Saturday's match was another great example of why Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi is considered one of the top players in Major League Soccer.
The USA international scored a goal and added two assists in a come from behind 3-2 win at Colorado. Zusi was voted Man of the Match by fans, MLS Player of the Week, SBI Player of the Week, and MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week.
Digging deeper into the stats, Zusi was a consistent threat against the Colorado defense on Saturday. He completed eight of eight passes in the final third and 14 of 15 passes in the opponent's half. Overall, the midfielder had a 85% passing accuracy (23 of 27), created three chances, scored the opening goal, and assisted on Dom Dwyer's stoppage time game-winning strike.
<u>Chances Created</u> |
<u>Passes Accuracy in Final 1/3</u> |
<u>Passing Accuracy in Opponent's Half</u> |
<u>Passing Accuracy</u> |
3 (2 assists) |
100% (8 of 8) |
93.33% (14 of 15) |
85.19% (23 of 27) |
Since the start of the 2011 season, Zusi is one of only two players (the other being Brad Davis) with at least 30 assists and 15 goals in regular season matches.
Other Notable Stats
- Uri Rosell completed 33 of 34 passes (97%)
- Kevin Ellis won 10 of 12 duels (83.33%)
- Sporting KC's passing accuracy of 82.73% is a season high
- Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes is 5-0-5 all-time in MLS play against Colorado
