Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City
Philadelphia Union
2–0HT 0–0
Sporting Kansas City
Philadelphia Union played Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer on 27 August 2016 at Talen Energy Stadium. The match finished 2–0.
Goals and cards
- 20'Jimmy Medranda — Yellow card
- 20'Roger Espinoza — Yellow card
- 51'Warren Creavalle — Yellow card
- 59'Jimmy Medranda — Yellow card
- 59'Jimmy Medranda — Red card
- 67'R. Alberg (assist by Fabinho)
- 87'Roger Espinoza — Red card
- 90'Alejandro Bedoya — Yellow card
- 90+2'T. Barnetta (assist by R. Alberg)
Line-ups
Philadelphia Union 4-2-3-1
- A. Blake
- Fabinho
- W. Creavalle
- K. Rosenberry
- R. Marquez
- J. Yaro
- T. Barnetta
- C. Pontius
- A. Bedoya
- F. Herbers
- C. Sapong
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Alberg
- C. Davies
- K. Tribbett
- W. Restrepo
- Leo Fernandes
- J. McCarthy
- R. Gaddis
- COACHES: J. Curtin
Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3
- A. Kann
- M. Besler
- I. Opara
- S. Abdul-Salaam
- B. Feilhaber
- R. Espinoza
- S. Mustivar
- G. Zusi
- J. Medranda
- J. Peterson
- D. Dwyer
- SUBSTITUTES
- E. Alvarado
- B. Davis
- D. Rubio
- J. Kempin
- Paulo Nagamura
- C. Hallisey
- E. Appiah
- COACHES: P. Vermes
Match statistics
| Philadelphia Union | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 12 | Total shots | 10 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 393 | Total passes | 345 |
| 312 | Accurate passes | 239 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 69% |