Major League SoccerMLS Cup - Conference Quarter-finalsFT (Pens 3-0)
Sporting Kansas City
3-3
HT (1-2)
San Jose EarthquakesChildren's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Last 5 meetings
Full H2HL
Sun
Apr 12
2026
Sporting Kansas City
San Jose Earthquakes1
3
HT 1-1Regular Season - 7A. Chapman
L
Sun
Feb 22
2026
San Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas City3
0
HT 2-0Regular Season - 1PayPal Park, San JoseA. Da Silva
W
Sun
Apr 20
2025
San Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas City3
5
HT 2-3Regular Season - 9Earthquakes Stadium, San JoseJoe Dickerson, USA
L
Sun
Mar 2
2025
Sporting Kansas CitySan Jose Earthquakes1
2
HT 1-2Regular Season - 2Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasSergiy Boyko, Ukraine
W
Sun
Jul 14
2024
San Jose EarthquakesSporting Kansas City1
2
HT 0-0Regular Season - 34PayPal Park, San Jose, CaliforniaA. Da Silva
Note: advanced (ASA) stats are processed on a delay and may lag basic stats by up to a day after match completion.
Match events
- 4'R. EspinozaAssist: J. Russell
- 22'C. Fierro
- 28'N. LimaTripping
- 34'S. SalinasAssist: C. Espinoza
- 39'W. ReidFoul
- 47'IlieAssist: G. Busio
- 56'M. LopezTripping
- 78'A. DiaTripping
- 79'R. EspinozaFoul
- 85'C. EspinozaFoul
- 86'J. RussellFoul
- 87'A. Ríos ↑C. Fierro ↓
- 87'C. Cowell ↑S. Salinas ↓
- 90+3'F. Hernandez ↑R. Espinoza ↓
- 90+3'E. Hurtado ↑Gerso Fernandes ↓
- 90+1'G. BusioAssist: K. Shelton
- 90+7'C. WondolowskiAssist: C. Espinoza
- 98'G. Kinda ↑G. Busio ↓
- 102'T. Thompson ↑M. López ↓
- 115'E. Calvillo ↑Judson ↓
Expected Goals (ASA)
Score
Sporting Kansas City3
San Jose Earthquakes3
xG
Sporting Kansas City2.20
San Jose Earthquakes2.55
xPoints
Sporting Kansas City0.00
San Jose Earthquakes0.00
San Jose Earthquakes ←
→ Sporting Kansas City
0' – 112'31 of 31 shots
0'56'112'
Team
Body
Pattern
Sporting Kansas CitySan Jose EarthquakesFootHeaderGoalMarker size = xG
Period Breakdown
| Period | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose Earthquakes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | xG | Sh | G | xG | Sh | |
| 1H | 1 | 0.31 | 4 | 2 | 0.48 | 3 |
| 2H | 2 | 1.78 | 9 | 1 | 1.51 | 11 |
| ET1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 2 |
| ET2 | 0 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2.25 | 14 | 3 | 2.59 | 17 |
Match stats
Sporting Kansas CitySan Jose Earthquakes
- 39%Possession61%
- 14Shots17
- 8Shots on target8
- 3Shots off target7
- 3Blocked shots2
- 12Shots inside box12
- 2Shots outside box5
- 428Passes650
- 320Accurate passes536
- 75%Pass accuracy82%
- 5Corners6
- 19Fouls17
- 4Yellow cards3
- 5Saves5
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City
Formation: 4-1-4-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 29Timothy Melia
Defenders
- 26Jaylin Lindsey
- 4Roberto Punčec
- 22Winston Reid
- 13Amadou Dia
Midfielders
- 6Ilie Sánchez
- 7Johnny Russell
- 15Roger Espinoza
- 27Gianluca Busio
- 12Gerso Fernandes
Forwards
- 11Khiry Shelton
Substitutes
- 24John Pulskamp
- 3Andreu Fontàs
- 36Luis Martins
- 16Graham Smith
- 28Cameron Duke
- 21Felipe Hernández
- 17Gadi Kinda
- 20Dániel Sallói
- 19Erik Hurtado
Coach: P. Vermes
San Jose Earthquakes
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 18James Marcinkowski
Defenders
- 24Nick Lima
- 23Florian Jungwirth
- 4Oswaldo Alanís
- 27Marcos López
Midfielders
- 10Cristian Espinoza
- 93Judson
- 14Jackson Yueill
- 6Shea Salinas
Forwards
- 21Carlos Fierro
- 8Chris Wondolowski
Substitutes
- 17Daniel Vega
- 22Tommy Thompson
- 15Tanner Beason
- 26Eric Calvillo
- 44Cade Cowell
- 19Siad Haji
- 96Luis Fernandes
- 33Paul Marie
- 25Andy Rios
Coach: M. Almeyda
Top performers
Sporting Kansas City- Gianluca Busio1G 1A97'8.5
- Roger Espinoza1G90'8.0
- Khiry Shelton1A120'7.7
- Ilie Sánchez1G120'7.2
- Gerso Fernandes90'7.2
San Jose Earthquakes- Cristian Espinoza2A120'8.0
- Florian Jungwirth120'7.2
- Carlos Fierro1G87'7.2
- Jackson Yueill120'7.0
- Nick Lima120'6.9