MLS
Sporting KCSKC
3
FINAL
0
SeattleSEA
Match Timeline
- Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
We're back in first after another dominant performance over #SoundersFC at home. #WeTogether https://t.co/u3dpxy2X70- @ZachIsHere Anything for you.
- @alecko11 Thanks, Alecko!
- @juliermasson Thanks for coming!
- TUNE IN: @b_feilhaber22 joins The Final Whistle Postgame Show on @SportsRadio810 to discuss to tonight's 3-0 win over Seattle.
For one night at least, Gerso is a rockstar in KC. #SportingKC #SKCvSEA- .@ge7fe provided the 🔥 power but @TimMelia28 and the #SportingKC backline just earned their seventh shutout of the… https://t.co/ML7nsATIr0
- View photoTHERE'S THE FINAL WHISTLE! THREE GOALS FROM GERSO LEADS TO THREE POINTS FOR #SPORTINGKC! #WeTogether https://t.co/KhAuMuY54x
FINAL | 0-3 #SKCvSEA Sporting Kansas City defeats the Seattle Sounders at Children's Mercy Park.
GOAL: Relentless Gerso Fernandes hustles for a brace
GOAL: Gerso Fernandes streaks a ball past Frei
4-Minute Highlights | Sporting KC 3-0 Seattle Sounders | 4-minute Highlights
Highlights | Sporting KC 3-0 Seattle Sounders | 2-minute Highlights
GOAL: Gerso Fernandes nets his hat trick
CHANCE: Ike Opara heads close on goal
SAVE: Tim Melia makes a great save on Alvaro Fernandez
CHANCE: Jordan Morris skies a shot over the goal- 90'+3'Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
FINAL: @SoundersFC 0, @SportingKC 3 Gerso's second half hat trick dooms Seattle. We return home Saturday to face… https://t.co/viGmTlyikE- Two straight trips to KC, #Sounders leave with a 3-0 defeat, though this one with slightly different consequences. #SportingKC #SKCvSEA
- 92' The Sounders are down 3-0 in extra time and Lodeiro is still running at full speed. Man, that guy loves to play.
- View photoFinal @usbank sub for #SportingKC as @b_feilhaber22 exits the match to a huge applause. #SKCvSEA https://t.co/9xnmftSsb0
- 90'+1'Attempt missed. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilie Sánchez.
- 90'+1'Foul by Soni Mustivar (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+1'Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'Attempt saved. Seyi Adekoya (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 90' Adekoya almost opens his account! His header is corralled by Melia.
- 89'Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89'Foul by Soni Mustivar (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89'
F#20Daniel SalloiMBenny Feilhaber - 88'
Attempt saved. Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber with a through ball. - 88' Big save by Frei! Dwyer flubs a chance on a breakaway, and Frei goes down to avert the danger.
Sigi watching this game and thinking: "Not so easy, is it?" #SKCvSEA- 87'Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85'Foul by Tony Alfaro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 85'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- View photoTwo @usbank subs for #SportingKC as Peter Vermes looks to close out the match in front of another sell-out crowd. https://t.co/PXNxNBlNCu
- 85'
DTony Alfaro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 85' Tony Alfaro cautioned.
- 83'M#7Latif BlessingF#12Gerso Fernandes
- 82'Hand ball by Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC).
- Gigantic standing ovation for Gerso as he exits the game in the 83rd minute. Deservedly so, hat trick and all that. #SportingKC #SKCvSEA
- 81'Attempt missed. Seyi Adekoya (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Brad Evans.
- 82' Delem nearly opens his MLS account! But his shot is just wide of the far post.
- Otherwise known as The Diop Game 😉 https://t.co/GiJcViRKVb
- 80'Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80'Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- View photoHere comes @brad_evans3 making his second appearance of the season. #SKCvSEA https://t.co/ou34svKMfA
- Evans comes in and is playing right back, while Delem moves to left back after Fisher's exit.
