SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE
CONTENTS
2015 POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE
2015 Sporting Kansas City Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2015 Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2015 Stats, Standings, and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 2015 Box Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19 All-time Player Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-24 Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Postseason Stats, Leaders, and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-29 Postseason Box Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-41 Technical Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43 Player Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-56
STATISTICS KEY FIELD PLAYER LEGEND
GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; MIN = Minutes Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; SHT = Total Shots; SOG = Shots on Goal; FC = Fouls Committed; FS = Fouls Suffered; OFF = Times Offside; CK = Corner Kicks; C = Cautions; E = Ejections; * = indicates individual played for other team(s); FW= Forward; MF = Midfielder; DF = Defender; GK = Goalkeeper; SKG = Penalty Kick Shootout Goals; SKA = Penalty Kick Shootout Attempts;
GOALKEEPER STATISTICS LEGEND
SHTS = Shots Faced; SVS = Saves; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA: Goals Against Average (goals allowed per 90 minutes); PG = Penalty Kick Goals Allowed; PA = Penalty Kick Attempts Faced; SKG = Penalty Kick Shootout Goals; SKA = Penalty Kick Shootout Attempts; W = Goalkeeper Wins; L = Goalkeeper Losses; T = Goalkeeper Ties; SO = Shutouts; OT Record = Record in Overtime Games
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ROSTER NO. PLAYER 17 23 11 5 71 13 14 4 27 10 22 21 12 94 29 93 7 6 9 20 3 2 37 96 15 8
NO. PLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 22 23 27 29 37 71 93 94 96
PRONUNCIATION
Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Jalil Anibaba jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah Bernardo Anor AHN-your Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Marcel de Jong de YUNG Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dom Dwyer Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Jon Kempin Mikey Lopez Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah Tim Melia MEE-lia Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Krisztian Nemeth KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth Amobi Okugo A-moby Oh-KOO-go Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Erik Palmer-Brown Jacob Peterson Jordi Quintilla JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Graham Zusi ZOO-see
PRONUNCIATION
Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Krisztian Nemeth KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Bernardo Anor AHN-your Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Amobi Okugo A-moby Oh-KOO-go Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Jalil Anibaba jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong de YUNG Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah Jordi Quintilla JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh
POS.
HT. WT.
BIRTHDATE
DEF DEF MID DEF DEF DEF FWD DEF MID MID FWD GK MID MID GK MID DEF MID FWD MID DEF DEF FWD MID DEF FWD
6-4 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-8 5-5 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-10
09/08/1991 10/19/1988 05/24/1988 02/11/1987 10/15/1986 06/08/1993 07/30/1990 06/30/1991 10/25/1986 01/19/1985 02/09/1993 04/08/1993 02/20/1993 02/07/1994 05/15/1986 02/12/1990 12/07/1987 03/02/1983 01/05/1989 03/13/1991 02/21/1989 04/24/1997 01/27/1986 10/25/1993 01/28/1987 08/18/1986
POS.
HT. WT.
DEF 6-1 DEF 6-2 DEF 5-9 DEF 6-0 MID 5-8 DEF 6-0 FWD 5-10 FWD 5-11 MID 5-9 MID 6-1 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-9 DEF 5-10 DEF 6-4 MID 6-0 GK 6-1 FWD 5-9 DEF 6-0 MID 5-11 GK 6-1 FWD 5-10 DEF 5-9 MID 5-10 MID 5-5 MID 5-9
185 185 178 170 170 150 180 160 170 160 158 170 160 150 190 170 165 155 165 175 180 175 165 154 170 160
175 180 160 170 155 165 160 165 160 178 160 150 180 170 185 175 170 158 185 170 190 165 170 170 150 154
BIRTHDATE 04/24/1997 02/21/1989 06/30/1991 02/11/1987 03/02/1983 12/07/1987 08/18/1986 01/05/1989 01/19/1985 05/24/1988 02/20/1993 06/08/1993 07/30/1990 02/12/1990 09/08/1991 03/13/1991 04/08/1993 02/09/1993 10/19/1988 10/25/1986 05/15/1986 01/27/1986 10/15/1986 02/12/1990 02/07/1994 10/25/1993
ALPHABETICAL/NUMERICAL HOMETOWN
COLLEGE
Akron Fullerton, CA North Carolina Caracas, Venezuela South Florida Overland Park, KS Notre Dame Valkenswaard, Netherlands Highlands Ranch, CO Clemson London, England South Florida Kansas City, MO Barton County CC Aurora, CO Ohio State Irvine, CA UCLA Granite Bay, CA California Leawood, KS Mission, TX North Carolina Mosquera, Colombia Great River, NY Lynn University Aubervilliers, France Thousand Oaks, CA UCLA Sao Paulo, Brazil Gyor, Hungary Sacramento, CA UCLA Durham, NC Wake Forest Lee’s Summit, MO Portage, MI Indiana Lleida, Spain Leawood, KS Creighton Longwood, FL Maryland
BIRTHPLACE
LAST CLUB
Napoleon, OH Sporting KC Academy Durham, NC San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Kansas City, MO Sporting KC Academy Kansas City, MO Sao Paulo, Brazil Chivas USA (MLS) Thousand Oaks, CA Orlando, FL Gyor, Hungary Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil AGF Aarhus (Denmark) Caracas, Venezuela Columbus Crew SC (MLS) Dallas, TX Nantes, France Cuckfield, England Kansas City, MO NE Revolution (MLS) Charlotte, NC Hayward, CA Orlando City SC (MLS) Overland Park, KS Sporting KC Academy Granite Bay, CA Fullerton, CA Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Wigan Athletic (England) Great River, NY Chivas USA (MLS) Portage, MI San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Newmarket, Canada FC Augsburg (Germany) Ivry Sur Seine, France Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Mosquera, Colombia Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Barcelona, Spain AC Ajaccio (France)
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SPORTING KC
2015 TEAM AWARDS
BENNY FEILHABER
DOM DWYER
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MATT BESLER
SONI MUSTIVAR
BENNY FEILHABER
PRESENTED BY IVY FUNDS
PRESENTED BY NECA/IBEW POWER PARTNERS
PRESENTED BY ARISTOCRAT MOTORS & MERCEDES-BENZ OF KANSAS CITY
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY IVY FUNDS
PRESENTED BY SABATES EYE CENTERS
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DOM DWYER GOLDEN BOOT
PRESENTED BY KANSAS CITY MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN
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KRISZTIAN NEMETH
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY HENRY WURST, INC.
GOAL OF THE YEAR
KEVIN ELLIS
VICTORY PROJECT HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
2015
FASTEST GOALS
TEAM
MIN.
PLAYER
DATE(S)
FASTEST 2 GOALS BY ONE PLAYER:
7
Krisztian Nemeth
5/20
* Consecutive goals (none by other players during span), player must be on field for clock to run. FASTEST 2 GOALS BY TEAM: FASTEST 3 GOALS BY TEAM: FASTEST 4 GOALS BY TEAM:
3 13 17
INDIVIDUAL
Benny Feilhaber, 04/25/2015 at HOU Krisztian Nemeth, 05/20/2015 vs NE Paulo Nagamura, 08/15/2015 vs VAN Benny Feilhaber, 09/18/2015 vs DAL
T 4-4 W 4-2 W 4-3 W 3-1
ASSISTS
2 2 2 2 2
Benny Feilhaber, 04/05/2015 vs PHI Benny Feilhaber, 05/20/2015 vs NE Jalil Anibaba, 05/29/2015 vs DAL Graham Zusi, 05/29/2015 vs DAL Soni Mustivar, 08/15/2015 vs VAN
W 3-2 W 4-2 W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-3
SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL
7
Dom Dwyer, 08/29/2015 at COL
L 1-2
5
Dom Dwyer, 08/29/2015 at COL
L 1-2
FOULS COMMITTED
6
Amadou Dia, 08/01/2015 vs HOU
T 1-1
OFFSIDE SAVES
SHOTS FACED
GOALS ALLOWED
4 4 4 4
04/25/2015 at HOU T 4-4 05/20/2015 vs NE W 4-2 05/29/2015 vs DAL W 4-0 08/15/2015 vs VAN W 4-3
ASSISTS
7
05/29/2015 vs DAL
W 4-0
18 03/08/2015 vs NY 18 09/18/2015 vs DAL 18 10/21/2015 vs COL
T 1-1 W 3-1 L 0-2
9
W 3-1
FOULS COMMITTED
2 2 2 2
CORNER KICKS
SHOTS ON GOAL
GOALS
7
GOALS
SHOTS
4/5 and 5/20 5/29 and 8/15 5/20
HIGHS IN A GAME
FOULS SUFFERED
HIGHS IN A GAME
FOULS SUFFERED CORNER KICKS OFFSIDE SAVES
SHOTS FACED
GOALS ALLOWED
20 09/23/2015 at HOU
L 0-1
25 10/21/2015 vs COL
L 0-2
8 8
04/05/2015 vs PHI 10/21/2015 vs COL
W 3-2 L 0-2
4
four times
7 7
09/09/2015 at POR 10/16/2015 at SJ
T 0-0 L 0-1
9
08/19/2015 vs SJ
L 0-5
5
08/19/2015 vs SJ
L 0-5
TEAM
LOWS IN A GAME
Krisztian Nemeth, 05/29/2015 vs DAL W 4-0
7 7
Graham Zusi, 04/05/2015 vs PHI Graham Zusi, 10/21/2015 vs COL
W 3-2 L 0-2
3 3
Dom Dwyer, 05/20/2015 vs NE Dom Dwyer, 09/13/2015 at ORL
W 4-2 L 1-3
7 7
Tim Melia, 09/09/2015 at POR Tim Melia, 10/16/2015 at SJ
T 0-0 L 0-1
9
Tim Melia, 08/19/2015 vs SJ
L 0-5
5
Tim Melia, 08/19/2015 vs SJ
L 0-5
GOALS
0
eight times
ASSISTS
0
nine times
SHOTS
5
08/22/2015 at CLB
L 2-3
SHOTS ON GOAL
1
04/11/2015 vs RSL
T 0-0
FOULS COMMITTED
7 7
06/06/2015 vs SEA 09/18/2015 vs DAL
W 1-0 W 3-1
6
05/23/2015 at SEA
T 0-0
2
four times
0
eight times
0 0
04/11/2015 vs RSL 04/25/2015 at HOU
T 0-0 T -0-0
0
04/11/2015 vs RSL
T 0-0
FOULS SUFFERED CORNER KICKS OFFSIDE SAVES
YOUNGEST TO...
SHOTS FACED GOALS ALLOWED
INDIVIDUAL
09/18/2015 vs DAL
INDIVIDUAL
0
11 times
OLDEST TO...
PLAY IN A GAME START A GAME PLAY COMPLETE GAME SCORE A GOAL RECORD AN ASSIST SCORE TWICE
Erik Palmer-Brown, 17 yrs 318 days, 03/08/2015 vs NY Erik Palmer-Brown, 18 yrs 15 days, 05/09/2015 at DC Erik Palmer-Brown, 18 yrs 15 days, 05/09/2015 at DC Kevin Ellis, 23 yrs 333 days, 05/29/2015 vs DAL Connor Hallisey, 22 yrs 109 days, 05/29/2015 vs DAL Krisztian Nemeth, 26 yrs 135 days, 05/20/2015 vs NE
PLAY IN A GAME START A GAME PLAY COMPLETE GAME SCORE A GOAL RECORD AN ASSIST SCORE TWICE
Paulo Nagamura, 32 yrs 237 days, 10/25/2015 vs LA Paulo Nagamura, 32 yrs 237 days, 10/25/2015 vs LA Paulo Nagamura, 32 yrs 237 days, 10/25/2015 vs LA Paulo Nagamura, 32 yrs 166 days, 08/15/2015 vs VAN Paulo Nagamura, 32 yrs, 200 days, 09/18/2015 vs DAL Paulo Nagamura, 32 yrs 166 days, 08/15/2015 vs VAN
PLAY A GAME AS GK START A GAME AS GK PLAY COMPLETE GAME AS GK RECORD A SHUTOUT RECORD A WIN
Jon Kempin, 22 yrs 158 days, 09/13/2015 at ORL Jon Kempin, 22 yrs 158 days, 09/13/2015 at ORL Jon Kempin, 22 yrs 158 days, 09/13/2015 at ORL Tim Melia, 28 yrs 353 days, 05/03/2015 vs CHI Jon Kempin, 22 yrs 163 days, 09/18/2015 vs DAL
PLAY A GAME AS GK START A GAME AS GK PLAY COMPLETE GAME AS GK RECORD A SHUTOUT RECORD A WIN
Luis Marin, 31 yrs 342 days, 04/25/2015 at HOU Luis Marin, 31 yrs 342 days, 04/25/2015 at HOU Luis Marin, 31 yrs 342 days, 04/25/2015 at HOU Luis Marin, 31 yrs 328 days, 04/11/2015 vs RSL Luis Marin, 31 yrs 322 days, 04/05/2015 vs PHI
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2015
RECORD
REGULAR SEASON
AT SPORTING PARK
GOALS
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 17 10-2-5 35 29 20 RECORD
ON THE ROAD
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 17 4-9-4 16 19 25 TEAM
TOTALS
FOR AGAINST GOALS SCORED 48 45 TOTAL SHOTS 405 351 SHOTS ON GOAL 141 154 SHOOTING ACCURACY 34.8% 43.9% FOULS COMMITED 454 424 FOULS SUFFERED 424 454 CORNER KICKS 153 169 OFFSIDE 59 109 CAUTIONS 67 54 EJECTIONS 3 6 GOALS
SCORED IN A GAME
GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG 34 8 15 4 3 4 48 1.41 GOALS
ALLOWED IN A GAME
GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG 34 8 15 6 3 2 45 1.32 GOALS
GOALS BY INTERVAL
TOT 0-15 16-30 31-45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90+ FOR 48 5 7 7 9 7 13 AGAINST 45 8 5 7 7 8 10
6
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
WHERE THEY CAME FROM FOR AGAINST 48 45 64 68
HOW SCORED RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
22 25 12 9 14 9 0 2
TYPE OF PLAY OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
26 26 6 4 4 3 1 2 5 2 1 1 4 6 1 1
DISTANCE INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
10 31 7
11 30 4
RECORD 2015 Record When…
BREAKDOWN
Record By Month…
Scoring first goal:
11-2-3
March 2015:
1-1-2
Conceding first goal:
3-9-2
March all-time:
13-9-6
Leading at halftime:
6-0-1
April 2015:
1-1-2
Tied at halftime:
6-8-6
April all-time:
39-31-14
Trailing at halftime:
2-3-2
May 2015:
3-0-2
0 goals scored:
0-4-4
May all-time:
33-39-23
1 goal scored:
5-6-4
June 2015:
2-1-0
2 goals scored:
3-1-0
June all-time:
38-29-21
3 goals scored:
3-0-0
July 2015:
2-1-0
4+ goals scored:
3-0-1
July all-time:
46-33-24
0 goals allowed:
7-0-4
August 2015:
2-3-1
1 goal allowed:
4-2-4
August all-time:
39-48-15
2 goals allowed:
2-5-0
September 2015:
1-2-2
3 goals allowed:
1-3-0
September all-time:
29-37-15
4+ goals allowed:
0-1-1
October 2015:
2-2-0
Wearing Sporting blue: 7-9-7
October all-time:
20-14-14
Wearing dark indigo:
5-1-0
Home and Away…
2-1-2
Overall All-time:
257-240-132
Leading at 75’:
10-1-1
2015 at home:
10-2-5
Tied at 75’:
2-4-6
All-time at home:
166-87-61
Trailing at 75’:
2-6-2
2015 on road:
4-9-4
Outshooting opponent: 10-5-6
All-time on road:
91-153-71
Outshot by opponent:
3-5-3
Team-by-team (in 2015)…
Shots even:
1-1-0
vs. Chicago Fire:
14-25-11 (1-0-0)
One-goal games:
9-7-0
vs. Colorado Rapids:
23-19-13 (1-2-0)
On ESPN:
3-0-1
vs. Columbus Crew SC:
24-22-6 (0-1-0)
On FOX Sports 1:
1-2-1
vs. D.C. United:
20-20-12 (0-0-1)
On KMCI-TV:
10-9-7
vs. FC Dallas:
22-20-10 (2-1-0)
Day games (before 5pm): 2-0-1
vs. Houston Dynamo:
5-8-10 (0-1-2)
Games 5pm or later:
vs. LA Galaxy:
20-24-11 (1-1-0)
With red card received: 0-2-1
vs. Montreal Impact:
6-3-1 (1-0-0)
With red card against:
2-2-2
vs. New England Revolution: 24-16-11 (1-0-0)
Temperature 75 & up:
7-6-5
vs. New York City FC
1-0-0 (1-0-0)
Temperature below 75: 7-5-4
vs. New York Red Bulls:
19-20-13 (0-0-1)
In Pacific time zone:
vs. Orlando City SC:
0-1-0 (0-1-0)
In Mountain time zone: 0-3-0
vs. Philadelphia Union:
5-4-4 (1-0-0)
In Central time zone:
10-4-6
vs. Portland Timbers:
4-2-2 (1-0-2)
In Eastern time zone:
2-2-1
vs. Real Salt Lake:
8-7-5 (0-2-1)
vs. Eastern Conference: 6-2-2
vs. San Jose Earthquakes:
21-23-7 (0-2-0)
vs. Western Conference: 8-9-7
vs. Seattle Sounders FC:
2-7-3 (1-0-2)
On grass:
12-10-7
vs. Toronto FC:
13-4-5 (1-0-0)
On turf:
2-1-2
vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 4-1-2 (2-0-0)
Wearing white:
12-11-8
2-2-2
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MLS
REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
1. 2. 3. 3. 3.
Eastern Conference PTS W L T GD 1. New York Red Bulls* 60 18 10 6 +19 2. Columbus Crew SC* 53 15 11 8 +5 3. Montreal Impact* 51 15 13 6 +4 4. D.C. United* 51 15 13 6 -2 5. New England Revolution* 50 14 12 8 +1 6. Toronto FC* 49 15 15 4 0 7. Orlando City SC 44 12 14 8 -10 8. New York City FC 37 10 17 7 -9 9. Philadelphia Union 37 10 17 7 -13 10. Chicago Fire 30 8 20 6 -15 Western Conference PTS 1. FC Dallas* 60 2. Vancouver Whitecaps FC* 53 3. Portland Timbers* 53 4. Seattle Sounders FC* 51 5. LA Galaxy* 51 6. Sporting Kansas City* 51 7. San Jose Earthquakes 47 8. Houston Dynamo 42 9. Real Salt Lake 41 10. Colorado Rapids 37
W 18 16 15 15 14 14 13 11 11 9
L 10 13 11 13 11 11 13 14 15 15
T 6 5 8 6 9 9 8 9 8 10
MLS PLAYER Luis Robles
TEAM GP W NY 34 18 David Ousted VAN 34 16 Evan Bush MTL 31 15 Adam Kwarasey POR 33 15 Steve Clark CLB 34 15
MLS 1. 1. 3. 4. 5. 5.
GD +13 +9 +2 +8 +10 +3 +2 -7 -10 -10
GOALKEEPER WINS
GOALKEEPER SHUTOUTS
PLAYER Adam Kwarasey David Ousted David Bingham Stefan Frei Evan Bush Luis Robles
TEAM GP POR 33 VAN 34 SJ 34 SEA 31 MTL 31 NY 34
SO 13 13 12 10 9 9
*qualified for Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs MLS 1. 1. 3. 4. 4.
GOALS
PLAYER TEAM GP GOALS Sebastian Giovinco TOR 33 22 Kei Kamara CLB 32 22 Robbie Keane LA 24 20 David Villa NYC 30 18 Cyle Larin ORL 27 17
MLS 1. 2. 2. 4. 5.
MLS
ASSISTS
1. 1. 1. 4. 5.
PLAYER TEAM GP GWG Sebastian Giovinco TOR 33 7 Kei Kamara CLB 32 7 Bradley Wright-Phillips NY 34 7 David Villa NYC 30 6 Jozy Altidore, Krisztian Nemeth 5
Robbie Keane, Fanendo Adi
Chris Rolfe, Octavio Rivero
MLS
PLAYER TEAM GP ASSISTS Sebastian Giovinco TOR 33 16 Benny Feilhaber SKC 32 15 Cristian Maidana PHI 28 15 Ethan Finlay CLB 34 13 Javier Morales RSL 26 12 TEAM STATS
GAME WINNING GOALS
GAME WINNING ASSISTS
PLAYER TEAM GP GWA 1. Ignacio Piatti MTL 26 6 2. Benny Feilhaber KC 32 5 4. Bradley Wright-Phillips, 4 Mauro Diaz, Ethan Finlay
REGULAR SEASON
SCORING 1 2 TOTAL
SHOTS
SPORTING 19 29 48
SPORTING 200 205 405
SPORTING 67 74 141
OPPONENT 20 25
OPPONENT 165 186 351
OPPONENT 67 87 154
FOULS
45
1 2 TOTAL
1 2 TOTAL
Rodney Wallace, Kemar Lawrence Matias Perez Garcia, Clint Dempsey
SOG
1 2 TOTAL
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL
CORNERS 1 2 TOTAL
SPORTING 217 237 454
SPORTING 29 30 59
SPORTING 74 79 153
OPPONENT 212 212 424
OPPONENT 63 46 109
OPPONENT 84 85 169
CAUTIONS 1
2 TOTAL
SPORTING 24 43 67 OPPONENT 14 41 55
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EJECTIONS 1
2 TOTAL
SPORTING 0 3 3 OPPONENT 1 5 6
PENALTIES 1
2 TOTAL
SPORTING 2/2 3/4 5/6 OPPONENT 1/1 1/1 2/2
STATS Quickest Goal... Quickest Goal Against...
2015 SEASON MISCELLANEOUS
2nd min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/25 at HOU 3rd min, own goal (Jacob Peterson), 4/5 vs PHI 3rd min, Cordell Cato, 8/19 vs SJ 3rd min, Adrian Winter, 9/13 at ORL
Game-winning goals after 75’...
94th min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/5 vs PHI 84th min, Benny Feilhaber, 6/6 vs SEA 94th min, Paulo Nagamura, 8/15 vs VAN 76th min, Benny Feilhaber, 9/18 vs DAL 83rd min, Krisztian Nemeth, 10/3 at POR
Game-tying goals after 75’...
95th min, Benny Feilhaber, 4/25 at HOU 79th min, Dom Dwyer, 9/27 vs SEA
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
94th min, Omar Gonzalez, 4/18 at LA 93rd min, Olmes Garcia, 6/21 at RSL 88th min, Jack McInerney, 8/22 at CLB 76th min, Kevin Doyle, 8/29 at COL 78th min, Dillon Powers, 10/21 vs COL
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
78th min, Ricardo Clark, 8/1 vs HOU
Own Goals...
3rd min, Jacob Peterson, 4/5 vs PHI
Own Goals Against...
64th min, Sam Cronin, 6/27 vs COL
Red Cards...
70th min, Matt Besler, 3/8 vs NY 71st min, Benny Feilhaber, 8/19 vs SJ 87th min, Dom Dwyer, 9/13 at ORL
Red Cards Against...
79th min, Jermaine Taylor, 4/25 at HOU 89th min, David Accam, 5/3 vs CHI 43rd min, Zach Loyd, 5/29 vs DAL 86th min, Nathan Sturgis, 8/1 vs HOU 70th min, Boniek Garcia, 9/23 at HOU 84th min, Sam Cronin, 10/21 vs COL
Penalty Kicks...
79th min, Dom Dwyer (saved), 3/14 at DAL 80th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 4/25 at HOU 43rd min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 5/20 vs NE 84th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 6/6 vs SEA 22nd min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 8/8 at TOR 76th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 9/18 vs DAL
Penalty Kicks Against...
