MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
  • 8': Alan Pulido
  • 49': Alan Pulido
  • 69': Erik Thommy
  • 82': Erik Thommy
FT
4 - 1
Colorado Rapids
  • 75': Michael Edwards

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Sporting Kansas City are hosting Colorado Rapids at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Travis.
  • 2': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Logan Ndenbe with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Khiry Shelton.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 6': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
  • 8': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Hand ball by Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids).
  • 10': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a through ball.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 15': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Travis.
  • 16': Foul by Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids).
  • 16': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
  • 19': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
  • 22': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
  • 25': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 27': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 27': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Andreas Maxsø (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Navarro with a headed pass.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Logan Ndenbe.
  • 35': Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 37': Foul by Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
  • 37': Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
  • 39': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
  • 40': William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Travis (Colorado Rapids).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids).
  • 45'+1': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Castellanos.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
  • 46': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Khiry Shelton.
  • 47': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Robert Castellanos.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Michael Edwards (Colorado Rapids) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
  • 54': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
  • 55': Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 55': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
  • 57': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Oliver Larraz replaces Calvin Harris.
  • 57': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Omir Fernandez replaces Jonathan Lewis.
  • 58': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jackson Travis.
  • 59': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Johnny Russell.
  • 59': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy replaces Alan Pulido.
  • 59': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold replaces Logan Ndenbe.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Erik Thommy with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa is caught offside.
  • 69': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by William Agada following a fast break.
  • 70': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 70': Michael Edwards (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kimani Stewart-Baynes replaces Cole Bassett.
  • 71': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Rémi Walter replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  • 71': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jasper Löffelsend replaces Connor Ronan.
  • 74': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Reggie Cannon replaces Jackson Travis.
  • 75': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 75': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Colorado Rapids 1. Michael Edwards (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keegan Rosenberry following a corner.
  • 77': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 77': Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 78': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Michael Edwards.
  • 79': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Kimani Stewart-Baynes is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 80': Michael Edwards (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by William Agada (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 82': Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 4, Colorado Rapids 1. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dániel Sallói following a fast break.
  • 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alenis Vargas replaces Stephen Afrifa.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Reggie Cannon.
  • 86': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Michael Edwards.
  • 87': Foul by Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 87': Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Michael Edwards.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alenis Vargas (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+1': Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Alenis Vargas (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Sallói.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andreas Maxsø.
  • 90'+6': Alenis Vargas (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Oliver Larraz (Colorado Rapids).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Colorado Rapids 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 4, Colorado Rapids 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 11
6 Saves 2
46.3 Possession 53.7
6 SHOTS 31
3 ON GOAL 10
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
316 Accurate Passes 366
402 Passes 449
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 9
8 Crosses 29
0.1 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 48
14 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 12
10 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 16
23 Effective Clearances 13
23 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 14,826

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 LAFC 34 +20 64
2 LA Galaxy 34 +19 64
3 Real Salt Lake 34 +17 59
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 +16 57
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 John Pulskamp (GK)
3 Andreu Fontàs
19 Robert Castellanos
18 Logan Ndenbe
11 Khiry Shelton
9 Alan Pulido
22 Zorhan Bassong
8 Memo Rodríguez
23 William Agada
30 Stephen Afrifa
7 Johnny Russell
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Luis Flores, Rémi Walter, Dániel Sallói, Robert Voloder, Tim Leibold, Dany Rosero, Tim Melia, Erik Thommy, Alenis Vargas.

COL Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
95 Zack Steffen (GK)
5 Andreas Maxsø
34 Michael Edwards
99 Jackson Travis
2 Keegan Rosenberry
10 Djordje Mihailovic
23 Cole Bassett
20 Connor Ronan
9 Rafael Navarro Yellow Card
7 Jonathan Lewis
14 Calvin Harris Yellow Card
Colorado Rapids Substitutes:
Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Wayne Frederick II, Sebastian Anderson, Oliver Larraz, Jasper Löeffelsend, Reggie Cannon, Omir Fernandez, Ethan Bandré.

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