D.C. United vs Sporting Kansas City, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSWayne Rooney, Paul Arriola combine to help D.C. United edge Sporting Kansas City
Paul Arriola fired a shot from a step outside the box in the 78th minute to lift D.C. United past short-handed Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt saved. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 3': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
- 8': Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 11': Leonardo Jara (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Foul by Botond Baráth (Sporting Kansas City).
- 13': Lucas Rodríguez (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Krisztián Németh.
- 17': Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
- 18': Foul by Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City).
- 18': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City).
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
- 27': Attempt missed. Júnior Moreno (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
- 27': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United).
- 30': Attempt saved. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Russell Canouse.
- 30': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross.
- 31': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
- 32': Attempt saved. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 34': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Krisztián Németh.
- 36': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Hasler (Sporting Kansas City).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Jara (D.C. United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United).
- 45': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United).
- 45': Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45'+4': Hand ball by Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+5': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United).
- 45'+5': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
- 47': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Leonardo Jara (D.C. United).
- 50': Attempt saved. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Hasler.
- 50': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
- 54': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Graham Smith.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United).
- 55': Nicolas Hasler (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 57': Paul Arriola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Arriola (D.C. United).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Foul by Marquinhos Pedroso (D.C. United).
- 58': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Nicolas Hasler (Sporting Kansas City).
- 61': Lucas Rodríguez (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Jara (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
- 61': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Graham Smith.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a cross.
- 62': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Graham Smith.
- 63': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Graham Smith.
- 63': Foul by Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 63': Marquinhos Pedroso (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Yohan Croizet replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krisztián Németh.
- 67': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Steven Birnbaum.
- 67': Attempt saved. Graham Smith (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 68': Foul by Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City).
- 68': Leonardo Jara (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Botond Baráth (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United).
- 72': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Felipe Gutiérrez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 73': Paul Arriola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, D.C. United. Ulises Segura replaces Lucas Rodríguez.
- 78': Foul by Botond Baráth (Sporting Kansas City).
- 78': Wayne Rooney (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Goal! D.C. United 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Paul Arriola (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
- 81': Attempt missed. Krisztián Németh (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 82': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United).
- 82': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kelyn Rowe replaces Felipe Gutiérrez.
- 86': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
- 87': Foul by Luciano Acosta (D.C. United).
- 87': Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
- 88': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Botond Baráth.
- 90': Foul by Marquinhos Pedroso (D.C. United).
- 90': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kelyn Rowe (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 90'+2': Substitution, D.C. United. Chris Durkin replaces Paul Arriola.
- 90'+4': Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leonardo Jara (D.C. United).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Graham Smith (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, D.C. United 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, D.C. United 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Statistics
 SKC |
DC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 396 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 478 | Passes | 473 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 30 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 12,521
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 12,521
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | LAFC | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
D.C. United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Bill Hamid (GK) |
| 15 | Steve Birnbaum |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant  |
| 6 | Marquinhos Pedroso |
| 29 | Leonardo Jara |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta |
| 5 | Júnior Moreno |
| 4 | Russell Canouse |
| 9 | Wayne Rooney |
| 11 | Lucas Rodríguez |
| 7 | Paul Arriola |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 16 | Graham Smith |
| 2 | Botond Baráth |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic |
| 14 | Nicolas Hasler |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 21 | Felipe Gutiérrez |
| 30 | Benny Feilhaber |
| 9 | Krisztian Nemeth |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
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