Sporting Kansas City 3-4 Philadelphia Union: final score
MLSFinal
Philadelphia Union beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: André Luiz 5', André Luiz 10', Wyatt Meyer 16', Bruno Damiani 64', Cavan Sullivan 66', Milan Iloski 68', Zorhan Bassong 73' (own goal).
Sporting Kansas City sit 15th on 22 points.
Philadelphia Union sit 6th on 46 points.
Sporting Kansas City have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Philadelphia Union have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Sporting Kansas City won 1, Philadelphia Union won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Saturday, September 19, 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
- Philadelphia Union beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3.
- André Luiz opened the scoring for Sporting Kansas City on 5'.
- Philadelphia Union came from behind to win.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
73'⚽Zorhan BassongOwn goal
Live commentary
- Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 4.
- 90'+8'Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 4.
- 90'+8'Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8'Foul by André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+7'Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6'Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6'Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+6'Owen Wolff (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4'Delay in match because of an injury Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+2'Foul by Agustín Anello (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+2'Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jacob Bartlett.
- 89'Ezekiel Alladoh (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89'Foul by Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
- 89'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Agustín Anello replaces Bruno Damiani.
- 88'Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'Foul by Seymour Reid (Sporting Kansas City).
- 82'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Rubén Ramos replaces Calvin Harris.
- 82'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ezekiel Alladoh replaces Milan Iloski.
- 82'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Jovan Lukic.
- 82'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Cavan Sullivan.
- 81'Attempt missed. Seymour Reid (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Owen Wolff following a fast break.
- 79'Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79'Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 79'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78'Foul by Owen Wolff (Sporting Kansas City).
- 77'Handball by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 75'Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 75'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Foul by Seymour Reid (Sporting Kansas City).
- 73'Own Goal by Zorhan Bassong, Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 4.
- 72'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Wyatt Meyer.
- 71'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Zorhan Bassong replaces Lasse Berg Johnsen.
- 70'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Owen Wolff replaces Stephen Afrifa.
- 70'Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70'Foul by Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 70'Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 3. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 67'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Seymour Reid replaces Taylor Calheira.
- 66'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 2. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danley Jean Jacques.
- 64'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 1. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frankie Westfield.
- 64'Attempt missed. Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cavan Sullivan.
- 63'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63'Delay in match (Philadelphia Union).
- 62'Attempt blocked. Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60'Handball by Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
- 60'Foul by Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union).
- 60'Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Attempt missed. Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emir Karic with a cross following a corner.
- 58'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 58'Attempt saved. Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Calvin Harris.
- 58'Foul by Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union).
- 58'Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Foul by Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union).
- 56'Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Offside, Philadelphia Union. Milan Iloski is caught offside.
- 53'Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52'Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52'Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
- 52'Attempt blocked. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
- 51'Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City).
- 46'Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Danley Jean Jacques.
- 45'Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45'Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Indiana Vassilev.
- 45'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett replaces Kwaku Agyabeng.
- 45'+7'Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+7'First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45'+3'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Delay in match because of an injury Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Foul by Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City).
- 45'Foul by Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44'Attempt saved. Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Bruno Damiani.
- 44'Attempt saved. Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Milan Iloski.
- 39'Indiana Vassilev (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
- 38'Attempt blocked. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Reynolds.
- 29'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 29'Attempt saved. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union).
- 27'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Moisés Mosquera.
- 25'Foul by Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union).
- 25'Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24'Delay in match because of an injury Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union).
- 23'Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23'Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
- 20'Attempt saved. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Cavan Sullivan.
- 19'Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Justin Reynolds.
- 16'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, Philadelphia Union 0. Wyatt Meyer (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Emir Karic with a cross following a corner.
- 15'Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 15'Attempt saved. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union). Assisted by Stephen Afrifa.
- 15'Attempt missed. Jovan Lukic (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 13'Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 13'Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12'Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 12'André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, Philadelphia Union 0. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calvin Harris.
- 9'Attempt saved. Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
- 5'Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, Philadelphia Union 0. André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen following a fast break.
- 4'Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4'Foul by Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Sporting Kansas City · 4-4-2
Substitutes
Philadelphia Union · 4-4-2
Substitutes
28Augustin AnelloSUB
Game stats
SKCPHI
45Possession (%)55
10Shots11
6Shots on target8
3Corners4
11Fouls14
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
0Offsides1
5Saves3
Last 5 games
Sporting Kansas City
L@ Atlanta United FC2-1Aug 23, 2026
LVancouver Whitecaps3-0Aug 29, 2026
L@ FC Dallas4-3Sep 5, 2026
WLAFC3-1Sep 12, 2026
LPhiladelphia Union4-3Sep 19, 2026
Philadelphia Union
W@ Red Bull New York3-1Aug 29, 2026
WCF Montréal2-0Sep 5, 2026
WFC Cincinnati5-0Sep 9, 2026
W@ San Diego FC5-0Sep 13, 2026
W@ Sporting Kansas City4-3Sep 19, 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Kansas City
2
Draws
2
Philadelphia
Last meetings
Mar 2, 2024Sporting Kansas City1 – 1Philadelphia Union
Apr 1, 2023Philadelphia Union0 – 0Sporting Kansas City
Jul 30, 2020Philadelphia Union3 – 1Sporting Kansas City
Mar 10, 2019Sporting Kansas City2 – 0Philadelphia Union
Sep 23, 2018Philadelphia Union2 – 0Sporting Kansas City
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | +43 | 70 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | +22 | 55 | DLWWW |
| 3 |  New England | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | +8 | 52 | WLLWW |
| 4 |  Chicago | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 48 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 47 | WLWLD |
| 6 |  Philadelphia | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 46 | WWWWW |
| 7 |  Orlando | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 | LLWDW |
| 8 |  Cincinnati | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 39 | LWLLW |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 | WLWLL |
| 10 |  Toronto | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 | LWDWL |
| 11 |  Columbus | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 | WLWWW |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 34 | LDLLD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -15 | 33 | DLWLL |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 | WDLWL |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 25 | WLLDL |
Western Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | +32 | 55 | DLDDW |
| 2 |  St. Louis | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +15 | 51 | WWWDL |
| 3 |  Dallas | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +8 | 51 | DWLWD |
| 4 |  San Jose | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +10 | 48 | DWDDD |
| 5 |  Houston | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +2 | 47 | DLDDD |
| 6 |  LAFC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | +15 | 46 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Seattle | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 42 | WWWLD |
| 8 |  LA Galaxy | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | WWLWD |
| 9 |  Colorado | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 39 | DLDDD |
| 10 |  Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 36 | LWLDW |
| 11 |  Portland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 34 | LLDLD |
| 12 |  San Diego | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 34 | DDLDD |
| 13 |  Minnesota | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 34 | LLDDW |
| 14 |  Austin | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -18 | 31 | DDLLL |
| 15 |  Kansas City | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -39 | 22 | LLLWL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union?
Philadelphia Union beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on Saturday, September 19 (MLS).
Who scored in Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union?
Goals: André Luiz 5', André Luiz 10', Wyatt Meyer 16', Bruno Damiani 64', Cavan Sullivan 66', Milan Iloski 68' and Zorhan Bassong 73' (og).
When do Sporting Kansas City play next?
Sporting Kansas City play Austin FC on Saturday, October 24 at 8:30 PM (ET).
When do Philadelphia Union play next?
Philadelphia Union play New England Revolution on Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM (ET).
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