73rd min, Joao Plata (goal), 7/24 at RSL 17th min, Chris Wondolowski (goal), 8/19 vs SJ
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RESULTS DATE Sun. Mar. 8 Sat. Mar. 14 Sat. Mar. 21 Sat. Mar. 28 Sun. Apr. 5 Sat. Apr. 11 Sat. Apr. 18 Sat. Apr. 25 Sun. May 3 Sat. May 9 Wed. May 20 Sat. May 23 Fri. May 29 Sat. June 6 Sun. June 21 Sat. June 27 Sun. July 12 Sat. July 18 Fri. July 24 Sat. Aug. 1 Sat. Aug. 8 Sat. Aug. 15 Wed. Aug. 19 Sat. Aug. 22 Sat. Aug. 29 Wed. Sept. 9 Sun. Sept. 13 Fri. Sept. 18 Wed. Sept. 23 Sun. Sept. 27 Sat. Oct. 3 Fri. Oct. 16 Wed. Oct. 21 Sun. Oct. 25
2015 REGULAR SEASON
OPPONENT NY Red Bulls at FC Dallas Portland at New York City Philadelphia Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles at Houston Chicago at D.C. United New England at Seattle FC Dallas Seattle at Real Salt Lake Colorado at Vancouver Montreal at Real Salt Lake Houston at Toronto FC Vancouver San Jose at Columbus at Colorado at Portland at Orlando City FC Dallas at Houston Seattle at Portland at San Jose Colorado Los Angeles
TEAM STATS GOALS ASSISTS
ATT. W-L-T 19,784 0-0-1 14,149 0-1-1 20,848 0-1-2 27,454 1-1-2 19,545 2-1-2 20,087 2-1-3 20,018 2-2-3 21,046 2-2-4 19,581 3-2-4 16,221 3-2-5 18,864 4-2-5 40,653 4-2-6 20,172 5-2-6 21,505 6-2-6 19,155 6-3-6 19,835 7-3-6 21,000 8-3-6 19,070 9-3-6 20,809 9-4-6 19,882 9-4-7 24,326 10-4-7 19,969 11-4-7 18,866 11-5-7 20,018 11-6-7 16,480 11-7-7 21,144 11-7-8 22,241 11-8-8 18,861 12-8-8 18,037 12-9-8 19,496 12-9-9 21,144 13-9-9 18,000 13-10-9 18,897 13-11-9 19,422 14-11-9
12 Dom Dwyer 15 Benny Feilhaber 96 Dom Dwyer
SOG
40 Dom Dwyer
GWG
5 Krisztian Nemeth
GWA
5 Benny Feilhaber
FOULS
59 Dom Dwyer
FOULS WON
81 Dom Dwyer
CAUTIONS
8 Benny Feilhaber
EJECTIONS
1 Besler/Feilhaber/Dwyer
GK WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
POS. T5 T8 T8 T4 T3 T3 T5 T4 T4 T4 T4 4 T2 3 5 4 6 T3 T3 4 T3 3 3 T3 T4 T4 T5 4 5 5 3 4 6 6
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
SHOTS
GAA
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RESULT T 1-1 L 1-3 T 0-0 W 1-0 W 3-2 T 0-0 L 1-2 T 4-4 W 1-0 T 1-1 W 4-2 T 0-0 W 4-0 W 1-0 L 1-2 W 2-0 W 1-0 W 2-1 L 1-2 T 1-1 W 3-1 W 4-3 L 0-5 L 2-3 L 1-2 T 0-0 L 1-3 W 3-1 L 0-1 T 1-1 W 1-0 L 0-1 L 0-2 W 2-1
1.22 Tim Melia 11 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 82 Tim Melia
PTS 1 1 2 5 8 9 9 10 13 14 17 18 21 24 24 27 30 33 33 34 37 40 40 40 40 41 41 44 44 45 48 48 48 51
GOAL SCORERS KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54) KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Blas Perez (17,52) Castillo (73) KC: Opara (12) KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19) KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+) KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU: Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) R. Rodriguez (83) KC: Nagamura (75) KC: Dwyer (45); DC: Arrieta (42) KC: Dwyer (29) Nemeth (39,46) Feilhaber (43); NE: Agudelo (11) Caldwell (64) KC: Nemeth (19) Feilhaber (51) Ellis (57) Zusi (64) KC: Feilhaber (84) KC: Dwyer (30); RSL: Jaime (15) Garcia (93+) KC: Nemeth (32) own goal (64) KC: Ellis (52) KC: Feilhaber (4) Dwyer (34); MTL: Piatti (59) KC: Feilhaber (50); RSL: Morales (34) Plata (73) KC: Dwyer (6); HOU: Clark (78) KC: Feilhaber (22) Nemeth (29) Peterson (87); TOR: Bradley (22) KC: Ellis (53) Dwyer (81) Nagamura (87,94+); VAN: Manneh (9,41) Morales (75) SJ: Cato (3,58) Wondolowski (17,61) Godoy (27) KC: de Jong (14) Zusi (62); CLB: Finlay (35) Tchani (80) McInerney (88) KC: Dwyer (47); COL: Figueroa (53) Doyle (76) KC: Nemeth (59); ORL: Winter (3,72) Rochez (66) KC: Feilhaber (65,76) Dwyer (83); DAL: Ulloa (80) HOU: Bruin (67) KC: Dwyer (79); SEA: Martins (32) KC: Nemeth (83) SJ: Godoy (47) COL: Powers (78) Sarvas (86) KC: Ellis (38) Dwyer (65); LA: Keane (46+)
COACH STATS
PETER VERMES
MLS EXPERIENCE 7th season MLS RECORD 90-69-53 (.550) POSTSEASON RECORD 5-4-2 (.545)
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN 14 F Dom Dwyer 30 28 2546 10 M Benny Feilhaber 32 30 2731 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 28 23 2037 4 D Kevin Ellis 27 26 2335 6 M Paulo Nagamura 21 17 1484 8 F Graham Zusi 25 22 1986 3 D Ike Opara 6 6 534 23 D Jalil Anibaba 16 14 1265 27 M Roger Espinoza 17 17 1484 37 F Jacob Peterson 26 15 1335 71 D Marcel de Jong 13 11 847 5 D Matt Besler 32 32 2830 93 M Soni Mustivar 25 20 1838 7 D Chance Myers 13 10 840 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 22 10 1074 13 D Amadou Dia 22 13 1317 22 F Connor Hallisey 13 6 516 20 M Amobi Okugo (TOT) 18 10 920 20 M Amobi Okugo (KC) 3 1 108 11 M Bernardo Anor 13 4 483 16 M *Servando Carrasco 9 6 508 21 G Jon Kempin 3 3 270 12 M Mikey Lopez 6 5 482 1 G Luis Marin 8 8 720 94 M Jimmy Medranda 7 7 426 29 G Tim Melia 23 23 2070 2 D Erik Palmer-Brown 7 4 376 96 M Jordi Quintilla 8 3 274 15 D Seth Sinovic 11 10 902 Own-goals received Team totals 34 34 3060 Opponent totals 34 34 3060
STATS
G A SHT SOG FC 12 2 96 40 59 10 15 48 17 44 10 6 58 20 19 4 1 11 7 31 3 1 22 6 26 2 5 28 5 19 2 0 7 2 6 1 4 11 4 10 1 4 19 5 28 1 2 21 11 9 1 1 13 3 5 0 3 0 0 28 0 2 3 1 31 0 2 9 2 15 0 1 5 3 13 0 1 5 3 26 0 1 8 3 3 0 1 4 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 11 0 0 7 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 7 3 11 0 0 6 2 21 1 48 52 405 141 454 45 46 351 154 424
2015 REGULAR SEASON FS 81 64 36 19 10 32 4 4 18 13 10 13 23 5 16 16 1 6 0 11 1 1 4 2 4 4 2 7 4
OFF 25 1 8 2 3 4 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
424 59 454 109
CK 0 57 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
C 8 8 3 5 6 1 0 1 3 2 1 5 5 2 1 2 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
E 1 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 0 0
153 169
67 54
3 6
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 5, Benny Feilhaber 3, Paulo Nagamura 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Ike Opara 1, Kevin Ellis 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 5, Graham Zusi 3, Matt Besler 2, Krisztian Nemeth 1, Chance Myers 1, Soni Mustivar 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Jalil Anibaba 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 5/5, Dom Dwyer 0/1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 29 G Tim Melia 23 23 2070 113 82 28 1.22 2 2 11 8 4 8 1 G Luis Marin 8 8 720 30 19 12 1.50 0 0 2 2 4 3 21 G Jon Kempin 3 3 270 11 6 5 1.67 0 0 1 1 1 0 Team totals 34 34 3060 154 107 45 1.32 2 2 14 11 9 11 Opponent totals 34 34 3060 141 90 48 1.41 5 6 11 14 9 8 * = Played with other teams in 2015. Only Sporting Kansas City statistics listed here.
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March 8, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,784 (54th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and sunny 1 Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0 New York Red Bulls (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0
2 1 1
F 1 1
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Amadou Dia; Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 77); Bernardo Anor (Paulo Nagamura 61), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Erik Palmer-Brown 85) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba, Jimmy Medranda New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar (Matt Miazga 77), Roy Miller, Chris Duvall; Sacha Kljestan, Felipe (Anatole Bertrand Abang 84), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty (c), Mike Grella (Sal Zizzo 68); Bradley Wright-Phillips Subs not used: Kyle Reynish, Sean Davis, Leo Stolz, Dane Richards Stats Summary SKC NYR Shots (on goal) 18 (4) 14 (4) Saves 3 3 Fouls 10 17 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 9 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless tackle) 30 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 70 SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 70 NYR -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; tactical foul) 80 NYR -- Sacha Kljestan (caution; reckless tackle) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 50 NYR -- Lloyd Sam 1 (Felipe 1) 54
March 28, 2015: New York City FC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, NY Attendance: 27,454 Weather: 36 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting KC (1-1-2, 5 pts) 1 New York City FC (1-1-2, 5 pts) 0
2 0 0
F 1 0
March 14, 2015: FC Dallas 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 14,149 Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) 1 FC Dallas (2-0-0, 6 pts) 1
2 0 2
F 1 3
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Amadou Dia, Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Marcel de Jong; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi (c) (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Seth Sinovic, Jalil Anibaba, Soni Mustivar, Jimmy Medranda FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris, Matt Hedges (c), Moises Hernandez, Zach Loyd; Fabian Castillo (Kyle Bekker 89), Mauro Diaz (Ryan Hollingshead 69), Michel, Tesho Akindele (Michael Barrios 76), Victor Ulloa; Blas Perez Subs not used: Dan Kennedy, Walker Zimmerman, David Texeira, Kellyn Acosta Stats Summary SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (5) Saves 2 3 Fouls 16 12 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 6 5 Misconduct Summary: FCD -- Atiba Harris (caution; reckless foul) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; dissent) 41 FCD -- Kyle Bekker (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 Scoring Summary: FCD -- Blas Perez 2 (Tesho Akindele 1, Fabian Castillo 1) 17 SKC -- Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 44 FCD -- Blas Perez 3 (Michel 1) 52 FCD -- Fabian Castillo 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 1, Michel 2) 73
April 5, 2015: Sporting KC 3-2 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,545 (56th straight sellout) Weather: 61 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 1 Philadelphia Union (0-3-2, 2 pts) 2
2 2 0
F 3 2
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Soni Mustivar 78); Graham Zusi (Bernardo Anor 39), Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Jacob Peterson 67) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia, Connor Hallisey
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong (Seth Sinovic 46); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 77), Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Krisztian Nemeth 64) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor
New York City FC: Josh Saunders; Jeb Brovsky, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Jason Hernandez, Chris Wingert; Ned Grabavoy, Andrew Jacobson (Thomas McNamara 84), Mix Diskerud (c), Mehdi Ballouchy (Kwadwo Poku 75); Patrick Mullins, Javier Calle (Tony Taylor 59) Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn
Philadelphia Union: Rais Mbolhi; Fabinho (Raymond Lee 78), Steven Vitoria, Maurice Edu (c), Raymon Gaddis; Andrew Wenger, Brian Carroll, Michael Lahoud, Eric Ayuk (C.J. Sapong 72); Sebastien Le Toux, Fernando Aristeguieta Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn
Stats Summary SKC NYC Shots (on goal) 9 (2) 12 (3) Saves 3 1 Fouls 11 16 Offside 2 1 Corner Kicks 2 3 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 68 NYC -- Mix Diskerud (caution; tactical foul) 73 NYC -- Kwame Watson-Siriboe (caution; reckless tackle) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 1) 12
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Stats Summary SKC PHI Shots (on goal) 14 (6) 10 (5) Saves 4 2 Fouls 11 11 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 8 3 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Marcel de Jong (caution; reckless tackle) 18 PHI -- Maurice Edu (caution; tactical foul) 62 PHI -- Brian Carroll (caution; reckless foul) 68 Scoring Summary: PHI -- Own Goal (Jacob Peterson) 3 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 16 PHI -- Fernando Aristeguieta 3 (Sebastien Le Toux 1) 19 SKC -- Jalil Anibaba 1 (Roger Espinoza 1) 91+ SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (M. Besler 2, B. Feilhaber 4) 94+
March 21, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,848 (55th straight sellout) Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (0-1-2, 2 pts) 0 Portland Timbers (0-0-3, 3 pts) 0
2 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong; Benny Feilhaber (Servando Carrasco 84), Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza (Soni Mustivar 93+); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Bernardo Anor 56) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Amadou Dia, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell (c), Jorge Villafana; Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, Dairon Asprilla (Gaston Fernandez 76), Darlington Nagbe, Rodney Wallace (Jeanderson 92+); Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti 76) Subs not used: Andrew Weber, Norberto Paparatto, Taylor Peay, George Fochive Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 16 (2) 7 (3) Saves 3 2 Fouls 13 11 Offside 0 4 Corner Kicks 6 4 Misconduct Summary: POR -- Diego Chara (caution; reckless foul) 72 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 82 Scoring Summary: None
April 11, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,087 (57th straight sell out) Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (2-1-3, 9 pts) 0 Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts) 0
2 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara (Kevin Ellis 84), Jalil Anibaba; Roger Espinoza, Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 77) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Soni Mustivar, Amadou Dia, Jimmy Medranda, Paulo Nagamura Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Jamison Olave, Elias Vasquez, Tony Beltran, Kenny Mansally; Luke Mulholland (John Stertzer 92+), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Luis Gil (Jordan Allen 65), Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Demar Phillips 88) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Aaron Maund, Sebastian Saucedo, Devon Sandoval Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 12 (1) 4 (0) Saves 0 1 Fouls 11 11 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 7 2 Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Tony Beltran (caution; reckless tackle) 44 RSL -- Alvaro Saborio (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 SKC -- Servando Carrasco (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; dissent) 64 RSL -- Kenny Mansally (caution; delaying a restart) 80 Scoring Summary: None
April 18, 2015: LA Galaxy 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA Attendance: 20,018 Weather: 64 degrees and clear 1 Sporting KC (2-2-3, 9 pts) 1 LA Galaxy (3-2-2, 11 pts) 1
2 0 1
F 1 2
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 75), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 92) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar, Connor Hallisey LA Galaxy: Jaime Penedo; Dan Gargan, A.J. DeLaGarza, Tommy Meyer (Omar Gonzalez 78), Robbie Rogers; Stefan Ishizaki (Gyasi Zardes 69), Rafael Garcia (Mike Vayrynen 66), Juninho (c), Baggio Husidic; Bradford Jamieson, Alan Gordon Subs not used: Brian Rowe, Oscar Sorto, Jose Villarreal, Ignacio Maganto Stats Summary SKC LA Shots (on goal) 10 (2) 9 (6) Saves 4 1 Fouls 12 11 Offside 3 2 Corner Kicks 3 9 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; tactical foul) 30 LA -- Dan Gargan (caution; reckless tackle) 32 LA -- Juninho (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 Scoring Summary: LA -- Baggio Husidic 1 (unassisted) 9 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (B. Feilhaber 5, D. Dwyer 1) 22 LA -- Omar Gonzalez 1 (Juninho 2) 94+
May 9, 2015: D.C. United 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 16,221 Weather: 81 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting KC (3-2-5, 14 pts) 1 D.C. United (5-1-3, 18 pts) 1
2 0 0
F 1 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Erik Palmer-Brown, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 85), Dom Dwyer (Krisztian Nemeth 71), Graham Zusi (Amadou Dia 90) Subs not used: Luis Marin, Kevin Ellis, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Chris Korb, Kofi Opare, Bobby Boswell, Sean Franklin; Chris Rolfe (Michael Farfan 74), Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud (c), Nick DeLeon (Miguel Aguilar 88), Chris Pontius, Jairo Arrieta (Luis Silva 66) Subs not used: Conor Doyle, Taylor Kemp, Steve Birnbaum, Andrew Dykstra Stats Summary SKC DC Shots (on goal) 11 (5) 7 (2) Saves 1 4 Fouls 10 9 Offside 2 4 Corner Kicks 5 5 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; reckless tackle) 9 DC -- Davy Arnaud (caution; tactical foul) 41 SKC -- Luis Marin (caution; dissent) 81 Scoring Summary: DC -- Jairo Arrieta 2 (Chris Pontius 1, Perry Kitchen 1) 42 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Roger Espinoza 2) 45
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April 25, 2015: Houston Dynamo 4-4 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 21,046 Weather: 79 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (2-2-4, 10 pts) 1 Houston Dynamo (2-2-4, 10 pts) 2
2 3 2
F 4 4
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis (Connor Hallisey 92+), Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 63); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 55), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor, Jacob Peterson Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Raul Rodriguez, Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex Lopez (David Horst 80), Ricardo Clark, Nathan Sturgis (Luis Garrido 84), Brad Davis (c); Giles Barnes, Will Bruin (Chandler Hoffman 70) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Alex, Leonel Miranda, Rob Lovejoy Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 12 (4) Saves 0 0 Fouls 14 7 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 7 6 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; reckless tackle) 31 SKC -- Jalil Anibaba (caution; reckless foul) 43 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 53 HOU -- Will Bruin (caution; reckless foul) 63 HOU -- Jermaine Taylor (ejection; denied obvious goal opp.) 79 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1) 2 HOU -- Giles Barnes 3 (unassisted) 11 HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (Brad Davis 2) 46+ HOU -- Giles Barnes 4 (Nathan Sturgis 1) 46 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80 HOU -- Raul Rodriguez 1 (Brad Davis 3) 83 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1) 95+
2 1 1
May 3, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,581 (58th straight sellout) Weather: 84 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (3-2-4, 13 pts) 0 Chicago Fire (3-4-0, 9 pts) 0
2 1 0
F 1 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Seth Sinovic (Amadou Dia 77); Soni Mustivar (Jacob Peterson 85), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 65); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Luis Marin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Connor Hallisey, Bernardo Anor Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Joevin Jones, Jeff Larentowicz (c), Adailton, Eric Gehrig (Lovel Palmer 85); Matt Polster, Shaun Maloney, David Accam, Chris Ritter (Kennedy Igboananike 77), Harrison Shipp; Guly (Quincy Amarikwa 72) Subs not used: Razvan Cocis, Victor Perez, Greg Cochrane, Jon Busch Stats Summary SKC CHI Shots (on goal) 14 (3) 11 (3) Saves 3 2 Fouls 14 12 Offside 2 8 Corner Kicks 3 4 Misconduct Summary: CHI -- Adailton (caution; persistent infringement) 32 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 38 CHI -- Chris Ritter (caution; delaying a restart) 58 CHI -- David Accam (ejection; violent conduct) 89 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 1 (Jalil Anibaba 1, Graham Zusi 2) 75
May 20, 2015: Sporting KC 4-2 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,864 (59th straight sellout) Weather: 53 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting KC (4-2-5, 17 pts) 3 NE Revolution (5-3-4, 19 pts) 1
2015 REGULAR SEASON
F 4 2
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura (Servando Carrasco 86), Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 79), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad AbdulSalaam 92+) Subs not used: Luis Marin, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers NE Revolution: Brad Knighton; Jose Goncalves, Kevin Alston (Chris Tierney 73), Jermaine Jones (c), London Woodberry; Diego Fagundez (Charlie Davies 54), Lee Nguyen, Andy Dorman, Scott Caldwell, Kelyn Rowe (Teal Bunbury 54); Juan Agudelo Subs not used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Jeremy Hall, Sean Okoli, Steve Neumann Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 15 (7) 11 (4) Saves 2 2 Fouls 16 12 Offside 4 4 Corner Kicks 2 10 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 30 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; persistent infringement) 37 NE -- Andy Dorman (caution; tactical foul) 41 SKC -- Amadou Dia (caution; persistent infringement) 71 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless foul) 76 NE -- Jose Goncalves (caution; reckless foul) 89 Scoring Summary: NE -- Juan Agudelo 4 (Kelyn Rowe 3) 11 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Jalil Anibaba 2) 29 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Benny Feilhaber 6) 39 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 43 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 5 (Jacob Peterson 1, Benny Feilhaber 7) 46 NE -- Scott Caldwell 2 (Charlie Davies 1, Jose Goncalves 1) 64
May 23, 2015: Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 40,653 Weather: 63 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting KC (4-2-6, 18 pts) 0 Seattle Sounders FC (6-3-2, 20 pts) 0
2 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Servando Carrasco (Graham Zusi 77), Benny Feilhaber; Jimmy Medranda (Saad Abdul-Salaam 58) , Krisztian Nemeth, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 56) Subs not used: Luis Marin, James Rogers Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Dylan Remick; Osvaldo Alonso, Gonzalo Pineda, Marco Pappa (Cristian Roldan 73), Lamar Neagle (Andy Rose 64); Chad Barrett (Darwin Jones 84), Clint Dempsey (c) Subs not used: Troy Perkins, Zach Scott, Leo Gonzalez, Michael Azira Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 9 (3) 10 (1) Saves 1 3 Fouls 11 6 Offside 0 4 Corner Kicks 3 2 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless foul) 81 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; dissent) 81 Scoring Summary: None
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May 29, 2015: Sporting KC 4-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,172 (60th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (5-2-6, 21 pts) 1 FC Dallas (6-4-3, 21 pts) 0
2 3 0
F 4 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (Servando Carrasco 71), Benny Feilhaber; Graham Zusi (Saad Abdul-Salaam 83), Krisztian Nemeth, Connor Hallisey (Marcel de Jong 65) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers FC Dallas: Dan Kennedy; Moises Hernandez, Matt Hedges (c), Zach Loyd, Je-Vaughn Watson; Kyle Bekker, Victor Ulloa, Mauro Diaz (Michel 72), Ryan Hollingshead; Tesho Akindele (David Texeira 74), Blas Perez (Rolando Escobar 46) Subs not used: Atiba Harris, Chris Seitz, Walker Zimmerman, Michael Barrios Stats Summary SKC DAL Shots (on goal) 12 (6) 5 (1) Saves 1 2 Fouls 11 14 Offside 4 2 Corner Kicks 5 3 Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Zach Loyd (caution; reckless foul) 33 DAL -- Zach Loyd (ejection; second caution, tactical foul) 43 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Kevin Ellis 1, Graham Zusi 3) 19 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 2, Jalil Anibaba 3) 51 SKC -- Kevin Ellis 1 (Graham Zusi 4) 57 SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Connor Hallisey 1, Jalil Anibaba 4) 64
June 27, 2015: Sporting KC 2-0 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,835 (62nd straight sellout) Weather: 83 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (7-3-6, 27 pts) 1 Colorado Rapids (2-6-9, 15 pts) 0
2 1 0
F 2 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Marcel de Jong (Saad AbdulSalaam 78), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Amadou Dia 90); Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 71), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Servando Carrasco, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba Colorado Rapids: Clint Irwin; Bobby Burling, James Riley, Jared Watts, Joseph Greenspan; Marcelo Sarvas, Lucas Pittinari (Dillon Powers 73), Sam Cronin (c), Dillon Serna (Kevin Doyle 69), Gabriel Torres (Vicente Sanchez 74); Luis Solignac Subs not used: Shane O’Neill, Zac MacMath, Marc Burch, Charles Eloundou Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 9 (4) 6 (2) Saves 2 3 Fouls 15 14 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 3 Misconduct Summary: COL -- Jared Watts (caution; tactical foul) 52 COL -- Joseph Greenspan (caution; reckless tackle) 61 COL -- Kevin Doyle (caution; reckless foul) 70 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless foul) 80 SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; delaying a restart) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 7 (C. Myers 1, B. Feilhaber 9) 32 SKC -- Sam Cronin (own goal) 64
