Match Notes: Sporting II vs. Atlanta United 2 | Aug. 14, 2021

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2021 SKC II SCHEDULE DATE

2021 RECORD: 3-11-5

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MATCH: DATE:

2021 RECORD: 5-7-7

Sporting KC II vs. Atlanta United 2

Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021

KICKOFF:

4 p.m. CT

LOCATION:

Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS)

WATCH:

ESPN Plus

MATCH PREVIEW Sporting Kansas City II (3-11-5, 14 poins) and Atlanta United 2 (5-7-7, 22 points) will square off in the third of four head-to-head meetings this season on Saturday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park. The USL Championship Central Division showdown will kick off at 4 p.m. CT and stream live on ESPN Plus. Led by fourth-year head coach and former Sporting Kansas City midfielder Paulo Nagamura, Sporting KC II took a 4-2 road loss to Central Division contenders Birmingham Legion FC on Wednesday night. Petar Cuic and Jamil Roberts bagged their first goals of the season for SKC II, but second-place Birmingham rode strikes from Neco Brett, J.J. Williams, Junior Flemmings and Anderson Asiedu to claim a dramatic victory in a game that produced four goals in the final 20 minutes. Winger Enoch Mushagalusa and Sporting KC II have held the upper hand against Atlanta this season, taking a win and a draw in two preivous meetings at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. Mushagalusa, who leads SKC II with six goals in 2021, has struck three times against Atlanta, including a brace in a 2-2 draw on June 9 and a 1-0 triumph on July 10.

Sat, May 1 Fri, May 7 Fri, May 14 Wed, May 19 Sat, May 22 Sun, May 30 Wed, June 2 Wed, June 9 Wed, June 16 Sun, June 20 Wed, June 23 Sat, June 26 Fri, July 2 Sat, July 10 Sat, July 24 Wed, July 28 Sun, Aug. 1 Sat, Aug. 7 Wed, Aug. 11 Sat, Aug. 14 Sun, Aug. 22 Sun, Aug. 29 Wed, Sept. 1 Sat, Sept. 4 Sat, Sept. 11 Fri, Sept. 24 Fri, Oct. 1 Wed, Oct. 6 Sat, Oct. 9 Wed, Oct. 13 Sun, Oct. 24 Sat, Oct. 30

OPPONENT

TIME (CT)

at FC Tulsa OKC ENERGY FC COLORADO SPRINGS at LA Galaxy II at Indy Eleven EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC FC TULSA at Atlanta United 2 at FC Tulsa INDY ELEVEN at OKC Energy FC at Memphis 901 FC LOUISVILLE CITY FC at Atlanta United 2 at OKC Energy FC LOUISVILLE CITY FC MEMPHIS 901 FC at Louisville City FC at Birmingham Legion FC ATLANTA UNITED 2 INDY ELEVEN MEMPHIS 901 FC BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC OKC ENERGY FC at Indy Eleven FC TULSA BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC at Memphis 901 FC at Louisville City FC ATLANTA UNITED 2 at Birmingham Legion FC at Oakland Roots SC

7:00 7:00 7:00 9:30 6:00 4:00 7:00 6:30 7:00 4:00 7:30 7:30 7:00 6:30 7:30 7:00 4:00 6:30 7:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 7:00 4:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 6:30 7:00 4:00 7:30

RESULT

L 0-2 T 1-1 L 0-4 T 1-1 L 0-2 T 0-0 W 4-1 T 2-2 L 3-4 L 1-2 L 0-1 W 3-2 L 2-4 W 1-0 D 0-0 L 1-2 L 1-2 L 1-4 L 2-4

SKC II INJURY REPORT

OUT: F Ropapa Mensah (groin) D Travian Sousa (hamstring)

Atlanta United 2 settled for a 2-2 tie with OKC Energy FC on Wednesday, three days after thrashing Indy Eleven 6-2 with a hat trick from Tyler Wolff.

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as of 8/12/21


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