Game Guide: Sporting KC at Minnesota United FC by Sporting Kansas City

GAME NOTES

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA UNITED FC

2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KC (MLS)

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Kickoff: 7 p.m. CT National Sports Center (Blaine, MN) 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd. Live Stream: SportingKC.com

Sporting Kansas City

5-8-3 (18 pts.) RECORD 16 GAMES PLAYED 8th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 14 GOALS 0.88 GOALS/GAME 18 GOALS ALLOWED 1.13 ALLOWED/GAME –4 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 229 (65) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 28.4% ON GOAL % 198 FOULS COMMITTED 206 FOULS SUFFERED 25 CAUTIONS 2 EJECTIONS

Minnesota United FC

League: MLS (Division I) MLS Record: 5-8-3, 18 pts (3-4-1 home; 2-4-2 away) 8th place in West 14 GF, 18 GA

League: NASL (Division II) NASL Record: 5-4-1, 16 pts (4-1-0 home; 1-3-1 away) 4th place in NASL 16 GF, 12 GA

SPORTING KC IN LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP YEAR 1996: 1997: 1998: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004:

2005: 2006:

2009: 2010: 2011:

2012:

2013: 2014: 2015:

Record by Round

Qualifying: Round of 32: Round of 16: Quarterfinals: Semifinals: Finals:

2-2-1 6-0-1 7-7-1 4-4-1 3-1-0 1-0-2

2016 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

RESULT CUP ROUND L 2-3 Quarterfinals L 1-2 Round of 16 L 1-3 Round of 16 T 0-0 (L 6-7 PK) Round of 32 W 4-0 Round of 32 L 0-1 Round of 16 Round of 16 W 3-2 (ET) W 2-0 Quarterfinals Semifinals L 2-3 (ET) L 2-3 Round of 16 W 4-1 Round of 16 W 4-0 Quarterfinals W 1-0 Semifinals Championship W 1-0 (ET) W 6-1 Round of 16 L 1-3 Quarterfinals W 2-1 Round of 32 L 0-2 Round of 16 Qualifying L 1-2 (ET) T 2-2 (W 5-3 PK) Qualifying Round of 16 W 4-2 (ET) T 0-0 (L 5-6 PK) Quarterfinals T3-3 (W 4-2 PK) Round of 16 L 0-1 Quarterfinals L 1-2 Qualifying Qualifying W 1-0 (ET) W 5-0 Qualifying W 3-0 Round of 16 L 0-2 Quarterfinals W 3-2 Round of 32 W 2-0 Round of 16 W 3-0 Quarterfinals W 2-0 Semifinals T 1-1 (W 3-2 PK) Championship W 2-0 Round of 32 L 0-1 Round of 16 W 2-0 Round of 32 L 1-3 Round of 16 W 1-0 Round of 32 W 6-2 Round of 16 W 3-1 Quarterfinals W 3-1 Semifinals T 1-1 (W 7-6 PK) Championship

Record Breakdown

vs MLS: vs non-MLS: Home: Away: Overtime: Shootouts:

10-9-3 13-5-3 17-7-2 6-7-4 4-2-6 4-2-0

5-4-1 (13 pts.) 10 4th in NASL 16 1.60 12 1.20 +4 104 (37) 35.6% 124 114 18 2

SPORTING KC (MLS) Dom Dwyer 6 Saad Abdul-Salaam 4 Dom Dwyer 53 Roger Espinoza 4 Espinoza/Opara 1 Tim Melia 1350 Alec Kann 1.00 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 38

MINNESOTA (NASL) GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS CAUTIONS EJECTIONS

5 Christian Ramirez 5 Kevin Venegas 26 Christian Ramirez 2 six players tied 1 Davis/Lowe

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

900 Sammy Ndjock 1.20 Sammy Ndjock 5 Sammy Ndjock 4 Sammy Ndjock 19 Sammy Ndjock

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference

Pts

W L T

Western Conference

Pts

W L T

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

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

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

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

23 19 19 18 16 16 16 16 14 11

28 28 23 21 21 20 19 18 16 13

6 3 5 6 7 1 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 7 3 4 7 3 5 5 2 5 5

8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3

2 4 4 6 2 4 6 8 7 7

4 4 2 3 6 5 4 3 1 4

GD GP

+5 14 +4 14 +2 13 –7 15 –1 13 –2 14 +2 13 –6 14 –3 13 –4 12

GD GP +7 14 +2 16 +2 13 –2 15 +11 13 0 14 –2 15 –4 16 –2 13 –2 14

2016 NASL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Final Spring Season Standings

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Other Open Cup Stats

All-time: 23-14-6 Goals for: 86 Goals against: 51 Shutouts: 16 Been shutout: 7 Champs: 2004, 2012, 2015 1

Indy Eleven New York Cosmos FC Edmonton Minnesota United FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Fort Lauderdale Strikers Carolina RailHawks Rayo OKC Ottawa Fury FC Jacksonville Armada Miami FC

Pts 18 18 17 16 16 15 14 12 9 7 7

W L T 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1

0 4 3 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 5

6 0 2 1 4 3 2 3 3 4 4

GD GP

+7 10 +7 10 +2 10 +4 10 +2 10 0 10 –2 10 –1 10 –5 10 –6 10 –8 10

As of Wednesday, June 15

2007: 2008:

OPPONENT vs. Colorado Rapids at San Francisco Bay Seals at Nashville Metros at Chicago Sockers vs. Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire at Rochester Rhinos at Milwaukee Rampage at Columbus Crew at Colorado Rapids at Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Dallas Burn vs. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire vs. Des Moines Menace vs. Minnesota Thunder vs. Des Moines Menace at Chicago Fire at Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids at Carolina RailHawks at Seattle Sounders at Minnesota Thunder at Seattle Sounders vs. Colorado Rapids at Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire PDL vs. Richmond Kickers vs. Orlando City SC vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Dayton Dutch Lions at Philadelphia Union vs. Seattle Sounders vs. Des Moines Menace vs. Orlando City SC vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Portland Timbers vs. Saint Louis FC vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union

MINNESOTA (NASL)

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round SPORTING KC 2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 25 27 29 30 37 93 94 96

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Jon Kempin Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho KWAY-yoh Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Lawrence Olum Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Alec Kann CAN Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Jacob Peterson Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah Jordi Quintilla JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh

POS. GK DEF DEF DEF MID DEF MID FWD MID MID DEF DEF FWD DEF DEF DEF MID MID GK MID GK FWD FWD MID MID MID

HT. 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-4 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-9 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-5 5-9

