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Thrilling Finish in Kansas City: Charlotte Crumbles in the Final Moments
Kansas City, Kansas – In a hard-fought match at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting Kansas City orchestrated a spectacular comeback in the dying minutes to secure a victory that seemed unlikely for a long time. The match, part of the Regular Season – 19 of the 2025 Major League Soccer season, kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Charlotte, with 47% possession, displayed a determined game from the start. I. Toklomati opened the scoring in the 34th minute, thanks to a well-constructed play. However, the team was affected by two yellow cards shown to E. Williamson and W. Zaha, adding tension to the match.
Sporting Kansas City, dominating possession with 53%, fought tirelessly to equalize. Despite generating a total of 20 shots, only 4 found the target. Charlotte’s defense stood firm for most of the match, but the constant pressure from the home side eventually paid off.
In the final minutes of the match, the situation spiraled out of control for Charlotte. First, M. Toye found the net in the 90th minute, assisted by M. Garcia, leveling the score. Moments later, D. Joveljic, assisted by S. Munoz, scored the winning goal, unleashing euphoria in the stadium. Despite their efforts and the 19 shots they took, including 6 on target, Charlotte could not contain Sporting Kansas City’s final offensive onslaught. The referee for the match, Rubiel Vazquez, had a busy night, calling 18 fouls on Charlotte and 10 on Sporting Kansas City, in addition to showing three yellow cards in total.
The final result reflects a tight match, where Sporting Kansas City made the most of their opportunities in the crucial minutes to take the win.
Substitutions charlotte: at minute 66 B. Bronico came in and E. Williamson went out., at minute 66 T. Smalls came in and I. Toklomati went out., at minute 78 K. A. Calderon Vargas came in and W. Zaha went out., at minute 88 N. Scardina came in and L. Abada went out., at minute 88 D. Diani came in and S. Doumbia went out.
Substitutions sporting kansas city: at minute 69 S. Munoz came in and S. Suleymanov went out., at minute 69 M. Rodriguez came in and E. Thommy went out., at minute 85 M. Toye came in and D. Salloi went out., at minute 90 I. James came in and D. Joveljic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sporting Kansas City
Charlotte
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