Game Guide: Sporting KC at Colorado Rapids by Sporting Kansas City

2016 GAME GUIDE

COLORADO RAPIDS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (May 11, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, 7 p.m. MT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2016 SEASON RECORDS Rapids at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 10 6-2-2 20 13 8 5 5-0-0 15 8 2

ROSTERS

18 MacMath

Sporting 11 4-5-2 14 11 12 on road 6 2-3-1 7 5 6 LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (56 meetings): Rapids 20 wins (3 shootout), 76 goals … Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 94 goals … Ties 13

Burling

Sjoberg

Williams

AT COLORADO (28 meetings): Rapids 15 wins (2 shootout), 47 goals … Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals …Ties 8

Burch

Azira

Cronin

Jones

Solignac

2016 (MLS): 4/13: KC 1, COL 2 (Solignac 41; Gashi 82 – Dwyer 77)

Gashi

9 K Doyle

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING RAPIDS Sun. May 15 Orlando City SC Sat. May 14 at Columbus Sat. May 21 Real Salt Lake Sat. May 21 at Seattle Fri. May 27 D.C. United Sat. May 28 Philadelphia Thu. June 2 at Los Angeles Sat. June 18 Chicago

Dwyer

8 Zusi

11 Davis

Feilhaber

Espinoza

93 WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F A 13 8 69 113

F 11 90

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Mustivar

SPORTING

RAPIDS

Sinovic

A 12 83

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

4 1 3 0

3 6 2 0

6 5 1 0

7 2 1 0 1 0 0 0

6 0 1 1 2 1 1 0

2 7 2

0 9 3

TYPE OF PLAY

6 3 1 1 0 0 2 0

4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0

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

4 9 0

0 6 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

Besler

Coelho

7 Myers

29 Melia

HOW SCORED

6 5 2 0

REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Sean Hurd; AR2 (opposite): Logan Brown; 4th: Nima Saghafi DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): none

COLORADO RAPIDS 3 Eric Miller (DF) 4 Marc Burch (DF) 5 Mekeil Williams (DF) 6 Sam Cronin (MF) 8 Dillon Powers (MF) 9 Kevin Doyle (FW) 10 Marco Pappa (MF) 11 Shkelzen Gashi (FW) 12 John Berner (GK) 13 Jermaine Jones (MF) 14 Dominique Badji (FW) 16 Zach Pfeffer (MF) 17 Dillon Serna (MF) 18 Zac MacMath (GK) 19 Conor Doyle (FW) 21 Luis Solignac (FW) 22 Micheal Azira (MF) 23 Bobby Burling (DF) 24 Sean St. Ledger (DF) 26 Dennis Castillo (DF) 29 Caleb Calvert (FW) 30 Chris Froschauer (GK) 33 Jared Watts (DF) 44 Axel Sjoberg (DF) 94 Marlon Hairston (DF) 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 (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)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE none

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) COL KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 4-0-0 2-2-1 0-0-1 2-0-0 2-2-2 0-3-0

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 6-0-1 0-2-1 4-1-1 0-4-1

THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 5/07/2016 COL 1, RSL 0 4/13/2016 COL 2, KC 1 10/10/2015 COL 0, MTL 1 4/09/2016 COL 0, RSL 1 4/30/2016 COL 2, MTL 2 5/07/2016 COL 1, RSL 0 4/09/2016 COL 0, RSL 1

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Rapids LWTWLWWWTW WWWLWLLLTTL Sporting KC

(0) (1) (5) (2) (1) (0) (5)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/20/2016 KC 1, TOR 0 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 4/13/2016 KC 1, COL 2 5/07/2016 KC 0, HOU 2 5/01/2016 KC 1, LA 1 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 5/07/2016 KC 0, HOU 2

(3) (4) (1) (0) (1) (6) (0)

TEAM LEADERS RAPIDS G: 3 Jones/Solignac A: 3 Pappa/Williams SHT: 29 Gashi SOG: 11 Gashi FC: 21 Azira FS: 14 Powers OF: 8 Solignac C: 3 Burch E: 0 SPORTING G: 4 Dwyer A: 3 Abdul-Salaam/Zusi SHT: 33 Dwyer SOG: 12 Dwyer FC: 23 Espinoza FS: 29 Dwyer OF: 17 Dwyer C: 3 Espinoza E: 1 Espinoza

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 10 2 4 3 1 0 13 1.30 KC 11 2 7 2 0 0 11 1.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 10 3 6 1 0 0 8 0.80 KC 11 3 4 4 0 0 12 1.09 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 13 0 3 1 3 2 4 KC 11 1 4 1 1 2 2 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 8 1 0 0 3 2 2 KC 12 1 2 4 1 2 2

COLORADO RAPIDS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (May 11, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, 7 p.m. MT -- MLS Game 99)

COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 CAREER Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A No. Player 3 Eric Miller DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 6 6 0 0 36 30 0 1 DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 7 7 0 0 189 149 4 20 4 Marc Burch 5 Mekeil Williams DF 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 7 6 0 3 7 6 0 3 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 10 10 0 1 209 196 7 18 6 8 Dillon Powers MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 7 5 1 0 99 86 14 21 FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 6 5 1 1 26 21 6 3 9 Kevin Doyle MF 5-10 155 11/15/1987 Guatemala City, Guatemala 7 5 1 3 168 147 36 30 10 Marco Pappa MF 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 9 9 2 2 9 9 2 2 11 Shkelzen Gashi 12 John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Jermaine Jones MF 6-0 170 11/03/1981 Frankfurt, West Germany 4 4 3 2 32 28 5 6 13 Dominique Badji MF 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 9 5 1 1 24 14 3 1 14 Zach Pfeffer MF 5-8 145 01/06/1995 Dresher, PA 0 0 0 0 30 14 3 1 16 17 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Denver, CO 5 1 0 0 48 27 6 5 GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 10 10 0 0 116 115 0 0 18 Zac MacMath 19 Conor Doyle FW 6-2 172 10/13/1991 Mckinney, TX 3 0 0 0 59 19 4 1 Luis Solignac FW 6-0 171 02/16/1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina 9 7 3 2 24 21 3 4 21 22 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 10 10 0 0 35 24 0 0 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 7 7 1 0 148 134 5 2 23 24 Sean St. Ledger DF 6-0 168 12/28/1984 Solihull, England 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 2 26 Dennis Castillo DF 5-10 160 04/30/1993 San Jose, Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 29 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Chris Froschauer GK 6-4 215 02/15/1994 Lexington, KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 3 3 0 0 33 28 1 2 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 8 8 0 1 22 22 0 1 94 Marlon Hairston DF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 2 2 0 0 27 14 1 1 ON LOAN Juan Ramirez MF 5-8 150 05/25/1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 27 15 1 3 Emmanuel Appiah MF 5-9 160 09/26/1993 Sampa, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni

08/29/1976 W23 L35 T20

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 Jon Kempin 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 5 2 0 0 67 47 8 0 DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 51 45 4 4 4 Kevin Ellis 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 8 8 0 1 190 185 2 11 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 0 0 0 0 243 218 15 20 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 6 6 0 1 142 114 2 16 FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 10 9 0 3 183 146 24 47 8 Graham Zusi 9 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 6 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 MF 5-10 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8 7 2 1 150 135 24 35 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Brad Davis MF 5-11 165 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 9 5 2 0 377 330 57 122 DF 6-4 181 01/07/1986 Penafiel, Portugal 11 11 1 0 11 11 1 0 12 Nuno Andre Coelho 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 9 9 0 0 31 22 0 1 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 11 9 4 2 91 75 40 7 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 2 0 0 147 142 0 7 16 Lawrence Olum MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 6 5 1 1 73 45 4 3 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 7 4 0 3 29 14 0 4 Justin Mapp MF 6-1 160 10/18/1984 Brandon, MS 1 0 0 0 304 243 22 65 21 22 Connor Hallisey FW 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 6 6 0 1 19 12 0 2 25 Alec Kann GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 10 10 0 0 140 120 3 15 GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 10 10 0 0 39 38 0 0 29 Tim Melia 30 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 0 0 0 0 225 129 16 16 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 5 5 0 0 30 25 0 2 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 8 3 0 0 21 11 0 0 94 96 Jordi Quintilla MF 5-9 154 10/25/1993 Barcelona, Spain 5 5 0 1 13 8 0 1 ON LOAN Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 7 4 0 0 10 6 0 0 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 13 4 0 0 84 52 12 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L74 11/21/1966 W94 T55

COLORADO RAPIDS vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo. May 11, 2016 (WEEK 11, MLS Game #99) 7 p.m. MT (Altitude; KMCI-38 / SKCTVN) A crucial meeting in the Western Conference is ahead at midweek as the Colorado Rapids play host to Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids have flown to the top of the division and the MLS overall table, their undefeated run now at five games following a 1-0 home win against Real Salt Lake last weekend. Sporting are in the throes of a six-game winless run, now sitting six points off the pace in the West following their 2-0 loss at the Houston Dynamo last Saturday evening. REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Sean Hurd; AR2 (opposite): Logan Brown; 4th: Nima Saghafi MLS Career: 59 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 16; pens: 28 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Marc Burch DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (56 meetings): Rapids 20 wins (3 shootout), 76 goals … Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 94 goals … Ties 13 AT COLORADO (28 meetings): Rapids 15 wins (2 shootout), 47 goals …Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals …Ties 8 FUTURE MATCH: 7/16: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m. MT  The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Dom Dwyer scored a late equalizer to pull Sporting level, but Shkelzen Gashi netted just five minutes later in the 82nd minute to give the Rapids a 2-1 victory April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park.  The Rapids have won the last three meetings between the teams – ending long winless streaks in the process. The Rapids ended a nine-game winless streak against Sporting with their 2-1 win last Aug. 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. After the previous Colorado victory, March 28, 2009 in Commerce City, KC was 4-0-5 vs. Colorado.  Colorado’s 2-0 victory last Oct. 21 in the final meeting at Sporting Park was their first win in Kansas City since 2002, a 2-1 win at Arrowhead Stadium. After that, Kansas City went 9-0-4 at home vs. Colorado before the win in the last meeting.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. COL: P13 W4 L3 D6 … Pablo Mastroeni vs. KC: P6 W3 L2 D1 LAST MEETING: 4/13: KC 1, COL 2 (Solignac 41; Gashi 82 – Dwyer 77)  The Rapids took the lead four minutes before halftime, when midfielder Marco Pappa put a through ball into the path of Luis Solignac, who hammered home just inside the near post.  Sporting were level in the 77th minute. Connor Hallisey curled a delivery into the penalty area from the right channel, where substitute Dom Dwyer glanced a header past Colorado 'keeper Zac MacMath.  But the visitors were back in front just five minutes later. Dillon Serna's swerving attempt from 35 yards crashed off the crossbar, but Shkelzen Gashi was there to bury the rebound past SKC 'keeper Tim Melia.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam, Nuno Andre Coelho, Ike Opara, Amadou Dia - Lawrence Olum (Brad Davis 72) - Jordi Quintilla (Benny Feilhaber 46), Roger Espinoza - Connor Hallisey, Diego Rubio (Dom Dwyer 57), Graham Zusi.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath - Dillon Serna, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marc Burch - Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira - Dominique Badji, Marco Pappa (Mekeil Williams 69), Shkelzen Gashi (Conor Doyle 89) - Luis Solignac.

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COLORADO RAPIDS The Colorado Rapids remained perfect at home and extended their overall undefeated run to five matches, defeating Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Saturday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids are in first place in the Western Conference with 20 points from 10 games. LAST MATCH  The game's lone goal came some 90 seconds into the second half. Put through into the area, Rapids striker Kevin Doyle cut a ball back into the path of Jermaine Jones, who ripped a first-time strike past Real goalkeeper Nick Rimando.  Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath was credited with five saves in keeping the clean sheet for the home side.  Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni made one change to the team that reached a 2-2 draw with the Montréal Impact at Stade Saputo. Marc Burch came into the back four for Marlon Hairston.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath - Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjoberg, Marc Burch Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira - Shkelzen Gashi (Dillon Serna 89), Jermaine Jones, Luis Solignac (Dominique Badji 77) - Kevin Doyle. TEAM NEWS  The Rapids stretched their undefeated run to five games with a fourth victory in that time with the win against Real Salt Lake. The Rapids also remained perfect at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with five victories from five starts, one of only two teams thus far with maximum points from their home matches (also: RSL).  “What I will say is that these results validate what we've been working on since preseason. Every player has bought in and every player's contributing. And for that, I couldn't be more proud. It just feels like everyone is moving in the same direction,” said Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni. “It feels really good at the moment, but the only way to continue feeling that way is to keep working that hard, and to keep fighting.”  Jermaine Jones scored his third goal in four matches since coming to the Rapids, playing the full 90 minutes for a third time in his four starts. All three of Jones’ goals have come at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.  “He finds ways to impact the game from all different angles and today was a top-notch finish from what was a fantastic build-up, a great combination play,’ said Mastroeni. “But his ability to get in good spots and deliver the goods has been spectacular for us. And again, that's why he is where he is in his game, and that's why he'll be joining the national team and at 34, he's still a guy who has so much left in the tank and so much to offer.”  Luis Solignac collected a second assist of the season on the Jones goal. Solignac has three goals and two assists for the season, all in the last seven matches, since taking over a starting position.  Kevin Doyle made a second consecutive start, his first two in league play since March 20, and recorded his first assist of the season. Doyle has a goal and an assist since his return to full availability following an injury suffered while on international duty.  Marc Burch returned to action following a two-match absence, returning to left back as Mekeil Williams shifted to the right flank. Williams saw his streak of three consecutive games with an assist put to an end.  Zac MacMath kept his third clean sheet of the season, his first since April 2. The Rapids have conceded just eight goals for the season, tied for second-fewest in MLS (Toronto FC, 7).  “Obviously that last game in Salt Lake, I made a mistake that led to their goal and us losing points, so I made a point this week to be strong back there and make sure that I give everything possible to give us a shutout and give us a chance at three points,” said MacMath. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City saw their winless streak extended to six matches, falling 2-0 to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. Sporting are in a tie for sixth place in the Western Conference with 14 points from 11 games. LAST MATCH  The opening goal came in the 30th minute. After taking a pass from Erick Torres just outside the penalty area on the left, Giles Barnes hammered a first-time shot on the half-volley inside the far post.  The Dynamo then doubled their lead in first-half stoppage time, when Barnes sent a pass to Cristian Maidana from the left flank, and he slipped a short cross inside to Andrew Wenger, who made a move before driving a laser shot past Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia.  Sporting manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the team that reached a 1-1 result with the LA Galaxy at Children’s Mercy Park. Chance Myers and Soni Mustivar came into the side, replacing Ike Opara and Jimmy Medranda.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Chance Myers (Jimmy Medranda 62), Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic - Soni Mustivar - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza - Brad Davis (Diego Rubio 67), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Saad Abdul-Salaam 77). TEAM NEWS  Sporting saw their winless streak stretched to six games with a fourth loss in that time, shut out for a second time this season in the defeat at Houston.

