MLS 2026 | Matchday 32 | 2026-10-29 09:30 JST
3–1
- 72' Anthony Markanich
- 76' Mauricio González Carabalí
- 88' Kelvin Yeboah
- 31' Taylor Calheira
Match summary
Minnesota United took on Sporting Kansas City in the MLS 2026 Matchday 32 on October 29. Minnesota United overturned a first-half deficit to beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. Minnesota United trailed 1-0 at half-time but scored 3 in the second half to turn the game around.
Minnesota United controlled the game with 58% possession and 18 shots (10 for their opponents). Minnesota United scored 3 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Minnesota United 4, Sporting Kansas City 0.
Team stats
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| Minnesota United | Stat | Sporting Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4-2 | Formation | 4-4-2 |
| 58% | Possession | 42% |
| 1.86 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.78 |
| 18 | Shots | 10 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 16 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 546 | Passes | 421 |
| 474 | Accurate passes | 340 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Serhiy Boiko
Player stats
Minnesota United
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | A. Smir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | N. Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | J. Pereyra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20(80%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.38 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| FW | M. Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | C. Harvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | K. Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | M. Boxall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Marcus Caldeira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| FW | T. Chancalay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 27(90%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 5(2) |
| GK | D. Callender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Cherrion Valerius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 52(90%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.19 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 8(3) |
| DF | J. Díaz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 0 | 79(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.29 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 13(10) |
| DF | M. Duggan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7(4) | |
| DF | A. Markanich | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1(25%) | 1 | 0 | 34(79%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.56 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 15(8) |
| MF | B. Hlongwane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 25(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.31 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 6(2) |
| MF | N. Triantis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50(88%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 6(4) | |
| MF | O. Gene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 5 | 0 | 53(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 13(8) |
| MF | M. Gonzalez | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1(50%) | 1 | 0 | 31(94%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 11(5) |
| FW | A. Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 19(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.74 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 5(1) |
| FW | K. Yeboah | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0(0%) | 0 | 2 | 11(79%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.54 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 9(2) |
Sporting Kansas City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | O. Wolff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4(2) | |
| FW | M. Suleymanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | J. Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(0) | |
| FW | R. Ramos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| GK | J. Pulskamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | I. James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 0 | 11(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.93 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 7(3) |
| FW | C. Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 7(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.58 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3(3) |
| DF | E. Bartlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Jansen Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.55 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 7(4) | |
| DF | Wyatt Meyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 6(5) | |
| DF | E. Karić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 4 | 0 | 46(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.32 | 89 | 0 | 4 | 10(7) |
| DF | J. Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 3 | 0 | 18(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.42 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 8(3) |
| MF | Capita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 1 | 0 | 4(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.78 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 8(3) |
| FW | T. Calheira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0(0%) | 1 | 1 | 13(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.68 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 12(4) |
| MF | J. Bartlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 31(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.05 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 3(2) |
| MF | André Luiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 1 | 1 | 27(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.13 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 10(6) |
| MF | K. Agyabeng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.79 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 7(5) | |
| FW | S. Afrifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.25 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 13(4) | |
| GK | S. Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Minnesota United
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 12 | D. Callender |
| Starter | DF | 52 | Cherrion Valerius |
| Starter | DF | 28 | J. Díaz |
| Starter | DF | 23 | M. Duggan |
| Starter | DF | 13 | A. Markanich |
| Starter | MF | 21 | B. Hlongwane |
| Starter | MF | 25 | N. Triantis |
| Starter | MF | 30 | O. Gene |
| Starter | MF | 18 | M. Gonzalez |
| Starter | FW | 16 | A. Jackson |
| Starter | FW | 9 | K. Yeboah |
| Bench | FW | 8 | T. Chancalay |
| Bench | FW | 22 | Marcus Caldeira |
| Bench | DF | 15 | M. Boxall |
| Bench | MF | 26 | J. Pereyra |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | DF | 3 | K. Duncan |
| Bench | MF | 67 | C. Harvey |
| Bench | FW | 11 | M. Malone |
| Bench | DF | 5 | N. Romero |
| Bench | GK | 1 | A. Smir |
Sporting Kansas City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 30 | S. Cleveland |
| Starter | DF | 8 | J. Davis |
| Starter | DF | 15 | Jansen Miller |
| Starter | DF | 28 | Wyatt Meyer |
| Starter | DF | 18 | E. Karić |
| Starter | MF | 11 | André Luiz |
| Starter | MF | 16 | J. Bartlett |
| Starter | MF | 20 | K. Agyabeng |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Capita |
| Starter | FW | 19 | T. Calheira |
| Starter | FW | 17 | S. Afrifa |
| Bench | DF | 99 | J. Reid |
| Bench | FW | 24 | R. Ramos |
| Bench | DF | 2 | I. James |
| Bench | FW | 14 | C. Harris |
| Bench | MF | 33 | O. Wolff |
Show unused substitutes (3)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | FW | 93 | M. Suleymanov |
| Bench | GK | 1 | J. Pulskamp |
| Bench | DF | 23 | E. Bartlow |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 31' | Sporting Kansas City | ⚽ Goal | Taylor Calheira | 0-1 |
| 1H 45+4' | Minnesota United | 🟨 Yellow card | Kelvin Yeboah | |
| 2H 3' | Minnesota United | 📺 VAR | Mauricio González Carabalí | |
| 2H 13' | Sporting Kansas City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Osvaldo Pedro Capemba → IN Calvin Harris | |
| 2H 13' | Sporting Kansas City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Stephen Afrifa → IN Owen Wolff | |
| 2H 13' | Sporting Kansas City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Jacob Davis → IN Ian James | |
| 2H 14' | Minnesota United | 🟨 Yellow card | Mauricio González Carabalí | |
| 2H 14' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Bongokuhle Hlongwane → IN Joaquín Pereyra | |
| 2H 15' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Aziel Jackson → IN Tomás Chancalay | |
| 2H 16' | Minnesota United | 🟨 Yellow card | Anthony Markanich | |
| 2H 26' | Minnesota United | 🟨 Yellow card | Cherrion Valerius | |
| 2H 27' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | Anthony Markanich | 1-1 |
| 2H 31' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | Mauricio González Carabalí | 2-1 |
| 2H 39' | Sporting Kansas City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Jacob Bartlett → IN Ruben Ramos Jr | |
| 2H 43' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | Kelvin Yeboah | 3-1 |
| 2H 44' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Kelvin Yeboah → IN Marcus Caldeira | |
| 2H 44' | Sporting Kansas City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Emir Karic → IN Jayden Reid | |
| 2H 45+4' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Anthony Markanich → IN M. Boxall |
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