopher McVey (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeppe Tverskov.
- 65': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 66': Foul by Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City).
- 66': Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Luca de la Torre (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Attempt saved. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Verhoeven with a through ball.
- 67': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
- 67': Foul by Christopher McVey (San Diego).
- 67': John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 68': Onni Valakari (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Offside, San Diego. Anders Dreyer is caught offside.
- 72': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
- 72': Substitution, San Diego. Milan Iloski replaces Luca de la Torre.
- 72': Substitution, San Diego. William Kumado replaces Oscar Verhoeven.
- 75': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Logan Ndenbe.
- 80': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 81': Substitution, San Diego. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Alex Mighten.
- 81': Substitution, San Diego. Tomás Ángel replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Kumado.
- 82': Attempt missed. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by William Kumado with a cross.
- 84': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Mason Toye replaces Santiago Muñóz.
- 85': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
- 85': Tomás Ángel (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Manu García.
- 88': Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Dániel Sallói.
- 90': Delay in match (San Diego).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Milan Iloski (San Diego).
- 90'+2': John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, San Diego 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 0': Match ends, San Diego 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Statistics
 SKC |
SD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.6 | Possession | 65.4 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 561 |
| 337 | Passes | 631 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 33 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 25,233
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 25,233
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego FC | 24 | +15 | 43 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | +13 | 42 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 24 | +13 | 41 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 23 | +4 | 37 |
Line-Ups
San Diego FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Dos Santos (GK) |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 97 | Christopher McVey |
| 27 | Luca Bombino  |
| 33 | Oscar Verhoeven |
| 6 | Jeppe Tverskov |
| 14 | Luca de la Torre |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 10 | Anders Dreyer |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 77 | Alex Mighten |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 15 | Jansen Miller |
| 14 | Tim Leibold |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
| 16 | Jacob Bartlett |
| 22 | Zorhan Bassong |
| 21 | Manu García |
| 7 | Santiago Muñoz |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 93 | Shapi Suleymanov |
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