Match Notes: Sporting vs. Montreal Impact | March 30, 2019 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MONTREAL IMPACT

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Saturday, March 30, 2019 (Week 5, MLS Game #44) 2 p.m. CT (CTV / TSN; TVA; FS-KC)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-2 165 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 Botond Barath 3 Abdul Rwatubyaye DF 6-1 175 10/23/1996 Kigali, Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 0 260 254 3 18 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 3 3 1 0 70 70 5 6 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 3 2 1 1 33 26 11 11 MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 3 3 0 0 255 215 28 63 8 Graham Zusi 9 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 3 3 1 0 61 37 13 10 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 2 0 0 0 34 19 3 3 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 3 1 0 0 209 161 29 40 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 3 3 0 0 66 46 13 7 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 2 1 0 0 9 2 1 1 13 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 0 211 200 1 11 15 Seth Sinovic 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 185 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 2 2 0 0 224 204 8 32 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 0 0 0 0 105 47 12 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 2 0 0 0 53 38 14 9 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 3 3 0 0 23 21 7 2 22 Rodney Wallace DF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 203 160 24 29 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-10 150 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gedion Zelalem MF 5-11 155 01/26/1997 Berlin, Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 3 3 0 0 124 123 0 0 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 0 0 0 0 86 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W134 L100 T83

MONTREAL IMPACT 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-1 182 03/06/1986 Concord Township, OH 3 3 0 0 147 147 0 1 1 Evan Bush 2 Victor Cabrera DF 6-0 169 02/07/1993 Lules, Argentina 3 3 0 0 80 72 0 0 DF 5-10 165 08/27/1991 Wyndmoor, PA 3 3 0 0 100 64 1 9 3 Daniel Lovitz 4 Rudy Camacho DF 6-1 174 03/05/1991 L’Arbresle, France 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 0 5 Zakaria Diallo DF 6-4 199 08/13/1986 Equemauville, France 3 3 0 1 3 3 0 1 6 Samuel Piette MF 5-7 175 11/12/1994 Repentigny, QC, Canada 3 3 0 0 48 48 0 4 MF 6-0 177 02/11/1992 Lyon, France 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 Harry Novillo 8 Saphir Taider MF 5-11 173 02/29/1992 Castres, France 3 3 2 1 36 36 9 9 Ignacio Piatti MF 5-11 167 02/04/1985 General Baldissera, Argentina 3 3 3 0 127 124 66 34 10 11 Anthony Jackson-Hamel FW 6-1 188 08/03/1993 Quebec City, QC, Canada 1 0 0 0 57 19 12 4 Ken Krolicki MF 5-10 155 03/15/1996 Fukuoka, Japan 0 0 0 0 24 18 0 0 13 14 Amar Sejdic MF 5-10 158 11/29/1996 Berlin, Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Zachary Brault-Guillard DF 5-7 145 12/30/1998 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 Orji Okwonkwo FW 5-8 160 01/19/1998 Benin City, Nigeria 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 0 22 Jukka Raitala DF 5-11 171 09/15/1988 Helsinki, Finland 1 0 0 0 57 45 1 4 23 Clement Diop GK 6-1 168 10/12/1993 Paris, France 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 0 Clement Bayiha MF 5-8 155 03/08/1999 Yaounde, Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 28 Shamit Shome MF 5-10 166 09/05/1997 Edmonton, AB, Canada 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 29 Mathieu Choiniere MF 5-6 150 02/07/1999 Saint-Alexandre, QC, Canada 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 32 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 3 3 0 1 104 84 1 4 Bacary Sagna DF 5-9 160 02/14/1983 Sens, France 3 3 0 0 12 12 1 0 33 37 Maximiliano Urruti FW 6-0 165 02/22/1991 Rosario, Argentina 3 3 0 1 165 121 44 26 Jason Beaulieu GK 6-4 193 02/12/1994 Boisbriand, QC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 41 James Pantemis GK 6-3 173 02/21/1997 Montreal, QC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ON LOAN Thomas Meilleur-Giguere DF 6-0 185 11/13/1997 Repentigny, QC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Kinumbe DF 5-8 155 03/15/1999 Tel Aviv, Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Remi Garde

04/03/1966 W16 L17 T4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MONTREAL IMPACT

Saturday, March 30, 2019; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 2 p.m. CT REFEREES

2019 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 3 1-1-1 4 4 3 at home 1 1-0-0 3 2 0 Impact on road

REFEREE: Nima Saghafi. AR1 (bench): Matthew Nelson; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Kieso; 4th: Mark Allatin; VAR: Christina Unkel; AVAR: Cory Richardson TEAM NEWS

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

SUSPENDED: MTL: Zakaria Diallo (through March 31) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 6 wins, 20 goals … Impact 4 wins, 13 goals … Ties 3

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT KC: Sporting 3 wins, 10 goals … Impact 2 wins, 6 goals … Ties 1 LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/30: MTL 2, KC 0 (Piatti 54; Silva 70)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES COLORADO RAPIDS 1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 Scoring Summary: COL--Rubio 1 (unassisted) 54 KC--Russell 1 (free kick) 88

UPCOMING MATCHES IMPACT SPORTING Sat. Apr. 6 at NYCFC Sun. Apr. 7 at FC Cincinnati Tue. Apr. 9 at D.C. United Sun. Apr. 14 Red Bulls Sat. Apr. 13 Columbus Sat. Apr. 20 at San Jose Sat. Apr. 20 at Philadelphia Sat. Apr. 27 New England

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Botond Barath, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza (Gianluca Busio 72), Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez (Yohan Croizet 81), Kelyn Rowe (Johnny Russell 61), Krisztian Nemeth, Gerso Fernandes.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM IMPACT

SPORTING

F 4 68

A 3 90

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 6 45

A 4 68

4 2 0 0

2 2 0 0

5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 5 0

1 2 1

HOW SCORED

3 1 0 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

3 0 0 0

TYPE OF PLAY

1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

1 2 1

0 3 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

ORLANDO CITY SC 1 MONTREAL IMPACT 3 Scoring Summary: MTL--Okwonkwo 1 (unassisted) 14 MTL--Piatti 2 (Urruti 1) 15 MTL--Piatti 3 (Novillo 1) 80 ORL--Dwyer 2 (Patino 1, Mueller 1) 91+ MONTREAL IMPACT--Evan Bush, Bacary Sagna, Victor Cabrera (Mathieu Choiniere 83), Zakaria Diallo (Ejected 96+), Daniel Lovitz, Micheal Azira, Samuel Piette, Saphir Taider, Orji Okwonkwo (Harry Novillo 74), Maximiliano Urruti (Jukka Raitala 76), Ignacio Piatti.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC MTL

