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Sporting Kansas City beat LAFC 3-1 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in the MLS.

Goals: André Luiz 18', Taylor Calheira 31', Denis Bouanga 47', Jacob Bartlett 71'.

Sporting Kansas City sit 15th on 22 points.

LAFC sit 6th on 46 points.

Sporting Kansas City have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

LAFC have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Sporting Kansas City won 0, LAFC won 5, 0 drawn.

Competition: MLS
Start time: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 8:30 PM (ET)
Venue: Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas
Where to watch: Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)

The match in numbers

A 3-1 win for Sporting Kansas City over LAFC.
The first goal came from André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) on 18'.

Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users

Goals and cards

18'⚽André LuizGoal

19'Sergi PalenciaYellow

31'⚽Taylor CalheiraGoal

44'Kwaku AgyabengYellow

47'⚽Denis BouangaGoal

71'⚽Jacob BartlettGoal

80'Yevhen CheberkoYellow

82'Calvin HarrisYellow

Live commentary

Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg with a cross following a corner.
90'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shapi Suleymanov.
89'Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd.
87'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jayden Reid replaces Calvin Harris.
87'Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Seymour Reid.
86'Attempt saved. Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
85'Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'Foul by Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City).
85'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Shapi Suleymanov replaces André Luiz.
85'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Seymour Reid replaces Stephen Afrifa.
83'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Taylor Calheira.
83'Attempt blocked. Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
82'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82'Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
82'Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Bartlett with a cross.
81'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jacob Shaffelburg.
81'Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Yevhen Cheberko.
80'Yevhen Cheberko (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Los Angeles Football Club).
80'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Taylor Calheira.
77'Attempt blocked. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross.
77'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Emir Karic.
71'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
71'Attempt blocked. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Calheira.
70'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Stephen Afrifa.
69'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
69'Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
69'Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Taylor Calheira.
68'Attempt missed. Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
67'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Emir Karic.
67'Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Tyler Boyd replaces Armindo Sieb.
67'Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Sergi Palencia.
67'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Moisés Mosquera.
66'Attempt saved. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Justin Reynolds.
64'Attempt blocked. Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
62'Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
62'Attempt saved. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club).
62'Attempt blocked. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Harris with a cross.
61'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett replaces Kwaku Agyabeng.
59'Attempt saved. Armindo Sieb (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Mark Delgado with a through ball.
57'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
57'Attempt missed. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Moisés Mosquera.
55'Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
55'Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko with a headed pass following a corner.
54'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
52'Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
51'Foul by Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles Football Club).
51'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'Attempt blocked. Armindo Sieb (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yevhen Cheberko.
50'Foul by Mark Delgado (Los Angeles Football Club).
50'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
49'Attempt missed. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
49'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
47'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg.
45'Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Jude Terry.
45'Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark Delgado replaces Igor Jesus.
45'Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45'+4'First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45'+3'Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa is caught offside.
45'+2'Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City).
45'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'Delay in match because of an injury Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
44'Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44'Foul by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).
44'Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44'Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kwaku Agyabeng.
43'Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Armindo Sieb.
41'Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
41'Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Yevhen Cheberko.
39'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Hugo Lloris.
39'Attempt saved. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club).
34'Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'Foul by Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club).
31'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) header from very close range to the top left corner.
31'Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) hits the left post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Emir Karic with a cross.
26'Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
25'Attempt missed. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
23'Attempt saved. Jude Terry (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
22'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
22'Attempt blocked. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emir Karic.
19'Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19'Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
18'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Justin Reynolds.
16'Igor Jesus (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'Foul by Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City).
14'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Moisés Mosquera.
14'Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Lloris.
13'Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jude Terry.
13'Attempt blocked. Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Terry with a cross.
12'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
11'Attempt missed. Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high following a corner.
10'Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Calvin Harris.
9'Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
9'Mathieu Choinière (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8'Attempt saved. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hugo Lloris (Los Angeles Football Club). Assisted by Justin Reynolds.
8'Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8'Foul by Jude Terry (Los Angeles Football Club).
4'Foul by Nkosi Tafari (Los Angeles Football Club).
4'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2'Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
2'Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Los Angeles Football Club).
2'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

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