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Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC

U.S. Open Cup
2-1
Final
Minnesota
10-11-12
Sporting Park

Match pulse

SKCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTMIN
34%Possession66%
11Shots16
7On target10
3Corners6
9Saves5
17Fouls7
21'Kyle DuncanMIN45'+2'CapitaSKC56'Joaquín PereyraMIN74'Dejan JoveljicSKC84'Bongokuhle HlongwaneMIN
Team1H2HT
SKC112
MIN011

Who won: Kansas City 2-1

Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 2-1 on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at Sporting Park. Goals for Kansas City: Dejan Joveljic (28') and Manu García (54'). Goals for Minnesota: Devin Padelford (75').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.6Stefan ClevelandG
  2. 27.6Manu GarcíaAM
  3. 37.0Dejan JoveljicF
  4. 46.8Devin PadelfordCD-L
  5. 56.7Jacob DavisRB
  6. 66.6Calvin HarrisAM-L
  7. 76.5Drake CallenderG
  8. 86.4Or BlorianCD-R
  9. 96.4Lasse Berg JohnsenRM
  10. 106.4Tomás ChancalayCF-L
  11. 116.3Wyatt MeyerCD-L
  12. 126.3Morris DugganCD

Team stats

SKCMIN
17Fouls7
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
3Corner Kicks6
9Saves5
34.1Possession65.9
11SHOTS16
7ON GOAL10
0.6On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
237Accurate Passes505
301Passes586
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
2Accurate Crosses5
7Crosses22
0.3Cross %0.2
41Long Balls36
19Accurate Long Balls15
0.5Long Balls %0.4
0Blocked Shots2
11Effective Tackles9
18Tackles17
0.6Tackle %0.5
8Interceptions7
42Effective Clearances11
42Clearances11

Player of the game

Stefan Cleveland

SKC · 9 saves

8.6

Deserved to win

23%
SKC · 1.00 xG
26%
Draw
50%
MIN · 1.57 xG

Minnesota deserved better: 50% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Minnesota United FC 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Minnesota United FC 1.
  3. 90'+4'Wil Trapp

    Free kick won

    Wil Trapp (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).

  5. 90'+3'SKC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Drake Callender.

  6. 90'+3'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Drake Callender (Minnesota United FC). Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng.

  7. 90'+2'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Mamadou Dieng (Minnesota United FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.

    M. Dieng

  8. 90'+2'MIN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'Anthony Markanich

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Anthony Markanich (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Díaz with a headed pass following a corner.

    A. Markanich

  11. 89'MIN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Jayden Reid.

  12. 85'Julian Gressel
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Chancalay

    Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Julian Gressel replaces Tomás Chancalay.

    J. Gressel

  13. 85'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Davis.

    S. Afrifa

  14. 84'Bongokuhle Hlongwane

    Yellow card

    Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    B. Hlongwane

  15. 84'Bongokuhle Hlongwane

    Foul

    Foul by Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC).

  16. 84'

    Free kick won

    Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  17. 83'Anthony Markanich

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Anthony Markanich (Minnesota United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City).

  18. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).

  19. 82'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Morris Duggan (Minnesota United FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City).

    M. Duggan

  20. 81'MIN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Minnesota United FC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.

  21. 80'SKC

    Free kick won

    Mauricio González (Minnesota United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 80'SKC

    Foul

    Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).

  23. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Z. Bassong

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett replaces Zorhan Bassong.

    J. Bartlett

  24. 79'Jayden Reid
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Karic

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jayden Reid replaces Emir Karic.

    J. Reid

  25. 78'SKC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jefferson Díaz.

Leaders

SKCMIN
Total Shots
Calvin Harris
2
Tomás Chancalay
3
Accurate Passes
Lasse Berg Johnsen
42
Morris Duggan
73
Defensive Interventions
Wyatt Meyer
14
Michael Boxall
6
Saves
Stefan Cleveland
9
Drake Callender
5