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Sporting also saw their road winless streak extended to four games, with a third loss in that time, after getting victories in their first two away matches. “These are environments where players have to make a decision on what they want to do. It’s about competing. It’s about not making mistakes, the same ones time and time again. That’s a big piece of it,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “ … We were playing very well, going in and around them, we just never killed it off. And they got one chance and they scored, and after that point on they got confidence and we’re the ones that let them in. It’s our fault.” Said Brad Davis: “I think the first 15, 20 minutes we were on top of them and we had some opportunities to go up and that’s kind of been a little bit of a theme we’ve had. Getting opportunities, not finding the back of the net and then teams come down and get one or two and they’re scoring against us. … we weren’t really able to find out feet after the first 20, 25 minutes of that game.” Chance Myers returned to the lineup for the first time since April 9, coming in at right back and playing 62 minutes. Soni Mustivar made his first appearance in league play since April 2, playing the full 90 minutes in the deeplying midfield role. Graham Zusi returned to his usual wide attacking role, playing 77 minutes. On the other flank, Brad Davis started his fourth match of the last the five, playing 67 minutes before coming off for a substitute. Nuno Andre Coelho again reprised his role in central defense, playing the full 90 minutes alongside Matt Besler, who started a fifth consecutive match. “I think there were certain players who absolutely hindered us throughout the game, and unfortunately I couldn't make the kind of moves that I wanted to because people got a little bit tired or strained,” said Vermes. “Unfortunately there were just certain people who really hurt us in the game tonight. They were terrible on the ball, and they just lacked the competitiveness that you need in this league to keep yourself in the game, and we lacked that in a few guys today.”

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2016 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (6-2-2, 20 pts.) UNF 13 21 11 10 14 9 23 8 5 44 26 6 19 17 3 33 4 94 22 18

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

PLAYER Jermaine Jones Luis Solignac Shkelzen Gashi Marco Pappa Dominique Badji Kevin Doyle Bobby Burling Dillon Powers Mekeil Williams Axel Sjoberg Dennis Castillo Sam Cronin Conor Doyle Dillon Serna Eric Miller Jared Watts Marc Burch Marlon Hairston Micheal Azira Zac MacMath Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

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

GS 4 7 9 5 5 5 7 5 6 8 0 10 0 1 6 3 7 2 10 10

MIN 357 653 735 399 493 462 630 443 561 720 30 900 23 123 510 270 630 169 892 900

10 10

900 900

G 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8

A 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 10 19 29 14 15 11 5 7 0 6 0 10 1 3 3 1 1 0 5 0

SOG 6 10 11 7 8 2 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0

17 7

140 128

58 36

FC 10 7 15 6 16 6 9 14 6 9 2 12 3 1 8 4 7 3 21 0

FS 11 8 6 8 4 8 6 14 3 2 1 10 0 1 3 2 2 2 8 2

OFF 2 8 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0

CK 0 0 17 18 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 1

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

159 105 105 159

22 7

47 55

29 19

0 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Luis Solignac 2, Shkelzen Gashi 1, Marco Pappa 1, Jermaine Jones 1, Dominique Badji 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Luis Solignac 2, Marco Pappa 1, Jermaine Jones 1, Kevin Doyle 1, Mekeil Williams 1, Dominique Badji 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Shkelzen Gashi 0-1 COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 18

POS G

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

GP 10 10 10

GS 10 10 10

MIN SHTS 900 36 900 36 900 58

SV 25 25 44

GA 8 8 13

GAA 0.8 0.8 1.3

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 1

W 6 6 2

L 2 2 6

T 2 2 2

SO 3 3 2

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-5-2, 14 pts.) UNF 14 10 11 16 9 12 8 17 7 22 96 5 25 13 3 94 21 4 27 15 93 29

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

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Brad Davis Lawrence Olum Diego Rubio Nuno Andre Coelho Graham Zusi Saad Abdul-Salaam Chance Myers Connor Hallisey Jordi Quintilla Matt Besler Alec Kann Amadou Dia Ike Opara Jimmy Medranda Justin Mapp Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic Soni Mustivar Tim Melia Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 11 8 9 6 6 11 10 7 6 6 5 8 1 9 5 8 1 2 10 3 5 10

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

MIN 876 675 519 421 162 990 812 418 467 448 365 705 90 786 264 304 8 131 893 200 450 900

11 11

990 990

G 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11

A 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 33 11 11 3 7 8 10 5 0 10 3 0 0 1 2 10 0 1 18 3 4 0

SOG 12 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 0

9 14

118 140

48 40

FC 22 6 6 5 6 3 8 2 6 3 3 8 0 15 4 4 0 1 23 1 4 2

FS 29 12 13 3 7 10 9 5 4 4 7 4 0 5 5 5 0 1 18 2 5 0

OFF 17 0 1 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 19 16 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

153 132 132 153

25 31

38 62

19 15

4 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brad Davis 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jordi Quintilla 1, Chance Myers 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 25

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Alec Kann Team totals Opponent totals

GP 10 1 11 11

GS 10 1 11 11

MIN SHTS 900 46 90 2 990 48 990 40

SV 35 1 36 26

GA 11 1 12 11

GAA 1.1 1 1.09 1

PG 2 0 2 1

PA 3 0 3 1

W 4 0 4 5

L 5 0 5 4

T 1 1 2 2

SO 3 0 3 2

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr.

Wed. Apr. Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.

OPPONENT 6 at San Jose 12 Los Angeles 20 at D.C. United 2 Toronto FC 9 at Real Salt Lake 13 at Sporting KC 16 New York 23 Seattle

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

ATT 18000 17474 15334 10772 19224

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

POS PTS NOTES: 9 0 SJ: Wondolowski (46) 7 3 COL: Pappa (95+); 8 4 COL: Powers (69); DC: Espindola (80) 5 7 COL: Solignac (18); 6 7 RSL: Plata (72)

W 2-1 W 2-1 W 3-1

19168 10670 17294

3-2-1 4-2-1 5-2-1

5 3 2

Sat. Apr.

30 at Montreal

T 2-2

20801

5-2-2

Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Mon. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

May May May May May June June July July July July July

W 1-0

14638

6-2-2

Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

7 Real Salt Lake 11 Sporting KC 14 at Columbus 21 at Seattle 28 Philadelphia 18 Chicago 22 at Los Angeles 4 Portland 9 at Vancouver 16 Sporting KC 23 FC Dallas 30 at New York City FC 6 Vancouver 13 at Los Angeles 20 Orlando City SC 26 at Real Salt Lake 3 at New England 10 at FC Dallas 17 San Jose 24 at Vancouver 1 Portland 8 at Houston 13 San Jose 16 at Portland 23 Houston

10 COL: 13 COL: 16 COL: (63) 17 COL: (50) 20 COL:

Solignac (41) Gashi (82); KC: Dwyer (77) Jones (21) Badji (82); NYR: Zubar (60) Jones (20) Solignac (52) Doyle (86); SEA: Morris Gashi (47) Burling (73); MTL: Drogba (9) Tissot Jones (47);

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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 W 1-0 2 Real Salt Lake L 1-2 9 at New York W 2-0 13 Colorado L 1-2 17 at FC Dallas L 1-2 24 at San Jose L 0-1 27 at Vancouver T 1-1 1 Los Angeles T 1-1 7 at Houston L 0-2 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 19867 20553 21406 19168 16215 18000 18836 19431 20071

W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 4-4-1 4-4-2 4-5-2

POS PTS NOTES: 5 3 KC: Coelho (73); 1 6 KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70) 1 9 KC: Davis (70); 2 9 KC: Feilhaber (94+); RSL: Glad (29) Mulholland (79) 1 12 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (60); 2 12 KC: Dwyer (77); COL: Solignac (41) Gashi (82) 4 12 KC: Olum (22); DAL: Barrios (35) Rosales (68) 6 12 SJ: Wondolowski (59) 6 13 KC: Rubio (27); VAN: Bolanos (14) 6 14 KC: Davis (30); LA: dos Santos (42) 6 14 HOU: Barnes (30) Wenger (46+)

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RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 1 13 times Assists 1 17 times Shots 5 Shkelzen Gashi 5 Luis Solignac Shots on Goal 3 Marco Pappa 3 Luis Solignac Fouls Committed 5 Micheal Azira Fouls Suffered 6 Dillon Powers 6 Jermaine Jones Offside 3 Luis Solignac Saves 5 Zac MacMath Shots Faced 6 Zac MacMath 6 Zac MacMath Goals Allowed 2 Zac MacMath

Goals 3 04/23/2016 vs Assists 5 04/23/2016 vs Shots 23 04/02/2016 vs Shots on Goal 9 04/23/2016 vs Fouls Committed 22 04/02/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 17 03/06/2016 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/02/2016 vs Offside 6 04/09/2016 vs Saves 5 05/07/2016 vs Shots Faced 6 03/20/2016 vs 6 05/07/2016 vs Goals Allowed 2 04/30/2016 vs

03/12/2016 vs LA

W 1-0

03/20/2016 vs DC

T 1-1

04/02/2016 vs TOR 04/09/2016 vs RSL

W 1-0 L 0-1

03/12/2016 vs LA 04/13/2016 vs KC

W 1-0 W 2-1

03/06/2016 vs SJ

L 0-1

03/06/2016 vs SJ 04/16/2016 vs NYR

L 0-1 W 2-1

04/09/2016 vs RSL

L 0-1

05/07/2016 vs RSL

W 1-0

03/20/2016 vs DC 05/07/2016 vs RSL

T 1-1 W 1-0

04/30/2016 vs MTL

T 2-2

SEA

W 3-1

SEA

W 3-1

TOR

W 1-0

SEA

W 3-1

TOR

W 1-0

L 0-1

TOR

W 1-0

RSL

L 0-1

RSL

W 1-0

DC RSL

T 1-1 W 1-0

MTL

T 2-2

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 1 14 times Shots 8 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 5 Amadou Dia 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 4 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 4 times

Goals 2 03/12/2016 at 2 04/09/2016 at Assists 3 04/09/2016 at Shots 17 04/13/2016 at 17 05/01/2016 at 17 05/07/2016 at Shots on Goal 7 04/17/2016 at Fouls Committed 20 04/24/2016 at Fouls Suffered 20 03/12/2016 at Corner Kicks 9 04/27/2016 at Offside 8 04/02/2016 at Saves 6 04/02/2016 at 6 04/09/2016 at Shots Faced 8 04/02/2016 at Goals Allowed 2 04/02/2016 at 2 04/13/2016 at 2 04/17/2016 at 2 05/07/2016 at

03/12/2016 at VAN

W 2-1

03/06/2016 at SEA

W 1-0

03/12/2016 at VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 at VAN

W 2-1

04/24/2016 at SJ 05/01/2016 at LA

L 0-1 T 1-1

05/07/2016 at HOU

L 0-2

04/09/2016 at NYR

W 2-0

04/02/2016 at RSL 04/09/2016 at NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

04/02/2016 at RSL

L 1-2

04/02/2016 at RSL

L 1-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 8 03/20/2016 vs Shots on Goal 1 03/20/2016 vs Fouls Committed 11 04/30/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 4 04/13/2016 vs Corner Kicks 0 04/13/2016 vs Offside 1 04/13/2016 vs 1 04/16/2016 vs 1 04/23/2016 vs 1 04/30/2016 vs Saves 1 03/12/2016 vs 1 04/13/2016 vs 1 04/30/2016 vs Shots Faced 1 03/12/2016 vs

T 1-1

MTL

T 2-2

W 2-1

KC NYR SEA MTL

W W W T

LA KC MTL

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

W 1-0

2-1 2-1 3-1 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)

VAN NYR

W 2-1 W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

COL LA HOU

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

DAL

L 1-2

L 0-1

VAN

W 2-1

VAN

T 1-1

RSL

L 1-2

RSL NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

RSL

L 1-2

RSL COL DAL HOU

L L L L

Shots 7 03/20/2016 at 7 04/09/2016 at Shots on Goal 1 05/01/2016 at Fouls Committed 4 04/09/2016 at 4 04/13/2016 at Fouls Suffered 9 03/06/2016 at Corner Kicks 0 04/09/2016 at Offside 0 03/20/2016 at Saves 0 05/01/2016 at Shots Faced 1 05/01/2016 at

TOR NYR

W 1-0 W 2-0

T 1-1

NYR COL

W 2-0 L 1-2

SEA

W 1-0

NYR

W 2-0

TOR

W 1-0

T 1-1

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

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2016 COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) UNF 21 11 10 4 23 6 18 5 17 19 3 22 14

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

90 89 69 90 90 90 90 21 90 1 90 90 90 90 90

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

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

4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12 17

3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 3

3 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 17 4

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 17

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Luis Solignac Shkelzen Gashi Marco Pappa Marc Burch Bobby Burling Sam Cronin Zac MacMath Mekeil Williams Dillon Serna Conor Doyle Eric Miller Micheal Azira Dominique Badji Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Shkelzen Gashi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 18

POS G

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

3 3 7

GAA

O'TIME

1 1 5

1 1 2

1.00 1.00 2.00

0 0 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (0-1-0) UNF 14 17 22 11 27 10 8 3 29 16 13 96 12 9

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

33 90 90 18 90 45 90 90 90 72 90 45 90 57 90 90

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

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

3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 17 12

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 17

0 1 1 0 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 17 4

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

0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dom Dwyer Saad Abdul-Salaam Connor Hallisey Brad Davis Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Ike Opara Tim Melia Lawrence Olum Amadou Dia Jordi Quintilla Nuno Andre Coelho Diego Rubio Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Shkelzen Gashi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

7 7 3

GAA

O'TIME

5 5 1

2 2 1

2.00 2.00 1.00

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC VS RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Rapids

Sporting KC

Rapids 20 wins, 79 goals Sporting KC 23 wins, 95 goals 14 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015 4/13/2016

KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 4 at COL KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 5 vs COL COL 3 at KC COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 at KC KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 0 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 0 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 2 vs COL KC 1 at COL COL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 0 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 at COL KC 0 vs COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 2 at KC

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

KC SOW

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

(2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 29 310 123 395 84 143

2 47 375 144 439 70 146

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 76 690 269 836 155 289

1 34 332 139 357 83 129

2 60 437 192 359 83 141

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 94 773 332 725 166 271

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

8 7

10 12

10 14

15 23

10 10

23 28

0 0

76 94

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Pablo Mastroeni

vs. COL vs. KC

4-3-6 3-2-1

(1.38 pts./game) (1.67 pts./game)

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

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 4 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 5 6 65 18

Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

2 2 8 5

Fouls Committed

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

6 1 9 5

Rapids 8 players tied 6 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) 3 players tied 9 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 3 9 5

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15)

7 Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 7 3 players tied 1 13 players tied 9 Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

W-L-T Breakdowns: Colorado Rapids 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)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

4-0-0 2-2-1 0-0-1

4 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ts

(04/02/2016) (05/07/2016) (04/30/2016)

2-0-0 2-2-2 0-3-0

3 Ws (08/08/2015) 2 Ts (04/27/2016) 3 Ls (04/02/2016)

0-2-1 6-0-1

1 Ts 5 Ws

(04/30/2016) (04/02/2016)

0-4-1 4-1-1

1 Ls (05/07/2016) 1 Ts (05/01/2016)

0-2-0 3-0-1 2-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0

7 Ls 2 Ws 1 Ts 2 Ws 1 Ws

(06/24/2015) (04/02/2016) (04/30/2016) (07/11/2015) (04/10/2015)

0-2-0 2-3-2 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

5 2 3 3 3

Ls Ts Ws Ws Ws

(09/23/2015) (04/27/2016) (10/25/2015) (04/05/2015) (05/20/2015)

3-0-0 3-2-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

6 Ws 3 Ws 1 Ts 4 Ls 1 Ls

(07/18/2015) (04/13/2016) (04/30/2016) (04/18/2015) (10/25/2015)

3-0-0 1-1-2 0-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

4 2 8 2 1

Ws Ts Ls Ls Ls

(10/03/2015) (04/27/2016) (06/21/2015) (08/22/2015) (08/19/2015)

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (20-23-14) PLAYER

MIN

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Kevin Doyle Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Shkelzen Gashi Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Clint Mathis David Patino Dillon Powers Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins Pablo Mastroeni Marco Pappa Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 6 4 4 10 11 4 7 3 6 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 8 2 4 5 3 3 2 3 13 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 1 5 2 2 5 56 56

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 6 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 8 1 4 4 2 2 0 3 11 7 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 1 3 1 0 3 56 56

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 428 296 325 774 778 347 538 201 291 270 159 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 89 324 712 96 338 360 212 187 15 267 954 599 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 69 218 123 73 213 5040 5040

8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 95

4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 74 97

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 4 8 7 17 6 4 13 5 4 1 4 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 3 9 3 2 9 3 9 3 2 7 3 11 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 3 7 4 0 4 694 776

3 2 2 6 8 2 8 3 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 56 56

270 180 180 540 750 180 720 270 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 5040 5040

Ian Feuer Preston Burpo Zac MacMath Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann John Berner Adin Brown Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

12 11 0.33 9 7 0.50 7 4 0.50 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 12 8 1.67 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 334 229 1.66 269 186 1.34

0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 11

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (23-20-14) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Tony Meola Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle C.J. Sapong Seth Sinovic Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 11 6 18 8 7 19 6 6 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 14 14 3 6 3 8 6 4 10 6 1 4 16 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 4 1 1 2 15 1 17 5 8 5 3 3 5 6 56 56

24 21 10 17 15 11 10 4 18 5 5 17 3 5 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 6 12 3 4 2 8 6 3 10 5 0 4 15 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 2 1 1 1 14 1 17 5 8 2 2 1 5 4 56 56

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 865 384 1579 492 486 1563 307 489 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 833 1052 251 385 196 684 433 287 879 456 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 258 45 59 102 1257 90 1580 437 730 112 161 94 405 352 5040 5040

9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 79

16 3 3 7 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 97 74

83 43 32 38 37 20 12 19 12 15 11 26 9 12 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 12 17 5 7 8 2 7 8 1 12 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 2 10 2 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 776 694

Garth Lagerwey Chris Snitko Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Tim Melia Mike Ammann Pat Harrington Eric Kronberg David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

2 2 6 17 8 6 4 9 2 1 1 56 56

MIN SHTS 135 100 540 1580 730 540 360 800 135 90 90 5040 5040

GAA

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 18 12 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 269 186 1.34 334 229 1.66

0 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 6

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CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (20-23-14)

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (23-20-14)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Marco Pappa Kevin Doyle Jermaine Jones Shkelzen Gashi Dillon Powers Luis Solignac Marc Burch Juan Ramirez Sam Cronin Micheal Azira Dominique Badji John Berner Bobby Burling Conor Doyle Marlon Hairston Zac MacMath Eric Miller Zach Pfeffer Dillon Serna Axel Sjoberg Sean St. Ledger Jared Watts Mekeil Williams Team totals Opponent totals

12 3 3 1 5 3 10 2 12 2 3 1 9 2 2 11 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 56 56

10 2 3 1 4 3 7 1 12 2 2 1 7 1 1 11 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 56 56

811 201 225 89 360 267 646 78 977 176 192 90 654 81 92 990 180 28 159 180 180 180 21 5040 5040

2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 95

5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 97

32 5 2 3 3 7 3 2 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 694 776

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

29 11 6 9 18 19 8 4 1 7 3 11 1 2 4 6 5 2 3 3 6 3 1 56 56

23 10 4 8 18 15 7 2 1 7 2 10 1 1 4 5 5 2 1 3 1 1 1 56 56

2104 865 384 759 1536 1156 582 258 90 559 246 903 90 91 360 471 450 172 104 241 153 66 57 5040 5040

5 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 79

5 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 74

51 12 19 17 22 16 7 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 2 2 1 4 776 694

GOALKEEPER

MIN

GAA

GOALKEEPER

GAA

Zac MacMath John Berner Team totals Opponent totals

11 1 56 56

990 90 5040 5040

49 34 1.09 4 1 3.00 334 229 1.66 269 186 1.34

1 0 6 11

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

5 56 56

24 16 1.60 269 186 1.34 334 229 1.66

0 11 6

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COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Communications & Media Relations Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

2016 MLS Regular Season Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 7:00 p.m. MT Location: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, CO. Television: Altitude Radio: Altitude Sports Radio - AM 950; La Invasora 87.7 FM

MATCH PREVIEW Following a 1-0 victory over rivals Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, the Colorado Rapids will look to remain perfect at home (currently 5-0-0) as they take on Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MT (Altitude). Jermaine Jones’ third goal in burgundy was the difference over the weekend as Colorado defeated RSL and extended their lead at the top of the Supporters’ Shield. Goalkeeper Zac MacMath registered his third shutout of the season behind a five-save performance.

COLORADO RAPIDS Overall: 6-2-2 (20 pts.) Home: 5-0-0 Away: 1-2-2 GF: 13 GA: 8 GD: 5

SPORTING KC Overall: 4-5-2 (14 pts.) Home: 2-2-1 Away: 2-3-1 GF: 11 GA: 12 GD: -1

Kansas City, scoring 13 goals in 57 appearances. Sporting Kansas City’s head coach, Peter Vermes, joined the Rapids from the Metrostars after the inaugural season. He was a part of the 1997 MLS Cup finalists, and would spend three years in Colorado, making 98 appearances (8 goals). The defender then left for Kansas City, in a trade which brought Scott Vermillion in the other direction. Vermes played 78 times in three seasons for KC, before retiring.

Former players for both teams - Mark Chung, Herculez Gomez, Michael Harrington, Wolde Harris, Chris Henderson, Tahj Jakins, Matt McKeon, Brandon Prideaux, Scott Vermillion, Meanwhile, Sporting KC’s winless skid reached six games after a Tyson Wahl. 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Houston Dynamo on Saturday HISTORY WITH SPORTING KC night. Following three straight wins to start the 2016 season, SKC All-time, the Rapids and Sporting KC have met 56 times. Colorahas won only one of the last eight and currently sit in sixth place do’s home record against SKC stands at 15-5-8 and 20-23-13 (76 in the Western Conference with a 4-5-2 (14 points) record. GF, 91 GA) overall. Behind goals from Luis Solignac and Shkelzen Gashi, At Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, the Rapids have a 3-1-4 (13 GF, Mastroeni’s men earned a 2-1 road victory on April 13 in the first 11 GA) record. Sporting KC’s only win in Commerce City came of three meetings against SKC. on 03/29/14 (3-2). INJURY REPORT In Playoffs, the Rapids have a 2-5-2 record against Sporting KC Out: Eric Miller (groin), Marco Pappa (knee), Sean St. Ledger and haven’t won since the 1997 season. (knee) In U.S. Open Cup, the Rapids have a 4-1-0 record - winning the WHERE TO CATCH THE MATCH first four matchups before dropping a 2-0 contest in 2012. Altitude will broadcast Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City The most recent meeting with Sporting Kansas City came in last this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. MT from Dick’s Sporting Goods month at Children’s Mercy Park. Last season, the Rapids two of Park. with Richard Fleming and Marcelo Balboa on the call. There will also be radio coverage on Altitude Sports Radio - AM 950 three from SKC, including a 2-0 victory on the road, which turned out to be one of two home losses in 2015 for Sporting KC. and La Invasora 87.7 FM SPORTING KC CONNECTIONS Jacob Peterson (SKC) - now in his fifth season with Sporting Kansas City. He has played 87 regular season matches during that time (7 goals). Peterson began his pro career with the Rapids, having been selected 21st overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. In three seasons in Colorado, he made 92 appearances (8 goals). Director of Soccer at the Rapids, the former Argentine international striker Claudio López was with Colorado during their successful 2010 season, though managing just 11 appearances for a total of 200 minutes. He arrived in MLS from Argentina, signing for the Wizards ahead of the 2008 season. He spent two years in

LAST MEETING Sporting KC 1-2 Colorado Rapids Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, KS Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Shkëlzen Gashi snatched a late winner on Wednesday as Colorado Rapids grabbed their second successive win at Sporting Kansas City. Pablo Mastroeni’s team defied a spate of injuries to take a firsthalf lead against the in-form Western Conference leaders. Yet, when Dom Dwyer equalized with 13 minutes left, it seemed as if they would have to survive sustained pressure in the final stages.

However, in the 82nd minute, Dillon Serna thumped a longrange shot against the bar and Gashi followed up to fire home. The 2-1 victory over SKC marked the Rapids’ first road win of the season. TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SKC 1. Sporting KC began the season in explosive fashion, winning the first three, including a 1-0 victory at Seattle Sounders FC. 2. They have since won just one of the last eight. Indeed, the Rapids' 2-1 win at Children’s Mercy Park on April 13 has triggered a six-game winless skid for Sporting KC (0-4-2). 3. Following the home game with Colorado on April 13, Sporting had three road trips in a row - at Dallas, San Jose and Vancouver. They then returned home to tie LA, before another two away games, at Houston and now Colorado. Five out of six games on the road.

upon the opening of the Secondary Transfer Window (July 4), OFFSEASON ARRIVALS The club had a busy offseason/early season, signing 12 new players as the club embarked on its 21st season in Major League Soccer. The players to arrive (so far) are: GK - Chris Froschauer (2016 MLS SuperDraft) *GK - Tim Howard (Everton / ENG) DEF - Dennis Castillo (2016 MLS SuperDraft) DEF - Eric Miller (Montreal Impact) DEF - Mekeil Williams (Antigua GFC / GUA) MID - Emmanuel Appiah (2016 MLS SuperDraft) MID - Micheal Azira (Seattle Sounders FC) MID - Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution) MID - Marco Pappa (Seattle Sounders FC) MID - Zach Pfeffer (Philadelphia Union) FWD - Conor Doyle (D.C. United) FWD - Shkëlzen Gashi (FC Basel / SWI)

4. The Rapids’ 1-0 win over RSL on Saturday was their fifth home *Howard will be added to the club’s roster upon the opening of the Secwin in a row. The last time they achieved this in the same regular ondary Transfer Window (July 4) season was between August 7-September 29, 2010. RAPIDS BROADCAST 5. Colorado has won six games in a row at home on four previous Altitude TV will broadcast 32 of the Rapids’ 34 regular season occasions, though the run in 1999 (to start the season) included a matches throughout 2016, 17 home and 15 away, with the other victory via a shootout, as ties were not permitted until 2000. two picked up on national stations including ESPN2 and UniMas. Richard Fleming will call play-by-play, while former Rapids and 6. They also won six in a row at home in 1998, 2003 and 2005. U.S. international Marcelo Balboa provides color analysis. The six-game streak in 2003 began with a 3-2 victory over thennamed Kansas City Wizards on July 4 and ended with a 1-0 triumph over Kansas City on September 13.

Over the airwaves, Rapids announced that Altitude Sports Radio (AM 950) and La Invasora (87.7 FM) will broadcast live commen7. This will be a 57th regular season meeting between the Rapids tary on all their MLS and U.S. Open Cup games this season. and Kansas City, stretching back to April 13, 1996. At home, the Rapids are 15-5-8. BURGUNDY BOULEVARD SERIES BACK 5/28 The Bud Burgundy Concert Series will return on May 28 during 8. Having gone 11 games without a win against SKC (incl. postthe home match against Philadelphia Union. This unique experiseason), the Rapids have now won the last three encounters. ence brings live music to select Rapids’ matches throughout the 9. Two of those victories have been on the road. The first of those season. Buy a match ticket and enjoy these pre-game concerts was August 29, 2015, prior to which the Rapids had not won in totally free. Head to Burgundy Boulevard one hour prior to kickoff Kansas City since September 14, 2002. and enjoy performances from local bands as well as pre-game drink specials at Eighteen76. 10. At Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, the Rapids are 3-1-4 against SKC. Sporting’s only win (3-2) came courtesy of a stoppage-time goal from Dom Dwyer on March 29, 2014.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES AT DSGP During the month of April, the Colorado Rapids announced three upcoming international friendlies at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

GOING FOR SIX IN A ROW AT HOME The 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on May 7 kept the Rapids perfect at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (5-0-0). The last time the Rap- Sunday, May 29 - Brazil vs. Panama ids won six in a row at home came during the 2000 season. Colo- The international match will be the final test for both countries as they prepare for Copa America Centenario, an historic tournarado also won six straight in 1998, 2003 and 2005. ment featuring 16 nations from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. MAXIMUM MINUTES Only two players have played all 900 minutes this season for the Thursday, June 2 - USWNT vs. Japan The match will be the first time the United States Women’s NaRapids - goalkeeper Zac MacMath and midfielder Sam Cronin. tional Team will face off against Japan since their 5-2 victory at Aside from the two mentioned above, Micheal Azira has started the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup last summer. all ten games thus far, but was subbed out of 4/2 fixture against Saturday, July 2 - Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Club Morelia Toronto FC with eight minutes remaining. One of the most historic and successful clubs in Mexico, Club TIM HOWARD ACQUIRED Deportivo Guadalajara will face off against Enirque Meza’s On March 20, 2016, the Colorado Rapids announced the acquisiMonarcas Morelia in a Liga MX friendly this summer. tion of U.S. international goalkeeper Tim Howard from Everton as a Designated Player. Howard will be added to the club’s roster

TALE OF THE TAPE Rapids

vs.

Sporting KC

Games Played

Games Won

Games Lost

Games Tied

Goals For

Goals Against

Points

Jones, Solignac (3 goals)

Top Scorer (s)

Dwyer (4 goals)

140

Shots

140

Shots On Goal

Shutouts

FOLLOW THE RAPIDS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK The latest news and information on the Rapids can be found online via social media. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter in Spanish, www.Twitter.com/LosRapids. Rapids players active on Twitter: Dominique Badji @DBadji14 John Berner @JohnnyB_12_ Marc Burch @Marc_Burch Bobby Burling @BobbyBurling Conor Doyle @ConorDoyle34 Kevin Doyle @KevinDoyle1983 Shkëlzen Gashi @s_gashi11 Marlon Hairston @MARLYG94 Jermaine Jones @Jermainejunior Zac MacMath @ZacMacMath Eric Miller @emillller Zach Pfeffer @ZachPfeffer_27 Dillon Powers @powerhour5 Dillon Serna @SernaDillon Luis Solignac @LuchoSoli Axel Sjöberg @SjöbergAxel Jared Watts @JaredWatts02 Mekeil Williams @MekeilWilliams Club President Tim Hinchey - @tkhinchey3 Play-by-play commentator, Richard Fleming - @FlemingSport Color analyst, Marcelo Balboa - @MarceloBalboa17

News, video, features and a weekly podcast are also available on www.ColoradoRapids.com. NEXT HOME GAME Tickets are on sale for the Rapids’ next home match against Philadelphia Union on Saturday, May 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MT. Please visit www.ColoradoRapids.com/tickets or call 303-825-GOAL for details. MARCH FIXTURES 3/6: @ San Jose Earthquakes (L 1-0) 3/12: vs. LA Galaxy (W 1-0) 3/20: @ D.C. United (T 1-1) APRIL FIXTURES 4/2: vs. Toronto FC (W 1-0) 4/9: @ Real Salt Lake (L 1-0) 4/13: @ Sporting Kansas City (W 2-1) 4/16: vs. New York Red Bulls (W 2-1) 4/23: vs. Seattle Sounders FC (W 3-1) 4/30: @ Montreal Impact (T 2-2) MAY FIXTURES 5/7: vs. Real Salt Lake (W 1-0) 5/11: vs. Sporting Kansas City 5/14: @ Columbus Crew SC 5/21: @ Seattle Sounders FC 5/28: vs. Philadelphia Union LOAN WATCH - CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE March 18, 2016 - Rookie midfielder Emmanuel Appiah and forward Caleb Calvert loaned to the Independence. April 11, 2016 - Goalkeeper John Berner loaned to the Independence. April 26, 2016 - Defender Dennis Castillo and midfielder Zach Pfeffer loaned to the Independence. INDEPENDENCE EARNS FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN The Colorado Rapids USL affiliate Charlotte Independence defeated FC Montreal 1-0 on Saturday night, their fourth win and second shutout in a row. Caleb Calvert, on loan from the Rapids, scored the only goal of the match after connecting with an Enzo Martinez cross early in the first half. This was Calvert’s third goal of the season, all of which have come in Independence victories decided by one goal. The Independence (5-2-0) embark on a two-match road trip, beginning with the Wilmington Hammerheads FC (2-3-2) on Tuesday night. From Wilmington the club will travel to Rochester, NY to face the Rhinos (4-1-1). The Independence return home to Ramblewood Stadium on Saturday, May 21 for the second leg of the Queen City Cup Challenge against FC Cincinnati.

GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS, 2016 REGULAR SEASON @ San Jose Earthquakes (L 1-0) - March 6, 2016 Zac MacMath, Marlon Hairston (Marco Pappa 79’), Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Eric Miller, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dominique Badji, Dillon Powers, Shkëlzen Gashi (Luis Solignac 67’), Kevin Doyle. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Bobby Burling, Mekeil Williams, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. vs. LA Galaxy (W 1-0) - March 12, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Axel Sjöberg, Jared Watts, March Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers, Dominique Badji (Marco Pappa 67’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Dillon Serna 83’), Kevin Doyle. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Bobby Burling, Zach Pfeffer, Conor Doyle, Luis Solignac. @ D.C. United (T 1-1) - March 20, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dominique Badji, Dillon Powers, Marco Pappa (Luis Solignac, 72'), Kevin Doyle. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marlon Hairston, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. vs. Toronto FC (W 1-0) - April 2, 2016 Zac MacMath, Eric Miller, Axel Sjöberg, Bobby Burling, March Burch, Micheal Azira (Dillon Serna 82’), Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers, Marco Pappa (Dominique Badji 61’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Conor Doyle 73’), Luis Solignac. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer. @ Real Salt Lake (L 1-0) - April 9, 2016 Zac MacMath, Eric Miller, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Marco Pappa, Dillon Powers (Dominique Badji 79’), Shkëlzen Gashi; Luis Solignac. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. @ Sporting Kansas City (W 2-1) - April 13, 2016 Zac MacMath, Dillon Serna, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marc Burch, Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira, Dominique Badji, Marco Pappa (Mekeil Williams 69), Shkëlzen Gashi (Conor Doyle 89), Luis Solignac. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer. vs. New York Red Bulls (W 2-1) - April 16, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Eric Miller, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones, Marco Pappa (Dillon Serna 73’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Dominique Badji 65’), Luis Solignac (Conor Doyle 85’). Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Zach Pfeffer, Dillon Powers. vs. Seattle Sounders FC (W 3-1) - April 23, 2016 Zac MacMath, Eric Miller (Dennis Castillo 60’), Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Mekeil Williams, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones (Dillon Powers 87’), Dominique Badji (Kevin Doyle 78’), Shkëlzen Gashi, Luis Solignac. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. @ Montreal Impact (T 2-2) - April 30, 2016 Zac MacMath, Marlon Hairston, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Mekeil Williams, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones, Luis Solignac, Shkëlzen Gashi (Dillon Powers 89’), Kevin Doyle. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Marc Burch, Jared Watts, Dillon Serna, Conor Doyle. vs. Real Salt Lake (W 1-0) - May 7, 2016 Zac MacMath, Mekeil Williams, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch, Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Jermaine Jones, Shkëlzen Gashi (Dillon Serna 89’), Luis Solignac (Dominique Badji 77’), Kevin Doyle. Subs not used: Chris Froschauer, Marlon Hairston, Jared Watts, Dillon Powers, Conor Doyle.

2016 Goal Scorers #8 Dillon Powers - H #9 Kevin Doyle - L #10 Marco Pappa - L #11 Shkelzen Gashi - L, L #13 Jermaine Jones - R, H, R #14 Dominique Badji - L #21 Luis Solignac - R, R, R #23 Bobby Burling - R

21-R 23-R 11-L 13-H 8-H 14-L 10-L 13-R

13-R 21-R 11-L

9-L

21-R

Key L - Left Footed: 5 R - Right Footed: 6 H - Header: 2 P - Penalty Kick: 0 O - Own Goal: 0

RAPIDS NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS (as of 04/16/16)

2016 MLS SEASON CATEGORICAL RECORD Overall Home

Road

Overall MLS Games

6-2-2

5-0-0

1-2-2

Against Western Conference Against Eastern Conference Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Conceding 0 goals Conceding 1 goal Conceding 2 goals Conceding 3 goals Conceding 4+ goals Scoring first Conceding first Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime On Altitude On Univision On ESPN On Fox In March In April In May In June In July In August In September In October

4-2-0 2-0-2 0-2-0 3-0-1 2-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 3-2-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-1 0-2-1 4-0-0 2-2-1 0-0-1 6-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-1 4-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

3-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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

NAME Azira Cronin Doyle Gashi Jones Pappa St. Ledger Williams

COUNTRY Uganda USA Rep. of Ireland Albania USA Guatemala Rep. of Ireland Trinidad & Tobago

CAPS 3 2 62 12 58 55 37 12

GOALS 0 0 14 3 3 11 3 1

2016 MLS SEASON MISCELLANEOUS STATS Quickest Goal: 18’ Solignac - 4/2 vs. TOR Quickest Goal Against: 9’ Drogba - 4/30 @ MTL Game Winning Goals after 75’: 90’+5 Pappa - 3/12 vs. LA; 82’ Gashi 4/13 @ SKC; 82’ Badji - 4/16 vs. NY Game Tying Goals after 75’: Multi-Goal Games: Hat Tricks: Hat Tricks Against: Own Goals For: Own Goals Against: Red Cards: Opp. Red Cards: Cheyrou - 4/2 vs. TOR; Evans - 4/23 vs. SEA Penalties for: Gashi - 4/23 vs. SEA (miss) Penalties against:

2016 RAPIDS AWARD WINNERS MLS Team of the Week: Williams (Week 2), Gashi (Weeks 5, 9), Jones (Week 7).

COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT

SCORERS/TV

Sunday, March 6

at San Jose Earthquakes

L 1-0

SJ: Wondolowski

Saturday, March 12

vs. LA Galaxy

W 1-0

COL: Pappa

Saturday, March 20

at D.C. United

T 1-1

COL: Powers DC: EspĂndola

Saturday, April 2

vs. Toronto FC

W 1-0

COL: Solignac

Saturday, April 9

at Real Salt Lake

L 1-0

RSL: Plata

Wednesday, April 13

at Sporting Kansas City

W 2-1

COL: Solignac, Gashi SKC: Dwyer

Saturday, April 16

vs. New York Red Bulls

W 2-1

COL: Jones, Badji NY: Zubar

Saturday, April 23

vs. Seattle Sounders FC

W 3-1

COL: Jones, Solignac, Doyle SEA: Morris

Saturday, April 30

at Montreal Impact

T 2-2

COL: Gashi, Burling MTL: Drogba, Tissot

Saturday, May 7

vs. Real Salt Lake

W 1-0

COL: Jones

Wednesday, May 11

vs. Sporting Kansas City

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, May 14

at Columbus Crew SC

5:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, May 21

at Seattle Sounders FC

8:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, May 28

vs. Philadelphia Union

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, June 18

vs. Chicago Fire

7:00pm

Altitude

Wednesday, June 22

at LA Galaxy

8:30pm

Altitude

Monday, July 4

vs. Portland Timbers

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 9

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 16

vs. Sporting Kansas City

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 23

vs. FC Dallas

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 30

at New York City FC

1:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 6

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 13

at LA Galaxy

8:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 20

vs. Orlando City SC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 26

at Real Salt Lake

6:00pm

UniMas, Univision Dep.

Saturday, September 3

at New England Revolution

5:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 10

at FC Dallas

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 17

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

5:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, October 1

vs. Portland Timbers

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, October 8

at Houston Dynamo

6:30pm

Altitude

Thursday, October 13

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

7:00pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 16

at Portland Timbers

5:00pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 23

vs. Houston Dynamo

2:00pm

Altitude

All kickoff times are Mountain Time (MT)

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #

Player

Pos.

Eric MILLER

Ht.

Wt.

Birthdate

Hometown

College

Previous club

Status

DEF

6-0

175

01/15/1993

Woodbury, MN

Creighton

Montreal Impact

Marc BURCH

DEF

6-1

180

05/07/1984

Cincinnati, OH

Maryland

Seattle Sounders FC

Mekeil WILLIAMS

DEF

me-KELL

6-1

180

07/24/1990

Gonzales, T&T

Sam CRONIN

MID

Crow-nin

5-10

165

12/12/1986

Atlanta, GA

Wake

San Jose Earthquakes

Dillon POWERS

MID

5-11

170

02/14/1991

Plano, TX

Notre

Univ. of Notre Dame

Kevin DOYLE

FWD

6-0

165

09/18/1983

Marco PAPPA

MID

5-10

155

11/15/1987

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Seattle Sounders FC

Shkëlzen GASHI

MID

6-0

165

07/18/1988

Zurich, Switzerland

FC Basel (SWI)

INT/DP

John BERNER

6-3

205

02/14/1991

St. Louis, MO

Jermaine JONES

MID

6-0

170

11/03/1981

Los Angeles, CA

Dominique BADJI

FWD

Baa-zhee

6-0

175

10/16/1992

Dakar, Senegal

Zach PFEFFER

MID

Feffer

5-8

145

01/06/1995

Dresher, PA

Dillon SERNA

MID

Ser-ner

5-7

140

03/25/1994

Brighton, CO

Akron

Homegrown Player

Zac MACMATH

6-2

194

08/07/1991

St. Petersburg, FLA

Maryland

Philadelphia Union

Conor DOYLE

FWD

6-2

172

10/13/1991

McKinney, TX

Creighton

D.C. United

Luis SOLIGNAC

FWD

Sol-In -Yak

6-0

160

02/16/1991

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Micheal AZIRA

MID

Ah-ZEER-ah

5-10

160

08/22/1987

Kampala, Uganda

Bobby BURLING

DEF

6-5

195

10/15/1984

Monument, CO

Sean ST. LEDGER

DEF

6-0

188

12/28/1984

Solihull, England

Dennis CASTILLO

DEF

5-10

160

04/30/1993

San Jose, Costa Rica

Caleb CALVERT

FWD

6-2

160

10/22/1996

Wrightwood, CA

Chris FROSCHAUER

6-4

215

02/15/1994

Union, KY

OSU

Ohio State University

Jared WATTS

DEF

6-1

155

02/03/1992

Statesville, NC

Wake

Wake Forest Univ.

Axel SJOBERG

DEF

Hoo-berg

6-7

210

03/08/1991

Stockholm, Sweden

Marquette

Marquette Univ.

INT

Marlon HAIRSTON

DEF

Hair-ston

6-0

157

03/23/1994

Jackson, MS

U of L

Univ. of Louisville

INT - International player DEV - Developmental player

Pronunciation

SH-KELT-zun Gushi

CASS-TEE-Yoh

Frosh-hour

Antigua GFC (GUA)

INT

INT/DP

GC - Former foreigner playing as a domestic due to green card status Ga - Generation adidas signing

SIU

SIU, Edwardsville New England Revolution

Boston

Boston University

INT

Philadelphia Union HP

Nueva Chicago (ARG)

INT

Mobile

Seattle Sounders FC

LMU

Chivas USA

VCU

Orlando City SC

INT

Virginia Commonwealth

INT

Chivas USA

DP - Designated Player

Technical Director: Paul Bravo Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni Assistant Coaches: John Spencer, Steve Cooke, Chris Sharpe (Goalkeepers) Head Athletic Trainer: Michael Heitkamp COLORADO RAPIDS TRANSACTIONS December 9, 2015 - selected former Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Micheal Azira 2nd via the Waiver Draft. December 9, 2015 - defender Sean St. Ledger agrees to new contract. December 10, 2015 - traded natural 2017 second-round pick to Philadelphia Union in exchange for goalkeeper Zac MacMath. December 15, 2015 - acquired midfielder Marco Pappa from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for general allocation money. January 15, 2016 - traded second overall pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick to Philadelphia Union for midfielder Zach Pfeffer and general allocation money. January 18, 2016 - traded goalkeeper Clint Irwin to Toronto FC in exchange for targeted allocation money, a 2016 third-round pick and a conditional 2017 first-round pick. January 20, 2016 - defender Bobby Burling agrees to new contract. January 21, 2016 - John Spencer joins Coaching Staff as First Team Assistant Coach. January 22, 2016 - traded defender Maynor Figueroa to FC Dallas in exchange for general allocation money. January 26, 2016 - loaned midfielder Juan Ramirez to U.D. Almeria (Spain) for period of six months. February 1, 2016 - signed attacker Shkëlzen Gashi as a Designated Player, formerly with FC Basel (Switzerland). February 1, 2016 - traded midfielder Marcelo Sarvas to D.C. United for targeted allocation money and a conditional 2018 pick. February 4, 2016 - signed defender Mekeil Williams from Antigua GFC (Guatemala). February 9, 2016 - acquired forward Conor Doyle from D.C. United in exchange for a 2017 third-round pick. February 14, 2016 - acquired defender Eric Miller from Montreal Impact in exchange for general allocation money and natural 2018 first-round pick. February 25, 2016 - traded general allocation money to San Jose Earthquakes for an international roster slot and targeted allocation money. March 4, 2016 - signed 2016 MLS SuperDraft selections Emmanuel Appiah (15th overall) and Chris Froschauer (43rd overall). March 4, 2016 - acquired midfielder Jermaine Jones from New England Revolution in exchange for general allocation money and natural 2017 first-round pick. March 20, 2016 - acquired goalkeeper Tim Howard from Everton as a Designated Player via the Allocation Process after securing the #1 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order. April 22, 2016 - signed 2016 MLS SuperDraft selection Dennis Castillo (37th overall).

PABLO MASTROENI

CLAUDIO LOPEZ

HEAD COACH

DIRECTOR OF SOCCER Birth date: August 29, 1976 Coaching career: Colorado Rapids (2014-present). Playing career: Miami Fusion (1998-01); Colorado Rapids (2002-13); LA Galaxy (2013). Club honors: MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010). International: 65 appearances for USA International honors: CONCACAF Gold Cup (2005, ‘07).

Named the seventh Head Coach in Rapids history on March 8, 2014. Holds club records for most games played (225), games started (217) and minutes played (18,669), and served as the Rapids captain from late 2004 until his trade to the LA Galaxy during the 2013 season. Featured for the USA at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

PÁDRAIG SMITH

Joined the Rapids as Director of Soccer in January, 2015, working closely with Head Coach, Pablo Mastroeni and VP of Soccer Operations and Technical Director, Paul Bravo. Playing career: Racing Club (1992-96); Valencia (96-00); Lazio (00–04); América (04-06); Racing Club (07-08); Kansas City Wizards (08-09); Colorado Rapids (2010). Club honors: Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup (1999); Italian Super Cup (2000); Coppa Italia: (2004); Primera División de México (Clausura 2005); Campeón de Campeones (2005); CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2006); MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010). International: 55 appearances for Argentina. Featured at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

JOHN SPENCER

SPORTING DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT COACH Prior to joining the Rapids in January, 2015, Irishman Smith had spent the last three years with European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and previously worked for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). He works in direct support of Paul Bravo, vice president of soccer operations and technical director, and head coach, Pablo Mastroeni. His primary focus is to introduce a more data analytical approach to player recruitment, player identification, performance analysis and scouting processes.

Returned to Colorado as Assistant Coach in February 2016. Appeared in 88 games for the Rapids between 2001-04, registering 37 goals. Spencer earned MLS Best XI honors in 2001 and 2003. Internationally, Spencer earned 14 caps for the Scotland National Team and was on the 22-man roster at the UEFA EURO 1996.

Smith had been a key player in UEFA’s Financial Analysis Group, which assesses the top professional European clubs in the areas of finance, corporate and sporting structures.

Upon retiring, Spencer joined Houston Dynamo as an assistant coach. During his time with the Dynamo, Spencer won consecutive MLS Cups in 2006-07. Following the 2010 season, he was selected as Portland Timbers’ first ever Head Coach. Spencer finished with a record of 14-19-12 at the Timbers.

STEVE COOKE

CHRIS SHARPE

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH/GOALKEEPERS Joined the Colorado Rapids coaching staff full-time in February 2010, sharing roles within the first team and academy. Named assistant coach with the appointment of Pablo Mastroeni in March, 2014.

Named an Assistant Coach at the start of the 2014 season, joining Pablo Mastroeni’s technical staff, having served as a player and coach with the team since 2008.

Prior to joining the Rapids, Cooke had enjoyed a 20 year full-time coaching career in England and in the United States.

Sharpe originally arrived in Colorado in 2008 as a player, forming a part of the Rapids squad while serving as an MLS League Pool Goalkeeper, meaning that all MLS clubs could call upon him if their goalkeepers were unavailable.

Arrived in the United States following a six year career with Sheffield Wednesday, then of the English Premier League, where he performed duties as Youth Team Coach and Center of Excellence Coach. He holds both the UEFA “A” Coaching License and the USSF “A” Coaching License.

In his five years in that MLS role, Sharpe spent nearly all his time in Colorado, but suited up as a reserve for eight other clubs across the league. Spent time in Australia, Denmark and England. Represented Australia at U-20 level in qualifying for the 2001 FIFA Youth World Cup.

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#22 MICHEAL AZIRA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: August 22, 1987 Citizenship: Uganda Acquired: Signed via the Waiver Draft on 12/9.15. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at center midfield; registered three shots. Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: has played all but eight minutes this season; came out in the 82’ on 4/2 vs. TOR

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Westerville, OH Height: 5 feet 9 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: September 26, 1993 Citizenship: Ghana Acquired: Selected 15th overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (loan). Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: Currently on loan at USL affiliate Charlotte Independence.

Quick Facts:  Selected in the first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft (15th overall).  Other Rapids’ first-round selection in current roster include Axel Sjoberg (2015), Marlon Hairston (2014) and Dillon Powers (2013).  Spent the past five years at the University of Cincinnati, earning Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and Second Team All-Ohio accolades his senior year.  As a Bearcat, he appeared in 65 matches (46 starts), netting seven goals and adding 11 assists.

Quick Facts: Joined the Rapids after spending the last two seasons with Seattle Sounders FC, helping the club to a Supporters’ Shield title and the 2014 U.S. Open Cup trophy in his first season in MLS.  Azira has represented the Uganda national team at the senior and youth levels. Member of the U-23 squad for the Olympics.  During his collegiate career, Azira played for Lindsey Wilson College and University of Mobile (Senior). Named NAIA All-America Honorable Mention in 2009.  He served as Head Coach for Daniel Island Soccer Academy U-16 and U-18 teams in Charleston. In addition, he was an assistant coach at UMS-Wright Preparatory School, winning the Alabama state title in 2011 .

#14 DOMINIQUE BADJI

#12 JOHN BERNER

Position: Forward Hometown: Dakar, Senegal Height: 6 foot Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1992 Citizenship: Senegal Acquired: Selected 67th overall (fourth round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Signed a contract on March 4, 2015. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): came on for Solignac in the 77’. Last MLS Goal: 04/16/16 vs. NY Last MLS Assist: 04/23/16 vs. SEA 2016:

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Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 205 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 35th overall selection (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Signed contract on Feb. 12. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (loan). Last MLS Win: 03/22/14 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 06/04/14 vs. CHI 2016: Currently on loan at USL affiliate Charlotte Independence.

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Played in 15 MLS games (9 starts), registering two goals in his rook-  Last season, Berner appeared in 16 matches during his loan spell with USL affiliate Charlotte Independence. ie season with the Rapids.  Started the first three games of the 2014 campaign after a presea Badji added a goal in the Fourth Round of U.S. Open Cup and two son injury to regular keeper Clint Irwin. During that spell, he experigoals in six games during his loan stint with Charlotte Independence. enced a tie, a win and a loss. Finished rookie season with a 1-1-3  In 2014, Badji helped Boston to its first conference championship record. final since 2009 with a personal-best eight goals and four assists.  Berner played four years of college soccer at Southern Illinois Uni Moved with his guardian from Zimbabwe, leaving his father and versity, Edwardsville from 2010-2013. He was named Missouri Valbrother behind, to further his education, enrolling at Episcopal High ley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for two of those seasons, School, a boarding school in Alexandria, Va.  In high school, he was selected to the all-state first team following  Despite his young age, Badji has had quite a journey from Senegal, his senior season at St. Mary’s High School. to Tanzania, to Zimbabwe, to the USA.

#4 MARC BURCH Position: Defender Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: May 7, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 11th pick in Stage 1 of the 2013 Re-Entry Draft from Seattle Sounders FC. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at left back. Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs LA Last MLS Assist: 09/13/14 vs. POR 2016:

#23 BOBBY BURLING Position: Defender Hometown: Monument, Colorado Height: 6 feet 5 Weight: 195 pounds Birth date: October 10, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected 3rd by the Rapids via the Waiver Draft, on Dec. 10, 2014. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at center back; registered first one shot. Last MLS Goal: 04/30/16 @ MTL Last MLS Assist: 08/27/12 @ TOR (for SJ) 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Played 90 minutes in all eight games he saw action for the club in  Part of tallest central defensive pairing in MLS history alongside 2015. Sjoberg for 2015 season opener; registered two goals in 22 games.  A veteran of ten years in Major League Soccer, Burch is now in his  Bobby Burling joined the Rapids in time for 2015 after nine seasons third season with the Rapids. in MLS, primarily spent with Chivas USA and San Jose.  He split his first year with LA and Columbus before moving to D.C.  Burling played in 48 games, starting 41 with Chivas USA. (2012-14) United in 2007, where he spent the next five years. Then came two and was named to the starting eleven 41 times with San Jose Earthyears in Seattle before arriving in Colorado prior to the 2014 season. quakes (2009-11).  Burch played for the University of Maryland and his 25-yard free kick  Burling was drafted by the LA Galaxy in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft in the championship game against New Mexico gave the Terrapins out of Loyola Marymount University. the national championship.  A native of Colorado, he attended Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, where he played both soccer and basketball.

#29 CALEB CALVERT Position: Forward Hometown: Wrightwood, California Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: October 22, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined the Rapids from the Chivas USA dispersal draft in November. 2014. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (loan). Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: Currently on loan at USL affiliate Charlotte Independence

#26 DENNIS CASTILLO Position: Defender Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: April 30, 1993 Citizenship: Costa Rica Acquired: Selected 37th overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP; not in the 18. Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/23/16 vs. SEA 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Signed to a MLS contract on April 22, appeared in first professional  Spent season 2015 on loan with USL affiliate, Charlotte Independgame and registered assist against Seattle Sounders FC on April 23. ence; scored two goals in 19 appearances.  In his senior season at VCU, he was named Atlantic 10 Defensive  Was the youngest player ever signed by Chivas USA when he Player of the Year. NSCAA Second Team All-Midwest Region. Atlansigned as a homegrown in July, 2013 at 16 years, eight months. tic 10 Championship Player. Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference.  A tall, rangy forward with unlimited potential, he has still to make his  All time leading VCU starter with 80. First ever four year Captain in official first team Major League Soccer debut. VCU Coach Giffard’s Tenure.  Did make his professional debut (non-MLS game) in Chivas’ 2013  PDL Defender of the Year (Portland U-23s) in 2015. season-ending exhibition match against FC Tucson.  Captained Deportivo Saprissa before VCU. A member of the Costa  He was the leading scorer with 22 goals in the 2012-2013 U.S. SocRican U-18, U-20 and U-23 National Teams. cer Development academy regular season, earning him honors as U15-16 national player of the year.

#6 SAM CRONIN

#19 CONOR DOYLE

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: December 12, 1986 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with San Jose Earthquakes, signing on January 19, 2015 for allocation money. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at center midfield; registered one shot. Last MLS Goal: 05/30/15 vs. POR Last MLS Assist: 10/21/15 @ SKC 2016: has played every minute of every game. Quick Facts:  One of five players to wear captain’s armband in 2015. Appeared in 26 games (24 starts), earning first-ever MLS All-Star appearance.  In six of his seven seasons, he has started 20 or more games, including 30 of 31 appearances with San Jose Earthquakes in 2014.  Cronin started his MLS career in Toronto after being the third overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland.  Cronin has seven goals and 17 assists in his seven seasons, with six of them coming the last four years. The only game-winning goal of his career came in 2013 against the Colorado Rapids.  Sam has two caps with the U.S. National team, both coming in games against Haiti and Mexico during the 2009 Gold Cup.

#9 KEVIN DOYLE Position: Forward Hometown: Adamstown, Rep. of Ireland Height: 6 foot Weight: 179 pounds Birth date: September 18, 1983 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: Signed on March 20, 2015, as the club’s third Designated Player Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at center forward; registered three shots and one assist. Last MLS Goal: 04/23/16 vs. SEA Last MLS Assist: 05/07/16 vs. RSL 2016: missed four games due to injury while with Rep. of Ireland.

Position: Forward Hometown: McKinney, Texas Height: 6 foot 2 Weight: 172 pounds Birth date: October 13, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Ireland Acquired: Joined on February 9, 2016 from D.C. United for a 2017 third-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP, but in the 18. Last MLS Goal: 06/24/15 @ CHI (for DC) Last MLS Assist: 08/03/13 vs. MTL (for DC) 2016:

Quick Facts: Joins the Rapids after spending last three seasons in the Eastern Conference with D.C. United.  Appeared in 56 matches for DC, scoring four goals and notching one assist. Won the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season with the club.  After one semester at Creighton University, Doyle signed his first professional contract with Derby County on August 6, 2010.  Spent three seasons with ‘The Rams’ featuring in 22 Championship games in addition to appearances in the FA Cup and League Cup.  Also represented the USMNT at the U-20 and U-23 levels, as well as the Irish national team at the U-21 level.

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#30 CHRIS FROSCHAUER Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: Union, Kentucky Height: 6 foot 4 feet Weight: 215 pounds Birth date: February 15, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected 43rd overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP, but in the 18. Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Led the team in goals (5) despite arriving in MLS at end of May. First  Signed with the Rapids on March 4, 2016 after being selected secfour goals ended up being game-winners. ond in the third round (43rd overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft out of Ohio State University.  Joined Rapids from Wolverhampton Wanderers of the BPL.  He was a first team All-Region and All-Big Ten selection and helped  Enjoyed a high-caliber career in English football, scoring 92 goals in guided the Buckeyes to their fourth Big Ten title in school history. . 357 appearances overall.  Was a four-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Weeka and led the  Previous clubs include: St. Patrick’s Athletic, Cork City, Reading, conference with a .798 save percentage and 10 shutouts. Wolverhampton, Queens Park Rangers (loan), Crystal Palace (loan)  Scored 19 goals in his first season with Reading (2005) as they won  His 10 shutouts were tied for third on the OSU single-season shutouts list, while his 0.88 goals-against average ranked ninth all-time promotion to the Premier League . in OSU single-season history.  Has amassed 63 caps and 14 goals for the Republic of Ireland since his debut in 2006.

#11 SHKELZEN GASHI

#94 MARLON HAIRSTON

Position: Forward Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: July 18, 1988 Citizenship: Albania & Switzerland Acquired: Signed on February 1, 2016, as the club’s fourth Designated Player. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 89’ at left wing; registered team-high four shots. Last MLS Goal: 04/30/16 @ MTL Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Weeks 5, 9)

Position: Midfielder/Defender Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi Height: 6 feet Weight: 157 pounds Birth date: March 23, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 12th pick (first round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Member of Generation adidas. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP, but in the 18. Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs. LA Last MLS Assist: 05/24/14 vs. MTL 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Joined the Rapids from FC Basel of the Swiss Super League, where  Made the move to right back after playing his rookie season at midhe scored 25 goals since his arrival to the club prior to 2014 season. field. Appeared in final three games of the season for the Rapids and seven matches (one goal) for Charlotte Independence (USL).  Gashi earned Swiss Super League Golden Boot honors in his last  First and only (so far) goal came 8/20 at home against LA Galaxy. two full seasons in Europe. In 2014, was named Axpo Player of the Year, awarded to the best player in the Swiss Super League.  Played collegiate soccer at the University of Louisville where he was  Gashi made a combined total of 21 appearances for the Switzerland named to the all-Big East rookie team in his freshman year. U-17, U-19 and U-21 squads, notching eight goals.  Hairston’s cousin, LaMarcus Aldridge, is a professional basketball  In 2013, Gashi earned his senior team debut for the Albanian nationplayer in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers. al team after receiving his citizenship on August 18 of that year.  One of Marlon’s youth soccer teammates was Kellen Gulley of the  At the senior level, Gashi has scored three goals in 11 appearances Chicago Fire. Both players wear No. 94 (their birth year). for Albania. Expected to represent national side at UEFA Euro 2016.

#13 JERMAINE JONES

#18 ZAC MACMATH

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Height: 6 foot Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: November 3, 1981 Citizenship: USA & Germany Acquired: Signed on March 4, 2016 from NE Revolution in exchange for general allocation money and a 2017 first-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at center midfield; registered game-winning goal. Last MLS Goal: 04/23/16 vs. SEA Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Week 7); tied for first on the team with three goals.

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 194 pounds Birth date: August 7, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with Philadelphia Union on December 10, 2015 in exchange for a 2017 second-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’; registered five saves. Last MLS Win: 05/07/16 vs. RSL Last MLS Shutout: 05/07/16 vs. RSL 2016: Has registered three shutouts.

Quick Facts:  Appearances were limited to just 18 (17 starts) in his first full season in MLS, as he underwent surgery to repair two sports hernias.  In 2014, he played the first-half of the 2013-14 European season with Schalke but left the club in January for Besiktas and finished 3rd in the Turkish Super Lig. before joining New England in August.  Became the second U.S. men’s national team player to score in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage (joining DaMarcus Beasley) on February 20, 2013.  Has made 58 appearances for the USMNT, scoring three goals and notching four assists  Born to a German mother and American father, growing up he lived in Chicago and Greenwood, Miss., before moving back to Germany.

Quick Facts:  Registered 29th career shutout on 10/21 at Sporting KC; appeared in three regular season matches and both USOC matches during first season with Rapids (loan).  Started 102 games over the four seasons (2011-14) for the Union..

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Joining Philadelphia right after being drafted out of the University of Maryland, In 2014, became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history to reach 100 career starts. A product of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla., he competed for the USA in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2007, starting two games in goal.

#3 ERIC MILLER Position: Defender Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: January 15, 1993 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined from Montreal Impact on February 14, 2016 in exchange for general allocation money and 2018 first-round pick.. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (groin). Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 06/29/14 @ HOU (for MTL) 2016:

#10 MARCO PAPPA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 155 pounds Birth date: November 15, 1987 Citizenship: Guatemala Acquired: Joined via a trade with Seattle Sounders FC on December 15, 2015 in exchange for general allocation money. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (knee). Last MLS Goal: 03/12/16 vs. LA Last MLS Assist: 04/13/16 @ SKC 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Appeared in 30 games (24 starts) during his two seasons with Mon-  Scored nine goals and added 11 assists in 49 games (41 starts) in treal Impact after signing Generation adidas contract on January 2. his two seasons (2014-15) for Seattle.  Drafted in the first round by the Impact, fifth overall, in the 2014 MLS  After his 2014 campaign, Pappa earned the Premios Univision DeSuperDraft, on January 16. portes’ MLS Player of the Year Award and FutbolMLS.com’s 2014 Latino del Año award..  At international stage, Miller was called into the January camp for  Appeared in 112 matches during his first stint in MLS with Chicago the senior USMNT side in 2016. Fire (2008-12), with 26 goals and 16 assists.  In 2015, selected to play for the U-23 MNT in the Toulon TournaTwo-time MLS All-Star (2010, 2012) and AT&T MLS Goal of the ment in France and the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament.  Also appeared at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. Year in 2010.  Played three college seasons for Creighton University, recording  Has 55 caps, 11 goals and three assists for Guatemala since his four goals and four assists in 63 games (62 starts), while leading his national team debut in 2008. In 2014, he earned Golden Boot and team to the College Cup playoffs in 2011 and 2012. Golden Ball accolades during the 2014 Copa Centroamericana.

#16 ZACH PFEFFER Position: Midfielder Hometown: Dresher, Pennsylvania Height: 5 feet 8 Weight: 145 pounds Birth date: January 6, 1995 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Via a trade on Draft Day (January 15, 2016) from Philadelphia Union in exchange for Rapids’ second-overall pick. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP, but in the 18 (loan). Last MLS Goal: 05/17/15 vs. DC (for PHI) Last MLS Assist: 07/26/15 @ DC (for PHI) 2016:

#8 DILLON POWERS Position: Midfielder Hometown: Plano, Texas Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Italy Acquired: Selected with the 11th overall pick (first round) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP, but in the 18.. Last MLS Goal: 10/21/15 @ SKC Last MLS Assist: 09/26/15 @ HOU 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  In 2015, Pfeffer featured in 21 of the Union's 34 regular season  Led team in assists (6), clocking-up at least 30 appearances (32) for games, starting 11, for 988 minutes - all career-high numbers. third straight season and logging 2,235 minutes.  Scored two goals last season, and played 1,994 minutes. The only  AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year in 2013. Debut season was curtailed other time he has fallen short of 2,000 minutes in a single season by concussion, sustained in the 5-1 home win over SEA on 10/05. was in his rookie season, in 2005 (934mins).  In 2014, Powers appeared in 30 games, starting 27. He scored five  Did not appear in any matches, but spent a year long loan in Germagoals and contributed nine assists. ny under the TSG Hoffenheim 1899 youth system..  Powers made his MLS debut on the opening day of 2013 at FC Dal Reunited with goalkeeper Zac MacMath after the two spent their first las (March 2), playing 75 minutes. He scored his first professional four seasons as members of Philadelphia Union. goal March 30 against the Portland Timbers.  Pfeffer was the fourth youngest player ever to sign a MLS contract,  Son of a former Major Indoor Soccer League professional (Michael behind Freddy Adu, Fued Ibrahim, and Diego Fagundez. Powers played 16 years with the Dallas Sidekicks).

#17 DILLON SERNA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Brighton, Colorado Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 140 pounds Birth date: March 25, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Homegrown Player on January 14, 2013 Pronunciation: SARE-nah Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP, but in the 18. Last MLS Goal: 08/22/15 @ CHI Last MLS Assist: 07/25/14 vs. CHV 2016:

#44 AXEL SJOBERG Position: Defender Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Height: 6 feet 7 Weight: 210 pounds Birth date: March 8, 1991 Citizenship: Sweden Language fluency: English, Swedish, German Acquired: Selected 14th overall in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at center back; registered one shot. Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL 2016:

Quick Facts:  Appeared in 15 games (eight starts) with three goals and one assist.

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Quick Facts:  Played and started 14 games in his first season. Only rookie to play more than 1,000 MLS minutes in 2015. Split time between MLS and national team duties as he featured at  Was drafted out of Marquette University where he was an all-Big the Toulon Tournament and Olympic qualifiers for the U-23s. East first team selection and winner of Marquette’s most valuable Earned MLS Goal of the Week in Week 6 (@ DAL). player award in 2014. Scored one of top goals in 2014 when volleying beyond Bill Hamid at  He was selected by the Rapids Selected January 15, 2015 as the DCU on August 17. Goal was listed in SportsCenter’s daily Top 10. 14th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Scored his first professional goal, and the first scored by a Rapids  In 2013, Sjöberg was also named Marquette’s most valuable player Homegrown Player, in the loss at Seattle on April 26, 2014. and a first team all-Big East pick. He was also named to the second Made MLS debut against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2013 team All-America squad and first team all-Big East by College regular season finale on Oct. 27 as a 77th minute substitute. Sports Madness.

#21 LUIS SOLIGNAC Position: Forward Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: February 16, 1991 Citizenship: Argentina Acquired: Signed by the Rapids on May 1, 2015. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 77’ at right wing; registered one shot and one assist. Last MLS Goal: 04/23/16 vs. SEA Last MLS Assist: 07/04/15 vs. VAN 2016:

Quick Facts:  Joined Rapids on May 1, 2015 from Argentine First Division, notching two assists in 15 matches played. Dealt with hamstring injury for large portion of season.  Prior to arriving MLS, Solignac scored two goals in 10 appearances for Nueva Chicago in 2015.  Made his professional debut for Club Atlético Platense in 2008.

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Has also played in Portugal, Sweden and Finland during a globetrotting career. During his time with IFK Mariehamn in Finland, Solignac amassed for 23 goals in 47 matches.

#24 SEAN ST. LEDGER Position: Defender Hometown: Solihull, England Height: 6 foot 0 Weight: 188 pounds Birth date: December 28, 1984 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: signed off waivers on August 7, 2015. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (knee). Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/04/15 vs. RSL 2016:

Quick Facts:  Contributed his first assist in MLS on his Rapids’ home debut, 8/26/15 vs. Houston Dynamo, for Kevin Doyle’s winning goal  Before arriving and playing in 12 matches for Colorado, St. Ledger featured in 15 MLS games for Orlando City SC in 2015.  The 31-year-old played in over 300 matches in England for clubs such as Preston North End, Middlesbrough and Leicester City.  St. Ledger has made 37 appearances for the Irish national team, scoring key goals in international competitions, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2012 UEFA Euro qualification and the 2012 UEFA Euro.

#33 JARED WATTS

#5 MEKEIL WILLIAMS

Position: Defender Hometown: Statesville, North Carolina Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: February 3, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: selected with the 33rd overall pick (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): DNP, but in the 18. Last MLS Goal: 07/11/15 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 07/18/15 @ SEA 2016:

Quick Facts:  Played in 13 matches (12 starts) in his second season in Colorado.

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Scored first professional goal, the game-winner vs. RSL on July 11. His solitary assist was also key, coming as it did in the historic 1-0 win at Seattle Sounders FC (8/18) - the first win for the Rapids in Seattle. Can play as a defensive midfielder or central defender. Watts was selected to the All-ACC first team for three consecutive seasons during his time with Demon Deacons. Captain of the U.S. U-17 squad at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

Position: Defender Hometown: Gonzales, Trinidad & Tobago Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: July 24, 1990 Citizenship: Trinidad and Tobago Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Discovery Signing from Antigua GFC (GUA) on February 4, 2016 Rapids’ Last Match (05/07/16 vs. RSL): played 90’ at right back. Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Week 2)

Quick Facts:  Williams began his professional career with Ma Pau SC of the TT Pro League in 2009 prior to signing with W Connection FC in 2011..  Prior clubs include Pogoń Szczecin (POL) and FC Fyn (DEN).

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Williams has represented Trinidad and Tobago 11 times and scored his only goal on his senior debut in a 3-2 loss against Finland on January 22, 2012. Also referred to as Mekeil 'Splash' Williams. 'Splash' is a nickname taken from his father, but Mekeil does not know how the moniker came to be. He is a close friend of Trinidad & Tobago international teammate Joevin Jones, who plays for Seattle Sounders FC.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO) MLS Regular Season Game 12 Sporting Kansas City 4-5-2, 14 points (2-2-1 home; 2-3-1 away) 6th place in Western Conference

English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV English Radio: 99.3 FM Spanish Radio: 1340 AM

Colorado Rapids 6-2-2, 20 points (5-0-0 home; 1-2-2 away) 1st place in Western Conference

SKC last five: 0-3-2 (L-L-T-T-L) COL last five: 4-0-1 (W-W-W-T-L) 1st meeting: COL won 2-1 on April 13

4-5-2 (14 pts.) RECORD 11 GAMES PLAYED 6th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 11 GOALS 1.00 GOALS/GAME 14 ASSISTS 12 GOALS ALLOWED 1.09 ALLOWED/GAME –1 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 140 (40) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 28.6% ON GOAL % 132 FOULS COMMITTED 153 FOULS SUFFERED 15 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

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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

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

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PETER VERMES 8th season 94-74-55 8th season (.545) 94-74-55 (.545)

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2nd season 23-35-20 (.423) 2nd season 23-35-20 (.423)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, May 9 OUT: • Kevin Ellis (right groin strain)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 11, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #COLvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#COLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Two teams on opposite ends of the form table square off Wednesday as Sporting KC (4-5-2, 14 pts) faces Supporters’ Shield leaders Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Sporting KC enters the midweek fixture on a sixgame winless skid, the longest active drought in MLS. Meanwhile, the Rapids are riding a five-game unbeaten run, the league’s longest active streak, and are off to their best 10-game start in club history. Colorado owns three straight wins over Sporting KC, including a 2-1 result on April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park, a match that began the Rapids’ current unbeaten run. Luis Solignac opened the scoring in the 41st minute, receiving a through ball from Marco Pappa and firing inside the near post from the right side of the box. Dwyer, a second-half substitute, responded with a header in the 77th minute following a cross from Connor Hallisey. Shkelzen Gashi bagged the game-winner in the 82nd minute, slotting home the rebound after Dillon Serna’s long-range blast rattle the woodwork. Wednesday will be the second of three head-to-head meetings in 2016, with Sporting KC returning to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on July 16. Sporting KC’s 71st meeting with Colorado on Wednesday makes the Rapids the most frequent opponent in Kansas City history. Sporting KC leads the all-time series 29-25-16, including a 23-20-13 mark in the regular season. Peter Vermes’ men strung together an 11-game unbeaten streak against Colorado in all competitions between 2009 and 2015, but the Rapids have won each of the last three fixtures. Colorado holds a 15-5-8 record at home in the regular season series, but Sporting KC has suffered just one defeat in their last six visits to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (including playoffs). That loss came in the most recent meeting at the venue, with Colorado running out 2-1 winners on Aug. 29, 2015. #COLvSKC: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 23-20-13 in regular season) Date

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08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016

KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2

Stats as of Tuesday, May 10

SPORTING KC TEAM STATS • SKC has faced a league-low 10.7 shots per game. • SKC ranks second in MLS with 54.9 percent average possession. • SKC’s six-game winless streak is its longest since 2011, when the club went winless in 10 from late March to early June. • SKC has out-shot its opponent in all six games during its winless run. • SKC is tied for last in MLS with 1.00 goals per 90 minutes. • In their last three games, SKC has put six of 44 shots on target. SPORTING KC PLAYER STATS • Defender Nuno Andre Coelho ranks second in MLS with 547 successful passes, fifth with 37 interceptions and 10th with 44 clearances. He is one of four MLS players to play 990 minutes this season. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza ranks seventh in MLS with 437 successful passes. • Forward Dom Dwyer leads MLS with 29 fouls suffered. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia ranks fourth in MLS with 35 saves. COLORADO RAPIDS TEAM STATS • Colorado (6-2-2, 20 points) is off to its best 10-game start in club history. • Colorado is a perfect 5-0-0 at home, including three wins by a 1-0 scoreline. The team hasn’t trailed at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park all year. • Colorado’s five-game unbeaten run (4-0-1) is the longest active streak in MLS. • Colorado ranks second in MLS with a 0.80 goals against average. The Rapids have conceded one first-half goal all season and rank second in MLS with just 3.6 shots faced on goal per game. • Colorado has eight different goal scorers (second most in MLS) and 10 different players with an assist (most in MLS). • Colorado leads MLS with 5.8 shots on goal per game. • Colorado leads MLS with 29 yellow cards but are one of four teams yet to receive a red card.

Result Details W W W L L L

Feilhaber opens scoring; Zusi bags 88th-minute winner Zusi tallies goal & 2 assists; Feilhaber and Dwyer score Myers assists Nemeth; Feilhaber cross leads to own goal Dwyer opens scoring; Kevin Doyle wins it in 76th minute Dillon Powers (78’) and Marcelo Sarvas (86’) on target Solignac (41’) and Gashi (82’) cancel out Dwyer (77’)

COLORADO RAPIDS PLAYER STATS • Midfielder Jermaine Jones has three goals and two assists in four appearances since debuting on April 16 (Colorado is 3-0-1 with him). • Midfielder Micheal Azira leads MLS with 43 interceptions, ranks seventh with 33 tackles and eighth with 420 successful passes. • Forward Shkelzen Gashi is one of four MLS players (Sebastian Giovinco, David Villa and Diego Valeri) to rank in the top 10 in MLS in both shots (10th, 29) and chances created (10th, 22). • Defender Mekeil Williams has assisted in three of Colorado’s last four games. The Rapids are 5-0-2 this season when he plays (six starts). • Defender Axel Sjoberg is fourth in MLS with 6.0 clearances per game.

#COLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi has three goals and four assists in 13 MLS appearances against Colorado (including postseason). • Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber has scored three goals in nine MLS appearances against Colorado. • Sporting KC striker Dom Dwyer has three goals in six career appearances against the Rapids. He scored a 92nd-minute winner in a 3-2 win over Colorado in March 2014 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. He also scored in Sporting KC’s 2-1 losses to Colorado on 8/21/2015 and 4/13/2016. • Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis has five goals and five assists in 29 career regular season appearances against the Rapids, including two goals in 2015 as a member of the Houston Dynamo. Davis scored a penalty kick in Houston’s 2-1 loss at Colorado on Aug. 26 before notching the game-winner in a 3-2 home triumph on Sept. 26. • Rapids forward Shkelzen Gashi scored the game-winning goal in Colorado’s 2-1 road win over Sporting KC on April 13. • Rapids forward Luis Solignac scored a goal in Colorado’s 2-1 win over Sporting KC on April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park. • Colorado midfielder Marco Pappa has two goals and five assists in 12 career regular season appearances against Sporting KC, including an assist in Colorado’s 2-1 win on April 13. • Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath is 6-3-2 vs. Sporting KC in the regular season.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Manager Peter Vermes is one shy of his 100th MLS coaching win with Sporting KC (including playoffs). • Dom Dwyer is one shy of 50 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions. He ranks third in team history, three behind Davy Arnaud (52). Dwyer is also one shy of his 100th career MLS appearance (including playoffs). • Matt Besler is exactly 90 minutes shy of reaching 20,000 career minutes played for Sporting KC in all competitions. • Brad Davis has made 377 career MLS regular season appearances, one shy of tying Steve Ralston for second-most all-time among field players (behind Kyle Beckerman’s 387). Additionally, Davis has 40 career gamewinning assists in the regular season, one shy of tying Landon Donovan and Steve Ralston for the all-time MLS lead.

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• Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson played for Colorado from 20062009, scoring eight goals in 95 MLS appearances (including playoffs). • Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura and Colorado defender Bobby Burling were teammates at Chivas USA from 2007-2009. • Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi and Colorado defender Matt Burch were college teammates at Maryland in 2005, winning the NCAA national championship in their one season together. • Zusi and Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath were teammates at Maryland in 2008, winning another NCAA national championship. • Sporting KC defender Ike Opara and Colorado midfielder Sam Cronin were college teammates at Wake Forest (2007-2008) and professional teammates at the San Jose Earthquakes (2010-2012). 2

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 11, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SPORTING KC TRENDING UPWARD DESPITE WINLESS SKID DWYER ON THE BRINK OF 50 GOALS Sporting KC’s six-game winless run has been all the more frustrating due to the club’s frequent control of the run of play. During the skid, Sporting KC has outshot its opponents and enjoyed more possession in every match while creating more chances in five.

Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer has 49 goals in all competitions since joining the club out of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. The 25-year-old English forward could make his 100th MLS appearance (including playoffs) on Wednesday and has scored three career goals against Colorado, including one in each of Sporting KC’s last two visits to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park -- a 3-2 victory on March 29, 2014 and a 2-1 loss on Aug. 29, 2015.

Sporting KC during five-game winless streak Stat Sporting KC Opponent Goals Shots/game Chances created/game Corners/game Average possession

4 14.7 8.2 6.7 59.1

Dom Dwyer: 49 goals in all competitions By year: By competition Versus club (top 5) 2012: 0 Regular season: 40 Montreal: 7 2013: 4 Postseason: 2 Houston: 6 2014: 24 Open Cup: 5 FC Dallas: 5 2015: 17 Champions League: 2 Toronto FC: 4 2016: 4 NY Red Bulls: 4

9 9.5 5.7 3.2 40.9

ROAD TRIP ENDS, HOME STAND BECKONS

Sporting KC is will conclude a stretch Wednesday that has seen the team play five of six matches on the road. The club embarked on a three-game road swing from April 17-27, facing FC Dallas (L 2-1), San Jose Earthquakes (L 1-0) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (T 1-1). Peter Vermes’ men returned to Children’s Mercy Park on May 1 for a 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy, then went wheels up again to play the Houston Dynamo (L 2-0) and Colorado Rapids. Sporting KC returns to the friendly confines of Children’s Mercy Park for a three-game home stand against Orlando City SC (Sunday), Real Salt Lake (May 21) and D.C. United (May 27).

VERMES ON THE BRINK OF 100 MLS WINS

Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes could win his 100th MLS match on Wednesday (including playoffs). This would make him the sixth coach in MLS history to reach that milestone with a single team. Six of those wins have come against Houston, including one each in the 2012 and 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. Coach Bruce Arena Dominic Kinnear Steve Nicol Sigi Schmid Frank Yallop Peter Vermes

Sporting KC’s 24 regular season road wins from 2012-2014 were the most over a three-year span during Major League Soccer’s non-shootout era (2000-present). Kansas City went 24-17-10 over that period, securing at least seven more road wins than any other team. Sporting KC’s travels in 2015 were less successful as the team went 4-9-4, their worst road record since 2008 (2-8-5). Manager Peter Vermes’ men are 2-3-1 on the road this season, having won their first two before taking a single point from their last four.

Club Wins LA Galaxy 134 Houston Dynamo 126 NE Revolution 123 Seattle Sounders FC 120 San Jose Earthquakes 109 Sporting KC 99

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BESLER & ZUSI ON PRELIMINARY COPA AMERICA ROSTER

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann submitted the preliminary roster for the historic 2016 Copa America Centenario last Sunday, including Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and winger Graham Zusi among the 40-man squad. The U.S. will begin training camp May 16 in Miami, with MLS players joining the team on May 23 in advance of their Copa America opener against Colombia on June 3 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

DAVIS POISED TO MAKE MORE HISTORY

Sporting KC winger Brad Davis has logged 377 career regular season appearances since joining the league in 2002. Should he appear in Wednesday’s match, he will tie Steve Ralston for second all-time in regular season appearances by field players. Davis currently trails Ralston (378) and Kyle Beckerman (387), who is still plying his trade for Real Salt Lake.

Besler, 29, has earned 31 caps for the U.S. since debuting in January 2013, including two starts this year. He started all four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helped lead the Yanks to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title. The Kansas native has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 201315) and 2012 MLS Defender of the Year honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Against FC Dallas on April 17, Davis became the fifth player in MLS history to reach 400 MLS appearances (including playoffs). Davis is only the third field player to reach the milestone and the third active player to join the 400 club, alongside Real Salt Lake duo Nick Rimando and Kyle Beckerman.

Zusi, 29, has made 33 international appearances since 2012 with four goals and six assists, including two assists at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He competed at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and last month scored for the U.S. in a World Cup qualifying win over Guatemala. Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and 2011 MLS Breakout Player of the Year accolades since joining Besler as part of Sporting KC’s 2009 MLS SuperDraft class out of the University of Maryland.

All-time MLS appearances (including playoffs) 1. Kevin Hartman 465 (416 regular season) Retired GK 2. Nick Rimando 435 (402 regular season) Active GK 3. Kyle Beckerman 418 (387 regular season) Active MID 4. Steve Ralston 412 (378 regular season) Retired MID 5. Brad Davis 404 (377 regular season) Active MID Davis has recorded 60 goals and 131 assists (including postseason) during a 15year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 122 assists in the regular season are both third most in MLS history.

MUSTIVAR ON HAITI’S PRELIMINARY COPA AMERICA SQUAD

Sporting KC midfielder Soni Mustivar has been named to the Haiti Men’s National Team’s preliminary roster for the Copa America Centenario. The final 23-man roster will be announced by May 20. Haiti will face Colombia in an international friendly on May 29 before competing in Group B of the Copa America Centenario against Peru (June 4), Brazil (June 8) and Ecuador (June 12).

NUNO THRIVING IN DEFENSE

Sporting KC center back Nuno Andre Coelho has been one of the club’s best performers through 11 games of the 2016 campaign. In addition to being the team’s only field player to feature in all 990 minutes of action, Coelho ranks second in MLS in successful passes (547), fifth in interceptions (37) and 10th in clearances (44). He is one of four MLS players (and two field players) to log 990 minutes entering the weekend. 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 in a 1-0 win at Seattle.

A dual citizen of Haiti and France, Mustivar has made 11 international appearances for Haiti since debuting in 2013. He has earned three caps this year, including two World Cup qualifiers and a playoff win over Trinidad and Tobago that punched Les Grenadiers’ ticket to the Copa America. Mustivar, 26, signed for Sporting KC before the 2015 season and was named the club’s Co-Defender of the Year in October. Last year he led MLS with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played and boasted a 15-5-6 record as a starter across all competitions. Mustivar started the first four games of 2016 before missing six straight with a hamstring injury. He made his return in Saturday’s match at the Houston Dynamo.

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.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 11, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) BESLER SET TO JOIN 20,000-MINUTE CLUB THREE TITLES IN FOUR YEARS Captain Matt Besler is 90 minutes shy of reaching 20,000 minutes played in all competitions during his Sporting KC career. He would become the sixth player in Sporting KC history to reach 20,000 minutes played for the club. PLAYER 1. Kerry Zavagnin 2. Nick Garcia 3. Davy Arnaud 4. Preki 5. Jimmy Conrad 6. Matt Besler

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.

MIN GAMES 25,278 291 24,715 273 21,637 273 20,618 254 20,550 230 19,910 227

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

LAST TIME OUT: SPORTING FALLS 2-0 AT HOUSTON

DEFENDING THE OPEN CUP

Sporting KC’s winless skid reached six games with a 2-0 defeat to the Houston Dynamo last Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium. First-half goals from Giles Barnes and Andrew Wenger gave last-place Houston (2-5-2, 8 points) its first victory since March 12, while Sporting KC (4-5-2, 14 points) remains sixth in the Western Conference ahead of Wednesday’s match at the Colorado Rapids.

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 on Sept. 30, effectively securing a spot in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League. 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.

Manager Peter Vermes made two changes to Sporting KC lineup from last Sunday’s 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy. Holding midfielder Soni Mustivar returned to the fold after missing six games with a hamstring strain, while right back Chance Myers had overcome a thigh injury for his first runout since April 9. Saturday was also a homecoming for Sporting KC’s Brad Davis, who returned to face the club where he made 271 regular season appearances and won two MLS Cups between 2006-2015.

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.

PETER THE GREAT

Last season Peter Vermes passed Bob Gansler as the winningest coach in Sporting KC history, ending 2015 with 90 regular season wins and 113 victories across all competitions. Vermes has coached 264 matches for Kansas City in all competitions with a 117-84-63 record, six games shy of tying Gansler’s 270game record.

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.

Vermes’ 94 regular season victories are eighth most in MLS history and fourth most among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (226), Bruce Arena (195) and Dominic Kinnear (156). Now in his eighth MLS season, Vermes ties Bob Gansler (1999-2006) as the club’s longest-tenured manager.

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

Wins

Season

Active in MLS

226 195 156 130 124 112 100 94 86 83

17 14 13 13 9 11 8 8 8 7

Yes (SEA) Yes (LA) Yes (SJ) No No No No Yes (SKC) No No

(including 2016)

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)

Sporting KC joins the Portland Timbers (2015 MLS Cup winner), New York Red Bulls (2015 Supporters’ Shield winner), FC Dallas (2015 Western Conference first place finisher) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2015 Canadian Championship winner) as MLS representatives in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 11, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Colorado Rapids: 23-20-13 Home games: 18-5-5 (58 GF, 29 GA) Road games: 5-15-8 (36 GF, 47 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016

Score KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein/Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon/Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Children’s Mercy Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Children’s Mercy Park L Children’s Mercy Park

John Spencer 8 Chris Henderson 7 John Spencer 53 John Spencer 29 Pablo Mastroeni 35 Chris Henderson 36

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

7 Tony Meola 5 Tony Meola 6 Tony Meola 65 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola

four players tied 3 Cannon/Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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2 nine players tied Goals 3 Preki (10/4/03) Assists 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) Shots 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) Shots on Goal 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) Fouls Committed 7 three players tied Fouls Suffered 9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

eight players tied 2 six players tied 2 (9/14/02) Mark Chung 8 (8/22/03) John Spencer 5 (8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7 three players tied 6 four players tied 9 Grafer/Kramer 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

All-Time Regular Season SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 34 332 139 357 83 129

2 60 447 192 359 83 141

OT 0 7 3 12 0 3

Total 94 776 334 728 166 273

colorado rapids Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 29 310 123 395 84 143

2 47 375 144 439 70 146

OT 0 9 2 8 2 8

Total 76 694 269 842 156 297

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 KC 6 COL 8

16-30

12 10

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,420

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 96 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 90 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 96 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

120

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105.2 5

31-45

16 11

46-60

22 16

61-75

11 9

76-90

27 22

0 0

Total

94 76

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

191

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 120 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 11, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | 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 IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: OUT Sporting KC declines contract option for D Jalil Anibaba Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs M Lawrence Olum, re-signs D Seth Sinovic and GK Jon Kempin to new contracts Dec. 11: IN Sporting KC selects GK Alec Kann in first round of MLS Re-Entry Draft Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs M Justin Mapp Dec. 31 OUT M Mikey Lopez leaves Sporting KC out of contract Jan. 7: IN 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 Jan. 11: Sporting KC re-signs M Soni Mustivar and M Paulo Nagamura to new contracts Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs F Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player Jan. 26: IN Sporting KC signs D Nuno Andre Coelho Jan. 29: OUT Sporting KC transfers F Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC (Qatar) Feb. 1: OUT Sporting KC loans D Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto (Portugal) Feb. 17: OUT Sporting KC loans M Bernardo Anor to Minnesota United FC (NASL) Feb. 23: OUT Sporting KC waives M Amobi Okugo March 1: OUT Sporting KC and D Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract March 8: IN Sporting KC acquires F Diego Rubio on loan as Young Designated Player March 25: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin, M Jimmy Medranda and F Daniel Salloi to Swope Park Rangers (USL) April 1: IN M Jimmy Medranda returns to Sporting KC from Swope Park Rangers April 26: OUT Sporting KC loans M Jordi Quintilla to Swope Park Rangers (USL)

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 2012

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11) 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)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11) 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 | May 11, 2016 at Colorado Rapids | 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 73

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

W 2-1

Dwyer 5, 41

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

TORONTO FC

MLS

W 1-0

Davis 70

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

L 1-2

Feilhaber 94+

Saturday, April 9

at New York Red Bulls

MLS

W 2-0

Feilhaber 17; Dwyer 60

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

L 1-2

Dwyer 77

Sunday, April 17

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-2

Olum 22

Sunday, April 24

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

L 0-1

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Wednesday, April 27

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

T 1-1

Rubio 27

SUNDAY, MAY 1

LA GALAXY

MLS

T 1-1

Davis 30

Saturday, May 7

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

L 0-2

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Wednesday, May 11

at Colorado Rapids

MLS