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Sporting Kansas City vs LAFC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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Sporting Kansas City
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    LAFC
    • 18': David Martínez
    • 54': Aaron Long

    Short-handed LAFC have enough to keep Sporting KC skidding

    David Martinez took advantage of a rare start to score his second goal of the season and short-handed LAFC eased to a 2-0 away victory over struggling Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Delay in match (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Foul by Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 3': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 5': Foul by Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 5': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
    • 6': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
    • 7': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 7': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
    • 10': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 10': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 10': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 11': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. David Martínez is caught offside.
    • 15': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 15': Foul by David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 15': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Ordaz with a cross.
    • 17': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by John Pulskamp.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
    • 18': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
    • 24': Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 24': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Cengiz Ünder (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead with a cross.
    • 29': Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 29': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 30': Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. David Martínez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García.
    • 36': Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 36': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
    • 44': Hand ball by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 45': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 45': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic with a headed pass.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Joveljic.
    • 50': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 52': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
    • 52': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nathan Ordaz.
    • 53': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 53': Nathan Ordaz (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
    • 54': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 60': Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Hand ball by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 65': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 65': Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Erik Thommy.
    • 66': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Dejan Joveljic.
    • 68': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 68': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': VAR Decision: No Penalty Sporting Kansas City.
    • 72': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Mason Toye replaces Shapi Suleymanov.
    • 73': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz is caught offside.
    • 74': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 74': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adrian Wibowo replaces David Martínez.
    • 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Yaw Yeboah replaces Cengiz Ünder.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
    • 79': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 81': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Nathan Ordaz is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 84': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Sergi Palencia.
    • 86': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
    • 86': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Jake Davis.
    • 87': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold replaces Logan Ndenbe.
    • 87': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Odin Holm replaces Nathan Ordaz.
    • 87': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Nkosi Tafari replaces Mark Delgado.
    • 88': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Mason Toye (Sporting Kansas City) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 88': Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Adrian Wibowo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+2': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Yaw Yeboah (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Adrian Wibowo (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+4': Robert Voloder (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Artem Smoliakov replaces Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Los Angeles Football Club 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    3 Saves 2
    48.8 Possession 51.2
    8 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    417 Accurate Passes 401
    495 Passes 488
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 13
    7 Crosses 42
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 63
    26 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 16
    17 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 10
    32 Effective Clearances 6
    32 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Children's Mercy Park
    Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Attendance: 15,263

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 John Pulskamp (GK)
    4 Robert Voloder
    15 Jansen Miller
    18 Logan Ndenbe Yellow Card
    17 Jacob Davis
    21 Manu García
    8 Memo Rodríguez Yellow Card
    6 Nemanja Radoja Yellow Card
    9 Dejan Joveljic
    26 Erik Thommy
    93 Shapi Suleymanov
    Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
    Ryan Schewe, Tim Leibold, Jacob Bartlett, Khiry Shelton, Stephen Afrifa, Mason Toye, William Agada, Dániel Sallói.

    LAFC LAFC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    4 Eddie Segura
    33 Aaron Long
    24 Ryan Hollingshead
    14 Sergi Palencia Yellow Card
    6 Igor Jesus
    8 Mark Delgado
    11 Timothy Tillman
    27 Nathan Ordaz
    30 David Martínez
    22 Cengiz Ünder
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Jeremy Ebobisse, Artem Smolyakov, Odin Holm, Nkosi Tafari, Adam Saldaña, Thomas Hasal, Maxime Chanot, Yaw Yeboah, Adrian Wibowo.

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