Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Seattle Sounders FC by Sporting Kansas City

2016 GAME GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (July 24, Children's Mercy Park, 2 p.m. CT; ESPN) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2016 SEASON RECORDS

ROSTERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 22 8-10-4 28 24 25 at home 11 6-4-1 19 17 14

Sounders FC 19 6-11-2 20 20 24 on road 9 1-6-2 5 8 16

Melia

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (13 meetings): Sporting 3 wins, 9 goals … Sounders FC 7 wins, 13 goals … Ties 3

Opara

Olum

Abdul-Salaam

94 Medranda

10 Feilhaber

AT KC (6 meetings) Sporting 1 wins, 6 goals … Sounders FC 4 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1

Mustivar

Espinoza

Peterson

2016 [MLS]: 3/6: SEA 0, KC 1 (Coelho 73)

22 Hallisey

14 Dwyer

UPCOMING MATCHES SOUNDERS FC SPORTING Sun. July 31 Los Angeles Sun. July 31 Portland Sun. Aug. 7 at Orlando City Sun. Aug. 7 at Portland Sun. Aug. 14 Real Salt Lake Sat. Aug. 13 at FC Dallas Sun. Aug. 21 Portland Sat. Aug. 20 Vancouver

F 24 83

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 20 86

A 24 71

11 5 4 0

15 4 4 1

8 3 3 3 1 1 1 0

9 4 3 2 4 0 2 0

4 12 4

4 18 2

Fisher

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

12 10 2 1

TYPE OF PLAY

11 5 3 1 3 0 1 0

14 1 1 1 3 1 2 2

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

5 15 4

4 15 6

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

7 Roldan

Evans

Marshall

4 Mears

24 Frei

HOW SCORED

7 10 7 0

Morris

8 Friberg

SOUNDERS FC

A 25 79

39 Anderson

Dempsey

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

Valdez

REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Jeff Muschik; AR2 (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Hilario Grajeda DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: SEA: Osvaldo Alonso (caution accumulation; through July 24) WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Jimmy Medranda

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE SEA: Roman Torres

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) 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) 23 Emmanuel Appiah (MF) 24 Ever Alvarado (DF) 25 Alec Kann (GK) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) Cameron Porter (FW) SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1 Tyler Miller (GK) 2 Clint Dempsey (FW) 3 Brad Evans (DF) 4 Tyrone Mears (DF) 6 Osvaldo Alonso (MF) 7 Cristian Roldan (MF) 8 Erik Friberg (MF) 9 Herculez Gomez (FW) 11 Aaron Kovar (MF) 12 Michael Farfan (MF) 13 Jordan Morris (FW) 14 Chad Marshall (DF) 15 Dylan Remick (DF) 16 Nelson Haedo Valdez (FW) 17 Darwin Jones (FW) 18 Nathan Sturgis (MF) 20 Zach Scott (DF) 22 Charlie Lyon (GK) 23 Andreas Ivanschitz (MF) 24 Stefan Frei (GK) 25 Tony Alfaro (DF) 29 Roman Torres (DF) 33 Joevin Jones (DF) 39 Oalex Anderson (FW) 80 Victor Mansaray (FW) 91 Oniel Fisher (MF) 99 Andy Craven (FW)

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC SEA

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 4-0-0 3-5-3 1-5-1 3-0-0 3-3-1 0-8-1

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 6-1-1 2-9-2 6-2-0 0-9-2

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 7/10/2016 KC 3, NYC 1 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 7/16/2016 KC 0, COL 1 6/25/2016 KC 2, MTL 2 6/19/2016 KC 2, DAL 0 7/16/2016 KC 0, COL 1

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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Date Score (Gms since) 7/13/2016 SEA 5, DAL 0 6/01/2016 SEA 2, DC 0 7/09/2016 SEA 0, LA 1 7/17/2016 SEA 1, POR 3 7/02/2016 SEA 1, TOR 1 7/13/2016 SEA 5, DAL 0 7/09/2016 SEA 0, LA 1

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

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TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 8 Dwyer A: 4 Abdul-Salaam/Feilhaber SHT: 70 Dwyer SOG: 24 Dwyer FC: 46 Espinoza FS: 48 Dwyer OF: 24 Dwyer C: 6 Dwyer E: 1 Espinoza/Opara SOUNDERS FC G: 7 Morris A: 5 Ivanschitz SHT: 44 Dempsey SOG: 22 Morris FC: 30 Alonso FS: 45 Alonso OF: 10 Morris C: 5 Alonso E: 1 3 players tied

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 22 7 8 5 2 0 24 1.09 SEA 19 6 9 3 0 1 20 1.05 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 22 5 10 6 1 0 25 1.14 SEA 19 5 6 6 2 0 24 1.26 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 24 2 6 3 6 3 4 SEA 20 2 4 1 2 5 6 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 25 2 5 7 2 4 5 SEA 24 3 3 5 4 4 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (July 24, Children's Mercy Park, 2 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 208)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 CAREER Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A No. Player 1 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 15 10 1 1 77 55 9 1 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 5 3 0 0 54 46 4 4 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 12 11 1 1 194 188 3 11 5 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 3 2 0 0 246 220 15 20 DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 9 6 0 1 145 114 2 16 7 Chance Myers 8 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 13 12 1 3 186 149 25 47 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 11 3 1 0 11 3 1 0 9 Diego Rubio 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-10 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 16 5 4 160 144 27 38 MF 5-11 165 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 18 11 2 0 386 336 57 122 11 Brad Davis 12 Nuno Andre Coelho DF 6-4 181 01/07/1986 Penafiel, Portugal 16 15 1 0 16 15 1 0 FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 21 19 8 2 101 85 44 7 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 3 0 0 148 143 0 7 MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 15 13 2 1 82 53 5 3 16 Lawrence Olum 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 18 15 0 4 40 25 0 5 Justin Mapp MF 6-1 160 10/18/1984 Brandon, MS 6 0 0 0 309 243 22 65 21 22 Connor Hallisey FW 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 13 10 0 1 26 16 0 2 Emmanuel Appiah MF 5-9 160 09/26/1993 Sampa, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 Ever Alvarado DF 5-11 154 01/30/1992 El Negrito, Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 20 20 0 3 150 130 3 18 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 21 21 0 0 50 49 0 0 FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 11 8 1 1 236 137 17 17 37 Jacob Peterson 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 14 14 0 0 39 34 0 2 MF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 19 14 1 2 32 22 1 2 94 Jimmy Medranda Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 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 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L79 11/21/1966 W98 T57

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 195 03/12/1993 Woodbury, NJ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Tyler Miller 2 Clint Dempsey MF 6-1 170 03/09/1983 Nacogdoches, TX 12 12 3 1 138 131 54 35 DF 6-1 170 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 14 14 0 0 210 185 23 28 3 Brad Evans 4 Tyrone Mears DF 5-11 163 02/18/1983 Stockport, England 17 17 0 0 50 50 1 3 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 19 19 1 4 213 208 7 18 6 MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 18 13 1 1 40 24 1 2 7 Cristian Roldan MF 5-11 154 02/10/1986 Lindome, Sweden 14 12 0 1 53 46 1 5 8 Erik Friberg 9 Herculez Gomez FW 5-10 160 04/06/1982 Los Angeles, CA 12 5 0 0 143 90 24 13 MF 5-10 155 08/14/1993 Seattle, WA 15 10 1 0 24 12 1 0 11 Aaron Kovar 12 Michael Farfan MF 5-9 160 06/23/1988 San Diego, CA 0 0 0 0 99 73 4 10 MF 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 19 18 7 1 19 18 7 1 13 Jordan Morris DF 6-4 190 08/22/1984 Riverside, CA 16 16 3 0 329 325 20 13 14 Chad Marshall 15 Dylan Remick DF 6-0 165 05/19/1991 Chicago, IL 10 5 0 0 43 31 0 0 16 Nelson Haedo Valdez FW 5-10 160 11/28/1983 Caaguazu, Paraguay 12 6 0 0 19 11 1 1 Darwin Jones FW 5-10 175 04/04/1992 Chicago, IL 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 17 18 Nathan Sturgis MF 5-10 160 07/06/1987 Boca Raton, FL 0 0 0 0 145 117 6 6 Zach Scott DF 5-11 175 07/02/1980 Wailukur, HI 9 8 0 0 113 90 1 1 20 22 Charlie Lyon GK 6-2 215 04/10/1992 St. Charles, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF 6-0 180 10/15/1983 Eisenstadt, Austria 17 15 2 5 23 20 3 6 23 Andreas Ivanschitz 24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 18 18 0 0 165 165 0 2 Tony Alfaro DF 6-2 190 06/15/1993 Michoacan, Mexico 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 25 29 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 DF 5-11 160 08/03/1991 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago 19 16 2 1 47 42 3 2 33 Joevin Jones 39 Oalex Anderson FW 5-8 155 11/11/1995 Barrouallie, St. Vincent 13 2 0 0 13 2 0 0 80 Victor Mansaray FW 5-11 180 02/22/1997 Freetown, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 91 Oniel Fisher MF 5-9 155 11/22/1991 Portmore, Jamaica 2 2 0 1 14 11 0 1 99 Andy Craven FW 5-11 167 01/21/1992 St. Simons Island, GA 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 ON LOAN Jimmy Ockford DF 6-1 185 06/10/1992 Trenton, NJ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 HEAD COACH : Sigi Schmid

