Sporting Kansas City vs New York City FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSNew York City FC outshoot Sporting KC but settle for draw
Daniel Salloi scored the tying goal in the 73rd minute as Sporting Kansas City rallied for a 1-1 draw with visiting New York City FC on Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Attempt missed. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 3': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
- 6': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
- 8': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
- 12': Corner,New York City FC. Conceded by Manu García.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Fernández with a cross.
- 13': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
- 13': Attempt saved. Jonathan Shore (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
- 13': Corner,New York City FC. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
- 15': Corner,New York City FC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
- 18': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 19': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Matt Freese.
- 19': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Matt Freese.
- 22': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, New York City FC 1. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a through ball following a fast break.
- 25': Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
- 26': Attempt missed. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
- 28': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
- 31': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
- 31': Delay in match (New York City FC).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
- 37': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 37': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Shore.
- 45': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Joaquín Fernández with a through ball.
- 45': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Matt Freese.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
- 45'+4': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, New York City FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, New York City FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Andrew Brody.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Zorhan Bassong replaces Nemanja Radoja.
- 46': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
- 47': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 47': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Justin Haak (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a cross.
- 54': Attempt missed. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Bartlett.
- 55': Foul by Jonathan Shore (New York City FC).
- 55': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 56': Julián Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Corner,New York City FC. Conceded by Joaquín Fernández.
- 61': Attempt saved. Justin Haak (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
- 61': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
- 64': Foul by Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).
- 64': Julián Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Jonathan Shore because of an injury.
- 66': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
- 66': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Manu García.
- 67': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Santiago Muñóz replaces Jacob Bartlett.
- 68': Foul by Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City).
- 68': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov.
- 72': Corner,Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Justin Haak.
- 74': Attempt saved. Santiago Muñóz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC).
- 74': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, New York City FC 1. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 75': Delay in match (New York City FC).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, New York City FC. Sebastiano Musu replaces Julián Fernández.
- 77': Substitution, New York City FC. Nico Cavallo replaces Kevin O'Toole.
- 77': Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Alonso Martínez.
- 79': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Musu (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
- 80': Foul by Sebastiano Musu (New York City FC).
- 80': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Musu (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Seymour Reid with a through ball.
- 83': Foul by Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City).
- 83': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Musu (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
- 86': Attempt saved. Seymour Reid (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Tayvon Gray.
- 87': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastiano Musu.
- 87': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Mason Toye replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
- 88': Foul by Seymour Reid (New York City FC).
- 88': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Seymour Reid (New York City FC).
- 90': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+3': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, New York City FC. Maxi Moralez is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+5': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, New York City FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, New York City FC 1.
Statistics
 NYC |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.4 | Possession | 39.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 531 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 606 | Passes | 386 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 17 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 31 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 16,987
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 16,987
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | +8 | 48 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 24 | +7 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 24 | Joaquín |
| 15 | Jansen Miller |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 3 | Andrew Brody |
| 16 | Jacob Bartlett  |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 21 | Manu García |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
| 10 | Dániel Sallói |
| 93 | Shapi Suleymanov |
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Matthew Freese (GK) |
| 80 | Justin Haak |
| 13 | Thiago Martins |
| 22 | Kevin O'Toole |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
| 32 | Jonathan Shore |
| 21 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 16 | Alonso Martínez |
| 8 | Andrés Perea |
| 11 | Julián Fernández |
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