Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Toronto FC by Sporting Kansas City

2016 GAME GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v TORONTO FC (March 20, Children's Mercy Park, 6 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2016 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP 2 1

W-L-T 2-0-0 1-0-0

PTS 6 3

GF 3 2

GA 1 1

2 2

1-0-1 1-0-1

4 4

2 2

Toronto FC on road

29 Melia

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (22 meetings): Sporting 13 wins, 36 goals Toronto FC 4 wins, 18 goals AT KC (11 meetings): Sporting 8 wins, 26 goals Toronto FC 1 win, 10 goals

ROSTERS

Coelho

Besler

Myers

13 Dia

Ties 5

Mustivar

Ties 2

Quintilla

Espinoza

Zusi

LAST YEAR (MLS): 8/8: TOR 1, KC 3 (Bradley 22 – Feilhaber 22; Nemeth 29; Peterson 87)

22 Hallisey

14 Dwyer

UPCOMING MATCHES TORONTO FC SPORTING Sat. Apr. 2 at Colorado Sat. Apr. 2 Real Salt Lake Sat. Apr. 9 at New England Sat. Apr. 9 at Red Bulls Sat. Apr. 16 at D.C. United Wed. Apr. 13 Colorado Sat. Apr. 23 at Montreal Sun. Apr. 17 at FC Dallas

Giovinco

Osorio

Endoh

Johnson

Delgado

4 WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F 3 60

A 1 180

F 4 45

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Bradley

TORONTO FC

SPORTING

Morrow

A 2 90

Perquis

3 1 0 0

2 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 3 0

0 2 0

TYPE OF PLAY

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS

1 0 2

0 1 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

Moor Irwin

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

1 0 0 0

Bloom

HOW SCORED

1 2 0 0

28 3

REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Eduardo Mariscal; AR2 (opposite): Jason White; 4th: Fotis Bazakos DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none

SPORTING KC 1 Jon Kempin (GK) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Diego Rubio Kostner (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Brad Davis (MF) 12 Nuno Andre Coelho (DF) 13 Amadou Dia (MF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Lawrence Olum (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 21 Justin Mapp (MF) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 25 Alec Kann (GK) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 30 Daniel Salloi (FW) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) 96 Jordi Quintilla (MF) TORONTO FC 1 Clint Irwin (GK) 2 Justin Morrow (DF) 3 Drew Moor (DF) 4 Michael Bradley (MF) 5 Ashtone Morgan (DF) 6 Nick Hagglund (DF) 7 Will Johnson (MF) 8 Benoit Cheyrou (MF) 9 Tsubasa Endoh (FW) 10 Sebastian Giovinco (FW) 11 Mo Babouli (FW) 13 Clement Simonin (DF) 14 Jay Chapman (MF) 15 Eriq Zavaleta (FW) 17 Jozy Altidore (FW) 18 Marky Delgado (MF) 19 Daniel Lovitz (MF) 20 Christopher Mannella (MF) 21 Jonathan Osorio (MF) 22 Jordan Hamilton (FW) 23 Josh Williams (DF) 24 Damien Perquis (DF) 25 Alex Bono (GK) 28 Mark Bloom (DF) 33 Steven Beitashour (DF) 40 Quillan Roberts (GK)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE none

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC TOR

RECORD LEAD 1-0-0 0-0-0

AT HALFTIME TIED TRAIL 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-1

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-1

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/12/2016 KC 2, VAN 3/06/2016 KC 1, SEA 10/21/2015 KC 0, COL 10/16/2015 KC 0, SJ 9/27/2015 KC 1, SEA 3/06/2016 KC 1, SEA 10/21/2015 KC 0, COL

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Toronto FC

WW WT

1 0 2 1 1 0 2

(0) (0) (2) (1) (6) (1) (3)

TORONTO FC Date Score (Gms since) 10/14/2015 TOR 2, NYR 1 3/06/2016 TOR 2, NYR 0 10/17/2015 TOR 0, CLB 2 10/25/2015 TOR 1, MTL 2 3/13/2016 TOR 2, NYC 2 3/06/2016 TOR 2, NYR 0 10/17/2015 TOR 0, CLB 2

(1) (1) (0) (2) (0) (1) (3)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 2 Dwyer A: 1 3 players tied SHT: 9 Dwyer SOG: 4 Dwyer FC: 7 Espinoza FS: 6 Espinoza OF: 3 Dwyer C: 1 3 players tied E: 0 TORONTO FC G: 2 Giovinco A: 2 Giovinco SHT: 11 Giovinco SOG: 5 Giovinco FC: 4 Giovinco/Lovitz FS: 5 Giovinco OF: 8 Giovinco C: 1 3 players tied E: 0

GOALSCORING GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 KC 2 0 1 1 TOR 2 0 0 2

RECORD 3 0 0

4+ 0 0

TOT AVG 3 1.50 4 2.00

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 KC 2 1 1 0 0 TOR 2 1 0 1 0

4+ 0 0

TOT AVG 1 0.50 2 1.00

GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 TOR 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOR 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v TORONTO FC

(March 20, Children's Mercy Park, 6 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 30)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY No. Player 1 Jon Kempin 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis 5 Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura 6 7 Chance Myers 8 Graham Zusi 9 Diego Rubio Kostner 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Brad Davis 12 Nuno Andre Coelho 13 Amadou Dia 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic 16 Lawrence Olum 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 21 Justin Mapp 22 Connor Hallisey 25 Alec Kann 27 Roger Espinoza 29 Tim Melia 30 Daniel Salloi 37 Jacob Peterson 93 Soni Mustivar 94 Jimmy Medranda 96 Jordi Quintilla LOAN Erik Palmer-Brown 2 23 Bernardo Anor

Pos GK DF DF DF MF DF MF FW MF MF DF MF FW DF MF DF MF MF GK MF GK FW FW MF MF MF

Ht 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11 6-4 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-9 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-9

Wt 170 180 160 170 155 165 160 170 160 165 181 150 180 170 185 185 160 158 190 170 190 150 165 170 150 154

Birthdate 04/08/1993 02/21/1989 06/30/1991 02/11/1987 03/02/1983 12/07/1987 08/18/1986 05/15/1993 01/19/1985 11/08/1981 01/07/1986 06/08/1993 07/30/1990 01/28/1987 07/10/1984 09/08/1991 10/18/1984 02/09/1993 08/08/1990 10/25/1986 05/15/1986 07/19/1996 01/27/1986 02/12/1990 02/07/1994 10/25/1993

Birthplace Overland Park, KS Durham, NC Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Sao Paulo, Brazil Thousand Oaks, CA Orlando, FL Santiago, Chile Rio de Janeiro, Brazil St. Charles, MO Penafiel, Portugal Nantes, France Cuckfield, England Kansas City, MO Nairobi, Kenya Charlotte, NC Brandon, MS Granite Bay, CA Decatur, GA Puerto Cortes, Honduras Great River, NY Siofok, Hungary Portage, MI Ivry Sur Seine, France Mosquera, Colombia Barcelona, Spain

GP 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2

DF MF

6-1 6-1

175 178

04/24/1997 05/24/1988

Napoleon, OH Caracas, Venezuela

7 13

HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

2016 GS G 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4

0 0

A 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

CAREER GP GS G A 7 6 0 0 62 45 8 0 49 43 4 4 184 179 2 10 243 218 15 20 138 110 2 16 175 139 24 45 0 0 0 0 142 128 22 34 369 325 55 122 2 2 1 0 1 24 15 0 82 68 38 5 7 144 140 0 67 40 3 2 1 23 10 0 303 243 22 65 0 1 15 8 1 1 0 0 132 112 3 15 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 129 16 16 27 22 0 2 15 8 0 0 0 1ON 10 5

0 0

10 84

6 52

0 12

0 3

W92 L69 T53

11/21/1966

TORONTO FC No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 33 40

Player Clint Irwin Justin Morrow Drew Moor Michael Bradley Ashtone Morgan Nick Hagglund Will Johnson Benoit Cheyrou Tsubasa Endoh Sebastian Giovinco Mo Babouli Clement Simonin Jay Chapman Eriq Zavaleta Jozy Altidore Marky Delgado Daniel Lovitz Christopher Mannella Jonathan Osorio Jordan Hamilton Josh Williams Damien Perquis Alex Bono Mark Bloom Steven Beitashour Quillan Roberts HEAD COACH : Greg Vanney

