MLS

San Diego FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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Goalies 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

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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

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 15 +15 32
2 San Diego FC 17 +11 30
3 Minnesota United FC 17 +10 30
4 Seattle Sounders FC 17 +3 26
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SD San Diego FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Carlos Dos Santos (GK)
17 Paddy McNair
97 Christopher McVey
27 Luca Bombino Yellow Card
33 Oscar Verhoeven
6 Jeppe Tverskov
14 Luca de la Torre
20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow Card
10 Anders Dreyer
11 Hirving Lozano
77 Alex Mighten

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
4 Robert Voloder
15 Jansen Miller Yellow Card
14 Tim Leibold
11 Khiry Shelton
16 Jacob Bartlett
22 Zorhan Bassong Yellow Card
21 Manu García Yellow Card
7 Santiago Muñoz
26 Erik Thommy
93 Shapi Suleymanov

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