Sporting KC vs Minnesota United Match Thread

Starting Lineups

Sporting KC

* GK: John Pulskamp * DF: Graham Smith, Kortne Ford, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Logan Ndenbe * MF: Jose Mauri, Gadi Kinda, Erik Thommy * FW: Daniel Salloi, Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton

Minnesota United

* GK: Dayne St. Clair * DF: Alex Callens, Brent Kallman, Michael Boxall, Romain Metanire * MF: Franco Fragapane, Wil Trapp, Kervin Arriaga, Bongokuhle Hlongwane * FW: Luis Amarilla, Mender Garcia

Match Summary

Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United played to a 1-1 draw in a match that was entertaining from start to finish. Both teams had chances to win the game, but in the end, a draw was a fair result. Sporting KC got off to a good start and took the lead in the 25th minute through a goal from Daniel Salloi. Salloi was able to get on the end of a cross from Johnny Russell and put the ball past Minnesota United goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair. Minnesota United equalized in the 55th minute through a goal from Luis Amarilla. Amarilla was able to get on the end of a cross from Franco Fragapane and put the ball past Sporting KC goalkeeper John Pulskamp. Both teams had chances to win the game in the second half, but neither team was able to find a winning goal. Sporting KC had the better chances late in the game, but they were unable to convert their chances.

Post-Match Reaction

Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes was happy with his team's performance. "I thought we played well tonight," Vermes said. "We created a lot of chances and we were unlucky not to win the game. But I'm proud of the effort that the guys put in." Minnesota United manager Adrian Heath was also happy with his team's performance. "I thought we played well tonight," Heath said. "We were able to come back from a goal down and we had a few chances to win the game ourselves. But I'm happy with the point."