Match Notes: Sporting vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | May 18, 2019 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. CT (TSN; FS-KC+)

Saturday, May 18, 2019 (Week 12, MLS Game #148)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-2 165 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 7 6 0 0 7 6 0 0 2 Botond Barath 4 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 5 5 0 0 7 6 0 0 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 6 6 0 0 263 257 3 18 MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 10 8 1 1 77 75 5 7 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 10 9 4 3 40 33 14 13 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 8 8 0 2 260 220 28 65 FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 10 9 6 1 68 43 18 11 9 Krisztian Nemeth 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 9 5 0 0 41 24 3 3 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 10 4 0 1 216 164 29 41 FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 7 7 0 2 70 50 13 9 12 Gerso Fernandes 13 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 7 4 3 0 14 5 4 1 14 Nicolas Hasler DF 5-9 174 05/04/1991 Vaduz, Liechtenstein 6 3 0 0 40 31 3 4 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 7 6 0 0 215 203 1 11 15 Seth Sinovic 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 185 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 4 4 0 2 226 206 8 34 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 0 0 0 0 105 47 12 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 7 2 0 0 58 40 14 9 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 10 9 4 1 30 27 11 3 DF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 204 161 24 29 22 Rodney Wallace 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-10 150 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gedion Zelalem MF 5-11 155 01/26/1997 Berlin, Germany 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 24 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 9 9 0 0 130 129 0 0 30 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 163 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 8 2 2 246 220 39 58 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 75 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 0 0 0 0 86 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W135 L103 T86

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A Doneil Henry DF 6-2 195 04/20/1993 North York, ON, Canada 12 12 2 1 96 81 4 4 2 4 Hwang Inbeom MF 5-10 155 09/20/1996 Daejeon, South Korea 12 11 1 1 12 11 1 1 MF 5-9 155 11/03/1986 Pamplona, Spain 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 6 Jon Erice 7 Lucas Venuto MF 5-5 140 01/14/1995 Governador Valadares, Brazil 11 6 1 0 11 6 1 0 8 Felipe Martins MF 5-9 155 09/30/1990 Engenheiro Beltrao, Brazil 8 6 0 0 230 216 23 48 9 Joaquin Ardaiz FW 6-1 180 01/11/1999 Salto, Uruguay 10 1 0 0 10 1 0 0 FW 5-9 165 07/26/1987 Campo de la Cruz, Colombia 11 9 3 1 163 144 63 41 12 Fredy Montero 13 Derek Cornelius DF 6-2 190 11/25/1997 Ajax, ON, Canada 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 Andy Rose MF 6-2 175 02/13/1990 Melbourne, Australia 5 2 1 0 87 44 6 7 15 16 Maxime Crepeau GK 6-0 195 05/11/1994 Greenfield Park, QC, Canada 11 11 0 0 14 14 0 0 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 190 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 1 1 0 0 135 133 0 0 18 19 Lass Bangoura MF 5-9 150 03/30/1992 Conakry, Guinea 12 6 1 1 12 6 1 1 20 Jasser Khmiri DF 6-4 185 07/27/1997 Tunis, Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Erik Godoy DF 6-1 175 08/16/1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina 12 12 1 0 12 12 1 0 Scott Sutter DF 5-11 175 05/13/1986 London, England 4 3 0 0 55 51 4 6 23 24 David Norman Jr. MF 6-2 175 05/31/1998 New Westminster, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brendan McDonough DF 6-2 190 12/27/1996 Atlanta, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 28 Jake Nerwinski DF 6-0 175 10/17/1994 Lawrenceville, NJ 9 9 0 0 54 52 0 6 29 Yordy Reyna MF 5-7 145 09/17/1993 Chiclayo, Peru 8 7 1 1 52 39 13 16 31 Russell Teibert MF 5-8 150 12/22/1992 Niagara Falls, ON, Canada 9 9 0 1 146 104 3 15 Sean Melvin GK 6-4 190 07/09/1994 Victoria, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 46 Brett Levis DF 5-8 160 03/29/1993 Regina, SK, Canada 2 0 0 0 17 13 0 0 50 Theo Bair FW 6-4 215 08/27/1999 Ottawa, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 Thomas Hasal GK 6-3 190 07/09/1999 Cambridge, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 Ali Adnan DF 6-1 180 12/19/1993 Baghdad, Iraq 9 9 0 1 9 9 0 1 54 Simon Colyn MF 5-9 150 03/23/2002 Langley, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Michael Baldisimo MF 5-6 160 04/13/2000 Burnaby, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 94 PC Giro DF 5-8 155 03/10/1994 Sao Paulo, Brazil 8 5 0 1 24 15 0 2 ON LOAN Anthony Blondell FW 6-1 190 05/17/1994 Cumana, Venezuela 0 0 0 0 18 8 1 1 HEAD COACH : Marc Dos Santos

05/26/1977 W3 L6 T3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

Saturday, May 18, 2019; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2019 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 10 2-4-4 10 19 19 5 2-1-2 8 15 10

REFEREE: Timothy Ford. AR1 (bench): Corey Rockwell; AR2 (opposite): Gjovalin Bori; 4th: Michael Radchuk; VAR: Sorin Stoica; AVAR: Jonathan Johnson TEAM NEWS

Whitecaps FC 12 3-6-3 12 11 15 on road 5 1-3-1 4 6 8 ALL-TIME: Sporting 8 wins, 29 goals … Whitecaps FC 3 wins, 17 goals … Ties 3

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Felipe Gutierrez, Krisztian Nemeth ... VAN: Ali Adnan, PC Giro

AT KC: Sporting 5 wins, 17 goals … Whitecaps FC 1 win, 7 goals … Ties 1

DISABLED LIST: KC: Jaylin Lindsey INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Gianluca Busio (USA U-17)

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/20: KC 6, VAN 0 (Russell 10, 16, 48; Medranda 30; Lobato 54; Croizet 77) 10/17: VAN 1, KC 4 (Martins 42 -- Croizet 62; Salloi 82, 97+; Busio 94+)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES D.C. UNITED 1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 Scoring Summary: DC--Arriola 3 (Rooney 4) 78

UPCOMING MATCHES WHITECAPS FC SPORTING Wed. May 22 at Red Bulls Sun. May 26 Seattle Sat. May 25 FC Dallas Wed. May 29 LA Galaxy Fri. May 31 Toronto FC Sat. June 1 at Houston Sat. June 22 Colorado Fri. June 7 at Toronto FC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Nicolas Hasler, Botond Barath, Graham Smith, Seth Sinovic, Benny Feilhaber, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez (Kelyn Rowe 84), Johnny Russell, Krisztian Nemeth, Daniel Salloi (Yohan Croizet 65).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM WHITECAPS FC

SPORTING

F 19 47

A 19 47

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 11 98

A 15 72

5 4 2 0

12 1 2 0

5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0

6 1 1 0 7 0 0 0

1 10 0

1 14 0

HOW SCORED

8 9 2 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

13 5 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

10 2 2 0 3 1 0 1

14 2 0 2 1 0 0 0

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

5 12 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 0 ATLANTA UNITED 1 Scoring Summary: ATL--J. Martinez 5 (penalty kick) 29 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC--Maxime Crepeau, Jake Nerwinski, Erik Godoy, Doneil Henry, Ali Adnan, Hwang Inbeom, Felipe Martins (Joaquin Ardaiz 78), Russell Teibert (Andy Rose 69), Lucas Venuto, Fredy Montero, Lass Bangoura (PC Giro 64).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC VAN

