Major League SoccerMatchday 22

Sporting Kansas City

03Full timeHalf-time 01

Vancouver Whitecaps

Muller40'(P)
White48'
Elloumi90'

Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Sunday, 30 August 2026 at 03:30Children's Mercy Park, Kansas CityM. De Oliveira

Summary

Match report

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 22). Vancouver Whitecaps led 1-0 at half-time.

Vancouver Whitecaps’s goals came from T. Muller in the 40th minute (penalty), B. White in the 48th minute and R. Elloumi in the 90th minute. T. Muller was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.2).

Player of the match

T. Muller

Vancouver Whitecaps90'11Rating 8.2

Key stats

All stats

44%Possession56%

0.38Expected goals (xG)2.97
7Total shots16
0Shots on target6
1Corners4
2Yellow cards2

Live commentary

Full-time: Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0. In numbers: possession Sporting Kansas City 44%, Vancouver Whitecaps 56%; shots 7 (0 on target) to 16 (6 on target)
90+5'
Booking: Moises Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
90'
Goal! R. Elloumi extends Vancouver Whitecaps's lead (3-0), set up by T. Muller
87'
Double substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: B. White replaces R. Elloumi, R. Gauld on for C. Sabaly
73'
Booking: Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) for a foul
70'
Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: T. Johnson comes on for S. Adekugbe
66'
Double substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Bartlett comes on for K. Agyabeng, S. Suleymanov on for Andre Luiz
62'
Double substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps: O. Larraz replaces J. Badwal, B. Caicedo on for E. Sabbi
57'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: I. James makes way for J. Reynolds
51'
Yellow card: Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps) for a foul
48'
Goal! B. White makes it two for Vancouver Whitecaps (2-0), set up by O. Larraz
46'
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: Capita replaces S. Afrifa
The second half is under way
The referee blows for half-time: Vancouver Whitecaps lead 1-0
45+4'
Booking: Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps) for a foul
40'
Penalty goal! T. Muller scores from the spot and gives Vancouver Whitecaps the lead (1-0)
Kick-off! We're under way between Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps. Sporting Kansas City line up in a 4-4-2, Vancouver Whitecaps in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CityCoach: Raphael WickyAverage rating 6.54-4-2

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

30S. ClevelandGoalkeeper – Rating 7.5
13J. ReynoldsDefender – Rating 6.3, On 57'
3M. MosqueraDefender – Rating 6.2, Yellow card 90+5'
5O. BlorianDefender – Rating 6.3
18E. KaricDefender – Rating 6.3
7CapitaMidfielder – Rating 6.5, On 46'
4L. JohnsenMidfielder – Captain, Rating 6.6
16J. BartlettMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 66'
14C. HarrisMidfielder – Rating 6.3
93S. SuleymanovForward – Rating 6.6, On 66'
19T. CalheiraForward – Rating 6.3

Sporting Kansas CitySubstitutes

11J. PulskampGoalkeeper
1515J. MillerDefender
5757Diego BorgesDefender
9999J. ReidDefender
22I. JamesDefender57'Rating 6.5
2828W. MeyerDefender
2020K. AgyabengMidfielder66'Rating 6.7
1111Andre LuizForward66'Rating 6.5
1717S. AfrifaForward46'Rating 6.6

CoachRaphael Wicky

Vancouver WhitecapsCoach: Jesper SorensenAverage rating 7.14-2-3-1

Vancouver Whitecaps – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

1Y. TakaokaGoalkeeper – Rating 6.7
18E. OcampoDefender – Rating 7.3
2M. LabordaDefender – Rating 7.5
33T. BlackmonDefender – Rating 7.3
28T. JohnsonDefender – Rating 6.7, Yellow card 51', On 70'
8O. LarrazMidfielder – Rating 7.2, Assist, On 62'
20A. CubasMidfielder – Rating 7.2
25R. GauldMidfielder – Captain, Rating 6.9, On 87'
13T. MullerMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.2, Penalty goal 40', Assist
14B. CaicedoMidfielder – Rating 6.9, Yellow card 45+4', On 62'
24B. WhiteForward – Rating 6.7, Goal 48', On 87'