Match Report


Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City     New York CosmosNew York Cosmos
Adam WilliamsAdam Williams Jamie Livermore Jamie Livermore
Dani RosalesD. Rosales74
G
1captain
G
86Mathew BellM. Bell
Tiago YanezT. Yanez83
D
2
D
78Tyrone KasselT. Kassel
Jeff CooperJ. Cooper82
D
3
D
74Daniel PontarolloD. Pontarollo
Marcos PachecoM. Pacheco73
D
4
D
75Sam KallmanS. Kallman
Antonio GutierrezA. Gutierrez72
D
5
D
78Patricio ZavagnoP. Zavagno
Ignacio DeleonI. Deleon97
M
6
M
75Santino DomínguezS. Domínguez
Gerson ReyesG. Reyes94
M
captain7
M
80Dax GoreD. Gore
Felix AltidoreF. Altidore85
M
8
M
86Dale WoodD. Wood
Guilherme EstradaG. Estrada88
A
9
A
77Adam KasselA. Kassel
Joao Rojas LopezJ. Rojas Lopez84
A
10
A
81Maurice BakerM. Baker
Mauricio CrespoM. Crespo83
A
11
A
79Tyler MappT. Mapp
 
Claudio EstradaC. Estrada80
M
12
D
66Alex PalacioA. Palacio
Enner MenaE. Mena78
A
13
M
75Vicente SepúlvedaV. Sepúlveda
Gary PerezG. Perez76
A
14
A
72Javier LeivaJ. Leiva

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Childrens Mercy Park where Sporting Kansas City play host to New York Cosmos. A crowd of 20,578 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Kansas City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while New York Cosmos appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bradley Videira.


0.00
Sporting Kansas City start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.24
Santino Domínguez flicks a high pass forward. Adam Kassel collects the pass. Adam Kassel shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Dani Rosales comfortably smothers it!
10.58
Marcos Pacheco hits a low pass to Ignacio Deleon. Ignacio Deleon plays the ball forward to Guilherme Estrada. Guilherme Estrada makes a defence splitting pass to Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.20
Tyler Mapp clumsily knocks into Marcos Pacheco. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcos Pacheco stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.49
Santino Domínguez sees space and advances. Santino Domínguez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Dani Rosales reads it well. Great keeping!
18.51
With a delightful solo run, Dale Wood stretches the opposition's defence. Dale Wood knocks in a cross ball towards Maurice Baker. Maurice Baker rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Dani Rosales is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.40
Dale Wood kicks a strong pass forward to Maurice Baker. Maurice Baker lofts in a cross ball towards Tyler Mapp. Tyler Mapp is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
30.00
Sam Kallman passes the ball forward to Dax Gore. Dax Gore flicks a high ball forward to Tyler Mapp who takes it down. Tyler Mapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.10
Dale Wood catches Ignacio Deleon on the ankles. Dale Wood is given a warning by the referee! Ignacio Deleon runs off the knock.
36.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.50
Tiago Yanez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felix Altidore. Felix Altidore sees Joao Rojas Lopez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Rojas Lopez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Kansas City appear unchanged since the first half. New York Cosmos also appear unchanged since the first half. The New York Cosmos players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
New York Cosmos kick off!
54.42
Felix Altidore threads the ball through to Joao Rojas Lopez. Joao Rojas Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Pontarollo.
55.32
With some swift thinking, Tiago Yanez plays the ball forward to Ignacio Deleon. Ignacio Deleon chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Crespo. Mauricio Crespo flicks a high pass forward. Joao Rojas Lopez controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Joao Rojas Lopez tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Mathew Bell. Excellent save.
59.42
Tiago Yanez passes the ball forward to Felix Altidore. Felix Altidore flicks a high pass forward. Joao Rojas Lopez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Rojas Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Crespo. Mauricio Crespo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Patricio Zavagno happens to be in the right place to block it.
61.04
Felix Altidore hits a low pass to Mauricio Crespo. Mauricio Crespo tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
71.17
Ignacio Deleon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guilherme Estrada. Guilherme Estrada makes a probing pass to Joao Rojas Lopez but he's offside!
77.08
Sporting Kansas City have made 2 substitutions with Enner Mena replacing Guilherme Estrada and Claudio Estrada replacing Mauricio Crespo .
78.14
Daniel Pontarollo hits a low pass to Dale Wood. Dale Wood knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Kassel. Adam Kassel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Yanez.
81.54
Claudio Estrada comes in with a late challenge on Tyrone Kassel. The referee warns Claudio Estrada to calm down! Tyrone Kassel runs off the knock.
83.15
Enner Mena comes in with a late challenge on Sam Kallman. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sam Kallman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.16
Dale Wood sees space and advances. Dale Wood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.10
Ignacio Deleon kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Estrada. Claudio Estrada edges inside the box! Claudio Estrada takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.27
Santino Domínguez passes the ball forward to Maurice Baker. Maurice Baker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.40
Dale Wood threads a neat ball through to Adam Kassel. Adam Kassel shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Kansas City

New York Cosmos
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
25.6%
42.7%
31.7%

Scorers
Joao Rojas Lopez 11
Maurice Baker 19

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joao Rojas Lopez of Sporting Kansas City

Match Ratings
1.Dani Rosales (GK)
7
2.Tiago Yanez (DEF)
6
3.Jeff Cooper (DEF)
6
4.Marcos Pacheco (DEF)
6
5.Antonio Gutierrez (DEF)
6
6.Ignacio Deleon (MID)
7
7.Gerson Reyes (MID)
6
8.Felix Altidore (MID)
8
9.Guilherme Estrada (ATT)
7
10.Joao Rojas Lopez (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Mauricio Crespo (ATT)
6
 
12.Claudio Estrada (MID)
6
13.Enner Mena (ATT)yellow card
5
14.Gary Perez (ATT)
0

1.Mathew Bell (GK)
7
2.Tyrone Kassel (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Pontarollo (DEF)
6
4.Sam Kallman (DEF)
6
5.Patricio Zavagno (DEF)
6
6.Santino Domínguez (MID)
7
7.Dax Gore (MID)
6
8.Dale Wood (MID)
8
9.Adam Kassel (ATT)
6
10.Maurice Baker (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Tyler Mapp (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Alex Palacio (DEF)
0
13.Vicente Sepúlveda (MID)
0
14.Javier Leiva (ATT)
0