Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy
Summary
Match report
Sporting Kansas City beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 13). Sporting Kansas City led 2-0 at half-time.
Sporting Kansas City’s goals came from Capita in the 32nd minute, D. Joveljic in the 45th minute and C. Harris in the 70th minute. Los Angeles Galaxy’s goal came from Gabriel Pec in the 89th minute. C. Harris was the highest-rated player on the pitch (9.2).
Live commentary
Full-time: Sporting Kansas City beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1. In numbers: possession Sporting Kansas City 41%, Los Angeles Galaxy 59%; shots 15 (7 on target) to 18 (7 on target)
- 90+2'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: D. Joveljic comes on for S. Suleymanov
- 89'
Goal! Gabriel Pec reduces the deficit for Los Angeles Galaxy (1-3) after a pass from J. Haak
- 81'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Reynolds makes way for J. Davis
- 79'
Yellow card: Gabriel Pec (Los Angeles Galaxy) for dissent
- 77'
Substitution, Los Angeles Galaxy: M. Reus replaces Matheus Nascimento
- 70'
Goal! C. Harris adds another for Sporting Kansas City (3-0), set up by M. Garcia
- 65'
Substitution, Los Angeles Galaxy: M. Yamane makes way for M. Cuevas
- 64'
Double substitution, Los Angeles Galaxy: L. Sanabria comes on for E. Thommy, C. Garces on for J. Haak
- 62'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: T. Calheira replaces M. Garcia
- 61'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Bartlett makes way for Z. Bassong
- 49'
Yellow card: Mauricio Cuevas (Los Angeles Galaxy) for a foul
- 46'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: Capita comes on for S. Afrifa
- 46'
Substitution, Los Angeles Galaxy: H. Miller replaces E. Wynder
The second half is under way
The referee blows for half-time: Sporting Kansas City lead 2-0
- 45'
Goal! D. Joveljic makes it two for Sporting Kansas City (2-0), assisted by C. Harris
- 41'
Booking: Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
- 32'
Goal! Capita opens the scoring for Sporting Kansas City (1-0), set up by C. Harris
Kick-off! Sporting Kansas City vs Los Angeles Galaxy is under way. Sporting Kansas City line up in a 4-4-2, Los Angeles Galaxy in a 4-2-3-1
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City – Starting XI (4-4-2)
- 30S. ClevelandGoalkeeper – Rating 7.9
- 8J. DavisDefender – Rating 7.5, On 81'
- 2I. JamesDefender – Rating 6.7
- 28W. MeyerDefender – Rating 7.2
- 99J. ReidDefender – Rating 6.5
- 7CapitaMidfielder – Rating 7.7, Goal 32', On 46'
- 4L. JohnsenMidfielder – Rating 7.7
- 22Z. BassongMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Yellow card 41', On 61'
- 11C. HarrisMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 9.2, Goal 70', Assist ×2
- 19T. CalheiraForward – Rating 6.3, On 62'
- 9D. JoveljicForward – Captain, Rating 7.2, Goal 45', On 90+2'
Sporting Kansas CitySubstitutes
- 1
1J. PulskampGoalkeeper - 6
6M. GarciaMidfielder62'Rating 7.3 - 93
93S. SuleymanovForward90+2' - 17
17S. AfrifaForward46'Rating 6.5 - 57
57Diego BorgesDefender - 16
16J. BartlettDefender61'Rating 6.5 - 23
23E. BartlowDefender - 13
13J. ReynoldsDefender81'Rating 6.5 - 14
14M. TschantretMidfielder
CoachRaphael Wicky
Los Angeles Galaxy – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
- 12J. MarcinkowskiGoalkeeper – Rating 7.5
- 19M. CuevasDefender – Rating 6.7, Yellow card 49', On 65'
- 5J. GlesnesDefender – Rating 7.2
- 25C. GarcesDefender – Rating 6.3, On 64'
- 14J. NelsonDefender – Rating 6.0
- 8L. SanabriaMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 64'
- 6E. CerrilloMidfielder – Rating 7.2
- 11Gabriel PecMidfielder – Rating 7.7, Goal 89', Yellow card 79'
- 18M. ReusMidfielder – Captain, Rating 5.7, On 77'
- 26H. MillerMidfielder – Rating 6.5, On 46'
- 28J. PaintsilForward – Rating 8.2
Los Angeles GalaxySubstitutes
- 1
1N. MicovicGoalkeeper - 4
4M. YoshidaDefender - 27
27E. ThommyMidfielder64'Rating 6.3 - 2
2M. YamaneDefender65'Rating 6.5 - 22
22E. WynderMidfielder46'Rating 6.5 - 9
9Matheus NascimentoForward77'Rating 6.3 - 16
16I. ParenteMidfielder - 24
24R. RamosForward - 15
15J. HaakMidfielder64'Rating 6.6
CoachGreg Vanney
Stats
- 41%Possession59%
- 2.05Expected goals (xG)1.14
- 15Total shots18
- 7Shots on target7
- 5Shots off target7
- 3Blocked shots4
- 11Shots inside the box11
- 4Shots outside the box7
- 4Corners8
- 3Offsides2
- 19Fouls6
- 1Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
- 6Goalkeeper saves4
- 361Total passes538
- 288Accurate passes464
- 5Free Kicks19
Standings
Western Conference – Major League Soccer
Full table| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 33 | +13 | 47 | |
| 7 | 33 | -6 | 44 | |
| 8 | 33 | -1 | 43 | |
| 13 | 33 | -5 | 38 | |
| 14 | 33 | -21 | 34 | |
| 15 | 33 | -42 | 23 |
Info
Match info
- Competition
- Major League Soccer
- Round
- Matchday 13
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
- Referee
- Ricardo Montero, Costa Rica
- Date
- Thursday 14 May
