MLS

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

· Game 2
Sporting Kansas City
  • 45'+1': Logan Ndenbe
  • 73': Dániel Sallói
FT
2 - 1
Game 2
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 86': Célio Pompeu

Sporting Kansas City eliminates No. 1 seed St. Louis City

Logan Ndenbe scored in the first half and Daniel Salloi tallied in the second as Sporting Kansas City defeated St. Louis City 2-1 in the second match of their first-round MLS Cup Playoff series on Sunday night in Kansas City, Kan.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 2': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 3': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 6': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jake Davis.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Gadi Kinda.
  • 11': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 11': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 12': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
  • 13': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC).
  • 17': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
  • 18': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Njabulo Blom.
  • 21': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 21': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 23': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 23': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  • 28': Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 28': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 28': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Davis.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
  • 32': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 32': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by João Klauss.
  • 34': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Akil Watts.
  • 34': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
  • 34': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Alan Pulido is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
  • 36': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
  • 39': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 39': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 42': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 42': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 42': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 44': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, St. Louis City SC 0. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, St. Louis City SC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, St. Louis City SC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Samuel Adeniran.
  • 48': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 48': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev with a cross.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Célio Pompeu.
  • 56': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 56': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Célio Pompeu with a cross.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Jared Stroud.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
  • 69': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 69': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Klauss.
  • 72': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Johnny Russell.
  • 73': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 0. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gadi Kinda following a fast break.
  • 75': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 75': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Akil Watts.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduard Löwen following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 80': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 81': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Alan Pulido.
  • 85': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Castellanos replaces Dany Rosero.
  • 86': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Njabulo Blom following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 87': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by João Klauss.
  • 89': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
  • 89': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Ostrák.
  • 90'+2': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Robert Castellanos.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Gadi Kinda.
  • 90'+5': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Logan Ndenbe.
  • 90'+6': Offside, St. Louis City SC. João Klauss tries a through ball, but Kyle Hiebert is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Johnny Russell.
  • 90'+9': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson tries a through ball, but Célio Pompeu is caught offside.
  • 90'+12': Delay in match because of an injury Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+14': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+14': Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+14': Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+16': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, St. Louis City SC 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
50.9 Possession 49.1
15 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
251 Accurate Passes 262
365 Passes 364
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 3
28 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
76 Long Balls 78
31 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 9
17 Effective Clearances 30
17 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 21,650

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

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

STL St. Louis CITY SC (4-1-2-1-2)

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

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