Sporting KC vs Minnesota United — result, stats and line-ups

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2024

Sporting KCWestern Conference · 15.

22 SEPT

0:2

Minnesota UnitedWestern Conference · 14.

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal65'

Kelvin Yeboah (assist: Robin Lod) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane (assist: Robin Lod) · Right foot shot 0-2

Man of the match

Erik ThommySporting KC8.3

Expected goals (xG)

Sporting KCxGMinnesota United

2.100.50

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Venue

Children's Mercy ParkKansas City · 18,467 seats

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Conditions

Weatherclear sky
RefereeIsmir Pekmic
1st AssistantLogan Brown
2nd AssistantTyler Wyrostek
4th OfficialRosendo Mendoza

Pressure index

Sporting KCMinnesota United

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card36'

Jake Davis

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Robin Lod · Out: Tani Oluwaseyi · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Memo Rodríguez · Out: Khiry Shelton · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Johnny Russell · Out: Stephen Afrifa · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Alan Pulido Izaguirre · Out: Dániel Sallói · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Franco Fragapane · Out: Hassani Dotson · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Sang-bin Jeong · Out: Joaquín Pereyra · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal65'

Kelvin Yeboah (assist: Robin Lod) · Right foot shot 0-1

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Miguel Tapias · Out: Jefferson Díaz · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card78'

Miguel Tapias

PLAYER

AST

Missed penalty87'

Willy Agada (assist: Willy Agada)

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane (assist: Robin Lod) · Right foot shot 0-2

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Devin Padelford · Out: Kelvin Yeboah · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

102

90+3′Offside call - Minnesota United FC. Kelvin Yeboah has been flagged for offside.
90+2′Carlos Harvey of Minnesota United FC has been awarded a defensive free kick.
90+2′William Agada of Sporting Kansas City has committed a foul.
90+1′The referee's assistant has indicated there will be an additional 4 minutes of play.
90+1′Opportunity squandered. Erik Thommy of Sporting Kansas City takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist was provided by Robert Voloder.
90′Penalty not converted! The score remains Sporting Kansas City 0, Minnesota United FC 1. William Agada of Sporting Kansas City strikes the right post with a right-footed shot.Penalty
88′Miguel Tapias from Minnesota United FC has given away a penalty following an infringement in the penalty box.Penalty
88′Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a penalty. A foul on Memo Rodríguez in the penalty box is the cause.Penalty
87′Another offensive push. Johnny Russell of Sporting Kansas City takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's caught in the top right corner. The assist came from Memo Rodríguez.
86′Memo Rodríguez of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
86′Miguel Tapias of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
85′William Agada from Sporting Kansas City has earned a free kick on the right flank.
85′Joseph Rosales of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
84′Kelvin Yeboah of Minnesota United FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
84′Dany Rosero commits a foul - Sporting Kansas City.
79′Miguel Tapias from Minnesota United FC has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
79′Johnny Russell of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a defensive free kick.
79′Miguel Tapias of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
79′Another offensive effort. Kelvin Yeboah of Minnesota United FC takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's stopped by the goalkeeper right in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Robin Lod.
79′Opportunity squandered. Kelvin Yeboah of Minnesota United FC attempted a header from the middle of the box but failed to score. The assist was provided by Franco Fragapane with a cross.
78′Player switch - Minnesota United FC. Miguel Tapias is coming on to replace Jefferson Díaz due to an injury.
78′Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
77′Match pause - Jefferson Díaz of Minnesota United FC is injured.
76′Bongokuhle Hlongwane of Minnesota United FC commits a foul.
75′Tim Leibold of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a defensive free kick.
75′New attacking attempt. Alan Pulido - Sporting Kansas City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - William Agada.
72′Opportunity squandered. Memo Rodríguez of Sporting Kansas City takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area. It's a near miss, veering left of the goal. The assist came from Alan Pulido following a corner kick.Penalty
72′Missed chance. Dany Rosero - Sporting Kansas City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Johnny Russell with a head after corner.
72′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, forced by Carlos Harvey's defensive play.
70′Shot blocked. Erik Thommy - Sporting Kansas City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Tim Leibold.
68′Jeong Sang-Bin of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
68′Erik Thommy from Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a defensive free kick.
67′Memo Rodríguez of Sporting Kansas City has earned a free kick on the right flank.
67′Wil Trapp of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
65′Score! Sporting Kansas City trails 0-1 to Minnesota United FC. Kelvin Yeboah of Minnesota United FC strikes with his right foot from the left side of the box, sending the ball to the top right corner. The assist was provided by Robin Lod.
63′Opportunity squandered. Erik Thommy of Sporting Kansas City takes a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area following a free kick, but it sails over the crossbar.Penalty
62′Wil Trapp of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
62′Erik Thommy of Sporting Kansas City has successfully earned an attacking free kick.
62′Player change for Minnesota United FC. Hassani Dotson is being replaced by Franco Fragapane.
61′Player change - Minnesota United FC. Jeong Sang-Bin is brought in to replace Joaquín Pereyra.
61′Opportunity squandered. Memo Rodríguez of Sporting Kansas City attempts a shot with his right foot from beyond the box following a free kick, but it sails high.
60′Bongokuhle Hlongwane of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
60′Alan Pulido of Sporting Kansas City has secured an attacking free kick.
57′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, forced by Hassani Dotson's defense.
56′Johnny Russell of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a defensive free kick.
56′Wil Trapp of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
54′Opportunity squandered. Alan Pulido of Sporting Kansas City takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area. It's a close call, but the ball veers to the left, missing the goal. The pass came from Erik Thommy.Penalty
53′Opportunity lost. Johnny Russell of Sporting Kansas City attempted a header from the middle of the box, but it veered left, missing the goal. The assist was provided by Tim Leibold with a cross pass.
52′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, forced by Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
51′Fouled by William Agada - Sporting Kansas City
51′Carlos Harvey - Minnesota United FC - won a free kick in defence.
45′Player switch - Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton is replaced by Memo Rodríguez.
45′Player Swap - Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa is being replaced by Johnny Russell.
45′Player swap - Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido is coming on for Dániel Sallói.
45′Player swap - Minnesota United FC. Robin Lod is coming on to replace Tani Oluwaseyi.
45′The second half commences with both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC yet to score, the match stands at 0-0.
45+1′The first half concludes with both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC yet to score, leaving the match at a 0-0 stalemate.
45′The fourth referee has declared %injmins% extra minutes due to injury time.
45′Opportunity squandered. William Agada of Sporting Kansas City narrowly misses a header from a short distance. Jake Davis provided the assist with a cross following a corner kick.
45′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, forced by Bongokuhle Hlongwane's defensive play.
44′Another offensive move. Erik Thommy from Sporting Kansas City takes a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but the goalkeeper manages to save it in the middle of the goal.Penalty
42′Carlos Harvey commits a foul - representing Minnesota United FC.
42′Erik Thommy of Sporting Kansas City has earned an offensive free kick.
41′Tani Oluwaseyi of Minnesota United FC commits a foul.
41′Dany Rosero of Sporting Kansas City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
38′Michael Boxall of Minnesota United FC has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
38′William Agada commits a foul - representing Sporting Kansas City.
37′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, resulting from a deflection off Carlos Harvey.
36′Jake Davis - Sporting Kansas City - receive yellow card for a foul.
36′Tani Oluwaseyi - Minnesota United FC - won a free kick in defence.
36′Fouled by Jake Davis - Sporting Kansas City
32′Kelvin Yeboah - Minnesota United FC - won a free kick in defence.
32′Fouled by Robert Voloder - Sporting Kansas City
30′Missed chance. William Agada - Sporting Kansas City - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
29′Corner - Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
29′Shot blocked. Tim Leibold - Sporting Kansas City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Rémi Walter.
28′Offside - Minnesota United FC. Tani Oluwaseyi is in offside.
26′Missed chance. Dániel Sallói - Sporting Kansas City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Erik Thommy.
26′Jake Davis - Sporting Kansas City - won a free kick in defence.
26′Fouled by Joaquín Pereyra - Minnesota United FC
24′Offside - Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa is in offside.
22′Missed chance. Tani Oluwaseyi - Minnesota United FC - shot with left foot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but missed. Assist - Hassani Dotson.
22′Opportunity lost. A right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area by Hassani Dotson of Minnesota United FC narrowly misses the target.Penalty
20′Robert Voloder of Sporting Kansas City has earned a defensive free kick.
20′Tani Oluwaseyi of Minnesota United FC commits a foul.
16′Joseph Rosales of Minnesota United FC has earned a defensive free kick.
16′William Agada commits a foul - Sporting Kansas City.
15′Rémi Walter of Sporting Kansas City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
15′Fouled by Hassani Dotson - Minnesota United FC
12′Wil Trapp of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
12′Erik Thommy of Sporting Kansas City has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
11′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City, thanks to a deflection off Joseph Rosales.
10′Offside - It's Sporting Kansas City. William Agada has been flagged offside.
9′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City. Dayne St. Clair is responsible for the concession.
8′New attacking attempt. William Agada - Sporting Kansas City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Dániel Sallói with a cross.
7′Corner kick awarded to Minnesota United FC, as a result of Tim Leibold's defense.
5′Corner kick awarded to Sporting Kansas City. This was given due to Jefferson Díaz's actions.
4′Stephen Afrifa of Sporting Kansas City has earned a free kick on the right flank.
4′Joseph Rosales of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
1′Tani Oluwaseyi of Minnesota United FC has committed a foul.
1′Dany Rosero of Sporting Kansas City has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
The initial half commences...

