Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City

Saturday, 4 April 2026 at 23:30Rio Tinto Stadium, SandyTim Ford, USA

Summary

Match report

Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 6). Real Salt Lake led 1-0 at half-time.

Real Salt Lake’s goals came from D. Luna in the 4th minute, S. Solans in the 55th minute and Z. Gozo in the 82nd minute. Sporting Kansas City’s goal came from D. Joveljic in the 59th minute. Z. Gozo was the highest-rated player on the pitch (9.3).

Player of the match

Z. Gozo

Real Salt Lake89'11Rating 9.3

Key stats

All stats

49%Possession51%

2.55Expected goals (xG)0.48
22Total shots5
7Shots on target3
7Corners1
1Yellow cards0

Live commentary

Full-time: Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. In numbers: possession Real Salt Lake 49%, Sporting Kansas City 51%; shots 22 (7 on target) to 5 (3 on target)
90+2'
Substitution, Real Salt Lake: Z. Gozo comes on for J. Barea
88'
Yellow card: Morgan Guilavogui (Real Salt Lake) for a foul
84'
Double substitution, Real Salt Lake: D. Marczuk makes way for D. Luna, S. Spierings on for G. Dillon
82'
Goal! Z. Gozo adds another for Real Salt Lake (3-1), assisted by N. Caliskan
74'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: C. Harris comes on for S. Afrifa
72'
Double substitution, Real Salt Lake: S. Solans replaces V. Olatunji, A. Katranis on for S. Junqua
64'
Double substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Bartlett makes way for J. Reynolds, I. James on for Z. Bassong
59'
Goal! D. Joveljic pulls one back for Sporting Kansas City (1-2), set up by J. Reynolds
55'
Goal! S. Solans makes it two for Real Salt Lake (2-0), set up by Z. Gozo
46'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: E. Bartlow comes on for Diego Borges
We're back under way for the second half
Half-time: Real Salt Lake lead 1-0
45+1'
VAR: the penalty is overturned after the review
4'
Goal! D. Luna puts Real Salt Lake ahead (1-0) after a pass from N. Caliskan
Kick-off! We're under way between Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City. Real Salt Lake line up in a 3-4-2-1, Sporting Kansas City in a 3-4-3

Lineups

Real Salt LakeCoach: Pablo MastroeniAverage rating 7.23-4-2-1

Real Salt Lake – Starting XI (3-4-2-1)

1Rafael CabralGoalkeeper – Captain, Rating 7.2
26P. QuintonDefender – Rating 6.9
15J. GladDefender – Rating 7.2
4L. EngelDefender – Rating 7.2
72Z. GozoMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 9.3, Goal 82', Assist, On 90+2'
6S. SpieringsMidfielder – Rating 7.3, On 84'
92N. CaliskanMidfielder – Rating 6.9, Assist ×2
98A. KatranisMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 72'
10D. LunaForward – Rating 7.9, Goal 4', On 84'
9M. GuilavoguiForward – Rating 7.7, Yellow card 88'
22S. SolansForward – Rating 7.7, Goal 55', On 72'