SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. AUDI 2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, 7 p.m. CT (FOX / FOX Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 185 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 2 1 0 0 29 27 0 0 1 Richard Sanchez DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 3 3 1 0 18 14 1 0 3 Andreu Fontas 4 Roberto Puncec DF 6-1 170 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 20 18 0 1 20 18 0 1 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 175 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 10 9 0 0 294 285 3 18 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 165 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 15 13 0 1 114 107 6 12 6 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 21 17 6 4 79 65 25 23 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 15 14 1 1 294 252 29 66 Alan Pulido FW 5-10 170 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 12 11 6 5 12 11 6 5 9 10 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-9 170 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 0 0 0 0 52 49 19 5 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 180 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 20 17 5 1 94 55 13 16 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 19 10 3 3 107 73 18 16 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 12 9 0 1 45 32 0 2 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 16 12 2 2 254 229 10 37 Graham Smith DF 6-3 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 4 4 0 0 17 16 1 1 16 17 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 18 16 6 4 18 16 6 4 18 Eric Dick GK 6-4 220 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-9 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 15 3 5 0 133 58 19 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 7 1 0 0 86 55 15 10 21 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 16 8 0 1 18 9 0 1 22 Winston Reid DF 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 10 8 1 0 10 8 1 0 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-11 155 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 John Pulskamp GK 6-2 190 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 5-10 195 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 12 11 0 2 20 18 0 3 26 Jaylin Lindsey 27 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 19 15 1 3 48 26 5 5 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 8 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 28 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 20 20 0 0 173 172 0 0 Luis Martins DF 5-8 160 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 11 9 0 2 21 18 0 2 36 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 140 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 96 Wilson Harris FW 5-11 165 11/28/1999 Los Angeles, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W155 L121 T93
MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2020 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 5 5 0 0 68 68 0 0 1 Tyler Miller 2 Noah Billingsley DF 6-2 185 08/06/1997 Wellington, New Zealand 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 2 2 2 0 180 153 20 6 3 Ike Opara 4 Jose Aja DF 6-4 185 05/10/1993 Montevideo, Uruguay 13 12 1 0 55 53 2 0 5 Jacori Hayes MF 5-7 150 06/28/1995 Andrews Air Force Base, MD 11 6 1 1 49 26 2 4 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 10 9 0 0 314 302 12 25 Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 18 15 9 4 104 91 32 27 7 8 Jan Gregus MF 6-3 170 01/29/1991 Nitra, Slovakia 18 18 1 6 48 48 2 18 FW 6-0 163 08/25/1995 Aregua, Paraguay 7 5 2 1 7 5 2 1 9 Luis Amarilla 10 Emanuel Reynoso MF 5-7 150 11/16/1995 Cordoba, Argentina 13 9 1 7 13 9 1 7 11 Thomas Chacon MF 5-5 128 08/17/2000 Palmitas, Uruguay 4 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 12 Aaron Schoenfeld FW 6-4 190 04/17/1990 Knoxville, TN 14 3 1 0 65 17 6 3 13 Ethan Finlay MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 14 12 4 2 215 154 46 39 14 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 4 3 0 0 67 62 2 1 15 Michael Boxall DF 6-2 200 08/18/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 19 19 0 0 111 110 4 0 16 Kei Kamara FW 6-3 190 09/01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone 16 11 4 2 359 299 130 47 MF 5-11 168 04/17/1993 Helsinki, Finland 20 18 7 5 30 24 7 5 17 Robin Lod 18 Greg Ranjitsingh GK 6-3 195 07/18/1993 Pickering, ON, Canada 3 3 0 0 5 5 0 0 19 Romain Metanire DF 5-10 159 03/28/1990 Metz, France 20 20 0 4 47 47 1 11 20 Sam Gleadle MF 5-10 155 03/20/1996 Chichester, England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 6-0 163 08/11/1989 Paris, France 11 10 0 0 11 10 0 0 21 Bakaye Dibassy 27 Foster Langsdorf MF 5-10 165 12/14/1995 Portland, OR 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 Adrian Zendejas GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 31 Hassani Dotson MF 5-11 170 08/06/1997 Federal Way, WA 18 12 1 1 42 27 5 1 James Musa DF 5-5 170 04/01/1992 Plymouth, England 6 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 41 44 Raheem Edwards MF 5-9 148 07/15/1995 Toronto, ON, Canada 12 2 0 3 65 33 5 11 DF 6-0 185 01/25/1996 Alexandria, VA 18 16 1 1 33 30 1 1 77 Chase Gasper 89 Kevin Partida MF 5-8 142 03/10/1995 Sparks, NV 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 94 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 9 4 0 0 116 77 7 13 97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6-3 165 05/09/1997 Pickering, ON, Canada 13 13 0 0 13 13 0 0 Fred Emmings GK 6-5 210 02/08/2004 Saint Paul, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath
01/11/1961 W61 L72 T40
SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7 p.m. CT REFEREES
2020 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 21 12-6-3 39 38 25 9 5-3-1 16 18 12
MNUFC on road
21 9-5-7 34 36 26 9 3-4-2 11 13 14
REFEREE: Drew Fischer. AR1 (bench): Kathryn Nesbitt; AR2 (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Victor Rivas; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic; AVAR: Eric Weisbrod TEAM NEWS SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Winston Reid, Amadou Dia, Johnny Russell, Roger Espinoza ... MIN: Michael Boxall
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 6 wins, 16 goals … MNUFC 3 wins, 10 goals … Ties 2 AT KC: Sporting 5 wins, 11 goals … MNUFC 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0 2020 7/12: 8/21: 9/13:
DISABLED LIST: KC: Felipe Gutierrez (SEI) ... MIN: Tyler Miller (SEI) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
(MLS): MIN 2, KC 1 (own goal 92+; Molino 97+ -- Shelton 43) MIN 1, KC 2 (own goal 32 -- Kinda 12; own goal 55) KC 1, MIN 0 (Russell 80)
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 3
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: First meeting.
SPORTING WIN ON PENALTY KICKS 3-0 UPCOMING MATCHES MNUFC SPORTING ????? ?????
Scoring Summary: KC--Espinoza 1 (Russell 1) 4 SJ--Fierro 1 (unassisted) 22 SJ--Salinas 1 (Espinoza 1, Fierro 1) 34 KC--I. Sanchez 1 (Busio 1) 47 KC--Busio 1 (Shelton 1, Fernandes 1) 91+ SJ--Wondolowski 1 (Espinoza 2, Rios 1) 97+
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F 38 50
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Jaylin Lindsey, Roberto Puncec, Winston Reid, Amadou Dia, Johnny Russell, Roger Espinoza (Felipe Hernandez 93+), Ilie Sanchez, Gianluca Busio (Gadi Kinda 97), Gerso Fernandes (Erik Hurtado 93+), Khiry Shelton.
MNUFC
SPORTING
A 25 76
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
F 36 50
A 26 69
14 15 6 1
16 7 3 0
20 5 3 2 2 0 2 2
17 1 2 0 3 0 2 1
6 27 3
5 19 2
HOW SCORED
21 12 5 0
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
14 6 4 1
TYPE OF PLAY
21 2 8 1 1 0 4 1
16 4 4 0 0 0 0 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
12 22 4
3 20 2
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
MINNESOTA UNITED 3 COLORADO RAPIDS 0 Scoring Summary: MIN--Molino 1 (Reynoso 1) 22 MIN--Lod 1 (Reynoso 2) 54 MIN--Molino 2 (Gregus 1, Reynoso 3) 79 MINNESOTA UNITED--Dayne St. Clair, Hassani Dotson, Michael Boxall, Bakaye Dibassy, Chase Gasper, Ethan Finlay (Kei Kamara 68), Jan Gregus, Emanuel Reynoso (Jacori Hayes 83), Marlon Hairston (Osvaldo Alonso 80), Kevin Molino, Robin Lod.
DISTANCE
(W-L-T) KC MIN
RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 5-2-0 5-0-3 2-4-0 5-0-3 3-2-3 1-3-1
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 10-2-1 2-4-2 8-0-2 1-5-2
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 10/24/2020 KC 4, COL 0 11/08/2020 KC 2, RSL 0 9/23/2020 KC 1, ORL 2 10/14/2020 KC 0, DAL 1 10/17/2020 KC 2, CHI 2 11/08/2020 KC 2, RSL 0 10/14/2020 KC 0, DAL 1
(0) (0) (3) (3) (3) (0) (4)
MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 11/08/2020 MIN 3, DAL 0 (0) 10/24/2020 MIN 1, CIN 0 (0) 8/21/2020 MIN 1, KC 2 (8) 9/23/2020 MIN 1, CLB 2 (2) 11/04/2020 MIN 2, CHI 2 (1) 11/08/2020 MIN 3, DAL 0 (0) 10/06/2020 MIN 0, NSH 0 (5)
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC WWLWWWLTTLWLLWWWLTWWW MNUFC WWWTTLLLWWLTLTWTTWWTW
TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 6 3 players tied A: 5 Pulido SHT: 50 Russell SOG: 18 Pulido FC: 30 Kinda/Puncec FS: 30 Pulido OF: 9 Shelton C: 5 Busio/Kinda E: 1 Kinda/Melia MNUFC G: 9 Molino A: 7 Reynoso SHT: 40 Lod SOG: 17 Molino FC: 23 Aja/Reynoso FS: 48 Molino OF: 4 Molino/Toye C: 6 Aja/Gasper E: 1 Gregus/Metanire
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 21 1 8 8 2 2 38 1.81 MIN 21 5 4 7 3 2 36 1.71 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 21 7 7 5 1 1 25 1.19 MIN 21 7 4 8 2 0 26 1.24 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 38 2 5 6 8 7 10 MIN 36 4 5 7 4 6 10 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 25 3 2 7 5 1 7 MIN 26 3 4 3 7 5 4
2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (12-6-3, 39 pts.) UNF 9 17 7 11 19 12 15 27 8 3 22 26 36 13 21 6 4 28 20 16 5 1 29
POS F M F F F F M M M D D D D D M M D M F D D G G
PLAYER Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Johnny Russell Khiry Shelton Erik Hurtado Gerso Fernandes Roger Espinoza Gianluca Busio Graham Zusi Andreu Fontas Winston Reid Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins Amadou Dia Felipe Hernandez Ilie Sanchez Roberto Puncec Cameron Duke Daniel Salloi Graham Smith Matt Besler Richard Sanchez Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 12 18 21 20 15 19 16 19 15 3 10 12 11 12 16 15 20 8 7 4 10 2 20
GS 11 16 17 17 3 10 12 15 14 3 8 11 9 9 8 13 18 2 1 4 9 1 20
MIN 962 1394 1529 1447 376 820 950 1275 1224 270 728 1059 773 847 778 1259 1675 218 165 315 810 104 1784
21 21
21 21
1890 1890
G 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 25
A 5 4 4 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 36 35 50 29 19 23 19 36 21 1 3 6 6 1 8 7 3 2 6 1 1 0 0
SOG 18 11 17 14 8 5 8 6 4 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
31 27
313 199
103 82
FC 8 30 14 17 8 10 20 22 14 0 11 7 11 10 12 14 30 4 0 4 10 0 2
FS 30 25 27 17 7 14 10 18 9 2 7 9 3 6 7 9 6 5 1 2 9 1 1
OFF 6 2 0 9 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CK 0 5 58 0 0 1 0 48 4 0 0 0 6 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 3 5 3 4 0 2 3 5 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 2
E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
258 244 244 258
30 39
130 75
45 52
2 4
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 3, Johnny Russell 2, Gadi Kinda 1, Roger Espinoza 1, Graham Zusi 1, Winston Reid 1, Erik Hurtado 1, Khiry Shelton 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Alan Pulido 2, Roger Espinoza 2, Gadi Kinda 2, Graham Zusi 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Amadou Dia 1, Gianluca Busio 1, Johnny Russell 1, Luis Martins 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals
GP 20 2 21 21
GS 20 1 21 21
MIN SHTS 1784 77 104 5 1888 82 1890 103
SV 56 2 58 62
GA 21 4 25 38
GAA 1.06 3.46 1.19 1.81
PG 0 0 0 1
PA 2 0 2 1
W L 11 5 1 1 12 6 6 12
T 3 0 3 3
SO 7 0 7 1
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2020 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (9-5-7, 34 pts.) UNF 7 17 13 9 3 10 8 77 31 5 16 16 12 4 23 23 19 44 21 14 97 27 18 41 94 15 2 6 11 1
POS M M M F D M M D M M F F F D F F D M D D G M G D M D D M M G
PLAYER Kevin Molino Robin Lod Ethan Finlay Luis Amarilla Ike Opara Emanuel Reynoso Jan Gregus Chase Gasper Hassani Dotson Jacori Hayes Kei Kamara (MIN) Kei Kamara (TOT) Aaron Schoenfeld Jose Aja Mason Toye (MIN) Mason Toye (TOT) Romain Metanire Raheem Edwards Bakaye Dibassy Brent Kallman Dayne St. Clair Foster Langsdorf Greg Ranjitsingh James Musa Marlon Hairston Michael Boxall Noah Billingsley Osvaldo Alonso Thomas Chacon Tyler Miller Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GAME-WINNING Ethan Finlay PENALTY KICK
GP 18 20 14 7 2 13 18 18 18 11 7 16 14 13 8 14 20 12 11 4 13 1 3 6 9 19 1 10 4 5
GS 15 18 12 5 2 9 18 16 12 6 6 11 3 12 6 8 20 2 10 3 13 0 3 2 4 19 0 9 1 5
MIN 1264 1585 961 425 180 826 1599 1491 1211 602 458 980 390 1071 444 596 1786 259 858 271 1170 10 270 155 405 1710 6 751 172 450
21 21
21 21
1890 1890
G 9 7 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 36 26
A 4 5 2 1 0 7 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 38 40 18 16 2 22 35 17 19 4 11 28 14 11 9 10 6 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 6 1 0
SOG 17 13 9 5 2 7 8 6 7 1 5 10 4 3 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
36 21
292 297
100 104
FC 16 21 15 5 6 23 17 17 22 7 3 9 7 23 10 10 22 8 8 1 0 0 0 5 5 21 0 12 3 0
FS 48 8 9 9 2 32 13 18 17 18 3 8 10 3 4 5 24 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 7 3 0 8 6 0
OFF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
CK 2 1 0 0 0 28 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
C 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 6 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 4 1 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
277 270 270 277
21 41
98 112
40 40
2 1
GOALS: Kevin Molino 3, Luis Amarilla 2, Kei Kamara 1, Aaron Schoenfeld 1, Chase Gasper 1 ASSISTS: Kevin Molino 2, Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1, Robin Lod 1, Emanuel Reynoso 1, 1 GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kei Kamara 1-1, Kevin Molino 1-1, Luis Amarilla 0-1
MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 1 18 97
POS G G G
GOALKEEPER Tyler Miller Greg Ranjitsingh Dayne St. Clair Team totals Opponent totals
GP 5 3 13 21 21
GS 5 3 13 21 21
MIN SHTS 450 19 270 22 1170 63 1890 104 1888 100
SV 13 15 48 76 67
GA 6 8 12 26 36
GAA 1.2 2.67 0.92 1.24 1.72
PG 2 1 0 3 2
PA 2 1 2 5 3
W 3 0 6 9 5
L 0 3 2 5 9
T 2 0 5 7 7
SO 1 0 6 7 5
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb.
OPPONENT 29 at Vancouver
RESULT W 3-1
ATT 22120
W-L-T 1-0-0
Sat. Mar. Sun. July Fri. July Wed. July
7 Houston 12 Minnesota 17 Colorado
W 4-0 L 1-2 W 3-2
21188 0 0
2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0
W 2-0
0
4-1-0
Fri. Aug. Tue. Aug.
22 at Real Salt Lake 21 at Minnesota 25 Houston
W 2-1 L 2-5
0 0
5-1-0 5-2-0
1 1
Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sat.
Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep.
29 at Colorado 2 FC Dallas 5 at Houston 13 Minnesota 19 FC Dallas
T T L W L
1-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 2-3
0 0 0 0 0
5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2 6-4-2
1 1 1 1 2
Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sat.
Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
23 Orlando City SC 27 at Colorado 3 at Houston 7 Chicago 11 Nashville SC 14 at FC Dallas 17 at Chicago
L 1-2 2-1 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6-5-2 6-5-2 7-5-2 8-5-2 9-5-2 9-6-2 9-6-3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
W 4-0
0 0
9-6-3 10-6-3
3 1
W 1-0
0
11-6-3
1
15 KC: Kinda (12); MIN: own goal (32) 15 KC: Russell (26) Kinda (49); HOU: Elis (17) Ramirez (44) Hansen (48) Quintero (57,61) 16 KC: Busio (67); COL: Bassett (57) 17 KC: Shelton (48+); DAL: Jara (9) 17 KC: Hurtado (30); HOU: Elis (59) Manotas (85) 20 KC: Russell (80); 20 KC: Russell (53,83); DAL: Jara (42,48) Hollingshead (86) 20 KC: Russell (53); ORL: Akindele (36) Michel (38) 20 23 KC: Pulido (34,73); HOU: Junqua (84) 26 KC: Reid (67); 29 KC: Fernandes (53) Hurtado (79); NSH: Zimmerman (15) 29 DAL: Hollingshead (43) 30 KC: Hurtado (35) Kinda (83); CHI: Beric (46+) Mihailovic (95+) 30 33 KC: Pulido (54) Fontas (67) Kinda (88) Fernandes (93+); 36 KC: Espinoza (57);
W 2-0
0 0
11-6-3 12-6-3
2 1
36 39 KC: Shelton (45) Hurtado (48);
Wed. Oct. Sat. Oct.
21 at Colorado 24 Colorado
Wed. Oct.
28 at FC Cincinnati 1 Minnesota 8 at Real Salt Lake
Sun. Nov. Sun. Nov.
W W W L T
POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 KC: Pulido (17) Kinda (39) Hurtado (95+); VAN: Nerwinski (28) 1 6 KC: Pulido (16) Espinoza (26) Kinda (65) Shelton (77); 2 6 KC: Shelton (43); MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+) 2 9 KC: Shelton (65) Pulido (72) Zusi (91+); COL: Acosta (6) Lewis (84) 1 12 KC: Russell (1) Fernandes (86);
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MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar.
RESULT W 3-1 W 5-2
ATT 25218 12223
W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0
W 2-1 T 0-0
0 0
3-0-0 3-0-1
Wed. July Fri. Aug. Sat. Aug.
12 at Sporting KC 17 at Real Salt Lake 22 at Colorado 21 Sporting KC 29 at FC Dallas
T 2-2 L 1-2 L 1-3
0 0 0
3-0-2 3-1-2 3-2-2
2 2 3
Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep. Wed. Sep.
2 at Houston 6 Real Salt Lake 9 FC Dallas
L 0-3 W 4-0 W 3-2
0 0 0
3-3-2 4-3-2 5-3-2
4 3 1
Sun. Sep. Sat. Sep.
13 at Sporting KC 19 at Houston
L 0-1 T 2-2
0 0
5-4-2 5-4-3
3 4
Wed. Sun. Sat. Tue. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat.
Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
L T W T
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5-5-3 5-5-4 6-5-4 6-5-5 6-5-5 6-5-5 6-5-6 7-5-6
7 6 4 4 5 6 5 4
Wed. Sun. Wed. Sun.
Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov.
23 at Columbus 27 Real Salt Lake 3 FC Cincinnati 6 at Nashville SC 11 at FC Dallas 14 Chicago 18 Houston 24 at FC Cincinnati 28 Colorado 1 at Sporting KC 4 Chicago 8 FC Dallas
11 MIN: Finlay (36,43); COL: Kamara (19) Lewis (59) 11 MIN: own goal (32); KC: Kinda (12) 11 MIN: Dotson (55); DAL: Picault (11) Ferreira (12) Ziegler (96+) 11 HOU: Quintero (28) Lassiter (65,70) 14 MIN: Gasper (53) Lod (62,90) Hayes (75); 17 MIN: Toye (11) Molino (28,70); DAL: Pepi (42) Mosquera (77) 17 KC: Russell (80) 18 MIN: Molino (11) Lod (46+); HOU: Quintero (58) Figueroa (69) 18 MIN: Lod (88); CLB: Zelarayan (31) Santos (70) 19 22 MIN: Kamara (16) Molino (69); 23 23 23 24 MIN: Finlay (11,30); HOU: Rodriguez (59) Hansen (83) 27 MIN: Schoenfeld (92+);
0 0 0 0
8-5-6 8-5-6 8-5-7 9-5-7
5 6 6 4
30 MIN: Lod (44) own goal (89); COL: Shinyashiki (69) 30 31 MIN: Aja (64) Lod (80); CHI: Beric (17) Pineda (52) 34 MIN: Molino (17,79) Reynoso (47);
Sun. July Fri. July
OPPONENT 1 at Portland 7 at San Jose
1-2 0-0 2-0 0-0
T 2-2 W 1-0 W 2-1 T 2-2 W 3-0
POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 MIN: Molino (51,79) Amarilla (76); POR: Valeri (56) 2 6 MIN: Opara (12,71) Gregus (26) Amarilla (32) Lod (48+); SJ: Eriksson (19) Qazaishvili (53) 1 9 MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+); KC: Shelton (43) 1 10
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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)
Goals 2 Johnny Russell 2 Alan Pulido Assists 2 Alan Pulido 2 Gianluca Busio Shots 8 Johnny Russell Shots on Goal 6 Alan Pulido Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 5 Alan Pulido 5 Johnny Russell Offside 3 Khiry Shelton Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 9 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 5 Tim Melia
Goals 4 03/07/2020 vs 4 10/24/2020 vs Assists 4 03/07/2020 vs Shots 23 10/24/2020 vs Shots on Goal 12 10/24/2020 vs Fouls Committed 18 09/23/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 17 08/21/2020 vs Corner Kicks 13 09/23/2020 vs Offside 3 03/07/2020 vs 3 08/21/2020 vs 3 08/25/2020 vs 3 09/23/2020 vs Saves 6 09/19/2020 vs 6 10/14/2020 vs Shots Faced 9 09/19/2020 vs Goals Allowed 5 08/25/2020 vs
09/19/2020 vs DAL 10/03/2020 vs HOU
L 2-3 W 2-1
07/22/2020 vs RSL 10/03/2020 vs HOU
W 2-0 W 2-1
09/02/2020 vs DAL 10/24/2020 vs COL 07/12/2020 vs MIN
T 1-1 W 4-0 L 1-2
08/21/2020 vs MIN 10/07/2020 vs CHI
W 2-1 W 1-0
09/23/2020 vs ORL
L 1-2
09/19/2020 vs DAL 10/14/2020 vs DAL
L 2-3 L 0-1
09/19/2020 vs DAL
L 2-3
08/25/2020 vs HOU
L 2-5
HOU COL
W 4-0 W 4-0
HOU
W 4-0
COL
W 4-0
COL
W 4-0
ORL
L 1-2
MIN
W 2-1
ORL
L 1-2
HOU MIN HOU ORL
W W L L
DAL DAL
L 2-3 L 0-1
DAL
L 2-3
HOU
L 2-5
UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)
Goals 2 7 times Assists 3 Robin Lod Shots 7 Aaron Schoenfeld Shots on Goal 3 5 times Fouls Committed 6 Ethan Finlay 6 Robin Lod 6 Emanuel Reynoso Fouls Suffered 6 Kevin Molino Offside 1 21 times Saves 8 Greg Ranjitsingh 8 Dayne St. Clair Shots Faced 11 Greg Ranjitsingh Goals Allowed 3 Greg Ranjitsingh 3 Greg Ranjitsingh
Goals 5 03/07/2020 at Assists 6 11/08/2020 at Shots 25 10/28/2020 at Shots on Goal 10 03/07/2020 at Fouls Committed 22 03/01/2020 at Fouls Suffered 21 09/06/2020 at Corner Kicks 10 10/28/2020 at Offside 3 07/12/2020 at 3 09/23/2020 at 3 10/28/2020 at Saves 8 09/02/2020 at 8 09/19/2020 at Shots Faced 11 09/02/2020 at Goals Allowed 3 08/29/2020 at 3 09/02/2020 at
03/01/2020 at POR
W 3-1
11/08/2020 at DAL
W 3-0
10/28/2020 at COL
W 2-1
09/09/2020 at DAL
W 3-2
03/01/2020 at POR 07/22/2020 at COL 09/06/2020 at RSL
W 3-1 T 2-2 W 4-0
07/12/2020 at KC
W 2-1
03/01/2020 at POR
W 3-1
09/02/2020 at HOU 09/19/2020 at HOU
L 0-3 T 2-2
09/02/2020 at HOU
L 0-3
08/29/2020 at DAL 09/02/2020 at HOU
L 1-3 L 0-3
TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)
4-0 2-1 2-5 1-2
Shots 9 10/17/2020 vs Shots on Goal 2 09/23/2020 vs Fouls Committed 6 11/08/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 7 09/05/2020 vs Corner Kicks 1 10/11/2020 vs Offside 0 02/29/2020 vs 0 08/29/2020 vs 0 09/02/2020 vs 0 10/14/2020 vs 0 10/28/2020 vs Saves 0 09/13/2020 vs Shots Faced 0 09/13/2020 vs
CHI
T 2-2
ORL
L 1-2
RSL
W 2-0
HOU
L 1-2
NSH
W 2-1
VAN COL DAL DAL CIN
W T T L W
MIN
W 1-0
MIN
W 1-0
3-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-0
TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)
SJ
W 5-2
DAL
W 3-0
COL
W 2-1
SJ
W 5-2
POR
W 3-1
RSL
W 4-0
COL
W 2-1
KC CLB COL
W 2-1 L 1-2 W 2-1
HOU HOU
L 0-3 T 2-2
HOU
L 0-3
DAL HOU
L 1-3 L 0-3
Shots 4 10/18/2020 at Shots on Goal 0 09/13/2020 at Fouls Committed 8 09/02/2020 at 8 09/27/2020 at 8 10/28/2020 at Fouls Suffered 4 09/02/2020 at Corner Kicks 1 07/17/2020 at 1 09/23/2020 at 1 10/18/2020 at Offside 0 07/22/2020 at 0 08/21/2020 at 0 09/02/2020 at 0 09/27/2020 at 0 10/03/2020 at 0 10/06/2020 at 0 10/18/2020 at 0 11/08/2020 at Saves 0 09/09/2020 at Shots Faced 2 07/17/2020 at 2 09/09/2020 at 2 10/24/2020 at
HOU
T 2-2
KC
L 0-1
HOU RSL COL
L 0-3 T 0-0 W 2-1
HOU
L 0-3
RSL CLB HOU
T 0-0 L 1-2 T 2-2
COL KC HOU RSL CIN NSH HOU DAL
T L L T W T T W
DAL
W 3-2
RSL DAL CIN
T 0-0 W 3-2 W 1-0
2-2 1-2 0-3 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-2 3-0
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2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. MINNESOTA UNITED (2-1-0) UNF 11 7 17 8 9 26 15 5 29 1 22 19 20 6 12 27 16 28 36 21 4
POS F F M M F D M D G G D F F M F M D M D M D
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
3 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 3 3
215 192 238 270 179 90 165 180 254 14 90 1 1 89 181 181 90 54 180 105 185 270 270
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
6 5 9 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 1 1 45 27
3 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 5
1 1 3 2 2 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 39 40
5 2 5 2 7 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 40 39
2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 1 0 21 11
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Khiry Shelton Johnny Russell Gadi Kinda Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Jaylin Lindsey Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Winston Reid Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Graham Smith Cameron Duke Luis Martins Felipe Hernandez Roberto Puncec Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Johnny Russell 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
UNF 29 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
3 1 3 3
3 0 3 3
MIN SHT
SV
254 14 270 270
4 0 4 10
4 1 5 14
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
1 0.35 2 12.86 3 1.01 4 1.33
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
2 0 2 1
0 1 1 2
0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2020 MINNESOTA UNITED VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-2-0) UNF 7 44 19 6 15 13 12 94 1 4 5 41 23 8 18 77 97 31 17 11 9 21 10
POS M M D M D M F M G D M D F M G D G M M M F D M
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
3 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3
2 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 3
199 83 180 90 270 156 39 90 90 225 76 46 134 270 90 225 90 262 146 14 82 90 23 270 270
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 27 45
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 14
1 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 40 39
10 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 1 1 39 40
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 21
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Molino Raheem Edwards Romain Metanire Osvaldo Alonso Michael Boxall Ethan Finlay Aaron Schoenfeld Marlon Hairston Tyler Miller Jose Aja Jacori Hayes James Musa Mason Toye Jan Gregus Greg Ranjitsingh Chase Gasper Dayne St. Clair Hassani Dotson Robin Lod Thomas Chacon Luis Amarilla Bakaye Dibassy Emanuel Reynoso Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Johnny Russell 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
UNF 1 18 97
POS G G G
GOALKEEPER Tyler Miller Greg Ranjitsingh Dayne St. Clair Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
1 1 1 3 3
1 1 1 3 3
MIN SHT
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
90 90 90 270 270
2 3 5 10 4
1 2 1 4 3
1.00 2.00 1.00 1.33 1.01
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 2
0 1 1 2 1
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
3 4 7 14 5
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
UNITED VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Sporting KC
United
Sporting KC 6 wins, 17 goals United 3 wins, 10 goals 2 ties 5/7/2017 6/3/2017 10/7/2017 5/20/2018 6/3/2018 8/25/2018 8/22/2019 9/25/2019 7/12/2020 8/21/2020 9/13/2020 11/1/2020
MIN 2 vs KC KC 3 vs MIN MIN 1 vs KC MIN 1 vs KC KC 4 vs MIN KC 2 vs MIN KC 1 vs MIN MIN 2 vs KC MIN 2 at KC KC 2 at MIN KC 1 vs MIN KC 0 vs MIN
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
() (SP) () () (SP) (SP) (SP) () () () (SP) (SP)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 9 117 40 61 7 37
2 8 98 30 65 4 44
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 17 215 70 126 11 81
1 5 42 19 62 9 14
2 5 66 21 70 14 25
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 10 108 40 132 23 39
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
4 1
0 2
3 2
5 0
1 1
4 4
0 0
17 10
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath Peter Vermes
vs. KC vs. MIN
4-7-2 6-3-2
(1 pts./game) (1.67 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
3 5 20 7 16 13 6 2 4 31 7
Sporting KC Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Espinoza/Fernandes Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia
United 8 times Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez 3 times Abu Danladi Kevin Molino 3 times Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth
1 3 12 5 11 15 1 3 1 32 11
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:
Saves
Sporting KC 1 16 players tied 2 Johnny Russell (08/25/18) 6 Gianluca Busio (09/25/19) 3 5 players tied 5 Espinoza/Sanchez 5 Alan Pulido (08/21/20) 1 Tim Melia/Tim Melia/Tim Melia/Tim Melia (09/13/20) 8 Tim Melia (08/25/18)
Goals Allowed
2 3 players tied
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts
United 1 8 players tied 2 Ibarra/Gregus 4 3 players tied 3 4 6 1
Quintero/Rodriguez 3 players tied Molino/Barreto Bobby Shuttleworth (05/07/17)
9 Bobby Shuttleworth (05/20/18) 4 Bobby Shuttleworth (06/03/18)
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)
Minnesota United W-L-T
Streak (started)
5-2-0 5-0-3 2-4-0
2 Ws 2 Ws 1 Ls
(10/03/2020) (10/24/2020) (10/14/2020)
5-0-3 3-2-3 1-3-1
2 Ws (10/28/2020) 1 Ws (10/24/2020) 1 Ts (11/04/2020)
2-4-2 10-2-1
1 Ls 3 Ws
(10/14/2020) (10/24/2020)
1-5-2 8-0-2
1 Ts (11/04/2020) 3 Ws (10/24/2020)
0-1-0 3-3-2 5-2-1 2-0-0 2-0-0
22 Ws 1 Ws 5 Ws 2 Ws
(10/21/2020) (10/07/2020) (11/08/2020) (05/26/2019) (03/07/2020)
0-2-3 1-3-0 3-0-4 3-0-0 2-0-0
3 1 1 4 3
Ws Ts Ws Ws
(10/11/2020) (10/24/2020) (11/04/2020) (09/15/2019) (06/29/2019)
7-0-0 4-1-2 1-3-1 0-1-0 0-1-0
1 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ts 4 Ls 4 Ls
(11/08/2020) (10/14/2020) (10/17/2020) (05/05/2019) (07/03/2019)
4-0-3 3-1-0 2-2-4 0-2-0 0-0-0
1 1 2 4 2
Ws Ws Ts Ls Ls
(11/08/2020) (10/28/2020) (10/18/2020) (05/29/2019) (04/19/2019)
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (6-3-2) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
Diego Rubio Khiry Shelton Johnny Russell Yohan Croizet Saad Abdul-Salaam Botond Barath Erik Hurtado Gadi Kinda Wan Kuzain Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Daniel Salloi Matt Besler Latif Blessing Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Jaylin Lindsey Alan Pulido Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals
3 4 7 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 6 5 7 8 2 9 10 2 2 9 6 9 11 11
2 4 6 2 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 5 4 8 2 9 7 1 2 8 5 8 11 11
174 305 533 153 180 90 162 238 72 78 230 450 373 720 165 782 653 121 179 738 473 765 990 990
3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10
1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 11
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
8 10 15 6 2 1 7 9 3 2 8 4 17 2 7 17 17 0 5 10 8 20 215 108
Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Richard Sanchez
11 1 1
943 31 14
37 2 1
Team totals Opponent totals
11 11
990 990
40 70
SV
GAA
PG
31 0.67 1 2.90 0 12.8 6 32 0.91 53 1.55
0 0 0 0 0
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UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (3-6-2) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN SHTS
SV
GAA
PG
Abu Danladi Osvaldo Alonso Hassani Dotson Brent Kallman Tyrone Mears Kevin Molino Darwin Quintero Christian Ramirez Jan Gregus Miguel Ibarra Ibson Raheem Edwards Romain Metanire Rasmus Schuller Team totals Opponent totals
7 2 5 6 1 6 4 5 5 6 5 3 4 4 11 11
2 2 4 5 1 5 3 5 5 6 5 1 4 3 11 11
263 180 381 454 90 440 276 422 450 434 450 83 360 349 990 990
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 11 16
7 1 6 4 1 7 9 12 8 2 4 0 1 0 108 215
Vito Mannone Tyler Miller Dayne St. Clair Bobby Shuttleworth Greg Ranjitsingh Team totals Opponent totals
2 1 1 6 1 11 11
180 90 90 540 90 990 990
11 2 5 32 3 53 32
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.83 2.00 1.55 0.91
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 3 7 43 4 70 40
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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (6-3-2)
CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (3-6-2)
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Erik Hurtado Khiry Shelton Johnny Russell Gadi Kinda Wan Kuzain Daniel Salloi Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Jaylin Lindsey Alan Pulido Ilie Sanchez Graham Zusi Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Hernandez Luis Martins Tim Melia Roberto Puncec Winston Reid Richard Sanchez Graham Smith Team totals Opponent totals
4 4 7 3 1 7 8 9 10 2 2 9 9 5 2 3 2 4 11 3 1 2 2 11 11
3 4 6 3 0 4 8 9 7 1 2 8 8 3 0 3 1 4 11 2 1 1 2 11 11
234 305 533 238 72 373 720 782 653 121 179 738 765 277 54 225 105 360 943 185 90 104 180 990 990
2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10
0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11
10 10 15 9 3 17 2 17 17 0 5 10 20 9 0 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 215 108
Kei Kamara Osvaldo Alonso Ethan Finlay Hassani Dotson Marlon Hairston Brent Kallman Kevin Molino Jan Gregus Raheem Edwards Romain Metanire Jose Aja Luis Amarilla Michael Boxall Thomas Chacon Bakaye Dibassy Chase Gasper Jacori Hayes Robin Lod Tyler Miller James Musa Ike Opara Greg Ranjitsingh Emanuel Reynoso Aaron Schoenfeld Dayne St. Clair Team totals Opponent totals
15 17 11 5 8 6 7 5 5 4 6 1 10 2 1 5 4 5 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 11 11
10 15 8 4 5 5 6 5 2 4 6 1 10 0 1 4 2 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 11 11
989 1386 687 381 479 454 530 450 174 360 495 82 900 38 90 404 161 295 270 46 205 90 23 40 90 990 990
4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17
6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 16
29 11 7 6 5 4 8 8 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 108 215
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals
11 2 11 11
943 104 990 990
37 6 40 70
31 3 32 53
0.67 3.46 0.91 1.55
0 0 0 0
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN SHTS
SV
GAA
PG
Dayne St. Clair Tyler Miller Greg Ranjitsingh Team totals Opponent totals
1 3 1 11 11
90 270 90 990 990
5 11 3 53 32
1.00 1.33 2.00 1.55 0.91
0 0 0 0 0
7 15 4 70 40
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WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC
2020 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Western Conference Semifinal Sporting Kansas City 12-6-3, 39 points, 1.86 PPG (5-3-1 home; 5-2-2 away; 2-1-0 neutral) 1st Seed in MLS Western Conference Minnesota United FC 9-5-7, 34 points, 1.62 PPG (5-1-3 home; 3-4-2 away; 1-0-2 neutral) 4th Seed in MLS Western Conference
12-6-3 (39 pts.) 1.86 21 1st in West 38 1.81 31 25 1.19 +13 313 (103) 32.9% 258 244 45 2
English TV: FS1 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Drew Fischer Kathryn Nesbitt Peter Manikowski Victor Rivas Edvin Jurisevic
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75 96
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD FWD DEF DEF DEF MID GK FWD FWD MID DEF FWD GK DEF MID MID GK DEF MID FWD
Name Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Wilson Harris
Pronunciation
ahn-DRAY-oo PUHN-chetz BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh
MINNESOTA UNITED
RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
9-5-7 (34 pts.) 1.62 21 4th in West 36 1.71 36 26 1.24 +10 292 (100) 34.2% 277 270 40 2
2020 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
gram ZOO-see AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough feh-LEE-pay KY-ree JER-soh GAH-dee KINN-dah her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay
jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh MEE-lia lou-EESE mar-TEENS wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL
Three Players Alan Pulido Johnny Russell Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Three Players Kinda, Puncec Alan Pulido Busio, Kinda Kinda, Melia
PPG 2.04 1.91 1.78 1.78 1.70 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.13 1.04 1.00 0.96 0.91 0.70
W 14 13 12 11 12 9 8 8 8 7 5 6 5 4
L 4 5 6 4 8 9 7 7 13 13 10 13 12 15
T 5 5 5 8 3 5 8 8 2 3 8 4 6 4
GD +24 +7 +15 +15 +12 -2 +2 +1 -10 -10 -6 -7 -16 -24
GP 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Western Conference Pts 1. Sporting Kansas City - y 39 2. Seattle Sounders FC - x 39 3. Portland Timbers - x 39 4. Minnesota United FC - x 34 5. Colorado Rapids - x 28 6. FC Dallas - x 34 7. Los Angeles FC - x 32 8. San Jose Earthquakes - x 30 9. Vancouver Whitecaps FC - e 27 10. LA Galaxy - e 22 11. Real Salt Lake - e 22 12. Houston Dynamo - e 21
PPG 1.86 1.77 1.70 1.62 1.56 1.55 1.45 1.30 1.17 1.00 1.00 0.91
W 12 11 11 9 8 9 9 8 9 6 5 4
L 6 5 6 5 6 6 8 9 14 12 10 10
T 3 6 6 7 4 7 5 6 0 4 7 9
GD +13 +21 +11 +10 +4 +4 +8 -16 -17 -19 -10 -10
GP 21 22 23 21 18 22 22 23 23 22 22 23
6 GOALS 5 ASSISTS 50 SHOTS 18 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 30 FOULS COMMITTED 30 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1784 Tim Melia 1.06 Tim Melia 11 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 56
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
9 7 40 17 3 2 23 48 6 1
Kevin Molino Emanuel Reynoso Robin Lod Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Aja, Reynoso Kevin Molino Aja, Gasper Gregus, Metanire
1170 Dayne St. Clair 0.92 Dayne St. Clair 6 Dayne St. Clair 6 Dayne St. Clair 48 Dayne St. Clair
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS (based on points per game) Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union - s 47 2. Toronto FC - x 44 3. Columbus Crew SC - x 41 4. Orlando City SC - x 41 5. New York City FC - x 39 6. New York Red Bulls - x 32 7. Nashville SC - x 32 8. New England Revolution - x 32 9. Montreal Impact - x 26 10. Inter Miami CF - x 24 11. Chicago Fire - e 23 12. Atlanta United FC - e 22 13. D.C. United - e 21 14. FC Cincinnati - e 16
MINNESOTA UNITED
PETER VERMES
ADRIAN HEATH
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
12th season 155-121-93 12th season (.546) 155-121-93 (.546)
6th season 61-72-40 (.468) 4th season 45-54-24 (.463)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY MEDICAL REPORT As of Sunday, November 29 NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED • DEF - Matt Besler • DEF - Graham Zusi • MID - Felipe Gutierrez
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Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75 96
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Cameron Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE Wilson Harris
NO. 5 27 13 18 28 15 12 3 23 10 96 21 19 17 26 36 29 9 24 4 22 7 20 6 1 11 16 75 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Eric Dick (loaned out) Cameron Duke Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Wilson Harris Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Tim Melia MEE-lia Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough John Pulskamp Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Winston Reid Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Richard Sanchez Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE Graham Zusi ZOO-see
POS. HT. GK 6-3 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-0 MID 5-11 FWD 5-10 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 MID 5-9 FWD 6-3 FWD 5-8 DEF 5-10 MID 5-10 DEF 6-3 MID 5-8 GK 6-4 FWD 5-9 FWD 6-2 MID 5-8 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-11 GK 6-2 DEF 5-10 MID 5-7 MID 5-6 GK 6-0 DEF 5-8 MID 5-10 FWD 5-11
WT. 185 190 170 175 165 168 155 170 170 180 140 150 180 190 145 220 185 155 135 190 155 190 195 135 130 205 160 140 165
BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN 04/05/1994 (26) Little Elm, TX 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 02/11/1987 (33) Overland Park, KS 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 10/08/1990 (30) Quintero, Chile 06/26/1993 (27) Leander, TX 02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 06/08/1993 (27) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (34) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (26) Ashdod, Israel 10/03/1994 (26) Carmel, IN 11/15/1990 (29) Beaverton, OR 07/19/1996 (24) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (22) Nashville, TN 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 01/09/2003 (17) Shawnee, KS 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (34) East Islip, NY 06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 09/14/1998 (22) Carbondale, IL 11/28/1999 (20) Los Angeles, CA
LAST CLUB Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Celta Vigo (Spain) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Elche CF (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) Real Betis (Spain) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Phoenix Rising FC (USL) Wigan Athletic (England) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) West Ham United (England) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC II (USL Championship)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. HT. DEF 6-0 MID 5-7 DEF 5-10 GK 6-4 MID 5-6 MID 5-10 FWD 5-8 DEF 6-1 FWD 5-11 MID 5-9 FWD 5-11 MID 5-8 FWD 5-9 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10 DEF 5-8 GK 6-0 FWD 5-10 GK 6-2 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-10 FWD 6-2 MID 5-11 GK 6-3 FWD 6-3 DEF 6-3 MID 5-10 DEF 5-10
WT. 175 135 150 220 130 180 140 190 155 170 165 135 185 145 195 160 205 170 190 170 190 168 155 165 185 180 190 140 155
BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 02/11/1987 (33) Kansas City, MO University of Notre Dame 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 06/08/1993 (27) Nantes, France Clemson University 10/03/1994 (26) Roeland Park, KS Butler University 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (34) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (17) Overland Park, KS 10/08/1990 (30) Quintero, Chile 11/28/1999 (20) Los Angeles, CA 06/08/1998 (22) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1990 (29) Fredricksburg, VA Santa Clara University 03/23/1994 (26) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 05/15/1986 (34) Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (24) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/05/1994 (26) Mission Hills, CA 06/26/1993 (27) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 09/14/1998 (22) Carbondale, IL 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland
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Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME POSTSEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME MLS CUP CHAMPIONS
Sporting KC MLS Cup Playoffs Record: 18-22-11 Home games: 15-4-4 (44 GF, 23 GA) Road games: 2-17-7 (22 GF, 44 GA) Neutral site: 1-1-0 (3 GF, 3 GA) Date 09/26/1996 09/29/1996 10/02/1996 10/10/1996 10/13/1996 10/04/1997 10/08/1997 09/16/2000 09/20/2000 09/24/2000 09/29/2000 10/03/2000 10/06/2000 10/15/2000 09/22/2001 09/26/2001 09/29/2001 09/25/2002 09/28/2002 10/02/2002 11/04/2003 11/08/2003 11/15/2003 10/24/2004 10/30/2004 11/05/2004 11/14/2004 10/27/2007 11/03/2007 11/10/2007 11/01/2008 11/08/2008 10/30/2011 11/02/2011 11/06/2011 11/04/2012 11/07/2012 11/02/2013 11/06/2013 11/09/2013 11/23/2013 12/07/2013 10/30/2014 10/29/2015 10/27/2016 10/26/2017 11/04/2018 11/11/2018 11/25/2018 11/29/2018 11/22/2020
Score KC 3 vs DAL 2 KC 1 at DAL 2 KC 2 at DAL 2 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 1 vs LA 1 KC 0 vs COL 3 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 0 vs LA 0 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 2 vs LA 0 KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 0 at MIA 2 KC 3 vs MIA 0 KC 1 at MIA 2 KC 2 at LA 3 KC 4 vs LA 1 KC 2 at LA 5 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at SJ 3 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 3 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs LA 0 KC 2 vs DC 3 KC 1 vs CHV 0 KC 0 at CHV 0 KC 0 at HOU 2 KC 1 vs CLB 1 KC 0 at CLB 2 KC 2 at COL 0 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 0 vs HOU 2 KC 0 at HOU 2 KC 1 vs HOU 0 KC 1 at NE 2 KC 3 vs NE 1 KC 0 at HOU 0 KC 2 vs HOU 1 KC 1 vs RSL 1 KC 1 at NY 2 KC 2 at POR 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 0 at HOU 1 KC 1 at RSL 1 KC 4 vs RSL 2 KC 0 at POR 0 KC 2 vs POR 3 KC 3 vs SJ 3
Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Cotton Bowl T (SOW) Cotton Bowl L Rose Bowl T (SOL) Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L (OT) Rose Bowl W (OT) Arrowhead Stadium W RFK Stadium L Lockhart Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Lockhart Stadium L (2OT) Rose Bowl W Arrowhead Stadium L Rose Bowl T Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium L (2OT) Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L The Home Depot Center W Arrowhead Stadium T The Home Depot Center L Robertson Stadium T CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Columbus Crew Stadium W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Livestrong Sporting Park L Livestrong Sporting Park L BBVA Compass Stadium W Livestrong Sporting Park L Gillette Stadium W (AET) Sporting Park T BBVA Compass Stadium W Sporting Park T (7-6 PK) Sporting Park L Red Bull Arena T (6-7 PK) Providence Park L CenturyLink Field L (AET) BBVA Compass Stadium T Rio Tinto Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park T Providence Park L Children’s Mercy Park T (3-0 PK) Children’s Mercy Park
Sunday, Dec. 6 Sunday, Dec. 6
2:00 p.m. CT 5:30 p.m. CT
2020 MLS Cup Final TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, Dec. 12 7:00 p.m. CT
3-2 (AET)
10/26/1997
D.C. United
Colorado Rapids
2-1
10/25/1998
Chicago Fire
D.C. United
2-0
11/21/1999
D.C. United
LA Galaxy
2-0
10/15/2000
Kansas City Wizards
Chicago Fire
1-0
10/21/2001
San Jose Earthquakes
LA Galaxy
2-1 (AET)
10/20/2002
LA Galaxy
New England Revolution
1-0 (AET)
11/23/2003
San Jose Earthquakes
Chicago Fire
4-2
11/14/2004
D.C. United
Kansas City Wizards
3-2
11/13/2005
LA Galaxy
New England Revolution
1-0 (AET)
11/12/2006
Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution
1-1 (4-3 PK)
11/18/2007
Houston Dynamo
New England Revolution
2-1
11/23/2008
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
3-1
11/22/2009
Real Salt Lake
LA Galaxy
1-1 (5-4 PK)
11/21/2010
Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas
2-1 (AET)
11/20/2011
LA Galaxy
Houston Dynamo
1-0
12/01/2012
LA Galaxy
Houston Dynamo
3-1
12/07/2013
Sporting Kansas City
Real Salt Lake
1-1 (7-6 PK)
12/07/2014
LA Galaxy
New England Revolution
2-1 (AET)
12/06/2015
Portland Timbers
Columbus Crew SC
2-1
12/10/2016
Seattle Sounders FC
Toronto FC
0-0 (5-4 PK)
12/09/2017
Toronto FC
Seattle Sounders FC
2-0
12/08/2018
Atlanta United FC
Portland Timbers
2-0
11/10/2019
Seattle Sounders FC
Toronto FC
3-1
The lowest seed play-in winner advances to face No. 1 seed in East, while the highest seed play-in winner advances to face No. 2 seed in East. Seeding was determined by regular-season points-per-game after every team was unable to complete their 23-game schedule due to COVID-19 cancellations.
Western Conference Quarterfinals (1) Sporting Kansas City 3, (8) SJ Earthquakes 3 (SKC advances 3-0 on PKs) (4) Minnesota United FC 3, (5) Colorado Rapids 0 (3) Portland Timbers 1, (6) FC Dallas 1 (DAL advances 8-7 on PKs) (2) Seattle Sounders FC 3, (7) Los Angeles FC 1
Conference Finals TBD vs. TBD TBD vs. TBD
LA Galaxy
SEEDING AND PLAY-IN ROUND: Only the Eastern Conference has a play-in round, as the 7th-10th place finishers in the East will face off to enter the postseason proper: • Nashville SC (7) vs. Inter Miami CF (10) • New England Revolution (8) vs. Montreal Impact (9)
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (4) Orlando City SC 1, (5) New York City FC 1 (ORL advances 6-5 on PKs) (3) Columbus Crew SC 3, (6) New York Red Bulls 2 (2) Toronto FC 0, (7) Nashville SC 1 (1) Philadelphia Union 0, (8) New England Revolution 2
2:00 p.m. CT 7:00 p.m. CT 8:30 p.m. CT 8 p.m. CT
Score
D.C. United
QUALIFICATION 18 total clubs will compete in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs: 10 from East, 8 from West. Western Conference: Top 8 teams qualify directly to Round One Eastern Conference: Only the top 6 seeds qualify directly to Round One. Seeds 7-10 will each compete in a play-in match
AUDI 2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE
Sunday, Nov. 29 Sunday, Nov. 29 Tuesday, Dec. 1 Weds., Dec. 2
Runner-Up
10/20/1996
AUDI 2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS INFORMATION
Eastern Conference Play-In Round (8) New England Revolution 2, (9) Montreal Impact 1 (7) Nashville SC 3, (10) Inter Miami CF 0
Conference Semifinals (4) Orlando City SC vs. (8) New England Revolution (3) Columbus Crew SC vs. (7) Nashville SC (2) Seattle Sounders FC vs. (6) FC Dallas (1) Sporting Kansas City vs. (4) Minnesota United
Date Champion
FORMAT The Audi MLS Cup Playoffs will consist of single-elimination matches hosted by the higher-seeded team and the competition will follow a straight bracket format through MLS Cup on Dec. 12. The team with the higher points-per-game from the regular season out of the two finalists will host MLS Cup. Away goals play no part in the MLS Cup Playoffs with every game being singleelimination. If the score is tied after 90 minutes, the teams will play two 15-minute extra time periods followed by, if necessary, penalty kicks to determine a winner. MLS CUP The MLS Cup format is a winner-take-all match hosted by the team with the highest regular-season points-per-game. Like the rest of the MLS Cup Playoffs, extra time and, if necessary, penalty kicks will break any tie in regulation. The 2020 MLS Cup Final will be played on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. CT. 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvMIN: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#SKCvMIN: BY THE NUMBERS
Top seed Sporting Kansas City continues their quest for the MLS Cup this Wednesday night when the side hosts fourth seed Minnesota United at Children’s Mercy Park in the Western Conference Semifinals. The winner of the match will take on either FC Dallas or the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference Final at the weekend. It’ll be the fourth meeting of the 2020 season between Sporting KC and Minnesota, with SKC holding a 2-1-0 edge thus far. Minnesota inflicted SKC’s first defeat of 2020 in the MLS is Back Tournament opener on July 12, scoring twice in second-half stoppage time to claim a 2-1 victory. In that game, Khiry Shelton gave Sporting the lead late in the first half before Tim Melia was sent off for DOGSO midway through the second period. An own goal from Shelton and a late winner from Kevin Molino earned Minnesota all three points. Sporting then faced off against the Loons at Allianz Field to open the next phase of the season on Aug. 21, claiming a 2-1 win. Gadi Kinda gave Sporting the lead before the two sides traded own goals from Jaylin Lindsey and Michael Boxall as Peter Vermes’ side took home all three points. The most recent meeting came on Sept. 13 at Children’s Mercy Park, with Sporting earning a tight 1-0 victory. Johnny Russell scored the only goal of the game late on after being played in by Graham Zusi. The two sides were meant to face off at Children’s Mercy Park on Nov. 1 but the game was cancelled due to multiple positive COVID-19 cases in the Loons organization. Sporting holds a 6-3-2 record against the Loons in MLS play, including a perfect 5-0-0 mark at Children’s Mercy Park. In all competitions, that mark stands at 7-4-2 with a 6-0-0 record at home.
Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting are 15-4-4 all-time in home playoff matches, including a 5-2-2 record at Children’s Mercy Park. The two ties account for penalty shootout wins over RSL in the 2013 MLS Cup and San Jose in last Sunday’s opening-round match. • After collecting 10 wins and 38 points during a 34-game regular season in 2019, SKC eclipsed those totals with 12 wins and 39 points in 21 matches this year. • Sporting went 6-1-1 to close the regular season with MLS bests in wins (six), points (19), shutouts (four) and goals against average (0.63). • Sporting have scored in 22 of 24 matches this season across all competitions, including all 10 at Children’s Mercy Park. • SKC lead MLS with 10 goals from corner kicks this season (including playoffs). • During the regular season, Sporting ranked third in MLS in shots per game (14.9) and first in fewest shots faced per game (9.5). • During the regular season, Sporting were the only MLS team to have five players with at least five goals (Kinda, Pulido and Russell had six each, while Hurtado and Shelton had five apiece).
Date
Sporting KC Player Notes • Goalkeeper Tim Melia owns a perfect 6-0 record in penalty shootouts throughout his professional career. He also boasts a 0.538 goals conceded percentage on penalties in MLS competition, the lowest in league history among keepers who have faced at least 10 penalty kicks. Only 14 of the 26 penalties he has faced in the regular season have been successful. • Forward Johnny Russell is the only Sporting player who has appeared all 24 competitive matches this season. He is one of five MLS players to record 25 goals and 25 assists since the start of 2018 (regular season and playoffs). • Forward Khiry Shelton scored a career-high five goals during the regular season. He owns a 24-8-11 record in MLS matches as a Sporting starter (including playoffs). • During the regular season, forward Erik Hurtado led MLS with 1.20 goals per 90 minutes (minimum 3 goals scored). • During the regular season, forward Alan Pulido (six goals, five assists) and midfielder Gadi Kinda (six goals, four assists) were two of seven MLS newcomers with 10 or more combined goals and assists. • Sporting went 10-2-1 in the 13 regular season matches that midfielder Ilie Sanchez started this season. • During the regular season, defender Roberto Puncec played the full 90 minutes in all seven of Sporting’s shutouts while leading the team in passes (910), successful passes (793), interceptions (25), clearances (59) and blocks (11).
#SKCvMIN: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 6-3-2 in regular season)
09/13/2020 08/21/2020 07/12/2020 09/25/2019 08/22/2019
Score
KC 1 vs MIN 0 KC 2 at MIN 1 KC 1 vs MIN 2 KC 1 at MIN 2 KC 1 vs MIN 0
Result W W L L W
Details
Russell scores late to punctuate dominant SKC performance Kinda and a Boxall own goal secure three points for SKC Shelton tallies at MIB before own goal and Molino win it late Barath opener overturned by Alonso and Dotson Hurtado tallies late game-winner to seal all three points
#SKCvMIN: PLAYER HISTORY • Forward Khiry Shelton has scored twice against the Loons, tallying his first goal for Sporting KC in a 1-1 road draw on May 20, 2018 before adding another in SKC’s MLS is Back opener - a 2-1 loss on July 12, 2020. • Forward Erik Hurtado has scored twice against the Loons, notching a late game-winner in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019 for Sporting KC and another coming as a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2017. • Forward Johnny Russell has one goal and five assists against Minnesota. His goal came in the 1-0 home win on Sept. 13, 2020. Russell set up Khiry Shelton’s goal in the 1-1 draw on May 20, 2018 before assisting both goals in the 2-0 home win on Aug. 25, 2018. Russell tallied the game-winning assist on Erik Hurtado’s goal in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019 before setting up Botond Barath’s opener in the 2-1 road loss on Sept. 25, 2019. • Forward Daniel Salloi has one goal against Minnesota, netting the opening goal in a 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Wan Kuzain has one goal against MNUFC, scoring his first MLS goal with the game-winner on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda has scored once against Minnesota, opening the scoring in the 2-1 road win on Aug. 21, 2020. • Forward Alan Pulido has one assist against the Loons, setting up Khiry Shelton’s opener in the 2-1 loss at MLS is Back on July 12, 2020. • Forward Gerso Fernandes has tallied one assist versus Minnesota, coming on Diego Rubio’s goal in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded one assist against Minnesota, helping set up Cristian Lobato’s strike in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one assist against Minneosta United, coming on Erik Hurtado’s late game-winner in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist against Minnesota, coming on Ike Opara’s game-winning goal on June 3, 2017. • Defender Jaylin Lindsey has tallied one assist against the Loons, coming in the 2-1 road win on Aug. 21, 2020. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 6-2-1 all-time against Minnesota United FC, with four shutouts and a 0.67 goals against average. • Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez is 0-2-0 against the Loons, suffering a 2-1 road defeat with the Chicago Fire on March 17, 2018 and a 2-1 loss at the MIB Tournament on July 12, 2020 after subbing in following a red card.
Minnesota United Team Notes • Minnesota are on a nine-game unbeaten run dating back to Sept. 27, the longest active streak in MLS. The Loons have gone 5-0-4 during that stretch, including their 3-0 playoff win over Colorado on Nov. 22. • Minnesota’s 3-0 victory over Colorado on Nov. 22 was the club’s first playoff win and sent the Loons to the conference semifinals for the first time. • Minnesota’s nine-game unbeaten run has included just two away games - a scoreless draw at Nashville on Oct. 6 and a 1-0 win at FC Cincinnati on Oct. 24. • Minnesota ranked second in MLS during the regular season in both duels won per game (55.3) and interceptions per game (15.0). • Minnesota have outscored opponents 13-6 after the 75th minute in all competitions this season. • Minnesota are 10-0-3 when scoring the first goal in all competitions this season. Minnesota United Player Notes • Midfielder Kevin Molino has a team-best 11 goals to go with five assists in 20 appearances across all competitions this year, including a brace in Minnesota’s playoff win over Colorado. He leads MLS with 4 multi-goal games this season, including playoffs. • Midfielder Robin Lod has 10 goals and six assists in 24 appearances across all competitions this season. • Minnesota have lost just once in the 10 MLS matches that midfielder Emanuel Reynoso has started, including playoffs. Reynoso assisted on all three goals in Minnesota’s 3-0 playoff win over Colorado. • Midfielder Jan Gregus has started all 50 MLS appearances for Minnesota over the last two seasons (including playoffs), tallying two goals and a team-best 19 assists. • Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair has started each of Minnesota’s last 14 MLS matches, posting seven shutouts and a 7-2-5 record with a 0.86 goals against average.
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES
#SKCvMIN: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS
• Sporting manager Peter Vermes’ 16 career playoff appearances (7 as player, 9 as head coach) are tied with Kyle Beckerman for the most in MLS history among players and head coaches.
• Minnesota defender Ike Opara spent six years with Sporting KC from 20132018, scoring 15 goals and adding six assists across 136 appearances in all competitions. • Minnesota forward Kei Kamara spent five seasons with Sporting KC from 2009-2013, tallying 41 goals and 21 assists in 126 appearances across all competitions. • Minnesota goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas spent three seasons with Sporting KC from 2017-2019, making five appearances in all competitions. • Minnesota midfielder James Musa made one appearance for Sporting KC in 2017, while he made 24 appearances with Sporting II that season. • Forward Erik Hurtado played alongside Minnesota defender Jose Aja at the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2018. • Defender Winston Reid has played alongside Minnesota defender Michael Boxall and midfielder James Musa on the New Zealand National Team from 2017 onwards. • Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez was teammates with Minnesota’s Raheem Edwards at the Chicago Fire from 2018-2019. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda played against Minnesota striker Aaron Schoenfeld in the Israeli Premier League from 2016-2020. • Manager Peter Vermes played with Minnesota Sporting Director Manny Lagos at the New York Metrostars in 1996.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes HOSTING THROUGH THE POSTSEASON
SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
BUSIO PRODUCES BREAKOUT PLAYOFF PERFORMANCE
Top seed Sporting Kansas City continues their quest for the 2020 MLS Cup title this Wednesday when the side hosts regional rivals Minnesota United FC at Children’s Mercy Park in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio wrote his name in the MLS history books when he recorded a goal and an assist on his MLS Cup Playoffs debut in the penalty shootout victory over the San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Conference Quarterfinals last Sunday.
Following the Conference Quarterfinals, Sporting are now the highest seed remaining in the field after Supporters’ Shield winners the Philadelphia Union, along with second seed in the East Toronto FC, were eliminated at the first hurdle. Should Sporting emerge as Western Conference champions, they would host MLS Cup at Children’s Mercy Park.
In doing so, Busio became the youngest player in MLS history to score a goal and record an assist in a playoff match, the fourth youngest player in MLS history to score a goal in a playoff match, the youngest player in Sporting history to start and appear in a playoff match and the youngest player in Sporting history to score and assist in a playoff match.
Sporting ended the campaign in sizzling form, going 6-1-1 since the start of October and finishing with the best points per game clip in club history - 1.86. Minnesota also ended the regular season in fine form, going unbeaten in their final eight games (4-0-4) to lock up the fourth seed in the West.
In fact, besides Busio, the only other teenager to record a goal and an assist in a playoff game was Landon Donovan - who did so twice as a 19-year-old for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2001.
Sporting advanced past San Jose in the opening round in thrilling fashion, playing out a 3-3 draw in regulation that included a goal apiece in second-half stoppage time, before emerging victorious 3-0 in a penalty shootout following heroics from Tim Melia.
Sporting KC and the ‘Quakes combined to match another milestone on the night, tying the league record with seven Homegrown players seeing the field in a postseason match (SKC: Busio, Lindsey & Hernandez, SJ: Marcinkowski, Lima, Cowell & Thompson). That equals the record set by the Seattle Sounders and FC Dallas in the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Minnesota made light work of the Colorado Rapids in their opening postseason bout, cruising to a 3-0 win at Allianz Field with a brace from Kevin Molino and a goal from Robin Lod. That marked the Loons first-ever victory in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
ESPINOZA RALLIES SUPPORT FOR HONDURAS RELIEF
With Hurricane Eta devastating large parts of Central America, Sporting Kansas City midfielder and Honduran international Roger Espinoza rallied support for his home country by leading a coalition of players across Major League Soccer to support Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota relief.
A RARE FIRST AGAINST THE LOONS
Sporting Kansas City is set to take on Minnesota United FC in the MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals on Wednesday night, marking the fourth meeting between the two sides in 2020. With the two sides meeting a minimum of three times a season in all competitions since the Loons joined MLS in 2017 (4 in 2017, 4 in 2018, 3 in 2019 and now 4 in 2020), remarkably this will be the first postseason contest between the regional foes.
The devastating effects of Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota in November have left Honduras with widespread flooding, mudslides and a shortage of essential supplies, especially for children. Because the aftermath of the storm has made social distancing difficult for citizens, Honduras has also struggled to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Minnesota inflicted Sporting’s first defeat of the 2020 season in the MLS is Back Tournament opener on July 12, scoring twice in stoppage time to claim a 2-1 win after Tim Melia had been shown a red card.
In response to the emergency situation, Espinoza - who was born in Honduras and has represented his country at two FIFA World Cups - has assembled a group of fellow Hondurans in MLS to generate awareness and raise money for aid organizations that are on the ground in Honduras. These organizations have the ability to provide direct support to the thousands of people impacted by Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota.
The two sides then met again in the first game of the return to home markets phase of the season, with SKC claiming a 2-1 win at Allianz Field on Aug. 21. Sporting also won the most recent clash 1-0 when Johnny Russell scored late at Children’s Mercy Park on Sept. 13.
Espinoza and his Honduran compatriots have identified the following organizations and encourage donations:
Sporting leads the all-time regular-season series against the Loons 6-3-2, which includes a perfect 5-0-0 mark at Children’s Mercy Park. In all competitions, Sporting leads the series 7-4-2 since the start of 2017, with a 6-0-0 record at home where Sporting has outscored the Loons 15-1.
• Humanity and Hope United Foundation — A non-profit working to assist underserved villages and remote parts of Honduras • Operación Frijol — A non-profit that seeks to counter the COVID-19 pandemic by feeding those in need. • Food for the Poor — A U.S.-based non-profit that is providing disaster relief kits to Honduras to help families in the path of the hurricanes.
MELIA AMONG BEST PENALTY-STOPPERS IN THE WORLD
Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia continued to cement his place among the all-time goalkeeping greats in MLS history following a historic penalty shootout performance in the victory over the San Jose Earthquakes last Sunday in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
COACH SPEAK: PETER VERMES
On advancing in the postseason: “Part of the playoffs always is kind of getting through that first game. What I would say is I think this opponent was incredibly difficult for so many reasons. Their system of play is not what you see on a regular basis as a team. We tried to mimic them for two weeks in training and it’s hard because our players don’t play that way. It is hard getting a team to play that way so I give them a lot of credit. They played very well. They have a great mentality. Their work ethic was tremendous. At the end, I’ve never seen that done by a goalkeeper ever before. Survive, move on, get ready for the next game. That is for sure the mantra of playoffs.”
After a 3-3 draw in regulation was followed by a goalless extra time, it took penalty kicks to separate Sporting and San Jose in the opening round clash. In a stunning turn of events, Melia saved all three of San Jose’s penalty attempts by Oswaldo Alanis, Jackson Yueill and Cristian Espinoza, while Sporting’s Johnny Russell, Ilie Sanchez and Khiry Shelton all sunk theirs, sending the home side through to the Conference Semifinals. Last Sunday’s contest was the first 3-0 penalty shootout result in MLS history and the first time in which an MLS keeper has saved all three penalties he has faced. In the history of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, an MLS team has failed to convert a single shootout attempt only once. This occurred in 2010, when Chicago Fire FC couldn’t score from the spot in a shootout loss to the second-division Charleston Battery. Charleston’s goalkeeper that night was Tim Melia.
On the preparation it takes for Tim Melia’s performance in the shootout: “He’s just really good at it. I’ve never seen that in my life. I’ve never seen a goalkeeper make the first three saves in penalty kicks. I’ve never witnessed it. It says a lot about Tim. He does this regularly. It’s something special that he has. It really is. He’s a different level. I don’t get surprised a lot, but I was surprised tonight.”
Melia boasts a perfect 6-0 record in penalty shootouts throughout his professional career. His penalty saving exploits have also extended into the regular season, where he has conceded only 14 of 26 penalties faced as an MLS keeper. His penalty prevention rate of 46.2 percent is the highest in MLS history among goalkeepers who have faced at least 10 penalties.
On the play of Gianluca Busio: “When he came into the locker room after the game, I said to him, ‘I can’t say enough about your effort tonight.’ Everybody always looks at the goals and the assists, but the work that he put into the game and understanding what I asked him to do. He did it for almost 120 minutes. The kid is something special. I’m happy for him because he works really hard and he deserves to make the kind of contribution he did tonight. He’s an excellent player and I really appreciate the way he goes about his business every day. I really do.”
Among goalkeepers who have faced 15 or more penalties in the top five European leagues (Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France), only three goalkeepers have a higher rate of unsuccessful penalties according to Transfermarkt: Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Alves at 47.8% (22 of 46 unsuccessful in La Liga), Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas at 47.6% (10 of 21 unsuccessful in La Liga), Retired Italian goalkeeper Giuseppe Taglialatela at 46.4% (13 of 28 unsuccessful in Serie A).
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Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC MLS record vs. Minnesota United FC: 6-3-2 Home games: 5-0-0 (11 GF, 1 GA) Road games: 1-2-2 (5 GF, 7 GA) Neutral site: 0-1-0 (1 GF, 2 GA) Date 05/07/2017 06/03/2017 10/07/2017 05/20/2018 06/03/2018 08/25/2018 08/22/2019 09/25/2019 07/12/2020 08/21/2020 09/13/2020
Score KC 0 at MIN 2 KC 3 vs MIN 0 KC 1 at MIN 1 KC 1 at MIN 1 KC 4 vs MIN 1 KC 2 vs MIN 0 KC 1 vs MIN 0 KC 1 at MIN 2 KC 1 vs MIN 2 KC 2 at MIN 1 KC 1 vs MIN 0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Result Location L TCF Bank Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park T TCF Bank Stadium T TCF Bank Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Allianz Field L Marathon Sports Field W Allianz Field W Children’s Mercy Park
3 5 20 7 16 13
Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Gerso
6 2 4 31 7
Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia
MINNESOTA UNITED
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
Eight Players 1 Abu Danladi 3 Christian Ramirez 12 Three Players 5 Abu Danladi 11 Kevin Molino 15
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
Three Players 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 3 Bobby Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 32 Bobby Shuttleworth 11
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 2 6 3 5 5
MINNESOTA UNITED
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
16 Players Johnny Russell (8/25/18) Gianluca Busio (9/25/19) Five Players Espinoza, Ilie Alan Pulido (8/21/20)
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
8 Tim Melia (8/25/18) 2 Three Players
Eight Players Gregus, Ibarra Three Players Quintero, Rodriguez Three Players Ibson, Molino (5/20/18) Bobby (6/3/18) Bobby
Shuttleworth 9 Shuttleworth 4
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT Total 9 8 0 17 117 98 0 215 40 30 0 70 61 65 0 126 7 4 0 11 37 44 0 81
MINNESOTA UNITED Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 5 5 0 10 Shots 42 66 0 108 Shots on Goal 19 21 0 40 Fouls 62 70 0 132 Offsides 9 14 0 23 Corner Kicks 14 25 0 39
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MIN
148
1-15
4 1
16-30
31-45
5 2
46-60
3 0
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS (through March 7, 2020)
19,425
TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 162 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 162 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 154 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 162 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
196
0 2
105.2 7
61-75
1 1
76-90
4 4
OT
0 0
Total
17 10
107
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
344
1 2 4 3 4 6
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 196 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Richard Sanchez (Re-Entry Draft - Nov. 26, 2019)
Adrian Zendejas (Trade - Nov. 19, 2019)
Roberto Puncec (Signing - Dec. 4, 2019)
Jimmy Medranda (Expansion Draft - Nov. 19, 2019)
Khiry Shelton (Signing - Dec. 9, 2019)
Benny Feilhaber (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)
Alan Pulido (Signing - Dec. 10, 2019)
Seth Sinovic (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)
Amadou Dia (Signing - Jan. 10, 2020)
Gedion Zelalem (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)
Gadi Kinda (Loan - Jan. 23, 2020)
Nico Hasler (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)
Winston Reid (Loan - Feb. 14, 2020)
Krisztian Nemeth (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)
John Pulskamp (Signed as Homegrown - Feb. 24, 2020)
Rodney Wallace (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)
Charlie Lyon (Added as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 17, 2020)
Eric Dick (Loan - Feb. 4, 2020)
Wilson Harris (Signed as Homegrown - Oct. 21, 2020)
Botond Barath (Transfer - July 11, 2020) Charlie Lyon (Released as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 18, 2020)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC acquires $175,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot from Nashville SC (MLS) in exchange for GK Adrian Zendejas. Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC D Jimmy Medranda selected by Nashville SC (MLS) in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. Nov. 21: OUT Sporting KC declines options on M Benny Feilhaber, D Seth Sinovic and M Gedion Zelalem. In addition, D Nico Hasler, F Krisztian Nemeth and D Rodney Wallace are out of contract. Nov. 26: IN Sporting KC selects GK Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 (4th Overall) of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Dec. 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Robert Puncec, most recently with HNK Rijeka (Croatia). Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Khiry Shelton from SC Paderborn 07 (Germany). Dec. 10: IN Sporting KC acquires F Alan Pulido on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico). Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, most recently with Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship). Jan 23: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan with an option to buy from Beitar Jerusalem (Israel). Feb. 4: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Eric Dick to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season. Feb. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires D Winston Reid on loan from West Ham United (England). Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs GK John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player from Sporting KC II (USL Championship) after acquiring his rights from the LA Galaxy (MLS). July 11: OUT Sporting KC transfers D Botond Barath to his former club, Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). July 17: IN/OUT Sporting KC added GK Charlie Lyon as a League Pool Goalkeeper for July 17 match vs. Colorado Rapids. Lyon was released following the game. Oct. 21: IN Sporting KC signs F Wilson Harris as a Homegrown Player from Sporting KC II (USL Championship).
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
2015
Signings
Trades
Homegrown Players
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
2017 2018
Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)
Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17)
Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)
Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)
Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)
2019
Luis Martins (8/1/19)
2020
Richard Sanchez (11/25/19) Robert Puncec (12/4/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Amadou Dia (1/10/20) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20) Winston Reid (2/14/20)
Erik Hurtado (12/14/18)
Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19) John Pulskamp (2/24/20) Wilson Harris (10/21/20)
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Sporting Kansas City II
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
Saturday, February 29
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
W
3-1
Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
W
4-0
Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton
SUNDAY, JULY 12
MINNESOTA UNITED*
GROUP STAGE
L
1-2
Shelton
FRIDAY, JULY 17
COLORADO RAPIDS*
GROUP STAGE
W
3-2
Shelton, Pulido, Zusi
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
REAL SALT LAKE*
GROUP STAGE
W
2-0
Russell, Gerso
SUNDAY, JULY 26
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
ROUND OF 16
T
0-0 (3-1 PK) --
THURSDAY, JULY 30
PHILADELPHIA UNION
QUARTERFINAL
L
1-3
Pulido
Friday, August 21
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
W
2-1
Kinda, Own Goal
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
L
2-5
Russell, Kinda
Saturday, August 29
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
T
1-1
Busio
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
FC DALLAS
MLS
T
1-1
Shelton
Saturday, September 5
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
L
1-2
Hurtado
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
W
1-0
Russell
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
FC DALLAS
MLS
L
2-3
Russell (2)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 ORLANDO CITY SC
MLS
L
1-2
Russell
Saturday, October 3
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
W
2-1
Pulido (2)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
W
1-0
Reid
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
NASHVILLE SC
MLS
W
2-1
Gerso, Hurtado
Wednesday, October 14
at FC Dallas
MLS
L
0-1
--
Saturday, October 17
at Chicago Fire
MLS
T
2-2
Hurtado, Kinda
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W
4-0
Pulido, Fontas, Kinda, Gerso
Wednesday, October 28
at FC Cincinnati
MLS
W
1-0
Espinoza
Sunday, November 8
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
W
2-0
Shelton, Hurtado
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
T
3-3 (3-0 PK) Espinoza, Ilie, Busio
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
8:00 P.M.
REGULAR SEASON
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT
*Count toward regular season
REGULAR SEASON
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
9
FS1
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2020 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE
GAMES RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Ted Unkel
1
1-0-0
13
10
2
1
0
0
0
0
Allen Chapman
1
1-0-0
12
13
2
5
0
0
0
0
Joe Dickerson
2
0-2-0
25
21
3
4
1
0
0
0
Dave Gantar
3
2-0-1
37
35
3
3
0
2
1
1
Fotis Bazakos
2
2-0-0
22
24
4
7
0
1
0
0
Ramy Touchan
2
1-0-1
30
28
4
5
0
0
0
0
Armando Villarreal
2
0-1-1
24
21
3
5
1
0
0
0
Tim Ford
1
0-1-0
12
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
Kevin Stott
3
3-0-0
28
30
10
5
0
0
0
0
Alex Chilowicz
1
0-1-0
9
14
2
6
0
1
0
0
Victor Rivas
1
0-1-0
18
16
3
3
0
0
0
0
Marcos DeOliveira
1
1-0-0
16
14
5
3
0
0
0
1
Drew Fischer
1
1-0-0
12
11
4
2
0
0
0
0
2020 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR
INCIDENT
DECISION
July 12, 2020 vs. MIN Joe Dickerson Armando Villarreal MIN Goal Overturned, No Goal After MIN’s Ethan Finlay puts the ball into the back of the net from close range, Dickerson consults with his VAR Villarreal who flags that Kevin Molino was offside and screening SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia in the lead-up to the goal. July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez COL Yellow Card Overturned, Red Card SKC’s Khiry Shelton is brought down by COL’s Danny Wilson while through on goal. Referee Dave Gantar initially shows Wilson a yellow card, but after consulting with his VAR, changes his decision to a red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez SKC No Penalty Overturned, Penalty SKC’s Graham Zusi whips in a cross from the right that deflects off COL’s Diego Rubio’s elbow and out for a corner. After consulting with his VAR, referee Dave Gantar awards SKC a penalty for handball. October 17, 2020 at CHI Dave Gantar Hilario Grajeda CHI No Goal Overturned, CHI goal CHI’s Robert Beric fires a shot on frame that appears to be cleared off the line by Amadou Dia. After consulting with his VAR, referee Dave Ganter awards CHI the goal after determining the ball had crossed the line prior to Dia’s clearance. October 28, 2020 at CIN Dave Gantar Joe Dickerson CIN Penalty Confirmed, Penalty CIN’s Frankie Amaya is brought down in the penalty area by Roberto Puncec, with a hint of handball from Amaya. After consulting with his VAR, referee Dave Gantar confirms his on-field decision and awards the penalty.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2020 Record When...
SPORTING KC IN 2020 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
Regular Season Record By Month
Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
10-2-1 2-4-2 5-2-0 5-0-3 2-4-0
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-1-0 3-3-2 5-2-1 2-0-0 2-0-0 7-0-0 4-1-2 1-3-1 0-1-0 0-1-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo
6-5-2 6-1-1
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
10-1-0 2-1-3 0-4-0
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
9-5-2 2-1-0 1-0-1
Shutouts 7-0-0 One-goal games 7-5-0 On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On FSKC
2-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 10-3-2
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
1-1-1 11-5-2
With red card for With red card against
2-1-0 0-1-1
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
6-4-1 6-2-2
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
1-0-0 1-0-1 7-5-2 3-1-0
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
9-5-2 3-1-1
On grass On turf
10-6-3 2-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs With three subs With four subs With five subs
0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 4-2-2 4-0-1 2-3-0
Feb. 2020 Feb. all-time March 2020 March all-time April 2020 April all-time May 2020 May all-time June 2020 June all-time July 2020 July all-time Aug. 2020 Aug. all-time Sept. 2020 Sept. all-time Oct. 2020 Oct. all-time Nov. 2020 Nov. all-time
Quickest Goal... Johnny Russell (7/22 at RSL) - 49 seconds Quickest Goal Against... Kellyn Acosta (7/17 vs. COL) - 6th Minute
1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 23-11-11 0-0-0 45-38-19 0-0-0 39-49-28 0-0-0 44-31-28 2-1-0 55-42-28 1-1-1 50-54-18 1-3-1 35-48-21 5-1-1 28-19-19 1-0-0 1-0-0
Game-winning goals after 75’... Game-tying goals after 75’...
GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 13 25 38 OPPONENT 12 13 25
Kevin Molino (7/12 vs. MIN) - 97+ Minute Mauro Manotas (9/5 at HOU) - 85th Minute Ryan Hollingshead (9/19 vs. DAL) - 86th Minute
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
1-1-1 (0-0-0) 18-26-12 (1-0-1) 27-24-16 (2-0-1) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (1-0-0) 25-27-13 (0-2-1) 10-12-13 (2-2-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 23-26-15 (0-0-0) 6-3-2 (2-1-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 1-0-0 (1-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-3-1 (0-1-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-4-5 (0-0-0) 11-13-8 (2-0-0) 27-25-8 (0-0-0) 7-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 10-3-4 (1-0-0)
Red Cards... Red Cards Against...
Danny Wilson (7/17 vs. COL) - DOGSO - 61st Minute Jack Price (7/17 vs. COL) - Foul & Abusive Language - 73rd Minute Bryan Acosta (9/19 vs. DAL) - Second Yellow Card - 90th Minute Alistair Johnston (10/11 vs. NSH) - Second Yellow Card - 54th Minute Alan Pulido (7/17 vs. COL) - Scored on William Yarbrough
Penalty Kicks Against...
Robert Beric (10/7 vs. CHI) - Saved by Tim Melia Siem de Jong (10/28 at CIN) - Missed the target
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Diego Rubio Handball (7/17 vs. COL) - 72nd Minute
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
322-292-172 5-3-1 208-103-80 5-2-2 112-188-92 2-1-0 2-1-0
Djordje Mihailovic (10/17 at CHI) - 95+ Minute
Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - DOGSO - 74th Minute Gadi Kinda (8/29 at COL) - Second Yellow Card - 78th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 2020 at home All-time at home 2020 on road All-time on road 2020 neutral All-time neutral
None
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2020) vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Inter Miamo CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. Nashville SC vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 91+ Minute Johnny Russell (9/13 vs. MIN) - 80th Minute Erik Hurtado (10/11 vs. NSH) - 79th Minute
Gianluca Busio (8/29 at COL) - 18 years and 93 days Roger Espinoza (10/28 at CIN) - 34 years and 3 days Gianluca Busio (7/22 at RSL) - 18 years and 55 days Gianluca Busio (2/29 at VAN) - 17 years and 277 days Tim Melia (11/8 at RSL) - 34 years and 177 days Tim Melia (11/8 at RSL) - 34 years and 177 days
2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 138 173 311 OPPONENT 94 104 198
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 42 61 103 OPPONENT 44 38 82
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 123 135 258 OPPONENT 131 113 244
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 15 15 30 OPPONENT 16 23 39
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 64 66 130 OPPONENT 40 35 75
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 13 32 45 OPPONENT 23 27 50
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 2 2 OPPONENT 0 4 4
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 1/1 1/1 OPPONENT 0/1 0/1 0/2
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs MLS is Back KO U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
HOME Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 208 103 80 15 4 4 21 7 3 8 5 5 252 119 92
W L T 322 292 172 18 22 11 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 15 9 383 347 199
GF GA 1114 1053 69 70 1 3 109 67 50 57 1340 1247
AWAY GF GA 664 467 44 23 72 30 28 18 808 538
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 112 188 92 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 128 225 106 11
NEUTRAL GF GA 444 582 22 44 37 37 22 39 525 702
Competition MIB Reg. Season MIB KO Stage MLS Cup SuperLiga TOTAL
W L T 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 2
GF GA 6 4 1 3 3 3 0 0 10 10
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 29, 2020: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 22,120 Weather: Indoors and 53 degrees Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (0-1-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 90’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 90’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)
1 2 F 2 1 3 1 0 1
Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski D Khmiri D Cornelius D Adnan M Dajome (Ricketts 80’) M Inbeom M Teibert (C) M Milinkovic (Montero 70’) F Cavallini F Reyna
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Meredith (GK) Barath Gutierrez Lindsey Metcalf Salloi Rose Bair Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Roberto Puncec 1) 17’ VAN - Jake Nerwinski 1 (David Milinkovic 1) 28’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Luis Martins 1) 39’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 4 13 0 3
VAN 9 (5) 1 10 0 4
July 17, 2020: Sporting KC 3-2 Colorado Rapids MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees Sporting KC (3-1-0, 9 points) Colorado Rapids (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Sanchez D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins (Dia 100+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 82’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (Gerso 54’)
1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2
Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Wilson D Vines M Price (C) M Acosta (Warner 73’) M Bassett (Mezquida 54’) F Namli (Lewis 73’) F Rubio (Kamara 73’) F Benezet (Trusty 62’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Lyon (GK) Rawls (GK) Lindsey Kelly Reid Moor Smith Wynne Duke Galvan Hernandez Shinyashiki Kuzain Hurtado Salloi Scoring Summary: COL - Kellyn Acosta 1 (Cole Bassett 1, Nicolas Benezet 1) 6’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 3 (Gadi Kinda 2, Luis Martins 2) 65’ SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Penalty Kick) 72’ COL - Jonathan Lewis 2 (Kei Kamara 1) 84’ SKC - Graham Zusi 1 (Unassisted) 91+ Misconduct Summary: COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ COL - Nicolas Benezet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ COL - Danny Wilson (Red Card; DOGSO) 61’ COL - Jack Price (Red Card; Foul & Abusive Language) 73’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 19 (9) 8 (4) Saves 2 5 Fouls 15 11 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 5 1
March 7, 2020: Sporting KC 4-0 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,188 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 points) Houston Dynamo (0-1-1, 1 point) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 75’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 84’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)
1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0
Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Martinez (Quintero 57’) M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M McNamara (Ramirez 73’) M Rodriguez (Salazar 78’) F Manotas
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Barath Fuenmayor Lindsey Ceren Salloi Hansen Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gadi Kinda 1) 16’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Unassisted) 26’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1) 65’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 77’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Aljaz Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ HOU - Adam Lundkvist (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) HOU - Michael Salazar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (7) 1 12 3 5
HOU 9 (1) 3 13 1 7
July 22, 2020: Sporting KC 2-0 Real Salt Lake MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 83 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 points) Real Salt Lake (1-1-3, 6 points)
July 12, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Minnesota United FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 points) Minnesota United (3-0-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie (Busio 94+) M Espinoza M Kinda (Sanchez 76’) F Shelton (Salloi 94+) F Pulido (Hurtado 94+) F Gerso (Russell 73’)
1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2
Minnesota United GK Miller D Metanire D Boxall (C) D Aja D Gasper M Gregus M Dotson M Finlay M Molino (Musa 98+) M Lod (Edwards 77’) F Toye (Schoenfeld 59’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dia Emmings (GK) Lindsey Ranjitsingh (GK) Reid Alonso Smith Hayes Duke Hairson Hernandez Chacon Kuzain Scoring Summary: SKC - Khiry Shelton 2 (Alan Pulido 2) 43’ MIN - Own Goal (Khiry Shelton) 92+ MIN - Kevin Molino 3 (Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1) 97+ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ MIN - Jan Gregus (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ SKC - Tim Melia (Red Card; DOGSO) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (3) 1 14 1 9
MIN 9 (2) 2 12 3 3
Aug. 21, 2020: Minnesota United 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Weather: Mostly sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (5-1-0, 15 points) Minnesota United (3-1-2, 11 points)
1 2 F 1 1 2 1 0 1
Sporting KC Real Salt Lake GK Melia GK MacMath D Zusi D Herrera D Smith D Glad D Puncec D Holt D Martins (Dia 67’) D Toia M Ilie M Luiz M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Beckerman (C) (Ruiz 64’) M Busio (Kinda 67’) M Meram (Chang 64’) F Russell (Gerso 84’) M Kreilach (Rossi 72’) F Pulido (C) M Baird (Ramirez 77’) F Shelton (Salloi 84’) F Johnson (Martinez 46’)
Sporting KC Minnesota United GK Melia GK Ranjitsingh D Zusi D Metanire D Smith D Aja D Reid D Boxall D Lindsey D Gasper M Busio M Gregus M Espinoza (Hernandez 75’) M Alonso (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Dotson (Schoenfeld 82’) F Russell (Puncec 85’) F Finlay (Lod 65’) F Pulido (C) F Amarilla (Toye 82’) F Shelton (Gerso 72’) F Molino (Edwards 65’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Putna (GK) Besler Silva Lindsey Besler Reid Mulholland Duke Portillo Kuzain Iloski Hurtado Schmitt
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Emmings (GK) Besler Chacon Dia Hairston Hurtado Musa Salloi
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Alan Pulido 3) 1’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Alan Pulido 4) 86’ Misconduct Summary: RSL - Erik Holt (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ RSL - Sam Johnson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ RSL - Kyle Beckerman (Yellow Card; Dissent) 55’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ RSL - Justen Glad (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 10 (4) 1 11 2 3 12
RSL 5 (1) 3 11 1 2
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda 3 (Jaylin Lindsey 1) 12’ MIN - Own Goal (Jaylin Lindsey) 32’ SKC - Own Goal (Michael Boxall) 55’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ MIN - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 93+ SKC - Cameron Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 3 16 3 3
MIN 12 (3) 3 17 0 6
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (cont.) Aug. 25, 2020: Sporting KC 2-5 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 90 degrees Sporting KC (5-2-0, 15 points) Houston Dynamo (1-2-4, 7 points)
1 2 F 1 1 2 2 3 5
Aug. 29, 2020: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’ Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Weather: Partly cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Sporting KC (5-2-1, 16 points) Colorado Rapids (2-3-2, 8 points)
Sept. 2, 2020: Sporting KC 1-1 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Partly cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 points) FC Dallas (2-1-4, 10 points)
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Maric D Zusi D Valentin D Reid D Struna D Besler D Figueroa D Lindsey D Lundkvist M Busio M Ceren (Lemoine 91+) M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Vera (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Rodriguez (Martinez 80’) F Russell (Salloi 64’) F Elis (Hansen 46’) F Pulido (C) (Hurtado 64’) F Ramirez (Manotas 66’) F Gerso (Shelton 58’) F Quintero (Garcia 66’)
Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Zusi D Rosenberry D Smith D Abubakar D Reid (Puncec 40’) D Wilson D Lindsey D Vines M Busio M Price (C) M Espinoza (Hernandez 16’) M Acosta (Mezquida 59’) M Kinda M Shinyashiki (Lewis 59’) F Shelton M Namli (Galvan 89’) F Pulido (C) M Bassett (Kamara 68’) F Gerso (Russell 64’) F Rubio
Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Smith (Besler 46’) D Puncec D Martins M Busio M Hernandez (Hurtado 93+) M Duke (Zusi 57’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Gerso (Salloi 57’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Dia Bizama Puncec Fuenmayor Smith Junqua
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Irwin (GK) Besler Kelly Martins Moor Duke Trusty Hurtado Warner Salloi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cerillo (GK) Dia Velez Fontas Ondrasek Kuzain Pepi
Scoring Summary: HOU - Alberth Elis 3 (Darwin Quintero 3, Memo Rodriguez 1) 17’ SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 26’ HOU - Christian Ramirez 1 (Alberth Elis 1, Darwin Quintero 4) 44’ HOU - Niko Hansen 1 (Christian Ramirez 1, Zarek Valentin 2) 48’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 4 (Unassisted) 49’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 2 (Darwin Ceren 1) 57’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 3 (Niko Hansen 1) 61’
Scoring Summary: COL - Cole Bassett 1 (Younes Namli 1) 57’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Unassisted) 67’
Misconduct Summary: HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’
Misconduct Summary: COL - Jack Price (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ COL - Kellyn Acosta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Handball) 63’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 82’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (5) 3 11 3 10
HOU 12 (8) 1 9 3 1
Sept. 5, 2020: Houston Dynamo 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Partly cloudy and 88 degrees Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 points) Houston Dynamo (3-2-4, 13 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Puncec D Besler (C) D Dia M Busio M Hernandez (Gerso 62’) M Kinda (Reid 77’) F Zusi F Hurtado (Russell 62’) F Shelton
1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2
Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Fuenmayor (Struna 80’) D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Vera (C) M Rodriguez (Manotas 80’) M Ceren F Hansen (Elis 58’) F Ramirez (Lassiter 58’) F Quintero (Garcia 87’)
SKC 13 (3) 3 10 0 8
COL 10 (4) 2 11 0 0
Sept. 13, 2020: Sporting KC 1-0 Minnesota United MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Partly cloudy and 88 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0
Sporting KC (6-3-2, 20 points) Minnesota United (5-4-2, 17 points)
FC Dallas GK Maurer (Zobeck 42’) D Hollingshead D Hedges (Bressan 46’) D Ziegler (C) D Nelson M Santos M Acosta (Tessman 19’) M Servania (Mosquera 64’) F Barrios F Jara F Ferreira (Reynolds 64’)
Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 1 (Bryan Acosta 1) 9’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 4 (Gerso Fernandes 2, Felipe Hernandez 1) 48+ Misconduct Summary: DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 54’ SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 58’ DAL - Thiago Santos (Yellow Card; Dissent) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 22 (3) 4 14 0 7
DAL 5 (5) 2 11 2 5
Sept. 19, 2020: Sporting KC 2-3 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 1 2 3
Sporting KC (6-4-2, 20 points) FC Dallas (5-2-4, 19 points)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Busio M Hernandez M Kinda F Russell F Shelton (Duke 54’) F Gerso
Minnesota United GK St. Clair D Dibassy D Aja (Gasper 46’) D Boxall (C) M Musa (Lod 46’) M Gregus M Dotson M Hayes (Chacon 76’) F Hairston F Toye (Reynoso 67’) F Edwards (Molino 46’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins (Dia 48’) M Busio M Hernandez M Kinda F Russell F Shelton F Gerso (Ilie 46’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Martins Junqua Smith Lemoine Duke Zahibo Kuzain Salloi
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Dia Fontas Lindsey Smith Kuzain
Subs not used: Emmings (GK)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Phelipe (GK) Fontas Ricaurte Lindsey Ferreira Smith Pepi Duke Sealy Kuzain Hurtado
Scoring Summary: SKC - Erik Hurtado 2 (Unassisted) 30’ HOU - Alberth Elis 2 (Darwin Ceren 3, Darwin Quintero 5) 59’ HOU - Mauro Manotas 2 (Zarek Valentin 3, Darwin Quintero 6) 85’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Graham Zusi 1) 80’
Misconduct Summary: HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (3) 4 12 1 7
HOU 9 (6) 2 7 5 4
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Dissent) 87’ MIN - Hassani Dotson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 21 (7) 0 9 1 9
13
MIN 6 (0) 5 11 1 2
FC Dallas GK Maurer D Reynolds D Hedges D Ziegler (C) D Nelson M Thiago M Tessman M Picault (Hollingshead 65’) M Servania (Acosta 56’) M Mosquera (Barrios 56’) F Jara (Bressan 73’)
Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 4 (John Nelson 1) 42’ DAL - Franco Jara 5 (Unassisted) 48’ SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Unassisted) 53’ SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Gianluca Busio 1) 83’ DAL - Ryan Hollingshead 1 (Unassisted) 86’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ DAL - Franco Jara (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 73’ DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 75’ DAL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 75’ DAL - Technical Staff (Yellow Card; Dissent) 75’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ DAL - Bressan (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 82’ DAL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ DAL - Thiago Santos (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (4) 6 9 1 8
DAL 13 (9) 2 14 1 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (cont.) Sept. 23, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Orlando City SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Mostly clear and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 2 0 2
Sporting KC (6-5-2, 20 points) Orlando City (7-2-4, 25 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) (Reid 46’) D Dia M Ilie M Hernandez (Pulido 65’) M Kinda F Russell F Shelton F Gerso (Hurtado 88’)
Orlando City GK Gallese D Ruan D Schlegel D Jansson D Smith M Perea M Urso M Mendez (Pereyra 63’) F Michel (Mueller 71’) F Akindele (Dike 71’) F Nani (C) (De John 79’)
Oct. 3, 2020: Houston Dynamo 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees Sporting KC (7-5-2, 23 points) Houston Dynamo (3-5-7, 16 points)
1 2 F 1 1 2 0 1 1
Oct. 7, 2020: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0
Sporting KC (8-5-2, 26 points) Chicago Fire (4-8-4, 16 points)
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Maric D Zusi D Valentin D Puncec D Struna D Reid D Figueroa D Dia D Lundkvist (Junqua 77’) M Ilie M Vera M Busio M Ceren (Palomino 77’) M Hernandez (Espinoza 61’) M Garcia (C) (Hansen 58’) F Russell (C) (Gerso 88’) F Lassiter (Lemoine 69’) F Pulido (Hurtado 80’) F Manotas (Ramirez 69’) F Shelton F Quintero
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Lindsey 21’) D Puncec D Reid D Dia M Ilie M Espinoza (Salloi 46’) M Busio (Hernandez 69’) F Russell (C) (Hurtado 87’) F Kinda F Shelton
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Rowe (GK) Fontas Miller Lindsey Bender Smith Dezart Duke Robinho Kuzain
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Cropper (GK) Fontas Bizama Lindsey Cabrera Smith Martinez Duke Salloi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sparrow (GK) Fontas Omsberg Smith Reynolds Duke Gutierrez Gerso
Scoring Summary: ORL - Tesho Akindele 2 (Ruan 2) 36’ ORL - Benji Michel 4 (Nani 4) 38’ SKC - Johnny Russell 6 (Gerso Fernandes 3) 53’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 4 (Gianluca Busio 2) 34’ SKC - Alan Pulido 5 (Gianluca Busio 3, Roger Espinoza 1) 73’ HOU - Sam Junqua 1 (Darwin Quintero 8) 84’
Misconduct Summary: ORL - Rodrigo Schlegel (Yellow Card; Handball) 9’ SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ ORL - Mauricio Pereyra (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ ORL - Andres Perea (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (2) 1 18 3 13
ORL 8 (3) 1 16 2 1
Oct. 11, 2020: Sporting KC 2-1 Nashville SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 80 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 1 0 1
Sporting KC (9-5-2, 29 points) Nashville SC (4-6-6, 18 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Puncec D Reid D Dia (Martins 81’) M Ilie M Kinda M Busio (Espinoza 65’) F Russell (C) F Shelton (Hurtado 49’) F Gerso (Salloi 81’)
Nashville SC GK Willis D Johnston D Zimmerman (Anibaba 64’) D Romney D Lovitz M Jones (Maher 76’) M McCarty (C) M Anunga (LaGrassa 76’) F Leal F Danladi (Washington 60’) F Muyl (Miller 60’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Panicco (GK) Fontas Beckeles Smith Mukhtar Duke Winn Hernandez Scoring Summary: NSH - Walker Zimmerman 2 (Randall Leal 1) 15’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 2 (Johnny Russell 3) 53’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 3 (Amadou Dia 1) 79’ Misconduct Summary: NSH - Alistair Johnston (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ NSH - Daniel Lovitz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ NSH - Alistair Johnston (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ NSH - Derrick Jones (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (6) 4 11 1 1
NSH 9 (5) 4 13 1 3
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Amadou Dia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ HOU - Kiki Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Winston Reid (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ HOU - Darwin Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Dissent) 81’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 93+ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (6) 4 13 2 2
HOU 13 (5) 4 11 2 4
Oct. 14, 2020: FC Dallas 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Weather: Clear and 84 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 1 0 1
Sporting KC (9-6-2, 29 points) FC Dallas (6-4-6, 24 points)
Chicago Fire GK Shuttleworth D Sekulic (Sapong 73’) D Bronico (Kappelhof 73’) D Calvo (C) D Bornstein M Pineda M Medran M Mihailovic (Azira 79’) M Herbers (Frankowski 58’) M Aliseda (Collier 79’) F Beric
Scoring Summary: SKC - Winston Reid 1 (Johnny Russell 2) 67’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 1’ CHI - Francisco Calvo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ CHI - Fabian Herbers (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ CHI - Boris Sekulic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Winston Reid (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Simulation) 80’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (3) 2 16 2 7
CHI 10 (3) 2 14 5 4
Oct. 17, 2020: Chicago Fire 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Soldier Field | Chicago, IL Weather: Cloudy and 63 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 1 1 2
Sporting KC (9-6-3, 30 points) Chicago Fire (5-8-5, 20 points)
Sporting KC FC Dallas GK Melia GK Maurer D Lindsey D Reynolds D Puncec D Bressan D Fontas D Ziegler (C) D Dia (Martins 70’) D Hollingshead M Busio M Acosta (Servania 78’) M Hernandez (Duke 78’) M Ricaurte (Ferreira 88’) M Espinoza (C) (Russell 46’) M Tessman F Gerso (Kinda 46’) F Barrios (Nelson 88’) F Hurtado F Jara (Pepi 72’) F Salloi (Ilie 46’) F Picault (Santos 72’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Puncec D Reid D Dia M Ilie M Kinda (Hernandez 85’) M Duke (Espinoza 67’) F Russell (C) F Hurtado (Shelton 78’) F Busio
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Phelipe (GK) Besler Cerrillo Smith Roberts Kuzain Sealy
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sparrow (GK) Besler Reynolds Fontas Slonina Martins Azira Gerso Casas Salloi
Scoring Summary: DAL - Ryan Hollingshead 2 (Bryan Reynolds 2) 43’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Amadou Dia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ DAL - Reto Ziegler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (3) 6 14 0 6
14
DAL 16 (7) 3 10 2 6
Chicago Fire GK Shuttleworth D Sekulic D Omsberg (Gutierrez 90’) D Calvo (C) D Bornstein M Pineda M Medran M Aliseda (Frankowski 60’) M Herbers (Mihailovic 60’) M Sapong (Collier 81’) F Beric
Scoring Summary: SKC - Erik Hurtado 4 (Gadi Kinda 3) 35’ CHI - Robert Beric 8 (Wyatt Omsberg 1) 46+ SKC - Gadi Kinda 5 (Ilie Sanchez 1, Johnny Russell 4) 83’ CHI - Djordje Mihailovic (Unassisted) 95+ Misconduct Summary: CHI - Mauricio Pineda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 8 (5) 2 10 2 4
CHI 8 (4) 3 12 3 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (cont.) Oct. 24, 2020: Sporting KC 4-0 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 41 degrees 1 2 F 0 4 4 0 0 0
Sporting KC (10-6-3, 33 points) Colorado Rapids (5-5-4, 19 points)
Oct. 28, 2020: FC Cincinnati 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, OH Weather: Cloudy and 54 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0
Sporting KC (11-6-3, 36 points) FC Cincinnati (4-13-4, 16 points)
Nov. 8, 2020: Real Salt Lake 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Weather: Snowy and 32 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (12-6-3, 39 points) Real Salt Lake (5-10-7, 22 points)
Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Lindsey D Rosenberry (Kelly 75’) D Puncec D Abubakar (Trusty 75’) D Fontas D Wilson D Dia D Vines M Ilie M Warner (Mezquida 28’) M Kinda (Duke 90’) M Price (C) M Espinoza (Hernandez 81’) M Namli (Lewis 75’) F Russell (C) (Gerso 90’) M Bassett F Pulido (Hurtado 81’) M Shinyashiki (Benezet 66’) F Busio (Shelton 70’) F Rubio
Sporting KC FC Cincinnati GK Melia GK Richey D Lindsey D Bailey (Abdul-Salaam 78’) D Puncec D Hagglund D Fontas D Petterson (McLaughlin 90’) D Dia D Gutman M Ilie M Mokotjo (Vazquez 80’) M Hernandez (Espinoza 46’) M Medunjanin (C) M Kinda (Duke 81’) M Amaya F Russell (C) F Gyau F Pulido (Hurtado 90’) F de Jong F Shelton (Gerso 46’) F Locadia (Kubo 77’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Puncec D Reid D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Busio (Hernandez 79’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Gerso (Hurtado 46’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Irwin (GK) Besler Beitashour Martins Moor Hundley
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Edwards (GK) Besler Deplagne Martins Waston Smith McCabe Salloi Dally
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) MacMath (GK) Besler Holt Fontas Jones Smith Portillo Duke Iloski Kuzain Schmitt Salloi
Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 6 (Roger Espinoza 2) 54’ SKC - Andreu Fontas 1 (Unassisted) 67’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 6 (Unassisted) 88’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 3 (Unassisted) 93+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Amadou Dia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ COL - Collen Warner (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ COL - Lalas Abubakar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Excessive Celebration) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 23 (12) 2 12 2 8
COL 5 (2) 8 11 3 1
Scoring Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza 2 (Alan Pulido 5, Gadi Kinda 4) 57’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 2 12 0 4
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CIN 13 (2) 3 12 1 6
Real Salt Lake GK Ochoa D Herrera D Silva D Onuoha (C) (Glad 63’) D Toia M Luiz M Ruiz (Besler 62’) M Baird M Chang M Meram (Martinez 62’) F Kreilach
Scoring Summary: SKC - Khiry Shelton 5 (Unassisted) 45’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 5 (Jaylin Lindsey 2) 48’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Luis Martins (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (6) 3 6 2 8
RSL 9 (3) 4 8 0 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS BOXSCORES Nov. 22, 2020: Sporting KC 3-3 (3-0 PK) San Jose Earthquakes MLS Cup Playoffs | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes
1 2 ET1 ET2 F PK 1 2 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 0
Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes GK Melia GK Marcinkowski D Lindsey D Lima D Puncec D Jungwirth D Reid D Alanis D Dia D Lopez (Thompson 102’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Espinoza (Hernandez 93+) M Judson (Calvillo 115’) M Busio (Kinda 97’) M Yueill F Russell (C) M Salinas (Cowell 87’) F Shelton F Fierro (Rios 87’) F Gerso (Hurtado 93+) F Wondolowski (C) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Vega (GK) Fontas Beason Martins Marie Smith Felipe Duke Haji Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 4’ SJ - Carlos Fierro 1 (Unassisted) 22’ SJ - Shea Salinas 1 (Cristian Espinoza 1, Carlos Fierro 1) 34’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Gianluca Busio 1) 47’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gerso Fernandes 1) 91+ SJ - Chris Wondolowski 1 (Cristian Espinoza 2, Andres Rios 1) 97+ Penalty Kick Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell (scored) SJ - Oswaldo Analis (saved) SKC - Ilie Sanchez (scored) SJ - Jackson Yueill (saved) SKC - Khiry Shelton (scored) SJ - Cristian Espinoza (saved) Misconduct Summary: SJ - Nick Lima (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 28’ SKC - Winston Reid (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SJ - Marcos Lopez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Amadou Dia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Dissent) 85’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (8) 5 19 0 5
SJ 17 (8) 5 17 0 6
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Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE BOX SCORES July 26, 2020: Sporting KC 0-0 (3-1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F PK 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1
Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 67’) M Kinda F Shelton (Salloi 80’) F Pulido (C) F Russell (Gerso 67’)
Vancouver Whitecaps GK Hasal D Nerwinski D Veselinovic D Cornelius D Gutierrez M Dajome M Owusu M Teibert (C) M Adnan F Inbeom (Reyna 72’) F Bair
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Baldisimo Besler Khmiri Dia Colyn Lindsey Metcalfe Reid Pecile Duke Raposo Hernandez Kuzain Hurtado Scoring Summary: None Penalty Kick Summary: VAN - Cristian Dajome (missed) SKC - Alan Pulido (scored) VAN - Leonard Owusu (scored) SKC - Ilie Sanchez (scored) VAN - Derek Cornelius (saved) SKC - Daniel Salloi (saved) VAN - Yordy Reyna (saved) SKC - Gianluca Busio (scored)
SKC 36 (8) 5 10 2 12
1 2 F 1 0 1 3 0 3
Sporting KC Philadelphia Union Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins (Dia 46’) M Ilie (Hernandez 64’) M Espinoza (Duke 84’) M Busio (Kinda 46’) F Russell F Pulido (C) F Salloi (Gerso 64’)
Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D McKenzie D Wagner M Martinez M Bedoya (C) M Monteiro (Fontana 86’) M Aaronson (Real 86’) F Przybylko (Wooten 71’) F Santos (Ilsinho 53’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Bendik Besler Collin Lindsey Glesnes Reid Mbaizo Kuzain De Vries Hurtado Oravec Freeman Turner Ngalina Scoring Summary: PHI - Jamiro Monteiro 1 (Alejandro Bedoya 1, Sergio Santos 1) 24’ PHI - Sergio Santos 2 (Unassisted) 26’ PHI - Sergio Santos 3 (Brenden Aaronson 1) 39’ SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 46+ Misconduct Summary: PHI - Jose Martinez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ PHI - Jack Elliott (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ VAN - Leonard Owusu (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ VAN - Cristian Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
July 30, 2020: Sporting KC 1-3 Philadelphia Union MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (7) 0 16 3 7
VAN 8 (5) 8 8 2 4
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PHI 7 (3) 6 18 2 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2020 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3
NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Center forward Alan Pulido 11 Khiry Shelton 6 Erik Hurtado 3 Gadi Kinda 1
Left forward
Gerso Fernandes 9 Khiry Shelton 6 Johnny Russell 3 Gianluca Busio 2 Daniel Salloi 1
Right forward Johnny Russell 14 Khiry Shelton 5 Graham Zusi 1 Gerso Fernandes 1
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Gadi Kinda 12 Gianluca Busio 4 Cam Duke 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Felipe Hernandez 1
Roger Espinoza 10 Felipe Hernandez 7 Gadi Kinda 3 Gianluca Busio 1
Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 13 Gianluca Busio 8
Left back
Amadou Dia 9 Luis Martins 9 Jaylin Lindsey 3
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 9 Winston Reid 7 Andreu Fontas 3 Roberto Puncec 2
Robreto Puncec 16 Graham Smith 4 Winston Reid 1
Goalkeeper
Tim Melia 20 Richard Sanchez 1
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Right back
Graham Zusi 13 Jaylin Lindsey 8
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
SCORE
ATTEND.
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS
Feb. 29
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
3-1
22,120
1-0-0
T-1
3
Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado
March 7
vs. Houston Dynamo
W
4-0
21,188
2-0-0
T-1
6
Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton
July 12
Minnesota United
L
1-2
N/A
2-1-0
T-2
6
Shelton
July 17
Colorado Rapids
W
3-2
N/A
3-1-0
T-2
9
Shelton, Pulido, Zusi
July 22
Real Salt Lake
W
2-0
N/A
4-1-0
1
12
Russell, Gerso
Aug. 21
at Minnesota United FC
W
2-1
N/A
5-1-0
1
15
Kinda, Own Goal
Aug. 25
vs. Houston Dynamo
L
2-5
N/A
5-2-0
1
15
Russell, Kinda
Aug. 29
at Colorado Rapids
T
1-1
N/A
5-2-1
1
16
Busio
Sept. 2
vs. FC Dallas
T
1-1
N/A
5-2-2
1
17
Shelton
Sept. 5
at Houston Dynamo
L
1-2
N/A
5-3-2
1
17
Hurtado
Sept. 13
vs. Minnesota United FC
W
1-0
N/A
6-3-2
1
20
Russell
Sept. 19
vs. FC Dallas
L
2-3
N/A
6-4-2
2
20
Russell (2)
Sept. 23
vs. Orlando City SC
L
1-2
N/A
6-5-2
3
20
Russell
Oct. 3
at Houston Dynamo
W
2-1
N/A
7-5-2
3
23
Pulido (2)
Oct. 7
vs. Chicago Fire
W
1-0
N/A
8-5-2
3
26
Reid
Oct. 11
vs. Nashville SC
W
2-1
N/A
9-5-2
3
29
Gerso, Hurtado
Oct. 14
at FC Dallas
L
0-1
N/A
9-6-2
3
29
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Oct. 17
at Chicago Fire
T
2-2
N/A
9-6-3
3
30
Hurtado, Kinda
Oct. 24
vs. Colorado Rapids
W
4-0
N/A
10-6-3
1
33
Pulido, Fontas, Kinda, Gerso
Oct. 28
at FC Cincinnati
W
1-0
N/A
11-6-3
1
36
Espinoza
Nov. 8
at Real Salt Lake
W
2-0
N/A
12-6-3
1
39
Shelton, Hurtado
SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (12-6-3, 39 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF NOVEMBER 8, 2020 UNF POS PLAYER 9 F Alan Pulido 17 M Gadi Kinda 7 F Johnny Russell 11 F Khiry Shelton 19 F Erik Hurtado 12 F Gerso Fernandes 15 M Roger Espinoza 27 M Gianluca Busio 8 D Graham Zusi 3 D Andreu Fontas 22 D Winston Reid 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 36 D Luis Martins 13 D Amadou Dia 21 M Felipe Hernandez 4 D Roberto Puncec 6 M Ilie Sanchez 5 D Matt Besler 28 M Cameron Duke 29 GK Tim Melia 20 F Daniel Salloi 1 GK Richard Sanchez 16 D Graham Smith 18 GK Eric Dick 23 F Tyler Freeman 10 M Felipe Gutierrez 96 F Wilson Harris 75 M Wan Kuzain 24 GK John Pulskamp Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 12 18 21 20 15 19 16 19 15 3 10 12 11 12 16 20 15 10 8 20 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 21
GS MIN 11 962 16 1394 17 1529 17 1447 3 376 10 820 12 950 15 1275 14 1224 3 270 8 728 11 1059 9 773 9 847 8 778 18 1675 13 1259 9 810 2 218 20 1784 1 165 1 104 4 315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1890 21 1890
G 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 25
A 5 4 4 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 36 35 50 29 19 23 19 36 21 1 3 6 6 1 8 3 7 1 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 18 11 17 14 8 5 8 6 4 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC 8 30 14 17 8 10 20 22 14 0 11 7 11 10 12 30 14 10 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS 30 25 27 17 7 14 10 18 9 2 7 9 3 6 7 6 9 9 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 6 2 0 9 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 0 5 58 0 0 1 0 48 4 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 3 5 3 4 0 2 3 5 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 27
313 199
103 82
258 244
244 258
30 39
130 75
45 52
2 4
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 3, Johnny Russell 2, Roger Espinoza 1, Erik Hurtado 1, Gadi Kinda 1, Winston Reid 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Gadi Kinda 2, Alan Pulido 2, Gianluca Busio 1, Amadou Dia 1, Luis Martins 1, Johnny Russell 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Graham Zusi 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals
GP 20 2 21 21
GS 20 1 21 21
MIN 1784 104 1890 1890
SH 77 5 82 103
SV 56 2 58 62 19
GA 21 4 25 38
GAA 1.06 3.46 1.19 1.81
PG 0 0 0 1
PA 2 0 2 1
W 11 1 12 6
L 5 1 6 12
T 3 0 3 3
SO 7 0 7 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is in his 12th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2020 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 190 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 155 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.
He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before both were overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.
On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 440 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
With over 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fourth longest active run.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his third season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total
2009 3-6-3 --- --- 2010 11-13-6 --- --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 --- 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 --- 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 --- 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 --- 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 --- 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 --- 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 --- 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 --- 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 --- 2020 12-6-3 0-0-1 0-1-1 TOTAL 155-121-93 6-7-6 0-1-1
--- --- 3-6-3 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 4-0-1 --- 16-10-14 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 0-0-0 --- 12-7-5 20-7-3 9-7-4 190-143-107
Director of Sports Performance & Science | Joey Harty Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019 Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He also oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, on-field movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance. Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He spent the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 20102012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
294
285
25501
3
18
MLS Postseason
18
18
1740
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
20
18
1730
0
1
International
16
16
1425
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
348
337
30396
3
19
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 4-5-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 12th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.
Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Besler is first in SKC history with 348 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (294), starts (285) & minutes (25,501). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 303 of 312 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
294
285
25501
3
18
45
10
241
140
8
1
35
3
2
7
KC - Postseason
18
18
1740
0
0
4
0
20
16
3
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
312
303
27241
3
18
48
10
261
156
11
1
36
3
2
7
#27 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Assists 2, Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 6, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH
A
MLS Regular Season
48
26
2351
5
5
MLS Postseason
1
1
97
1
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
68
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
120
0
0
International
3
0
59
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
56
29
2696
6
6
Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Assist Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 8-4-3 he scores 0-0-1
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making him the youngest active player in MLS at the time and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Sporting KC II on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.
Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.
He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.
At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2019, Busio scored five goals as the U.S. U-17s finished second in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, securing a berth for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the process.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
48
26
2351
5
5
71
18
34
37
3
61
6
0
0
2
KC - Postseason
1
1
97
1
1
3
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
49
27
2448
6
6
74
21
35
39
3
62
6
0
0
2
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
44
31
2981
0
2
MLS Postseason
2
2
240
0
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
45
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
351
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
51
37
3617
0
4
Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson University Last Club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2020
Amadou Dia began his professional career with Sporting as the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Clemson University. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions during a two-year stint highlighted by a U.S. Open Cup title and consecutive playoff appearances. Dia spent three seasons with perennial USL Championship contender Phoenix Rising FC, where he was named the team’s Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, before returning to Sporting ahead of the 2020 campaign. Dia was a leading contributor at Rising FC from 2017-2019. He started 87 of 90 USL Championship matches at the club - notching four goals and eight assists - and guided Phoenix to three straight playoff berths, winning the 2018 Western Conference MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, March 8, 2015, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 12, 2016, KC vs. VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Goal N/A Assist Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH 2020 Record when: he starts 5-3-1 he scores 0-0-0
Championship and helping the side to a historically dominant 2019 campaign. Phoenix reached the 2018 USL Championship Final and ended 2019 with a 24-4-6 mark, setting an all-time American professional soccer record with 20 straight league wins. The left back appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia represented the U.S. at the U-14, U-18 and U-20 levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France.
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
44
31
2981
0
2
7
3
52
28
6
0
6
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
45
32
3071
0
2
7
3
56
28
6
0
6
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
240
0
1
0
0
5
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
47
34
3311
0
3
7
3
61
30
7
0
8
0
0
1
#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 6, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Saves 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018. Dick made his MLS debut on Oct. 6, 2019 at FC Dallas. He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship for the 2020 season.
Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons. He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017.
Dick was a four-year starter at Butler University in Indianapolis. As a senior, he was At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer. Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. *Currently on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
1
1
90
9
3
0
6
6.00
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
90
9
3
0
6
6.00
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAMERON DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
8
2
218
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
6
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
2
224
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI Shots 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 3, Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cameron Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his professional debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020.
Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s. Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.
Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
8
2
218
0
0
2
1
4
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
8
2
218
0
0
2
1
4
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
254
229
20014
10
37
MLS Postseason
14
13
1109
1
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
151
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
21
18
1946
0
3
International
9
8
727
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
300
270
23857
12
41
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 12 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assist Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 8-3-1 he scores 2-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018.
competitions, tallying 12 goals and 41 assists over nine seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 11 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 300 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
254
229
20014
10
37
291
77
410
344
15
16
57
11
2
10
KC - Postseason
14
13
1109
1
0
11
6
20
21
2
0
6
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
268
242
21123
11
37
302
83
430
365
17
16
63
11
2
10
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
107
73
6399
18
16
MLS Postseason
4
2
173
1
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
0
49
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
8
628
3
2
International
6
4
438
4
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
128
87
7687
26
21
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 3-5-2 he scores 3-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.
Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
107
73
6399
18
16
163
64
109
126
23
19
12
0
4
4
KC - Postseason
4
2
173
1
1
9
5
3
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
111
76
6572
19
17
172
69
112
132
23
20
12
0
4
4
#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
18
14
1326
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
4
4
326
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
19
1742
1
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 11/14/1989
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season. Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La
Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
18
14
1326
1
0
4
2
8
9
0
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
18
14
1326
1
0
4
2
8
9
0
0
2
0
0
0
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the secondyoungest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.
he scores 0-0-0
fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.
On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
52
49
4244
19
5
MLS Postseason
4
4
360
0
3
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
109
0
1
International
5
5
413
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
63
59
5126
19
9
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/8/1990
Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table. MLS CAREER STATS
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 4, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL
GP
GS
MIN
G
Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
52
49
4244
19
5
105
46
96
82
1
58
14
0
5
4
KC - Postseason
4
4
360
0
3
9
4
9
11
1
11
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
56
53
4604
19
8
114
50
105
93
2
69
14
0
5
4
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #96 | F | WILSON HARRIS | @Nosliwharris SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 11/28/1999 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/21/2020
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed striker Wilson Harris as a Homegrown Player in October 2020 after he spent two and a half seasons with Sporting KC II in the USL Championship, scoring 23 goals in that time. Harris becomes the 13th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy, and the eighth on the current roster.
Harris was the top-scoring teenager in American professional soccer in 2019, finishing the year with 12 goals in 25 USL Championship appearances. His dozen goals - which included a run of 10 strikes in his final 11 appearances - equaled the league’s singleseason record for a teenager. After joining the SKC Academy in 2017, Harris inked his first professional contract for Sporting KC II the following year and ended the 2018 USL Harris notably became the youngest USL Championship player to eclipse 20 career goals Championship campaign with three goals in 15 games. earlier in 2020. In three USL Championship seasons with Sporting Kansas City II, Harris has started 39 of 56 appearances and averaged 0.64 goals per 90 minutes played. The A native of Los Angeles, Harris had prolific stints in the Seattle Sounders FC Academy forward bagged a team-leading eight goals under head coach and longtime Sporting and Real SoCal Academy before moving to Kansas City. During the 2017-18 season, he midfielder Paulo Nagamura in 2020 while playing in every game of the abbreviated led the Sporting KC U-19s with 18 goals in 17 league appearances. On the international 16-game season. stage, Harris has represented the United States at the U-16, U-18 and U-20 levels. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI
A
MLS Regular Season
18
9
873
0
1
MLS Postseason
1
0
30
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
26
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
20
9
929
0
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL 2020 Record when: he starts 3-4-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and one of eight on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi, Wan Kuzain and Wilson Harris. Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.
Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with Sporting KC II in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then led to a professional SKC II contract in early 2017. On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
18
9
873
0
1
9
0
15
9
0
7
0
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
1
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
19
9
903
0
1
9
0
15
10
0
7
0
0
0
0
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
28
11
1191
7
0
MLS Postseason
1
0
30
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
1
115
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
32
12
1336
7
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 19 times, last: Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 7, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2020 Record when: he starts 0-2-1 he scores 3-1-1
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon College: Santa Clara University Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell. Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.
The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the
More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streak on Sept. 30, 2017.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
28
11
1191
7
0
39
17
30
19
7
0
1
0
3
0
MLS - Regular Season
133
58
5904
19
10
165
60
131
90
53
6
4
0
4
3
KC - Postseason
1
0
30
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
2
1
108
1
0
3
2
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
135
59
6012
20
10
168
62
136
93
53
6
4
0
4
3
#17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
18
16
1394
6
4
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
135
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
20
17
1529
6
4
Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Loaned in on 1/23/2020
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Shots on Goal 2, 4 times, last: Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI Shots 4, Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN 2020 Record when: he starts 9-5-2 he scores 4-1-1
Birthday: 3/23/1994
Sporting Kansas City announced in January 2020 that the club had acquired central midfielder Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season. Before his move to Sporting, the playmaker ranked fourth in the league with a team-best seven goals while also leading the side with four assists. Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.
He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013. Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem. On the international stage, Kinda has represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels. Kinda has yet to earn his first cap for the Israeli Men’s National Team but was selected to the senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying in fall 2019.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
18
16
1394
6
4
35
11
31
25
2
5
5
1
1
2
KC - Postseason
1
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
19
16
1421
6
4
35
11
31
26
2
5
5
1
1
2
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 1, 12 times, last: Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN
A
MLS Regular Season
20
18
1704
0
3
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
205
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
25
22
2119
0
3
Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 5-3-3 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.
Lindsey signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC, MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
18
1704
0
3
11
1
12
11
2
0
1
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
21
19
1824
0
3
11
1
14
11
2
0
1
0
0
0
#36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
21
18
1602
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
135
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
20
1737
0
2
Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 6-2-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 6/10/1992
Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019. Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga. Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins came through the Benfica Academy and earned his first team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League, helping the side to a 1-1 draw against FC Basel on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B. Martins transferred to Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years. In 2014, Martins headed to Spain and signed with
Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches. As a youth, Martins represented Portugal’s U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before helping Portugal to a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
21
18
1602
0
2
12
6
18
10
0
6
3
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
21
18
1602
0
2
12
6
18
10
0
6
3
0
0
1
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
167
167
14983
0
0
MLS Postseason
7
7
654
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
11
1080
0
0
International
6
6
540
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
193
193
17437
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Shutout Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 11-6-3
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (73), shutouts (52) and saves (512) in club history, and has also played the most games (167) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.
saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
167
167
14983
722
512
52
203
1.22
13
25
13
1
73
54
38
MLS - Regular Season
173
172
15422
754
530
52
217
1.27
14
26
13
2
73
58
39
KC - Postseason
7
7
654
32
20
1
11
1.51
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
MLS - TOTAL
180
179
16076
786
550
53
228
1.28
14
26
13
2
74
60
42
#9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
12
11
961
6
5
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
14
13
1141
7
5
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 7, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Goal Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Assist Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN 2020 Record when: he starts 8-2-1 he scores 5-0-0
Birthday: 3/8/1991
Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years. 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals for Mexico’s senior team and was Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament championship 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition. Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships, the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title and 13 caps for the Mexico Men’s National Team. He joins Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
12
11
961
6
5
36
18
8
30
6
0
3
0
3
2
MLS - TOTAL
12
11
961
6
5
36
18
8
30
6
0
3
0
3
2
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed 18-year-old goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy.
Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.
A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joins the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas. He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
20
18
1675
0
1
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
21
1975
0
1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI Shots 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 11-5-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/27/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed Croatian defender Roberto Puncec in December 2019. The center back has amassed almost 300 professional appearances across 12 professional seasons in Croatia, Israel and Germany. He arrives at Sporting after spending two and a half seasons with Croatian first-division club HNK Rijeka, where he won the 2019 Croatian Cup. A native of Varazdin, Croatia, Puncec developed in the NK Varazdin academy and signed his first senior team contract in 2008 at age 16. He became a regular starter in 2009 and helped his hometown club secure a spot in 2011-12 UEFA Europa League qualifying before joining Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in August 2011. His lone season in Israel yielded 23 total appearances.
In 2012, Puncec began a five-year stint with German side Union Berlin of the seconddivision 2. Bundesliga. He featured regularly during his time in the German capital, starting 118 of 128 appearances in all competitions as Union Berlin finished in the top half of the table in each of his five seasons with the club. Puncec returned to his native Croatia in 2017, signing for HNK Rijeka. He anchored the club’s defense from 2017-2019, guiding Rijeka to consecutive second-place finishes in the Croatian First Football League and propelled his side to silverware in May 2019 as the Whites won the Croatian Cup. As a youth, Puncec represented Croatia at the U-14 through U-21 levels. He made five appearances at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, leading Croatia to the semifinals, then played all three games at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
18
1675
0
1
3
1
29
6
0
0
2
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
21
19
1795
0
1
3
1
29
7
0
0
2
0
0
0
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | D | WINSTON REID | @WinstonReid2 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
10
8
728
1
0
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
11
9
848
1
0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Last Club: West Ham United (England) Acquired: Loaned in on 2/14/2020
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Shots 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 5-1-2 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 7/3/1988
Winston Reid arrives in Kansas City after logging over 300 club appearances in Denmark and England, including 166 Premier League matches with West Ham. The 6-foot-3 center back has also earned 25 caps for the New Zealand Men’s National Team, including three starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Reid moved to Denmark from New Zealand at age 10 and began his professional career with FC Midtjylland in 2005. He made his Midtjylland debut at age 17 and played 92 matches for Midtjylland in all competitions before his transfer to West Ham in 2010.
table. He bagged his first Premier League goal in a London derby defeat of Fulham on Sept. 1, 2012. Reid played a vital role during the Hammers’ breakout 2015-16 campaign, which culminated in a seventh-place league finish and a berth in UEFA Europa League qualifying. Reid’s crowning moment in East London came on May 10, 2016, when he scored the final goal in Upton Park history to seal a dramatic 3-2 triumph over English giants Manchester United in West Ham’s last home game at the iconic venue. Reid represented Denmark at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels before committing his senior international career to New Zealand and was selected to the All Whites squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute and scoring his only international goal to date with a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Slovakia. Reid has 25 caps with New Zealand, with his most recent appearance coming in November 2019.
Reid made his first of 222 competitive appearances for the Hammers on Aug. 14, 2010 and opened his West Ham scoring account in an FA Cup win over Burnley the following February. Starting a career-high 36 Premier League matches in 2012-13, Reid was named West Ham’s player of the year as the Hammers secured a top-half finish in the MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
10
8
728
1
0
3
2
11
7
0
0
2
0
1
0
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
11
9
848
1
0
4
2
12
8
0
0
3
0
1
0
#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
79
65
5827
25
23
MLS Postseason
5
5
465
0
2
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
157
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
190
2
2
International
6
5
422
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
95
79
7061
27
30
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 19, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL Assist Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI 2020 Record when: he starts 12-3-2 he scores 2-3-0
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 27 goals and 30 assists in 95 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.
League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
79
65
5827
25
23
176
69
45
105
9
241
7
0
5
5
KC - Postseason
5
5
465
0
2
9
2
7
8
1
17
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
84
70
6292
25
25
185
71
52
113
10
258
8
0
5
5
31
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC
A
MLS Regular Season
86
55
5169
15
10
MLS Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
74
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
4
495
5
0
International
5
2
152
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
106
66
6287
23
10
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Assist Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR 2020 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of eight Homegrown Players to come through the SKC Academy on the current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019), Felipe Hernandez (2019) and Wilson Harris (2020).
and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.
After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, Sporting KC II, in 2016 and scored four goals Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
86
55
5169
15
10
175
69
42
66
19
1
5
2
6
4
KC - Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
15
5
3
8
2
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
91
59
5566
18
10
190
74
45
74
21
1
6
2
6
4
#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
114
107
9798
6
12
MLS Postseason
6
6
600
2
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
154
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
870
0
1
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
137
130
11962
10
13
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI 2020 Record when: he starts 10-2-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 137 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division. Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
114
107
9798
6
12
91
21
91
96
2
15
23
1
1
3
KC - Postseason
6
6
600
2
0
6
3
5
5
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
120
113
10398
8
12
97
24
96
101
2
15
24
1
2
3
32
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | RICHARD SANCHEZ | @richsanz45 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: July 11, 2018, CHI vs. PHI Saves 9, April 21, 2018, CHI at NY
A
MLS Regular Season
2
1
104
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
1
104
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shutout Sept. 16, 2018, CHI vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 1-0-0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/5/1994 Hometown: Little Elm, Texas Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 11/26/2019 Sporting Kansas City selected Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft in November 2019. Sanchez already has nine seasons of professional experience under his belt after developing in the FC Dallas Academy and competing in the United States and Mexico. He spent the last three seasons in MLS with the Chicago Fire, where he totaled 90 saves across 27 league appearances.
FC Dallas loaned Sanchez to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2013, where he made his professional debut in the NASL. He was sold to Liga MX powerhouse Tigres UANL a year later and went on loan to both FC Dallas (2014) and Mexican side Tampico Madero (2016-2017) during his time with the Los Tigres. After a three-year spell in Mexico, Sanchez returned to MLS in August 2017 when he joined the Chicago Fire.
Born in Mission Hills, California before moving to Little Elm, Texas, Sanchez joined the prestigious Atletico Madrid Academy in Spain in 2008. He moved back to Texas the following year and developed in the FC Dallas Academy, signing as an MLS Homegrown Player in February 2011.
On the international stage, Sanchez was the starting goalkeeper and played all seven matches for Mexico as El Tri captured the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup title on home soil. Sanchez posted two shutouts in the tournament, including a clean sheet in the final - a 2-0 victory over Uruguay. He was also Mexico’s starting keeper at the 2013 U-20 World Cup two years later, helping his side reach the Round of 16.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
2
1
104
5
2
0
4
3.46
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
MLS - Regular Season
29
27
2491
148
92
3
55
1.99
4
4
3
0
8
15
6
MLS - TOTAL
29
27
2491
148
92
3
55
1.99
4
4
3
0
8
15
6
#11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
40
32
2817
7
6
MLS Postseason
4
3
292
0
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
1
80
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
15
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
46
36
3204
7
7
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 13 times, last: Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Nov. 8, 2020, KC at RSL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 11-4-2 he scores 3-1-1
Birthday: 6/26/1993
Shelton spent 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07 and returns to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting after helping the club to first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018. Shelton started 17 of 24 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during a 2018 campaign that saw the club set regular season club records in goals, assists and goal differential. He tallied two goals and five assists in MLS play as Sporting finished atop the West with 62 points and an 18-8-8 record, including a 12-3-5 mark in regular-season matches that Shelton played.
He was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts.
Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club.
Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010.
In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
40
32
2817
7
6
66
24
37
35
10
1
6
0
2
4
MLS - Regular Season
94
55
5338
13
16
102
36
61
66
13
1
6
0
2
7
KC - Postseason
4
3
292
0
1
3
1
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
6
3
349
0
1
3
1
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
100
58
5651
13
17
105
37
69
67
15
1
6
0
2
7
33
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots 3, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN
A
MLS Regular Season
17
16
1377
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
21
20
1737
1
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers. Academic All-American. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
17
16
1377
1
1
9
3
14
7
0
0
3
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
17
16
1377
1
1
9
3
14
7
0
0
3
0
1
1
#75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR
A
MLS Regular Season
6
3
307
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
173
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
8
5
480
1
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and one of eight on the current roster. Kuzain was the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to Sporting KC II to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018. Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016. He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.
Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with Sporting II, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances. As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
34
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
294
252
23075
29
66
MLS Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1537
3
6
International
13
13
1140
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
345
301
27671
32
81
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 8-5-1 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.
reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.
Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 32 goals and 81 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 345 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
294
252
23075
29
66
441
135
238
335
33
798
25
1
9
28
KC - Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
31
3
25
30
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
312
270
24814
29
72
472
138
263
365
34
867
27
1
9
31
35
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
34
Games
Matt Besler*
294
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
3060
Minutes
Matt Besler*
25,501
Goals
Dom Dwyer (2014)
22
Goals
Preki
71
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Preki
98
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Preki
283
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Roger Espinoza*
410
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi*
798
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Roger Espinoza*
57
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza*
11
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
34
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
3060
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Goals Against Average
Tim Melia (2017)
0.78
Goals Allowed
Tim Melia (2019)
56
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Stat
Player
#
Games
Tim Melia*
167
Minutes
Tim Melia*
14,983
Wins
Tim Melia*
73
Losses
Tim Melia*
54
Draws
Tim Melia*
38
Shutouts
Tim Melia*
52
Goals Allowed
Tim Melia*
203
Saves
Tim Melia*
509
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Year
#
Stat
Player
#
Points Per Game
2020
1.857
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny Russell (2019)
3
Goals
2018
65
Assists
2018
69
Shots
2018
583
4
Shots on goal
1996
250
2013
511
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Fouls Committed
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
1997
117
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Offsides
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Corner Kicks
2018
206
2019
74
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Cautions
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
2019
67
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)
7
Saves
Tim Melia (2018)
10
36
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 294 1. Graham Zusi* 294 3. Roger Espinoza* 254 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 285 2. Graham Zusi* 252 3. Roger Espinoza* 229 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Seth Sinovic 200 9. Preki 199 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 25,501 2. Graham Zusi* 23,075 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Roger Espinoza* 20,014 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic 17,738 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 167 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tim Melia* 167 512 2. Tony Meola 125 507 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 167 52 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 167 73 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5
GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 9. Graham Zusi* 294 29 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 294 66 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 254 37 6. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Johnny Russell* 79 23 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 294 441 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 254 293 8. Mo Johnston 149 274 9. Josh Wolff 144 265 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 256 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Graham Zusi* 294 135 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 254 410 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Matt Besler* 294 241 6. Dom Dwyer 128 239 7. Graham Zusi* 294 238 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 254 344 5. Graham Zusi* 294 335 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 254 57 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler* 294 35 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 28 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28 37
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 294 798 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 79 241 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 294 9 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 294 28 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Roger Espinoza* 254 10 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 8. Mo Johnston 149 8 8. Kei Kamara 113 8 8. Chance Myers 147 8 8. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Johnny Russell* 79 4 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 114 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Johnny Russell* 4. Scott Sealy 6. Josh Wolff 7. Vitalis Takawira 8. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 10. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 79 88 144 103 94 149 200
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 25 0.32 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34
Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira
GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13
CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109
GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34
Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber
ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15
OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36
MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97
GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5
GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2019 Tim Melia
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 32 111
Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2018 Tim Melia 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia
SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10
GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud
FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2
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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2020 Alan Pulido* 12 6 *Minimum 5 goal
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.50
Sporting KC Game Notes | December 2, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY) Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL) Half: 4 10 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 798 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st) Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 410 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 203 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd)
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 512 Tim Melia Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23
in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 4 times 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times
Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Wilson Harris
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"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
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90D 90D 89M 17 90D 89F
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 VAN HOU MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU MIN DAL ORL HOU CHI NSH DAL CHI COL CIN RSL 3-1 4-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 2-1 2-5 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 2-3 1-2 2-1 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-2 4-0 1-0 2-0 14 90G
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 4 1 2
vs vs at at vs at vs at vs vs vs at vs vs at at vs at at
MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU MIN DAL ORL HOU CHI NSH DAL CHI COL CIN RSL
2 2 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC
07/12/2020 07/17/2020 07/22/2020 08/21/2020 08/25/2020 08/29/2020 09/02/2020 09/05/2020 09/13/2020 09/19/2020 09/23/2020 10/03/2020 10/07/2020 10/11/2020 10/14/2020 10/17/2020 10/24/2020 10/28/2020 11/08/2020
Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game
#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21
KC 3 at VAN 1 KC 4 vs HOU 0
Game log: Game #1 02/29/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020 L W W W L T T L W L L W W W L T W W W
W W
Hurtado 4 (Kinda 3) 35; Kinda 5 (I. Sanchez 1, Russell 4) 83 Pulido 6 (Espinoza 2) 54; Fontas 1 (unassisted) 67; Kinda 6 (unassisted) Espinoza 2 (Pulido 5, Kinda 4) 57 Shelton 5 (unassisted) 45; Hurtado 5 (Lindsey 2) 48
65;
88; Fernandes 3 (unassisted)
Pulido 1 (Puncec 1) 17; Kinda 1 (Martins 1) 39; Hurtado 1 (Fernandes 1) 95+ Pulido 2 (Shelton 1, Kinda 1) 16; Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 2 (Pulido 1, Russell 1) Shelton 1 (unassisted) 77 Shelton 2 (Pulido 2) 43 Shelton 3 (Kinda 2, Martins 2) 65; Pulido 3 (penalty kick) 72; Zusi 1 (unassisted) 91+ Russell 1 (Pulido 3) 0:49; Fernandes 1 (Pulido 4) 86 Kinda 3 (Lindsey 1) 12; own goal (Boxall) 55 Russell 2 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 4 (unassisted) 49 Busio 1 (unassisted) 67 Shelton 4 (Fernandes 2, Hernandez 1) 48+ Hurtado 2 (unassisted) 30 Russell 3 (Zusi 1) 80 Russell 4 (unassisted) 53; Russell 5 (Busio 1) 83 Russell 6 (Fernandes 3) 53 Pulido 4 (Busio 2) 34; Pulido 5 (Busio 3, Espinoza 1) 73 Reid 1 (Russell 2) 67 Fernandes 2 (Russell 3) 53; Hurtado 3 (Dia 1) 79
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
93+
45M 6 90G 45D
23
3 vs SJ
3
T
KC
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS WR1 11/22/2020
90G 90D
64M 26
10
67M 90D 90M
26 45 84M 90D 45
64M 90M 90D 90F
90M 67M 90D 90F
80M 23
90D
90D
(3-0 pens)
(3-1 pens)
MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT R16 QF VAN PHI 0-0 1-3
T L
Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain
Player
MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE R16 07/26/2020 KC 0 vs VAN 0 QF 07/30/2020 KC 1 vs PHI 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75
#
4; I. Sanchez 1 (Busio 1)
46+
Espinoza 1 (Russell 1)
Pulido 2 (Russell 1)
120G
120D 97M
30 120D
30
23
120F 90M 120D 90M
120M 120M
120D
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS WR1 SJ 3-3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
47; Busio 1 (Shelton 1, Fernandes 1)
91+
MINNESOTA UNITED FC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3 Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CT | TV: FOX | Radio: SKOR North | @MNUFC | @MNUFCes | @MNUFCmatch
2020 MLS Record (W-L-D):........................ 9-5-6 Western Conference Standings:.....................4th
2020 MLS Record (W-L-D):.......................12-6-3 Western Conference Standings:...................... 1st
Head Coach:................. Adrian Heath (62-72-40) Asst. Coach:........................................... Ian Fuller Asst. Coach:................................... Sean McAuley GK Coach:..........................................Stewart Kerr
Head Coach:..............Peter Vermes (155-121-94) Asst. Coach:................................. Kerry Zavagnin Asst. Coach:........................................Zoran Savic Goalkeeper Coach::.............................. Alec Dufty
MINNESOTA UNITED FC ROSTER 1
Tyler Miller
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER Goalkeeper
1
Richard Sanchez
Goalkeeper
2
Noah Billingsley
Defender
3
Andreu Fontas
Defender
3
Ike Opara
Defender
4
Roberto Puncec
Defender
4
Jose Aja
Defender
5
Matt Besler
Defender
5
Jacori Hayes
Midfielder
6
Ilie Sanchez
Midfielder
6
Osvaldo Alonso
Midfielder
7
Johnny Russell
Forward
7
Kevin Molino
Midfielder
8
Graham Zusi
Defender
8
Jan Gregus
Midfielder
9
Alan Pulido
Forward
9
Luis Amarilla
Forward
10
Felipe Gutierrez
Midfielder
10
Emanuel Reynoso
Midfielder
11
Khiry Shelton
Forward
11
Thomas Chacon
Midfielder
12
Gerso Fernandes
Forward
12
Aaron Schoenfeld
Forward
13
Amadou Dia
Defender
13
Ethan Finlay
Midfielder
15
Roger Espinoza
Midfielder
14
Brent Kallman
Defender
16
Graham Smith
Defender
15
Michael Boxall
Defender
17
Gadi Kinda
Midfielder
16
Kei Kamara
Forward
18
Eric Dick*
Goalkeeper
17
Robin Lod
Midfielder
19
Erik Hurtado
Forward
18
Gregory Ranjitsingh
Goalkeeper
20
Daniel Salloi
Forward
19
Romain Metanire
Defender
21
Felipe Hernandez
Midfielder
20
Sam Gleadle
Defender/Midfielder
22
Winston Reid
Defender
21
Bakaye Dibassy
Defender
23
Tyler Freeman
Forward
27
Foster Langsdorf
Forward
24
John Pulskamp
Goalkeeper
30
Adrian Zendejas
Goalkeeper
26
Jaylin Lindsey
Defender
31
Hassani Dotson
Midfielder
27
Gianluca Busio
Midfielder/Forward
41
James Musa
Defender/Midfielder
28
Cameron Duke
Midfielder
44
Raheem Edwards
Midfielder
29
Tim Melia
Goalkeeper
77
Chase Gasper
Defender
36
Luis Martins
Defender
89
Kevin Partida
Midfielder
75
Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal
Midfielder
94
Marlon Hairston
Midfielder
96
Wilson Harris
Forward
97
Dayne St. Clair
Goalkeeper
99
Fred Emmings
Goalkeeper
INDEX 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP 2 - Last Time Out, Game Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders 3 - Series Information 4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts 5 - News and Notes
* Player on loan
6-7 - Standings 8 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS 9 - MLS Stats Leaders, Media Resources 10 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent
11 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors 12 - Goal Map 13 - Team Records 14 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts 15-18 - All-Time History vs Opposition
19-20 - Past Starting Lineups 21 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide 22-26 - Player Bios 27 - Construction MNUFC 28 - Coaching Staff Bios
MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC
vs. Colorado Rapids | Nov. 22, 2020 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs
Confident and Creative Loons for the Win For the second year in a row, Minnesota United found themselves with the fourth seed in the playoffs, this time facing a surging Colorado Rapids team that won on Decision Day to vault into fifth. With Colorado winning their last three and Minnesota unbeaten in eight, something had to give and the Loons made sure it was the Rapids. While the visitors began brightly, the home side seized momentum in the 22nd minute on a strike by midfielder Kevin Molino. The Rapids found themselves undone by goals in the 54th and 79th minute, with Molino completing a brace. Dayne St. Clair and the defense stood tall through some rugged challenges to keep the clean sheet and send the Loons to a conference semifinal meeting with their old friends, Sporting Kansas City.
MIN Starting XI vs. COL
MIN Substitutes 68’- Kamara IN, Finlay OUT 80’- Alonso IN, Hairston OUT
LOD MOLINO
FINLAY
REYNOSO GREGUS
83’ - Hayes IN, Reynoso OUT
HAIRSTON
GASPER
DOTSON DIBASSY
BOXALL
Unused Subs GK – Zendejas; D - Kallman, Aja, Billingsley; M - Chacon; F - Schoenfeld
ST. CLAIR
UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Dec. 3, 2020 | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Loons Look to Give ‘Em (Blue) Hell The Loons travel to Kansas City with their one-downthree-to-go mentality on Wednesday night for the Western Conference Semifinals in the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. Minnesota United is riding a high — unbeaten in nine, its attacking talent netted three against the Rapids while the backline and Dayne St. Clair held it down. Top-seeded SKC welcomes MNUFC with open arms, boasting a perfect 6-0-0 mark at home when the Loons visit. Adrian Heath’s men will have to find the holes in Sporting’s shape, capitalize creatively and beat SKC in the box — especially goalkeeper Tim Melia. The Loons can do it, but not without digging deep for the desire to overwhelm a daunting SKC squad to move on to the next round.
MIN
Minnesota United Absences
Series History
Suspended
MIN all-time W-L-D: 2 - 6 - 2 | 8 GF, 16 GA MIN home W-L-D: 2 - 1 - 2 | 7 GF, 5 GA
I. Opara
S. Gleadle
MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS
SKC
MLS Record (W-L-D)
12-6-3
W-W-D-W-W
Form (Last 5 Games)
D-W-W-W-D
Points
T. Miller - hip (out for season)
International Duty
9-5-7 34
L. Amarilla - ankle (out for the season)
Questionable
MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 5 - 1 | 1 GF, 11 GA
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE
Out
Goals
39
4th West
MLS Position
1st West
21
Games Played
21
36
Goals Scored
38
26
Goals Against
25
36
Assists
31
292
Shots
313
100
SOG
103
277
Fouls Conceded
258
270
Fouls Suffered
244
21
Offsides
30 130
98
Corner Kicks
2
PK Scored
1
3
PK Attempts
1
7
Clean sheets
7
MLS stats only | 2020 MLS Regular Season | Does not include MLS is Back Knockouts or MLS Playoffs
Assists Saves
#7 Kevin Molino
9
#17 Robin Lod
7
#13 Ethan Finlay
4
#10 Emanuel Reynoso
7
#8 Jan Gregus
6
#17 Robin Lod
5
#97 Dayne St. Clair
49
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM LEADERS Goals
Assists Saves
#9 Alan Pulido
6
#17 Gadi Kinda
6
#7 Johnny Russell
6
#9 Alan Pulido
5
#17 Gadi Kinda
4
#7 Johnny Russell
4
#29 Tim Melia
56
* Player no longer with the club | MLS Regular Season Stats
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ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS AGAINST SPORTING KANSAS CITY
MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS
Date
Score
05/07/2017
MIN 2 vs SKC 0
W
TCF Bank Stadium
06/03/2017
MIN 0 at SKC 3
L
Children’s Mercy Park
Ike Opara spent six seasons with Sporting Kansas City, representing the club from 2013 through 2018. He made 127 regular season appearances for SKC, scoring 13 goals and providing five assists.
10/07/2017
MIN 1 vs SKC 1
D
TCF Bank Stadium
05/20/2018
MIN 1 vs SKC 1
D
TCF Bank Stadium
06/03/2018
MIN 1 at SKC 4
L
Children’s Mercy Park
08/25/2018
MIN 0 at SKC 2
L
Children’s Mercy Park
08/22/2019
MIN 0 at SKC 1
L
Children’s Mercy Park
09/25/2019
MIN 2 vs SKC 1
W
Allianz Field
07/12/2020
MIN 2 at SKC 1
W
Marathon Sports Field
08/21/2020
MIN 1 vs SKC 2
L
Allianz Field
09/13/2020
MIN 0 at SKC 1
L
Children’s Mercy Park
Result
Location
Peter Vermes and Manny Lagos were teammates on the New York/New Jersey MetroStars for the inaugural MLS season in 1996. Lagos played the 1997 season on the MetroStars with current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin. Graham Smith and Hassani Dotson both played for Oregon State in 2015.
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL MIN SKC
0-15 1 4
16-30 2 0
31-45 2 5
46-60 0 3
61-75 1 1
76-90 4 4
Total 10 17
ET 0 0
CURRENT TEAM STREAKS* Team
Minnesota United FC
Sporting Kansas City
Type
Player
# of Games
Goals
Kevin Molino
2
Assists
Emanuel Reynoso
4
Points
Robin Lod Emanuel Reynoso
4 4
Shutouts
Dayne St. Clair
2
Goals
None
Assists
None
Points
None
Shutouts
None
Aaron Schoenfeld played against SKC’s Gadi Kinda for five minutes in the Israeli Premier League when Schoenfeld’s Maccabi Tel Aviv faced Kinda’s FC Ashdod on December 2, 2017. Schoenfeld came on in the 77th minute while Kinda was subbed off in the 83rd minute of a 1-1 draw. Kei Kamara made 113 appearances for SKC, then the Kansas City Wizards, between 2009 and 2013 and scored 38 goals in that span. That represents almost 30% of his 130 career goals, a mark that puts him fifth on the all-time scoring list.
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS *Streak considered 2+ games in a row.
DISCIPLINARY REPORT Suspended: Suspended after next caution:
MIN
SKC
1 Eight players tied 3 Abu Danladi* 5 Three players tied 1 Three players tied
GOALS
Diego Rubio* 3
ASSISTS
Johnny Russell 5
SHOTS ON GOAL
Johnny Russell 7
WINS
Tim Melia 6
3 Bobby Shuttleworth*
LOSSES
Tim Melia 2
1 Bobby Shuttleworth*
CLEAN SHEETS
Tim Melia 4
ALL-TIME SERIES SINGLE-GAME HIGHS MIN
SKC
1 Eight players tied
GOALS
16 players tied 1
2 Two players tied
ASSISTS
Johnny Russell 2
9 Bobby Shuttleworth*
SAVES
4 Bobby Shuttleworth*
GOALS ALLOWED
Tim Melia 8 Three players tied 2
* Player no longer with the club.
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OPPONENT FACTS
MATCHUP QUICK FACTS
Game Abbreviation:.............................................................................................SKC Colors:...........................................................Sporting Blue, Dark Indigo and Lead Founded:................................................................................................................. 1995 First MLS Season:...............................................................................................1996 MLS Titles:.........................................................................................2 (2000, 2013) City, State:.................................................................................Kansas City, Kansas Stadium:................................................................................. Children’s Mercy Park Capacity (Built):..................................................................................2011 (21,000)
• This will be the fourth time these teams have met in 2020.
PREVIOUS MEETING - 9/13/2020
• MNUFC went 1-2-0 against SKC during the regular season. The victory came during the opening game of the MLS is Back Tournament, with the Loons snagging three points in stoppage time for a 2-1 result.
• The MLS Cup Playoffs is the fourth different competition in which the Loons will have faced SKC. The clubs have also faced off in the MLS is Back Tournament, U.S. Open Cup and regular season play. • This is the 16th time the Loons and SKC have faced off in all competitions since 2014.
• Sporting Kansas City finished on top of the Western Conference with 1.86 points per game. The team finished third overall in MLS.
vs
• Minnesota advanced to the Conference Semifinals following a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids in Round One.
1
0 1ST HALF
• Kevin Molino became the first MNUFC player to score multiple goals in the MLS Cup Playoffs, scoring twice against the Colorado Rapids in Round One.
2ND HALF
• Robin Lod scored his first MLS Cup Playoff goal against Colorado. He has now scored in four competitions: regular season play, the U.S. Open Cup, MLS Cup Playoffs and the MLS is Back Tournament.
G: J. Russell
80’
YC: G. Busio
84’
YC: R. Puncec
87’ 90’+2
YC: Gerso
• The victory over the Rapids was the Loons’ first-ever MLS Cup Playoff win.
90’+3
YC: H. Dotson
• Emanuel Reynoso provided assists on all three goals in Round One. This is the third time a Loon has been credited with three assists in a game since the team joined MLS. • Dayne St. Clair earned the club’s first ever win and clean sheet in postseason play since joining MLS. • St. Clair made six saves against the Rapids, setting a new club postseason record. The bar was set by Vito Mannone in 2019 with four saves against the LA Galaxy. • This Conference Semifinal matchup will be Minnesota’s first road game in the MLS Cup Playoffs. • Sporting Kansas City advanced from Round One via a penalty shootout win over the San Jose Earthquakes. The Quakes leveled the game at 3-3 in the closing moments to force extra time. Tim Melia saved all three shots in the shootout to advance SKC to the next round. • At 36 years and 82 days old, Kei Kamara subbed on in the second half against Colorado to become the oldest MNUFC player to see action in the postseason.
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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED NEWS AND NOTES 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP Recap: Loons Win First MLS Playoff Game For the second year in a row, Minnesota United found themselves with the fourth seed in the playoffs, this time facing a surging Colorado Rapids team that won on Decision Day to vault into fifth. With Colorado winning their last three and Minnesota unbeaten in eight, something had to give and the Loons made sure it was the Rapids. While the visitors began brightly, the home side seized momentum in the 22nd minute on a strike by midfielder Kevin Molino. The Rapids regrouped in the second half but found themselves undone by goals in the 54th and 79th minute, with Molino completing his brace on the second of those two. Dayne St. Clair and the defense stood tall through some rugged challenges to keep the clean sheet and send the Loons to a conference semifinal meeting with their old friends, Sporting Kansas City. Head Coach Adrian Heath on the intimidation factor of playing in Kansas City “If I’m being perfectly honest, I’ve said this before, we haven’t played well. It is an intimidating atmosphere but that’s because of the opposition. Everybody knows I’ve got an incredible respect for Peter [Vermes] and his staff from what they’ve done there. This is a good team, top of the West. We know what’s coming. But Peter also knows that if we play like we can, this is not going to be easy for them and that’s all I’m looking for, for us to put our A game on the field. And if we do, we’ll take whatever comes our way. Certainly, we know it’s going to be tough, but we’re not going to go there afraid of competing and trying to win this game.”
MNUFC Western Conference Semifinal Moved To Dec. 3 on FOX Major League Soccer today announced changes to the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs schedule as the Western Conference Semifinal between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC moves one day to Dec. 3 at 7:00 p.m. CT and will be televised on FOX and FOX Deportes. This shift in scheduling was not a result of Covid-19. As part of this move, the Western Conference Final will now take place one day later on Monday, Dec. 7 on FS1 to maintain a minimum of three days of rest for all clubs. In addition, the league confirmed Columbus Crew SC will host the New England Revolution in the Eastern Conference Final on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2:00 p.m. on ABC. Along with the coverage from U.S.-based networks, the entire Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and 2020 MLS Cup will be carried live in Canada – in English on TSN and in French on TVA Sports. The Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs will culminate the intensity of the postseason with MLS Cup on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7:00 p.m. CT on FOX, UniMás/TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports, and in more than 190 countries around the world.
Defender Chase Gasper on advancing to the Conference Semifinals after last year’s first round loss “It feels incredible to make history with the club. Like you mentioned, we were unfortunate to get knocked out in the first round last year, so to get over that first round, that first challenge, it’s a huge step for us and I think it was a great performance by the entire team. A complete team performance so we’re going to carry that momentum into the next game.” Midfielder Ethan Finlay on the unity within this group and being unbeaten in nine games “We’re finding our form, we’re getting healthy. We had some injuries in that September timeframe, had some guys who were missing for other reasons. We’ve been thrown a lot over the last few months but as we’ve gotten healthy, this group has continued to get stronger as we’ve gotten into the playoffs here. Anything can happen as we’ve seen from some of the results in the Eastern Conference. We think we can go [to Kansas City] and compete and win and I know they’re probably bitter about how we beat them down in Orlando late. It’s going to be a great contest.” Midfielder Robin Lod on being able to play alongside Kevin Molino, Emanuel Reynoso and Ethan Finlay at once “The chemistry there is really good. As I said, I enjoy playing with them. All of the players are smart players and all of them have different skillsets so it’s really nice to play with those guys.”
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2020 WESTERN CONFERENCE 2015MLS MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOALSTANDINGS MAP TEAM Sporting Kansas City - x Seattle Sounders - x Portland Timbers - x Minnesota United - x Colorado Rapids - x FC Dallas - x Los Angeles FC - x San Jose Earthquakes - x Vancouver Whitecaps LA Galaxy Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo
GP 21 22 23 21 18 22 22 23 23 22 22 23
W 12 11 11 9 8 9 9 8 9 6 5 4
L 6 5 6 5 6 6 8 9 14 12 10 10
T 3 6 5 7 4 7 5 6 0 4 7 9
PTS 39 39 39 34 28 34 32 30 27 22 22 21
PPG 1.86 1.77 1.7 1.62 1.56 1.55 1.45 1.3 1.17 1 1 0.91
GF 38 44 46 36 32 28 47 35 27 27 25 30
GA 25 23 35 26 28 24 39 51 44 46 35 40
GF 44 33 36 40 37 24 24 26 33 25 33 23 25 12
GA 20 26 21 25 25 22 22 25 43 35 39 30 41 36
2020 EASTERNUNITED CONFERENCE 2015MLS MINNESOTA FC GOALSTANDINGS MAP TEAM Philadelphia Union - x Toronto FC - x Columbus Crew SC - x Orlando City SC - x New York City FC - x New York Red Bulls - x Nashville SC - x New England Revolution - x Montreal Impact - x Inter Miami CF - x Chicago Fire FC Atlanta United D.C. United FC Cincinnati
GP 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
W 14 13 12 11 12 9 8 8 8 7 5 6 5 4
L 4 5 6 4 8 9 7 7 13 13 10 13 12 15
T 5 5 5 8 3 5 8 8 2 3 8 4 6 4
PTS 47 44 41 41 39 32 32 32 26 24 23 22 21 16
PPG 2.04 1.91 1.78 1.78 1.7 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.13 1.04 1 0.96 0.91 0.7
x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield
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2020 OVERALLUNITED STANDINGS 2015MLS MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP TEAM Philadelphia Union - x Toronto FC - x Sporting Kansas City - x Columbus Crew SC - x Orlando City SC - x Seattle Sounders - x New York City FC - x Portland Timbers - x Minnesota United - x Colorado Rapids - x FC Dallas - x Los Angeles FC - x New York Red Bulls - x Nashville SC - x New England Revolution - x San Jose Earthquakes - x Vancouver Whitecaps Montreal Impact - x Inter Miami CF - x LA Galaxy Real Salt Lake Chicago Fire FC Atlanta United D.C. United Houston Dynamo FC Cincinnati
GP 23 23 21 23 23 22 23 23 21 18 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 23 23 23 23 23
W 14 13 12 12 11 11 12 11 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 8 7 6 5 5 6 5 4 4
L 4 5 6 6 4 5 8 6 5 6 6 8 9 7 7 9 14 13 13 12 10 10 13 12 10 15
T 5 5 3 5 8 6 3 5 7 4 7 5 5 8 8 6 0 2 3 4 7 8 4 6 9 4
PTS 47 44 39 41 41 39 39 39 34 28 34 32 32 32 32 30 27 26 24 22 22 23 22 21 21 16
PPG 2.04 1.91 1.86 1.78 1.78 1.77 1.7 1.7 1.62 1.56 1.55 1.45 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.3 1.17 1.13 1.04 1 1 1 0.96 0.91 0.91 0.7
x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield
GF 44 33 38 36 40 44 37 46 36 32 28 47 24 24 26 35 27 33 25 27 25 33 23 25 30 12
GA 20 26 25 21 25 23 25 35 26 28 24 39 22 22 25 51 44 43 35 46 35 39 30 41 40 36
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AUDI MLS CUPUNITED PLAYOFFS BRACKET 20152020 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP ROUND ONE
ROUND ONE CONF. SEMIFINALS
CONF. SEMIFINALS
CONF. FINALS
CONF. FINALS
FINAL VS
EASTERN CONF. PLAY-IN ROUND
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THIS WEEK IN MLS
LAST TIME IN MLS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
vs | 8:30 p.m. CT
2-1
3-0
FC DALLAS
MONTREAL IMPACT
INTER MIAMI CF
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3
NASHVILLE SC
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
ORLANDO CITY SC
vs | 8:00 p.m. CT
1 (6) - 1 (5)
3-2
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
NEW YORK CITY FC
NEW YORK RED BULLS
COLUMBUS CREW SC
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
3 (3) - 3 (0)
3-0
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
COLORADO RAPIDS
PORTLAND TIMBERS
1 (7) - 1 (8) FC DALLAS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 TORONTO FC 0-1 NASHVILLE SC
PHILADELPHIA UNION
0-2 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
3-1 LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 ORLANDO CITY SC
COLUMBUS CREW SC
1-3
2-0
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
NASHVILLE SC
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2020 MLS STATS LEADERS
2019 MLS AWARD WINNERS
GOALS: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (14) MIN: Kevin Molin0 (9)
Landon Donovan MLS MVP: Carlos Vela, LAFC
ASSISTS: Three players tied (10) MIN: Emanuel Reynoso (7)
Defender of the Year: Ike Opara, Minnesota United FC Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Vito Mannone, Minnesota United FC
SHOTS: Valentin Castellanos, New York City FC (74) MIN: Robin Lod (40) SOG: Valentine Castellanos, New York City FC (34) MIN: Kevin Molino (17) YELLOW CARDS: Alejandro Bedoya, Philadelphia Union (9) MIN: Chase Gasper, Jose Aja (6) RED CARDS: Two players tied (2) MIN: Romain Metanire, Jan Gregus (1)
Newcomer of the Year: Carles Gil, New England Revolution AT&T Rookie of the Year: Andre Shinyashiki, Colorado Rapids Coach of the Year: Bob Bradley, LAFC Comeback Player of the Year: Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, LA Galaxy
SAVES: Sean Johnson, New York City FC (81) MIN: Dayne St. Clair (48) CLEAN SHEETS: Joe Willis, Nashville SC (9) MIN: Dayne St. Clair (6)
ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 26 teams from across the United States and Canada. After a successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top-level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with 10 teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew (SC), D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny. The league’s first game was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United in front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by Columbus Crew (SC), who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 20 teams play in soccer-specific venues. The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 games during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and teams in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away games. The top seven teams in each conference at the end of the year qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. Starting in 2019, the league adopted a new single-elimination format for the entirety of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The top seven teams in each conference qualify for postseason, with the regular-season conference champions receiving a first-round bye. The second through seventh seeds will play the opening round games, with the highest seed hosting games throughout the tournament. The winners will move on to join the oneseed teams in the conference semifinals. The winner of each conference championship will move on to the MLS Cup Final. The team with the best regular season record will host the final.
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OPPONENT
MLS RECORD (W-L-D) WHEN...
RESULT/TIME (CT) LOCATION
3/01
at Portland Timbers
3-1 W
Providence Park
3/07
at San Jose Earthquakes
5-2 W
Earthquakes Stadium
7/12
vs Sporting Kansas City †
2-1 W
Wide World of Sports
7/17
vs Real Salt Lake †
0-0 D
Wide World of Sports
7/22
vs Colorado Rapids †
2-2 D
Wide World of Sports
7/28
vs Columbus Crew †
1 (5) - 1 (3) W
Wide World of Sports
8/01
vs San Jose Earthquakes †
4-1 W
Wide World of Sports
8/06
vs Orlando City †
1-3 L
Wide World of Sports
8/21
vs Sporting Kansas City
1-2 L
Allianz Field
8/29
at FC Dallas
1-3 L
Toyota Stadium
9/02
at Houston Dynamo
0-3 L
BBVA Stadium
9/06
vs Real Salt Lake
4-0 W
Allianz Field
9/09
vs FC Dallas
3-2 W
Allianz Field
9/13
at Sporting Kansas City
0-1 L
Children’s Mercy Park
9/19
at Houston Dynamo
2-2 D
BBVA Stadium
9/23
at Columbus Crew
1-2 L
MAPFRE Stadium
9/27
vs Real Salt Lake
0-0 D
Allianz Field
10/3
vs FC Cincinnati
2-0 W
Allianz Field
10/6
@ Nashville SC
0-0 D
Nissan Stadium
10/11
@ FC Dallas
Postponed
Toyota Stadium
10/14
vs Chicago Fire FC
Postponed
Allianz Field
10/18
vs Houston Dynamo
2-2
Allianz Field
10/24
@ FC Cincinnati
0-1 W
Nippert Stadium
10/28
vs Colorado Rapids
2-1 W
Allianz Field
11/01
@ Sporting Kansas City
Canceled
Children’s Mercy Park
11/04
vs Chicago Fire FC
2-2 D
Allianz Field
11/08
vs FC Dallas
3-0 W
Allianz Field
11/22
vs Colorado Rapids*
3-0 W
Allianz Field
12/3
@ Sporting Kansas City*
7:00 p.m. CT
Playing at home Playing on the road Playing on grass Playing on artificial turf Wearing primary kit Wearing secondary kit Wearing alternate kit vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference Scoring first Allowing first Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3+ goals Scoring in the 1st half Scoreless 1st half Scoring in the 2nd half Scoreless 2nd half Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after 60 minutes Trailing after 60 minutes Tied after 60 minutes Leading after 75 minutes Trailing after 75 minutes Tied after 75 minutes
Children’s Mercy Park
2020 6-1-3 3-4-2 10-6-8 2-0-0 7-2-6 4-4-2 0-0-0 9-4-5 2-2-3 10-0-3 1-6-2 0-2-3 1-4-1 3-0-4 7-0-0 5-0-3 4-1-1 2-3-4 0-2-0 7-1-4 4-5-5 10-3-1 0-3-6 7-0-4 1-4-1 3-2-3 8-0-4 1-5-1 2-1-4 7-0-1 2-6-1 3-0-7
2019 10-1-6 5-10-2 14-8-7 1-3-1 7-4-4 8-6-4 0-1-0 10-6-6 5-5-2 11-2-3 4-9-2 0-6-3 6-1-4 3-2-0 6-2-1 8-0-3 5-3-4 2-3-0 0-5-1 9-4-2 6-7-6 12-4-3 3-7-5 5-0-1 1-9-0 9-2-7 9-0-2 1-7-0 5-4-6 11-1-0 0-8-1 4-2-7
TOTAL 33-14-14 12-41-8 27-33-18 21-22-6 30-23-15 17-30-10 0-2-0 29-37-19 18-18-6 39-7-6 9-48-12 0-25-7 10-18-9 14-10-8 23-2-1 19-0-7 17-9-9 10-16-8 1-30-1 30-14-8 17-41-18 37-22-10 8-33-14 20-2-5 2-37-7 4-16-13 32-2-6 2-43-5 13-10-16 36-2-1 3-47-5 9-6-20
2020 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS
MINNESOTA UNITED SCORING FREQUENCY - MLS ONLY Range For 2020 Against For 2019 Against For TOTAL Against
0-15 4 4 4 5 17 33
16-30 6 3 13 11 31 30
31-45 4 3 6 9 33 32
45+ 2 0 1 1 5 4
46-60 5 7 8 1 39 35
61-75 6 4 11 6 34 28
76-90 8 4 6 7 31 30
90+/ET 3 1 4 3 10 18
Total 39 26 52 43 185 207
Shots Shots on Goal Accuracy
MIN 292 100 34%
OPP 297 104 35%
Goals Fouls Offside Corners Yellow Cards Red Cards Saves Clean Sheets
36 277 21 98 40 2 77 7
26 270 41 112 40 1 67 5
^ U.S. Open Cup | * MLS Playoffs | † MLS is Back
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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPSTATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON No. 4 6 9 2 15 11 21 31 44 13 77 20 8 94 5 14 16 27 17 19 7 41 3 89 10 12
Pos. D M F D D M D M M M D D/M M M M D F F M D M D/M D M M F
Name (JERSEY NAME) AJA, Jose ALONSO, Osvaldo AMARILLA, Luis BILLINGSLEY, Noah BOXALL, Michael Chacon, THOMAS DIBASSY, Bakaye DOTSON, Hassani EDWARDS, Raheem FINLAY, Ethan GASPER, Chase GLEADLE, Sam GREGUS, Jan HAIRSTON, Marlon HAYES, Jacori KALLMAN, Brent KAMARA, Kei LANGSDORF, Foster LOD, Robin METANIRE, Romain MOLINO, Kevin MUSA, James OPARA, Ike PARTIDA, Kevin REYNOSO, Emanuel SCHOENFELD, Aaron
GP ST MIN 13 12 1071 10 9 751 7 5 425 1 0 5 19 19 1710 4 1 173 11 10 858 18 12 1211 11 2 259 14 12 961 18 16 1495 0 0 0 18 18 1599 9 4 406 11 6 602 4 3 271 7 6 458 1 0 10 20 18 1585 20 20 1787 18 15 1264 6 2 154 2 2 180 0 0 0 13 9 827 14 3 390 MIN TOTALS^
G 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 9 0 2 0 1 1 36
A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 7 0 33
SHT 11 6 16 0 8 1 7 19 5 18 17 0 35 2 4 1 11 0 40 6 38 0 2 0 22 14 392
SOG 3 1 5 0 3 1 1 7 0 9 6 0 8 0 1 1 5 0 13 2 17 0 2 0 7 4 100
FC 23 12 5 0 21 3 8 22 8 15 17 0 17 5 7 1 3 0 21 22 16 5 6 0 23 7 277
FS 3 8 9 0 3 6 3 17 6 9 18 0 13 7 18 2 3 0 8 24 48 0 2 0 32 10 270
OFF 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21
CK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 28 0 98
C 6 4 2 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 40
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON No.
Name (JERSEY NAME)
GP
ST
MIN
SHT
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
99
EMMINGS, Fred
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
MILLER, Tyler
5
5
450
19
13
6
1.2
2
2
3
0
2
1
18
RANJITSINGH, Gregory
3
3
270
22
15
8
2.67
1
1
0
3
0
0
97
ST. CLAIR, Dayne
13
13
1170
63
49
12
0.92
0
2
6
2
5
6
30
ZENDEJAS, Adrian
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
104
77
26
1.24
3
5
9
5
7
7
MIN TOTALS
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP Adrian Heath (HC) MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Kevin Molino (M) Week 1, MLS is Back Round 1, Week 8, Week 9*, Week 23 Ethan Finlay (M) Week 1, MLS is Back Round 3, Week 19 Ike Opara (D) Week 2 Jan Gregus (M) Week 2 Osvaldo Alonso (M) MLS is Back Round 3*, Round of 16 * On bench
MLS is Back Round of 16 Hassani Dotson (M) MLS is Back Round of 16* Robin Lod (M) Week 8 Dayne St. Clair (GK) Week 14*, Week 19*, Week 22* Aaron Schoenfeld (F) Week 20* Emanuel Reynoso (M) Week 21, Week 23
^ Includes own goals and players transferred out
Romain Metanire (D) Week 22
MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ike Opara (D) Week 2 Kevin Molino (M) Week 23
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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPSTATISTICS - MLS IS BACK No. 4 6 9 2 15 11 31 44 13 77 8 94 5 14 17 19 7 41 3 12 23
Pos. D M F D D M M M M D M M M D M D M D/M D F F
Name (JERSEY NAME) AJA, Jose ALONSO, Osvaldo AMARILLA, Luis BILLINGSLEY, Noah BOXALL, Michael Chacon, THOMAS DOTSON, Hassani EDWARDS, Raheem FINLAY, Ethan GASPER, Chase GREGUS, Jan HAIRSTON, Marlon HAYES, Jacori KALLMAN, Brent LOD, Robin METANIRE, Romain MOLINO, Kevin MUSA, James OPARA, Ike SCHOENFELD, Aaron TOYE, Mason
GP ST MIN 6 6 540 5 5 450 5 4 295 0 0 0 6 6 540 1 0 45 6 6 449 6 0 70 6 6 492 6 6 540 6 6 540 3 0 45 3 2 151 0 0 0 6 6 457 4 4 342 3 2 166 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 186 2 1 91 MIN TOTALS^
G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 10
A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11
SHT 3 3 8 0 2 1 10 3 10 3 16 3 2 0 10 1 4 0 0 6 1 86
SOG 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 33
FC 9 11 1 0 5 2 3 1 2 1 7 0 3 0 11 4 0 0 0 2 1 63
FS 0 6 8 0 0 1 6 3 6 3 6 1 3 0 2 3 14 0 0 3 2 71
OFF 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 8
CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31
C 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP STATISTICS - MLS IS BACK No.
Name (JERSEY NAME)
99
GP
ST
MIN
SHT
SV
GA
EMMINGS, Fred
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
MILLER, Tyler
6
6
540
23
15
8
1.33
1
2
2
1
3
1
18
RANJITSINGH, Gregory
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
97
ST. CLAIR, Dayne
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
15
8
1.33
1
2
2
1
3
1
MIN TOTALS
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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP STATISTICS - MLS PLAYOFFS No. 4 6 9 2 15 11 21 31 44 13 77 20 8 94 5 14 16 27 17 19 7 41 3 89 10 12
Pos. D M F D D M D M M M D D/M M M M D F F M D M D/M D M M F
Name (JERSEY NAME) AJA, Jose ALONSO, Osvaldo AMARILLA, Luis BILLINGSLEY, Noah BOXALL, Michael Chacon, THOMAS DIBASSY, Bakaye DOTSON, Hassani EDWARDS, Raheem FINLAY, Ethan GASPER, Chase GLEADLE, Sam GREGUS, Jan HAIRSTON, Marlon HAYES, Jacori KALLMAN, Brent KAMARA, Kei LANGSDORF, Foster LOD, Robin METANIRE, Romain MOLINO, Kevin MUSA, James OPARA, Ike PARTIDA, Kevin REYNOSO, Emanuel SCHOENFELD, Aaron
GP ST MIN 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 90 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 68 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 90 1 1 80 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 0 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 83 0 0 0 MIN TOTALS^
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4
SHT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 16
SOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
FC 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
FS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 13
OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP STATISTICS - MLS PLAYOFFS No.
Name (JERSEY NAME)
GP
ST
MIN
SHT
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
99
EMMINGS, Fred
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
MILLER, Tyler
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
RANJITSINGH, Gregory
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
97
ST. CLAIR, Dayne
1
1
90
7
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
30
ZENDEJAS, Adrian
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
MIN TOTALS
14
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2020 MAPMAP - REGULAR SEASON 2015MINNESOTA MINNESOTAUNITED UNITEDGOAL FC GOAL
26
19
29 4 4 12 17 9 23 10 33 88 24 11 31 66 33
2 11 2 32
77 22 28 36 139 15 16
34 14
PENALTY KICKS
21
18
20 27 35 30
55
25
Does not include goals from MLS Is Back Tournament Knockout Stages or MLS Playoffs
GOAL 2015INFORMATION MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Player Kevin Molino Luis Amarilla Kevin Molino Ike Opara Jan Gregus Luis Amarilla Robin Lod Ike Opara Own goal Kevin Molino Ethan Finlay Ethan Finlay Own goal Hassani Dotson Chase Gasper Robin Lod Jacori Hayes Robin Lod Mason Toye Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Robin Lod Robin Lod Kei Kamara Kevin Molino Ethan Finlay Ethan Finlay Aaron Schoenfeld + - Free Kick
Date March 1 March 1 March 2 March 7 March 7 March 7 March 7 March 7 July 12 July 12 July 22 July 22 August 21 August 29 September 6 September 6 September 6 September 6 September 9 September 9 September 9 September 19 September 19 September 23 October 3 October 3 October 18 October 18 October 24
Opponent Portland Portland Portland San Jose San Jose San Jose San Jose San Jose Kansas City Kansas City Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids Kansas City FC Dallas Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC Cincinnati * - Corner Kick
Min 51’ 76’ 78’ 13’ * 26’ 32’ 45’ 45’ * 91’ + 98’ 36 * 43’ 31’ 55’ 52’ 61’ 74’ 90’ 11’ 28’ 70’ ^ 11’ 46’ 88’ ^ 16’ 69’ 11’ 30’ 92’ *
# 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Player Robin Lod Own goal Jose Aja Robin Lod Kevin Molino Emanuel Reynoso Kevin Molino
^ - Penalty Kick
Date October 28 October 28 November 4 November 4 November 8 November 8 November 8
Opponent Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids Chicago Fire Chicago Fire FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas
# - Throw In
Min 44’ 89’ 64’ + 81’ 17’ 47’ 79’
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MINNESOTA UNITED MLS TEAM RECORDS Consecutive Wins (Overall)
4
Consecutive Wins (Home) Consecutive Wins (Away)
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away)
1
10/24/2020
7/22/2018
Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Overall)
9
10/21/2018
-
4/19/2019
3/7/2020
Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Home)
7
7/4/2018
-
9/29/2018
6/29/2019
-
7/13/2019
4
7/4/2018
-
2
3/1/2020
-
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall)
9
9/27/2020
-
11/22/2020
Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Away)
10
9/12/2018
-
4/19/2019
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home)
10
6/29/2019
-
10/20/2019
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Overall)
3
7/4/2017
-
7/22/2017
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away)
2
3/1/2020
-
3/7/2020
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Home)
3
7/4/2017
-
7/22/2017
Consecutive Losses (Overall)
4
8/6/2020
-
9/2/2020
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Away)
3
5/11/2019
-
6/8/2019
Consecutive Losses (Home)
2
10/13/2018
-
10/21/2018
Largest Margin of Victory
6
6/29/2019
vs.
Cincinnati
Consecutive Losses (Away)
8
3/24/2018
-
7/28/2018
Largest Margin of Defeat
5
3/12/2017
vs.
Atlanta
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall)
3
9/27/2020
-
10/6/2020
Most Goals Scored in a Game
7
6/29/2019
vs.
Cincinnati
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home)
4
7/13/2019
-
8/14/2019
Most Goals Conceded in a Game
6
3/12/2017
vs.
Atlanta
REGULAR SEASON TEAM RECORDS
ALL-TIME STATS ALL COMPETITIONS
Stat
Year
#
Stat
#
Goals
2019
52
Wins
51
Assists
2018 & 2019
46
Losses
58
Yellow Cards
2018
72
Draws
25
Red Cards
2018
7
Points
178
Points
2019
53
Goals
209
Wins
2019
15
Assists
187
Losses
2018
20
Shutouts
27
Draws
2019
8
Yellow Cards
248
Shutouts
2019
11
Red Cards
16
Goals Allowed
2018
71
Goals Allowed
227
ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (MLS ONLY) Game 3 Goals Darwin Quintero, 7/4/18 3 Assists Jan Gregus, 6/29/19 7 Shots Angelo Rodriguez, 9/12/18 Darwin Quintero, 6/2/19 4 Shots on Goal Three times 11 Saves Vito Mannone, 9/22/12
Season MNUFC Career 14 Goals 21 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017 Christian Ramirez, Darwin Quintero 15 Assists 20 Assists Darwin Quintero, 2018 Darwin Quintero 81 Shots 159 Shots Darwin Quintero, 2019 Darwin Quintero
34 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017 129 Saves Vito Mannone, 2019 3060 Minutes Vito Mannone, 2019 15 Wins Vito Mannone, 2019 11 Clean Sheets Vito Mannone, 2019 34 Appearances Vito Mannone, 2019
59 Shots on Goal Darwin Quintero 219 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth 8,337 Minutes Michael Boxall 19 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth 11 Clean Sheets Vito Mannone 93 Appearances Michael Boxall
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Last home win Last home loss Last home draw
3-0 vs. Colorado Rapids^ 1-2 vs. Sporting Kansas City 2-2 vs. Chicago Fire
11/22/2020 8/21/2020 11/4/2020
Last away win Last away loss Last away draw
1-0 @ FC Cincinnati 1-2 @ Columbus Crew 0-0 @ Nashville SC
10/24/2020 9/23/2020 10/6/2020
Held scoreless Scored 1 goal Scored 2 goals Scored 3+ goals
0-0 D @ Nashville 1-0 W @ FC Cincinnati 2-2 D vs. Chicago Fire 3-0 W vs. Colorado Rapids^
10/6/2020 10/24/2020 11/4/2020 11/22/2020
Clean sheet Allowed 1 goal Allowed 2 goals Allowed 3+ goals
3-0 W vs. Colorado Rapids^ 2-1 W vs. Colorado Rapids 2-2 D vs. Chicago Fire 0-3 L @ Houston Dynamo
11/22/2020 10/28/2020 11/4/2020 9/2/2020
Minnesota United
MOST RECENT INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS Scored hat trick Multi-goal game Multi-assist game Multi-point game Sent off Successful PK Unsuccessful PK GK penalty save
Angelo Rodriguez, vs. NM* Molino (2G), vs. COL Emanuel Reynoso (3A), vs. COL^ Molino (2G), Reynoso (3A) vs. COL^ Jan Gregus @ HOU Kei Kamara vs. FCC Luis Amarilla, @. SJE Dayne St. Clair @ HOU
7/10/2019 11/22/2020 11/22/2020 11/22/2020 9/23/2020 10/3/2020 3/7/2020 9/19/2020
Opposition
MOST RECENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS
Scored hat trick Multi-goal game Multi-assist game Multi-point game Sent off Successful PK Unsuccessful PK GK penalty save
Josef Martinez, ATL Nani (2G), ORL Barrios, Pomykal (3A), FCD Mauro Manotas (1G/1A), HOU Tim Melia, SKC Reto Ziegler, FCD Lucas Zelarayan, CLB Daniel Vega, SJ
3/12/2017 8/06/2020 8/10/2019 9/11/2019 7/12/2020 8/29/2020 9/23/2020 3/7/2020
* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^ Indicates a game in the MLS Cup Playoffs or MLS is Back Knockouts. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 10/9/2020.
MINNESOTA UNITED FIRSTS
First game
1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First win
4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017
First home game
1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017
First draw
2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017
First goal
Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First home goal
Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017
First assist
Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First clean sheet
Bobby Shuttleworth in 1-0 win against Colorado, Minneapolis, MN, 4/23/2017
First caution
Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First ejection
Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017
First Playoff Game 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff Goal Jan Gregus in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff Assist Darwin Quintero in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff caution Osvaldo Alonso in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff Win
3-0 win against COL Saint Paul, MN, 11/22/2020
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL HONORS MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kevin Molino (M) Week 31, 2017 Darwin Quintero (M) Week 19, 2018 Mason Toye (F) Week 26, 2019 Ike Opara (D) Week 2, 2020 Kevin Molino (M) Week 23
MLS SAVE OF THE WEEK
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
MLS ALL-STAR
MLS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) Week 5, 2017
Francisco Calvo (D) 2018 Darwin Quintero (M) 2018 Romain Metanire (D) 2019
Matt Lampson (GK) 2018
Ike Opara (D) 2019
MLS GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR Vito Mannone (GK) 2019
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS ATLANTA
2020 Games: TBD
CINCINNATI
CHICAGO
2020 Games: 11/4 vs. Chicago Fire FC 2-2 D.
2020 Games: 10/3 vs. FC Cincinnati 2-0 W 10/24 @ FC Cincinnati 0-1 W
COLORADO
2020 Games: 7/22 MLS is Back 2-2 D 10/28 vs. Colorado 2-1 W 11/22 Playoffs Round 1 3-0 W
COLUMBUS
2020 Games: 7/28 MLS is Back 9/23 @ Columbus
FC DALLAS
1-3 L 3-2 W 3-0 W
D.C. UNITED
2020 Games: TBD
HOUSTON
2020 Games: 9/02 @ Houston 9/19 @ Houston 10/18 vs. Houston
GA 6 1 0 0 7
GP 1 0 1 0 2
W 1 0 0 0 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
GF 3 0 0 0 3
GA 2 0 3 0 5
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2020 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 All Time 4 2 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Abu Danladi (2); CHI – Four players tied (1)
GF 0 2 0 2 4
GA 0 1 0 2 3
GP 1 0 1 0 2
W 1 0 0 0 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
GF 2 0 0 0 2
GA 1 0 2 0 3
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2019 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 2020 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 All Time 3 3 0 0 10 1 2 2 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ike Opara (2); CIN – Emmanuel Ledesma (1)
GF 7 2 9
GA 1 0 1
GP 0 1 1
W 0 1 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF 0 1 1
GA 0 0 0
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2019 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2020 3 2 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 All Time 8 4 4 2 13 11 5 4 1 0 7 2 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (2); COL – Eight players tied (1)
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
GF 2 2 0 0 4
GA 2 3 1 0 6
GP 0 1 0 1 2
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
GF 0 2 0 1 3
GA 0 3 0 2 5
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 2018 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2019 2 1 1 0 4 5 1 ! 0 0 1 0 1 2020 3 2 1 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 All Time 8 4 5 0 14 13 5 4 1 0 11 4 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); FCD – Michael Barrios, Brandon Servania (2)
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
GF 0 0 3 1 4
GA 2 2 5 3 12
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2018 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); DC – Two players tied (1)
GA 0 0 0 0 0
GP 0 1 0 0 1
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 0 1 0 0 1
GA 0 2 0 0 2
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 3 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 2018 2 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2019 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2020 3 0 1 2 4 7 1 0 0 1 All Time 10 2 4 4 10 17 4 2 0 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Six players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)
GA 0 1 0 2 3
GP 2 1 1 2 6
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 2
GF 3 0 0 2 5
GA 4 3 2 5 14
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 (5)-1 (3). 2018 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 L. 2019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2020 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 5 1 3 0 6 7 1 1 1 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); CLB –Gyasi Zardes (3)
2020 Games: 8/29 @ FC Dallas 9/09 vs. FC Dallas Canceled @ FC Dallas 11/08 vs. FC Dallas
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 1 1 0 4 8 1 0 1 0 1 2018 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 4 1 3 0 4 12 2 0 2 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (2); ATL – Josef Martinez (5)
0-3 L 2-2 D 2-2 D.
GF 0 2 1 2 5
GA 1 0 0 0 1
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
LAFC
2020 Games: TBD
LA GALAXY
2020 Games: TBD
MIAMI
2020 Games: TBD
NEW YORK CITY
NEW ENGLAND
NASHVILLE
MONTREAL
2020 Games: TBD
2020 Games: 10/06 @ Nashville
2019 Games: TBD
2020 Games: TBD
NYRB
2020 Games: TBD
0-0 D
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2018 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 2019 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 0 1 6 2 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); LAFC – Four players tied (1)
W 0 1 0 1
Away L D 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 0 2 0 2
GA 2 0 0 2
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 2018 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 2019 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 0 4 2 6 13 3 0 2 1 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); Romain Alessandrini (4)
GA 2 3 0 0 5
GP 1 1 1 0 3
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
GF 0 2 2 0 4
GA 3 2 3 0 8
Total Season GP W L D 2020 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: N/A
GA 0 0
GP 0 0
W 0 0
Away L D 0 0 0 0
GF 0 0
GA 0 0
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2019 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 3 0 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); MTL – Four players tied(1)
GP 1 0 1 0 2
W 1 0 1 0 2
Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF 3 0 3 0 6
GA 2 0 2 0 4
Total Season GP W L D 2020 1 0 0 1 All Time 1 0 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: N/A
GF 0 0
GA 0 0
GP 0 0
W 0 0
Home L D 0 0 0 0
GF 0 0
GA 0 0
GP 1 1
W 0 0
Away L D 0 1 0 1
GF 0 0
GA 0 0
GF 0 2 0 0 2
GA 0 1 0 0 1
GP 1 0 1 0 2
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
GF 2 0 1 0 3
GA 5 0 2 0 8
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2019 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 1 1 1 6 7 2 0 0 1 5 4 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (3); NYC – Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (2)
GP 1 0 0 0 1
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 1 0 0 0 1
GA 3 0 0 0 3
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 0 0 0 0 0
GA 0 3 0 0 3
GF 0 0
GA 0 0
GP 0 0
W 0 0
Home L D 0 0 0 0
GF 0 0
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 1 2 0 5 8 1 1 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (2); NE – Juan Agudelo (2)
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2017 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2018 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez, Abu Danladi (1); NY – Bradley Wright-Phillips (3)
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
PHILADELPHIA
ORLANDO
2020 Games: 8/6 MLS is Back
GF 1 0 1 0 2
GA 0 0 1 0 1
GP 0 1 0 0 1
W 0 1 0 0 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF 0 2 0 0 2
GA 0 1 0 0 1
GF 1 0 2 0 3
GA 1 0 3 0 4
GP 0 1 0 0 1
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 0 1 0 0 1
GA 0 5 0 0 5
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2018 2 1 1 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2019 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2020 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 7 4 2 1 13 13 3 3 0 0 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Three players tied (2); POR – Diego Valeri (5)
GA 2 2 0 0 4
GP 1 1 1 1 4
W 0 0 0 1 1
Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
GF 1 2 0 3 6
GA 5 3 0 1 9
0-0 D 4-0 W 0-0 D
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 2018 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2019 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2020 3 1 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 All Time 9 4 1 4 16 8 5 4 0 1 14 5 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (4); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)
GP 1 1 1 0 3
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2
GF 0 1 1 0 2
GA 1 1 1 0 3
5-2 W 4-1 W
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 2018 2 0 2 0 3 6 1 0 1 0 2019 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2020 2 2 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 All Time 10 4 4 0 25 16 3 1 2 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (3); SJ – Danny Hoesen (4)
GP 1 1 1 1 4
W 0 0 1 1 2
Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GF 2 2 3 5 12
GA 3 3 0 2 9
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 2019 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 0 5 1 4 13 3 0 2 1 2 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); SEA – Clint Dempsey, Will Bruin (3)
GP 1 1 1 0 3
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
GF 1 1 0 0 2
GA 2 3 1 0 6
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 2019 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2020 3 1 2 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 All Time 11 3 6 2 10 17 5 2 1 2 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Seven players tied (1); SKC – Diego Rubio (3)
GP 1 2 1 1 5
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
GF 0 1 1 0 1
GA 3 6 0 1 11
1-2 L
2020 Games:
REAL SALT LAKE
PORTLAND
2020 Games: 3-1 W
2020 Games: 7/17 MLS Is Back 9/06 vs RSL 9/27 vs. RSL
SAN JOSE
2020 Games: 3/7 @ San Jose 8/1 MLS is Back
SEATTLE
2020 Games:
TBD
SPORTING KC
2020 Games: 7/12 MLS is Back 8/21 vs SKC 9/13 @ SKC Canceled @ SKC 12/3 @ Round 2
Home L D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2018 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 0 2 1 4 9 2 0 1 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); PHI – Fafa Picault (2)
TBD
3/1 @ Portland
Total Season GP W L D GF GA GP W 2017 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2019 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2020 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 All Time 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); ORL – Nani (2)
2-1 W 1-2 L 0-1 L .
GF 0 1 3 0 4
GA 1 3 1 0 5
GA 1 1 1 2 5
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS TORONTO FC
2020 Games: TBD
VANCOUVER
2019 Games: TBD
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 2019 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 1 2 0 9 10 1 1 0 0 4 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (5); TOR – Jordan Hamilton (3)
GP 1 0 1 0 2
W 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
GF 2 0 3 0 5
GA 3 0 4 0 7
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 2018 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 2019 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 2 2 2 8 11 3 1 0 2 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); VAN – Alphonso Davies (4)
GP 1 1 1 0 3
W 0 0 1 0 1
Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GF 0 2 3 0 4
GA 3 4 2 0 9
GA 2 0 0 0 2
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
2020 MINNESOTA UNITED STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPETITIONS POR 3/1
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Opara
RB Metanire
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CM Molino
CF Amarilla
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CM Molino
CF Amarilla
DM Dotson
DM Gregus
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CM Molino
CF Toye
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CM Molino
CF Schoenfeld
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
DM Dotson
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CF Amarilla
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
DM Dotson
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CF Amarilla
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
DM Hayes
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CF Amarilla
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
DM Hayes
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CF Amarilla
RB Metanire
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
DM Dotson
LM Molino
RM Finlay
CF Amarilla
RB Metanire
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
LM Lod
CM Molino
RM Finlay
CF Amarilla
RB Metanire
DM Dotson
DM Gregus
DM Hairston
LM Edwards
RM Lod
CF Toye
RB Metanire
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
LM Molino
CM Reynoso
RM Lod
CF Toye
RB Metanire
DM Dotson
DM Gregus
LM Molino
CM Reynoso
RM Lod
CF Toye
CB Boxall
RW Hairston
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
DM Musa
DM Gregus
CF Toye
RB Metanire
DM Dotson
DM Gregus
LM Molino
CM Reynoso
RM Lod
CF Toye
RB Metanire
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Chacon
CM Reynoso
RM Lod
CF Kamara
RB Metanire
DM Gregus
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Lod
RM Reynoso
CF Kamara
RB Metanire
DM Gregus
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Reynoso
RM Lod
CF Kamara
RB Metanire
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Molino
CM Reynoso
RM Finlay
CF Schoenfeld
RB Metanire
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Lod
CM Molino
RM Finlay
CF Kamara
Score: MIN 3-1 POR Attendance: 25,128 Venue: Providence Park, Portland, Oregon SJE 3/7
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Opara
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 5-2 SJE Attendance: 12,223 Venue: Earthquakes Stadium, San Jose, California SKC 7/12
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 2-1 SKC Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida RSL 7/17
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 0-0 RSL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida COL 7/22
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 2-2 COL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida CLB 7/28
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
RB Metanire
Score: MIN1 (5) 1 (3) CLB Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida SJE 8/1
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
RB Dotson
Score: MIN4 -1 SJE Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida ORL 8/6
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
RB Dotson
Score: MIN 1 - 2 ORL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida SKC 8/21
GK Ranjitsingh
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
Score: MIN 1 - 2 SKC Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota FCD 8/29
GK Ranjitsingh
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
Score: MIN 1 - 3 FCD Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas HOU 9/2
GK Ranjitsingh
LB Gasper
CB Musa
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 0-3 HOU Venue: BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas RSL 9/6
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
Score: MIN 4-0 RSL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota FCD 9/9
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
Score: MIN 3-2 FCD Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota SKC 9/13
GK St. Clair
LW Edwards
CB Dibassy
CB Aja
Score: MIN 0-1 SKC Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas Cuty, Kansas HOU 9/19
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 2-2 HOU Venue: BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas CLB 9/23
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Aja
Score: MIN 1-2 CLB Venue: MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio RSL 9/27
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 0-0 RSL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota FCC 10/3
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 2-0 FCC Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota NSH 10/6
GK St. Clair
LB Dibassy
CB Boxall
CB Aja
Score: MIN 0-0 NSH Venue: NIssan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee HOU 10/18 GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 2-2 HOU Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota
= Home
= Away
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
2020 MINNESOTA UNITED STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPETITIONS FCC 10/24
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
RB Metanire
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CM Molino
CF Kamara
RB Metanire
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
LM Molino
RM Lod
CM Reynoso
CF Schoenfeld
RB Metanire
DM Hairston
DM Gregus
LM Lod
RM Finlay
CM Molino
CF Kamara
RB Metanire
DM Hairston
DM Gregus
LM Molino
RM Finlay
CM Reynoso
CF Lod
RB Dotson
DM Hairston
DM Gregus
LM Molino
RM Finlay
CM Reynoso
CF Lod
Score: MIN 1-0 FCC Venue: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio COL 10/28
GK St. Clair
LB Dibassy
CB Kallman
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 2-1 COL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota CHI 11/4
GK St. Clair
LB Dibassy
CB Kallman
CB Aja
Score: MIN 2-2 CHI Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota FCD 11/8
GK St. Clair
LB Dibassy
CB Kallman
CB Aja
Score: MIN 3-0 FCD Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota COL 11/22
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 3-0 COL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Thursday, Dec. 3
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED NUMERICAL ROSTER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP AND PRONUNCIATIONS No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown
195
Woodbury, New Jersey
1
Tyler Miller
GK
6’4”
2
Noah Billingsley
D
6’2”
185
Wellington, New Zealand
3
Ike Opara
D
6’2”
180
Durham, North Carolina
First Name
Last Name
oh-PAR-uh
4
Jose Aja
D
6’3”
187
Montevideo, Uruguay
ho-ZAY
5
Jacori Hayes
M
5’7”
150
Bowie, Maryland
juh-COR-e
6
Osvaldo Alonso
M
5’11”
155
San Cristobal, Cuba
AH-hah ah-LAHN-soh
7
Kevin Molino
M
5'8"
155
Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago
8
Jan Gregus
M
6’3”
170
Nitra, Slovakia
YAHN
GREY-goosh
9
loo-EES
ah-mar-EE-uh
toe-MAHS
cha-COHN
Luis Amarilla
F
6’0”
163
Aregua, Paraguay
10 Emanuel Reynoso
M
5’7”
150
Cordoba, Argentina
11 Thomas Chacon
M
5’5”
128
Palmitas, Uruguay
12 Aaron Schoenfeld
F
6’4”
13 Ethan Finlay
M
5’9”
14 Brent Kallman
D
15 Michael Boxall
D
16 Kei Kamara
moh-LEE-no
1900 Knoxville, Tennessee
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Marshfield, Wisconsin
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Woodbury, Minnesota
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Auckland, New Zealand
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190
Kenema, Sierra Leone
17 Robin Lod
M
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168
Helsinki, Finland
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18 Gregory Ranjitsingh
GK
6’3”
195
Pickering, Ontario
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19 Romain Metanire
D
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Metz, France
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Chichester, United Kingdom
D
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Paris, France
27 Foster Langsdorf
F
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165
Portland, Oregon
30 Adrian Zendejas
GK
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185
Chula Vista, California
20 Sam Gleadle 21 Bakaye Dibassy
31 Hassani Dotson
M
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170
Federal Way, Washington
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170
Plymouth, England
M
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148
Toronto, Ontario
77 Chase Gasper
D
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185
Alexandria, Virginia
89 Kevin Partida
M
5’8”
142
Sparks, Nevada
94 Marlon Hairston
M
6’0”
157
Jackson, Mississippi
97 Dayne St. Clair
GK
6’3”
165
Pickering, Ontario
99 Fred Emmings
GK
6’5”
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
41 James Musa 44 Raheem Edwards
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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED TECHNICAL STAFF 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPAND PRONUNCIATIONS Position
Name
Head Coach
Adrian Heath
Yrs. w/ Club Hometown 4
Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Assistant Coach
Ian Fuller
5
Ellensburg, Washington
Assistant Coach
Sean McAuley
1
Sheffield, England
Goalkeeper Coach
Stewart Kerr
2
Bellshill, Scotland
Head Athletic Trainer
Stacey Hardin
4
Fairfield, California
Chief Soccer Officer
Manny Lagos
10
Saint Paul, Minn.
Technical Director
Mark Watson
4
Vancouver, British Columbia
Dir. of Player Personnel
Amos Magee
4
Saint Paul, Minn.
First Name
Last Name
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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES #4 JOSE AJA | DEFENDER
Height: 6’3” Weight: 187 Birthdate: 5/10/1993 Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay Previous Club: Union Española Acquired: Signed 2/14/2020 Aja joined the Loons from Chile’s Primera División, where he made 30 appearances since 2019. Aja played with Orlando City SC from 2016-2017 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2018. His professional career began with Club Nacional de Futbol of Uruguay’s Primera División in 2014 and he made his professional debut with 45-time First Division and three-time Copa Libertadores champion Club Nacional de Football on Aug. 30, 2014, against Tanque Sisley. While with Nacional, he spent time on loan at Racing Club de Montevideo of Uruguay’s second division from 2015-2016 and Orlando City SC in 2016.
#6 OSVALDO ALONSO | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’11” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 11/11/1985 Hometown: San Cristobal, Cuba Previous Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Signed 1/10/2019 Cuban midfielder, Alonso joined MNUFC January 10, 2019 after spending 10 seasons with the Seattle Sounders. A proven leader, MLS Cup Champion and four-time MLS All-Star, the “Honey Badger” brings a wealth of MLS experience and tenacity to the Loons’ midfield. In 2019, he started in each of his 27 appearances, provided one assist and scored two goals which included the first-ever goal at Allianz Field. Alonso also made his seventh U.S. Open Cup Final appearance, a modern-day record in the competition.
#9 LUIS AMARILLA | FORWARD
Height: 6’0” Weight: 163 Birthdate: 8/25/1995 Hometown: Aregua, Paraguay Previous Club: Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield Acquired: Loaned on 1/28/2020 Amarilla joined the Loons after spending the 2019 season with Universidad Católica of Ecuador’s Liga PRO where he scored 19 goals in 24 game appearances to lead the league. Prior to being loaned out, Amarilla spent the 2017 and 2018 season with Argentina’s Vélez Sarsfield, where he made a total of 12 game appearances over two seasons. The former Paraguayan international began his professional career in Paraguay at Club Libertad of the first division in 2013-2016, making 13 game appearances, but was on loan during the 2014 and 2016 seasons to Club 3 de Febrero and Sol de America, respectively.
#2 NOAH BILLINGSLEY | DEFENDER
Height: 6’2” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 8/6/1997 Hometown: Wellington, New Zealand Previous Club: UCSB Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #18) 1/9/2020 The New Zealand international, originally a forward, made the move to defense in his junior year and has since started the last 36 games for UCSB, with one goal and six assists in 2019. Billingsley was named to the 2018 All-Big West First Team, the 2018 All-Far West Region Team and the 2016 Big West All-Freshman Team. Internationally, Billingsley currently plays with the New Zealand national team alongside current Loon and centerback Michael Boxall. He made his senior national team debut in 2018 coming on as a sub in the 62nd minute versus Kenya on June 2, 2018.
#15 MICHAEL BOXALL | DEFENDER
Height: 6’2” Weight: 200 Birthdate: 8/18/1988 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Previous Club: SuperSport United Acquired: Signed 7/12/2017 New Zealand international Boxall joined MNUFC on July 12, 2017 after representing his country at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In his first full season with MNUFC, Boxall started all 32 games of 2018 and scored his first goal with the club on Aug. 11 against LA Galaxy and his second – the winner – in a 3-2 result over Portland on Sept. 22. He made 29 appearances for the Loons in 2019 playing a role in nine shutouts and scored two goals.
#11 THOMAS CHACON | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’5” Weight: 128 Birthdate: 8/17/2000 Hometown: Palmitas, Uruguay Previous Club: Danubio FC Acquired: Transfer 8/7/2019 The young attacking midfielder joined MNUFC after spending his first two professional seasons with Uruguay’s first division team Danubio FC, helping lead them to finish fifth in the league during the 2018–19 season, in 20 game appearances across 1114 minutes. Internationally, Chacon has played for the Uruguay National Team at every level, making a total of 48 game appearances and scoring two goals for the U17 team, including one in the U17 2017 South American Championship against the Bolivia U17 team on March 2, 2017. 25
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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #21 BAKAYE DIBASSY | DEFENDER
Height: 6’0” Weight: 163 Birthdate: 8/11/1989 Hometown: Paris, France Previous Club: Amiens Acquired: Signed 8/3/2020 The centerback joined MNUFC after four seasons with Amiens. Since joining Les Licornes in 2016 on a free transfer from CS Sedan, Dibassy made more than 130 appearances, tallying nine goals, two during the 2019–20 season. Dibassy began his career at Olympique Nosiy-le-Sec before joining Bergerac in 2010. Three years later, he signed with Stade Montois and left for CS Sedan a year later. Born in Paris, France, Dibassy is of Mali decent and represents the Mali national team. The Mali international has four caps with the national team since making his debut in 2017 in a World Cup Qualifier against Morocco.
#31 HASSANI DOTSON | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 8/6/1997 Hometown: Federal Way, Washington Previous Club: Oregon State Acquired: SuperDraft (#31 Pick) 1/11/2018 Dotson was selected 31st overall in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. The versatile player was a revelation in his rookie year, contributing to the Loons as both a midfielder and a defender. He scored four times in league play, all while playing as a defender, and was a finalist for the MLS Rookie of the Year. He received multiple callups to the U.S. U23 national team in 2019 to prepare for Olympic Qualifying.
#44 RAHEEM EDWARDS | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’9” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 7/17/1995 Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Previous Club: Chicago Fire FC Acquired: Trade 2/11/2020 The 24-year-old midfielder joins the Loons after spending the last two seasons with Chicago Fire FC, where he made 17 total appearances with one goal and two assists. Edwards began his professional career as a member of Toronto FC II in 2015 before joining the first team in 2016. He scored one goal and tallied six assists in 21 league appearances during Toronto’s MLS Cup-winning campaign in 2017. Edwards was selected by LAFC in the 2017 Expansion Draft, traded to the Montreal Impact soon after and made his debut in the season opener against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
#99 FRED EMMINGS | GOALKEEPER
Height: 6’5” Weight: 210 Birthdate: 2/8/2004 Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota Previous Club: MNUFC Development Academy Acquired: Signed 1/22/1010 Emmings was signed as Minnesota United’s first Homegrown Player in club history. The Saint Paul native is a product of the MNUFC Academy and currently plays with the U15 MNUFC squad. He began his soccer career as a striker but as he grew, his size gave his coaches a reason to move him to goalkeeper. At 6’5” and with a dynamic style of play, Emmings earned a spot on the Development Academy in the summer of 2017 and spent the majority of the summer of 2019 training with the first team.
#13 ETHAN FINLAY | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 8/6/1990 Hometown: Marshfield, Wisconsin Previous Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade 8/9/2017 Duluth-native Finlay joined MNUFC on August 9, 2017 and debuted with the club on August 20 at SEA, scoring his first goal in a 2-1 defeat. Finley started seven games in 2018 and scored his first two goals of the season, March 10 at Orlando and his first assist March 17 against Chicago. He suffered an ACL injury and missed the 2018 season, but returned in 2019 to play in all but one regular season game. He contributed to 10 goals that season, scoring seven of his own and assisting three.
#77 CHASE GASPER | DEFENDER
Height: 6’0” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 1/25/1996 Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia Previous Club: Univeristy of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #15) 1/11/2019 Gasper was selected 15th overall in the first round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Maryland where he helped lead the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship. The fullback developed into a vital part of the Minnesota backline and made 15 appearances his rookie season. His performances earned him a call to the U.S. Men’s National Team and he made his debut on February 1, 2020 against Costa Rica. 26
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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #8 JAN GREGUS | MIDFIELDER
Height: 6’3” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 1/29/1991 Hometown: Nitra, Slovakia Previous Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 12/20/2018 The Slovakia international joined MNUFC as the club’s third Designated Player. He was a mainstay in the Loons’ midfield in 2019, making 30 appearances, scored one goal and led the team with 12 assists in the regular season. He scored the club’s first-ever MLS Cup Playoff goal in a 1-2 loss to LA Galaxy in Round One of the postseason last year. Gregus debuted with the Slovakia national team on March 31, 2015 against Czech Republic. He has since been capped 22 times for the Slovakia senior team, scoring two goals.
#94 MARLON HAIRSTON | MIDFIELDER
Height: 6’0” Weight: 157 Birthdate: 3/23/1994 Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi Previous Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade 11/12/2019 Hairston joined the Loons after one season with Houston Dynamo where he appeared in 12 games. The multi-faceted winger began his MLS career with the Colorado Rapids, where he was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. In his rookie season, Hairston made 22 appearances with one goal and one assist. In his five seasons in Colorado, Hairston played 95 games, with seven goals and 11 assists. 2016 was Hairston’s breakout year with Colorado, with the midfielder scoring three goals with a career-high six assists.
#5 JACORI HAYES | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’7” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 6/28/1995 Hometown: Bowie, Maryland Previous Club: FC Dallas Acquired: Trade 1/17/2020 Hayes joined Minnesota after three seasons with FC Dallas. The 24-year-old midfielder was selected 18th in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas and has since made 39 game appearances, including 31 minutes in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs at Seattle Sounders. He made his MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on March 11, 2017, recorded his first MLS assist in March 2018 versus Portland Timbers and first MLS goal in April of 2018 against New England Revolution.
#14 BRENT KALLMAN | DEFENDER
Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017 Kallman has spent his entire pro career with MNUFC after first joining the club in 2013. With his signing in January 2017, he became the first Minnesotan to join the Loons in MLS. He made 63 appearances in his first three MLS seasons, with two goals and an assist to his credit. The defender has played a major role in the club’s transition into MLS and has captained the squad on multiple occasions over his career.
#16 KEI KAMARA | FORWARD
Height: 6’3” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 9/1/1984 Hometown: Kenema, Sierra Leone Previous Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 9/19/2020 Kamara joins the Loons after 20 months with the Colorado Rapids, who acquired him via trade after being selected by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft from Vancouver Whitecaps. The 14-year MLS veteran has played with several clubs across MLS, making an impact at every club. He is one of only 10 players to have scored 100 goals in MLS history, achieving the landmark in 300 appearances. To date, he has 352 game appearances, 129 goals, 46 assists across 26,659 minutes played.
#17 ROBIN LOD | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’11” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 4/17/1993 Hometown: Helsinki, Finland Previous Club: Sporting de Gijon Acquired: Signed 7/16/2019 Lod joins MNUFC after playing with Spain’s Sporting de Gijon during the 2018-19 season. Lod currently represents Finland on the Finland National Team and made his international debut in 2013 at age 20 and has since had more than 30 caps for the national team, including an appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made his club debut on August 4, 2019 and made 10 appearances in his first year. He also scored the first-ever goal for Minnesota in a U.S. Open Cup Final. 27
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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #19 ROMAIN METANIRE | DEFENDER
Height: 5’10” Weight: 159 Birthdate: 3/28/1990 Hometown: Metz, France Previous Club: Stade Reims Acquired: Signed 1/25/2019 Metanire joined MNUFC from Ligue 1’s Reims on January 25, 2019. He was a major factor on both ends of the field for MNUFC, locking down the right side while also being an attacking threat, nabbing six assists in the first three months of the season. The defender joined his previous club in 2017, helping them win Ligue 2 in 2017–18 and earn promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. Metanire was called up to the Madagascar national team in 2018 and helped the team to its first-ever African Cup of Nations appearance and guided the team to the quarterfinals.
#1 TYLER MILLER | GOALKEEPER
Height: 6’4” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 3/11/1993 Hometown: Woodbury, New Jersey Previous Club: LAFC Acquired: Trade 1/16/2020 Miller joined the Loons after two seasons with Supporters’ Shield winners LAFC. In 2018, the goalkeeper was named to MLS Team of the Week three times, started all four U.S. Open Cup games and the first MLS Cup Playoff game in club history. During LAFC’s historic 2019 season, Miller remained a mainstay between the pipes, starting 28 of 34 regular season games and both of LAFC’s playoff games, with nine shutouts and 72 saves. Miller was drafted by the Seattle Sounders in the second round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He spent three seasons with Seattle, mainly playing for Seattle FC 2 in the USL.
#7 KEVIN MOLINO | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017 Molino rejoined forces with Adrian Heath when he moved to MNUFC in a major intraleague trade in January 2017. After suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2018, Molino bounced back into the rotation in mid-2019. Playing both on the wings and as a central midfielder, Molino contributed to seven goals and made 17 appearances. He has 20 goals in 48 appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago national team, including two hat tricks, both in Caribbean Cup qualifying.
#41 JAMES MUSA | DEFENDER
Height: 5’5” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 4/1/1992 Hometown: Plymouth, England Previous Club: Phoenix Rising FC Acquired: Signed 1/17/2020 Musa joined the Loons after playing two seasons for USL Championship team Phoenix Rising. The midfielder started 20 games for Phoenix in 2019 and was a regular during the club’s 20-game win and unbeaten streak in 2019 and during the club’s playoff run, which ended in the semifinals against eventual USL Championship winner Real Monarchs. During his two seasons with Phoenix Rising, Musa played 54 games across almost 4,000 minutes with three assists and two goals scored.
#3 IKE OPARA | DEFENDER
Height: 6’2” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Previous Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Trade 1/28/2019 Opara joined the Loons after six seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The 2017 MLS Defender of the Year made 31 starts in 2018, playing 2,773 minutes, contributing to 11 shutouts with three goals and two assists with SKC. He had similar success in his first season with MNUFC, anchoring the backline in 30 appearances that included 10 shutouts, three goals and an assist en route to his second MLS Defender of the Year Award. Opara represented the U.S. multiple times at the youth level, and made his senior international debut in January 2018 against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
#18 GREGORY RANJITSINGH | GOALKEEPER
Height: 6’3” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 7/18/1993 Hometown: Pickering, Ontario Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Waiver Draft (16th) 11/18/2019 Ranjitsingh was selected by the Loons in the 2019 MLS Waiver Draft. He played four years of collegiate soccer at Mercer University from 2011–14, earning the Southern Conference’s Goalkeeper of the Year award during his senior year. Following his college career, Ranjitsingh was signed by Louisville City in the United Soccer League in 2015. He made 81 appearances in goal and recorded 33 shutouts for Louisville while helping the club to consecutive USL Cup titles in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Ranjitsingh was signed by Orlando City SC where he made two appearances. 28
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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #10 EMANUEL REYNOSO | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’7” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/16/1995 Hometown: Cordoba, Argentina Previous Club: Boca Juniors Acquired: Signed 9/1/2020 Reynoso joins Minnesota United from legendary club Boca Juniors after spending his entire career playing in Argentina. Bebelo began his professional career with his hometown team Club Atletico Talleres in Cordoba in 2014, and joined Boca ahead of the 2017-18 season where he’s scored seven goals and 12 assists across all competitions, including currently three in Libertadores and two with eight assists in Superliga play. Across his career, Reynoso has made key appearances in major competitions such as Copa Libertadores, Copa Argentina and Copa Superliga.
#12 AARON SCHOENFELD | FORWARD
Height: 6’4” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 4/17/1990 Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee Previous Club: Maccabi Tel Aviv Acquired: Signed 2/6/2020 Schoenfeld has spent the last four seasons in the Israeli Premier League and three with Maccabi Tel Aviv where he’s made 46 appearances with four goals. The forward joins the Loons with some MLS experience, having been drafted by Montreal Impact in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and acquired by Columbus Crew the next year. Schoenfeld would make 51 appearances for Columbus, knocking in five goals, including a brace against the New York Red Bulls.
#97 DAYNE ST. CLAIR | GOALKEEPER
Height: 6’3” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 5/9/1997 Hometown: Pickering, Ontario Previous Club: University of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #7) 1/11/2018 St. Clair was selected 7th overall by MNUFC from Maryland, where he led the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship, not allowing a goal in the final 500 minutes of the season. At 6-foot-3-inches and 165 lbs, St. Clair brings length to the position and is a modern keeper who wants to play with the ball at his feet and be a distributor. The native of Pickering, Ontario, was named to the USC Third Team All-North Region. He has been loaned to San Antonio FC for the 2020 season
#30 ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | GOALKEEPER
Height: 6’5” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 8/3/1995 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Previous Club: Nashville SC Acquired: Trade 9/17/2020 25-year-old Zendejas joins the Loons from Nashville SC after the expansion side acquired him from Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2020 season. Zendejas has spent most of his professional career in the USL Championship, playing 50 games for the Park Swope Rangers from 2016-2019, including 17 shutouts. The goalkeeper made his MLS debut in 2019 for SKC in a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati on April 7 and started in Kansas City’s 2-1 CONCACAF Champions League loss at Independiente on March 6.
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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED Year
Signing
Trade
SuperDraft (Pick)
Loan
2017
Brent Kallman (1/23) Michael Boxall (7/12)
Kevin Molino (1/26) Ethan Finlay (8/9)
2018
Jan Gregus (12/20)
2019
Osvaldo Alonso (1/10) Romain Metanire (1/25) Robin Lod (7/16) Thomás Chacón (8/7)
Ike Opara (1/28) Marlon Hairston (11/13)
Dayne St. Clair (7th) Chase Gasper (15th) Hassani Dotson (31st)
Tyler Miller (1/16) Jacori Hayes (1/21) Raheem Edwards (2/11) Adrian Zendejas (9/17) Kei Kamara (9/19)
Noah Billingsley (18th)
2020
James Musa (1/17) Fred Emmings (1/22) Aaron Schoenfeld (2/6) Jose Aja (2/14) Bakaye Dibassy (8/3) Emanuel Reynoso (9/1) Sam Gleadle (10/29) Foster Langsdorf (10/29) Kevin Partida (10/29)
Waiver Draft
Mason Toye (7th) Gregory Ranjitsingh (16th)
Luis Amarilla (1/28)
MINNESOTA UNITED 2019-2020 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 10/29/2020) Players In
Players Out
Marlon Hairston
Traded from HOU on 11/13/19
Rasmus Schuller
Out of Contract
Gregory Ranjitsingh
Drafted on 11/18/19
Collin Martin
Out of Contract
Noah Billingsley
Drafted on 1/9
Carter Manley
Out of Contract
Tyler Miller
Traded from LAFC on 1/16
Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat
Out of Contract
James Musa
Signed on 1/17
Ally Hamis Ng’anzi
Loan Ended
Jacori Hayes
Traded from FCD on 1/21
Vito Mannone
Loan Ended
Fred Emmings
Homegrown Signing on 1/22
Miguel Ibarra
Option Declined
Luis Amarilla
Loaned from Atletico Velez on 1/28
Lawrence Olum
Option Declined
Aaron Schoenfeld
Signed on 2/6
Bobby Shuttleworth
Option Declined
Raheem Edwards
Traded from CHI on 2/11
Darwin Quintero
Traded to HOU on 11/13/19
Jose Aja
Signed on 2/14
Abu Danladi
Taken in Expansion Draft on 11/19/19
Bakaye Dibassy
Signed on 8/3
Angelo Rodriguez
Bought Out Contract on 1/21
Emanuel Reynoso
Signed on 9/1
Wyatt Omsberg
Traded to CHI on 2/11
Adrian Zendejas
Traded from NSH on 9/17
Romario Ibarra
Transfer to Pachuca on 7/1
Kei Kamara
Traded from COL on 9/19
Mason Toye
Traded to MTL on 10/1
Sam Gleadle
Signed 10/29
Foster Langsdorf
Signed 10/29
Kevin Partida
Signed 10/29
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MINNESOTA UNITED FC COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH Heath was appointed Head Coach of MNUFC in November 2016. In 2019, Heath led the Loons to their first MLS Cup Playoffs appearance, first U.S. Open Cup Final and set a new club record with 15 wins in a season. After a playing career of over 18 years in Europe, he spent 11 years coaching in England for clubs like Burnley, Sheffield United and Coventry City before coming to the United States in 2008 to join USL expansion side Austin Aztex as Head Coach. The club spent two years in Austin before relocating to Orlando in 2010, to become Orlando City SC. In just four years under Heath, ORL won two USL Pro championships and three Commissioner’s Cups. RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED YEAR
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS/MLS IS BACK
OPEN CUP
TOTAL
2017
10 - 18 - 6
0-0-0
0-1-0
10 - 19 - 6
2018
11 - 20 - 3
0-0-0
0-1-1
11 - 21 - 4
2019
15 - 11 - 8
0-1-0
4-1-0
19 - 12 - 8
2020
9-5-7
2-1-1
0-0-0
12 - 6 - 8
45 - 54 - 24
2- 2 - 1
4-3-1
51- 59 - 26
TOTAL
IAN FULLER | ASSISTANT COACH Fuller is heading into his fifth season as an assistant coach for Minnesota United. In 2010, his first year as a player-assistant coach, he helped lead the Charleston Battery to become regular season and playoff champions in USL-2. Fuller joined Orlando City of USL PRO the following year, winning two championships and two Commissioner’s Cups in three years. He transitioned to being a full-time coach in 2014 and remained with the club during its first MLS season in 2015. Fuller first joined MNUFC’s coaching staff in 2016 as an assistant and was reunited with Heath for the 2017 MLS season.
SEAN MCAULEY | ASSISTANT COACH McAuley joins MNUFC after two seasons with Orlando City SC as an assistant coach and six with Portland Timbers, where he helped guide the Timbers to the 2015 MLS Cup championship. The Englishman began his coaching career in 2006 at for the academy at English side Sheffield Wednesday F.C. for seven years. Wednesday’s academy developed several players that went on to sign for the first team under his guidance. Before becoming a coach, McAuley enjoyed a 15-year professional playing career. A Manchester United youth product, McAuley made his professional debut for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership. McAuley played 16 games for the Timbers in 2002 while the club was in the lower division before retiring in 2005.
STEWART KERR | GOALKEEPER COACH Kerr joins MNUFC after spending two seasons with Western Conference side Vancouver Whitecaps and four seasons of additional MLS coaching experience. The native of Bellshill, Scotland, began his coaching career in his home country, working with Airdrie United during the 2008-09 Scottish First Division season, then moved to Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premier League from 2009 to 2011. As a player, Kerr began playing professionally at 18-years-old with Scottish Premier League giants Celtic FC, later going on to play with English clubs Swindon Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 POR SJ KC RSL COL KC DAL HOU RSL DAL KC HOU CLB RSL CIN NSH HOU CIN COL CHI DAL 3-1 5-2 2-1 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-3 4-0 3-2 0-1 2-2 1-2 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-2 1-0 2-1 2-2 3-0 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 5 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 81D 90D 90D 45D 45 90D 90D 90D 90D 19 27 17 76F 1 90M 77M 61M 90M 90M 54 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 18M 75 90M 28M 81M 42M 89M 45M 65F 45M 31 90M 87M 45 86M 29 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 80M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 71M 90M 90M 90M 88M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 87F 81F 25 74F 82F 45F 31 19 72M 73M 23 89M 90M 90F 90F 90M 14 62M 30 85M 45 45 14 68M 3 9 31 65F 16 8 4 19 18 71F 20 14 82F 30 90M 90M 90M 65M 86M 66F 45M 31 90M 69M 76M 28 60M 75M 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 71F 90F 72F 19 70F 76F 60F 90M 88M 77M 81M 86M 24 45M 59M 90M 90M 45 90M 90M 90F 90F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90F 90G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 82D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 85D
Played for other teams: Kei Kamara played 522 minutes for COL
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MIN 3 at POR 1 MIN 5 at SJ 2
Game log: Game #1 03/01/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020 W T T L L L W W L T L T W T T W W T W
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16; Molino 7 (Reynoso 3)
46+
69
Finlay 3 (Lod 2, Kamara 2) 11; Finlay 4 (Hayes 1) 30 Schoenfeld 1 (unassisted) 92+ Lod 6 (Reynoso 4) 44; own goal (Abubakar) 89 Aja 1 (Reynoso 5) 64; Lod 7 (Metanire 4) 80 Molino 8 (Reynoso 6, Lod 3) 17; Reynoso 1 (Lod 4, Molino 4)
Kamara 4 (penalty kick)
Molino 6 (Gregus 6) 11; Lod 4 (unassisted) Lod 5 (Gasper 1, Edwards 3) 88
47; Molino 9 (Reynoso 7, Lod 5)
79
90
48+
Gasper 1 (Molino 2) 53; Lod 2 (Reynoso 1) 62; Hayes 1 (Edwards 2, Molino 3) 75; Lod 3 (Dotson 1) Toye 1 (Lod 1) 11; Molino 4 (Metanire 3, Reynoso 2) 28; Molino 5 (penalty kick) 70
Finlay 1 (Gregus 3) 36; Finlay 2 (Metanire 2, Gregus 4) own goal (Lindsey) 32 Dotson 1 (Gregus 5) 55
Molino 1 (unassisted) 51; Amarilla 1 (Finlay 1) 76; Molino 2 (Finlay 2) 78 Opara 1 (Gregus 1) 13; Gregus 1 (Amarilla 1) 26; Amarilla 2 (Molino 1) 32; Lod 1 (unassisted) Opara 2 (Gregus 2) 71 own goal (Shelton) 92+; Molino 3 (Edwards 1, Metanire 1) 97+
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
90M 61F
29 90M 90D 78M
90M 77F
13 90M
90D
78M
19 90D
MIN 3 vs COL 0
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12 90D 23
12 90D 18
90D
58M
90D
32 71M
90D 58M 90M 32 90M 58M
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS WR1 11/22/2020
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64M
72D
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90D 26 90M
MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT R16 QF SF CLB SJ ORL 1-1 4-1 1-3 90G 90G 90G
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Tyler Miller Noah Billingsley Ike Opara Jose Aja Jacori Hayes Osvaldo Alonso Kevin Molino Jan Gregus Luis Amarilla Emanuel Reynoso Thomas Chacon Aaron Schoenfeld Ethan Finlay Brent Kallman Michael Boxall Kei Kamara Robin Lod Greg Ranjitsingh Romain Metanire Bakaye Dibassy Hassani Dotson James Musa Raheem Edwards Chase Gasper Marlon Hairston Dayne St. Clair Fred Emmings
Player
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Molino 1 (Reynoso 1)
21; Amarilla 1 (Lod 1)
79
56; Hairston 1 (Dotson 2)
54; Molino 2 (Gregus 1, Reynoso 3)
20; Hayes 1 (unassisted)
22; Lod 1 (Reynoso 2)
Lod 1 (Aja 1) 18 Lod 2 (Aja 2, Dotson 1) Toye 1 (Molino 1) 83
90D 80M 90G
90D 90D
90D 22 90F
68M
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MLS CUP PLAYOFFS WR1 COL 3-0
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
86
ROAD TO 2020 MLS CUP PLAY-IN ROUND E#8 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION v E#9 MONTRÉAL IMPACT Fri., Nov. 20 – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (6:30 p.m. ET; FS1 / FOX Deportes; TSN / TVA Sports)
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
2
v
1
MONTRÉAL IMPACT
E#7 NASHVILLE SC v E#10 INTER MIAMI CF Fri., Nov. 20 – Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. (8 p.m. CT; ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes; TSN / TVA Sports)
NASHVILLE SC
3
v
0
INTER MIAMI CF
ROUND ONE E#4 ORLANDO CITY SC v E#7 NEW YORK CITY FC Sat., Nov. 21 – Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Fla. (12 noon ET; UniMás / TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports, MLSsoccer.com, MLS App)
ORLANDO CITY SC
1 (6)
v
1 (5)
NEW YORK CITY FC
E#3 COLUMBUS CREW SC v E#6 NEW YORK RED BULLS Sat., Nov. 21 – Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio (3 p.m. ET; UniMás / TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports, MLSsoccer.com, MLS App)
COLUMBUS CREW SC
3
v
2
NEW YORK RED BULLS
W#1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY v W#8 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Sun., Nov. 22 – Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan. (3 p.m. CT; FS1 / FOX Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
3 (3)
v
3 (0)
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
W#4 MINNESOTA UNITED FC v W#5 COLORADO RAPIDS Sun., Nov. 22 – Allianz Field, St. Paul, Minn. (6:30 p.m. CT; ESPN / ESPN Deportes; TSN / TVA Sports)
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
3
v
0
COLORADO RAPIDS
W#3 PORTLAND TIMBERS v W#6 FC DALLAS Sun., Nov. 22 – Providence Park, Portland, Ore. (7 p.m. PT; ESPN / ESPN Deportes; TSN / TVA Sports)
PORTLAND TIMBERS
1 (7)
v
1 (8)
FC DALLAS
E#2 TORONTO FC v E#7 NASHVILLE SC Tues., Nov. 24 – Rentschler Field, Hartford, Conn. (6 p.m. ET; FS1 / FOX Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports)
TORONTO FC
0
v
1
NASHVILLE SC
E#1 PHILADELPHIA UNION v E#8 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Tues., Nov. 24 – Subaru Park, Chester, Pa. (8 p.m. ET; ESPN / ESPN Deportes; TSN / TVA Sports)
PHILADELPHIA UNION
0
v
2
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
W#2 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v W#7 LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB Tues., Nov. 24 – Lumen Field, Seattle, Wash. (7:30 p.m. PT; ESPN / ESPN Deportes; TSN / TVA Sports)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
3
v
1
LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS ORLANDO CITY SC v NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Sun., Nov. 29 – Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Fla. (3 p.m. ET; ABC / ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports)
ORLANDO CITY SC
1
v
3
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
COLUMBUS CREW SC v NASHVILLE SC Sun., Nov. 29 – Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio (8 p.m. ET; ESPN / ESPN Deportes; TSN, TVA Sports)
COLUMBUS CREW SC
2
v
0
NASHVILLE SC
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v FC DALLAS Tues., Dec. 1 – Lumen Field, Seattle, Wash. (6:30 p.m. PT; FS1 / FOX Deportes; TSN, TVA Sports)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
v
FC DALLAS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY v MINNESOTA UNITED FC Thurs., Dec. 3 – Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan. (7 p.m. CT; FOX / FOX Deportes; TSN, TVA Sports)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
v
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL COLUMBUS CREW SC v NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Sun., Dec. 6 – Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio (3 p.m. ET; ABC / ESPN Deportes, TSN, TVA Sports)
COLUMBUS CREW SC
v
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL Mon., Dec. 7 (FS1 / FOX Deportes; TSN, TVA Sports) – at higher seed
v MLS CUP 2020
Sat., Dec. 12 (8 p.m. ET; FOX, UniMás / TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports) – hosted by finalist with best regular season record
v
PLAY-IN ROUND
November 20, 2020 -- Nissan Stadium
3
0
INTER MIAMI CF--John McCarthy, Alvas Powell, Nicolas Figal, A.J. DeLaGarza, Dylan Nealis (Matias Pellegrini 33), Lewis Morgan, Wil Trapp (Victor Ulloa 63), Rodolfo Pizarro, Blaise Matuidi, Mikey Ambrose (Ben Sweat 76), Juan Agudelo (Julian Carranza 62).
NSH--Leal 1 (Muyl 1) 14 NSH--Mukhtar 1 (penalty kick) 24 NSH--McCarty 1 (unassisted) 57
REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Corey Parker; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Atkins; 4th: David Gantar; VAR: Daniel Radford; AVAR: Fabio Tovar
TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Leal, Rios 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 22 (3 tied with 4) OFFSIDES: 1 CORNER KICKS: 2 SAVES: 3 (Willis 3)
TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Powell 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 13 (4 tied with 2) OFFSIDES: 0 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: 1 (McCarthy 1)
CAUTIONS Johnston 30
CAUTIONS Nealis 5, Trapp 31
PLAY-IN ROUND
November 20, 2020 -- Gillette Stadium
2
1
NASHVILLE SC--Joe Willis, Alistair Johnston, Walker Zimmerman, David Romney, Daniel Lovitz, Randall Leal (Handwalla Bwana 67), Dax McCarty, Hany Mukhtar (Derrick Jones 67), Anibal Godoy (Tah Brian Anunga 74), Alex Muyl (Taylor Washington 80), Jhonder Cadiz (Daniel Rios 67).
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Turner, Tajon Buchanan (Scott Caldwell 50), Andrew Farrell, Henry Kessler, DeJuan Jones, Carles Gil, Tommy McNamara (Lee Nguyen 63), Gustavo Bou, Matt Polster, Teal Bunbury (Justin Rennicks 86), Adam Buksa.
NE--Gil 1 (Bou 1) 38 MTL--Quioto 1 (Camacho 1, Sejdic 1) 61 NE--Bou 1 (Jones 1) 95+
REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Corey Rockwell; AR2 (opposite): Jose da Silva; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez; VAR: Alan Kelly; AVAR: Thomas Supple
TOTAL SHOTS: 25 (Bou 8) SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Buksa 3, Gil 3) FOULS: 9 (Bou 2) OFFSIDES: 0 CORNER KICKS: 9 SAVES: 4 (Turner 4)
TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Krkic, Quioto 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Quioto 3) FOULS: 3 (3 tied with 1) OFFSIDES: 1 CORNER KICKS: 3 SAVES: 7 (Diop 7)
CAUTIONS Bou 6, McNamara 20
CAUTIONS Corrales 43
MONTREAL IMPACT--Clement Diop, Zachary Brault-Guillard, Rod Fanni, Luis Binks, Jorge Corrales (Mustafa Kizza 45), Amar Sejdic, Rudy Camacho, Emanuel Maciel (Orji Okwonkwo 57), Anthony JacksonHamel (Mason Toye 57), Bojan Krkic, Romell Quioto.
EASTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 21, 2020 -- Exploria Stadium
1
1
TORONTO FC--Quentin Westberg, Auro Jr. (Drew Moor 93+), Laurent Ciman, Chris Mavinga (Patrick Mullins 107), Justin Morrow, Marky Delgado, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Osorio, Tsubasa Endoh (Nick DeLeon 73), Alejandro Pozuelo, Nicolas Benezet (Richie Laryea 81).
ORLANDO CITY SC WIN ON PENALTY KICKS 6-5 ORL--Nani 1 (penalty kick) 5 NYC--Chanot 1 (Medina 1) 8 Penalty Kicks Summary (After 120 minutes): NYC--Moralez, Crossbar; Medina, Goal; Rocha, Goal; Tajouri-Shradi, Goal; Castellanos, Goal; Acevedo, Goal; Thorarinsson, Saved ORL--Akindele, Goal; Perea, Goal; Carlos, Goal; Urso, Goal; Almeida, Saved; Jansson, Goal; Michel, Goal REFEREE: Allen Chapman. AR1 (bench): Logan Brown; AR2 (opposite): Nick Uranga; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira; VAR: Guido Gonzales Jr.; AVAR: Jozef Batko
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Nani 6) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Nani 2) FOULS: 13 (3 tied with 2) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 3 SAVES: 6 (Gallese 6) CAUTIONS Carlos 71, Ruan 77, Jansson 94+, Perea 96+, Gallese 103 EJECTIONS Ruan 87, Gallese 121
TOTAL SHOTS: 26 (Castellanos 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Medina, Parks 2) FOULS: 15 (Mackay-Steven 3) OFFSIDES: 1 CORNER KICKS: 11 SAVES: 12 (Johnson 2) CAUTIONS Castellanos 70, MackaySteven 88, Ibeagha 122+
EASTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 21, 2020 -- Mapfre Stadium
3
D.C. UNITED--Bill Hamid, Russell Canouse, Frederic Brillant, Steve Birnbaum, Joseph Mora (Emmanuel Boateng 87), Ulises Segura (Luciano Acosta 78), Felipe Martins (Ola Kamara 44), Paul Arriola (Ejected 118), Junior Moreno, Lucas Rodriguez, Wayne Rooney (Leonardo Jara 105).
2
COLUMBUS CREW SC--Eloy Room, Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah, Josh Williams, Milton Valenzuela, Derrick Etienne Jr. (Luis Diaz 81), Darlington Nagbe, Lucas Zelarayan, Artur, Pedro Santos, Gyasi Zardes.
NYR--Clark 1 (unassisted) 23 CLB--Santos 1 (penalty kick) 26 CLB--Nagbe 1 (unassisted) 46 CLB--Zardes 1 (Etienne 1, Zelarayan 1) 68 NYR--White 1 (Stroud 1, Rzatkowski 1) 90
REFEREE: Alex Chilowicz. AR1 (bench): Brian Poeschel; AR2 (opposite): Eric Weisbrod; 4th: Fotis Bazakos; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic; AVAR: Gjovalin Bori
TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Zardes 6) SHOTS ON GOAL: 11 (Zardes 4) FOULS: 10 (4 tied with 2) OFFSIDES: 4 CORNER KICKS: 5 SAVES: 2 (Room 2)
TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Barlow, Royer 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 14 (Duncan, Yearwood 3) OFFSIDES: 1 CORNER KICKS: 6 SAVES: 8 (Meara 8)
CAUTIONS
CAUTIONS Davis 40, Duncan 81, Long 89
NEW YORK RED BULLS--Ryan Meara, Kyle Duncan, Tim Parker, Aaron Long, Jason Pendant, Dru Yearwood (Cristian Casseres Jr. 51), Daniel Royer (Brian White 59), Caden Clark (Jared Stroud 76), Florian Valot (Kaku 76), Sean Davis (Marc Rzatkowski 76), Tom Barlow.
WESTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 22, 2020 -- Children's Mercy Park
3
3
SPORTING WIN ON PENALTY KICKS 3-0 KC--Espinoza 1 (Russell 1) 4 SJ--Fierro 1 (unassisted) 22 SJ--Salinas 1 (Espinoza 1, Fierro 1) 34 KC--I. Sanchez 1 (Busio 1) 47 KC--Busio 1 (Shelton 1, Fernandes 1) 91+ SJ--Wondolowski 1 (Espinoza 2, Rios 1) 97+ Penalty Kicks Summary (After 120 minutes): KC --Russell, Goal; I. Sanchez, Goal; Shelton, Goal SJ --Alanis, Saved; Yueill, Saved; Espinoza, Saved REFEREE: Nima Saghafi. AR1 (bench): Andrew Bigelow; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Kieso; 4th: Ramy Touchan; VAR: Jon Freemon; AVAR: Adam Garner
TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Fernandes 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Busio 3) FOULS: 19 (Shelton 4) OFFSIDES: 0 CORNER KICKS: 5 SAVES: 3 (Melia 5)
TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Lima 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Cowell, Wondolowski 2) FOULS: 17 (Judson 4) OFFSIDES: 0 CORNER KICKS: 6 SAVES: 5 (Marcinkowski 5)
CAUTIONS Reid 39, Dia 78, Espinoza 79, Russell 86
CAUTIONS Lima 28, Lopez 56, Espinoza 85
WESTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 22, 2020 -- Allianz Field
3
0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Jaylin Lindsey, Roberto Puncec, Winston Reid, Amadou Dia, Johnny Russell, Roger Espinoza (Felipe Hernandez 93+), Ilie Sanchez, Gianluca Busio (Gadi Kinda 97), Gerso Fernandes (Erik Hurtado 93+), Khiry Shelton.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--JT Marcinkowski, Nick Lima, Florian Jungwirth, Oswaldo Alanis, Marcos Lopez (Tommy Thompson 102), Cristian Espinoza, Judson (Eric Calvillo 115), Jackson Yueill, Shea Salinas (Cade Cowell 87), Carlos Fierro (Andres Rios 87), Chris Wondolowski.
MINNESOTA UNITED--Dayne St. Clair, Hassani Dotson, Michael Boxall, Bakaye Dibassy, Chase Gasper, Ethan Finlay (Kei Kamara 68), Jan Gregus, Emanuel Reynoso (Jacori Hayes 83), Marlon Hairston (Osvaldo Alonso 80), Kevin Molino, Robin Lod.
MIN--Molino 1 (Reynoso 1) 22 MIN--Lod 1 (Reynoso 2) 54 MIN--Molino 2 (Gregus 1, Reynoso 3) 79
REFEREE: Ted Unkel. AR1 (bench): Jason White; AR2 (opposite): Cory Richardson; 4th: Drew Fischer; VAR: Chris Penso; AVAR: Jeff Muschik
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Lod, Molino 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Lod 4) FOULS: 9 (Boxall, Hairston 3) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 2 SAVES: 6 (St. Clair 6)
TOTAL SHOTS: 18 (3 tied with 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Bassett 2) FOULS: 13 (Price, Shinyashiki 4) OFFSIDES: 0 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: 5 (Yarbrough 5)
CAUTIONS Boxall 52
CAUTIONS Namli 44, Abubakar 50
COLORADO RAPIDS--William Yarbrough, Keegan Rosenberry, Lalas Abubakar, Danny Wilson, Kellyn Acosta (Nicolas Mezquida 81), Jonathan Lewis (Nicolas Benezet 45), Jack Price, Cole Bassett, Andre Shinyashiki (Braian Galvan 81), Younes Namli (Sam Vines 72), Diego Rubio.
WESTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 22, 2020 -- Providence Park
1
1
FC DALLAS WIN 8-7 ON PENALTY KICKS POR--Villafana 1 (Valeri 1, Paredes 1) 82 DAL--Pepi 1 (unassisted) 93+ Penalty Kicks Summary (After 120 minutes): DAL--Ziegler, Goal; Jara, Goal; Bressanelli, Goal; Pepi, Goal; Hollingshead, Goal; Hedges, Goal; Tessmann, Goal; Twumasi, Goal POR--Valeri, Goal; Farfan, Goal; Zuparic, Goal; Ebobisse, Goal; Bodily, Goal; D. Chara, Goal; Loria, Goal; Villafana, Saved REFEREE: Armando Villarreal. AR1 (bench): Cameron Blanchard; AR2 (opposite): Matthew Nelson; 4th: Victor Rivas; VAR: Timothy Ford; AVAR: Joshua Patlak
TOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Polo 6) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Polo 3) FOULS: 9 (Paredes, Mabiala 2) OFFSIDES: 0 CORNER KICKS: 8 SAVES: 4 (Clark 4)
TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Jara 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Pepi 3) FOULS: 23 (Jara, Ricuarte 4) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: 7 (Maurer 7)
CAUTIONS
CAUTIONS Picault 36, Ricuarte 75, Twumasi 121+
EASTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 24, 2020 -- Rentschler Field
0
1
PORTLAND TIMBERS--Steve Clark, Pablo Bonilla (Marco Farfan 94), Larrys Mabiala, Dario Zuparic, Jorge Villafana, Eryk Williamson (Cristhian Paredes 45), Andy Polo (Blake Bodily 105), Diego Valeri, Yimmi Chara (Marvin Loria 95), Diego Chara, Felipe Mora (Jeremy Ebobisse 88).
FC DALLAS--Jimmy Maurer, Bryan Reynolds, Matt Hedges, Bressan, John Nelson (Ricardo Pepi 85), Fafa Picault (Reto Ziegler 110), Andres Ricuarte (Ema Twumasi 80), Jesus Ferreira (Tanner Tessmann 61), Thiago Santos (Michael Barrios 86), Ryan Hollingshead, Franco Jara.
TORONTO FC--Quentin Westberg, Auro Jr. (Tony Gallacher 101), Omar Gonzalez (Liam Fraser 111), Chris Mavinga, Richie Laryea (Erickson Gallardo 112), Michael Bradley, Pablo Piatti (Ralph Priso 101), Alejandro Pozuelo, Jonathan Osorio, Nick DeLeon (Ayo Akinola 62), Jozy Altidore (Patrick Mullins 82).
NSH--Rios 1 (unassisted) 108
REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): C.J. Morgante; AR2 (opposite): Ian McKay; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez; VAR: Alan Kelly; AVAR: Claudiu Badea
TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Pozuelo 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 6 (Pozuelo 2) OFFSIDES: 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: 5 (Westberg 5)
TOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Mukhtar 6) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Rios 2) FOULS: 18 (Muyl 5) OFFSIDES: 8 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: 5 (Willis 5)
CAUTIONS
CAUTIONS
NASHVILLE SC--Joe Willis, Alistair Johnston, Walker Zimmerman, David Romney, Daniel Lovitz, Alex Muyl (Taylor Washington 106+), Dax McCarty, Hany Mukhtar (Matt LaGrassa 111), Randall Leal (Jalil Anibaba 118), Tah Brian Anunga (Derrick Jones 106+), Jhonder Cadiz (Daniel Rios 71).
EASTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 24, 2020 -- Subaru Park
0
2
PHILADELPHIA UNION--Andre Blake, Kai Wagner, Mark McKenzie, Jakob Glesnes, Raymon Gaddis (Anthony Fontana 76), Jamiro Monteiro, Jose Martinez (Ilsinho 45), Brenden Aaronson (Jack Elliott 62), Alejandro Bedoya, Sergio Santos (Cory Burke 62), Kacper Przybylko.
NE--Buksa 1 (Gil 1) 26 NE--Buchanan 1 (Gil 2) 30
REFEREE: Joseph Dickerson. AR1 (bench): Kathryn Nesbitt; AR2 (opposite): Adam Wienckowski; 4th: Fotis Bazakos; VAR: David Gantar; AVAR: Craig Lowry
TOTAL SHOTS: 15 (5 tied with 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Przybylko 2) FOULS: 19 (Wagner 5) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 6 SAVES: 2 (Blake 2)
TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Bou 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 12 (Buchanan, Polster 3) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: 5 (Turner 4)
CAUTIONS Przybylko 36, Wagner 73
CAUTIONS Polster 88
WESTERN CONFERENCE ROUND ONE November 24, 2020 -- CenturyLink Field
3
1
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Turner, Tajon Buchanan, Andrew Farrell, Henry Kessler, DeJuan Jones, Gustavo Bou (Tommy McNamara 78), Scott Caldwell, Carles Gil (Michael Mancienne 89), Teal Bunbury (Kelyn Rowe 66), Matt Polster, Adam Buksa (Justin Rennicks 89).
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Stefan Frei, Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gomez Andrade, Shane O'Neill, Nouhou Tolo (Roman Torres 91+), Joevin Jones (Brad Smith 70), Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Jordan Morris (Jordy Delem 90), Joao Paulo, Raul Ruidiaz.
SEA--Lodeiro 1 (Morris 1, Ruidiaz 1) 18 SEA--Ruidiaz 1 (unassisted) 66 LFC--Atuesta 1 (Vela 1) 77 SEA--Morris 1 (Ruidiaz 2, Lodeiro 1) 80
REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Mike Rottersman; AR2 (opposite): Jeff Hosking; 4th: Alex Chilowicz; VAR: Jorge Gonzalez; AVAR: Fabio Tovar
TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Morris 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 18 (3 tied with 3) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: 3 (Frei 3)
TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Vela 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Vela 2) FOULS: 14 (Kaye 3) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 8 SAVES: 0
CAUTIONS Lodeiro 88
CAUTIONS El-Munir 92+
LOS ANGELES FC--Pablo Sisniega, Eddie Segura, Jesus Murillo (Francisco Ginella 73), Tristan Blackmon, Jordan Harvey (Mohamed El-Munir 56), Latif Blessing, Eduard Atuesta, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Carlos Vela, Bradley Wright-Phillips (Mahala Opoku 45), Christian Torres (Adrien Perez 56).
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL November 29, 2020 -- Exploria Stadium
1
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ORLANDO CITY SC--Brian Rowe, Kyle Smith (Benji Michel 78), Antonio Carlos, Robin Jansson, Kamal Miller, Junior Urso (Robinho 88), Chris Mueller (Tesho Akindele 78), Mauricio Pereyra (Ejected 60), Oriol Rosell (Andres Perea 66), Nani, Daryl Dike.
NE--Gil 2 (penalty kick) 17 NE--Bou 2 (unassisted) 25 ORL--Junior Urso 1 (unassisted) 33 NE--Bou 3 (Gil 3) 86
REFEREE: Alex Chilowicz. AR1 (bench): Jason White; AR2 (opposite): Ian McKay; 4th: Joseph Dickerson; VAR: Chris Penso; AVAR: Jose Da Silva
TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Nani, Pereyra 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 14 (6 tied with 2) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 6 SAVES: 3 (Rowe 3) CAUTIONS Carlos 47, Dike 53, Almeida 62, Urso 75 EJECTIONS Pereyra 60
TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Bou 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Bou 4) FOULS: 16 (Buksa 3) OFFSIDES: 1 CORNER KICKS: 5 SAVES: 2 (Turner 2) CAUTIONS Buksa 28
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL November 29, 2020 -- Mapfre Stadium
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NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Turner, Tajon Buchanan (Brandon Bye 67), Andrew Farrell, Henry Kessler, DeJuan Jones, Matt Polster (Lee Nguyen 78), Carles Gil, Gustavo Bou, Scott Caldwell (Tommy McNamara 90), Teal Bunbury (Kelyn Rowe 67), Adam Buksa (Michael Mancienne 90).
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COLUMBUS CREW SC--Andrew Tarbell, Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah, Josh Williams, Milton Valenzuela, Luis Diaz (Emmanuel Boateng 109), Darlington Nagbe, Lucas Zelarayan (Chris Cadden 116), Artur, Pedro Santos, Gyasi Zardes (Krisztian Nemeth 113).
CLB--Santos 2 (Zardes 1, Zelarayan 2) 99 CLB--Zardes 2 (Diaz 1, Zelarayan 3) 103
REFEREE: Armando Villarreal. AR1 (bench): Andrew Bigelow; AR2 (opposite): Cory Richardson; 4th: Nima Saghafi; VAR: Jon Freemon; AVAR: Adam Garner
TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Zelarayan 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Zardes 2) FOULS: 14 (Nagbe 3) OFFSIDES: 2 CORNER KICKS: 11 SAVES: 4 (Tarbell 4)
TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Zimmerman 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Zimmerman 2) FOULS: 16 (Zimmerman 4) OFFSIDES: 0 CORNER KICKS: 6 SAVES: 2 (Willis 2)
CAUTIONS None
CAUTIONS Johnston 42, Washington 111
NASHVILLE SC--Joe Willis, Alistair Johnston (Eric Miller 105), Walker Zimmerman, David Romney, Daniel Lovitz, Alex Muyl (Handwalla Bwana 105), Dax McCarty, Hany Mukhtar, Randall Leal (Taylor Washington 90), Tah Brian Anunga (Derrick Jones 73), Jhonder Cadiz (Daniel Rios 90).