3 – 1
“André Luiz opens the scoring for Sporting KC, finishing off a move assisted by Justin Reynolds after LAFC had squandered two earlier chances of their own.”
Pivotal“Taylor Calheira doubles the lead for Sporting KC, capitalizing after Jude Terry's shot was saved and Andre Luiz had gone close moments earlier.”
Pivotal“Denis Bouanga pulls one back for LAFC almost immediately after the restart, assisted by fresh substitute Jacob Shaffelburg, injecting life into the comeback bid.”
Pivotal“Jacob Bartlett restores Sporting KC's two-goal cushion, scoring right after LAFC had come close through Stephen Afrifa and Mathieu Choiniere and won a corner.”
Pivotal
Sporting KC
Los Angeles FC
Outstanding performance
Los Angeles FC•AttackerSporting KC scored with three of their four shots on target while LAFC dominated possession at 58% and dangerous attacks by a staggering 65 to 20, yet found the net just once. André Luiz and Taylor Calheira struck either side of the half-hour mark to give the hosts a 2-0 cushion built almost entirely on quick transitions rather than sustained pressure. Denis Bouanga's early second-half strike, set up moments after a double substitution, gave LAFC hope and reflected their territorial dominance, but Jacob Bartlett's finish in the 71st minute — following a spell of sustained LAFC pressure that produced two more off-target efforts — snuffed out the comeback. For Sporting KC, this is a statement result built on clinical finishing and defensive resilience despite ceding control, while LAFC will be left frustrated at wasting two big chances and 13 corners without more reward, a result that complicates their positioning in a tight title race.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Eddie Segura's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jacob BartlettJacob Bartlett takes a right-footed shot and scores.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot is blocked.
Goal! Jacob Bartlett scores, making it 3-1.
Corner awarded.
Mathieu Choiniere takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Stephen Afrifa takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Marco Delgado takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Tyler Boyd comes on for Armindo Sieb.
Ryan Hollingshead comes on for Sergi Palencia Hurtado.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot is saved.
Lasse Berg Johnsen takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Stephen Afrifa takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Taylor Calheira takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Stephen Afrifa takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jacob Bartlett is substituted for Kwaku Agyabeng.
Corner awarded.
Stephen Afrifa takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Offside.
Denis Bouanga takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Armindo Sieb takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Denis Bouanga takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Denis BouangaDenis Bouanga takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Jacob Shaffelburg
Goal! Denis Bouanga scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg.
Jacob Shaffelburg is on, and Jude Terry is off.
Substitution: Marco Delgado comes on for Igor Jesus Lima.
Offside.
First half ends with the score at 2-0.
Son Heung-Min takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kwaku AgyabengYellow CardYellow card issued to Kwaku Agyabeng.
Calvin Harris takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Denis Bouanga takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Stephen Afrifa takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Taylor CalheiraShot by Taylor Calheira, and it's a goal with a header!
Stephen Afrifa takes a shot with his head, but it hits the post.
assist: Justin Reynolds
Goal! Taylor Calheira scores, making it 2-0.
Offside.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot, but it misses the target.
Jude Terry's right-footed shot is saved.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot is blocked.
Sergi PalenciaYellow CardYellow card shown to Sergi Palencia Hurtado.
Shot! Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Justin Reynolds
Goal! Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Justin Reynolds.
Corner awarded.
Son Heung-Min takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Denis Bouanga takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Nkosi Burgess takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Sergi Palencia Hurtado takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Andre Luiz Inacio da Silva with his left foot, but it's saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Chris Penso.