- Blessing up next. #SportingKC #SKCvSEA
- 79'MSoni MustivarFJimmy Medranda
- Twitter went down for me for a couple minutes, and in that time, Jordan Morris scored, but he was whistled offside. Still 0-3 #SKCvSEA
- Like clockwork, Mustivar about to come on for #SportingKC. 78 minutes gone. #SKCvSEA
- 78'D-MBrad EvansD#91Oniel Fisher
- 77'Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
- 77'Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78' Sounders Sub: IN: Brad Evans OUT: Oniel Fisher
- 77'F#12Seyi AdekoyaM#13Jordan Morris
- 76'Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 77' Sounders Sub: IN: Seyi Adekoya OUT: Jordan Morris
- 75'
Attempt saved. Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber. - Seyi Adekoya is about to make his first-team debut momentarily.
- 74'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
- Seyi Adekoya will be making his first-team debut momentarily.
It's a 14-minute hat trick for Gerso! #SKCvSEA https://t.co/Hs2kWdnxak- 72'Attempt missed. Jimmy Medranda (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 72'Attempt blocked. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber.
- Tonight's attendance at Children's Mercy Park is 20,139.
- 72' Sounders Sub: IN: Harry Shipp OUT: Gustav Svensson
- 72'MHarry ShippM#4Gustav Svensson
- 71' Dwyer almost gets on the scoresheet, but a great defensive effort from Fisher breaks it up.
- Harry Shipp is going to be checking in shortly.
- Goal Sporting KC. Gerso completes his hat trick and it's 3-0. Nightmare second half for Seattle. #SKCvSEA
- View photoAND THERE'S THE HAT TRICK FOR GERSO!!! THIS MAN CANNOT BE STOPPED!!! https://t.co/kcmKRv8M9s
- 69'3 - 0F#12GOAL: Gerso FernandesGoals this Season: 5
- 68'Foul by Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City).
- 68'Álvaro Fernández (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67'Attempt missed. Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 67'Foul by Tony Alfaro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 67'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69' Goal SKC. Gerso hat trick off a feed from Graham Zusi. 0-3 #SKCvSEA
- Gerso hat trick. I don't even know, guys. #SportingKC #SKCvSEA
- View photo.@ge7fe's second of the night has #SportingKC ahead midway through the second half. 2-0 #SKCvSEA https://t.co/qAY9HjQo3j
- 66'Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dominic Dwyer tries a through ball, but Ike Opara is caught offside.
- 65'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jordy Delem.
- @rockdmb Gerso came up with that himself and uses it often on social media.
- 63'Attempt saved. Álvaro Fernández (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 63' CHANCE! Left-footed shot from Flaco is cleaned up by Melia, who dives down to his left.
- Make it ✌️ for Gerso! #SKCvSEA https://t.co/6fkym0nFXO
- Me in work chat, after Gerso's 1st goal: "That could open the gates, if SEA have to chase with a janky back line." #Prophetic #SKCvSEA
- View photoThat goal was within the @GreatClips magic minutes which means everyone gets a FREE haircut!!! https://t.co/KUUz3tL0jM
- 58'Gerso Fernandes (Sporting Kansas City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda with a cross.
- Goal Sporting KC. Gerso cleans it up after initially hitting the post and it's 2-0. #SKCvSEA
- 58' Goal SKC. Gerso hits the post and then scores on the rebound. 0-2 #SKCvSEA
- 58'2 - 0F#12GOAL: Gerso FernandesGoals this Season: 4
- 57'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57'Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- Goal Sporting KC. Gerso slips it in the near corner off the set piece against the run of play. SKC leads 1-0 in the 56th minute. #SKCvSEA
- 56'1 - 0F#12GOAL: Gerso FernandesGoals this Season: 3
- 55'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 55'Attempt saved. Ike Opara (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber with a cross.
- Frei gets up to stop a blast, gets caught flat-footed by a roller. #SKCvSEA
- View photoGOOOOAAAALLLL!!! GERSO PUTS #SPORTINGKC AHEAD IN THE 56TH MINUTE!!! https://t.co/axrq9aoMcD
- 0 shots for 53 minutes. Then 3 shots in 90 seconds. #SportingKC go 1-0 up. Gerso. #SKCvSEA
- 56' And just like that, goal SKC. Gerso off the corner. Welp. 0-1. #SKCvSEA
- 54'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Chad Marshall.
