Match Report


Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United     Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Adam Williams Adam Williams
Tomás ContrerasT. Contreras69
G
1
G
74Dani RosalesD. Rosales
Chris KellyC. Kelly72
D
2
D
73Marcos PachecoM. Pacheco
Luis Fernando PerezL. Perez72
D
3
D
79Francisco DavisF. Davis
André RochaA. Rocha73
D
4
D
83Tiago YanezT. Yanez
Floyd MorganF. Morgan79
M
5
D
82Jeff CooperJ. Cooper
Emerson DidiE. Didi78
M
captain6
M
97Ignacio DeleonI. Deleon
Sergio CoronadoS. Coronado71
M
7captain
M
94Gerson ReyesG. Reyes
Nicolás HerreraN. Herrera72
M
8
M
80Claudio EstradaC. Estrada
Yordy ZambranoY. Zambrano67
A
9
A
75Aaron BeslerA. Besler
Korey ReedK. Reed74
A
10
A
78Enner MenaE. Mena
Guy MartinG. Martin73
A
11
A
88Guilherme EstradaG. Estrada
 
Facundo LealF. Leal70
D
12
M
85Felix AltidoreF. Altidore
Jeb MurphyJ. Murphy63
M
13
A
84Joao Rojas LopezJ. Rojas Lopez
Leonardo CafùL. Cafù73
A
14
A
76Gary PerezG. Perez

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at National Sports Center where Minnesota United play host to Sporting Kansas City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Minnesota United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Kansas City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Martin.


0.00
Sporting Kansas City kick off!
3.10
Floyd Morgan passes the ball forward to Guy Martin. Guy Martin skips past Jeff Cooper! Tiago Yanez clumsily knocks into Guy Martin. Penalty not given!!
6.01
André Rocha passes the ball forward to Sergio Coronado. Sergio Coronado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yordy Zambrano. Yordy Zambrano edges inside the box! Yordy Zambrano strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Yordy Zambrano scores for Minnesota United!!
10.41
Floyd Morgan hits a low pass to Korey Reed. Korey Reed shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.25
Floyd Morgan hacks Claudio Estrada from behind! The referee calls over Floyd Morgan and warns him to calm down! Claudio Estrada hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.48
Nicolás Herrera sees Korey Reed in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Korey Reed lofts in a cross ball towards Guy Martin. Guy Martin makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
21.07
Aaron Besler comes in with a late challenge on André Rocha. Aaron Besler is warned by the referee! André Rocha runs off the knock.
26.47
Claudio Estrada flicks the ball to his team mate, Enner Mena. Enner Mena shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
27.47
Sergio Coronado chips the ball to his team mate, Yordy Zambrano. Yordy Zambrano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.40
André Rocha darts forward. André Rocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guy Martin. Guy Martin deftly passes the ball to Yordy Zambrano, releasing him through on goal. Yordy Zambrano makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.48
Gerson Reyes takes it forward alone. Gerson Reyes skips past Chris Kelly! Some world-class footwork from Gerson Reyes provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Tomás Contreras gets down and covers it.
34.03
Claudio Estrada chips the ball to his team mate, Enner Mena. Enner Mena makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Aaron Besler. Aaron Besler tries a spectacular strike. Tomás Contreras gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
39.30
Gerson Reyes makes a beautiful solo run. Gerson Reyes plays a scrappy one-two with Guilherme Estrada and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gerson Reyes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
40.53
Luis Fernando Perez flicks a high pass forward. Emerson Didi collects the pass. Emerson Didi threads the ball through to Guy Martin. Guy Martin plays a one-two with Yordy Zambrano and rushes in on goal... Guy Martin takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Dani Rosales manages to gather it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Minnesota United appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Kansas City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Minnesota United kick off!
49.14
Gerson Reyes hacks Sergio Coronado from behind! Gerson Reyes is given a warning by the referee! Sergio Coronado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.30
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
67.27
Marcos Pacheco clumsily knocks into Yordy Zambrano. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yordy Zambrano stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.42
Sergio Coronado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Korey Reed. Korey Reed shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
71.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Jeff Cooper plays the ball forward to Claudio Estrada. Claudio Estrada controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guilherme Estrada. Guilherme Estrada whips in a cross ball towards Aaron Besler. Aaron Besler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
73.05
Chris Kelly flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Coronado. Sergio Coronado chips the ball to his team mate, Guy Martin. Guy Martin knocks the ball to his team mate, Yordy Zambrano. Yordy Zambrano tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
77.47
Minnesota United have made a substitution with Facundo Leal replacing André Rocha .Sporting Kansas City have made 2 substitutions with Joao Rojas Lopez replacing Aaron Besler and Felix Altidore replacing Guilherme Estrada .
78.54
Luis Fernando Perez makes a simple pass to Sergio Coronado. Sergio Coronado flicks a high pass forward. Yordy Zambrano controls it well on his chest. Yordy Zambrano shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
81.33
Ignacio Deleon catches Sergio Coronado on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sergio Coronado grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.56
Gerson Reyes darts forward. Gerson Reyes shoots from long range but is denied by Tomás Contreras. Excellent save.
84.08
Ignacio Deleon flicks a high pass forward. Enner Mena collects the pass. Enner Mena finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Tomás Contreras.
85.28
Corner kick to Sporting Kansas City. Ignacio Deleon plays it out to the edge of the box. Yordy Zambrano reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Ignacio Deleon knocks the ball forward to Felix Altidore. Felix Altidore tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Minnesota United

Sporting Kansas City
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.8%
35.2%
Play Area
31%
45.1%
23.9%

Scorers
Yordy Zambrano 6, 28, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yordy Zambrano of Minnesota United

Match Ratings
1.Tomás Contreras (GK)
7
2.Chris Kelly (DEF)
6
3.Luis Fernando Perez (DEF)
6
4.André Rocha (DEF)
6
5.Floyd Morgan (MID)
6
6.Emerson Didi (MID)
6
7.Sergio Coronado (MID)
7
8.Nicolás Herrera (MID)
6
9.Yordy Zambrano (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
10
10.Korey Reed (ATT)
6
11.Guy Martin (ATT)
8
 
12.Facundo Leal (DEF)
6
13.Jeb Murphy (MID)
0
14.Leonardo Cafù (ATT)
0

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