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June 6, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,505 (61st straight sellout) Weather: 85 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (6-2-6, 24 pts) 0 Seattle Sounders FC (8-4-2, 26 pts) 0
2 1 0
F 1 0
June 21, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 19,155 Weather: 86 degrees and partly cloudy 1 Sporting KC (6-3-6, 24 pts) 1 Real Salt Lake (5-5-6, 21 pts) 1
2 0 1
F 1 2
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Connor Hallisey (Saad Abdul-Salaam 85), Graham Zusi, Marcel de Jong (Dom Dwyer 58) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Chance Myers, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 75) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Servando Carrasco, Marcel de Jong, Connor Hallisey, Chance Myers
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Dylan Remick, Zach Scott (c), Chad Marshall, Tyrone Mears; Gonzalo Pineda, Micheal Azira (Darwin Jones 86), Marco Pappa (Thomas 80), Andy Rose, Cristian Roldan (Leo Gonzalez 77); Lamar Neagle Subs not used: Troy Perkins, Damion Lowe, Oniel Fisher, Aaron Kovar
Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Demar Phillips; Luke Mulholland (Luis Gil 70), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Sebastian Jaime (Jordan Allen 69), Devon Sandoval, Joao Plata (Olmes Garcia 83) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, John Stertzer, Phanuel Kavita, Sebastian Saucedo
Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 6 (6) Saves 6 3 Fouls 7 9 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 3 5 Misconduct Summary: SEA -- Stefan Frei (caution; dissent) 82
Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 11 (5) 15 (7) Saves 4 4 Fouls 15 9 Offside 0 3 Corner Kicks 4 16 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless tackle) 8 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless foul) 14 RSL -- Javier Morales (caution; reckless foul) 15 RSL -- Demar Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 18 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; reckless foul) 47 RSL -- Sebastian Jaime (caution; reckless foul) 51 RSL -- Olmes Garcia (caution; unsporting behavior) 93+
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (penalty kick) 84
Scoring Summary: RSL -- Sebastian Jaime 1 (Javier Morales 4) 15 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 8) 30 RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Javier Morales 5) 93+ July 12, 2015: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Attendance: 21,000 Weather: 68 degrees and fair Sporting KC (8-3-6, 30 pts) Vancouver Whitecaps (10-8-2, 32 pts)
1 0 0
2 1 0
F 1 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 83) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Paulo Nagamura, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda Vancouver Whitecaps FC: David Ousted; Steven Beitashour (Robert Earnshaw 84), Kendall Waston, Tim Parker, Jordan Harvey; Matias Laba, Gershon Koffie (Deybi Flores 59), Mauro Rosales (c), Cristian Techera, Kekuta Manneh (Erik Hurtado 80); Octavio Rivero Subs not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Christian Dean, Kianz Froese, Nicolas Mezquida Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 13 (5) 13 (7) Saves 6 4 Fouls 12 16 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 2 6 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 20 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 58 VAN -- Kendall Waston (caution; dissent) 73 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth (caution; delaying a restart) 86 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 88 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Kevin Ellis 2 (Krisztian Nemeth 3) 52
July 18, 2015: Sporting KC 2-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,070 (63rd straight sellout) Weather: 92 degrees and fair Sporting KC (9-3-6, 33 pts) Montreal Impact (6-8-3, 21 pts)
1 2 0
2 0 1
F 2 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber (Paulo Nagamura 74); Krisztian Nemeth (Connor Hallisey 63), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Chance Myers 79) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Marcel de Jong, Servando Carrasco Montreal Impact: Evan Bush; Victor Cabrera, Donny Toia, Ambroise Oyongo, Laurent Ciman; Dilly Duka (Maxim Tissot 84), Ignacio Piatti (c), Calum Mallace (Nigel ReoCoker 68), Marco Donadel, Andres Romero; Dominic Oduro (Anthony Jackson-Hamel 74) Subs not used: Eric Kronberg, Wandrille Lefevre, Eric Miller, Patrice Bernier Stats Summary SKC MTL Shots (on goal) 10 (4) 6 (2) Saves 1 2 Fouls 15 10 Offside 3 4 Corner Kicks 5 1 Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Marco Donadel (caution; reckless tackle) 84 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 6 (K. Nemeth 4, R. Espinoza 3) 4 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 6 (Benny Feilhaber 10) 34 MTL -- Ignacio Piatti 6 (Calum Mallace 2) 59
July 24, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 20,809 Weather: 81 degrees and clear Sporting KC (9-4-6, 33 pts) Real Salt Lake (7-8-8, 29 pts)
1 0 1
2 1 1
F 1 2
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Aug. 1, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,882 (64th straight sell out) Weather: 90 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (9-4-7, 34 pts) Houston Dynamo (7-8-7, 28 pts)
1 1 0
2 0 1
F 1 1
2015 REGULAR SEASON Aug. 8, 2015: Toronto FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, Canada Attendance: 24,326 Weather: 70 degrees and partly cloudy 1 2 1
Sporting KC (10-4-7, 37 pts) Toronto FC (9-8-4, 31 pts)
2 1 0
F 3 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 46), Matt Besler (c), Erik Palmer-Brown, Saad Abdul-Salaam; Soni Mustivar (Benny Feilhaber 46), Roger Espinoza, Paulo Nagamura; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 79) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Amobi Okugo, Chance Myers, Jimmy Medranda
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 79); Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90), Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 94+) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Amobi Okugo, Connor Hallisey
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jimmy Medranda, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Amadou Dia 88); Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura (Amobi Okugo 57), Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Saad Abdul-Salaam 76), Jacob Peterson, Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik PalmerBrown, Graham Zusi
Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Abdoulie Mansally, Elias Vasquez, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Luke Mulholland, Luis Gil (John Stertzer 87), Javier Morales (c); Joao Plata (Sebastian Saucedo 94+), Devon Sandoval (Olmes Garcia 61), Sebastian Jaime Subs not used: Eduardo Fernandez, Justen Glad, Boyd Okwuonu, Wellington Paeckart
Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Sheanon Williams, David Horst, Raul Rodriguez, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex (Leonel Miranda 68), Nathan Sturgis, Ricardo Clark (Luis Garrido 80), Giles Barnes, Brad Davis (c); Will Bruin (Erick Torres 62) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Kofi Sarkodie, Mauro Manotas, Rasheed Olabiyi
Toronto FC: Joe Bendik, Ashtone Morgan (Daniel Lovitz 69), Ahmed Kantari, Eriq Zavaleta, Jackson; Collen Warner, Marco Delgado, Jonathan Osorio (Justin Morrow 69), Michael Bradley (c); Sebastian Giovinco, Jozy Altidore Subs not used: Chris Konopka, Nick Hagglund, Jay Chapman, Chris Mannella, Robbie Findley
Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 6 (3) 7 (5) Saves 4 1 Fouls 19 12 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 3 1 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 20 HOU -- Tyler Deric (caution; unsporting behavior) 45 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 45 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; delaying a restart) 65 SKC -- Chance Myers (caution; reckless tackle) 76 HOU -- Erick Torres (caution; reckless foul) 80 HOU -- Nathan Sturgis (ejection; serious foul play) 86
Stats Summary SKC TOR Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 12 (5) Saves 4 1 Fouls 16 11 Offside 2 4 Corner Kicks 4 5 Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Collen Warner (caution; reckless foul) 88
Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 12 (6) 14 (6) Saves 4 5 Fouls 13 9 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 3 6 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; reckless foul) 72 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless tackle) 77 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; unsporting behavior) 91+ RSL -- Joao Plata (caution; delaying a restart) 91+ RSL -- Elias Vasquez (caution; persistent infringement) 92+ Scoring Summary: RSL -- Javier Morales 5 (Sebastian Jaime 1) 34 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 7 (Roger Espinoza 4) 50 RSL -- Joao Plata 2 (penalty kick) 73
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 7 (Benny Feilhaber 11) 6 HOU -- Ricardo Clark 5 (Brad Davis 6) 78
Aug. 15, 2015: Sporting KC 4-3 Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,969 (65th straight sellout) Weather: 88 degrees and sunny Sporting KC (11-4-7, 40 pts) Vancouver Whitecaps (13-9-3, 42 pts)
1 0 2
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 8 (penalty kick) 22 TOR -- Michael Bradley 3 (Sebastian Giovinco 11) 22 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 8 (Benny Feilhaber 12) 29 SKC -- Jacob Peterson 1 (Amobi Okugo 1) 87
2 4 1
F 4 3
Aug. 19, 2015: Sporting KC 0-5 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,866 (66th straight sellout) Weather: 73 degrees and sunny Sporting KC (11-5-7, 40 pts) San Jose Earthquakes (9-10-5, 32 pts)
1 0 3
2 0 2
F 0 5
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jimmy Medranda (Amadou Dia 34), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Chance Myers 73); Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 46) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik PalmerBrown, Amobi Okugo
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 46); Amobi Okugo (Mikey Lopez 46), Paulo Nagamura (Graham Zusi 68), Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Connor Hallisey
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: David Ousted (c); Jordan Harvey, Pa Modou Kah, Tim Parker, Steven Beitashour; Gershon Koffie, Matias Laba, Kekuta Manneh (Darren Mattocks 74), Nicolas Mezquida (Pedro Morales 65), Cristian Techera (Mauro Rosales 60); Octavio Rivero Subs not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Christian Dean, Russell Teibert, Robert Earnshaw
San Jose Earthquakes: David Bingham; Marvell Wynne, Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson, Shaun Francis; Anibal Godoy, Fatai Alashe (Marc Pelosi 82), Chris Wondolowski (c); Cordell Cato, Quincy Amarikwa (Adam Jahn 73), Shea Salinas (Sanna Nyassi 88) Subs not used: Bryan Meredith, Leandro Barrera, JJ Koval, Tommy Thompson
Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 17 (6) 10 (7) Saves 4 2 Fouls 14 11 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 7 5 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Amadou Dia (caution; reckless foul) 61 VAN -- Matias Laba (caution; reckless foul) 64 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution, unsporting behavior) 95+
Stats Summary SKC SJ Shots (on goal) 10 (2) 17 (9) Saves 4 2 Fouls 14 9 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 4 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (ejection; professional foul) 71 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth (caution; reckless foul) 74
Scoring Summary: VAN -- Kekuta Manneh 5 (unassisted) 9 VAN -- Kekuta Manneh 6 (Steven Beitashour 5) 41 SKC -- Kevin Ellis 3 (Soni Mustivar 1) 53 VAN -- Pedro Morales 5 (unassisted) 75 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 8 (Krisztian Nemeth 5) 81 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 2 (C. Myers 2, B. Feilhaber 13) 87 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 3 (Soni Mustivar 2) 94+
Scoring Summary: SJ -- Cordell Cato 2 (Shea Salinas 3) 3 SJ -- Chris Wondolowski 10 (penalty kick) 17 SJ -- Anibal Godoy 1 (Quincy Amarikwa 3) 27 SJ -- Cordell Cato 3 (Shea Salinas 4) 58 SJ -- Chris Wondolowski 11 (Fatai Alashe 1) 61
Aug. 22, 2015: Columbus Crew SC 3-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | MAPFRE Stadium | Columbus, OH Attendance: 20,018 Weather: 77 degrees and clear Sporting KC (11-6-7, 40 pts) Columbus Crew SC (10-8-8, 38 pts)
1 1 1
2 1 2
F 2 3
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jimmy Medranda (Amadou Dia 57), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Saad Abdul-Salaam; Graham Zusi, Mikey Lopez, Paulo Nagamura; Marcel de Jong (Krisztian Nemeth 90), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Chance Myers 78) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Seth Sinovic, Erik PalmerBrown, Connor Hallisey Columbus Crew SC: Steve Clark; Waylon Francis, Tyson Wahl, Michael Parkhurst (c), Harrison Afful (Hector Jimenez 70); Justin Meram (Jack McInerney 64), Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp, Ethan Finlay, Federico Higuain; Kei Kamara (Cedrick Mabwati 72) Subs not used: Brad Stuver, Chris Klute, Kevan George, Mohammed Saeid Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 5 (2) 4 14 2 3
CLB 13 (7) 0 10 2 8
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless tackle) 33 SKC -- Jimmy Medranda (caution; reckless foul) 39 SKC -- Mikey Lopez (caution; reckless tackle) 79 CLB -- Jack McInerney (caution; delaying a restart) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Marcel de Jong 1 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1, Dom Dwyer 2) 14 CLB -- Ethan Finlay 8 (Kei Kamara 7) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi 2 (Matt Besler 3) 62 CLB -- Tony Tchani 5 (Tyson Wahl 1, Federico Higuain 6) 80 CLB -- Jack McInerney 5 (unassisted) 88
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Aug. 29, 2015: Colorado Rapids 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO | Attendance: 16,480 Weather: 82 degrees and partly cloudy 1 0 0
Sporting KC (11-7-7, 40 pts) Colorado Rapids (8-9-9, 33 pts)
2 1 2
F 1 2
Sept. 9, 2015: Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: 80 degrees and sunny 1 0 0
Sporting KC (11-7-8, 41 pts) Portland Timbers (11-9-8, 41 pts)
2 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 24); Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura, Mikey Lopez (Jordi Quintilla 77); Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 84), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Marcel de Jong, Amadou Dia
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Jalil Anibaba 62); Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber (Jordi Quintilla 95+); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 75) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Amadou Dia, Connor Hallisey, Mikey Lopez
Colorado Rapids: Clint Irwin; Maynor Figueroa, Drew Moor, Axel Sjoberg, Sean St Ledger; Marcelo Sarvas, Sam Cronin, Juan Ramirez (Dominique Badji 62), Dillon Powers (Lucas Pittinari 80), Vicente Sanchez (Nick LaBrocca 89); Kevin Doyle Subs not used: Zac MacMath, James Riley, Marlon Hairston, Gabriel Torres
Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Jorge Villafana, Norberto Paparatto, Nat Borchers, Taylor Peay; Jack Jewsbury (c), George Fochive (Rodney Wallace 83), Lucas Melano (Maximiliano Urruti 83), Diego Valeri, Darlington Nagbe; Fanendo Adi (Dairon Asprilla 73) Subs not used: Jake Gleeson, Jeanderson, Anthony Manning, Michael Nanchoff
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (5) 2 9 0 4
COL 10 (4) 4 18 1 11
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Saad Abdul-Salaam (caution; tactical foul) 34 COL -- Axel Sjoberg (caution; persistent infringement) 58 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 60 COL -- Marcelo Sarvas (caution; tactical foul) 72 COL -- Drew Moor (caution; delaying a restart) 90 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 9 (Krisztian Nemeth 6) 47 COL -- Maynor Figueroa 1 (Vicente Sanchez 3) 53 COL -- Kevin Doyle 4 (Vicente Sanchez 4) 76
Sept. 18, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,861 (67th straight sellout) Weather: 79 degrees and cloudy 1 0 0
Sporting KC (12-8-8, 44 pts) FC Dallas (14-9-5, 47 pts)
2 3 1
F 3 1
SKC 8 (2) 7 19 3 3
POR 18 (8) 2 17 4 6
Sept. 23, 2015: Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston Attendance: 18,037 Weather: 86 degrees and clear 1 0 0
2 0 1
1 0 1
Sporting KC (11-8-8, 41 pts) Orlando City SC (8-13-8, 32 pts)
2 1 2
F 1 3
Sporting KC: Jon Kempin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber (Jordi Quintilla 73), Graham Zusi; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 46) Subs not used: Trey Mitchell, Marcel de Jong, Jalil Ani baba, Amadou Dia, Mikey Lopez Orlando City SC: Tally Hall; Luke Boden, Aurelien Collin, David Mateos, Rafael Ramos; Servando Carrasco, Cristian Higuita, Adrian Winter (Eric Avila 73), Lewis Neal, Carlos Rivas (Brek Shea 61); Cyle Larin (Bryan Rochez 57) Subs not used: Earl Edwards, Seb Hines, Tommy Redding, Danny Mwanga Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (3) 1 11 4 5
ORL 8 (4) 2 13 2 3
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 83 ORL -- Brek Shea (caution; dissent) 83 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (ejecton; violent conduct) 87 Scoring Summary: ORL -- Adrian Winter 1 (Luke Boden 4) 3 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 9 (Benny Feilhaber 14) 59 ORL -- Bryan Rochez 1 (Brek Shea 2, David Mateos 1) 66 ORL -- Adrian Winter 2 (Lewis Neal 1) 72
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 40 POR -- Lucas Melano (caution; reckless foul) 46+ SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; tactical foul) 48+ SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 68 SKC -- Bernardo Anor (caution; reckless tackle) 94+ Scoring Summary: None
Sporting KC (12-9-8, 44 pts) Houston Dynamo (10-12-8, 38 pts)
Sept. 13, 2015: Orlando City SC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, FL Attendance: 22,241 Weather: 78 degrees and fair
F 0 1
Sept. 27, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,496 (68th straight sell out) Weather: 80 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (12-9-9, 45 pts) Seattle Sounders FC (14-13-4, 46 pts)
1 0 1
2 1 0
F 1 1
Sporting KC: Jon Kempin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 70); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Jalil Anibaba 92+); Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 82), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Trey Mitchell, Marcel de Jong, Jalil Ani baba, Amadou Dia, Mikey Lopez
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic (Bernardo Anor 86), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers; Soni Mustivar (Jordi Quintilla 80), Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Marcel de Jong (Jacob Peterson 54), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Mikey Lopez
Sporting KC: Jon Kempin; Amadou Dia, Erik PalmerBrown, Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba (Saad Abdul-Salaam 66); Paulo Nagamura (Soni Mustivar 46), Jordi Quintilla, Mikey Lopez; Bernardo Anor (Dom Dwyer 74), Jacob Peterson, Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Trey Mitchell, Jimmy Medranda, Marcel de Jong, Amobi Okugo
FC Dallas: Jesse Gonzalez; Je-Vaughn Watson, Matt Hedges, Zach Loyd (Blas Perez 71), Walker Zimmerman; Atiba Harris, Michel, Victor Ulloa, Ezequiel Cirigliano (Tesho Akindele 64); Michael Barrios, David Texeira (Fabian Castillo 46) Subs not used: Chris Seitz, Moises Hernandez, Ryan Hollingshead, Rolando Escobar
Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; DaMarcus Beasley, Raul Rodriguez, David Horst, Boniek Garcia; Brad Davis (Sheanon Williams 74), Rasheed Olabiyi, Ricardo Clark, Leonel Miranda; Giles Barnes (Erick Torres 68), Will Bruin (Alex 80) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Nathan Sturgis, Mauro Manotas, Rob Lovejoy
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Tyrone Mears, Zach Scott, Brad Evans (c), Oniel Fisher; Gonzalo Pineda, Osvaldo Alonso (Erik Friberg 73), Nelson Valdez (Lamar Neagle 84), Andrea Ivanschitz (Marco Pappa 64); Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins Subs not used: Troy Perkins, Chad Marshall, Cristian Roldan, Leonardo Gonzalez
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (9) 3 7 2 6
DAL 8 (4) 6 12 0 3
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Bernardo Anor (caution; unsporting behavior) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 9 (unassisted) 65 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 10 (penalty kick) 76 DAL -- Victor Ulloa 1 (Fabian Castillo 7) 80 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 10 (Paulo Nagamura 1) 83
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SKC 8 (3) 3 20 4 3
HOU 6 (4) 3 16 2 2
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless tackle) 33 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless foul) 41 HOU -- Boniek Garcia (caution; reckless foul) 45 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; reckless tackle) 56 HOU -- Boniek Garcia (caution; reckless foul) 70 HOU -- Boniek Garcia (ejection; second caution) 70 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; delaying a restart) 88 Scoring Summary: HOU -- Will Bruin 11 (DaMarcus Beasley 1, Brad Davis 9) 67
SKC 12 (7) 2 15 1 5
SEA 9 (3) 6 7 1 2
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless foul) 35 SEA -- Osvaldo Alonso (caution; tactical foul) 44 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless foul) 82 Scoring Summary: SEA -- Obafemi Martins 14 (Gonzalo Pineda 2) 32 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 11 (Amadou Dia 1, Jacob Peterson 2)
Oct. 3, 2015: Portland Tmbers 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: 63 degrees and clear 1 0 0
Sporting KC (13-9-9, 48 pts) Portland Timbers (12-11-8, 44 pts)
2 1 0
F 1 0
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Oct. 16, 2015: San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA Attendance: 18,000 Weather: 68 degrees and clear 1 Sporting KC (13-10-9, 48 pts) 0 San Jose Earthquakes (13-12-8, 47 pts) 0
2 0 1
F 0 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis (Erik Palmer-Brown 80), Saad Abdul-Salaam; Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez, Jordi Quintilla; Bernardo Anor, Jacob Peterson (Krisztian Nemeth 73), Connor Hallisey (Graham Zusi 46) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jalil Anibaba, Dom Dwyer, Amobi Okugo
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic (Saad Abdul-Salaam 64), Matt Besler (Amobi Okugo 60), Erik Palmer-Brown, Chance Myers; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez; Bernardo Anor (Krisztian Nemeth 59), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Amadou Dia, Jordi Quintilla, Jacob Peterson
Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell (c), Jorge Villafana (Maximiliano Urruti 83); Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury (Dairon Asprilla 80), Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri, Rodney Wallace (Lucas Melano 62); Fanendo Adi Subs not used: Jake Gleeson, Norberto Paparatto, Taylor Peay, George Fochive
San Jose Earthquakes: David Bingham; Shaun Francis, Clarence Goodson, Fatai Alashe, Marvell Wynne; Shea Salinas, Anibal Godoy, Matias Perez Garcia (Sanna Nyassi 76), Cordell Cato; Quincy Amarikwa (Adam Jahn 91+), Chris Wondolowski Subs not used: Bryan Meredith, Leandro Barrera, J.J. Koval, Tommy Thompson, Mark Sherrod
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 8 (4) 6 14 1 2
POR 17 (6) 3 15 5 6
Misconduct Summary: POR -- Fanendo Adi (caution; tactical foul) 70 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 74 POR -- Diego Valeri (caution; unsporting behavior) 80 SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; delaying a restart) 88 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 10 (Graham Zusi 5) 83
SKC 8 (3) 7 15 0 4
SJ 13 (8) 3 17 4 4
Misconduct Summary: SJ -- Anibal Godoy (caution; reckless tackle) 67 SKC -- Amobi Okugo (caution; tactical foul) 69 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless takle) 82 Scoring Summary: SJ -- Anibal Godoy 2 (Chris Wondolowski 1, Shea Salinas 5) 47
2015 REGULAR SEASON
Oct. 21, 2015: Sporting KC 0-2 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,897 (69th straight sellout) Weather: 78 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (13-11-9, 48 pts) Colorado Rapids (9-14-10, 37 pts)
1 0 0
2 0 2
F 0 2
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers; Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar (Jordi Quintilla 82), Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jimmy Medranda, Jacob Peterson, Erik Palmer-Brown, Bernardo Anor, Mikey Lopez Colorado Rapids: Zac MacMath; Maynor Figueroa, Axel Sjoberg, Sean St. Ledger, Marlon Hairston; Lucas Pittinari, Sam Cronin (c), Dom Badji (Juan Ramirez 74), Dillon Powers (Marcelo Sarvas 83), Luis Solginac (Nick LaBrocca 87) ; Kevin Doyle Subs not used: Joseph Greenspan, Clint Irwin, Vicente Sanchez, Gabriel Torres Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (3) 3 12 2 8
COL 7 (5) 3 24 4 1
Misconduct Summary: COL -- Sam Cronin (caution; reckless foul) 42 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth (caution; dissent) 78 COL -- Juan Ramirez (caution; simulation) 80 COL -- Sam Cronin (caution; reckless tackle) 84 COL -- Sam Cronin (ejection; second caution) 84 COL -- Zac MacMath (caution; delaying a restart) 85 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 89 Scoring Summary: COL -- Dillon Powers 3 (Juan Ramirez 2, Kevin Doyle 2) 78 COL -- Marcelo Sarvas 2 (Juan Ramirez 3) 86
Oct. 25, 2015: Sporting KC 2-1 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,422 (70th straight sellout) Weather: 62 degrees and sunny 1 1 1
Sporting KC (14-11-9, 51 pts) LA Galaxy (14-11-9, 51 pts)
2 1 0
F 2 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers; Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar, Jordi Quintilla (Benny Feilhaber 46); Krisztian Nemeth (Erik Palmer-Brown 90), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jalil Anibaba, Amadou Dia, Jacob Peterson, Bernardo Anor LA Galaxy: Donovan Ricketts; A.J. DeLaGarza (Alan Gordon 81), Leonardo, Omar Gonzalez, Robbie Rogers; Juninho (Mika Vayrynen 85), Steven Gerrard, Sebastian Lletget (Jose Villarreal 79); Gyasi Zardes, Robbie Keane (c), Giovani dos Santos Subs not used: Todd Dunivant, Dave Romney, Brian Rowe, Baggio Husidic Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (6) 3 16 2 5
LA 12 (4) 4 12 2 5
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 17 LA -- A.J. DeLaGarza (caution; reckless tackle) 24 SKC -- Chance Myers (caution reckless tackle) 58 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 66 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; delaying a restart) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Kevin Ellis 4 (unassisted) 38 LA -- Robbie Keane 20 (Giovani dos Santos 5) 46+ SKC -- Dom Dwyer 12 (Benny Feilhaber 15) 65
17
BOX SCORES
2015 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP
June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FC U.S. Open Cup 4th Round | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,298 (sellout) Weather: 77 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting KC 0 Saint Louis FC 0
2 1 0
F 1 0
July 1, 2015: Sporting KC 6-2 FC Dallas U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,113 (sellout) Weather: 82 degrees and cloudy
July 21, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,589 Weather: 78 degrees and clear
1 Sporting KC 4 FC Dallas 0
1 Sporting KC 0 Houston Dynamo 0
2 2 2
F 6 2
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad AbdulSalaam 56), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 81); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 68), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jalil Anibaba, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber (Paulo Nagamura 62); Krisztian Nemeth (Connor Hallisey 75), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Saad Abdul-Salaam 50) Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Erik Palmer-Brown, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda
Saint Louis FC: Mark Pais; Jacob Bushue, Chad Vandegriffe, Sam Fink, Patrick Doody; Parker Maher, Brandon Barklage (c), Jamiel Hardware (Jordan Roberts 79), Brian Ciesulka (Charles Renken 68); Jermie Lynch (Kingsley Bryce 80), Mike Ambersley Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Oskar Gasecki, Kentaro Takada, Nick Bibbs
FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Moises Hernandez (Victor Ulloa 46), Matt Hedges (c) (Kellyn Acosta 60), Walker Zimmerman, Atiba Harris; Ryan Hollingshead (Alex Zendejas 68), Michel, Je-Vaughn Watson, Michael Barrios; Rolando Escobar, David Texeira Subs not used: Jesse Gonzalez, Zach Loyd, Danny Garcia
Stats Summary SKC STL Shots (on goal) 12 (5) 2 (0) Saves 0 4 Fouls 3 10 Offside 4 1 Corner Kicks 4 0 Misconduct Summary: STL -- Brandon Barklage (caution; reckless foul) 54 STL -- Charles Renken (caution; reckless foul) 86
Stats Summary SKC DAL Shots (on goal) 11 (10) 9 (5) Saves 3 2 Fouls 10 12 Offside 3 0 Corner Kicks 7 3 Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Michel (caution; reckless tackle) 15 DAL -- Walker Zimmerman (caution; reckless foul) 68 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 5 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 30 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Penalty Kick) 41 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (J. Peterson 1, B. Feilhaber 4) 46+ SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 59 FCD -- Michael Barrios 3 (David Texeira 1) 62 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 69 FCD -- Kellyn Acosta 1 (unassisted) 73
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 70
Aug. 12, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Real Salt Lake U.S. Open Cup Semifinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 16,117 Weather: 82 degrees and clear 1 Sporting KC 1 Real Salt Lake 1
2 2 0
F 3 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Marcel de Jong 92+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Krisztian Nemeth (Chance Myers 87), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 64) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jimmy Medranda, Mikey Lopez Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Demar Phillips, Elias Vasquez, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Luke Mulholland (Abdoulie Mansally 88), Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales; Olmes Garcia, Devon Sandoval (Luis Gil 77), Sebastian Jaime Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Justen Glad, Pecka, John Stertzer, Sebastian Saucedo Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 17 (11) 7 (3) Saves 2 7 Fouls 12 13 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 5 5 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 30 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 75 RSL -- Tony Beltran (caution; tactical foul) 76 RSL -- Olmes Garcia (ejection; serious foul play) 93+ Scoring Summary: RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Tony Beltran 1) 24 SKC -- Soni Mustivar 1 (Benny Feilhaber 5) 35 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (unassisted) 80 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 4 (unassisted) 85
18
2 3 1
F 3 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90); Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 54), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik PalmerBrown, Bernardo Anor Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst, A.J. Cochran, Taylor Hunter; Leonel Miranda, Nathan Sturgis (Zach Steinberger 64), Ricardo Clark, Luis Garrido, Brad Davis (c); Will Bruin (Erick Torres 64) Subs not used: Tyler Deric, Raul Rodriguez, Chandler Hoffman Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (6) 1 11 1 6
HOU 5 (3) 2 15 5 7
Misconduct Summary: HOU -- Luis Garrido (ejection; serious foul play) 30 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 34 HOU -- Ricardo Clark (caution; reckless foul) 57 HOU -- Brad Davis (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 Scoring Summary: HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (unassisted) 59 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Matt Besler 1) 71 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (K. Nemeth 1, Amadou Dia 1) 86 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Dom Dwyer 1, R. Espinoza 1) 88
Sept. 30, 2015: Philadelphia Union 1-1 (6-7) Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Final | PPL Park | Chester, PA Attendance: 14,463 Weather: 70 degrees and rainy Sporting KC wins 7-6 in penalty kick shootout 1 Sporting KC 0 Philadelphia Union 1
2 1 0
ET 1 1
PK 7 6
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Jacob Peterson 112), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic (Saad Abdul-Salaam 78); Soni Mustivar (Jordi Quintilla 66), Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Graham Zusi, Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Bernardo Anor, Mikey Lopez Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake (John McCarthy 121+); Maurice Edu (c), Richie Marquez, Ray Gaddis, Fabinho; Vincent Noguiera, Sebastien Le Toux, Cristian Maidana (Conor Casey 77), Michael Lahoud, Tranquillo Barnetta; C.J. Sapong (Andrew Wenger 116) Subs not used: Warren Creavalle, Brian Carroll, Eric Ayuk, Steven Vitoria Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (6) 7 24 1 6
PHI 14 (8) 5 18 5 10
Misconduct Summary: PHI -- Michael Lahoud (caution; reckless tackle) 21 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 29 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 34 PHI -- Tranquillo Barnetta (caution; reckless foul) 58 SKC -- Jordi Quintilla (caution; reckless tackle) 71 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 86 PHI -- C.J. Sapong (caution; reckless foul) 91+ SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 94 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; reckless tackle) 104 SKC -- Chance Myers (caution; reckless foul) 106 Scoring Summary: PHI -- Sebastien Le Toux 2 (Vincent Nogueira 2) 23 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 5 (Graham Zusi 1, Chance Myers 1) 65
19
ALL-TIME
20
MLS STATISTICS
SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
22
10
1074
0
1
5
3
13
16
1
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
22
10
1074
0
1
5
3
13
16
1
0
1
0
0
0
JALIL ANIBABA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
16
14
1265
1
4
11
4
10
4
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
128
121
10984
5
10
64
21
88
49
6
1
6
1
1
3
MLS - Postseason
2
1
76
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
130
122
11060
5
10
65
21
90
51
6
1
6
1
1
3
BERNARDO ANOR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
4
483
0
0
11
3
11
11
0
1
2
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
84
52
4951
12
3
139
46
97
85
8
41
16
2
5
3
MLS - Postseason
1
0
17
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
85
52
4968
12
3
141
47
98
85
8
41
17
2
5
3
MATT BESLER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
182
177
15946
2
10
34
8
164
89
6
1
23
2
1
5
KC - Postseason
11
11
1050
0
0
2
0
14
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
193
188
16996
2
10
36
8
178
97
7
1
23
2
1
5
MARCEL DE JONG
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
11
847
1
1
13
3
5
10
1
7
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
11
847
1
1
13
3
5
10
1
7
1
0
0
0
AMADOU DIA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
22
13
1317
0
1
5
3
26
16
3
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
22
13
1317
0
1
5
3
26
16
3
0
2
0
0
0
DOM DWYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
80
66
5948
36
5
237
95
138
162
66
1
14
1
9
1
KC - Postseason
7
4
372
2
0
19
9
12
9
5
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
87
70
6320
38
5
256
104
150
171
71
1
14
1
10
1
KEVIN ELLIS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
49
43
3986
4
4
18
8
57
35
2
0
8
0
1
3
KC - Postseason
1
1
90
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
50
44
4076
4
4
18
8
58
35
2
0
8
0
1
3
ROGER ESPINOZA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
130
110
9734
3
15
115
31
185
167
9
14
22
4
1
2
KC - Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
4
1
7
7
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
137
116
10189
3
15
119
32
192
174
10
14
24
4
1
2
BENNY FEILHABER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
90
82
7112
17
25
128
42
114
182
3
104
18
1
4
7
MLS - Regular Season
142
128
11305
22
34
206
69
181
323
5
175
26
3
4
8
KC - Postseason
5
5
484
0
3
14
1
7
14
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
147
133
11789
22
37
220
70
188
337
7
175
27
3
4
9
CONNOR HALLISEY
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
6
516
0
1
8
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
6
516
0
1
8
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
MIKEY LOPEZ
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
14
10
964
0
0
10
4
26
14
0
0
3
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
14
10
964
0
0
10
4
26
14
0
0
3
0
0
0
JIMMY MEDRANDA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
8
558
0
0
10
1
15
8
0
5
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
8
558
0
0
10
1
15
8
0
5
1
0
0
0
ALL-TIME
MLS STATISTICS
SONI MUSTIVAR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
25
20
1838
0
2
3
1
31
23
0
0
5
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
25
20
1838
0
2
3
1
31
23
0
0
5
0
0
1
CHANCE MYERS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
136
108
9960
2
15
92
23
146
97
9
5
12
1
0
7
KC - Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
7
1
9
10
0
1
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
146
118
10920
2
16
99
24
155
107
9
6
15
1
0
7
PAULO NAGAMURA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
86
74
6454
6
6
104
25
112
71
9
3
17
0
2
1
MLS - Regular Season
243
218
19222
15
20
244
76
358
280
13
20
57
2
6
6
KC - Postseason
5
5
487
0
0
11
2
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
15
14
1396
0
0
20
7
21
29
1
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
258
232
20618
15
20
264
83
379
309
14
20
61
2
6
6
KRISZTIAN NEMETH
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
28
23
2037
10
6
58
20
19
36
8
0
3
0
5
1
MLS - TOTAL
28
23
2037
10
6
58
20
19
36
8
0
3
0
5
1
AMOBI OKUGO
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
3
1
108
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
135
111
1075
5
7
91
21
142
83
5
0
20
2
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
135
111
1075
5
7
91
21
142
83
5
0
20
2
0
1
IKE OPARA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
27
23
2083
5
0
24
10
35
10
1
0
3
0
3
0
MLS - Regular Season
62
45
4245
8
0
45
17
64
27
6
1
5
0
4
0
KC - Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
4
0
94
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
66
45
4339
8
0
46
17
65
29
6
1
5
0
4
0
ERIK PALMER-BROWN
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
10
6
611
0
0
2
0
7
3
1
0
4
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
10
6
611
0
0
2
0
7
3
1
0
4
1
0
0
JACOB PETERSON
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
87
47
4422
7
6
86
36
39
46
9
3
4
1
3
2
MLS - Regular Season
225
129
11708
16
16
200
78
84
126
25
63
9
1
6
6
KC - Postseason
5
3
253
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
8
5
414
0
0
1
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
233
134
12122
16
16
201
78
86
130
26
63
9
1
6
6
JORDI QUINTILLA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
8
3
274
0
0
7
3
11
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
8
3
274
0
0
7
3
11
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
SETH SINOVIC
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
124
122
10702
0
7
61
17
150
82
3
0
19
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
144
140
12368
0
7
68
18
163
92
3
0
22
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
4
2
15
11
0
0
1
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
155
151
13413
2
7
72
20
178
103
3
0
23
0
2
4
GRAHAM ZUSI
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
173
137
12675
24
44
260
84
152
223
22
596
14
0
8
19
KC - Postseason
11
11
1139
0
5
21
1
18
19
1
52
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
184
148
13814
24
49
281
85
170
242
23
648
15
0
8
22
21
ALL-TIME
22
MLS STATISTICS
JON KEMPIN
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
7
6
585
24
11
0
12
1.85
0
1
0
0
2
3
1
MLS - TOTAL
7
6
585
24
11
0
12
1.85
0
1
0
0
2
3
1
TIM MELIA
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
23
23
2070
113
82
8
28
1.22
2
2
2
0
11
8
4
MLS - Regular Season
29
28
2509
145
100
8
42
1.51
3
3
2
1
11
12
5
MLS - TOTAL
29
28
2509
145
100
8
42
1.51
3
3
2
1
11
12
5
ALL COMPETITIONS
SPORTING KC CAREER STATISTICS
SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
ROGER ESPINOZA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
22
10
1074
0
1
MLS Regular Season
130
110
9734
3
15
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
1
206
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
11
9
1024
0
2
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
2
1
142
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
27
11
1280
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
150
126
11355
3
17
JALIL ANIBABA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
BENNY FEILHABER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
16
14
1265
1
4
MLS Regular Season
90
82
7112
17
24
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
5
5
484
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
600
2
5
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
17
15
1355
1
4
ALL COMPETITIONS
111
102
8788
20
36
BERNARDO ANOR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
CONNOR HALLISEY
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
4
483
0
0
MLS Regular Season
13
6
516
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
2
163
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
13
4
483
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
17
8
679
0
1
MATT BESLER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MIKEY LOPEZ
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
182
177
15946
2
10
MLS Regular Season
14
10
964
0
0
MLS Postseason
11
11
1050
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
15
13
1204
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
76
0
0
International
10
10
885
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
15
11
1040
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
218
211
19085
2
11
ALL COMPETITIONS
MARCEL DE JONG
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
JIMMY MEDRANDA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
11
847
1
1
MLS Regular Season
13
8
558
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
0
10
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
11
857
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
14
8
564
0
0
AMADOU DIA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SONI MUSTIVAR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
22
13
1317
0
1
MLS Regular Season
25
20
1838
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
351
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
426
1
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
26
17
1668
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
30
25
2264
1
2
DOM DWYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
CHANCE MYERS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
80
66
5948
36
5
MLS Regular Season
136
108
9960
2
15
MLS Postseason
7
4
372
2
0
MLS Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
8
8
686
5
1
U.S. Open Cup
15
13
1176
2
2
International
9
2
314
2
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
104
80
7320
45
6
ALL COMPETITIONS
162
132
12186
4
18
KEVIN ELLIS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
PAULO NAGAMURA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
49
43
3986
4
4
MLS Regular Season
86
74
6454
6
6
MLS Postseason
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
5
5
487
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
8
777
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
7
713
1
1
International
4
4
360
1
0
International
5
5
413
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
63
56
5213
5
4
ALL COMPETITIONS
105
91
8067
7
7
23
ALL COMPETITIONS
24
SPORTING KC CAREER STATISTICS
KRISZTIAN NEMETH
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
JON KEMPIN
GP
GS
MIN
GA
GAA
SO
W-L-T
MLS Regular Season
28
23
2037
10
6
MLS Regular Season
7
6
585
12
1.85
0
2-3-1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
x
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
371
5
1
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
2
2.00
0
1-0-0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
1
90
1
1.00
0
0-0-1
ALL COMPETITIONS
32
27
2408
15
7
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
8
765
15
1.76
0
3-3-2
AMOBI OKUGO
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
TIM MELIA
GP
GS
MIN
GA
GAA
SO
W-L-T
MLS Regular Season
3
1
108
0
1
MLS Regular Season
23
23
2070
28
1.22
8
11-8-4
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
x
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
480
5
0.94
1
4-0-1
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
x
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
1
108
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
28
28
2550
33
1.16
9
15-8-5
IKE OPARA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
27
23
2083
5
0
MLS Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
5
5
450
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
36
29
2639
6
0
ERIK PALMER BROWN
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
10
6
611
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
1
1
60
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
13
9
851
0
0
JACOB PETERSON
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
87
47
4422
7
6
MLS Postseason
5
3
253
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
8
752
1
3
International
6
3
359
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
111
61
5786
9
9
JORDI QUINTILLA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
8
3
274
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
54
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
3
328
0
0
SETH SINOVIC
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
124
122
10792
0
7
MLS Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
10
898
0
2
International
9
9
810
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
154
152
13545
2
10
GRAHAM ZUSI
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
173
137
12675
24
44
MLS Postseason
11
11
1049
0
5
U.S. Open Cup
11
9
878
3
3
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
203
165
15292
27
55
PLAYOFF
BRACKET
25
LEADERS
FIELD PLAYERS CAREER
GAMES PLAYED
LEADERS SEASON
IN POSTSEASON
GAME
23 Garcia/Zavagnin
7 ten players tied
2135 Nick Garcia
659 seven players tied
8 Preki
5 Miklos Molnar (2000)
2 Molnar/Arnaud/Bunbury
5 Graham Zusi
3 Eric Quill (2002)
2 Graham Zusi (11/02/2011 vs COL)
SHOTS
54 Preki
28 Miklos Molnar (2000)
10 Onandi Lowe (9/29/01 at MIA)
SHOTS ON GOAL
30 Preki
13 Miklos Molnar (2000)
5 Takawira/Preki/Molnar
42 Matt McKeon
22 Matt McKeon (2000)
6 Johnston/Henderson/Gutierrez
37 Kerry Zavagnin
18 Chris Henderson (2000)
8 Vitalis Takawira (10/2/96 at DAL)
9 Vitalis Takawira
7 Vitalis Takawira (1996)
3 Lowe/Johnson
52 Graham Zusi
26 Graham Zusi (2013)
9 Graham Zusi (2 times in 2013)
CAUTIONS
6 Nick Garcia
3 Garcia/Johnston (2000)
1 86 times
EJECTIONS
1 Johnston/Gomez
1 Johnston/Gomez
1 Johnston/Gomez
MINUTES GOALS ASSISTS
FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED OFFSIDE CORNER KICKS
LEADERS
GOALKEEPERS CAREER
GAMES PLAYED MINUTES
SEASON
16 Tony Meola
7 Tony Meola (2000)
1505 Tony Meola
659 Tony Meola (2000)
WINS
7 Tony Meola
4 Tony Meola (2000)
LOSSES
6 Tony Meola
3 Garth Lagerway (1996)
DRAWS
3 Tony Meola
2 Meola/Nielsen
SHUTOUTS
7 Tony Meola
5 Tony Meola (2000)
GOALS ALLOWED
21 Tony Meola
9 Lagerway/Meola
SAVES
62 Tony Meola
30 Tony Meola (2000)
GAME HIGH
5 Tony Meola (10/2/02 at LA) 10 Tony Meola (10/15/00 vs CHI)
TEAM GAMES PLAYED
LOWS
HIGHS SEASON
GAME
SEASON GAME
7 in 2000
1 in 2014
659 in 2000
90 in 2014
WINS
4 in 2000
0 in 2014
LOSSES
3 in 1996
1 seven times
2 in 2000/2013
0 seven times
MINUTES
TIES GOALS ASSISTS
8 in 1996/2000/2002
4 (9/28/02 vs LA)
1 four times
0 (11 times)
9 in 2002
4 (9/28/02 vs LA)
0 in 2007
0 (15 Times)
4 (10/30/04 vs SJ) SHOTS
103 in 2000
32 (11/06/13 vs NE)
3 in 2014
3 (2 times)
43 in 1996
15 (9/26/96 vs DAL)
2 in 2014
0 (11/10/07 at HOU)
FOULS COMMITTED
126 in 2000
27 (10/6/00 vs LA)
19 in 2014
8 (10/3/00 at LA)
FOULS SUFFERED
SHOTS ON GOAL
125 in 2000
27 (11/06/13 vs NE)
8 in 2014
7 (9/26/01 vs MIA)
OFFSIDE
15 in 1996
5 (10/8/97 at COL)
2 in 2008
0 (five times)
CORNER KICKS
36 in 2000
10 (two times)
3 in 2007
0 (11/3/07 at CHV)
CAUTIONS
15 in 2000
4 (five times)
0 in 2014
0 (five times)
EJECTIONS
1 in 2000 & 2008
1 (two times)
0 (10 times)
0 (41 Times)
5 (10/15/00 vs CHI)
26
ALL-TIME
DATE
POSTSEASON RESULTS
OPP (RD)
SCORE
ATT.
GOALS
09/26/1996 DAL (Q)
W 3-2
4,466
KC: Johnston (16) McKeon (79) Preki (89); DAL: Elliott (21) Ashton (25)
09/29/1996 at DAL (Q)
L 1-2
10,125 KC: Preki (30); DAL: Kreis (5) Washington (32)
10/02/1996 at DAL (Q)
W 3-2 (SO)
9,802
10/10/1996 at LA (S)
L 1-2
25,212 KC: Preki (52); LA: Armas (48) Vanney (57)
10/13/1996 LA (S)
L 1-2 (SO)
11,041 KC: Preki (69); LA: Vanney (76)
10/04/1997 COL (Q)
L 0-3
10,174 COL: C. Henderson (25) Bravo (67) Paule (75)
10/08/1997 at COL (Q)
L 2-3
13,117 KC: Takawira (9) Preki (88); COL: Bravo (16, 68) Harris (83)
09/16/2000 COL (Q)
W 1-0
8,682
09/20/2000 at COL (Q)
T 0-0 (OT)
8,789
09/24/2000 COL (Q)
W 3-2
4,156
09/29/2000 LA (S)
T 0-0 (OT)
11,815
10/03/2000 at LA (S)
L 1-2 (OT)
20,849 KC: McKeon (29); LA: Jones (16) Califf (93)
10/06/2000 LA (S)
W 2-0 (ST)
8,320
10/15/2000 CHI (F)
W 1-0
39,159 KC: Molnar (11)
09/22/2001 at MIA (Q)
L 0-2
6,281
MIA: Serna (28) Pineda Chacon (53)
09/26/2001 MIA (Q)
W 3-0
5,803
KC: Lowe (24) McKeon (31) Gomez (45)
8,119
KC: Lowe (13); MIA: Preki (14) Henderson (71)
09/29/2001 at MIA (Q) L 1-2
KC: Chung (41) Takawira (62); DAL: Sanchez (27) Elliott (66)
KC: Molnar (18) KC: Henderson (11) Molnar (65) Gomez (69); COL: Bravo (70, 90)
KC: Molnar (21, 96)
09/25/2002 at LA (Q)
L 2-3 (OT)
14,585 KC: Preki (25) Brown (70); LA: Ruiz (62,99) Jones (85)
09/28/2002 LA (Q)
W 4-1
9,484
KC: Simutenkov (19) Quill (37) Preki (70) Fabbro (73); LA: Albright (71)
10/02/2002 at LA (Q)
L 2-5
14,713 KC: Klein (47) Preki (72); LA: Ruiz (34,66) Jones (45,62) Tennyson (90)
11/04/2003 at COL (Q)
T 1-1
6,434
KC: Harris (3); COL: Borchers (53)
11/08/2003 COL (Q)
W 2-0
10,712 KC: Simutenkov (45) Klein (63)
11/15/2003 at SJ (S)
L 2-3 (OT)
16,108 KC: Simutenkov (57) Klein (72); SJ: Lagos (61) Mullan (83) Donovan (117)
10/24/2004 at SJ (Q)
L 0-2
8,659
10/30/2004 SJ (Q)
W 3-0
10,222 KC: Stephenson (26) own goal (48) Jewsbury (90)
W 2-0
11,931 KC: Arnaud (24,69)
11/05/2004 LA (S)
11/14/2004 D.C. (F)
L 2-3
10/27/2007 CHV (Q)
W 1-0
11/03/2007 at CHV (Q) T 0-0
25,797 KC: Burciaga (6) Wolff (58); DC: Eskandarian (19,23) own goal (26)
SJ: De Rosario (40) Waibel (52)
12,442 KC: Arnaud (35)
19,711
11/10/2007 at HOU (S)
L 0-2
30,972 HOU: Jaqua (35) De Rosario (81)
11/01/2008 CLB (Q)
T 1-1
10,385 KC: Arnaud (53); CLB: Lenhart (90)
11/08/2008 at CLB (Q) L 0-2
11,153 CLB: Evans (7) Rogers (57)
10/30/2011 at COL (Q)
W 2-0
8,601
11/02/2011 COL (Q)
W 2-0
18,565 KC: Collin (28), Sapong (76)
L 0-2
20,839 HOU: Hainault (53), Costly (87)
11/04/2012 at HOU (Q)
L 0-2
20,689 HOU: Moffat (18), Bruin (75)
11/06/2012 HOU (Q)
W 1-0
11/06/2011 HOU (S)
KC: Bunbury (49, 59)
20,894 KC: Sinovic (64)
11/02/2013 at NE (Q)
L 1-2
15,164 KC: Collin (69); NE: Dorman (55), Rowe (67)
11/06/2013 NE (Q)
W 3-1 (OT)
19,031 KC: Collin (40), Sinovic (79), Bieler (113); NE: Imbongo (70)
11/09/2013 at HOU (S)
T 0-0
22,107
11/23/2013 HOU (S)
W 2-1
21,650 KC: Sapong (14), Dwyer (63); HOU: Garcia (3)
12/07/2013 RSL (F)
T 1-1 (7-6 SOW)
21,650 KC: Collin (76); RSL: Saborio (52)
10/30/2014 at NY (WC)
L 1-2
15,518 KC: Dwyer (53); NY: Wright-Phillips (77, 90)
27
ALL-TIME
POSTSEASON RECORDS
YOUNGEST PLAYER TO ... play in a game start a game play a complete game score a goal record an assist score twice in a game play a game as GK start a game as GK play a CG as GK record a shutout record a win
Soony Saad Oriol Rosell Oriol Rosell Francisco Gomez Francisco Gomez Teal Bunbury Garth Lagerwey Garth Lagerwey Garth Lagerwey Tony Meola Garth Lagerwey
19 yrs., 74 days 20 yrs., 123 days 20 yrs., 123 days 21 yrs., 243 days 21 yrs., 243 days 21 yrs., 245 days 23 yrs., 289 days 23 yrs., 289 days 23 yrs., 289 days 31 yrs., 208 days 23 yrs., 289 days
10/30/2011 KC at COL 11/07/2012 KC vs HOU 11/07/2012 KC vs HOU 09/24/2000 KC vs COL 09/24/2000 KC vs COL 10/30/2011 KC vs COL 09/26/1996 KC vs DAL 09/26/1996 KC vs DAL 09/26/1996 KC vs DAL 09/16/2000 KC vs COL 09/26/1996 KC vs DAL
OLDEST PLAYER TO ... play in a game start a game play a complete game score a goal record an assist score twice in a game play a game as GK start a game as GK play a CG as GK record a shutout record a win
Preki Preki Preki Preki Preki Miklos Molnar Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen
40 yrs., 144 days 40 yrs., 144 days 40 yrs., 144 days 39 yrs., 100 days 40 yrs., 144 days 30 yrs., 118 days 36 yrs., 123 days 36 yrs., 123 days 36 yrs., 123 days 36 yrs., 95 days 36 yrs., 109 days
11/15/2003 KC at SJ 11/15/2003 KC at SJ 11/15/2003 KC at SJ 10/02/2002 KC at LA 11/15/2003 KC at SJ 10/06/2000 KC vs LA 12/07/2013 KC vs RSL 12/07/2013 KC vs RSL 12/07/2013 KC vs RSL 11/09/2013 KC at HOU 11/23/2003 KC vs HOU
Record when scoring first goal: 15-7-2 (.667) Record when allowing first goal: 2-12-1 (.167) Record when leading at halftime: 12-1-1 (.893) Record when trailing at halftime: 1-9-0 (.100) Record in one-goal games*: 8-10-0 (.444) *Not including games decided by shootout
No. of Series Last vs Team Series W-L GP W-L-T OT ShO GF GA Mtg. Round Chicago 1 1-0 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 2000 MLS Cup 2000 Chivas USA 1 1-0 2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 2007 Quarterfinals Colorado 4 3-1 9 5-2-2 0-0-1 0-0 13 9 2011 Quarterfinals Columbus 1 0-1 2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0 1 3 2008 Ouarterfinals D.C. United 1 0-1 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0 2 3 2004 MLS Cup 2004 FC Dallas 1 1-0 3 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-0 6 6 1996 West Semifinals Houston 4 1-3 6 2-3-1 0-0-0 0-0 3 7 2013 Semifinals Los Angeles 4 2-2 9 3-5-1 0-2-1 0-1 15 14 2004 Semifinals Miami 1 0-1 3 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0 4 4 2001 Quarterfinals New England 1 1-0 2 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0 4 3 2013 Quarterfinals NY Red Bulls 1 0-1 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0 1 2 2014 Wild Card Real Salt Lake 1 1-0 1 0-0-1 0-0-1 1-0 1 1 2013 MLS Cup 2013 San Jose 2 1-1 3 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-0 5 5 2004 Quarterfinals Totals 23 12-11 43 17-19-7 1-3-3 2-1 57 57
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Result Won MLS Cup Won 1 game to 0 Won 4-0 on aggregate Lost 1 game to 0 Lost MLS Cup Won 2 games to 1 Won 2-1 on aggregate Won 1 game to 0 Lost 2 games to 1 Won 4-3 on aggregate Lost 1 game to 0 Won MLS Cup Won 3-2 on aggregate
ALL-TIME LONGEST POSTSEASON WINNING STREAKS 2 - 10/06/00 - 10/15/00; 10/30/04 - 11/05/04; 10/30/11 - 11/2/11 HOME
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10/06/00 - 11/05/04
ALL-TIME LONGEST POSTSEASON UNBEATEN STREAKS 4
09/16/00 - 09/29/00; 11/6/13 - 12/07/13
HOME
12 09/16/00 - 11/02/11
ALL-TIME LONGEST POSTSEASON LOSING STREAKS 4
10/10/96 - 10/08/97
HOME
2 10/13/96 - 10/04/97
ROAD
5 10/03/00 - 10/02/02
ALL-TIME LONGEST POSTSEASON WINLESS STREAKS 4
10/10/96 - 10/08/97, 11/03/2007 - 11/8/08
HOME
2
ROAD
14 10/10/96 - 10/30/11
10/13/96 - 10/04/97
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Overall Home Away Neutral
W 17 14 2 1
POSTSEASON RECORD
L 19 3 15 1
T 7 3 4 0
GF 57 35 19 3
GA % 57 .477 15 .775 39 .190 3 .500
ALL-TIME POSTSEASON COACHING RECORDS
Peter Vermes Bob Gansler Ron Newman Curt Onalfo
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W L T 5 4 2 9 8 3 2 5 0 1 2 2
% .545 .525 .286 .400
OT 1-0-1 0-3-2 0-0-0 0-0-0
POSTSEASON GOALS SCORED
Scored by Interval GP G 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT 43 57 7 11 7 9 14 7 2
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POSTSEASON GOALS ALLOWED
Allowed by Interval GP G 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT 43 57 4 11 5 9 14 11 3
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POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
DALLAS BURN (17-15-0, 0-1-0) VS KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 1-0-0) DATE: September 26, 1996 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 1-1-0) VS DALLAS BURN (17-15-0, 1-1-0) DATE: September 29, 1996 -- Cotton Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Dallas Burn 2 0 2 Kansass City Wizards 1 2 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City Wizards 1 0 1 Dallas Burn 2 0 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Johnston 1 (Sorber 1) 16 DAL--Elliott 1 (unassisted) 21 DAL--Ashton 1 (Elliott 1) 25 KC--McKeon 1 (unassisted) 79 KC--Preki 1 (Chung 1) 89
Scoring Summary: DAL--Kreis 1 (Sanchez 1) 5 KC--Preki 2 (Johnston 1) 30 DAL--Washington 1 (Lozzano 1) 32 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Sorber 50, Gutierrez 70 DAL: CAUTIONS: Kreis 17, Farrer 20
Misconduct Summary: DAL: CAUTIONS: Sonora 57, Alvarez 87 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 20 (Takawira 5) 15 (Takawira 5) 11 (Takawira 3) 4 9 Lagerway 4
Dallas Burn 14 (Washington 5) 7 (Ashton/Washington 2) 17 (Alvarez/Pollard 4) 6 3 Dodd 12
DALLAS BURN--Mark Dodd, Lawrence Lozzano, Diego Sonora, Mark Santel, Richard Farrer, Brandon Pollard, Chad Ashton (Zak Ibsen 79), Leonel Alvarez, Brian Haynes, Gerell Elliott (Ted Eck 46), Dante Washington. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz (Samuel Ekeme 71), Uche Okafor, Sean Bowers, Mike Sorber (Matt McKeon 71), Paul Wright, Diego Gutierrez, Preki, Mark Chung, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 13 (Chung/Preki 3) 9 (Preki 3) 16 (Uderitz 4) 1 5 Lagerway 5
Dallas Burn 9 (3 tied with 2) 8 (3 tied with 2) 15 (6 tied with 2) 3 9 Dodd 6
DALLAS BURN--Mark Dodd, Diego Sonora, Brandon Pollard, Mark Santel, Richard Farrer, Zak Ibsen, Lawrence Lozzano, Leonel Alvarez, Jason Kreis (Brian Haynes 59), Hugo Sanchez (Chad Ashton 82), Dante Washington (Gerell Elliott 68). KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Sean Bowers, Uche Okafor (Matt McKeon 46), Scott Uderitz, Preki, Paul Wright (Frank Klopas 68), Mike Sorber, Mark Chung, Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira.
Referee: Tim Weyland Referee’s Assistants: Ali Mohabbi, Mehrdad Bonvan 4th Official: Rob Chaplin. Attendance: 4,466.
Referee: Esse Baharmast Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Jon Wilson 4th Official: Misail Tsapos. Attendance: 10,125. Temperature: 75.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 2-1-0) VS DALLAS BURN (17-15-0, 1-2-0) DATE: October 2, 1996 -- Cotton Bowl
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 2-2-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (19-13-0, 3-1-0) DATE: October 10, 1996 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot PK Kansas City Wizards 1 1 2 3 Dallas Burn 1 1 2 2
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 1 1 Los Angeles 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: DAL--Sanchez 1 (Santel 1) 27 KC--Chung 1 (Sorber 2, Preki 1) 41 KC--Takawira 1 (Wright 1) 62 DAL--Elliott 2 (Sanchez 2) 66
Penalty Kicks Summary: KC --Johnston, Saved DAL--Farrer, Goal DAL--Ashton, Saved KC --Takawira, Miss DAL--Sanchez, Goal KC --Wright, Goal KC --Klopas, Goal DAL--Haynes, High KC --Preki, Goal DAL--Lozzano, Saved
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Uderitz 22, Preki 35; DAL: CAUTIONS: Sanchez 41, Farrer 73, Haynes 81 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 9 (4 tied with 2) 5 (Takawira 2) 16 (Johnston 4) 3 5 Lagerway 1
Dallas Burn 4 (4 tied with 1) 4 (4 tied with 2) 23 (Sanchez 4) 1 5 Dodd 1
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Matt McKeon, Sean Bowers, Preki, Paul Wright, Mike Sorber (Samuel Ekeme 79), Mark Chung (Frank Klopas 89), Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira. DALLAS BURN--Mark Dodd, Brandon Pollard, Diego Sonora (Brian Haynes 66), Richard Farrer, Mark Santel, Lawrence Lozzano, Zak Ibsen, Leonel Alvarez, Jason Kreis (Chad Ashton 89), Hugo Sanchez, Dante Washington (Gerell Elliott 46). Referee: Rich Grady Referee’s Assistants: Michael Williams, Andrew Barnes 4th Official: Glenn Prechac. Attendance: 9,802. Temperature: 80.
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Scoring Summary: LA--Armas 1 (unassisted) 48 KC--Preki 3 (unassisted) 52 LA--Vanney 1 (unassisted) 57 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Wright 15 LA: CAUTIONS: Calichman 18 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 11 (Wright 3) 7 (Wright 2) 11 (Wright 3) 3 4 Lagerway 5
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 (Armas 4) 8 (Jones 3) 11 (Ciuenfuegos 3) 6 3 Campos 5
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Matt McKeon, Sean Bowers, Mike Sorber (Frank Klopas 73), Paul Wright, Preki, Mark Chung, Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira (Uche Okafor 79). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Jorge Campos, Robin Fraser, Dan Calichman, Greg Vanney, Mark Semioli (Brad Wilson 88), Mauricio Cienfuegos, Jorge Salcedo, Chris Armas, Cobi Jones, Harut Karapetyan (Eduardo Hurtado 46), Ante Razov (Guillermo Jara 78). Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Levon Baladjanian, Juan Hernandez 4th Official: Hugo Silva. Attendance: 25,212. Temperature: 70.
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POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 2-3-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (19-13-0, 4-1-0) DATE: October 13, 1996 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (21-11-0, 0-1-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (14-18-0, 1-0-0) DATE: October 4, 1997 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot PK Kansas City 0 1 1 1 Los Angeles 0 1 1 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Colorado 1 2 3
Scoring Summary: KC--Preki 4 (unassisted) 69 LA--Vanney 1 (Cienfuegos 1) 76
Scoring Summary: COL--C. Henderson 1 (unassisted) 25 COL--Bravo 1 (C. Henderson 1) 67 COL--Paule 1 (Bravo 1, C. Henderson 2) 75
Penalty Kick Summary: LA --Noamouz, Saved KC --Sorber, Saved LA --Vanney, Goal KC --Wright, Goal LA --Cienfuegos, Goal LA --Jones, High KC --Chung, Wide Left LA --Fraser, Goal KC --Preki, Saved
Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Calichman 38, Semioli 42, Armas 60, Cienfuegos 67 KC: CAUTIONS: Johnston 70, Preki 81 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 14 (Preki 4) 7 (3 tied with 2) 23 (Uderitz/Wright 4) 4 5 Lagerway 3
Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (Armas 4) 4 (Cienfuegos 2) 18 (Hurtado 4) 3 8 Campos 6
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Uche Okafor (Matt McKeon 51), Sean Bowers, Diego Gutierrez, Mike Sorber, Preki, Mark Chung, Paul Wright, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira. LOS ANGELES GALAXY-Jorge Campos, Greg Vanney, Dan Calichman, Robin Fraser, Mark Semioli (Arash Noamouz 71), Jorge Salcedo (David Kramer 73), Chris Armas, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Cobi Jones, Ante Razov (Harut Karapetyan 54), Eduardo Hurtado.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Pittman 35, Tinsley 52, Preki 84, Rodriguez 84 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 10 (Bowers 3) 3 (3 tied with 1) 12 (Tinsley 3) 1 5 Ammann 2
Colorado Rapids 9 (3 tied with 2) 5 (C. Henderson 2) 13 (5 tied with 2) 3 7 Hahnemann 3
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Mike Ammann, Matt McKeon, Uche Okafor, Richard Gough, Sean Bowers, Steve Pittman, Ryan Tinsley (Edmundo Rodriguez 80), Frank Klopas (Preki 46), Mark Chung, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira (Paul Wright 57). COLORADO RAPIDS--Marcus Hahnemann, Chris Martinez (Marcelo Balboa 77), Tahj Jakins, Peter Vermes, Steve Trittschuh, Matt Kmosko, Sean Henderson, Paul Bravo, Chris Henderson, David Patino (Ross Paule 70), Steve Rammel (Wolde Harris 62). Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Laszlo Nagy, Tom Bobadilla Attendance: 10,174. Temperature: 84.
Referee: Zimmerman Boulos Referee’s Assistants: Ali Saheli, Alan Shepherd 4th Official: Mehrdad Bonvan. Attendance: 11,041. Temperature: 78.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (21-11-0, 0-2-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (14-18-0, 2-0-0) DATE: October 8, 1997 -- Mile High Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 1-0-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (13-15-4, 0-1-0) DATE: September 16, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 2 Colorado 1 2 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Colorado 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Takawira 1 (Okafor 1) 9 COL--Bravo 2 (C. Henderson 3, S. Henderson 1) 16 COL--Bravo 3 (Kmosko 1, Harris 1) 68 COL--Harris 1 (Bravo 2, Balboa 1) 83 KC--Preki 1 (Takawira 1) 88
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 1 (Preki 1) 18
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Gough 23, McKeon 27, Okafor 51, Klopas 85
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 14 (Johnston 6) 9 (Preki 5) 21 (3 tied with 5) 5 3 Ammann 7
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Garcia 24, Johnston 27, Henderson 84 EJECTIONS: Johnston 92+ COL: CAUTIONS: Hart 13, Vaudreuil 15, Bent 18
Coloado Rapids 14 (Balboa 5) 10 (Balboa 4) 17 (C. Henderson/Trittschuh 3) 7 5 Hahnemann 7
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Mike Ammann, Sean Bowers, Uche Okafor, Steve Pittman (John DeBrito 70), Richard Gough, Matt McKeon, Ryan Tinsley (Frank Klopas 70), Mark Chung, Preki, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira. COLORADO RAPIDS--Marcus Hahnemann, Steve Trittschuh, Matt Kmosko, Chris Martinez, Peter Vermes, Marcelo Balboa, David Patino (Tahj Jakins 73), Sean Henderson, Paul Bravo, Chris Henderson, Steve Rammel (Wolde Harris 63). Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Steve Olson, Susan Cicchinelli Attendance: 13,117.
Kansas City Wizards 12 (Henderson 4) 8 (Henderson/Molnar 2) 24 (Johnston 6) 3 2 Meola 6
Colorado Rapids 19 (Bent/Okoh 3) 6 (6 tied with 1) 19 (Vaudreuil 5) 5 4 Kramer 7
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Chris Klein (Chris Brown 46), Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 67), Chris Henderson, Preki (Brian Johnson 77), Mo Johnston, Miklos Molnar. COLORADO RAPIDS--David Kramer, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez, David Vaudreuil, Scott Vermillion, Jason Moore (Anders Limpar 75), Ross Paule, Jason Bent, Wes Hart (Junior Agogo 62), Paul Bravo, Matt Okoh (Jorge Dely Valdes 46). Referee: Rich Grady Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Noel Kenny. Attendance: 8,682.
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POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 1-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (13-15-4, 0-1-1) DATE: September 20, 2000 -- Mile High Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 2-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (13-15-4, 0-2-1) DATE: September 24, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 OT Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 0 Colorado 0 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 2 3 Colorado 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: None
Scoring Summary: KC--Henderson 1 (unassisted) 11 KC--Molnar 2 (Klein 1, Gomez 1) 65 KC--Gomez 1 (Zavagnin 1) 69 COL--Bravo 1 (Vermillion 1) 70 COL--Bravo 2 (penalty kick) 94+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Vermes 27 COL: CAUTIONS: Vermillion 31, Bravo 59, Limpar 68 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 18 (Molnar 5) 3 (3 tied with 1) 17 (Henderson 4) 1 5 Meola 3
Colorado Rapids 12 (Agogo/Bravo 3) 3 (3 tied with 1) 20 (Dely Valdes/ Limpar 5) 4 7 Kramer 3
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Zavagnin 59, McKeon 73 COL: CAUTIONS: Key 61; EJECTIONS: Agogo 75
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein (Brian Johnson 91), Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 62), Chris Henderson, Preki, Miklos Molnar, Chris Brown.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 20 (Molnar 8) 8 (Molnar 5) 14 (McKeon 4) 1 4 Meola 2
Colorado Rapids 7 (Bravo/Dely Valdes 2) 4 (Bravo 2) 16 (Agogo 4) 2 3 Kramer 5
COLORADO RAPIDS--David Kramer, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez, Scott Vermillion, Ross Paule (Jason Moore 46), Anders Limpar (Wes Hart 84), Paul Bravo, David Vaudreuil, Jason Bent, Junior Agogo, Jorge Dely Valdes (Matt Okoh 96).
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Chris Klein, Francisco Gomez, Matt McKeon (Brian Johnson 80), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Henderson, Preki (Chris Brown 74), Miklos Molnar.
Referee: Noel Kenny Referee’s Assistants: Tom Bobadilla, Jon Wilson 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 8,789.
COLORADO RAPIDS--David Kramer, Scott Vermillion, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez (Lance Key 50), David Vaudreuil (Wes Hart 85), Jason Bent, Paul Bravo, Ross Paule, Anders Limpar, Jorge Dely Valdes, Junior Agogo. Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Chip Reed, Francisco Sanchez 4th Official: Ali Saheli. Attendance: 4,156.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 2-0-2) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (14-10-8, 2-0-1) DATE: September 29, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 2-1-2) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (14-10-8, 3-0-1) DATE: October 3, 2000 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 OT Tot Kansas City 1 0 0 1 Los Angeles 1 0 1 2
Scoring Summary: None.
Scoring Summary: LA--Jones 2 (Hendrickson 1) 16 KC--McKeon 1 (Zavagnin 2) 29 LA--Califf 1 (Jones 2) 93
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Klein 2, Henderson 15 LA: CAUTIONS: Fraser 58, Cienfuegos 97, Jones 98, Hernandez 100 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 20 (Molnar 5) 8 (3 tied with 2) 10 (McKeon/Molnar 2) 1 10 Meola 1
Los Angeles 6 (Hernandez/Kelly 2) 1 (Hernandez 1) 22 (Jones 5) 4 6 Hartman 8
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 83), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Chris Henderson, Preki, Chris Brown (Mo Johnston 46), Miklos Molnar. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Greg Vanney, Robin Fraser, Paul Caligiuri, Ezra Hendrickson, Brian Kelly (Sebastien Vorbe 77), Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Zak Ibsen, Cobi Jones, Luis Hernandez. Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Roger Sill, Albert Echeverria 4th Official: Marcel Yonan. Attendance: 11,815.