Pos GK DF DF MF DF DF MF MF FW FW FW DF MF FW FW MF MF MF MF FW DF DF GK DF DF GK

Ht 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-4 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-0

Wt 195 165 165 175 165 193 160 175 141 135 171 179 157 185 175 146 170 173 160 185 192 165 195 165 170 193

Birthdate 04/01/1989 10/04/1987 01/15/1984 07/31/1987 02/09/1991 09/14/1992 01/21/1987 05/03/1981 08/20/1993 01/26/1987 01/02/1993 07/01/1991 01/01/1994 08/02/1992 11/06/1989 05/16/1995 08/27/1991 06/07/1994 06/12/1992 03/17/1996 04/18/1988 04/10/1984 04/25/1994 11/25/1987 02/01/1987 09/13/1994 07/11/1974

Birthplace Charlotte, NC Cleveland, OH Dallas, TX Princeton, NJ Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cincinnati, OH Toronto, Ontario, Canada Suresnes, France Tokyo, Japan Turin, Italy Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Lorient, France Brampton, Ontario, Canada Westfield, IN Livingston, NJ Glendora, CA Wyndmoor, PA Toronto, Ontario, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Canton, OH Troyes, France Syracuse, NY Marietta, GA San Jose, CA Toronto, Ontario, Canada

GP 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0

2016 GS G 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER GP GS G 91 89 0 136 126 4 306 293 22 82 82 8 90 75 0 37 31 2 191 176 25 29 28 1 2 2 0 35 34 24 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 1 0 40 26 1 62 46 28 59 45 6 30 9 0 0 0 0 86 70 9 0 0 3 89 82 4 27 26 2 0 0 0 32 32 0 143 142 2 0 0 0 W18 L21

A 0 11 7 14 10 4 16 7 0 18 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 12 0 4 1 0 2 24 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs TORONTO FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. March 20, 2016 (WEEK 3, MLS Game #30) 6 p.m. CT (FS1 / FOX Deportes) It’s a high-profile intraconference matchup to round out Week 3 of the Major League Soccer season when Sporting Kansas City play host to Toronto FC on Sunday evening at Children’s Mercy Park before as FS1 audience. Sporting have started the new season with two wins from two games, coming off a 2-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at home last weekend. Toronto FC have kicked off their long season-opening road swing with a win and a draw in the New York area, coming off a come-from-behind 2-2 draw at New York City FC last weekend. REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Eduardo Mariscal; AR2 (opposite): Jason White; 4th: Fotis Bazakos MLS Career: 208 games; FC/gm: 24.9; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 72; pens: 74 SUSPENDED: none DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (22 meetings): Sporting 13 wins, 36 goals … Toronto FC 4 wins, 18 goals … Ties 5 AT KC (11 meetings): Sporting 8 wins, 26 goals … Toronto FC 1 win, 10 goals … Ties 2 LAST YEAR (MLS): 8/8: TOR 1, KC 3 (Bradley 22 – Feilhaber 22; Nemeth 29; Peterson 87) This is the only league meeting between the teams this season. Sporting have a six-game undefeated streak alive vs. Toronto FC, dating back to the 2013 season, having won the last three meetings between the teams, including a 3-1 win last year on Aug. 8 at BMO Field in the only meeting between the teams. Sporting have won on their last three trips to BMO Field. TFC have never won at Sporting Park. Sporting are undefeated in their last seven home meetings vs. TFC, with six wins and one draw in that time; Toronto FC’s lone win in Kansas City came in 2009 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. TOR: P14 W10 L1 D3 … Greg Vanney vs. KC: P1 W0 L1 D0 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City remained perfect to start the 2016 season, gaining a 2-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Sunday evening at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting are in a tie for first place in the Western Conference with 6 points from 2 games. LAST MATCH Sporting took a two-goal lead by halftime through a pair of tremendous goals from Dom Dwyer. After just four minutes, Dwyer took the ball from a turnover and rifled home from 28 yards, the shot rattling the underside of the crossbar before nestling into the goal. SKC made it 2-0 when Dwyer finished off a well-orchestrated attack in the 41st minute, converting a Chance Myers pass across the face of goal from point-blank range. Whitecaps FC went down a man when Jordan Smith received a straight red card in first-half stoppage time for a tackle from behind on Graham Zusi, before pulling a goal back when Pedro Morales converted a penalty with 20 minutes remaining. Sporting manager Peter Vermes made no changes to the team that defeated Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 at CenturyLink Field. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 83), Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia - Soni Mustivar - Jordi Quintilla (Jimmy Medranda 76), Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 77) - Roger Espinoza, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi. TEAM NEWS Sporting have opened the season with a pair of victories for the first time since 2012, when they started the year with seven consecutive wins. “I actually thought we handled the ball a lot better in this game than we did the last one, and I'm talking after we got the man advantage. But I thought our first half was completely different – just night and day – from last week. We were very dynamic, our timing was excellent, our movement off the ball and then our recovery when we lost it was all tremendous,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said.

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Dom Dwyer scored a pair of goals in a game for the sixth time in his MLS career – the first since 2014 – including a searing long-range effort from all of 28 yards. “The thing with Dom is, he's getting better and better every year,” said right back Chance Myers. “He's learning what works against some teams and what doesn't, and the more he learns, the better player he's going to become. Said Dwyer: “The first one was good pressure in the middle and every time we lost the ball, we pressed hard. When they gave it away we had a little counter. And when you don't shoot, you don't score. So I thought I'd have a hit, and I hit all right and it went in. The second one was just great buildup. To me, that was a better goal. It was fantastic buildup Zusi and Chance [Myers] and the other guys in the middle, and it was just a fantastic team goal. Brad Davis came off the substitutes’ bench for the final 13 minutes in his Sporting KC debut, after arriving from the Houston Dynamo in the offseason. “It was good to get him out there. It was good to get his feet wet with the team. Just like the rest of the players, it's going to be a progression to get them back out there because we have to make sure we have the full selection of players when the time comes,” said Vermes. Graham Zusi recorded his first assist of the season on the second Dwyer goal, his first since last Oct. 3, when he recorded his fifth assist of 2015. Connor Hallisey was in the starting lineup for a second consecutive match, the fourth time he’s started back-toback league games (never started three MLS games in a row). Jordi Quintilla was also in the first XI for a second consecutive game, the second time he’s done that in his MLS career. “I think Connor had his best game for us tonight. On both sides of the ball he was just very locked in. He understood his role and he was good,” Vermes said. “And then Jordi: game after game he just gets better and better with us – not necessarily because he's getting better as player, but he's getting a better understanding of the league and us. He was only here six months last year, but his progression has been great.” TORONTO FC Toronto FC remained undefeated on their long road swing to start the 2016 season, coming back for a 2-2 draw with New York City FC on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. TFC are in a tie for second place in the Eastern Conference with 4 points from 2 games. LAST MATCH NYCFC opened the scoring from the spot in the 24th minute when David Villa calmly stroked home a penalty kick after Tommy McNamara had been fouled in the box. Villa and NYCFC added a second just four minutes later, latching onto a loose ball inside the six-yard area and dispatching his effort from short range after an Andrea Pirlo free kick sparked havoc in the Toronto goalmouth. But TFC cut the deficit just before halftime, as Sebastian Giovinco laid a teasing set piece across the face of the goal that was deflected home by a sliding Damian Perquis. And TFC pulled level with a quarter-hour remaining after yet another fine solo run and finish by Giovinco from the left side of the area. TFC head coach Greg Vanney made one change to the team that knocked off the New York Red Bulls 2-0 at Red Bull Arena. Marky Delgado started in place of Daniel Lovitz in midfield. TORONTO FC (4-2-3-1): Clint Irwin - Steven Beitashour, Damien Perquis, Drew Moor, Justin Morrow - Will Johnson (Josh Williams 90), Michael Bradley - Tsubasa Endoh (Benoit Cheyrou 59), Marky Delgado, Jonathan Osorio (Ashtone Morgan 88) - Sebastian Giovinco. TEAM NEWS Toronto FC remained undefeated on their long road swing to open the 2016 season, coming back from two goals down for the draw at New York City FC. “We feel good about a lot of things that have done on in this two games. There’s still a lot that needs to be worked on. But given everything, to start the year with two difficult games on the road like this and to come away with four points, I think every guy should feel good about what we’re doing – and realize there’s still a lot of room for improvement,” Michael Bradley said. Said Drew Moor: “The character showed, this road trip is a test and to have four points after two matches here in the New York area against two teams that will be in playoff contention, is a great sign.” Sebastian Giovinco scored a goal and added an assist for a second consecutive game, having played a part in all four TFC goals this season. Will Johnson recorded an assist on the second Giovinco goal, his first MLS assist since July 18, 2014, for the Portland Timbers. His last MLS goal came a week later, July 27, 2014, for Portland. Damian Perquis scored his second MLS goal, both coming over the last six games dating back to last season (last: Sept. 29, vs. Colorado). Rookie Tsubasa Endoh and Jonathan Osorio again filled the wide midfield spots, with Marky Delgado taking the mantle the central attacking midfielder in the TFC scheme.

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“It wasn’t just a 3-4-3 [for NYCFC]. It was three, then a box in the middle of the field and three guys so they overloaded the middle of the field,” TFC coach Greg Vanney said. “Against our three, they had four. Between [Andrea] Pirlo and [Federico] Bravo, there were two guys sitting deep so it was a matter of how we were going to reorganize getting pressure on those players.” Said captain Michael Bradley: “Once we were able to tilt things in those ways, I thought we were able to make things a little bit harder and we were able to force them into some places that turned over in a good way for us,” Toronto said.

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-0-0, 6 pts.) UNF 14 12 7 8 96 13 11 22 94 5 27 17 93 29

POS F D D M M M M M M D M D M G

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Nuno Andre Coelho Chance Myers Graham Zusi Jordi Quintilla Amadou Dia Brad Davis Connor Hallisey Jimmy Medranda Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Saad Abdul-Salaam Soni Mustivar Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2

GS 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2

MIN 180 180 173 180 166 180 13 159 22 180 180 7 180 180

2 2

180 180

G 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

A 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 9 4 0 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 1 0

SOG 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 6 0 4 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 6 0 1 1

FS 4 2 0 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 0

OFF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0

28 17

10 6

33 29

29 33

6 6

12 7

3 2

0 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Chance Myers 1, Graham Zusi 1, Jordi Quintilla 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 2 2

GS 2 2 2

MIN SHTS 180 6 180 6 180 10

SV 5 5 6

GA 1 1 3

GAA 0.5 0.5 1.5

PG 1 1 0

PA 1 1 0

W 2 2 0

L 0 0 2

T 0 0 0

SO 1 1 0

2016 TORONTO FC STATISTICS (1-0-1, 4 pts.) UNF 10 24 18 7 5 8 1 19 3 21 23 2 4 33 9

POS F D M M D M G M D M D D M D F

PLAYER Sebastian Giovinco Damien Perquis Marky Delgado Will Johnson Ashtone Morgan Benoit Cheyrou Clint Irwin Daniel Lovitz Drew Moor Jonathan Osorio Josh Williams Justin Morrow Michael Bradley Steven Beitashour Tsubasa Endoh Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2

GS 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 2

MIN 180 180 112 179 8 31 180 68 180 178 1 180 180 180 143

2 2

180 180

G 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

A 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 11 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

SOG 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FC 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0

FS 5 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 3 2

OFF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

CK 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 1

22 26

9 8

22 27

27 22

11 6

5 6

3 4

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Sebastian Giovinco 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Sebastian Giovinco 1-1 TORONTO FC GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Clint Irwin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 2 2

GS 2 2 2

MIN SHTS 180 8 180 8 180 9

SV 5 5 5

GA 2 2 4

GAA 1 1 2

PG 1 1 1

PA 1 1 1

W 1 1 0

L 0 0 1

T 1 1 1

SO 1 1 0

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat. Fri. Thu. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sun.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May June June June July July

Wed. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun.

July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct.

Sun. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 6 at Seattle W 1-0 12 Vancouver W 2-1 20 Toronto FC 2 Real Salt Lake 9 at New York 13 Colorado 17 at FC Dallas 24 at San Jose 27 at Vancouver 1 Los Angeles 7 at Houston 11 at Colorado 15 Orlando City SC 21 Real Salt Lake 27 D.C. United 2 at Los Angeles 19 FC Dallas 25 at Montreal 3 Columbus 10 New York City FC 13 at Chicago 16 at Colorado 24 Seattle 31 Portland 7 at Portland 13 at FC Dallas 20 Vancouver 27 at Philadelphia 9 Houston 18 Los Angeles 24 at San Jose 1 at New England 16 at Real Salt Lake 23 San Jose

ATT 39525 20178

W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0

POS PTS NOTES: 5 3 KC: Coelho (73); 1 6 KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70)

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TORONTO FC 2016 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed.

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

May May June June

Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sun.

Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 6 at New York W 2-0 13 at New York T 2-2 City FC 20 at Sporting KC 2 at Colorado 9 at New England 16 at D.C. United 23 at Montreal 1 at Portland 7 FC Dallas 14 Vancouver 18 New York City FC 21 Columbus 28 at New York 18 Los Angeles 25 at Orlando City SC 2 Seattle 9 Chicago 13 at Columbus 16 at San Jose 23 D.C. United 31 Columbus 3 Real Salt Lake 6 New England 13 at Houston 20 at Philadelphia 24 at Orlando City SC 27 Montreal 10 at Chicago 18 New York 24 Philadelphia 28 Orlando City SC 1 D.C. United 16 at Montreal 23 Chicago

ATT 21303 30315

W-L-T 1-0-0 1-0-1

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 TOR: Giovinco (82) Delgado (91+); 2 4 TOR: Perquis (47+) Giovinco (76); NYC: Villa (24,28)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 1 Jordi Quintilla 1 Chance Myers 1 Graham Zusi Shots 8 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 4 Chance Myers Fouls Suffered 4 Roger Espinoza Offside 2 Dom Dwyer Saves 3 Tim Melia Shots Faced 4 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 1 Tim Melia

Goals 2 03/12/2016 vs Assists 2 03/12/2016 vs Shots 14 03/06/2016 vs 14 03/12/2016 vs Shots on Goal 6 03/12/2016 vs Fouls Committed 19 03/06/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 20 03/12/2016 vs Corner Kicks 6 03/06/2016 vs 6 03/12/2016 vs Offside 5 03/12/2016 vs Saves 3 03/12/2016 vs Shots Faced 4 03/12/2016 vs Goals Allowed 1 03/12/2016 vs

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/06/2016 vs SEA 03/12/2016 vs VAN 03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 1-0 W 2-1 W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/06/2016 vs SEA

W 1-0

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

SEA VAN

W 1-0 W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

SEA

W 1-0

VAN

W 2-1

SEA VAN

W 1-0 W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

TORONTO FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 1 4 times Assists 1 Sebastian Giovinco 1 Sebastian Giovinco 1 Will Johnson Shots 6 Sebastian Giovinco Shots on Goal 3 Sebastian Giovinco Fouls Committed 4 Daniel Lovitz Fouls Suffered 3 Daniel Lovitz 3 Steven Beitashour 3 Sebastian Giovinco Offside 5 Sebastian Giovinco Saves 4 Clint Irwin Shots Faced 7 Clint Irwin Goals Allowed 2 Clint Irwin

Goals 2 03/06/2016 at 2 03/13/2016 at Assists 2 03/13/2016 at Shots 12 03/06/2016 at Shots on Goal 5 03/06/2016 at Fouls Committed 12 03/06/2016 at Fouls Suffered 15 03/13/2016 at Corner Kicks 4 03/06/2016 at Offside 6 03/13/2016 at Saves 4 03/13/2016 at Shots Faced 7 03/13/2016 at Goals Allowed 2 03/13/2016 at

03/06/2016 at NYR

W 2-0

03/06/2016 at NYR

W 2-0

03/13/2016 at NYC

T 2-2

03/13/2016 at NYC

T 2-2

03/13/2016 at NYC

T 2-2

03/13/2016 at NYC

T 2-2

03/06/2016 at NYR

W 2-0

03/06/2016 at NYR 03/13/2016 at NYC 03/13/2016 at NYC

W 2-0 T 2-2 T 2-2

03/06/2016 at NYR

W 2-0

03/13/2016 at NYC

T 2-2

03/13/2016 at NYC

T 2-2

03/13/2016 at NYC

T 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 14 03/06/2016 vs 14 03/12/2016 vs Shots on Goal 4 03/06/2016 vs Fouls Committed 14 03/12/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 9 03/06/2016 vs Corner Kicks 6 03/06/2016 vs 6 03/12/2016 vs Offside 1 03/06/2016 vs Saves 2 03/06/2016 vs Shots Faced 2 03/06/2016 vs

SEA VAN

W 1-0 W 2-1

SEA

W 1-0

VAN

W 2-1

SEA

W 1-0

SEA VAN

W 1-0 W 2-1

SEA

W 1-0

SEA

W 1-0

SEA

W 1-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)

NYR NYC

W 2-0 T 2-2

NYC

T 2-2

NYR

W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

NYC

T 2-2

NYR

W 2-0

NYC

T 2-2

NYC

T 2-2

NYC

T 2-2

NYC

T 2-2

Shots 10 03/13/2016 at Shots on Goal 4 03/13/2016 at Fouls Committed 10 03/13/2016 at Fouls Suffered 12 03/06/2016 at Corner Kicks 1 03/13/2016 at Offside 5 03/06/2016 at Saves 1 03/06/2016 at Shots Faced 1 03/06/2016 at

NYC

T 2-2

NYC

T 2-2

NYC

T 2-2

NYR

W 2-0

NYC

T 2-2

NYR

W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

TORONTO FC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 13 wins, 36 goals Toronto FC 4 wins, 18 goals 5 ties 4/25/2007 4/28/2007 7/1/2007 4/26/2008 6/21/2008 9/20/2008 3/21/2009 4/26/2009 6/5/2010 7/31/2010 6/4/2011 7/23/2011 6/16/2012 8/18/2012 9/1/2012 3/9/2013 7/13/2013 9/21/2013 5/23/2014 7/26/2014 8/16/2014 8/8/2015

KC 3 vs TOR KC 1 at TOR KC 1 vs TOR TOR 2 vs KC TOR 0 vs KC KC 2 vs TOR TOR 3 at KC TOR 1 vs KC TOR 0 vs KC KC 1 vs TOR TOR 0 vs KC KC 4 vs TOR KC 2 vs TOR KC 1 at TOR KC 2 vs TOR TOR 2 vs KC KC 3 vs TOR KC 2 at TOR KC 2 vs TOR KC 2 at TOR KC 4 vs TOR KC 3 at TOR

0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1

(KC) (T) (KC) (T) (T) (CA) (CA) (T) (T) (CA) (T) (SP) (SP) (T) (SP) (T) (SP) (T) (SP) (T) (SP) (T)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 13 137 48 129 35 56

2 23 181 72 142 27 64

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Toronto FC Tot 36 318 120 271 62 120

1 8 91 36 159 30 40

2 10 111 45 151 37 52

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 18 202 81 310 67 92

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC TOR

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 1

8 3

4 3

7 6

6 3

10 2

0 0

36 18

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Greg Vanney Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. TOR

0-1-0 10-1-3

(0 pts./game) (2.36 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

4 5 25 9 19 20 7 3 5 28 7

Sporting KC Sapong/Dwyer Graham Zusi Kei Kamara Teal Bunbury Aurelien Collin Graham Zusi Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman

4 2 13 9 16 14 2 5 3 21 17

Toronto FC Amado Guevara Dominic Oduro Amado Guevara Amado Guevara Danny Dichio Carl Robinson Stefan Frei Joseph Bendik Stefan Frei Joseph Bendik Joseph Bendik

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 7 players tied 34 players tied Kei Kamara (09/01/12) Eddie Johnson (04/25/07) 5 Sapong/Collin 5 3 players tied

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

2 1 9 4

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves

1 10 players tied 5 Kevin Hartman (3 times) 3 Kevin Hartman (03/21/09)

Goals Allowed

2 1 8 3

Toronto FC 3 players tied 14 players tied Jackson (07/26/14) 4 players tied

8 Maurice Edu (04/28/07) 7 Dominic Oduro (07/26/14) 1 5 players tied 7 Kocic/Bendik 4 Frei/Bendik

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Toronto FC W-L-T

Streak (started)

1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ws 2 Ws 1 Ts

(08/08/2015) (10/25/2015) (09/27/2015)

0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-1

1 Ls (10/25/2015) 5 Ws (08/05/2015) 1 Ts (03/13/2016)

0-0-0 2-0-0

2 Ls 5 Ws

(10/16/2015) (09/18/2015)

0-0-1 1-0-0

1 Ts (03/13/2016) 1 Ws (03/06/2016)

0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

3 Ls 2 Ws 2 Ws 3 Ws 3 Ws

(09/23/2015) (10/03/2015) (10/25/2015) (04/05/2015) (05/20/2015)

0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

4 5 1 3 2

Ls Ls Ts Ws Ws

(07/04/2015) (08/01/2015) (03/13/2016) (09/19/2015) (08/05/2015)

1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ws 2 Ws 4 Ls 2 Ls 1 Ls

(10/03/2015) (10/25/2015) (06/21/2015) (08/22/2015) (08/19/2015)

1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 9 1 4 1

Ws Ws Ts Ls Ts

(08/22/2015) (05/30/2015) (03/13/2016) (08/01/2015) (07/12/2015)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. TORONTO FC (13-4-5) PLAYER

MIN

Dom Dwyer C.J. Sapong Kei Kamara Soony Saad Davy Arnaud Jacob Peterson Claudio Bieler Omar Bravo Eddie Johnson Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Michael Harrington Paulo Nagamura Teal Bunbury Jack Jewsbury Yura Movsisyan Krisztian Nemeth Oriol Rosell Julio Cesar Kevin Souter Kerry Zavagnin Chance Myers Roger Espinoza Santiago Hirsig Claudio Lopez Carlos Marinelli Amobi Okugo Jeferson Seth Sinovic Sasha Victorine Josh Wolff Sal Zizzo Team totals Opponent totals

6 10 6 5 9 6 3 2 2 12 7 11 5 8 9 2 1 3 4 1 5 12 10 2 5 4 1 1 10 5 5 2 22 22

4 5 6 2 9 4 2 2 2 10 7 11 5 5 8 0 1 2 4 0 5 12 9 1 4 3 0 1 10 4 4 1 22 22

368 468 535 215 810 356 171 180 180 906 579 980 417 464 724 81 76 192 314 14 396 999 813 118 366 208 33 90 865 353 384 121 1980 1980

4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18

2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 34 14

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

13 12 25 11 24 7 7 4 11 17 12 2 11 12 11 8 2 1 5 1 3 6 8 2 8 9 0 2 7 6 5 3 318 202

9 8 1 1 2 1 22 22

810 720 90 90 180 90 1980 1980

24 39 4 3 6 5 81 120

18 28 3 2 4 4 59 79

0.67 0.88 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.82 1.64

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5

Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Andy Gruenebaum Jon Kempin Eric Kronberg Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

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TORONTO FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (4-13-5) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Amado Guevara Ryan Johnson Danny Dichio Robert Earnshaw Michael Bradley Jim Brennan Jackson Danny Koevermans Luke Moore Bradley Orr Darel Russell Gilberto Dominic Oduro Sam Cronin Dwayne De Rosario Jermain Defoe Richard Eckersley Sebastian Giovinco Nick Hagglund Ronnie O'Brien Alvaro Rey Carl Robinson Collen Warner Marvell Wynne Team totals Opponent totals

5 4 7 2 3 8 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 1 7 1 3 1 2 8 4 7 22 22

4 4 5 2 3 7 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 7 1 3 1 2 8 4 7 22 22

382 360 452 150 264 662 270 180 205 172 185 246 164 180 220 90 616 90 270 90 136 720 350 630 1980 1980

4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 36

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 34

13 8 6 2 6 2 9 5 2 1 2 4 2 1 4 0 2 2 2 4 0 5 3 1 202 318

Brian Edwards Sam Reynolds Stefan Frei Milos Kocic Greg Sutton Freddy Hall Joseph Bendik Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 6 2 4 1 7 22 22

MIN SHTS 90 90 540 180 360 90 630 1980 1980

5 7 29 12 23 6 38 120 81

GAA

5 6 20 9 14 4 21 79 59

0.00 1.00 1.17 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.43 1.64 0.82

0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 1

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. TORONTO FC (13-4-5)

CURRENT TORONTO FC VS. SPORTING KC (4-13-5)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Dom Dwyer Brad Davis Justin Mapp Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Paulo Nagamura Bernardo Anor Chance Myers Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Amadou Dia Kevin Ellis Connor Hallisey Jon Kempin Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Lawrence Olum Ike Opara Team totals Opponent totals

6 15 12 11 12 10 12 5 12 10 11 1 10 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 6 2 22 22

4 14 8 7 10 10 10 4 12 9 11 0 10 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 22 22

368 1190 787 694 906 849 889 355 999 813 955 14 885 2 215 90 90 95 90 90 452 180 1980 1980

4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18

2 6 4 3 5 4 2 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 14

13 30 19 13 17 18 20 8 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1 318 202

Michael Bradley Steven Beitashour Jozy Altidore Sebastian Giovinco Nick Hagglund Josh Williams Mark Bloom Marky Delgado Clint Irwin Will Johnson Daniel Lovitz Drew Moor Ashtone Morgan Justin Morrow Jonathan Osorio Eriq Zavaleta Team totals Opponent totals

7 7 6 1 3 6 2 1 3 9 3 15 6 7 4 2 22 22

7 7 4 1 3 5 2 1 3 8 0 15 4 5 2 1 22 22

602 624 379 90 270 438 180 90 270 732 74 1350 416 480 177 105 1980 1980

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 36

0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 34

10 4 7 2 2 4 1 0 0 10 1 6 0 3 1 1 202 318

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Jon Kempin Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 22 22

90 90 1980 1980

3 5 81 120

2 4 59 79

1.00 1.00 0.82 1.64

0 0 1 5

8 1.67 79 1.64 59 0.82

0 5 1

GOALKEEPER

Clint Irwin Team totals Opponent totals

3 22 22

MIN SHTS 270 1980 1980

12 120 81

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GAME NOTES

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. TORONTO fC

2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, March 20, 2016 Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 3 Sporting Kansas City 2-0-0, 6 points (1-0-0 home; 1-0-0 away) T-1st place in Western Conference

English TV: FS1 English Radio: 99.3 FM, 1510 AM English TV: FOX Deportes Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM

Toronto FC 1-0-1, 4 points (0-0-0 home; 1-0-1 away) T-2nd place in Eastern Conference

Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:

2-0-0 (6 pts.) RECORD 2 GAMES PLAYED T-1st in West CONfERENCE POSITION 3 GOALS 1.50 GOALS/GAME 3 ASSISTS 1 GOALS ALLOWED 0.50 ALLOWED/GAME +2 GOAL DIffERENTIAL 28 (10) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 35.7% ON GOAL % 33 fOULS COMMITTED 28 fOULS SUffERED 3 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Baldomero Toledo Eduardo Mariscal Jason White Fotis Bazakos

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 25 27 29 30 37 93 94 96

Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF MID DEF MID FWD MID MID DEF DEF FWD DEF MID DEF MID MID GK MID GK FWD FWD MID MID MID

Name Jon Kempin Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Lawrence Olum Saad Abdul-Salaam Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey Alec Kann Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Jacob Peterson Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla

Pronunciation oh-PAR-ah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

FAIL-hob-ber KWAY-yoh AH-mah-doo DEE-ah sin-OH-vick OH-lum sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM

HAL-iss-see CAN MEE-lia shallow-ee SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh

Montreal Impact Toronto FC New York City FC Philadelphia Union New England Revolution Orlando City SC Chicago Fire D.C. United Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls

Western Conference 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC

Pts 6 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0

Pts 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 0 0

W L 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2

W L 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2

0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

+4 +2 +1 –1 0 0 –1 –3 –2 –5

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

+2 +2 +5 +1 +2 0 0 –3 –2 –2

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

TORONTO fC

Dom Dwyer 2 GOALS 2 three players tied 1 ASSISTS 2 Dom Dwyer 9 SHOTS 11 Dom Dwyer 4 SHOTS ON GOAL 5 Coelho/Dwyer 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 three players tied 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 0 Roger Espinoza 7 fOULS COMMITTED 4 Roger Espinoza 6 fOULS SUffERED 5 three players tied 1 CAUTIONS 1 0 EJECTIONS 0 Tim Melia 180 Tim Melia 0.50 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 5

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

Sebastian Giovinco Sebastian Giovinco Sebastian Giovinco Sebastian Giovinco Sebastian Giovinco Lovitz/Giovinco Sebastian Giovinco three players tied

180 Clint Irwin 1.00 Clint Irwin 1 Clint Irwin 1 Clint Irwin 5 Clint Irwin

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 8th season (.554) 92-69-53 8th season (.554) 92-69-53

Top six clubs from each conference advance to MLS Cup Playoffs

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1-0-1 (4 pts.) 2 T-2nd in East 4 2.00 3 2 1.00 +2 22 (9) 40.9% 22 27 3 0

2016 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

BEEZ-ler POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra ZOO-see

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference

TORONTO fC

GREG VANNEY

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season 18-21-7 (.467) 3rd season 18-21-7 (.467)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Wednesday, March 16 OUT: • Justin Mapp (left toe) QUESTIONABLE: • Benny Feilhaber (right abdominal strain) • Paulo Nagamura (right lower leg strain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 20, 2016 vs. Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvTOR: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvTOR: BY THE NUMBERS

A pair of unbeaten teams square off on Sunday as Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 points) hosts Toronto FC (1-0-1, 4 points) in a marquee interconference matchup on FS1 and FOX Deportes. Children’s Mercy Park has been a house of horrors for the visiting Reds, who have just one point to show from six regular season trips to the state-ofthe-art venue (0-5-1) since 2011. Sporting KC holds a distinct upper hand in the series, going 13-4-5 overall and 8-1-2 in Kansas City. Toronto’s lone road victory in the fixture came nearly seven years ago to the day — a 3-2 result on March 21, 2009 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Since then, Peter Vermes’ men have rattled off six wins and a draw in home meetings with the Reds. Sporting KC’s .705 winning percentage against Toronto FC is its best against any MLS opponent (minimum 10 games), and the club is 10-1-3 in its last 14 games against the Canadian side. Conversely, Toronto’s 13 losses to Sporting are their most against any MLS foe in the club’s 10-year history. Greg Vanney’s men will hope to snap a six-game winless streak in the series, last earning three points in March 2013. The clubs met once during the 2015 regular season, locking horns on Aug. 8 at BMO Field. Sporting KC emerged with a 3-1 result as Vermes moved into a tie with Bob Gansler as the winningest coach in club history with his 86th regular season win and 108th victory in all competitions. Benny Feilhaber and Sebastian Giovinco took center stage as Major League Soccer’s mid-season frontrunners for Most Valuable Player, and it was Feilhaber who propelled his team to three points. He opened the scoring with a 22nd-minute penalty kick, and while Toronto equalized instantly through Michael Bradley, Feilhaber’s free kick was headed home by Krisztian Nemeth to restore the visitors’ lead before halftime. Jacob Peterson cemented the result in the 87th minute with his lone strike of the season. It was the sixth straight meeting in which Sporting KC scored multiple goals against Toronto.

Stats through Week 2 of 2016 MLS season unless noted (as of Thursday, March 17)

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC enters Week 3 as one of three MLS clubs with a perfect 2-0-0 record (Montreal Impact and San Jose Earthquakes). • SKC has conceded one goal through Week 2, tied with San Jose and the Colorado Rapids for the fewest in MLS. • SKC leads MLS with 60 percent average possession and 85 percent passing accuracy. • SKC has faced 17 total shots, second fewest in MLS. Sporting KC Player Stats • Dom Dwyer is one of 12 MLS players with multiple goals. He is tied for sixth with nine shot attempts. • Graham Zusi is tied for sixth in MLS with six key passes. • Matt Besler (83.5) and Nuno Andre Coelho (82) rank first and second in MLS in passes per game, respectively. Roger Espinoza (67.5) and Soni Mustivar (66.5) rank eighth and ninth in the same category. • Espinoza (91.1%) and Mustivar (91.0%) rank third and fifth in MLS in passing accuracy, respectively (min. 120 minutes played). Toronto FC Team Stats • Toronto leads MLS with 30.5 interceptions per game. • Toronto is last in MLS with 63.3 percent passing accuracy and secondto-last in MLS with 42.6 percent average possession. • Toronto leads MLS with 5.5 offsides per game. Toronto FC Player Stats • Entering Week 3, Sebastian Giovinco is one of four MLS players with multiple goals (2) and assists (2) in 2016 (Ignacio Piatti, Joao Plata and Andrew Wenger). He also leads MLS with 11 shots. • The 2015 MLS MVP has tallied a goal and an assist in each of Toronto’s first two games. Last year, he set an MLS regular season record with 38 combined goals (22) and assists (22), becoming the first player to record 20 goals and 10 assists in a season. • Daniel Lovitz is tied for third in MLS with 10 aerial duels won. He is tied for eighth with eight tackles. • Michael Bradley and Daniel Lovitz are tied for fifth in MLS with 11 interceptions. • Drew Moor is tied for fourth in MLS with 14 interceptions.

#SKCvTOR: Recent Regular Season Meetings (SKC leads 13-4-5) Date

Score

03/09/2013 07/13/2013 09/21/2013 05/23/2014 07/26/2014 08/16/2014 08/08/2015

KC 1 at TOR 2 KC 3 vs TOR 0 KC 2 vs TOR 1 KC 2 vs TOR 2 KC 2 at TOR 1 KC 4 vs TOR 1 KC 3 at TOR 1

Result Details L W W T W W W

TFC’s most recent win in series; Robert Earnshaw brace Seth Sinovic and Benny Feilhaber tally assists in rout Dwyer, Zusi and Myers pick up assists in road win Dwyer scores twice but TFC snatch equalizer in 91’ Zusi (48’) and Peterson (80’) score in comeback win Dwyer bags another brace in comfortable victory Feilhaber notches goal and assist; Peterson seals it late

#SKCvTOR: PLAYER HISTORY

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

• Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer had two braces against Toronto in 2014, a 2-2 draw on May 23 and a 4-1 win and Aug. 16. • Sporting KC winger Brad Davis has three goals and six assists in 15 appearances against Toronto, all as a member of the Houston Dynamo. • Sporting KC winger Justin Mapp has three goals and four assists in 12 appearances against Toronto, all as a member of the Chicago Fire (1 G, 3 A) or Philadelphia Union (2 G, 1 A). • Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi has one goal and five assists in 12 appearances against Toronto. • Sporting KC defender Chance Myers’ four career assists against Toronto are his most against any MLS team (12 appearances). • Toronto midfielder Michael Bradley is the only player on Toronto’s current roster to score against Sporting KC. He did so in the most recent meeting on Aug. 8, 2015. • Toronto defender Steven Beitashour has three assists in seven appearances against Sporting KC, two as a member of San Jose and one as a member of Vancouver (on Aug. 15, 2015 at Children’s Mercy Park).

• • • • • • • • •

#SKCvTOR: PLAYER CONNECTIONS

Brad Davis has 40 career game-winning assists in the regular season, one shy of tying Landon Donovan and Steve Ralston for the all-time MLS lead. Dom Dwyer has 38 regular season goals, one shy of tying Chris Klein for fourth place in club history. Graham Zusi has 45 regular season assists, one shy of passing Chris Klein for sole possession of second place in club history. Graham Zusi is one shy of becoming the 10th player in Sporting KC history to score 25 regular season goals. Roger Espinoza is 86 minutes shy of reaching 10,000 minutes played in his MLS regular season career. Benny Feilhaber has 25 regular season assists for Sporting KC, one shy of tying Josh Wolff for 6th in club history. Kevin Ellis is one shy of his 50th career MLS regular season appearance. Seth Sinovic is one shy of his 125th regular season appearance for Sporting KC. Sporting KC has conceded 999 goals all-time in all competitions.

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES

• Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi joined Toronto FC’s Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore on the United States Men’s National team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. • Zusi, Bradley, Altidore and Matt Besler were on the U.S. Men’s National Team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Zusi, Bradley and Besler featured in each of the Americans’ four matches at the tournament. • Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura played for Toronto FC in 2007, the club’s inaugural season in MLS. • Matt Besler and Justin Morrow were teammates at the University of Notre Dame from 2006-2008. • Defenders Steven Beitashour and Ike Opara were teammates at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2010-2012. • Justin Mapp and Will Johnson were teammates at Chicago Fire in 2005.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 20, 2016 vs. Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES DWYER DOUBLE LEADS SPORTING KC PAST VANCOUVER DWYER CLIMBING GOAL CHARTS Sporting KC won its second straight match to open the 2016 MLS season last Saturday as Dom Dwyer scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Children’s Mercy Park. Dwyer moved into third place in club history with his 46th and 47th career goals in all competitions, propelling Sporting KC(2-0-0, 6 points) to the top of the early Western Conference standings.

It didn’t take long for Dom Dwyer to make an emphatic mark in the 2016 home opener at Children’s Mercy Park last Saturday. A fatal turnover from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their own half allowed the striker to find a pocket of space 28 yards from David Ousted’s goal. A split-second later, the ball nestled in the corner of the net — a metaphoric strike for a player who has seemingly ascended Sporting KC’s all-time scoring charts in the blink of an eye.

Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes fielded an unchanged starting lineup that earned a 1-0 win at Seattle Sounders FC last Sunday, and his side grabbed the lead in spectacular fashion after just five minutes. Dwyer secured possession following a Vancouver turnover and rifled home from 28 yards for the longest strike of his MLS career — the shot rattling the underside of the crossbar before nestling into the corner.

Dwyer’s thunderbolt in the fifth minute of his side’s 2-1 win over Vancouver vaulted him into a tie for third place in club history with 46 goals across all competitions. He would take sole possession of third before halftime on the end of a brilliant passing sequence involving Graham Zusi and Chance Myers. Five more tallies will see Dwyer pull level at 52 with recently retired midfielder Davy Arnaud, who is second on the club’s scoring list in all competitions behind Preki (81).

The hosts doubled their lead with a well-orchestrated attack in the 41st minute. Graham Zusi lofted a diagonal ball from the left wing to the right edge of the box, where Chance Myers sent a one-touch pass across the face of goal. The cross was perfectly weighted as Dwyer was on hand to convert from point-blank range past goalkeeper David Ousted. Zusi recorded the 45th assist of his regular season career on the play, moving into a tie for second place on the club’s alltime chart with Chris Klein.

Among players to have netted at least 20 total goals for the club, none come close to the goalscoring rate of the 25-year-old Dwyer. With his sixth regular season brace on Saturday, he is averaging one multi-goal game every 10 MLS appearances since April 2014.

Vancouver’s hill became all the more steep in first-half stoppage time when Jordan Smith received a straight red card after bringing Zusi down from behind. However, the visitors received a lifeline in the 69th minute when Jordan Harvey’s through ball down the left channel found Octavio Rivero, who was tripped in the box by Melia. Referee Edvin Jurisevic pointed to the penalty spot, and Pedro Morales buried the spot kick to cut Sporting KC’s lead in half.

CONQUERING CASCADIA

Sporting KC has opened the 2016 season with a pair of wins against fellow Western Conference opponents. On March 6, KC earned their first victory in Seattle since 2009 and went into the history books as the first MLS team to go unbeaten in five straight regular season road games against Cascadia foes (Portland, Seattle, Vancouver). Peter Vermes’ men followed that up with a 2-1 home win over Whitecaps FC, extending their regular season unbeaten run against Cascadia foes to 10 games (6-0-4 with seven shutouts) since the start of 2015.

NUNO Off TO STRONG START

Thanks in part to a sound performance from newly acquired center back Nuno Andre Coelho, Sporting KC emerged from CenturyLink Field on March 6 with three points and its first victory in Seattle since 2009. The 2016 season opener saw Coelho score on his MLS debut, firing a 30-yard attempt that skipped across the wet surface and under the mitts of Sounders keeper Stefan Frei. The 6-foot-4 defender landed Goal.com Team of the Week recognition while also connecting on 79 of his 88 passes. Coelho followed up with another steady display in Sporting KC’s 2-1 win over Vancouver last Sunday as Whitecaps FC mustered just three shots on goal from the run of play. Coelho nearly bagged another goal, heading Graham Zusi’s corner kick just wide of the post in the second half.

CONQUERING CANADA

History favors the home side entering Sunday’s match at Children’s Mercy Park. In addition to holding a 13-4-5 record against Toronto, Sporting KC has gone 248-8 all-time against Major League Soccer’s Canadian teams. Their 24 combined regular season wins against Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are the most of any MLS club.

HOME SWEET HOME

Since opening in 2011, state-of-the-art Children’s Mercy Park has served as a fortress for Sporting KC. The club is 62-21-28 in competitive matches at the stadium, including penalty shootout victories in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup (recorded as draws).

A native of Penafiel, Portugal, Coelho has played more than 160 matches during a 12-year professional career in Europe, including seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League with Portuguese clubs SC Braga and FC Porto. He most recently played for Balikesirspor of the Turkish Super Lig during the 2014-15 season. He signed for Sporting KC in January to bring another defensive option for a back line that has lost center back Ike Opara to long-term injuries in each of the last two seasons.

Peter Vermes’ men were particularly tough to beat at home in 2015, setting club records with a nine-game home winning streak (May 3 – July 21) and a 16-game home unbeaten streak (March 8 – Aug. 15) in all competitions. Sporting KC ended the 2015 campaign with a 14-2-5 home record, including four wins en route to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. Sporting KC’s 14 total home wins last year tied the club record previously set in 2000, 2004 and 2012 — continuing a trend that saw the club win a major trophy in each of those seasons. The team also scored 42 times (all competitions) at Children’s Mercy Park, the most on home soil since 1996.

CAPTAIN MATT A MAINSTAY IN DEfENSE

Sporting KC’s captain since the start of 2014, Matt Besler ranks seventh in Sporting KC history with 221 games played in all competitions. He is nine appearances shy of tying Jimmy Conrad for sixth, 14 shy of tying Chris Klein for fifth, and 33 shy of tying Preki for fourth. The Kansas native has logged at least 30 games in six of his seven seasons with Sporting KC since being taken in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.

Children’s Mercy Hospital received naming rights to Children’s Mercy Park in November 2015 as part of a youth health and pediatric sports medicine partnership with Sporting KC that lasts through 2025.

71 STRAIGHT AND COUNTING

Besler is a four-time MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-15) and has twice been named to the MLS Best XI (2012-13) to go along with an MLS Defender of the Year honor in 2012. He logged 38 appearances for Sporting KC in 2015, leading MLS in clearances while adding a career-best four assists in all competitions. The 29-year-old was named an MLS All-Star for the fourth time and shared Sporting KC Defensive Player of the Year honors with Soni Mustivar.

Children’s Mercy Park has sold out 71 consecutive MLS matches dating back to April 2012 (including four playoff games) and 83 of 92 league matches since opening in 2011. The 18,467-seat venue and has averaged 105 percent capacity over the last five MLS seasons, drawing more than 19,400 fans per game. A 72nd straight sellout is expected Sunday as Sporting KC hosts Toronto FC in a nationally televised clash on FS1 and FOX Deportes.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 20, 2016 vs. Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) fEILHABER ON BRINK Of RETURN THREE TITLES IN fOUR YEARS Veteran midfielder Benny Feilhaber is in contention to make his 2016 debut on Sunday after sitting out Sporting KC’s first two games of the season. His wife Michelle gave birth to Julia last Sunday, the Feilhabers’ second daughter after Sofia was born in July 2014.

When Sporting KC lifted the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup last September, it became the fifth MLS club to win three major trophies in a four-year span since 2005, joining Seattle, D.C. United, LA Galaxy and Columbus Crew SC. Should Sporting KC add to its trophy haul in 2016, it would join LA as the only MLS clubs to win four titles in a five-year span since 2005.

Feilhaber is coming off a career-best campaign in 2015. Last year he set a Sporting KC record with 20 assists in all competitions, while his 32 combined goals and assists in all competitions were second most in team history behind Preki (36 in 1996). His season culminated in Sporting KC MVP honors as well as an MLS MVP nomination alongside winner Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto) and former teammate Kei Kamara (Columbus).

Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United LA Galaxy Columbus Crew SC

MLS Cup (2013), Open Cup (2012, 2015) Open Cup (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), Supporters’ Shield (2014) Open Cup (2008), Supporters’ Shield (2006, 2007) MLS Cup (2011, 2012, 2014), Supporters Shield (2010, 2011) MLS Cup (2008), Supporters’ Shield (2008, 2009)

DEfENDING THE OPEN CUP

Feilhaber set MLS career-highs with 10 goals and 15 assists during the regular season, becoming the third player in club history to reach double digits in both categories (Josh Wolff, Preki). He also recorded five assists in Sporting KC’s run to the U.S. Open Cup title, taking just one year to become the club’s all-time assist leader in the tournament.

Sporting KC enters the 2016 season as defending champions of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Peter Vermes’ side defeated the Philadelphia Union in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw through regulation to win the 2015 final at PPL Park on Sept. 30, effectively securing a spot in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.

DWYER, MUSTIVAR AND MYERS SHINE IN WEEK 2

Dom Dwyer bagged the sixth brace of his MLS career on Saturday, powering Sporting KC to a 2-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The striker’s devastating performance resulted in unanimous Team of the Week selection on Monday as MLSsoccer.com, Goal.com, Bleacher Report and NBC Pro Soccer Talk named him among Week 2’s best players.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The knockout-style tournament is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest running open soccer tournament. This year’s winner will earn $250,000 and a berth into the 2017-18 CONCACAF Champions League.

Joining Dwyer on MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week is holding midfielder Soni Mustivar, who controlled the center of the pitch with five tackles, three interceptions and nearly 92 percent passing accuracy as Sporting KC enjoyed two-thirds of possession in Saturday’s raucous home opener. In defense, Chance Myers landed as spot on Goal.com’s Team of the Week after recording an assist on Dwyer’s second score in the 41st minute. The perfectly weighted cross from the right edge of the penalty area was his 16th career assist in the regular season and his eighth of the game-winning variety.

Sporting KC has won the tournament on three occasions (2004, 2012, 2015), third-most among MLS clubs behind Seattle and Chicago who have four titles apiece. All 17 American MLS clubs will enter the 2016 Open Cup in the round of 32 in June. Sporting KC and Seattle have combined to win six of the last seven tournaments since 2009.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON THE HORIZON

Courtesy of the club’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship, Sporting KC will compete in the group stage of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League, set to begin in August. 2016 marks the third time in four years that Sporting KC has featured in the international competition, which involves the top clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament winner will qualify as CONCACAF’s representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.

fROM fOES TO fRIENDS

No active MLS players have faced Sporting KC on more occasions in the regular season than Brad Davis (31) and Justin Mapp (30). Coincidentally, both veterans joined the club this offseason, transitioning from long-time foes to welcome midfield additions in Kansas City. Davis made his debut for the club in last Saturday’s 2-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC, while Mapp still awaits his first appearance for the team.

In the 2013-14 edition of the tournament, Sporting KC won its group (fall 2013) and advanced to the quarterfinals (March 2014) before falling to eventual champion Cruz Azul of Mexico. Peter Vermes’ side won the first leg 1-0 at Children’s Mercy Park but fell 5-1 in the return trip to Mexico City a week later. Sporting KC failed to progress to the knockout rounds in 2014-15, losing 2-0 at Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa on the final match day of the group stage in October 2014.

Davis has recorded 58 goals and 131 assists (including postseason) during a 14year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 369 appearances and 122 assists in the regular season are both third most in MLS history. A native of Missouri, Davis ended his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips from 2006-2015, including MLS Cup appearances in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012.

PETER THE GREAT

Last season Peter Vermes became the winningest coach in Sporting KC history, ending 2015 with 90 regular season wins and 113 victories across all competitions. He entered the year trailing Bob Gansler in both categories. Vermes has coached 255 matches in Kansas City across all competitions with a 115-79-61 record, 15 games shy of tying Gansler’s 270-game record.

Davis, 34, leads active MLS players with 122 regular season assists, 45 more than any other player. The left-footed midfielder has reached double figures in assists in six of the last seven seasons since 2009 and seven times overall, a feat matched only by Landon Donovan. In December, Mapp became the first Free Agent signing in Major League Soccer history after the League introduced free agency in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement in early 2015. The 31-year-old has recorded 23 goals and 70 assists in 318 MLS appearances (including postseason) since being drafted fourth overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. His 65 regular season assists rank third among active players in MLS.

Vermes’ 92 regular season victories are eighth most in MLS history and fourth most among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (222), Bruce Arena (191) and Dominic Kinnear (154). Now entering his eighth MLS season, Vermes ties Bob Gansler (1999-2006) as the club’s longest-tenured manager.

Mapp spent his rookie campaign at D.C. United before joining the Chicago Fire, where he helped the club reach the playoffs six times between 2003-2010. He left Chicago in July 2010, having won two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2003, 2006) and a Supporters’ Shield title (2003) to go with MLS All-Star (2005) and MLS Best XI (2006) honors. Mapp spent 2012-2015 with the Montreal Impact, where he ranks second in club history with 21 MLS assists and fifth with 82 regular season appearances. In 2013 and 2014, Mapp tied MLS career-highs with eight assists and helped Montreal win consecutive Amway Canadian Championship titles, landing tournament MVP honors both times. He was an MLS All-Star in 2013 as Montreal made its first playoff appearance.

Coach Sigi Schmid Bruce Arena Dominic Kinnear Frank Yallop Bob Bradley Steve Nicol Jason Kreis Peter Vermes Bob Gansler Thomas Rongen

Active in MLS Yes (SEA) Yes (LA) Yes (SJ) No No No No Yes (SKC) No No

Wins 222 191 154 130 124 112 100 92 86 83

Seasons

(including 2016)

17 14 13 13 9 11 8 8 8 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 20, 2016 vs. Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Toronto FC: 13-4-5 Home games: 8-1-2 (26 GF, 10 GA) Road games: 5-3-3 (10 GF, 8 GA) Date 04/25/2007 04/28/2007 07/01/2007 04/26/2008 06/21/2008 09/20/2008 03/21/2009 04/26/2009 06/05/2010 07/31/2010 06/04/2011 07/23/2011 06/16/2012 08/18/2012 09/01/2012 03/09/2013 07/13/2013 09/21/2013 05/23/2014 07/26/2014 08/16/2014 08/08/2015

Score KC 3 vs TOR 0 KC 1 at TOR 0 KC 1 vs TOR 1 KC 0 at TOR 2 KC 0 at TOR 0 KC 2 vs TOR 0 KC 2 vs TOR 3 KC 0 at TOR 1 KC 0 at TOR 0 KC 1 vs TOR 0 KC 0 at TOR 0 KC 4 vs TOR 2 KC 2 vs TOR 0 KC 1 at TOR 0 KC 2 vs TOR 1 KC 1 at TOR 2 KC 3 vs TOR 0 KC 2 at TOR 1 KC 2 vs TOR 2 KC 2 at TOR 1 KC 4 vs TOR 1 KC 3 at TOR 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium W BMO Field T Arrowhead Stadium L BMO Field T BMO Field W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L BMO Field T BMO Field W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T BMO Field W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park W BMO Field W Children’s Mercy Park L BMO Field W Children’s Mercy Park W BMO Field T Children’s Mercy Park W BMO Field W Children’s Mercy Park W BMO Field

4 Dwyer/Sapong 5 Graham Zusi 25 Kei Kamara 9 Teal Bunbury 19 Aurelien Collin 20 Graham Zusi

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL fOULS COMMITTED fOULS SUffERED

7 Jimmy Nielsen 3 Kevin Hartman 5 Jimmy Nielsen 28 Kevin Hartman 6 Kevin Hartman

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

2 23 181 72 142 27 64

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stefan Frei 2 Joseph Bendik 5 Stefan Frei 3 Joseph Bendik 21 Joseph Bendik 17

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

TORONTO fC

2 seven players tied 1 34 players tied 9 Kei Kamara (9/1/12) 4 Eddie Johnson (4/25/07) 5 Collin/Sapong 5 three players tied

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL fOULS COMMITTED fOULS SUffERED

5 three players tied 3 Kevin Hartman (3/21/09)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

three players tied 2 14 players tied 1 (7/26/14) Jackson 8 four players tied 3 (4/28/07) Maurice Edu 8 (7/26/14) Dominic Oduro 7 Kocic/Bendik 7 Frei/Bendik 4

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 KC 1 TOR 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 13 137 48 129 35 56

Amado Guevara 4 Dominic Oduro 2 Amado Guevara 13 Amado Guevara 9 Danny Dichio 16 Carl Robinson 14

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

TORONTO fC

Total 36 318 120 271 62 120

16-30

8 2

31-45

4 4

46-60

7 5

61-75

6 3

76-90

10 2

0 0

Total

36 18

TORONTO fC Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 8 91 36 159 30 40

2 10 111 45 151 37 50

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)

116

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 86 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

Total 18 202 81 310 67 90

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,405

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 92 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

105.1

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 92 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 5

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

187

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 116 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 20, 2016 vs. Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Lawrence Olum (signing - 12/9/15)

Jalil Anibaba (option declined - 11/25/15)

Alec Kann (Re-Entry Draft - 12/11/15)

Mikey Lopez (out of contract - 12/31/15)

Justin Mapp (signing - 12/14/15)

Krisztian Nemeth (transfer - 1/29/16)

Brad Davis (trade - 1/7/16)

Erik Palmer-Brown (loan - 2/1/16)

Daniel Salloi (Homegrown - 1/13/16)

Bernardo Anor (loan - 2/17/16)

Nuno Andre Coelho (signing - 1/26/16)

Amobi Okugo (waived - 2/23/16)

Diego Rubio (loan - 3/8/16)

Marcel de Jong (contract terminated - 3/1/16)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE Nov. 25: Dec. 9: Dec. 11: Dec. 14: Dec. 31 Jan. 7: Jan. 11: Jan. 13: Jan. 26: Jan. 29: Feb. 1: Feb. 17: Feb. 23: March 1: March 8:

IN/OUT OUT IN IN IN OUT IN IN IN OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT IN

DETAILS Sporting KC declines contract option for D Jalil Anibaba Sporting KC signs M Lawrence Olum, re-signs D Seth Sinovic and GK Jon Kempin to new contracts Sporting KC selects GK Alec Kann in first round of MLS Re-Entry Draft Sporting KC signs M Justin Mapp M Mikey Lopez leaves Sporting KC out of contract Sporting KC acquires M Brad Davis from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, a third-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations Sporting KC re-signs M Soni Mustivar and M Paulo Nagamura to new contracts Sporting KC signs F Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player Sporting KC signs D Nuno Andre Coelho Sporting KC transfers F Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC (Qatar) Sporting KC loans D Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto (Portugal) Sporting KC loans M Bernardo Anor to Minnesota United FC (NASL) Sporting KC waives M Amobi Okugo Sporting KC and D Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract Sporting KC acquires F Diego Rubio on loan as Young Designated Player

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 2012

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Jordi Quintilla (8/6/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) (ON LOAN)

Lawrence Olum (12/9/15) Justin Mapp (12/14/15) Nuno Andre Coelho (1/26/16) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Brad Davis (1/7/16)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13) (ON LOAN)

2014 2015

2016

Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

Alec Kann (12/11/15)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 20, 2016 vs. Toronto FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Sunday, March 6

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

W 1-0

Coelho

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

W 2-1

Dwyer 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

TORONTO fC

MLS