Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake

MLS - Regular Season 27 Mar 2022, 22:00
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
🏟 Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 👤 J. Dickerson Round 6

Match report

Sporting KC edged past Real Salt Lake 1-0 in the MLS - Regular Season on 27 March 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Sporting KC dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 11 shots to Real Salt Lake's 9.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 11 - 9 On target 4 - 2 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 14 - 8 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Johnny Russell
Sporting KC · 1 goal
7 Timothy Melia captained the side
7 Graham Zusi 65 passes (78% accurate)
7 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 70 passes (87% accurate)
7 Andreu Fontàs 85 passes (84% accurate)
First half vs second half
Sporting KC stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 7–3
Shots On Goal 1–3 3–0
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 1–5 3–1
Attacks 52–55 59–53
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
111 Attacks 108
56 Dangerous Attacks 48
4 On Target 2
7 Off Target 8
11 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 8
4 Corners 6
2 Offsides 5
61% Ball Possession 39%
4 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 3
517 Passes Total 318
405 Passes Accurate 205
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
29 T. Melia
8 G. Zusi 5 N. Isimat-Mirin 3 A. Fontàs 2 B. Sweat
15 R. Espinoza 54 R. Walter 21 F. Hernández
7 J. Russell 19 N. Vujnovic 20 D. Sallói
Real Salt Lake · 4-4-2
18 Z. MacMath
2 A. Brody 20 E. Holt 30 M. Silva 21 T. Schmitt
28 J. Loffelsend 12 S. Caldwell 6 P. Ruiz 16 M. Chang
10 S. Córdova 27 J. Menéndez
Sporting KC
Coach
P. Vermes
Substitutes
  • 22 Kendall Mcintosh
  • 24 Kayden Pierre
  • 4 Robert Voloder
  • 48 Kaveh Rad
  • 12 Kortne Ford
  • 25 Ozzie Cisneros
  • 17 Jake Davis
  • 28 Cameron Duke
  • 11 Khiry Shelton
Real Salt Lake
Coach
P. Mastroeni
Substitutes
  • 81 Tomas Gomez
  • 99 Jaziel Orozco
  • 19 Bode Davis
  • 8 Damir Kreilach
  • 25 Everton Luiz
  • 17 Christopher Garcia
  • 14 Rubio Rubin
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Orozco ↓ E. Holt Real Salt Lake
  • 62' ↑ K. Shelton ↓ N. Vujnović Sporting KC
  • 62' ↑ Everton Luiz ↓ S. Caldwell Real Salt Lake
  • 74' ↑ C. Duke ↓ F. Hernández Sporting KC
  • 79' ↑ R. Méndez ↓ M. Chang Real Salt Lake
  • 85' ↑ K. Ford ↓ J. Russell Sporting KC
  • 87' ↑ D. Kreilach ↓ J. Menéndez Real Salt Lake
  • 88' ↑ C. Garcia ↓ J. Löffelsend Real Salt Lake
Cards
  • 7' J. Loffelsend Real Salt Lake
  • 29' A. Brody Real Salt Lake
  • 40' R. Espinoza Sporting KC
  • 45+1' B. Sweat Sporting KC
  • 51' R. Walter Sporting KC
  • 90+3' C. Duke Sporting KC
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 won 1-0 against Real Salt Lake on 27 March 2022.
Who won Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Sporting KC won the match 1-0.
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?
Sporting KC had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.