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Sporting Kansas City at St. Louis City SC Match Thread
Sporting Kansas City faces new foe St. Louis City SC in the first leg of the Western Conference quarterfinals. See how to watch and stream.
Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City SC
Time: 9:00 pm CST
Location: CityPark, St. Louis, Missouri
How to Watch: Apple TV MLS Live, FS1
Line: Sporting KC +220, St. Louis City SC +105, Draw +260
Referee: Ted Unkel
The Teams
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Sporting Kansas City
12-14-8, 44 points
8th in the West
Head Coach: Peter Vermes (15th season)
Last 5 (League Play): L-W-L-W-W
How they got here: Finished 8th in West, defeated San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 in penalties in wild card round
Injury Report: OUT: Kortne Ford (Achilles surgery), OUT: Kayden Pierre (hamstring), QUESTIONABLE: Tim Leibold (groin), QUESTIONABLE: Alan Pulido (foot), QUESTIONABLE: Johnny Russell (groin), QUESTIONABLE: Erik Thommy (calf), QUESTIONABLE: Jake Davis (knee sprain)
St. Louis City SC
17-12-5, 56 points
1st in the West
Head Coach:Â Bradley Carnell (1st season)
Last 5: D-W-W-L-L
Injury Report:Â OUT: Rasmus Alm (sports hernia)
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Very interesting that there’s no Agada on the bench, I would think that energy in the second half, especially with Pulido having played midweek would be a welcome addition. Maybe he’s starting next week?
He was “a late scratch due to illness.”
Sick of PV not playing him?
2 changes from Wednesday.
Freaking. Changes.
Getting some serious Monterrey vibes here. Would like to be wrong.
you were! (not to jinx it)
Shelton?? I would rather see Zusi on the wing. Peter ball at it’s finest!!
Tzionis would be my first go to behind Johnny
It’s going to be a very physical game. Khiry can at least hold up to the physical demands of the bad weather and St. Louis playing like thugs.
I’m very jealous of how loud they are there. Just the “STL” chant is causing my speakers to crackle
Not a problem here, I have my speakers down to 4 so my wife can sleep. This started after my usual bedtime.
what’s up y’all! took a bit of a break from coming, but I’m back for this game and playoffs. Anyone else jittery nervous?
wish they’d figure out how to get the broadcast announcers to be louder than the crowd noise mics
This game has everything. A nonsensical late start time. Freezing conditions. Taylor Twellman. Ted Unkel. What could be better?
Right on queue, Tunkel misses an EZ foul
A Khiry Shelton hat trick?
I would die, like literally cease to exist if that happened.
And so begins the no-calls….
I’m sorry, but Shelton is just so bad. That ball from Jake was great and he just stood in the space and looked lost.
And again! Completely stopped that counterattack.
And there again he takes a beautiful ball and runs about six paces across the plane of the goal trying to figure out what to do with it, instead of just whipping it in on goal.
Everyone else: this weather sucks!
JFR: It’s fine Scottish weather. The rain is falling straight down. Well, a little to the side-like.
That’s a BS yellow. The ball was out before Kinda even touched it, he has every right to be mad there.
That yellow for Kinda is ridiculous. Klause got a talking-to for his reaction.
And Vassilev has been an asshole 2-3 times already. Absolutely ridiculous double standard.
I think by the letter of the law, that’s a yellow.
But, Stroud literally kicked Jake Davis during a dead ball situation and just got talked to. Be consistent!
Shelton asking for the ball just to jog to it and immediately give it up, pretty much sums him up
The way Ted Unkel is calling this match favors StL so much. He’s just not going to call fouls unless someone breaks something or gets hurt.
As I type this, he calls the softest fucking foul on Rosero wrestling with Klauss. Like Pulido got laid out and a no call, but sure. That’s a foul.
yet he didn’t call the foul when Shelton was literally wrestled to the ground in like the 2 minutes before that.
Luckily Unkel did get his act together and recognize St. Louis fouls constantly and did start making some calls.
But I was nervous early in the game too!
Majestic strike!
Very unlikely indeed. What a strike from Ndenbe!
NDENBE!!!!!!!!!
Ndenbe that is the perfect moment for your first goal….
This Belgian doesn’t waffle. What a strike!
Why?!?!?! We get a beautiful goal to give us a chance to take control of the game, but of course, we give up a set piece goal. That’s all on Pulido, he did absolutely nothing to clear it, and would have been called for a handball if they hadn’t gotten a goal.
well, the lead was nice while it lasted…
Wrong Tim.
