Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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3 - 4
3 - 4
RSL outscore SKC, extend unbeaten streak to 15
Andres Gomez scored a goal in each half as Western Conference-leading Real Salt Lake held on to defeat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 2': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
- 4': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
- 6': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Fidel Barajas (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 7': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 7': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Agada.
- 9': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Brayan Vera.
- 10': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Gavin Beavers.
- 10': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Diego Luna.
- 12': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake).
- 12': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy is caught offside.
- 14': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Luna following a fast break.
- 16': Attempt saved. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fidel Barajas with a cross.
- 17': Attempt saved. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Luna.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Penalty Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': Penalty saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 23': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 25': Foul by Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake).
- 25': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 28': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 33': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 2. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Luna with a through ball.
- 35': Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 36': Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
- 37': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
- 38': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 40': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Philip Quinton.
- 42': Attempt missed. Fidel Barajas (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anderson Julio.
- 43': Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 44': Attempt saved. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Gómez.
- 44': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
- 44': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+2': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Philip Quinton.
- 45'+3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andrés Gómez.
- 45'+3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Brayan Vera.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+6': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+7': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 2.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Andrew Brody.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Cristian Arango replaces Fidel Barajas.
- 46': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
- 46': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo.
- 46': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake).
- 46': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bode Hidalgo.
- 50': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bode Hidalgo.
- 51': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Real Salt Lake 3. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong with a cross.
- 53': Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 56': Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 57': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Agada.
- 59': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 59': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Gavin Beavers.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Robert Voloder replaces Andreu Fontàs.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alenis Vargas replaces Stephen Afrifa.
- 60': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Memo Rodríguez replaces Nemanja Radoja.
- 60': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 61': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 61': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis replaces Bryan Oviedo.
- 62': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Matt Crooks replaces Diego Luna.
- 64': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
- 64': Alenis Vargas (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Bode Hidalgo (Real Salt Lake).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 67': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Kayden Pierre.
- 70': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Real Salt Lake 3. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
- 71': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Bode Hidalgo (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Alenis Vargas (Sporting Kansas City).
- 74': Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 75': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Anderson Julio.
- 76': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 76': Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Alexandros Katranis.
- 79': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Gavin Beavers.
- 82': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 83': Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Bode Hidalgo (Real Salt Lake).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Real Salt Lake 4. Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 87': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89': Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
- 90'+1': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Alenis Vargas (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Davis.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Brayan Vera.
- 90'+5': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Real Salt Lake 4. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+6': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dany Rosero following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Real Salt Lake 4.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Real Salt Lake 4.
Statistics
 RSL |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 370 | Passes | 461 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 5 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 21 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 38 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 16,414
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 16,414
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 34 | +20 | 64 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | +19 | 64 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | +17 | 59 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Dany Rosero |
| 22 | Zorhan Bassong |
| 24 | Kayden Pierre |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 23 | William Agada |
| 30 | Stephen Afrifa |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Gavin Beavers (GK) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera  |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 3 | Bryan Oviedo |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 8 | Diego Luna |
| 14 | Emeka Eneli |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 29 | Anderson Julio |
| 17 | Fidel Barajas |
| 11 | Andres Gomez |
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