03/20/1953 W228 L164 T113

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. July 24, 2016 (WEEK 20, MLS Game #208) 2 p.m. CT (ESPN / ESPN Deportes; TSN4) A pair of clubs in real need of points to start moving up the Western Conference table meet when Sporting Kansas City entertain Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park before an ESPN audience. Sporting return home sitting a point below the red line, suffering a second consecutive 1-0 defeat last weekend in a loss at the Colorado Rapids. Sounders FC are a further eight points back in the conference, starting their road swing with a 3-1 loss at arch-rivals Portland Timbers. REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Jeff Muschik; AR2 (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Hilario Grajeda MLS Career: 12 games; FC/gm: 23.1; Y/gm: 3.0; R: 4; pens: 2 SUSPENDED: SEA: Osvaldo Alonso (caution accumulation; through July 24) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Jimmy Medranda SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Matt Besler, Dom Dwyer, Lawrence Olum DISABLED LIST: SEA: Roman Torres INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (13 meetings): Sporting 3 wins, 9 goals … Sounders FC 7 wins, 13 goals … Ties 3 AT KC (6 meetings): Sporting 1 wins, 6 goals … Sounders FC 4 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1  The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Nuno Andre Coelho scored the game’s only goal in the 73rd minute as Sporting took a 1-0 win in the season opener for both clubs, March 6 at CenturyLink Field.  The opening win ended a Sounders FC five-game home undefeated streak alive at home vs. Sporting, after SKC won 1-0 in Seattle in 2009, the first meeting ever between the clubs.  Sporting have defeated Sounders FC once all-time in six meetings in league play – a 1-0 win last June 6 at Sporting Park. Sounders FC have won four of the six MLS encounters all-time in Kansas City, with one draw.  Coaches record: Sigi Schmid vs. KC: P45 W20 L17 D8 … Peter Vermes vs. SEA: P12 W2 L7 D3 LAST MEETING [MLS]: 3/6: SEA 0, KC 1 (Coelho 73)  Sounders FC went a man down four minutes before the halftime break when Oniel Fisher was sent off with a straight red card by referee Alan Kelly.  Sporting finally broke through with 17 minutes remaining, when Nuno Andre Coelho punched in a shot from well outside the box, short-hopping Seattle 'keeper Stefan Frei, who failed to block it as he dove to stop the shot.  SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (4-2-3-1): Stefan Frei - Oniel Fisher (ejected 41), Brad Evans (Dylan Remick 90), Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones - Cristian Roldan, Osvaldo Alonso - Jordan Morris (Oalex Anderson 83), Andreas Ivanschitz, Clint Dempsey - Nelson Haedo Valdez (Zach Scott 70).  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia - Soni Mustivar - Jordi Quintilla, Roger Espinoza - Connor Hallisey (Jimmy Medranda 82), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City suffered their second consecutive defeat by the game’s only goal, falling to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Sporting are in sixth place in the Western Conference with 28 points from 22 games. LAST MATCH  The game's only goal came in the 78th minute. Marlon Hairston first stole an errant pass then passed to Dillon Powers, taking the return ball from Powers and curling a pretty strike inside the opposite post from outside the area on the left.  Tim Howard was credited with three saves in keeping the clean sheet for the Rapids.  Sporting manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that lost 1-0 to the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. Ike Opara and Lawrence Olum came back into central defense in place of Nuno Andre Coelho and Matt Besler, and Brad Davis came back into the team for Connor Hallisey.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda - Soni Mustivar (Justin Mapp 86) - Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber - Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer (Diego Rubio 79), Brad Davis (Connor Hallisey 50). TEAM NEWS  It was a second consecutive defeat for Sporting KC – both by a 1-0 scoreline and both on the road – coming off back-to-back victories and a five-game undefeated streak.  “I think the game was very even throughout. I think both teams played hard and I think there was a couple chances here and there for both teams, but nothing special. Obviously we gave them a great opportunity on the goal that they scored,” said Sporting manager Peter Vermes.  Said midfielder Benny Feilhaber: “It was a frustrating road trip in more ways than one, but having said that, you can’t think too much about any games in this league because they come in quick succession, so we have to get our minds right and start getting points at home.”  Sporting were blanked at the offensive end for a second consecutive game, after scoring a season-high three goals in their previous two games. SKC has not scored a goal now in their last 219 minutes; it is the third time this season they’ve been shut out in back-to-back matches.  “It was a tough game, there weren’t a lot of chances. I’ve got to watch it back but I think a lot of games that are played that way come out 0-0, so we’re disappointed to give up a late goal. And we were pushing up forward giving them a couple counterattacks, but overall I don’t think we necessarily deserved to lose,” said Jacob Peterson.  Sporting have been shut out offensively seven times this season, losing by the game’s only goal on five occasions. The seven attacking shutouts are tied for third-most in MLS this season (also: FC Dallas; D.C. United and New York Red Bulls have eight each).  “It’s difficult playing Colorado, when they send the ball long and try to break up the plays,” striker Dom Dwyer said. “We just tried to break them down, but we couldn’t. I think we got very unlucky tonight. We should have had two, maybe three of those chances go in.”  Lawrence Olum was the only starter who did not feature in the Chicago match who came into the team, returning to central defense and playing 90 minutes. Ike Opara also returned to the starting lineup, but had come on as a substitute for an injured Nuno Andre Coelho after 21 minutes at midweek.  Justin Mapp came off the substitutes’ bench for a fourth consecutive match, now having made six appearances in league play this year, all as a substitute. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Seattle Sounders FC weren’t able to build upon a first win in five games, suffering a 3-1 loss to the Portland Timbers on Sunday afternoon at Providence Park. Sounders FC are in ninth place in the Western Conference with 20 points from 19 games. LAST MATCH  The Timbers took the lead one minute before halftime when Valeri finished off a nice combination with Lucas Melano, curling a precise strike into the bottom right corner of the goal from the edge of the box.  Portland doubled its lead in the 50th minute when Valeri took a long cross-field ball, popped it over a defender then hit an audacious lob from a difficult angle that sailed over Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei and bounced in off the far post.  Sounders FC cut the lead by one in the 59th minute when defender Chad Marshall powered home a header from a corner kick from the center of the box.  But the margin was restored five minutes later after Melano ventured deep into Seattle’s half with the ball, finding Fanendo Adi in the left of the box, and he struck a first-time shot that settled in the back of the net.  Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid made two changes to the team that rolled to a 5-0 win against FC Dallas at CenturyLink Field. Tyrone Mears came in at fullback for Oniel Fisher, and Nelson Haedo Valdez started up top for the suspended Clint Dempsey.  SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (4-1-2-3): Stefan Frei - Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones (Dylan Remick 72) - Osvaldo Alonso - Cristian Roldan, Erik Friberg - Jordan Morris, Nelson Haedo Valdez (Herculez Gomez 77), Andreas Ivanschitz (Aaron Kovar 72). TEAM NEWS  Sounders FC saw their road winless run extended to three games in the loss at the Timbers. Sounders FC have won just twice in their last 10 matches overall, dating back to May 14, with seven defeats in that time.  “It’s three points with our rival. If you can’t get up for these games then I don’t know what you’re doing here. Especially in the situation that we’re in right now, we need every point we can get,” said Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei. It’s do or die for us. For me and for, I think, most of the players the focus was three points and that slipped through our hands today.”  The three goals allowed by Sounders FC matches their season-high, also allowing three goals in the 3-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids on April 23.

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“We did have opportunities. We also knew what they were going to do,” Frei said. “We should have been ready for it. Out of their three goals, two were essentially off counters. We should have done better on that.” Said defender Brad Evans: “We’re playing good, playing confident. From a corner kick they come down and score off a counter attack. Teams aren’t scoring, like I said before, these magnificent goals on us. It’s errors on our part. We got to somehow cut these errors out and get focused. Sounds like a broken record.” Chad Marshall scored his third goal of the season, his first since netting in back-to-back games April 10-16. The three goals are a single-season career-most since scoring four goals in back-to-back seasons 2008 and 2009 for the Columbus Crew. Andreas Ivanschitz collected an assist on the goal, his second consecutive game with an assist, his first assists since April 16. Nelson Haedo Valdez returned to the starting lineup after a one-match absence, as did fullback Tyrone Mears. “Sometimes we’re looking to beat people and totally outplay the guy before we shoot it rather than shooting when we have a little bit of space. If you shoot with a little bit of space then all of the sudden, a guy sticks a knee out, it can deflect, all kinds of things can happen. I think that’s an area [our attackers can improve],” said Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid: On Wednesday, Sounders FC were bounced out of the U.S. Open Cup in a 4-2 loss to the LA Galaxy in a quarterfinal match at StubHub Center. Herculez Gomez had given Sounders FC a 2-1 lead with a half-hour remaining, but Giovani dos Santos netted the equalizer, then Sebastian Lletget scored twice in a four-minute span to send the Galaxy through to the final four. Here’s the Sounders FC team: Tyler Miller; Dylan Remick, Tony Alfaro, Zach Scott, Oniel Fisher; Michael Farfan, Nathan Sturgis (Brad Evans 76'), Zach Mathers; Oalex Anderson (Jordan Morris 82'), Herculez Gomez, Aaron Kovar (Cristian Roldan 66')

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-10-4, 28 pts.) UNF 14 10 16 11 8 94 3 37 5 9 12 17 27 7 22 96 25 13 21 4 6 15 93 29

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

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

GP 21 18 15 18 13 19 15 11 12 11 16 18 20 9 13 6 1 10 6 5 3 4 14 21

GS 19 16 13 11 12 14 10 8 11 3 15 15 20 6 10 6 1 9 0 3 2 3 14 21

MIN 1744 1505 1109 1013 1082 1272 1038 701 1006 283 1287 1384 1792 529 856 410 90 817 43 267 181 259 1202 1890

22 22

1980 1980

G 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 24

A 2 4 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 70 34 9 26 20 35 10 15 2 12 13 8 35 1 12 4 0 1 1 3 2 3 5 0

SOG 24 11 3 10 8 7 4 4 1 1 2 1 10 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0

23 25

198 321

77 96

FC 42 17 13 8 10 19 17 3 13 11 3 21 46 6 5 4 0 16 0 2 5 2 17 2

FS 48 36 4 18 13 11 11 6 5 12 11 12 32 4 8 9 0 5 0 1 0 3 12 0

OFF 24 1 0 4 4 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 47 0 46 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

C 6 3 3 0 1 4 3 0 3 2 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2

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

271 282 282 271

67 49

64 132

36 38

5 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brad Davis 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Jacob Peterson 1, Matt Besler 1, Lawrence Olum 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jimmy Medranda 1, Saad Abdul-Salaam 1, Jordi Quintilla 1, Ike Opara 1, Roger Espinoza 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Chance Myers 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 3-3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 25

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Alec Kann Team totals Opponent totals

GP 21 1 22 22

GS 21 1 22 22

MIN SHTS 1890 75 90 2 1980 77 1980 96

SV 52 1 53 68

GA 24 1 25 24

GAA 1.14 1 1.14 1.09

PG 3 0 3 3

PA 4 0 4 3

W L 8 10 0 0 8 10 10 8

T 3 1 4 4

SO 5 0 5 7

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2016 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (6-11-2, 20 pts.) UNF 13 2 14 23 33 6 7 11 8 91 3 17 15 9 16 39 24 25 1 4 20

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

PLAYER Jordan Morris Clint Dempsey Chad Marshall Andreas Ivanschitz Joevin Jones Osvaldo Alonso Cristian Roldan Aaron Kovar Erik Friberg Oniel Fisher Brad Evans Darwin Jones Dylan Remick Herculez Gomez Nelson Haedo Valdez Oalex Anderson Stefan Frei Tony Alfaro Tyler Miller Tyrone Mears Zach Scott Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 19 12 16 17 19 19 18 15 14 2 14 2 10 12 12 13 18 4 1 17 9

GS 18 12 16 15 16 19 13 10 12 2 14 0 5 5 6 2 18 0 1 17 8

MIN 1573 1011 1401 1216 1421 1682 1292 795 1010 131 1205 22 459 470 598 317 1620 167 90 1530 690

19 19

1710 1710

G 7 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 20

A 1 1 0 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 42 44 15 22 10 26 15 21 11 1 4 0 1 12 17 7 0 1 0 1 4

SOG 22 14 8 11 5 7 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 1

22 15

225 254

FC 13 18 9 6 18 30 11 11 13 6 5 1 5 9 9 6 0 1 0 15 4

FS 15 21 13 18 8 45 19 8 4 3 9 0 4 10 14 14 1 1 0 11 12

OFF 10 3 0 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

CK 0 0 0 77 0 0 2 10 12 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

C 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

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

77 92

245 190 190 245

30 29

76 121

35 22

2 3

GAA 1.22 2 1.26 1.05

PG 4 0 4 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Clint Dempsey 3, Jordan Morris 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Andreas Ivanschitz 2, Jordan Morris 1, Erik Friberg 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Clint Dempsey 1-1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 24 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Stefan Frei Tyler Miller Team totals Opponent totals

GP 18 1 19 19

GS 18 1 19 19

MIN SHTS 1620 73 90 4 1710 77 1710 92

SV 49 2 51 68

GA 22 2 24 20

PA 6 0 6 1

W L 6 10 0 1 6 11 11 6

T 2 0 2 2

SO 5 0 5 6

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

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

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 L 0-1 15 Orlando City SC W 2-1 21 Real Salt Lake L 1-3

ATT 39525 20178 19867 20553 21406 19168 16215 18000 18836 19431 20071 12857 19080 20618

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

Fri. Thu. Sun. Sat. Sun.

May June June June July

27 D.C. United 2 at Los Angeles 19 FC Dallas 25 at Montreal 3 Columbus

L T W T W

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

19118 19651 18927 20032 19332

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

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

W 3-1

19881

8-8-4

L 0-1 L 0-1

13879 18461

8-9-4 8-10-4

Sun. 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.

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+) 7 14 COL: Serna (78) 7 17 KC: Dwyer (74) Peterson (79); ORL: own goal (67) 7 17 KC: Dwyer (50); RSL: Martinez (32) own goal (47+) Movsisyan (53) 7 17 DC: Kamara (86) 8 18 4 21 KC: Olum (43) Feilhaber (47+); 6 22 KC: Dwyer (21,59); MTL: Ontivero (16) Piatti (39) 4 25 KC: Feilhaber (49) Zusi (56) Besler (91+); CLB: Kamara (22,75) 5 28 KC: Feilhaber (8) Medranda (16) Opara (51); NYC: Lampard (14) 5 28 CHI: de Leeuw (19) 6 28 COL: Hairston (78)

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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2016 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat.

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

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

Apr. May May May May June June June

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

July July July Aug.

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

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

OPPONENT 6 Sporting KC 12 at Real Salt Lake 19 Vancouver 2 Montreal 10 at Houston 16 Philadelphia 23 at Colorado

RESULT L 0-1 L 1-2

ATT 39525 19282

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

POS PTS NOTES: 10 0 KC: Coelho (73) 10 0 SEA: Alonso (28); RSL: Stephen (43) Olave (86)

L W T W L

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

40012 39705 20975 39620 17294

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

10 10 10 8 9

30 Columbus 7 San Jose 14 at FC Dallas 21 Colorado 28 at New England 1 at D.C. United 19 at New York 25 New York City FC 2 at Toronto FC 9 Los Angeles 13 FC Dallas

W W L L L W L L

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

39473 39570 14630 41028 21456 15174 21102 47537

3-4-1 4-4-1 4-5-1 4-6-1 4-7-1 5-7-1 5-8-1 5-9-1

8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9

T 1-1 L 0-1 W 5-0

26750 40813 40101

5-9-2 5-10-2 6-10-2

9 10 9

17 at Portland 24 at Sporting KC 31 Los Angeles 7 at Orlando City SC 14 Real Salt Lake 21 Portland 24 at Houston 28 at Portland 10 at San Jose 17 Vancouver 25 at Los Angeles 28 Chicago 2 at Vancouver 12 Houston 16 at FC Dallas 23 Real Salt Lake

L 1-3

21144

6-11-2

0 SEA: 3 SEA: 4 SEA: 7 SEA: 7 SEA: (86) 10 SEA: 13 SEA: 13 DAL: 13 COL: 13 SEA: 16 SEA: 16 NYR: 16 NYC:

Ivanschitz (52); VAN: Morales (10,74) Dempsey (79); Marshall (94+); HOU: Barnes (35) Marshall (41) Morris (71); PHI: Le Toux (73) Morris (63); COL: Jones (20) Solignac (52) Doyle Morris (88); Dempsey (26) Morris (89); Diaz (3) Barrios (80) Sjoberg (43) Kovar (7); NE: Nguyen (24) Hollinger-Janzen (80) Morris (79) Jones (83); Grella (18,59) Lampard (38) Matarrita (87)

17 SEA: Morris (61); TOR: Hamilton (60) 17 LA: Keane (15) 20 SEA: Dempsey (6) Ivanschitz (18) Morris (22) Jones (61) Roldan (73); 20 SEA: Marshall (59); POR: Valeri (44,50) Adi (64)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 2 Dom Dwyer 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 1 25 times Shots 8 Dom Dwyer 8 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 4 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 Tim Melia

Goals 3 07/03/2016 vs 3 07/10/2016 vs Assists 4 05/15/2016 vs Shots 34 05/15/2016 vs Shots on Goal 13 05/15/2016 vs Fouls Committed 20 04/24/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 20 03/12/2016 vs Corner Kicks 10 05/21/2016 vs Offside 8 04/02/2016 vs Saves 6 04/02/2016 vs 6 04/09/2016 vs Shots Faced 8 04/02/2016 vs Goals Allowed 3 05/21/2016 vs

03/12/2016 vs VAN 06/25/2016 vs MTL

W 2-1 T 2-2

03/06/2016 vs SEA

W 1-0

03/12/2016 vs VAN 05/15/2016 vs ORL

W 2-1 W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

05/27/2016 vs DC

L 0-1

05/07/2016 vs HOU

L 0-2

04/09/2016 vs NYR

W 2-0

04/02/2016 vs RSL 04/09/2016 vs NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

04/02/2016 vs RSL

L 1-2

05/21/2016 vs RSL

L 1-3

CLB NYC

W 3-2 W 3-1

ORL

W 2-1

ORL

W 2-1

ORL

W 2-1

L 0-1

VAN

W 2-1

RSL

L 1-3

RSL

L 1-2

RSL NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

RSL

L 1-2

RSL

L 1-3

SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 1 20 times Assists 2 Andreas Ivanschitz 2 Osvaldo Alonso Shots 9 Clint Dempsey Shots on Goal 4 Clint Dempsey 4 Jordan Morris Fouls Committed 5 Clint Dempsey 5 Osvaldo Alonso Fouls Suffered 5 Osvaldo Alonso Offside 3 Jordan Morris Saves 6 Stefan Frei 6 Stefan Frei Shots Faced 9 Stefan Frei Goals Allowed 3 Stefan Frei 3 Stefan Frei

Goals 5 07/13/2016 at Assists 5 07/13/2016 at Shots 21 07/09/2016 at Shots on Goal 8 04/16/2016 at 8 04/30/2016 at 8 05/07/2016 at 8 06/01/2016 at 8 07/13/2016 at Fouls Committed 14 03/19/2016 at 14 06/19/2016 at Fouls Suffered 20 03/19/2016 at Corner Kicks 12 05/07/2016 at 12 07/17/2016 at Offside 4 03/12/2016 at 4 06/25/2016 at Saves 6 04/10/2016 at 6 04/23/2016 at Shots Faced 9 04/23/2016 at Goals Allowed 3 04/23/2016 at 3 07/17/2016 at

03/12/2016 at RSL

L 1-2

04/16/2016 at PHI

W 2-1

07/13/2016 at DAL

W 5-0

03/19/2016 at VAN

L 1-2

05/21/2016 at COL 06/01/2016 at DC

L 0-1 W 2-0

03/12/2016 at RSL 04/16/2016 at PHI

L 1-2 W 2-1

03/06/2016 at KC

L 0-1

05/28/2016 at NE

L 1-2

04/10/2016 at HOU 04/23/2016 at COL

T 1-1 L 1-3

04/23/2016 at COL

L 1-3

04/23/2016 at COL 07/17/2016 at POR

L 1-3 L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 7 03/20/2016 vs 7 04/09/2016 vs 7 05/11/2016 vs Shots on Goal 1 05/01/2016 vs 1 05/11/2016 vs Fouls Committed 4 04/09/2016 vs 4 04/13/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 6 05/15/2016 vs Corner Kicks 0 04/09/2016 vs 0 06/19/2016 vs Offside 0 03/20/2016 vs Saves 0 05/01/2016 vs 0 05/15/2016 vs 0 06/02/2016 vs Shots Faced 0 05/15/2016 vs 0 06/02/2016 vs

TOR NYR COL

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

LA COL

T 1-1 L 0-1

NYR COL

W 2-0 L 1-2

ORL

W 2-1

NYR DAL

W 2-0 W 2-0

TOR

W 1-0

LA ORL LA

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

ORL LA

W 2-1 T 0-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)

DAL

W 5-0

DAL

W 5-0

L 0-1

PHI CLB SJ DC DAL

W W W W W

VAN NYR

L 1-2 L 0-2

VAN

L 1-2

SJ POR

W 2-0 L 1-3

RSL NYC

L 1-2 L 0-2

HOU COL

T 1-1 L 1-3

COL

L 1-3

COL POR

L 1-3 L 1-3

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

Shots 6 03/12/2016 at Shots on Goal 2 03/06/2016 at 2 05/28/2016 at 2 06/25/2016 at Fouls Committed 6 07/13/2016 at Fouls Suffered 4 04/10/2016 at Corner Kicks 0 06/01/2016 at Offside 0 04/16/2016 at 0 04/23/2016 at 0 04/30/2016 at 0 05/07/2016 at 0 05/21/2016 at 0 07/02/2016 at 0 07/09/2016 at Saves 0 05/21/2016 at 0 07/13/2016 at Shots Faced 0 07/13/2016 at

RSL

L 1-2

KC NE NYC

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

DAL

W 5-0

HOU

T 1-1

W 2-0

PHI COL CLB SJ COL TOR LA

W L W W L T L

COL DAL

L 0-1 W 5-0

DAL

W 5-0

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

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (1-0-0) UNF 12 96 27 7 5 8 29 14 94 93 22 13

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

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 1 1 1 1

90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 8 90 82 90 90 90

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

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

3 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 14 8

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

0 2 3 4 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 19 9

0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 9 19

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

0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 7

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

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

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

Nuno Andre Coelho Jordi Quintilla Roger Espinoza Chance Myers Matt Besler Graham Zusi Tim Melia Dom Dwyer Jimmy Medranda Soni Mustivar Connor Hallisey Amadou Dia Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jordi Quintilla 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