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

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 2-1-1 0-3-3 3-1-2 0-5-0

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/30/2019 KC 7, MTL 1 10/21/2018 KC 3, DAL 0 5/05/2019 KC 0, ATL 3 5/12/2019 KC 0, DC 1 4/27/2019 KC 4, NE 4 3/10/2019 KC 2, PHI 0 5/12/2019 KC 0, DC 1

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Whitecaps FC

LWTWTTLTLL LLLTLTWLTWWL

(3) (5) (0) (0) (2) (8) (0)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Date Score (Gms since) 5/10/2019 VAN 1, POR 0 (1) 5/03/2019 VAN 3, COL 2 (0) 5/15/2019 VAN 0, ATL 1 (0) 4/20/2019 VAN 0, ORL 1 (1) 4/27/2019 VAN 1, PHI 1 (3) 5/10/2019 VAN 1, POR 0 (1) 5/15/2019 VAN 0, ATL 1 (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 6 Nemeth A: 3 Russell SHT: 31 Nemeth SOG: 12 Nemeth FC: 16 Nemeth FS: 17 Fernandes OF: 7 Nemeth C: 3 Gutierrez/Nemeth E: 1 Espinoza WHITECAPS FC G: 3 Montero A: 1 8 players tied SHT: 20 Hwang SOG: 7 Hwang/Reyna FC: 15 PC Giro FS: 20 Montero OF: 3 Bangoura C: 3 PC Giro E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 10 2 4 2 0 2 19 1.90 VAN 12 5 4 2 1 0 11 0.92 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 10 1 4 2 1 2 19 1.90 VAN 12 3 5 2 2 0 15 1.25 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 19 2 2 3 2 4 6 VAN 11 2 3 2 2 0 2 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 19 2 2 3 5 3 4 VAN 15 1 2 3 1 6 2

2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-4-4, 10 pts.) UNF 9 7 21 13 6 12 8 17 11 3 1 4 30 30 2 20 24 16 5 14 14 22 15 29 10

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

PLAYER Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Gianluca Busio Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Kelyn Rowe Abdul Rwatubyaye Adrian Zendejas Andreu Fontas Benny Feilhaber (KC) Benny Feilhaber (TOT) Botond Barath Daniel Salloi Gedion Zelalem Graham Smith Matt Besler Nicolas Hasler (KC) Nicolas Hasler (TOT) Rodney Wallace Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Yohan Croizet Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 10 10 10 7 10 7 8 4 10 2 1 5 1 10 7 7 2 2 6 3 6 1 7 9 9

GS 9 9 9 4 8 7 8 4 4 1 1 5 1 8 6 2 1 2 6 2 3 1 6 9 5

MIN 830 829 780 340 756 571 720 284 401 164 90 428 90 710 562 238 81 180 465 181 254 27 603 810 464

10 10

900 900

G 6 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 19

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

SHT 31 24 21 9 8 6 12 4 8 2 0 2 0 9 3 4 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 7

SOG 12 10 10 6 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4

16 13

133 148

52 52

FC 16 6 14 5 8 8 6 10 9 3 0 4 1 16 11 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 8

FS 7 16 10 5 9 17 9 7 8 0 0 4 1 21 1 4 0 0 1 2 4 1 3 1 5

OFF 7 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

CK 0 37 8 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

120 122 122 120

18 15

46 51

24 23

5 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 1, Gerso Fernandes 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 2-2, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 1 10 10

GS 9 1 10 10

MIN SHTS 810 48 90 4 900 52 900 52

SV 30 3 33 33

GA 18 1 19 19

GAA 2 1 1.9 1.9

PG 0 1 1 3

PA 2 1 3 4

W 2 0 2 4

L 4 0 4 2

T 3 1 4 4

SO 1 0 1 2

2019 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC STATISTICS (3-6-3, 12 pts.) UNF 12 2 4 19 29 15 22 7 53 94 31 46 13 8 28 9 6 16 23 18

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

PLAYER Fredy Montero Doneil Henry Hwang Inbeom Lass Bangoura Yordy Reyna Andy Rose Erik Godoy Lucas Venuto Ali Adnan PC Giro Russell Teibert Brett Levis Derek Cornelius Felipe Martins Jake Nerwinski Joaquin Ardaiz Jon Erice Maxime Crepeau Scott Sutter Zac MacMath Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 11 12 12 12 8 5 12 11 9 8 9 2 3 8 9 10 10 11 4 1

GS 9 12 11 6 7 2 12 6 9 5 9 0 3 6 9 1 10 11 3 1

MIN 792 1079 982 521 582 248 1080 578 810 433 724 59 211 521 810 217 837 990 316 90

12 12

1080 1080

G 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11

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

SHT 17 4 20 10 16 5 4 8 14 6 3 1 1 3 3 8 2 0 1 0

SOG 5 4 7 4 7 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0

11 8

208 126

FC 14 4 9 11 10 5 11 1 9 15 7 2 4 13 7 7 11 0 0 0

FS 20 5 14 7 14 2 6 12 16 10 1 2 1 7 10 0 14 2 5 0

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

CK 11 0 19 0 10 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

53 41

154 140 140 154

17 14

70 57

19 21

1 0

GAA 1 1.27 1.25 0.92

PG 0 7 7 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Fredy Montero 1, Andy Rose 1, Hwang Inbeom 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Russell Teibert 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Fredy Montero 1-1, Ali Adnan 0-1 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 18 16

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath Maxime Crepeau Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 11 12 12

GS 1 11 12 12

MIN SHTS 90 4 990 49 1080 53 1080 41

SV 2 34 36 29

GA 1 14 15 11

PA 0 7 7 2

W 0 3 3 6

L 1 5 6 3

T 0 3 3 3

SO 0 3 3 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar.

RESULT L 1-2

ATT 22099

W-L-T 0-1-0

W 2-0 T 1-1 W 7-1

18738 11037 18632

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

7 6 5

T 1-1

26023

2-1-2

T 2-2

17897

2-1-3

Sat. Apr.

7 at FC Cincinnati 14 New York Red Bulls 20 at San Jose

L 1-4

15777

2-2-3

Sat. Apr.

27 New England

T 4-4

18511

2-2-4

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

May May May May May June June June June

L 0-3 L 0-1

18518 12521

2-3-4 2-4-4

10 11

Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

July July July July July

5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle 29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC 6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle 10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles 21 Colorado 25 at Minnesota 29 Portland 6 at FC Dallas

Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. Apr. Sun. Apr.

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

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

OPPONENT 3 at Los Angeles FC 10 Philadelphia 17 at Colorado 30 Montreal

POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+) 3 KC: Sanchez (11) own goal (80); 4 KC: Russell (88); COL: Rubio (54) 7 KC: Russell (10,50) Nemeth (43,68,84) Gutierrez (47+) Busio (78); MTL: Taider (89) 8 KC: Busio (62); CIN: Mattocks (19) 9 KC: Russell (24) Busio (88); NYR: Royer (52) White (75) 9 KC: Gutierrez (66); SJ: Hoesen (6,12) Salinas (46) Eriksson (61) 10 KC: Nemeth (33,83) Gutierrez (60,70); NE: Caicedo (18,35) Agudelo (42) Jones (66) 10 ATL: Martinez (39,76) Barco (47) 10 DC: Arriola (78)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Fri. Fri. Wed. Sat.

