
Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2023 Major League Soccer, Western Conference Playoffs - Wild Card
· Sporting Kansas City advance 4-2 on penalties0 - 0
Sporting Kansas City advance 4-2 on penalties
SKC edge Quakes on PKs after scoreless draw

Daniel Salloi converted Sporting Kansas City's decisive penalty kick to defeat the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 in the tiebreaker after a scoreless 90 minutes on Wednesday in the Western Conference wild-card match.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 3': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Mensah.
- 11': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 19': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 26': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 27': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Paul Marie.
- 37': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 38': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 40': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 40': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 41': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Paul Marie.
- 41': Attempt missed. Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Cristian Espinoza.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross.
- 42': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Johnny Russell following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
- 47': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Rodrigues.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 51': Attempt missed. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 51': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel.
- 51': Attempt missed. Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 55': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Matthew Hoppe (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Cade Cowell replaces Matthew Hoppe.
- 57': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 59': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 59': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
- 62': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Paul Marie.
- 62': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Alan Pulido.
- 64': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 66': Attempt blocked. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
- 66': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
- 67': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Erik Thommy.
- 68': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Rémi Walter.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cade Cowell.
- 70': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 70': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 76': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Miguel Trauco replaces Paul Marie because of an injury.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 78': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 80': Foul by Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 80': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 84': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
- 85': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Carlos Gruezo.
- 86': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 87': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Nemanja Radoja.
- 90': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gadi Kinda.
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 90': Penalty Shootout begins Sporting Kansas City 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 91': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0(1), San Jose Earthquakes 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 91': Penalty saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 92': Penalty saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 93': Penalty missed. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot is too high.
- 94': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0(2), San Jose Earthquakes 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 95': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0(2), San Jose Earthquakes 0(1). Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 95': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0(3), San Jose Earthquakes 0(1). Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 96': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0(3), San Jose Earthquakes 0(2). Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 97': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0(4), San Jose Earthquakes 0(2). Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 97': Penalty Shootout ends, Sporting Kansas City 0(4), San Jose Earthquakes 0(2).
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0(4), San Jose Earthquakes 0(2).
Statistics
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0 | Fouls | 0 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 0 |
0 | Possession | 0 |
0 | SHOTS | 0 |
0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
0 | Crosses | 0 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 17,437
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
3 | Andreu Fontàs ![]() |
5 | Dany Rosero |
18 | Logan Ndenbe |
17 | Jacob Davis |
6 | Nemanja Radoja |
26 | Erik Thommy |
54 | Rémi Walter |
9 | Alan Pulido |
20 | Dániel Sallói |
7 | Johnny Russell |
San Jose Earthquakes (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
42 | Daniel (GK) |
26 | Rodrigues |
4 | Jonathan Mensah |
3 | Paul Marie |
29 | Carlos Akapo |
14 | Jackson Yueill |
7 | Carlos Gruezo |
12 | Matthew Hoppe ![]() |
10 | Cristian Espinoza |
35 | Jamiro Monteiro |
11 | Jeremy Ebobisse |
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