Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Minnesota United FC by Sporting Kansas City

MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY TCF BANK STADIUM, Minneapolis, Minn. 12:30 p.m. CT (FS1 / FOX Deportes)

Sunday, May 7 (Week 10, MLS Game #104)

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-1 194 08/10/1982 Gothenburg, Sweden 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 John Alvbage DF 6-0 175 05/06/1988 Southfield, MI 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 Justin Davis 3 Jerome Theisson DF 5-9 155 08/06/1987 Zurich, Switzerland 8 8 0 1 8 8 0 1 4 Jermaine Taylor DF 5-10 195 01/14/1985 Portland, Jamaica 4 2 0 0 133 124 1 7 5 Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 8 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 6 Vadim Demidov DF 6-1 176 10/10/1986 Riga, Latvia, USSR 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 Ibson MF 5-10 168 11/07/1983 Sao Goncalo, Brazil 6 4 0 1 6 4 0 1 DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 7 7 0 1 217 176 4 24 8 Marc Burch 9 Abu Danladi FW 5-10 170 10/18/1995 Takoradi, Ghana 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 Miguel Ibarra MF 5-6 145 03/15/1990 Lancaster, CA 7 4 1 0 7 4 1 0 11 Johan Venegas MF 6-0 168 11/27/1988 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 8 8 2 2 40 24 4 3 12 Joseph Greenspan DF 6-6 209 09/12/1992 Summit, NJ 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 13 Thomas de Villardi DF 6-1 175 03/27/1994 Nogent sur Marne, France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 7 7 1 0 7 7 1 0 14 15 Ismaila Jome MF 6-1 160 11/04/1994 Banjul, Gambia 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 Bashkim Kadrii MF 5-10 175 07/09/1991 Copenhagen, Denmark 7 4 0 0 7 4 0 0 17 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 1 0 0 0 16 7 0 1 18 Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 8 8 3 3 45 41 14 12 19 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 7 7 0 0 239 226 8 20 20 Rasmus Schuller MF 5-10 148 06/18/1991 Espoo, Finland 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 21 Christian Ramirez FW 6-2 187 04/04/1991 Garden Grove, CA 9 8 5 1 9 8 5 1 22 Kevin Venegas DF 5-10 165 07/29/1989 Lakewood, CA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 MF 5-8 158 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 0 0 0 0 84 52 12 3 23 Bernardo Anor 24 Patrick McLain GK 6-3 205 08/22/1988 Eau Claire, WI 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 26 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 7 7 1 0 172 134 4 11 33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6-2 205 05/13/1987 Tonawanda, NY 8 7 0 0 135 131 0 0 HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath

01/11/1961 W18 L23 T18

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 9 9 0 0 96 70 9 3 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 63 53 5 5 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 9 9 0 0 209 203 3 11 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 9 9 0 0 9 9 0 0 FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 9 9 2 0 9 9 2 0 7 Gerso Fernandes 8 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 9 9 0 2 203 164 26 50 FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 Latif Blessing 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7 7 2 2 179 163 31 49 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 0 0 0 0 15 3 1 0 11 Diego Rubio 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 9 9 5 1 122 106 57 9 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 9 9 1 1 162 155 1 8 15 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 1 0 0 0 53 36 0 7 21 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 1 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 5 2 0 1 63 28 8 7 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 9 9 0 2 169 149 4 22 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 9 9 0 0 65 64 0 0 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 39 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 40 Igor Juliao DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 2 77 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 7 0 0 1 57 44 0 3 94 Jimmy Medranda FW 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 9 9 0 1 50 39 1 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W108 L83 T64

MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sunday, May 7; TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn., 12:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2017 SEASON RECORDS MNUFC at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 9 2-5-2 8 13 25 4 2-2-0 6 6 9

Sporting on road

REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Apolinar Mariscal; AR2 (opposite): Kermit Quisenberry; 4th: Hilario Grajeda TEAM NEWS

9 5-1-3 18 11 3 4 1-1-2 5 1 1

SUSPENDED: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Seth Sinovic, Dom Dwyer SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: MIN: Kevin Molino, Jerome Thiesson

ALL-TIME: First meeting.

DISABLED LIST: MIN: Bernardo Anor ... KC: Diego Kostner INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none LAST LEAGUE MATCHES MINNESOTA UNITED FC 0 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 1 Scoring Summary: SJ--Jungwirth 2 (Wondolowski 4, Hyka 3) 54

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING MNUFC Sat. May 13 at Orlando City Sat. May 13 at Toronto FC Wed. May 17 Seattle Sun. May 21 Los Angeles Sat. May 20 at Vancouver Sat. May 27 Orlando City Sat. May 27 at Colorado Sat. June 3 at Sporting KC

MINNESOTA UNITED--Bobby Shuttleworth, Jerome Theisson, Brent Kallman, Francisco Calvo, Marc Burch, Ibson, Miguel Ibarra (Bashkim Kadrii 90), Johan Venegas (Abu Danladi 64), Kevin Molino (Ismaila Jome 79), Sam Cronin, Christian Ramirez.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

MNUFC

F 13 62

A 25 32

F A 11 3 74 270

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL HOW SCORED

7 2 4 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

16 5 4 0

5 5 1 0

1 1 1 0

9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

2 6 3

2 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

8 1 2 0 1 0 1 0

14 5 1 0 3 0 2 0

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

4 7 2

7 17 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 NEW YORK RED BULLS 0 Scoring Summary: KC--Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 46 KC--Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 2) 68 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza (Soni Mustivar 91+), Ilie Sanchez, Benny Feilhaber, Gerso Fernandes, Dom Dwyer (Soony Saad 93+), Jimmy Medranda (Daniel Salloi 91+).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) MIN KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-4-2 3-0-0 2-1-3 0-0-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 1-0-0 1-5-2 5-0-0 0-1-0

THE LAST TIME MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) Home win 4/23/2017 MIN 1, COL 0 Road win Home loss 4/29/2017 MIN 0, SJ 1 Road loss 4/08/2017 MIN 0, DAL 2 Tie game 4/15/2017 MIN 2, HOU 2 Shutout for 4/23/2017 MIN 1, COL 0 Shutout vs. 4/29/2017 MIN 0, SJ 1 GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED MNUFC Sporting KC

LLTLWLTWL TTWTWWLWW

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 5/03/2017 KC 2, NYR 0 4/15/2017 KC 1, POR 0 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 4/22/2017 KC 0, DAL 1 3/31/2017 KC 0, TOR 0 5/03/2017 KC 2, NYR 0 4/22/2017 KC 0, DAL 1

(0) (1) (14) (0) (5) (0) (2)

TEAM LEADERS MNUFC G: 5 Ramirez A: 3 Molino SHT: 25 Ramirez SOG: 11 Ramirez FC: 13 Molino FS: 14 Molino OF: 6 Ramirez C: 3 Molino/Theisson E: 1 Davis SPORTING G: 5 Dwyer A: 2 3 players tied SHT: 30 Dwyer SOG: 15 Dwyer FC: 23 Dwyer FS: 28 Dwyer OF: 7 Dwyer C: 4 Dwyer/Sinovic E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG MIN 9 2 3 3 0 1 13 1.44 KC 9 4 1 2 2 0 11 1.22 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG MIN 9 1 1 4 0 3 25 2.78 KC 9 6 3 0 0 0 3 0.33 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 MIN 13 1 2 0 6 3 1 KC 11 1 1 1 4 1 3 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 MIN 25 6 3 4 6 1 5 KC 3 0 0 0 0 0 3

2017 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (2-5-2, 8 pts.) UNF 21 18 11 14 26 10 7 3 9 16 33 17 5 15 4 1 2 22 8 8 8 8 20 19 19 6

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

PLAYER Christian Ramirez Kevin Molino Johan Venegas Brent Kallman Collen Warner Miguel Ibarra Ibson Jerome Theisson Abu Danladi Bashkim Kadrii Bobby Shuttleworth Collin Martin Francisco Calvo Ismaila Jome Jermaine Taylor John Alvbage Justin Davis Kevin Venegas Marc Burch (MIN) Marc Burch (TOT) Mohammed Saeid (MIN) Mohammed Saeid (TOT) Rasmus Schuller Sam Cronin (MIN) Sam Cronin (TOT) Vadim Demidov Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

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

GS 8 8 8 7 7 4 4 8 0 4 7 0 8 0 2 2 3 1 4 7 3 5 4 4 7 3

MIN 728 671 672 606 595 368 440 720 140 324 588 27 720 11 249 222 256 90 360 630 243 481 230 360 622 270

9 9

810 810

G 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 13

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

SHT 25 15 17 1 4 4 2 1 4 8 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 4 3 5 2

SOG 11 6 7 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0

24 8

120 103

FC 4 13 11 6 8 3 2 10 2 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 7 3 3 8 3

FS 12 14 13 5 9 1 13 4 3 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 11 18 3 3 6 2

OFF 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 17 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 8 0 0 0 0

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

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

48 39

111 84 84 111

16 12

41 36

12 18

0 1

GAA 4.05 2.3 2.78 1.44

PG 1 2 3 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Miguel Ibarra 1, Christian Ramirez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Johan Venegas 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Molino 2-2 MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 1 33

POS G G

GOALKEEPER John Alvbage Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 8 9 9

GS 2 7 9 9

MIN SHTS 222 15 588 33 810 48 810 39

SV 5 18 23 23

GA 10 15 25 13

PA 1 2 3 2

W 0 2 2 5

L 2 3 5 2

T 1 1 2 2

SO 0 1 1 2

2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-1-3, 18 pts.) UNF 14 10 7 15 8 27 94 93 22 30 3 6 9 5 17 29

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

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Gerso Fernandes Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Jimmy Medranda Soni Mustivar Soony Saad Daniel Salloi Ike Opara Ilie Sanchez Latif Blessing Matt Besler Saad Abdul-Salaam Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 5 4 9 9 3 9 1 9

GS 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 0 2 0 9 9 0 9 0 9

MIN 811 600 804 810 810 788 713 92 180 28 810 810 36 810 1 810

9 9

810 810

G 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 3

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

SHT 30 12 22 1 11 6 16 0 7 3 5 5 3 2 0 0

SOG 15 4 12 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

11 4

123 82

41 32

FC 23 8 11 6 6 14 4 2 1 0 6 7 1 7 0 1

FS 28 17 15 5 5 9 9 1 5 1 4 12 6 4 0 0

OFF 7 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

CK 2 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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

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

97 127 127 97

14 21

44 31

19 19

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 2, Gerso Fernandes 1, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Graham Zusi 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Jimmy Medranda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 9 9

GS 9 9 9

MIN SHTS 810 32 810 32 810 41

SV 27 27 31

GA 3 3 11

GAA 0.33 0.33 1.22

PG 1 1 0

PA 2 2 0

W 5 5 1

L 1 1 5

T 3 3 3

SO 6 6 4

MINNESOTA UNITED 2017 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Fri. Mar.

OPPONENT 3 at Portland

RESULT L 1-5

ATT 21144

W-L-T 0-1-0

Sun. Mar.

12 Atlanta

L 1-6

35043

0-2-0

Sat. Mar.

18 at Colorado

T 2-2

14013

0-2-1

Sat. Mar.

25 at New England

L 2-5

11571

0-3-1

Sat. Apr.

1 Real Salt Lake

W 4-2

17728

1-3-1

Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.

8 at FC Dallas 15 at Houston

L 0-2 T 2-2

16048 16125

1-4-1 1-4-2

Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.

23 Colorado 29 San Jose 7 Sporting KC 13 at Toronto FC 21 Los Angeles 27 Orlando City SC 3 at Sporting KC 17 at Real Salt Lake 21 Portland 24 Vancouver 29 at New York City FC 4 Columbus 19 Houston 22 New York Red Bulls 29 D.C. United 5 Seattle 13 at Atlanta 20 at Seattle 26 at Chicago 9 Philadelphia 13 at Vancouver 16 at Montreal 23 FC Dallas 30 at Houston 7 Sporting KC 15 at Los Angeles 22 at San Jose

W 1-0 L 0-1

17491 17605

2-4-2 2-5-2

Apr. Apr. May May May May June June

Wed. June Sat. June Thu. June Tue. July Wed. July Sat. July Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

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

POS PTS NOTES: 11 0 MIN: Ramirez (79); POR: Olum (14) Valeri (47,82) Adi (91+,93+) 11 0 MIN: Molino (30); ATL: Martinez (3,27,75) Almiron (13,52) Peterson (94+) 11 1 MIN: Molino (50) Ramirez (58); COL: Badji (17) Hairston (59) 11 1 MIN: Warner (15) Kallman (49); NE: Agudelo (4,41) Kamara (21) Nguyen (32) Tierney (53) 9 4 MIN: Molino (16) Ramirez (52,62) Venegas (68); RSL: Mulholland (4) Movsisyan (87) 11 4 DAL: Morales (43) Barrios (49) 10 5 MIN: Ramirez (47) Venegas (59); HOU: Manotas (14) Elis (43) 8 8 MIN: Ibarra (72); 9 8 SJ: Jungwirth (54)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.

OPPONENT 4 at D.C. United 11 FC Dallas 18 San Jose 31 at Toronto FC 9 Colorado

Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

Apr. Apr. Apr. May

15 at Portland 22 at FC Dallas 29 Real Salt Lake 3 New York Red Bulls 7 at Minnesota 13 at Orlando City SC 17 Seattle 20 at Vancouver 27 at Colorado 3 Minnesota 10 Montreal 17 at San Jose 24 at Los Angeles 1 Portland 6 Philadelphia 22 at Real Salt Lake 29 Chicago 6 Atlanta 12 at Seattle 19 FC Dallas 26 at Houston 6 at New York City FC 10 at Columbus 16 New England 24 Los Angeles 30 Vancouver 7 at Minnesota 15 Houston 22 at Real Salt Lake

Sun. May Sat. May Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sat.

May May May June June June June July July July

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

July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.

Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.

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

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

ATT 18268 19117 19282 27909 19249

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

21144 15411 18648 18965

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

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 6 2 5 5 KC: Feilhaber (37) own goal (89); SJ: Jungwirth (91+) 5 6 4 9 KC: Sinovic (6) Fernandes (58) Dwyer (85); COL: Doyle (94+) 2 12 KC: Dwyer (53); 4 12 DAL: Figueroa (77) 2 15 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (51) Fernandes (95+); 1 18 KC: Dwyer (46,68);

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 2 Christian Ramirez Assists 2 Kevin Molino Shots 6 Christian Ramirez Shots on Goal 4 Christian Ramirez Fouls Committed 6 Kevin Molino Fouls Suffered 7 Mohammed Saeid Offside 3 Christian Ramirez Saves 5 Bobby Shuttleworth Shots Faced 7 John Alvbage Goals Allowed 5 John Alvbage 5 John Alvbage 5 Bobby Shuttleworth

Goals 4 04/01/2017 vs Assists 2 03/18/2017 vs 2 04/01/2017 vs Shots 19 04/01/2017 vs Shots on Goal 9 04/01/2017 vs Fouls Committed 16 04/23/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 20 04/23/2017 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/08/2017 vs Offside 3 04/01/2017 vs Saves 5 04/29/2017 vs Shots Faced 8 03/12/2017 vs Goals Allowed 6 03/12/2017 vs

04/01/2017 vs RSL

W 4-2

04/01/2017 vs RSL

W 4-2

04/01/2017 vs RSL

W 4-2

04/01/2017 vs RSL

W 4-2

03/12/2017 vs ATL

L 1-6

03/12/2017 vs ATL

L 1-6

04/01/2017 vs RSL

W 4-2

04/29/2017 vs SJ

L 0-1

03/12/2017 vs ATL

L 1-6

03/03/2017 vs POR 03/12/2017 vs ATL 03/25/2017 vs NE

L 1-5 L 1-6 L 2-5

RSL

W 4-2

COL RSL

T 2-2 W 4-2

RSL

W 4-2

RSL

W 4-2

COL

W 1-0

COL

W 1-0

DAL

L 0-2

RSL

W 4-2

L 0-1

ATL

L 1-6

ATL

L 1-6

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 1 11 times Shots 6 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 3 5 times Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 5 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 1 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia

Goals 3 04/09/2017 at 3 04/29/2017 at Assists 4 04/09/2017 at Shots 18 05/03/2017 at Shots on Goal 8 05/03/2017 at Fouls Committed 18 03/11/2017 at Fouls Suffered 22 03/04/2017 at 22 04/15/2017 at Corner Kicks 7 03/18/2017 at 7 04/09/2017 at Offside 4 04/29/2017 at 4 05/03/2017 at Saves 5 03/04/2017 at 5 04/22/2017 at Shots Faced 6 03/04/2017 at 6 04/22/2017 at Goals Allowed 1 03/18/2017 at 1 04/09/2017 at 1 04/22/2017 at

05/03/2017 at NYR

W 2-0

03/18/2017 at SJ

W 2-1

05/03/2017 at NYR 03/18/2017 at SJ

W 2-0 W 2-1

05/03/2017 at NYR

W 2-0

03/04/2017 at DC 04/15/2017 at POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

05/03/2017 at NYR

W 2-0

03/04/2017 at DC 04/22/2017 at DAL

T 0-0 L 0-1

03/04/2017 at DC 04/22/2017 at DAL

T 0-0 L 0-1

03/18/2017 at SJ 04/09/2017 at COL 04/22/2017 at DAL

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017) Shots 7 03/18/2017 vs Shots on Goal 2 03/03/2017 vs 2 03/18/2017 vs 2 04/15/2017 vs 2 04/29/2017 vs Fouls Committed 4 03/25/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 8 04/15/2017 vs Corner Kicks 0 03/18/2017 vs 0 03/25/2017 vs Offside 0 04/08/2017 vs Saves 1 03/03/2017 vs 1 03/18/2017 vs 1 03/25/2017 vs Shots Faced 3 03/18/2017 vs 3 04/23/2017 vs

COL

T 2-2

POR COL HOU SJ

L T T L

L 2-5

HOU

T 2-2

COL NE

T 2-2 L 2-5

DAL

L 0-2

POR COL NE

L 1-5 T 2-2 L 2-5

COL COL

T 2-2 W 1-0

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)

COL RSL

W 3-1 W 3-0

COL

W 3-1

NYR

W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

DAL

T 0-0

DC POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

SJ COL

W 2-1 W 3-1

RSL NYR

W 3-0 W 2-0

DC DAL

T 0-0 L 0-1

DC DAL

T 0-0 L 0-1

SJ COL DAL

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

Shots 10 04/29/2017 at Shots on Goal 1 04/22/2017 at Fouls Committed 5 04/22/2017 at Fouls Suffered 10 03/31/2017 at 10 05/03/2017 at Corner Kicks 3 04/22/2017 at 3 05/03/2017 at Offside 0 03/31/2017 at 0 04/15/2017 at Saves 2 03/18/2017 at 2 03/31/2017 at 2 04/09/2017 at 2 04/29/2017 at 2 05/03/2017 at Shots Faced 2 03/31/2017 at 2 04/29/2017 at 2 05/03/2017 at

RSL

W 3-0

DAL

L 0-1

DAL

L 0-1

TOR NYR

T 0-0 W 2-0

DAL NYR

L 0-1 W 2-0

TOR POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

SJ TOR COL RSL NYR

W T W W W

TOR RSL NYR

T 0-0 W 3-0 W 2-0

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC VS UNITED ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS United 0 wins, 0 goals

Sporting KC Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

Sporting KC 0 wins, 0 goals 0 ties

1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

United Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

0 0

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath

vs. KC

1-1-0

(1.5 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: United

Sporting KC

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: United None None None None None None None None None

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

Sporting KC None None None None None None None None None

W-L-T Breakdowns: Minnesota United 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

Sporting Kansas City

Streak (started)

W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

01 Ls 1 Ts

(04/29/2017) (04/15/2017)

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

4 Ws (10/23/2016) 1 Ws (05/03/2017) 1 Ls (10/01/2016)

1-5-2 1-0-0

1 Ls 1 Ws

(04/29/2017) (04/23/2017)

0-1-0 5-0-0

2 Ls (10/01/2016) 7 Ws (09/24/2016)

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

2 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ts 01 Ws

(04/08/2017) (04/23/2017) (04/15/2017) (04/01/2017)

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

1 1 4 2 0

Ls Ws Ws Ws -

(04/22/2017) (04/15/2017) (09/24/2016) (04/09/2017) -

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

1 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ts 03 Ls

(04/23/2017) (04/29/2017) (04/15/2017) (03/03/2017)

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

3 1 1 1 0

Ws Ls Ts Ls -

(04/15/2017) (04/22/2017) (09/18/2016) (10/01/2016) -

UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (0-0-0) PLAYER

MIN

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (0-0-0) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

MIN SHTS

GAA

CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (0-0-0)

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (0-0-0)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Collen Warner Marc Burch Sam Cronin Bernardo Anor Joseph Greenspan Collin Martin Patrick McLain Kevin Molino Bobby Shuttleworth Jermaine Taylor Johan Venegas

11 12 14 6 1 1 1 1 5 11 1

11 9 14 5 1 0 0 1 5 11 0

875 826 1157 465 90 45 34 90 450 887 11

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 3 7 13 0 1 0 1 0 7 0

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

5 1

450 34

16 3

10 1.20 0 7.94

0 1

Bobby Shuttleworth Patrick McLain

PLAYER

MIN

GOALKEEPER

MIN SHTS

SHT

GAA

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D):..........................2-5-2 Western Conference Standings:..................... 9th

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D):.......................... 5-1-3 Western Conference Standings:...................... 1st

Head Coach:.................. Adrian Heath (18-22-18) Asst. Coach:........................................... Ian Fuller Asst. Coach:.................................... Mark Watson GK Coach:........................................Marius Røvde

Head Coach:.............. Peter Vermes (108-83-64) Asst. Coach:................................. Kerry Zavagnin Asst. Coach:........................................ Zorin Savic GK Coach:............................................. Alec Duffy

MINNES OTA U N I T E D FC R OSTE R

SPORT I NG KANSAS CI T Y ROST ER

John Alvbage

Goalkeeper

Adrian Zendejas

Goalkeeper

Justin Davis

Defender

Erik Palmer-Brown

Defender

Jerome Thiesson

Defender

Ike Opara

Defender

Jermaine Taylor

Defender

Kevin Ellis

Defender

Francisco Calvo

Defender

Matt Besler

Defender

Vadim Demidov

Defender

Ilie Sanchez

Midfielder

Ibson

Midfielder

Gerso Fernandes

Forward

Marc Burch

Defender

Graham Zusi

Defender

Abu Danladi

Forward

Latif Blessing

Forward

Miguel Ibarra

Midfielder

Benny Feilhaber

Midfielder

Johan Venegas

Midfielder

Diego Rubio

Forward

Joseph Greenspan (On Loan)

Defender

Dom Dwyer

Forward

Thomas de Villardi

Midfielder

Seth Sinovic

Defender

Brent Kallman

Defender

Saad Abdul-Salaam

Defender

Ismaila Jome

Midfielder

Andrew Dykstra

Goalkeeper

Bashkim Kadrii

Midfielder

Soony Saad

Forward

Collin Martin

Midfielder

Colton Storm

Defender

Kevin Molino

Midfielder

Cameron Iwasa

Forward

Sam Cronin

Midfielder

Roger Espinoza

Midfielder

Rasmus Schuller

Midfielder

Tim Melia

Goalkeeper

Christian Ramirez

Forward

Daniel Salloi

Forward

Kevin Venegas

Defender

Cameron Porter

Forward

Bernardo Añor

Midfielder

Igor Juliao

Defender

Patrick McLain

Goalkeeper

Tyler Pasher

Defender

Collen Warner

Midfielder

Soni Mustivar

Midfielder

Bobby Shuttleworth

Goalkeeper

Jimmy Medranda

Defender

I N2015 DE X MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP 2 - Last Time Out, Match Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders 3 - Series Information 4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts 5 - Standings

INDE X

6 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS 7 - MLS Stats Leaders, About MLS, Media Resources 8 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent

9 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors 10 - Goal Map 11 - Team Records 12 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts 13-14 - All-Time History vs Opposition

15 - Past Starting Lineups 16 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide 17-22 - Player and Coach Bios

MNUFC MATCH NOTES

Minnesota United FC vs Spor ting Kansas Cit y | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Sunday, May 7

LAST TIME OUT |

M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s S a n J o s e E a r t h q u a k e s | A p r i l 2 9 , 2 0 1 7 | TC F B a n k S t a d i u m , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N | M L S R e g u l a r S e a s o n

Quakes End Loons’ Unbeaten Run Minnesota United saw its both its home winning streak and two-match undefeated run come to an end last Saturday as it fell 1-0 to the San Jose Earthquakes. A Quakes’ shot off the post was the best chance of the opening half, as neither side was able to generate much offense early on. The match opened up a bit in the second, with San Jose getting on the board in the first 10 minutes, thanks to a redirected shot from Florian Jungwirth. Minnesota pushed back late, bringing on speedy, young talents Abu Danladi and Ismaila Jome, who made his MLS debut. The Loons nearly equalized off a twisting volley from Francisco Calvo, but the Quakes’ defense cleared the chance off the line. It was Minnesota’s first home loss since March.

UP NEXT |

2-5-2 W-L-D-W-L 8 8th West

MIN Substitutes 64’ – Danladi IN, J. Venegas OUT

RAMIREZ J. VENEGAS

79’ – Jome IN, Molino OUT

MOLINO

IBARRA

CRONIN

IBSON

CALVO

KALLMAN

BURCH

90’ – Kadrii IN, Ibarra OUT Unused Subs GK – Alvbage D – Davis, Taylor

THIESSON

M – Warner

SHUTTLEWORTH

M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s S p o r t i n g K a n s a s C i t y | M a y 7, 2 0 1 7 | TC F B a n k S t a d i u m , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N | M L S R e g u l a r S e a s o n

Minnesota Takes on Tough Sporting Side Minnesota United caps off its three-match homestand with an afternoon tilt against Sporting Kansas City. With just three goals allowed in nine matches, Sporting KC has the top defense in MLS. Goalkeeper Tim Melia leads MLS with six clean sheets in this young season and has been a key factor in his club’s success. The offensive side of the ball has left a lot to be desired so far, with six of their matches being decided by one goal or less. SKC have only scored multiple goals on four occasions. Minnesota’s high-powered attack has been fairly quiet in its past two matches, and will need to be firing on all cylinders if the club hopes to claim three points off one of the toughest opponents in the league.

MIN

MIN Starting XI vs. SJ

HOW THE TEAM S COM PARE MLS Record (W-L-D) Form (Last 5 Matches) Points MLS Position

Series History

Minnesota United Absences

MIN all-time W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

Suspended

n/a

Out

Anor (L Lower Leg Injury), De Villardi (L Achilles)

Questionable

Burch (L Hip), Martin (R Thigh)

MIN home W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

International Duty n/a Match Officials

MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

Referee: Alan Kelly (Career MIN matches: 0) 2017 MLS Stats: 18 YC / 1 RC / 6 Matches ARs: Apolinar Mariscal, Kermit Quisenberry 4th: Hilario Grajeda

SKC

MI NNESOTA UNI T ED T EAM LEAD E R S

5-1-3 W-W-L-W-W

Goals

15 1st West

Matches Played

Goals Scored

Goals Against

Assists

103

Shots

105

SOG

Fouls Conceded

111

Fouls Suffered

117

Offsides

Corner Kicks

PK Scored

PK Attempts

Clean sheets

Assists

#21 Christian Ramriez

#18 Kevin Molino

#11 Johan Venegas

#18 Kevin Molino

#11 Johan Venegas

Four players tied

SPORT I NG KANSAS CI T Y T EAM L E A D E R S Goals

Assists

#14 Dom Dwyer

#10 Benny Feilhaber

#7 Gerso Fernandes

#27 Roger Espinoza

#8 Graham Zusi

#10 Benny Feilhaber

MLS stats only | 2017 Season

MNUFC MATCH NOTES

Minnesota United FC vs Spor ting Kansas Cit y | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Sunday, May 7

AL L-T IME RES U LTS A G A I NST SPORTING KANSAS CIT Y

MI NNESOTA CONNECT I ONS

Date

Bernardo Anor played the 2015 season with Sporting KC and was then loaned out to Minnesota in 2016.

Score

Result

Location

N/A

Ike Opara and Sam Cronin were teammates at Wake Forest in 2007 and 2008.

GOA LS SC O RE D I N S E RI ES B Y INTERVAL MIN SKC

0-15 0 0

16-30 0 0

31-45 0 0

45+ 0 0

46-60 61-75 0 0 0 0

75-90 0 0

90+ 0 0

ET 0 0

Total 0 0

CURRENT TEAM STREAKS* Team Minnesota United FC

Sporting Kansas City

Type

Player

Goals

None

Assists

None

Points

None

Shutouts

None

Goals

Dom Dwyer

Assists

None

Points Shutouts

# of Matches

Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer were loaned from Sporting KC to Orlando City in 2013, where they played with Kevin Molino and were coached by Adrian Heath. Orlando won the USL Championship that season. Benny Feilhaber played with Bobby Shuttleworth in 2011 and 2012 on the New England Revolution. Seth Sinovic and Brent Kallman were teammates at Creighton University in 2009. Sinovic later played with Shuttleworth from 2010 to 2011 with the Revolution.

Cameron Iwasa played with Miguel Ibarra in 2011 while attending UC-Irvine. Iwasa then teamed up with Patrick McLain in 2015 with Sacramento Republic.

Benny Feilhaber

Tim Melia

Tim Melia and McLain tended goal for Chivas USA in 2012 and 2013.

*Streak considered 2+ matches in a row.

D ISCIP L IN A RY RE P O RT Suspended: none Suspended after next caution: Sinovic (SKC) Suspended after 2 more cautions: Molino (MIN)

Cameron Porter and Johan Venegas spent 2015 and 2016 as teammates on Montreal Impact.

ALL-T I ME SERI ES LEADERS MIN

SKC

N/A

GOALS

N/A

ASSISTS

N/A

YELLOW CARDS

N/A

RED CARDS

N/A

WINS

N/A

LOSSES

N/A

CLEAN SHEETS

N/A

ALL-T I ME SERI ES SI NGLE MATCH H I G H S MIN

SKC

N/A

GOALS

N/A

ASSISTS

N/A

YELLOW CARDS

N/A

SAVES

N/A

GOALS ALLOWED

N/A

MNUFC MATCH NOTES

Minnesota United FC vs Spor ting Kansas Cit y | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Sunday, May 7

AB OU T SP O RT I N G KC

MI N VS SKC QUI CK FACTS

Match Abbreviation:............................................................................................SKC Colors:........................................................Sporting Blue, Dark Indigo and White Founded:....................................................................... 1995 (as Kansas City Wiz) First MLS Season:...............................................................................................1996 MLS Titles:.........................................................................................2 (2000, 2013) City, State:.................................................................................Kansas City, Kansas Stadium:................................................................................. Children’s Mercy Park Capacity (Built):..................................................................................21,000 (2011)

PR E V IOU S M E ET I N G - 6/ 1 5/ 2 01 6 (U. S. OPEN CUP)

• Minnesota and Sporting KC have met in two of the past three U.S. Open Cups. In 2014, Sporting defeated the 10-man Loons 2-0 at Children’s Mercy Park. Last year Minnesota forced extra time thanks to a Christian Ramirez penalty. Sporting would emerge victorious once again 2-1. • Kansas City played the Minnesota Thunder in the Open Cup as well. Minnesota thumped the Wizards 3-1 in 2005, en route to a semifinal appearance. Kansas City got revenge in 2009 by pulling off a win in penalties after an action-packed extra time. • Sporting has conceded the fewest goals in MLS, with just three getting past goalkeeper Tim Melia.

1ST H ALF

• Melia leads MLS with five clean sheets in 2017.

n/a 2 N D H ALF 51’ YC: Ndjock

55’ 55’

YC: Lowe YC: Vicentini

57’

120+’

• This match will be the earliest kickoff time on Minnesota’s 2017 schedule.

• Minnesota has the fifth highest shot accuracy in MLS, with 39% of shots hitting the mark.

2 N D H ALF E XT R A T I ME

YC: Davis

• All three meetings between Sporting KC and Minnesota will be nationally broadcast in the U.S.

• Marc Burch and Collen Warner have multiple career points against SKC. Each player has two assists and Warner has also found the back of the net once against the club.

n/a

117’

• Sporting Kansas City is one of two clubs the Loons will play three times this season, the other team being the Houston Dynamo.

YC: Olum

1 ST H ALF E XT R A T I ME

109’

• Last week was the first time Minnesota conceded just one goal in a match. The Loons had either shut out opponents or allowed multiple goals in all previous encounters.

• Sporting KC is one of 10 teams in MLS that are undefeated at home so far this season. Seven of those teams currently sit in playoff position.

81’

YC: Kallman

• Shuttleworth has a 4-1-0 lifetime record against Sporting, including two clean sheets and 10 saves.

YC: Abdul-Salaam

72’ 75’

G: Ramirez (PK)

G: Feilhaber (PK)

68’ 69’

YC: Speas

YC: Espinoza

56’ 65’

YC: Cruz

YC: Opara

• Bobby Shuttleworth set a club record for single-match saves with five stops against San Jose last week. He had set the previous record of three saves on three separate occasions.

G: Rubio

• The Loons 9.3 fouls conceded per game is the second-lowest in the league, behind Seattle at 8.3. • Sporting KC are 7-4-2 for their history in their first meeting with expansion clubs.

MNUFC MATCH NOTES

Minnesota United FC vs Spor ting Kansas Cit y | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Sunday, May 7

2 01 7 MLS W EST E RN C OUNITED N F E RE NCEFCSTANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA GOAL MAP TEAM Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers FC Dallas Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC Real Salt Lake Minnesota United FC LA Galaxy Colorado Rapids

GP 9 9 7 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 7

W 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1

L 1 2 0 3 3 4 2 5 5 5 5

T 3 2 3 1 3 1 4 2 2 1 1

GD 8 8 5 2 -1 -3 3 -6 -12 -5 -6

PTS 18 17 15 13 12 10 10 8 8 7 4

Home Record 4-0-1 3-1-1 3-0-1 4-0-1 2-0-2 2-1-1 1-0-2 1-2-1 2-2-0 1-3-1 1-1-1

Road Record 1-1-2 2-1-1 1-0-2 0-3-0 1-3-1 1-3-0 1-2-2 1-3-1 0-3-2 1-2-0 0-4-0

L 2 4 1 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4

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

GD 4 -1 6 5 0 7 -1 -4 0 -3 -6

PTS 18 16 16 13 13 11 11 11 10 7 4

Home Record 5-0-0 4-0-1 3-0-2 2-1-1 3-1-1 1-2-0 3-0-1 2-1-1 2-0-2 1-1-1 0-2-2

Road Record 1-2-0 1-4-0 1-1-2 2-2-0 1-3-0 2-1-2 0-3-1 1-2-1 0-3-2 0-2-3 0-2-2

T 2 1 2 4 1 0 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 5 5 5 3 5 4

L 0 3 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 2 1 4 1 3

GD 4 8 8 -1 6 5 5 2 0 -1 7 -1 -4 -3 3 0 -6 -12 -5 -3 -6 -6

PTS 18 18 17 16 16 15 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 7 7 4 4

Home Record 5-0-0 4-0-1 3-1-1 4-0-1 3-0-2 3-0-1 2-1-1 4-0-1 3-1-1 2-0-2 1-2-0 3-0-1 2-1-1 2-1-1 1-0-2 2-0-2 1-2-1 2-2-0 1-3-1 1-1-1 1-1-1 0-2-2

Road Record 1-2-0 1-1-2 2-1-1 1-4-0 1-1-2 1-0-2 2-2-0 0-3-0 1-3-0 1-3-1 2-1-2 0-3-1 1-2-1 1-3-0 1-2-2 0-3-2 1-3-1 0-3-2 1-2-0 0-2-3 0-4-0 0-2-2

2 01 7 MLS E A ST E RN C O UNITED N FE RE NCEFC STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA GOAL MAP TEAM Orlando City SC New York Red Bulls Toronto FC New York City FC Columbus Crew SC Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire D.C. United New England Revolution Montreal Impact Philadelphia Union

GP 8 10 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 8 8

W 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 0

202015 1 7 MLS S U P P O RT E RSUNITED â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SHIELD FC STANDINGS MINNESOTA GOAL MAP TEAM Orlando City SC Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls Toronto FC FC Dallas New York City FC Houston Dynamo Columbus Crew SC San Jose Earthquakes Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire D.C. United Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC New England Revolution Real Salt Lake Minnesota United FC LA Galaxy Montreal Impact Colorado Rapids Philadelphia Union

GP 8 9 9 10 9 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 8

W 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0

MNUFC MATCH NOTES

Minnesota United FC vs Spor ting Kansas Cit y | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Sunday, May 7

TH IS WE E K I N M LS

LAST WEEK I N MLS W EDNESDAY, M AY 3

FRI DAY, APRI L 28

TORONTO FC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2-1

2-0

TORONTO FC

2-0

ORLANDO CITY SC

NEW YORK RED BULLS

HOUSTON DYNAMO

F RIDAY, M AY 5

SAT URDAY, APRI L 29 ORLANDO CITY SC

COLORADO RAPIDS

MONTREAL IMPACT

vs | 9:00 p.m. CT

1-2

2-0

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

COLORADO RAPIDS

S ATURDAY, M AY 6

COLUMBUS CREW SC

NEW YORK RED BULLS

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

D.C. UNITED

vs | 2:00 p.m. CT

vs | 5:00 p.m. CT

TORONTO FC

MONTREAL IMPACT

PHILADELPHIA UNION

COLUMBUS CREW SC

vs | 6:00 p.m. CT

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

NEW YORK RED BULLS

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

HOUSTON DYNAMO

REAL SALT LAKE

2-3

2-1

NEW YORK CITY FC

CHICAGO FIRE

FC DALLAS

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

2-2

0-1

PORTLAND TIMBERS

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

3-0

3-3

REAL SALT LAKE

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

vs | 7:30 p.m. CT

vs | 8:30 p.m. CT

ORLANDO CITY SC

FC DALLAS

LA GALAXY

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

PHILADELPHIA UNION

0-0 vs | 9:30 p.m. CT

vs | 9:30 p.m. CT

CHICAGO FIRE

PORTLAND TIMBERS

SUNDAY, M AY 7 MINNESOTA UNITED FC

SUNDAY, APRI L 23 ATLANTA UNITED FC

1-3 NEW YORK CITY FC

vs | 12:30 p.m. CT

vs | 3:00 p.m. CT

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

ATLANTA UNITED FC

D.C. UNITED

MNUFC MATCH NOTES

Minnesota United FC vs Spor ting Kansas Cit y | TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Sunday, May 7

2 01 7 MLS STATS L E A D E R S

2 0 1 6 M L S AWA R D W I N N E R S

GOALS: Erick Torres, Houston Dynamo (7) MIN: Christian Ramirez (5)

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: David Villa, New York City FC

ASSISTS: Victor Vazquez (6) MIN: Kevin Molino (3)

Defender of the Year: Matt Hedges, FC Dallas Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union

SHOTS: Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC (43) MIN: Christian Ramirez (25) SOG: Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto FC (19) MIN: Christian Ramirez (11)

Newcomer of the Year: Nicolas Lodeiro, Seattle Sounders FC AT&T Rookie of the Year: Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC Coach of the Year: Oscar Pareja, FC Dallas Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Pontius, Philadelphia Union

YELLOW CARDS: Four players tied (4) MIN: Kevin Molino (3)

MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, Chicago Fire

RED CARDS: 16 players tied (1) MIN: Justin Davis (1)

MLS Fair Play (Individual): Keegan Rosenberry, Philadelphia Union MLS Fair Play (Team): Columbus Crew SC

SAVES: Bill Hamid, D.C. United (36) MIN: Bobby Shuttleworth (18) CLEAN SHEETS: Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City (5) MIN: Bobby Shuttleworth (1)

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MNUFC MATCH NOTES

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 SCHE DULE DATE 3/04

MLS RECORD ( W-L-D) WHEN...

OPPONENT

RESULT

at Portland Timbers

3/12

Atlanta United FC

Providence Park

1-6L

TCF Bank Stadium

3/18

at Colorado Rapids

2-2D

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

3/25

at New England Revolution

2-5L

4/01

Real Salt Lake

Gillette Stadium

4-2W

TCF Bank Stadium

4/08

at FC Dallas

0-2L

Toyota Stadium

4/15

at Houston Dynamo

2-2D

BBVA Compass Stadium

4/23

Colorado Rapids

1-0W

TCF Bank Stadium

4/29

San Jose Earthquakes

0-1L

TCF Bank Stadium

TIME (CT) 5/07 5/13

Sporting Kansas City at Toronto FC

12:30 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7:30 p.m.

BMO Field

5/21

LA Galaxy

4:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

5/27

Orlando City SC

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

6/03

at Sporting Kansas City

4:00 p.m.

Children’s Mercy Park

6/17

at Real Salt Lake

9:00 p.m.

Rio Tinto Stadium

6/21

Portland Timbers

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

6/24

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

8:00 p.m.

Yankee Stadium

6/29

at New York City FC

7/04

Columbus Crew SC

6:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7/19

Houston Dynamo

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7/22

New York Red Bulls

3:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7/29

D.C. United

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

8/05

Seattle Sounders

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

TBD

at Atlanta United FC

TBD

8/20

at Seattle Sounders

9:00 p.m.

CenturyLink Field

8/26

at Chicago Fire

7:30 p.m.

Toyota Park

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

9/09

Philadelphia Union

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

9/13

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:30 p.m.

BC Place

9/16

at Montreal Impact

8:30 p.m.

Stade Saputo

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7:30 p.m.

BBVA Compass Stadium

9/23 9/30

FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo

10/07

Sporting Kansas City

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

10/15

at LA Galaxy

4:00 p.m.

StubHub Center

10/22

at San Jose Earthquakes

3:00 p.m.

Avaya Stadium

2017

Playing at home Playing on the road Playing on grass Playing on artificial turf Wearing primary kit Wearing secondary kit Scoring first Allowing first Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3+ goals Scoring in the 1st half Scoreless 1st half Scoring in the 2nd half Scoreless 2nd half Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after 60 minutes Trailing after 60 minutes Tied after 60 minutes Leading after 75 minutes Trailing after 75 minutes Tied after 75 minutes

2017 T EAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

MINNES OTA U N I T E D S C O RING F RE QUE NC Y - M LS ONLY Range

2017 2-2-0 0-3-2 0-1-2 2-4-0 2-3-1 0-2-1 1-0-0 1-5-2 0-2-0 1-2-0 0-1-2 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-2 0-3-0 1-2-0 1-3-2 2-2-2 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-4-2 2-1-0 1-0-0 0-5-0 1-0-2 2-0-0 0-5-0 0-0-2

LOCATION

1-5L

0-15

16-30

31-45

45+

46-60

61-75

76-90

90+/ET

Total

For

Against

Shots Shots on Goal Accuracy

MIN 103 40 39%

OPP 120 48 40%

Goals Fouls Offside Corners Passing Acc. Tackles Yellow Cards Red Cards Possession Saves Clean Sheets

13 84 12 36 77% 97 18 1 49% 23 1

25 111 16 41 78% 145 12 0 51% 24 2 8

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M 2015 INNES MINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D 2 0UNITED 1 7 F IELD FC PLAYGOAL ER STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON MAP No. 23 8 5 19 9 2 5 13 12 10 7 15 16 14 17 18 21 20 4 3 11 22 26

Pos. M D D M F D D M D M M M M D M M F M D D M D M

Name (JERSEY NAME) ANOR, Bernardo BURCH, Marc CALVO, Francisco CRONIN, SAM DANLADI, Abu DAVIS, Justin DEMIDOV, Vadim DE VILLARDI, Thomas GREENSPAN, Joseph IBARRA, Miguel IBSON JOME, Ismaila Kadrii, BASHKIM KALLMAN, Brent MARTIN, Collin MOLINO, Kevin RAMIREZ, Christian SCHULLER, Rasmus TAYLOR, Jermaine THIESSON, Jerome VENEGAS, Johan VENEGAS, Kevin WARNER, Collen

GP ST 0 0 4 4 8 8 4 4 7 0 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 7 4 6 4 1 0 7 4 7 7 1 0 8 8 9 8 5 4 4 2 8 8 8 8 1 1 7 7 MIN TOTALS^

G 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 13

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 8

SOG 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 7 11 0 1 0 7 0 1 40

YC 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 17

RC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

MIN 0 360 720 360 140 256 270 0 0 368 440 11 324 606 27 671 728 230 249 720 672 90 595

M 2015 INNES MINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D 2 0UNITED 1 7 GOALKEE STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON FCPING GOAL MAP No.

Name (JERSEY NAME)

GAA

MIN

4.05

222

ALVBAGE, John

MCLAIN, Patrick

0.00

SHUTTLEWORTH, Bobby

2.30

588

MIN TOTALS

2.78

M 2015 INNES MINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D 2 0UNITED 1 7 INDIVIDUAL HONORS FC GOAL MAP M LS SAVE OF T HE WEEK M LS T E A M O F T H E W E E K Brent Kallman (D) Week 3* Christian Ramirez (F) Week 5 Adrian Heath (Head Coach) Week 5 Kevin Molino (M) Week 7* Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) Week 8*

* On bench

Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) Week 5

^ Includes players transferred out

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2 01 7 MIN N ES OTA U N I T UNITED E D GOAL MFC APGOAL - RE GULAR 2015 MINNESOTA MAP SE ASON 9 13

11 4 6 7

12 8

Penalty Kicks 3

G OA L INFO RM AT I O N UNITED FC GOAL MAP 2015 MINNESOTA # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Player Christian Ramirez Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Christian Ramirez Collen Warner Brent Kallman Kevin Molino Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez Johan Venegas Christian Ramirez Johan Venegas Miguel Ibarra

+ - Free Kick

Date Mar 3 Mar 12 Mar 18 Mar 18 Mar 25 Mar 25 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 15 Apr 15 Apr 23

Opponent Portland Atlanta Colorado Colorado New England New England Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Houston Houston Colorado

* - Corner Kick

Min 79 30 ^ 50 ^ 58 15 49 + 16 52 62 68 47 * 59 72 *

# Player

^ - Penalty Kick

Date

Opponent

# - Throw In

Min

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D A L L-TIM E TEAM RE CORDS Consecutive Wins (Overall)

4/23/2017 4/1/2017

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away)

Consecutive Wins (Home)

Consecutive Wins (Away)

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Overall)

4/15/2017

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Home)

4/1/2017

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Away)

4/15/2017

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Overall) 5

3/3/2017

4/1/2017

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Home)

3/12/2017

4/23/2017

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Away)

3/12/2017

3/25/2017

4/23/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Overall)

4/8/2017

Present

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Home)

4/29/2017

3/12/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Away)

4/8/2017

Largest Margin of Victory

4/1/2017

Real Salt Lake

4/23/2107

Consecutive Losses (Overall)

3/3/2017

Consecutive Losses (Home)

4/29/2017

Consecutive Losses (Away)

3/25/2017

Largest Margin of Defeat

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall)

4/23/2017

Most Goals Scored in a Match

4/1/2017

vs.

Real Salt Lake

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home)

4/23/2017

Most Goals Conceded in a Match

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

4/8/2017

SE A SONA L T E A M RE C O RDS

ALL-T I ME STATS ALL COMPET I T I ONS

Stat

Year

Stat

Goals

2017

Wins

Assists

2017

Losses

Yellow Cards

2017

Draws

Red Cards

2017

Points

2017

Goals

Wins

2017

Assists

Losses

2017

Shutouts

Ties

2017

Yellow Cards

Shutouts

2017

Red Cards

Goals Allowed

2017

Goals Allowed

ALL-TIME I N D I V I D U A L RECORDS (LEAGUE ONLY ) Match 2 Goals Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 2 Assists Kevin Molino, 4/1/2017 6 Shots Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 4 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 5 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 4/29/2107

Season 5 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

Career 5 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

3 Assists Kevin Molino, 2017 25 Shots Christian Ramirez, 2017

11 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017

18 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

728 Minutes Christian Ramirez, 2017 2 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 1 Clean Sheet Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 9 Appearances Christian Ramirez, 2017 9 Consecutive Apps. Christian Ramirez, 2017

ALL-T I ME I NDI VI DUAL RECORDS ( ALL COMPETI TI O N S ) Match 2 Goals Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 2 Assists Kevin Molino, 4/1/2017 6 Shots Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 4 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 5 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 4/29/2107

Season 5 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

Career 5 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

3 Assists Kevin Molino, 2017 25 Shots Christian Ramirez, 2017

11 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017

18 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

728 Minutes Christian Ramirez, 2017 2 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 1 Clean Sheet Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 9 Appearances Christian Ramirez, 2017 9 Consecutive Apps. Christian Ramirez, 2017

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Last away win - Last away loss 0-2 @ FC Dallas Last away draw 2-2 @ Houston Dynamo

4/8/2017 4/15/2017

Held scoreless Scored 1 goal Scored 2 goals Scored 3+ goals

0-1 L vs. San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 W vs. Colorado Rapids 2-2 D @ Houston Dynamo 4-2 W vs. Real Salt Lake

4/29/2017 4/23/2017 4/15/2017 4/1/2017

Clean sheet Allowed 1 goal Allowed 2 goals Allowed 3+ goals

1-0 W vs. Colorado Rapids 0-1 L vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 D @ Houston Dynamo 2-5 L @ New England Revolution

4/23/2017 4/29/2017 4/15/2017 3/25/2017

Minnesota United

MOST RECENT I NDI VI DUAL ACHI EVEMENTS 4/23/2017 4/29/2017 -

Scored hat trick - Multi-goal match Christian Ramirez (2G), vs. RSL Multi-assist match Kevin Molino (2A), vs. RSL Multi-point match Molino (1G/2A); Ramirez (2G), vs. RSL Sent off Justin Davis, @ COL Penalty scored Kevin Molino, @ COL Penalty missed - GK penalty save -

4/1/2017 4/1/2017 4/1/2017 3/18/2017 3/18/2017 -

Opposition

M OST R E C E N T T E A M A C H IEVE M E NTS Last home win 1-0 vs. Colorado Rapids Last home loss 0-1 vs. San Jose Earthquakes Last home draw -

Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL Multi-goal match Juan Agudelo (2G), NE Multi-assist match Diego Fagundez (2A), NE Multi-point match Michael Barrios (1G/1A), FCD Sent off - Penalty scored Chris Tierney, NE Penalty missed - GK penalty save -

3/12/2017 3/12/2017 3/25/2017 4/8/2017 3/35/2017 -

* Indicates a match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 5/1/2017.

M INNES OTA U N I T E D FI RSTS First match

1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home goal

Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First win

4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017

First assist

Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home match 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First clean sheet Bobby Shuttleworth in 1-0 win against Colorado, Minneapolis, MN, 4/23/2017

First draw

2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

First caution

Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First goal

Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First ejection

Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

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DALLAS

COLUMBUS

C OLOR AD O

C HI C AGO

ATLANTA

M INNES OTA U N I T E D A L L-TIM E HE AD-TO- HEAD RE CORDS 2017 Matches: 3/12 @ Minnesota 8/13 @ Atlanta

2017 Matches: 8/26 @ Chicago

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 7:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 6:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

7/04 @ Minnesota

2017 Matches: 4/08 @ Dallas 9/23 @ Minnesota

7/29 @ Minnesota

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

Total Home Away Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 All Time 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino, Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (1); COL – Dominique Badji, Marlon Hairston (1)

2-2D 1-0W

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 0-2L 2017 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – N/A; FCD – Javier Morales, Michael Barrios (1)

GA 0 0

GP 1 1

W 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0

GF 0 0

GA 2 2

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

Total Home Away 2-2D Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7:30 p.m. All Time 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Johan Venegas (1); HOU – Mauro Manotas, Alberth Elis (1)

GF 2 2

GA 2 2

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 4:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 4:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 6:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 1 1

W 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0

GF 2 2

GA 5 5

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

2017 Matches: 4/15 @ Houston 7/19 @ Minnesota 9/30 @ Houston

MO N T RE A L

H O USTON

GA 6 6

3/18 @ Colorado 4/23 @ Minnesota

5/21 @ Minnesota 10/15 @ Los Angeles

2017 Matches:

NEW ENGLAND

GF 1 1

2017 Matches:

N Y C FC

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 1-6L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 5:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (1); ATL – Josef Martinez (3)

9/16 @ Montreal

2017 Matches:

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Brent Kallman, Collen Warner (1); NE – Juan Agudelo (2)

3/25 @ New England

2-5L

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 6:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

6/29 @ New York

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

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PORT LAND

PHILADEPHIA

OR LAND O

R E D B U LLS

M INNES OTA U N I T E D A L L-TIM E HE AD-TO- HEAD RE CORDS 2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 3:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 1 1

W 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0

GF 1 1

GA 5 5

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 4 - 2 W 2017 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 9:00 p.m. All Time 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); RSL – Luke Mulholland, Yura Movsisyan (1)

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D GF GA GP W 7:00 p.m. 2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – NONE; SJ – Jungwirth (1)

Home L D 1 0 1 0

GF 0 0

GA 1 1

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

2017 Matches: 5/07 @ Minnesota 6/03 @ Kansas City 10/07 @ Minnesota

Total 12:30 p.m. Season GP W L D 3:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 7:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 2:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

9/22 @ Minnesota

2017 Matches: 5/27 @ Minnesota

2017 Matches: 9/09 @ Minnesota

2017 Matches: 3/03 @ Portland 6/21 @ Minnesota

VANCOUVER

TO RO N TO

SPORTING KC

S EAT T LE

SAN JOSE

RSL

2017 Matches: 4/01 @ Minnesota 6/17 @ Salt Lake

2017 Matches: 4/29 @ Minnesota 10/22 @ San Jose

2017 Matches: 8/05 @ Minnesota 8/20 @ Seattle

5/13 @ Toronto

2017 Matches: 6/24 @ Minnesota 9/13 @ Vancouver

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 1-5L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (1); POR – Fanendo Adi, Diego Valeri (2)

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2 01 7 MIN N ES OTA U N I T E D STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPET I T I ONS POR 3/3

GK Alvbage

LD Davis

CD Calvo

CD Demidov

RD Taylor

DM Warner

LM Kadrii

CM Schuller

CM Saeid

RM Molino

CF J. Venegas

RD Thiesson

DM Warner

LM J. Venegas

CM Schuller

CM Saeid

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Warner

LM Ibarra

CM Schuller

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Warner

DM Ibson

LM Ibarra

CM Saeid

RM Kadrii

CF Ramirez

DM Warner

DM Ibson

LM Kadrii

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

RD Thiesson

DM Warner

DM Cronin

LM Kadrii

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

RD Thiesson

DM Warner

DM Cronin

LM Schuller

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Molino

CM J. Venegas

RM Ibarra

CF Ramirez

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Molino

CM J. Venegas

RM Ibarra

CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-5 POR Attendance: 21,114 Venue: Providence Park, Portland, OR ATL 3/12

GK Alvbage

LD Taylor

CD Calvo

CD Demidov

Score: MIN 1-6 ATL Attendance: 35,043 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN COL 3/18

GK Shuttleworth

LD Davis

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 2-2 COL Attendance: 14,013 Venue: Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO NE 3/25

GK Shuttleworth

LD Thiesson

CD Kallman

CD Demidov

RD K. Venegas

Score: MIN 2-5 NE Attendance: 11,571 Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA RSL 4/1

GK Shuttleworth

LD Thiesson

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Davis

Score: MIN 4-2 RSL Attendance: 17,728 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN FCD 4/08

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

Score: MIN 0-2 FCD Attendance: 16,048 Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX HOU 4/15

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

Score: MIN 2-2 HOU Attendance: 16,125 Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX COL 4/23

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 1-0 COL Attendance: 17,491 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN SJ 4/29

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 0-1 SJ Attendance: 17,605 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

= Home

= Away

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M INNES U N I T E D N UUNITED MERICAL FC ROSTE R AND PRONUNCI AT I ONS 2015 OTA MINNESOTA GOAL MAP No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown

John Alvbage

6'1"

194

Gothenburg, Sweden

Justin Davis

6'0"

175

Novi, Michigan

Jerome Theisson

5'9"

155

Zurich, Switzerland

Jermaine Taylor

5'10"

195

Portland, Jamaica

Francisco Calvo

5'11"

170

San Jose, Costa Rica

Vadim Demidov

6'1"

176

Riga, Latvia

Ibson

5'10"

168

Sao Goncalo, Brazil

Marc Burch

6’1”

180

Cincinnati, Ohio

Abu Danladi

5'10"

170

Takoradi, Ghana

First Name

Last Name ahlv-BOH-geh tee-SOHN KHAL-voh

veh-DEEM

DEH-mih-dahv EEB-son

ah-BOO

dahn-LAH-dee

10 Miguel Ibarra

5'6"

145

Lancaster, California

11 Johan Venegas

6'0"

168

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

ee-BAR-ah

12 Joseph Greenspan

6'6"

209

Westfield, New Jersey

13 Thomas de Villardi

6’1”

175

Vincennes, France

14 Brent Kallman

6'2"

190

Woodbury, Minnesota

15 Ismaila Jome

6’1

160

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

ISH-mail-uh

JOHM

16 Bashkim Kadrii

5'10"

175

Copenhagen, Denmark

BASH-keem

KAH-dree

JOE-han

veh-NAY-gus

toe-MAH

duh-vee-YAR-dee CALL-man

17 Collin Martin

5'11"

150

Chevy Chase, Maryland

18 Kevin Molino

5'8"

155

Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago

moh-LEE-no

19 Sam Cronin

5’10

168

Atlanta, Georgia

CROH-nin

20 Rasmus Schüller

5'10"

148

Espoo, Finland

21 Christian Ramirez

6'2"

187

Garden Grove California

22 Kevin Venegas

5'10"

165

Lakewood, California

veh-NAY-gus

23 Bernardo Añor

5'8"

158

Caracas, Venezuela

AHN-yor

24 Patrick McLain

6'3"

205

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

26 Collen Warner

5'10"

178

Denver, Colorado

33 Bobby Shuttleworth

6'2"

205

Tonawanda, New York

RAHS-mus

SHOO-ler

CALL-in

M2015 INNESMINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D T EUNITED C HNICAL FC STAFGOAL F ANDMAP PRONUNCIAT I ONS Position

Name

Head Coach

Adrian Heath

Yrs. w/ Club Hometown 1

Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK

First Name

Last Name

Assistant Coach

Ian Fuller

Ellensburg, Washington

Assistant Coach

Mark Watson

Vancouver, British Columbia

Goalkeeper Coach

Marius Røvde

Trondheim, Norway

MAR-e-us

ROHV-da

Head Athletic Trainer

Sean Kupiec

Utica, New York

KOOP-ee-ek

Sporting Director

Manny Lagos

Saint Paul, Minn.

LAH-gohs

Dir. of Player Personnel

Amos Magee

Saint Paul, Minn.

AY-mos

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES # 1 JOHN ALVBAGE | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 194 Birthdate: 8/10/1982 (34) Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden Previous Club: IFK Gotenborg Acquired: Loan 1/28/2017 A native of Gothenburg, Alvbage brings 18 years of experience to the Loons and will certainly take a leadership role in the squad. The veteran has been a top goalkeeper in the Allsvenkan, winning the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year award as recently as 2015. In his recent five-year stint with Goteborg, Alvbage has racked up an impressive 53 clean sheets and helped the club to four straight appearances in European competition.

# 1 2 BERNARDO AÑOR | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 158 Birthdate: 5/24/1988 (28) Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela Previous Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017 After playing with Minnesota United on loan last season, midfielder Bernardo Añor has signed with the club ahead of the 2017 Major League Soccer season. The Venezuelan comes to the Loons from Sporting Kansas City, and has played five seasons in MLS. Añor came to Minnesota in 2016 on a season-long loan during preseason training. After a promising start with the Loons, he suffered an ankle injury during training that sidelined him for much of the season.

#8 M ARC BURCH | DEF E NDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 5/7/1984 (32) Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Previous Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 3/31/2017 Burch is a 12-year MLS veteran with over 200 regular season appearances. He set career highs last season with Colorado Rapids in games started (27) and minutes played (2,443). Most recently, he was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 3 after tallying an assist in Colorado’s 2-2 draw with MNUFC. Burch was drafted by LA Galaxy in 2006 and played for Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United and Seattle Sounders before joining the Rapids in 2014.

# 5 F RANCISCO CALVO | DE FENDER

Height: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 7/8/1992 (24) Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Previous Club: Saprissa Acquired: Signed 12/27/2016 Whether playing at left back or at centerback, Calvo does well to stretch the pitch and create an imbalance in the attack. At just 24 years old, Calvo has potential to be a familiar name in Minnesota for years to come. He does well with teams that possess the ball, but is athletic enough to push up the pitch and stay with his marks when under pressure. Calvo has 17 total appearances with the Costa Rica national team and four with the U20 squad, scoring one goal.

#1 9 SAM CRONIN | M IDF IELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 12/12/1986 (30) Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Previous Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 3/31/2017 Cronin brings eight years of experience to Minnesota. He first joined the league in 2009 when he was selected by Toronto FC in the MLS SuperDraft. Cronin signed with the Rapids in 2015, when he would make his first All-Star Game appearance. He helped lead the Rapids to a second-place finish in the Western Conference and an appearance in the MLS Cup Conference Finals.

# 9 ABU DANLADI | F ORWAR D

Height: 5’10” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 10/18/1995 (21) Hometown: Takoradi, Ghana Previous Club: UCLA Acquired: SuperDraft (#1 Pick) 1/13/2017 Danladi joined Minnesota following a highly successful career at UCLA. While there, Danladi racked up an impressive amount accolades including a handful of Freshman of the Year awards, Pac-12 All-Conference teams, and was in the running for the MAC Hermann Trophy. Despite missing the early part of the 2016 season with injury, Danladi led the Bruins with seven goals to bring his NCAA total to 18 with 54 total points. 17

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D #2 JUSTIN DAVIS | DEF E NDER

Height: 6’0” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 5/6/1988 (28) Hometown: Novi, Michigan Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 12/1/2016 Davis has played for the Loons since 2011 and has spent his entire professional career with the club. He joined the club for 2017 alongside his long-time defensive partner Kevin Venegas. Over the course of six seasons with Minnesota, Davis appeared in a club record 169 matches and has scored 9 goals and provided 12 assists across all competitions. He has been a mainstay in the Loons’ back line his entire career, and helped the club to a NASL Soccer Bowl Championship in 2011.

#5 VADIM DEM IDOV | DE F E NDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 176 Birthdate: 10/10/1986 (30) Hometown: Riga, Latvia Previous Club: SK Brann Acquired: Signed 1/10/2017 The Norwegian international has had a successful career playing in Europe’s top leagues, as well as on the international stage. The 30-year-old is a strong option at central defense, and is not afraid to throw his weight around to disrupt opponents. He also is an aerial threat off set pieces, using his height to soar above defenders. He has seen the field 16 times for Norway, including some time in European Championship qualifying.

#1 3 THOM AS DE VILLARDI | MI DFI ELDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 3/27/1994 Hometown: Vincennes, France Previous Club: University of Delaware Acquired: SuperDraft (#42 Pick) 1/13/2017 De Villardi came to Minnesota via the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He was selected 42nd overall after the Loons acquired the pick from a trade earlier in the draft. The French native had four goals and 16 assists in his college career, split evenly between Duquesne University and the University of Delaware. He was named to the All-CAA First Team his junior year, with nine assists and two goals.

# 1 2 JOSEPH GRE E NSPAN | D EFENDER

Height: 6’6” Weight: 209 Birthdate: 9/12/1992 (24) Hometown: Westfield, New Jersey Previous Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 12/11/2016 Born in New Jersey, the six-foot-six-inch 24-year-old center back was selected 26th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. As an active member of the U.S. Navy, Greenspan was granted permission to train and play for the club around the fulfillment of his Naval duties. Greenspan was one of the most decorated players in Navy men’s soccer history, earning All-American honors as both a junior and a senior while leading the team to the school’s first NCAA tournament win in 42 years. Greenspan is currently on loan with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in USL.

# 1 0 M IGUEL IBARRA | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’4” Weight: 145 Birthdate: 3/15/1990 (26) Hometown: Lancaster, California Previous Club: Club Leon Acquired: Transfer 1/7/2017 Ibarra returned to Minnesota after two years with Club Leon in Liga MX. During his tenure with the Loons, he earned several accolades including a pair of NASL Best XI appearances, along with a Golden Ball Award (MVP), and was the first U.S. lower division player to be called up to the U.S. Men’s national team since 2005. He was called up for international duty four consecutive times, making three appearances. Ibarra first signed with the club in 2012 and was transferred to Leon in 2015.

# 7 IBSON | M IDF IE LDE R

Height: 5’10” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 11/7/1983 (33) Hometown: Sao Goncalo, Brazil Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017 Ibson first signed with the Loons in 2015. In his past seasons with MNUFC, he has proven an exceptional possession player with unmatched control in tight spaces. His ability to beat defenders and technical footwork helps open up space for teammates and create chances further down the pitch. Ibson’s distribution has been a critical part of the MNUFC’s quick attacking play, providing eight assists in two seasons with Minnesota United. 18

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D # 1 5 ISM AILA JOM E | M IDF I ELDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 160 Birthdate: 11/4/1994 (22) Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 2/24/2017 The Minnesota-native first joined the Loons last season, making nine appearances and scoring in his professional debut. The Brooklyn Park-native, and former Minnesota Mr. Soccer, winner mainly played the role of a winger while with the Loons, using his rapid acceleration and skilled footwork to beat opponents and create space. He is a clinical, young finisher that can work his way into defensive gaps.

#1 6 BASHKIM KADRII | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 7/9/1991 (25) Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark Previous Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 2/8/2017 A Danish national of Albanian descent, Kadrii came up in the youth system of B.93 in Copenhagen, for whom he made his professional debut in 2008. He grew into a formidable scorer for the club, netting 18 goals in 30 appearances. The 25 year old has represented his country from the U18 to U21 level, and made his senior debut in an international friendly against Scotland.

# 1 4 BRE NT KALLM AN | DE F ENDER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 (26) Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017 Woodbury-native and Minnesota United product Brent Kallman returns to Minnesota United in 2017 as part of the club’s inaugural roster in Major League Soccer. The local defender first joined MNUFC in 2013 and has spent his entire professional career with the hometown club. The 26 year old was a mainstay in Minnesota’s defense last season, using his speed and strength to take down attackers.

# 1 7 COLLIN M ARTIN | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’11” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/9/1994 (22) Hometown: Chevy Chase, Maryland Previous Club: D.C United Acquired: Trade 1/3/2017 A young, creative midfielder, Martin is poised to make an impact in 2017 after not finding much success in D.C. after signing a Homegrown Player contract in 2013. The midfielder was the only high school junior to train with the U.S. Men’s U20 squad in January 2012, having previously represented the United States at the U14, U15 and U17 levels.

# 24 PATRICK M CLAIN | GOA LKEEPER

Height: 6’3” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 8/22/1988 (28) Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017 McLain has been a bit of a journeyman in his career, getting a majority of his playing time in USL. The Eau Claire native played his college soccer with Cal Poly, where he earned all-conference honors and set a school record with his .835 save percentage. While in college he played for the Portland Timbers U23 team and Orange County Blue Star, where he played with current Loons teammates Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra and Kevin Venegas.

# 1 8 KE VIN M OLINO | M IDF I ELDER

Height: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017 Molino was a huge part of Orlando’s offense, and was the first Major League Soccer signing in their club history. He is a strong player on the wing that can dribble through defenders and create opportunities in front of goal. The Trinidad and Tobago international has worked closely with Minnesota Head Coach Adrian Heath during his career, having played under the Loons’ manager from 2011 through 2016 in Orlando. 19

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D #2 1 CHRISTIAN RAM IRE Z | FORWARD

Height: 6’2” Weight: 187 Birthdate: 4/4/1991 (26) Hometown: Garden Grove, California Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/5/2017 Ramirez proved to be one of the most valuable players on the Loons’ roster during his career. He made 92 consecutive appearances across all competitions for Minnesota, missing just one match due to injury in the 2016 season. His consistent contributions to Minnesota United’s success earned him three-straight NASL Best XI awards. He is one of just three players to accomplish that feat, another being teammate Justin Davis.

# 2 0 RASM US SCHULLE R | MI DFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 6/18/1991 (25) Hometown: Espoo, Finland Previous Club: BK Hacken Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017 The 25-year-old comes to the Loons after playing the top leagues of both Finland and Sweden, and is an active member of the Finnish National Team. Though he mainly plays in a more defensive role in the midfield, he is not afraid to make a foray into the opposing penalty area. He has a deft touch that has allowed him to net several spectacular goals in his career so far.

# 2 2 B OBB Y SHUTTLEW ORTH | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 5/13/1987 (29) Hometown: Tonawanda, New York Previous Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade 2/15/2017 Shuttleworth, 29, spent eight seasons with the Revolution from 2009–2016 and totaled 127 appearances, 124 starts, 34 shutouts, 344 saves, and a 46-53-28 regular season record with New England. The Tonawanda, N.Y. native anchored the Revolution during its run to the 2014 MLS Cup, a season in which he tied a club record with 16 wins, and also totaled six postseason starts during the 2014 and 2015 campaigns.

# 4 JERM AINE TAY LOR | DEFENDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 1/14/1985 (32) Hometown: Portland, Jamaica Previous Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017 The Jamaican international brings six years of MLS experience to the Loons as the club enters its inaugural MLS season. Taylor most recently played with the Portland Timbers in 2016, where he started in 21 of his 23 appearances. He is a stalwart defender who is not afraid to lay into his opponents. Although he stands at just 5’10”, he compensates with pure tenacity and athleticism. Taylor has made over 80 appearances for Jamaica since first being called up in 2004.

# 3 JEROM E THIESSON | DEFENDER

Height: 5’9” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 8/6/1987 (29) Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland Previous Club: FC Luzern Acquired: Signed 2/21/2017 The 29-year-old Swiss native has spent the last six seasons in the Swiss Super League, scoring two goals in 222 matches with 204 starts in league play. In 10 cup matches with the club, he recorded one goal. Thiesson joined FC Luzern after spending four years with AC Bellinzona, a lower division Swiss Super League club from the country’s Italian-speaking region. One of the main qualities Minnesota United prized in going after Thiesson was his ability to play either fullback position.

#1 1 JOHAN VE NE GAS | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 6’0” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 11/27/1988 (28) Hometown: Puerto Limón, Costa Rica Previous Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Trade 1/13/2016 Venegas often featured on the wing for Montreal, showing pace, flair and technique as one of the club’s most dangerous attacking players off the bench. He could become a central figure for Minnesota United in the club’s 2017 expansion season. The Costa Rican international has scored seven goals in 30 matches for his country since his senior debut in 2014. He shined in the Copa America Centenario and scored a match-winner against the U.S. in World Cup Qualifying. 20

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D #2 2 KE VIN VENE GAS | DEF ENDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 7/29/1989 (27) Hometown: Lakewood, California Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 12/1/2016 Venegas has been a star player for Minnesota as both a midfielder and defender in five years with the club. He has been the top playmaker with 17 career assists, a club record, and has found the back of the net himself seven times. Venegas brings a special flair to the field, with a knack to beat defenders with incredible footwork. His box-to-box play as a right back earned him a spot in the 2015 NASL Best XI.

# 2 6 COLLE N WARNE R | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 178 Birthdate: 6/24/1988 (28) Hometown: Denver, Colorado Previous Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Expansion Draft (#4 pick) 12/13/2016 Warner is a box to box midfielder who can cover ground and protect his attacking players. He brings great MLS experience to MNUFC. Drafted 15th overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, he appeared off and on with RSL before being taken by Montreal in the 2011 expansion draft. He became a full-time starter with Montreal for two years before being traded to Toronto FC where he started all but one match his first year. He played his 2016 season with the Houston Dynamo.

CONSTR U CT I N G M I N N ESOTA UNITED Year

Signing

Trade

Expansion Draft (Pick)

2016

Justin Davis (12/1/2016) Kevin Venegas (12/1/2016) Francisco Calvo (12/27/2016)

Joseph Greenspan (12/11/2016) Johan Venegas (12/13/2016)

Collen Warner (4th)

2017

Christian Ramirez (1/5/2017) Miguel Ibarra (1/5/2017) Vadim Demidov (1/10/2017) Brent Kallman (1/23/2017) Ibson (1/23/2017) Bernardo Anor (1/24/2017) Jermaine Taylor (1/24/2017) Rasmus Schuller (1/24/2017) Jerome Thiesson (2/21/2017) Ismaila Jome (3/1/2017)

Collin Martin (1/3/2017) Kevin Molino (1/26/2017) Patrick McLain (1/26/2017) Bobby Shuttleworth (2/15/2017) Marc Burch (3/31/2017) Sam Cronin (3/31/2017)

SuperDraft (Pick)

Loan

Abu Danladi (1st) Thomas de Villardi (42nd)

John Alvbage (1/28/2017) Bashkim Kadrii (2/8/2017)

M INNES OTA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 TRANSACTION TRACKE R (SINCE 3/3/2017 ) Players In

Players Out

Marc Burch

Traded from Colorado

Josh Gatt

Traded to Colorado

Sam Cronin

Traded from Colorado

Mohammed Saeid

Traded to Colorado

Joe Greenspan

Loaned to Pittsburgh (USL)

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D FC COACHING STAF F BIOGRAPHIES ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH Heath was appointed head coach in November, 2016. After playing over 18 years in Europe, Heath spent the next 11 years coaching in England for clubs such as Burnley, Sheffield United and Coventry City before coming to the United States in 2008. The Englishman was named head coach of the USL expansion side Austin Aztex. The team spent two years in Austin before relocating to Orlando in 2010, to become Orlando City. In just four years under Heath, Orlando City won two USL Pro championships and three Commissioner’s Cups. The club joined MLS in 2015, and Heath’s influence helped build the club for a very successful inaugural season, narrowly missing out on the playoffs. RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED YEAR

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

OPEN CUP

TOTAL

2017

2-5-2

0-0-0

2-5-2

TOTAL

2-5-2

0-0-0

2-5-2

IAN F ULLER | ASSISTANT C OACH Fuller joined Minnesota in 2016, following a successful stint with Orlando City SC. He was a player coach with Orlando helping the team to multiple titles in USL during his five years with the Lions. Fuller is a Portland native, and first met Heath when he joined Heath’s Austin Aztex in 2010. He was promoted to player-assistant coach for the club’s USL journey and then was tapped to join the coaching staff full time as an assistant coach when Orlando joined MLS.

M ARK WATSON | ASSISTAN T COACH Watson, a former Canadian national team defender and assistant coach, brings a wealth of MLS experience to MNUFC, having played for teams including the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and D.C. United. Additionally, Watson managed the San Jose Earthquakes before joining Orlando City as an assistant under Heath in 2014. During his tenure at San Jose, Watson helped guide the team to a playoff berth in 2010 and the club’s second Supporters’ Shield in 2012. He was named interim head coach in June 2013 and closed the season with the best record in MLS at 11-5-3. In addition to his MLS experience, Watson previously served as assistant coach with the Canadian Men’s National U-20 and senior teams, as well as several years as an assistant with the USL PRO Charleston Battery.

M ARIUS RØVDE | GOALKEE PER COACH A Norwegian native, Røvde brings nearly thirty years of playing and coaching experience to Minnesota. As a player, he enjoyed a very successful career, starting with his hometown club Rosenborg BK. He played with teams across Europe, playing in top leagues in Norway and Scotland, as well as League One in England. From 2008 to 2011, he was the head goalkeeping coach of Trinidad and Tobago Professional Football League side Joe Public FC. While working with the club, he also was involved with the Trinidad and Tobago national team program and was part of the coaching staff for several youth national teams, the women’s national team, and was the country’s director of goalkeeping.

John Alvbage Justin Davis Jerome Theisson Jermaine Taylor Francisco Calvo Vadim Demidov Ibson Marc Burch Mohammed Saeid Abu Danladi Miguel Ibarra Johan Venegas Joseph Greenspan Thomas de Villardi Brent Kallman Ismaila Jome Bashkim Kadrii Collin Martin Kevin Molino Sam Cronin Rasmus Schuller Christian Ramirez Kevin Venegas Bernardo Anor Patrick McLain Collen Warner Bobby Shuttleworth Joshua Gatt

Player

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

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90M 90D

90D

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90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 11 88M 18 21 45M 90M 61M 1 27 90M 90M 69M 80M 90M 89M 84M 79M 90M 90M 90M 90M 69M 72M 45M 1 43M 21 90F 90F 90F 77F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90D

4 5 6 7 8 NE RSL DAL HOU COL 2-5 4-2 0-2 2-2 1-0 46 90D 6 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45 24 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 35 90M 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 63M 21 45 13 29 1 5 2 90M 45M 10 47 85M 90F 90M 69M 89M 90M 90M 90M

1 2 3 POR ATL COL 1-5 1-6 2-2 90G 86G 90D 70D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45

Played for other teams: Sam Cronin played 262 minutes for COL Marc Burch played 270 minutes for COL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 33 45

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POR 5 ATL 6 COL 2 NE 5 RSL 2 DAL 2 HOU 2 COL 0 SJ 1

L L T L W L T W L Ramirez 5 (Molino 3) 47; J. Venegas 2 (unassisted) Ibarra 1 (J. Venegas 2) 72

Ramirez 1 (J. Venegas 1) 79 Molino 1 (penalty kick) 30 Molino 2 (penalty kick) 50; Ramirez 2 (Theisson 1, Ibson 1) 58 Warner 1 (Ramirez 1) 15; Kallman 1 (unassisted) 49 Molino 3 (unassisted) 16; Ramirez 3 (Molino 1) 52; Ramirez 4 (unassisted)

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 62; J. Venegas 1 (Molino 2)

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2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, May 7, 2017 Kickoff: 12:30 p.m. CT TCF Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, MN) MLS Regular Season Game 10 Sporting Kansas City 5-1-3, 18 points (4-0-1 home; 1-1-2 away) T-1st place in Western Conference Minnesota United FC 2-5-2, 8 points (2-2-0 home; 0-3-2 away) T-8th place in Western Conference

5-1-3 (18 pts.) 9 1st in West 11 1.22 11 3 0.33 +8 123 (41) 33.3% 97 127 19 0

English TV: FOX Sports 1 English Radio: ESPN 99.3 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:

Alan Kelly Apolinar Mariscal Kermit Quisenberry Hilario Grajeda

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 17 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 39 40 77 93 94

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

Name Adrian Zendejas Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Diego Rubio Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter Igor Juliao Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

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

2-5-2 (8 pts.) 9 T-8th in West 13 1.44 8 25 2.78 -12 103 (40) 38.8% 84 111 18 1

2017 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh JER-soh gram ZOO-see FAIL-hob-ber sin-OH-vick sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM SOO-nee sod

EE-wah-sah MEE-lia shallow-EE

Dom Dwyer Three Players Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Dwyer, Sinovic N/A

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

5 GOALS 2 ASSISTS 30 SHOTS 15 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 23 FOULS COMMITTED 28 FOULS SUFFERED 4 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 810 Tim Melia 0.33 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 27

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

5 3 25 11 1 1 13 14 3 1

Christian Ramirez Kevin Molino Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez Ibarra, Ramirez Johan Venegas Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Molino, Theisson Justin Davis

588 2.30 2 1 18

Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

EE-gore ZHOO-lee-ow SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

PETER VERMES

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

Pts 18 16 13 13 13 11 11 11 10 7 4

W L T 6 2 0 5 4 1 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 4 1 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 1 3 4 0 4 4

GD +4 -1 +6 +5 0 +7 -1 -4 0 –3 –6

GP 8 10 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 8 8

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

Pts 18 17 15 13 12 10 10 8 8 7 4

W L T 5 1 3 5 2 2 4 0 3 4 3 1 3 3 3 3 4 1 2 2 4 2 5 2 2 5 2 2 5 1 1 5 1

GD +8 +8 +5 +2 -1 -3 +3 -6 -12 –5 –6

GP 9 9 7 8 9 8 8 9 9 8 7

9th season 108-83-64 9th season (.549) 108-83-64 (.549)

ADRIAN HEATH

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season 18-23-18 (.458) 1st season 2-5-2 (.333)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Friday, May 5 OUT: • Diego Rubio (Torn ACL)

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#MINvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City will face a completely new MLS side for the first time since Sept. 13, 2015 when the side takes on Minnesota United FC on Sunday. The last time Sporting KC went into a first-ever matchup with a new side, Orlando City SC ran out 3-1 winners late in the 2015 season. Sporting KC has a strong record both in first-ever matches with new sides and overall against expansion teams. The club has gone 8-2-3 in their inaugural matches with each expansion side in MLS history, and has gone 15-6-7 against those teams in their inaugural seasons. Peter Vermes’ men have faced Minnesota United FC twice in the past when the team was in the North American Soccer League (NASL), claiming victories in the 2014 and 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups. On June 18, 2014, goals from current Sporting KC forward Soony Saad and Alex Martinez earned the side a 2-0 win in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. Last season, Benny Feilhaber and Diego Rubio were on the mark for a 2-1 Fourth Round victory at the National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine, Minnesota. Sporting KC last beat an expansion side on March 28, 2015, when Ike Opara’s 12th-minute header was enough to claim a 1-0 victory on the road over New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. Following Sunday’s game, Sporting KC will have three more games against expansion teams this season - facing Minnesota once at home on June 3 and away for a second time on Oct. 7, while also hosting Atlanta United FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Aug. 6.

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC’s three goals conceded through nine games in the 2017 MLS season are the fewest conceded in the league. • SKC is tied for third in MLS in dribbles attempted with 175 and tied for second with 81 completed dribbles. • SKC has faced the fewest shots per game in MLS this season with 9.11 which is 1.52 shots per game less than their closest challenger in New York City FC. • SKC has faced the fewest shots per game (9.11) and has taken the second most shots per game (13.67) in MLS this season. • SKC is third in MLS with 75 chances created from open play, two behind SJ and SEA. • SKC (5-1-3, 18 pts.) is one of three teams to lose once or less in MLS, joined by the only remaining unbeaten side FC Dallas (4-0-3, 15 pts.) and Toronto FC (4-1-4, 16 pts.).

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Sporting KC Player Stats • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has the best goals against average in MLS with 0.33, conceding just three goals this season and posting a league-high six shutouts. In addition, his 84.40 save percentage leads all goalkeepers in the league. • Midfielder Ilie ranks third in MLS with 640 passes attempted, and is fourth in the league in passes completed with 537. • Defender Seth Sinovic and forward Dom Dwyer are tied for the league-lead in yellow cards with four. • Winger Gerso is tied for third in MLS with 38 dribbles attempted, and fifth in dribbles completed with 20. • Forward Dom Dwyer is tied for fourth in MLS with 30 shots and is second with 15 shots on goal. Winger Gerso is tied for sixth with 12 shots on goal. • Forward Dwyer leads MLS with 23 fouls committed and is second in fouls suffered with 28.

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This is the first-ever MLS meeting between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC.

#MINvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber has a goal and an assist against Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup. Both came in the 2-1 victory in the Fourth Round last season on June 15, 2016, with Feilhaber opening the scoring from the penalty spot before setting up Diego Rubio’s game winner. • Forward Soony Saad has one goal against Minnesota United FC, tallying the game-winner in the 2-0 victory in the Third Round of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup on June 18, 2014. • Forward Diego Rubio also has one strike against Minnesota United FC, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime of the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round matchup on June 15, 2016.

Minnesota United FC Team Stats • MIN leads all of MLS with 243 clearances through nine games. • MIN is third in MLS with 130 interceptions, trailing only NY (155) and RSL (142). • MIN is tied for sixth in MLS with 111 fouls suffered this season. • MIN is tied for seventh in the league with 39 shots on goal, despite being 12th in total shots with 103. • MIN has conceded the most goals in the league this year with 25, 10 more than any other team. MIN is also fourth with 120 shots faced. Minnesota United FC Player Stats • Defender Francisco Calvo is fourth in MLS with 54 clearances through nine games. Calvo is also tied for ninth with 20 interceptions. • Forward Christian Ramirez is tied for fifth in MLS with five goals, joined by SKC’s Dom Dwyer. • Forward Ramirez is also tied for fifth in the league with 25 shots and is tied for 11th with 11 shots on goal.

#MINvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

• Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer and Minnesota United midfielder Kevin Molino played together at Orlando City SC when the side was in the USL in 2013. • Minnesota forward Bernardo Anor played for Sporting KC from 2015-2016. • Defender Ike Opara was teammates with Minnesota’s Sam Cronin both at Wake Forest from 2007-2008 and at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2010-2012. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber and defender Seth Sinovic were each teammates of Minnesota goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth at the New England Revolution. Feilhaber from 2011-2012 and Sinovic from 2010-2011. • Forward Cameron Porter and Minnesota winger Johan Venegas played alongside one another at the Montreal Impact from 2015-2016. • Defender Seth Sinovic and Minnesota United defender Brent Kallman were teammates at Creighton University in 2009 when Sinovic was a senior and Kallman was a freshman. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia was a teammate of Minnesota goalkeeper Patrick McLain at Chivas USA from 2012-2013. McClain also played with forward Cameron Iwasa at Sacramento Republic FC in 2015. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia also played with Minnesota midfielder Collen Warner at Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011. • Goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra was a teammate of Minnesota’s Collin Martin at D.C. United from 2013-2016. • Forward Cameron Iwasa and Minnesota United FC midfielder Miguel Ibarra were college teammates at UC Irvine in 2011 - Iwasa’s freshman season and Ibarra’s senior campaign.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza is one regular-season start away from his 150th for Sporting KC. • Defender Seth Sinovic is one MLS start (including postseason) away from his 150th for Sporting KC. • Defender Ike Opara is two regular-season starts shy of reaching 50 for Sporting KC. • Defender Matt Besler is two appearances away from hitting 250 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shutout away from claiming sole possession of third place in club history, behind Jimmy Nielsen and Tony Meola.

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BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER HOME COMFORTS

Prior to the concession of Florian Jungwirth’s goal against San Jose on March 18, Melia had posted a career-high 457 minute shutout streak dating back to last season, while it was the third longest streak in Sporting KC history - trailing only Tony Meola’s leaguebest 681 minute shutout streak in 2000, and Jimmy Nielsen’s 546 minute streak in 2013.

Sporting Kansas City are back on the road this Sunday after enjoying a two-game spell at home over the last week, picking up maximum points at Children’s Mercy Park with a 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake last Saturday and a 2-0 victory against the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday. Sporting KC boasts the second best home record in MLS, going 4-0-1, with Orlando City SC’s 5-0-0 record at their brand new stadium the only side to have more home success this year.

USL REUNION

Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer will see a pair of familiar faces on the opposite side of the field this Sunday, having experienced differing fortunes with the likes of Minnesota’s Kevin Molino and Christian Ramirez while on loan at Orlando City SC in 2013 - then in the USL. Dwyer and Molino led the side to the USL Championship that season, tearing teams to shreds with their attacking prowess as Dwyer tallied 22 goals in all competitions for the club while Molino scored twice as he mainly played provider for the Lions.

Sporting KC is also in the higher echelon of teams on the road in 2017, going 1-1-2 for a .500 win percentage away from home. Peter Vermes’ side played to scoreless draws at D.C. United and Toronto FC on March 4 and 31 before earning an impressive 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers at Providence Park on April 15. Most recently, Sporting KC fell to their sole defeat of the season at FC Dallas, succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at Toyota Stadium on April 22. The only teams with better road records than Sporting KC this season are FC Dallas (1-0-2), the Portland Timbers (2-1-1) and Atlanta United FC (2-1-2).

Dwyer earned USL Cup Final MVP honors after scoring an astonishing four goals in the championship game, helping Orlando to a 7-4 victory over the Charlotte Eagles in front of 20,886 fans at the Camping World Stadium. Minnesota forward Ramirez lined up for Charlotte that day, tallying two of the Eagles’ four goals. In addition, current Minnesota head coach Adrian Heath was leading Orlando City SC at the time.

At the other end of the spectrum, Minnesota United FC have found it difficult both at home and on the road in their inaugural season, posting the fifth worst home record after going 2-2-0 in their opening four games at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota are also a winless 0-3-2 on the road so far this year, good for the fourth worst road record in MLS. Minnesota will close out a three-game home stand on Sunday, having split their first two games with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids on April 23 before falling by the same scoreline to the San Jose Earthquakes on April 29.

MELIA, DWYER & BESLER SURGE UP LEADERBOARDS

Goalkeeper Tim Melia, forward Dom Dwyer and defender Matt Besler all surged up the all-time Sporting KC leaderboards with their performances on Wednesday night against the New York Red Bulls. Melia claimed his 22nd regular-season shutout, placing him in a tie for third in club history alongside Bo Oshoniyi and Kevin Hartman, though Melia achieved that feat in just 59 games compared to Oshoniyi’s 96 and Hartman’s 90. He now just trails legendary goalkeepers Jimmy Nielsen (45) and Tony Meola (37) in the club’s all-time standings.

EXPANSION DELIGHT

Sporting Kansas City heads into Sunday’s encounter with Minnesota United FC with a strong history against expansions teams in MLS play. Sporting KC has gone 8-2-3 in their first-ever meeting with expansion sides throughout the history of the league, including a 1-1-0 mark in 2015 when the last round of expansion occured as Sporting KC topped New York City FC 1-0 and fell to Orando City SC 3-1, both on the road.

With his game-winning goal in the 46th minute on Wednesday, Dwyer is now tied for first in club history with 13 game-winning goals, alongside Preki. Dwyer’s brace also shot him to 57 regular-season goals and 66 in all competitions for Sporting KC, meaning he now only trails Preki by 14 and 15 goals, respectively, for the club lead in those categories.

Sporting KC has an equally impressive record overall against expansion teams, posting a 15-6-7 record against teams that are in the midst of their inaugural MLS season.

Besler made his 203rd start for Sporting Kansas City in the victory, tying him for fourth in the club’s all-time charts alongside fellow center back Jimmy Conrad. Besler is also fourth in minutes played (18,302) and fifth in games played (209) for Sporting KC.

OPEN CUP JOY AGAINST MINNESOTA

While Sunday’s contest marks the first MLS match between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC, the two sides have met twice in the last four years in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - with Sporting KC running out as winners on each occasion.

DOM AT THE DOUBLE

With his two-goal game-winning performance against the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night, Sporting KC striker Dom Dwyer now has five goals in his last five games for the club. It’s the first time that Dwyer has scored five goals across the same amount of games since Aug. 16 through Sept. 12, 2014.

On June 18, 2014, the two sides met at Children’s Mercy Park for a Third Round showdown in the Open Cup. Sporting KC earned a 2-0 victory over Minnesota that day, with second-half goals from current Sporting KC forward Soony Saad and Alex Martinez making the difference.

His winner against the Red Bulls in midweek also saw Dwyer notch his 13th regularseason game-winning goal for the club, tying club legend Preki atop the team’s all-time standings in that category. Dwyer only had two game-winning goals in the 2015 and 2016 seasons after tallying six in 2014, and has already matched that tally in nine games this season.

Last season, Sporting KC met Minnesota United FC again, this time in the Fourth Round of the Open Cup on June 15, 2016. Benny Feilhaber put Sporting KC in front from the penalty spot in the second half, only for Christian Ramirez to net a penalty kick of his own for Minnesota in the 81st minute and send the game to extra time. In the second half of extra time, Feilhaber slid a wonderous ball through for Diego Rubio who tucked his finish into the corner as Sporting KC advanced with a 2-1 victory. It was a feisty affair, with referee Nima Saghafi doling out 11 yellow cards, four to Sporting KC and seven to Minnesota.

The goals come on the back of a six-game scoreless streak for the striker, dating back to last season - matching the longest scoreless streak Dwyer has had since the start of his breakout 2014 season. Prior to that scoreless streak, Dwyer had scored in four straight games from Sept. 9 through Oct. 1, 2016.

FRESH LINENS

WHISTLEBLOWERS

Sporting Kansas City are churning out clean sheets as the backline boasts the most impressive numbers in MLS this season, with the side conceding a league-low three goals through nine games in 2017 and posting a league-high six shutouts. The defense held firm once again on Wednesday night against the New York Red Bulls, with goalkeeper Tim Melia only called upon to make two saves in the contest. Melia has posted all six shutouts - more than halfway to his total of eight for each of the 2015 and 2016 seasons - and a league-best 0.33 goals against average. Only the 2010 LA Galaxy conceded fewer goals through nine games (2) than the current Sporting KC side.

Following Wednesday’s victory over the New York Red Bulls, Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer is now first and second in fouls committed and fouls suffered across all of MLS. Dwyer’s season-high six fouls committed against the Red Bulls brought his total to 23, two more than San Jose’s Anibal Godoy in second. Additionally, Dwyer sits second in MLS with 28 fouls suffered, trailing New York’s Felipe Martins by seven. In 2016, Dwyer was fourth with 74 fouls suffered and fifth in fouls committed with 66. Since joining the league in 2012 when Sporting KC selected him in the SuperDraft, the 26-year-old is the fifth most fouled player in MLS (264) and has also committed the third most fouls with 227.

Melia started the season with a 270-minute shutout streak, only bettered by Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles, who went 295 minutes without conceding from April 9 through April 29. Sporting KC has made minimal changes to the side’s backline through the opening six games of the season, with Melia behind a defense of Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler and Seth Sinovic - all of whom have played the full 90 minutes of every game.

So far in 2017, Sporting KC has the third highest swing in fouls suffered to fouls committed, having suffered 30 more fouls (127) than the side has committed (97). Only Seattle Sounders FC and the New York Red Bulls have a larger swing in that category with Seattle suffering 46 more fouls (112) than those committed (66) and the Red Bulls suffering 31 more fouls (154) than those committed (123). Minnesota United have the fifth highest swing having sufferd 27 more fouls than the 84 they’ve committed.

Minnesota has struggled defensively in their expansion season, conceding a leaguehigh 25 goals - 10 more than any other team in MLS. Starting goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth has posted a league-low 2.30 goals against average and has just one shutout to date while making 18 saves in eight games played. 3

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THE GREATEST GER-SHOW ON EARTH

A native of Santiago, Chile, Rubio has netted 40 goals and added 16 assists since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. After rising from the youth ranks to the senior team at hometown club Colo-Colo, Rubio moved overseas to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he scored 22 times for Sporting B from 2011-2015. The striker made 20 first-team appearances for Sporting while also going on loan to Romanian side Pandurii Targu Jiu in 2013 and Norwegian outfit Sandnes Ulf in 2014.

Winger Gerso continues to excite game-after-game with his outstanding dribbling ability. Gerso is currently tied for third in MLS with 38 dribbles attempted across the opening nine games of the season, while his 20 completed dribbles ranks fifth in the league. Gerso has two goals for Sporting KC so far this campaign, notching the game-winner against Colorado on April 9 before adding a third goal deep into stoppage time in the 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on April 29.

Rubio earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team in 2011 at age 18 before playing eight matches at the U-20 level from 2012-2013.

Sporting KC is third in the league in dribbles attempted 175, while their 81 successful dribbles ranks in a tie for second in MLS. The San Jose Earthquakes lead the league in dribbles attempted with 195 and dribbles completed with 91. Minnesota United FC are eighth from bottom with 140 dribbles attempted and are second to last with just 45 dribbles completed. Midfielders Kevin Molino and Johan Venegas lead the way for Minnesota with 38 and 35 dribbles attempted and 10 and nine completed, respectively, which sees both players in the top seven for dribbles attempted.

PLAYOFF STREAK

Sporting KC is looking to become the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the postseason, while Manager Peter Vermes would be just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances. LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) LA Galaxy 9 (2009-2016) *active Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2016) *active New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2016) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 6 (2011-2016) *active

BESLER AND SINOVIC RENEW PARTNERSHIP

After recording six shutouts in the opening nine games on the left side of the defense to open the 2017 MLS season, center back Matt Besler and left back Seth Sinovic have now posted 44 total shutouts in just 114 games where both have started in the regular season. Since Sinovic made his first appearance for the team on May 28, 2011 after being waived by the New England Revolution earlier in the year, Sporting KC leads all of MLS with 74 shutouts - 12 more than the LA Galaxy in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 114 of the 205 games since the trade, posting 44 of the club’s 74 shutouts alongside one another. Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since Sinovic joined the club with 60, while Sinovic is second with 53. Besler and Sinovic have started and played the full 90 minutes in each of Sporting KC’s last 11 regular-season games, conceding just three goals - a rate of 0.27 per game.

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

DWYER CLOSING IN ON PREKI

VERMES VERBATIM

On recent success on defense... “There was one mistake by us, but Tim made an incredible save tonight. We’re very good at not giving the ball away in critical areas of the field. And that limits the number of chances that the other team has the ball and can actually create chances. And the final piece is there’s an incredible conscientious mentality of the group to defend. When you have that, it’s very difficult to break that down. And in our league, your team becomes very hard to play against. And I think that right now, when we do that, and you have to keep doing that, that’s the key. But when you do that, you’re just really difficult to play against. And we are.”

After yet another season of rampant goalscoring, forward Dom Dwyer is now within touching distance of Sporting KC legend Preki for the most goals in both MLS and in all competitions. Dwyer has scored five goals in his last five games, including a brace against New York on Wednesday, to bring his regular-season total to 57, and 66 in all competitions. Dwyer sits just 14 MLS goals and 15 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki’s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively. The 26-year-old has amassed 55 goals since the start of the 2014 season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, and took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016.

On changing lineup due to fatigue... “I really don’t think about the team that way. I don’t think ‘I have to get guys time’ or what have you. I think it’s a constant assessment of where the team is and where the players are. The great thing is that we played Saturday and we played Wednesday, and we had a good rest in between, and now we’re doing it again. And the great thing is the game is on Sunday so that’s a great help to us scheduling. From a schedule perspective, that helps us big time. But it’s really going to be about taking inventory over the next couple of games with the guys to see where they are. And then make a decision on what the lineup is. What I’ll tell you is that, and now we say this and I always mean this, the guys that are on our roster, whether it’s the guys that started tonight or not, we have confidence in those guys. And until they’re not on our roster, we’re going to keep working and making sure they’re prepared when they get their chance. And if it’s this week or next week or whenever, when those guys enter, they’re going to be ready. It’s just like the guys that we put on the field tonight, I know that it wasn’t a significant amount of time, but they all came in and, to the letter, each guy and each detail they had to do when they entered the game, they all did it. And they all understand their roles and responsibilities when they entered. And that’s the key to our job as coaches, and the players are responding very well to it.”

Another factor that comes into play is Dwyer’s longevity. The Londoner is the only Sporting KC player to appear in at least 36 games in all competitions over the last three seasons. Player Preki Dwyer Arnaud Wolff Klein

Goals (MLS) 71 57 43 43 39

Goals (All Competitions) 81 66 52 46 43

RUBIO REMAINS OUT WITH ACL INJURY

Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee during training on Oct. 14, 2016 and remains sidelined for the foreseeable future. Rubio recorded three goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions in 2016 after joining Sporting KC on loan in March. The 23-year-old Chilean completed his permanent transfer from Spanish side Real Valladolid to Sporting KC in September.

SPORTING KC DROPS CONCESSION PRICES

In March, Sporting KC announced that the club is dropping the prices of various food and beverage items at Children’s Mercy Park. Beer, soda and water all saw prices drop anywhere from $0.50 to $3.00, with most items dropping at least $1.50 at an average of 20 percent. The cost of margaritas, hotdogs, bratwursts, chips and grilled cheese sandwiches also dropped anywhere from $0.25 to $1.50 per item, with the new pricing available for the entirity of the 2017 MLS season.

In September, Rubio became the first player in club history to score in the MLS regular season, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League in the same year. He opened his 2016 scoring account in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27 and notched the game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Minnesota United FC on June 15. Rubio then tallied his first goal at Children’s Mercy Park in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Vancouver on Sept. 13.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 7, 2017 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Minnesota United FC: 0-0-0 Home games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA) Road games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA) Date --

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup record vs. Minnesota United FC: 2-0-0 Home games: 1-0-0 (2 GF, 0 GA) Road games: 1-0-0 (2 GF, 1 GA) Date 06/18/2014 06/15/2016

Score KC 2 vs MIN 0 KC 2 at MIN 1

GOALS N/A N/A ASSISTS N/A SHOTS N/A SHOTS ON GOAL N/A FOULS COMMITTED N/A FOULS SUFFERED

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WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

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Result Location W Children’s Mercy Park W (OT) National Sports Center Stadium

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

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ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

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SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

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ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 0 0 0 0 Shots 0 0 0 0 Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 Fouls 0 0 0 0 Offsides 0 0 0 0 Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0

MINNESOTA UNITED FC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 0 0 0 0 Shots 0 0 0 0 Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 Fouls 0 0 0 0 Offsides 0 0 0 0 Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MIN

1-15

0 0

16-30

31-45

0 0

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,428

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 113 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 107 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 113 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

139

0 0

105.2 5

46-60

0 0

61-75

0 0

76-90

0 0

Total

0 0

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

229

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 139 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 7, 2017 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Tyler Pasher (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Brad Davis (retired - 10/23/16)

Adrian Zendejas (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Nuno Coelho (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Igor Juliao (loan - 12/23/16)

Chance Myers (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Gerso Fernandes (transfer - 1/4/17)

Jacob Peterson (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Latif Blessing (transfer - 1/9/17)

Ever Alvarado (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Christian Volesky (trade - 1/9/17)

Emmanuel Appiah (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Cameron Iwasa (signing - 1/10/17)

Connor Hallisey (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Andrew Dykstra (signing - 1/10/17)

Jon Kempin (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Ilie Sanchez (signing - 1/13/17)

Justin Mapp (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Soony Saad (signing - 1/30/17)

Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)

Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)

Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16) Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17) Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17) Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 23: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis retires Nov. 16: Sporting KC signs M Benny Feilhaber and D Ike Opara to new contracts Nov. 23: OUT D Nuno Coelho, D Chance Myers and F Jacob Peterson leaves Sporting KC out of contract. Sporting KC declines options on D Ever Alvarado, M Emmanuel Appiah, M Connor Hallisey, GK Jon Kempin and M Justin Mapp Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Tyler Pasher and GK Adrian Zendejas from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura retires Dec. 13: Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis, GK Alec Kann and D/M Jimmy Medranda to new contracts Dec. 13: OUT Sporting KC goalkeeper Alec Kann selected in Expansion Draft by Atlanta United FC (MLS) Dec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC (Brazil) Jan. 4: IN Sporting KC signs F Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Latif Blessing from Ghana Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Christian Volesky in trade with Portland Timbers (MLS) Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs GK Andrew Dykstra and F Cameron Iwasa Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Ilie Sanchez Jan. 30: IN Sporting KC re-acquires F Soony Saad Feb. 3: OUT Sporting KC trades M Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers (MLS) Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection D Colton Storm Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives M Benji Joya and F Christian Volesky

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011 2012

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)

2016 2017

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

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

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

Cameron Porter (7/12/16)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013 2015

Trades

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Colton Storm (14th)

Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Igor Juliao (loan) (12/23/16) Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Latif Blessing (1/9/17) Cameron Iwasa (1/10/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Soony Saad (1/30/17)

Andrew Dykstra (Second Round)

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 7, 2017 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

Saturday, March 4

at D.C. United

MLS

0-0 --

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

FC DALLAS

MLS

0-0

SATURDAY, MARCH 18

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

2-1

Feilhaber, Own Goal

Friday, March 31

at Toronto FC

MLS

0-0

SUNDAY, APRIL 9

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

3-1

Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer

Saturday, April 15

at Portland Timbers

MLS

1-0

Dwyer

Saturday, April 22

at FC Dallas

MLS

0-1

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

3-0

Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

2-0

Dwyer (2)

Sunday, May 7

at Minnesota United FC

MLS