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Seattle Sounders Triumph in Kansas City Despite Late Drama
Kansas City, Kansas – In a hard-fought match at Children’s Mercy Park, the Seattle Sounders secured a 3 to 2 victory over Sporting Kansas City in an encounter filled with emotions and controversies.
The Sounders started strong, with J. Morris scoring in the 15th minute after an assist from P. Rothrock. The lead was extended thanks to a penalty converted by A. Rusnak in the 27th minute. Before halftime, J. Ferreira added another goal for Seattle in the 45th minute, solidifying their dominance in the first half.
Sporting Kansas City attempted to respond in the second half, with a penalty converted by D. Joveljic in the 67th minute. However, the Sounders maintained their composure until the final moments of the match. In added time, S. Munoz scored another penalty for Sporting Kansas City, but it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat.
The match was marked by a series of cards, with four yellow cards for the Seattle Sounders and two for Sporting Kansas City. The tension escalated at the end, with a red card for Nouhou of the Seattle Sounders in the 90th minute. Despite having fewer shots, Sporting Kansas City had 46% possession, but failed to translate it into enough goals. The Seattle Sounders, with 54% possession, capitalized on their opportunities and took all three points home.
Substitutions sporting kansas city: at minute 46 S. Suleymanov came in and S. Munoz went out., at minute 46 M. Rodriguez came in and J. Davis went out., at minute 79 D. Salloi came in and M. Toye went out., at minute 80 L. Ndenbe came in and N. Radoja went out., at minute 84 K. Shelton came in and A. Brody went out.
Substitutions seattle sounders: at minute 46 J. Morris came in and D. Musovski went out., at minute 62 P. Rothrock came in and R. Kent went out., at minute 63 J. Ferreira came in and P. de La Vega went out., at minute 78 A. Roldan came in and R. Baker-Whiting went out., at minute 82 A. Rusnak came in and D. Leyva went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sporting Kansas City
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