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 1-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 1-1-0 0-0-1 1-1-0 1-0-0

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/10/2019 KC 2, PHI 0 10/21/2018 KC 3, DAL 0 7/28/2018 KC 2, DAL 3 3/03/2019 KC 1, LFC 2 3/17/2019 KC 1, COL 1 3/10/2019 KC 2, PHI 0 9/23/2018 KC 0, PHI 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC LWT Impact WLW

(0) (2) (7) (1) (0) (1) (8)

MONTREAL IMPACT Date Score (Gms since) 10/21/2018 MTL 2, TOR 0 3/16/2019 MTL 3, ORL 1 7/28/2018 MTL 1, ATL 2 3/09/2019 MTL 1, HOU 2 9/22/2018 MTL 1, NYC 1 10/21/2018 MTL 2, TOR 0 10/28/2018 MTL 0, NE 1

(0) (0) (6) (1) (7) (4) (3)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 1 3 players tied A: 1 Russell SHT: 8 Gutierrez SOG: 3 Gutierrez FC: 8 Espinoza 3 players tied FS: 5 OF: 3 Fernandes C: 2 3 players tied E: 1 Espinoza IMPACT G: 3 Piatti A: 1 5 players tied SHT: 10 Taider SOG: 5 Taider FC: 11 Piatti FS: 10 Taider OF: 1 3 players tied C: 2 Azira/Sagna E: 1 Diallo

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 1.33 MTL 3 0 1 1 1 0 6 2.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.00 MTL 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 1.33 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 MTL 6 2 1 2 0 0 1 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 MTL 4 1 0 1 0 0 2

2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (1-1-1, 4 pts.) UNF 7 6 9 4 2 20 21 12 13 8 11 5 17 15 29 10

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

PLAYER Johnny Russell Ilie Sanchez Krisztian Nemeth Andreu Fontas Botond Barath Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Graham Zusi Kelyn Rowe Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Yohan Croizet Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2

GS 2 3 3 1 2 0 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 0

MIN 199 264 270 68 202 27 233 253 96 270 101 270 156 270 270 15

3 3

270 270

G 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3

A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 3 4 6 0 0 0 8 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 0 1

SOG 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

FC 1 2 4 0 4 0 5 4 2 5 1 1 8 3 0 2

FS 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 4 2 3 2 1 5 1 0 0

OFF 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1

C 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0

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

1 2

36 42

13 13

42 37

37 42

5 9

10 13

11 8

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3

GS 3 3 3

MIN SHTS 270 13 270 13 270 13

SV 10 10 9

GA 3 3 4

GAA 1 1 1.33

PG 0 0 1

PA 1 1 1

W 1 1 1

L 1 1 1

T 1 1 1

SO 1 1 0

2019 MONTREAL IMPACT STATISTICS (2-1-0, 6 pts.) UNF 10 8 18 7 37 32 5 11 33 3 1 22 29 6 28 2 15

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

PLAYER Ignacio Piatti Saphir Taider Orji Okwonkwo Harry Novillo Maximiliano Urruti Micheal Azira Zakaria Diallo Anthony Jackson-Hamel Bacary Sagna Daniel Lovitz Evan Bush Jukka Raitala Mathieu Choiniere Samuel Piette Shamit Shome Victor Cabrera Zachary Brault-Guillard Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 1

GS 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 0

MIN 265 264 189 16 246 270 269 10 270 270 270 14 72 270 6 263 5

3 3

270 270

G 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4

A 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 7 10 8 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1

SOG 4 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 11 2 4 1 6 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 4 0 1 0

FS 8 10 4 1 2 0 6 0 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0

OFF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

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

5 6

36 37

15 12

40 46

46 40

3 8

14 15

8 9

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Ignacio Piatti 1, Saphir Taider 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Maximiliano Urruti 1, Zakaria Diallo 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None MONTREAL IMPACT GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Evan Bush Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3

GS 3 3 3

MIN SHTS 270 12 270 12 270 15

SV 8 8 9

GA 4 4 6

GAA 1.33 1.33 2

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 2 2 1

L 1 1 2

T 0 0 0

SO 0 0 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun.

Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.

Sun. Apr. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat.

Apr. Apr. May May May May May June June June June

Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

July July July July July

Sun. Aug. Sat. Aug. Wed. Aug. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.

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

OPPONENT RESULT 3 at Los Angeles L 1-2 FC 10 Philadelphia W 2-0 17 at Colorado T 1-1 30 Montreal 7 at FC Cincinnati 14 New York Red Bulls 20 at San Jose 27 New England 5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle 29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC 6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle 10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles 21 Colorado 25 at Minnesota 29 Portland 6 at FC Dallas

ATT 22099

W-L-T 0-1-0

18738 11037

1-1-0 1-1-1

POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+) 7 6

3 KC: Sanchez (11) own goal (80); 4 KC: Russell (88); COL: Rubio (54)

MONTREAL IMPACT 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Apr. Tue. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat.

Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May

Wed. May Sat. May Fri. May Fri. May Wed. Sat. Wed. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

May June June June June July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 2 at San Jose W 2-1 9 at Houston L 1-2 16 at Orlando City W 3-1 SC 30 at Sporting KC 6 at New York City FC 9 at D.C. United 13 Columbus 20 at Philadelphia 24 at New England 28 Chicago 4 New York City FC 8 at New York Red Bulls 11 at FC Cincinnati 17 New England 24 at Los Angeles FC 29 Real Salt Lake 1 Orlando City SC 5 Seattle 26 Portland 29 at Atlanta 6 Minnesota 13 Toronto FC 20 at Columbus 27 Philadelphia 3 at Colorado 10 at Chicago 17 FC Dallas 24 at Toronto FC 28 Vancouver 31 D.C. United 14 FC Cincinnati 21 at Los Angeles 29 Atlanta 6 New York Red Bulls

ATT 18000 12601 22352

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

POS PTS NOTES: 2 3 MTL: Piatti (29) Taider (44); SJ: Eriksson (11) 4 3 MTL: Taider (34); HOU: Rodriguez (36) Manotas (86) 3 6 MTL: Okwonkwo (14) Piatti (15,80); ORL: Dwyer (91+)

