Sporting Kansas City 0-2 New York City FC — MLS, 5 Mar 2018
New York City FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 in the MLS on 5 March 2018 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City. Maximiliano Moralez, Jesús Medina got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 2 and New York City FC 1.
· kickoff·Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 23'
- 0-132'assist: David Villa
- 34'
- Half-time0-1
- 0-253'assist: B. Sweat
- 57'
- 59'
- 61'
- 69'
- 73'out: Jimmy Medranda
- 85'
- 88'
- 89'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Sporting Kansas City
- 8.6Felipe GutiérrezM
- 7.9Graham ZusiD
- 7.1Jimmy MedrandaD
- 7.1Yohan CroizetM
- 6.8Roger EspinozaM
- 6.8Matt BeslerD
- 6.8Dániel SallóiF
- 6.7Ike OparaD
- 6.7Ilie SánchezM
- 6.6Timothy MeliaG
- 6.6Gerso FernandesF
- 6.6Johnny RussellF
- 6.6LobatoM
- 6.5Diego RubioF
New York City FC
- 7.4Ben SweatD
- 7.2Sean JohnsonG
- 7.2Alexander CallensD
- 7.1David VillaF
- 7.1Maxime ChanotD
- 7.1Anton TinnerholmD
- 7.0Alexander RingM
- 6.8Sebastien IbeaghaD
- 6.8Maximiliano MoralezM
- 6.7Jesús MedinaM
- 6.6Ronald MatarritaD
- 6.6Yangel HerreraM
- 6.4Ismael Tajouri-ShradiM
- 6.0Rodney WallaceM
Line-ups
New York City FC4-2-3-1
Sporting Kansas City4-3-3
Substitutes
Sporting Kansas CityP. Vermes
Substitutes
- 22Emiliano AmorD
- 1Adrían ZendejasG
- 26J. LindseyD
- 94Jimmy Medranda73'D7.1
- 15S. SinovicD
- 12Gerso Fernandes57'F6.6
- 20Dániel Sallói61'F6.8
New York City FCP. Vieira
Substitutes
- 22R. Matarrita85'D6.6
- 41Bradley StuverG
- 33Sebastien Ibeagha89'D6.8
- 29Ismael Tajouri69'M6.4
- 15T. McNamaraM
- 13S. Abdul-SalaamD
- 14K. AwuahM
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
18Total shots11
3Shots on target5
7Shots off target4
8Blocked shots2
9Corners3
3Offsides2
8Fouls14
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
3Goalkeeper saves3
437Total passes418
342Accurate passes314
78%Pass accuracy75%
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Gutiérrez | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 8.6 |
| Graham Zusi | 90 | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Jimmy Medranda | 17 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Yohan Croizet | 57 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Roger Espinoza | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.8 |
| Matt Besler | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Dániel Sallói | 29 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Ike Opara | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ilie Sánchez | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Timothy Melia | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gerso Fernandes | 33 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Johnny Russell | 90 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lobato | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Diego Rubio | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sweat | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Sean Johnson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Alexander Callens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| David Villa | 85 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Maxime Chanot | 88 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Anton Tinnerholm | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Alexander Ring | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Sebastien Ibeagha | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Maximiliano Moralez | 89 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jesús Medina | 69 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ronald Matarrita | 5 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Yangel Herrera | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Rodney Wallace | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Sporting Kansas CityLLDLD
- L27 Oct 17AHouston Dynamo0-1
- L22 Oct 17AReal Salt Lake1-2
- D15 Oct 17HHouston Dynamo0-0
- L12 Oct 17AHouston Dynamo1-2
- D08 Oct 17AMinnesota United FC1-1
New York City FCWLDLD
- W05 Nov 17HColumbus Crew2-0
- L01 Nov 17AColumbus Crew1-4
- D22 Oct 17HColumbus Crew2-2
- L15 Oct 17ANew England Revolution1-2
- D01 Oct 17AChicago Fire1-1
Head-to-head
- 06 Sept 17New York City FC1-0Sporting Kansas City
- 11 Jul 16Sporting Kansas City3-1New York City FC
- 28 Mar 15New York City FC0-1Sporting Kansas City
Most recent meetings