Sporting Kansas City 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 7 · 12 Apr 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City.

Referee: Allen Chapman, USA.

San Jose Earthquakes beat Sporting Kansas City 3–1. J. Bartlett opened the scoring for Sporting Kansas City after 27 minutes. J. Skahan made it 1–2 after 49 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Sporting Kansas City: J. Bartlett 27'
San Jose Earthquakes: J. Skahan 44', J. Skahan 49', D. Romney 75'

Sporting Kansas City starting lineup (4-4-2)

1 J. Pulskamp (G)
13 J. Reynolds (D)
2 I. James (D)
57 Diego Borges
99 J. Reid (D)
93 S. Suleymanov (M)
16 J. Bartlett (M)
4 L. Johnsen (M)
11 C. Harris (M)
6 M. Garcia (F)
9 D. Joveljic (F)

San Jose Earthquakes starting lineup (4-3-3)

42 Daniel (G)
28 B. Kikanovic (D)
5 D. Munie (D)
18 R. Roberts (D)
4 D. Romney (D)
10 N. Tsakiris (M)
14 R. Vieira (M)
34 B. Leroux (M)
16 J. Skahan (F)
19 P. Judd (F)
7 O. Bouda (F)

Match events

27′ Sporting Kansas City: Normal Goal, J. Bartlett
44′ San Jose Earthquakes: Normal Goal, J. Skahan, N. Tsakiris
49′ San Jose Earthquakes: Normal Goal, J. Skahan
53′ Sporting Kansas City: Yellow Card, Magomed Shapi Suleymanov
57′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, Capita, C. Harris
66′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, J. Davis, M. Garcia
66′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, S. Afrifa, S. Suleymanov
69′ San Jose Earthquakes: Substitution, I. Harkes, B. Leroux
69′ San Jose Earthquakes: Substitution, N. Fernandez, J. Skahan
75′ San Jose Earthquakes: Normal Goal, D. Romney, D. Munie
76′ San Jose Earthquakes: Substitution, J. Jasinski, B. Kikanovic
81′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, T. Calheira, J. Bartlett
81′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, K. Agyabeng, J. Reid
82′ Sporting Kansas City: Yellow Card, Taylor Calheira
87′ San Jose Earthquakes: Substitution, P. Marie, P. Judd

Match statistics

Statistic	Sporting Kansas City	San Jose Earthquakes
Total Shots	10	10
Shots on Goal	4	3
Ball Possession	49%	51%
Expected goals	0.78	1.71
Corner Kicks	2	4
Fouls	9	6
Passes accurate	407	449
Goalkeeper Saves	0	3

Sporting Kansas City before this match

at Real Salt Lake 1–3 (Real Salt Lake) · Matchweek 6, 4 Apr 2026
vs Colorado Rapids 1–4 (Colorado Rapids) · Matchweek 5, 22 Mar 2026
at Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (Los Angeles Galaxy) · Matchweek 4, 15 Mar 2026
vs San Diego 0–1 (San Diego) · Matchweek 3, 8 Mar 2026
vs Columbus Crew 2–2 (Columbus Crew) · Matchweek 2, 1 Mar 2026

San Jose Earthquakes before this match

vs San Diego 3–0 (San Diego) · Matchweek 6, 5 Apr 2026
at Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 (Vancouver Whitecaps) · Matchweek 5, 22 Mar 2026
vs Seattle Sounders 0–1 (Seattle Sounders) · Matchweek 4, 15 Mar 2026
at Philadelphia Union 1–0 (Philadelphia Union) · Matchweek 3, 8 Mar 2026
vs Atlanta United FC 2–0 (Atlanta United FC) · Matchweek 2, 1 Mar 2026