Match statistics

SKCMIN

Possession and passing

67%Possession33%

85%Pass accuracy73%

515Passes268

439Successful Passes198

77Ball Safe78

12Key Passes4

3 more

32Long Passes8

3Substitutions5

14Throw-ins14

Attack

0Goals2

17Shots Total6

4Shots On Target3

8Corners1

49Dangerous Attacks75

5Accurate Crosses1

12 more

91Attacks57

17Dribble Attempts11

12Goal Attempts5

2Offsides2

1Penalties0

2Shots Blocked0

11Shots inside the box6

11Shots Off Target3

6Shots outside the box0

60%Successful dribbles63%

9Successful Dribbles5

27Total Crosses5

Defence and discipline

1Saves4

16Tackles12

8Interceptions11

7Fouls18

1Yellow cards1

2Goal Kicks17

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

9Successful Headers6

14Successful Interceptions11

18Headers10

8Challenges8

0Assists1

1 more

1Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

I. PekmicPer-match averages this season · 18 matches · career: 71

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	5.33	2.11	3.22	4.92
Red cards	0.11	0.00	0.11	0.03
Second yellows	0.22	0.06	0.17	0.13
Penalties	0.28	0.22	0.06	0.31

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Sporting KCxGMinnesota United

2.100.50

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.491.45

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.310.50

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.700.50

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

1.400.00

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.400.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.210.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.420.40

Starting XI

Minnesota UnitedFormation: 5-3-2 · €20M7/11

Eric Ramsay

Sporting KCFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €6.9M7/11

Peter Vermes

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Sporting KC€6.9Mstarting XI · 7/11€11Mwith bench · 11/20

Minnesota United€20Mstarting XI · 7/11€25Mwith bench · 14/20

Minnesota United's starting XI cost €13M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Sporting KC — bench

John PulskampGoalkeeper3

Andreu FontàsDefender · €1M (2013)7

Johnny RussellAttacker · €280K (2018)7.2 8

Memo RodríguezMidfielder7.7 9

Alan Pulido IzaguirreAttacker · €1.5M (2025)7.2 18

Logan NdenbeDefender · €1.4M (2022)19

Robert CastellanosDefender20

Alenis VargasAttacker22

Zorhan BassongDefender

Minnesota United — bench

Devin PadelfordDefender4

Miguel TapiasDefender · €960K (2025)5.7 7

Franco FragapaneMidfielder · €1.6M (2021)6.7 11

Sang-bin JeongAttacker · €1.4M (2025)6.6 13

Anthony Markanich Jr.Defender · €45K (2024)17

Robin LodMidfielder · €500K (2019)8.1 19

S. ShashouaMidfielder · €100K (2019)22

Teemu PukkiAttacker · €675K (2015)30

Alec SmirGoalkeeper

Player statistics

Sporting KC starters then subs, by rating

Erik Thommy#26 · Midfielder · 90′8.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 3
Shots on target: 1
Big chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.18
xGoT: 0.04

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 37/42
Pass accuracy: 88%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/5
Long balls (won/total): 3/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 71
Duels (won/total): 9/11
Dribbles (won/attempted): 3/4

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 4

Player	Reason	Back
Felipe Hernández🟥 suspended · Suspended	suspended · Suspended	unknown
Nemanja Radoja🩹 injury · Groin Injury	injury · Groin Injury	16 Oct 2024
Kayden Pierre🟥 suspended · No Eligibility	suspended · No Eligibility	26 Sept 2024

Player	Reason	Back
Hugo Bachrach🟥 suspended · Red Card Suspension	suspended · Red Card Suspension	unknown
Kage Romanshyn🩹 injury · Broken Collarbone	injury · Broken Collarbone	28 Jun 2025
D.J. Taylor🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	17 Oct 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting KC	2.2544.44%	2.1845.87%
Draw	3.7027.03%	3.9525.32%
Minnesota United	3.0033.33%	2.8535.09%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting KC or Draw	–	1.4270.42%
Sporting KC or Minnesota United	–	1.2480.65%
Draw or Minnesota United	1.6161.92%	1.6660.24%
Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United	1.2877.82%	–
Sporting Kansas City or Draw	1.3673.37%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1190.09%
0–1 goals	–	6.4015.63%
3+ goals	1.4469.25%	1.4469.44%
0–2 goals	2.7037.04%	2.6537.74%
4+ goals	–	2.1047.62%
0–3 goals	–	1.7058.82%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sporting KC	2.7536.36%	2.5539.22%
Draw	2.5040%	2.5539.22%
Minnesota United	3.2530.77%	3.0532.79%

Outcome	bet365
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → MIN	7.0014.29%
MIN → X	13.007.69%
MIN → MIN	4.5022.22%
Minnesota United - Sporting Kansas City	21.004.76%
Draw - Sporting Kansas City	6.0016.67%
Sporting Kansas City - Minnesota United	23.004.35%
Sporting Kansas City - Draw	13.007.69%
Sporting Kansas City - Sporting Kansas City	3.5028.57%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.2530.77%
6 - 8	4.5022.22%
9 - 11	2.7536.36%
Under 6	19.005.26%
Over 14	5.0020%

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