On May 29th, Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting KC will play a match in Kansas City in a clash of the Major League Soccer. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Sporting KC recorded a 1-1 draw against San Jose Earthquakes. Johnny Russell scored the first goal for Sporting KC in the 45th minute, then Jackson Yueill tied it up for San Jose Earthquakes in the 46th minute earning San Jose Earthquakes a comeback draw. Sporting KC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Vancouver Whitecaps, recorded a 1-2 loss against Charlotte. Ricketts struck first for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2nd minute, then in the 8th minute, Karol Świderski sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Andre Shinyashiki Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Rios Calderon to cap off a wild match. Vancouver Whitecaps looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Vancouver Whitecaps was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 17000 jubilant spectators. Raposo scored the first goal for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 73rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sporting KC couldn’t manage to score, and Vancouver Whitecaps took the shutout win.
Both Cavallini and Tosaint Ricketts have been the hottest scorers for Vancouver Whitecaps in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. For Sporting KC, their top scorers are Daniel Salloi and Johnny Russell, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.