4 – 3
“Stephen Afrifa doubles Sporting KC's lead after a corner and a flurry of blocked chances from Calheira”
Pivotal“Logan Farrington halves the deficit for Dallas, finishing off a Petar Musa assist to spark the comeback”
Pivotal“Kaick completes a stunning first-half turnaround, putting Dallas 3-2 up right before the break”
Pivotal“Taylor Calheira completes his brace, drawing Sporting KC level at 3-3 late on”
Pivotal“Petar Musa converts a stoppage-time VAR penalty to win it for Dallas after a frantic finish”
Pivotal
Dallas
Sporting KC
Outstanding performance
Dallas•AttackerSporting KC looked to be cruising after Taylor Calheira and Stephen Afrifa struck inside the opening 19 minutes, and the visitors dominated the underlying numbers throughout - out-shooting Dallas 26-15 and controlling 56% of possession. But Dallas showed remarkable resilience, ripping off three goals in a stunning 18-minute spell before the break through Logan Farrington, Petar Musa, and Kaick to lead 3-2 at halftime. Sporting KC's Calheira completed his brace to level things at 3-3 with 12 minutes left, setting up a tense finish that Dallas won courtesy of a controversial VAR penalty, converted by Musa in the dying seconds. Despite being second-best for large stretches - Sporting KC created as many big chances and doubled Dallas's corner and pass tallies - Dallas's clinical edge and defensive grit, evidenced by their 27 tackles to Sporting's 10, proved decisive in a match that swings the psychological momentum firmly their way heading into the title race.
How entertaining was this match?
Petar MusaPetar Musa scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Petar Musa scores, making it 4-3.
Petar MusaVAR decision results in a penalty awarded to Petar Musa.
Santiago Moreno takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Petar Musa takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Samuel Sarver takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Yellow card shown to Moises Castillo Mosquera.
Capita takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
On comes Jansen Miller, off goes Justin Reynolds.
Jayden Reid comes on for Emir Karic.
Samuel Sarver is on, and Nolan Norris is off.
Santiago Moreno takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Taylor CalheiraShot by Taylor Calheira, header on goal.
assist: Emir Karic
Goal! Taylor Calheira scores to make it 3-3, assisted by Emir Karic.
Ran Binyamin is substituted for Joaquin Valiente.
Santiago Moreno comes on for Logan Farrington.
Moises Castillo Mosquera attempts a header but misses the shot.
Taylor Calheira takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Taylor Calheira takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Seymour Garfield Reid takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Justin Reynolds takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Seymour Garfield Reid is substituted off for Stephen Afrifa.
Corner awarded.
Stephen Afrifa takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Magomed Shapi Suleymanov takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Magomed Shapi Suleymanov takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Christian Cappis comes on for Ramiro Moschen Benetti.
Sebastien Ibeagha is substituted for Herman Johansson.
Shot by Or Blorian with his right foot, but it misses the target.
Capita takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Magomed Shapi Suleymanov comes on for Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva.
Kwaku Agyabeng takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Joaquin Valiente takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
First half ends with a score of 3-2.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Petar Musa takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Bernard Kamungo takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Bernard Kamungo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Shot taken with a right-footed strike, resulting in a goal.
assist: Logan Farrington
Goal! Kaick scores to make it 3-2, assisted by Logan Farrington.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot, but it missed the target.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Herman Johansson takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Nolan Norris takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Petar MusaShot - Petar Musa Head Shot Goal
assist: Bernard Kamungo
Goal! Petar Musa scores to make it 2-2, assisted by Bernard Kamungo.
Logan FarringtonLogan Farrington takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Petar Musa
Goal! Logan Farrington scores to make it 1-2, assisted by Petar Musa.
Stephen Afrifa takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Stephen AfrifaShot! Stephen Afrifa scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Stephen Afrifa scores, making it 0-2.
Taylor Calheira takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Taylor Calheira takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Capita takes a shot with his right foot, but it's blocked.
Justin Reynolds takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Taylor CalheiraShot by Taylor Calheira with his left foot results in a goal.
Capita takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Goal! Taylor Calheira scores, making it 0-1.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Lorenzo Hernandez.