WT. 170 180 160 170 155 165 160 170 160 165 181 150 180 170 185 185 160 158 190 170 190 150 165 170 150 154

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

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

LAST CLUB Sporting KC Academy San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS)

Real Valladolid (Spain) AGF Aarhus (Denmark) Houston Dynamo (MLS) Balikesirspor (Turkey)

NE Revolution (MLS) Kedah FA (Malaysia) Montreal Impact (MLS) Chicago Fire (MLS) Wigan Athletic (England) Chivas USA (MLS) Ujpest FC (Hungary) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) AC Ajaccio (France)

SPORTING KC 2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. 17 5 12 11 13 14 4 27 10 22 25 1 21 94 29 93 7 6 16 3 37 96 9 30 15 8

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Abdul-Salaam, Saad sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Besler, Matt BEEZ-ler Coelho, Nuno Andre KWAY-yoh Davis, Brad Dia, Amadou ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dwyer, Dom Ellis, Kevin Espinoza, Roger Feilhaber, Benny FAIL-hob-ber Hallisey, Connor HAL-iss-see Kann, Alec CAN Kempin, Jon Mapp, Justin Medranda, Jimmy muh-DRAHN-dah Melia, Tim MEE-lia Mustivar, Soni SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Myers, Chance Nagamura, Paulo POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Olum, Lawrence Opara, Ike oh-PAR-ah Peterson, Jacob Quintilla, Jordi JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh Diego Rubio Salloi, Daniel shallow-EE Sinovic, Seth sin-OH-vick Zusi, Graham ZOO-see

POS. DEF DEF DEF MID DEF FWD DEF MID MID MID GK GK MID MID GK MID DEF MID DEF DEF FWD MID FWD FWD DEF MID

HT. 6-4 6-0 6-4 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-5 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-10

WT. 185 170 181 165 150 180 160 170 160 158 190 170 160 150 190 170 165 155 185 180 165 154 170 150 170 160

BIRTHDATE 09/08/1991 02/11/1987 01/07/1986 11/08/1981 06/08/1993 07/30/1990 06/30/1991 10/25/1986 01/19/1985 02/09/1993 08/08/1990 04/08/1993 10/18/1984 02/07/1994 05/15/1986 02/12/1990 12/07/1987 03/02/1983 07/10/1984 02/21/1989 01/27/1986 10/25/1993 05/15/1993 07/19/1996 01/28/1987 08/18/1986 2

HOMETOWN Gahanna, OH Overland Park, KS Penafiel, Portugal St. Charles, MO Highlands Ranch, CO London, England Kansas City, MO Aurora, CO Irvine, CA Granite Bay, CA Decatur, GA Leawood, KS Brandon, MS Mosquera, Colombia Great River, NY Aubervilliers, France Thousand Oaks, CA Sao Paulo, Brazil Nairobi, Kenya Durham, NC Portage, MI Lleida, Spain Santiago, Chile Budapest, Hungary Leawood, KS Longwood, FL

COLLEGE Akron Notre Dame

Saint Louis Clemson South Florida Barton County CC Ohio State UCLA California Furman

Lynn University UCLA Missouri Baptist Wake Forest Indiana

Creighton Maryland

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round SPORTING KC 2016 MLS STATISTICS # P PLAYER GP GS MIN G A 14 F Dom Dwyer 16 14 1325 6 2 10 M Benny Feilhaber 12 10 973 2 2 11 M Brad Davis 13 9 828 2 0 16 M Lawrence Olum 10 8 695 1 1 37 F Jacob Peterson 5 2 198 1 1 12 D Nuno Andre Coelho 14 14 1260 1 0 9 F Diego Rubio 7 2 163 1 0 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 12 9 844 0 4 8 F Graham Zusi 12 11 992 0 3 5 D Matt Besler 10 10 880 0 1 27 M Roger Espinoza 14 14 1252 0 1 22 F Connor Hallisey 8 7 560 0 1 94 M Jimmy Medranda 13 8 732 0 1 7 D Chance Myers 8 6 523 0 1 96 M Jordi Quintilla 6 6 410 0 1 13 D Amadou Dia 10 9 817 0 0 4 D Kevin Ellis 3 3 221 0 0 25 G Alec Kann 1 1 90 0 0 21 M Justin Mapp 2 0 22 0 0 29 G Tim Melia 15 15 1350 0 0 93 M Soni Mustivar 8 8 720 0 0 6 M Paulo Nagamura 3 2 181 0 0 3 D Ike Opara 9 5 525 0 0 15 D Seth Sinovic 4 3 259 0 0 23 M Bernardo Anor 0 0 0 0 0 1 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 2 D Erik Palmer-Brown 0 0 0 0 0 30 F Daniel Salloi 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 53 21 22 5 2 13 7 7 16 1 29 10 22 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 0

SOG 17 5 8 2 1 2 1 1 5 0 8 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

FC FS 33 38 7 19 7 15 8 3 1 4 3 10 6 7 14 8 10 11 10 5 29 25 4 6 11 8 6 4 4 9 16 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 9 5 0 10 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SPORTING KC 2016 TEAM HIGHS OFF 21 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 29 32 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 3 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

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

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jacob Peterson 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Brad Davis 1 Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jordi Quintilla 1, Chance Myers 1, Roger Espinoza 1 Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 1-1 # GOALKEEPER 25 Alec Kann 29 Tim Melia

GP GS MIN SHT 1 1 90 2 15 15 1350 54

SV GA GAA PG PA 1 1 1.00 0 0 38 17 1.13 2 3

Record SO 0-0-1 0 5-8-2 4

STAT # Points 8 Goals 2 2 2 Assists 4 Shots 34 Shots on Goal 13 Fouls 20 Fouls Suffered 20 Corner Kicks 10 Offside 8 Saves 6 6 Goals Allowed 3

DATE OPP. 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 03/12/2016 vs. VAN 04/09/2016 at NYR 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/24/2016 at SJ 03/12/2016 vs. VAN 05/21/2016 vs. RSL 04/02/2016 vs. RSL 04/02/2016 vs. RSL 04/09/2016 at NYR 05/21/2016 vs. RSL

RESULT W 2-1 W 2-1 W 2-0 W 2-1 W 2-1 W 2-1 W 2-1 L 0-1 W 2-1 L 1-3 L 1-2 L 1-2 W 2-0 L 1-3

SPORTING KC 2016 PLAYER HIGHS STAT # Points 4 Goals 2 Assists 1 Shots 8 8 Shots on Goal 4 Fouls 6 Fouls Suffered 6 Corner Kicks 8 Offside 4 Saves 6 6 Shots Faced 8 Goals Allowed 3

PLAYER DATE Dom Dwyer 03/12/2016 Dom Dwyer 03/12/2016 19 times Dom Dwyer 03/12/2016 Dom Dwyer 05/15/2016 Dom Dwyer 03/12/2016 Dom Dwyer 05/27/2016 Dom Dwyer 05/07/2016 Benny Feilhaber 06/02/2016 Dom Dwyer 04/09/2016 Tim Melia 04/02/2016 Tim Melia 04/09/2016 Tim Melia 04/02/2016 Tim Melia 05/21/2016

OPP. RESULT vs. VAN W 2-1 vs. VAN W 2-1 vs. VAN W 2-1 vs. ORL W 2-1 vs. VAN W 2-1 vs. DC L 0-1 at HOU L 0-2 at LA T 0-0 at NYR W 2-0 vs. RSL L 1-2 at NYR W 2-0 vs. RSL L 1-2 vs. RSL L 1-3

SPORTING KC 2016 MLS RESULTS DAY DATE Sun. Mar. 6 Sat. Mar. 12 Sun. Mar. 20 Sat. Apr. 2 Sat. Apr. 9 Wed. Apr. 13 Sun. Apr. 17 Sun. Apr. 24 Wed. Apr. 27 Sun. May 1 Sat. May 7 Wed. May 11 Sun. May 15 Sat. May 21 Fri. May 27 Thu. June 2 Sun. June 19 Sat. June 25 Sun. July 3 Sun. July 10 Wed. July 13 Sat. July 16 Sun. July 24 Sun. July 31 Sun. Aug. 7 Sat. Aug. 13 Sat. Aug. 20 Sat. Aug. 27 Fri. Sept. 9 Sun. Sept. 18 Sat. Sept. 24 Sat. Oct. 1 Sun. Oct. 16 Sun. Oct. 23

OPPONENT RESULT at Seattle W 1-0 VANCOUVER W 2-1 TORONTO FC W 1-0 REAL SALT LAKE L 1-2 at NY Red Bulls W 2-0 COLORADO L 1-2 at FC Dallas L 1-2 at San Jose L 0-1 at Vancouver T 1-1 LA GALAXY T 1-1 at Houston L 0-2 at Colorado L 0-1 ORLANDO CITY SC W 2-1 REAL SALT LAKE L 1-3 D.C. UNITED L 0-1 at LA Galaxy T 0-0 FC DALLAS at Montreal COLUMBUS NEW YORK CITY FC at Chicago at Colorado SEATTLE PORTLAND at Portland at FC Dallas VANCOUVER at Philadelphia HOUSTON LA Galaxy at San Jose at New England at Real Salt Lake SAN JOSE

ATT. 39,525 20,178 19,867 20,553 21,406 19,168 16,215 18,000 18,836 19,431 20,071 12,857 19,080 20,618 19,118 19,651

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 4-6-2 5-6-2 5-7-2 5-8-2 5-8-3

POS. T1 1 1 2 1 2 4 6 6 6 T6 7 T6 7 7 8

PTS 3 6 9 9 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 17 17 17 18

GOAL SCORERS: KC: Coelho (73) KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70) KC: Davis (70) KC: Feilhaber (94+); RSL: Glad (29) Mulholland (79) KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (60) KC: Dwyer (77); COL: Solignac (41) Gashi (82) KC: Olum (22); DAL: Barrios (35) Rosales (68) SJ: Wondolowski (59) KC: Rubio (27); VAN: Bolanos (14) KC: Davis (30); LA: dos Santos (42) HOU: Barnes (30) Wenger (46+) COL: Serna (78) KC: Dwyer (74) Peterson (79); ORL: owngoal (67) KC: Dwyer (50); RSL: Martinez (32) owngoal (47+) Movsisyan (53) DC: Kamara (86)

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 21 22 23 24 29 31 33 77

Name Aaron Perez Justin Davis Jeb Brovsky Aaron Pitchkolan Tiago Calvano Brent Kallman Ibson Danny Cruz Bernardo Añor Ben Speas Stefano Pinho Steward Ceus Jamie Watson Jack Blake Ismaila Jome Lance Laing Daniel Mendes Christian Ramirez Kevin Venegas Greg Jordan Kristian Nicht J.C. Banks Damion Lowe Sammy Ndjock Juliano Vicentini

Pos Goalkeeper Defender Defender Midfielder Defender Defender Midfielder Forward Forward Forward Forward Goalkeeper Midfielder Midfielder Forward Midfielder Forward Forward Defender Midfielder Goalkeeper Forward Defender Goalkeeper Midfielder

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

DOB 8/28/86 5/6/88 12/3/88 3/14/83 5/19/81 10/4/90 11/7/83 1/3/90 5/24/88 1/17/91 1/12/91 3/20/87 4/10/86 9/22/94 11/4/94 2/28/88 1/18/81 4/4/91 7/29/89 4/5/90 4/3/82 8/24/89 5/5/93 2/25/90 8/26/81

NATIONALITY USA USA USA USA Brazil USA Brazil USA USA USA Brazil USA USA England USA Jamaica Brazil USA USA USA Germany USA Jamaica Cameroon Brazil

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER & NASL STATS # 9 29 14 3 5 12 8 2 7 15 23 6 17 31 18 33 24 1 11 4 21 10 22 77 13

Pos F F M D D G F D M F M D M D F G G G F M F F D M M

Name Añor, Bernardo Banks, J.C. Blake, Jack Brovsky, Jeb Calvano, Tiago Ceus, Steward Cruz, Danny Davis, Justin Ibson Jome, Ismaila Jordan, Greg Kallman, Brent Laing, Lance Lowe, Damion Mendes, Daniel Ndjock, Sammy Nicht, Kristian Perez, Aaron Pinho, Stefano Pitchkolan, Aaron Ramirez, Christian Speas, Ben Venegas, Kevin Vicentini, Juliano Watson, Jamie

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

MIN 410 80 71 657 325 0 681 809 276 0 90 770 484 752 24 810 0 0 503 16 828 543 900 556 63

G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 3 1 0 0

A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0

SH 5 3 0 4 1 0 16 3 3 0 0 5 5 9 1 0 0 0 12 0 26 18 8 2 2

Y 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES 2016 OPEN CUP RESUMES IN FOURTH ROUND FAMILIAR FOES The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur and 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. The 2016 edition began with 91 teams, making it the largest field during the modern era (1995-present). This year’s winner will earn $250,000 and a spot in the 2017-18 CONCACAF Champions League.

