Game Guide: Sporting KC at Houston Dynamo by Sporting Kansas City

HOUSTON DYNAMO v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (April 25, BBVA Compass Stadium, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2015 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Dynamo 7 2-2-3 9 6 4 at home 4 2-1-1 7 4 1 Sporting on road

ROSTERS

7 2-2-3 9 7 8 3 1-2-0 3 3 5

Deric

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (20 meetings): Dynamo 7 wins, 25 goals … Sporting 5 wins, 22 goals … Ties 8

Taylor

Rodriguez

7 Beasley

Sarkodie

AT HOUSTON (10 meetings): Dynamo 3 wins, 12 goals … Sporting 3 wins, 10 goals … Ties 4

Garrido

Clark

Sturgis

Lopez

LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/6: HOU 0, KC 2 (Saad 45; Dwyer 70) 8/29: KC 1, HOU 3 (Dwyer 54 – Bruin 35; Horst 62; Clark 67)

Davis

10 Barnes

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING DYNAMO Sun. May 3 Chicago Fri. May 1 FC Dallas Sat. May 9 at D.C. United Wed. May 6 San Jose Sat. May 16 Colorado Sun. May 10 at Toronto FC Wed. May 20 New England Sat. May 16 Portland

Dwyer

9 Nemeth

8 Zusi

Feilhaber

Espinoza

16 WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F A 6 4 105 158

F 7 90

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Carrasco

SPORTING

DYNAMO

de Jong

A 8 79

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6 0 1 1

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3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1

3 3 1

3 4 1

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3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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

2 3 1

1 2 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

Anibaba

Ellis

1 Marin

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

3 0 0 1

Besler

HOW SCORED

4 1 1 0

REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Chris Strickland; AR2 (opposite): Apolinar Mariscal; 4th: Armando Villarreal DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): none

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

HOUSTON DYNAMO 1 Tyler Deric (GK) 2 Kofi Sarkodie (DF) 3 Rob Lovejoy (MF() 4 Jermaine Taylor (DF) 5 Raul Rodriguez (DF) 6 Nathan Sturgis (MF) 7 DaMarcus Beasley (DF) 8 Luis Garrido (MF) 9 Erick Torres (FW) 10 Giles Barnes (FW) 11 Brad Davis (MF) 12 Will Bruin (FW) 13 Ricardo Clark (MF) 14 Alex (MF) 15 Alexander Lopez (MF) 16 A.J. Cochran (DF) 17 Chandler Hoffman (FW) 18 David Horst (DF) 21 Zach Steinberger (MF) 23 Taylor Hunter (DF) 26 Corey Ashe (DF) 27 Boniek Garcia (MF) 28 Memo Rodriguez (MF) 30 Michael Lisch (GK) 31 Joe Willis (GK) 33 Leonel Miranda (MF) SPORTING KC 1 Luis Marin (GK) 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Bernardo Anor (MF) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Amadou Dia (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Servando Carrasco (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 18 James Rogers (FW) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 71 Marcel de Jong (DF) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)

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DISTANCE

(W-L-T) HOU KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 1-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1 1-0-0 0-2-3 1-0-0

INTERNATIONAL DUTY KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20)

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

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

HOUSTON DYNAMO Date Score (Gms since) 4/11/2015 HOU 3, MTL 0 10/08/2014 HOU 1, TOR 0 3/13/2015 HOU 0, ORL 1 4/04/2015 HOU 0, SEA 1 4/18/2015 HOU 1, DC 1 4/11/2015 HOU 3, MTL 0 4/04/2015 HOU 0, SEA 1

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Dynamo WLTTLWT TLTWWTL Sporting KC

(0) (4) (2) (1) (0) (1) (2)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 4/05/2015 KC 3, PHI 2 3/28/2015 KC 1, NYC 0 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 4/18/2015 KC 1, LA 2 4/11/2015 KC 0, RSL 0 4/11/2015 KC 0, RSL 0 4/11/2015 KC 0, RSL 0

(1) (1) (4) (0) (1) (1) (1)

TEAM LEADERS DYNAMO G: 2 Barnes/Clark A: 1 5 players tied SHT: 20 Barnes SOG: 6 Barnes FC: 14 Barnes FS: 14 Beasley OF: 4 Barnes C: 3 Clark/Sarkodie E: 0 SPORTING G: 2 Nemeth/Opara A: 5 Feilhaber SHT: 21 Dwyer SOG: 7 Dwyer FC: 12 Dwyer FS: 25 Dwyer OF: 5 Dwyer C: 1 9 players tied E: 1 Besler

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG HOU 7 3 3 0 1 0 6 0.86 KC 7 2 4 0 1 0 7 1.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG HOU 7 3 4 0 0 0 4 0.57 KC 7 3 1 2 1 0 8 1.14 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 HOU 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 KC 7 1 2 1 1 0 2 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 HOU 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 KC 8 2 2 0 2 1 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (April 25, BBVA Compass Stadium, 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 72)

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 185 08/30/1988 Houston, TX 7 7 0 0 21 20 0 0 1 Tyler Deric DF 5-9 165 03/22/1991 Huber Heights, OH 7 7 0 1 89 86 0 10 2 Kofi Sarkodie 3 Rob Lovejoy MF 6-0 165 10/23/1991 Greensboro, NC 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 DF 5-10 195 01/14/1985 Portland, Jamaica 6 6 0 0 96 91 1 3 4 Jermaine Taylor 5 Raul Rodriguez DF 6-0 165 09/22/1987 Barcelona, Spain 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 6 Nathan Sturgis MF 5-10 160 07/06/1987 Boca Raton, FL 5 5 1 0 132 107 6 4 DF 5-8 145 05/24/1982 Fort Wayne, IN 7 7 0 0 115 105 14 20 7 DaMarcus Beasley MF 5-7 165 11/05/1990 Juticalpa, Honduras 6 6 0 0 17 17 0 0 8 Luis Garrido 9 Erick Torres FW 5-11 168 01/19/1993 Guadalajara, Mexico 0 0 0 0 44 44 22 2 FW 5-11 181 08/05/1988 London, England 6 6 2 0 77 73 22 9 10 Giles Barnes 11 Brad Davis MF 5-11 170 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 7 7 0 1 345 303 51 113 12 Will Bruin FW 6-2 195 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 6 2 0 0 120 108 35 13 Ricardo Clark MF 5-10 160 02/10/1983 Atlanta, GA 7 7 2 0 254 239 25 20 13 Alex MF 5-8 163 12/15/1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil 1 0 0 0 76 48 3 2 14 Alexander Lopez MF 5-9 155 06/05/1992 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 3 1 0 0 15 3 0 1 15 A.J. Cochran DF 6-3 195 02/09/1993 St. Louis, MO 1 0 0 0 20 14 0 0 16 17 Chandler Hoffman FW 6-0 160 08/17/1990 Birmingham, AL 4 0 0 0 19 2 0 0 18 David Horst DF 6-4 210 10/25/1985 Pine Grove, PA 6 4 0 1 79 70 2 2 Zach Steinberger MF 5-11 172 05/10/1992 Long Beach, CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 23 Taylor Hunter DF 6-0 160 07/07/1993 Aurora, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Corey Ashe DF 5-7 154 03/14/1986 Orange County, CA 0 0 0 0 211 155 1 18 27 Boniek Garcia MF 5-9 150 09/04/1984 Tegucigalpa, Honduras 5 5 0 1 71 69 9 14 Memo Rodriguez MF 5-8 145 12/27/1995 Wharton, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 30 Michael Lisch GK 6-4 175 08/30/1990 Austin, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Joe Willis GK 6-5 185 08/10/1988 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 23 22 0 0 33 Leonel Miranda MF 5-8 155 01/07/1994 Avellaneda, Argentina 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 HEAD COACH : Owen Coyle

07/14/1966 W2 L2 T3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-2 196 05/18/1983 Santiago, Chile 7 7 0 0 7 7 0 0 1 Luis Marin 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 0 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 3 2 0 0 25 19 0 3 DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 6 6 0 2 156 151 2 9 5 Matt Besler 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 4 3 0 0 226 204 12 19 DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 0 0 0 0 123 98 2 13 7 Chance Myers 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 5 5 0 0 153 120 22 39 FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 5 4 2 0 5 4 2 0 9 Krisztian Nemeth 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7 7 0 5 117 105 12 24 MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 6 1 0 0 77 49 12 3 11 Bernardo Anor 12 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 13 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 7 7 1 1 57 45 25 4 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 2 0 0 136 132 0 7 15 16 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 5 4 0 0 64 35 1 1 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 James Rogers FW 5-8 150 06/27/1993 Yoyah, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 21 22 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 5 5 1 0 117 112 5 6 23 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 6 6 1 1 119 99 3 12 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 29 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 6 2 0 0 205 116 15 14 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 71 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 4 0 0 94 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W78 L60 T47

HOUSTON DYNAMO vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY BBVA COMPASS STADIUM, Houston, Texas April 24, 2015 (WEEK 8, MLS Game #72) 7:30 p.m. CT (ROOT-SW; KMCI-38) Still conference rivals despite a shift from East to West, the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City meet for the first time this season when the clubs face off Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo return home off the heels of a 1-1 draw at D.C. United last weekend, while Sporting saw their four-game undefeated run come to an end in a late 2-1 loss at the LA Galaxy. It’s a rivalry born from three consecutive meetings between the clubs in the MLS Cup Playoffs from 2011-13 – when both clubs were in the Eastern Conference. REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Chris Strickland; AR2 (opposite): Apolinar Mariscal; 4th: Armando Villarreal MLS Career: 263 games; FC/gm: 25.5; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 64; pens: 66 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Kofi Sarkodie, Ricardo Clark DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20) HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (20 meetings): Dynamo 7 wins, 25 goals … Sporting 5 wins, 22 goals … Ties 8 AT HOUSTON (10 meetings): Dynamo 3 wins, 12 goals … Sporting 3 wins, 10 goals … Ties 4 RETURN MATCHES: 8/1: Sporting Kansas City vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m. CT; 9/23: Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. CT LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/6: HOU 0, KC 2 (Saad 45; Dwyer 70) 8/29: KC 1, HOU 3 (Dwyer 54 – Bruin 35; Horst 62; Clark 67)  Each team won at the other’s home ground in the two meetings a season ago. Sporting won 2-0 at BBVA Compass Stadium on June 6, then the Dynamo returned the favor with a 3-1 victory Aug. 29 at Sporting Park.  The teams met three consecutive seasons in the MLS Cup Playoffs from 2011-13, the Dynamo advancing in the first two meetings before SKC triumphed in the last. The 2011 and 2013 meetings were for the Eastern Conference Championship; both clubs find themselves in the Western Conference beginning this season.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. HOU: P13 W4 L3 D6 … Owen Coyle vs. KC: first game HOUSTON DYNAMO The Houston Dynamo gained points from a second consecutive match, coming back for a 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Saturday evening at RFK Stadium. The Dynamo are in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference with 9 points from 7 matches. LAST MATCH  United took the lead 36 minutes in. Jairo Arrieta used a nifty run to draw a foul some 22 yards straight out from goal. From the ensuing free kick, Chris Rolfe struck a venomous, curling effort just inside the upper corner at the right post, leaving Dynamo keeper Tyler Deric no chance even at full extension.  The Dynamo evened the score in the 65th minute. Brad Davis sent a ball in from the far side corner, which Will Bruin did well to head goalwards. United goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra made an excellent reflex save to push the ball away from goal, but Ricardo Clark was right there to hammer home the rebound from six yards out.  Dynamo head coach Owen Coyle made two changes to the team that rolled to a 3-0 victory against the Montréal Impact at BBVA Compass Stadium. Raul Rodriguez came into the back four in place of David Horst, and Alexander Lopez started in place of Boniek Garcia.  HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-2-3-1): Tyler Deric - Kofi Sarkodie, Raul Rodriguez, Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley - Luis Garrido (Will Bruin 46 / Chandler Hoffman 90), Nathan Sturgis - Alexander Lopez (Rob Lovejoy 80), Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis - Giles Barnes. TEAM NEWS  The Dynamo have not won a game away from BBVA Compass Stadium this season, but they have taken points from two of their three away matches.  “We were dominant throughout the second half. We scored a great goal even though the ‘keeper made an outstanding save,” said Dynamo head coach Owen Coyle. “My honest assessment is that I think D.C. will be

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delighted to have gotten a point. We have set standards and we have to keep attaining to those standards in tough places like this.” Ricardo Clark has scored goals in consecutive games for the fourth time in his MLS career. Each of Clark’s last six goals have come in three pairs of back-to-back games. “He’s such a fit lad every time he comes on the grass and he can get forward and get a goal,” Coyle said. “Of course we always encourage him to get forward.” Said Brad Davis: “I think it’s extremely important for us. Rico’s in the middle of the park and that’s one of the things we want out of him. We know how honest he is defensively, but you want him to be able to get up the park and get close to the forwards and get those types of chances and that’s what he did.” Alexander Lopez made his first start of the season, coming into a wide midfield role in place of the injured Boniek Garcia. It was Lopez’s first start in MLS since June 6 of last season – which came against Sporting KC; he has made three starts among his 15 career league appearances. “We’ve said it from day one in preseason, we know Alex is very talented,” Coyle said. “And what we’ve tried to do is we want to find the role that Alex can bring to the team, and Saturday he was terrific. ... When he brings that work rate, we know the qualities he’s got on the ball. What he’s got to do now is deliver on it for the Dynamo.” The Dynamo started the match with Giles Barnes as the lone out-and-out striker, as they have aligned throughout the season. But there was a significant at the halftime break when Will Bruin came on to form a strike pair with Barnes, with Luis Garrido going off and Nathan Sturgis remaining as the deep-lying central midfielder. “Will [Bruin] is a proven goal scorer in this league and I have to say that I thought he was outstanding. He led the line and I think he brought a lot to the team,” said Coyle. “I told him after the game that I was so pleased for him and that is the standard he has to bring to the team every week and if he does, then I have a real hard decision to make.” Said Clark: “We matched up a little bit better, especially in the midfield. They were finding some gaps. … I think even with the 4-4-2 we still had some good spots, but it made us better and created more chances.” After missing out on the Montréal match through an injury that had forced him off early the week before, Raúl Rodríguez returned to the back four in central defense.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City had their undefeated streak put to an end after four matches, the LA Galaxy hitting for a late winner for a 2-1 victory Saturday evening at StubHub Center. Sporting are in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference with 9 points from 7 matches. LAST MATCH  The Galaxy took the lead in the ninth minute. Stefan Ishizaki sent a sharp shot from inside the box on goal that was blocked by SKC goalkeeper Luis Marin, but Baggio Husidic followed up with a simple tap-in from the rebound into an open net.  Sporting came to level the score in the 22nd minute. Dom Dwyer sent a pass between a group of defenders to Benny Feilhaber, who sent a one-touch pass to spring Krisztian Nemeth, and he finished past LA goalkeeper Jaime Penedo.  The game-winner came in dramatic fashion four minutes deep into stoppage time. Juninho’s corner kick flashed through the box before substitute Omar Gonzalez redirected the ball into the net for the decider.  SKC manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the team that played to a scoreless draw with Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. Kevin Ellis came into the team for the injured Ike Opara, and Graham Zusi returned to the side in place of Jacob Peterson.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Luis Marin - Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 75) - Servando Carrasco - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza - Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 90), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 75). TEAM NEWS  Sporting saw their four-game undefeated run put to an end in the loss at the LA Galaxy. It was their first loss since a 3-1 defeat at FC Dallas; they went 2-0-2 in between.  “I thought the guys battled for the time they had so it is unfortunate we are leaving out of here without anything, but that is the way it goes sometimes,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “ … We are going to keep getting better because of that as the season goes on. You have to be able to play if you are going to get results, and we just have to make sure we are staying focused on doing that.”  Said Benny Feilhaber: “On a big pitch … you have to hold the ball or else you are going to start getting tired and eventually give up chances, and I think that is what eventually happened. We have to try and learn from this and be able to keep possession in difficult situations and improve our endurance toward the end of the game to not give up set pieces.”

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Krisztian Nemeth has scored the last two goals for SKC, over the last three matches, after netting the goal in the Galaxy match. Benny Feilhaber collected an assist, his fifth of the season to lead MLS. Feilhaber has assisted on each of Nemeth’s goals; he has assists on five of SKC’s seven goals this season. “It was a good team goal, something that is nice to see because we have been missing a little bit of that over the first few games of the year, but it is starting to come together. It was nice for our team to combine like that,” Feilhaber said. With Ike Opara sidelined for a long spell after suffering a rupture of his Achilles tendon, Kevin Ellis was given the start in central defense alongside Matt Besler. “Overall, we played well, but we gave up way too many free kicks in the second half in that end,” Vermes said. “Somewhere, something's going to be a mistake, and that's what it wound up being. A ball bounces off our guy and goes in the back of the net.” Graham Zusi returned to the starting lineup following a two-match absence, which came after he was forced off early in the March 28 match vs. New York City FC with a hamstring injury. “We need him on the field,” Vermes said. “He gives us a lot of different things in the game. So that was good.”