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

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

May May May May

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

May May June June June July

Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat.

July July July July Aug.

Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.

OPPONENT 2 Minnesota

RESULT L 2-3

ATT 27837

W-L-T 0-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 9 0 VAN: Godoy (6) Henry (81); MIN: Quintero (37) Calvo (66) Ibarra (70) 11 0 RSL: Rusnak (21)

9 at Real Salt Lake 16 at Houston

L 0-1

17096

0-2-0

L 2-3

13549

0-3-0

30 Seattle 5 Los Angeles 12 at Chicago 17 Los Angeles FC 20 at Orlando City SC 27 Philadelphia 3 at Colorado

T L T W L

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

24803 22120 10439 17038 22468

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

10 10 10 9 10

T 1-1 W 3-2

17835 10794

1-5-3 2-5-3

11 9

10 Portland 15 Atlanta 18 at Sporting KC 22 at New York Red Bulls 25 FC Dallas 31 Toronto FC 22 Colorado 26 at FC Dallas 29 at Seattle 6 at Los Angeles FC 13 Sporting KC 17 at New England 20 San Jose 27 at Minnesota 3 at FC Cincinnati 10 at Portland 17 D.C. United 24 at San Jose 28 at Montreal 31 New York City FC 14 Houston 21 Columbus 29 at Los Angeles 6 Real Salt Lake

W 1-0 L 0-1

18356 16138

3-5-3 3-6-3

7 8

0 VAN: Montero (35) Bangoura (54); HOU: Rodriguez (15,73) Elis (42) 1 1 LA: Steres (63) Ibrahimovic (71) 2 VAN: Reyna (53); CHI: Nikolic (84) 5 VAN: Hwang (27); 5 ORL: Almeida (88) 6 VAN: Henry (41); PHI: Przybylko (66) 9 VAN: Montero (17) Venuto (26) Rose (87); COL: Kamara (38,53) 12 VAN: Montero (9); 12 ATL: Martinez (29)

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 3 Krisztian Nemeth Assists 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Gerso Fernandes Shots 7 Krisztian Nemeth Shots on Goal 3 Krisztian Nemeth 3 Krisztian Nemeth Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 5 Gerso Fernandes 5 Johnny Russell Offside 2 5 times Saves 5 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 4 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia

Goals 7 03/30/2019 vs Assists 7 03/30/2019 vs Shots 20 04/14/2019 vs Shots on Goal 9 03/30/2019 vs Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 16 03/17/2019 vs 16 04/14/2019 vs 16 04/27/2019 vs Corner Kicks 9 04/27/2019 vs Offside 3 03/10/2019 vs 3 04/07/2019 vs Saves 5 03/10/2019 vs 5 05/05/2019 vs Shots Faced 8 05/05/2019 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/20/2019 vs 4 04/27/2019 vs

03/30/2019 vs MTL

W 7-1

03/30/2019 vs MTL 03/30/2019 vs MTL

W 7-1 W 7-1

04/27/2019 vs NE

T 4-4

03/30/2019 vs MTL 04/27/2019 vs NE

W 7-1 T 4-4

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/30/2019 vs MTL 05/12/2019 vs DC

W 7-1 L 0-1

03/10/2019 vs PHI

W 2-0

03/10/2019 vs PHI 05/05/2019 vs ATL

W 2-0 L 0-3

05/05/2019 vs ATL

L 0-3

04/20/2019 vs SJ 04/27/2019 vs NE

L 1-4 T 4-4

MTL

W 7-1

MTL

W 7-1

NYR

T 2-2

MTL

W 7-1

LFC

L 1-2

COL NYR NE

T 1-1 T 2-2 T 4-4

T 4-4

PHI CIN

W 2-0 T 1-1

PHI ATL

W 2-0 L 0-3

ATL

L 0-3

SJ NE

L 1-4 T 4-4

WHITECAPS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 1 11 times Assists 1 8 times Shots 4 5 times Shots on Goal 3 Yordy Reyna 3 Fredy Montero Fouls Committed 5 PC Giro 5 PC Giro Fouls Suffered 6 Jon Erice 6 Yordy Reyna Offside 1 14 times Saves 5 4 times Shots Faced 6 4 times Goals Allowed 3 Maxime Crepeau 3 Maxime Crepeau

Goals 3 05/03/2019 at Assists 3 03/02/2019 at 3 05/03/2019 at Shots 16 03/09/2019 at Shots on Goal 6 04/27/2019 at Fouls Committed 17 04/17/2019 at Fouls Suffered 19 03/16/2019 at Corner Kicks 8 03/09/2019 at 8 03/16/2019 at Offside 3 04/20/2019 at Saves 5 03/09/2019 at 5 04/12/2019 at 5 05/10/2019 at 5 05/15/2019 at Shots Faced 6 03/09/2019 at 6 03/16/2019 at 6 04/12/2019 at 6 05/15/2019 at Goals Allowed 3 03/02/2019 at 3 03/16/2019 at

03/02/2019 at MIN

L 2-3

03/02/2019 at MIN

L 2-3

03/09/2019 at RSL

L 0-1

04/27/2019 at PHI 05/10/2019 at POR

T 1-1 W 1-0

04/17/2019 at LFC 04/27/2019 at PHI

W 1-0 T 1-1

03/16/2019 at HOU 04/17/2019 at LFC

L 2-3 W 1-0

03/02/2019 at MIN

L 2-3

03/09/2019 at RSL

L 0-1

03/09/2019 at RSL

L 0-1

03/02/2019 at MIN 03/16/2019 at HOU

L 2-3 L 2-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019) Shots 9 03/17/2019 vs Shots on Goal 3 05/05/2019 vs Fouls Committed 10 04/14/2019 vs 10 05/12/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 5 05/05/2019 vs Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 vs Offside 0 04/20/2019 vs 0 05/12/2019 vs Saves 1 03/17/2019 vs 1 03/30/2019 vs Shots Faced 2 03/17/2019 vs 2 03/30/2019 vs

COL

T 1-1

ATL

L 0-3

NYR DC

T 2-2 L 0-1

ATL

L 0-3

LFC

L 1-2

SJ DC

L 1-4 L 0-1

COL MTL

T 1-1 W 7-1

COL MTL

T 1-1 W 7-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)

COL

W 3-2

MIN COL

L 2-3 W 3-2

RSL

L 0-1

PHI

T 1-1

LFC

W 1-0

HOU

L 2-3

RSL HOU

L 0-1 L 2-3

ORL

L 0-1

RSL CHI POR ATL

L T W L

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

RSL HOU CHI ATL

L L T L

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

MIN HOU

L 2-3 L 2-3

Shots 6 04/20/2019 at Shots on Goal 2 04/12/2019 at 2 04/20/2019 at 2 05/15/2019 at Fouls Committed 4 05/10/2019 at Fouls Suffered 7 04/12/2019 at Corner Kicks 2 04/12/2019 at 2 04/27/2019 at 2 05/03/2019 at Offside 0 03/09/2019 at 0 03/30/2019 at 0 05/10/2019 at 0 05/15/2019 at Saves 1 03/02/2019 at 1 04/05/2019 at 1 05/03/2019 at Shots Faced 3 03/30/2019 at 3 04/05/2019 at 3 04/17/2019 at 3 04/27/2019 at

ORL

L 0-1

CHI ORL ATL

T 1-1 L 0-1 L 0-1

POR

W 1-0

CHI

T 1-1

CHI PHI COL

T 1-1 T 1-1 W 3-2

RSL SEA POR ATL

L T W L

MIN LA COL

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

SEA LA LFC PHI

T L W T

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

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

WHITECAPS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 8 wins, 29 goals Whitecaps 3 wins, 17 goals 3 ties 4/2/2011 6/25/2011 4/18/2012 7/3/2013 8/10/2014 7/12/2015 8/15/2015 3/12/2016 4/27/2016 8/20/2016 5/20/2017 9/30/2017 4/20/2018 10/17/2018

VAN 3 vs KC KC 2 vs VAN KC 3 at VAN KC 1 vs VAN VAN 2 vs KC KC 1 at VAN KC 4 vs VAN KC 2 vs VAN VAN 1 vs KC KC 2 vs VAN VAN 2 vs KC VAN 1 at KC KC 6 vs VAN KC 4 at VAN

3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

(EF) (SP) (BC) (SP) (BC) (BC) (SP) (SP) (BC) (SP) (BC) (SP) (SP) (BC)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 12 101 31 80 16 35

2 17 138 45 96 16 44

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Whitecaps Tot 29 239 76 176 32 79

1 9 71 28 89 22 25

2 8 88 35 78 15 31

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 17 159 63 167 37 56

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC VAN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

2 3

4 1

5 5

7 1

4 4

7 3

0 0

29 17

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes

vs. VAN

8-3-3

(1.93 pts./game)

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

3 4 18 6 26 17 5 2 2 23 8

Sporting KC Dwyer/Russell Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dwyer/Rubio Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

4 2 19 9 14 15 2 4 2 18 10

Whitecaps Camilo Sanvezzo 3 times Camilo Sanvezzo Camilo Sanvezzo Kendall Waston Gershon Koffie David Ousted David Ousted David Ousted Stefan Marinovic Ousted/Marinovic

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

Assists Shots

Sporting KC 3 Johnny Russell (04/20/18) 2 4 players tied 8 Dom Dwyer (03/12/16)

Shots on Goal

5 Diego Rubio (09/30/17)

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

6 Benny Feilhaber (08/10/14) 5 Brad Davis (08/20/16)

Shutouts Saves

1 3 players tied 6 Melia/Nielsen

Goals Allowed

3 Melia/Nielsen

Goals

Whitecaps 2 Sanvezzo/Manneh 2 Khalfan/Bolanos 9 Camilo Sanvezzo (04/02/11) 4 Camilo Sanvezzo (04/02/11) 6 Octavio Rivero (03/12/16) 7 Gershon Koffie (08/10/14) 1 3 players tied 7 Stefan Marinovic (twice) 6 Stefan Marinovic (04/20/18)

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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

1 Ts 1 Ls 1 Ls

(04/14/2019) (05/12/2019) (05/05/2019)

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

2 Ws (05/03/2019) 1 Ls (04/20/2019) 3 Ls (03/09/2019)

0-3-3 2-1-1

2 Ls 1 Ts

(05/05/2019) (04/14/2019)

0-5-0 3-1-2

5 Ls (03/09/2019) 2 Ws (05/03/2019)

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

4 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ts 4 Ws 1 Ts

(06/30/2018) (04/20/2019) (04/14/2019) (03/17/2018) (04/27/2019)

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

3 1 2 3 2

Ls Ws Ls Ws Ws

(04/05/2019) (05/10/2019) (03/02/2019) (07/07/2018) (06/09/2018)

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

7 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ts 4 Ls 1 Ts

(08/04/2018) (05/12/2019) (04/14/2019) (07/14/2018) (04/27/2019)

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

2 1 1 4 4

Ws Ls Ws Ls Ls

(04/17/2019) (05/15/2019) (05/03/2019) (07/14/2018) (03/17/2018)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. WHITECAPS (8-3-3) PLAYER

MIN

Johnny Russell Dom Dwyer Yohan Croizet Daniel Salloi Teal Bunbury Aurelien Collin Kevin Ellis Kei Kamara Paulo Nagamura Benny Feilhaber Omar Bravo Gianluca Busio Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Jacob Peterson Diego Rubio Julio Cesar Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Chance Myers Matt Besler Soni Mustivar Krisztian Nemeth Ilie Sanchez Khiry Shelton Milos Stojcev Saad Abdul-Salaam Nuno Andre Coelho Lawrence Olum CJ Sapong Team totals Opponent totals

2 7 2 3 2 4 5 4 3 8 1 1 2 7 5 4 2 11 11 5 13 5 2 4 2 2 5 3 3 4 14 14

1 5 2 3 1 4 5 3 2 5 1 0 0 5 3 3 2 10 11 4 13 4 2 4 1 2 3 3 2 3 14 14

79 515 153 270 118 360 446 279 177 554 85 27 83 385 334 211 172 914 966 370 1170 371 180 360 104 158 280 225 156 259 1260 1260

3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 17

1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 32 15

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

8 18 10 12 3 6 2 13 6 13 3 1 4 7 11 9 1 15 15 5 0 0 3 8 3 6 2 4 1 9 239 159

1 2 7 4 1 14 14

45 180 630 360 45 1260 1260

2 4 32 20 5 63 76

1 3 23 14 3 44 46

0.00 0.50 1.14 1.50 4.00 1.21 2.07

0 0 1 0 0 1 2

Jon Kempin Alec Kann Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Andy Gruenebaum Team totals Opponent totals

WHITECAPS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (3-8-3) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Camilo Sanvezzo Pedro Morales Kekuta Manneh Christian Bolanos Atiba Harris Cristian Techera Erik Hurtado Sebastien Le Toux Felipe Martins Darren Mattocks Tim Parker Davide Chiumiento Nizar Khalfan Steven Beitashour Terry Dunfield Jordan Harvey Kei Kamara Sheanon Williams Team totals Opponent totals

4 5 4 4 2 7 4 1 2 2 6 3 2 3 2 9 1 1 14 14

3 4 3 3 2 5 3 1 2 1 6 2 0 3 2 9 1 1 14 14

300 336 256 275 169 419 258 90 159 106 540 156 40 264 167 810 90 90 1260 1260

4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 29

1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 32

19 7 10 6 3 12 3 4 3 5 4 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 159 239

Brad Knighton David Ousted Joe Cannon Jay Nolly Stefan Marinovic Team totals Opponent totals

1 7 2 1 3 14 14

MIN SHTS 90 630 180 90 270 1260 1260

3 27 10 7 29 76 63

GAA

2 16 6 4 18 46 44

1.00 1.43 2.50 3.00 3.33 2.07 1.21

0 1 1 0 0 2 1

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. WHITECAPS (8-3-3)

CURRENT WHITECAPS VS. SPORTING KC (3-8-3)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Johnny Russell Kelyn Rowe Yohan Croizet Daniel Salloi Benny Feilhaber Gianluca Busio Jimmy Medranda Rodney Wallace Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Krisztian Nemeth Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Felipe Gutierrez Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

2 5 2 3 13 1 7 10 11 11 13 2 4 3 1 7 6 14 14

1 4 2 3 9 0 5 7 10 11 13 2 4 3 0 7 6 14 14

79 387 153 270 901 27 385 672 914 966 1170 180 360 198 14 630 540 1260 1260

3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 17

1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 32 15

8 15 10 12 22 1 7 16 15 15 0 3 8 3 2 0 5 239 159

Felipe Martins Scott Sutter Anthony Blondell Doneil Henry Brett Levis Zac MacMath Fredy Montero Jake Nerwinski Yordy Reyna Andy Rose Russell Teibert Team totals Opponent totals

13 2 1 8 1 12 8 2 2 3 7 14 14

13 2 1 5 1 12 8 2 1 1 1 14 14

1039 180 44 431 77 1080 626 180 62 134 223 1260 1260

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 29

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 32

13 1 1 5 0 0 24 0 3 1 1 159 239

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

7 14 14

630 1260 1260

32 63 76

23 1.14 44 1.21 46 2.07

1 1 2

35 1.00 46 2.07 44 1.21

1 2 1

GOALKEEPER

Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

12 14 14

MIN SHTS 1080 1260 1260

50 76 63

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2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, May 18, 2019 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 11 Sporting Kansas City 2-4-4, 10 points (2-1-2 home; 0-3-2 away) 11th in MLS Western Conference Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-6-3, 12 points (2-3-2 home; 1-3-1 away) 8th in MLS Western Conference

2-4-4 (10 pts.) 10 11th in West 19 1.90 13 19 1.90 0 148 (52) 35.1% 122 120 23 1

English TV: FOX Sports KC + English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Tim Ford Corey Rockwell Gjovalin Bori Michael Radchuk Sorin Stoica

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 29 30 75 94

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

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

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

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

Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Krisztian Nemeth Krisztian Nemeth Ilie, Nemeth Gerso, Gutierrez Krisztian Nemeth Gerso Fernandes Gutierrez, Nemeth Roger Espinoza

W L T 7 3 3 7 3 2 6 3 2 6 5 2 4 1 6 5 4 2 5 7 1 4 4 4 4 5 2 3 6 3 3 7 2 3 8 2

GD GP +6 13 +11 12 +5 11 -4 13 +3 11 +5 11 -6 13 +6 12 +2 11 -5 12 -8 12 -17 13

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

Pts 30 25 22 20 17 15 13 12 11 11 10 2

W L T 9 1 3 7 1 4 7 4 1 6 2 2 5 5 2 4 4 3 4 6 1 3 6 3 3 6 2 3 6 2 2 4 4 0 9 2

GD GP +23 13 +8 12 +2 12 +7 10 0 12 +1 11 -5 11 -4 12 -8 11 -8 11 0 10 -14 11

3-6-3 (22 pts.) 12 8th in West 11 0.92 8 15 1.25 -4 126 (41) 32.5% 140 154 21 0

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

6 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 31 SHOTS 12 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 16 FOULS COMMITTED 17 FOULS SUFFERED 3 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 810 Tim Melia 2.00 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 29

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Pts 24 23 20 20 18 17 16 16 14 12 11 11

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

2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

gram ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth CRAH-zay KELL-in JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh HAZZ-ler sin-OH-vick

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

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

3 Fredy Montero 1 Eight Players 20 Hwang Inbeom 7 Inbeom, Reyna 1 Three Players 1 Russell Teibert 15 PC Giro 20 Fredy Montero 3 Adnan, PC 0 N/A 990 1.27 3 3 34

Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 11th season 135-103-86 11th season (.549) 135-103-86 (.549)

MARC DOS SANTOS

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

1st season 3-6-3 (.375) 1st season 3-6-3 (.375)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, May 16 QUESTIONABLE: • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) • Daniel Salloi (Groin Injury) OUT: • Roger Espinoza (PCL Sprain) • Gerso Fernandes (Broken Wrist) • Andreu Fontas (Calf Injury) • Erik Hurtado (Knee Injury) • Jaylin Lindsey (Torn Meniscus) • Rodney Wallace (Hip Injury) • Wan Kuzain (Ankle Injury) • Graham Zusi (Oblique) 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 18, 2019 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvVAN: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvVAN: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City returns home this weekend to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, May 18 at Children’s Mercy Park.. Sporting KC swept the season series between the two teams in 2018, while the return fixture in 2019 at BC Place will come on July 13. Last season, Sporting KC won the first meeting at Children’s Mercy Park on April 20 6-0, as Johnny Russell scored a hat trick, while Jimmy Medranda, Cristian Lobato and Yohan Croizet also found the net. With the score already at 3-0 late in the first half, Vancouver’s Efrain Juarez and Yordy Reyna were sent off for their involvement in an on-field brawl. Sporting KC also won the away game in 2018, claiming a 4-1 victory at BC Place on Oct. 17. Felipe Martins had put the hosts ahead just before halftime, only for Yohan Croizet to equalize before a Daniel Salloi brace and a first-ever professional goal from Gianluca Busio sealed all three points in a surging second-half comeback. Sporting KC has a commanding 8-3-3 lead in the all-time series against Vancouver since the Whitecaps joined MLS in 2011. That includes a 5-1-1 record at Children’s Mercy Park and a 3-2-2 lead at BC Place. Sporting KC’s win at BC Place in 2018 was their first in Vancouver since 2015. #SKCvVAN: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 8-3-3 in regular season) Date

10/17/2018 04/20/2018 09/30/2017 05/20/2017 08/20/2016

Score

KC 4 at VAN 1 KC 6 vs VAN 0 KC 0 vs VAN 1 KC 0 at VAN 2 KC 2 vs VAN 0

Result W W L L W

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting ranks fourth in MLS with 1.9 goals scored per game. • Sporting has averaged 3.0 goals in five MLS home matches this season, the best clip in MLS. • Sporting has gone scoreless in consecutive MLS matches for the first time since May 2017. • Sporting are winless in eight straight matches across all competitions, recording three draws and five losses since April 4. Their six-game winless run in MLS is the club’s longest since May 2016. Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Krisztian Nemeth is tied for fourth in MLS with six league goals and has scored 10 times this season in all competitions. • Forward Johnny Russell is one of eight players with at least four goals and three assists this season. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has saved 40.9% of the penalty kicks he has faced in his MLS regular season career (9 of 22). That is the second-best clip in MLS history.

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Vancouver Whitecaps Team Notes • Vancouver ranks second-to-last in MLS with 0.92 goals scored per game. The club has scored one or fewer goals in nine of 12 matches this season. • Vancouver has scored two goals in the final 30 minutes of matches this season, the lowest total in MLS. The club has been outscored 8-2 in the final half-hour of matches in 2019. • Eleven of Vancouver’s 12 matches this season have been decided by one goal or resulted in a draw. The club is 3-5-0 in one-goal games. • Vancouver is 0-5-0 when allowing the first goal this season and 0-3-0 when trailing at halftime. • Vancouver has faced 17.3 shots per game this season, the most in MLS. • Vancouver went 3-1-1 during a five-game stretch from April 17 to May 10 before taking a 1-0 home loss to Atlanta United FC on Wednesday, conceding a firsthalf penalty kick to Josef Martinez.

Croizet, Salloi (2) and Busio cancel out Felipe opener Russell (3), Medranda, Lobato & Croizet net in rout Hurtado’s strike the difference despite SKC domination Techera and Parker score either side of halftime for VAN Peterson scores in first half before Feilhaber tucks away PK

#SKCvVAN: PLAYER HISTORY • Winger Johnny Russell leads the team with three goals and one assist against Vancouver, having scored a hat trick in the 6-0 home win on April 20, 2018 before recording an assist in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018. • Forward Daniel Salloi has recorded two goals and one assist versus Vancouver. Both goals came in a 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018, while his assist came on Jimmy Medranda’s goal in the 6-0 home victory on April 20, 2018. • Midfielder Yohan Croizet has two goals and one assist against Vancouver, scoring in both matches in 2018 - a 6-0 home win on April 20 and a 4-1 road win on Oct. 17. Croizet also added his first assist for the club in the April 20 victory. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has one goal and two assists against Vancouver, all with Sporting KC. He had an assist in the dramatic 4-3 home win on Aug. 15, 2015 before tallying a goal and an assist in a 2-0 home win on Aug. 20, 2016. • Midfielder Jimmy Medranda has scored once against the Whitecaps, netting the third goal in the 6-0 home win on April 20, 2018. • Midfielder Gianluca Busio scored his first professional goal against Vancouver in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018. • Defender Graham Zusi has four assists against the Whitecaps, setting up game-winners in 2-1 wins on June 25, 2011, March 12, 2016, and the 6-0 win on April 20, 2018. His most recent assist came in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has three assists against the Whitecaps, setting up Teal Bunbury’s first goal in a 3-3 draw on April 2, 2011 before adding two assists in the 6-0 home win on April 20, 2018. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth has two assists against Vancouver, coming on the game-winner in a 1-0 road win on July 12, 2015 and in the dramatic 4-3 home win on Aug. 15, 2015. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has two assists against the Whitecaps, setting up Yohan Croizet’s goal in the 6-0 home win on April 20, 2018 before helping set up the final goal of the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018. • Defender Matt Besler also recorded two assists against Vancouver, one coming in the 6-0 home win over the Whitecaps on April 20, 2018 and the other coming in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 5-2-0 against Vancouver with a 1.14 goals against average, while he has two shutouts coming in the 1-0 win on the road on July 12, 2015 and the 6-0 home victory on April 20, 2018. • Midfielder Kelyn Rowe has two goals and two assists against Vancouver, all coming with the New England Revolution. His goals came in 2013 and 2016, while his assists came in 2015 and 2017. • Defender Rodney Wallace has one goal against the Whitecaps, coming in a 3-0 Portland Timbers road win on Aug. 30, 2014.

Vancouver Whitecaps Player Notes • Veteran Fredy Montero leads Vancouver with three goals. • The club’s eight assists have come from eight different players. • Defenders Erik Godoy and Doneil Henry are the only players to start all 12 matches for Vancouver this season. Henry leads MLS with 28 interceptions and ranks third with 67 clearances. • Midfielder Inbeom Hwang leads Vancouver with 15 chances created.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Forward Daniel Salloi is one start away from hitting 50 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Midfielder Yohan Croizet is one appearance shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for the club. • Saturday’s game will be the 150th MLS game played at Children’s Mercy Park since the stadium opened in 2011.

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES

#SKCvVAN: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

Web SportingKC.com SportingKC.com/news SportingKC.com/media-recap SportingKC.com/social-media SportingKC.com/gameon SportingKC.com/videos SportingKC.com/media-guide YouTube.com/sportingkansascity Storify.com/sportingkc Flickr.com/sportingkc sportingkansascity.tumblr.com

• Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos was an assistant to Peter Vermes and the head coach for Sporting KC’s USL Championship side, the Swope Park Rangers, during their inaugural season in 2016. • Forward Erik Hurtado spent the first six years of his professional career with the Whitecaps, tallying 13 goals and 10 assists in 48 MLS starts.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

DEPTH TESTED DURING INJURY OUTBREAK

Sporting Kansas City continued it’s recent winless streak during last Sunday’s 1-0 setback against D.C. United at Audi Field where Sporting produced a much-improved performance but were still sent home with zero points following Paul Arriola’s 78thminute game-winner. Sporting is now winless in six MLS regular-season games and eight games across all competitions as the side deals with 10 separate injury issues and other player absences.

In recent weeks, Sporting Kansas City has been dealing with anywhere up to 10 different injures, many attributed to players that are day-in, day-out starters for the club. In their stead, almost every single player on the roster has seen time on the field as Peter Vermes looks to steady the ship heading into a three-game homestand to close out the month of May. Of the 28 players on Sporting KC’s roster, 24 have seen the field in either Concacaf Champions League or MLS play in 2019. The only four players yet to see the field are goalkeeper Eric Dick, defender Jimmy Medranda, midfielder Wan Kuzain and forward Tyler Freeman. Dick, Kuzain and Freeman have all seen time with the Swope Park Rangers this season, while Medranda is in the final stages of his comeback from knee surgery in August 2018. With 23 different player starting in MLS play, Sporting KC has had the second most starters in MLS this year, only behind the New York Red Bulls’ 26.

The Sporting KC squad was only fit enough to dress four players on the bench during the defeat at D.C. United, as goalkeeper Eric Dick was joined by outfield players Yohan Croizet, Kelyn Rowe and Gedion Zelalem. Sporting was without Matt Besler, Roger Espinoza, Gerso Fernandes, Andreu Fontas, Erik Hurtado, Jaylin Lindsey, Jimmy Medranda, Rodney Wallace, Wan Kuzain and Graham Zusi due to injury, while goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas played the night before with the Swope Park Rangers and Gianluca Busio and Tyler Freeman were playing with the U.S. Under-17 National Team in the Concacaf U-17 Championship.

Sporting Kansas City is boosted by the return of Matt Besler this week, while Jimmy Medranda is upgraded to questionable after being out since last May with a knee injury.

The good news for Sporting is that the side now closes out the month of May with three home matches. Peter Vermes’ team will take on the Vancouver Whitecaps this Saturday, before facing the Seattle Sounders on Sunday, May 26 and the LA Galaxy on May 29. Sporting will then play all four MLS games in June on the road.

BARATH & NEMETH CALLED UP BY HUNGARY

Sporting Kansas City defender Botond Barath and forward Krisztian Nemeth have been selected to the Hungary Men’s National Team for the resumption of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying during FIFA’s international window in June. Barath, Nemeth and the Magyars will continue their Group E qualifying campaign on June 8, visiting Azerbaijan for an 11 a.m. CT matchup at Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku. Hungary will then host Wales on June 11 at Groupama Arena in Budapest with kickoff set for 1:45 p.m. CT.

Sporting KC cruised to a 2-0-0 sweep of the Whitecaps in 2018, claiming a 6-0 victory at home on April 20 before routing the Canadians again 4-1 on the road on Oct. 17 for a combined score of 10-1. Sporting holds a commanding 8-3-3 lead in the all-time series, including a 5-1-1 mark at home. Sporting’s only MLS loss to Vancouver at home came on Sept. 30, 2017 - snapping SKC’s club-record 24-game home unbeaten streak.

Barath and Nemeth will join Hungary following Sporting’s MLS regular season match at the Houston Dynamo on June 1 and will miss the MLS bout at Toronto FC on June 7.

VANQUISHING VANCOUVER

Sporting Kansas City returns home this weekend to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night. Sporting KC has a dominant 8-3-3 lead against Vancouver in the all-time series, including a 2-0-0 sweep in the 2018 MLS season. Vancouver, under the stewardship of new head coach Marc Dos Santos - who coached Sporting KC’s USL Championship team the Swope Park Rangers in 2016 have steadied the ship recently, going 3-2-1 in their last six games having gone 0-4-2 in their first six matches of the season.

Before earning his first of four caps for Hungary’s senior team in October 2018, Barath represented the Magyars at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels from 2009-2013. Nemeth has made 35 appearances for Hungary since 2010, scoring four goals and competing at UEFA Euro 2016 in France. He also represented the Magyars in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying. He most recently featured for Hungary alongside Barath in a 1-0 loss to Greece last October in the UEFA Nations League.

In 2018, Sporting KC first hosted the Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park on April 20 cruising to a 6-0 victory. Sporting came out flying and took the lead through a Johnny Russell brace and a Jimmy Medranda wondergoal from distance before Efrain Juarez and Yordy Reyna were sent off for Vancouver following a fracas on the field. In the second half, Russell completed his hat trick before Cristian Lobato and Yohan Croizet added the finishing touches to a dominant victory.

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio and forward Tyler Freeman both wrapped up their international commitments with the U.S. Under-17 National Team on Thursday night as the U.S. fell to Mexico 2-1 in the Final of the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

BUSIO & FREEMAN SHINE WITH U.S. U-17s

The 16-year-old Sporting KC Academy products were two of 20 players on head coach Raphael Wicky’s roster, which saw 20 nations compete for the continental crown. The four semifinalists, the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Haiti all qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

The return fixture came on Oct. 17, 2018 at BC Place in Vancouver, and it was the hosts that took the lead right before halftime through Felipe Martins’ low strike. However, Sporting came back with a vengeance in the second half and equalized through Croizet, before Daniel Salloi netted a brace and Gianluca Busio scored his first-ever professional goal to seal a 4-1 road win.

Busio was tied for the third most goals in the tournament with five and earned a spot on the tournament’s Best XI. Busio started all but one game, while Freeman made one start and made three further substitute appearances.

Sporting KC is 5-1-1 at home against the Vancouver Whitecaps, and even boasts a winning 3-2-2 record on the road in the all-time series. Sporting’s sweep of the 2018 series was a stark reversal from 2017, when Vancouver won both meetings in MLS play.

At the 2017 Concacaf Championship, Sporting defender Jaylin Lindsey and the U.S. lost the title game to Mexico in heartbreaking fashion, falling in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw. Busio and Freeman suffered a similar fate, falling to Mexico in extra time on Thursday, meaning the U.S. U-17s waiting for their first title since 2011.

BENNY’S BACK

Sporting KC announced last Wednesday that the club has acquired midfielder Benny Feilhaber in a trade with the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Slot, $50,000 in TAM, and a natural secondround pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. As part of the trade, Sporting has swapped positions with Colorado in the Waiver Order. Feilhaber will serve as Sporting’s seasonending injury replacement player for Rodney Wallace. Colorado will retain the player’s 2019 salary budget charge less the $250,000 of salary budget relief afforded to Sporting Kansas City for a season-ending injury replacement player.

NEMETH HITS DOUBLE DIGITS BY END OF APRIL

Sporting Kansas City striker Krisztian Nemeth hit double digits for goals on the season during the wild 4-4 draw with the New England Revolution at Children’s Mercy Park on April 27. Nemeth struck twice against his former club to take his tally for the season up to 10 in all competitions and six in MLS, with the other four coming in Sporting’s run to the Concacaf Champions League Semifinals early in the campaign. Nemeth’s hot start has him in contention to reach the club record for goals in a single season across all competitions. Record-holder Dom Dwyer, now with Orlando City SC, totaled 24 goals for Sporting in 2014. Nemeth is also currently fourth in the club’s all-time standings for goals-per-game in a single season with 0.60 (6 in 10 games). Nemeth needs 14 more goals across a minimum of 25 games (at least 24 in MLS, at least one in U.S. Open Cup) to tie Dwyer’s record.

Feilhaber was added to the Sporting Kansas City roster ahead of Major League Soccer’s Primary Transfer Window deadline on Tuesday night and re-made his debut in Sunday’s loss to D.C. The 34-year-old previously starred for Sporting from 2013-2017, amassing 33 goals and 56 assists in 180 appearances across all competitions. Feilhaber helped lead Sporting to the 2013 MLS Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles in 2015 and 2017, and five straight playoff appearances during his first stint in Kansas City.

After starring for Sporting in 2015, Nemeth made his way to Qatar and then to the New England Revolution, where he spent parts of 2017 and 2018. He sealed his return to Kansas City in a trade last August and has re-discovered his scoring touch in 2019, hitting double-digit goals before the calendar hit May - including a hat trick against the Montreal Impact at Children’s Mercy Park on March 31, which was Nemeth’s first hat trick since he was playing in Hungary as a 17-year-old in 2006.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and raised in Irvine, California, Feilhaber has played nearly 400 matches in a 14-year professional career that includes stops in Germany, England, Denmark and MLS. In addition to logging 254 MLS appearances since 2011, the versatile midfielder represented the United States Men’s National Team 44 times between 2007-2017 and competed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 18, 2019 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RUN COMES TO AN END

Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1).

Sporting Kansas City’s deep run in the Concacaf Champions League came to a screeching halt in early April as the side was defeated in the Semifinal stage by C.F. Monterrey by a 10-2 scoreline, falling 5-0 in the First Leg at Estadio BBVA Bancomer on April 4 and 5-2 in the Second Leg on April 11 at Children’s Mercy Park.

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

Sporting had seen off Mexican side Toluca in the Round of 16 by an impressive 5-0 aggregate scoreline, winning 3-0 at home and 2-0 away - marking the biggest aggregate victory of an MLS team against a Liga MX side in the tournament’s history.

2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid.

In the Quarterfinals, Sporting KC faced Panamanian surprise package Club Atletico Independiente and were initially in a hole, suffering a 2-1 defeat in the First Leg at Estadio Agustin Sanchez, before rebounding at home with a resounding 3-0 victory to advance to the Semifinal stage 4-2 on aggregate.

The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.

Gerso Fernandes and Krisztian Nemeth split the team-lead for goals in the tournament with four, while Gerso and Johnny Russell were tied for the team-lead with two assists over six matches. Sporting KC were the only MLS team to advance to the Semifinals, as Toronto FC was eliminated in the Round of 16 before Atlanta United FC, the Houston Dynamo and the New York Red Bulls were all knocked out in the Quarterfinals.

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

Sporting reached the Semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League for the first time in the tournament’s current format, though the side had previously reached the Semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2002 before falling to Monarcas Morelia of Liga MX with both current Manager Peter Vermes & assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin on the team.

VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON

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

Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to win more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019. Despite elimination from the Concacaf Champions League in early April, Sporting KC will still aim to win the MLS Supporters’ Shield, MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup in 2019. Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently in charge of a team in MLS, having led Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team job in late 2016.

PLAYOFF STREAK REACHES EIGHT SEASONS

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

With almost 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 - present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fifth longest active run.

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

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

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

Vermes has compiled a 170-123-98 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 135 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.

RECORD-SETTING 2018

VERMES VERBATIM

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

See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 1-0 defeat against D.C. United at Audi Field on Sunday, May 12, 2019. On the overall performance: “I thought we did more than enough to come away with one point. Disappointed for the guys because they worked hard, they were organized. They didn’t give too much away, we created some good stuff here. I think that the no-call on the goal, even though I thought the goal was hit really well by Arriola, the no-call I think gave a hesitation to the game when everybody expected it. But, you know, when you’re in the place that we are right now, sometimes that’s the way things go and you just have to keep fighting through it.”

As well as their overall goalscoring exploits, Sporting Kansas City also set new club records in five other offensive categories: Road Goals (31), Goal Difference (+25), Assists (69), Shots (583) and Corner Kicks (206). Peter Vermes’ side also found multiple goals in 25 of the club’s 40 matches in all competitions last season and was only shutout seven times. Sporting KC finished the regular season as the fourth highest scoring team in MLS with 65 goals, while the side scored 79 goals when including the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup play.

On the upcoming home stretch: “Every game is important, only from the perspective that we have to stay within the pack. Where the difficulty is, is that we have to keep getting players back. Because even still, the players that we have playing right now, the difficulty there is that they’re not getting a break. And they need a break.”

Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 18, 2019 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 8-3-3 Home games: 5-1-1 (17 GF, 7 GA) Road games: 3-2-2 (12 GF, 10 GA) Date 04/02/2011 06/25/2011 04/18/2012 07/03/2013 08/10/2014 07/12/2015 08/15/2015 03/12/2016 04/27/2016 08/20/2016 05/20/2017 09/30/2017 04/20/2018 10/17/2018

Score KC 3 at VAN 3 KC 2 vs VAN 1 KC 3 at VAN 1 KC 1 vs VAN 1 KC 0 at VAN 2 KC 1 at VAN 0 KC 4 vs VAN 3 KC 2 vs VAN 1 KC 1 at VAN 1 KC 2 vs VAN 0 KC 0 at VAN 0 KC 0 vs VAN 1 KC 6 vs VAN 0 KC 4 at VAN 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location T Empire Field W Livestrong Sporting Park W BC Place Stadium T Sporting Park L BC Place Stadium W BC Place Stadium W Sporting Park W Children’s Mercy Park T BC Place Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park L BC Place Stadium L Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park W BC Place Stadium

3 4 18 6 26 17

Dwyer, Russell Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dwyer, Rubio Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza

5 2 2 23 8

Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Camilo Sanvezzo 4 Three Players 2 Camilo Sanvezzo 19 Camilo Sanvezzo 9 Kendall Waston 14 Gershon Koffie 15

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

David Ousted 2 David Ousted 4 David Ousted 2 Stefan Marinovic 18 Marinovic, Ousted 10

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 2 8 5 6 5

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Johnny Russell (4/20/18) Four Players Dom Dwyer (3/12/16) Diego Rubio (9/30/17) Benny Feilhaber (8/10/14) Brad Davis (8/20/16)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

6 Melia, Nielsen 3 Melia, Nielsen

Manneh, Sanvezzo Bolanos, Khalfan (4/2/11) Camilo Sanvezzo (4/2/11) Camilo Sanvezzo (3/12/16) Octavio Rivero (8/10/14) Gershon Koffie

2 2 9 4 6 7

(twice) Stefan (4/20/18) Stefan

7 6

Marinovic Marinovic

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

1 2 OT 12 17 0 101 138 0 31 45 0 80 96 0 16 16 0 35 44 0

Total 29 239 76 176 32 79

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 9 8 0 17 Shots 71 88 0 159 Shots on Goal 28 35 0 63 Fouls 89 78 0 167 Offsides 22 15 0 37 Corner Kicks 24 31 0 55

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC VAN

139

1-15

3 3

16-30

31-45

6 5

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,475

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 149 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 149 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 141 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 148 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

183

3 1

105.5 5

46-60

6 1

61-75

4 4

76-90

7 3

0 0

Total

29 17

101

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

325

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 183 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 18, 2019 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

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

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

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

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

Erik Hurtado (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

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

Botond Barath (Signing - Dec. 18, 2018)

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

Kelyn Rowe (Trade - Dec. 18, 2018)

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

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Signing - Feb. 5, 2019)

Diego Rubio (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

Gedion Zelalem (Signing - March 11, 2019)

Ike Opara (Trade - Jan. 28, 2019)

Nicolas Hasler (Signing - April 2, 2019)

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Trade - May 8, 2019)

Benny Feilhaber (Trade - May 8, 2019)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 2: IN Sporting KC signs F Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy. Nov. 30: OUT Sporting KC declines options for D Amer Didic, D Brad Evans, D Colton Storm, M Cristian Lobato and F Kharlton Belmar. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs D Rodney Wallace as a free agent. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires F Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) in exchange for the club’s natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and natural first-riund pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Dec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Botond Barath, most recently at Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). Dec. 18: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for F Diego Rubio. Jan. 28: OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1,000,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Ike Opara. Feb. 5: IN Sporting KC acquires D Abdul Rwatubyaye in a transfer from Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda). March 11: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from Arsenal FC (England). April 2: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Hasler, most recently at the Chicago Fire (MLS). May 8: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Benny Feilhaber in a trade with the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for D Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Slot, $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), and a natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. As part of the trade, Sporting has swapped positions with Colorado in the Waiver Order. Feilhaber serves as Sporting’sseason-ending injury replacement player for Rodney Wallace. Colorado will retain the player’s 2019 salary budget charge less the $250,000 of salary budget relief afforded to SKC for a season-ending injury replacement player.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2013

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

2015

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

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

2019

Swope Park Rangers

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

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

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

Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)

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

Rodney Wallace (12/14/18) Botond Barath (12/18/18) Gedion Zelalem (3/11/19) Nicolas Hasler (4/2/19)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18) Kelyn Rowe (12/18/18) Benny Feilhaber (5/8/19)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19)

Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 18, 2019 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

DEPORTIVO TOLUCA

CCL

3-0

Nemeth, Gerso, Ilie

Thursday, February 28

at Deportivo Toluca

CCL

2-0

Gerso, Nemeth

Sunday, March 3

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

1-2

Nemeth

Wednesday, March 6

at Club Atletico Independiente

CCL

1-2

Ilie

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

2-0

Ilie, Own Goal

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

CLUB ATLETICO INDEPENDIENTE CCL

3-0

Nemeth (2), Espinoza

Sunday, March 17

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

1-1

Russell

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7-1

Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio

Thursday, April 4

at C.F. Monterrey

CCL

0-5

Sunday, April 7

at FC Cincinnati

MLS

1-1

Busio

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

C.F. MONTERREY

CCL

2-5

Gerso (2)

SUNDAY, APRIL 14

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

2-2

Russell, Busio

Saturday, April 20

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

1-4

Gutierrez

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

4-4

Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2)

SUNDAY, MAY 5

ATLANTA UNITED FC

MLS

0-3

Sunday, May 12

at D.C. United

MLS

0-1

SATURDAY, MAY 18

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS