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Sporting Kansas City vs FC Cincinnati Match Thread
Sporting KC starts their 2023 Leagues Cup campaign with a trip to Eastern Conference leading FC Cincinnati
Sporting Kansas City vs FC Cincinnati
Time: 6:30 pm CST
Location: TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
How to Watch: Apple TV MLS Live
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Sporting Kansas City
0-0-0, 0 points
Head Coach: Peter Vermes (15th season)
Injury Report: OUT: Tim Melia (quad), OUT: Kortne Ford (Achilles surgery), OUT: Graham Zusi (hamstring), OUT: Felipe Hernandez (hamstring), OUT: Willy Agada (tibia stress fracture)
FC Cincinnati
0-0-0, 0 points
Head Coach: Pat Noonan (2nd season)
Injury Report: OUT: Gerardo Valenzuela (quad), OUT: Dominique Badji (quad), QUESTIONABLE: Yuya Kubo (hamstring)
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what is the deal with no salloi?
Game day decision, groin injury.
Apparently that’s the deal. Shelton should’ve been trying to pass to opposition players all along…
THANK YOU CINCY
I Gotta say that the cross from Shelton there was a beauty. That was going to be perfect for Pulido
Umm…Incredible finish!
Who needs Messi when you have Leagues Cup Sporting KC
Kinda > Messi
I only wish this was league play.
OK, who rewound time to the 2018 versions of these teams?
Rosero!
I hate that this team being up 2-0 12 minutes in is not giving me enough peace of mind.
I’m telling myself this is their scoring pace, not their total.
I’d feel a lot better if they can get at least one more.
Your instincts are correct at least 🙁
While I saw an implosion coming, I certainly didn’t see it like this.
Two big stops for Pulskamp already.
Wow. What a choice by Pulido.
Just devastating. I can see the provocation but there’s just absolutely no excuse for a violent head-butt like that. You have to be a pro in that situation. And what a hole he just put SKC in, tonight, and next match.
Good thing SKC are known for their solid defense.
Leading with the head is unforgivable.
I suspect he’ll get more than one game.
100% a red to Pulido, but that should absolutely be a 2nd yellow for Mosquera.
Yup. In what world was that an acceptable response?
I’m glad they curbed my blossoming excitement about being able to compete this season/tournament.
Being a Sporting fan means a never ending lesson in managing expectations.
It’s like dealing with kids. Switching between pride and praise to “what the hell was that?” Every two seconds.
What in the world Pulido?!
And not a minute until Sporting concedes. From a set piece, of course.
Whelp, we didn’t want an easy game. How does Pulido do that?
Welp that was quick. That was a fun 30 minutes though
This team is such a disappointment
sucks…
I’ve seen this story line before…. 2 up and then give it up
This team is pure pain, feel like every game is just the Herm Edwards era of the Chiefs
2 goals for Sporting in 10 minutes, Pulido red card for a headbutt, we give up an OG immediately after the sending off, and a weather delay. Can’t say I had any of those on my bingo card tonight
i guess i get why it’s an OG technically, but it still seems pretty harsh to call it that for Pulskamp
Agreed, it was unlucky for him. It looks like Walter was supposed to be marking the guy and completely lost track of him in the box.
On another note, how many tickets will be tried to be sold back or lost now that Pulido won’t be playing this week. Have a feeling a lot of the Mexican folk that wanted to see him play will be pissed
In fairness, anyone who wanted to see Pulido play could go to any SKC home or road game. I’d think that Chivas fans would be coming to see their team, period, not just Pulido. He might be a bonus if they otherwise wouldn’t attend an SKC match, but would his absence really cause lots of folk to not come at all? He’s not THAT big a star.
Ah that seems so out of character for Pulido. Why headbutt him? If he had just pushed him back with one arm the same way he got pushed, the ref would’ve let it go (probably), but a headbutt? Cmon man.
Right? He’s one of the last guys out of this group I’d think would pop off like that.
Yeah, I just can’t fathom it. Seems wildly out of character for him. Did the FCC player say something? It didn’t look like it on the replay. Not trying to make excuses, just really confused about the level of aggression there.