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 1 Krisztian Nemeth 1 Ilie Sanchez 1 Johnny Russell Assists 1 Johnny Russell Shots 4 Felipe Gutierrez 4 Ilie Sanchez 4 Gianluca Busio Shots on Goal 2 Krisztian Nemeth 2 Gianluca Busio 2 Felipe Gutierrez Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 3 Roger Espinoza Offside 2 Krisztian Nemeth Saves 5 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia

Goals 2 03/10/2019 vs Assists 1 03/03/2019 vs Shots 16 03/10/2019 vs Shots on Goal 5 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 16 03/17/2019 vs Corner Kicks 6 03/10/2019 vs Offside 3 03/10/2019 vs Saves 5 03/10/2019 vs Shots Faced 6 03/03/2019 vs Goals Allowed 2 03/03/2019 vs

03/03/2019 vs LFC 03/10/2019 vs PHI 03/17/2019 vs COL

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

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/10/2019 vs PHI 03/10/2019 vs PHI 03/10/2019 vs PHI

W 2-0 W 2-0 W 2-0

03/03/2019 vs LFC 03/10/2019 vs PHI 03/17/2019 vs COL

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

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/10/2019 vs PHI

W 2-0

03/10/2019 vs PHI

W 2-0

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

PHI

W 2-0

LFC

L 1-2

PHI

W 2-0

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

COL

T 1-1

PHI

W 2-0

PHI

W 2-0

PHI

W 2-0

LFC

L 1-2

LFC

L 1-2

IMPACT INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 2 Ignacio Piatti Assists 1 5 times Shots 7 Orji Okwonkwo Shots on Goal 4 Orji Okwonkwo Fouls Committed 4 Ignacio Piatti 4 Ignacio Piatti Fouls Suffered 5 Zakaria Diallo Offside 1 Daniel Lovitz 1 Ignacio Piatti 1 Maximiliano Urruti Saves 4 Evan Bush Shots Faced 6 Evan Bush Goals Allowed 2 Evan Bush

Goals 3 03/16/2019 at Assists 2 03/02/2019 at 2 03/16/2019 at Shots 19 03/16/2019 at Shots on Goal 11 03/16/2019 at Fouls Committed 14 03/02/2019 at Fouls Suffered 17 03/02/2019 at 17 03/16/2019 at Corner Kicks 6 03/02/2019 at Offside 1 03/02/2019 at 1 03/09/2019 at 1 03/16/2019 at Saves 4 03/09/2019 at Shots Faced 6 03/09/2019 at Goals Allowed 2 03/09/2019 at

03/16/2019 at ORL

W 3-1

03/02/2019 at SJ

W 2-1

03/16/2019 at ORL

W 3-1

03/16/2019 at ORL

W 3-1

03/09/2019 at HOU 03/16/2019 at ORL

L 1-2 W 3-1

03/02/2019 at SJ

W 2-1

03/02/2019 at SJ 03/09/2019 at HOU 03/16/2019 at ORL

W 2-1 L 1-2 W 3-1

03/09/2019 at HOU

L 1-2

03/09/2019 at HOU

L 1-2

03/09/2019 at HOU

L 1-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019) Shots 9 03/17/2019 vs Shots on Goal 4 03/10/2019 vs 4 03/17/2019 vs Fouls Committed 11 03/17/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 10 03/10/2019 vs Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 vs Offside 1 03/03/2019 vs 1 03/17/2019 vs Saves 1 03/17/2019 vs Shots Faced 2 03/17/2019 vs

COL

T 1-1

PHI COL

W 2-0 T 1-1

COL

T 1-1

PHI

W 2-0

LFC

L 1-2

LFC COL

L 1-2 T 1-1

COL

T 1-1

COL

T 1-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)

ORL

W 3-1

SJ ORL

W 2-1 W 3-1

ORL

W 3-1

ORL

W 3-1

W 2-1

SJ ORL

W 2-1 W 3-1

W 2-1

SJ HOU ORL

W 2-1 L 1-2 W 3-1

HOU

L 1-2

HOU

L 1-2

HOU

L 1-2

Shots 7 03/09/2019 at Shots on Goal 1 03/09/2019 at Fouls Committed 13 03/09/2019 at 13 03/16/2019 at Fouls Suffered 12 03/09/2019 at Corner Kicks 3 03/09/2019 at Offside 1 03/02/2019 at 1 03/09/2019 at 1 03/16/2019 at Saves 1 03/16/2019 at Shots Faced 2 03/16/2019 at

HOU

L 1-2

HOU

L 1-2

HOU ORL

L 1-2 W 3-1

HOU

L 1-2

HOU

L 1-2

SJ HOU ORL

W 2-1 L 1-2 W 3-1

ORL

W 3-1

ORL

W 3-1

HEAD-TO-HEAD

IMPACT VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Impact

Sporting KC 6 wins, 20 goals Impact 4 wins, 13 goals 3 ties 5/5/2012 7/4/2012 9/22/2012 3/30/2013 6/1/2013 7/27/2013 4/19/2014 5/10/2014 7/12/2014 7/18/2015 6/25/2016 6/10/2017 6/30/2018

MTL 2 at KC KC 3 at MTL MTL 0 vs KC KC 2 vs MTL MTL 2 at KC MTL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs MTL KC 3 at MTL KC 2 at MTL KC 2 vs MTL MTL 2 vs KC KC 1 vs MTL MTL 2 vs KC

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

(SP) (SS) (SS) (SP) (SP) (SS) (SP) (SS) (SS) (SP) (SS) (SP) (SS)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 4 47 21 73 30 12

2 9 51 24 93 18 23

Sporting KC

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 13 98 45 166 48 35

1 10 76 26 79 15 32

2 10 108 34 91 11 36

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 20 184 60 170 26 68

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MTL

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

3 0

3 3

3 1

3 5

4 2

0 0

20 13

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Remi Garde Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. MTL

1-0-0 6-4-3

(3 pts./game) (1.62 pts./game)

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

9 4 27 19 14 20 2 3 2 15 6

Sporting KC Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Zusi/Rosell Dom Dwyer Kronberg/Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Kronberg/Nielsen Tim Melia Melia/Nielsen

3 2 15 9 21 21 2 4 2 25 12

Impact Ignacio Piatti Hassoun Camara Marco Di Vaio Ignacio Piatti Patrice Bernier Felipe Martins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 2 Dom Dwyer/Dom Dwyer/Dom Dwyer/Dom Dwyer (06/25/16) 2 Benny Feilhaber (03/30/13) 6 3 players tied 4 Dom Dwyer (twice)

Goals

Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/13) 9 Dom Dwyer (04/19/14)

Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 4 players tied 6 Tim Melia (06/10/17) 2 4 players tied

Impact 1 13 players tied

1 10 players tied 4 4 players tied 4 Ignacio Piatti (06/10/17) 6 Karl Ouimette (04/19/14) 6 Felipe Martins (09/22/12) 1 4 players tied 5 Troy Perkins (06/01/13) 4 Troy Perkins (04/19/14)

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

Streak (started)

Montreal Impact W-L-T

Streak (started)

1-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0

1 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ws

(03/10/2019) (03/17/2019) (10/17/2018)

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

6 Ws (08/18/2018) 2 Ls (10/28/2018) 2 Ls (08/25/2018)

0-0-1 1-1-0

1 Ts 1 Ws

(03/17/2019) (03/10/2019)

1-0-0 1-1-0

1 Ws (03/02/2019) 1 Ws (03/16/2019)

0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ls 1 Ts 4 Ws 4 Ws 5 Ws

(06/30/2018) (03/17/2019) (08/11/2018) (03/17/2018) (03/10/2018)

0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

9 1 3 4 2

1-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

7 Ws 1 Ts 2 Ls 3 Ls 1 Ls

(08/04/2018) (03/17/2019) (09/23/2018) (07/14/2018) (07/04/2018)

0-0-0 10 Ws (03/17/2018) 2-0-0 2 Ws (03/02/2019) 0-1-0 2 Ls (07/28/2018) 0-0-0 4 Ls (03/10/2018) 0-0-0 4 Ls (04/06/2018)

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(04/06/2018) (03/09/2019) (08/18/2018) (06/13/2018) (05/05/2018)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. IMPACT (6-4-3) PLAYER

MIN

Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Claudio Bieler Benny Feilhaber Jacob Peterson Aurelien Collin Gerso Fernandes Kei Kamara Paulo Nagamura Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Antonio Dovale Chance Myers Krisztian Nemeth Lawrence Olum Soony Saad Ilie Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

7 9 5 9 8 7 2 5 8 6 9 2 8 1 6 5 2 13 13

6 9 3 7 6 7 2 5 5 6 9 1 6 1 5 1 2 13 13

521 795 283 681 544 616 147 429 490 540 810 109 558 63 451 140 180 1170 1170

9 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 13

0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 10

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

27 20 20 9 9 14 3 14 8 7 2 4 5 1 3 4 2 184 98

2 1 6 4 13 13

180 90 540 360 1170 1170

4 2 18 21 45 60

3 1 12 15 31 41

0.00 1.00 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.54

0 0 1 2 3 4

Eric Kronberg Andy Gruenebaum Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

IMPACT CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (4-6-3) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Ignacio Piatti Patrice Bernier Marco Di Vaio Felipe Martins Matteo Mancosu Sanna Nyassi Lucas Ontivero Alejandro Silva Blake Smith Collen Warner Hassoun Camara Justin Braun Didier Drogba Calum Mallace Justin Mapp Zarek Valentin Team totals Opponent totals

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

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

359 761 564 706 73 310 79 89 21 377 822 93 90 251 610 90 1170 1170

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20

0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 16

10 3 15 8 1 3 4 1 2 2 2 1 4 2 5 0 98 184

Evan Bush Donovan Ricketts Troy Perkins Team totals Opponent totals

4 2 7 13 13

MIN SHTS 360 180 630 1170 1170

16 8 36 60 45

GAA

11 5 25 41 31

1.25 1.50 1.71 1.54 1.00

0 2 2 4 3

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. IMPACT (6-4-3)

CURRENT IMPACT VS. SPORTING KC (4-6-3)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Kelyn Rowe Graham Zusi Rodney Wallace Krisztian Nemeth Gerso Fernandes Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Yohan Croizet Erik Hurtado Wan Kuzain Jaylin Lindsey Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

18 9 6 5 2 6 9 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 9 13 13

13 9 4 2 2 6 9 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 9 13 13

1165 795 303 213 147 540 810 180 83 87 7 74 170 360 90 90 805 1170 1170

6 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 13

5 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10

37 20 15 11 3 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 184 98

Ignacio Piatti Maximiliano Urruti Micheal Azira Evan Bush Victor Cabrera Rudy Camacho Clement Diop Anthony Jackson-Hamel Ken Krolicki Daniel Lovitz Samuel Piette Jukka Raitala Shamit Shome Saphir Taider Team totals Opponent totals

4 11 6 4 3 1 2 1 1 5 1 2 1 1 13 13

4 7 6 4 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 13 13

359 662 536 360 270 90 180 16 90 254 38 120 52 90 1170 1170

3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 16

10 25 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 98 184

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

4 13 13

360 1170 1170

21 45 60

15 1.50 31 1.00 41 1.54

2 3 4

11 7 41 31

1.25 2.00 1.54 1.00

0 0 4 3

GOALKEEPER

Evan Bush Clement Diop Team totals Opponent totals

4 2 13 13

MIN SHTS 360 180 1170 1170

16 11 60 45

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MONTREAL IMPACT

2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, March 30, 2019 Kickoff: 2:00 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 4 Sporting Kansas City 1-1-1, 4 points (1-0-0 home; 0-1-1 away) T-7th in MLS Western Conference Montreal Impact 2-1-0, 6 points (0-0-0 home; 2-1-0 away) T-4th in MLS Eastern Conference

1-1-1 (4 pts.) 3 T-7th in West 4 1.33 1 3 1.00 +1 36 (12) 33.3% 42 37 11 1

English TV: FOX Sports KC English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant ref: Matthew Nelson Assistant ref: Jeremy Kieso 4th official: TBD VAR: Christina Unkel

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 29 75 94

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

Name Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Abdul Rwatubyaye Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Gedion Zelalem Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas BOH-tond buh-RAT GWAH-too-BYAH-yay ahn-DRAY-oo BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

MONTREAL IMPACT

RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS

2-1-0 (6 pts.) 3 T-4th in East 6 2.00 5 4 1.33 +2 36 (15) 41.7% 40 46 8 1

2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

gram ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth CRAH-zay KELL-in JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh sin-OH-vick her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

GEH-dee-on zeh-LAH-lem MEE-lia wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL muh-DRAHN-dah

