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D.C. United vs Sporting Kansas City

MLS
D.C. United
1-2-0
2-1
Final
Kansas City
7-7-20
Audi Field
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

DCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSKC
44%Possession56%
11Shots7
4On target1
6Corners1
0Saves2
19Fouls13
20'Dany RoseroSKC31'Boris EnowDC38'João PeglowDC40'JoaquínSKC52'Jansen MillerSKC76'Christian BentekeDC82'John PulskampSKC90'Kim Joon-HongDC90'+8'Lukas MacNaughtonDC90'+11'Aaron HerreraDC
Team1H2HT
DC022
SKC011

Who won: D.C. United 2-1

D.C. United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Audi Field. Goals for D.C. United: Christian Benteke (60' pen) and Hosei Kijima (68'). Goals for Kansas City: Erik Thommy (53').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.2Hosei KijimaRM
  2. 27.0Christian BentekeF
  3. 36.8Gabriel PiraniAM
  4. 46.8Erik ThommyAM-L
  5. 56.4Jacob DavisRB
  6. 66.3Kye RowlesCD-L
  7. 76.3Lucas BartlettCD-R
  8. 86.2João PeglowAM-L
  9. 96.2Jared StroudAM-R
  10. 106.1David SchneggLB
  11. 116.1William AgadaSUB
  12. 126.0Matti PeltolaSUB

Team stats

DCSKC
19Fouls13
6Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
6Corner Kicks1
0Saves2
43.7Possession56.3
11SHOTS7
4ON GOAL1
0.4On Target %0.1
1Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
264Accurate Passes374
368Passes480
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses5
15Crosses14
0.4Cross %0.4
74Long Balls77
27Accurate Long Balls29
0.4Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots1
11Effective Tackles10
19Tackles20
0.6Tackle %0.5
11Interceptions7
27Effective Clearances31
27Clearances31

Player of the game

Hosei Kijima

DC · 1 G

7.2

Deserved to win

74%
DC · 0.86 xG
24%
Draw
2%
SKC · 0.07 xG

D.C. United created better chances: they win this game 74% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, D.C. United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, D.C. United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
  3. 90'+11'Aaron Herrera

    Yellow card

    Aarón Herrera (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Herrera

  4. 90'+11'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  5. 90'+10'

    Delay in match because of an injury Kim Joon-Hong (D.C. United).

  6. 90'+9'

    Free kick won

    Kim Joon-Hong (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+9'

    Foul

    Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City).

  8. 90'+8'Lukas MacNaughton

    Yellow card

    Lukas MacNaughton (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. MacNaughton

  9. 90'+8'Lukas MacNaughton

    Foul

    Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (D.C. United).

  10. 90'+8'Dejan Joveljic

    Free kick won

    Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  11. 90'+5'William Agada

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manu García with a cross.

    W. Agada

  12. 90'+2'

    Delay in match because of an injury Matti Peltola (D.C. United).

  13. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  14. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City).

  15. 90'+1'Dominique Badji

    Free kick won

    Dominique Badji (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  16. 90'Zorhan Bassong

    Corner awarded

    Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong.

  17. 90'

    Yellow card

    Kim Joon-Hong (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.

    K. Joon-Hong

  18. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City).

  19. 90'Dominique Badji

    Free kick won

    Dominique Badji (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 88'Dániel Sallói
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Thommy

    Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói replaces Erik Thommy.

    D. Sallói

  21. 87'

    Free kick won

    Matti Peltola (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  22. 87'Erik Thommy

    Foul

    Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).

  23. 86'

    Free kick won

    Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 86'Dominique Badji

    Foul

    Foul by Dominique Badji (D.C. United).

  25. 85'

    Handball

    Handball by Jacob Murrell (D.C. United).

Leaders

DCSKC
Total Shots
Christian Benteke
5
Erik Thommy
2
Accurate Passes
Kye Rowles
35
Nemanja Radoja
61
Saves
-
John Pulskamp
2

Season seriesseries tied 2-2-1

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