Sporting Kansas City comfortably defeated Portland Timbers with a brace from William Agada.

Implacable goleada por 4 a 1 de Sporting KC sobre The Timbers

Sporting KC defeated The Timbers with an impressive 4-1 victory in Week 26 of the United States - MLS 2022. The goals for the home team were scored by William Agada (30' 1T and 29' 2T), Andreu Fontas (39' 1T), and Erik Thommy (41' 1T). Sebastián Blanco (45' 2T) scored the lone goal for the away team.

The standout player of the match was William Agada. The Sporting Kansas City forward scored 2 goals and took 3 shots on target.

John Pulskamp also had a great performance at Children's Mercy Park. The Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper made 6 saves.

The match was highly contested, with many fouls committed in open play. There were 3 players booked: Zachery McGraw, Ben Sweat, and Diego Chará.

Sporting KC's coach, Peter Vermes, deployed a 4-3-3 formation with John Pulskamp in goal; Graham Zusi, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Andreu Fontas, and Ben Sweat in the defensive line; Roger Espinoza, Rémi Walter, and Erik Thommy in midfield; and Johnny Russell, William Agada, and Daniel Salloi in attack.

On the other hand, Giovanni Savarese's team took the field with a 3-6-1 formation. Aljaz Ivacic guarded the goal, with Larrys Mabiala, Josecarlos Van Rankin, and Dario Zuparic in defense. Yimmi Chará, Diego Chará, Eryk Williamson, Claudio Bravo, Santiago Moreno, and Jaroslaw Niezgoda formed the midfield, and Sebastián Blanco played as the lone forward.

Armando Villarreal was the referee in charge of overseeing the match at Children's Mercy Park.

In the next fixture, Sporting KC will face San José Earthquakes at home, while The Timbers will play against Seattle Sounders at home.