Sporting KC and Minnesota United FC have met once previously, squaring off in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 at Children’s Mercy Park. The hosts ran out 2-0 winners, receiving late goals from Soony Saad and Alex Martinez to eliminate the Loons. Several current players from both teams appeared in that match (shown in bold italics below) as Minnesota put up a spirited fight before being reduced to 10 men in the 50th minute with Cristiano Dias’ red card.

The fourth round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will see the 17 MLS clubs based in the United States enter the competition in the round of 32 on Tuesday and Wednesday. The fourth round winners will then be placed in a fixed, 16-team bracket and divided geographically (regardless of league affiliation) into groups of four. A random draw on Thursday will then determine the fifth round pairings within each group.

Minnesota had a flurry of chances midway through the first half, but goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum snagged Christian Ramirez’s lobbed effort in the 22nd minute and denied Kevin Venegas’ near-post attempt in the 31st minute.

Sporting KC 2-0 Minnesota United FC June 18, 2014 -- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Children’s Mercy Park -- Kansas City, Kansas (15,307)

2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule Fourth Round June 14-15 Fifth Round June 29 Quarterfinals July 20 Semifinals Aug. 10 Final Sept. 21

Sporting KC: Andy Gruenebaum; Jacob Peterson, Erik Palmer-Brown, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic, Victor Munoz (Alex Martinez 36), Lawrence Olum, Claudio Bieler (Sal Zizzo 62), Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad (C.J. Sapong 80) Minnesota United FC: Mitchell Hildebrandt; Kevin Venegas, Tiago Calvano, Cristiano Dias, Justin Davis (Jamie Watson 84), Greg Jordan, Aaron Pitchkolan, Juliano Vicentini (Omar Daley 80), Daniel Mendes (Floyd Franks 73), Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra

Sporting KC enters the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as reigning champions of the tournament. 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 clinching a berth in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.

Misconduct Summary: MNU -- Greg Jordan (caution; reckless tackle) 29 MNU -- Cristiano Dias (ejection; serious foul play) 50 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless foul) 82

Sporting KC is a three-time champion of the tournament — having lifted the Dewar Challenge Trophy on home soil in 2004 and 2012 — third-most among MLS clubs behind Seattle Sounders FC and the Chicago Fire (four each).

Scoring Summary: SKC -- Soony Saad (Lawrence Olum) 76 SKC -- Alex Martinez (Sal Zizzo) 87

2016 AT A GLANCE: SPORTING KC

Sporting KC started hot out of the gates in 2016, winning their first three games and four of their first five to move atop the Western Conference. That stretch included three shutouts from goalkeeper Tim Melia, including a spectacular road performance in a 2-0 triumph over the New York Red Bulls on April 9.

BOLD ITALIC: Player still on team’s roster (SKC had 6 players, MNU had 9)

2016 AT A GLANCE: MINNESOTA UNITED FC

The club’s fortunes have turned south since then. Peter Vermes’ side has gone 1-7-3 in its last 11 matches and went 10 games without a shutout from April 13 to May 27. The rough patch has seen Sporting KC suffer four home losses and score seven goals over 11 games, reaching the two-goal mark just once.

Minnesota began the 2016 NASL season in similar fashion to Sporting KC, opening the spring campaign with a 4-1-1 record including shutout wins in their first three home games. An untimely injury to midfielder Ben Speas led to a dip in form as the Loons took three straight losses from May 21 to June 4, ending any hopes of capturing the spring season title. United most recently defeated Miami FC 2-1 on Saturday to finish fourth in the NASL spring season standings.

Forward Dom Dwyer leads the club with six league goals, while outside back Saad Abdul-Salaam has contributed a team-high four assists. Combative midfielder Roger Espinoza has played at a consistently high level throughout the campaign, while winger Jimmy Medranda has flourished over the last month with a series of eye-catching performances along the left side.

Christian Ramirez leads the club with five NASL goals, while Kevin Venegas has contributed a team-best five assists. Speas has tallied three goals and two assists, and 2015 NASL MVP Stefano Pinho has scored three times. 4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES UNITED TOPS SAINT LOUIS FC IN THIRD ROUND DWYER AND FEILHABER TOPPING THE CHARTS Minnesota United FC emerged with a 2-0 road victory over USL side Saint Louis FC in its opening game of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 1. Second-half goals from Kevin Venegas and new signing Jack Blake allowed United to move on to host Sporting KC at National Sports Center.

Forward Dom Dwyer and midfielder Benny Feilhaber will look to separate themselves from the rest of the pack on Sporting KC’s all-time Open Cup scoring charts. Dwyer is tied as the club’s leading goal scorer in the competition, while Feilhaber sits atop the Open Cup assist chart.

After an evenly played first half, the deadlock was broken in the 69th minute as Minnesota forward Christian Ramirez flicked a pass through to Kevin Venegas, who was making his 100th appearance for the club. Venegas coolly snuck a low shot underneath the goalkeeper to put the Loons ahead.

Sporting KC all-time scoring leaders in U.S. Open Cup GOALS ASSISTS 5 - Dom Dwyer* 5 - Benny Feilhaber* *current player for SKC 5 - Davy Arnaud 3 - Graham Zusi* 5 - Krisztian Nemeth 3 - Jacob Peterson* 5 - C.J. Sapong 3 - Davy Arnaud 5 - Igor Simutenkov 3 - Chris Klein 3 - Josh Wolff

United exploited Saint Louis FC’s late offensive wave, allowing Danny Cruz to run uncontested down the left side of the field on a counter attack. He curled a low cross to the top of the box where Blake calmly slotted the ball into the net, securing the win for Minnesota.

RARE ROAD TRIP

Saint Louis FC 0-2 Minnesota United FC June 1, 2016 -- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round World Wide Technology Soccer Park -- Fenton, Missouri

Sporting KC hits the road for Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup clash at Minnesota United FC. The occasion marks a rare occurance for Sporting KC, who have played just two of their last 17 Open Cup matches away from home since May 2011. Peter Vermes’ men came out on top both times, defeating the Philadelphia Union 2-0 in the 2012 semifinals and beating the same team in the 2015 final via penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw through regulation. Throw in a 2011 preliminary round win at the Houston Dynamo, and Sporting KC is unbeaten in its last three Open Cup road games. The side hasn’t lost on the road in the competition since the 2009 quarterfinals, a 1-0 setback to eventual champion Seattle Sounders FC.

Minnesota United FC: GK Sammy Ndjock; D Justin Davis, Tiago Calvano, Damion Lowe, Kevin Venegas; M Jack Blake, Aaron Pitchkolan, J.C. Banks (Ibson 63’), Daniel Mendes, Stefano Pinho (Danny Cruz 86’); F Christian Ramirez Unused Subs: GK Kristian Nicht; D Brent Kallman; M Jamie Watson; F Ismalia Jome Saint Louis FC: GK Mark Pais; D Parker Maher, A.J. Cochran, Sam Fink, Richard Dixon (Vince Cicciarelli 79’); M James Musa, Jake Bond, Jamiel Hardware (Jordan Roberts 77’), Drew Conner (Schillo Tshuma 77’), Brandon Barklage; F Irvin Herrera Unused Subs: GK Sean Clancy; M Connor Bushue, Tyler David, Seth Rudolph

SPORTING SMASHES 2015 ATTENDANCE RECORDS

In four games leading up to the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, Sporting KC’s Children’s Mercy Park set single-round, modern era U.S. Open Cup attendance records in the Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals. In addition to drawing large crowds for the domestic cup competition, Children’s Mercy Park is home to a 78-game MLS sellout streak that dates back to April 2012.

Goals 69’ - Venegas (Ramirez) - MNU 90+’ - Blake (Cruz) - MNU

2015 OPEN CUP 4th Round (June 16) Round of 16 (July 1) Quarterfinals (July 21) Semifinals (Aug. 12)

Discipline 45+’ - Cochran (YC) - STL 59’ - Lowe (YC) - MNU

MNU 2 11 6 1 3 9 1 52%

STAT Goals Shots SOG Offsides Corners Fouls Yellow cards Possession

STL 0 10 1 1 5 16 1 48%

OPPONENT Saint Louis FC FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake

RECORD ATTENDANCE 19,298 (sellout) 19,113 (sellout) 17,589 16,117

VERMES TO BECOME LONGEST-TENURED COACH IN KC

Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes has coached 269 matches for Kansas City in all competitions with a 118-87-64 record, one game shy of tying Bob Gansler’s 270-game record as the club’s longest-tenured manager. Last season Vermes passed Gansler as the winningest coach in Sporting KC history, ending 2015 with 90 regular season wins and 113 victories across all competitions. Vermes’ 95 regular season victories are eighth most in MLS history and fourth most among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (227), Bruce Arena (195) and Dominic Kinnear (157).

AGAINST LOWER-DIVISION SIDES

Sporting KC is 13-5-3 all-time against lower-division clubs in U.S. Open Cup competition. Peter Vermes’ men have tallied wins against lower-division sides in each of the last five tournaments, but also suffered defeats to said teams in 2011 and 2013. Sporting KC’s 2011 Open Cup run ended in the quarterfinals with a 2-0 home loss to the Richmond Kickers. Two years later, the defending Open Cup champions fell 1-0 to then-USL outfit Orlando City SC at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC last lost to a lower-division team on the road in the 2008 quarterfinals, falling to the Seattle Sounders in penalties after a 0-0 draw.

Since that road defeat at Seattle in 2008, Sporting KC has visited just one lowerdivision club in Open Cup play. That match was coincidentally played at the National Sports Center when Kansas City and the Minnesota Thunder battled to a thrilling 3-3 draw in the 2009 round of 16. Kansas City would win the ensuing penalty shootout and advance to the quarterfinals.

Coach 1. Sigi Schmid 2. Bruce Arena 3. Dominic Kinnear 4. Frank Yallop 5. Bob Bradley 6. Steve Nicol 7. Jason Kreis 8. Peter Vermes

Wins 227 195 157 130 124 112 100 95

Season 17 14 13 13 9 11 8 8

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

THREE TITLES IN FOUR YEARS

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.

ONE PREVIOUS TRIP TO THE NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER

Kansas City will make its second trip to Blaine, Minnesota’s National Sports Center on Wednesday. The club previously visited the stadium on June 30, 2009 for the U.S. Open Cup round of 16, dueling the Minnesota Thunder to a thrilling 3-3 draw. Kansas City prevailed 4-2 in the decisive penalty shootout to progress to the quarterfinals. Current Sporting KC players Roger Espinoza and Graham Zusi started in that match, and Espinoza assisted Kansas City’s opening goal to Michael Kraus in the 17th minute.

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

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round SPORTING KC ALL-TIME OPEN CUP GAMES PLAYED/STARTED (ALPHABETICAL) FIRST Saad Korede Mike Jalil Stephen Davy Stephane Matt Claudio Sean Dustin Omar Chris Chris Teal Alex Jose Mike Julio Sunil Mark Aurelien Eloy Jimmy Marcel Justin Amadou Birahim Antonio Dom Kevin Pablo Roger Dario Benny Vicente Nick Josh Gary Francisco Herculez Taly Taylor Michael

LAST Abdul-Salaam Aiyegbusi Ammann Anibaba Armstrong Arnaud Auvray Besler Bieler Bowers Branan Bravo Brown Brunt Bunbury Bunbury Burciaga Burns Cesar Chhetri Chung Collin Colombano Conrad de Jong Detter Dia Diop Dovale Dwyer Ellis Escobar Espinoza Fabbro Feilhaber Figueroa Garcia Gardner Glasgow Gomez Gomez Goode Graham Green

GP 5 2 2 1 4 12 1 15 3 2 2 3 6 4 9 1 5 4 2 1 3 9 1 10 2 2 4 5 2 8 9 1 11 3 7 1 14 2 2 6 2 1 3 1

GS 1 2 1 1 3 8 0 13 2 2 0 2 3 1 7 1 5 2 2 1 3 9 0 9 0 1 4 2 2 8 8 1 9 3 7 1 13 2 2 5 1 1 2 1

FIRST Andrew Matt Andy Diego Connor Michael Kevin Chris Will Santiago Aaron Goran Tahj Mechack Jack Will Eddie Brian Mo Peterson Kei Jon Chris Frank Kevin Michael Eric Roy Jonathan Claudio Mikey Scott Onandi Carlos Matt Alex Rauwshan Matt Ryan Tim Tony Kurt Yura Victor

LAST Gregor Groenwald Gruenebaum Gutierrez Hallisey Harrington Hartman Henderson Hesmer Hirsig Hohlbein Hunjak Jenkins Jerome Jewsbury John Johnson Johnson Johnston Joseph Kamara Kempin Klein Klopas Koetters Kraus Kronberg Lassiter Leathers Lopez Lopez Lorenz Lowe Marinelli Marquess Martinez McKenzie McKeon McMahen Melia Meola Morsink Movsisyan Munoz

GP 2 2 2 7 4 13 2 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 9 3 3 1 4 3 8 1 10 2 1 2 10 2 6 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 8 4 5 5 4 3 1

