Sporting Kansas City 3-2 San Jose Earthquakes — MLS, 18 Mar 2018
Sporting Kansas City beat San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 in the MLS on 18 March 2018 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City. Ilie, Valeri Qazaishvili, G. Zusi, F. Gutiérrez got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 3 and San Jose Earthquakes 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 21'
- 1-025'Penalty
- 1-134'
- 39'
- Half-time1-1
- 2-156'assist: R. Espinoza
- 3-168'assist: Dániel Sallói
- 74'
- 82'out: Y. Croizet
- 82'out: Q. Amarikwa
- 82'out: F. Alashe
- 87'
- 3-290+1'assist: M. Eriksson
- 90+3'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Sporting Kansas City
- 8.6Graham ZusiD
- 8.3Felipe GutiérrezM
- 7.8Ike OparaD
- 7.5Roger EspinozaM
- 7.4Ilie SánchezM
- 7.0Dániel SallóiF
- 6.9Matt BeslerD
- 6.9Johnny RussellF
- 6.6Seth SinovicD
- 6.5Khiry SheltonF
- 6.4Timothy MeliaG
- 6.3Yohan CroizetM
San Jose Earthquakes
- 6.9Magnus ErikssonM
- 6.9Valeri QazaishviliM
- 6.8Harold CummingsD
- 6.8Fatai AlasheM
- 6.8Florian JungwirthD
- 6.8Nick LimaD
- 6.8Yefferson QuintanaD
- 6.7Chris WondolowskiF
- 6.6Quincy AmarikwaF
- 6.6Jackson YueillM
- 6.5Aníbal GodoyM
- 6.0Danny HoesenF
- 5.7Shea SalinasD
- 5.4Andrew TarbellG
Line-ups
San Jose Earthquakes4-4-2
Sporting Kansas City4-3-3
Substitutes
Sporting Kansas CityP. Vermes
Substitutes
- 22Emiliano AmorD
- 18E. DickG
- 26J. LindseyD
- 94Jimmy Medranda90+3'D
- 10Y. Croizet82'M6.3
- 12Gerso Fernandes87'F
- 19LobatoM
San Jose EarthquakesM. Stahre
Substitutes
- 25Q. Amarikwa82'F6.6
- 27F. Alashe82'M6.8
- 3F. AffolterD
- 15J. OckfordD
- 22T. ThompsonM
- 14Jackson Yueill74'M6.6
- 12M. BersanoG
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
13Total shots11
4Shots on target4
5Shots off target2
4Blocked shots5
12Corners3
0Offsides4
9Fouls8
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves1
523Total passes331
438Accurate passes246
84%Pass accuracy74%
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Zusi | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 8.6 |
| Felipe Gutiérrez | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.3 |
| Ike Opara | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Roger Espinoza | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Ilie Sánchez | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Dániel Sallói | 87 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 7.0 |
| Matt Besler | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Johnny Russell | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 6.9 |
| Seth Sinovic | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Khiry Shelton | 82 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Timothy Melia | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Yohan Croizet | 8 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
San Jose Earthquakes
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnus Eriksson | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Valeri Qazaishvili | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Harold Cummings | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Fatai Alashe | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Florian Jungwirth | 74 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Nick Lima | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Yefferson Quintana | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Chris Wondolowski | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Quincy Amarikwa | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jackson Yueill | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aníbal Godoy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Danny Hoesen | 82 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Shea Salinas | 82 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 5.7 |
| Andrew Tarbell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.4 |
Recent Form
Sporting Kansas CityWLLLD
- W10 Mar 18AChicago Fire4-3
- L05 Mar 18HNew York City FC0-2
- L27 Oct 17AHouston Dynamo0-1
- L22 Oct 17AReal Salt Lake1-2
- D15 Oct 17HHouston Dynamo0-0
San Jose EarthquakesWLWDW
- W04 Mar 18HMinnesota United FC3-2
- L26 Oct 17AVancouver Whitecaps0-5
- W22 Oct 17HMinnesota United FC3-2
- D15 Oct 17AVancouver Whitecaps1-1
- W01 Oct 17HPortland Timbers2-1
Head-to-head
- 18 Jun 17San Jose Earthquakes0-0Sporting Kansas City
- 19 Mar 17Sporting Kansas City2-1San Jose Earthquakes
- 23 Oct 16Sporting Kansas City2-0San Jose Earthquakes
- 25 Sept 16San Jose Earthquakes1-2Sporting Kansas City
- 24 Apr 16San Jose Earthquakes1-0Sporting Kansas City
- 17 Oct 15San Jose Earthquakes1-0Sporting Kansas City
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