Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
- 15': Jordan Morris
- 27': Albert Rusnák (P)
- 45'+8': Jesús Ferreira
90'+4': Nouhou Tolo
Sounders strike for three early goals, hold off Sporting KC
Albert Rusnak had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders built a three- goal halftime lead and held on to defeat host Sporting Kansas City 3-2 on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 3': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 3': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 4': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
- 6': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 7': Attempt missed. Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák following a fast break.
- 9': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Paul Rothrock.
- 12': Corner,Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong.
- 15': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paul Rothrock with a cross.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Rothrock.
- 19': Corner,Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
- 20': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Paul Rothrock with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Logan Ndenbe.
- 24': Attempt missed. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
- 24': Penalty conceded by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 25': VAR Decision: Penalty Seattle Sounders FC.
- 27': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 32': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 32': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 32': Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 33': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
- 36': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 37': Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
- 41': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Hand ball by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Manu García.
- 45'+2': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrew Thomas.
- 45'+5': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+6': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+6': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+6': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic following a set piece situation.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+8': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Jesús Ferreira (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Rusnák following a fast break.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 3.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski replaces Jordan Morris.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Santiago Muñóz replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
- 46': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 46': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 46': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 47': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Danny Musovski.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García with a cross.
- 48': Foul by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 48': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC). Assisted by Manu García with a cross.
- 49': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Corner,Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Rothrock with a cross.
- 53': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Paul Rothrock.
- 54': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Corner,Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Joaquín Fernández.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 58': Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 60': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 61': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 62': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 62': Attempt missed. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manu García with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Ryan Kent replaces Paul Rothrock.
- 63': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro de la Vega replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 63': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
- 63': Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 66': Penalty Sporting Kansas City. Dejan Joveljic draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': Penalty conceded by Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Foul by Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 68': Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Logan Ndenbe.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García.
- 73': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Foul by Ryan Kent (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 76': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 77': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Alex Roldan because of an injury.
- 79': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City).
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Mason Toye replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja replaces Logan Ndenbe.
- 80': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 80': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Albert Rusnák.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Andrew Brody replaces Khiry Shelton.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
- 88': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89': Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Penalty Sporting Kansas City. Santiago Muñóz draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90': Penalty conceded by Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Sporting Kansas City.
- 90'+4': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the red card.
- 90'+6': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Kent following a fast break.
- 90'+9': Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+10': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+10': Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+12': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Seattle Sounders FC 3.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Seattle Sounders FC 3.
Statistics
 SEA |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 433 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
| 491 | Passes | 437 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 37 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 16,717
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 16,717
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
Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 24 | Joaquín |
| 15 | Jansen Miller |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
| 21 | Manu García  |
| 22 | Zorhan Bassong |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 10 | Dániel Sallói |
| 93 | Shapi Suleymanov |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Andy Thomas (GK) |
| 15 | Jon Bell |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 18 | Obed Vargas |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 14 | Paul Rothrock |
| 9 | Jesús Ferreira |
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