2 2 4

GAA

O'TIME

2 2 3

0 0 1

0.00 0.00 1.00

0 0 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

1 1 0

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

2016 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-0) UNF 2 3 14 16 6 24 20 23 15 33 91 7 13 39

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

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 0 1 1

90 89 90 70 90 90 20 90 1 90 41 90 83 7 90 90

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

2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 14

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

0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 9 19

3 1 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 19 9

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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

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

Clint Dempsey Brad Evans Chad Marshall Nelson Haedo Valdez Osvaldo Alonso Stefan Frei Zach Scott Andreas Ivanschitz Dylan Remick Joevin Jones Oniel Fisher Cristian Roldan Jordan Morris Oalex Anderson Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jordi Quintilla 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 24

POS G

GOALKEEPER Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

4 4 2

GAA

O'TIME

3 3 2

1 1 0

1.00 1.00 0.00

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 0

0 0 1

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

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

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

Sounders FC

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 3 wins, 9 goals Sounders FC 7 wins, 13 goals 3 ties 4/11/2009 10/17/2009 4/17/2010 10/9/2010 5/21/2011 8/6/2011 6/20/2012 5/8/2013 3/8/2014 5/23/2015 6/6/2015 9/27/2015 3/6/2016

KC 1 at SEA SEA 3 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 1 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 0 vs KC KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 at SEA

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

(Q) (CA) (Q) (CA) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (Q) (SP) (SP) (Q)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 3 63 18 79 20 30

2 10 72 28 60 17 27

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 13 135 46 139 37 57

1 2 79 30 94 6 38

2 7 79 21 95 10 36

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 9 158 51 189 16 74

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SEA

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 1

0 1

2 0

1 2

4 8

0 0

9 13

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Sigi Schmid

vs. KC

Peter Vermes

vs. SEA

20-178 2-7-3

(1.51 pts./game) (0.75 pts./game)

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

2 1 13 4 17 11 2 5 3 9 8

Sporting KC Davy Arnaud 8 times Kei Kamara 5 times Aurelien Collin C.J. Sapong Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Melia/Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen

1 2 19 8 21 30 5 2 2 18 4

Sounders FC 13 times 3 times Fredy Montero Fredy Montero Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Kasey Keller Stefan Frei Keller/Frei Stefan Frei Kasey Keller

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots

Sporting KC 1 9 players tied 1 8 players tied 6 Kamara/Dwyer

Shots on Goal

3 Kamara/Anor

Fouls Committed

6 Aurelien Collin (twice) 4 Sapong/Dwyer

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 4 players tied 6 Tim Melia (06/06/15) 3 Kevin Hartman (10/17/09)

Sounders FC 1 13 players tied 2 Jaqua/Ljungberg 6 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 3 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 4 Cooper/Alonso 7 Osvaldo Alonso (03/08/14) 1 5 players tied 6 Stefan Frei (09/27/15) 2 Kasey Keller (10/17/09)

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

Streak (started)

Seattle Sounders FC W-L-T

Streak (started)

4-0-0 3-5-3 1-5-1

5 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ls

(08/08/2015) (07/16/2016) (07/13/2016)

3-0-0 3-3-1 0-8-1

4 Ws (10/25/2015) 1 Ts (07/02/2016) 7 Ls (04/23/2016)

2-9-2 6-1-1

2 Ls 2 Ws

(07/13/2016) (06/19/2016)

0-9-2 6-2-0

2 Ls (07/09/2016) 2 Ws (06/01/2016)

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

2 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ts 5 Ws 3 Ws

(07/13/2016) (05/21/2016) (06/25/2016) (04/05/2015) (05/20/2015)

0-6-0 14 Ls (06/06/2015) 2-5-2 1 Ls (07/17/2016) 3-0-0 7 Ws (05/16/2015) 0-0-0 6 Ws (03/08/2015) 1-0-0 2 Ws (08/16/2015)

4-0-1 3-5-2 1-4-1 0-1-0 0-0-0

1 Ws 2 Ls 1 Ws 3 Ls 1 Ls

(06/19/2016) (07/13/2016) (07/03/2016) (08/22/2015) (08/19/2015)

5-0-0 10 Ws (05/27/2015) 1-3-2 1 Ls (07/09/2016) 0-6-0 8 Ls (06/20/2015) 0-2-0 6 Ls (03/14/2015) 0-0-0 1 Ls (06/28/2015)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (3-7-3) PLAYER

MIN

Davy Arnaud Jacob Peterson Nuno Andre Coelho Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Zoltan Hercegfalvi Kei Kamara Josh Wolff Matt Besler Aurelien Collin Amadou Dia Michael Harrington Jack Jewsbury Jordi Quintilla Team totals Opponent totals

5 5 1 4 4 1 7 4 10 4 4 7 4 2 13 13

5 5 1 2 4 1 4 3 9 4 4 6 4 2 13 13

450 342 90 228 335 70 413 284 857 360 360 553 343 180 1170 1170

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 12

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

12 7 3 10 7 1 13 4 4 2 1 0 2 5 158 135

3 1 1 6 2 13 13

270 90 90 540 180 1170 1170

9 3 5 17 12 46 51

9 2 4 9 7 31 41

0.00 1.00 1.00 1.33 1.50 1.00 0.69

0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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

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SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (7-3-3) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Nate Jaqua Mauro Rosales Mike Fucito Tyrone Marshall Chad Barrett Alvaro Fernandez Patrick Ianni Roger Levesque Obafemi Martins Lamar Neagle Sanna Nyassi Jeff Parke Djimi Traore Freddie Ljungberg Clint Dempsey Brad Evans Gonzalo Pineda Tyson Wahl Team totals Opponent totals

4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 2 5 2 4 2 3 4 9 3 2 13 13

2 3 0 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 8 3 2 13 13

240 245 61 271 96 169 182 186 180 268 93 360 180 260 303 721 270 180 1170 1170

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 12 8

5 3 5 1 5 5 2 2 2 11 3 2 1 2 11 8 1 1 135 158

Michael Gspurning Stefan Frei Kasey Keller Andrew Weber Ben Dragavon Team totals Opponent totals

1 5 6 1 1 13 13

MIN SHTS 90 450 479 90 61 1170 1170

3 21 20 4 3 51 46

GAA

3 18 15 3 2 41 31

0.00 0.60 0.75 1.00 1.48 0.69 1.00

0 1 1 0 0 2 0

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. SOUNDERS FC (3-7-3)

CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KC (7-3-3)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

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

11 7 9 1 4 6 10 3 4 4 8 4 1 2 3 4 7 5 2 5 1 3 10 13 13

11 7 7 1 2 4 9 0 3 4 6 3 1 1 3 3 3 5 2 2 1 2 6 13 13

922 605 529 90 228 306 857 61 264 360 559 291 90 66 270 315 328 405 180 203 90 195 624 1170 1170

1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13

7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12

17 12 10 3 10 5 4 0 12 0 9 6 0 1 0 1 6 4 1 3 0 1 11 158 135

Clint Dempsey Chad Marshall Herculez Gomez Michael Farfan Brad Evans Nathan Sturgis Osvaldo Alonso Oalex Anderson Oniel Fisher Stefan Frei Erik Friberg Andreas Ivanschitz Darwin Jones Joevin Jones Tyrone Mears Jordan Morris Dylan Remick Cristian Roldan Zach Scott Nelson Haedo Valdez Team totals Opponent totals

13 29 8 7 11 9 12 1 2 11 1 2 2 2 3 1 4 3 7 2 13 13

12 29 5 6 8 8 12 0 2 11 0 2 0 2 3 1 3 2 6 2 13 13

1113 2509 438 556 759 660 1063 7 131 990 17 154 10 180 270 83 271 184 556 154 1170 1170

3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9

2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8

31 19 18 13 8 3 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 135 158

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Jon Kempin Team totals Opponent totals

3 1 13 13

270 90 1170 1170

9 3 46 51

9 2 31 41

0.00 1.00 1.00 0.69

0 0 0 2

38 0.91 41 0.69 31 1.00

1 2 0

GOALKEEPER

Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

11 13 13

MIN SHTS 990 1170 1170

50 51 46

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GAME NOTES

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, July 24, 2016 Kickoff: 2 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 23 Sporting Kansas City 8-10-4, 28 points (6-4-1 home; 2-6-3 away) 7th place in Western Conference

English TV: ESPN Spanish TV: ESPN Deportes English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM

Seattle Sounders FC 6-11-2, 20 points (5-5-0 home; 1-6-2 away) 9th place in Western Conference

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

8-10-4 (28 pts.) RECORD 22 GAMES PLAYED 7th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 24 GOALS 1.09 GOALS/GAME 25 ASSISTS 25 GOALS ALLOWED 1.14 ALLOWED/GAME –1 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 321 (96) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 29.9% ON GOAL % 282 FOULS COMMITTED 271 FOULS SUFFERED 38 CAUTIONS 2 EJECTIONS

Robert Sibiga Jeff Muschik Peter Manikowski Hilario Grajeda

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 37 39 93 94

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

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

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

Pronunciation oh-PAR-ah

6-11-2 (20 pts.) 19 9th in West 20 1.05 15 13 1.26 –4 254 (92) 36.2% 190 245 22 3

2016 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

Dom Dwyer 8 GOALS 7 4 ASSISTS 5 Dom Dwyer 70 SHOTS 44 Dom Dwyer 24 SHOTS ON GOAL 22 eight players tied 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 Dwyer/Zusi 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 2 Roger Espinoza 46 FOULS COMMITTED 30 Dom Dwyer 48 FOULS SUFFERED 45 Dom Dwyer 6 CAUTIONS 5 Espinoza/Opara 1 EJECTIONS 1

Abdul-Salaam/Feilhaber

FAIL-hob-ber KWAY-yoh sin-OH-vick OH-lum sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM

HAL-iss-see AH-pee-ah CAN

Tim Melia 1890 Alec Kann 1.00 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 52

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

Jordan Morris Andreas Ivanschitz Clint Dempsey Jordan Morris Dempsey/Morris Andreas Ivanschitz Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso three players tied

1620 Stefan Frei 1.22 Stefan Frei 6 Stefan Frei 5 Stefan Frei 49 Stefan Frei

MEE-lia

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah

PETER VERMES

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Pts 33 30 28 26 24 23 22 22 18 17

W 9 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 3 4

L 6 6 9 5 7 7 7 5 7 9

T 6 6 4 8 6 8 7 10 9 5

GD GP –1 21 +6 20 +5 21 +1 19 –1 19 –7 20 –3 19 –3 19 –6 19 –7 18

Western Conference 1. FC Dallas 2. Colorado Rapids 3. LA Galaxy 4. Real Salt Lake 5. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6. Portland Timbers 7. Sporting Kansas City 8. San Jose Earthquakes 9. Seattle Sounders FC 10. Houston Dynamo

Pts 40 37 32 30 29 29 28 25 20 18

W 12 10 8 8 8 7 8 6 6 4

L 6 2 3 6 8 6 10 6 11 9

T 4 7 8 6 5 8 4 7 2 6

GD GP +4 22 +9 19 +4 19 –1 20 –2 21 +1 21 –1 22 –1 19 –4 19 –3 19

8th season 98-79-57 8th season (.541) 98-79-57

Through Thursday, July 21

Eastern Conference 1. New York City FC 2. Philadelphia Union 3. New York Red Bulls 4. Montreal Impact 5. Toronto FC 6. New England Revolution 7. D.C. United 8. Orlando City SC 9. Columbus Crew SC 10. Chicago Fire

(.541)

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

SIGI SCHMID 17th season 228-164-113 (.563) 8th season 115-78-56 (.574)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, July 21 OUT: • Matt Besler (left MCL strain) • Brad Davis (left calf strain) • Justin Mapp (left calf strain) QUESTIONABLE: • Nuno Coelho (left hamstring strain) • Paulo Nagamura (left quad strain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 24, 2016 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvSEA: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvSEA: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting KC has a 3-7-3 regular season record against Seattle, including a 1-4-1 mark in Kansas City. The lone home win came in the most recent meeting at Children’s Mercy Park on June 6, 2015 — a cagey affair decided by Benny Feilhaber’s 84th-minute penalty kick. Sporting KC is unbeaten in a franchiserecord four straight MLS matches against Seattle, winning two and drawing two since the start of 2015. Prior to this stretch, Sporting KC had just one win in 10 all-time league meetings with Sounders FC. That first victory came in the inaugural game between the clubs in April 2009 at CenturyLink Field. The regular season series has been characterized by closely fought, lowscoring battles. Neither side has won by more than one goal in all 13 regular season meetings. In those 13 games, the clubs have combined for more than three goals just once (Oct. 17, 2009), while five of the last six matches have produced one goal or less. Sounders FC have managed just one goal in the last four regular season meetings, including a 1-0 home defeat when the clubs met in the 2016 season opener on March 6. Nuno Coelho’s 73rd-minute strike from distance gave Sigi Schmid’s men their first of five home losses this year. Sounders FC have a history of leaving it late against Sporting KC, scoring eight of their 13 goals in the series after the 75th minute. In 11 meetings since 2010, Seattle has scored five game-winning goals in second half stoppage time. Sporting KC and Seattle are two of three MLS clubs, along with LA Galaxy, to win multiple major trophies since 2011 (among MLS Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and MLS Supporters’ Shield). Sporting KC lifted the 2012 and 2015 Open Cups and were 2013 MLS Cup champions. The Sounders were 2011 and 2014 Open Cup champions and claimed the 2014 Supporters’ Shield. Sporting KC has made five straight postseason appearances since 2011, while Sounders FC have been to the playoffs in all seven years of their existence. #SKCvSEA Regular Season Meetings Date 04/11/2009 10/17/2009 04/17/2010 10/09/2010 05/21/2011 08/06/2011 06/20/2012 05/08/2013 03/08/2014 05/23/2015 06/06/2015 09/27/2015 03/06/2016

Sporting KC Team Stats (as of July 21) • SKC leads MLS with 14.6 shots per game while also allowing the fewest shots per game (9.0). • Sporting KC leads MLS with 10.3 chances created per game. • SKC has eight one-goal losses, the most in MLS. • SKC leads MLS with 132 corner kicks but has scored just one goal directly off a corner kick this year. Sporting KC Player Stats (as of July 21) • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is second in MLS with 144 duels won while ranking seventh with 45 tackles won and ninth with 762 successful passes. • Defender Jimmy Medranda leads MLS with 53 tackles won. Since May 20, he also leads MLS with 39 interceptions and ranks fifth with 48 duels won. • Forward Dom Dwyer leads the team with eight goal while ranking third in MLS with 70 shot attempts. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one behind the league lead with eight wins, but is also tied for the most losses with 10. • Sporting KC’s last three game-winning goals have been scored by defenders: Lawrence Olum (June 19), Matt Besler (July 3) and Jimmy Medranda (July 10). Seattle Sounders FC Team Stats (as of July 21) • Seattle has just two wins in its last 10 league games (2-7-1) since May 14, having been shut out five times during that stretch. • Seattle is 1-6-2 on the road with eight goals for and 16 goals against. • Seattle is 18th in MLS with 1.05 goals per game and has scored more than one goal just four times this season (second fewest in the league). • Seattle is a league-worst 0-9-2 when allowing the first goal this season. • Seattle is 3-0-0 when leading at halftime and 0-8-1 when down at half. • Seattle leads MLS with 82.5 percent passing accuracy and ranks third with 53 percent average possession. • Seattle leads MLS with 24 crosses per game, three more than any other team. • With 20 points at this stage in the season, Seattle is off to its worst 19game start in club history. Their second-lowest point total through 19 games was 25 points in 2010.

Score Result Details KC 1 at SEA 0 W Davy Arnaud scores game-winner in 80th minute KC 2 vs SEA 3 L SEA erases 2-1 deficit with goals in 69’ and 76’ KC 0 at SEA 1 L Michael Fucito scores winner in 92nd minute KC 1 vs SEA 2 L SEA scores in 66’ and 78’ before Arnaud scores in 84’ KC 0 at SEA 1 L Jeff Parke scores winner in 93rd minute KC 1 vs SEA 2 L SEA erases 1-0 deficit with goals in 90’ and 92’ KC 1 at SEA 1 T Jacob Peterson and Patrick Ianni score early in match KC 0 vs SEA 1 L Djimi Traore scores winner in 94th minute KC 0 at SEA 1 L Chad Barrett scores winner in 94th minute KC 0 at SEA 0 T Frei makes diving save to deny Feilhaber in 92’ KC 1 vs SEA 0 W Benny Feilhaber converts game-winning PK in 84’ KC 1 vs SEA 1 T Goals from Obafemi Martins (32’) and Dom Dwyer (79’) KC 1 at SEA 0 W Nuno Coelho scores winner in 73rd minute

Seattle Sounders FC Player Stats (as of July 21) • Forwards Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris are tied for the MLS lead with three game-winning goals. Each of Dempsey’s three goals this season have been game-winners. • Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso leads MLS with 150 duels won and 91 percent passing accuracy (minimum 10 games played). • Midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz is fifth in MLS with 41 chances created.

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER CONNECTIONS • Matt Besler, Graham Zusi and Clint Dempsey played in all four games for the United States at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The trio were together again this summer for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, making a combined 13 appearances as the U.S. earned a fourth-place finish. • SKC forward Jacob Peterson and Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei were teammates at Toronto FC during the 2011 season. • SKC midfielder Brad Davis and Seattle midfielder Nathan Sturgis were teammates at Houston in 2012.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Winger Graham Zusi is one shy of his 150th start in the MLS regular season. • Defender Matt Besler is one shy of his 195th career regular season appearance for Sporting KC, which would tie Jack Jewsbury for seventh most in club history. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shy of his 50th career start in the MLS regular season. • Forward Jacob Peterson is one shy of his 100th substitute appearance in the MLS regular season. He would be the fifth player in league history to reach that milestone. Peterson is also one shy of his 125th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions. • Midfielder Brad Davis has 40 game-winning assists in the regular season, one shy of tying Landon Donovan and Steve Ralston for the all-time MLS lead.

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER HISTORY • Tim Melia has recorded shutouts in all three of his MLS appearances against Sounders FC, posting a 2-0-1 record with nine saves. • Benny Feilhaber converted a penalty kick in the 84th minute of Sporting KC’s 1-0 win over Seattle on June 6, 2015, at Children’s Mercy Park. • Dom Dwyer scored a 78th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Seattle on Sept. 27, 2015, at Children’s Mercy Park. • Jacob Peterson has one goal and one assist for Sporting KC in nine matches against Seattle. He scored in the eighth minute of a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field on June 20, 2012, and recorded the game-tying assist in a 1-1 draw last September at Children’s Mercy Park. • In his MLS debut on March 6, Nuno Coelho scored the game-winning goal in Sporting KC’s 1-0 victory at CenturyLink Field, giving Sporting KC their first win in Seattle since 2009. • Clint Dempsey has three goals in 13 regular season appearances against Sporting KC, all as a member of the New England Revolution from 20042006. Dempsey is the only player on Seattle’s current roster to score a regular season goal against Sporting KC. • Chad Marshall has faced Sporting KC 29 times during his regular season career, third most among active players behind Brad Davis (31) and Justin Mapp (30), who coincidentally joined Sporting KC this offseason. • Stefan Frei has a 0.91 goals against average in 11 regular season games against Sporting KC with a 3-4-4 record.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 24, 2016 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES CRUCIAL STRETCH AWAITS SPORTING KC SKC LOANS FOUR TO SWOPE PARK RANGERS Sporting KC has reached the proverbial crossroads of its 2016 regular season. Peter Vermes’ men are currently seventh place in the West, one point outside of playoff position, and the club’s next five opponents are from within the conference.

Sporting KC announced Tuesday that the club has loaned four players — midfielder Emmanuel Appiah, defenders Kevin Ellis and Chance Myers, and goalkeeper Alec Kann — to the Swope Park Rangers ahead of Wednesday’s USL match at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Appiah, Ellis, Myers and Kann join Sporting KC defender Ever Alvarado and goalkeeper Jon Kempin on loan at the club’s USL affiliate.

First up is Seattle Sounders FC (6-11-2, 20 pts), who will be desperate for a result on Sunday to keep their thinning postseason hopes alive. Back-to-back games against the MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers will follow on July 31 (home) and Aug. 7 (away), and the outcome of the two-game set could go a long way determining who finishes above the red line in the West. Portland is a single point ahead of Sporting KC in the table with one game in hand.

Appiah, a 22-year-old rookie, signed for Sporting KC last Tuesday. The University of Cincinnati product joined the Colorado Rapids in January as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, playing two matches on loan at USL club Charlotte Independence before parting ways with Colorado on June 30.

Sporting KC will then travel to face FC Dallas, the MLS Supporters’ Shield leaders, on Aug. 13. Oscar Pareja’s men have been sensational at home, posting an 8-0-3 record at Toyota Stadium while outscoring opponents 23-7. The crucial stretch will then conclude with a home game against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Caps are currently level on points with Portland, and together the clubs occupy the last two postseason spots in the West.

Alvarado signed for Sporting KC on June 24 from C.D. Olimpia, just a month removed from his third career Liga Nacional title. The 24-year-old left back spent three seasons with Olimpia, playing 73 games in all competitions and netting six goals. Alvarado has also earned six caps for the Honduras National Team and scored his first international goal against Nicaragua in January.

LAST TIME OUT: SKC FOILED BY RAPIDS AGAIN

Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson has started 137 of his 236 career regular season appearances. He is one shy of his 100th substitute appearance, the fifth most in MLS history. Should he hit the century mark, Peterson would join elite company among other heralded players, including MLS’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer Jeff Cunningham (134 regular season goals). Sub appearances (GP-GS) Player (MLS career) 1. Jeff Cunningham (1998-2011) 132 (365-233) 2. Alan Gordon (2004 - ) 110 (234-124) 3. Dominic Oduro (2006 - ) 108 (299-191) 4. Andy Williams (1998-2011) 101 (332-231) 5. Jacob Peterson (2006 - ) 99 (236-137)

PETERSON POISED FOR 100TH SUB APPEARANCE

Sporting KC took its second straight 1-0 defeat last Saturday night, falling to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Second-half substitute Marlon Hairston scored the game-winner in the 78th minute, giving the Rapids (10-2-7, 37 points) their third win over Sporting KC (8-10-4, 28 points) this season. The result dropped Sporting KC to seventh place in the Western Conference table and extended Colorado’s club-record unbeaten run to 14 games. The Rapids earned their fifth consecutive win in the regular season series, while Sporting KC’s road winless skid hit nine games. In each of Colorado’s three wins over Sporting KC this season, the match was tied entering the final 15 minutes. With his team playing its third game in seven days, Manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the starting lineup from last Wednesday’s 1-0 setback at the Chicago Fire. Lawrence Olum earned his 100th appearance for the club in all competitions, replacing Matt Besler in central defense, while Connor Hallisey made way for Brad Davis on the left side of a three-pronged attack. Midfielder Roger Espinoza started his 150th regular season match in Kansas City colors, and goalkeeper Tim Melia played his 50th game for the team across all competitions.

VERMES TWO SHY OF 100 REGULAR SEASON WINS

Peter Vermes has now coached 277 matches for Kansas City in all competitions with a 122-90-65 record. He passed Bob Gansler as the longest-tenured manager in club history on June 19 when Sporting KC beat FC Dallas 2-0. Last August, Vermes passed Gansler as the winningest coach in Sporting KC history. His 98 regular season victories are eighth most in MLS history and fifth most among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (228), Bruce Arena (198), Dominic Kinnear (158) and Jason Kreis (100). Coach Wins Seasons Active in MLS Sigi Schmid 228 17 Yes (SEA) Bruce Arena 198 14 Yes (LA) Dominic Kinnear 158 13 Yes (SJ) Frank Yallop 130 13 No Bob Bradley 124 9 No Steve Nicol 112 11 No Jason Kreis 100 9 Yes (ORL) Peter Vermes 98 8 Yes (SKC)

MATT BESLER NAMED AN MLS ALL-STAR

Sporting KC defender Matt Besler has been named to the MLS All Star Fan XI on ahead of the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 28. Besler, 29, earns MLS AllStar accolades for the fifth time in his career, third most in club history behind Preki (seven) and Jimmy Conrad (six). The center back has played 12 MLS matches this season, anchoring a defense that has faced a league-low 9.0 shots per game and ranks fourth with a 1.14 goals against average. A native of Overland Park, Kansas, Besler scored the third goal of his professional career in the 91st minute of a 3-2 victory over Columbus Crew SC on July 3. It was his first appearance for Sporting KC since spending the month of June with the United States Men’s National Team, where he started two matches at Copa America Centenario.

78 STRAIGHT AND COUNTING

Children’s Mercy Park has sold out 81 consecutive MLS matches dating back to April 2012 (including four playoff games) and 93 of 102 league matches since opening in 2011. The 18,467-seat venue has averaged 105 percent capacity over the last five MLS seasons, drawing more than 19,400 fans per game.

SPORTING KC ACQUIRES CAMERON PORTER IN TRADE

Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact last Tuesday in exchange for defender Amadou Dia.

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.

Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including two MLS appearances and three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage.

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

Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. A native of Centerville, Ohio, Porter made his 2016 debut on June 4 and started four matches this past month for USL club FC Montreal.

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 | July 24, 2016 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 3-7-3 Home games: 1-4-1 (6 GF, 9 GA) Road games: 2-3-2 (3 GF, 4 GA)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Date 04/11/2009 10/17/2009

Score KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 2 vs SEA 3

Result Location W CenturyLink Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark

04/17/2010 10/09/2010

KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2

L CenturyLink Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark

05/21/2011 08/06/2011

KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2

L CenturyLink Field L Children’s Mercy Park

06/20/2012

KC 1 at SEA 1

T CenturyLink Field

05/08/2013

KC 0 vs SEA 1

L Children’s Mercy Park

03/08/2014

KC 0 at SEA 1

L CenturyLink Field

05/23/2015 06/06/2015 09/27/2015

KC 0 at SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 1

T CenturyLink Field W Children’s Mercy Park T Children’s Mercy Park

3/06/2016

KC 1 at SEA 0

2 Davy Arnaud 1 eight players tied 13 Kei Kamara 4 five players tied 17 Aurelien Collin 11 C.J. Sapong

2 7 79 21 95 10 35

Kasey Keller 5 Stefan Frei 2 Frei/Keller 2 Stefan Frei 18 Kasey Keller 4

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 nine players tied 1 eight players tied 6 Dwyer/Kamara 3 Anor/Kamara 6 Aurelien Collin (twice) 4 Dwyer/Sapong

CenturyLink Field

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 players tied 1 three players tied 2 Fredy Montero 19 Fredy Montero 8 Osvaldo Alonso 21 Osvaldo Alonso 30

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS

6 Tim Melia (6/6/15) 3 Kevin Hartman (10/17/09)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 2 79 30 94 6 37

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

2 Tim Melia 5 Jimmy Nielsen 3 Tim Melia 9 Melia/Nielsen 8 Jimmy Nielsen

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

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

13 players tied 1 Jaqua/Ljunberg 2 (4/11/09) Fredy Montero 6 (4/11/09) Fredy Montero 3 Alonso/Cooper 4 (3/8/14) Osvaldo Alonso 7

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(9/27/15) Stefan Frei (10/17/09) Kasey Keller

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL

Total 9 158 51 189 16 72

1-15

KC 1 SEA 1

16-30

1 1

31-45

0 1

46-60

2 0

61-75

1 2

76-90

4 8

0 0

Total

9 13

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 3 63 18 79 20 29

2 10 72 28 60 17 27

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 13 135 46 139 37 56

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,424

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 102 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 96 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 102 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

126

6 2

105.2 4

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

202

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 126 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 24, 2016 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Lawrence Olum (signing - 12/9/15)

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

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

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

Justin Mapp (signing - 12/14/15)

Krisztian Nemeth (transfer - 1/29/16)

Brad Davis (trade - 1/7/16)

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

Daniel Salloi (Homegrown - 1/13/16)

Bernardo Anor (loan - 2/17/16)

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

Amobi Okugo (waived - 2/23/16)

Diego Rubio (loan - 3/8/16)

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

Ever Alvarado (signing - 6/24/16)

Jordi Quintilla (waived - 6/23/16)

Emmanuel Appiah (signing - 7/12/16)

Amadou Dia (trade - 7/12/16)

Cameron Porter (trade - 7/12/16)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE Nov. 25: Dec. 9: Dec. 11: Dec. 14: Dec. 31 Jan. 7: Jan. 11: Jan. 13: Jan. 26: Jan. 29: Feb. 1: Feb. 17: Feb. 23: March 1: March 8: March 25: April 1: April 27: May 26: June 7: June 14: June 15: June 23: June 24: June 25: July 12: July 12: July 12: July 14: July 19:

IN/OUT DETAILS OUT Sporting KC declines contract option for D Jalil Anibaba IN Sporting KC signs M Lawrence Olum, re-signs D Seth Sinovic and GK Jon Kempin to new contracts IN Sporting KC selects GK Alec Kann in first round of MLS Re-Entry Draft IN Sporting KC signs M Justin Mapp OUT M Mikey Lopez leaves Sporting KC out of contract IN Sporting KC acquires M Brad Davis from the Houston Dynamo (MLS) 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 IN Sporting KC signs F Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player IN Sporting KC signs D Nuno Andre Coelho OUT Sporting KC transfers F Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC (Qatar) OUT Sporting KC loans D Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto (Portugal) OUT Sporting KC loans M Bernardo Anor to Minnesota United FC (NASL) OUT Sporting KC waives M Amobi Okugo OUT Sporting KC and D Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract IN Sporting KC acquires F Diego Rubio on loan as Young Designated Player OUT Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin, M Jimmy Medranda and F Daniel Salloi to Swope Park Rangers (USL) IN M Jimmy Medranda returns to Sporting KC from Swope Park Rangers OUT Sporting KC loans M Jordi Quintilla to Swope Park Rangers (USL) IN Sporting KC recalls M Jordi Quintilla from Swope Park Rangers (USL) OUT Sporting KC laons GK Alec Kann to Swope Park Rangers (USL) IN Sporting KC recalls GK Alec Kann from Swope Park Rangers (USL) OUT Sporting KC loans F Daniel Salloi to Vasas SC (Hungary) OUT Sporting KC waives M Jordi Quintilla IN Sporting KC signs D Ever Alvarado OUT Sporting KC loans D Amadou Dia to Swope Park Rangers (USL) OUT Sporting KC loans D Ever Alvarado and D Kevin Ellis to Swope Park Rangers (USL) IN Sporting KC signs M Emmanuel Appiah IN / OUT Sporting KC acquires F Cameron Porter from Montreal Impact (MLS) in exchange for D Amadou Dia IN Sporting KC recalls D Kevin Ellis from Swope Park Rangers (USL) OUT Sporting KC loans GK Alec Kann, D Kevin Ellis, D Chance Myers and M Emmanuel Appiah 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

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11) Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013 2015

2016

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)

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)

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) Ever Alvarado (6/24/16) Emmanuel Appiah (7/12/16)

Brad Davis (1/7/16) Cameron Porter (7/12/16)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11) Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13) (ON LOAN)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16) (ON LOAN)

Alec Kann (12/11/15)

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 24, 2016 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Sunday, March 6

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

W 1-0

Coelho 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

L 0-1

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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

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Thursday, June 2

at LA Galaxy

MLS

T 0-0

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Wednesday, June 15

at Minnesota United FC (NASL)

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 32) W 2-1 (AET)

Feilhaber 65; Rubio 109

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

W 2-0

Olum 43; Feilhaber 47+

Saturday, June 25

at Montreal Impact

MLS

T 2-2

Dwyer 21, 59

Wednesday, June 29

at Houston Dynamo

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 16) L 1-3

Davis 61

SUNDAY, JULY 3

COLUMBUS CREW SC

MLS

W 3-2

Feilhaber 49; Zusi 56; Besler 91+

SUNDAY, JULY 10

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS

W 3-1

Feilhaber 8; Medranda 16; Opara 51

Wednesday, July 13

at Chicago Fire

MLS

L 0-1

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Saturday, July 16

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

L 0-1

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SUNDAY, JULY 24

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS