Columbus Crew against Sporting Kansas City

Emmanuel Ekpo is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Emmanuel Ekpo commits a nasty foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Will Hesmer makes a very good save (Catch)

Claudio Lopez curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save

Claudio Lopez takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot

Emmanuel Ekpo commits a foul on Josh Wolff resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Josh Wolff takes it (Attacking)

Frankie Hejduk is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting

Frankie Hejduk takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Michael Harrington commits a foul on Eddie Gaven resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Eddie Gaven hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Jimmy Conrad takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Columbus makes a sub: Emmanuel Ekpo enters for Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Reason: Tactical

Alejandro Moreno commits a foul on Jimmy Conrad resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Claudio Lopez crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Claudio Lopez takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger short, resulting in: cross

Throw-in: Claudio Lopez takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Kansas City makes a sub: Matt Marquess enters for Roger Espionoza. Reason: Tactical

Kevin Hartman makes a very good save (Catch)

Frankie Hejduk hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Defending)

Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play

Jimmy Conrad commits a foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Kansas City makes a sub: Josh Wolff enters for Tyson Wahl. Reason: Tactical

Claudio Lopez takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

Robbie Rogers is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Robbie Rogers commits a nasty foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Jack Jewsbury takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Brian Carroll commits a foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Brad Evans drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Jack Jewsbury takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Brad Evans is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Brad Evans commits a nasty foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Jack Jewsbury takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Gino Padula clears the ball from danger.

Jack Jewsbury takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Kansas City makes a sub: Michael Kraus enters for Abe Thompson. Reason: Tactical

That last goal was assisted by Alejandro Moreno (Cross from Right Penalty Area)

Robbie Rogers drills an impressive left footed shot. Outcome: goal

Kevin Hartman makes a very good save (Catch)

Frankie Hejduk curls a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Gino Padula takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Davy Arnaud commits a foul on Brad Evans resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Attacking)

Brad Evans hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Frankie Hejduk takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Tyson Wahl is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Tyson Wahl commits a nasty foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Attacking)

Jonathan Leathers takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Alejandro Moreno commits a foul on Jonathan Leathers resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Attacking)

Kevin Hartman takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Alejandro Moreno

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Alejandro Moreno drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

The second half is under way

Jimmy Conrad drills an impressive right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Claudio Lopez takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

Brian Carroll commits a foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Michael Harrington takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Frankie Hejduk commits a foul on Roger Espionoza resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Will Hesmer takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Jonathan Leathers commits a foul on Chad Marshall resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Jonathan Leathers takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Robbie Rogers commits a foul on Jack Jewsbury resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Davy Arnaud is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Frankie Hejduk takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass

Davy Arnaud commits a nasty foul on Brad Evans resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Will Hesmer takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Claudio Lopez

Robbie Rogers drills an impressive right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Attacking)

Kevin Hartman takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Chad Marshall commits a foul on Michael Harrington resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Jimmy Conrad commits a foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Chad Marshall takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Davy Arnaud commits a foul on Brad Evans resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Eddie Gaven hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Davy Arnaud takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Danny O'Rourke commits a foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Will Hesmer takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Roger Espionoza

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Kevin Hartman makes a very good save (Catch)

Brad Evans curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Will Hesmer makes a very good save (Catch)

Abe Thompson hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save

Guillermo Barros Schelotto curls a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Frankie Hejduk curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Roger Espionoza crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Michael Harrington blocks the shot

Frankie Hejduk drills an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Brad Evans drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Brad Evans lobs an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: goal

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

That last goal was assisted by Brian Carroll (Pass from Own Half)

Frankie Hejduk takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Tyson Wahl commits a foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Game on!

Claudio Lopez crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Claudio Lopez takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger short, resulting in: cross

Throw-in: Claudio Lopez takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Kansas City makes a sub: Matt Marquess enters for Roger Espionoza. Reason: Tactical

Kevin Hartman makes a very good save (Catch)

Frankie Hejduk hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Defending)

Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play

Jimmy Conrad commits a foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Kansas City makes a sub: Josh Wolff enters for Tyson Wahl. Reason: Tactical

Claudio Lopez takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

Robbie Rogers is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Robbie Rogers commits a nasty foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Jack Jewsbury takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Brian Carroll commits a foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Brad Evans drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Jack Jewsbury takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Brad Evans is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Brad Evans commits a nasty foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Jack Jewsbury takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Gino Padula clears the ball from danger.

Jack Jewsbury takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Kansas City makes a sub: Michael Kraus enters for Abe Thompson. Reason: Tactical

That last goal was assisted by Alejandro Moreno (Cross from Right Penalty Area)

Robbie Rogers drills an impressive left footed shot. Outcome: goal

Kevin Hartman makes a very good save (Catch)

Frankie Hejduk curls a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Gino Padula takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Davy Arnaud commits a foul on Brad Evans resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Attacking)

Brad Evans hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Frankie Hejduk takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Tyson Wahl is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Tyson Wahl commits a nasty foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Attacking)

Jonathan Leathers takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Alejandro Moreno commits a foul on Jonathan Leathers resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Attacking)

Kevin Hartman takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Alejandro Moreno

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Alejandro Moreno drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

The second half is under way

Jimmy Conrad drills an impressive right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Claudio Lopez takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play

Brian Carroll commits a foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Michael Harrington takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Frankie Hejduk commits a foul on Roger Espionoza resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Will Hesmer takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Jonathan Leathers commits a foul on Chad Marshall resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Jonathan Leathers takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Robbie Rogers commits a foul on Jack Jewsbury resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Davy Arnaud is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Frankie Hejduk takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass

Davy Arnaud commits a nasty foul on Brad Evans resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Will Hesmer takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Claudio Lopez

Robbie Rogers drills an impressive right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Attacking)

Kevin Hartman takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Chad Marshall commits a foul on Michael Harrington resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Jimmy Conrad commits a foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Chad Marshall takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Davy Arnaud commits a foul on Brad Evans resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Eddie Gaven hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Davy Arnaud takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play

Danny O'Rourke commits a foul on Davy Arnaud resulting on a free kick for Kansas City

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Will Hesmer takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Roger Espionoza

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Defending)

Kevin Hartman makes a very good save (Catch)

Brad Evans curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Will Hesmer makes a very good save (Catch)

Abe Thompson hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save

Guillermo Barros Schelotto curls a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Frankie Hejduk curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Michael Harrington takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

Roger Espionoza crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Michael Harrington blocks the shot

Frankie Hejduk drills an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: blocked

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Gino Padula takes it (Attacking)

Brad Evans drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Throw-in: Jonathan Leathers takes it (Defending)

Brad Evans lobs an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: goal

Throw-in: Frankie Hejduk takes it (Attacking)

That last goal was assisted by Brian Carroll (Pass from Own Half)

Frankie Hejduk takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Tyson Wahl commits a foul on Alejandro Moreno resulting on a free kick for Columbus

Game on!