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Regular season · 2012

Sporting KC 2–1 San Jose.

Sporting Kansas City beat San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 on Sunday, May 27, 2012, in the 2012 regular season at Livestrong Sporting Park, before an announced crowd of 19,974.

Sporting Kansas City

Peter Vermes

  • C.J. Sapong 4'
  • Kei Kamara 38'

2–1

Full time

San Jose Earthquakes

Frank Yallop

  • Simon Dawkins 71'

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalC.J. Sapong4'
  2. SubstitutionMichael Harringtonfor Seth Sinovic23'
  3. Yellow cardRoger Espinoza28'
  4. GoalKei Kamara38'
  5. 44'Yellow cardAlan Gordon
  6. 60'Yellow cardJason Hernandez
  7. 61'SubstitutionCésar Díaz Pizarrofor Alan Gordon
  8. 65'SubstitutionIke Oparafor Rafael Baca
  9. 71'GoalSimon Dawkins
  10. 71'SubstitutionMalher Morenofor Brad Ring
  11. SubstitutionLawrence Olumfor Julio Cesar74'
  12. Yellow cardLawrence Olum78'
  13. Yellow cardJimmy Nielsen90'
  14. SubstitutionPaulo Nagamurafor Roger Espinoza90'

Team statistics

The box score.

46.1
Possession %
53.9
20
Shots
7
5
Shots on target
4
4
Corners
1
13
Fouls
13
1
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
3
Saves
3
356
Passes
420
268
Accurate passes
327
75%
Pass accuracy
78%
0
Penalty goals
0
0
Penalties taken
0
22
Crosses
11
8
Accurate crosses
0
53
Long balls
61
29
Accurate long balls
24
3
Blocked shots
1
16
Tackles won
9
21
Tackles
16
0
Interceptions
0
11
Clearances
7
21
Clearances attempted
19

Lineups

Who played.

Sporting Kansas City

  1. Jimmy Nielsen
  2. Matt Besler
  3. Aurélien Collin
  4. Seth Sinovic ↓
  5. Chance Myers
  6. Julio Cesar ↓
  7. Roger Espinoza ↓
  8. Teal Bunbury
  9. Graham Zusi
  10. C.J. Sapong G
  11. Kei Kamara GA

Bench

  1. Michael Harrington A↑
  2. Lawrence Olum ↑
  3. Paulo Nagamura ↑

San Jose Earthquakes

  1. Jon Busch
  2. Justin Morrow
  3. Jason Hernandez
  4. Ramiro Corrales A
  5. Steven Beitashour
  6. Khari Stephenson
  7. Brad Ring ↓
  8. Simon Dawkins G
  9. Marvin Chávez
  10. Rafael Baca ↓
  11. Alan Gordon ↓

Bench

  1. Malher Moreno ↑
  2. Ike Opara ↑
  3. César Díaz Pizarro ↑

Match facts

Match facts

Date
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Competition
Regular season · 2012
Venue
Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance
19,974
Sporting KC coach
Peter Vermes
San Jose coach
Frank Yallop

Attendance is the announced figure.