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2015 HOUSTON DYNAMO STATISTICS (2-2-3, 9 pts.) UNF 10 13 3 6 27 11 18 2 16 15 17 7 4 33 8 5 1 12 21

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

PLAYER Giles Barnes Ricardo Clark Rob Lovejoy Nathan Sturgis Boniek Garcia Brad Davis David Horst Kofi Sarkodie A.J. Cochran Alexander Lopez Chandler Hoffman DaMarcus Beasley Jermaine Taylor Leonel Miranda Luis Garrido Raul Rodriguez Tyler Deric Will Bruin Zach Steinberger Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 6 7 5 5 5 7 6 7 1 3 4 7 6 4 6 4 7 6 1

GS 6 7 1 5 5 7 4 7 0 1 0 7 6 2 6 4 7 2 0

MIN 538 561 150 439 388 630 425 630 35 148 10 595 540 187 443 295 630 265 21

7 7

630 630

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

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

SHT 21 11 3 6 2 11 2 4 1 3 0 3 0 4 3 0 0 3 1

SOG 6 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

FC 14 9 2 6 5 10 3 10 0 2 0 4 4 2 12 3 0 2 1

FS 11 5 3 3 8 2 7 4 0 2 0 14 4 6 5 2 1 3 0

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

CK 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 2

78 77

19 30

89 84

84 89

12 15

31 35

13 10

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Giles Barnes 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Brad Davis 1, Kofi Sarkodie 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None HOUSTON DYNAMO GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tyler Deric Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 7 7

GS 7 7 7

MIN SHTS 630 30 630 30 630 19

SV 27 27 13

GA 4 4 6

GAA 0.57 0.57 0.86

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 2 2 2

L 2 2 2

T 3 3 3

SO 3 3 3

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-2-3, 9 pts.) UNF 3 9 14 27 23 10 5 13 11 2 8 37 94 4 1 71 6 16 15 93

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

PLAYER Ike Opara Krisztian Nemeth Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Jalil Anibaba Benny Feilhaber Matt Besler Amadou Dia Bernardo Anor Erik Palmer-Brown Graham Zusi Jacob Peterson Jimmy Medranda Kevin Ellis Luis Marin Marcel de Jong Paulo Nagamura Servando Carrasco Seth Sinovic Soni Mustivar Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 3 6 1 5 6 3 3 7 5 4 5 3 3

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

MIN 534 344 630 539 450 624 520 195 188 5 391 206 187 186 630 390 287 353 225 26

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630 630

G 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7

A 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 7 12 21 4 7 5 0 3 4 0 7 1 3 0 0 5 3 5 3 0

SOG 2 2 7 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

FC 6 3 12 11 2 9 5 4 4 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 8 5 3 1

FS 4 3 25 10 2 13 2 2 4 1 5 0 2 1 1 7 3 1 0 0

OFF 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 16 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

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

8 9

68 90

26 21

90 84

84 90

20 11

35 38

15 9

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Ike Opara 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Matt Besler 2, Benny Feilhaber 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 1

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GOALKEEPER Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 7 7

GS 7 7 7

MIN SHTS 630 26 630 26 630 21

SV 19 19 13

GA 8 8 7

GAA 1.14 1.14 1

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 1

W 2 2 2

L 2 2 2

T 3 3 3

SO 3 3 2

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OPPONENT RESULT 7 Columbus W 1-0 13 Orlando City SC L 0-1 21 at Los Angeles T 1-1 28 Colorado T 0-0 4 at Seattle L 0-1 11 Montreal W 3-0 18 at D.C. United T 1-1 25 Sporting KC 1 FC Dallas 6 San Jose 10 at Toronto FC 16 Portland 22 at Los Angeles 30 at New York City FC 5 New York 20 at Portland 26 at FC Dallas 3 Chicago 10 at San Jose 18 at Real Salt Lake 25 Los Angeles 1 at Sporting KC 8 San Jose 15 at New England 21 at Portland 26 at Colorado 29 Vancouver 12 Real Salt Lake 20 at Philadelphia 23 Sporting KC 26 Colorado 4 at FC Dallas 18 Seattle 25 at Vancouver

ATT 22351 22407 19087 19603 39860 18924 13047

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POS PTS NOTES: 3 3 HOU: Barnes (66); 4 3 ORL: own goal (74) 2 4 HOU: Sturgis (11); LA: Keane (3) 5 5 8 5 SEA: Martins (39) 4 8 HOU: Barnes (15) Clark (72) Lovejoy (80); 3 9 HOU: Clark (65); DC: Rolfe (36)

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OPPONENT 8 New York 14 at FC Dallas 21 Portland 28 at New York City FC 5 Philadelphia 11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 at Houston 3 Chicago 9 at D.C. United 16 Colorado 20 New England 23 at Seattle 29 FC Dallas 6 Seattle 21 at Real Salt Lake 27 Colorado 12 at Vancouver 18 Montreal 24 at Real Salt Lake 1 Houston 8 at Toronto FC 15 Vancouver 19 San Jose 22 at Columbus 29 at Colorado 9 at Portland 13 at Orlando City SC 18 FC Dallas 23 at Houston 27 Seattle 3 at Portland 16 at San Jose 25 Los Angeles

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

ATT 19784 14149 20848 27454

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

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54) 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73) 8 2 6 5 KC: Opara (13);

W 3-2

19545

2-1-2

T 0-0 L 1-2

20087 20018

2-1-3 2-2-3

2 4

8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19) 9 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+)

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DYNAMO INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 1 6 times Assists 1 5 times Shots 6 Giles Barnes Shots on Goal 2 Giles Barnes 2 Giles Barnes 2 Ricardo Clark Fouls Committed 5 Kofi Sarkodie Fouls Suffered 4 DaMarcus Beasley 4 Leonel Miranda Offside 2 Giles Barnes Saves 6 Tyler Deric 6 Tyler Deric Shots Faced 7 Tyler Deric Goals Allowed 1 4 times

Goals 3 04/11/2015 vs Assists 2 03/21/2015 vs 2 04/11/2015 vs Shots 18 04/18/2015 vs Shots on Goal 5 04/18/2015 vs Fouls Committed 18 03/28/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 16 03/21/2015 vs Corner Kicks 7 04/04/2015 vs 7 04/18/2015 vs Offside 3 04/11/2015 vs 3 04/18/2015 vs Saves 6 03/07/2015 vs 6 04/18/2015 vs Shots Faced 7 04/18/2015 vs Goals Allowed 1 03/13/2015 vs 1 03/21/2015 vs 1 04/04/2015 vs 1 04/18/2015 vs

03/07/2015 vs CLB

W 1-0

03/07/2015 vs CLB

W 1-0

04/11/2015 vs MTL

W 3-0

03/07/2015 vs CLB 04/11/2015 vs MTL 04/18/2015 vs DC

W 1-0 W 3-0 T 1-1

03/28/2015 vs COL

T 0-0

03/21/2015 vs LA 03/28/2015 vs COL

T 1-1 T 0-0

03/21/2015 vs LA

T 1-1

03/07/2015 vs CLB 04/18/2015 vs DC

W 1-0 T 1-1

04/18/2015 vs DC

T 1-1

03/13/2015 vs ORL

L 0-1

MTL

W 3-0

LA MTL

T 1-1 W 3-0

T 1-1

COL

T 0-0

T 1-1

SEA DC

L 0-1 T 1-1

MTL DC

W 3-0 T 1-1

CLB DC

W 1-0 T 1-1

T 1-1

ORL LA SEA DC

L T L T

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 1 7 times Assists 2 Benny Feilhaber Shots 6 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 4 Benny Feilhaber 4 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 2 Krisztian Nemeth 2 Dom Dwyer Saves 4 Luis Marin 4 Luis Marin Shots Faced 6 Luis Marin Goals Allowed 3 Luis Marin

Goals 3 04/05/2015 at Assists 4 04/05/2015 at Shots 18 03/08/2015 at Shots on Goal 6 04/05/2015 at Fouls Committed 16 03/14/2015 at Fouls Suffered 17 03/08/2015 at Corner Kicks 8 04/05/2015 at Offside 3 04/18/2015 at Saves 4 04/05/2015 at 4 04/18/2015 at Shots Faced 6 04/18/2015 at Goals Allowed 3 03/14/2015 at

03/08/2015 at NYR

T 1-1

04/05/2015 at PHI

W 3-2

04/05/2015 at PHI

W 3-2

04/05/2015 at PHI

W 3-2

03/14/2015 at DAL 03/21/2015 at POR

L 1-3 T 0-0

03/28/2015 at NYC 04/11/2015 at RSL

W 1-0 T 0-0

03/14/2015 at DAL 04/18/2015 at LA

L 1-3 L 1-2

04/05/2015 at PHI 04/18/2015 at LA

W 3-2 L 1-2

04/18/2015 at LA

L 1-2

03/14/2015 at DAL

L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 6 03/21/2015 vs Shots on Goal 0 03/13/2015 vs Fouls Committed 9 04/18/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 7 04/18/2015 vs Corner Kicks 1 03/07/2015 vs 1 04/11/2015 vs Offside 0 03/13/2015 vs Saves 1 04/04/2015 vs Shots Faced 2 04/04/2015 vs

T 1-1

ORL

L 0-1

T 1-1

CLB MTL

W 1-0 W 3-0

ORL

L 0-1

SEA

L 0-1

SEA

L 0-1

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)

PHI

W 3-2

PHI

W 3-2

NYR

T 1-1

PHI

W 3-2

DAL

L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

PHI

W 3-2

L 1-2

PHI LA

W 3-2 L 1-2

L 1-2

DAL

L 1-3

Shots 9 03/28/2015 at Shots on Goal 1 04/11/2015 at Fouls Committed 10 03/08/2015 at Fouls Suffered 11 04/05/2015 at 11 04/11/2015 at 11 04/18/2015 at Corner Kicks 2 03/28/2015 at Offside 0 03/08/2015 at 0 03/21/2015 at Saves 0 04/11/2015 at Shots Faced 0 04/11/2015 at

NYC

W 1-0

RSL

T 0-0

NYR

T 1-1

PHI RSL LA

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

NYC

W 1-0

NYR POR

T 1-1 T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC VS DYNAMO ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Dynamo

Dynamo 7 wins, 25 goals Sporting KC 5 wins, 22 goals 8 ties 4/8/2006 7/15/2006 6/24/2007 9/1/2007 11/10/2007 4/12/2008 9/7/2008 7/4/2009 10/4/2009 5/1/2010 9/22/2010 7/16/2011 9/10/2011 11/6/2011 7/7/2012 7/18/2012 9/14/2012 11/4/2012 11/7/2012 5/12/2013 5/26/2013 10/9/2013 11/9/2013 11/23/2013 6/6/2014 8/29/2014

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

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

(H) (KC) (KC) (H) (H) (CA) (H) (CA) (H) (H) (CA) (H) (SP) (SP) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (SP) (HB) (HB) (SP) (HB) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 12 94 39 130 37 56

2 13 113 40 118 28 53

Sporting KC

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 25 207 79 248 65 109

1 6 110 40 125 16 58

2 16 137 48 138 18 57

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 22 247 88 263 34 115

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: HOU KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

2 1

6 1

3 3

5 2

6 8

3 7

0 0

25 22

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes

vs. HOU

4-3-6

(1.38 pts./game)

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

5 5 32 13 20 32 4 2 3 31 10

Dynamo Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Brad Davis Pat Onstad Hall/Onstad Pat Onstad Tally Hall Pat Onstad

3 3 32 13 16 14 3 3 4 23 11

Sporting KC Kamara/Bunbury Harrington/Zusi Kei Kamara Kei Kamara Aurelien Collin Davy Arnaud Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Dynamo Carr/Jaqua 3 players tied Brian Ching (04/08/06) 5 players tied 7 players tied

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed

2 2 8 3 4

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves

6 Ricardo Clark (05/12/13) 1 6 players tied 7 Tally Hall (twice)

Goals Allowed

4 Pat Onstad (09/22/10)

Sporting KC Teal Bunbury (09/10/11) Harrington/Zusi C.J. Sapong (09/14/12) Johnson/Sapong Santiago Hirsig (07/04/09) 5 3 players tied

2 2 10 4 6

1 6 players tied 7 Kevin Hartman (09/07/08) 3 5 players tied

W-L-T Breakdowns: Houston Dynamo 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)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

1 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ts

(04/11/2015) (03/21/2015) (04/18/2015)

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

7 Ws (06/06/2014) 1 Ls (04/18/2015) 1 Ws (04/05/2015)

0-2-2 2-0-0

1 Ts 2 Ws

(04/18/2015) (03/07/2015)

1-2-0 1-0-1

1 Ls (04/18/2015) 1 Ws (03/28/2015)

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

1 Ls 2 Ts 1 Ws 3 Ws 2 Ws

(04/04/2015) (03/21/2015) (09/28/2014) (08/29/2014) (03/08/2014)

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

2 1 1 3 3

Ts Ls Ws Ws Ws

(03/21/2015) (04/18/2015) (10/10/2014) (03/29/2014) (04/19/2014)

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

1 Ws 1 Ts 2 Ls 5 Ls 4 Ls

(04/11/2015) (04/18/2015) (10/16/2014) (05/25/2014) (04/05/2014)

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

1 1 1 5 0

Ts Ts Ls Ls -

(04/11/2015) (03/08/2015) (04/18/2015) (08/23/2014) -

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DYNAMO CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (7-5-8) PLAYER

MIN

Brad Davis Luis Angel Landin Calen Carr Brian Ching Nate Jaqua Will Bruin Kei Kamara Dominic Oduro Brian Mullan Adrian Serioux Cam Weaver Samuel Appiah Ricardo Clark David Horst Patrick Ianni Joseph Ngwenya Eddie Robinson Mike Chabala Stuart Holden Corey Ashe Giles Barnes Dwayne De Rosario Boniek Garcia Kevin Goldthwaite Andre Hainault Alejandro Moreno Craig Waibel Team totals Opponent totals

18 2 1 9 1 8 2 4 9 4 4 1 11 2 2 3 6 5 5 16 5 5 6 1 8 2 3 20 20

17 2 1 5 1 8 2 3 9 2 2 0 11 2 2 2 5 4 3 13 4 4 6 1 7 2 3 20 20

1363 134 90 453 83 632 180 267 786 206 131 19 987 99 180 171 459 405 314 1167 359 361 540 90 646 169 270 1800 1800

5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 22

5 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 27 22

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

32 3 3 15 4 20 9 6 8 2 2 2 9 2 1 2 2 0 4 5 6 9 3 3 1 3 2 207 247

2 9 8 2 20 20

180 800 720 100 1800 1800

6 41 33 8 88 79

5 31 20 6 62 51

0.50 1.01 1.25 1.80 1.10 1.25

0 1 0 1 2 0

Tony Caig Tally Hall Pat Onstad Tyler Deric Team totals Opponent totals

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. DYNAMO (5-7-8) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Kei Kamara Teal Bunbury Aurelien Collin Dom Dwyer C.J. Sapong Josh Wolff Jose Burciaga Jr. Sasha Victorine Davy Arnaud Jimmy Conrad Zoltan Hercegfalvi Eddie Johnson Soony Saad Ryan Smith Michael Harrington Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Claudio Bieler Roger Espinoza Claudio Lopez Jacob Peterson Craig Rocastle Julio Cesar Scott Sealy Seth Sinovic Alex Zotinca Team totals Opponent totals

10 7 7 3 8 7 3 4 10 7 1 3 4 2 11 8 2 2 8 4 7 2 2 4 9 2 20 20

7 2 7 3 6 6 3 4 7 7 0 3 2 2 10 7 2 2 8 4 4 1 2 3 9 1 20 20

637 230 630 254 566 525 270 342 653 630 28 270 180 162 850 653 113 177 657 360 409 130 180 224 799 98 1800 1800

3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 25

1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 27

32 8 8 13 15 11 4 5 10 3 2 7 4 2 3 19 2 6 6 11 5 1 0 3 5 2 247 207

Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Bo Oshoniyi Jon Kempin Team totals Opponent totals

1 10 6 2 1 20 20

MIN SHTS 90 900 540 180 90 1800 1800

3 30 30 13 3 79 88

GAA

3 17 23 8 0 51 62

0.00 1.10 1.17 2.00 3.00 1.25 1.10

0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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CURRENT DYNAMO VS. SPORTING KC (7-5-8)