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

FIRST Soni Chance Paulo Krisztian Jimmy Uche Lawrence Ike Bo Erik Boris Jacob Steve Nelson Ryan Alan Brandon Eric Jordi Sergei Ryan Paul Brian Craig Oriol Soony Refik Mark C.J. Luke Scott Stephen Igor Seth Ryan Chris Mike Khari Milos Vitalis Carey Matt Michael

LAST Mustivar Myers Nagamura Nemeth Nielsen Okafor Olum Opara Oshoniyi Palmer-Brown Pardo Peterson Pittman Pizarro Pore Prampin Preki Prideaux Quill Quintilla Raad Raybould Rideout Roberts Rocastle Rosell Saad Sabanadzovic Santel Sapong Sassano Sealy Shirley Simutenkov Sinovic Smith Snitko Sorber Stephenson Stojcev Takawira Talley Taylor Thomas

All-time goals scored FIRST Davy Dom Krisztian C.J. Igor Ryan Soony Graham Teal Kei Ivan Benny Chance Eric Scott Sasha Josh Claudio Sean Chris Mike Aurelien

LAST Arnaud Dwyer Nemeth Sapong Simutenkov Pore Saad Zusi Bunbury Kamara Trujillo Feilhaber Myers Quill Sealy Victorine Wolff Bieler Bowers Brown Burns Collin

G 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

FIRST Justin Dario Francisco Diego Chris Frank Michael Claudio Alex Rauwshan Matt Soni Paulo Jacob Paul Mark Milos Vitalis Abe Alex

LAST Detter Fabbro Gomez Gutierrez Klein Klopas Kraus Lopez Martinez McKenzie McKeon Mustivar Nagamura Peterson Preki Rideout Santel Stojcev Takawira Thompson Zotinca

GS 5 13 7 4 4 4 6 1 5 2 1 8 1 0 5 0 7 2 4 0 1 2 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 4 4 3 2 3 10 0 2 1 1 3 1 3 0 2

FIRST Shavar Abe Ryan Ivan Scott Peter Scott Sasha Tyson Konrad Lance Josh Paul Kerry Alex Sal Graham

LAST Thomas Thompson Tinsley Trujillo Uderitz Vermes Vermillion Victorine Wahl Warzycha Watson Wolff Wright Zavagnin Zotinca Zizzo Zusi

GP 6 2 1 2 1 5 1 3 4 2 4 7 3 17 6 2 11

goals against FIRST Eric Will Tony Mike Bo Chris Tim Kevin Boris Andy Jon Jimmy Taly

FIRST Eric Jimmy Bo Tony Tim Taly Andy

LAST Kronberg Hesmer Meola Ammann Oshoniyi Snitko Melia Hartman Pardo Gruenebaum Kempin Nielsen Goode

GA 9 7 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 0

shutouts LAST Kronberg Nielsen Oshoniyi Meola Melia Goode Gruenbaum

SO 5 3 3 2 1 1 1

All-time assists FIRST Benny Davy Chris Jacob Josh Graham Roger C.J. Scott Seth Chance Saad Stephen Matt Omar Teal Jimmy Amadou Dom Dario

G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

LAST Feilhaber Arnaud Klein Peterson Wolff Zusi Espinoza Sapong Sealy Sinovic Myers Abdul-Salaam Armstrong Besler Bravo Bunbury Conrad Dia Dwyer Fabbro

A 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

FIRST Francisco Diego Michael Jack Mo Peterson Claudio Paulo Krisztian Lawrence Eric Soony Luke Igor Mike Carey Matt Ryan Sal

LAST Gomez Gutierrez Harrington Jewsbury Johnston Joseph Lopez Nagamura Nemeth Olum Quill Saad Sassano Simutenkov Sorber Talley Taylor Smith Zizzo

A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

U.S. OPEN CUP WINNERS DURING THE MLS ERA

U.S. OPEN CUP champions by number of titles TITLES 5 4 3 2 1

GP 5 15 9 4 4 4 7 1 6 2 1 13 1 1 6 1 11 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 5 1 2 13 4 5 2 5 10 1 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 2

YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

TEAMS *MLS teams in bold Bethlehem Steel, Maccabi Los Angeles Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders FC, Fall River Marksmen, Greek American AA, Philadelphia Ukrainians D.C. United, Sporting Kansas City, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms, Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. LA Galaxy, Brooklyn Hispano, Brooklyn Italians, Elizabeth S.C., Greek-American A.C., Harmarville Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kickers, New York Americans, St. Louis Kutis, St. Louis Simpkins-Ford, Sparta Columbus Crew SC, FC Dallas, New England Revolution, Baltimore, Ben Millers, Brookhattan, Brooklyn Field Club, Brooklyn St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Celtic, Chicago Viking, Eagles, Eintracht, Espana, Falcons, Fall River Rovers, Gallatin, German Hungarian S.C., Krete, Hota, McIlvaine Canvasbacks, C.D. Mexico, Morgan-Strasser, New Bedford Whalers, New York Hakoah, New York Hungaria, New York Nationals, New York Ukrainians, Paterson F.C., Pawtucket, Ponta Delgada, Richmond Kickers, Robins Dry Rock, Rochester Rhinos, St. Louis Busch Seniors, Uhrik Truckers, San Francisco I.A.C., San Jose Oaks, St. Louis Scullin Steel, St. Petersburg Kickers, Shawsheen Indians 6

WINNER RESULT D.C. United 3-0 vs. Rochester Rhinos Dallas Burn 0-0 (5-3 PK) vs. D.C. United Chicago Fire 2-1 (ET) vs. Columbus Crew SC Rochester Rhinos 2-0 vs. Colorado Rapids Chicago Fire 2-1 vs. Miami Fusion LA Galaxy 2-1 (ET) vs. New England Revolution Columbus Crew 1-0 vs. LA Galaxy Chicago Fire 1-0 vs. New York Red Bulls Kansas City Wizards 1-0 (ET) vs. Chicago Fire LA Galaxy 1-0 vs. FC Dallas Chicago Fire 3-1 vs. LA Galaxy New England Revolution 3-2 vs. FC Dallas D.C. United 2-1 vs. Charleston Battery Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 vs. D.C. United Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 vs. Columbus Crew SC Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 vs. Chicago Fire Sporting Kansas City 1-1 (3-2 PK) vs. Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United 1-0 vs. Real Salt Lake Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 (ET) vs. Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City 1-1 (7-6 PK) vs. Philadelphia Union

GS 6 2 1 0 1 5 1 1 4 1 3 5 2 17 4 1 9

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round 2016 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS AND SCHEDULE Home team listed first

Home team listed first

FIRST ROUND RESULTS (MAY 11)

