Darren Mattocks scored the lone goal for FC Cincinnati from the penalty spot in the 19th minute. Sporting KC equalized in the second half, playing with a rotated-roster after Thursday’s loss in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal. Their goal came from 16-year-old Gianluca Busio, who capitalized on a miscommunication between Spencer Richey and Greg Garza, passing an angled shot into an empty net. Both teams had several chances to do more damage but could not capitalize on the opportunities they created.
FC Cincinnati 1, Sporting Kansas City 1
Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio
Sunday, April 7, 2019
SCORING SUMMARY
CIN – Darren Mattocks (penalty) 19’
SKC – Gianluca Busio (unassisted) 62’
FC Cincinnati: Spencer Richey, Greg Garza, Kendall Waston ©, Nick Hagglund, Mathieu Deplagne, Victor Ulloa, Leonardo Bertone, Roland Lamah (Kekuta Manneh 46’), Kenny Saief (Eric Alexander 77’), Allan Cruz, Darren Mattocks (Caleb Stanko 82’)
Bench: Jimmy Hague, Justin Hoyte, Alvas Powell, Frankie Amaya
Stats: Shots 10, Shots on goal 4, Saves 3, Corner kicks 5, Offsides 2, Fouls 13, Possession 44.3%, Passes 408 (74.8%)
Sporting Kansas City: Adrián Zendejas, Rodney Wallace (Seth Sinovic 27’), Andreu Fontàs, Botond Barath, Gedion Zelalem (Felipe Gutiérrez 57’), Ilie Sánchez ©, Gianluca Busio, Kelyn Rowe, Yohan Croizet (Krisztián Németh 70’), Johnny Russell
Bench: Gerso, Abdul Rwatubyaye, Eric Dick, Tyler Freeman
Stats: Shots 18, Shots on goal 4, Saves 3, Corner kicks 6, Offsides 3, Fouls 11, Possession 55.7%, Passes 523 (81.6%)
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SKC – Andreu Fontas (caution) 17’
SKC – Yohan Croizet (caution) 35’
SKC – Gedion Zelalem (caution) 38’
CIN – Greg Garza (caution) 78’
CIN – Leonardo Bertone (caution) 88’
SKC – Botond Barath (caution) 90+3’
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Jason White (AR1) and Adam Garner (AR2)
Fourth Official: Ismir Pekmic
VAR: Jon Freemon
Weather: 71 degrees and cloudy
Attendance: 26,023