Game Guide: Sporting KC vs. Chicago Fire by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v CHICAGO FIRE (May 3, Sporting Park, 4 p.m. CT)

PROBABLE LINEUPS

2015 SEASON RECORDS

ROSTERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 8 2-2-4 10 11 12 at home 4 1-0-3 6 4 3 Fire on road

6 3-3-0 9 6 7 2 0-2-0 0 1 4

Marin

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 13 wins (0 shootout), 58 goals … Fire 25 wins (1 shootout), 85 goals … Ties 11

Feilhaber

Espinoza

Zusi

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

do Prado

Amarikwa

Maloney

Shipp

FIRE

SPORTING

Gehrig

F 6 90

A 7 77

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

4 1 1 0

5 1 1 0

3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

1 4 1

2 5 0

TYPE OF PLAY

6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

5 0 3 1 0 0 2 1

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

3 5 3

3 7 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

Polster

Accam

Adailton

Larentowicz

3 Jones

25 Johnson

HOW SCORED

8 0 3 1

9 Nemeth

Dwyer

UPCOMING MATCHES FIRE SPORTING Sat. May 9 Real Salt Lake Sat. May 9 at D.C. United Fri. May 15 at New York City Sat. May 16 Colorado Fri. May 22 at Columbus Wed. May 20 New England Sat. May 30 Montreal Sat. May 23 at Seattle

5 2 4 0

71 de Jong

Mustivar

LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/18: CHI 2, KC 1 (Magee 7, 15 – Dwyer 68) 7/6: KC 1, CHI 1 (Dwyer 33 – Magee 40) 10/10: KC 2, CHI 0 (Zusi 80; Dwyer 92+)

A 12 60

5 Besler

Anibaba

AT KC (26 meetings): Sporting 9 wins (0 shootout), 36 goals … Fire 8 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals … Ties 9

F 11 57

4 Ellis

REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Jeff Hosking; AR2 (opposite): Eric Weisbrod; 4th: Nima Saghafi DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: KC: Servando Carrasco (through May 3) … CHI: Matt Watson (through May 3)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

SPORTING KC 1 Luis Marin (GK) 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Bernardo Anor (MF) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Amadou Dia (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Servando Carrasco (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 18 James Rogers (FW) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 71 Marcel de Jong (DF) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) CHICAGO FIRE 1 Alec Kann (GK) 2 Matt Polster (DF) 3 Joevin Jones (DF) 4 Adailton (DF) 5 Lovel Palmer (DF) 6 Eric Gehrig (DF) 7 Jason Johnson (FW) 8 Matt Watson (MF) 9 Mike Magee (FW) 10 Shaun Maloney (MF) 11 David Accam (FW) 14 Patrick Nyarko (FW) 15 Víctor Pérez Alonso (MF) 16 Greg Cochrane (DF) 17 Collin Fernandez (MF) 18 Jon Busch (GK) 19 Harry Shipp (MF) 20 Jeff Larentowicz (MF) 21 Chris Ritter (MF) 22 Patrick Doody (DF) 23 Guly do Prado (FW) 24 Quincy Amarikwa (FW) 25 Sean Johnson (GK) 26 Michael Stephens (MF) 27 Kingsley Bryce (MF) 30 Razvan Cocis (MF) 77 Kennedy Igboananike (FW)

none

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC CHI

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

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 1-0-2 1-2-0 3-0-0 0-3-0

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 4/05/2015 KC 3, PHI 2 3/28/2015 KC 1, NYC 0 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 4/18/2015 KC 1, LA 2 4/25/2015 KC 4, HOU 4 4/11/2015 KC 0, RSL 0 4/11/2015 KC 0, RSL 0

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC TLTWWTLT Fire LLLWWW

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

CHICAGO FIRE Date Score (Gms since) 4/24/2015 CHI 1, NYC 0 7/12/2014 CHI 1, NE 0 3/14/2015 CHI 0, VAN 1 3/22/2015 CHI 1, SJ 2 10/05/2014 CHI 0, MTL 0 4/24/2015 CHI 1, NYC 0 3/14/2015 CHI 0, VAN 1

(0) (10) (3) (0) (9) (0) (4)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 3 Nemeth A: 5 Feilhaber SHT: 25 Dwyer SOG: 8 Dwyer FC: 13 Espinoza FS: 26 Dwyer OF: 7 Dwyer C: 2 Ellis/Espinoza E: 1 Besler FIRE G: 1 6 players tied A: 3 Shipp SHT: 19 Shipp SOG: 5 3 players tied FC: 14 Polster FS: 23 Amarikwa OF: 8 Amarikwa C: 2 Adailton/Polster E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 8 2 4 0 1 1 11 1.38 CHI 6 2 3 0 1 0 6 1.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 8 3 1 2 1 1 12 1.50 CHI 6 2 1 3 0 0 7 1.17 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 11 2 2 1 1 1 4 CHI 6 1 2 1 1 1 0 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 12 3 2 1 3 1 2 CHI 7 1 2 0 1 1 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v CHICAGO FIRE (May 3, Sporting Park, 4 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 85)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 CAREER Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A No. Player 1 Luis Marin GK 6-2 196 05/18/1983 Santiago, Chile 8 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 0 DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 4 3 0 0 26 20 0 3 4 Kevin Ellis 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 7 7 0 2 157 152 2 9 MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 4 3 0 0 226 204 12 19 6 Paulo Nagamura 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 0 0 0 0 123 98 2 13 MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 6 6 0 1 154 121 22 40 8 Graham Zusi 9 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 6 5 3 0 6 5 3 0 MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8 8 2 5 118 106 14 24 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 6 1 0 0 77 49 12 3 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 12 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 8 8 2 1 58 46 26 4 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 2 0 0 136 132 0 7 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 6 5 0 0 65 36 1 1 16 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 James Rogers FW 5-8 150 06/27/1993 Yoyah, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 21 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 22 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 6 6 1 0 118 113 5 6 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 7 7 1 1 120 100 3 12 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 29 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 6 2 0 0 205 116 15 14 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 1 71 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 94 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 3 3 0 0 9 4 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W78 L60 T48

CHICAGO FIRE 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alec Kann 2 Matt Polster DF 6-0 170 06/08/1993 Milwaukee, WI 6 5 0 0 6 5 0 0 DF 5-11 160 08/03/1991 Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago 6 6 1 1 6 6 1 1 3 Joevin Jones 4 Adailton DF 6-3 187 04/16/1983 Salvador, Brazil 5 5 1 0 5 5 1 0 DF 5-10 160 08/30/1984 Mandeville, Jamaica 4 4 0 0 130 117 4 4 5 Lovel Palmer DF 6-1 175 12/25/1987 Harvey, IL 6 6 0 0 52 38 0 1 6 Eric Gehrig 7 Jason Johnson FW 6-0 180 10/09/1990 Happy News, Jamaica 0 0 0 0 21 4 1 0 8 Matt Watson MF 6-0 170 01/01/1985 Redditch, England 3 2 0 0 66 49 1 2 FW 5-10 160 09/02/1984 Chicago, IL 0 0 0 0 274 206 64 32 9 Mike Magee 10 Shaun Maloney MF 5-7 155 01/24/1983 Malaysia 5 5 1 1 5 5 1 1 FW 5-9 174 09/28/1990 Ghana 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 11 David Accam Patrick Nyarko FW 6-0 160 01/15/1986 Kumasi, Ghana 0 0 0 0 177 134 16 35 14 15 Victor Perez Alonso MF 5-9 157 01/12/1988 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 Greg Cochrane DF 5-8 140 11/01/1990 Holland, PA 0 0 0 0 24 21 0 2 Collin Fernandez MF 5-8 140 02/13/1997 Downers Grove, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 Jon Busch GK 5-10 170 08/18/1976 Queens, NY 2 2 0 0 299 298 0 1 Harry Shipp MF 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 6 6 1 3 39 32 8 9 19 20 Jeff Larentowicz MF 6-1 175 08/05/1983 Pasadena, CA 6 6 1 0 278 268 32 18 Chris Ritter MF 6-2 190 10/29/1990 Winnetka, IL 2 1 0 0 12 9 0 0 21 22 Patrick Doody DF 6-0 180 04/22/1992 Naperville, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guly do Prado FW 6-3 180 12/31/1981 Campinas, Brazil 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 23 24 Quincy Amarikwa FW 5-9 180 10/29/1987 Bakersfield, CA 6 5 0 0 119 48 15 9 Sean Johnson GK 6-3 217 05/31/1989 Atlanta, GA 4 4 0 0 137 137 0 1 25 26 Michael Stephens MF 5-9 155 04/03/1989 Hinsdale, IL 5 4 0 0 99 51 2 12 Kingsley Bryce FW 6-0 184 04/16/1993 Plano, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 30 Razvan Cocis MF 5-11 161 02/19/1983 Slatina, Romania 0 0 0 0 10 8 0 0 Kennedy Igboananike FW 5-9 154 02/26/1989 Nir-Igbo, Nigeria 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 77 HEAD COACH : Frank Yallop