FOURTH ROUND SCHEDULE

Richmond Strikers (NPSL) 1-2 Aromas Cafe FC (USASA) The Villages SC (PDL) 1-0 Kraze United (NPSL) Reading United (PDL) 2-0 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves (NPSL) Fredericksburg FC (NPSL) 1-1 (7-8) West Chester United (USASA) New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) 2-1 New York Red Bulls U-23 (PDL) Clarkstown SC Eagles (NPSL) 1-2 Jersey Express (PDL) Charlotte Eagles (PDL) 3-2 Myrtle Beach Mutiny (NPSL) Miami Fusion FC (NPSL) 4-1 Boca Raton Football Club (USASA) Indiana Fire (NPSL) 1-0 Cincinnati Dutch Lions (PDL) Southie FC (USASA) 2-0 Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL) Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 1-2 Landsdowne Bhoys FC (USASA) Michigan Bucks (PDL) 0-0 (3-4) Detroit City FC (NPSL) AFC Cleveland (NPSL) 1-0 GPS Portland Phoenix (PDL) Mississippi Brilla (PDL) 2-0 Motagua New Orleans (USASA) FC Wichita (NPSL) 1-2 Des Moines Menace (PDL) NTX Rayados (USASA) forfeit vs. Corinthians FC of San Antonio (NPSL) FC Tucson (PDL) 3-0 San Nicolas FC (USASA) Albuquerque Sol FC (PDL) 0-2 Harpo’s FC (USSSA) Portland Timbers U-23 (PDL) 0-2 La Maquina FC (USASA) Sacramento Gold (NPSL) 3-1 Burlingame Dragons FC (PDL) Ventura County Fusion (PDL) forfeit vs. LA Wolves FC (USASA) Seattle Sounders FC U-23 (PDL) 3-1 Outbreak FC (USASA) San Francisco City FC (USCS) 0-3 CD Aguiluchos USA (NPSL)

Tuesday, June 14

Colorado Rapids (MLS) vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USL) Real Salt Lake (MLS) vs. Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USL) Portland Timbers (MLS) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) LA Galaxy (MLS) vs. La Maquina FC (USASA)

Wednesday, June 15

Jacksonville Armada FC (NASL) vs. Orlando City SC (MLS) Philadelphia Union (MLS) vs. Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) Columbus Crew SC (MLS) vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) Rochester Rhinos (USL) vs. New York Red Bulls (MLS) New York City FC (MLS) vs. New York Cosmos (NASL) Carolina RailHawks (NASL) vs. New England Revolution (MLS) D.C. United (MLS) vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) Minnesota United FC (NASL) vs. Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Chicago Fire (MLS) vs. Indy Eleven (NASL) FC Dallas (MLS) vs. Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Houston Dynamo (MLS) vs. San Antonio FC (USL) Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) vs. Kitsap Pumpas (PDL)

SECOND ROUND RESULTS (MAY 18-19)

Richmond Kickers (USL) 4-0 Aromas Cafe FC (USASA) Charleston Battery (USL) wins by forfeit vs. The Villages SC (PDL) Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 0-0 (4-1) Reading United (PDL) West Chester United (USASA) 0-2 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) 0-1 Jersey Express (PDL) Charlotte Eagles (PDL) 0-2 Charlotte Independence (USL) Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USL) 6-0 Miami Fusion FC (NPSL) FC Cincinnati (USL) 2-1 Indiana Fire (NPSL) Rochester Rhinos (USL) 7-0 Southie FC (USASA) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 0-2 Landsdowne Bhoys FC (USASA) Louisville City FC (USL) 1-1 (3-1) Detroit City FC (NPSL) Saint Louis FC (USL) 2-0 AFC Cleveland (NPSL) Mississippi Brilla (PDL) 0-0 (9-10) Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Des Moines Menace (PDL) 2-0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC (USL) San Antonio FC (USL) 3-1 Corinthians FC of San Antonio (NPSL) FC Tucson (PDL) 0-5 Arizona United SC (USL) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USL) 1-0 Harpo’s FC (USSSA) La Maquina FC (USASA) 2-0 Sacramento Gold (NPSL) LA Wolves FC (USASA) 1-1 (4-2) Orange County Blues FC (USL) Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 (PDL) Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 5-0 CD Aguiluchos USA (NPSL)

THIRD ROUND RESULTS (JUNE 1)

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) 1-1 (2-0) Richmond Kickers (USL) Jacksonville Armada (NASL) 2-1 Charleston Battery (USL) Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 1-2 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) New York Cosmos (NASL) 2-0 Jersey Express (PDL) Carolina Railhawks (NASL) 5-0 Charlotte Independence (USL) Miami FC (NASL) 1-2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USL) Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) 1-0 FC Cincinnati (USL) Rochester Rhinos (USL) 2-0 Landsdowne Bhoys FC (USASA) Indy Eleven (NASL) 2-1 Louisville City FC (USL) Saint Louis FC (USL) 0-2 Minnesota United FC (NASL) Des Moines Menace (PDL) 1-2 San Antonio FC (USL) Arizona United SC (USL) 0-3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USL) La Maquina FC (USASA) 2-0 LA Wolves FC (USASA) Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 3-1 Sacramento Republic FC (USL)

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round SPORTING KCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RUN TO THE 2015 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP TITLE June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FC

July 1, 2015: Sporting KC 6-2 FC Dallas

U.S. Open Cup 4th Round | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,298 (sellout) 1 2 F Sporting KC 0 1 1 Saint Louis FC 0 0 0

U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,113 (sellout) 1 2 F Sporting KC 4 2 6 FC Dallas 0 2 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 56), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 81); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 68), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber (Paulo Nagamura 62); Krisztian Nemeth (Connor Hallisey 75), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Saad Abdul-Salaam 50)

Saint Louis FC: Mark Pais; Jacob Bushue, Chad Vandegriffe, Sam Fink, Patrick Doody; Parker Maher, Brandon Barklage (c), Jamiel Hardware (Jordan Roberts 79), Brian Ciesulka (Charles Renken 68); Jermie Lynch (Kingsley Bryce 80), Mike Ambersley

FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Moises Hernandez (Victor Ulloa 46), Matt Hedges (c) (Kellyn Acosta 60), Walker Zimmerman, Atiba Harris; Ryan Hollingshead (Alex Zendejas 68), Michel, JeVaughn Watson, Michael Barrios; Rolando Escobar, David Texeira

Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 70

Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 5 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 30 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Penalty Kick) 41 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (J. Peterson 1, B. Feilhaber 4) 46+ SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 59 FCD -- Michael Barrios 3 (David Texeira 1) 62 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 69 FCD -- Kellyn Acosta 1 (unassisted) 73

