Sporting Kansas City vs D.C. United, 2016 Major League Soccer, Regular Season 2016
· MLSD.C. United beat Sporting KC with late Alhaji Kamara goal
Major League Soccer
Match Timeline
- 0': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Paulo Nagamura (Sporting Kansas City).
- 2': Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Brad Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Taylor Kemp (D.C. United).
- 5': Foul by Jacob Peterson (Sporting Kansas City).
- 5': Lamar Neagle (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- 6': Jordi Quintillà (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Attempt missed. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda with a cross.
- 8': Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Kofi Opare (D.C. United).
- 12': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Kevin Ellis.
- 14': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
- 14': Jordi Quintillà (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Jordi Quintillà (Sporting Kansas City).
- 14': Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, D.C. United. Taylor Kemp tries a through ball, but Fabian Espindola is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Brad Davis (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Peterson.
- 18': Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 18': Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 26': Offside, D.C. United. Nick DeLeon tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
- 31': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Sean Franklin.
- 32': Foul by Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City).
- 32': Kofi Opare (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Jordi Quintillà (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Kofi Opare.
- 37': Attempt saved. Lawrence Olum (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brad Davis with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
- 38': Attempt missed. Lawrence Olum (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brad Davis with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 40': Kofi Opare (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Attempt missed. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Fabian Espindola.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Paulo Nagamura (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, D.C. United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, D.C. United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, D.C. United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Benny Feilhaber replaces Jordi Quintillà.
- 47': Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- 48': Attempt missed. Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brad Davis.
- 49': Attempt missed. Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
- 49': Offside, D.C. United. Fabian Espindola tries a through ball, but Lamar Neagle is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Dominic Dwyer.
- 51': Offside, D.C. United. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Kofi Opare is caught offside.
- 52': Fabian Espindola (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Kevin Ellis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 55': Attempt missed. Brad Davis (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 60': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Jimmy Medranda tries a through ball, but Dominic Dwyer is caught offside.
- 61': Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Kofi Opare (D.C. United).
- 61': Attempt missed. Brad Davis (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Espindola.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 66': Lamar Neagle (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Chance Myers replaces Saad Abdul-Salaam.
- 67': Foul by Lamar Neagle (D.C. United).
- 67': Jacob Peterson (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Lamar Neagle (D.C. United).
- 68': Lamar Neagle (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Brad Davis (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Bobby Boswell (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 71': Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
- 73': Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 73': Kofi Opare (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Rob Vincent replaces Fabian Espindola.
- 75': Foul by Taylor Kemp (D.C. United).
- 75': Jacob Peterson (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Justin Mapp replaces Brad Davis.
- 77': Attempt missed. Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Kemp.
- 77': Substitution, D.C. United. Julian Buescher replaces Luciano Acosta.
- 78': Foul by Paulo Nagamura (Sporting Kansas City).
- 78': Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Paulo Nagamura (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt missed. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda with a cross.
- 83': Attempt missed. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 84': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 84': Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Substitution, D.C. United. Alhaji Kamara replaces Lamar Neagle.
- 86': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, D.C. United 1. Alhaji Kamara (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taylor Kemp with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Alhaji Kamara (D.C. United).
- 87': Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Mapp with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Sean Franklin (D.C. United).
- 88': Jacob Peterson (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Attempt saved. Kevin Ellis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Rob Vincent.
- 89': Attempt missed. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Mapp with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Julian Buescher (D.C. United).
- 90'+2': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bobby Boswell.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jacob Peterson (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, D.C. United 1.
Statistics
 DC |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 177 | Accurate Passes | 269 |
| 292 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 92 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 9 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 37 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,118
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 19,118
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Ellis |
| 3 | Ike Opara |
| 94 | Jimmy Medranda |
| 17 | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
| 16 | Lawrence Olum |
| 96 | Jordi Quintillá |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura  |
| 14 | Dom Dwyer |
| 37 | Jacob Peterson |
| 11 | Brad Davis |
D.C. United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Bill Hamid (GK) |
| 32 | Bobby Boswell |
| 6 | Kofi Opare |
| 2 | Taylor Kemp |
| 5 | Sean Franklin |
| 7 | Marcelo Sarvas |
| 25 | Jared Jeffrey |
| 13 | Lamar Neagle |
| 14 | Nick DeLeon |
| 11 | Luciano Acosta |
| 10 | Fabián Espíndola |
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