Sporting Kansas City vs. Atlanta United

Aug 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SKC	0	1	1
ATL	2	0	2

Scoring Summary

SKCATL

13'Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Tomas Jacob (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almiron.01
24'Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Fafa Picault (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elias Baez following a corner.02
70'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Atlanta United FC 2. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.12

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSKCATL

First Half begins.
(2') Foul by Moises Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
(2') Fafa Picault (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(3') Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
(5') Attempt blocked. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Jacob.
(9') Capita (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(9') Foul by Elias Baez (Atlanta United).
(10') Foul by Moises Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
(10') Fafa Picault (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(13') Goal! Atlanta United FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Tomas Jacob (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almiron.
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(15') Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomas Jacob.
(16') Attempt missed. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen with a cross following a corner.
(19') Attempt saved. Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Paulo Diaz.
(20') Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen.
(21') Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
(21') Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(22') Foul by Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City).
(22') Tomas Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(22') Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(23') Attempt missed. Elias Baez (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Cooper Sanchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
(23') Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jake Davis.
(24') Attempt missed. Elias Baez (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almiron with a cross following a corner.
(24') Goal! Atlanta United FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Fafa Picault (Atlanta United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elias Baez following a corner.
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(27') Foul by Moises Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
(27') Fafa Picault (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
(28') Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Elias Baez with a cross.
(33') Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Paulo Diaz.
(34') Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
(40') Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Taylor Calheira is caught offside.
(41') Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
(41') Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United).
(42') Foul by Capita (Sporting Kansas City).
(42') Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(44') Delay in match because of an injury Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
(45') Delay over. They are ready to continue.
(45'+2') Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(45'+2') Foul by Adrian Gill (Atlanta United).
(45'+2') Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Justin Reynolds replaces Jake Davis because of an injury.

2nd half

Team Stats

SKC

ATL

4-4-2Formation4-3-3

51%Possession49%

8(1)Shots(On goal)8(3)

1Goals2

0Assists2

1Saves0

6Corners2

527(469)Passes(Completed)521(448)

25(6)Crosses(Completed)5(3)

1Offsides1

1Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

13Fouls8

Match Details

Sunday, August 23, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, GA

capacity: 73,019