Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake

MLS - MLS Cup - Conference Semi-finals 28 Nov 2021, 20:00
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
1–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
🏟 Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 👤 K. Stott Round Conference Semi-finals

Match report

Real Salt Lake edged past Sporting KC 2-1 in the MLS - MLS Cup - Conference Semi-finals on 28 November 2021.

Real Salt Lake had 11 shots to Sporting KC's 5.

The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas), with K. Stott in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 5 - 11 On target 2 - 5 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 18 - 14 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Bobby Wood
Real Salt Lake · 1 goal
8 Everton Luiz captained the side
7 Johnny Russell 1 goal
7 Anderson Julio 1 goal
7 Timothy Melia 3 saves
First half vs second half
Real Salt Lake came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–4 1–7
Shots On Goal 2–2 0–3
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 0–2 4–3
Attacks 53–48 0–0
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
2 Substitution 3
53 Attacks 48
21 Dangerous Attacks 11
2 On Target 5
2 Off Target 2
5 Shots Total 11
2 Shots On Goal 5
1 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 1
3 Shots Inside Box 8
2 Shots Outside Box 3
18 Fouls 14
4 Corners 5
45% Ball Possession 55%
0 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 1
374 Passes Total 463
281 Passes Accurate 365
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
29 T. Melia
8 G. Zusi 5 N. Isimat-Mirin 3 A. Fontàs 36 L. Martins
54 R. Walter 6 I. Sánchez 17 G. Kinda
7 J. Russell 9 A. Pulido 20 D. Sallói
Real Salt Lake · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Ochoa
22 A. Herrera 15 J. Glad 30 M. Silva 2 A. Brody
25 E. Luiz 6 P. Ruiz
10 J. Menéndez 8 D. Kreilach 16 M. Chang
14 R. Rubin
Sporting KC
Coach
P. Vermes
Substitutes
  • 1 John Pulskamp
  • 4 Roberto Puncec
  • 13 Amadou Dia
  • 28 Cameron Duke
  • 32 José Mauri
  • 15 Roger Espinoza
  • 11 Khiry Shelton
  • 96 Wilson Harris
  • 19 Grayson Barber
Real Salt Lake
Coach
P. Mastroeni
Substitutes
  • 18 Zac MacMath
  • 4 Donny Toia
  • 3 Ashtone Morgan
  • 44 Toni Datkovic
  • 20 Erik Holt
  • 13 Nick Besler
  • 29 Anderson Julio
  • 9 Justin Meram
  • 7 Bobby Wood
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ Justin Meram ↓ M. Chang Real Salt Lake
  • 57' ↑ A. Julio ↓ J. Menéndez Real Salt Lake
  • 71' ↑ R. Espinoza ↓ G. Kinda Sporting KC
  • 71' ↑ B. Wood ↓ R. Méndez Real Salt Lake
  • 73' ↑ K. Shelton ↓ A. Pulido Sporting KC
Cards
  • 49' E. Luiz Real Salt Lake
Head-to-head
Sporting KC 3 3 draws 8 Real Salt Lake
2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City 3 - 1
2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City 2 - 1
2025-06-29 Sporting KC vs Salt Lake 1 - 1
2024-06-20 Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake 3 - 4
2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake vs Sporting KC 1 - 0
2023-07-13 Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake 2 - 2
Recent form
Sporting KC D D D L L
Real Salt Lake L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Sporting KC lost 1-2 against Real Salt Lake on 28 November 2021.
Who won Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Real Salt Lake won the match 2-1.
Where was Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake played?
The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas).
Who had more possession in Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Real Salt Lake had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.