- 55' WHAT A SAVE BY FREI! Header off the corner is a good one and Frei paws it over the net with one hand. Deep breath.
- 53'Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber with a headed pass.
- 54' Corner coming for SKC. No. 2 of the evening for them.
- 53' Even start to the second half as neither team is able to generate any real chances so far. This one has the feeling of a late winner.
- 53' — #SportingKC took a shot, their first of the night. Roger Espinoza hit it 20 yards over the goal. #SKCvSEA
- Forgot to note that the other team in the Media Game was Tottenham Icy Hotspur. #SKCvSEA
- 48'Attempt blocked. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustav Svensson.
- 47'Foul by Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 47'Álvaro Fernández (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46' And the second half is underway in KC! 0-0 #SKCvSEA
- View photoShots are 5-0 to @SoundersFC at half including this effort just before the whistle from @CristianRoldan. #SKCvSEA https://t.co/sHSfEpsr13
- View photoAt halftime of #SKCvSEA, they are holding their Celebrity Media Game lol. It is ... entertaining. https://t.co/OOx1sOHRf0
- View photoAll to play for in the second half as we're scoreless at the break. #SKCvSEA https://t.co/4pJ58wVBKg
- HALF: @SoundersFC 0, @SportingKC 0 Strong first half from the boys who nearly find the opener just before halftim… https://t.co/nBBpCmZu7L
- From Melia to Media. Change one letter and you get a 99 percent downgrade in on-pitch talent. #SKCvSEA
- HT: These @TimMelia28 saves are becoming a weekly thing. It's scoreless at the break. #SKCvSEA https://t.co/aFzjl6siR6
- HT' — #SportingKC have not yet taken a shot in this game. #SKCvSEA
- @TraceThompson_7 Almost!
- Thoughts on the first 45 minutes? Sounders holding their own at Children's Mercy Park.
- Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45'+1'First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- HALFTIME | 0-0 #SKCvSEA What a flurry of chances for the Sounders at the end of the half. Really encouraging performance.
- View photoSeattle nearly takes the lead just before halftime! What a ball from J-Mo to Flaco. #SKCvSEA https://t.co/lJX27LIyfJ
- 45'Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordy Delem.
- 45'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Seth Sinovic.
- 45'Attempt blocked. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'Attempt saved. Álvaro Fernández (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- View photoTelling halftime sub for Sporting, who definitely need to shoot more: #SKCvSEA https://t.co/9GtCGTbGs8
- Tim Melia, man. Dude feels like he's worth about 1.5 goals per game all on his own. #SportingKC #SKCvSEA
- Melia needs a cape on that kit tonight. Scoreless at the half. #SKCvSEA
- 45' ROLDAN ALMOST. His screamer is parried away by a great save from Melia. What a sequence to end the half for Seattle. Positive.
- ANOTHER SAVE BY MELIA!!! THIS MAN IS ON FIRE!!!
- 44'Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
- 45' WHAT A CHANCE! Flaco fires a shot that Melia has to kick-save away and Bruin's header is deflected wide for a corner.
- HUUUUUUUUGE SAVE BY MELIA!!! #SKCvSEA
- 44' Another good Sounders build-up is negated by offside, despite putting the ball in the back of the net after the whistle. Closer.
- 41'Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- You know that one dude you play Risk against who puts a couple of armies on every continent and never gets much of anything going? #SKCvSEA
- 35'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Chad Marshall.
- 42' — These teams have taken 2 shots between them, both by Seattle. I am typing this in my sleep. #SportingKC #SKCvSEA
- 41' Morris has a hit from 30 yards out, but it's over the bar. Good to see Jordan look to shoot, even from distance.
- Sporting need less chess, more Tony Montana with a snootful and a little friend. #SKCvSEA
- 37' Couple scares in the back recently, but the defense has looked incredibly composed out there this evening and snuffed them out.
- View photoDelem with the HUGE defensive header! --> https://t.co/nXJE5nl0lW https://t.co/4sG7gXblfC
- 29'Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'
Foul by Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City). 
- 23'Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
- 25' Holy smokes, Cristian Roldan just played the most delightful of chipped through balls to Flaco, but it's a hair out of his reach.
- 24' Sounders very calm in control of the ball in the final third. Strong start to this first half on the road.
- Sounders miffed by flag. After last November, they were under the impression that they'd always get away with being offside. #SKCvSEA
- 22'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ike Opara.
- @CJEidson who is your cable provider?
- 23' Sounders try and go cheeky on a training-ground corner kick, but Lodeiro is justtt offside on the pass back to him.
- 19'Dominic Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19'Foul by Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 22' Morris is in attack mode here tonight. He gets a pass from Lodeiro and shimmies to the end line and earns a corner. Love it.
- 20' SKC's training-ground free kick goes awry and out of play for a goal kick.
- 20' Svensson whistled for a foul about 35 yards from goal. SKC free kick coming.
- 18' Sounders with some good build-up play in the attacking third. Lodeiro per usual leading the charge, weaving in and out of pockets.
- No scoreboard clock at #SKCvSEA. It's '90s Throwback Night -- 1890s.
- View photoNico with the chance denied by Melia. Strong start from the boys. --> https://t.co/nXJE5nl0lW https://t.co/QxcWPrOADi
- @SeattleStrong Yeahhhh....15th now.
- 12'Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 12'
Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Bruin. - I might have written something earlier this week about not giving Lodeiro the ball in dangerous spots. Big by Melia to deny. #SKCvSEA
- 12' NICO CHANCE! A great ball from Bruin sends Lodeiro through on the right, but his shot is parried wide for a corner kick.
- 9'Foul by Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City).
- 9'Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9' Feilhaber whistled for hands to the face on Cristian Roldan. Gutty play by CR7 there cutting off Benny's angle.
- 3'Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3'Foul by Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 9' Feilhaber whistled for hands to the face on Cristian Roldan. Gutty play by CR7 there cutting of Benny's angle.
- 7' MORRIS VERY NEARLY GIVES US THE LEAD. He tears down the left wing and his shot is justtttt past the far post.
- @krystaljumps it's the first and last initials of our coaches and support staff. He is one of our equipment managers.
- 4' Feilhaber's ensuing free kick is hit out of play for a goal kick. Nothin' doin'.
- 3' Jordy Delem issued a caution for a tackle on the sideline.
- 3'D#8Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- First Half begins.
CHANCE: Dom Dwyer fails to convert 1v1
CHANCE: Jordy Delem shoots across the entire goal- MLS Commissioner Don Garber's letter to fans ahead of the 2018 season
CHANCE: Dom Dwyer attempt stopped by Oniel Fisher
CHANCE: Seattle Sounders FC force a save from Tim Melia
BLOCK: Jordy Delem heads away Dom Dwyer's attempt
CHANCE: Nicolas Lodeiro runs through on goal
CHANCE: Jordan Morris shoots just wide of goal- GAME ON! You can watch tonight's #SKCvSEA match on @FSKansasCity Plus and the FOX Sports GO app. https://t.co/detuJSXpd8
- 1' AND WE'RE UNDERWAY IN KC! Let's go, lads! #SKCvSEA
- View photoAnother full house in the Midwest. #SKCvSEA starts now: https://t.co/13oeax7PuH https://t.co/Ef6qFmaOcN
- Moments from kickoff here! #SKCvSEA
- View photoIt's game time in Kansas City! Watch #SKCvSEA on JoeTV or listen right here --> https://t.co/KQozAZ2afk https://t.co/SoHcqUf2ll
- @PaulDaButcher @KansasBand @JOEtvSEA One is playing a soccer game tonight. The other is a band. Easy choice.