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. DYNAMO (5-7-8)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Brad Davis DaMarcus Beasley Will Bruin Ricardo Clark David Horst Corey Ashe Giles Barnes Alex Boniek Garcia A.J. Cochran Tyler Deric Luis Garrido Chandler Hoffman Alexander Lopez Kofi Sarkodie Nathan Sturgis Jermaine Taylor Joe Willis Team totals Opponent totals

28 9 8 18 3 16 5 7 6 1 2 1 1 1 7 7 8 1 20 20

26 7 8 16 3 13 4 5 6 1 1 1 0 1 7 6 8 1 20 20

2112 640 632 1465 189 1167 359 361 540 90 100 90 6 90 617 490 630 90 1800 1800

6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 22

6 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 22

45 10 20 16 2 5 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 6 0 207 247

Dom Dwyer Bernardo Anor Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Roger Espinoza Paulo Nagamura Seth Sinovic Jalil Anibaba Matt Besler Servando Carrasco Kevin Ellis Jon Kempin Tim Melia Chance Myers Ike Opara Erik Palmer-Brown Team totals Opponent totals

3 5 21 8 5 8 19 10 8 10 1 2 1 1 11 3 1 20 20

3 4 13 7 5 8 18 9 8 10 0 2 1 1 7 3 1 20 20

254 405 1159 653 370 657 1502 800 682 886 29 180 90 67 724 270 90 1800 1800

2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 25

0 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 27

13 15 15 19 3 6 15 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 247 207

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Joe Willis Tyler Deric Team totals Opponent totals

1 2 20 20

90 100 1800 1800

4 8 88 79

3 6 62 51

1.00 1.80 1.10 1.25

0 1 2 0

0 1 51 62

3.00 4.03 1.25 1.10

0 0 0 2

GOALKEEPER

Jon Kempin Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 20 20

MIN SHTS 90 67 1800 1800

3 4 79 88

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Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City Saturday, 25 April 2015 – 7:30 p.m. CT MLS regular season – Game #8 – Home Game #5 BBVA Compass Stadium – Houston, Texas Broadcast Information

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Matt Pedersen (mpedersen@ 832-794-8673)

2015 Houston Dynamo Digital Media Guide

Ben Crook (bcrook@ 832-865-7531)

DYNAMO FACE RIVAL SPORTING KANSAS CITY AS WESTERN CONFERENCE FOE The Houston Dynamo (2-2-3; 9 points) and Sporting Kansas City (2-2-3; 9 points) meet for the first time in 2015 as Western Conference rivals on Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo secured a 1-1 draw at D.C. United on Saturday as Ricardo Clark scored the equalizer in the second half for his second straight game with a goal. Sporting Kansas City suffered late heartbreak as Omar Gonzalez scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time for a 2-1 LA Galaxy win on Saturday. This is the first of three meetings between the clubs this year. The Dynamo visit Kansas on Aug. 1 and host Sporting KC again on Sept. 23.

HOUSTON VS. KANSAS CITY The Dynamo are 7-5-8 all-time in regular season games against Sporting Kansas City, including a 3-3-4 mark in home games. Last year, each team won on the road, with Sporting KC earning a 2-0 win on June 6 in Houston before the Dynamo captured a 3-1 triumph on Aug. 29 in Kansas City. The Eastern Conference rivals played 10 games from 2012-13, including four playoff games. The clubs met in the postseason third straight seasons from 2011-13 and the Dynamo advanced in 2012 and 2013 before Sporting KC secured a 2-1 aggregate series win in the 2013 Eastern Conference Championship. Sporting KC snapped Houston’s MLS record 36-game home undefeated streak with a 1-0 win at BBVA Compass Stadium on May 12, 2013. The Dynamo have met Sporting KC in the postseason four times (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013), more than any other opponent. Other MLS clubs the Dynamo have played more than once in playoffs: LA Galaxy (three times), New England Revolution (twice) and New York Red Bulls (twice).

DYNAMO PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (4-5-1) (right-to-left) Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Raúl Rodríguez, DaMarcus Beasley Alex Lopez, Luis Garrido, Nathan Sturgis, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis Giles Barnes

Injury Report Presented by Houston Methodist (As of Thursday, April 23) OUT: None PROBABLE: Boniek Garcia – L knee sprain QUESTIONABLE: None

DYNAMO NOTES 

Dynamo gain tie in Nation’s Capital: Ricardo Clark scored the tying goal midway through the second half as the Dynamo secured a 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Saturday at RFK Stadium. After the Dynamo had a promising start to the game, D.C. United opened the scoring from a free kick in the 36th minute. Chris Rolfe curled his 23-yard effort over the wall and into the upper corner of the net as Tyler Deric dove and nearly saved the free kick but could not keep it out despite getting a hand on Rolfe’s shot. The Dynamo evened the game in the 65th minute as a quality sequence sprung Brad Davis on the left edge of the penalty area. The Dynamo captain created space against Sean Franklin and served a pinpoint service to the near post, where substitute forward Will Bruin timed his run well and used one touch to force a good save from United goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra. The rebound fell to Clark at the top of the six-yard box and the veteran midfielder smashed the equalizer into the net. It was Clark’s second goal of the season after his tally against Montreal on April 11.

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Milestones and notes from 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Saturday: o It was Ricardo Clark’s 25th career MLS regular-season goal o It was Brad Davis’ 303rd career MLS regular season start to pass Brian Carroll for ninth on the MLS all-time list. o It was Clark’s 170th career regular-season game with the Dynamo to pass Brian Ching for fourth on the club list. o Midfielder Alexander Lopez started at right midfield for his first start of the season. o Kofi Sarkodie played 90 minutes to reach 7,727 career regular season minutes with the Dynamo and pass Eddie Robinson (7,653) for 14th on the club list. o It was also Sarkodie’s 90th career regular season appearance to pass Stuart Holden and Richard Mulrooney for 14th on the franchise list. o It was Jermaine Taylor’s 96th career regular season appearance to tie Robinson for 13th on the club list. o Davis has played 90 minutes in seven consecutive games to start 2015 season, his longest 90-minute streak since 7/28/129/23/12 (9 games) o Tyler Deric made six saves to match a season-high set on opening night against Columbus.

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Davis passes Preki for fourth on MLS assist list: Brad Davis earned his first assist of the season on April 11 versus Montreal for his 113th career regular-season assist to pass Preki (112) for fourth on the league’s all-time list. Davis is one assist behind Carlos Valderrama (114) for third.

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Milestones and notes from 3-0 victory over Montreal on April 11: o It was Giles Barnes’ 25th career goals in all competitions with the Dynamo. o It was Brad Davis’ 113th career regular season assist to pass Preki for fourth on the MLS all-time assist list. Davis is one assist from tying Carlos Valderrama for third. o It was Davis’ 344rd career MLS regular season game to pass Dwayne De Rosario for sixth on the MLS all-time list. o Ricardo Clark played 90 minutes to reach 18,201 career minutes in all competitions with the Dynamo and pass Corey Ashe (18,116) for third on the club list.

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Dynamo acquire midfielder Alex from Chicago Fire: The Dynamo acquired midfielder Alex from the Chicago Fire on April 13 in exchange for forward Jason Johnson. Alex, 26, tallied four goals and two assists in 77 appearances (49 starts) with Chicago, including playoffs. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native scored in the Dynamo's 2-1 win at Chicago in the 2012 Eastern Conference Knockout Round. “We are pleased to welcome Alex to the Houston Dynamo,” Dynamo VP/general manager Matt Jordan said. “He is a versatile and intelligent player who can play a variety of positions. He joins our team at a good age with over 70 games played in MLS and valuable European experience. We feel he will be a positive addition to our group moving forward.” In his time with Chicago, Alex has played in a variety of positions, including, all positions across the midfield, as a forward, and also as a wide defender. He is expected the be a valuable addition as the Dynamo prepare for several absences due to international competition this summer, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa America. Alex came up through the youth system of Gremio Mauaense in Brazil before making 26 appearances in two years with Swiss club FC Wohlen and 19 appearances with FC Gossau. The Dynamo selected Johnson in the first round (No. 13 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft out of Virginia Commonwealth University. The Jamaica native scored one goal in 22 career appearances (four starts) in three seasons with the Dynamo, including playoffs.

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Erick “Cubo” Torres plays 90 minutes for Mexico national team in friendly vs. United States: Dynamo forward Erick “Cubo” Torres played 90 minutes for his fourth career cap for the Mexico national team in a 2-0 friendly loss to the United States on April 15 in front of 64,369 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Torres is currently on loan to his boyhood club Chivas Guadalajara for the remainder of the Liga MX Torneo Clausura before he joins the Dynamo this summer. Torres has five goals in all competitions during the loan with Chivas, including the game-winner in the Copa MX semifinals vs. Chiapas on March 18.

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Garcia, Garrido help Honduras qualify for 2015 Gold Cup: Dynamo midfielders Boniek Garcia and Luis Garrido each played 90 minutes to help the Honduras national team qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 3-0 win on March 29 in the second leg of a two-leg qualifying playoff with French Guiana. The victory helped Los Catrachos overcome a 3-1 deficit from the first leg for a 43 aggregate series win and the final berth in this summer’s regional championship. Former D.C. United defender Andy Najar scored two goals and Olimpia forward Anthony Lozano tallied the third as the Hondurans secured the decisive win at Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula. Garcia assisted on Najar's second goal with a pinpoint cross from the endline that Najar headed home at the back post. It was Garcia's 97th cap and Garrido's 29th appearance for Honduras. Honduras joins the United States, Panama and Haiti in Group A of the Gold Cup. Honduras will open the tournament against the U.S. on July 7 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

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Barnes snaps 60-game appearance streak: Giles Barnes missed Houston’s game versus Colorado on March 28 due to international duty with the Jamaica national team. The absence snapped Barnes’ 48-game start streak in all competitions (45 consecutive regularseason starts). It was Barnes’ first regular-season absence since May 12, 2013 vs. Sporting Kansas City and ended Barnes’ streak of 60 consecutive regular-season appearances.

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Giles Barnes scores in Jamaica debut, records assist in second appearance: Dynamo forward Giles Barnes earned his first start for the Jamaica national team and scored the equalizing goal in his Reggae Boyz debut on March 27 against Venezuela. Barnes then registered an assist and played 90 minutes in a 3-0 friendly win against Cuba on March 30. Dynamo defender Jermaine Taylor also started for his 78th cap as Jamaica rallied for a 2-1 friendly win over Venezuela as Vancouver Whitecaps forward Darren Mattocks scored the winning goal. Taylor came off the bench as Jamaica defeated Cuba, 3-0, in a friendly on Monday night and is in Group B at the 2015 Gold Cup, with Costa Rica, El Salvador and Canada. The Jamaicans play at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston on July 11 and open the group stage July 8 in Carson, Calif. All four international players have rejoined the Dynamo this week to prepare for Saturday's road game against Seattle Sounders FC.

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Davis first to 300 appearances in all competitions with Dynamo: Captain Brad Davis started the 1-1 draw against the Galaxy on March 21 to become the first player in club history with 300 appearances in all competitions. Davis, an original Dynamo player in his tenth season with the club, is the longest-tenured player with the same club in MLS. In his 303 Dynamo appearances, Davis has amassed 41 goals, 111 assists and 23,852 minutes. Davis has started 278 of the 303 games and served as captain 112 times.

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Brad Davis is longest-tenured MLS player with same team: After 10-year Chicago Fire veteran left back Gonzalo Segares announced his retirement on Feb. 6, Dynamo captain Brad Davis now has the longest-tenure with one club among active MLS players. Davis, 33, is in his tenth season with the Dynamo after following the club from San Jose in December 2005. His nine full years of service with the Dynamo eclipse teammate Corey Ashe (eight years) and the veteran Real Salt Lake trio of Nick Rimando, Kyle Beckerman and Javier Morales (eight years each). Davis is in his 14th season overall in MLS and with 113 assists is fourth on the league’s all-time assist list.

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Dynamo open tenth season: The Dynamo celebrate their tenth season in 2015 and will celebrate their biggest moments, best memories and most impactful players throughout the year. Through nine seasons, a high bar has been set, with two MLS Cups titles, four MLS Cup Final appearances and six conference championship appearances. The club has also reached the playoffs in seven of nine years.

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A new era under head coach Owen Coyle: The Dynamo appointed Owen Coyle as the second head coach in team history on Dec. 9, welcoming the former English Premier League manager to the Bayou City. A Scotland native, Coyle scored 297 goals in over 600 appearances in England and Scotland, primarily with Airdrie and also with Motherwell and Bolton. The forward with Irish ancestry made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team. As manager, Coyle led Burnley to promotion to the English Premier League in 2009 for the first time in 33 years. Under Coyle, the Clarets also reached the League Cup semifinals in 2008. Coyle later managed Bolton and former Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden and led the Wanderers to the 2010-11 FA Cup semifinals. He was twice named Premier League Manager of the Month (November 2010, March 2012) before taking the helm at Wigan Athletic in 2013. Coyle effectively completed his playing career at age 38 as a player-manager with Airdrie in 2005 after previously serving in a playermanager role with Falkirk in 2003 and co-leading the Bairns to the Scottish First Division title. He gained his first full time managerial role in 2005 with St. Johnstone in the Scottish First Division and led the Saints to a second-place finish in his first two seasons as well as to the semifinals of the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in 2007. Coyle also made sporadic playing appearances with St. Johnsone, and later, with Bolton. Coyle took the helm at Burnley in November 2007 and earned success in his first full season in the English Championship, leading the Clarets to a fifth place finish in the 2008-09 campaign and a place in the Championship playoffs. Burnley defeated Reading, 3-0, in the semifinal before beating Sheffield United, 1-0, in the final for promotion to the Premier League. Coyle has thrived in Cup competitions, repeatedly bouncing clubs from higher divisions. With St. Johnstone, he beat Scottish giants Rangers in the 2006-07 Scottish League Cup quarterfinals and Scottish Premier League clubs Falkirk and Motherwell to reach the Scottish Cup the same year. He then guided Burnley to three upsets of Premiership clubs in the 2008-09 League Cup – defeating Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal in succession to reach the semifinals. Coyle’s most recent managerial role was with Wigan Athletic in the English Championship. He joined the Latics in June 2013 but left the club in December of the same year.

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Coyle’s technical staff: Head coach Owen Coyle’s coaching staff includes former Dynamo captain Wade Barrett, who is entering his sixth season, along with longtime Coyle lieutenant Sandy Stewart, goalkeeper coach Paul Rogers and Paul Caffrey, the club’s sports performance director/fitness coach. o Wade Barrett won three MLS Cups as a player, including 2006 and 2007 with the Dynamo, and served as captain in 138 of his 140 appearances with the club. Barrett made 241 appearances in 10 MLS seasons and spent three seasons in Denmark (Aarhus) and Norway (Fredrikstad). o Sandy Stewart joins Coyle in Houston after serving as Coyle’s assistant in four previous coaching roles: Wigan Athletic, Bolton, Burnley and St. Johnstone. The defender made over 500 appearances in Scotland, primarily in with Airdrie, where he managed the club to the 2003-04 Scottish League Second Division title as Coyle led the club with 15 goals. o Paul Rogers spent the last six years as goalkeeper coach with the United States Women’s National Team. The Brighton, England helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games and a second-place finish at the 2010 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Rogers served as goalkeeper coach for the Canada Women’s National Team in 2008 and was an assistant and goalkeeper coach with St. Louis Athletica of Women’s Professional Soccer from 2009-10, and collegiately with Florida State University, the University of Louisville and Tulane University. As a player, Rogers had spells with several professional and semi-professional clubs in England, including time as a youth player with Queens Park Rangers and Plymouth Argyle and senior player with Brighton & Hove Albion. o Paul Caffrey holds experience in MLS and with the United States national team program. A Dublin, Ireland native, he spent 2014 at Chivas USA as the first assistant coach under Wilmer Cabrera. He served as an assistant coach and fitness coach with the Colorado Rapids on Oscar Pareja’s staff from 2012-13. He also was the first assistant coach under Cabrera with the United States under-17 national team from 2007-11 and oversaw the physical preparation and fitness training of the team. Caffrey played four seasons with the Long Island Rough Riders after a four-year college career at Adelphi University.

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Matt Jordan appointed as club’s first vice president/general manager: The Dynamo appointed Matt Jordan as vice president/general manager to oversee soccer operations and the technical areas of the club on Nov. 6. Jordan spent the last four seasons with the technical staff of the Montreal Impact, most recently serving the role of technical director. The 39-year-old enjoyed a 13-year professional career highlighted by eight years in Major League Soccer as well as time in the Danish Superliga and North American Soccer League. The Clemson University product was a two-time All-American, an MLS All-Star and finalist for Goalkeeper of the Year in 1999 with the Dallas Burn. During his stint with the Impact, Jordan was involved in the process of signing several notable foreign players including Italians Marco Di Vaio and Alessandro Nesta and Argentine midfielders Ignacio Piatti, Hernan Bernardello and Andres Romero. Jordan also led the initiative to launch a new USL Pro franchise under Impact management, FC Montreal, for the 2015 season. Jordan was offered a position with the Impact’s technical staff upon retirement as a player in 2011 after four years with the club to help Montreal’s successful transition from the NASL to MLS. The Aurora, Colo. native’s playing career included stops with the Dallas Burn (1998-2002), Columbus Crew (2004-05) and Colorado Rapids (2006) in MLS, Odense BK in the Danish Superliga (2003-04) and with the Montreal Impact (2007-10).

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Dynamo offseason: The Dynamo added 11 players to the roster in the offseason. The chart below details the offseason transactions:

INCOMING: PLAYER Jose “Memo” Rodriguez Joe Willis Chandler Hoffman Nathan Sturgis Erick “Cubo” Torres Leonel Miranda Raúl Rodríguez Zach Steinberger Oumar Ballo Rob Lovejoy Taylor Hunter

POSITION Midfielder Goalkeeper Forward Midfielder Forward Midfielder/Forward Defender Midfielder Defender Midfielder Defender

HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on Dec. 4 Acquired via trade from D.C. United on Dec. 8 Selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 18 Selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 18 Signed as Designated Player from Chivas Guadalajara on Dec. 24 Acquired via loan from Independiente on Jan. 8 Signed as discovery player from RCD Espanyol on Jan. 9 Selected in first round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft Selected in second round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft Selected in second round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft Selected in third round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft

POSITION Defender Midfielder Goalkeeper Defender Forward Midfielder Forwward Forward Midfielder

NOTE Retired on Nov. 12 Traded to D.C. United on Dec. 8 Traded to Orlando City SC on Dec. 8 Option declined Option declined Option declined Option declined Selected by Orlando City SC in Expansion Draft Traded to Sporting Kansas City on Jan. 15

OUTGOING: PLAYER Eric Brunner Andrew Driver Tally Hall Anthony Arena Omar Cummings Brian Ownby Bryan Salazar Mark Sherrod Servando Carrasco

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Dynamo return to Western Conference: After a four year stint in the Eastern Conference, the Dynamo return to their roots in the Western Conference for the 2015 season. With Chivas USA ceasing operations and the addition of East Coast expansion sides Orlando City SC and New York City FC, the Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City are moving to the Western Conference to create two 10-team conferences. The Dynamo's time in the East saw them reach the conference final three times in four years, with two conference championships. The club also produced three conference final appearances and two wins in their original five year run in the West, including both of their MLS Cup victories. With the realignment, the Dynamo rekindle the Texas Derby against FC Dallas with a multi-game MLS series (three games in 2015) while keeping the rivalry that developed against Sporting Kansas City in the East. Houston also gets more regular season shots at perennial playoff foe LA Galaxy, and will multiple meetings with former head coach Dominic Kinnear and the San Jose Earthquakes. The last 10 MLS Cup finalists are now located in the Western Conference. For the 2015 season, the 20 teams will each play 34 games during the regular season. Clubs will play each team in the opposing conference once for five home and five away matches. Clubs will play each of their nine conference opponents at least twice (one home, one away), plus six additional intra-conference games -- three home and three away.

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2014 Dynamo Awards: Forward Giles Barnes headlined the event by capturing four club awards: Most Valuable Player, Players’ Player of the Year, Budweiser Golden Boot and Ironman of the Year. The Dynamo MVP (media vote) and Players’ Player of the Year selections were the first for Barnes. The Englishman scored six goals in the final nine games of the season to finish the year with 11 goals, a personal-best in three seasons with Houston. Barnes led the club in scoring to capture his second straight Golden Boot award, joining Brian Ching as the only players in club history with multiple scoring titles. Barnes also set a Dynamo career-high with five assists. The London native started all 34 regular-season games and amassed 3,028 regular-season minutes, setting a club record for minutes by a field player, to win Ironman of the Year. Barnes’ minutes total eclipsed Geoff Cameron’s previous club mark and was the most by an MLS field player since 2011 (Sebastian Le Toux). Barnes has appeared in 67 of a possible 68 regular-season games in the last two seasons. o Honduras national team midfielder Luis Garrido earned Newcomer of the Year and Young Player of the Year honors. Garrido, 24, made his Houston debut on Aug. 3 and helped the Dynamo keep a clean sheet in four of his first nine appearances. He made 11 starts in his first season with Houston after appearing in two games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

HOUSTON DYNAMO NUMERICAL ROSTER/TECHNICAL STAFF No. Name

Pos. Ht. Wt. Born

Pronunciation

Tyler Deric

6-3

185

8-30-88

DARE-ick

Kofi Sarkodie

5-9

165

3-22-91

KO-fee sar-KO-dee

Rob Lovejoy

6-0

165

10-23-91

Jermaine Taylor

5-10 195

1-14-85

Raúl Rodríguez

6-0

9-22-87

Nathan Sturgis

5-10 160

7-6-87

DaMarcus Beasley

5-8

145

8-24-82

Luis Garrido

5-7

165

11-5-90

Erick Torres

5-11 168

1-19-93

Giles Barnes

F/M 6-2

Brad Davis

5-11 165

11-8-81

Will Bruin

6-2

10-24-89

Ricardo Clark

5-10 160

2-10-83

Jason Johnson

6-0

180

10-9-90

Alexander López

5-9

155

6-5-1992

AJ Cochran

6-3

200

2-9-93

Chandler Hoffman

6-0

160

8-18-90

David Horst

6-4

210

10-25-85

Oumar Ballo

6-2

190

8-3-90

Zach Steinberger

5-11 172

5-10-92

Taylor Hunter

6-0

170

7-7-93

Corey Ashe

5-7

154

3-14-86

ASH

Boniek Garcia

5-9

150

9-4-84

Bone-ee-ECK

Memo Rodriguez

5-8

145

12-27-95

Michael Lisch

6-4

175

8-30-90

Joe Willis

6-5

200

8-10-88

Leonel Miranda

5-8

155

1-7-94

165

190 195

International Designated Player Ga-ree-dough

8-5-88

Generation adidas International/Young Designated Player Generation adidas

Omar BAL-oh

Homegrown Player Lish Lee-oh-nel Mir-an-da

Assistant Coach – Wade Barrett Assistant Coach – Sandy Stewart Goalkeepers Coach – Paul Rogers Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach – Paul Caffrey Director of Sports Medicine Head Athletic Trainer – Theron Enns VP/General Manager – Matt Jordan Assistant GM/Director of Soccer Operations – Nick Kowba Equipment Manager – Justin Andrews Assistant Equipment Manager – JP Henderson

International Designated Player

Head Coach – Owen Coyle (1st season in MLS; 2-2-3 record)

Assistant Athletic Trainer – Rory Blevins

Status

International

Houston Dynamo Player Bios *All Dynamo career stats are regular season only 1 TYLER DERIC GK 6-3 Born: 8/30/88, Houston, TX Last Club: Dynamo Academy College: North Carolina Dynamo career: Seventh year – 21 GP, 7 SHO, 7 W Pronunciation: DARE-ick

185 Age: 26

First ever Dynamo Academy product and second home-grown player in league history. Started final nine games in 2014 after serving as backup to Tally Hall and Pat Onstad for five years.

2015 MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 630 mins, 0.57 GAA, 3 shutouts, 2-2-3 2014 MLS: 11 GP, 10 GS, 910 mins, 1.38 GAA, 3 shutouts, 3-5-2  Nominated for seventh consecutive MLS Save of the Week for diving stop against Michael Farfan on Saturday at D.C. United  Recorded seventh career MLS shutout in 2-0 win over Montreal on April 11 (third clean sheet this season)  Won three straight MLS Save of the Week awards from Week 24 (Palm save on Marcelo Sarvas of Colorado on March 28; diving save against Mika Vayrynen of LA Galaxy on March 21; diving save against Kaká free kick on March 13)  Started final 9 games of 2014 season and set career-high with 11 appearances after replacing injured Tally Hall  Made first penalty kick save of professional career, stopping Jermain Defoe’s attempt in 1-0 win at Toronto Oct. 8, making 6 saves to record 3rd shutout in 4 games  Has appeared in 29 career games in all competitions with Dynamo (18 MLS, 5 U.S. Open Cup and 6 CONCACAF Champions League). Has recorded 8 shutouts and 28 GA in the 29 appearances  2013 CCL: Helped lead Dynamo to quarterfinals with start in all 4 games as Dynamo went unbeaten to win Group 3 Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United (6 saves) Last shutout: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Most saves (Career): 7 (2x): 10/12/14 vs. D.C. United & 10/27/12 at Colorado Rapids 2 KOFI SARKODIE DF 5-9 165 Born: 3/22/91, Dayton, OH Age: 24 Last Club: University of Akron Dynamo career: Fifth year – 89 GP, 86 GS, 0 G, 10 A Pronunciation: KO-fee sar-KO-dee Dynamic outside defender in fifth MLS season. Selected by Dynamo with No. 7 pick of 2011 MLS SuperDraft. United States U-23 international.

2015 MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 630 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2014 : 32 GP, 32 GS, 2,872 mins, 0 G, 4 A  Has started 72 of 75 regular season games since start of 2013 season, with lone absences due to suspension  Assisted on Giles Barnes’ game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Columbus on March 7 (10th career regular-season assist)

 Matched career-high with four assists in 2014  Matched a club record with 44 appearances in all competitions in 2013 (along with Giles Barnes and Bobby Boswell), equaling mark set by Brian Mullan in 2008  Scored first MLS goal on Nov. 11, 2012 against D.C. in first leg of Eastern Conference Championship  Started at SEA on 3/25/11, becoming youngest Dynamo player to start an MLS match at age 20 years, 3 days Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 11/11/12 vs. D.C. United (Playoffs) Last assist: 3/7/15 vs. Columbus Crew SC 3 ROB LOVEJOY M 6-0 165 Born: 10/23/1991, Greensboro, N.C. Age: 23 Last Club: University of North Carolina Dynamo career: Rookie – 5 GP, 1 GS, 1 G, 1 A Acquired: Selected by Houston in 2015 MLS SuperDraft (No. 36 overall) out of University of North Carolina Wide midfielder who can run at defenders, selected by Dynamo in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

2015 MLS: 5 GP, 1 GS, 150 mins, 1 G, 1 A  Scored first career MLS goal and recorded first MLS assist after entering as substitute on April 11 vs. Montreal Impact  Made first MLS start on March 28 vs. Colorado Rapids  Made MLS debut as substitute (83’) against Orlando City on March 13  Scored 5 goals and added 8 assists in 22 games for North Carolina in 2014  Started all 26 games as North Carolina won 2011 NCAA title  Tallied 20 goals and 16 assists in 71 career games in four seasons at UNC  Helped lead North Carolina to 2010 NCAA College Cup Last start: 3/28/15 vs. Colorado Rapids Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Last assist: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact 4 JERMAINE TAYLOR DF 5-10 195 Born: 1/14/85, Portland, Jamaica Age: 30 Last Club: St. George’s SC (Jamaica) – 2009-11 Other Clubs: Harbour View F.C. (Jamaica) – 2004-09 Dynamo career: Fifth year – 96 GP, 91 GS, 1 G, 3 A Calm, experienced defender who is an anchor at center back and remains a fixture for Jamaica national team (79 caps).

2015 MLS: 6 GP, 6 GS, 540 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 24 GP, 23 GS, 1,922 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Started friendly for Jamaica national team on March 27 against Venezuela and entered as substitute on March 30 versus Cuba (79th cap)

 Started all 4 matches as Jamaica won 2014 Caribbean Cup, and converted penalty kick in penalty shootout victory over Trinidad and Tobago in Final  Has played at all three positions across backline in Dynamo career Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 8/3/12 vs. New York Red Bulls (first in MLS) Last assist: 7/6/13 vs. Philadelphia Union 5 RAÚL RODRÍGUEZ DF 6-0 Born: 9/22/87, Barcelona, Spain Last Club: RCD Espanyol (Spain) – 2010-15 Other Clubs: UDA Gramenet (Spain) – 2007-10 Dynamo career: First year – 4 GP, 4 GS, 0 G, 0 A

165 Age: 27

Veteran Spanish center back who signed with Dynamo on Jan. 9 after 4 ½ years with Espanyol in Spain’s La Liga.

2015 MLS: 4 GP, 4 GS, 295 mins, 0 G, 0 A    

Made Dynamo debut in 1-0 win over Columbus on March 7 Made 80 first-team appearances in five seasons with Espanyol Personal-best 28 league starts in the 2011-12 season The Barcelona native signed with hometown club in summer 2010 and briefly played with the reserves before making his Liga BBVA debut in November 2010 against Atlético Madrid  The center back made his professional debut in 2007 with UDA Gramenet in Spain’s Segunda Division B (third-tier) and made 83 appearances in three seasons with the Catalonia club Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: None with Dynamo Last assist: None with Dynamo 6 NATHAN STURGIS M 5-10 160 Born: 7/6/87, Boca Raton, Fla. Age: 27 Last Club: Chivas USA (2014) Previous Clubs: Colorado Rapids (2013-14), Houston Dynamo (2012), Toronto FC (2011), Seattle Sounders FC (2009-10), Real Salt Lake (200708), LA Galaxy (2006-07) College: Clemson University Dynamo career: Second year overall – 10 GP, 9 GS, 1 G, 0 A Experienced midfielder who returns to Dynamo after 2012 season in Houston. MLS veteran (tenth season) can play center midfield or center back.

2015 MLS: 5 GP, 5 GS, 439 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 22 GP, 13 GS, 1,201 mins, 0 G, 1 A  Has started five consecutive games (90 minutes in each of last four games) after not appearing in first two games this season  Scored first career Dynamo goal, the equalizer vs. Galaxy from a corner kick on March 21 (first goal since July 4, 2013 with Colorado)  Appeared in 22 games in 2014; traded from Colorado to Chivas USA on July 1

 Career-highs in games (25), starts (23), goals (4) and minutes (2,037) with Colorado in 2013  Appeared in 5 regular-season games (4 starts) with Dynamo in 2012; recorded three assists in CONCACAF Champions League group stage as Dynamo won group  27 caps with U.S. U-20’s; played all 510 minutes at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup as U.S. went 3-1-1 and reached quarterfinals  Made MLS debut at age 18 in 2006 with LA Galaxy Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 3/21/15 at LA Galaxy Last assist: 4/5/14 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (with Colorado) 7 DAMARCUS BEASLEY DF 5-8 145 DP Born: 5/24/82, Ft. Wayne, Indiana Age: 32 Last Club: Puebla F.C. (2011-14) Other Clubs: Chicago Fire (2000-04), PSV Eindhoven (2004-07), Manchester City (2006-07), Rangers (2007-10), Hannover 96 (2010-11) Dynamo career: Second year - 17 GP, 17 GS, 0 G, 0 A Four-time World Cup veteran and U.S. Men's national team legend signed as a Designated Player on July 23, 2014.

2015 MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 595 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 10 GP, 10 GS, 821 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Only American to play in four FIFA World Cups (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)  Announced retirement from U.S. national team on Dec. 15, 2014 (final appearance in friendly vs. Colombia in London on Nov. 14)  11 appearances in World Cup matches, tied for second in U.S history  5th most caps in USMNT history (121), 8th most assists, tied-9th most goals  Most goals scored by an American in UEFA Champions League (6)  Made Houston Dynamo debut as a starter in 1-0 win vs. D.C. United on August 3, 2014 Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: None with Dynamo Last assist: None with Dynamo 8 LUIS GARRIDO MF 5-7 165 I Born: 11/5/90, Juticalpa, Hondurs Age: 24 Last Club: CD Olimpia (2011-14) Dynamo career: Second year – 17 GP, 17 GS, 0 G, 0 A Pronunciation: Ga-ree-dough Tenacious defensive midfielder, Honduras international (29 caps) and 2014 World Cup veteran who joined Houston via loan from CD Olimpia on July 25, 2014.