Three Players Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Ilie Sanchez N/A Roger Espinoza Three Players Three Players Roger Espinoza

1 GOALS 1 ASSISTS 8 SHOTS 3 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 8 FOULS COMMITTED 5 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 270 Tim Melia 1.00 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 10

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

MONTREAL IMPACT

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

3 1 10 5 1 1 11 10 2 1

Ignacio Piatti Five Players Saphir Taider Saphir Taider Piatti, Taider Diallo, Urruti Ignacio Piatti Saphir Taider Azira, Sagna Zakaria Diallo

270 Evan Bush 1.33 Evan Bush 2 Evan Bush 0 N/A 8 Evan Bush

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

Eastern Conference 1. D.C. United 2. FC Cincinnati 3. Columbus Crew SC 4. Toronto FC 5. Montreal Impact 6. Orlando City SC 7. New York Red Bulls 8. Philadelphia Union 9. New York City FC 10. Atlanta United FC 11. Chicago Fire 12. New England Revolution

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

W L T 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 1

GD +7 +2 0 +3 +2 -1 +2 -1 0 -2 -3 -5

GP 3 4 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4

Western Conference 1. Los Angeles FC 2. Seattle Sounders FC 3. Houston Dynamo 4. FC Dallas 5. Minnesota United FC 6. LA Galaxy 7. Sporting Kansas City 8. Real Salt Lake 9. Colorado Rapids 10. Portland Timbers 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12. San Jose Earthquakes

Pts 10 9 7 7 6 6 4 4 2 1 0 0

W L T 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 0

GD +5 +7 +2 +2 +3 0 +1 -5 -3 -6 -3 -7

GP 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3

PETER VERMES 11th season 134-100-83 11th season (.554) 134-100-83 (.554)

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

REMI GARDE 2nd season 16-17-4 (.486) 2nd season 16-17-4 (.486)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, March 28 QUESTIONABLE: • Gerso Fernandes (Calf Injury) OUT: • Erik Hurtado (Knee Injury) • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) • Daniel Salloi (Ankle Injury)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 30, 2019 vs. Montreal Impact | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvMTL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvMTL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City returns to action this weekend when the side plays host to the Montreal Impact at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday afternoon. Sporting KC went 2-11 against Canadian teams in 2018, defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps home and away, while falling to defeat in Montreal and playing to a draw at home against Toronto FC. Sporting KC has traditionally been dominant against the three sides from Canada, going 28-11-13 in the 52 games against Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The series has evened out over the last two seasons, with Sporting going 2-3-3 against the trio of Canadian teams. Sporting faced Montreal once in the 2018 regular season, falling to a 2-0 defeat at Stade Saputo on June 30. After a scoreless first half, Montreal took the lead through Ignacio Piatti’s powerful strike. Later in the second half, Alejandro Silva converted a penalty to seal the points for the hosts. The last time Sporting hosted the Impact at Children’s Mercy Park, the home side settled for a frustrating 1-1 draw at Children’s Mercy Park on June 10, 2017. Leading goalscorer that season Gerso Fernandes gave Sporting KC a first-half lead when he fired home from Ilie’s pass over the top, only for Matteo Mancosu to pounce on a weak back-pass late in the second half to salvage a point for the visitors. Sporting KC is 6-4-3 all-time against the Impact, including a 3-2-1 record in Kansas City since the Impact joined MLS as an expansion side in 2012. Date

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting are perfect at Children’s Mercy Park this season, winning all three games while outscoring opponents 8-0. • On Saturday, Sporting will begin a stretch of five games in 16 days, having played six matches in 18 days between Feb. 28 and March 17. • Sporting are unbeaten in seven straight regular season home games dating back to last season. The club boasts a 28-3-13 regular season home record since June 2016. Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Krisztian Nemeth leads Sporting with five goals in six appearances this season across all competitions. • Forward Johnny Russell, who opened his scoring 2019 account on March 17 at Colorado, leads Sporting with seven chances created in MLS this season. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez ranks second on the team with three goals in all competitions, including two from the penalty spot. • Defender Matt Besler is the only player to play every minute of Sporting’s first seven competitive matches this season. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez and defender Matt Besler are the only Sporting players to start all seven games this year. • Forward Gerso Fernandes has recorded two goals and two assists in four Concacaf Champions League appearances. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has posted shutouts in four of his first six starts this season across all competitions.

#SKCvMTL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 6-4-3 in regular season)

06/30/2018 06/10/2017 06/25/2016 07/18/2015 07/12/2014

Score

KC 0 at MTL 2 KC 1 vs MTL 1 KC 2 at MTL 2 KC 2 vs MTL 1 KC 2 at MTL 1

Result Details L T T W W

Second-half goals from Piatti and Silva sinks SKC Gerso scores early before late Mancosu equalizer Dwyer scores twice in between goals from Ontivero and Piatti Feilhaber and Dwyer tally before Piatti pulls one back Dwyer scores early and late either side of Di Vaio’s strike

Montreal Impact Team Notes • Montreal will play their fourth straight away match on Saturday to open the 2019 season. • Montreal have already won two away matches this season, having won just three in all of 2018 (3-12-2). • Montreal are one of two MLS clubs (Minnesota) with two road wins this season, and their six away goals are second-most in the league. • Montreal are 12-6-4 in MLS regular season action since June 13, 2018. This is the fifth-best record in the league during that time. • Montreal ranks third in MLS with a shooting accuracy of 53.6 percent.

#SKCvMTL: PLAYER HISTORY • Defender Graham Zusi has two goals and one assist against the Montreal Impact. He scored the game-winner form the penalty spot in a 3-1 road win on July 4, 2012 before adding another strike in a 2-0 home win on March 30, 2013. He tallied his sole assist on Dom Dwyer’s second goal on April 19, 2014. • Forward Gerso Fernandes has one goal against the Impact, netting the opening goal in the 1-1 home draw on June 10, 2017. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has three assists against the Impact, coming on Jacob Peterson’s goal on July 4, 2012, Benny Feilhaber’s strike on July 18, 2015 and Dom Dwyer’s first goal on June 25, 2016. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth has one goal and one assist against Montreal. His assist came during his first stint with Sporting KC in 2015, setting up Benny Feilhaber’s opener in a 2-1 home win on July 18, 2015. Nemeth scored his only goal for New England in a 3-2 road win Oct. 22, 2017. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist all-time against the Montreal Impact, coming on Dom Dwyer’s opening goal in a 2-1 win at Stade Saputo on July 12, 2014. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one assist against Montreal, setting up Gerso Fernandes’ goal in the 1-1 home draw on June 10, 2017. • Midfielder Kelyn Rowe has a stunning six goals and five assists against the Impact, all for the New England Revolution. That includes a two-goal and one assist performance where he also notched the game-winner in a 3-1 road win on Sept. 17, 2016. He also had another late winner at Stade Saputo in a 3-2 Revolution victory on Oct. 22, 2017. • Defender Rodney Wallace has one goal and two assists against Montreal. He had the game-winning assist in a 2-1 Portland road win on May 9, 2015 before tallying another game-winning assist for New York City FC in a 2-1 road win on Sept. 27, 2017. His lone goal came for NYCFC in a 1-1 home draw on March 18, 2017. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 1-1-2 all-time against Montreal, posting a 1.50 goals against average with the sole win coming in a 2-1 home victory on July 18, 2015.

Montreal Impact Player Notes • Attacking midfielder Ignacio Piatti leads Montreal with three goals this season and on March 16 became the 44th player in MLS history to score a combined 100 goals and assists. He is the ninth-fastest to accomplish the feat, doing so in 127 appearances. • Midfielder Saphir Taider leads Montreal with seven chances created this season. • Defender Victor Cabrera ranks second in MLS in clearances (24) while ranking eighth in tackles won (8).

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Forward Krisztian Nemeth is one appearance shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Defender Seth Sinovic is 45 minutes away from reaching 20,000 minutes played for Sporting KC in all competitions.

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES

#SKCvMTL: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

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• Defender Rodney Wallace played alongside Impact striker Maxi Urruti at the Portland Timbers from 2013-2015, winning MLS Cup together in 2015. • Midfielder Gedion Zelalem was teammates with Montreal defender Bacary Sagna at Arsenal from 2013-2014. • Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty was coaching at Toronto FC in 2015 when Montreal’s Daniel Lovitz was playing there.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 30, 2019 vs. Montreal Impact | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes BALANCING MLS & CCL

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

THERE’S ONLY ONE JOHNNY RUSSELL

Heading back to MLS regular-season play following the FIFA international break, Sporting Kansas City is still balancing their MLS and Champions League commitments heading into April. Sporting KC has opened the MLS season 1-1-1 in MLS play while advancing through two rounds of CCL action and will take on the Montreal Impact at Children’s Mercy Park Park this Saturday afternoon.

Sporting Kansas City winger Johnny Russell produced a stunning cameo to help his side snatch a point in their last MLS outing against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on March 17.

Sporting KC opened the season with a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Los Angeles FC at Banc of California Stadium on March 3 after Adama Diomande’s 94th-minute winner, but responded with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park over the Philadelphia Union on March 10 and a 1-1 draw on the road against the Colorado Rapids on March 17 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

With Sporting trailing 1-0 heading into the final embers of the match, Russell, who had come off the bench in the 61st minute, stood over a free kick from 20 yards out and curled a stunner over the wall and into the top corner, well out of the reach of Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard to salvage a point for Sporting KC. The goal was Russell’s first of the season having notched 12 in all competitions in 2018, and it was the first free kick a Sporting KC player has scored since 2015 when Benny Feilhaber netted against FC Dallas.

Peter Vermes’ side finished the 2018 season atop the Western Conference to clinch the number one seed in their conference for the first time since 2012 when the side was playing in the East. Following Saturday’s game against the Imapct, Sporting KC will be back in the thick of a congested schedule, starting with the Concacaf Champions League Semifinal First Leg against Monterrey, scheduled for April 4.

Russell then took his exploits overseas, earning his 10th and 11th caps for Scotland in European Championship Qualifiers against Kazakhstan and San Marino over the past week. The 28-year-old also scored his first international goal in the 2-0 victory over San Marino, netting the second goal to calm nerves late in the game and give Scotland their first points of their Euro 2020 Qualifying campaign.

In all, Sporting KC will play five games in the next 16 days - three in MLS regular-season play (March 30 vs. Montreal, April 7 at FC Cincinnati and April 14 vs. New York Red Bulls) and two in the Champions League against CF Monterrey on April 4 in Mexico and April 11 at Children’s Mercy Park. This fixture congestion comes on the back of a much needed bye week during the FIFA international break, having already played seven games in 24 days to kick off the 2018 season.

FRONTLINE TAKES INJURY HIT

Sporting Kansas City attacking trio Gerso Fernandes (questionable), Erik Hurtado (out) and Daniel Salloi (out) all appear on the club’s injury report this week after suffering short and long-term injuries in recent weeks. Fernandes is nursing a calf injury and is questionable for Saturday’s match against the Montreal Impact at Children’s Mercy Park. Gerso has two goals and two assists in four Champions League matches so far this season and 18 goals and 11 assists across all competitions for Sporting KC since joining the club ahead of the 2017 campaign from Belenenses in Portugal.

MAKING AN IMPACT

Sporting Kansas City returns home this weekend to take on the Montreal Impact at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday afternoon. It’s the first and only matchup between the two sides in 2019, and the first time Sporting KC has hosted the Impact since June 10, 2017.

Hurtado is out for the foreseeable future after the club announced that the striker underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on March 20. That leaves Salloi, who limped off early in the 3-0 win over CA Independiente in the Champions League Quarterfinals Second Leg on March 14 having suffered an ankle injury that will keep him out for several weeks.

In the most recent bout at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting KC took a first-half lead when Ilie Sanchez sprung Gerso Fernandes over the top, and the pacy winger dribbled away from his marker before lashing home a low finish into the corner with his weaker right foot. Sporting seemed to be heading toward all three points only for Matteo Mancosu to latch onto a poor back pass and finish late on to make the final score 1-1.

SPORTING CONTINGENT SHINES WITH RANGERS

While Sporting Kansas City did not have a match in Week 4 of the MLS season, seven players shone while on loan in the USL Championship with the Swope Park Rangers last Saturday as the side played to a 2-2 draw with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Children’s Mercy Park.

The two sides met again for their most recent matchup just over a year later, on June 30, 2018, at Stade Saputo in Montreal. A tense and scoreless first half was followed by a dominant second half for the hosts, as the Impact took the lead through Ignacio Piatti’s thunderous strike from the edge of the area, before Alejandro Silva’s penalty made the final score 2-0 to Montreal.

Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas, defenders Graham Smith and Rodney Wallace and midfielders Gianluca Busio, Gedion Zelalem, Kelyn Rowe and Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal all earned valuable minutes for the Rangers in the draw. For Zelalem, it was his Kansas City debut, having not yet played a minute for Sporting since signing from Arsenal in mid-March.

Sporting KC leads the all-time series between the two clubs in regular-season matches with a 6-4-3 record against the Impact, including a 3-2-1 record at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC last beat Montreal with a 2-1 home win on July 18, 2015, with Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer on the scoresheet.

A pair of loanees were also the players that got on the scoresheet, as Rodney Wallace thundered home a low shot to equalize before Kelyn Rowe struck late on to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead with just minutes remaining, only for the Riverhounds to earn a penalty in stoppage time and snatch a point.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL RETURNS

Sporting Kansas City’s five-man international contingent returned home this week after representing their countries in various tournaments and friendlies during the FIFA international window. Defenders Botond Barath (Hungary), Jaylin Lindsey (U.S. U-20s) and Abdul Rwatubyaye (Rwanda) and forwards Krisztian Nemeth (Hungary) and Johnny Russell (Scotland) all returned to KC heading into Saturday’s match against the Montreal Impact at Children’s Mercy Park.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIFINAL AWAITS

Sporting Kansas City produced a rousing comeback in the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals Second Leg on Thursday, March 14 to erase a 2-1 deficit from the First Leg against Panamanian side Independiente to win 3-0 at Children’s Mercy Park and advance to the Semifinals 4-2 on aggregate. Sporting KC will travel to Monterrey on April 4 before hosting the return leg on April 11.

Barath and Nemeth both jetted out to Europe for a pair of 2020 European Championship Qualifiers against Slovakia and Croatia. Neither player featured in the 2-0 away loss to Slovakia on March 21, but Barath went the full 90 minutes in his fourth cap and Nemeth was an unused substitute as the Magyars produced a rousing comeback to defeat World Cup runners-up Croatia 2-1 at home on March 24.

After a frustrating opening 75 minutes, which saw Independiente goalkeeper Jose Guerra produce a string of stunning saves, Sporting finally found the breakthrough when Krisztian Nemeth volleyed home. Further goals were piled on by Roger Espinoza and a clinical second from Nemeth as the home side cruised to victory on the night and booked a date with Mexican powerhouse Monterrey in the Semifinals.

Russell also took part in European Championship Qualifying for Scotland, coming off the bench for the final stages of a shock 3-0 road defeat to Kazakhstan on March 21 before playing from the start and netting his first international goal during his 11th cap in a 2-0 win on the road against San Marino on March 24.

It’s the first time in club history that the side has reached the Semifinals of the current Concacaf Champions League format, though the side did advance to the Semifinals of the tournament’s precursor - the Concacaf Champions Cup. Sporting KC advanced to the Semifinals of the Champions Cup in 2002 only to be defeated by Mexican side Monarcas Morelia 7-2 on aggregate.

Lindsey headed off to Spain for a training camp with the U.S. Under-20 National Team, appearing as a second-half substitute in the U.S.’s 2-2 comeback draw against France on March 22 before starting in a 2-1 victory over Japan on March 25. The U.S. is in their final preparations ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, set to take place from May to June in Poland.

Monterrey are currently third in the Liga MX standings in the 2019 Clausura and advanced to the Semifinals of the Champions League by defeating Salvadorian side Alianza in the Round of 16 before dispatching reigning MLS Cup Champions Atlanta United FC in the Quarterfinals.

Rwatubyaye earned his 23rd cap for the Rwanda National Team when he played the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss away from home at the Ivory Coast.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 30, 2019 vs. Montreal Impact | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes CONGESTION CHARGE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA

Sporting Kansas City has also been racking up the miles on the legs of its squad in the early part of the 2019 season. Starting with the Feb. 21 match against Toluca in the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16, the side has already played a seven-game stretch in the space of 24 days, and is about to embark on a five-game stretch in the space of 16 days.

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid. The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.

Sporting KC will take on the Montreal Impact this Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park off the back of the international break, and will then travel to Mexico to take on CF Monterrey in the Concacaf Champions League Semifinal First Leg on April 4, before traveling to take on FC Cincinnati on April 7, return home to play the Second Leg against Monterrey on April 11, and remain at Children’s Mercy Park for a home MLS match against the New York Red Bulls on April 14.

With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid.

When Sporting KC faced Toluca, Los Angeles FC and Independiente all on the road in the space of a week in late February/early March, it marked the third time in club history that the side has played three road games in the space of a week, and first time ever with three road games in a week with at least one outside of the country. In the previous seven-game stretch, Sporting KC will have played in all four continental U.S. time zones: Central Time: Feb. 21 vs. Toluca, Feb. 28 at Toluca, March 10 vs. Philadelphia, March 14 vs. Independiente. Pacific Time: March 3 at LAFC. Eastern Time: March 6 at Independiente. Mountain Time: March 17 at Colorado Rapids.

Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.

RECORD-SETTING 2018

PLAYOFF STREAK REACHES EIGHT SEASONS

As well as their overall goalscoring exploits, Sporting Kansas City also set new club records in five other offensive categories: Road Goals (31), Goal Difference (+25), Assists (69), Shots (583) and Corner Kicks (206).

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 10 (2009-2018) *active New York Red Bulls 9 (2010-2018) *active Sporting KC 8 (2011-2018) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014)

Sporting Kansas City enjoyed a historic 2018 season that saw the club set new records in multiple attacking categories. Most notably, the club shattered the franchise’s all-time goalscoring record by tallying 65 goals in 34 games, eclipsing the 61 goals the then Kansas City Wizards tallied in their inaugural season in 1996.

In 2018, Sporting KC continued its impressive streak of postseason appearances, becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least eight straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the third coach to lead the same team to eight straight playoff appearances.

Peter Vermes’ side also found multiple goals in 25 of the club’s 40 matches in all competitions last season and was only shutout seven times. Sporting KC finished the regular season as the fourth highest scoring team in MLS with 65 goals, while the side scored 79 goals when including the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup play. Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1).

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Peter Vermes Sporting KC 8 2011-2018 (active) Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Schmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20, 2018 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC finished the year with 65 goals in 34 regular-season matches, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999.

VERMES VERBATIM

See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on March 17, 2019.

VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON

Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to win more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019. The task begins with the Concacaf Champions League, which began at the end of February, before MLS play began in March while U.S. Open Cup action starts later in the year.

On Sunday’s match overall: “I thought for us to come here, move the ball the way that we did and possess the ball well, I thought we had a lot of the game in their half, especially in the first half. Thought second half it became a little more end-to-end, especially after they scored. I thought we were deserving of the point here tonight. I thought that we did a good job coming off of our game on Thursday night. It was emotional and also a little physically taxing, but at the end I think we had enough energy to come play here tonight, and I thought they did a good job to stay in the game and find a way back in.”

Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently in charge of a team in Major League Soccer, having led Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team job in late 2016.

On balancing MLS and Champions League: “Anytime you can go on the road, whether in CCL or not, you know to go in and get a point on the road is an important aspect. To get three is great. Tonight, doing that in lieu of what happened Thursday night is even more important. It’s keeping us at least within the group of the league and keeping us competitive.”

Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing Toronto FC’s Greg Vanney’s five championships. On a local level, Vermes’ 11 years with SKC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.

On the impact his substitutes had tonight: “I always think it’s important that the guys you bring into the game, subs, have an impact. I thought that Kelyn Rowe played well in the game, too, and Johnny [Russell] came in and got us the goal that we needed at the time and was important, so it’s important that there is an impact from substitutions.”

Vermes has compiled a 169-118-95 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 134 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 30, 2019 vs. Montreal Impact | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Montreal Impact: 6-4-3 Home games: 3-2-1 (10 GF, 6 GA) Road games: 3-2-2 (10 GF, 7 GA) Date 05/05/2012 07/04/2012 09/22/2012 03/30/2013 06/01/2013 07/27/2013 04/19/2014 05/10/2014 07/12/2014 07/18/2015 06/25/2016 06/10/2017 06/30/2018

Score KC 0 vs MTL 2 KC 3 at MTL 1 KC 0 at MTL 0 KC 2 vs MTL 0 KC 1 vs MTL 2 KC 0 at MTL 1 KC 4 vs MTL 0 KC 3 at MTL 0 KC 2 at MTL 1 KC 2 vs MTL 1 KC 2 at MTL 2 KC 1 vs MLT 1 KC 0 at MTL 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location L Livestrong Sporting Park W Saputo Stadium T Saputo Stadium W Sporting Park L Sporting Park L Saputo Stadium W Sporting Park W Saputo Stadium W Saputo Stadium W Sporting Park T Saputo Stadium T Children’s Mercy Park L Saputo Stadium

MONTREAL IMPACT

9 4 27 19 14 20

Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Rosell, Zusi Dom Dwyer

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

2 3 2 15 6

Kronberg, Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Kronberg, Nielsen Tim Melia Melia, Nielsen

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Ignacio Piatti 3 Hassoun Camara 2 Marco Di Vaio 15 Ignacio Piatti 9 Patrice Bernier 21 Felipe Martins 21 Troy Perkins 2 Troy Perkins 4 Troy Perkins 2 Troy Perkins 25 Troy Perkins 12

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 2 6 4 8 9

MONTREAL IMPACT

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Four Players Benny Feilhaber (3/30/13) Three Players Dom Dwyer (twice) Oriol Rosell (7/27/13) Dom Dwyer (4/19/14)

13 Players 10 Players Four Players (6/10/17) Ignacio Piatti (4/19/14) Karl Ouimette (9/22/12) Felipe Martins

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

6 Tim Melia (6/10/17) 2 Four Players

(6/1/13) Troy (4/19/14) Troy

Perkins Perkins

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 10 10 0 76 108 0 26 34 0 79 91 0 15 11 0 32 36 0

Total 20 184 60 170 26 68

MONTREAL IMPACT Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 4 9 0 13 Shots 47 51 0 98 Shots on Goal 21 24 0 45 Fouls 73 93 0 166 Offsides 30 18 0 48 Corner Kicks 12 23 0 35

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MTL

124

1-15

3 1

16-30

31-45

3 1

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,505

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 145 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 137 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 9 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 145 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

178

4 2

105.6 5

46-60

2 5

61-75

4 2

76-90

4 2

0 0

Total

20 13

100

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

310

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 178 matches played at the stadium

1 1 4 3 6 6 5 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 30, 2019 vs. Montreal Impact | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Tyler Freeman (Signed as Homegrown Player - Oct. 2, 2018)

Kharlton Belmar (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Rodney Wallace (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 14, 2018)

Amer Didic (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Erik Hurtado (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

Brad Evans (Option Declined/Retired - Nov. 30, 2018)

Botond Barath (Signing - Dec. 18, 2018)

Cristian Lobato (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Kelyn Rowe (Trade - Dec. 18, 2018)

Colton Storm (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Signing - Feb. 5, 2019)

Diego Rubio (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

Gedion Zelalem (Signing - March 11, 2019)

Ike Opara (Trade - Jan. 28, 2019)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE Oct. 2: Nov. 30: Dec. 14: Dec. 14: Dec. 18: Dec. 18: Jan. 28: Feb. 5: March 11:

IN/OUT DETAILS IN Sporting KC signs F Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy. OUT Sporting KC declines options for D Amer Didic, D Brad Evans, D Colton Storm, M Cristian Lobato and F Kharlton Belmar. IN Sporting KC signs D Rodney Wallace as a free agent. IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires F Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) in exchange for the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and natural first-riund pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. IN Sporting KC signs D Botond Barath, most recently at Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for F Diego Rubio. OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1,000,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Ike Opara. IN Sporting KC acquires D Abdul Rwatubyaye in a transfer from Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda). IN Sporting KC acquires M Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from Arsenal FC (England).

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2013

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

2015

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

2019

Swope Park Rangers

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)

Rodney Wallace (12/14/18) Botond Barath (12/18/18) Abdul Rwatubyaye (2/5/19) Gedion Zelalem (3/11/19)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18) Kelyn Rowe (12/18/18)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19)

Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 30, 2019 vs. Montreal Impact | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

DEPORTIVO TOLUCA

CCL

3-0

Nemeth, Gerso, Ilie

Thursday, February 28

at Deportivo Toluca

CCL

2-0

Gerso, Nemeth

Sunday, March 3

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

1-2

Nemeth

Wednesday, March 6

at Club Atletico Independiente

CCL

1-2

Ilie

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

2-0

Ilie, Own Goal

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

CLUB ATLETICO INDEPENDIENTE CCL

3-0

Nemeth (2), Espinoza

Sunday, March 17

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

1-1

Russell

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS