Sacramento Republic

Match report

Sacramento Republic saw off Sporting Jacksonville 5-0 in the USL Championship Group Stage on Saturday evening. The hosts took control early and never looked back. It was a performance that reflected their standing in the table, though the margin suggested something more dominant than the points tally indicated.

And here's the thing about the opener — T. Wolff struck in the seventh minute before the visitors could settle. Sporting's H. Neville picked up a yellow card fourteen minutes in, a warning that came too late to matter.

By then, the visitors were chasing shadows. J. Timmer added the second just before half-time, and Wolff doubled his tally forty minutes in. L. Desmond completed the first-half scoring at forty-three, and the hosts went into the break with everything to play for. Three yellow cards between them told the story of a team under pressure.

The second half continued in the same vein. Wolff completed his hat-trick in the sixty-ninth minute, and the scoreboard reflected the dominance on the pitch. Sporting made several changes in an attempt to find a response, but the game was beyond them.

Statistics confirmed what was visible on the pitch. Republic held 66 per cent possession and registered ten shots on target against one for their opponents. They created six big chances, while Sporting managed just one.

To be fair, the result moved Republic further clear in the Group Stage standings. They sit seventh with 33 points from 22 games, while Sporting languish in thirteenth place with 14.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 66 – 34

Shots on target 10 – 1

Shots off target 1 – 0

Big chances 6 – 1

⚽ 7' T. Wolff — Goal 🟨 14' H. Neville — Yellow card 🟨 25' E. Jaaskelainen — Yellow card 🟨 29' V. Alvarado — Yellow card ⚽ 38' J. Timmer — Goal ⚽ 40' T. Wolff — Goal ⚽ 43' L. Desmond — Goal 🟨 47' L. Desmond — Yellow card ⇄ 61' V. Alvarado — Substitution ⇄ 65' J. Gurr — Substitution ⇄ 66' M. Rodriguez — Substitution ⚽ 69' T. Wolff — Goal ⇄ 72' M. Malango — Substitution ⇄ 76' T. Rose — Substitution ⇄ 77' K. Sadlier — Substitution ⇄ 81' B. Willey — Substitution 🟨 85' J. Rossiter — Yellow card

Match events

7' 1:0 Sacramento Republic Goal T. Wolff assist: J. Casas
14' 1:0 Sporting JAX Yellow card H. Neville
25' 1:0 Sporting JAX Yellow card E. Jaaskelainen
29' 1:0 Sporting JAX Yellow card V. Alvarado
38' 2:0 Sacramento Republic Goal J. Timmer assist: M. Rodriguez
40' 3:0 Sacramento Republic Goal T. Wolff assist: M. Rodriguez
43' 4:0 Sacramento Republic Goal L. Desmond assist: M. Rodriguez
47' 4:0 Sacramento Republic Yellow card L. Desmond
61' 4:0 Sporting JAX Substitution V. Alvarado off: A. Gomez
65' 4:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution J. Gurr off: T. Leibold
66' 4:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution M. Rodriguez off: K. Edwards
69' 5:0 Sacramento Republic Goal T. Wolff
72' 5:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution M. Malango off: A. Midence
76' 5:0 Sporting JAX Substitution T. Rose off: E. Rito
77' 5:0 Sporting JAX Substitution K. Sadlier off: Jean Mota
81' 5:0 Sacramento Republic Substitution B. Willey off: A. Rodriguez
85' 5:0 Sporting JAX Yellow card J. Rossiter

Statistics

66 Possession, % 34

10 Shots on target 1

1 Shots off target 0

6 Big chances 1

105 Attacks 89

4 Corners 0

10 Fouls 11

11 Free kicks 10

5 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 7

11 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

12/2352% Aerial duels 11/2348%

115 Backward passes 45

8 Blocked shots 0

16 Clearances 12

5/1050% Crosses 2/1020%

8/1553% Dribbles 3/933%

69 Failed passes 77

1 Goalkeeper saves 5

6 Interceptions 7

12 Key passes 2

23/4156% Long passes 13/4231%

105 Passes into the final third 26

312 Passes in the opposition half 146

353 Passes in own half 202

0.53 Shot accuracy 1

13 Shots inside the box 1

9/1090% Tackles 8/1362%

655 Total passes 338

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