MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis CITY SC, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

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Sporting Kansas City
  • 55': Calvin Harris
FT
1 - 1
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 45'+2': Eduard Löwen

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Sporting Kansas City are hosting St. Louis CITY SC at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Capita (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 4': Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC).
  • 5': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
  • 6': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Eduard Löwen.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jeong Sang-Bin.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Capita (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
  • 8': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
  • 9': Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Roman Bürki (St. Louis City SC). Assisted by Capita.
  • 13': Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 13': Chris Durkin (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Chris Durkin.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 15': Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Capita (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC).
  • 19': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC).
  • 21': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Chris Durkin (St. Louis City SC).
  • 21': Chris Durkin (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Foul by Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 27': Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Capita (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake Davis.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Conrad Wallem.
  • 31': Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC).
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Capita (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC).
  • 39': Handball by Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC).
  • 40': Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Conrad Wallem.
  • 41': Foul by Capita (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 41': Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conrad Wallem.
  • 44': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 44': Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 45': Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, St. Louis City SC 1. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, St. Louis City SC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, St. Louis City SC 1.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Capita (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Calheira.
  • 51': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Conrad Wallem.
  • 51': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Simon Becher.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Roman Bürki (St. Louis City SC). Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC).
  • 55': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, St. Louis City SC 1. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Taylor Calheira.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 55': VAR Decision: Goal Sporting Kansas City 1-1 St. Louis City SC (Calvin Harris).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Capita.
  • 59': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Dante Polvara.
  • 59': Foul by Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 59': Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 60': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC).
  • 61': Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Carlo Holse replaces Eduard Löwen.
  • 62': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Alexandru Matan replaces Simon Becher.
  • 64': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces Taylor Calheira.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 68': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlo Holse.
  • 69': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jansen Miller.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
  • 75': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Calvin Harris.
  • 75': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett replaces Zorhan Bassong.
  • 77': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Carlo Holse is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Capita.
  • 78': Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Timo Baumgartl.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 84': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jaziel Orozco replaces Conrad Wallem.
  • 84': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Palmer Ault replaces Jeong Sang-Bin.
  • 86': Foul by Capita (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 86': Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jayden Reid replaces Emir Karic because of an injury.
  • 90': Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90': Jaziel Orozco (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City).
  • 90'+1': Carlo Holse (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Palmer Ault (St. Louis City SC).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, St. Louis City SC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 1, St. Louis City SC 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 1
51.5 Possession 48.5
7 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
453 Accurate Passes 397
510 Passes 457
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
5 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
31 Long Balls 41
17 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 10
9 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 8
30 Effective Clearances 15
30 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Sporting Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 25 +33 49
2 Houston Dynamo FC 26 +4 44
3 St. Louis CITY SC 26 +9 44
4 FC Dallas 26 +7 44
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Stefan Cleveland (GK)
28 Wyatt Meyer
15 Jansen Miller Yellow Card
18 Emir Karic
8 Jacob Davis
22 Zorhan Bassong Yellow Card
4 Lasse Berg Johnsen
11 Calvin Harris
7 Capita
9 Dejan Joveljic
19 Taylor Calheira
Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
Shapi Suleymanov, Justin Reynolds, Ian James, Jayden Reid, Jacob Bartlett, Diego Borges, John Pulskamp, Stephen Afrifa.

STL St. Louis CITY SC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Roman Bürki (GK)
32 Timo Baumgartl
21 Dante Polvara
5 Lukas MacNaughton
24 Daniel Edelman
8 Christopher Durkin Yellow Card
14 Tomas Totland
6 Conrad Wallem Yellow Card
11 Simon Becher
10 Eduard Löwen
77 Jeong Sang-Bin
St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
Alexandru Matan, Tomas Ostrak, Rafael Santos, Miguel Perez, Mamadou Fall, Carlo Holse, Palmer Ault, Jaziel Orozco, Benjamin Lundt.

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