Sporting Kansas City vs LA Galaxy, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSSporting KC and LA Galaxy play to scoreless draw
— Sporting Kansas City still has yet to score a goal this season after a 0-0 draw with the LA Galaxy on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy).
- 2': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 3': Attempt missed. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
- 3': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Agada.
- 6': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 8': Hand ball by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez.
- 9': Offside, LA Galaxy. Memo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 11': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
- 14': Offside, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic tries a through ball, but Riqui Puig is caught offside.
- 17': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter tries a through ball, but Erik Thommy is caught offside.
- 23': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Agada.
- 26': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
- 27': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
- 27': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 28': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 28': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Gastón Brugman.
- 33': Attempt saved. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
- 37': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy).
- 38': Attempt saved. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by William Agada following a fast break.
- 44': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 44': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 45': Attempt missed. Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.
- 47': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 47': Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Hand ball by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 49': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 49': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Hand ball by Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 54': Attempt saved. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 54': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
- 54': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Efraín Álvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
- 60': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
- 60': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
- 60': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Agada.
- 62': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Khiry Shelton.
- 64': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis tries a through ball, but William Agada is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 66': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 66': Efraín Álvarez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Preston Judd replaces Dejan Joveljic.
- 67': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja replaces Roger Espinoza.
- 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Chris Mavinga replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
- 67': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Tyler Boyd replaces Efraín Álvarez.
- 68': Foul by Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy).
- 68': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Graham Zusi with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 70': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 71': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tim Leibold following a fast break.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ben Sweat replaces Tim Leibold because of an injury.
- 78': Foul by Gastón Brugman (LA Galaxy).
- 78': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 82': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Graham Zusi.
- 84': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 85': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 89': Delay in match because of an injury Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Uri Rosell replaces Raheem Edwards because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+5': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Robert Voloder.
- 90'+7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, LA Galaxy 0.
Statistics
 LA |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 11 | Saves | 2 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 30 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 492 | Accurate Passes | 431 |
| 558 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
| 14 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 9 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,612
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,612
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +11 | 20 |
| 2 | Austin FC | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 9 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Pulskamp (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 14 | Tim Leibold |
| 8 | Graham Zusi |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 15 | Roger Espinoza |
| 23 | William Agada |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 11 | Khiry Shelton |
LA Galaxy (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 24 | Jalen Neal |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 18 | Kelvin Leerdam |
| 6 | Ricard Puig |
| 8 | Mark Delgado |
| 5 | Gastón Brugman |
| 20 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 7 | Efrain Álvarez |
| 9 | Dejan Joveljic |
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