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Sporting KCSKC
Match Timeline
- Match ends, D.C. United 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
View photoBig saves and close chances. United battle to a draw in 2017 season opener. Match Highlights | #DCvSKC https://t.co/eHx5uDpkHj
View photoToo bad we aren't coming to RFK Stadium anymore, our defense here has been 💡 out. (cc: @TillVodka) https://t.co/UpNo6tuPBy
- RECAP: A PK save and a pair of goal-line clearances give #SportingKC a hard-fought point to kick off 2017. https://t.co/x1TkMW5HfL
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- Good battle from United to kick off 2017 @pattyberron is your #MOTM! A constant threat down the wing tonight.… https://t.co/q82AFEuCrT
#SportingKC brings a point back to Kansas City ahead of our home opener a week from today against @FCDallas at @cmpark. See you all then! 👊- View photoFull time from the nation's capital as a hotly contested game ends deadlocked. #DCvSKC https://t.co/GY2TOtD82Y
- We do what we want. #DCvSKC https://t.co/MoTOzkBMVJ
- FULL TIME: #SportingKC picks up a point and a clean sheet with a 0-0 draw on the road at @dcunited to open the 2017 @MLS season. #DCvSKC
HIGHLIGHTS | D.C. United 0-0 Sporting KC | 4-minute Highlights
D.C. United vs Sporting KC | Extended Highlights- 90'+2'Second Half ends, D.C. United 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 90'+1'Foul by Nick DeLeon (D.C. United).
- 90'+1'Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 91' Just one minute of additional time on the board as Soony Saad is stripped and ready to enter the game. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 90'Attempt saved. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ike Opara.
- 90' Dwyer doing some Dwyer things as he fights off Franklin for a ball he was 2nd favorite to win & forces Hamid into action. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 88' CHANCE! Feilhaber plays in Gerso on the left side of the area, he gets his foot behind it but it zips over the bar. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 88'Attempt missed. Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber.
- 87'Attempt missed. José Guillermo Ortiz (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jared Jeffrey.
- 87' Ortiz plays a one-two 25 yards out but his left-footed effort is weak and rolls harmlessly wide. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 84'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Ike Opara.
- 83'Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City).
- 83'Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82'Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- 81' This Gerso kid can hustle... The winger closes down yet another clearance and pens D.C. into the corner. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 80'Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- 80'Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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- 79'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
- 79'Attempt saved. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gerso Fernandes.
- 79' OH MY DWYER! Dom spins his man in the midfield and unleashes a rocket that Hamid beats away for a corner. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 77'Attempt missed. Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber.
- 76' D.C. uses up their third and final change as Lamar Neagle replaces Sam. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 76'
M-FLamar NeagleMLloyd Sam - 75'Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75'Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- 72'Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 72'José Guillermo Ortiz (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72' Espinoza is booked for a trip from behind on Ortiz. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 72'
M#15Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 71'Hand ball by José Guillermo Ortiz (D.C. United).
- 69' Jose Ortiz enters the field of play as Mullins trudges off the field for D.C. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 69'Attempt missed. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 69' Can't leave him that far open! Medranda is given acres of space and strikes just wide from 25 yards. 0-0 #DCvSKC
Even though it's scoreless #DCvSKC has been the best game of the day so far.- 69'FJosé Guillermo OrtizF#13Patrick Mullins
- 68'Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68'Foul by Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United).
- 66' HOW IN THE...? Medranda & Dwyer produce heroics to clear the ball off the line before Melia dives to deny Jeffrey. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- THIS SEQUENCE WAS BONKERS! #DCvSKC https://t.co/WvSXIg7SCN
- 67'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 67'Attempt saved. Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Sarvas.
- 67'Attempt blocked. Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Birnbaum with a headed pass.
- 66'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jimmy Medranda.
- OFF THE LINE! OFF THE LINE AGAIN! MELIA SAVE!