- Not all heroes wear capes, wow, that was beautiful. ❤️ https://t.co/DkyZjQTVAE
- I like the way you think. https://t.co/5voTV6PqKt
- You're better than this, Neil. (It is its own category, don't @ me.) https://t.co/YbfNOhYhMY
- #SportingKC returns home to face a struggling #Sounders side. Catch #SKCvSEA at 8:30 ET on MLS LIVE:… https://t.co/wbu69EHRut
- @LorenzoOly360 Nice! Just a note, tonight the broadcast will not be available natively on the app, simply click thr… https://t.co/YJMW4bXZ5y
- *crosses fingers* https://t.co/tUBRbjscfg
- Still out with a hamstring injury. https://t.co/XQfOA0c9Ot
- @jdierks Oh, procrastinate I shall.
- If Deuce comes off the bench and scores four goals, I will name my first born son or daughter Clinton. https://t.co/9rbwnYA9GE
- HERE IT IS! Your @Ford #SportingKC starting XI for tonight's match vs. @SoundersFC. Kickoff at 7:30pm on… https://t.co/NqcD1bzUet
- View photoLINEUP NOTES: Brian Schmetzer makes four changes from Saturday. READ | https://t.co/cFw3GOQcmd https://t.co/U0udFVXhND
- OK, folks. Thoughts, predictions, senseless rambling? Let's have it.
- Oniel Fisher (hamstring) makes his first appearance since April 14, while Jordy Delem returns to the Starting XI after his suspension.
- Clint Dempsey is healthy and is on the bench tonight. Brian Schmetzer has opted to rest the 34-year-old with three matches in eight days.
- Captain Osvaldo Alonso is out tonight with right quad tightness. Nicolas Lodeiro will wear the armband.
- @SoundersFC @Delta SUBS: Miller Evans Nouhou Mathers Shipp Adekoya Dempsey
- View photoHere's your @SoundersFC starting XI vs @SportingKC pres. by @Delta! Watch live on JoeTV at 5:30PM! #SKCvSEA https://t.co/0VNkynCdkX
- Your @SoundersFC Starting XI, presented by @Delta: Frei Delem Alfaro Marshall Fisher Svensson Roldan Fernandez Lodeiro (C) Morris Bruin
- @harleyota Very, very soon :) More to come tomorrow.
- Kickoff should be shortly after 5:30 p.m. PT! https://t.co/DinvIGFrGT
- You can't type while "No Diggity" is playing. https://t.co/yXuiKfRSlo
- Very. It's like addressing yourself in third person, which Ryan never does, it weirds him out. https://t.co/27EgzYT5Ex
- I'm a slow typer, just... OK? https://t.co/gqWu6GsS2R
- Hello hello, @RyanKras here on a gorgeous evening in Kansas City. Let's soccer tonight, shall we? Lineups in 15 minutes!
- @DrinktheYETI Correct.
- 1360AM El Rey tonight! https://t.co/SdXlNz9Hxi
- There's no English 📻 broadcast tonight so listen to #SKCvSEA on https://t.co/e4EQdt7gz5! 📱:… https://t.co/rzJ4uRI0BI
- View photoHanging around the Sporting Plaza? Stop by the @DriveToyota booth and grab a pair of #LetsGoTeamwork Soccer Socks! https://t.co/hZdLuOAD3b
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Goals and Assists
| 56' | | Gerso Fernandes |
| 58' | | Gerso Fernandes |
| 69' | | Gerso Fernandes Assisted By: Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber |
Disciplinary
| 3' | | Jordy Delem Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 85' | | Tony Alfaro Reason: Unsporting Behavior |
Substitutions
| 72' | | Harry Shipp Gustav SvenssonM |
| 77' | | Seyi Adekoya Jordan MorrisM |
| 78' | | Brad Evans Oniel FisherD |
| 79' | | Soni Mustivar Jimmy MedrandaF |
| 83' | | Latif Blessing Gerso FernandesF |
| 89' | | Daniel Salloi Benny FeilhaberM |
Match Information
MLS at Children's Mercy Park
Kansas City, KS
Attendance 20139
Weather Clear
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