Fuck Tim Parker.
Great composure from Walter there. We’re back baby!
Man I love the guts we are playing with right now. SKC didn’t come in to sit back they are trying to get a win. Right now though, they have to hold this lead until half time.
Personally I’d prefer they hold it until full time but I’ll take what I can get…
Me too! lol I want us to take it to halftime first though.
Unbelievable patience from Remi, way to tear that thing down and strike with a purpose. awesome, awesome goal
We brought our shooting boots today! Also that was clearly off Shelton’s shoulder, no handball
What the everloving hell is going on?
I can’t believe we actually had a VAR call go our way tonight. This is insane and I’m LOVING it. May not have a voice tomorrow just from screaming in the living room
this has Def been worth staying up late for
I’m not sure which fan base is more stunned right now.
As a quick side note: in the last four games, Jake Davis’s long passing has improved exponentially. It’s gotten better throughout the season, but you can really see those improvements these last four games. I was uncertain how much more he would develop but If he keeps picking up skills like this, man he’s gonna be a player for us.
He is an absolute stud. Just love watching him play and develop. I never thought anyone could take Zusi’s place but man is he giving it a shot.
noticed fontas telling the guys to stay focused during the 2nd goal celebration…good leadership
I’m in a bit of disbelief right now. Definitely not what I was expecting.
Issue is with goal differential not mattering, STL can very easily change up the tactics to push forward HARD, and it’s well within their capabilities to out up 2, 3, or 4 on us (i.e. when they put up 4 on us in 17 minutes).
I fully expect to see Adeniran come in to just throw numbers at us.
Yep. Team’s still tired and often doesn’t defend leads well. Long way to go.
0.32 and 0.23 xG for STL and SKC respectively. That’s pretty nuts considering the scoreline, but also makes sense given that all of our goals came from outside the box.
Now time for Roger to come on and get a red for being too mean to the ref
Kinda’s halfway there already
Too bad away goals aren’t a thing.
Watching this game, Twellman is right, STL don’t look like they know what to do with possession. They look lost with it.
I was telling my wife (who definitely cared about what I was saying) that we needed to make them play with the ball tonight but wasn’t sure if Vermes would actually switch up tactics to do that. It’s clearly been working. He did something similar a few years back when we played Vancouver. It seems to be something he only does in the playoffs.
I remember that! And we were destroying Vancouver with those long balls. Yeah it seems PV keeps the big changes in the bag until the playoffs.
That was my first in-person SKC playoff game!
Then I remember in the next round it worked so well he tried it again and they were eliminated.
Hopefully he understands there is a difference between the way St. Louis plays and RSL/Houston.
That said, not counting my chickens until they hatch. SKC have another game to win still!
STL’s backline is just sloppy right now and I want us to capitalize on that. We’ve come so close twice now, another one has to fall again.
wonderful flick on there by Pulido, that 4th goal was coming for awhile!
This was not at all what I was expecting out of tonight, but this is spectacular! Best part is, we’ll be able to rest Johnny for our home leg
Really curious what PV does with subs here.
This scoreline is poetic
Is this real life
Is this just fantasy?
[St. Louis is] Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
It’s all fun and games until the playoffs start.
you know STL is doing bad tonight when khiry is playing pretty well and was close to scoring
I need him to get a goal. lol That would be just so rich man.
yes
It’s pretty awesome to see SKC keep the pressure on, keep doing what’s been bringing them success. I hate seeing teams turtle and try to desperately defend a lead, especially when it’s not their strength. Keep the foot on the throat that got you there. SKC look like the team trying to make up a 3-goal deficit.
lets see Tzionis on for Shelton
Honestly I’m not sure about that. Shelton’s a good placeholder in this situation and we don’t necessarily need more offense. I think I’d bring on Espinoza for Kinda, give him a rest (and get that yellow off the field).
Never mind, Thommy for Kinda instead,
i mean more for fresh legs and more speed…
As much as I hate doing this, I think Pulido should come off for Tzionis and push Shelton up top. Maybe get Roger in for Radoja and push Remi back to the 6.
To be honest, Blom should’ve already been booked for dissent.
you mean when he stomped on the ball?
I thought to too. What he did was no different than Kinda. The foikd he was booked for a BS, but if the same rules that spied to Kinda for dissent are followed, he should have had a card anyways.
lol hearing them whine about the refs is hilarious…but yeah that’s a harsh yellow