July 21, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,589

1 Sporting KC 0 Houston Dynamo 0

2 3 1

F 3 1

Aug. 12, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Real Salt Lake

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90); Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 54), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+)

U.S. Open Cup Semifinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 16,117

Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst, A.J. Cochran, Taylor Hunter; Leonel Miranda, Nathan Sturgis (Zach Steinberger 64), Ricardo Clark, Luis Garrido, Brad Davis (c); Will Bruin (Erick Torres 64)

1 Sporting KC 1 Real Salt Lake 1

2 2 0

Scoring Summary: HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (unassisted) 59 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Matt Besler 1) 71 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (K. Nemeth 1, Amadou Dia 1) 86 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Dom Dwyer 1, R. Espinoza 1) 88

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Marcel de Jong 92+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Krisztian Nemeth (Chance Myers 87), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 64) Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Demar Phillips, Elias Vasquez, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Luke Mulholland (Abdoulie Mansally 88), Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales; Olmes Garcia, Devon Sandoval (Luis Gil 77), Sebastian Jaime Scoring Summary: RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Tony Beltran 1) 24 SKC -- Soni Mustivar 1 (Benny Feilhaber 5) 35 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (unassisted) 80 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 4 (unassisted) 85

Sept. 30, 2015: Philadelphia Union 1-1 (6-7) Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Final | PPL Park | Chester, PA Attendance: 14,463 Sporting KC wins 7-6 in penalty kick shootout

1 Sporting KC 0 Philadelphia Union 1

2 1 0

ET 1 1

PK 7 6

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Jacob Peterson 112), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic (Saad Abdul-Salaam 78); Soni Mustivar (Jordi Quintilla 66), Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Graham Zusi, Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Bernardo Anor, Mikey Lopez Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake (John McCarthy 121+); Maurice Edu (c), Richie Marquez, Ray Gaddis, Fabinho; Vincent Noguiera, Sebastien Le Toux, Cristian Maidana (Conor Casey 77), Michael Lahoud, Tranquillo Barnetta; C.J. Sapong (Andrew Wenger 116) Subs not used: Warren Creavalle, Brian Carroll, Eric Ayuk, Steven Vitoria Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (6) 7 24 1 6

PHI 14 (8) 5 18 5 10

Misconduct Summary: PHI -- Michael Lahoud (caution; reckless tackle) 21 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 29 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 34 PHI -- Tranquillo Barnetta (caution; reckless foul) 58 SKC -- Jordi Quintilla (caution; reckless tackle) 71 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 86 PHI -- C.J. Sapong (caution; reckless foul) 91+ SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 94 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; reckless tackle) 104 SKC -- Chance Myers (caution; reckless foul) 106

F 3 1

Penalty Kick Shootout: PHI: Sebastien Le Toux (make) SKC: Benny Feilhaber (make) PHI: Vincent Nogueira (make) SKC: Dom Dwyer (make) PHI: Maurice Edu (save) SKC: Krisztian Nemeth (save) PHI: Tranquillo Barnetta (make) SKC: Matt Besler (make) PHI: Conor Casey (make) SKC: Paulo Nagamura (make) PHI: Michael Lahoud (make) SKC: Graham Zusi (make) PHI: Ray Gaddis (make) SKC: Kevin Ellis (make) PHI: Andrew Wenger (save) SKC: Jordi Quintilla (make)

Scoring Summary: PHI -- Sebastien Le Toux 2 (Vincent Nogueira 2) 23 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 5 (Graham Zusi 1, Chance Myers 1) 65 8

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round 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 Nov. 25: OUT Dec. 9: IN Dec. 11: IN Dec. 14: IN Dec. 31 OUT Jan. 7: IN Jan. 11: Jan. 13: IN Jan. 26: IN Jan. 29: OUT Feb. 1: OUT Feb. 17: OUT Feb. 23: OUT March 1: OUT March 8: IN March 25: OUT April 1: IN April 27: OUT May 26: IN June 8: OUT June 13: IN

DETAILS Sporting KC declines contract option for D Jalil Anibaba Sporting KC signs M Lawrence Olum, re-signs D Seth Sinovic and GK Jon Kempin to new contracts Sporting KC selects GK Alec Kann in first round of MLS Re-Entry Draft Sporting KC signs M Justin Mapp M Mikey Lopez leaves Sporting KC out of contract Sporting KC acquires M Brad Davis from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, a third-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations Sporting KC re-signs M Soni Mustivar and M Paulo Nagamura to new contracts Sporting KC signs F Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player Sporting KC signs D Nuno Andre Coelho Sporting KC transfers F Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC (Qatar) Sporting KC loans D Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto (Portugal) Sporting KC loans M Bernardo Anor to Minnesota United FC (NASL) Sporting KC waives M Amobi Okugo Sporting KC and D Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract Sporting KC acquires F Diego Rubio on loan as Young Designated Player Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin, M Jimmy Medranda and F Daniel Salloi to Swope Park Rangers (USL) M Jimmy Medranda returns to Sporting KC from Swope Park Rangers Sporting KC loans M Jordi Quintilla to Swope Park Rangers (USL) Sporting KC recalls M Jordi Quintilla from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Sporting KC loans GK Alec Kann to Swope Park Rangers (USL) Sporting KC recalls GK Alec Kann from 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 | June 15, 2016 at Minnesota United FC | 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round 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

---

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

---

Wednesday, May 11

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

L 0-1

---

SUNDAY, MAY 15

ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

W 2-1

Dwyer 74, Peterson 79

SATURDAY, MAY 21

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

L 1-3

Dwyer 50

FRIDAY, May 27

D.C. UNITED

MLS

L 0-1

---

Thursday, June 2

at LA Galaxy

MLS

T 0-0

---

Wednesday, June 15

at Minnesota United FC (NASL)

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 32) 7:00

SportingKC.com

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

4:00

ESPN

Saturday, June 25

at Montreal Impact

MLS

6:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

June 28-30

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 16)

SUNDAY, JULY 3

COLUMBUS CREW SC

MLS

6:00

FS1

SUNDAY, JULY 10

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS

7:00

FS1

Wednesday, July 13

at Chicago Fire

MLS

7:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Saturday, July 16

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

July 19-21

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

SUNDAY, JULY 24

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

2:00

ESPN

Thursday, July 28

MLS All-Star Game

San Jose, CA

6:30

ESPN

SUNDAY, JULY 31

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

1:00

FOX

Sunday, Aug. 7

at Portland Timbers

MLS

3:00

ESPN

Wednesday, Aug. 10

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

Saturday, Aug. 13

at FC Dallas

MLS