GAME NOTES
Sporting Kansas City (USA) v Cruz Azul (Mexico)
Quarterfinals, 1st Leg
Kansas City, Kansas, USA – Sporting Park
Wednesday – March 12, 2014
(First-ever CCL meeting)
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Won Group 2 to advance to the quarterfinals (Sporting Kansas City, 8 points; Olimpia, 7; Real Esteli, 1)
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Group 2 record: GP – 4; W – 2; D – 2; L – 0; GF – 5; GA – 1
• Group 2 results: 2-0 away win v Real Esteli (Goals: Ike Opara 32’, Dom Dwyer 76’); 2-0 away win v Olimpia (Goals: Soony Saad 27’, 69’ pen); 1-1 home draw v Real Esteli (Goal: Jacob Peterson 78’); 0-0 home draw v Olimpia •
Sporting Kansas City
CCL appearances (1): 2013-14
• Only 2nd team from the U.S. to win its first 2 CCL games…in 2011, FC Dallas started 4-0-0, posting shutouts in each outing (13 teams from the U.S. have participated in the CCL) •
Sporting conceded no goals in its first 233 minutes of CCL play
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Tied with Costa Rica’s Alajuelense for least amount of goals conceded in 2013-14 CCL group stage (1 goal)
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Jacob Peterson has 2 career CCL goals (1 with Sporting Kansas City, 1 with Toronto FC in 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake in 2010-11)
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Played in 2 CONCACAF Champions Cups (2002, 2005)
• Advanced to 2002 CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals, getting past W Connection (3-0 on aggregate in first round) and Santos (3-2 on aggregate in quarterfinals), before being eliminated by Morelia (7-2 on aggregate) •
U.S. League champion (2): 2000, 2013
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U.S. Open Cup champion (2): 2004, 2012
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Won Group 3 to advance to the quarterfinals (Cruz Azul, 12 points; Herediano, 6; Valencia, 0)
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Group 3 record: GP – 4; W – 4; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 10; GA – 2
• Group 3 results: 3-0 home win v Herediano (Goals: Jair Pereira 31’, Mariano Pavone 41’, Gerardo Torrado 45’); 2-1 away win v Valencia FC (Goals: Jeronimo Amione 17’, Jesus Lara 85’); 3-0 home win v Valencia FC (Goals: Emana Achille 6’, 31’, 75’); 2-1 away win v Herediano (Goals: Emana Achille 6’; Jesus Lara 89’)
Cruz Azul
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CCL appearances (4): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14
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Best CCL finish: Runner-up (2008-09, 2009-10)
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Advanced to at least semifinals in previous 3 CCL appearances
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 44; W – 29; D – 6; L – 9; GF – 99; GA – 35
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All-Time CCL away record: GP – 22; W – 12; D – 2; L – 8; GF – 41; GA – 25
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All-Time CCL quarterfinal record: GP – 6; W – 6; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 11; GA – 1
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All-Time CCL record v U.S. opponents: GP – 6; W – 5; D – 0; L – 1; GF – 16; GA – 7 (lost to Real Salt Lake, 3-1, in 2010/11)
• CCL quarterfinal results: (2008-09) v Pumas, 1-0 home win, 1-0 away win; (2009-10) v Arabe Unido, 1-0 away win, 3-0 home win; (2010-11) v Santos, 2-0 home win, 3-1 away win •
Tied with Santos for most games played in CCL history (44) … holds record for most wins in CCL history (29)
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Scored 2nd most goals in CCL history (99) … Santos is 1st with 104
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Conceded 1 goal or less in 10 of last 12 CCL games
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1 of 2 teams to complete 2013-14 group stage with a perfect 4-0-0 record (Toluca is the other)
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All-Time leading CCL scorer: Javier Orozco (24 goals … currently plays for Santos)
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