Maybe I’m biased, but in watching the replays it looks like he’s trying to get in the guy’s face, but then the Cincy player is also coming at him so when Pulido lunges forward, he head butts the guy. Still definitely a red and a bad decision on Pulido’s part, but I think there’s a lot more theatrics going on there than a violent head butt from Pulido.
Honestly, the more and more I watch the replay, I think your right. I don’t think Pulido was trying to intentionally hurt him. I think he was trying to get his head into his chest with his head down and didn’t really notice Mosquera was coming towards him.
I agree with you.
I’d like to think you’re right, if nothing else because it’s more in character for Pulido. I’m not sure how to read his body language afterward. He doesn’t look angry at all, almost confused, which fits your theory.
i mean the Cincy guy just randomly hit him…that wasn’t a “soccer play” either…
We’ll miss Pulido against Chivas… But how’s Agada been? Any chance he’ll be available?
Injured.
I hate that the refs are so willing to let players push and shove eachother after plays like the player under pulido. if they would just pull immediate yellows, it would stop. when they made taking off your shirt a yellow, it mostly exited the game, and players only do it when it is “worth” it. the same could be done for after play bumping and shoving. if they would just pull the yellow, the players would stop doing it. yes, at first it would seem extreme, then it would dissappear.
I really don’t know why the Cinci player didn’t get a yellow. I agree with the red of course, but why’d the Cinci player get nothing? You can shove a guy as long as they retaliate worse?
He was already on a yellow, which in theory should put him on thin ice, but oddly it seems like a yellow often buys a player more leeway, especially if it’s early in the game
Which is wild because there is no “2nd yellow” rule in the laws of the game. I’d like to see another official call mandatory yellows, and have them called consistently across all games. Maybe a NY style review like MLB for all games.
It’s still early, but so far FIFA Women’s World Cup has done a much better job of AR/VAR calling tight technical calls according to the rules.
I see your point but pushing happens 1,000 times in a game almost always without incident…but you can’t respond by lunging forward like that, even though I don’t think he intended to headbutt the dude in the face. He could have just pushed back and the skirmish would have been broken up by the ref and everyone moves on…ideally he would have not retaliated in any way, but I understand emotions run hot in the heat of the game
I agree that it happens so much, and my critique isn’t specific to this play.
but if you look at this play, yhe Cincinnati guy doesn’t shove if he know he would get a 2nd yellow, and pulido doen’t jump up/at him the same way if knows that a retaliation gets him a yellow. then there is nothing for the ref to break up. This wouldn’t happen overnight, or maybe even in one season, but if there was a true no tolerance commitment, it would be significantly reduced.
I would just like to see it treated a little more seriously when players are making non-soccer contact after plays. players consistently do what they can get away with, and it has been shown that an after play shove usually won’t cost you anything. I’m pretty sure they did it a few years back in the NBA, and everyone got mad, but then a significant amount of the after play pushing went away, and now no one remembers it
Ahh gotcha, I was only looking at it from the context of the Pulido red, but yeah I tend to agree with you in a broad sense that a crackdown would help to clean things up
If i’m making a substitution, I think its got to be Kayden Pierre for Shelton. It may sound crazy, but Pierre is better in defense and will play more aggressively on the counter. Shelton is essentially playing a wingback role anyways so why not play an actual wingback.
Matt Miazga coming in for FC Cinncy means at some point, they are going to start lumping crosses into the box. PV might need a counter for that.
What is Thommy doing on this PK? He’s lucky we didn’t get that called back for him running into the box like that. Glad we’re back on top though. Definitely wasn’t expecting that.
Am I seeing things, or have we been getting the stadium light celebration sequence for all of our goals? Thought that was only meant for when Cincinnati scores lol
How is Fontas giving his man 5 yards of free space directly in front of goal every sequence?
does not enjoy being close to gross, sweaty dudes (understandable)
Someone needs to be in Acosta’s face
Khiry!!! Cmon man!
Does Tzionis get that? Good chance. But also, I won’t crap on Khiry, he’s honestly had a decent night. Still shouldn’t be in the contract he’s on, but he’s better than he has been.
He’s oddly been really solid in that wingback role in the second half, but man….one on one with the keeper. That has to be a goal. Tzionis probably scores that.
Right down the middle..
i’m actually a shelton fan all things considered…but holy shit
one man wall worked….huh
only guy i’ve seen more snake-bitten in front of goal than shelton (any team/league) was connor hallesy
Connor Hallasey! Thats a throwback.
After tonight, I’m not sure how you can justify keeping McIntosh in goal over Pulskamp.
Honestly, i dont think there was ever a great justification for it in the first place.
Sure would have been great if Shelton had put away a shot for once……
Like taxes, can’t count on him or fontas
These announcers really like Cincy and really don’t like us.
😂😂😂😂 downvote. Ok
Also, this ref doesn’t like us much. But the feeling is mutual
Honestly, the ref has done well. Minimal dissent. People warned prior to getting yellows. Bad tackles given yellows after resolution of the play. Calls are pretty consistent as well.
I’m more so referencing Roger getting one for dissent.
Whomever downvoted is a jabroni. 😂😂😂
Roger was walking back and allowed that space at the top of the 18 in the final seconds. Roger also was warned multiple times to clear off. Nah. Don’t trash good officiating.
Who was trashing him? Where did i criticize him at all?
Yeah, gotta disagree with that one. This ref has been pretty fair throughout the game. Not much either team can complain about.
It’s so clear that you and the Murse missed my point.
Your comment seemed like a “biased ref” one. You didn’t mention it was about Roger’s card until later.
A downvote? cmon dude. and what was your point? you said “ref doesn’t like us much” Your clearly critiquing the ref. If no one got your point, it’s because maybe the one you had didn’t make sense.
You’re* 😉
While we are critiquing, there is a period at the end of mutual.
Well played. Are you done or are we going to keep this unnecessary pissing match going?
I was never in a pissing match. You just couldn’t let go of the fact that people disagreed with your comment and had to follow it up with passive aggressiveness. You should work on that. Have a great night.
I’ll add your suggestions to the list. No promises I’ll get to it, douche.
Really? That was uncalled for.
I didn’t criticize the ref. I made a comment after Roger crawled up his ass and got a yellow. Also after watching Vermes lose his shit.
Smh.
wait did they call that handball against davis or rosero??
Rosero
are you for real? i’m pretty sure it was more of a handball against davis if anything
No, rosero moved to extend his elbow to block the shot. Even with arms behind his back he extended his elbow, thus yellow and PK.
Ah, this might be a challenge. I don’t think SKC has many great penalty-takers out there right now.
If there’s any silver lining, I’m honestly shocked that Shelton took the best kick of the bunch.
Harsh penalty but we were getting pummeled by Cincy’s attack over and over, something bad was bound to happen
downvote troll strikes again! if you disagree, say why lol
Someone is really salty tonight. I upvoted you for being a spurs fan and suffering the wrath of the trolllllll
Pulskamp has got to save one of these.
He didn’t come close once unfortunately.
He guessed right on Acosta. Too much pace.
Yeah Pulskamp had to save at least one because you knew someone was going to miss with the usual takers out. I dont even think he went the right way on any of them.
He almost got a hand to Acosta’s. There was just too much power on it
What a joke. It’s truly amazing how jo matter what, we cannot close out a game and continue to let goals slip in the dying seconds.
As they say, we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory
let’s call this one a tie
This further cements fontas sorry self on my book as one of the worst signings. You honestly can’t tell me a guy from swope Park rangers can’t replace him?
Would be curious to know how rare it is to have both a PK goal and OG for each team in a single game
I’m just so tired of watching this team.
SKC was better besides the couple brutal mistakes that lead directly to Cinci goals. Tough way to end a game… reminds me of how I felt watching the 90’s Chiefs in playoff football.
We have one KC team that is never out of a game and can always win and we have another team that is never really in the game and can always find a way to lose; then there are the royals who at this point just seem to be happy that their paychecks are still clearing