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Kansas City advances
Sporting Kansas City advances to the semifinals of the Western Conference after defeating their rival Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1, in an entertaining duel, Kansas went ahead on the scoreboard and was reached thanks to the intervention of the VAR, however, the local team was able to recover and then score a couple more goals to close the pass to the semifinals.
90´+3
Match ends
89´
Yellow card for Cavallini
87´
Sporting Kansas City substitution
In: Espinoza.
Out: Kinda.
85´
Goal disallowed for Vancouver Whitecaps
83´
Kansas gives Vancouver the initiative
73´
Vancouver Whitecaps change
In: Brown, Cavallini.
Out: Nerwinski,Owusu.
68´
Kansas goalkeeper clears a dangerous ball out of his goal.
65´
Vancouver Whitecaps substitution
In: Caicedo
Out: Godinho
62´
Vancouver approaches the opponent's box and gets a corner kick.
57´
Goooooooooooooooool Sporting Kansas City! Zusi strikes from outside the box to increase the lead.
54´
Corner kick for the home team
46´
Vancouver Whitecaps substitution
In: Godoy
Out: Jungwirth
Second half begins
The match restarts
End of the first part
Sporting Kansas City 2 :1 Vancouver Whitecaps
45´+2
Goooooooool Kansas City! Isimat heads in and scores the second.
45´+2
Kinda(SKC) is fouled on the right side of the box.
39´
Goooooooool for Vancouver! Dájome makes the penalty kick effective
37´
Penaltyaaaaaaaal for Vancouver Whitecaps
35´
Zusi is fouled in midfield, Vancouver has a free kick.
30´
Russell comes in from the right and shoots but the ball goes wide left.
23´
Salloi enters the area and shoots but the goalkeeper blocks the ball.
21´
Foul on Vancouver from outside the area
16´
Goooooooooooool Sporting Kansas City!
7´
Kinda(KC) misses the right side of the net.
0´
Match starts
Latest news
Good news for Mexican fans, Alan Pulido will be on the bench for the match against Vancouver Whitecaps.
Vancouver Whitecaps starting eleven
This is how the visiting team takes the field:
Crépeau, Nerwinski, Rose, Jungwirth, Gaspar, Owusu, Teibert, Godinhio, Dájome, Grauld, White.
Sporting Kansas City starting eleven
This is how the home team takes the field:
Fontás, Isimat, Ilie, Russell, Zusi, Shelton, Kinda, Salloi, Melia, Martins, Walter.
Possible opponent
The winner of this match will face either Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals.
Vancouver Whitecaps pre-match medical report
Midfielder Caio Alexandre is out due to a fractured fifth metatarsal in his left foot, defender Cristian Gutiérrez is doubtful.
Sporting KC pre-match medical report
Sporting KC has Jaylin Lindsey out due to injury, who reports a hamstring problem, this is the team's only injury for the match.
Pulido in playoffs
Mexican striker Alan Pulido did not have a regular scoring season due to injuries, however he was the third best scorer of his team with 8 goals and it is expected that he can return in this game against Vancouver Whitecaps to continue advancing in the objective of winning the MLS Cup.
Vancouver recalls last meeting
Vancouver recalls the result of Sporting Kansas City's last home game.
Last time out against today's opponents ⚔️#VWFC #SKCvVAN #MLSCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/YVsJ4nwmD8
— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) November 20, 2021
Message from Kansas City Chiefs
This was the message of support from the NFL team to their Sporting Kansas City teammates.
Wishing @SportingKC the best of luck in the #MLSCupPlayoffs tomorrow! It's time to #PaintTheWall ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/ML5BkHIHuI
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) November 19, 2021
The city is painted blue
Kansas City lit up last night to show support for the team that will play in the Playoffs.
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Watch out for this Vancouver Whitecaps player
Brian White, 25 year old American player, plays as a forward, this season he played 27 games scoring 12 goals, becoming the top scorer in his club, coming from New York RB, at his young age he has been able to help his team to play in this year's playoff, his dynamism and physicality will be fundamental in the aspirations to continue advancing in the tournament.
Watch out for this Sporting Kansas City player
Dániel Sallói, this player of Hungarian nationality, plays as a forward, this season he scored 16 goals in 30 games being the top scorer in the club, with 25 years old and a height of 1,85 he is an explosive player that thanks to his physique the rivals will have to keep him in their sights to prevent him from scoring.
Vancouver's latest roster
Crépeau; Jungwirth, Veselinovic, Nerwinski; Brown, Teibert, Owusu, Gutiérrez, Gauld; White, Dájome.
Latest Kansas City roster
Melia; Zusi, Isimat-Mirin, Fontàs, Martins; Walter, Espinoza, Mauri; Barber, Shelton, Salloi.
Background
2020 - Kansas City 0 : 0 Vancouver
2021 - Kansas City 3 : 0 Vancouver
2021 - Vancouver 2 : 1 Kansas City
Arbitration Quartet
To be confirmed
Whitecaps look to repeat the dose now in Playoffs
The Vancouver team had a very busy season, as their Playoff spot was at risk until the last day, although they managed to pass in 6th position the Vancouver team was not a demolishing team on the contrary they were very conservative and that is reflected in their record with 12 wins, 13 draws and 9 defeats with a goal difference of 0, they were placed above their closest pursuers by only 1 point difference, their playoff rival will be Kansas City, which in the regular season they beat 2-1.
Kansas City to get back on track
Sporting Kansas City finished in third place in the Western Conference with 58 points, a very good amount because the leader only has 3 points more, their record this season was 17 games won, 7 ties and 10 lost, a goal difference of 18, with 58 goals for and 40 against, quite balanced numbers, so the team where the Mexican Alan Pulido lives is the favorite to advance to the next round.
MLS Resumes
After concluding a long season in MLS where New England and Colorado were the leaders in their conferences, the North American league is preparing for one of the most competitive Playoffs, the most recognized teams in Mexico, such as L.A. Galaxy, LAFC and Inter Miami, have not been able to get into the playoffs and it is not that some of the teams were left out for not getting the necessary points, in some cases it was the goal difference that has left them out, so needless to say that each playoff match will be more than competitive.
Welcome
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the blog commentary of Sporting Kansas City vs Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS Playoffs. The match will take place at Sporting Park at 2:00 PM.