Match Thread
Match Thread: Sporting KC at LA Galaxy 9-27-25
Sporting KC on road to face the Galaxy in battle of the bottom of the West
Sporting Kansas City at LA Galaxy
Location:Dignity Health Sports Park | Carson, CA
Officials:
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant ref: Felisha Mariscal
Assistant ref: Jeffrey Greeson
4th official: Matt Thompson
VAR: Alyssa Pennington
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Sporting Kansas City
7-18-6, 27 points
(4-7-4 home; 3-10-2 away)
14th in MLS Western Conference
Head Coach: Kerry Zavagnin (Interim)
Leading scorers: Jovelic (17 G, 2 A), Salloi (7 G, 4 A), Garcia (2G, 9A) Thommy (4G, 4A)
Availability Report:
Andrew Brody – Quad (Out)
Manu Garcia – Quad (Out)
Tim Leibold – Chest (Out)
Erik Thommy – Groin (Questionable)
Tonight’s squad in Carson 📝 pic.twitter.com/pLQleIoEKu
— Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) September 28, 2025
LA Galaxy
4-17-9, 21 points
(4-8-2 home; 0-9-7 away)
15th in MLS Western Conference
Head Coach: Greg Vanney
Leading scorers: Reus (5 G, 9 A), Pec (4 G, 6 A), Paintsil (6 G, 4A)
Availability Report:
Odin Holm – Leg (Out)
Igor Jesus – Knee (Out)
Aaron Long – Achilles (Out)
Timothy Tillman – Suspended (Out)
The Starting XI 💫
📰: https://t.co/OR6ReADlB4 | @ModeloUSA pic.twitter.com/mzcbBH8mdx
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) September 28, 2025
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Wooden Spoon Baby!
Entertaining at least.
I mean, this has to be the easiest hat trick i’ve ever seen. One good goal and two tap-ins.
I feel like 70% of our goals against are cutbacks. The amount of times we don’t follow runners is wild.
Defensively organized is not how we would describe this team.
The more I watch this team, the more it’s clear that only Miller, Ndenbe, Pulskamp, and maybe Voloder should be back. Everyone else can go, and SKC should bring in players to challenge the guys they keep.
Toye puts in an effort. How would you feel about bringing him back?
You know, I actually forgot about him. Yep, I would bring him back. He’s a good backup striker for the MLS, and you know what you get from him. He’s gonna make runs, press the ball, and get the occasional goal.
Sporting is a hard watch. I cannot imagine it would be an enticing job for a manager or chief of soccer operations.