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Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Hernandez 59, Hendrickson 82 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 11 (McKeon 4) 6 (3 tied with 2) 8 (3 tied with 2) 0 8 Meola 4
Los Angeles 9 (Cienfuegos/Jones 3) 6 (Jones 3) 16 (Cienfuegos/Hernandez 3) 5 6 Hartman 5
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Brandon Prideaux, Peter Vermes, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Chris Klein, Chris Henderson, Miklos Molnar, Mo Johnston, Preki (Francisco Gomez 91). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Greg Vanney, Robin Fraser, Ezra Hendrickson, Paul Caligiuri, Zak Ibsen (Danny Califf 46), Mauricio Cienfuegos, Simon Elliott, Brian Kelly (Sasha Victorine 55), Cobi Jones, Luis Hernandez. Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Kevin Terry. Attendance: 20, 849.
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POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 3-1-2) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (14-10-8, 3-1-1) DATE: October 6, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 4-1-2) VS CHICAGO FIRE (17-9-6, 4-3-0) DATE: October 15, 2000 -- RFK Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 OT Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 2 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Chicago Fire 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 3 (penalty kick) 21 KC--Molnar 4 (Johnston 1) 96
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 5 (Klein 2) 11
Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Vanney 36 KC: CAUTIONS: Garcia 40, Molnar 50, Johnston 58, Zavagnin 76 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 16 (Molnar 4) 4 (Molnar 2) 27 (Henderson 6) 2 5 Meola 4
Los Angeles 9 (3 tied with 2) 4 (Hernandez 2) 20 (Califf/Hendrickson 4) 5 7 Hartman 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Mo Johnston, Chris Henderson, Preki, Miklos Molnar. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Robin Fraser, Danny Califf, Ezra Hendrickson, Paul Caligiuri, Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Sasha Victorine, Greg Vanney, Luis Hernandez, Cobi Jones.
Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Kovalenko 47, Bonseu 76 KC: CAUTIONS: Johnston 48, Garcia 58, Meola 76 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 6 (Molnar/Preki 2) 3 (Molnar 2) 26 (McKeon/Molnar 5) 5 2 Meola 10
Chicago Fire 22 (Razov/Stoitchkov 4) 10 (Razov 3) 17 (Brown 4) 1 8 Thornton 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Chris Klein (Francisco Gomez 89), Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Preki (Uche Okafor 74), Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Henderson, Mo Johnston, Miklos Molnar. CHICAGO FIRE--Zach Thornton, C.J. Brown, Carlos Bocanegra, Tenywa Bonseu, Peter Nowak (Lubos Kubik 83), Dema Kovalenko, Diego Gutierrez (DaMarcus Beasley 70), Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch (Josh Wolff 59), Hristo Stoitchkov, Ante Razov.
Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Nate Clement, George Gasner 4th Official: Gerry Corrie. Attendance: 8,320.
Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, George Vergara 4th Official: Kevin Stott. Attendance: 39,159. Temperature: 77 and Sunny.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-13-3, 0-1-0) VS MIAMI FUSION (16-5-5, 1-0-0) DATE: September 22, 2001 -- Lockhart Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-13-3, 1-1-0) VS MIAMI FUSION (16-5-5, 1-1-0) DATE: September 26, 2001 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Miami Fusion 1 1 2
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 3 0 3 Miami Fusion 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: MIA--Serna 1 (Woan 1, Rooney 1) 28 MIA--Pineda Chacon 1 (Preki 1, Serna 1) 53
Scoring Summary: KC--Lowe 1 (McKeon 1, Gomez 1) 24 KC--McKeon 1 (penalty kick) 31 KC--Gomez 1 (Vermes 1) 49+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: McKeon 33, Gregor 56 MIA: CAUTIONS: Rooney 50 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 10 (Lowe 4) 2 (Burns/Lowe 1) 19 (McKeon 4) 4 2 Meola 3
Miami Fusion 13 (Serna 6) 5 (Serna 3) 17 (Mastroeni 4) 1 4 Rimando 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Mike Burns, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Chris Klein, Kerry Zavagnin (Mo Johnston 69), Matt McKeon, Andrew Gregor (Francisco Gomez 79), Gary Glasgow, Onandi Lowe, Chris Brown (Roy Lassiter 46). MIAMI FUSION--Nick Rimando, Ian Woan (Tyrone Marshall 73), Carlos Llamosa, Ivan McKinley, Pablo Mastroeni, Ian Bishop, Alex Pineda Chacon, Jim Rooney, Chris Henderson, Preki (Johnny Torres 82), Diego Serna. Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Robbie Mann. Attendance: 6,281. Temperature: 89.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Lassiter 38, Burns 60, Gregor 79, Vermes 80 MIA: CAUTIONS: Mastroeni 4, Llamosa 29, Woan 41;EJECTIONS: Mastroeni 30, Serna 82 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 19 (Lowe 8) 7 (Lowe 3) 25 (Lowe/McKeon 5) 2 8 Meola 5
Miami Fusion 8 ( Henderson/Serna 2) 5 (5 tied with 1) 7 (Mastroeni 2) 1 6 Rimando 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Chris Klein, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Mike Burns, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Francisco Gomez (Mo Johnston 46), Gary Glasgow (Chris Brown 21), Roy Lassiter (Andrew Gregor 60), Onandi Lowe. MIAMI FUSION--Nick Rimando (Jeff Cassar 46), Ivan McKinley, Carlos Llamosa (Brian Dunseth 46), Pablo Mastroeni, Ian Woan (Tyrone Marshall 43), Jim Rooney, Ian Bishop, Chris Henderson, Alex Pineda Chacon, Preki (Lazo Alavanja 46), Diego Serna. Referee: Alex Prus Referee’s Assistants: Richard Huber, George Gansner 4th Official: Ali Saheli. Attendance: 5,803
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-13-3, 1-2-0) VS MIAMI FUSION (16-5-5, 2-1-0) DATE: September 29, 2001 -- Lockhart Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (9-10-9, 0-1-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (16-9-3, 1-0-0) DATE: September 25, 2002 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Miami Fusion 1 1 2
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 0 0 2 Los Angeles 0 2 0 1 3
Scoring Summary: KC--Lowe 2 (Burns 1, Lassiter 1) 13 MIA--Preki 1 (unassisted) 14 MIA--Henderson 1 (Torres 1, McKinley 1) 71
Scoring Summary: KC--Preki 1 (Brown 1, Quill 1) 25 LA--Ruiz 1 (penalty kick) 62 KC--Brown 1 (Klein 1) 70 LA--Jones 1 (Marshall 1) 85 LA--Ruiz 2 (Elliott 1) 99
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Lowe 16, Burns 65, Glasgow 91+ MIA: CAUTIONS: Alavanja 42 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 21 (Lowe 10) 8 (Lowe 3) 19 (Lowe 5) 2 8 Meola 1
Miami Fusion 12 (Preki 4) 4 (4 tied with 1) 15 (McKinley 4) 2 6 Rimando 7
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Chris Klein, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Mike Burns, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Francisco Gomez (Mo Johnston 45), Chris Brown (Andrew Gregor 81), Onandi Lowe, Roy Lassiter (Gary Glasgow 61). MIAMI FUSION--Nick Rimando, Ian Woan (Johnny Torres 62), Brian Dunseth, Carlos Llamosa, Ivan McKinley, Lazo Alavanja (Tyrone Marshall 62), Ian Bishop, Jim Rooney, Chris Henderson, Alex Pineda Chacon, Preki (Jeff Bilyk 90). Referee: Gerry Corrie Referee’s Assistants: Chip Reed, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Reggie Rutty. Attendance: 8,119. Temperature: 76.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Talley 27, Garcia 67 LA: CAUTIONS: Elliott 63 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 13 (Preki 4) 4 (Preki 2) 20 (Gutierrez 5) 0 5 Meola 7
Los Angeles 19 (Ruiz 9) 10 (Ruiz 6) 19 (Albright 4) 5 3 Hartman 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Carey Talley, Chris Klein, Diego Gutierrez, Kerry Zavagnin, Preki, Eric Quill (Stephen Armstrong 82), Chris Brown, Igor Simutenkov (Mike Burns 73). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Danny Califf, Alexi Lalas (Brian Mullan 84), Tyrone Marshall, Ezra Hendrickson, Sasha Victorine, Cobi Jones, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Simon Elliott, Chris Albright (Alejandro Moreno 70), Carlos Ruiz. Referee: Richard Heron Referee’s Assistants: George Gansner, Craig Lowry 4th Official: Jesse Johnson. Attendance: 14,585. Temperature: 78 and Warm.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (9-10-9, 1-1-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (16-9-3, 1-1-0) DATE: September 28, 2002 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (9-10-9, 1-2-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (16-9-3, 2-1-0) DATE: October 2, 2002 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 2 2 4 Los Angeles 0 1 1
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 2 2 Los Angeles 2 3 5
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 1 (Garcia 1) 19 KC--Quill 1 (Vermes 1, Preki 1) 37 KC--Preki 2 (unassisted) 70 LA--Albright 1 (Ruiz 1) 71 KC--Fabbro 1 (Quill 2) 73
Scoring Summary: LA--Ruiz 3 (Victorine 1) 34 LA--Jones 2 (unassisted) 46+ KC--Klein 1 (Quill 3, Brown 2) 47 LA--Jones 3 (Ruiz 2) 62 LA--Ruiz 4 (Jones 1, Waibel 1) 66 KC--Preki 3 (unassisted) 72 LA--Tennyson 1 (unassisted) 93+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Vermes 43, Fabbro 61 LA: Ruiz 40 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 13 (Brown/Fabbro 3) 8 (Quill 2) 22 (Gutierrez 6) 4 3 Meola 3
Los Angeles 14 (Elliot/Ruiz 5) 4 (Albright 2) 9 (3 tied with 2) 2 5 Hartman 4
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Carey Talley, Peter Vermes, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein (Stephen Armstrong 81), Preki (Matt McKeon 76), Kerry Zavagnin, Diego Gutierrez, Eric Quill, Igor Simutenkov (Dario Fabbro 59), Chris Brown. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Alexi Lalas (Brian Mullan 73), Ezra Hendrickson, Tyrone Marshall, Danny Califf, Peter Vagenas (Adam Frye 76), Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos (Chris Albright 46), Sasha Victorine, Carlos Ruiz, Cobi Jones. Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Thomas Supple, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Alex Prus. Attendance: 9,484. Temperature: 86 and Partly Cloudy.
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Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Simutenkov 37, Vermes 48, McKeon 78, Quill 84 LA: CAUTIONS: Ruiz 27, Lalas 67 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 15 (Preki 5) 7 (Preki 4) 13 (Gutierrez 3) 3 4 Meola 3
Los Angeles 12 (Ruiz 5) 8 (Ruiz 3) 26 (Ruiz/Victorine 6) 8 4 Hartman 5
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes (Stephen Armstrong 66), Carey Talley, Chris Klein, Diego Gutierrez (Matt McKeon 73), Kerry Zavagnin, Preki, Eric Quill, Chris Brown, Igor Simutenkov (Dario Fabbro 46). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Danny Califf, Alexi Lalas, Tyrone Marshall, Ezra Hendrickson, Sasha Victorine, Chris Albright (Craig Waibel 62), Simon Elliott, Cobi Jones, Alejandro Moreno (Brian Mullan 71), Carlos Ruiz (McKinley Tennyson 92+). Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee’s Assistants: George Vergara, David Bragg 4th Official: Jair Marrufo. Attendance: 14,713. Temperature: 65 and fair.
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 0-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (11-12-7, 0-0-1) DATE: November 4, 2003 -- Invesco Field at Mile High
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 1-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (11-12-7, 0-1-1) DATE: November 8, 2003 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Colorado 0 1 1
Goals by Period Kansas City Colorado
Scoring Summary: KC--Harris 1 (Zavagnin 1) 3 COL--Borchers 1 (Beckerman 1, Kotschau 1) 53
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 1 (unassisted) 47+ KC--Klein 1 (Simutenkov 1) 63
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Klein 16, Arnaud 90 COL: CAUTIONS: Carrieri 12, Fraser 48
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Meola 47+, Zavagnin 70, Armstrong 77 COL: CAUTIONS: Roberts 58, Beckerman 89
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 6 (Harris/Preki 2) 4 (Preki 2) 13 (Zavagnin 4) 4 3 Meola 3
Colorado Rapids 12 (Beckerman 3) 4 (4 tied with 1) 20 (Mastroeni 4) 1 4 Cannon 3
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 0 0 0
Kansas City Wizards 10 (Simutenkov 3) 6 (Simutenkov 2) 14 (Gutierrez/Talley 3) 1 4 Meola 4
Colorado Rapids 9 (Chung 5) 4 (Chung 3) 10 (3 tied with 2) 3 5 Cannon 3
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Chris Klein, Alex Zotinca (Stephen Armstrong 71), Eric Quill, Carey Talley, Kerry Zavagnin, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 86), Preki.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Chris Klein, Kerry Zavagnin, Eric Quill (Stephen Armstrong 46+), Igor Simutenkov (Alex Zotinca 71), Carey Talley, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 85), Preki.
COLORADO RAPIDS--Joe Cannon, Kyle Beckerman, Wes Hart (Matt Crawford 45), Nat Borchers, Ritchie Kotschau, Robin Fraser, Mark Chung, Chris Henderson, Pablo Mastroeni, Chris Carrieri (Zizi Roberts 66), John Spencer.
COLORADO RAPIDS--Joe Cannon, Nat Borchers, Robin Fraser, Wes Hart (Chris Carrieri 64), Ritchie Kotschau, Kyle Beckerman, Mark Chung, Chris Henderson, Pablo Mastroeni, Zizi Roberts, John Spencer.
Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Roger Itava, Steven Davidson 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 6,434. Temperature: 33 and Partly Cloudy.
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Thomas Supple 4th Official: Terry Vaughn. Attendance: 10, 712. Temperature: 36 and Cloudy.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 1-1-1) VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (14-7-9, 2-1-0) DATE: November 15, 2003 -- Spartan Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 0-1-0) VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (9-10-11, 1-0-0) DATE: October 24, 2004 -- Spartan Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 OT Tot Kansas City 0 2 0 2 San Jose 0 2 1 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 San Jose 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 2 (Klein 1) 57 SJ--Lagos 1 (Dayak 2, Donovan 2) 61 KC--Klein 2 (Preki 1) 72 SJ--Mullan 1 (Russell 2) 83 SJ--Donovan 2 (Ekelund 2) 117
Scoring Summary: SJ--De Rosario 1 (Donovan 1) 40 SJ--Waibel 1 (Agoos 1) 52 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Simutenkov 41, Zotinca 59 SJ: CAUTIONS: Agoos 24, Mullan 38
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Zavagnin 100 SJ: CAUTIONS: Dayak 73, Faria 112 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 13 (Preki 4) 4 (4 tied with 1) 16 (Zavagnin 3) 2 2 Meola 3
San Jose Earthquakes 21 (Donovan 6) 6 (Donovan/Lagos 2) 10 (De Rosario/Faria 2) 2 6 Onstad 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Stephen Armstrong (Eric Quill 66), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Preki, CareyTalley, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 91+), Igor Simutenkov (Josh Wolff 71). SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Troy Dayak, Eddie Robinson, Craig Waibel (Dwayne De Rosario 81), Ronnie Ekelund, Manny Lagos (Ian Russell 68), Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney, Landon Donovan, Jamil Walker (Rodrigo Faria 77). Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: George Vergara, Greg Barkey 4th Official: Ricardo Valenzuela. Attendance: 16,108. Temperature: 51 and Clear.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 5 (5 tied with 1) 2 (Zavagnin/Zotinca 1) 14 (Zotinca 4) 3 5 Oshonivi 5
San Jose Earthquakes 15 (Ching/De Rosario 5) 7 (Ching 3) 24 (Agoos/Ching 5) 2 11 Onstad 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia,Alex Zotinca, Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury (Diego Walsh 79), Igor Simutenkov (Khari Stephenson 52), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Ryan Cochrane, Todd Dunivant, Craig Waibel, Ramiro Corrales, Landon Donovan, Brian Mullan, Ian Russell (Chris Brown 94+), Brian Ching, Dwayne De Rosario (Jamil Walker 86). Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Alex Prus. Attendance: 8,659. Temperature: 62 and Partly Cloudy.
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 1-1-0) VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (9-10-11, 1-1-0) DATE: October 30, 2004 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 2-1-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (11-9-10, 1-2-0) DATE: November 5, 2004 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 2 3 San Jose 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 2 Los Angeles 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Stephenson 1 (Jewsbury 1, Arnaud 1) 26 KC--own goal (Ching) 48 KC--Jewsbury 1 (Simutenkov 1, Burciaga 1) 92+
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (Wolff 1) 24 KC--Arnaud 2 (Zotinca 1) 69
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Jewsbury 46+, Arnaud 56, Gutierrez 78 SJ: CAUTIONS: Donovan 43 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 14 (3 tied with 3) 6 (3 tied with 2) 21 (Arnaud 5) 2 5 Oshonivi 4
San Jose Earthquakes 8 (Ching 3) 4 (Mulrooney 2) 15 (Ching 5) 6 4 Onstad 3
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca (Taylor Graham 94+), Jack Jewsbury, Khari Stephenson (Igor Simutenkov 69), Kerry Zavagnin (Diego Walsh 86), Davy Arnaud, Diego Gutierrez, Josh Wolff. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Ryan Cochrane, Todd Dunivant, Craig Waibel, Ramiro Corrales (Eddie Robinson 94+), Landon Donovan, Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney, Brian Ching, Dwayne De Rosario (Ian Russell 61). Referee: Terry Vaughn Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, George Gansner 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja. Attendance: 10,222. Temperature: 64 and Partly Cloudy.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Burciaga 41, Zotinca 72 LA: CAUTIONS: Vagenas 26, Broome 72, Herzog 83 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 14 (Arnaud 3) 6 (Arnaud 2) 19 (3 tied with 3) 3 5 Oshonivi 3
Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (Kirovski 4) 3 (Ruiz 2) 17 (Ruiz 4) 1 5 Hartman 4
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca, Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury, Khari Stephenson (Taylor Graham 59), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Chris Albright, Paul Broome, Danny Califf (Alejandro Moreno 78), Tyrone Marshall, Cobi Jones (Andreas Herzog 59), Marcelo Saragosa (Arturo Torres 62), Peter Vagenas, Sasha Victorine, Jovan Kirovski, Carlos Ruiz. Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Referee’s Assistants: Thomas Supple, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 11,931. Temperature: 58 and Partly Cloudy.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 2-2-0) VS D.C. United 11-10-9, 3-0-1) DATE: November 14, 2004 -- The Home Depot Center
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-12-7, 1-0-0) VS CHIVAS USA 15-7-8, 0-1-0) DATE: October 27, 2007 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 2 D.C. United 3 0 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Chivas USA 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Burciaga 1 (unassisted) 6 DC--Eskandarian 3 (Carroll 1) 19 DC--Eskandarian 4 (unassisted) 23 DC--own goal (Zotinca, NONINDIVIDUAL) 26 KC--Wolff 1 (penalty kick) 58
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (free kick) 35
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Gutierrez 33 DC: CAUTIONS: Stewart 55, Namoff 72, Olsen 89; EJECTIONS: Kovalenko 57
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 44, Garcia 54, Zavagnin 88 CHV: CAUTIONS: Zotinca 46+
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 11 (Conrad 3) 6 (Conrad 2) 13 (Arnaud/Gutierrez 3) 1 5 Oshonivi 2
D.C. United 8 (Eskandarian/Gomez 3) 4 (Eskandarian 2) 15 (Stewart 3) 2 4 Rimando 2
Kansas City Wizards 8 (3 tied with 2) 3 (3 tied with 1) 12 (Garcia/Zavagnin 4) 2 2 Hartman 4
Chivas USA 8 (Marsch 2) 4 (4 tied with 1) 18 (Kljestan 4) 5 1 Guzan 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca (Diego Walsh 82), Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury (Matt Taylor 66), Khari Stephenson (Igor Simutenkov 48+), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Raybould 89), Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Sasha Victorine, Kerry Zavagnin, Kurt Morsink (Ryan Pore 72), Scott Sealy, Eddie Johnson.
D.C. UNITED--Nick Rimando, Bryan Namoff, Ryan Nelsen, Mike Petke, Brian Carroll, Earnie Stewart (Brandon Prideaux 82), Christian Gomez (Joshua Gros 59), Dema Kovalenko (Ejected 57), Ben Olsen, Alecko Eskandarian (Freddy Adu 65), Jaime Moreno.
CHIVAS USA--Brad Guzan, Jason Hernandez, Claudio Suarez, Shavar Thomas, Jonathan Bornstein, Alex Zotinca (John Cunliffe 57), Sacha Kljestan, Jesse Marsch, Paulo Nagamura, Francisco Mendoza, Laurent Merlin (Ramon Nunez 70).
Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee’s Assistants: Nate Clement, Kermit Quisenberry 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja. Attendance: 25, 797. Temperature: 81 and Clear.
Referee: Alex Prus Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Rob Fereday 4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez. Attendance: 12,442. Temperature: 56 and Clear.
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ALL-TIME KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-12-7, 1-0-1) VS CHIVAS USA 15-7-8, 0-1-1) DATE: November 3, 2007 -- The Home Depot Center Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Chivas USA 0 0 0 Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Johnson 65 CHV: CAUTIONS: Marsch 19, Francisco Mendoz 53, Nunez 62, Bornstein Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 8 (Johnson 3) 3 (Arnaud 2) 13 (Johnson 3) 4 0 Hartman 6
Chivas USA 16 (Galindo 4) 7 (Francisco Mendoz/Nagamura 2) 20 (3 tied with 3) 2 6 Guzan 3
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury, Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Lance Watson 94+), Sasha Victorine (Ryan Pore 67), Eddie Johnson, Scott Sealy (Jose Burciaga Jr. 82). CHIVAS USA--Brad Guzan, Lawson Vaughn, Claudio Suarez, Shavar Thomas, Jonathan Bornstein, Francisco Mendoza (Anthony Hamilton 81), Paulo Nagamura, Jesse Marsch, Sacha Kljestan, Maykel Galindo, Ramon Nunez (John Cunliffe 74). Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Tim Weyland. Attendance: 19,711. Temperature: 60 and Partly Cloudy.
POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-12-7, 1-1-1) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO 15-8-7, 2-1-0) DATE: November 10, 2007 -- Robertson Stadium Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Houston 1 1 2 Scoring Summary: HOU--Jaqua 1 (Mulrooney 1) 35 HOU--De Rosario 1 (Waibel 1) 81 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Garcia 55, Marinelli 58, Arnaud 93+ HOU: CAUTIONS: Jaqua 41 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 3 (Johnson 2) 0 (28 tied with 0) 10 (Morsink 4) 0 1 Hartman 4
Houston Dynamo 11 (Ching/De Rosario 3) 6 (De Rosario 2) 11 (Waibel 3) 6 6 None
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Pore 75), Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Carlos Marinelli 46), Sasha Victorine (Eloy Colombano 66), Eddie Johnson, Scott Sealy. HOUSTON DYNAMO--Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Brian Mullan, Eddie Robinson, Ryan Cochrane, Wade Barrett, Dwayne De Rosario (Stuart Holden 85), Richard Mulrooney, Brad Davis, Brian Ching (Joseph Ngwenya 70), Nate Jaqua. Referee: Jair Marrufo Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, C.J. Morgante 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja. Attendance: 30,972. Temperature: 74 and Clear.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 0-0-1) VS COLUMBUS CREW (17-7-6, 0-0-1) DATE: November 1, 2008 -- CommunityAmerica Ballpark
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 0-1-1) VS COLUMBUS CREW (17-7-6, 1-0-1) DATE: November 8, 2008 -- Columbus Crew Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 1 1 Columbus 0 1 1
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Columbus 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (Lopez 1) 53 CLB--Lenhart 1 (Moreno 1) 92+
Scoring Summary: CLB--Evans 1 (Carroll 1) 7 CLB--Rogers 1 (Moreno 2, Barros Schelotto 1) 57
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Jewsbury 41; EJECTIONS: Gomez 75 CLB: CAUTIONS: Padula 84, Carroll 93+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Arnaud 39, Wahl 49 CLB: CAUTIONS: Evans 63, Rogers 66, Hejduk 87, Ekpo 90
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 5 (Gomez 3) 2 (Arnaud/Gomez 1) 18 (Thompson 4) 0 1 Hartman 3
Columbus Crew 10 (Barros Schelotto/Moreno 3) 4 (Hejduk 2) 14 (3 tied with 3) 0 4 Hesmer 1
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jonathan Leathers, Tyson Wahl, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Herculez Gomez (Ejected 75), Jack Jewsbury, Davy Arnaud, Kevin Souter (Roger Espinoza 92+), Abe Thompson (Josh Wolff 69), Claudio Lopez (Ivan Trujillo 89).