2015 MLS: 6 GP, 6 GS, 443 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 11 GP, 11 GS, 915 mins, 0 G, 0 A

 Started for Honduras in both legs of two-leg CONCACAF Gold Cup playoff vs. French Guiana, including 3-0 second-leg win on March 29 for 4-3 aggregate victory (29 caps)  Named Dynamo Newcomer of the Year and Young Player of the Year in 2014 after arriving on loan from Olimpia in late July  Started two games for Honduras at the 2014 World Cup  Started 11 of 16 matches in 2014 World Cup Qualifying, including 9 of 10 in hexagonal round  Made Houston Dynamo debut as starter in 1-0 victory over D.C. United on August 3, 2014  Played at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup  Made professional debut with Juticalpa FC in 2007 before transferring to Honduran powerhouse C.D. Olimpia in 2008, with whom he played with current Dynamo midfielders Boniek Garcia and Alexander Lopez  Spent a portion of 2013 on loan with Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian SuperLiga  Started for Olimpia against the Dynamo on Oct. 23, 2012 in a CONCACAF Champions League group stage match Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: None in MLS Last assist: None in MLS 10 GILES BARNES FW/MF 5-11 181 Born: 8/5/88, London, England Age: 26 Last Club: Doncaster Rovers F.C. (England) 2011-12 Other Clubs: West Bromich Albion (2010-11), Derby County (2005-09) Dynamo career: Fourth year – 77 GP, 73 GS, 22 G, 9 A Quick, explosive forward/attacking midfielder who won 2014 Dynamo MVP, Players’ Player of the Year, Golden Boot and Ironman of the Year awards. Jamaica international (2 caps)

2015 MLS: 6 GP, 6 GS, 538 mins, 2 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 34 GP, 34 GS, 3,028 mins, 11 G, 5 A  Scored first goal for Jamaica national team in Jamaica debut on March 27 vs. Venezuela and recorded assist in 3-0 friendly win over Cuba on March 30 (first two caps)  Has appeared in 73 games (72 starts) out of a possible 75 regularseason games since start of 2013 season  Snapped 60-game appearance streak versus Colorado on March 28 due to international duty with the Jamaica national team. The absence snapped Barnes’ 48-game start streak in all competitions (45 consecutive regular-season starts). It was Barnes’ first regular-season absence since May 12, 2013 vs. Sporting Kansas City  Scored winning goal in 1-0 Opening Day victory over Columbus on March 7 (didn’t score until ninth game last season)  Won 4 club awards in 2014: Dynamo MVP, Players’ Player of the Year, Golden Boot and Ironman of the Year  6 goals in final 9 games in 2014 to win second consecutive Dynamo Golden Boot; Brian Ching is only other Dynamo player with 2+ Golden Boots  Set Dynamo field player record, surpassing Geoff Cameron, with 3,028 regular-season minutes in 2014

 Matched a club record with 44 appearances in all competitions in 2013 (along with Kofi Sarkodie and Bobby Boswell), equaling mark set by Brian Mullan in 2008  Won Dynamo Budweiser Golden Boot with nine regular season goals in 2013 (6th Golden Boot winner in club history)  Joined Derby County of England in 2005 at age 17 and helped the Rams gain promotion to the EPL in 2007 Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Last assist: 7/12/14 at Toronto FC Last two-goal game: 9/6/14 vs. Montreal Impact 11 BRAD DAVIS MF 5-11 170 Born: 11/8/81, St. Charles, MO Age: 33 Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (2005) Other Clubs: Dallas Burn - 2003-04, New York - 2002 College: Saint Louis University Dynamo career: Tenth year – 248 GP, 230 GS, 37 G, 95 A Original Dynamo player, 6-time MLS All-Star and winner of four team MVP awards. Club's all-time leader in games, starts, and assists, recorded 16 assists in 2011 as MLS MVP runner-up. United States international (17 caps) was member of 2014 World Cup team.

2015 MLS: 7 GP, 7 GS, 630 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2014 MLS: 25 GP, 25 GS, 2,072 mins, 4 G, 11 A  Has played 90 minutes in seven consecutive games to start 2015 season, his longest 90-minute streak since 7/28/129/23/12 (9 games)  Surpassed Preki for fourth on MLS all-time assist list with 113th career regular season assist against Montreal on April 11  Made 300th career MLS regular-season start on March 28 vs. Colorado  Made 300th career Dynamo appearance in all competitions vs. Galaxy on March 21 (first to 300 in club history)  Dynamo captain is longest-tenured player in MLS with same club (9 full seasons with Dynamo entering 2015)  Recorded 11 assists in 2014; fifth time in seven seasons and sixth year overall with 10+ assists  Leads MLS with 73 assists since start of 2009 season  Made World Cup debut with start vs. Germany on June 26, 2014  6-time MLS All-Star (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2005) Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 7/12/14 at Toronto FC Last assist: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Last two-goal game: 7/12/14 at Toronto FC

12 WILL BRUIN FW 6-2 195 Born: 10/24/89, St. Louis, MO Age: 25 Last Club: Indiana University Dynamo career: Fourth year – 120 GP, 108 GS, 35 G, 13 A Powerful forward set franchise record with 16 goals in all competitions in 2012 and made U.S. national team debut in January 2013. United States international (2 caps).

 Returned to action on June 29 after missing 11 games (nine MLS and two U.S. Open Cup games) following a concussion against New York on April 23  Led the Dynamo to two MLS Cups (2006, 07) in his first stint with the team (2006-2009)  Started two games at 2010 World Cup in South Africa  Started four games at 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, including starts in 2-0 semifinal win over Spain and 3-2 defeat to Brazil in Final

2015 MLS: 6 GP, 2 GS, 265 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 27 GP, 24 GS, 2,074 mins, 10 G, 1 A  Scored 10th goal of 2014 season in 3-1 win at Sporting KC on Aug. 29 but suffered mid foot sprain in right foot and missed next 6 games and appeared as substitute in final 3 games of season  35 regular-season goals in his first four MLS seasons (though 2014) to tie Clint Mathis for the most goals in the first four MLS seasons by a player who entered the league as a rookie (no previous professional experience)  Set franchise record with 16 goals in all competitions in 2012 (12 in regular season; 4 in playoffs)  Tied MLS record for most goal in a season by a second-year professional with 12 in 2012  Set club record with four goals in 2012 playoffs, including two goals in 2-1 Knockout Round win over Chicago Last start: 3/28/15 vs. Colorado Rapids Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 8/29/14 at Sporting Kansas City Last assist: 3/8/14 vs. New England Revolution Last two-goal game: 3/8/14 vs. New England Revolution Last hat trick: 4/29/11 vs. DC United (only in MLS) 13 RICARDO CLARK MF 5-10 160 Born: 2/10/83, Atlanta, GA Age: 32 Last Club: on loan at Stabæk Football (Norway) (2012) Other Clubs: New York MetroStars 2003-04; San Jose Earthquakes 2005; Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) ‘10-12 College: Furman University Dynamo career: Eighth year – 170 GP, 164 GS, 18 G, 16 A Dynamo original and 2010 World Cup veteran returned to the club in 2012 after a three-year stint in Europe. 2006 MLS Best XI, 2007 MLS AllStar First XI, United States international (34 caps).

2015 MLS: 6 GP, 6 GS, 471 mins, 1 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 25 GP, 24 GS, 2,087 mins, 4 G, 4 A  Scored 25th career MLS regular-season goal on Saturday at D.C. United, the equalizer for second straight game with goal  Scored his first goal of season on April 11 vs. Montreal Impact (previous goal also against Montreal Impact on 9/6/14)  Matched career-highs with 4 goals and 4 assists in 2014  Started final 17 games of 2014 season after missing 9 games with concussion suffered at New York on April 23  Scored final goal in 3-1 win at Sporting KC on August 29, headed goal from Davis set piece

Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last assist: 9/28/14 vs. Chicago Fire 14 ALEX MF 5-8 155 Born: 12/15/88, São Paulo, Brazil Age: 26 Last Club: Chicago Fire (2012-15) Other Clubs: FC Wohlen (2010-12); FC Gossau (2009-10) Dynamo career: First year – 0 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A Acquired: Traded from Chicago Fire in exchange for Jason Johnson on April 13, 2015 Full name: Alexandre Monteiro De Lima Versatile midfielder can play across midfield; spent 2012-15 with Chicago Fire after three seasons in Switzerland.

2015 MLS: 1 GP, 0 GS, 8 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 28 GP, 24 GS, 1968 mins, 0 G, 1 A  Tallied four goals and two assists in 77 appearances (49 starts) with Chicago, including playoffs  Scored for Chicago in the Dynamo's 2-1 win at Chicago in the 2012 Eastern Conference Knockout Round  With Chicago, played in a variety of positions, including, all positions across the midfield, as a forward, and also as a wide defender  Alex came up through the youth system of Gremio Mauaense in Brazil before making 26 appearances in two years with Swiss club FC Wohlen and 19 appearances with Swiss club FC Gossau Last start: 10/24/14 vs. Houston Dynamo (with Chicago Fire) Last appearance: 3/14/15 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps (with Chicago Fire) Last goal: 9/14/13 vs. New England Revolution (with Chicago Fire) Last assist: 7/6/14 vs. Sporting Kansas City (with Chicago Fire) 15 ALEXANDER LÓPEZ MF 5-9 155 Born: 6/5/92, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Age: 22 Last Club: C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) 2010-13 Dynamo career: Third year – 15 GP, 3 GS, 0 G, 1 A Acquired: Transfer from C.D. Olimpia on Aug. 7, 2013 Young midfielder with experience with Honduran youth and senior national teams (8 caps), including 2012 Olympics and 2013 Gold Cup, who signed as a Young Designated Player from Olimpia of Honduras on Aug. 7, 2013.

2015 MLS: 3 GP, 1 GS, 148 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 10 GP, 1 GS, 247 mins, 0 G, 0 A

 Started on Saturday at D.C. United (third career start) for first MLS start since June 6, 2014 vs. Sporting KC (first start in all competitions since June 24, 2014 vs. FC Dallas in U.S. Open Cup)  Made 2015 debut as substitute (59’) vs. Colorado on March 28  Scored game-winner in U.S. Open Cup victory over Laredo Heat on June 11, 2014  Member of Honduras’ 2013 Gold Cup semifinalist team, started four matches (5 total appearances)  Part of quarterfinalist squad at 2012 Summer Olympics, appearing in three games, including quarterfinal loss to Brazil  Made first team debut with C. D. Olimpia in 2010 at age 19  Started three group matches for Honduras at 2009 U-17 World Cup in Nigeria  Made Honduras senior national team debut in 2010

2015 MLS: 4 GP, 0 GS, 10 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 8 GP, 0 GS, 61 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 USL PRO (LA Galaxy II): 14 G, 19 GP  Made Dynamo debut as substitute in 90th minute of 1-0 win over Columbus on March 7  Scored 13 regular-season goals in 17 games (14 goals in 19 games, including playoffs) with LA Galaxy II in USL PRO in 2014  Selected by Dynamo in Stage 2 of MLS Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 18  Acquired by LA Galaxy in trade with Philadelphia Union on March 1, 2013  Selected by Philadelphia with No. 13 overall pick in 2012 MLS SuperDraft and appeared in 7 games as a rookie  The first Alabama native to be selected in the first round of MLS SuperDraft

Last start: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: 6/11/14 vs. Laredo Heat (USOC) Last assist: 9/25/13 vs. W Connection (CCL)

Last MLS start: 8/12/12 vs. Chicago Fire (with Philadelphia) Last appearance: 4/18/15 at D.C. United Last goal: None in MLS Last assist: None in MLS

16 AJ COCHRAN DF 6-3 195 GA Born: 2/9/93, St. Louis, MO Age: 22 Last Club: University of Wisconsin Dynamo career: Second year – 20 GP, 14 GS, 0 G, 0 A

18 DAVID HORST DF 6-4 210 Born: 10/25/85, Pine Grove, PA Age: 29 Last Club: Portland Timbers – 2011-13 Other Clubs: Real Salt Lake (2008-10); Puerto Rico Islanders (Loan; 2010); Austin Aztex (Loan; 2009) College: Old Dominion University Dynamo career: Second year – 37 GP, 35 GS, 1 G, 2 A

Strong center back and Generation adidas member selected by Dynamo in first round (No. 16 overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Strong center back with aerial ability who started 31 games in 2014 after trade from Portland Timbers in December 2013.

2015 MLS: 1 GP, 0 GS, 35 mins, 0 G, 0 A 2014 MLS: 20 GP, 14 GS, 1,405 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Made 2015 debut as substitute for DaMarcus Beasley on March 21 vs. Galaxy  Appeared in 19 regular-season games and 21 games in all competitions as a rookie in 2014  Selected to U.S. U-23 training camp in Nassau, Bahamas and started vs. Bahamas senior national team on Aug. 6  2013 Big Ten Defender of the Year at University of Wisconsin  Part of U.S. U-20 national team camp in January 2012  Traveled with U.S. U-18’s to Argentina & Chile in 2011 Last start: 10/24/14 at Chicago Fire Last appearance: 3/21/15 at LA Galaxy Last goal: None in MLS Last assist: None in MLS 17 CHANDLER HOFFMAN FW 6-0 Born: 8/18/90, Birmingham, Ala. Last Club: LA Galaxy (2013-14) Previous Clubs: Philadelphia Union (2012) College: University of California – Los Angles Dynamo career: First year – 4 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

160 Age: 24

Young forward acquired in 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft after scoring 14 goals in 19 games with LA Galaxy II.

2015 MLS: 6 GP, 4 GS, 425 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2014 MLS: 31 GP, 31 GS, 2,653 mins, 1 G, 1 A  Assisted on Sturgis’ equalizing goal vs. Galaxy on March 21, heading corner kick across goal for second career assist  Set career-highs in games (31), starts (31) & minutes (2,653) in 2014  Scored first Dynamo goal, a game-winning header from Brad Davis set piece on August 29 at Sporting KC (second career MLS goal; first since June 24, 2012)  Missed remainder of 2013 regular season after surgery to repair a displaced tibial plateau fracture of his right leg on April 8  Member of 2009 Real Salt Lake squad that won MLS Cup  Joined Puerto Rico Islanders (2010) and Austin Aztex (2009) on loan spells Last start: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Last appearance: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Last goal: 8/29/14 at Sporting Kansas City Last assist: 3/21/15 at LA Galaxy 19 OUMAR BALLO DF Born: 4/2/91, Bamako, Mali Last Club: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dynamo career: Rookie Pronunciation: Omar BAL-oh

6-2

190 Age: 24

Physical center back who led UMBC to 2014 NCAA College Cup and was selected by Dynamo in second round (No. 30 overall) of 2015 MLS SuperDraft.  LOAN: Currently on loan with Charleston Battery (USL)  Led UMBC to 2014 NCAA College Cup for first time in school history and earned NSCAA All-America third team and Eastern College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors  In 2013, named to NSCAA/Continental Tire All-America second team; America East Defender of the Year and NSCAA AllNortheast region first team  Emigrated from Mali to Baltimore age 9 and played one season at CCBC Essex (junior college) before transferring to UMBC 21 ZACH STEINBERGER MF Born: 5/10/92, Long Beach, Calif. Last Club: Butler University Dynamo career: First year – 1 GP, 0 GS, 0 G, 0 A

5-11

172 Age: 22

Central midfielder who trained in England, Slovakia and Germany before four seasons at Butler University. Selected by Dynamo with No. 8 overall selection in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

2015 MLS: 1 GP, 0 GS, 21 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Made MLS debut as substitute (69’) vs. Colorado on March 28  Four-year starter scored 14 goals and added 15 assists at Butler University, earning all-conference honors in three seasons  Limited to 14 games as senior in 2014 after suffering facial injury  Attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida before moving to England at age 16 to play with Middlesbrough F.C.’s youth academy, then with youth teams in Kosice, Slovakia and Karlsruhe, Germany before moving back to the U.S. to attend Butler Last start: None as professional Last appearance: 3/28/15 vs. Colorado Rapids Last goal: None as professional Last assist: None as professional 23 TAYLOR HUNTER Born: 7/7/93, Aurora, Colo. Last Club: University of Denver Dynamo career: Rookie

6-0

160 Age: 21

Right back selected by Dynamo in third round (No. 49 overall) of 2015 MLS SuperDraft after leading University of Denver to consecutive Summit League championships.  LOAN: Currently on loan with Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL)  Earned NSCAA All-West region third-team honors in 2014 after leading Denver to second consecutive Summit League championship  Named MVP of the 2014 Summit League tournament and earned Summit League Academic All-League team honors for the second straight year in 2014  Team captain in 2014 as Denver reached the NCAA tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history  Midfielder/defender appeared in 69 games in four seasons with the Pioneers

26 COREY ASHE DF 5-7 154 Born: 3/14/86, Orange County, CA Age: 29 Last Club: University of North Carolina Dynamo career: Ninth year – 211 GP, 155 GS, 1 G, 18 A Speedy left-footed player with one-on-one attacking and defending ability after converting from midfield in 2011.

2014 MLS: 21 GP, 20 GS, 1,879 mins, 0 G, 3 A  Second-longest tenured Dynamo player, enters ninth season in 2015  Appeared in 200th career regular season game on May 7, 2014 vs. Columbus (second player in Dynamo history to reach 200 regular season appearances)  Two-time MLS All-Star (2011, 2013)  Member of initial U.S. national team squad for 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Last start: 9/6/14 vs. Montreal Impact Last appearance: 10/12/14 vs. D.C. United Last goal: 9/22/09 vs. Árabe Unido (CCL) Last assist: 5/3/14 at Chivas USA 27 BONIEK GARCIA MF 5-9 150 Born: 9/4/84, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Age: 30 Last Club: C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) 2003-12 Dynamo career: Fourth year – 71 GP, 69 GS, 9 G, 14 A Acquired: Transfer from C.D. Olimpia on June 7, 2012 Dynamic two-way midfielder and 2014 World Cup veteran who is a fixture for Honduras national team (97 caps).

2015 MLS: 5 GP, 5 GS, 388 mins, 0 G, 1 A 2014 MLS: 27 GP, 26 GS, 2,206 mins, 2 G, 1 A  Started and recorded assist for Honduras in second leg of CONCACAF Gold Cup playoff vs. French Guiana, a 3-0 win on March 29 for 4-3 aggregate victory (97th cap)  Assisted on Sturgis’ equalizing goal vs. Galaxy on March 21 with long, looping corner kick to David Horst, who headed to Sturgis  Served as captain for Honduras national team for first time in 3-2 friendly loss vs. Venezuela on Feb. 5, 2015 (96th cap)  Set MLS career-highs in games, starts and minutes in 2014  Made World Cup debut and appeared in three games (two starts) for Honduras national team at 2014 FIFA World Cup  Member of Honduras team at 2010 FIFA World Cup (didn’t appear)  Appeared in all ten matches of final World Cup Qualifying round in 2013, sealing Honduras’ third trip to World Cup Last start: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Last appearance: 4/11/15 vs. Montreal Impact Last goal: 9/28/14 vs. Chicago Fire Last assist: 3/21/15 at LA Galaxy

28 MEMO RODRIGUEZ MF Born: 12/27/95, Wharton, Texas Last Club: Dynamo Academy (2011-14) Dynamo career: Rookie

5-8

145

HG Age: 19

Dynamo Academy product who signed as Homegrown Player on Dec. 4, 2014 after three years in Dynamo Academy.  LOAN: Currently on loan with Charleston Battery (USL)  Played with Academy U-23s in summer of 2014 and trained with first team through last year  Commuted 75 miles from El Campo, Texas to train with Dynamo Academy from 2011-14  Dynamo Academy Players’ Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013 30 MICHAEL LISCH GK Born: 8/30/90, Austin, TX Last Club: University of New Mexico Dynamo career: Second year – 0 GP, 0 GS

6-4

175 Age: 24

Goalkeeper with long frame and extensive college experience drafted by Dynamo in third round of 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

2014 USL PRO: 17 GP, 1,530 mins, 1.47 GAA, 4 shutouts  Appeared in 17 games and recorded 4 shutouts on loan with Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL PRO) in 2014  Spent four years at Wake Forest (2009-12) and transferred to the University of New Mexico (2013)  Helped lead New Meixco to 14-6-2 record and tallied 11 shutouts in 2013; led Lobos to C-USA title and national semifinal berth 31 JOE WILLIS Born: 8/10/88, St. Louis, Mo. Last Club: D.C. United (2011-14) College: University of Denver Dynamo career: First year – 0 GP, 0 GS

6-5 185 Age: 26

Goalkeeper with great length and cup competition experience. Joined Dynamo via trade from D.C. United on Dec. 8, 2014.

2014 MLS: Did not feature 2014 Champions League: 3 GP, 90 mins, 0.00 GAA, 3 shutouts  2014: Recorded three shutouts in three CONCACAF Champions League starts as United won its group  23 career regular-season starts in four seasons with D.C. United  Appeared in three CONCACAF Champions League games in 2014 as D.C. United won its group  Appeared in four U.S. Open Cup matches in 2013 as D.C. United won the cup with a road win over Real Salt Lake  Appeared in two MLS Cup Playoffs games in 2012 and made penalty save in conference semifinal win vs. New York Red Bulls

Last start: 10/21/14 at Tauro FC (Panama; CCL) Last MLS start: 10/4/2013 vs. Chicago Fire Last shutout: 10/21/14 at Tauro FC (Panama; CCL) Most saves (Career): 7 – 7/7/13 at Colorado Rapids 33 LEONEL MIRANDA MF 5-8 155 Born: 1/7/94, Buenos Aires, Argentina Age: 21 Last Club: Club Atlético Independiente (Argentina) – 2012-15 Dynamo career: First year – 4 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A Versatile midfielder joined the Dynamo on a season-long loan from CA Independiente on Jan. 9, 2015 after 2 ½ years in Argentina’s first division.

2015 : 4 GP, 2 GS, 187 mins, 0 G, 0 A  Made first Dynamo start in 1-0 defeat against Orlando City SC on March 13  Signed with Club Atlético Independiente in October 2012 and made his Primera Division debut with the Buenos Aires powerhouse in March 2013.  34 first-team appearances and two goals with El Rojo, one of Argentina’s most successful clubs with a record seven Copa Libertadores championships. Last start: 3/28/15 vs. Colorado Rapids Last appearance: 4/4/15 at Seattle Sounders FC Last goal: None with Dynamo Last assist: None with Dynamo LEGEND: GK-goalkeeper; DF-defender; MF-midfielder; FW-forward; Iinternational; DP-Designated Player; YDP-Young Designated Player; HG-home-grown; GA Generation adidas; USOC-U.S. Open Cup; CCLCONCACAF Champions League win vs. New York Red Bulls

HOW THE 2015 DYNAMO WERE ASSEMBLED Date 12/16/05 1/12/07 2/27/09 1/13/11 1/13/11 2/16/11 6/7/12 8/8/12 8/29/12 1/17/13 8/7/13 12/17/13 1/16/14 1/21/14 7/23/14 7/25/14 12/4/14 12/8/14 12/18/14 12/18/14 12/23/14 1/8/15 1/9/15 1/15/15 1/15/15 1/15/15 1/20/15

Player Brad Davis Corey Ashe Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Will Bruin Jermaine Taylor Boniek Garcia Ricardo Clark Giles Barnes Jason Johnson Alexander López David Horst AJ Cochran Michael Lisch DaMarcus Beasley Luis Garrido Memo Rodriguez Joe Willis Chandler Hoffman Nathan Sturgis Erick “Cubo” Torres Leonel Miranda Raúl Rodríguez Zach Steinberger Oumar Ballo Rob Lovejoy Taylor Hunter

Transaction type Moved with club from San Jose (SJ acquired 05 trade) 2007 MLS SuperDraft, Round 2 (pick 26) Signed as home-grown player (first in club history) 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 7) 2011 MLS SuperDraft, Round 1 (pick 11) Transferred from St. George’s (Jamaica) Transferred from C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) Signed as free agent (originally moved with club from San Jose) Signed as free agent 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 (pick 13) Transferred from C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) Traded from Portland for fourth round pick in 2014 Draft 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 (pick 16) 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 (pick 54) Signed as Designated Player Loaned from C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) Signed as Homegrown Player Traded from D.C. United in exchange for Andrew Driver Selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft from LA Galaxy Selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft from Chivas USA Signed as Designated Player from Chivas Guadalajara Loaned from Club Atlético Independiente Signed as discovery player from RCD Espanyol 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 (No. 8 overall) 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 (No. 30 overall) 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 (No. 36 overall) 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 (No. 49 overall)

Acquisitions by first season* with club 2006 1 2007 1 2008 0 2009 1 2010 0 2011 3 2012 3 2013 2 2014 5 2015 11

*For players that re-joined Dynamo (i.e. Clark), first season is classified by their year of return **Returning players are classified by how they re-joined club

Acquisitions by method** MLS SuperDraft MLS Re-Entry Draft Trade Home-Grown Player San Jose original Transfer Loan Trialist Free agent

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2015 DYNAMO GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS (Formations listed right-to-left) Dynamo vs. Columbus Crew SC March 8, 2015 (4-4-2)

Dynamo vs. Colorado Rapids March 28, 2015 (4-5-1)

Dynamo at D.C. United April 18, 2015 (4-5-1)

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Raul Rodriguez (David Horst 90) Jermaine Taylor DaMarcus Beasley Boniek Garcia Ricardo Clark Luis Garrido Brad Davis Giles Barnes (Chandler Hoffman 90) Will Bruin (Leonel Miranda 57)

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie David Horst Raul Rodriguez DaMarcus Beasley Leonel Miranda (Chandler Hoffman 83) Ricardo Clark (Zach Steinberger 69) Nathan Sturgis Brad Davis Rob Lovejoy (Alexander Lopez 59) Will Bruin

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Raul Rodriguez Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley Luis Garrido (Will Bruin 45, Chandler Hoffman 90), Alexander Lopez (Rob Lovejoy 80) Ricardo Clark Nathan Sturgis Brad Davis Giles Barnes

Dynamo vs. Orlando City SC March 13, 2015 (4-4-2)

Dynamo at Seattle Sounders FC April 4, 2015 (4-5-1)

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie David Horst Jermaine Taylor DaMarcus Beasley Leonel Miranda (Will Bruin 53) Luis Garrido Ricardo Clark Brad Davis Boniek Garcia (Rob Lovejoy 83) Giles Barnes

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Raul Rodriguez (David Horst 26) Jermaine Taylor DaMarcus Beasley Boniek Garcia (Leonel Miranda 72) Luis Garrido (Will Bruin 64) Ricardo Clark Nathan Sturgis Brad Davis Giles Barnes

Dynamo at LA Galaxy March 21, 2015 (4-4-2)

Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact April 11, 2015 (4-5-1)

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie David Horst Jermaine Taylor DaMarcus Beasley (AJ Cochran 55) Boniek Garcia Luis Garrido Ricardo Clark (Rob Lovejoy 42) Nathan Sturgis (Will Bruin 79) Brad Davis Giles Barnes

Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie David Horst Jermaine Taylor DaMarcus Beasley Boniek Garcia (Alexander Lopez 53) Luis Garrido (Rob Lovejoy 64) Ricardo Clark Nathan Sturgis Brad Davis Giles Barnes (Chandler Hoffman 90)

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Tyler Deric Kofi Sarkodie Rob Lovejoy Jermaine Taylor Raul Rodriguez Nathan Sturgis DaMarcus Beasley Luis Garrido Erick Torres Giles Barnes Brad Davis Will Bruin Ricardo Clark Alex Jason Johnson Alexander Lopez A.J. Cochran Chandler Hoffman David Horst Oumar Ballo Zach Steinberger Taylor Hunter Corey Ashe Boniek Garcia Memo Rodriguez Michael Lisch Joe Willis Leonel Miranda 33

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2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

Saturday, April 25, 2015 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX) MLS Regular Season Game 8 English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV Referee: English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Assistant ref: TV and radio Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Assistant ref: talent Andy Gruenebaum (color) Fourth official: Jake Yadrich (analyst) Kacie McDonnell (sideline) Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Radio talent Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Raul Padrino Villegas (color)

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2-2-3 (9 pts.) RECORD 7 GAMES PLAYED t-5th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 7 GOALS 1.00 GOALS/GAME 9 ASSISTS 8 GOALS ALLOWED 1.14 ALLOWED/GAME –1 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 90 (21) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 23.3% ON GOAL % 84 FOULS COMMITTED 90 FOULS SUFFERED 9 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Kevin Stott Chris Strickland Apolinar Mariscal Armando Villarreal

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. Pos. GK 1 2 DEF 3 DEF 4 DEF 5 DEF 6 MID DEF 7 8 MID 9 FWD MID 10 11 MID 12 MID 13 DEF 14 FWD 15 DEF 16 MID 17 DEF 18 FWD 21 GK 22 MID DEF 23 27 MID GK 29 37 FWD 71 DEF 93 MID 94 MID

Name Pronunciation Luis Marin muh-REEN 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 Servando Carrasco ser-VAWN-dough cuh-ROSS-co Saad Abdul-Salaam* sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM James Ansu Rogers 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

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Luis Marin 1.14 Luis Marin 2 Luis Marin 3 Luis Marin 19

GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

0.57 Tyler Deric Tyler Deric 2 Tyler Deric 3 27 Tyler Deric

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES

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W L T GD GP 3 0 2 +5 5 3 1 2 +1 6 3 2 2 –1 7 2 2 2 +3 6 2 3 2 –2 7 2 3 0 –2 5 1 3 3 –1 7 1 4 3 –4 8 1 4 0 –3 5 0 2 2 –4 4 W L T GP 5 2 1 +3 8 4 2 1 0 7 3 2 2 +1 7 3 2 1 +4 6 3 4 0 –2 7 2 2 3 +2 7 2 1 3 +1 6 2 2 3 0 7 2 2 3 –1 7 1 2 3 0 6

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Nemeth/Opara 2 GOALS 2 Barnes/Clark Benny Feilhaber 5 ASSISTS 1 five players tied Dom Dwyer 21 SHOTS 20 Giles Barnes Dom Dwyer 7 6 Giles Barnes SHOTS ON GOAL Nemeth/Opara 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 Giles Barnes Matt Besler 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 1 Davis/Sarkodie Dom Dwyer 12 FOULS COMMITTED 14 Giles Barnes Dom Dwyer 25 14 DaMarcus Beasley FOULS SUFFERED nine players tied 1 3 Clark/Sarkodie CAUTIONS Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS 0

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Standings through April 22, 2015

Pts 11 11 11 8 8 6 6 6 3 2 Pts 16 13 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 6

2-2-3 (9 pts.) 7 t-5th in West 6 0.86 5 4 0.57 +2 76 (19) 25.0% 89 84 13 0

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York Red Bulls 2. D.C. United 3. New England Revolution 4. Columbus Crew SC 5. Orlando City SC 6. Chicago Fire 7. New York City FC 8. Philadelphia Union 9. Toronto FC 10. Montreal Impact Western Conference 1. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. FC Dallas 3. LA Galaxy 4. Seattle Sounders FC 5. San Jose Earthquakes 6. Houston Dynamo 7. Real Salt Lake 8. Portland Timbers 9. Sporting Kansas City 10. Colorado Rapids

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owen coyle 1st season 2-2-3 (.500) 1st season 2-2-3 (.500)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of April 22, 2015 OUT: • Ike Opara (ruptured left Achilles tendon) QUESTIONABLE: • Chance Myers (left Achilles) • Krisztian Nemeth (right hip bursitis)

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 25, 2015 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #HOUvSKC: RECENT MEETINGS

#HOUvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS Sporting KC - Team • One of five teams to make the MLS Cup Playoffs each of the last four seasons (LA, NYR, SEA, RSL). • Has a 375-minute shutout streak at BBVA Compass Stadium dating back to the 2012 postseason (2-0-2 record). • In the 2015 regular season, Sporting KC... ...lead MLS with 24 chances created from set plays, five assists from set plays, and four headed goals ...lead MLS with 458 duels won and 165 aerial duels won ...lead MLS with 193 interceptions, 33 more than any other team ...is tied for 2nd in MLS with 9 assists ...is 2nd in MLS with 136 tackles won ...is 2nd in MLS with 46 successful crosses/corners ...is 3rd in MLS with 73 chances created, 31 more than they have allowed ...ranks last in MLS with eight shots on goal in the second half Sporting KC - Individual • Benny Feilhaber leads MLS with five assists. • Dom Dwyer leads MLS with 25 fouls suffered. • Matt Besler is tied for 2nd in MLS with two game-winning assists. • Benny Feilhaber and Matt Besler are the only two MLS players with two assists from set plays. • Roger Espinoza is 3rd among MLS midfielders with 49 duels won. • Ike Opara leads MLS with 30 interceptions and ranks second with 33 aerial duels won.

After representing the Eastern Conference in MLS Cup from 2011-2013, Sporting KC and the Houston Dynamo take their rivalry to the West for the first time in 2015. The Dynamo eliminated SKC from the playoffs in 2011 and 2012, but Peter Vermes’ men have held the upper hand ever since, losing just once to Houston in their last seven meetings (3-1-3). Furthermore, Sporting KC is undefeated in their last four trips to BBVA Compass Stadium (2-0-2), most notably delivering the Dynamo their first ever loss at the venue on May 12, 2013, to snap Houston’s MLS-record 36-game home unbeaten streak. Remarkably, Sporting KC has a 375-minute shutout streak at BBVA Compass Stadium dating back to the 2012 postseason. The clubs last met in the regular season on Aug. 29, 2014, at Sporting Park. The Dynamo secured a 3-1 victory with goals from Will Bruin, Ricardo Clark and David Horst. Dom Dwyer was on target for the hosts. It was the second match between the rivals in 2014, following SKC’s 2-0 win in Houston on June 6 that kick-started an eight-game unbeaten streak that lasted until Aug. 10. Date Score Result Location 05/12/2013 05/26/2013 10/09/2013 11/09/2013 (playoffs) 11/23/2013 (playoffs) 06/06/2014 08/29/2014

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Dom Dwyer has scored in each of his last three matches against the Houston Dynamo. He scored the game-winner in the 2013 Eastern Conference Championship second leg at Sporting Park before netting in both regular season meetings last season. Brad Davis has six goals and six assists in 28 regular season appearances against Sporting KC. Davis’ 28 games played against SKC are second most among all active MLS players, two behind Montreal’s Justin Mapp. Will Bruin, Ricardo Clark and David Horst scored for Houston in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC on Aug. 29, 2014. Graham Zusi has four assists in 13 MLS appearances against Houston (including postseason). Benny Feilhaber has three assists in seven MLS appearances against Houston (including postseason).

Houston Dynamo - Team • In the 2015 regular season, Houston... ...has conceded the fewest goals in MLS (four) ...has conceded just one goal in four home matches (2-1-1) and leads MLS with three home clean sheets ...ranks second-to-last in shots on goal (19) and shooting accuracy (33.3%) ...ranks second-to-last with 365 passes per game Houston Dynamo - Individual • Tyler Deric leads MLS with 27 total saves, 19 saves inside the box, and a 0.57 goals against average. • Jermaine Taylor ranks third in MLS with 28 interceptions. • Brad Davis’ 345 regular season appearances are 6th most in MLS history. • Brad Davis’ 113 assists in his regular season career are 4th most alltime. His next assist will tie Carlos Valderrama for 3rd. • Brad Davis’ 27 game-winning assists at home are most in MLS history.

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Sporting KC’s Matt Besler and Graham Zusi were teammates with Houston’s DaMarcus Beasley and Brad Davis on the United States Men’s National Team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. SKC midfielder Roger Espinoza was teammates with Houston midfielders Boniek Garcia and Luis Garrido on the Honduras Men’s National Team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Houston Dynamo first-year manager Owen Coyle coached Roger Espinoza at Wigan Athletic (England) in 2013. SKC midfielder Servando Carrasco played 20 matches for the Houston Dynamo from 2013-2014, including the second leg of the 2013 Eastern Conference Championship at Sporting Park. SKC won the match 2-1. SKC midfielder Benny Feilhaber and Houston midfielder Ricardo Clark were teammates on the United States Men’s National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Forwards Dom Dwyer and Giles Barnes were both born in London. Jalil Anibaba and Rob Lovejoy were college teammates at North Carolina in 2010. Nathan Sturgis was formerly teammates with Paulo Nagamura (LA Galaxy, 2006) and Jacob Peterson (Toronto FC, 2011).

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Manager Peter Vermes’ 78 regular season wins are tied for 12th most in MLS history. With a win Saturday, he will pass Tim Hankinson to take sole possession of 12th place. • Dom Dwyer is one shy of 30 goals for his Sporting KC career in all competitions. He is currently ninth place on the club’s all-time scoring charts, one behind Scott Sealy and two behind Vitalis Takawira. • Dom Dwyer is one shy of his 50th career MLS start for Sporting KC (including postseason). If he plays 76 minutes on Saturday, he will reach 5,000 minutes played for Sporting KC in all competitions. • Roger Espinoza is one shy of his 100th regular season start for Sporting KC. • Benny Feilhaber is one shy of his 75th MLS start for Sporting KC in all competitions. • Paulo Nagamura is one shy of his 75th career MLS appearance for Sporting KC (including postseason). • Bernardo Anor is one shy of 50 MLS regular season starts. • Luis Marin is set to make his eighth MLS appearance for Sporting KC on Saturday. He would move into a tie for 10th all-time on the club’s chart for regular season games played in goal (Pat Harrington 1996, David Winner 1999).

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 25, 2015 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SKC ON THE ROAD SATURDAY TO FACE HOUSTON DYNAMO Sporting KC concludes its two-game road trip with a visit to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium. In a five-way tie for fifth place in the Western Conference, Sporting KC (2-2-3, 9 points) and the Houston Dynamo (22-3, 9 points) continue their rivalry in the Western Conference after joining from the East at the conclusion of 2014. The clubs met in the postseason three straight years from 2011-2013 and split last year’s regular season series 1-1. Peter Vermes’ squad is undefeated in each of their last four matches at BBVA Compass Stadium (2-0-2), including a 2-0 triumph last June that kick-started an eight-game unbeaten run. Sporting KC has not allowed a goal at the venue in 375 minutes dating back to the 2012 postseason. Led by first-year manager Owen Coyle, the Dynamo have conceded a leaguelow four goals, including just one in four home games. Homegrown goalkeeper Tyler Deric leads MLS with 27 saves and a 0.57 goals against average, while also winning MLS Save of the Week three times in 2015. Meanwhile, Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber and forward Krisztian Nemeth enter the match in strong form themselves. Feilhaber leads the league with five assists, while Nemeth has scored twice in the last three games in his first MLS season.

ROAD WARRIORS Sporting KC has won 30 away matches in MLS since the beginning of 2011, more than any other club, including eight road wins in each of the previous three regular seasons. Their 24 road wins from 2012-2014 are the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present). Coincidentally, the 1-0 victory over New York City FC on March 28 was Sporting KC’s 300th regular season road game and the team’s 100th road win across all competition in club history. IN-FORM DEFENDER IKE OPARA SIDELINED WITH RUPTURED ACHILLES Sporting KC announced on April 13 that defender Ike Opara has been diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left ankle. He suffered the injury in the 81st minute of Saturday’s scoreless draw between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. The 26-year-old centerback had played every minute of the team’s first six games until that point after coming back from a season-ending surgery in his right ankle one year ago. Opara leads Sporting KC – and all MLS defenders – with two goals in 2015, while also anchoring a backline that has three shutouts and has conceded the fewest shots per game (9.83) of any team in the league this season. In addition, he leads all MLS players in 2015 with 30 interceptions and 33 aerials won, while ranking second in duels won (55). He was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in three of the season’s first four weeks and finished third in MLS Player of the Month voting for March. Opara’s two goals this season bring his goal total to six across all competitions since he joined the club in 2013 from San Jose. The 6-foot-2 centerback has proven particularly dangerous on set pieces, as all six of his goals have been headers. Opara’s five MLS goals over the last three regular seasons are tied for third most among defenders, one behind Jordan Harvey (Vancouver) and Matt Hedges (Dallas). Opara has been a key contributor for teams that have won the NCAA National Championship (Wake Forest, 2007), Supporters’ Shield (San Jose, 2012) and MLS Cup (Sporting KC, 2013). At the international level, he represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt and was also a member of the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team during Olympic qualifying in 2012.

FAMILIAR FOES Sporting KC has faced Houston 15 times since the beginning of 2011, more than any other MLS opponent. This includes five postseason games when the clubs squared off in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. Sporting KC holds the narrow edge with a 5-4-6 overall record and just one loss in the last seven meetings. Sporting KC is 2-2-2 at BBVA Compass Stadium, a venue where Houston has amassed a 33-10-11 record in MLS (including playoffs) CREATIVE KINGS SQUARE OFF Saturday’s contest features two of Major League Soccer’s best playmakers during the modern era. Sporting KC’s Graham Zusi and Houston’s Brad Davis, who played together for the United States at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, lead MLS in total chances created (329 each) and chances created from set play (172 each) since the beginning of 2011.

GOALKEEPER JON KEMPIN JOINS U.S. U-23’S FOR MEXICO FRIENDLY Jon Kempin joined the United States Under-23 Men’s National Team roster for Wednesday’s match against Mexico’s U-23 National Team at StubHub Stadium in Carson, California. Currently on loan with the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League, Kempin was one of two goalkeepers on the 20-player roster selected by head coach Andi Herzog as the U-23 team prepared for the 2015 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying championship from Oct. 1-13. The tournament will be held in the U.S. and will determine the region’s representatives at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kempin, 22, was a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team earlier this year for the first time ever after previously representing the United States at the Under-14 through Under-23 levels. The Leawood, Kansas, native is a product of the Sporting KC Academy and became the team’s first homegrown player at age 17. Now in his sixth professional season, Kempin played five games for Sporting KC in 2014, including his debuts in MLS and the CONCACAF Champions League. He became the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match in club history and earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two appearances last August.

LAST TIME OUT: SKC SUFFERS LATE LOSS AT LA Sporting KC lost their match of the season last Saturday with a late 2-1 defeat at defending MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy. Substitue Omar Gonzalez scored the gamewinning goal in the 94th minute after Baggio Husidic and Krisztian Nemeth were on target in the first half. Winners of three of the past four MLS Cup championships, LA (3-2-2, 11 points) extended their 26-game unbeaten streak at StubHub Center and jumped to third place in the Western Conference, two points above Sporting KC. The Galaxy went ahead in the eighth minute when Husidic pounced on a rebound for his first goal of the year. Luis Marin parried a low shot from Stefan Ishizaki, but Husidic was on hand to convert the simple finish. Sporting KC responded with a well-orchestrated equalizer, unlocking the Galaxy defense through the combination play of Dom Dwyer and Benny Feilhaber to set up Nemeth for his second goal in three games. Dwyer cut inside from the right wing and picked out Feilhaber near the penalty mark. The 30-year-old veteran squared a first-time pass into space for Nemeth, and the Hungarian calmly chipped the outrushing Jaime Pinedo to level the scoreline. Feilhaber now leads MLS with five assists in 2015, while Nemeth moves into the team lead with two goals in his debut MLS campaign. With four minutes of stoppage time added to the second half, LA grabbed all three points in the game’s final play. Juninho’s corner kick fell to Gonzalez, whose shot deflected off Bernardo Anor and into the net.

DEFENDER ERIK PALMER-BROWN JOINS U.S. U-20’S IN AUSTRIA Sporting KC defender Erik Palmer-Brown has joined the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team for a training camp in Linz, Austria. Led by head coach Tab Ramos, the U.S. departed for Europe last Saturday before drawing the Qatar U-20’s 2-2 on Tuesday. Palmer-Brown and the U.S. will conclude the training camp Saturday against the Croatia U-20’s at Red Bull Arena in Wals-Siezenheim, Austria. Palmer-Brown is one of six defenders on the 20-player roster gathered in preparation for the start of the 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup next month. The United States will play Myanmar (May 30), New Zealand (June 2) and Ukraine (June 5) in Group A of the 24-team competition. Palmer-Brown has appeared in seven matches for Sporting KC across all competition, including the team’s 2015 season opener. The 17-year-old is the youngest player to appear in Major League Soccer each of the past two seasons and he most recently represented the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team in March during a training camp in England.

IN-FORM FEILHABER FAST TO FIVE ASSISTS In a season of mixed results thus far for Sporting Kansas City – nine points through seven games and a tie for fifth in the Western Conference standings – one player may have separated himself as an early team MVP and MLS Best XI candidate. Midfielder Benny Feilhaber sits atop the league’s assist chart with five, at least two more than any other player. From a playmaking perspective, he is off to one of the best starts in club history. At LA Galaxy last Saturday, he became the second fastest player to reach the five assist mark, doing so in his seventh league appearance of 2015. Feilhaber’s role in Krisztian Nemeth’s 22nd-minute strike also marked the second time in Sporting KC history that one player has assisted five of the team’s first seven goals in a season. The only other player to accomplish that feat is winger Graham Zusi, who needed just four games to reach five assists in 2012 and also set up five of the club’s first seven goals that year. With 27 regular season matches still to play in 2015, Feilhaber is two assists shy of equaling his career-high, set in 2011 during his first MLS campaign with the New England Revolution.

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 25, 2015 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) LOAN RECAP: LATE WIN FOR OKC, LATE LOSS FOR SAN ANTONIO On the same night that Sporting KC conceded a last-minute goal to lose 2-1 at LA Galaxy, on-loan midfielder Mikey Lopez was on the winning side of late-game dramatics on Saturday. Lopez played the entirety of OKC Energy FC’s 2-1 come-frombehind win over Seattle Sounders FC 2 before a sellout crowd of 6,797 at Oklahoma City’s newly renovated Taft Stadium. Jimmy Nielsen’s men are undefeated (2-0-1, 7 points) through three matches of the USL season, each of which Lopez has started. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Kempin and Saad Abdul-Salaam started and played 90 minutes as the San Antonio Scorpions (0-2-0, 0 points) lost 2-1 to Indy Eleven at Toyota Field in San Antonio. It was the second straight match in which both players went the distance for the defending North American Soccer League champions. Mikey Lopez (OKC) USL Stats: 3 GP, 3 GS, 252 MIN Saad Abdul-Salaam (San Antonio) NASL Stats: 2 GP, 2 GS, 180 MIN Jon Kempin (San Antonio) NASL Stats: 2 GP, 180 MIN, 2.50 GAA, 5 saves

SPORTING KC REACHES 1,000 GOALS IN ALL COMPETITIONS In addition to being the club’s 1,000th goal across all competitions in team history, Krisztian Nemeth’s 94th-minute match-winner on April 5 against the Philadelphia Union bore league-wide significance. It was the first MLS match in which both teams scored at least two goals from set pieces since September 2009. Sporting KC milestone goals (all competitions) Date Opponent Goal Scorer Vitalis Takawira 04/13/1996 Colorado Rapids 1st D.C. United 100th Edmundo Rodriguez 06/21/1997 07/31/1999 San Jose Clash 200th Preki 300th Roy Lassiter 08/12/2001 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 400th Stephen Armstrong 07/04/2003 05/21/2005 D.C. United 500th Own goal 05/05/2007 Columbus Crew 600th Jose Burciaga 06/24/2009 New England Revolution 700th Own goal 08/21/2011 D.C. United 800th Kei Kamara 07/07/2013 Chicago Fire 900th Graham Zusi 1000th Krisztian Nemeth 04/05/2015 Philadelphia Union

WINNING THE DUEL In a 3-1 loss at FC Dallas on March 14, Sporting KC lost 61 percent (69 of 113) of the game’s duels, marking the largest negative discrepancy in duels for Sporting KC since Opta began tracking MLS statistics in 2011. Following the match, Sporting KC responded with two consecutive performances in which they set MLS season-highs for duels won. Peter Vermes’ men won 72 duels in a 0-0 draw against Portland before winning 78 in a win at New York City FC. Sporting KC has out-dueled each of their last five opponents and leads MLS with 458 duels won entering Week 8.

HISTORIC COMEBACK Sporting KC’s 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Union on April 5 was just the seventh in MLS history by a team that trailed entering stoppage time. The last time Kansas City pulled off such a reversal was Sept. 17, 2007, when Eddie Johnson (93’) and Scott Sealy (94’) condemned the Columbus Crew to a 3-2 defeat. All-time MLS comeback wins in stoppage time Result Score at 90 min Venue Date 04/08/2000 DC 3-2 CHI 1-2 RFK Stadium 04/21/2001 DAL 3-2 CHI 1-2 Cotton Bowl 07/27/2003 NE 2-4 DC 2-1 Gillette Stadium 09/15/2007 KC 3-2 CLB 1-2 Arrowhead Stadium 10/15/2011 DC 1-2 CHI 1-0 RFK Stadium 06/29/2013 SJ 3-2 LA 1-2 Stanford Stadium 04/05/2015 KC 3-2 PHI 1-2 Sporting Park

SPORTING KC A SET PIECE THREAT Through the first seven weeks of the season, Sporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams on set pieces. In addition to scoring three goals directly off set pieces, the team has accumulated numerous statistics that illustrate their set piece prowess.

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LEAVING IT LATE Krisztian Nemeth’s 94th-minute strike against the Philadelphia Union on April 5 enters the annals as the latest game-winning goal Kansas City has ever scored at Sporting Park. It was the fifth-latest goal in the club’s regular season history and their third latest game-winner. Sporting KC’s latest game-winning goals at Sporting Park Date Result Scorer Minute KC 3-2 PHI Krisztian Nemeth 94+ 04/05/2015 04/05/2013 KC 1-0 DC Claudio Bieler 89 03/25/2011 KC 2-1 DAL Kei Kamara 88 08/31/2013 KC 2-1 COL Graham Zusi 88 09/01/2012 KC 2-1 TOR Oriol Rosell 87 Sporting KC’s latest stoppage time goals in regular season history Date Result Scorer Min. Venue RSL 1-2 KC Ike Opara* 97+ Rio Tinto Stadium 07/20/2013 KC 2-0 CHI Graham Zusi 96+ Sporting Park 09/28/2012 KC 4-3 HOU Josh Wolff* 96+ CommunityAmerica Ballpark 09/22/2010 05/04/2014 KC 2-0 CLB Claudio Bieler 95+ Sporting Park 04/05/2015 KC 3-2 PHI Krisztian Nemeth* 94+ Sporting Park 09/15/2007 KC 3-2 CLB Scott Sealy* 94+ Arrowhead Stadium

Sporting KC leads MLS with 24 chances created from set plays (nine more than any other team) and five assists from set plays Sporting KC leads MLS with four headed goals Benny Feilhaber and Matt Besler are the only two MLS players with two assists from set plays.

Besler has contributed to Sporting KC’s set piece threat with his trademark long throws into the penalty area. Six of Besler’s nine career assists for the club have come from throw-ins, including his setup of Ike Opara’s game-winner against New York City FC on March 28. A week later, Besler made it two game-winning assists in as many games, flicking on a corner kick to set up Krisztian Nemeth’s late goal in a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. It was the first time in his professional career that Besler recorded an assist in two straight games. STADIUM CRASHERS On March 28, Sporting KC delivered New York City FC their first ever defeat at Yankee Stadium with a 1-0 result. Sporting KC has now handed MLS opponents their first loss at a new stadium at seven different venues, including a penalty shootout win against San Jose in 1996. Opponent Date Venue of 1st loss Result San Jose Earthquakes April 21, 1996 Spartan Stadium T 2-2 Houston Dynamo April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1 Toronto FC April 28, 2007 BMO Field W 1-0 Seattle Sounders April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0 Real Salt Lake May 16, 2009 Rio Tinto Stadium W 2-0 Houston Dynamo May 12, 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium W 1-0 New York City FC March 28, 2015 Yankee Stadium W 1-0

*Game-winning goal SKC SUFFOCATES REAL SALT LAKE IN SCORELESS STALEMATE The first of three regular season meetings in 2015 between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake ended in a 0-0 draw on April 11 at Sporting Park. Peter Vermes’ men controlled proceedings, holding Real Salt Lake to zero shots on goal, but were unable to find a goal themselves. Several statistics from the match highlight Sporting KC’s upper hand: • RSL logged one chance created, the team’s fewest in the Opta era (2011-present). Conversely, Sporting KC created 10 chances. • RSL’s four total shots were the second fewest in team history. Three of those four were from at least 30 yards out; two were blocked by defenders. • RSL was held to zero shots on goal for only the fourth time ever. • Sporting KC held an opponent to zero shots on goal for only the ninth time in team history (first time since May 5, 2013). • Sporting KC wasn’t required to make a single clearance in the first half. Their zero clearances were the fewest in a single half during the Opta era (2011-present). The previous low was four.

RULING THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Following a 1-0 win at New York City on March 28, Sporting KC moved to 7-1-2 in their first meetings against expansion (or relocated*) clubs during Major League Soccer’s expansion era (2005-present) . The list below excludes the San Jose Earthquakes, who took a two year hiatus from 2006-07 before returning to MLS in 2008. Opponent Date Venue Result Chivas USA June 1, 2005 StubHub Center T 1-1 Real Salt Lake July 16, 2005 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-2 Houston Dynamo* April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1 Toronto FC April 25, 2007 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0 CommunityAmerica Ballpark W 2-0 Philadelphia Union June 10, 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps April 2, 2011 Empire Field T 3-3 Portland Timbers July 2, 2011 Providence Park W 2-1 Montreal Impact May 5, 2012 Sporting Park L 2-0 New York City FC March 28, 2015 Yankee Stadium W 1-0 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 25, 2015 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) SPORTING PARK SELLOUT STREAK Sporting Park has sold out 57 consecutive MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 69 of 78 overall since opening in June 2011. Sporting KC has set new regular season attendance records in each of the last four years, eclipsing 20,00 spectators per game in 2014. In 77 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,367 spectators -- 104.9 percent of its 18,467seat capacity. Sporting KC’s average home attendance in 2014 was at 108.7 percent capacity, the best mark in MLS.

OPTA: SPORTING KC 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS TEAM

Statistic # Shots 18 Shots on goal 6 Chances created 15 Passes successful 368 Passing accuracy 78.8% Corners 8 Possession 67.6% Duels won 78 Tackles won 29 Interceptions 37 Shots faced (high) 14 Shots faced (low) 4 Fouls committed 16 Fouls suffered 17

OFFSEASON OVERHAUL A roster makeover during the offseason saw Sporting KC acquire 13 new players and part ways with 15 members from last year’s squad. While retaining its veteran core – Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Seth Sinovic and Chance Myers – the club made multiple signings at each position. New goalkeepers (2): Luis Marin (31), a Chilean international (eight caps) with 12 years of professional experience in his native country and Sporting KC’s current holder of the No. 1 jersey; Tim Melia (28), a sixth-year MLS veteran who was a League Pool Goalkeeper in 2014 and received a call-up from Sporting KC last summer. New defenders (4): Jalil Anibaba (26), a versatile veteran who has started more than 100 MLS matches over four years with Chicago and Seattle; Saad Abdul-Salaam (23), a right back out of Akron selected 12th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Amadou Dia (21), a left back out of Clemson selected 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Marcel de Jong (28), a Canadian international (33 caps) who has played each of the last four years at FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga. New midfielders (3): Roger Espinoza (28), a Honduran international (46 caps) and MLS All-Star who played in Kansas City from 2008-2012 before joining Wigan Athletic in England; Servando Carrasco (26), an MLS veteran who played 60 games over four years with Seattle and Houston; Soni Mustivar (25), a Haiti international who has played each of the last three seasons with Petrolul Ploiesti in the Romanian first division. New forwards (4): Bernardo Anor (26), a fifth-year veteran who played 72 MLS matches and scored 12 goals in Columbus; Krisztian Nemeth (26), a Hungarian international (15 caps) with nearly 10 years of professional experience across Europe; Connor Hallisey (22), a winger out of California selected 10th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; James Ansu Rogers (21), a winger out of New Mexico selected 53rd overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

INDIVIDUAL Statistic

Opponent New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union New York City FC Philadelphia Union New York Red Bulls New York City FC New York Red Bulls Real Salt Lake FC Dallas New York Red Bulls

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Shots 6 Dom Dwyer Shots on goal 4 Dom Dwyer Chances created 5 Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Passes successful 70 Matt Besler Corners 7 Benny Feilhaber Open play crosses 9 Marcel de Jong Dribbles completed 4 Roger Espinoza Graham Zusi Duels won 13 Ike Opara Ike Opara Tackles won 6 Jimmy Medranda Interceptions 9 Kevin Ellis Ike Opara Clearances 15 Ike Opara Headed clearances 10 Ike Opara Matt Besler Fouls committed 4 Benny Feilhaber Roger Espinoza Fouls suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Saves 4 Luis Marin (twice)

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONS Jalil Anibaba

SUCCESS IN KANSAS CITY Sporting KC is in their 20th season as one of nine active charter members in Major League Soccer. Led by seventh-year Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting KC is the only club to win an MLS Cup (2013), a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2012) and multiple conference regular season titles (2011, 2012) since 2006. Vermes has guided the team to four straight postseason appearances and 69 MLS victories (including playoffs) since 2011, third most in the league. During that time, Sporting KC has recorded a league-best 30 road wins. In addition to winning championships, the club has seen many of its current players earn individual accolades. Winger Graham Zusi was named MLS Breakout Player of the Year in 2011, while captain Matt Besler received MLS Defender of the Year recognition in 2012. A pair of three-time MLS All-Stars, Zusi (28 caps) and Besler (25 caps) are veterans of the United States Men’s National Team and signed Designated Player contracts with Sporting KC last July after competing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Last year, Dwyer scored 22 MLS goals and 24 goals in all competitions to set new single-season records for the club. The 24-year-old has scored 51 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013—29 with Sporting KC and 22 with former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. Now entering his fourth year in Kansas City, Dwyer signed a contract extension during this offseason. Sporting KC also welcomes back Honduran international midfielder Roger Espinoza, who played five seasons for the team from 2008-2012. After becoming an MLS All-Star in 2012, Espinoza moved to Wigan Athletic where he won the 2013 FA Cup title and made 57 total appearances across the English Premier League, English Championship, UEFA Europa League and domestic cups. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Ike Opara

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NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Best XI MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Player of the Month Goal.com Team of the Week

Date 3/8/15 4/5/15 3/8/15 4/5/15 3/21/15 4/5/15 4/5/15 3/28/15 4/5/15 3/8/15 3/28/15 3/8/15 4/11/15 3/14/15 3/8/15

Date

4/5/15 4/5/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 4/11/15 4/5/15 4/5/15 4/11/15 3/21/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 4/11/15 4/5/15 3/14/15 3/28/15 3/28/15 3/28/15 4/18/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 4/11/15 4/5/15 4/18/15

Result T 1-1 W 3-2 T 1-1 W 3-2 T 0-0 W 3-2 W 3-2 W 1-0 W 3-2 T 1-1 W 1-0 T 1-1 T 0-0 L 3-1 T 1-1

Opp.

PHI PHI NYR NYR RSL PHI PHI RSL POR POR @ NYC RSL PHI @ DAL NYC NYC NYC @ LA @ DAL POR @ NYC RSL PHI @ LA

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 25, 2015 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC regular season record vs. Houston Dynamo: 5-7-8 Home games: 2-4-4 (12 GF, 13 GA) Road games: 3-3-4 (10 GF, 12 GA) Date Score Result Location KC 2 at HOU 1 W Robertson Stadium 04/08/2006 07/15/2006 KC 2 vs HOU 3 L Arrowhead Stadium 06/24/2007 KC 0 vs HOU 1 L Arrowhead Stadium 09/01/2007 KC 1 at HOU 1 T Robertson Stadium 04/12/2008 KC 0 vs HOU 0 T CommunityAmerica Ballpark 09/07/2008 KC 1 at HOU 3 L Robertson Stadium 07/04/2009 KC 0 vs HOU 1 L CommunityAmerica Ballpark 10/04/2009 KC 1 at HOU 1 T Robertson Stadium 05/01/2010 KC 0 at HOU 3 L Robertson Stadium 09/22/2010 KC 4 vs HOU 3 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 07/16/2011 KC 1 at HOU 1 T Robertson Stadium 09/10/2011 KC 3 vs HOU 0 W Sporting Park 07/07/2012 KC 0 vs HOU 0 T Sporting Park 07/18/2012 KC 1 at HOU 2 L BBVA Compass Stadium 09/14/2012 KC 1 vs HOU 1 T Sporting Park 05/12/2013 KC 1 at HOU 0 W BBVA Compass Stadium 05/26/2013 KC 1 vs HOU 1 T Sporting Park 10/09/2013 KC 0 at HOU 0 T BBVA Compass Stadium 06/06/2014 KC 2 at HOU 0 W BBVA Compass Stadium 08/29/2014 KC 1 vs HOU 3 L Sporting Park

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

houston dynamo

3 Bunbury/Kamara 3 Harrington/Zusi 32 Kei Kamara 13 Kei Kamara 16 Aurelien Collin 14 Davy Arnaud

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

Brad Davis 5 Brad Davis 5 Brad Davis 32 Brad Davis 13 Brad Davis 20 Brad Davis 32

3 Jimmy Nielsen 3 Kevin Hartman 4 Jimmy Nielsen 23 Kevin Hartman 11 Jimmy Nielsen

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

Pat Onstad 4 Hall/Onstad 2 Pat Onstad 3 Tally Hall 31 Pat Onstad 10

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sporting KC postseason record vs. Houston Dynamo: 2-3-1 Home games: 2-1-0 (3 GF, 3 GA) Road games: 0-2-1 (0 GF, 4 GA) Score Result Location Date KC 0 at HOU 2 L Robertson Stadium 11/10/2007 KC 0 vs HOU 2 L Sporting Park 11/06/2011 KC 0 at HOU 2 L 11/04/2012 BBVA Compass Stadium 11/07/2012 KC 1 vs HOU 0 W Sporting Park 11/09/2013 KC 0 at HOU 0 T BBVA Compass Stadium 11/23/2013 KC 2 vs HOU 1 W Sporting Park

houston dynamo

2 Teal Bunbury (9/10/11) 2 Harrington/Zusi 10 C.J. Sapong (9/14/12) 4 Johnson/Sapong 6 Santiago Hirsig (7/4/09) 5 three players tied

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

7 Kevin Hartman (9/7/08) 3 five players tied

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Carr/Jaqua 2 three players tied 2 (4/8/06) Brian Ching 8 five players tied 3 seven players tied 4 (5/12/13) Ricardo Clark 6 (twice) Tally Hall 7 (9/22/10) Pat Onstad 4

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

KC 1 1 4 2 7 7 0 22 HOU 2 6 4 4 6 3 0 25

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

1 2 OT Total 6 16 0 22 110 137 0 247 40 48 0 88 125 138 0 263 16 18 0 34 58 56 0 114

houston dynamo Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 12 13 0 94 113 9 39 40 0 130 118 0 37 28 0 56 53 0

Total 25 207 79 248 65 109

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,367

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 78 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 72 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 10 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 78 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

104.9 6

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON including penalty shootout wins in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

147

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 98 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 25, 2015 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14)

Antonio Dovale (option declined - 11/25/14)

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14)

Christian Duke (option declined - 11/25/14)

James Marcelin (signing - 12/16/14)

Andy Gruenebaum (option declined - 11/25/14)

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14)

Michael Kafari (option declined - 11/25/14)

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14)

Eric Kronberg (option declined - 11/25/14)

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14)

Victor Munoz (option declined - 11/25/14)

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15)

Sal Zizzo (option declined - 11/25/14)

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

Lawrence Olum (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

Martin Steuble (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15)

Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15)

C.J. Sapong (trade - 12/8/14)

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15)

Soony Saad (out of contract - 1/1/15)

James Ansu Rogers (SuperDraft - 2/25/15)

Igor Juliao (loan ends - 1/1/15)

Marcel de Jong (signing - 3/2/15)

Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15) Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15) James Marcelin (waived - 2/24/15)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: OUT IN Dec. 8: Dec. 8: OUT Dec. 12: IN Dec. 16: IN Dec. 17 Dec. 18: IN Dec. 23: IN Jan. 1: OUT Jan. 6: IN Jan. 15: IN Jan. 15: Jan. 20: OUT IN Jan. 20: Jan. 27: IN IN Feb. 13: IN Feb. 18: Feb. 24: OUT Feb. 25: IN March 2: IN March 20: LOAN March 24: LOAN April 1: LOAN

Sporting KC declines contract options for M Christian Duke, M Antonio Dovale, GK Andy Gruenebaum, M Michael Kafari, GK Eric Kronberg, M Victor Munoz and F Sal Zizzo; M Lawrence Olum and M Martin Steuble leave club out of contract Sporting KC acquires M Bernardo Anor from Columbus Crew SC Sporting KC trades D Aurelien Collin to Orlando City SC; trades F C.J. Sapong to Philadelphia Union Sporting KC signs D Jalil Anibaba after acquiring his rights from Orlando City SC (2014 MLS Expansion Draft) Sporting KC signs M James Marcelin Sporting KC signs F Dom Dwyer to contract extension Sporting KC signs GK Luis Marin and F Krisztian Nemeth Sporting KC signs GK Tim Melia F Soony Saad leaves club out of contract; D Igor Juliao leaves club as loan expires Sporting KC signs M Roger Espinoza Sporting KC selects M Connor Hallisey (10th overall), D Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th overall) and D Amadou Dia (20th overall) in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Hallisey and Abdul-Salaam signed with MLS prior to the draft and were automatically added to Sporting KCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roster. Sporting KC signs F Jacob Peterson to new contract F Claudio Bieler leaves club out of contract Sporting KC selects M James Ansu Rogers (53rd overall) and D Tony Rocha (73rd overall) in the third and fourth rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis to new contract; signs M Servando Carrasco after acquiring his rights from Houston Dynamo Sporting KC signs M Soni Mustivar Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, the 20th overall pick (first round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC waives M Jorge Claros and M James Marcelin Sporting KC signs F James Ansu Rogers, the 53rd overall pick (third round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Marcel de Jong Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC loans M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL) Sporting KC loans D Saad Abdul-Salaam to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013

Mikey Lopez (14th)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Connor Hallisey (10th)

Luis Marin (12/18/14) Krisztian Nemeth (12/18/14) Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Marcel de Jong (3/2/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) Jalil Anibaba (12/12/14) Servando Carrasco (1/27/15)

2015

Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th) James Ansu Rogers (53rd)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

MLS Lottery Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 25, 2015 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T 1-1

Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-3

Espinoza 44 14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

T 0-0

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Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12 27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W 3-2

Dwyer 16, Anibaba 91+, Nemeth 94+

19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

T 0-0

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20,087

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

L 1-2

Nemeth 22

20,018

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS