MLS

St. Louis CITY SC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2023 Major League Soccer, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 1
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 28': Tim Parker
FT
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Game 1
Sporting Kansas City
  • 27': Logan Ndenbe
  • 36': Rémi Walter
  • 39': Gadi Kinda
  • 61': Dániel Sallói

Sporting KC stun St. Louis City to open first-round series

Logan Ndenbe, Remi Walter, Gadi Kinda and Daniel Salloi all scored goals as eighth-seeded Sporting Kansas City roundly outplayed top-seeded St. Louis City to earn a resounding 4-1 upset victory in a first-round playoff match on Sunday night in St. Louis.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 3': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
  • 10': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
  • 10': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 13': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
  • 13': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 20': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 20': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 22': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 22': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 24': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  • 28': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
  • 28': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
  • 30': Foul by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
  • 30': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
  • 34': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 34': Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 39': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Khiry Shelton.
  • 41': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 41': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 45': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 45': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 3.
  • 46': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 46': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 47': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
  • 47': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia tries a through ball, but Khiry Shelton is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 52': Hand ball by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 53': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 55': Hand ball by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Davis.
  • 58': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 58': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Samuel Adeniran replaces Aziel Jackson.
  • 59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Kyle Hiebert replaces Anthony Markanich.
  • 60': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jared Stroud.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 4. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido following a corner.
  • 63': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 63': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 65': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gadi Kinda with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
  • 67': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
  • 68': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 70': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
  • 70': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 70': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
  • 72': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Eduard Löwen.
  • 73': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Gadi Kinda.
  • 76': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
  • 78': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
  • 78': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Akil Watts replaces Jake Nerwinski.
  • 80': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Gioacchini.
  • 83': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Alan Pulido.
  • 87': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC).
  • 87': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 89': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+1': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Célio Pompeu with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 4.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 4.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 6
42.4 Possession 57.6
15 SHOTS 10
11 ON GOAL 6
0.7 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
233 Accurate Passes 354
340 Passes 459
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 47
27 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 5
18 Effective Clearances 20
18 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423

Line-Ups

STL St. Louis CITY SC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Roman Bürki (GK)
4 Joakim Nilsson
26 Tim Parker
13 Anthony Markanich
2 Jakob Nerwinski
6 Njabulo Blom Yellow Card
10 Eduard Löwen Yellow Card
8 Jared Stroud Yellow Card
19 Indiana Vassilev
25 Aziel Jackson Yellow Card
9 João Klauss
St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
Lucas Bartlett, Benjamin Lundt, Nicholas Gioacchini, Samuel Adeniran, Joshua Yaro, Célio Pompeu, Tomas Ostrak, Akil Watts, Kyle Hiebert.

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

No. Name
29 Tim Melia (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs
5 Dany Rosero
18 Logan Ndenbe
17 Jacob Davis
6 Nemanja Radoja
10 Gadi Kinda Yellow Card
54 Rémi Walter
9 Alan Pulido
20 Dániel Sallói
11 Khiry Shelton
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Graham Zusi, Erik Thommy, Marinos Tzionis, Robert Castellanos, Johnny Russell, John Pulskamp, Felipe Gutiérrez, Felipe Hernàndez, Roger Espinoza.

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