Kansas City Wizards 6 (Jewsbury/Lopez 2) 2 (Lopez/Thompson 1) 10 (Arnaud 3) 2 3 Hartman 1
Columbus Crew 13 (Evans 4) 3 (Evans 2) 15 (Carroll/Rogers 3) 1 1 Hesmer 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jonathan Leathers, Tyson Wahl (Josh Wolff 68), Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Roger Espinoza (Matt Marquess 77), Jack Jewsbury, Kevin Souter, Abe Thompson (Michael Kraus 59), Claudio Lopez.
COLUMBUS CREW--William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Chad Marshall, Danny O’Rourke, Gino Padula, Eddie Gaven (Steven Lenhart 83), Brad Evans, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers (Emmanuel Ekpo 88), Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Alejandro Moreno.
COLUMBUS CREW--William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Chad Marshall (Andy Iro 92+), Danny O’Rourke, Gino Padula (Ezra Hendrickson 92+), Eddie Gaven, Brad Evans, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Emmanuel Ekpo 85), Alejandro Moreno.
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Corey Rockwell 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo. Attendance: 10,385. Temperature: 65 and Partly Cloudy.
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Nate Clement 4th Official: Mark Geiger. Attendance: 11,153. Temperature: 42 and Partly Cloudy.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (13-9-12, 1-0-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (12-9-13, 1-1-0) DATE: October 30, 2011 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
COLORADO RAPIDS (12-9-13, 1-2-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (13-9-12, 2-0-0) DATE: November 2, 2011 -- Sporting Park
Goals by Period Sporting KC Colorado
Goals by Period Colorado Sporting KC
1 0 0
2 2 0
Tot 2 0
2 0 1
Tot 0 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 1 (Zusi 1) 28 KC--Sapong 1 (Zusi 2) 76
Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 1 (Julio Cesar 1) 49 KC--Bunbury 2 (penalty kick) 59 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
1 0 1
Sporting Kansas City 8 (Bunbury 3) 5 (Bunbury 2) 13 (Sapong 3) 0 4 Nielsen 1
Colorado Rapids 8 (Nyassi/Cummings 2) 1 (Kandji 1) 10 (3 players tied with 2) 2 6 Pickens 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Jeferson 78), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara (Soony Saad 89), Teal Bunbury (Davy Arnaud 69), C.J. Sapong. COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura (Tyrone Marshall 36, COL Nonindividual 57), Miguel Comminges, Drew Moor (Scott Palguta 59), Marvell Wynne, Brian Mullan, Wells Thompson, Sanna Nyassi, Jeff Larentowicz, Omar Cummings, Caleb Folan (Macoumba Kandji 23). Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, Ian Anderson 4th Official: Juan Guzman. Attendance: 8,601. Temperature: 63 and Clear.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City 12 (3 tied with 3) 7 (Sapong 3) 21 (Myers/Sapong 4) 3 3 Nielsen 4
Colorado Rapids 9 (Nyassi 3) 4 (Nyassi 2) 17 (Cummings 4) 3 2 Pickens 5
COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Wells Thompson, Miguel Comminges, Marvell Wynne, Scott Palguta, Brian Mullan, Sanna Nyassi, Joseph Nane (Macoumba Kandji 56), Jeff Larentowicz, Omar Cummings (Quincy Amarikwa 45), Ross LaBauex (Eddie Ababio 80). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Birahim Diop 79), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 45), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (Soony Saad 87), C.J. Sapong. Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: David Gantar. Attendance: 18,565. Temperature: 45 and Raining.
HOUSTON DYNAMO (12-9-13, 3-0-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (13-9-12, 2-1-0) DATE: November 6, 2011 -- Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (18-7-9, 0-1-0) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO (14-9-11, 2-0-0) DATE: November 4, 2012 -- BBVA Compass Stadium
Goals by Period Houston Sporting KC
Goals by Period Sporting KC Houston
1 0 0
2 2 0
Tot 2 0
Scoring Summary: HOU--Hainault 2 (unassisted) 53 HOU--Costly 1 (Luiz Camargo 1) 87 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City 13 (Kamara 5) 4 (Kamara 2) 11 (Bunbury 3) 2 4 Nielsen 2
Houston Dynamo 6 (6 tied with 1) 4 (4 tied with 1) 13 (Carr 3) 5 1 Hall 4
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Omar Bravo 85), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Jeferson 82), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 75), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong.
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2 0 1
Tot 0 2
Scoring Summary: HOU--Moffat 1 (Bruin 1) 18 HOU--Bruin 3 (Carr 2) 75
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe, Geoff Cameron, Bobby Boswell, Danny Cruz, Adam Moffat, Luiz Camargo, Brad Davis (Jermaine Taylor 39), Calen Carr (Will Bruin 68), Brian Ching (Carlo Costly 78).
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: C.J. Morgante, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Chris Penso. Attendance: 20,839. Temperature: 66 and Sunny.
1 0 1
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City 13 (Zusi 4) 1 (Sapong 1) 11 (Collin 3) 2 4 N/A
Houston Dynamo 13 (Clark/Moffat 3) 2 (Bruin/Moffat 1) 15 (Clark 4) 2 3 Hall 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Peterson Joseph 77), Kei Kamara, Jacob Peterson (Bobby Convey 90), Julio Cesar, C.J. Sapong (Dom Dwyer 80). HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Corey Ashe, Jermaine Taylor (Andre Hainault 55), Bobby Boswell, Boniek Garcia, Brad Davis, Adam Moffat, Ricardo Clark, Calen Carr (Brian Ching 81), Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 84). Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Adam Garner 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos. Attendance: 20,689. Temperature: 80 and Clear.
ALL-TIME HOUSTON DYNAMO (14-9-11, 2-1-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (18-7-9, 1-1-0) DATE: November 7, 2012 -- Sporting Park Goals by Period Houston Sporting KC
1 0 0
2 0 1
Tot 0 1
Scoring Summary: KC--Sinovic 1 (Zusi 1, Kamara 1) 64 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City 20 (Sapong 6) 4 (4 tied with 1) 14 (Zusi 5) 2 5 Nielsen 1
Houston Dynamo 3 (Bruin 2) 1 (Bruin 1) 14 (Garcia 3) 0 0 Hall 3
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Corey Ashe, Andre Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Boniek Garcia, Brad Davis (Luiz Camargo 84), Adam Moffat, Ricardo Clark, Calen Carr (Macoumba Kandji 33), Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 74). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Peterson Joseph, Roger Espinoza, Oriol Rosell, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Graham Zusi.
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting KC 0 1 1 NE Revolution 0 2 2 Scoring Summary: NE--Dorman 1 (unassisted) 55 NE--Rowe 1 (Nguyen 1, Agudelo 1) 67 KC--Collin 1 (Sapong 1, Myers 1) 69 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City 13 (Myers 4) 4 (4 tied with 1) 12 (Collin 3) 2 3 Nielsen 1
New England Revolution 8 (3 tied with 2) 3 (3 tied with 1) 13 (Imbongo 4) 2 2 Reis 2
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Oriol Rosell, Graham Zusi; C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury (Dom Dwyer 77), Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 70).
Referee: Ismail Elfath Referee’s Assistants: George Gansner, Corey Rockwell 4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez. Attendance: 15,164. Temperature: 47 and Clear.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (14-11-9, 1-1-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-10-7, 1-1-0) DATE: November 6, 2013 -- Sporting Park Goals by Period 1 2 OT Tot NE Revolution 0 1 0 1 Sporting KC 0 2 1 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-10-7, 1-1-1) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO (14-11-9, 2-0-2) DATE: November 9, 2013 -- BBVA Compass Stadium Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting KC 0 0 0 Houston 0 0 0 Scoring Summary: None
Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 2 (unassisted) 41 NE--Imbongo 1 (Rowe 1) 70 KC--Sinovic 1 (Zusi 1, Collin 1) 79 KC--Bieler 1 (Feilhaber 1) 113 Sporting Kansas City 32 (Sapong 7) 10 (Dwyer 3) 16 (Rosell 4) 3 10 Nielsen 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-10-7, 0-1-0) VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (14-11-9, 1-0-0) DATE: November 2, 2013 -- Gillette Stadium
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Reis; Darrius Barnes, Jose Goncalves, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell; Andy Dorman, Diego Fagundez, Kelyn Rowe (Chad Barrett 85), Lee Nguyen, Juan Agudelo; Dimitry Imbongo (Scott Caldwell 71).
Referee: Allen Chapman Referee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Corey Parker 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo. Attendance: 20,894. Temperature: 47 and Fair.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
POSTSEASON BOX SCORES
New England Revolution 5 (Agudelo 2) 2 (Agudelo/Imbongo 1) 27 (Agudelo 7) 1 1 Reis 7
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City 15 (Feilhaber 3) 3 (Bunbury 2) 12 (Zusi 3) 2 1 Nielsen 3
Houston Dynamo 10 (Garcia 3) 3 (Garcia 2) 11 (Weaver 3) 2 4 Hall 2
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber (C.J. Sapong 74); Graham Zusi, Teal Bunbury (Dom Dwyer 76), Jacob Peterson (Ike Opara 84).
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Reis; A.J. Soares, Jose Goncalves, Darrius Barnes (Jerry Bengtson 115), Andrew Farrell; Diego Fagundez, Kelyn Rowe, Andy Dorman (Scott Caldwell 46), Lee Nguyen, Juan Agudelo; Dimitry Imbongo ( Chad Barrett 78).
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala; Boniek Garcia, Warren Creavalle, Ricardo Clark (Andrew Driver 26), Brad Davis; Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 46), Omar Cummings (Giles Barnes 78).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Paulo Nagamura (Soony Saad 97), Benny Feilhaber (Ike Opara 116); C.J. Sapong, Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 84), Graham Zusi.
Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkley, Adam Wienckowski 4th Official: Chris Penso. Attendance: 22,107. Temperature: 69 and Partly Cloudy.
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Sean Hurd, Joe Fletcher 4th Official: Sorin Stoica. Attendance: 19,031. Temperature: 50 and Partly Cloudy.
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HOUSTON DYNAMO (14-11-9, 2-1-2) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-10-7, 2-1-1) DATE: November 23, 2013 -- Sporting Park
REAL SALT LAKE (16-10-8, 3-1-1) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (18-7-9, 2-1-2) DATE: December 7, 2013 -- Sporting Park
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Houston 1 0 1 Sporting KC 1 1 2
Goals by Period Real Salt Lake Sporting KC
Scoring Summary: HOU--Garcia 2 (Davis 1) 3 KC--Sapong 1 (unassisted) 14 KC--Dwyer 1 (Feilhaber 2) 63
Scoring Summary: RSL--Saborio 1 (Beckerman 1) 52 KC--Collin 3 (Zusi 2) 76
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo 14 (Dwyer 5) 8 (Garcia 2) 3 (Dwyer 2) 2 (Ashe/Garcia 1) 14 (Feilhaber/Dwyer 3) 14 (Davis 4) 2 2 4 1 Nielsen 1 Hall 1
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Eric Brunner, Corey Ashe; Warren Creavalle (Servando Carrasco 75), Giles Barnes, Brad Davis; Andrew Driver (Omar Cummings 70), Boniek Garcia, Cam Weaver (Jason Johnson 82). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber (Ike Opara 84); Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 90), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 90), C.J. Sapong. Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Frank Anderson 4th Official: Edvin Jurisevic. Attendance: 21,650. Temperature: 22 and Partly Cloudy.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
1 0 0
2 1 1
OT 0 0
Tot 1 1
PK 6 7
Penalty Kicks Summary: KC--Bieler, Goal RSL--Saborio, Miss KC--Nagamura, Goal RSL--Grabavoy, Miss KC--Besler, Saved RSL--Beckerman, Goal KC--Feilhaber, Goal RSL--Plata, Goal KC--Zusi, Miss RSL--Morales, Goal KC--Sinovic, Goal RSL--Schuler, Goal KC--Sapong, Goal RSL--Beltran, Goal KC--Olum, Miss RSL--Velasquez, Saved KC--Myers, Goal RSL--Borchers, Goal KC--Collin, Goal RSL--Palmer, Miss
Sporting Kansas City 24 (Zusi 4) 5 (Dwyer 2) 19 (Collin 4) 4 9 Nielsen 1
Real Salt Lake 12 (Saborio 4) 2 (Saborio/Beckerman 1) 21 (Beltran/Beckerman 4) 3 1 Rimando 4
REAL SALT LAKE--Nick Rimando; Chris Schuler, Tony Beltran, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert (Lovel Palmer 72); Ned Grabavoy, Luis Gil (Sebastian Velasquez 87), Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales; Alvaro Saborio, Robbie Findley (Joao Plata 112). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell (Lawrence Olum 8), Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 72), C.J. Sapong. Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Bill Dittmar 4th Official: Ismail Elfath. Attendance: 21,650. Temperature: 22 and Sunny.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (14-13-7, 0-1-0) VS NEW YORK RED BULLS (13-10-11, 1-0-0) DATE: October 30, 2014 -- Red Bull Arena Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting KC 0 1 1 New York 0 2 2 Scoring Summary: HOU--Dwyer 1 (Feilhaber 1) 53 NY--Wright-Phillips 1 (Henry 1, Luyindula 1) 77 NY--Wright-Phillips 2 (Oyongo 1, Luyindula 2) 90 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls 3 (Dwyer 2) 13 (Wright-Phillips 4) 2 (Dwyer/Nagamura 1) 5 (Wright-Phillips 2) 19 (Dwyer/Sapong 4) 8 (Miller 2) 3 4 6 5 Kronberg 3 Robles 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Eric Kronberg, Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Paulo Nagamura, Jorge Claros, Benny Feilhaber, C.J. Sapong (Jacob Peterson 81), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi. NEW YORK RED BULLS--Luis Robles, Richard Eckersley (Ambroise Oyongo 75), Jamison Olave, Ibrahim Sekagya, Roy Miller, Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty, Tim Cahill (Connor Lade 94+), Thierry Henry, Eric Alexander (Peguy Luyindula 65), Bradley Wright-Phillips. Referee: Armando Villarreal Referee’s Assistants: Peter Manikowski, Brian Dunn 4th Official: Silviu Petrescu. Attendance: 15,518. Temperature: 52 and Clear.
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TECHNICAL STAFF
Peter Vermes - Manager Vermes’ career began in Delran, N.J. where he led Delran High School to a state championship in 1983 with the game-winning goal in overtime. He was the New Jersey scholastic player of the year in 1984 as an All-American who finished his prep career with 109 goals. Collegiately, he recorded eight goals and three assists at Loyola of Maryland before transferring to Rutgers University.
Not only was Vermes the only MLS player to play every minute in the 1999 season, but the feat came during a span of 67 uninterrupted MLS appearances from 19982000 that ranks second most by a field player in League history.
Vermes arrived in Kansas City for the historic 2000 season via a trade with the Rapids. After finishing worst in the Western Conference a year before, KC won the From 1985-1987, Vermes contributed 35 goals and 19 assists for the Scarlet Knights Supporters Shield and MLS Cup in 2000 thanks to Vermes’ stellar defensive play in in a college career that culminated with Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, NSCAA Allfront of Tony Meola. American and National Player of the Year finalist honors. He scored 21 goals and added 10 assists in 24 games as Rutgers’ Male Athlete of the Year as a senior and his The team set an MLS record for most regular season shutouts with 17, highlighted 10 game-winning goals in 1987 still stand as a school record. by an 817-minute shutout streak in home matches that still stands as the best mark in MLS history. Vermes anchored the backline in all seven postseason matches, Vermes debuted for the U.S. Men’s National Team in 1988 in the first of 67 career including five more shutouts, to cap off a season that saw him claim MLS All-Star, appearances that spanned the highest levels of international competition. He Best XI and Defender of the Year honors. represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and was named U.S. Soccer’s 1988 Male Athlete of the Year and Olympic Player of Vermes’ playing career came to a close after the 2002 season, retiring at the age the Year. of 36 after a seven-year MLS run in which he reached the MLS Cup Playoffs in all seven campaigns. He started 208 of 209 MLS appearances (including playoffs) with In 1989, he starred for the bronze-medal winning U.S. team at the first-ever FIFA 11 goals and 19 assists and is one of 26 players in MLS history to start 25 or more Five-A-Side World Championship (now Futsal World Cup) in Holland, where he was postseason matches. the tournament’s leading scorer with six goals. He then made six appearances in the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, helping the U.S. qualify for the country’s first Since retirement, Vermes has continued to grow the game at all levels and holds a FIFA World Cup in 40 years. Vermes was chosen to the World Cup team, coached by USSF “A” coaching license. In 2003, he began his current role as Technical Director Gansler, and started all three games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. of Blue Valley Soccer Club and as Technical Director of the Super-Y League. He founded U.S. Youth Futsal in 2004 and remains on their leadership team today. He After scoring six of his 11 career international goals in 1990 and earning the also served as an assistant coach on the United States Under-20 Men’s National captain’s armband for his country, Vermes scored twice in the 1991 CONCACAF Team that won their group at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Gold Cup with goals in the group stage finale and semifinals en route to the United Netherlands. States’ first of four regional championships. After playing a prominent role in the first ever Gold Cup, Vermes would also feature in the inaugural editions of two In November 2006, two months after Sporting Club purchased the then-Kansas more international tournaments a year later with appearances in the 1992 U.S. Cup City Wizards from the Hunt Sports Group, Vermes was named the team’s Technical and FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia. Director to oversee all soccer operations for the club. In 2009, Vermes became the team’s manager and his .554 winning percentage in six seasons is the best in team In 1993, Vermes was selected for the United States first trip to Copa America and history. His .600 winning postseason winning percentage (5-3-2) is also a franchise again represented the U.S. in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. He earned his final cap for best. the U.S. Men’s National Team in November 1997 after transitioning from goal scorer to defender, playing in his 10th career FIFA World Cup Qualifier and doing so under He led Sporting Kansas City to first place finishes in the Eastern Conference in 2011 his fifth different national team coach. and 2012 and their first trophy in eight years with the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title. An MLS Coach of the Year finalist in 2011 and 2012, Vermes was selected Vermes also enjoyed a prolific career at the club level, turning pro with the to coach the MLS All-Stars during the 2013 MLS All-Star Game at Sporting Park. American Soccer League’s New Jersey Eagles in 1988. He then became the first American to play in the first divisions of Hungary (Raba ETO FC in 1989) and After Sporting Kansas City’s MLS Cup triumph on Dec. 7, 2013, Vermes became Holland (F.C. Volendam in 1990). Following a brief stint with the Tampa Bay the first person to win MLS Cup as a player and coach for the same club. The Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League, he joined Figueres in Spain’s championship capped a campaign that also saw Sporting Kansas City compete in second division from 1991-1995. the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in eight years and come within a point of the Supporters’ Shield title. Returning home ahead of Major League’s soccer inaugural season, Vermes first played domestically for the New York Fever as a USISL Professional League This season, Vermes became the winningest coach in club history and won his Northeast Division All-Star in 1995. He was selected in the 1996 MLS Inaugural third major trophy as a manager when Sporting Kansas City lifted the 2015 Lamar Player Draft by the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and captained the club in Hunt U.S. Open Cup title against the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park. He becomes their debut season, leading the team in minutes played. Following the MLS season, the second coach in club history to lead the team to five straight postseason Vermes signed with the NPSL’s Philadelphia Kixx and was a 1996-1997 NPSL Allappearances, duplicating the feat reached by Bob Gansler from 2000-2004. Star. Vermes has served on the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Board of Directors, Executive The Colorado Rapids acquired Vermes prior to the 1997 season, in a trade for Committee and Athlete Council in addition to similar roles within Major League current Sporting Kansas City assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin, and Vermes led the Soccer. He was inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and club to the 1997 MLS Cup with six goals and four assists in the regular season. the Soccer Coaches of New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2009. His hometown of Delran, A team co-captain, Vermes’ three years in Colorado under head coach Glenn N.J. also honored him with the opening of Olympian Peter Vermes Soccer Park in Myernick from 1997-1999 remain as the Rapids three most victorious seasons in 1989. He was inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2013. team history.
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Kerry Zavagnin – Assistant Coach 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. 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. 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 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.
Zoran Savic – Assistant Coach 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. 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. 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. John Pascarella – Goalkeeper Coach Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS. Once his playing career was over, Pascarella began coaching as a member of Sasho Cirovski’s staff at Maryland. He then went on to work in Northern Virginia youth soccer circles as a high school coach and Olympic Development Program coach before becoming the Head Coach and Technical Director of the Northern Virginia Royals of the USL’s Premier Development League for two seasons. Pascarella joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.
Mateus Manoel – Fitness Coach Mateus Manoel is in his sixth season with Sporting Kansas City as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery. In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia. Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.
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PLAYERS #17 | DEFENDER | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @saad_abdul
Ht: 6-4 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Shots 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal N/A Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 5-4-1 he scores 0-0-0 Rookie defender Saad Abdul-Salaam was selected by Sporting KC with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut with a substitute appearance in a 4-2 win over New England on May 20 after starting five games on loan for the reigning North American Soccer League champion San Antonio Scorpions. He has made 27 appearances in all competitions this season (22 in MLS) and recorded his first professional assist in a 6-2 U.S. Open Cup win over FC Dallas on July 1. He earned his first MLS start on July 12, a 1-0 win over Vancouver in which Abdul-Salaam received Team of the Week honors from Bleacher Report. Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-2014), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. The right back helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three college seasons. He enjoyed a breakout junior campaign in 2013 with five assists in 19 starts before earning All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014, notching two goals and a team-high six assists while starting all 21 games for the Zips.
#23 | DEFENDER | JALIL ANIBABA | @jalil_anibaba4 Ht: 6-0 Wt. 185 DOB: 10/19/1988 Hometown: Fullerton, California College: North Carolina Last Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 12/12/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 22, 2011, CHI vs CLB Assists 2, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 27, 2012, CHI vs DC Shots 3, 4 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Committed 3, 8 times, last: May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Goal Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 6-2-6 he scores 1-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2012 Chicago Fire 1 1 75 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2014 Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 1 76 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Fifth-year MLS defender Jalil Anibaba joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season. He previously made 112 regular season appearances over four years with the Chicago Fire (2011-2013) and Seattle Sounders FC (2014), recording four goals and six assists. He made his Sporting KC debut on March 21 and scored his first goal for the club in second half stoppage time of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. His first of four Sporting KC assists during the month of May was a game-winner to Paulo Nagamura on May 3, and he was named to the fan ballot for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. Capable of playing as a centerback or right back, Anibaba made 16 MLS appearances in 2014 and helped Seattle win the Supporters’ Shield title. He also featured in four matches during the club’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open championship. The 26-year-old spent his first three professional seasons in Chicago, where he played in 96 of the team’s 102 regular season contests from 2011-2013. The defender was named a finalist for Major League Soccer’s Fair Play Award in 2013, starting every regular season match of the campaign. As a youth, Anibaba represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 national team levels.
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#11 | MIDFIELDER | BERNARDO ANOR | @BernardoAnor Ht: 6-1 Wt. 178 DOB: 5/24/1988 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela College: South Florida Last Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade with Columbus Crew SC on 12/8/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots 5, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 7, 2013, CLB vs POR Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, CLB at NE Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Goal Oct. 26, 2014, CLB vs PHI Assist Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI 2015 Record when: he starts 1-1-2 he scores 0-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2014 Columbus Crew SC 1 0 17 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 1 0 17 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bernardo Anor joined Sporting KC from Columbus Crew SC in December 2014 to become the club’s first offseason acquisition. The 27-year-old native of Venezuela appeared in 72 matches over four seasons with Columbus, scoring 12 goals and adding three game-winning assists since being drafted out of the University of South Florida in 2011. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start on March 8 before being sidelined from May through August with multiple injuries. Anor played 13 MLS matches as a rookie and 11 games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. He returned in 2013 to make 19 MLS starts and earn the club’s Comeback Player of the Year award. He netted a career-high six goals in 2014, helping Columbus earn a postseason berth for the first time since 2011. Anor was South Florida’s top scorer for three seasons during his collegiate career (2007-2010) in which he recorded 21 goals and seven assists. His younger brother, Juan Pablo, plays professionally for Malaga CF in Spain’s La Liga, and his father, Bernardo, represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
#5 | DEFENDER | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 10 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 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 Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 14-10-8 he scores 0-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Sporting KC 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2012 Sporting KC 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2013 Sporting KC 5 5 510 0 0 1 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 2014 Sporting KC 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 11 1050 0 0 2 0 14 8 1 0 0 0 Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his seventh season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-2015), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. He was named to the MLS All-Star Fan XI ahead of the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29. Besler signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the club in July 2014. His 218 appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions lead the current roster and rank seventh most all-time. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 177 of his 182 MLS regular season appearances and landed Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors three times (2011-2013). Besler has earned 27 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil alongside teammate Graham Zusi, becoming the first Kansan to play in the World Cup. He started all four matches in the tournament as the U.S. finished Group G runners-up behind eventual champion Germany and advanced to the Round of 16. He helped lead the U.S. to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, starting all three matches in the knockout stage.
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PLAYERS #71 | DEFENDER | MARCEL DE JONG
Ht: 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/15/1986 Hometown: Valkenswaard, Netherlands Last Club: FC Augsburg (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 3/2/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assists 1, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots 5, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 2, Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Goal Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assist Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU 2015 Record when: he starts 3-5-3 he scores 0-1-0 Sporting KC signed defender Marcel de Jong ahead of the 2015 campaign. After logging more than 225 club appearances over his past 10 professional seasons in Netherlands and Germany, he made his MLS and Sporting KC debut on March 14 with a 90-minute performance at FC Dallas. He scored his first MLS goal in a 3-2 loss at Columbus on Aug. 22. A dual citizen of Canada and Netherlands, de Jong began his youth career with PSV Eindhoven before signing professionally with Helmond Sport 2004. After two years in the Dutch second division, he joined Roda JC in the top flight Eredivisie in 2006. De Jong moved to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg. His first season there ended with promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since the team was founded in 1907. De Jong has made 39 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with two goals since his international debut at age 21 in 2007, recently starting in all three group stage matches at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in July and scoring in a friendly vs. Ghana on Oct. 13. He has represented the Reds at the past four Gold Cup tournaments, as well as 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
#13 | DEFENDER | AMADOU DIA | @amadou_iT11 Ht: 5-10 Wt. 150 DOB: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs HOU Fouls Suffered 3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA 2015 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 he scores 0-0-0 Rookie defender Amadou Dia was selected by Sporting KC with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. On March 8, the 21-year-old became the first rookie to start in a Sporting KC season opener since 2011 and recorded seven interceptions, third most among MLS players in Week 1. He has started 13 of 22 MLS appearances this year and 17 of 26 in all competitions, recording his first assist for the club in the U.S Open Cup quarterfinals against Houston. Dia 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 has represented the United States at the under-14 (2007), under-18 (2009, 2010) and under-20 (2012) levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France. As a youth, he was an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.
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#14 | FORWARD | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 5, Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 10-11-7 he scores 6-2-4 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2012 Sporting KC 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 Sporting KC 5 3 272 1 0 16 8 8 7 3 0 0 0 2014 Sporting KC 1 1 90 1 0 2 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 Totals 7 4 372 2 0 19 9 12 9 5 0 0 0 Fourth-year veteran Dom Dwyer has garnered Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year and Golden Boot honors in each of the last two seasons. The Englishman set a single-season club record in 2014 with 22 goals, second most in MLS, and his 45 career goals in all competitions are fourth most in team history. Dwyer, who was an MLS All-Star in 2014 for the first time in his career, has scored 67 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013—45 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. He signed a contract extension with the club ahead of the 2015 campaign and leads the team this year with 17 goals in all competitions, including a club-record four goals in a 6-2 U.S. Open Cup win over FC Dallas on July 1. After making three appearances across all competitions during his rookie season, he notched 15 goals in 13 regular season games while on loan with Orlando City SC in 2013 to set USL PRO’s single-season scoring record at the time. He added four goals in the USL PRO final to earn championship MVP honors. Dwyer won two national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College (2009, 2010), where he was the national junior college player of the year after scoring 37 goals as a sophomore. Moving on to South Florida in 2011, he scored 16 goals in 21 games.
#4 | DEFENDER | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assists 1, 4 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Committed 4, Apr 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 12-9-5 he scores 4-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2014 Sporting KC 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, defender Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2014 campaign in which he made 21 MLS appearances, including his playoff debut. He finished 2014 with three assists in league play, tied for third most in the team, while splitting time between the right back and center back positions. The 24-year-old has continued his unlikely rise in 2015, registering career highs in MLS with 26 starts and four goals, the most among MLS defenders during the Opta era (2011-present). Now in his fifth season with the club, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing collegiately at Barton County Community College in 2009-10. He scored his first competitive goal for the club last March, sparking a 1-0 win over Cruz Azul (Mexico) in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Sporting Park.
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PLAYERS #27 | MIDFIELDER | ROGER ESPINOZA
Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 15 times, last: July 24, 2015, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs HOU Goal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist July 24, 2015, KC at RSL 2015 Record when: he starts 7-4-6 he scores 0-1-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2008 Sporting KC 2 1 78 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2011 Sporting KC 3 3 210 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 2012 Sporting KC 2 2 167 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 7 6 455 0 0 4 1 7 7 1 0 2 0 Roger Espinoza returns to Sporting KC in 2015 after a two-year stint in the English Premier League and Championship. He began his pro career in Kansas City (2008-2012) before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. He tallied a career-high four MLS assists in 2015 with one goal before suffering a sesamoid fracture in his left foot on Aug. 1. In his last year with the Sporting KC, Espinoza was an MLS All-Star and helped lead the club to the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title. He has made 150 appearances for the team in all competitions, recording three goals and 17 assists over six seasons. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined (including playoffs), he ranked in the top 10 among MLS players with 358 duels won (fifth) and 128 tackles won (seventh). Espinoza has earned 46 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team, scoring four goals since debuting in 2009. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He leads the Sporting KC roster with five career World Cup starts. Espinoza made 57 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for Wigan Athletic, including eight in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League. He also recorded a 90-minute shift in Wigan’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.
#10 | MIDFIELDER | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 Ht: 6-0 Wt. 185 DOB: 10/19/1988 Hometown: Fullerton, California College: North Carolina Last Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 12/12/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Assists 2, 4 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Assist Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA 2015 Record when: he starts 13-9-8 he scores 6-1-1 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2013 Sporting KC 4 4 394 0 2 14 1 5 12 2 0 1 0 2014 Sporting KC 1 1 90 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 5 484 0 3 14 1 7 14 2 0 1 0 Now in his fifth Major League Soccer season, Benny Feilhaber has reached MLS career-highs with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to earning Sporting KC’s MVP award in 2015. A regular fixture in Sporting KC’s midfield, he earned his first career MLS All-Star selection after being named to the Fan XI for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29. He was named Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April and has recorded a single-season club record 20 assists in all competitions. Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with Hamburg (Germany) after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. Acquired by Sporting KC prior to the 2013 season, he has made 111 appearances in all competitions for the club with 20 goals and 36 assists. A member of the United States Men’s National Team, Feilhaber has earned 41 caps with two goals since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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#22 | MIDFIELDER | CONNOR HALLISEY | @c_hallisey Ht: 5-9 Wt. 158 DOB: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Shots 3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 5-0-1 he scores 0-0-0 Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey was selected by Sporting KC with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He made his MLS debut with a late substitute appearance in a 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo on April 25. He has made 13 MLS appearances this season and earned his first professional start on May 29, a 4-0 win over FC Dallas in which he recorded his first MLS assist. A former member of the United State Under-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-2014), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career matches. As a senior in 2014, Hallisey was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 games with nine goals and 12 assists. He was named to the 2014 Capital One/CoSIDA All-District 8 Team, earned All-Pac-12 first team honors, landed a Pac-12 All-Academic second team nod, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.
#21 | GOALKEEPER | JON KEMPIN | @JonKempin21 Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Saves 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 1-1-1
Goalkeeper Jon Kempin became Sporting KC’s first ever Homegrown Player upon signing for the club in 2010. He enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2014, entering the record books as the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match in club history. He earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two MLS appearances and was MVP of the 2014 MLS Chipotle Homegrown Game. After making his Sporting KC debut in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Kempin went on loan to then-USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC (nine games played) in 2013. He then spent half of 2014 on loan at OKC Energy FC (13 games played), the club’s current USL PRO affiliate managed by former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. In April 2015, Kempin joined the NASL’s San Antonio Scorpions on loan and played two matches before returning to Sporting KC in May. He earned his season debut for the club on Sept. 13 against Orlando City SC and picked up his first win of the campaign five days later vs. FC Dallas. Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp at the beginning of this year. He previously represented the U.S. at the under-14 through under-23 levels.
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PLAYERS #12 | MIDFIELDER | MIKEY LOPEZ | @MLopez12_5
Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993 Hometown: Mission, Texas College: North Carolina Acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 3, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NY Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 1-3-1 he scores 0-0-0 Mikey Lopez was drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing. He made his club debut in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before playing his first MLS match in July 2014 for the first of eight MLS appearances and five starts. He spent the first half of last year on loan at affiliates Orlando City SC and OKC Energy FC, playing 14 total matches in USL PRO. Lopez was a regular fixture for the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team, playing at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and the 2013 Toulon Tournament in France. He has also participated in training camps at the U-15 and U-18 levels. Lopez made his 2015 debut for Sporting KC on Aug. 19 and started his first MLS match three days later. He previously made eight appearances and played 434 minutes for USL affiliate OKC Energy FC, coached by former Sporting KC captain Jimmy Nielsen.
#94 | MIDFIELDER | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 4-1-2 he scores 0-0-0 Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia), making his MLS debut on Sept. 7, 2013 in a 3-0 win over Columbus Crew SC. The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club last February, making six appearances across all competitions in 2014. He made his first appearance of 2015 with a start on March 21 against Portland and has started six more matches since. He played his first MLS match as a defender in a 3-1 win at Toronto FC on Aug. 8, leading all players with six tackles while also notching five interceptions and five recoveries. Medranda joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
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#29 | GOALKEEPER | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 Ht: 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 5/15/1986 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shutout Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR 2015 Record when: he starts 11-8-4
Sporting KC signed goalkeeper Tim Melia in December 2014. He enters his sixth MLS season in 2015 after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA). Melia made his Sporting KC debut on May 3, shutting out Chicago in a 1-0 result for the first clean sheet and first win of his MLS career. On July 12, he became the first keeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine MLS matches for a new club. He owns a 15-8-5 record for Sporting KC in all competitions this season and made two saves in Sporting KC’s victorious penalty kick shootout win over Philadelphia in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. Melia’s professional career began in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. In 2010, he joined Real Salt Lake and spent part of the season on loan in the USL Second Division with the Charleston Battery. He helped lead Charleston to a first place finish in the regular season standings and eventually the league title with eight saves in the championship match. Melia was a member of Chivas USA from 2012-2014, making 18 saves in six MLS appearances. He most recently served as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from MLS Cup Playoff participants Sporting KC (August), FC Dallas (October) and D.C. United (November) in late 2014.
#93 | MIDFIELDER | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/12/1990 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2015 Record when: he starts 11-5-4 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC signed defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar ahead of the 2015 season. The 25-year-old made his MLS debut on March 21 against Portland before earning his first start on May 3 vs. Chicago. He has a 15-5-5 record as a starter in all competitions and made 20 interceptions in a 1-0 win over Vancouver on July 12, the most in an MLS match during the Opta era (2011-present). He scored his first goal for the club in the U.S. Open Cup on Aug. 12 and recorded the first two assists of his MLS career in a 4-3 win over Vancouver on Aug. 15. Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played each of the past three seasons in Romania’s Liga I. He recorded 61 league appearances with two goals in addition to playing eight matches in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2012-13 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned six caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team. Prior to making his international debut with Haiti in 2013, he was a youth international for France at the U-20 level.
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PLAYERS #7 | DEFENDER | CHANCE MYERS | @CR_Myers
Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 15 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2015 Record when: he starts 4-5-1 he scores 0-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Sporting KC 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 2012 Sporting KC 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2013 Sporting KC 5 5 510 0 1 7 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 Totals 10 10 960 0 1 7 1 9 10 0 1 2 0 Eighth-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2015 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has played 162 matches for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 18 assists from the wing back position. He made his 2015 debut on June 16 in the U.S. Open Cup fourth round, recording his first appearance since May 2014 after recovering from an Achilles injury. He tallied the game-winning assist in his first MLS match of the season on June 27, landing MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week honors. Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012 as a regular starter, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. He led MLS with 91 successful crosses from open play (including playoffs) between 2011 and 2013 before missing most of 2014 through injury. Myers signed a new contract with the club last year after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.
#6 | MIDFIELDER | PAULO NAGAMURA | @paulinhonag Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 6, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 6-8-3 he scores 2-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2005 LA Galaxy 4 3 369 0 0 2 2 7 8 0 0 2 0 2007 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 2 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2008 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 2009 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 4 1 3 5 0 0 1 0 2013 Sporting KC 4 4 397 0 0 10 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 2014 Sporting KC 1 1 90 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 15 14 1396 0 0 20 7 21 29 1 0 4 0 Sporting KC’s most experienced MLS player with 258 league appearances (including playoffs), Paulo Nagamura is in his fourth season with the club. Since arriving ahead of the 2012 campaign, he has recorded seven goals and seven assists in 105 games across all competitions. Nagamura scored the game-tying and gamewinning goals in the 87th and 94th minutes of a 4-3 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 15 as Sporting KC came from two goals behind after the 80th minute to complete one of the greatest regular season comebacks in MLS history. A veteran presence in the midfield, he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 U.S. Open Cup Final, the 2013 MLS Cup Final and the 2015 U.S. Open Cup Final. The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He has also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011) in MLS, becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009.
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#9 | FORWARD | KRISZTIAN NEMETH | @KNemeth_Nemo Ht: 5-11 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/5/1989 Hometown: Gyor, Hungary Last Club: Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Assists 1, 6 times, last: Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots on Goal 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shots 6, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Fouls Suffered 7, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Assist Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL 2015 Record when: he starts 10-8-5 he scores 6-2-1 Now in his first MLS season, Krisztian Nemeth signed for Sporting KC last December. He made his league debut on March 8 at Sporting Park before scoring his first MLS goal in the 94th minute of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. He has notched 15 goals and seven assists across all competitions in 2015, including the equalizer in Sporting KC’s penalty shootout win over the Union in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. Nemeth’s professional career began at age 15 when he signed with MTK Budapest in 2005. He was signed by Rafael Benitez to join Liverpool FC in 2007 and featured extensively for the Liverpool Reserves, becoming the Barclays Premier Reserve League’s top scorer with nine goals during his first season. His career continued in Greece with AEK Athens (2009-10), Olympiacos (2010) and Olympiacos Volos (2011) before he moved to Dutch club RKC Waalwijk in 2012. He most recently played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie, recording eight goals during the 2013-14 season. Internationally, Nemeth led Hungary to third place at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He has three goals in 21 caps for Hungary’s senior team, including a brace in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Oct. 11. He has played six international matches in 2015, helping Hungary qualify for the UEFA European Championship for the first time since 1972.
#20 | MIDFIELDER | AMOBI OKUGO | @amobisays Ht: 6-0 Wt. 175 DOB: 3/13/1991 Hometown: Sacramento, California College: UCLA Last Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 7/20/2015 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 2, 2014, PHI vs CHI Assists 1, 7 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Shots on Goal 2, Apr. 30, 2011, PHI vs SJ Shots 4, June 7, 2014, PHI vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 7 times, last: Oct. 26, 2014, PHI at CLB Fouls Suffered 4, Oct. 26, 2013, PHI vs KC Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Goal Oct. 2, 2014, PHI vs CHI Assist Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC acquired 24-year-old Amobi Okugo from Orlando City SC on July 20 of this year. He has played 135 MLS matches as a central defender and holding midfielder in six professional seasons since being selected sixth overall by the Philadelphia Union in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-1 win at Toronto FC on Aug. 8, assisting a late goal to seal the result. In 2011, Okugo was a member of Major League Soccer’s Generation adidas roster that was led by Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes during a tour of the Netherlands. Between 2012-2014, he led all MLS players with 70 blocks and was fourth in the league with 276 interceptions. Okugo was included on MLSsoccer.com’s “24 under 24” rankings of the league’s top youth talent each of the past two seasons (8th in 2013, 13th in 2014) and joined Orlando City SC for their inaugural MLS campaign in 2015. Okugo represented the United States extensively at the youth national team levels. He went on to appear at the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championships before playing for the U.S. U-23’s at the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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PLAYERS #3 | DEFENDER | IKE OPARA | @IkeOpara
Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Apr. 11, 2015, KC vs RSL Goal Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 1-0-1 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2012 San Jose Earthquakes 1 0 78 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2013 Sporting KC 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 0 94 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Defender Ike Opara is in his sixth season in MLS and third season as a member of Sporting KC. After sitting out almost a year through injury, he returned to the pitch on March 8 and scored Sporting KC’s first goal of the season. He led MLS through Week 6 with 30 interceptions and was nominated for Eithad Airways MLS Player of the Month for March after scoring twice and anchoring a backline that posted two shutouts. He then suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury in his right ankle on April 11. The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-best 18 MLS matches with 15 starts during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions (all headers) and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014 and two starts in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all three matches at the tournament, and at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and played 36 MLS matches for the club over three seasons.
#2 | DEFENDER | ERIK PALMER-BROWN | @ErikBrown14 Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-2-2 he scores 0-0-0 One of the youngest players under contract in MLS, Erik Palmer-Brown became a homegrown player in August 2013 at age 16. This year, he became the youngest MLS player to appear in a team’s regular season opener since 2010 and recorded his first MLS minutes at Sporting Park. The 18-year-old earned his first start of 2015 on May 9 at D.C. Palmer-Brown made his league debut with a start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He has played in each of the last two Chipotle MLS Homegrown Games and was No. 24 on MLSsoccer.com’s “24 Under 24” rankings of the league’s top youth talent in 2015. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13 and has represented United States at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels. This year, he competed with the U-20s at training camps in England (March) and Austria (April) before joining the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He started one match in the tournament as the U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals. He then captained the U-20s for the 2015 Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in September.
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#37 | FORWARD | JACOB PETERSON | @jacob_peterson Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assists 1, 16 times, last: Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA 2015 Record when: he starts 6-4-5 he scores 1-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2006 Colorado Rapids 3 2 161 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2012 Sporting KC 1 1 89 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2013 Sporting KC 3 2 155 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Sporting KC 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 5 414 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 A nine-year MLS veteran, Peterson has 16 goals and 16 assists in 225 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fourth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed nine goals and nine assists in 111 games across all competitions for the club. Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: NCAA Division I National Championship (2003, 2004), Canadian Championship (2010, 2011), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013). As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Four seasons with the Colorado Rapids (2006-09) were followed by stints with Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before he was acquired by Sporting KC in 2012. His 225 regular season appearances are second most on the team, behind only Paulo Nagamura (243).
#96 | MIDFIELDER | JORDI QUINTILLA | @JordiQuintilla Ht: 5-9 Wt. 154 Hometown: Lleida, Spain Last Club: AC Ajaccio (France) Acquired: Signed on 8/6/2015
DOB: 10/25/1993
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots 3, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-1 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC signed 21-year-old midfielder Jordi Quintilla on Aug. 6, 2015. Currently the youngest Spaniard in Major League Soccer, he made his club debut as a second-half substitute at the Colorado Rapids on Aug. 29 and started his first match for the club on Sept. 27 against Seattle Sounders FC. He converted the match-winning penalty kick in a shootout that sealed Sporting KC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup triumph over the Philadelphia Union. Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfielder Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-year-old with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on loan to CF Badalona and CE L’Hospitalet. Most recently, Quintilla spent the 2014/15 season with AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2 and played in 20 games across all competitions for the club.
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PLAYERS #15 | DEFENDER | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic
Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2015 Record when: he starts 3-4-3 he scores 0-0-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Sporting KC 3 3 265 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 2012 Sporting KC 2 2 180 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2013 Sporting KC 5 5 510 1 0 2 1 8 5 0 0 1 0 2014 Sporting KC 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 11 1045 2 0 4 2 15 11 0 0 1 0 Sporting KC’s 2014 Defender of the Year, Seth Sinovic is in his sixth MLS season and fifth campaign at his hometown club. A regular fixture at left back, he is the only player on the team to start at least 30 regular season games in each of the last three seasons. He missed more than three months in 2015 with a concussion before returning to the lineup on Aug. 29. Drafted in 2010 by the New England Revolution, Sinovic joined Sporting KC in 2011 and has started 152 of his 154 total appearances for the club in all competitions. He scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and registered the second of his career in the 2013 postseason against his former team, helping Sporting KC prevail in the decisive leg of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Sinovic received his first call-up to the United States Men’s National Team ahead of the 2014 USMNT January camp.
#8 | MIDFIELDER | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assist Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR 2015 Record when: he starts 7-9-6 he scores 1-1-0 Postseason Stats... GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Sporting KC 3 3 270 0 2 4 0 5 3 0 11 0 0 2012 Sporting KC 2 2 180 0 1 5 0 7 4 0 9 1 0 2013 Sporting KC 5 5 509 0 2 12 1 6 12 1 26 0 0 2014 Sporting KC 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Totals 11 11 1049 0 5 21 1 18 19 1 52 1 0 A seventh-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-2015), MLS Best XI (2012-2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. The winger is the only MLS player with at least five goals and at least seven assists in each of the previous four regular seasons. He has earned Sporting KC MVP honors each of the last three years (twice a co-MVP) and has led the club in assists every year since 2011. He was named to the All-Star Fan XI ahead of the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29 and is the only player to appear in each of the last four MLS All-Star games. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the team in July 2014. Since 2011, he is third in MLS with 409 chances created and first with 398 successful crosses/corners (including playoffs). His 55 career assists in all competitions are second most in club history. Zusi has earned 32 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording three goals and six assists. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, playing in all four matches at the tournament. In the group stage, he provided the game-winning assist in a 2-1 win over Ghana before adding another assist in a 2-2 draw with Portugal. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer, starting two matches as the U.S. finished in fourth place.
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