- 64' Vincent's first action is to hack down Feilhaber and he's shown the third yellow card of the day. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 64'Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64'Foul by Rob Vincent (D.C. United).
- 62' Hmmmmmmmm.... 👋⚽️ #DCvSKC
- 64'MRob Vincent (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
- 61' Rob Vincent enters the game in place of Buscher as D.C. go to their bench for the first team. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 61' Melia shows excellent wherewithal to let go of the ball as he slides out of his area as #SportingKC manage to clear. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 61'MRob VincentMJulian Buescher
- 59'Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Benny Feilhaber tries a through ball, but Gerso Fernandes is caught offside.
- 59' Oooo that was tight... Feilhaber slips Gerso into the area, but the flag goes up for offside. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 58'Foul by Patrick Mullins (D.C. United).
- 58'Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Attempt missed. Lloyd Sam (D.C. United) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Julian Buescher with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57' Buscher whips in a low free kick from the left that Sam meets at the near post, but it's never troubling Melia. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 56'Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 56'Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57' @pattyberron with some fancy footwork, draws a foul in the left corner. Free kick is cleared for goal kick. #DCU | #DCvSKC
- 54'Foul by Sean Franklin (D.C. United).
- 54'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54'Foul by Patrick Mullins (D.C. United).
- 54'Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54' Franklin joins Sinovic in the book for crashing into the back of Dwyer out on the wing. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 54'DSean Franklin (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Taylor Kemp.
- 52'Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
- 52'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50' Dangerous delivery from Buscher forces Melia to come out and punch the ball to safety. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 50'Patrick Nyarko (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50'Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 49' Dwyer battles away from a challenge & sets up Medranda, but for the umpteenth time tonight, the defense does well to block. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 49'Attempt blocked. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Dwyer.
- 49'Foul by Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United).
- 49'Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- View photoThe stats look pretty, but only those first two numbers truly matter. #DCvSKC https://t.co/XkhXwDZJGF
- @jkuhns1 @FSKansasCity what type of issues are you having?
- View photoHT: Level after first 45. Both sides with chances, but nothing to show for it yet. #DCU | #DCvSKC @DCLottery https://t.co/fCZ8Uxb8Z7
- First 45 of the 2017 season in the books, and #SportingKC has @TimMelia28's penalty save to thank for the game remaining scoreless. #DCvSKC
- View photo.@TimMelia28's double save was the highlight of the first half as we head into the break scoreless at RFK. #DCvSKC https://t.co/orXCmFaF9z
- Second Half begins D.C. United 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, D.C. United 0, Sporting Kansas City 0.
- 45' Medranda latches onto the ball 25 yards out and hits a powerful swerving effort that Hamid holds. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 45'Attempt saved. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Dwyer with a headed pass.
- 42'Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
- View photoBenny Feilhaber submits his application to be part of the #USMNT XI. So does Graham Zusi, I guess. #DCvSKC https://t.co/EiOIk4K085
- 40'Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- 40'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38' Espinoza leads the break after #SportingKC easily defend a free kick and works it to Dwyer whose shot is blocked. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 39'Julian Buescher (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39'Foul by Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City).
- 38'Attempt blocked. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Espinoza.
- 37' The first yellow card of the night is shown to Sinovic for blocking off Sam's run. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 37'Foul by Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 37'Lloyd Sam (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37'Hand ball by Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City).
- 37' Seth Sinovic goes into the book with a yellow card #DCvSKC
- 37'D#16Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 36'Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City).
- 36'Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34'Foul by Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United).
- 33' Half chances coming every minute now. The corner ricochets around the box & Gerso can't get enough purchase on his volley. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 33'Attempt missed. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32' The ball gets worked out to Zusi and once his path is blocked, Medranda lets fly and it's blocked out for a corner. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 32'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Taylor Kemp.
- 32'Attempt blocked. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
- 31' Glimpse of an opening for #SportingKC but Dwyer just can't control Espinoza's through ball into the box. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 30'Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30'Foul by Patrick Mullins (D.C. United).
- 27'Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27'Foul by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
- 25'Attempt saved. Lloyd Sam (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Nyarko.
- 25' The home side show some more fluid movement forward but Nyarko's pass is jussttt out of the reach of Sam and Melia gathers. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 21'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21'Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- That's @TimMelia28's second penalty save in his last four faced, and first since April 9, 2016 against the Red Bull… https://t.co/G6uHkadNhQ
- 19'Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Foul by Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 19'Hand ball by Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United).
Goalkeeper heroics on the other end as well! Tim Melia with the HUGE double save off the penalty kick. #DCvSKC https://t.co/d2jLVLoKuf- @_capable_storm Apologies, the live stream isn't available on Uphoria, but is available on FOX Sports GO.
- 17'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jimmy Medranda.
- 17'Attempt saved. Patrick Mullins (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 17'Penalty saved! Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 17' TIMMY YOU LEGEND! Melia saves Sarvas' penalty and immedaitely gets up to block the rebound! 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 16'Penalty conceded by Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 16'Penalty D.C. United. Julian Buescher draws a foul in the penalty area.
- DENIED!!! @TimMelia28 stops the PK and the rebound attempt!!!
- 16' Penalty coming for D.C. United. Referee Sibiga claims Melia took out Buscher.
- Bill Hamid. Wow. What a save off the Feilhaber free kick. #DCvSKC https://t.co/H8kF1uj3Mf
- 14' EVEN CLOSER! Feilhaber lines up a free kick from 20 yards and it's heading for the top corner before Hamid's intervention. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 14'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
- 14'Attempt saved. Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 13'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13'Foul by Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United).
- 13'Attempt saved. Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Seth Sinovic.
- 13' CLOSE! Gerso and Sinovic link up down the left and the former bursts into the box and sees his shot saved by Hamid. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 13' CLOSE! Gerso and Sinovic link up down the left and the latter bursts into the box and sees his shot saved by Hamid. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 12'Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza tries a through ball, but Jimmy Medranda is caught offside.
- 10' HUGE CHANCE! Dwyer towers over Franklin to gets his head on Gerso's cross, but it flies just over. We'll take more of that! 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 10'Attempt missed. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gerso Fernandes with a cross.
- 10'Foul by Patrick Mullins (D.C. United).
- 10'Ilie Sánchez (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Attempt saved. Patrick Mullins (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Nyarko.
- 9' First save of 2017 for Melia as Nyarko sets up Mullins whose low shot is safely held. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 8' D.C. pushes forward down the left and Nyarko whips in a low cross but Besler is there to knock it away. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- @CharTyson it's so good to be back in your life
- @_capable_storm the matchcenter is on the front page of the app.
- 6'Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Foul by Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 5'Stoppage over. They are ready to continue.
- 4'Stoppage in match Jared Jeffrey (D.C. United) because of an injury.
- 4'Attempt blocked. Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerso Fernandes.
- 4' Break in play as Feilhaber's effort is blocked by Jeffrey's... Let's say delicate area. He requires some treatment. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 3' Dangerous... Besler has his pocket picked at the back and Buscher sees his shot well blocked by Ilie. 0-0 #DCvSKC
- 3'Foul by Marcelo Sarvas (D.C. United).
- 3'Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'Attempt blocked. Julian Buescher (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Mullins.
- 2'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Taylor Kemp.
- AND THE 2017 SEASON IS UNDER WAY! Watch #SportingKC on @FSKansasCity and FOX Sports GO app. #DCvSKC https://t.co/Ekh2xF71rg
- 1' It's been 129 long, grueling, happy, exciting, frustrating and #SportingKC-less days. But we're back. @Ddwyer14 gets us underway #DCvSKC
- First Half begins.
CHANCE: Gerso Fernandes powers a shot high
SAVE: Bill Hamid knocks away a Dom Dwyer knuckler
CHANCE: Jimmy Medranda fires a rocket just wide
SAVES: Three SKC players make goal-line saves during a corner sequence
PK SAVE: Tim Melia denies both Marcelo Sarvas and Patrick Mullins
PENALTY: Tim Melia takes down Julian Buscher in the box
SAVE: Bill Hamid soars across the goal to deny Benny Feilhaber's free kick
CHANCE: Dom Dwyer finds an open header but sends it over the bar
CHANCE: Julian Buscher's close-range shot is blocked by Ilie Sanchez
- @jamesmlarson @dish Did you try 418 or 440-455?
- View photoGame on at RFK Stadium. #DCvSKC starts now. Follow along: https://t.co/6r0hV042MJ https://t.co/PPGM7ydjaP
- Moments away from the big show. Keep it locked here ⬇️ for the essentials. #DCvSKC 📺 @FSKansasCity 📻 @SportsRadio810 📱 Uphoria
- View photoThis is where the hard work counts. 2017 is our time. Let's get it! #DCU #unmatched https://t.co/stwYGxeM95
- 💙💙💙💙💙 https://t.co/jWYKs7szmv
- @Viper6Ancient We are on FOX Sports Kansas City https://t.co/q6hJZ0qtk0
- Patrick Mullins leads the line for @dcunited, having scored eight goals in 14 games for D.C. last season following a midseason trade.
- @laramsfan1966 FOX Sports KC/Midwest Plus
- View photoThis guy? He has one goal and four assists against @dcunited all-time. Oh, and he's starting at right back. #DCvSKC https://t.co/Zqzgf6sJaj
- At the heart of the defense, @MattBesler & @ikeopara line up alongside one another. The pair started together twic… https://t.co/anRxcFi0o6
- View photo. @BillHamid28 getting warm on a cold night in DC. Just about that time! #DCvSKC https://t.co/y4uW9bfmPP
- Warming up for the season opener #DCvSKC https://t.co/qYjbozOnCJ
- View photoFlanking Dwyer tonight is debutant @ge7fe and @jimmymedranda. These guys are quick ⚡️ #DCvSKC https://t.co/vPvLzNavKR
- View photoDespite sitting out the preseason finale with knocks, both @Ddwyer14 and @iliesanchez are cleared to start tonight 💪 https://t.co/KrlUYeN93g
- @ChrisWalker_14 congrats to your brother!
- View photoThe squad is in DC tonight to kick off the 2017 ⚽ season. Where are you watching #DCvSKC? #WeTogether https://t.co/QtrXTSa2LV
- AW YEAH #SKCNATION, THIS IS IT! https://t.co/J1dQutDufh
- View photo#DCU Starting XI for final Home Opener at RFK! #MLSisBack | #DCvSKC Matchcenter: https://t.co/sInSUCBLsF https://t.co/RZ5ile44St
- The first #SportingKC starting XI of 2017. #DCvSKC 📺 coverage begins at 5:30pm on @FSKansasCity and FOX Sports GO!… https://t.co/ereKfWckKv
- View photo#DCU host @Ddwyer14 and @SportingKC for a Week 1 clash. Match preview: https://t.co/3ZvOO7oIfl #DCvSKC https://t.co/7zbWY4sn6m
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Goals and Assists
None
Disciplinary
| 37' | | Seth Sinovic Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 54' | | Sean Franklin Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 64' | | Rob Vincent Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 72' | | Roger Espinoza Reason: Unsporting Behavior |
Substitutions
| 61' | | Rob Vincent Julian BuescherM |
| 69' | | José Guillermo Ortiz Patrick MullinsF |
| 76' | | Lamar Neagle Lloyd SamM |
Match Information
MLS at RFK Stadium
Washington, DC
Attendance 18268
Weather Clear
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