04/04/1964 W126 L120 T102

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs CHICAGO FIRE SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. May 3, 2015 (WEEK 9, MLS Game #85) 4 p.m. CT (ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes; TSN1) Sporting Kansas City will look to get back to their winning ways when they face a suddenly ascendant Chicago Fire as the clubs face off Sunday afternoon at Sporting Park before an ESPN2 audience. Sporting have gone three games without a victory, coming back for a wild 4-4 draw last weekend at the Houston Dynamo. The Fire returned from a long layoff and won their third game on the trot last time out, netting the game’s only goal in a win against New York City FC. REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Jeff Hosking; AR2 (opposite): Eric Weisbrod; 4th: Nima Saghafi MLS Career: 41 games; FC/gm: 26.9; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 11; pens: 20 SUSPENDED: KC: Servando Carrasco (through May 3) … CHI: Matt Watson (through May 3) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 13 wins (0 shootout), 58 goals … Fire 25 wins (1 shootout), 85 goals … Ties 11 AT KC (26 meetings): Sporting 9 wins (0 shootout), 36 goals … Fire 8 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals … Ties 9 LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/18: CHI 2, KC 1 (Magee 7, 15 – Dwyer 68) 7/6: KC 1, CHI 1 (Dwyer 33 – Magee 40) 10/10: KC 2, CHI 0 (Zusi 80; Dwyer 92+)  This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.  The teams evenly split their season series a year ago. Each team won on their home ground; they also played to a 1-1 draw at Sporting Park.  The Fire haven’t won in Kansas City since 2012; SKC have two wins and two draws in the home meetings since.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. CHI: P14 W4 L6 D4 … Frank Yallop vs. KC: P28 W13 L9 D6 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City saw their winless streak extended to three games, coming back for a point in a wild 4-4 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. Sporting are in a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference with 10 points from 8 matches. LAST MATCH  Sporting took the lead just three minutes into the game when Krisztian Nemeth picked up a loose ball and charged toward goal, firing home inside the right post from 25 yards out.  But the Dynamo had a 3-1 lead by just after halftime. First, a scuffed clearance landed in the path of Giles Barnes, and he sliced a half-volley past SKC goalkeeper Luis Marin to pull the game level in the 11th minute.  The Dynamo took the lead in first-half stoppage time when Will Bruin scored with a flick off the back of his head from a Brad Davis pinpoint corner kick. Then Barnes struck again less than a minute into the second half, driving up field and taking a shot from some 22 yards out that beat Marin to his right post.  But Sporting pulled level with goals in short order. First, in the 74th minute, Dom Dwyer pounced on an illadvised back pass and slotted a shot into the open net after rounding Deric in the box. Then six minutes later, Benny Feilhaber converted a penalty after Dynamo defender Jermaine Taylor was ruled to have handled a Nemeth attempt on goal and referee Kevin Stott pointed to the spot.  The Dynamo again nosed in front in the 84th minute when Raul Rodriguez rushed the near post to head home a Davis free kick. But Feilhaber had the final answer deep in stoppage time, scoring his second of the night by driving home a shot from distance that sailed inside the left post.  SKC manager Peter Vermes made no changes to the team that saw the LA Galaxy hit for a late winner for a 21 victory at StubHub Center.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Luis Marin - Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis (Connor Hallisey 90), Matt Besler, Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 63) - Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 55) - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth.

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TEAM NEWS  Sporting saw their current winless run extended to three games, following back-to-back victories, their only two wins of the season. SKC have not lost consecutive games this season.  “We found the way to get back in the game, a couple of times. But, over the course of the game, we made way too many mistakes over the course of 90 minutes and that's something you can't do at this level,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said.  It was the most goals Sporting have scored in a game in their 20-year history and failed to come away with a victory.  “In a lot of respects, we didn't deserve to get anything coming out of here,” Vermes said. “The only thing I'll say is that at that moment, during the course of the game, we were very good and we didn't give up.”  Benny Feilhaber had the first multiple-goal game of his MLS career, converting a penalty then hitting for the equalizer deep in stoppage time.  “Benny has the ability to be one of the best No. 10s in our league,” Vermes said. “When he's in form, like he is now, playing on both sides of the ball, a lot of things tend to come out that are part of his makeup. That will only get better if he continues to value those things that are important, and I think that's one of those reasons why he's in form at the moment.  Said Feilhaber: “I'm just trying to get closer to the goal. I think that's one of the things that I've consciously tried to improve in my game, get closer to the goal and be able to provide not only assists but get goals myself. … I'm trying to make my runs further up the field so I can connect with Dom and the other offensive players and just get in more dangerous areas.”  Krisztian Nemeth netted a goal for a second consecutive match, his third in the last four games (and his third in six total appearances this season).  Dom Dwyer scored his second goal of the season, his first since April 5. Dwyer has played every minute of every match this season.  Making a second consecutive start after missing two matches through injury, Graham Zusi recorded his first assist of the season, on the Feilhaber match-winner.  Sporting conceded two goals from set pieces, and have now allowed five goals from deadball opportunities among their 12 goals allowed on the season – tied with Philadelphia Union for most goals let in from set pieces.  “When you play like that, you're always going to get beat. That part of the equation was not good enough on our side. We have to be much better. Much better,” said Vermes. “ … (W)e were giving up way too many [set pieces, and there were some guys who lost their men, for sure.” CHICAGO FIRE The Chicago Fire made it three wins in a row coming off a long layoff, getting the game’s only goal for a victory against New York City on Friday evening at Toyota Park. The Fire are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 9 points from 6 matches. LAST MATCH  The game's lone goal came in the 20th minute. NYCFC goalkeeper Ryan Meara failed to corral a wayward backpass near the endline, and in an attempt to keep the ball from going out for a corner, inadvertently spilled the ball right to David Accam, who calmly collected the loose ball and finished into an open net from the left.  Just three minutes later, Accam turned the screw again when he was dragged down from behind by NYCFC midfielder Andrew Jacobson as he was clear in on goal, and referee Ricardo Salazar showed a red card to reduce the visitors to 10 men.  Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson recorded four saves in recording his second consecutive clean sheet.  Fire head coach Frank Yallop made three changes to the team that claimed a 3-2 win against Toronto FC at Toyota Park. Sean Johnson came in between the posts in place of Jon Busch, Matt Watson started in midfield for Michael Stephens, and Guly do Prado came in up top in favor of Quincy Amarikwa.  CHICAGO FIRE (4-4-1-1): Sean Johnson - Eric Gehrig, Jeff Larentowicz, Adailton, Joevin Jones - David Accam, Matt Watson, Matt Polster, Harry Shipp - Shaun Maloney - Guly do Prado (Quincy Amarikwa 66). TEAM NEWS  The Fire have won three games in a row following the victory at NYCFC, the first time they’ve won three consecutive league games since Oct.4-19, 2013.  Fire Designated Player David Accam opened his MLS account by scoring the game’s only goal at NYCFC, making his second consecutive start.  “David is probably not at his best quite yet, I don’t think, but he’s very exciting obviously, [and] there’s a lot more to come from him,” Fire head coach Frank Yallop said. “David’s an exciting player, and he’s excited to be here. I thought he played fantastic and, you’ll have to ask him, but there’s still more in him I think. He could be a little more attack-minded.”  Said Accam: “When you work really hard things come for you, and that’s what we did, work hard, and I’m not surprised I got the goal. I took a gamble on the ball, and when the ’keeper was going for the ball I just went

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straight to him and we got the goal. It’s not simple. When you work hard everything comes to you, so it’s not simple.” Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson recorded his second consecutive shutout in the win; he now has a personal goalless run of 249 minutes, tied for seventh-longest in MLS this season. Guly do Prado made his first career MLS start; he had missed out on the Toronto FC match, after coming off the substitutes’ bench in each of the first four matches. Quincy Amarikwa was out of the starting lineup for the first time this season, but came off the substitutes’ bench for the final quarter of the contest. “Guly did well, held the ball up, and played a good role in our attack. Quincy had an ankle injury, missed 12 odd days of training, so we’re on top of that now, if guys don’t train and don’t get their numbers up and going then, they won’t be able to last 90 minutes,” Yallop said. “ … I didn’t want to change many things, I brought Quincy to make a bit of a difference and spark, and he did that. The guys that started and played the whole game did well.” Matt Watson also made his first start since the season opener on March 6, playing 90 minutes in a central midfield role. “Matt was good tonight, I spoke to him a couple of days ago, said this was a great opportunity,” Yallop said. “He’s a great kid and he works hard and wants to do well on the team. His teammates really love him and I thought he played great.” Shaun Maloney moved into an underneath striker role, playing off Guly do Prado as the lone out-and-out sriker to start. “The first three games, with personnel and the way we were playing, the manager asked me to play deeper, and of course I'm more willing to do whatever he asks of me,” said Maloney. “I think the last probably three games or so, including San Jose, I was a little bit further up. Particularly the last two games, the higher up in the pitch I am, I think I'm more comfortable. I played with Guly [do Prado], and with David [Accam] and Harry [Shipp]; the further up the field I am, the more effective I am.”

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-2-4, 10 pts.) UNF 9 10 14 3 27 23 5 8 71 13 11 22 2 37 94 4 1 6 16 15 93

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

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

GP 6 8 8 6 7 6 7 6 6 4 6 1 1 6 3 4 8 4 6 3 4

GS 5 8 8 6 7 6 7 6 6 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 8 3 5 2 0

MIN 434 714 720 534 629 540 610 481 453 222 188 1 5 206 187 275 720 287 408 225 61

8 8

720 720

G 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11

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

SHT 16 7 26 7 6 8 0 8 5 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 7 3 0

SOG 3 2 8 2 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

FC 3 12 12 6 13 3 5 5 1 4 4 0 0 2 3 4 0 8 8 3 3

FS 3 14 26 4 10 2 3 7 7 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1

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

CK 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

11 11

80 107

30 25

98 99

99 98

25 13

42 44

16 12

1 1

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

POS G

GOALKEEPER Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 8 8 8

GS 8 8 8

MIN SHTS 720 30 720 30 720 25

SV 19 19 13

GA 12 12 11

GAA 1.5 1.5 1.38

PG 0 0 1

PA 0 0 2

W 2 2 2

L 2 2 2

T 4 4 4

SO 3 3 2

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2015 CHICAGO FIRE STATISTICS (3-3-0, 9 pts.) UNF 19 3 10 4 11 20 7 21 6 23 18 77 5 2 8 26 24 25 15

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

PLAYER Harry Shipp Joevin Jones Shaun Maloney Adailton David Accam Jeff Larentowicz Alex Chris Ritter Eric Gehrig Guly do Prado Jon Busch Kennedy Igboananike Lovel Palmer Matt Polster Matt Watson Michael Stephens Quincy Amarikwa Sean Johnson Victor Perez Alonso Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 6 6 5 5 3 6 1 2 6 5 2 5 4 6 3 5 6 4 1

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

MIN 540 489 450 450 225 540 8 145 540 120 180 208 360 444 170 281 428 360 2

6 6

540 540

G 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6

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

SHT 19 6 7 2 11 6 0 0 6 0 0 7 1 3 2 2 15 0 0

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

FC 4 3 5 5 6 5 1 7 7 5 0 2 4 14 5 0 11 0 1

FS 6 9 6 1 8 2 1 1 4 2 0 4 3 8 1 1 23 1 0

OFF 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 8 0 0

CK 6 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

8 5

72 87

24 27

85 85

13 17

24 30

9 10

3 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jeff Larentowicz 1, Adailton 1, David Accam 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Harry Shipp 2 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None CHICAGO FIRE GOALKEEPING UNF 18 25

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Jon Busch Sean Johnson Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 4 6 6

GS 2 4 6 6

MIN SHTS 180 9 360 15 540 24 540 27

SV 6 11 17 21

GA 3 4 7 6

GAA 1.5 1 1.17 1

PG 0 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0 0

W 1 2 3 3

L 1 2 3 3

T 0 0 0 0

SO 0 2 2 2

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

Sun. Apr.

OPPONENT 8 New York 14 at FC Dallas 21 Portland 28 at New York City FC 5 Philadelphia

Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.

11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 at Houston

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

May May May May May May June June

Sat. Sun. Sat. Fri.

June July July July

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

Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep.

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

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

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

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

ATT 19784 14149 20848 27454

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

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

W 3-2

19545

2-1-2

T 0-0 L 1-2 T 4-4

20087 20018 21046

2-1-3 2-2-3 2-2-4

2 4 6

8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19) 9 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+) 10 KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU: Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) Rodriguez (83)

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CHICAGO FIRE 2015 SCHEDULE DAY Fri. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.

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

May May June June June June July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

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

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

OPPONENT 6 at Los Angeles 14 Vancouver 22 at San Jose 29 Philadelphia 4 Toronto FC 24 New York City FC 3 at Sporting KC 9 Real Salt Lake 15 at New York City FC 22 at Columbus 30 Montreal 3 at D.C. United 6 Orlando City SC 13 at New England 24 D.C. United 3 at Houston 11 Seattle 15 Columbus 19 at Columbus 25 New England 2 FC Dallas 7 at Portland 16 at Philadelphia 22 Colorado 26 New York 29 at Orlando City SC 5 at Montreal 11 at New York 19 Orlando City SC 23 at Montreal 26 at Toronto FC 3 New England 18 at D.C. United 25 New York

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

ATT 27000 15731 18000 12815 13818

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

W 1-0

19124

3-3-0

POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 LA: Villarreal (65) Keane (81) 11 0 VAN: Rivero (86) 12 0 CHI: Shipp (29); SJ: Alashe (5) Harden (21) 10 3 CHI: dos Santos (37); 4 6 CHI: Jones (14) Maloney (56) Larentowicz (68); TOR: Giovinco (20) Cheyrou (54) 4 9 CHI: Accam (20);

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

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

Goals 4 04/25/2015 vs Assists 4 04/05/2015 vs Shots 18 03/08/2015 vs Shots on Goal 6 04/05/2015 vs Fouls Committed 16 03/14/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 17 03/08/2015 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/05/2015 vs Offside 3 04/18/2015 vs Saves 4 04/05/2015 vs 4 04/18/2015 vs Shots Faced 6 04/18/2015 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/25/2015 vs

04/25/2015 vs HOU

T 4-4

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

03/14/2015 vs DAL 03/21/2015 vs POR 04/25/2015 vs HOU

L 1-3 T 0-0 T 4-4

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

W 1-0 T 0-0

03/14/2015 vs DAL 04/18/2015 vs LA 04/25/2015 vs HOU

L 1-3 L 1-2 T 4-4

04/05/2015 vs PHI 04/18/2015 vs LA

W 3-2 L 1-2

04/18/2015 vs LA

L 1-2

04/25/2015 vs HOU

T 4-4

HOU

T 4-4

PHI

W 3-2

NYR

T 1-1

PHI

W 3-2

DAL

L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

PHI

W 3-2

L 1-2

PHI LA

W 3-2 L 1-2

L 1-2

HOU

T 4-4

FIRE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 1 6 times Assists 2 Harry Shipp Shots 6 Harry Shipp 6 David Accam Shots on Goal 3 David Accam Fouls Committed 5 Matt Polster 5 Chris Ritter Fouls Suffered 6 Quincy Amarikwa 6 Quincy Amarikwa Offside 4 Quincy Amarikwa Saves 5 Jon Busch Shots Faced 6 Jon Busch 6 Sean Johnson Goals Allowed 2 Sean Johnson 2 Sean Johnson 2 Jon Busch

Goals 3 04/04/2015 at Assists 3 04/04/2015 at Shots 24 04/24/2015 at Shots on Goal 8 04/04/2015 at Fouls Committed 20 04/04/2015 at Fouls Suffered 25 03/14/2015 at Corner Kicks 8 04/04/2015 at Offside 8 04/04/2015 at Saves 5 03/14/2015 at Shots Faced 6 03/14/2015 at 6 03/22/2015 at Goals Allowed 2 03/06/2015 at 2 03/22/2015 at 2 04/04/2015 at

03/22/2015 at SJ

L 1-2

04/04/2015 at TOR

W 3-2

03/22/2015 at SJ 04/24/2015 at NYC

L 1-2 W 1-0

04/24/2015 at NYC

W 1-0

03/29/2015 at PHI 04/04/2015 at TOR

W 1-0 W 3-2

03/06/2015 at LA 03/29/2015 at PHI

L 0-2 W 1-0

04/04/2015 at TOR

W 3-2

03/14/2015 at VAN

L 0-1

03/14/2015 at VAN 03/22/2015 at SJ

L 0-1 L 1-2

03/06/2015 at LA 03/22/2015 at SJ 04/04/2015 at TOR

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 9 03/28/2015 vs Shots on Goal 1 04/11/2015 vs Fouls Committed 10 03/08/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 8 04/25/2015 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/28/2015 vs Offside 0 03/08/2015 vs 0 03/21/2015 vs Saves 0 04/11/2015 vs 0 04/25/2015 vs Shots Faced 0 04/11/2015 vs

NYC

W 1-0

RSL

T 0-0

NYR

T 1-1

HOU

T 4-4

NYC

W 1-0

NYR POR

T 1-1 T 0-0

RSL HOU

T 0-0 T 4-4

RSL

T 0-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)

TOR

W 3-2

TOR

W 3-2

NYC

W 1-0

TOR

W 3-2

TOR

W 3-2

VAN

L 0-1

TOR

W 3-2

TOR

W 3-2

VAN

L 0-1

VAN SJ

L 0-1 L 1-2

LA SJ TOR

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

Shots 8 03/06/2015 at Shots on Goal 1 03/06/2015 at Fouls Committed 10 04/24/2015 at Fouls Suffered 10 03/29/2015 at 10 04/04/2015 at Corner Kicks 2 03/06/2015 at Offside 0 03/14/2015 at Saves 0 03/29/2015 at Shots Faced 0 03/29/2015 at

L 0-2

NYC

W 1-0

PHI TOR

W 1-0 W 3-2

L 0-2

VAN

L 0-1

PHI

W 1-0

PHI

W 1-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

FIRE VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Fire

Sporting KC 13 wins, 58 goals Fire 25 wins, 86 goals 11 ties 4/8/1998 6/24/1998 8/29/1998 9/17/1998 3/27/1999 5/22/1999 8/5/1999 8/25/1999 3/25/2000 6/4/2000 10/15/2000 5/19/2001 7/4/2001 8/14/2002 8/31/2002 4/26/2003 6/21/2003 7/26/2003 4/3/2004 5/8/2004 9/1/2004 6/18/2005 8/10/2005 8/19/2005 10/1/2005 5/6/2006 6/17/2006 7/4/2006 8/16/2006 4/21/2007 8/22/2007 8/25/2007 4/20/2008 7/27/2008 10/5/2008 4/18/2009 8/16/2009 5/15/2010 10/12/2010 3/26/2011 6/9/2011 5/12/2012 6/29/2012 9/28/2012 3/16/2013 7/7/2013 8/23/2013 5/18/2014 7/6/2014 10/10/2014

KC 1 vs CHI CHI 4 vs KC CHI 3 at KC CHI 1 vs KC CHI 3 at KC CHI 3 vs KC CHI 2 at KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 4 vs CHI CHI 3 vs KC KC 1 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 7 at KC CHI 5 vs KC KC 2 vs CHI CHI 3 at KC KC 4 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC KC 0 vs CHI KC 2 vs CHI CHI 3 vs KC CHI 1 vs KC KC 3 at CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 at KC KC 1 vs CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 vs KC CHI 3 vs KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 3 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC KC 1 at CHI KC 0 vs CHI KC 1 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 2 at KC KC 2 vs CHI KC 2 at CHI CHI 3 vs KC KC 0 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 1 at KC KC 2 vs CHI KC 0 vs CHI KC 2 at CHI CHI 1 vs KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 1 vs CHI KC 2 vs CHI

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

CHI SOW

(KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (DC) (SF) (KC) (NC) (KC) (KC) (KC) (NC) (KC) (KC) (SF) (SF) (SF) (KC) (KC) (KC) (KC) (TP) (TP) (TP) (KC) (TP) (TP) (CA) (CA) (TP) (CA) (CA) (TP) (TP) (SP) (TP) (SP) (SP) (SP) (TP) (TP) (TP) (SP) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 43 305 132 348 66 105

2 42 305 135 350 79 126

Sporting KC

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 85 610 267 698 145 231

1 29 292 132 318 47 110

2 29 344 128 343 46 136

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 58 636 260 661 93 246

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: CHI KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

14 10

11 7

15 11

15 7

14 10

16 13

0 0

85 58

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Frank Yallop

vs. CHI vs. KC

4-6-4 13-9-6

(1.14 pts./game) (1.61 pts./game)

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

5 10 43 18 38 40 3 6 3 40 24

Sporting KC Sealy/Wolff Preki Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud 3 times Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tony Meola

9 8 48 20 45 42 15 4 8 94 26

Fire Ante Razov Justin Mapp Ante Razov Ante Razov Gonzalo Segares Justin Mapp Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves

Sporting KC 6 players tied Preki (06/21/03) Kei Kamara (06/29/12) 4 players tied Alex Zotinca (04/03/04) 6 6 players tied 1 9 players tied 9 Tony Meola (07/26/03)

Goals Allowed

7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/01)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed

2 3 8 4 6

2 2 9 4 6

Fire 7 players tied 10 players tied Damani Ralph (07/26/03) 6 players tied 4 players tied

7 Blanco/Ralph 1 17 players tied 10 Zach Thornton (06/21/03) 4 Sutton/Thornton

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

Streak (started)

Chicago Fire W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

7 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ts

(06/06/2014) (04/18/2015) (04/25/2015)

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

2 Ws (03/29/2015) 1 Ws (04/04/2015) 1 Ls (03/22/2015)

1-2-0 1-0-2

1 Ls 1 Ts

(04/18/2015) (04/25/2015)

0-3-0 3-0-0

3 Ls (03/06/2015) 3 Ws (03/29/2015)

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

2 Ts 1 Ls 1 Ws 3 Ws 1 Ts

(03/21/2015) (04/18/2015) (10/10/2014) (03/29/2014) (04/25/2015)

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

3 2 1 1 1

Ls Ws Ws Ws Ws

(10/10/2014) (03/29/2015) (10/24/2014) (04/04/2015) (05/10/2014)

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

1 Ts 1 Ts 1 Ls 5 Ls 1 Ts

(04/11/2015) (03/08/2015) (04/18/2015) (08/23/2014) (04/25/2015)

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

2 1 1 1 1

Ws Ls Ws Ts Ls

(03/29/2015) (03/14/2015) (04/04/2015) (09/20/2014) (07/23/2014)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. FIRE (13-25-11) PLAYER

MIN

Josh Wolff Scott Sealy Preki Graham Zusi Mo Johnston Dom Dwyer Chris Klein Davy Arnaud Jose Burciaga Jr. Kei Kamara Sasha Victorine Teal Bunbury Jimmy Conrad Chris Henderson Jack Jewsbury Michael Harrington Dario Fabbro Benny Feilhaber Gary Glasgow Eddie Johnson Matt Besler Chris Brown Mark Chung Bobby Convey Francisco Gomez Carlos Marinelli Pete Marino Miklos Molnar Igor Simutenkov Alex Zotinca Claudio Lopez Diego Gutierrez Paul Rideout Kerry Zavagnin Jake Dancy Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Herculez Gomez Brian Johnson Chance Myers Uche Okafor Ryan Raybould Brian Roberts Refik Sabanadzovic C.J. Sapong Seth Sinovic Ryan Smith Vitalis Takawira Team totals Opponent totals

17 10 17 12 10 5 20 22 13 7 13 8 20 6 18 12 3 6 2 6 12 11 4 1 9 2 2 1 5 7 3 9 3 22 1 3 11 3 7 10 6 3 3 4 9 7 1 5 49 49

17 7 15 9 10 3 18 22 13 7 12 4 20 5 11 9 2 6 1 6 11 4 4 1 4 0 0 1 5 6 3 7 2 21 0 2 9 2 3 9 6 3 1 3 6 7 1 5 49 49

1448 605 1339 843 858 290 1583 1927 1125 594 1090 411 1791 451 1089 920 170 456 117 523 1014 472 339 78 415 68 66 80 329 498 261 641 187 1857 45 203 775 194 340 815 540 206 116 286 569 630 90 368 4410 4410

5 3 5 2 4 10 4 1 4 0 3 0 2 5 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 58 66 86 102

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

35 11 37 15 18 17 34 43 19 26 12 20 14 4 15 5 3 6 2 13 4 10 7 1 13 1 3 2 7 6 8 10 5 14 0 0 10 5 6 9 1 1 2 1 18 2 5 1 636 610

1 1 10 3 8 3 11 11 2 2 49 49

90 90 877 202 720 270 982 818 180 180 4410 4410

Andy Gruenebaum William Hesmer Jimmy Nielsen Eric Kronberg Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Chris Snitko David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

6 6 0.00 3 2 1.00 40 30 1.03 11 5 1.34 47 36 1.38 15 9 1.67 65 40 2.20 58 35 2.31 12 7 2.50 10 5 2.50 267 175 1.74 260 193 1.18

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

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FIRE CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (25-13-11) PLAYER

MIN

Ante Razov Justin Mapp Peter Nowak Diego Gutierrez Hristo Stoitchkov Josh Wolff Mike Magee Chad Barrett Dema Kovalenko Brian McBride Marco Pappa Chris Rolfe Cuauhtemoc Blanco Roman Kosecki Andy Williams Thiago Andy Herron Nate Jaqua Damani Ralph Lubos Kubik Jesse Marsch Jerzy Podbrozny Evan Whitfield DaMarcus Beasley Jamar Beasley Carlos Bocanegra Lubos Reiter Eric Wynalda Mike Banner C.J. Brown Craig Capano Calen Carr Diego Chaves Jim Curtin Sergi Daniv Sebastian Grazzini Hunter Jumper Julio Martinez Dominic Oduro Orlando Perez Gaston Puerari Dasan Robinson Dipsy Selolwane Chris Armas Ivan Guerrero Kelly Gray Patrick Nyarko Logan Pause David Vaudreuil Jalil Anibaba Wilman Conde Alex Sam George Frank Klopas Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Andrew Lewis Tony Sanneh Gonzalo Segares Zach Thornton Michael Videira Team totals Opponent totals

14 20 11 19 6 9 4 9 6 4 7 18 6 5 5 8 5 10 6 9 20 8 10 9 1 4 2 2 3 29 3 8 2 14 2 1 2 1 5 5 2 10 1 21 10 8 15 29 2 7 4 7 4 4 3 5 6 4 20 23 2 49 49

13 19 11 18 5 5 4 5 6 2 6 17 6 4 5 7 2 7 5 9 16 6 9 7 1 4 1 1 0 29 0 1 1 14 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 8 0 21 9 6 11 25 0 7 3 5 3 2 2 5 3 2 20 22 2 49 49

1134 1476 953 1606 336 503 360 415 539 270 506 1273 530 325 426 621 288 615 474 810 1485 568 815 640 90 360 80 100 70 2536 36 209 108 1260 71 80 101 45 300 368 145 724 19 1878 825 549 1002 2250 35 630 297 361 252 189 180 450 338 201 1764 1995 173 4410 4410

SHT

GOALKEEPER

9 6 4 8 4 5 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 0 3 2 3 0 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 86 102 58 66

48 28 21 18 18 17 11 22 9 6 24 31 11 10 14 13 7 17 22 11 14 13 5 10 4 2 2 3 2 5 1 3 2 5 2 4 2 1 6 4 2 7 2 5 4 5 13 5 0 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 0 0 10 0 1 610 636

David Mahoney Sean Johnson Jon Busch D.J. Countess Henry Ring Zach Thornton Matt Pickens Andrew Dykstra Paolo Tornaghi Greg Sutton Team totals Opponent totals

1 10 7 1 2 23 3 2 1 1 49 49

MIN SHTS 90 900 630 90 180 1995 165 180 90 90 4410 4410

GAA

2 2 0.00 47 37 0.90 36 29 1.00 3 2 1.00 10 7 1.00 123 94 1.17 10 6 1.64 18 12 2.00 2 0 2.00 9 4 4.00 260 193 1.18 267 175 1.74

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

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. FIRE (13-25-11) PLAYER

MIN

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

12 5 9 16 3 12 3 14 3 11 10 8 1 4 1 1 49 49

9 3 8 15 3 11 2 9 2 9 9 7 1 1 0 1 49 49

843 290 681 1291 269 1014 189 796 203 775 815 651 90 84 4 64 4410 4410

GOALKEEPER

MIN

Team totals Opponent totals

49 49

4410 4410

SHT

CURRENT FIRE VS. SPORTING KC (25-13-11) A

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

4 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 66 86 102

15 17 11 21 4 4 3 12 0 10 9 2 0 2 0 0 636 610

Mike Magee Jeff Larentowicz Patrick Nyarko Quincy Amarikwa Jon Busch Greg Cochrane Eric Gehrig Jason Johnson Sean Johnson Lovel Palmer Chris Ritter Harry Shipp Michael Stephens Matt Watson Team totals Opponent totals

22 19 15 6 22 2 2 4 10 8 1 3 5 3 49 49

20 19 11 3 22 1 2 0 10 7 1 3 3 2 49 49

1658 1710 1002 328 1990 112 180 88 900 659 90 263 274 163 4410 4410

GAA

267 175 1.74 260 193 1.18

7 2

GOALKEEPER

Sean Johnson Jon Busch Team totals Opponent totals

10 22 49 49

MIN SHTS 900 1990 4410 4410

SHT

6 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 102 58 66

27 15 13 10 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 4 1 2 610 636

GAA

47 37 0.90 115 81 1.36 260 193 1.18 267 175 1.74

0 2 2 7

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GAME NOTES

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs CHICAGO FIRE

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kickoff: 4 p.m. CT Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 9

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2-2-4 (10 pts.) RECORD 8 GAMES PLAYED t-5th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 11 GOALS 1.38 GOALS/GAME 11 ASSISTS 12 GOALS ALLOWED 1.50 ALLOWED/GAME –1 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 106 (25) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 23.6% ON GOAL % 98 FOULS COMMITTED 97 FOULS SUFFERED 12 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

English TV: ESPN2, ESPN Deportes Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero TV talent: Adrian Healey (play-by-play) Assistant ref: Jeff Hosking Taylor Twellman (color) Assistant ref: Eric Weisbrod Fourth official: Nima Saghafi English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Radio talent: Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Radio talent Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Andy Gruenebaum (color) Raul Padrino Villegas (color) Jake Yadrich (analyst)

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

Name Pronunciation Luis Marin muh-REEN Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Krisztian Nemeth KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Bernardo Anor AHN-your Mikey Lopez* Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Servando Carrasco ser-VAWN-dough cuh-ROSS-co Saad Abdul-Salaam* sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM James Ansu Rogers Jon Kempin* Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Jalil Anibaba jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong de YUNG Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Luis Marin 1.50 Luis Marin 2 Luis Marin 3 Luis Marin 19

GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

1.00 Sean Johnson 2 Sean Johnson 2 Sean Johnson 11 Sean Johnson

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES

*on loan

W L T GD GP 4 2 2 +3 8 4 1 2 +2 7 3 0 3 +5 6 3 2 2 +6 7 3 3 0 –1 6 2 4 2 –4 8 2 4 0 –1 6 1 4 3 –2 8 1 5 3 –7 9 0 2 2 –4 4 W L T GP 5 3 1 +2 9 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 +5 7 3 2 3 +1 8 2 2 4 +2 8 2 2 4 –1 8 3 4 0 –2 7 2 3 3 –1 7 2 2 3 –3 7 1 2 4 0 7

chicago fire

Krisztian Nemeth 3 GOALS 1 six players tied Benny Feilhaber 5 ASSISTS 3 Harry Shipp Dom Dwyer 25 SHOTS 19 Harry Shipp Dom Dwyer 8 three players tied SHOTS ON GOAL 5 Nemeth/Opara 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 three players tied Matt Besler 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 2 Harry Shipp Roger Espinoza 13 FOULS COMMITTED 14 Matt Polster Dom Dwyer 26 23 Quincy Amarikwa FOULS SUFFERED Ellis/Espinoza 2 2 Adailton/Polster CAUTIONS Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS 0

7th season

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7th season

Standings through Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Pts 14 14 12 11 9 8 6 6 6 2 Pts 16 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 7

3-3-0 (9 pts.) 6 5th in East 6 1.00 5 7 1.17 -1 87 (27) 31.0% 85 85 10 0

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

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

chicago fire

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frank yallop

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

13th season 126-120-102 (.509) 2nd season 9-13-18 (.450)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of April 29, 2015 OUT: • Ike Opara (ruptured left Achilles tendon) QUESTIONABLE: • Chance Myers (left Achilles)

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 3, 2015 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCHI: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCHI: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting KC and the Chicago Fire are set for their 50th all-time regular season meeting Sunday at Sporting Park. It will be the first inter-conference game between the teams since 2004, when Kansas City spent its final season in the West before joining Chicago in the East in 2005. Now a member of the West again, Sporting KC will look to extend their four-game unbeaten streak against the Fire at Sporting Park. That four-game stretch includes three shutouts and an aggregate score of 5-1 in favor of Peter Vermes’ men. Chicago, however, boasts a significant edge in the all-time series with a 25-13-11 record. The Fire are 8-9-9 in Kansas City and 1-2-3 at Sporting Park with their lone win at the venue on June 29, 2012. Sporting KC’s first two major trophies in club history—the 2000 MLS Cup

Stats as of April 29, 2015

Sporting KC - Team • One of five teams to make the MLS Cup Playoffs each of the last four seasons (LA, NYR, SEA, RSL). • In the 2015 regular season, Sporting KC... ...leads MLS with 26 chances created from set plays and five assists from set plays ...leads MLS with four headed goals and rank tied for 2nd with 11 total goals ...leads MLS with 46 successful crosses/corners ...leads MLS with 497 duels won and 175 aerial duels won ...leads MLS with 209 interceptions, 43 more than any other team ...is tied for 3rd in MLS with 11 assists ...is 3rd in MLS with 150 tackles won ...is 2nd in MLS with 88 chances created

and the 2004 U.S. Open Cup—were secured with victories over Chicago. Kansas City topped the Fire 1-0 in the 2000 MLS Cup before beating their rivals 1-0 in the 2004 U.S. Open Cup final at Arrowhead Stadium.

Recent #SKCvCHI regular season meetings Date Score Result Location 03/16/2013 KC 0 vs CHI 0 T Sporting Park 07/07/2013 KC 2 at CHI 1 W Toyota Park 08/23/2013 KC 0 at CHI 1 L Toyota Park 05/18/2014 KC 1 at CHI 2 L Toyota Park 07/06/2014 KC 1 vs CHI 1 T Sporting Park 10/10/2014 KC 2 vs CHI 0 W Sporting Park

Sporting KC - Individual • Benny Feilhaber leads MLS with five assists. • Dom Dwyer leads MLS with 26 fouls suffered. • Matt Besler is tied for 2nd in MLS with two game-winning assists. • Benny Feilhaber and Matt Besler are the only two MLS players with two assists from set plays. • Roger Espinoza is 4th among MLS midfielders with 50 duels won. • Krisztian Nemeth has scored in three of the club’s last four matches. • All three of Krisztian Nemeth’s shots on target this season have resulted in goals. • Former Chicago Fire defender Jalil Anibaba has played every minute of Sporting KC’s last six games, starting with his club debut on March 21. • Luis Marin has a 0.75 goals against average in four games at Sporting Park.

