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Kansas City vs LAFC: match report

Sporting Kansas City hosted LAFC at Sporting Park on Sunday 13 September 2026, in the MLS. Chris Penso is the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.2.

Result and scorers

Kansas City 3-1 LAFC. Goals: André Luiz 18' for Kansas City; Taylor Calheira 31' for Kansas City; Denis Bouanga 47' for LAFC; Jacob Bartlett 71' for Kansas City.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 18' Goal: André Luiz (Kansas City) 1-0
  • 19' Yellow card: Sergi Palencia (LAFC)
  • 31' Goal: Taylor Calheira (Kansas City) 2-0
  • 44' Yellow card: Kwaku Agyabeng (Kansas City)
  • 47' Goal: Denis Bouanga (LAFC) 2-1
  • 71' Goal: Jacob Bartlett (Kansas City) 3-1
  • 80' Yellow card: Yevhen Cheberko (LAFC)
  • 82' Yellow card: Calvin Harris (Kansas City)
Match stats (contains the result)
41.9%Possession58.1%
20Shots22
8Shots on target8
6Corners13
6Fouls9
1Offsides3
7Saves6
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Kansas City 4-4-2

Coach: Raphael Wicky

  1. 30 Stefan Cleveland GK
  2. 13 Justin Reynolds DEF
  3. 3 Moisés Mosquera DEF
  4. 28 Wyatt Meyer DEF
  5. 18 Emir Karić DEF
  6. 11 André Luiz FWD
  7. 4 Lasse Berg Johnsen MID
  8. 20 Kwaku Agyabeng MID
  9. 14 Calvin Harris FWD
  10. 17 Stephen Afrifa FWD
  11. 19 Taylor Calheira FWD

Bench

  • 16 Jacob Bartlett MID
  • 99 Jayden Reid DEF
  • 93 Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov MID
  • 29 Seymour Reid FWD
  • 1 John Pulskamp GK
  • 42 Alexander Cunningham DEF
  • 57 Diego Borges DEF
  • 15 Jansen Miller DEF
  • 24 Rubén Ramos FWD

LAFC 4-3-3

Coach: Marc Dos Santos

  1. 1 Hugo Lloris GK
  2. 14 Sergi Palencia DEF
  3. 4 Eddie Segura DEF
  4. 91 Nkosi Tafari DEF
  5. 23 Evgen Cheberko DEF
  6. 22 Jude Terry MID
  7. 66 Mathieu Choinière MID
  8. 6 Igor Jesus MID
  9. 9 Armindo Sieb FWD
  10. 7 Heung-Min Son FWD
  11. 99 Denis Bouanga FWD

Bench

  • 8 Marco Delgado MID
  • 18 Jacob Shaffelburg FWD
  • 24 Ryan Hollingshead DEF
  • 19 Tyler Boyd FWD
  • 17 Jeremy Ebobisse FWD
  • 31 Cabral Carter GK
  • 33 Aaron Long DEF
  • 45 Kenneth Nielsen DEF
  • 21 Ryan Raposo DEF
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 26 July 2026: LAFC 4-0 Sporting Kansas City
  • Monday 9 June 2025: LAFC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City
  • Sunday 23 March 2025: Sporting Kansas City 0-2 LAFC
  • Sunday 6 October 2024: Sporting Kansas City 0-3 LAFC
  • Thursday 26 September 2024: LAFC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City