Sporting KC
Sporting Kansas City at Minnesota United FC Match Thread
Sporting Kansas City faces a potential six-point swing in the Western Conference as they take on Minnesota United FC
Sporting Kansas City at Minnesota United FC
Time: 7:30 pm CST
Location: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota
How to Watch: Apple TV MLS Live
Line: Sporting KC +230, Minnesota United FC +100, Draw +260
Referee: Tori Penso
The Teams
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Sporting Kansas City
8-9-11, 32 points
12th in the West
Head Coach: Peter Vermes (15th season)
Last 5 (League Play): D-L-W-W-L
Injury Report: OUT: Kortne Ford (Achilles surgery), OUT: Kayden Pierre (hamstring), QUESTIONABLE: Stephen Afrifa (hamstring), QUESTIONABLE: Gadi Kinda (ankle), QUESTIONABLE: Graham Zusi (hamstring), QUESTIONABLE: Johnny Russell (ankle)
Minnesota United FC
9-8-10, 37 points
7th in the West
Head Coach: Adrian Heath (7th season)
Last 5: W-D-W-D-D
Injury Report: OUT: Ryen Jiba (knee), OUT: Robin Lod (knee), OUT: Kervin Arriaga (knee)
Ike Opara Departs SKC II and the Team has Just Six Players
Sporting KC signs Cielo Tschantret as a Homegrown Player
Vlatko Andonovski steps away from coaching to focus on Global Sporting Director
Jereko Signs Permanent Deal with HB Køge
Opinion: The “Winter” MLS Schedule is the Right Move
Hailie Mace Says Goodbye to Kansas City and the Current
KC Current’s NWSL Shield-winning season ends vs. Gotham
MLS Schedule and Apple TV changes
Vlatko Andonovski steps away from coaching to focus on Global Sporting Director
Very interesting to me that Gutierrez didn’t even make the bench, after starting these last few games. He hasn’t been playing well, so I’m not complaining, just find it interesting.
Also no Zusi? Or Tzionis? Very interesting bench tonight.
The video board with the soccer ball is VERY annoying
Great save from Melia. I hate to see Reynoso look good like that. guy still shouldn’t be allowed in MLS.
SKC are just sloppy in the attacking half. Consistently playing the wrong pass or not playing a pass at all and getting the ball taken off them. Not playing in the runs players are making either. Everything is slow and indecisive.
Salloi has not been good enough today. I’d take him off for Kinda OR for Agada and move Thommy to the left and Pulido underneath Agada
Holy shit, Tim Melia!
Why the holy hell is Shelton coming on instead of Agada? Playing for a tie does NOT help us.
KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINDA!
Apparently my feed is a couple minutes slow. I’m here fussing about Shelton and Kinda goes and pulls that out of his hat. Beautiful pass to him, and credit to Shelton for helping set it up.
Once again, we’ve determined that Kinda, is kinda important.
We have got to move on from Fontas this off season
SMASH AND GRAB!!!
Fontas is very lucky tonight. He needs to go!!
Should we have won that game? No. Do I care? Same answer. Unfortunately, this means that SKC is going to string me along to the bitter end when they let me down on the final day, but hey, at least we’re not Colorado!
Side note: Fontas sucks and the only reason he’s still here is because it would’ve looked bad to sign his buddy Radoja and then send him packing. Can’t remember if he got two years guaranteed or if it’s an option, but if it’s the latter, I pray we don’t take it.
I had to settle for watching just the highlights, and all I thought with every one of Minnesota’s chances had something to do with Fontos being old, slow, or terribly positioned.
he was trying to avoid a second yellow which made him look REALLY rough
I know Gadi Kinda is a hero, but a lot of praise should go to Tim Melia. This is why keepers are so important. Melia saved three points this match, because if that Pukki shot goes in, its very possible we lose this match and Kinda doesn’t even get that goal.
Melia’s save was the play of the game in my book. Kinda’s goal was a beautiful cherry on top.