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Graham Zusi has four goals in 12 regular season appearances against Chicago, most recently scoring the game-winner in a 2-0 win on Oct. 10, 2014, at Sporting Park. Benny Feilhaber has two goals and two assists in nine regular season appearances against Chicago, most recently scoring in a 2-1 win at Toyota Park on July 7, 2013. Dom Dwyer scored in all three meetings against Chicago last season— May 18 in Chicago, then July 6 and Oct. 10 at Sporting Park. In 10 regular season games against SKC, Sean Johnson has recorded four clean sheets, 37 saves and posted a 0.90 goals against average. Aside from injured forward Mike Magee, just one player on the current Chicago roster has scored a regular season goal against Sporting KC. Defender Jeff Larentowicz has one goal in 19 games against SKC, scoring on Oct. 25, 2008, as a member of New England.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Manager Peter Vermes’ 78 regular season wins are tied for 12th most in MLS history. With a win Saturday, he will pass Tim Hankinson to take sole possession of 12th place. • Dom Dwyer ranks 9th in KC history with 26 regular season goals, two behind Scott Sealy (2005-08) and Vitalis Takawira (1996-99) who are tied for 7th. His 30 goals in all competitions are tied for 9th in KC history, one behind Takawira and two behind Mo Johnston (1996-01). In SKC regular season history, Dwyer ranks... ...1st with 0.45 goals per game ...2nd with 7 penalty kick goals ...tied for 3rd with 5 multi-goal games ...tied for 8th with 7 game-winning goals • Graham Zusi ranks 3rd in KC history with 40 assists in the MLS regular season and 50 assists in all competitions. His 16 game-winning assists are tied for 2nd all-time with Chris Klein, behind Preki’s 23. In SKC regular season history, Zusi ranks... ...9th with 154 games played ...7th with 240 shots ...6th with 198 fouls suffered ...1st with 535 corner kicks (8th most in MLS history) ...tied for 6th with 8 game-winning goals • In SKC regular season history, Matt Besler ranks... ...8th with 157 games played ...7th with 152 games started ...7th with 13,726 minutes played • Connor Hallisey made his MLS debut last Saturday, entering in second half stoppage time of a 4-4 draw at Houston. • Benny Feilhaber is tied with Kei Kamara for 10th in KC history with 21 assists in all competitions, one behind Jack Jewsbury in 9th. • Paulo Nagamura is one shy of his 75th career MLS appearance for Sporting KC (including postseason). • Bernardo Anor is one shy of 50 MLS regular season starts. • Luis Marin is ties for 7th in KC history with three regular season shutouts and tied for 10th with eight games played in goal.

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SKC midfielder Roger Espinoza and Chicago winger Shaun Maloney were teammates at English club Wigan Athletic from 2013-2014. Both players started and played 90 minutes in Wigan’s famous 1-0 win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. SKC defender Jalil Anibaba played for Chicago from 2011-2013, starting 94 of his 97 MLS appearances for the club (including postseason). As a member of Real Salt Lake in 2013, Chicago defender Lovel Palmer missed his penalty kick to seal Sporting KC’s MLS Cup victory in a 10-round penalty kick shootout after a 1-1 draw through regulation at Sporting Park. SKC midfielder Servando Carrasco and Chicago forward Jason Johnson were teammates at the Houston Dynamo from 2013-2014.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 3, 2015 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SPORTING KC BACK HOME SUNDAY TO HOST THE CHICAGO FIRE With two consecutive road matches in the books, Sporting Kansas City returns home to face the Chicago Fire at 4 p.m. CT Sunday at Sporting Park in a nationally televised match on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Tied for fifth place in the Western Conference (2-2-4, 10 points), Sporting KC hosts Chicago as an inter-conference opponent for the first time since 2004. Peter Vermes’ men have yet to lose at Sporting Park this season (1-0-3) and are unbeaten in four straight home games against the Fire. Midfielder Benny Feilhaber enters the match in a rich vein of form, leading MLS with five assists and recording his first MLS brace—including an MLS Goal of the Week nominee—in last Saturday’s 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo. First-year forward Krisztian is also on an uptick with three goals in the team’s last four matches. Chicago (3-3-0, 9 points) missed out on the 2014 playoffs en route to an MLS record 18 draws last season and opened this year with three consecutive defeats. Since then, however, Frank Yallop’s side has rattled off three straight home victories with two shutouts from United States international goalkeeper Sean Johnson. Homegrown midfielder Harry Shipp, who earned an MLS Rookie of the Year nomination in 2014, leads the Fire with three assists, while first-year Designated Players Shaun Maloney and David Accam have both opened their scoring accounts.

FEILHABER UP FOR GOAL OF THE WEEK AND TEAM OF THE WEEK Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber continued his strong start to the season in a 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo last Saturday. Major League Soccer’s assist leader opened his 2015 scoring account with the first two-goal performance of his MLS career, landing him unanimous Team of the Week recognition from MLSsoccer. com, Goal.com, Bleacher Report and NBC Pro Soccer Talk. In addition, Feilhaber’s spectacular volley in the 95th minute of the match has been nominated for MLS Goal of the Week. The late strike was the final goal in Sporting KC’s second-highest scoring match in team history. FOR THE GOALKEEPERS, ONE TO FORGET Though last Saturday’s 4-4 draw may have been an instant classic among fans, pundits and participating field players, it will be one the goalkeepers want to forget. Luis Marin and Tyler Deric combined to make zero saves, marking just the fourth time in MLS history that a match failed to produce a single save. The other three instances—most recently a scoreless draw between FC Dallas and Seattle last month—combined for just seven shots on goal, while Houston and SKC combined for eight. All-time MLS matches without a save from either team Date Result Shots on goal Venue 05/18/2005 RSL 2-0 CHV 2 Rice-Eccles Stadium 04/04/2009 LA 2-3 COL 5 StubHub Center 03/28/2015 DAL 0-0 SEA 0 Toyota Stadium 04/25/2015 HOU 4-4 KC 8 BBVA Compass Stadium

SKC TO DEBUT ALL-WHITE THIRD KIT SUNDAY AT SPORTING PARK On Wednesday, Sporting KC released the club’s new third kit featuring a monochromatic white and metallic silver jersey that will debut Sunday at Sporting Park. The collared jersey’s signature argyle pattern, an iconic element from the third kit of the past two years, is showcased across the chest and is incorporated atop the back of the uniform, as well as on the reverse side of the socks. The silver metallic color scheme further showcases the player names/numbers, two MLS Cup championship stars above the club crest and all four distinctive logos: Ivy Funds, adidas, Sporting KC and MLS. The third kit, exclusively worn with corresponding white shorts and white socks, accompanies Sporting KC’s new primary uniform which launched for the team’s 20th season in 2015, in addition to the striped secondary jersey introduced last year.

SCORING EARLY, SCORING LATE Sporting KC bookended the scoring last Saturday, drawing first blood really early and salvaging a tie really late. Krisztian Nemeth’s low drive in the second minute— the fourth earliest ever conceded by Houston at home—was tied for the team’s second quickest road goal all-time. Conversely, Benny Feilhaber’s spectacular volley after 95 minutes was the team’s second latest road goal all-time and fourth latest overall. Both goals came from outside the box, as did Giles Barnes’ strike in the 46th minute. The three total goals from beyond the penalty area tied an all-time MLS high during the Opta era (2011-present). Latest stoppage time goals in Sporting KC regular season history Result Scorer Min. Venue Date 07/20/2013 RSL 1-2 KC Ike Opara* 97+ Rio Tinto Stadium 09/28/2012 KC 2-0 CHI Graham Zusi 96+ Sporting Park 09/22/2010 KC 4-3 HOU Josh Wolff* 96+ CommunityAmerica Ballpark 04/25/2015 HOU 4-4 KC Benny Feilhaber 95+ BBVA Compass Stadium 05/04/2014 KC 2-0 CLB Claudio Bieler 95+ Sporting Park *Game-winning goal

LAST TIME OUT: SKC RALLIES TO TIE HOUSTON 4-4 WITH 95TH-MINUTE GOAL Sporting KC battled back from a 3-1 deficit with three goals in the final 20 minutes for a thrilling 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo last Saturday. The eight-goal game equals the second-highest scoring MLS match in club history, a feat not seen since 1998, and was capped off by Benny Feilhaber’s superb equalizer in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time. Krisztian Nemeth opened the scoring just two minutes into the match, finding the net for the third time this month, before Dom Dwyer kick-started the comeback with his second goal of the year in the 74th minute. Feilhaber then recorded the first brace of his MLS career and did so in dramatic fashion with a penalty kick in the 80th minute before a stunning half-volley from 25 yards out with less than two minutes remaining. Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey made his MLS debut in second half stoppage time. The rivals, who have played 16 times since 2011, are now tied for fIfth place in the Western Conference standings with 10 points and will meet twice more in the regular season—Aug. 1 at Sporting Park and Sept. 23 back in Houston.

ZUSI NOTCHES 50TH ASSIST IN ALL COMPETITIONS Graham Zusi’s cushioned header that led to Feilhaber’s last-gasp equalizer last Saturday gave the United States international 50 career assists for Sporting KC in all competitions. Zusi becomes just the third player in club history to reach that mark, behind Preki (104) and Chris Klein (54). DWYER DOMINANT AGAINST DYNAMO Dom Dwyer, whose opportunistic goal in the 74th minute cut Kansas City’s deficit to 3-2 last Saturday in Houstno, has now scored in each of his last four matches against the Dynamo dating back to the 2013 Eastern Conference Championship second leg. He is the club’s fourth player to score in four straight MLS games against the same opponent (including postseason). KC players to score in four straight games vs. same opponent (incl. playoffs) Player Opponent Dates Preki New England Revolution 6/1/96 to 5/3/97 LA Galaxy 10 /10/96 to 5/10/97 Mark Chung D.C. United 6/20/96 to 7/19/97 Kei Kamara D.C. United 10/24/09 to 8/21/11 Dom Dwyer Houston Dynamo 11/23/13 to 4/25/15

GOALS GALORE IN HOUSTON Last Saturday’s 4-4 draw between Sporting KC and Houston was tied for the second highest scoring match in Kansas City’s 646-game MLS history (including postseason). Only a 6-4 win against Columbus during the inaugural 1996 season offered more scoring over 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Sporting KC’s four goals were also tied for the team’s second most in a road match all-time, one behind a five-goal shutout win at Colorado in 2000. The fact that Kansas City put four past a Houston defense that had previously conceded one goal in 360 minutes at BBVA Stadium this year (and led MLS with 0.57 goals allowed per game) makes the feat even more impressive. Highest scoring matches in Sporting KC history Date Result Goals Venue KC 6-4 CLB 10 Arrowhead Stadium 05/02/1996 08/16/1998 CLB 5-3 KC 8 Ohio Stadium 04/25/2015 HOU 4-4 KC 8 BBVA Compass Stadium Note: seven goals scored on 11 occasions (KC is 9-2-0 in those games)

FOUR GOALS NOT ENOUGH IN LATE COMEBACK Last Saturday was the first time ever that Kansas City scored at least four goals and failed to win in MLS competition, having previously been 36-0-0 in those games (including postseason). It also marked the fifth time ever that the team earned a road result after trailing by two goals in the second half.

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

NEMETH FINDING HIS FORM First-year forward Krisztian Nemeth has scored in three of Sporting KC’s last four matches and is now the club’s top scorer in 2015. The 26-year-old Hungarian and former Liverpool Reserves member has put three shots on goal this season, each of which has found the back of the net.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 3, 2015 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) LOAN RECAP: ABDUL-SALAAM AND SAN ANTONIO SALVAGE LATE DRAW Following in the footsteps of Sporting KC, Saad Abdul-Salaam and the San Antonio Scorpions received an equalizer in second half stoppage time to salvage an exciting 2-2 draw last Saturday, April 25. The defending North American Soccer League champions (0-2-1) secured their first point of the 2015 season as a late penalty kick from Rafael Castillo denied Minnesota United (0-1-2) three points in front of a franchise record crowd of 9,233 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota. Abdul-Salaam played the entire match at right back and has featured in every minute of San Antonio’s young NASL campaign. In Oklahoma City, meanwhile, midfielder Mikey Lopez earned his fourth start in as many matches as OKC Energy FC (2-1-1) suffered their first defeat of the 2015 USL season, 2-1, against expansion team St. Louis FC (2-2-1) at Taft Stadium. Lopez played 56 minutes for Jimmy Nielsen’s men. Mikey Lopez (OKC) USL Stats: 4 GP, 4 GS, 408 MIN Saad Abdul-Salaam (San Antonio) NASL Stats: 3 GP, 3 GS, 270 MIN Jon Kempin (San Antonio) NASL Stats: 2 GP, 180 MIN, 2.50 GAA, 5 saves

IN-FORM FEILHABER FAST TO FIVE ASSISTS From a playmaking perspective, Benny Feilhaber is off to one of the best starts in club history. At LA Galaxy on April 18, he became the second fastest player to reach the five assist mark, doing so in his seventh league appearance of 2015. Feilhaber’s role in Krisztian Nemeth’s 22nd-minute strike also marked the second time in Sporting KC history that one player has assisted five of the team’s first seven goals in a season. The only other player to accomplish that feat is winger Graham Zusi, who needed just four games to reach five assists in 2012 and also set up five of the club’s first seven goals that year. With 26 regular season matches still to play in 2015, Feilhaber is two assists shy of equaling his career-high, set in 2011 during his first MLS campaign with the New England Revolution. After recording a brace last Saturday at Houston, he is also two goals shy of equalling a career-best four MLS goals, set in 2011 and 2014. IN-FORM DEFENDER IKE OPARA SIDELINED WITH RUPTURED ACHILLES Sporting KC announced on April 13 that defender Ike Opara has been diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left ankle. He suffered the injury in the 81st minute of Saturday’s scoreless draw between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. The 26-year-old centerback had played every minute of the team’s first six games until that point after coming back from a season-ending surgery in his right ankle one year ago. At the time of his injury, Opara led Sporting KC – and all MLS defenders – with two goals in 2015, while also anchoring a backline that had three shutouts and conceded the fewest shots per game (9.83) of any team in the league this season. In addition, he led all MLS players in 2015 with 30 interceptions and 33 aerials won, while ranking second in duels won (55). He was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in three of the season’s first four weeks and finished third in MLS Player of the Month voting for March. Opara’s two goals this season bring his goal total to six across all competitions since he joined the club in 2013 from San Jose. The 6-foot-2 centerback has proven particularly dangerous on set pieces, as all six of his goals have been headers. Opara’s five MLS goals over the last three regular seasons are tied for third most among defenders, one behind Jordan Harvey (Vancouver) and Matt Hedges (Dallas). Opara has been a key contributor for teams that have won the NCAA National Championship (Wake Forest, 2007), Supporters’ Shield (San Jose, 2012) and MLS Cup (Sporting KC, 2013). At the international level, he represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt and was also a member of the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team during Olympic qualifying in 2012.

WINNING THE DUEL In a 3-1 loss at FC Dallas on March 14, Sporting KC lost 61 percent (69 of 113) of the game’s duels, marking the largest negative discrepancy in duels for Sporting KC since Opta began tracking MLS statistics in 2011. Following the match, Sporting KC responded with two consecutive performances in which they set MLS season-highs for duels won. Peter Vermes’ men won 72 duels in a 0-0 draw against Portland before winning 78 in a win at New York City FC. Sporting KC has out-dueled five of their last six opponents and leads MLS with 497 duels won entering Week 9. SPORTING KC A SET PIECE THREAT Through the first eight weeks of the season, Sporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams on set pieces. In addition to scoring four goals directly off set pieces, the team has accumulated numerous statistics that illustrate their set piece prowess.

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HISTORIC COMEBACK Sporting KC’s 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Union on April 5 was just the seventh in MLS history by a team that trailed entering stoppage time. Jalil Anibaba scored a 91st-minute equalizer to set the stage for Krisztian Nemeth’s game-winner with 94 minutes on the clock. The last time Kansas City pulled off such a reversal was Sept. 17, 2007, when Eddie Johnson (93’) and Scott Sealy (94’) condemned the Columbus Crew to a 3-2 defeat. All-time MLS comeback wins in stoppage time Date Result Score at 90 min Venue DC 3-2 CHI 1-2 RFK Stadium 04/08/2000 04/21/2001 DAL 3-2 CHI 1-2 Cotton Bowl NE 2-4 DC 2-1 Gillette Stadium 07/27/2003 09/15/2007 KC 3-2 CLB 1-2 Arrowhead Stadium 10/15/2011 DC 1-2 CHI 1-0 RFK Stadium 06/29/2013 SJ 3-2 LA 1-2 Stanford Stadium 04/05/2015 KC 3-2 PHI 1-2 Sporting Park

Sporting KC leads MLS with 26 chances created from set plays (10 more than any other team) and five assists from set plays Sporting KC leads MLS with four headed goals Benny Feilhaber and Matt Besler are two of three MLS players (Brad Davis) with multiple assists from set plays (two each).

STADIUM CRASHERS On March 28, Sporting KC delivered New York City FC their first ever defeat at Yankee Stadium with a 1-0 result. Sporting KC has now handed MLS opponents their first loss at a new stadium at seven different venues, including a penalty shootout win against San Jose in 1996. Opponent Date Venue of 1st loss Result San Jose Earthquakes April 21, 1996 Spartan Stadium T 2-2 Houston Dynamo April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1 Toronto FC April 28, 2007 BMO Field W 1-0 Seattle Sounders April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0 Real Salt Lake May 16, 2009 Rio Tinto Stadium W 2-0 Houston Dynamo May 12, 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium W 1-0 New York City FC March 28, 2015 Yankee Stadium W 1-0 RULING THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Following a 1-0 win at New York City on March 28, Sporting KC moved to 7-1-2 in their first meetings against expansion (or relocated*) clubs during Major League Soccer’s expansion era (2005-present) . The list below excludes the San Jose Earthquakes, who took a two year hiatus from 2006-07 before returning to MLS in 2008. Opponent Date Venue Result Chivas USA June 1, 2005 StubHub Center T 1-1 Real Salt Lake July 16, 2005 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-2 Houston Dynamo* April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1 Toronto FC April 25, 2007 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0 CommunityAmerica Ballpark W 2-0 Philadelphia Union June 10, 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps April 2, 2011 Empire Field T 3-3 Portland Timbers July 2, 2011 Providence Park W 2-1 Montreal Impact May 5, 2012 Sporting Park L 2-0 New York City FC March 28, 2015 Yankee Stadium W 1-0

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 3, 2015 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) ROAD WARRIORS Sporting KC has won 30 away matches in MLS since the beginning of 2011, more than any other club, including eight road wins in each of the previous three regular seasons. Their 24 road wins from 2012-2014 are the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present). Coincidentally, the 1-0 victory over New York City FC on March 28 was Sporting KC’s 300th regular season road game and the team’s 100th road win across all competition in club history.

OPTA: SPORTING KC 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS TEAM Statistic

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Goals 4 Assists 4 Shots 18 Shots on goal 6 Chances created 15 Passes successful 368 Passing accuracy 83.5% Corners 8 Possession 67.6% Duels won 78 Tackles won 29 Interceptions 37 Shots faced (high) 14 Shots faced (low) 4 Fouls committed 16 Fouls suffered 17

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

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

SUCCESS IN KANSAS CITY Sporting KC is in their 20th season as one of nine active charter members in Major League Soccer. Led by seventh-year Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting KC is the only club to win an MLS Cup (2013), a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2012) and multiple conference regular season titles (2011, 2012) since 2006. Vermes has guided the team to four straight postseason appearances and 69 MLS victories (including playoffs) since 2011, third most in the league. During that time, Sporting KC has recorded a league-best 30 road wins. In addition to winning championships, the club has seen many of its current players earn individual accolades. Winger Graham Zusi was named MLS Breakout Player of the Year in 2011, while captain Matt Besler received MLS Defender of the Year recognition in 2012. A pair of three-time MLS All-Stars, Zusi (28 caps) and Besler (25 caps) are veterans of the United States Men’s National Team and signed Designated Player contracts with Sporting KC last July after competing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Last year, Dwyer scored 22 MLS goals and 24 goals in all competitions to set new single-season records for the club. The 24-year-old has scored 52 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013—30 with Sporting KC and 22 with former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. Now entering his fourth year in Kansas City, Dwyer signed a contract extension during this offseason. Sporting KC also welcomes back Honduran international midfielder Roger Espinoza, who played five seasons for the team from 2008-2012. After becoming an MLS All-Star in 2012, Espinoza moved to Wigan Athletic where he won the 2013 FA Cup title and made 57 total appearances across the English Premier League, English Championship, UEFA Europa League and domestic cups. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONS Jalil Anibaba Week 5 (4/6) Marcel de Jong Week 3 (3/23) Dom Dwyer Week 5 (4/6) Roger Espinoza Week 2 (3/16) Week 3 (3/23) Week 5 (4/6) Benny Feilhaber Week 1 (3/9) Week 4 (3/30) Week 6 (4/13) Week 8 (4/27) Ike Opara Week 1 (3/9) Week 3 (3/23) Week 4 (3/30) March Week 6 (4/13)

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4/5/15 4/5/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 4/11/15 4/5/15 4/5/15 4/11/15 3/21/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 4/11/15 4/5/15 3/14/15 3/28/15 3/28/15 3/28/15 4/18/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 4/25/15 3/28/15 4/11/15 4/5/15 4/18/15

Result

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

Opp.

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 3, 2015 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC regular season record vs. Chicago Fire: 13-25-11 Home games: 9-8-9 (36 GF, 38 GA) Road games: 4-17-2 (22 GF, 47 GA) Date 04/08/1998 06/24/1998 08/29/1998 09/17/1998 03/27/1999 05/22/1999 08/05/1999 08/25/1999 03/25/2000 06/04/2000 05/19/2001 07/04/2001 08/14/2002 08/31/2002 04/26/2003 06/21/2003 07/26/2003 04/03/2004 05/08/2004 09/01/2004 06/18/2005 08/10/2005 08/19/2005 10/01/2005 05/06/2006 06/17/2006 07/04/2006 08/16/2006 04/21/2007 08/22/2007 08/25/2007 04/20/2008 07/27/2008 10/05/2008 04/18/2009 08/16/2009 05/15/2010 10/12/2010 03/26/2011 06/09/2011 05/12/2012 06/29/2012 09/28/2012 03/16/2013 07/07/2013 08/23/2013 05/18/2014 07/06/2014 10/10/2014

Score KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 1 at CHI 4 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 0 vs CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 3 KC 1 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 4 vs CHI 3 KC 2 at CHI 3 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 7 KC 1 at CHI 5 KC 2 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 3 KC 4 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 1 at CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 1 KC 3 at CHI 2 KC 3 vs CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 1 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 0 at CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 1 at CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 2 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 2 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 2 at CHI 0 KC 2 at CHI 3 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 2 at CHI 1 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 0

Result W L L (SO) L L L L L W L L L L W L W L T T L T W W L T W L L L W L W T T T L T W L T L L W T W L L T W

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Location Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Cardinal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cardinal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Toyota Park Toyota Park Toyota Park Arrowhead Stadium Toyota Park Toyota Park CommunityAmerica Ballpark CommunityAmerica Ballpark Toyota Park CommunityAmerica Ballpark CommunityAmerica Ballpark Toyota Park Toyota Park Sporting Park Toyota Park Sporting Park Sporting Park Sporting Park Toyota Park Toyota Park Toyota Park Sporting Park Sporting Park

5 Sealy/Wolff 10 Preki 43 Davy Arnaud 18 Josh Wolff 38 Kerry Zavagnin 40 Davy Arnaud

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

3 three players tied 6 Tony Meola 3 Jimmy Nielsen 40 Tony Meola 24 Tony Meola

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

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Zach Thornton 15 Zach Thornton 4 Zach Thornton 8 Zach Thornton 94 Zach Thornton 26

chicago fire

2 six players tied 3 Preki (6/21/03) 8 Kei Kamara (6/29/12) 4 four players tied 6 Alex Zotinca (4/3/04) 6 six players tied

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

9 Tony Meola (7/26/03) 7 Bo Oshoniyi (7/4/01)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

seven players tied 2 10 players tied 2 (7/26/03) Damani Ralph 9 five players tied 4 seven players tied 6 Blanco/Ralph 7 (6/21/03) Zach Thornton 10

Sutton/Thorntno 4

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

1 2 OT 29 29 0 292 344 0 132 128 0 318 343 0 47 46 0 109 134 0

Total 58 636 260 661 93 243

chicago fire Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 43 42 0 305 305 0 132 135 0 348 350 0 66 79 0 105 126 0

Total 85 610 267 698 145 231

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 11 7 11 6 10 13 0 58 CHI 15 10 18 13 14 15 0 85

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,367

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

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

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

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

Ante Razov 9 Justin Mapp 8 Ante Razov 48 Ante Razov 20 Gonzalo Segares 45 Justin Mapp 42

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS

Sporting KC postseason record vs. Chicago Fire: 1-0-0 Score Result Location Date 10/15/2000 KC 1 vs CHI 0 W RFK Stadium 2000 MLS Cup

chicago fire

104.9 6

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

147

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 98 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 3, 2015 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14)

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

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14)

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

James Marcelin (signing - 12/16/14)

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

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14)

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

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14)

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

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14)

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

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15)

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

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

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

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

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

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15)

Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15)

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

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013

Mikey Lopez (14th)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

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

Connor Hallisey (10th)

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

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

2015

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

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

MLS Lottery Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 3, 2015 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T 1-1

Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-3

Espinoza 44 14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

T 0-0

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Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12 27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W 3-2

Dwyer 16, Anibaba 91+, Nemeth 94+

19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

T 0-0

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20,087

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

L 1-2

Nemeth 22

20,018

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

T 4-4

Nemeth 2, Dwyer 74, Feilhaber 80, 95+

21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS