Major League SoccerMatchday 30

Calheira26'

13Full timeHalf-time 12

Real Salt Lake

Guilavogui11'61'
Solans14'

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake

Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 03:30Children's Mercy Park, Kansas CityAlexis Da Silva

Summary

Match report

Real Salt Lake won 3-1 against Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 30). Real Salt Lake led 2-1 at half-time.

Sporting Kansas City’s goal came from Taylor Calheira in the 26th minute. Real Salt Lake’s goals came from Morgan Guilavogui in the 11th and 61st minutes and Sergi Solans in the 14th minute. M. Guilavogui was the highest-rated player on the pitch (9.1).

Player of the match

M. Guilavogui

Real Salt Lake85'2Rating 9.1

Key stats

All stats

51%Possession49%

0.79Expected goals (xG)1.05
9Total shots13
3Shots on target8
7Corners5
3Yellow cards4

Live commentary

It's all over: Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. In numbers: possession Sporting Kansas City 51%, Real Salt Lake 49%; shots 9 (3 on target) to 13 (8 on target)
90+2'
Yellow card: Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
90+1'
Yellow card: Chadwick Zachary Booth (Real Salt Lake) for a foul
90+1'
Yellow card: Stijn Spierings (Real Salt Lake) for time-wasting
87'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: Calvin Harris comes on for Ruben Ramos Jr
85'
Double substitution, Real Salt Lake: Luc De Fougerolles comes on for Sam Junqua, Morgan Guilavogui on for Alexandros Katranis
76'
Yellow card: Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
76'
Double substitution, Real Salt Lake: Aiden Hezarkhani makes way for Saba Lobjanidze, Sergi Solans on for Ariath Piol
74'
Yellow card: Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
73'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: Zorhan Bassong comes on for Ian James
72'
Yellow card: Juan Sanabria (Real Salt Lake) for a foul
72'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: Taylor Calheira comes on for Seymour Garfield-Reid
63'
Substitution, Real Salt Lake: Dominik Marczuk comes on for Chadwick Zachary Booth
62'
Double substitution, Sporting Kansas City: Kwaku Agyabeng replaces Jacob Davis, Stephen Afrifa on for Osvaldo Pedro Capemba
61'
Goal! Morgan Guilavogui extends Real Salt Lake's lead (3-1), assisted by Noel Caliskan – his second of the match
We're back under way for the second half
The referee blows for half-time: Real Salt Lake lead 2-1
45+1'
Booking: Luc De Fougerolles (Real Salt Lake) for a foul
26'
Goal! Taylor Calheira pulls one back for Sporting Kansas City (1-2), set up by André Luiz
14'
Goal! Sergi Solans makes it two for Real Salt Lake (2-0)
11'
Goal! Morgan Guilavogui gives Real Salt Lake the lead (1-0), assisted by Noel Caliskan
Kick-off! We're under way between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake. Sporting Kansas City line up in a 4-4-2, Real Salt Lake in a 5-4-1

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CityCoach: R. WickyAverage rating 6.44-4-2

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

30S. ClevelandGoalkeeper – Rating 7.0
16J. BartlettDefender – Rating 6.7, Yellow card 76'
15Jansen MillerDefender – Rating 6.0, Yellow card 90+2'
28Wyatt MeyerDefender – Rating 6.4
18E. KarićDefender – Rating 6.6
11André LuizMidfielder – Rating 6.6, Assist
20K. AgyabengMidfielder – Rating 6.4, On 62'
22Z. BassongMidfielder – Rating 6.8, On 73'
14C. HarrisMidfielder – Rating 5.6, Yellow card 74', On 87'
19T. CalheiraForward – Rating 7.6, Goal 26', On 72'
17S. AfrifaForward – Rating 6.2, On 62'

Sporting Kansas CitySubstitutes

9393M. SuleymanovForward
88J. DavisMidfielder62'Rating 5.7
77CapitaForward62'Rating 6.3
2323E. BartlowDefender
2929S. ReidForward72'Rating 6.5
22I. JamesDefender73'Rating 6.1
11J. PulskampGoalkeeper
2424R. RamosForward87'Rating 6.3
9999J. ReidDefender

CoachR. Wicky

Real Salt LakeCoach: P. MastroeniAverage rating 6.95-4-1

Real Salt Lake – Starting XI (5-4-1)

1Rafael CabralGoalkeeper – Rating 6.0
11D. MarczukDefender – Rating 6.8, On 63'
3K. HenryDefender – Rating 6.9
44L. De FougerollesDefender – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 45+1', On 85'
26P. QuintonDefender – Rating 6.6
8J. SanabriaDefender – Rating 7.2, Yellow card 72'
9M. GuilavoguiMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 9.1, Goal 11' 61', On 85'
6S. SpieringsMidfielder – Rating 7.1, Yellow card 90+1'
92N. CaliskanMidfielder – Rating 8.6, Assist ×2
12S. LobzhanidzeMidfielder – Rating 6.3, On 76'
22S. SolansForward – Rating 8.0, Goal 14', On 76'