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Major League SoccerMatchday 2
Sporting Kansas City
  • Joveljic48'72'
22Full timeHalf-time 01
Columbus Crew
  • Abou Ali33'
  • Rossi82'

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew

Children's Mercy Park, Kansas CitySergii Demianchuk, USA

Summary

Match report

Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew drew 2-2 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 2). Columbus Crew led 1-0 at half-time. Columbus Crew came from a goal down to draw.

D. Joveljic scored both of Sporting Kansas City’s goals, in the 48th and 72nd minutes. Columbus Crew’s goals came from W. Abou Ali in the 33rd minute and D. Rossi in the 82nd minute. M. Garcia was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.9).

Player of the match

6M. GarciaSporting Kansas City90'Rating 8.9

Key stats

All stats
42%Possession58%
  • 1.49Expected goals (xG)3.15
  • 8Total shots10
  • 4Shots on target5
  • 4Corners4
  • 1Yellow cards2

Live commentary

  1. Full-time: Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew draw 2-2. In numbers: possession Sporting Kansas City 42%, Columbus Crew 58%; shots 8 (4 on target) to 10 (5 on target)

  2. 90+1'

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: I. James replaces J. Miller

  3. 90'

    Double substitution, Sporting Kansas City: K. Agyabeng makes way for J. Bartlett, S. Suleymanov on for T. Calheira

  4. 87'

    Penalty missed! Wessam Abou Ali fails to score from the spot for Columbus Crew

  5. 84'

    VAR: the referee awards a penalty after the review

  6. 82'

    Goal! D. Rossi pulls Columbus Crew level (2-2)

  7. 81'

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: S. Afrifa makes way for C. Harris

  8. 81'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew: S. Moreira replaces J. Thiare

  9. 79'

    Booking: Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) for a foul

  10. 72'

    Goal! D. Joveljic puts Sporting Kansas City ahead after trailing (2-1) – his second of the match

  11. 64'

    Double substitution, Columbus Crew: T. Habroune replaces S. Bangoura, D. Gazdag on for H. Picard

  12. 48'

    Goal! D. Joveljic equalises for Sporting Kansas City (1-1), set up by J. Davis

  13. We're back under way for the second half

  14. The referee blows for half-time: Columbus Crew lead 1-0

  15. 44'

    Booking: Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul

  16. 33'

    Goal! W. Abou Ali opens the scoring for Columbus Crew (1-0), assisted by T. Habroune

  17. 15'

    Booking: Marcelo Herrera (Columbus Crew) for a foul

  18. Kick-off! Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew is under way. Sporting Kansas City line up in a 3-4-2-1, Columbus Crew in a 3-4-3

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CityCoach: Raphael WickyAverage rating 6.93-4-2-1

Sporting Kansas City – Starting XI (3-4-2-1)

  1. 1J. PulskampGoalkeeper – Rating 6.9
  2. 2I. JamesDefender – Rating 5.6, On 90+1'
  3. 23E. BartlowDefender – Rating 6.5
  4. 28W. MeyerDefender – Rating 6.6
  5. 8J. DavisMidfielder – Rating 6.9, Assist
  6. 16J. BartlettMidfielder – Rating 6.5, Yellow card 44', On 90'
  7. 6M. GarciaMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.9
  8. 99J. ReidMidfielder – Rating 6.6
  9. 93S. SuleymanovForward – Rating 7.2, On 90'
  10. 11C. HarrisForward – Rating 7.2, On 81'
  11. 9D. JoveljicForward – Captain, Rating 8.2, Goal 48' 72'

Sporting Kansas CitySubstitutes

CoachRaphael Wicky

Columbus CrewCoach: Laurent CourtoisAverage rating 6.73-4-3

Columbus Crew – Starting XI (3-4-3)

  1. 28P. SchulteGoalkeeper – Rating 7.3
  2. 31S. MoreiraDefender – Rating 6.5, On 81'
  3. 4R. CamachoDefender – Rating 7.0
  4. 18M. AmundsenDefender – Rating 6.2
  5. 2A. HerreraMidfielder – Rating 6.7, Yellow card 15'
  6. 16T. HabrouneMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Assist, On 64'
  7. 25S. ZawadzkiMidfielder – Captain, Rating 6.7, Yellow card 79'
  8. 27M. ArfstenMidfielder – Rating 7.7
  9. 10D. RossiForward – Rating 7.3, Goal 82'
  10. 9W. Abou AliForward – Rating 5.9, Goal 33'
  11. 8D. GazdagForward – Rating 6.3, On 64'

Columbus CrewSubstitutes

CoachLaurent Courtois

Stats

Sporting Kansas CityColumbus Crew
  • 42%Possession58%
  • 1.49Expected goals (xG)3.15
  • 8Total shots10
  • 4Shots on target5
  • 1Shots off target3
  • 3Blocked shots2
  • 6Shots inside the box8
  • 2Shots outside the box2
  • 4Corners4
  • 1Offsides2
  • 9Fouls13
  • 1Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0
  • 3Goalkeeper saves2
  • 384Total passes536
  • 306Accurate passes466
  • 13Free Kicks7

Standings

Western Conference – Major League Soccer

Full table
Standings Major League Soccer
#TeamPGDPts
13San Diego33-538
14Austin33-2134
15Sporting Kansas City33-4223

Info

Match info

Round
Matchday 2
Kick-off
Venue
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
Referee
Sergii Demianchuk, USA

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