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Sporting Kansas City vs LAFC

MLS
Kansas City
7-5-22
3-1
Final
LAFC
12-11-11
Sporting Park

Match pulse

SKCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLAFC
42%Possession58%
20Shots22
8On target8
6Corners13
7Saves6
6Fouls9
19'Sergi PalenciaLAFC44'Kwaku AgyabengSKC80'Yevhen CheberkoLAFC82'Calvin HarrisSKC
Team1H2HT
SKC213
LAFC011

Who won: Kansas City 3-1

Sporting Kansas City beat LAFC 3-1 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Sporting Park. Goals for Kansas City: André Luiz (18'), Taylor Calheira (31') and Jacob Bartlett (71'). Goals for LAFC: Denis Bouanga (47').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.2André LuizRM
  2. 28.0Stefan ClevelandG
  3. 37.5Taylor CalheiraCF-R
  4. 47.3Denis BouangaLF
  5. 56.9Justin ReynoldsRB
  6. 66.7Stephen AfrifaCF-L
  7. 76.6Jacob BartlettSUB
  8. 86.4Lasse Berg JohnsenCM-R
  9. 96.4Hugo LlorisG
  10. 106.4Jacob ShaffelburgSUB
  11. 116.3Wyatt MeyerCD-L
  12. 126.3Moisés MosqueraCD-R

Team stats

SKCLAFC
6Fouls9
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides3
6Corner Kicks13
7Saves6
41.9Possession58.1
20SHOTS22
8ON GOAL8
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
331Accurate Passes464
386Passes518
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
4Accurate Crosses8
14Crosses37
0.3Cross %0.2
52Long Balls48
23Accurate Long Balls32
0.4Long Balls %0.7
6Blocked Shots8
12Effective Tackles13
16Tackles15
0.8Tackle %0.9
1Interceptions7
46Effective Clearances10
46Clearances10

Player of the game

André Luiz

SKC · 1 G

8.2

Deserved to win

35%
SKC · 2.20 xG
24%
Draw
41%
LAFC · 2.22 xG

LAFC deserved better: 41% on chances, lost 1-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  3. 90'+4'Ryan Hollingshead

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.

  4. 90'+3'Jeremy Ebobisse

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.

  5. 90'+1'Mark Delgado

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross.

  6. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  7. 90'Eddie Segura

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross following a corner.

    E. Segura

  8. 90'LAF

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shapi Suleymanov.

  9. 89'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.

    S. Heung-Min

  10. 87'Jayden Reid
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Harris

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jayden Reid replaces Calvin Harris.

    J. Reid

  11. 87'Calvin Harris

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Seymour Reid.

  12. 86'Nkosi Tafari

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.

    N. Tafari

  13. 85'Mathieu Choinière

    Free kick won

    Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).

  15. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Luiz

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces André Luiz.

    S. Suleymanov

  16. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Afrifa

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Seymour Reid replaces Stephen Afrifa.

    S. Reid

  17. 83'LAF

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Taylor Calheira.

  18. 83'Ryan Hollingshead

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.

  19. 82'Calvin Harris

    Yellow card

    Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Harris

  20. 82'Jacob Shaffelburg

    Free kick won

    Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  21. 82'Calvin Harris

    Foul

    Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).

  22. 82'Calvin Harris

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Bartlett with a cross.

  23. 81'SKC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jacob Shaffelburg.

  24. 81'Jeremy Ebobisse
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Cheberko

    Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Yevhen Cheberko.

    J. Ebobisse

  25. 80'

    Yellow card

    Yevhen Cheberko (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Y. Cheberko

Leaders

SKCLAFC
Total Shots
André Luiz
7
Denis Bouanga
5
Accurate Passes
Lasse Berg Johnsen
49
Eddie Segura
71
Defensive Interventions
Moisés Mosquera
24
Nkosi Tafari
11
Saves
Stefan Cleveland
7
Hugo Lloris
6

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