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SPORTING KC IN LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SAINT LOUIS FC YEAR 1996: 1997: 1998: 2000: 2001:

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT SportingKC.com, @SKCGameday

2002:

2015 TEAM STATS & INFO SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2003: 2004:

Saint LOUIS FC

Major League Soccer league 1996 1st season 6-2-6 (24 pts.) 2015 LEAGUE RECORD 3rd in West 2015 LEAGUE POSITION 22 GOALS 1.57 GOALS/GAME 15 GOALS ALLOWED 1.07 ALLOWED/GAME +7 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 184 (53) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 28.8% ON GOAL % 168 FOULS COMMITTED 160 FOULS SUFFERED 22 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

United Soccer League 2015 3-3-5 (14 pts.) 8th in East 13 1.17 13 1.17 0 111 (51) 45.9% 90 115 15 1

2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011:

2015 LEAGUE LEADERs SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saint LOUIS FC

Krisztian Nemeth 6 GOALS Benny Feilhaber 7 ASSISTS Dom Dwyer 36 SHOTS Dom Dwyer 11 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS Feilhaber/Nemeth Benny Feilhaber 23 FOULS COMMITTED Ellis/Espinoza 3 CAUTIONS Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS Luis Marin 720 Tim Melia 0.50 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 4 Luis Marin 19

2012:

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

3 Gaul/Lynch 1 five players tied 22 Gaul/Lynch 13 Bryan Gaul 1 three players tied 13 Jacob Bushue 5 James Musa 1 Jeremie Lynch

2013: 2014:

540 Mark Pais 1.17 Mark Pais 2 Mark Pais 1 Pais/Kann 25 Alec Kann

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

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 W 3-2 (ET) Round of 16 W 2-0 Quarterfinals L 2-3 (ET) Semifinals 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 L 1-2 (ET) Qualifying T 2-2 (W 5-3 PK) Qualifying W 4-2 (ET) Round of 16 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 W 1-0 (ET) Qualifying 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

Record by Round

Record Breakdown

Other Stats

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

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

All-time: 19-14-5 Goals for: 72 Goals against: 46 Shutouts: 15 Been shutout: 7 Champs: 2004 & 2012

2-2-1 5-0-1 6-7-1 3-4-1 2-1-0 1-0-1

7-9-2 12-5-3 13-7-2 6-7-3 4-2-5 3-2-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP STAT LEADERS GOALS

Player 1. Davy Arnaud C.J. Sapong Igor Simutenkov 4. Soony Saad Ryan Pore 6. Kei Kamara Teal Bunbury Ivan Trujillo 9. Graham Zusi Chance Myers Josh Wolf Sasha Victorine Scott Sealy Eric Quill

GP G 12 5 13 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 8 3 9 3 2 3 9 2 11 2 7 2 3 2 5 2 4 2

ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Davy Arnaud 12 3 Josh Wolff 7 3 Chris Klein 10 3 4. Graham Zusi 9 2 Jacob Peterson 8 2 Seth Sinovic 9 2 C.J. Sapong 13 2 Scott Sealy 5 2 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Eric Kronberg 10 5 2. Bo Oshoniyi 6 3 Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 4. Tony Meola 5 2 5. Andy Gruenebaum 2 1 5. Taly Goode 1 1

GOALS AGAINST Player GP GA 1. Taly Goode 1 0 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 1 3. Jon Kempin 1 2 Andy Gruenebaum 2 2 5. Kevin Hartman 2 3 Boris Pardo 1 3 7. Mike Ammann 2 4 Chris Snitko 2 4 Bo Oshoniyi 6 4 10. Tony Meola 5 6

GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Nick Garcia 14 3. C.J. Sapong 13 Michael Harrington 13 5. Davy Arnaud 12 6. Chance Myers 11 Preki 11 8. Matt Besler 10 Jimmy Conrad 10 Chris Klein 10 Eric Kronberg 10

GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Nick Garcia 13 3. Chance Myers 10 Eric Kronberg 10 5. Seth Sinovic 9 Michael Harrington 9 Jimmy Conrad 9 Aurelien Collin 9 9. Matt Besler 8 Davy Arnaud 8 Chris Klein 8 Jack Jewsbury 8 Matt McKeon 8

MINUTES PLAYED Player MIN 1. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 2. Nick Garcia 1313 3. Michael Harrington 1096 4. Eric Kronberg 990 5. Chance Myers 915 6. Jimmy Conrad 905 7. Davy Arnaud 858 8. Seth Sinovic 820 9. Aurelien Collin 803 10. Chris Klein 800 BOLD: player on current roster

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd. | June 16, 2015 vs. Saint Louis FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC ROSTER (NUMERICAL) No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 27 29 37 71 93 94

Name Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco Saad Abdul-Salaam James Ansu Rogers Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda

Position Age Defender 18 Defender 26 Defender 23 Defender 28 Midfielder 32 Defender 27 Midfielder 28 Forward 26 Midfielder 30 Midfielder 27 Midfielder 22 Defender 22 Forward 24 Defender 28 Midfielder 26 Defender 23 Forward 21 Goalkeeper 22 Midfielder 22 Defender 26 Midfielder 28 Goalkeeper 29 Forward 29 Defender 28 Midfielder 25 Midfielder 21

Hometown Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summit, MO Durham, NC Kansas City, MO Overland Park, KS Sao Paulo, Brazil Thousand Oaks, CA Longwood, FL Gyor, Hungary Irvine, CA Caracas, Venezuela Mission, TX Highlands Ranch, CO London, England Leawood, KS San Diego, CA Gahanna, OH Salt Lake City, UT Leawood, KS Granite Bay, CA Fullerton, CA Aurora, CO Great River, NY Portage, MI Newmarket, Canada Ivry Sur Seine, France Mosquera, Colombia

SAINT LOUIS FC ROSTER (NUMERICAL)

Last club / College Sporting KC Academy San Jose Earthquakes Sporting KC Academy University of Notre Dame Chivas USA UCLA University of Maryland Roda JC Kerkrade (NED) New England Revolution Columbus Crew SC University of North Carolina Clemson University University of South Florida New England Revolution Houston Dynamo Akron University University of New Mexico Sporting KC Academy University of California Seattle Sounders FC Wigan Athletic (ENG) Real Salt Lake Toronto FC FC Augsburg (GER) FC Petrolul Ploiesti (ROM) Deportivo Pereira (COL)

No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 31

Name Alec Kann Mark Pais Richard Dixon Sam Fink Oskar Gasecki Bryan Ciesulka Parker Maher Jamiel Hardware Bryan Gaul Jeremie Lynch Kentaro Takada Charles Renken Gabe Hoffman Nick Bibbs James Musa Mike Ambersley Mike Roach Jacob Bushue Jack Mathis Chad Vandegriffe Patrick Doody Jordan Roberts Peter Kelly Brandon Barklage Kingsley Bryce Nikita Kotlov

SPORTING KC 2015 MLS STATS No. Name 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis 5 Matt Besler 6 Paulo Nagamura 7 Chance Myers 8 Graham Zusi 9 Krisztian Nemeth 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Bernardo Anor 12 Mikey Lopez 13 Amadou Dia 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic 16 Servando Carrasco 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 18 James Ansu Rogers 22 Connor Hallisey 23 Jalil Anibaba 27 Roger Espinoza 37 Jacob Peterson 71 Marcel de Jong 93 Soni Mustivar 94 Jimmy Medranda No. Name 29 Tim Melia 21 Jon Kempin

GP 2 6 9 13 6 0 11 11 14 6 0 10 12 5 9 4 0 6 12 11 10 8 10 4 GP 6 0

GS 1 6 8 13 4 0 10 9 14 1 0 6 11 4 6 0 0 2 12 11 5 7 6 4 GS 6 0

MIN 95 534 725 1150 398 0 846 812 1254 188 0 596 1003 392 508 45 0 201 1080 945 431 536 596 245 MIN 540 0

G A 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 6 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 SVS 14 0

SHT SOG 1 0 7 2 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 12 2 28 6 23 7 4 0 0 0 4 3 36 11 5 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 9 3 13 3 7 5 11 2 0 0 4 0 GA GAA 3 0.50 0 0

FC 0 6 8 10 9 0 8 9 23 4 0 9 21 4 10 0 0 0 9 20 4 1 9 4 W-L-T 4-0-2 0-0-0

OPPONENT NEW YORK RED BULLS at FC Dallas PORTLAND TIMBERS at New York City FC PHILADELPHIA UNION REAL SALT LAKE at LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo CHICAGO FIRE at D.C. United NE REVOLUTION at Seattle Sounders FC FC DALLAS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

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

SCORERS Opara 50 Espinoza 44 --- Opara 12 Dwyer 16, Anibaba 91+, Nemeth 94+ --- Nemeth 22 Nemeth 2, Dwyer 74, Feilhaber 80, 95+ Nagamura 75 Dwyer 45 Dwyer 29, Nemeth 39, 6, Feilhaber 43 --- Nemeth 19, Feilhaber 51, Ellis 57, Zusi 64 Feilhaber 84

Hometown Decatur, GA St. Louis, MO West Palm Beach, FL Edwardsville, IL Gurnee, IL Naperville, IL Joplin, MO Kingston, Jamaica Naperville, IL St. Catherine, Jamaica Hokkaido, Japan Edwardsville, IL Falmouth, ME Philadelphia, PA Plymouth, England St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Champaign, IL Chesterfield, MO St. Louis, MO Naperville, IL Durham, England St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Plano, TX St. Peters, MO

Last club / College Furman University Tulsa University Charlotte Eagles SLSG Metro Borussia Dortmund (GER) Gimo IF FK (SWE) Missouri State University Harrisburg City Islanders LA Galaxy Harbour View (JAM) Minnesota United Arizona United SC Dartmouth University IFK Lammhult (SWE) Team Wellington (NZL) Indy Eleven St. Louis Ambush Chicago Fire PDL Drury University St. Louis Ambush Chicago Fire Academy Quincy College SIU Edwardsville San Jose Earthquakes Saint Louis University Portland Timbers

SAINT LOUIS FC 2015 USL STATS No. Name 2 Richard Dixon 3 Sam Fink 4 Oskar Gasecki 5 Bryan Ciesulka 6 Parker Maher 7 Jamiel Hardware 8 Bryan Gaul 9 Jeremie Lynch 10 Kentaro Takada 11 Charles Renken 12 Gabe Hoffman 13 Nick Bibbs 14 James Musa 15 Mike Ambersley 16 Mike Roach 17 Jacob Bushue 20 Jack Mathis 21 Chad Vandegriffe 22 Patrick Doody 23 Jordan Roberts 25 Brandon Barklage 27 Kingsley Bryce 31 Nikita Kotlov No. Name 1 Mark Pais 0 Alec Kann

SHO 4 0

SPORTING KC 2015 RESULTS DATE 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 4/5/15 4/11/15 4/18/15 4/25/15 5/3/15 5/9/15 5/20/15 5/23/15 5/29/15 6/6/15

Position Age Goalkeeper 24 Goalkeeper 23 Defender 25 Defender 22 Defender 24 Midfielder 23 Defender 21 Midfielder 23 Forward 25 Forward 24 Midfielder 32 Midfielder 21 Defender 23 Defender 24 Defender 23 Forward 32 Forward 24 Midfielder 23 Midfielder 22 Defender 25 Defender 24 Forward 22 Midfielder 24 Defender 28 Defender 22 Midfielder 27

GP 7 11 7 10 11 7 11 9 1 11 0 4 10 11 6 10 0 5 1 5 5 1 3 GP 6 5

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

MIN 366 973 450 592 841 554 884 620 45 465 0 130 900 683 154 538 0 271 73 38 382 45 33 MIN 540 450

G A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 SVS 21 25

SHT SOG 4 2 7 3 4 1 6 2 7 3 9 2 22 13 22 12 0 0 6 3 0 0 2 1 3 1 6 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 GA GAA 7 1.17 6 1.20

FC 5 4 7 0 5 4 12 6 0 6 0 1 3 2 7 13 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 W-L-T 2-2-2 1-1-3

SHO 1 1

SAINT LOUIS FC 2015 RESULTS ATTENDANCE 19,784 14,149 20,848 27,454 19,545 20,087 20,018 21,046 19,581 16,221 18,864 40,653 20,172 21,505

DATE 3/28/15 4/2/15 4/11/15 4/18/15 4/25/15 5/9/15 5/14/15 5/20/15 5/24/15 5/27/15 5/30/15 6/6/15 6/13/15

OPPONENT at Louisville City FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC PITTSBURGH RIVEROUNDS ROCHESTER RHINOS at OKC Energy FC WILMINGTON HAMMERHEADS TORONTO FC II DES MOINES MENACE LOUISVILLE CITY FC MINNESOTA UNITED FC at Louisville City FC at Pittsburgh Riverhounds HARRISBURG CITY ISLANDERS

BOLD: U.S. Open Cup match 2

RESULT SCORERS L 0-2 --- W 2-0 Lynch 42, Gaul 56 T 1-1 Barklage 44 L 0-1 --- W 2-1 Hardware 32, Ambersley 42 W 1-0 Fink 82 L 1-2 Gaul 1 W 2-1 (et) Gaul 67, Lynch 97 T 3-3 Lynch 21, Ambersley 61, Gaul 77 T 1-1 (3-1 p) Gaul 80 T 1-1 Renken 70 T 1-1 Lynch 80 T 1-1 Fink 70

ATTENDANCE 6,067 3,335 5,280 5,001 4,383 4,096 4,004 3,064 4,783 2,579 7,185 1,257 4,108

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd. | June 16, 2015 vs. Saint Louis FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvSTL: MATCH PREVIEW

2015 TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Sporting Kansas City kicks off their 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign in the fourth round against USL expansion side Saint Louis FC on Tuesday at Sporting Park. The matchup will be the first competitive meeting between Sporting KC and a club from St. Louis in team history.

Amateur teams comprised 42 of the 89 entries and entered the competition in the play-in and first rounds. The remaining 47 participants encompassed Division I, Division II and Division III professional clubs, who entered in the second (USL PRO), third (NASL) and fourth (MLS) rounds, respectively. See page 5 for the 2015 schedule and results. A new, geographically-based random draw will result in a fixed bracket from the Round of 16 onward. The Fifth Round draw, to be held Thursday, June 18, will reveal said bracket and determine potential matchups for the remainder of the competition. The 16 Fourth Round winners will be divided geographically (regardless of league affiliation) into groups of four, and a random draw will determine the pairings within each group. Fifth Round: June 30-July 1 Quarterfinals: July 21-22 Semifinals: Aug. 11-12 Final: Sept. 29 or 30

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Coming off their Week 15 bye in MLS competition, Sporting KC is riding a seven-game unbeaten run and a four-game home winning streak. The club’s two losses through 14 games are fewest in MLS this season and mark the second best start in the team’s 20-year history. Entering Week 15, no team in the league had more goals (22) or assists (26) than Peter Vermes’ side. Midfield playmaker Benny Feilhaber has led the way en route to five goals, an MLS-best seven assists and an MLS Player of the Month award for April. First-year forward Krisztian Nemeth has spearheaded the attack to the tune of six goals, two assists and June’s MLS Player of the Month award. In defense, club captain and U.S. international Matt Besler has anchored a defense that has posted three straight shutouts and seven clean sheets overall (second most in MLS). Goalkeeper Tim Melia, who assumed the starting role in May, leads the league with a 0.50 goals against average and boasts a 4-0-2 record. In doing so, he becomes the first goalkeeper in KC history to go unbeaten in his first six MLS appearances.

ABOUT SAINT LOUIS FC Currently in its inaugural season, Saint Louis FC was founded in May 2014 and competes as one of 24 clubs in the United Soccer League (USL), the third tier of professional soccer in the U.S. The team plays home matches at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton, Missouri, and its Major League Soccer affiliate is the Chicago Fire, one of Sporting KC’s rivals. After playing their first two USL matches on the road, Saint Louis FC hosted their first ever home match on April 11, drawing the Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-1 before a sellout crowd of 5,280. The club conducted a fan vote to decide the team’s colors and crest. The logo features a fleur-de-lis, which pays tribute to St. Louis’ French heritage, and the crest includes a reference to the year the city was founded in 1764.

SAINT LOUIS FC Led by head coach Dale Schilly, Saint Louis FC is 3-3-5 in their inaugural USL season and sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, two spots outside the playoff picture. Bryan Gaul leads the team with five goals in all competitions, including two in the Open Cup after the forward scored in both the second and third rounds. However, Gaul will miss Tuesday’s match while serving a one-game suspension for his red card in Saint Louis FC’s penalty shootout win over Minnesota United FC on May 27. In Gaul’s absence, forward Jeremie Lynch will shoulder the attacking load for Tuesday’s visitors. Lynch has scored three USL goals and bagged the 97th-minute game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 Open Cup second round win over the Des Moines Menace on May 20. Forward Mike Ambersley has also contributed two goals and an assist in USL play. Sam Fink and James Musa lead a Saint Louis FC backline that has posted two shutouts in 13 games across all competitions and conceded more than two goals just once. Fink has scored twice, including an equalizer in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Harrisburg City Islanders, and Musa was the only player to feature in every minute of Saint Louis FC’s USL campaign before resting on Saturday. Mark Pais holds No. 1 goalkeeper duties with a 1.04 GAA in eight games across all competitions, including a penalty shootout win over Minnesota United FC in which he made one save.

SAINT LOUIS FC’S OPEN CUP ROUTE Saint Louis FC began their inaugural Open Cup campaign home to PDL side Des Moines Menace in the Second Round on May 20. Bryan Gaul put the hosts ahead in the 67th minute and, after a late Des Moines equalizer forced extra time, Jeremie Lynch netted the match-winner in the 97th minute. A Third Round tilt against U.S. international midfielder Miguel Ibarra and Minnesota United FC (NASL) saw Saint Louis FC fall behind shortly after halftime. However, Gaul equalized wIth 10 minutes remaining and the hosts went on to prevail 3-1 in a penalty kick shootout during which Mark Pais made one save.

ABOUT THE LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

STLFC lineup vs. Des Moines Menace (May 20) 1-Mark Pais; 4-Oskar Gasecki (3-Sam Fink, 46), 21-Chad Vandegriffe, 2-Richard Dixon, 22-Patrick Doody; 14-James Musa, 10-Takada Kentaro (5-Brian Ciesulka, 72), 6-Parker Maher, 8-Bryan Gaul; 23-Jordan Roberts (15-Mike Ambersley, 58), 9-Jeremie Lynch Goals: Gaul 67, Lynch 97 Cautions: Musa 78, Doody 92

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. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longestrunning open soccer tournament. Similar to other domestic cups worldwide, the U.S. Open Cup is a knockout-style tournament with home field determined by a coin toss. Sporting KC has twice lifted the Dewar Challenge Trophy as champions of the competition in 2004 and 2012, while USL expansion club Saint Louis FC competes in the tournament for the first time. Now in its 102nd edition, the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is headlined by the largest field in the modern era (1995-present) with 89 teams in contention when the first round began last month. Thirty-two teams remain ahead of the fourth round to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16-17. The 2015 champion will win $250,000 in prize money, while the runner-up receives $60,000 and the furthest-advancing team from each lower division league receive $15,000. In addition, the tournament winner qualifies for the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League.

STLFC lineup vs. Minnesota United FC (May 27) 1-Mark Pais; 21-Chad Vandergriffe, 3-Sam Fink, 2-Richard Dixon (4-Oskar Gasecki, 27) 22-Patrick Doody; 14-James Musa, 5-Bryan Ciesiulka (11-Charles Renken, 77), 6-Parker Maher, 8-Bryan Gaul; 15-Mike Ambersely (25-Brandon Barklage, 25), 9-Jeremie Lynch Goals: Gaul 80 Cautions: Renken 90, Lynch 90, Vandegriffe 90 Ejections: Gaul 113

SAINT LOUIS FC’S MLS CONNECTIONS Seven players on Saint Louis FC’s current roster boast experience in Major League Soccer, including 28-year-old defender and St. Louis native Brandon Barklage. A former MLS veteran, Barklage made 69 top-flight appearances from 2009-2014 with three different clubs, scoring twice during the 2012 season for the New York Red Bulls.

OPEN CUP SUCCESS IN ST. LOUIS Though Saint Louis FC is competing in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time, the city of St. Louis has been home to the tournament champion on 10 previous occasions, most recently in 1988. The city’s 10 total Open Cup titles are tied with Philadelphia for second most, only behind New York City (and its accompanying boroughs).

PLAYER (AGE) GK Alec Kann (24) GK Alex Riggs (27) D Patrick Doody (24) M Charles Renken (21) F Bryan Gaul (25) F Mike Roach (24) D Brandon Barklage (28)

ST. LOUIS CLUB OPEN CUP CHAMPIONS Stix, Baer and Fuller (3) 1933, 1934, 1935 St. Louis Kutis (2) 1957, 1986 St. Louis Simpkins-Ford (2) 1948, 1950 Ben Millers 1920 St. Louis Busch Seniors 1988 St. Louis Scullin Steel 1922

FORMER MLS CLUB Chicago Fire (2013-15) Columbus Crew SC (2011) Chicago Fire (2015)* Portland Timbers (2012) LA Galaxy (2012-13) New England Revolution (2012) D.C. United (2009-11) New York Red Bulls (2012-13) San Jose Earthquakes (2014)

*Patrick Doody currently on loan from Chicago Fire

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd. | June 16, 2015 vs. Saint Louis FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC ALL-TIME OPEN CUP GAMES PLAYED/STARTED (ALPHABETICAL) FIRST LAST Korede Aiyegbusi Mike Ammann Stephen Armstrong Davy Arnaud Stephane Auvray Matt Besler Claudio Bieler Sean Bowers Dustin Branan Omar Bravo Chris Brown Chris Brunt Teal Bunbury Alex Bunbury Jose Burciaga Mike Burns Julio Cesar Sunil Chhetri Mark Chung Aurelien Collin Eloy Colombano Jimmy Conrad Justin Detter Birahim Diop Antonio Dovale Dom Dwyer Kevin Ellis Pablo Escobar Roger Espinoza Dario Fabbro Benny Feilhaber Vicente Figueroa Nick Garcia Josh Gardner Gary Glasgow Francisco Gomez Herculez Gomez Taly Goode Taylor Graham Michael Green Andrew Gregor

GP GS 2 2 2 1 4 3 12 8 1 0 10 8 3 2 2 2 2 0 3 2 6 3 4 1 9 7 1 1 5 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 9 9 1 0 10 9 2 1 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 8 6 3 3 2 2 1 1 14 13 2 2 2 2 6 5 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 0

FIRST LAST Matt Groenwald Andy Gruenebaum Diego Gutierrez Michael Harrington Kevin Hartman Chris Henderson Will Hesmer Santiago Hirsig Aaron Hohlbein Goran Hunjak Tahj Jenkins Mechack Jerome Jack Jewsbury Will John Eddie Johnson Brian Johnson Mo Johnston Peterson Joseph Kei Kamara Jon Kempin Chris Klein Frank Klopas Kevin Koetters Michael Kraus Eric Kronberg Roy Lassiter Jonathan Leathers Claudio Lopez Mikey Lopez Scott Lorenz Onandi Lowe Carlos Marinelli Matt Marquess Alex Martinez Rauwshan McKenzie Matt McKeon Ryan McMahen Tony Meola Kurt Morsink Yura Movsisyan Victor Munoz

GP GS 2 1 2 2 7 6 13 9 2 2 1 0 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 9 8 3 2 3 1 1 0 4 4 3 3 8 6 1 1 10 8 2 2 1 0 2 2 10 10 2 1 6 6 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 3 3 8 8 4 3 5 5 4 2 3 3 1 1

FIRST LAST GP GS Chance Myers 11 10 Paulo Nagamura 5 5 Jimmy Nielsen 4 4 Uche Okafor 4 4 Lawrence Olum 7 6 Ike Opara 1 1 Bo Oshoniyi 6 5 Erik Palmer-Brown 2 2 Boris Pardo 1 1 Jacob Peterson 9 6 Steve Pittman 1 1 Nelson Pizarro 1 0 Ryan Pore 6 5 Alan Prampin 1 0 Preki 11 7 Brandon Prideaux 2 2 Eric Quill 4 4 Sergei Raad 2 1 Ryan Raybould 2 2 Paul Rideout 1 1 Brian Roberts 3 3 Craig Rocastle 3 3 Oriol Rosell 2 1 Soony Saad 5 4 Refik Sabanadzovic 1 1 Mark Santel 2 1 C.J. Sapong 13 4 Luke Sassano 4 4 Scott Sealy 5 3 Stephen Shirley 2 2 Igor Simutenkov 5 3 Seth Sinovic 9 9 Ryan Smith 1 0 Chris Snitko 2 2 Mike Sorber 1 1 Khari Stephenson 3 1 Milos Stojcev 3 3 Vitalis Takawira 1 1 Carey Talley 3 3 Matt Taylor 1 0 Michael Thomas 2 2

All-time goals scored FIRST LAST G Davy Arnaud 5 C.J. Sapong 5 Igor Simutenkov 5 Ryan Pore 4 Soony Saad 4 Teal Bunbury 3 Kei Kamara 3 Ivan Trujillo 3 Chance Myers 2 Eric Quill 2 Scott Sealy 2 Sasha Victorine 2 Josh Wolff 2 Graham Zusi 2 Claudio Bieler 1 Sean Bowers 1 Chris Brown 1 Mike Burns 1 Aurelien Collin 1 Justin Detter 1

FIRST LAST Shavar Thomas Abe Thompson Ryan Tinsley Ivan Trujillo Scott Uderitz Peter Vermes Scott Vermillion Sasha Victorine Tyson Wahl Konrad Warzycha Lance Watson Josh Wolff Paul Wright Kerry Zavagnin Alex Zotinca Sal Zizzo Graham Zusi

GP GS 6 6 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 5 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 4 3 7 5 3 2 17 17 6 4 2 1 9 7

goals against FIRST LAST GA Eric Kronberg 9 Will Hesmer 7 Tony Meola 6 Mike Ammann 4 Bo Oshoniyi 4 Chris Snitko 4 Kevin Hartman 3 Boris Pardo 3 Andy Gruenebaum 2 Jon Kempin 2 Jimmy Nielsen 1 Taly Goode 0

shutouts FIRST LAST SO Eric Kronberg 5 Jimmy Nielsen 3 Bo Oshoniyi 3 Tony Meola 2 Taly Goode 1 Andy Gruenbaum 1

All-time assists

FIRST LAST G Dario Fabbro 1 Francisco Gomez 1 Diego Gutierrez 1 Chris Klein 1 Frank Klopas 1 Michael Kraus 1 Claudio Lopez 1 Alex Martinez 1 Rauwshan McKenzie 1 Matt McKeon 1 Paulo Nagamura 1 Jacob Peterson 1 Preki 1 Paul Rideout 1 Mark Santel 1 Milos Stojcev 1 Vitalis Takawira 1 Abe Thompson 1 Alex Zotinca 1

FIRST LAST Davy Arnaud Chris Klein Josh Wolff Jacob Peterson C.J. Sapong Scott Sealy Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Stephen Armstrong Omar Bravo Teal Bunbury Jimmy Conrad Roger Espinoza Dario Fabbro Francisco Gomez Diego Gutierrez Michael Harrington

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

FIRST LAST A Jack Jewsbury 1 Mo Johnston 1 Peterson Joseph 1 Claudio Lopez 1 Chance Myers 1 Paulo Nagamura 1 Lawrence Olum 1 Eric Quill 1 Soony Saad 1 Luke Sassano 1 Igor Simutenkov 1 Mike Sorber 1 Carey Talley 1 Matt Taylor 1 Ryan Smith 1 Sal Zizzo 1

U.S. OPEN CUP WINNERS DURING THE MLS ERA

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WINNER SCORE 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 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 Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago Fire 1-0 vs New York-New Jersey MetroStars Kansas City Wizards 1-0 (ET) vs Chicago Fire LA Galaxy 1-0 vs FC Dallas Chicago Fire 3-1 vs Los Angeles 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 Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 vs Chicago Fire Sporting Kansas City 1-1 (3-2 PK) vs Seattle Sounders D.C. United 1-0 vs Real Salt Lake Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 (ET) vs Philadelphia Union

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd. | June 16, 2015 vs. Saint Louis FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2015 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS AND SCHEDULE PRELIMINARY ROUND RESULTS (APRIL 25)

FOURTH ROUND SCHEDULE

Harpo’s FC (USSSA) 2-0 KC Athletics (USASA) San Francisco City FC (USCS) 1-2 Cal FC (USASA)

Tuesday, June 16 Rochester Rhinos (USL) at Philadelphia Union (MLS)

FIRST ROUND RESULTS (MAY 13)

PPL Park, 6:30 p.m. CT

Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 1-1 (4-2) Ocala Stampede (PDL) Upward Stars (NPSL) 3-3 (3-1) Triangle Brigade (USASA) Miami United FC (NPSL) 2-1 SW Florida Adrenaline (PDL) Lansing United (NPSL 0-0 (4-2) RWB Adria (USASA) Jersey Express SC (PDL) 3-0 Greek American AA (USASA) Reading United AC (PDL) 1-0 Maryland Bays (USASA) Western Mass Pioneers 1-1 (3-4) GBFC Thunder (NPSL) Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 3-1 Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) BYU Cougars (PDL) 0-0 (2-4) Harpo’s FC (USSSA) FC Tacoma 253 (NPSL) 2-5 Kitsap Pumas (PDL) Michigan Bucks (PDL) 3-0 Detroit City FC (NPSL) AC Connecticut (PDL) 2-3 Virginia Beach City FC (NPSL) West Virginia Chaos (PDL) 1-0 Fort Pitt FC Regiment (NPSL) Des Moines Menace (PDL) 2-1 Madison Fire (USASA) Laredo Heat (PDL) 0-0 (4-2) NTX Rayados (USASA) GPS-Massachusetts (USASA) 1-2 Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL) Midland/Odessa Sockers (PDL) 3-1 Tulsa Athletics (NPSL) Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) 2-1 Burlingame Dragons FC (PDL) FC Tucson (PDL) 1-2 Chula Vista FC (USASA) Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 3-3 (6-5) Cal FC (USASA) PSA Elite (USASA) 7-1 Golden State Missioneros (PDL)

Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) at New York Red Bulls (MLS) Red Bull Arena, 6:30 p.m. CT

Saint Louis FC (USL) at Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT

Louisville City FC (USL) at Chicago Fire (MLS) Toyota Park, 7:30 p.m. CT

Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) at FC Dallas (MLS) Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium, 8 p.m. CT

Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) at Colorado Rapids (MLS) Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 8 p.m. CT Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) at Real Salt Lake (MLS) Rio Tinto Stadium, 9 p.m. CT

Sacramento Republic FC (USL) at San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Avaya Stadium, 9:30 p.m. CT

SECOND ROUND RESULTS (MAY 19-20)

Portland Timbers (MLS) at Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)

Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USL) 1-1 (3-5) Chattanooga FC (NPSL) Charlotte Independence (USL) 4-1 Upward Stars (NPSL) Charleston Battery (USL) 1-0 Miami United FC (NPSL) Lansing United (NPSL) 0-1 Louisville City FC (USL) Jersey Express SC (PDL) 1-0 New York Red Bulls II (USL) Reading United AC (PDL) 0-3 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) Rochester Rhinos (USL) 1-0 GBFC Thunder (NPSL) Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 0-1 Real Monarchs (USL) Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) 2-1 Harpo’s FC (USSSA) Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) 4-2 Kitsap Pumas (PDL) Michigan Bucks (PDL) 0-2 Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Richmond Kickers (USL) 2-0 Virginia Beach City FC (NPSL) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 3-0 West Virginia Chaos (PDL) Saint Louis FC (USL) 2-1 Des Moines Menace (PDL) Austin Aztex (USL) 2-0 Laredo Heat (PDL) Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) 1-0 Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL) Midland/Odessa Sockers (PDL) 1-3 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 4-2 Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) Arizona United SC (USL) 0-3 Chula Vista FC (USASA) LA Galaxy II (USL) 1-2 Ventura County Fusion (PDL) Orange County Blues FC (USL) 1-2 PSA Elite (USASA)

Starfire Sports Complex, 9:30 p.m. CT

THIRD ROUND RESULTS (MAY 26-27)

PSA Elite (USASA) at LA Galaxy (MLS)

Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 1-2 Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) Carolina RailHawks (NASL) 0-1 Charlotte Independence (USL) Charleston Battery (USL) 3-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) Indy Eleven (NASL) 0-2 Louisville City FC (USL) New York Cosmos (NASL) 3-0 Jersey Express SC (PDL) Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) 1-3 Rochester Rhinos (USL) Real Monarchs (USL) 0-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) 2-1 Portland Timbers (USL) Richmond Kickers (USL) 3-0 Jacksonville Armada FC (NASL) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) Saint Louis FC (USL) 1-1 (3-1) Minnesota United FC (NASL) San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) 0-2 Austin Aztex (USL) Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) 0-1 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 7-3 Chula Vista FC (USASA) Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 1-2 PSA Elite (USASA)

StubHub Center, 9:30 p.m. CT

Wednesday, June 17 D.C. United (MLS) at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) Highmark Stadium, 6 p.m. CT

Columbus Crew SC (MLS) at Richmond Kickers (USL) Richmond City Stadium, 6 p.m. CT

New York City FC (MLS) at New York Cosmos (NASL) James M. Shuart Stadium, 6:30 p.m. CT

Orlando City SC (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL) Blackbaud Stadium, 6:30 p.m. CT

Charlotte Independence (USL) at New England Revolution (MLS) Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium, 6:30 p.m. CT

Austin Aztex (USL) at Houston Dynamo (MLS) BBVA Compass Stadium, 8 p.m. CT

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd. | June 16, 2015 vs. Saint Louis FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

ATTENDANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T 1-1

Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-3

Espinoza 44 14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,848

Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12 27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W 3-2

Dwyer 16; Anibaba 91+; Nemeth 94+

19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,087

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

L 1-2

Nemeth 22

20,018

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

T 4-4

Nemeth 2; Dwyer 74; Feilhaber 80, 95+

21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

W 1-0

Nagamura 75

19,581

Saturday, May 9

at D.C. United

MLS

T 1-1

Dwyer 45

16,221

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

W 4-2

Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43

18,864

Saturday, May 23

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

T 0-0

--- 40,653

FRIDAY, MAY 29

FC DALLAS

MLS

W 4-0

Nemeth 19; Feilhaber 51; Ellis 57; Zusi 64

20,172

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

W 1-0

Feilhaber 84

21,505

TUESDAY, JUNE 16

SAINT LOUIS FC

U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

7:30

Sporting KC YouTube

Sunday, June 21

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

9:00

Fox Sports 1

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 30/July 1

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

Sunday, July 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps

MLS

8:00

KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, JULY 18

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, July 21/22

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

Friday, July 24

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

10:00

KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, AUG. 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 8

at Toronto FC

MLS

3:00

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, Aug. 11/12

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

SATURDAY, AUG. 15

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS