Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
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4 - 1
Sporting KC continue surge with 4-1 drubbing of Austin
Alan Pulido scored a goal in each half as Sporting Kansas City continued their surge up the Western Conference table with an impressive 4-1 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Austin FC. Nick Lima tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 4': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9': Attempt missed. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 13': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 16': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 16': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 19': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Austin FC 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 24': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold tries a through ball, but Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
- 28': Hand ball by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Erik Thommy.
- 30': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 32': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 32': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 34': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 34': Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 39': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 40': Attempt saved. Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 42': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 44': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Austin FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Austin FC 0.
- 46': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 46': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 47': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Austin FC 0. Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Pulido following a set piece situation.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Alan Pulido.
- 50': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Robert Castellanos.
- 51': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 51': Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 57': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Austin FC 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tim Leibold with a cross.
- 58': Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
- 59': Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Jhojan Valencia.
- 60': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 60': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Robert Castellanos.
- 61': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Attempt saved. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a cross.
- 61': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Austin FC 1. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes following a corner.
- 64': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 66': Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 67': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
- 67': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Substitution, Austin FC. Adam Lundkvist replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 68': Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Gyasi Zardes.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Radovanovic (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lundkvist with a cross.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Alan Pulido.
- 78': Hand ball by Ethan Finlay (Austin FC).
- 80': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC).
- 83': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 83': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 83': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Nick Lima (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti following a set piece situation.
- 85': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold tries a through ball, but Khiry Shelton is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 86': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 87': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 88': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 88': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
- 89': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, Austin FC 1. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernández replaces Erik Thommy.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Tim Leibold.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Austin FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Austin FC 1.
Statistics
 ATX |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.7 | Possession | 36.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 467 | Accurate Passes | 232 |
| 529 | Passes | 298 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 8 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,885
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,885
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Austin FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Kendall McIntosh (GK) |
| 4 | Robert Voloder |
| 19 | Robert Castellanos |
| 14 | Tim Leibold |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja  |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 77 | Marinos Tzionis |
Austin FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 66 | Aleksandar Radovanovic |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 24 | Nick Lima |
| 6 | Daniel Pereira |
| 5 | Jhojan Valencia |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 7 | Emiliano Rigoni |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 9 | Gyasi Zardes |
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