Match Notes: Sporting vs. Seattle Sounders FC | May 26, 2019 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 5 p.m. CT (FS1 / FOX Deportes)

Sunday, May 26, 2019 (Week 13, MLS Game #164)

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 8 7 0 0 8 7 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 7 7 0 0 264 258 3 18 MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 11 9 1 1 78 76 5 7 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 11 10 4 3 41 34 14 13 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 8 8 0 2 260 220 28 65 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 11 10 7 1 69 44 19 11 9 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 10 5 0 0 42 24 3 3 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 11 5 0 1 217 165 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 7 4 0 0 41 32 3 4 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 8 7 0 0 216 204 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 11 10 4 1 31 28 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 3 1 0 0 3 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 10 10 0 0 131 130 0 0 30 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 163 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 9 2 2 247 221 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 T87

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 195 07/26/1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Trey Muse 3 Jonathan Campbell DF 6-2 188 06/27/1993 Greensboro, NC 1 1 0 0 73 50 1 2 MF 6-0 155 02/07/1987 Gothenberg, Sweden 8 8 0 1 64 61 4 6 4 Gustav Svensson 5 Nouhou Tolo DF 5-10 175 06/23/1997 Douala, Cameroon 9 2 0 0 56 35 0 2 7 Cristian Roldan MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 13 13 3 1 135 119 17 17 8 Victor Rodriguez MF 5-7 154 07/23/1989 Sabadell, Spain 10 10 1 3 36 29 8 10 FW 5-7 145 07/25/1990 Lima, Peru 8 6 4 1 22 19 14 2 9 Raul Ruidiaz 10 Nicolas Lodeiro MF 5-7 150 03/21/1989 Paysandu, Uruguay 13 13 2 7 86 86 21 43 DF 5-10 155 04/09/1994 Penrith, Austrailia 12 11 0 4 18 17 0 5 11 Brad Smith 12 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 3 2 0 0 71 51 1 10 FW 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 12 12 4 1 69 66 19 6 13 Jordan Morris 14 Chad Marshall DF 6-4 190 08/22/1984 Riverside, CA 8 8 0 0 409 404 26 16 Alex Roldan MF 5-10 155 07/28/1996 Artesia, CA 3 1 0 0 22 8 0 1 16 17 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 6 3 2 0 244 194 70 27 DF 5-10 154 06/24/1990 Paramaribo, Suriname 12 11 3 1 53 49 4 8 18 Kelvin Leerdam 19 Harry Shipp MF 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 10 3 2 1 140 104 19 22 DF 6-2 175 07/13/1989 Busan, South Korea 13 13 0 1 42 41 0 1 20 Kim Kee-Hee 21 Jordy Delem MF 5-11 156 03/18/1993 Le Francois, Martinique 7 5 0 0 37 24 1 1 23 Henry Wingo MF 6-0 170 10/04/1995 Seattle, WA 3 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 13 13 0 0 259 259 0 3 Xavier Arreaga DF 6-0 165 09/28/1994 Guayaquil, Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 29 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 9 5 0 0 58 45 0 3 35 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 209 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 13 11 0 0 70 Handwalla Bwana MF 5-9 145 06/25/1997 Mombasa, Kenya 6 3 1 0 18 9 3 1 75 Danny Leyva MF 5-10 140 05/05/2003 Las Vegas, NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez FW 5-10 142 03/25/2002 Fresno, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Brian Schmetzer

08/18/1962 W47 L23 T25

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Sunday, May 26, 2019; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 5 p.m. CT REFEREES

2019 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 11 2-4-5 11 20 20 6 2-1-3 9 16 11

REFEREE: Chris Penso. AR1 (bench): C.J. Morgante; AR2 (opposite): Andrew Bigelow; 4th: Elvis Osmanovic; VAR: Jon Freemon; AVAR: Kyle Longville TEAM NEWS

Sounders FC 13 7-1-5 26 22 14 on road 5 1-1-3 6 6 7 ALL-TIME: Sporting 5 wins, 18 goals … Sounders FC 9 wins, 19 goals … Ties 4

SUSPENDED: KC: Krisztian Nemeth (through May 26) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: SEA: Nicolas Lodeiro SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Felipe Gutierrez, Krisztian Nemeth ... SEA: Kelvin Leerdam, Kim Kee-Hee, Cristian Roldan

AT KC: Sporting 3 wins, 14 goals … Sounders FC 4 wins, 11 goals … Ties 2

DISABLED LIST: KC: Jaylin Lindsey INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/15: KC 2, SEA 2 (Sanchez 34; Zusi 78 -- Bruin 48+; C. Roldan 73) 9/1: SEA 3, KC 1 (Ruidiaz 12; own goal 52; Lodeiro 56 -- Rubio 2)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Nemeth 7 (unassisted) 37 VAN--Cornelius 1 (Adnan 2) 94+

UPCOMING MATCHES SOUNDERS FC SPORTING Sat. June 1 at FC Dallas Wed. May 29 LA Galaxy Wed. June 5 at Montreal Sat. June 1 at Houston Sat. June 29 Vancouver Fri. June 7 at Toronto FC Wed. July 3 at NYCFC Sun. June 23 at Columbus

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Nicolas Hasler, Botond Barath, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Felipe Gutierrez, Ilie Sanchez, Benny Feilhaber, Johnny Russell (Yohan Croizet 82), Krisztian Nemeth (Ejected 51), Kelyn Rowe (Gedion Zelalem 92+).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SOUNDERS FC

SPORTING

F 20 50

A 20 50

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 22 53

A 14 84

12 8 2 0

5 6 3 0

16 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

2 18 2

3 9 2

HOW SCORED

9 9 2 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

13 6 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

10 2 2 1 3 1 0 1

15 2 0 2 1 0 0 0

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

5 13 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

PHILADELPHIA UNION 0 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 0 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Stefan Frei, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kim Kee-Hee, Roman Torres, Jonathan Campbell, Nouhou Tolo (Kelvin Leerdam 71), Cristian Roldan, Jordy Delem (Handwalla Bwana 76), Alex Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Will Bruin (Raul Ruidiaz 79).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC SEA

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 2-1-2 0-1-1 0-2-2 6-0-0 1-0-4 0-1-1

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

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 5/18/2019 KC 1, VAN 1 3/10/2019 KC 2, PHI 0 5/12/2019 KC 0, DC 1

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

LWTWTTLTLLT WWWTWWLTTTWWT

(4) (5) (1) (0) (0) (9) (1)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Date Score (Gms since) 5/15/2019 SEA 2, ORL 1 3/16/2019 SEA 4, CHI 2 9/19/2018 SEA 0, PHI 1 4/21/2019 SEA 1, LFC 4 5/18/2019 SEA 0, PHI 0 5/18/2019 SEA 0, PHI 0 5/18/2019 SEA 0, PHI 0

(0) (4) (11) (2) (0) (0) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 7 Nemeth A: 3 Russell SHT: 32 Nemeth SOG: 13 Nemeth FC: 19 Nemeth FS: 17 Fernandes/Russell OF: 7 Nemeth C: 3 Gutierrez/Nemeth E: 1 Espinoza SOUNDERS FC G: 4 Morris/Ruidiaz A: 7 Lodeiro SHT: 27 Lodeiro SOG: 8 Lodeiro/Ruidiaz FC: 27 Lodeiro FS: 49 Lodeiro OF: 7 Bruin/Morris C: 4 Lodeiro E: 1 Leerdam/Roldan

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 11 2 5 2 0 2 20 1.82 SEA 13 2 5 3 1 2 22 1.69 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 11 1 5 2 1 2 20 1.82 SEA 13 5 4 3 0 1 14 1.08 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 20 2 2 4 2 4 6 SEA 22 6 4 3 2 5 2 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 20 2 2 3 5 3 5 SEA 14 4 1 2 3 3 1

2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-4-5, 11 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 11 11 11 7 11 7 8 4 11 2 1 5 2 11 8 7 3 2 7 4 7 1 8 10 10

GS 10 10 10 4 9 7 8 4 5 1 1 5 2 9 7 2 1 2 7 3 4 1 7 10 5

MIN 881 911 870 340 846 571 720 284 490 164 90 428 180 800 652 238 82 180 555 271 344 27 693 900 472

11 11

990 990

G 7 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 20 20

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 32 25 26 9 9 6 12 4 12 2 0 2 2 11 3 4 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 8

SOG 13 11 12 6 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

17 13

144 163

55 59

FC 19 6 17 5 9 8 6 10 11 3 0 4 3 18 11 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 8

FS 8 17 10 5 9 17 9 7 10 0 0 4 3 23 1 4 0 0 1 3 5 1 4 1 5

OFF 7 2 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 38 9 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

128 134 134 128

19 16

49 54

27 25

5 2

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 10 1 11 11

GS 10 1 11 11

MIN SHTS 900 51 90 4 990 55 990 59

SV 32 3 35 39

GA 19 1 20 20

GAA 1.9 1 1.82 1.82

PG 0 1 1 3

PA 2 1 3 4

W 2 0 2 4

L 4 0 4 2

T 4 1 5 5

SO 1 0 1 2

2019 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (7-1-5, 26 pts.) UNF 13 9 7 18 10 19 17 8 70 11 4 20 16 14 23 3 21 5 29 12 24

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

PLAYER Jordan Morris Raul Ruidiaz Cristian Roldan Kelvin Leerdam Nicolas Lodeiro Harry Shipp Will Bruin Victor Rodriguez Handwalla Bwana Brad Smith Gustav Svensson Kim Kee-Hee Alex Roldan Chad Marshall Henry Wingo Jonathan Campbell Jordy Delem Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Saad Abdul-Salaam Stefan Frei Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 12 8 13 12 13 10 6 10 6 12 8 13 3 8 3 1 7 9 9 3 13

GS 12 6 13 11 13 3 3 10 3 11 8 13 1 8 0 1 5 2 5 2 13

MIN 978 536 1098 1008 1152 396 281 734 287 1015 678 1144 114 720 60 90 463 197 495 181 1170

13 13

1170 1170

G 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 14

A 1 1 1 1 7 1 0 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 14 19 14 9 27 10 7 18 7 5 6 6 1 7 0 0 1 2 4 1 0

SOG 7 8 4 3 8 4 5 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

21 16

158 188

52 59

FC 9 9 11 17 27 4 6 7 4 5 8 16 1 6 0 2 6 7 3 1 0

FS 8 6 26 7 49 5 1 19 1 4 5 5 1 2 0 0 10 3 3 1 5

OFF 7 3 0 1 2 1 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

C 1 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

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

149 171 171 149

26 16

84 56

22 21

2 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Cristian Roldan 2, Jordan Morris 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1, Handwalla Bwana 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Cristian Roldan 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1, Gustav Svensson 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 1-1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 24

POS G

GOALKEEPER Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 13 13

GS 13 13 13

MIN SHTS 1170 59 1170 59 1170 52

SV 45 45 30

GA 14 14 22

GAA 1.08 1.08 1.69

PG 0 0 1

PA 0 0 1

W 7 7 1

L 1 1 7

T 5 5 5

SO 5 5 2

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 T 1-1

18518 12521 18691

2-3-4 2-4-4 2-4-5

10 11 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) 11 KC: Nemeth (37); VAN: Cornelius (94+)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 2 FC Cincinnati

RESULT W 4-1

ATT 39011

W-L-T 1-0-0

Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

9 Colorado 16 at Chicago

W 2-0 W 4-2

37725 10032

2-0-0 3-0-0

Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

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

24803 37722 0 37722 22221

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

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

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

T T T W W T

37722 38581 19832 39232 37722 18540

5-1-2 5-1-3 5-1-4 6-1-4 7-1-4 7-1-5

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

July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep.

Wed. Sun. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.

30 at Vancouver 6 Real Salt Lake 10 at Colorado 13 Toronto FC 21 at Los Angeles FC 24 San Jose 28 Los Angeles FC 4 at Minnesota 11 Houston 15 Orlando City SC 18 at Philadelphia 26 at Sporting KC 1 at FC Dallas 5 at Montreal 29 Vancouver 3 at New York City FC 6 at Columbus 14 Atlanta 21 Portland 27 at Houston 4 Sporting KC 10 New England 14 at Real Salt Lake 17 at Los Angeles 23 at Portland 1 Los Angeles 7 at Colorado 15 New York Red Bulls 18 FC Dallas 22 at D.C. United 29 at San Jose 6 Minnesota

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

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 SEA: Leerdam (27) Morris (33,43) Ruidiaz (87); CIN: Bertone (13) 1 6 SEA: Leerdam (5) Ruidiaz (8); 1 9 SEA: Rodriguez (8) Morris (15) Lodeiro (49) Ruidiaz (88); CHI: Edwards (57) Herbers (84) 2 10 2 13 SEA: Lodeiro (18); 2 13 2 16 SEA: Bruin (24,66) Roldan (68); TOR: Altidore (11,70) 3 16 SEA: Shipp (51); LFC: Vela (12,55) Atuesta (39) Ramirez (61) 3 17 SEA: Leerdam (65) Shipp (67); SJ: Salinas (34,53) 3 18 SEA: Morris (1); LFC: Vela (4) 4 19 SEA: Roldan (42); MIN: Opara (26) 3 22 SEA: Roldan (5); 2 25 SEA: Ruidiaz (19) Bwana (68); ORL: Mueller (75) 2 26

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

SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 2 Jordan Morris 2 Will Bruin Assists 2 Victor Rodriguez 2 Nicolas Lodeiro 2 Nicolas Lodeiro Shots 8 Victor Rodriguez Shots on Goal 3 Raul Ruidiaz 3 Will Bruin 3 Handwalla Bwana Fouls Committed 5 Nicolas Lodeiro 5 Nicolas Lodeiro Fouls Suffered 7 Nicolas Lodeiro Offside 5 Jordan Morris Saves 10 Stefan Frei Shots Faced 12 Stefan Frei Goals Allowed 4 Stefan Frei

Goals 4 03/02/2019 at 4 03/16/2019 at Assists 4 03/02/2019 at 4 03/16/2019 at 4 04/13/2019 at 4 04/24/2019 at Shots 24 03/02/2019 at Shots on Goal 9 03/02/2019 at Fouls Committed 19 04/21/2019 at Fouls Suffered 18 03/09/2019 at Corner Kicks 12 04/24/2019 at Offside 6 04/13/2019 at 6 05/04/2019 at Saves 10 03/16/2019 at Shots Faced 12 03/16/2019 at Goals Allowed 4 04/21/2019 at

03/02/2019 at CIN 04/13/2019 at TOR

W 4-1 W 3-2

03/02/2019 at CIN 03/02/2019 at CIN 04/24/2019 at SJ

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

03/02/2019 at CIN

W 4-1

03/02/2019 at CIN 04/13/2019 at TOR 04/24/2019 at SJ

W 4-1 W 3-2 T 2-2

04/21/2019 at LFC 04/28/2019 at LFC

L 1-4 T 1-1

04/24/2019 at SJ

T 2-2

05/04/2019 at MIN

T 1-1

03/16/2019 at CHI

W 4-2

03/16/2019 at CHI

W 4-2

04/21/2019 at LFC

L 1-4

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)

CIN CHI

W 4-1 W 4-2

CIN CHI TOR SJ

W W W T

CIN

W 4-1

CIN

W 4-1

LFC

L 1-4

COL

W 2-0

T 2-2

TOR MIN

W 3-2 T 1-1

CHI

W 4-2

CHI

W 4-2

LFC

L 1-4

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

Shots 4 04/28/2019 at Shots on Goal 1 05/04/2019 at 1 05/18/2019 at Fouls Committed 5 05/15/2019 at Fouls Suffered 7 04/28/2019 at Corner Kicks 3 03/16/2019 at Offside 0 03/02/2019 at 0 04/24/2019 at 0 04/28/2019 at 0 05/11/2019 at Saves 0 05/15/2019 at Shots Faced 1 05/11/2019 at 1 05/15/2019 at

LFC

T 1-1

MIN PHI

T 1-1 T 0-0

ORL

W 2-1

LFC

T 1-1

CHI

W 4-2

CIN SJ LFC HOU

W T T W

ORL

W 2-1

HOU ORL

W 1-0 W 2-1

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

SOUNDERS FC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sounders FC

Sporting KC 5 wins, 18 goals Sounders FC 9 wins, 19 goals 4 ties 4/11/2009 10/17/2009 4/17/2010 10/9/2010 5/21/2011 8/6/2011 6/20/2012 5/8/2013 3/8/2014 5/23/2015 6/6/2015 9/27/2015 3/6/2016 7/24/2016 10/27/2016 5/17/2017 8/12/2017 4/15/2018 9/1/2018

KC 1 at SEA SEA 3 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 1 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 0 vs KC KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 at SEA KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC KC 2 vs SEA SEA 3 vs KC

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

(Q) (CA) (Q) (CA) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (Q) (SP) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 6 84 26 95 29 37

2 13 96 36 87 25 33

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC Tot 19 180 62 182 54 70

1 6 103 40 122 7 49

2 12 126 39 125 13 47

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 18 229 79 247 20 96

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SEA

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

2 2

2 1

1 2

5 3

2 3

6 8

0 0

18 19

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Brian Schmetzer Peter Vermes

vs. KC

2-1-1

(1.75 pts./game)

vs. SEA

4-9-4

(0.94 pts./game)

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

3 2 18 8 24 16 4 5 5 20 8

Sporting KC Dwyer/Fernandes Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen

1 2 19 8 24 36 5 4 3 37 12

Sounders FC 18 times 3 times Fredy Montero Fredy Montero Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Kasey Keller Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/17) 1 16 players tied 6 4 players tied

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

Fouls Suffered

4 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/17) 6 Aurelien Collin (twice) 4 3 players tied

Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 6 players tied 6 Tim Melia (06/06/15) 3 Hartman/Melia

Fouls Committed

Sounders FC 1 18 players tied 2 Jaqua/Ljungberg 6 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 3 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 4 Cooper/Alonso 7 Osvaldo Alonso (03/08/14) 1 6 players tied 6 Stefan Frei (twice) 3 Stefan Frei (twice)

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)

Seattle Sounders FC W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

2 Ts 1 Ls 1 Ls

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

6-0-0 15 Ws (07/21/2018) 1-0-4 3 Ts (04/28/2019) 0-1-1 1 Ts (04/24/2019)

0-3-3 2-1-2

2 Ls 2 Ts

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

2-1-2 5-0-1

2 Ts (04/24/2019) 2 Ws (05/11/2019)

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

4 Ls 1 Ts 1 Ts 4 Ws 1 Ts

(06/30/2018) (05/18/2019) (04/14/2019) (03/17/2018) (04/27/2019)

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

1 1 1 5 5

Ts Ws Ws Ws Ws

(05/18/2019) (05/11/2019) (05/15/2019) (04/22/2018) (08/18/2018)

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

7 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ts 4 Ls 1 Ts

(08/04/2018) (05/18/2019) (04/14/2019) (07/14/2018) (04/27/2019)

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

1 1 1 3 1

Ts Ws Ts Ls Ls

(05/18/2019) (05/15/2019) (04/24/2019) (03/18/2018) (04/21/2019)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (5-9-4) PLAYER

MIN

Gerso Fernandes Dom Dwyer Davy Arnaud Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Nuno Andre Coelho Zoltan Hercegfalvi Kei Kamara Diego Rubio Ilie Sanchez Josh Wolff Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Aurelien Collin Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Michael Harrington Jack Jewsbury Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Jordi Quintilla Team totals Opponent totals

4 6 5 6 14 7 1 1 7 1 3 4 5 14 4 4 12 7 4 6 6 2 18 18

3 4 5 6 10 6 1 1 4 1 3 3 2 13 4 4 10 6 4 5 5 2 18 18

250 408 450 419 935 541 90 70 413 75 270 284 236 1217 360 360 919 553 343 415 451 180 1620 1620

3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19

1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 20

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

8 18 12 11 15 7 3 1 13 4 3 4 3 5 2 1 16 0 2 5 3 5 229 180

8 1 1 6 2 18 18

720 90 90 540 180 1620 1620

25 3 5 17 12 62 79

20 2 4 9 7 42 60

0.75 1.00 1.00 1.33 1.50 1.06 1.00

1 0 0 0 0 1 3

Tim Melia Jon Kempin Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Team totals Opponent totals

SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (9-5-4) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Nate Jaqua Mauro Rosales Will Bruin Clint Dempsey Mike Fucito Nicolas Lodeiro Tyrone Marshall Cristian Roldan Chad Barrett Alvaro Fernandez Patrick Ianni Roger Levesque Obafemi Martins Lamar Neagle Sanna Nyassi Jeff Parke Raul Ruidiaz Djimi Traore Freddie Ljungberg Osvaldo Alonso Brad Evans Chad Marshall Jordan Morris Gonzalo Pineda Alex Roldan Brad Smith Tyson Wahl Team totals Opponent totals

4 4 4 6 3 4 4 8 2 5 4 3 2 6 2 4 1 2 3 15 11 9 4 3 1 1 2 18 18

2 3 3 5 0 4 3 7 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 13 9 9 4 3 1 1 2 18 18

240 245 240 480 61 359 271 634 96 259 182 186 180 269 93 360 89 180 260 1206 823 801 339 270 88 90 180 1620 1620

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18

2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 16

5 3 6 15 5 7 1 7 5 7 2 2 2 11 3 2 4 1 2 10 8 2 3 1 1 1 1 180 229

Michael Gspurning Kasey Keller Andrew Weber Stefan Frei Ben Dragavon Team totals Opponent totals

1 6 1 10 1 18 18

MIN SHTS 90 479 90 900 61 1620 1620

3 20 4 49 3 79 62

GAA

3 15 3 37 2 60 42

0.00 0.75 1.00 1.20 1.48 1.00 1.06

0 1 0 2 0 3 1

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. SOUNDERS FC (5-9-4)

CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KC (9-5-4)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

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

14 4 13 14 7 3 14 12 6 7 2 1 1 8 2 2 4 7 18 18

8 3 12 10 5 3 13 10 5 5 1 1 1 8 1 1 3 5 18 18

820 250 1081 935 455 270 1217 919 415 483 78 90 35 720 105 113 243 466 1620 1620

4 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19

2 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 20

17 8 16 15 15 3 5 16 5 9 0 3 1 0 5 3 4 2 229 180

Will Bruin Chad Marshall Nicolas Lodeiro Cristian Roldan Raul Ruidiaz Jordan Morris Alex Roldan Brad Smith Handwalla Bwana Jonathan Campbell Jordy Delem Stefan Frei Kim Kee-Hee Kelvin Leerdam Harry Shipp Gustav Svensson Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Team totals Opponent totals

17 34 4 8 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 16 1 2 6 4 3 3 18 18

14 34 4 7 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 16 1 2 5 4 1 2 18 18

1124 2950 359 634 89 339 88 90 68 91 90 1440 90 180 456 342 94 185 1620 1620

4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18

3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 16

30 20 7 7 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 180 229

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

8 18 18

720 1620 1620

25 62 79

20 0.75 42 1.06 60 1.00

1 1 3

57 1.19 60 1.00 42 1.06

2 3 1

GOALKEEPER

Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

16 18 18

MIN SHTS 1440 1620 1620

78 79 62

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, May 26, 2019 Kickoff: 5 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 12 Sporting Kansas City 2-4-5, 11 points (2-1-3 home; 0-3-2 away) 11th in MLS Western Conference Seattle Sounders FC 7-1-5, 26 points (6-0-2 home; 1-1-3 away) 2nd in MLS Western Conference

2-4-5 (11 pts.) 11 11th in West 20 1.82 13 20 1.82 0 163 (59) 36.2% 134 128 25 2

English TV: FOX Sports 1 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Chris Penso CJ Morgante Andrew Bigelow Elvis Osmanovic Jon Freemon

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, Russell Gutierrez, Nemeth Espinoza, Nemeth

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

GD GP +11 13 +5 14 -4 14 +4 12 +3 13 +3 11 +2 12 -7 14 +3 13 -1 13 -17 14 -12 13

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

Pts 31 26 23 22 18 18 16 14 14 11 11 5

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

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

7-1-5 (26 pts.) 13 2nd in West 22 1.69 21 14 1.08 +8 158 (52) 32.9% 149 171 22 2

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

7 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 32 SHOTS 13 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 19 FOULS COMMITTED 17 FOULS SUFFERED 3 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 900 Tim Melia 1.90 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 32

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Pts 24 24 21 20 18 18 17 16 16 15 12 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. Philadelphia Union 2. D.C. United 3. Montreal Impact 4. Atlanta United FC 5. New York Red Bulls 6. New York City FC 7. Toronto FC 8. Columbus Crew SC 9. Chicago Fire 10. Orlando City SC 11. New England Revolution 12. FC Cincinnati

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

4 7 27 8 2 2 27 49 4 1

Morris, Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Lodeiro, Ruidiaz Lodeiro, Roldan Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Leerdam, Roldan

1170 Stefan Frei 1.08 Stefan Frei 7 Stefan Frei 5 Stefan Frei 45 Stefan Frei

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 11th season 135-103-87 11th season (.549) 135-103-87 (.549)

BRIAN SCHMETZER

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 47-23-25 (.626) 4th season 47-23-25 (.626)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, May 23 QUESTIONABLE: • Andreu Fontas (Calf Injury) • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) • Daniel Salloi (Groin Injury) • Wan Kuzain (Ankle Injury) • Graham Zusi (Oblique Injury) OUT: • Roger Espinoza (PCL Sprain) • Gerso Fernandes (Broken Wrist) • Erik Hurtado (Knee Injury) • Jaylin Lindsey (Torn Meniscus) • Rodney Wallace (Hip Injury) 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvSEA: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvSEA: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend as the side prepares to take on Seattle Sounders FC for the first time in the 2019 MLS season. Sporting KC is looking for their first win since the end of March, while Seattle is riding high in second place in the Western Conference standings. Sporting KC has a strong record against the Sounders since the start of the 2015 season, losing just twice and going 4-2-3 in the nine meetings since. Sporting KC last faced Seattle at CenturyLink Field on Sept. 1, 2018 and took the lead early through Diego Rubio, only for Seattle to fight back and claim all three points behind a strike from Raul Ruidiaz, a Graham Zusi own goal and a Nicolas Lodeiro penalty. The last clash at Children’s Mercy Park came on April 15, 2018, culminating in an exciting 2-2 draw. Ilie Sanchez gave Sporting KC the lead from the penalty spot in the first half only for Will Bruin to equalize seconds before the interval. Cristian Roldan gave the visitors a brief advantage only for Graham Zusi’s dinked finish to salvage a point for Sporting KC. #SKCvSEA: Recent Meetings (SEA leads 9-5-4 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting ranks second in MLS with 16 home goals through six games at Children’s Mercy Park. • A total of 23 players have started an MLS match this season for Sporting, third most in the league behind the New York Red Bulls (26) and Orlando City SC (25). • Sporting are winless in nine straight matches across all competitions, recording four draws and five losses since April 4. Their seven-game winless run in MLS is the club’s longest since May 2016.

Date

09/01/2018 04/15/2018 08/12/2017 05/17/2017 07/24/2016

Score

KC 1 at SEA 3 KC 2 vs SEA 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0

Result L T L W W

Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Johnny Russell is one of eight players with at least four goals and three assists this season. He is tied for the MLS lead with two goals from outside the box. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez leads Sporting in duels won (51) and tackles won (16) while ranking second on the team in chances created (17). • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has saved both of the penalties he has faced this season in MLS play. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth is tied for third in MLS with seven league goals and has scored 11 times this season in all competitions. He will serve a one-game red card suspension on Sunday.

Details

Rubio scores early before Ruidiaz, Zusi OG and Lodeiro net Ilie & Zusi score to cancel out Bruin & Roldan strikes Clint Dempsey heads home winner in first half Fernandes scores first SKC hat trick in since 2010 in rout Dwyer scores in each half to add to Peterson strike

Seattle Sounders Team Notes • Seattle’s one loss is tied for the fewest in MLS. Their current six-game unbeaten run is tied for the second-longest active streak in the league. • Seattle have played eight of their first 13 matches at home, where they hold a 6-0-2 record. The club has one win in five away games (1-1-3). • Seattle has scored 10 goals in the first 30 minutes of matches this season, three more than any other team. • Seattle is a perfect 4-0 in one-goal games. • Seattle leads MLS with a shot conversion rate of 13.9%. • Seattle is one of two MLS clubs (Orlando) that has yet to concede a penalty kick this season.

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER HISTORY • Winger Gerso Fernandes leads the team with three goals and one assist against Seattle Sounders FC. All three goals coming in a 3-0 home victory on May 17, 2017 as Fernandes netted the first Sporting KC hat trick since 2010 in the match, while his assist came in a 3-1 road defeat on Sept. 1, 2018. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has one goal and three assists all-time against the Sounders. His goal stood as the game-winner in a 1-0 home win on June 6, 2015, while he had one assist for Sporting against Seattle, coming in the 3-0 home win on May 17, 2017. His other two assists came with the Revs in 2011. • Defender Graham Zusi has one goal and two assists against Seattle. He scored his lone goal in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018, while also helping set up Dom Dwyer’s opener in a 3-0 win on July 24, 2016 and Fernandes’ third goal on May 17, 2017. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one goal against the Sounders, scoring a penalty kick to open the scoring in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Sounders, with his cross setting up Dom Dwyer’s game winner on July 24, 2016. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist all-time against Seattle, coming on Kei Kamara’s goal in a 2-1 home defeat on Aug. 6, 2011. • Defender Jimmy Medranda has recorded one assist against Seattle, setting up Graham Zusi’s equalizer in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 4-2-2 against Seattle Sounders FC, posting shutouts in five of his eight games. • Defender Rodney Wallace has four goals and two assists against Seattle, with one goal coming with D.C. in 2009, while the other three goals and two assists all came with the Portland Timbers between 2012 and 2015. • Forward Erik Hurtado has one goal against the Seattle Sounders, coming in a 2-2 home draw for Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 24, 2014. • Midfielder Kelyn Rowe has one assist against his hometown team Seattle, coming in a 3-3 road draw for New England on April 29, 2017.

Seattle Sounders Player Notes • Midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro is tied for the MLS lead with seven assists. He also ranks first in fouls suffered (49) and third in fouls committed (27). • Defender Kim Kee-hee ranks third in MLS with 28 interceptions. • Goalkeeper Stefan Frei ranks second in MLS in saves (45) and save percentage (76.3%).

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Forward Daniel Salloi is one start away from hitting 50 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth is two MLS regular-season appearances shy of reaching 50 for the club. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is two appearances and starts away from hitting 150 in all competitions for Sporting KC.

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler and midfielder Kelyn Rowe have all been teammates with Seattle midfielder Cristian Roldan and forward Jordan Morris on the U.S. National Team over the last decade. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez played alongside Sounders midfielder Victor Rodriguez at Elche in Spain from 2015-2016. Rodriguez has also represented the Catalonia National Team alongside Sporting KC’s Andreu Fontas. • Defender Nico Hasler played with Seattle’s Jonathan Campbell at the Chicago Fire in 2018. • Midfielder Gianluca Busio and forward Tyler Freeman played with the U.S. U-17 National Team at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship alongside Seattle’s Danny Leyva and Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez. • Seattle defender Saad Abdul-Salaam spent the first three years of his professional career with Sporting KC, tallying one goal and nine assists in 78 games across all competitions. • Sounders assistant coach Preki spent nine seasons with the Kansas City Wizards across two stints from 1996-2000 & 2002-2005. He’s the team’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals and 98 assists in 218 MLS regular-season games. • Seattle General Manager Garth Lagerway played for the Kansas City Wiz in 1996. • Seattle forward Will Bruin is from St. Louis, Missouri and was a part of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher soccer club.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes HOMESTAND CONTINUES

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

MLS ALL-STAR FAN BALLOT UNVEILED

Sporting Kansas City continued it’s recent winless streak during last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park where Krisztian Nemeth scored his 11th goal of the campaign in all competitions before being sent off, as Derek Cornelius stunned the crowd with a 94th-minute equalizer. Sporting is now winless in seven MLS regular-season games and nine games across all competitions as the side deals with a host of injury issues.

On Thursday, Major League Soccer revealed the fan ballot for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target, featuring eight players from all 24 clubs as nominated by national media. The following Sporting players are eligible for fan voting: • • • •

Sporting KC, who enjoyed a boost with the return of captain Matt Besler last weekend, only had 13 outfield players available for selection, allowing the side to sign Swope Park Rangers forward Wilson Harris to a Short-Term Agreement based on Extreme Hardship. Sporting was without Roger Espinoza, Gerso Fernandes, Andreu Fontas, Erik Hurtado, Jaylin Lindsey, Jimmy Medranda, Daniel Salloi, Rodney Wallace, Wan Kuzain and Graham Zusi due to injury, while Gianluca Busio and Tyler Freeman had only just returned the day prior from representing the U.S. Under-17 National Team in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, where the side finished as runners-up.

Goalkeeper: Tim Melia Defenders: Matt Besler and Graham Zusi Midfielders: Gianluca Busio, Felipe Gutierrez and Ilie Sanchez Forwards: Krisztian Nemeth and Johnny Russell

Among Sporting’s eight All-Star nominees, five are seeking MLS All-Star recognition for the first time. Zusi (2012-15, 2017-18) has landed All-Star honors in six of the last seven seasons, Besler (2011, 2013-16) is a five-time selection, and Ilie received his first All-Star nod in 2018. The MLS All-Stars will battle 10-time Spanish champions Atletico Madrid at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando on July 31 in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. The summer showcase will air on FS1 and UniMas in the U.S. and across more than 170 countries globally.

The good news for Sporting is that the side closes out the month of May two more home matches, coming in quick succession. Peter Vermes’ team will take on the Seattle Sounders this Sunday before a three-day turnaround as the side faces the LA Galaxy on May 29. Sporting will then play all four MLS games in June on the road.

DEPTH TESTED DURING INJURY OUTBREAK

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.

Seattle took the season series in 2018 between the two sides 1-0-1, with the sides first playing to a 2-2 draw at Children’s Mercy Park on April 15 before falling to a 3-1 defeat at CenturyLink Field on Sept. 1. Seattle leads the all-time series 9-5-4, including 4-3-2 mark in Kansas City. Sporting KC did win three in a row against Seattle from 2016 to 2017, but are now a winless 0-2-1 over their last three meetings.

Of the 28 players on Sporting’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, SKC has had the third most starters in MLS this year, only behind Orlando’s 25 & New York Red Bulls’ 26.

SOARING SEATTLE

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend as the side prepares to take on Seattle Sounders FC at Children’s Mercy Park. It’s a battle of two teams in opposite veins of form, as Seattle sits in second place of the Western Conference with 26 points, while Sporting’s injury-ravaged recent run sees them in second to last place in the West with 11 points.

Sporting Kansas City was boosted by the return of captain Matt Besler in the draw against Vancouver, while Andreu Fontas, Jimmy Medranda, Daniel Salloi, Wan Kuzain and Graham Zusi are all quesitonable.

In 2018, Sporting KC dropped the season series with a 0-1-1 mark across two matches in the MLS regular season. The first match took place at Children’s Mercy Park on April 15, with Sporting racing out to a 1-0 lead behind Ilie Sanchez’s penalty. Seattle responded with goals either side of halftime from Will Bruin and Cristian Roldan, only for Sporting to claw their way back into the game when Graham Zusi dinked a finish over Stefan Frei to salvage a point in below-freezing temperatures and snow flurries.

BUSIO & FREEMAN RETURN FROM U.S. U-17s

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio and forward Tyler Freeman both wrapped up their international commitments with the U.S. Under-17 National Team late last week 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.

The return fixture at CenturyLink Field took place on Sept. 1, with Sporting again jumping out to an early lead. Diego Rubio lashed home a half-volley from the edge of the area in just the second minute, only for Seattle to equalize 10 minutes later through Raul Ruidiaz’s tap-in. Sporting fell behind shortly after the break when a cross was deflected into the net by Zusi, and Nicolas Lodeiro completed the scoring from the penalty spot following Ike Opara’s handball in the area.

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.

Sporting KC is 5-9-4 all-time against the Seattle Sounders, including a 3-4-2 mark at home. Prior to last season’s home draw, Sporting had won both of their previous two meetings with Seattle at Children’s Mercy Park, claiming 3-0 wins on July 24, 2016 and May 17, 2017.

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.

NEMETH SCORES 11th OF 2019, GETS SUSPENDED

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.

Sporting Kansas City striker Krisztian Nemeth tallied once again in last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park. Nemeth calmly slotted the ball into the net after Johnny Russell’s attempt had been saved late in the first half to take his tally for the season up to 11 in all competitions and seven in MLS, with the other four coming in Sporting’s run to the Concacaf Champions League Semifinals early in the campaign.

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.

However, Nemeth’s night only got worse from there as the Hungarian striker was given his marching orders in the 51st minute for a late challenge on Felipe Martins in midfield. Nemeth will miss Sunday’s game against the Sounders while serving his suspension. 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 third in the club’s all-time standings for goals-per-game in a single season with 0.64 (7 in 11 games). Nemeth needs 13 more goals across a minimum of 23 games (at least 22 in MLS, at least one in U.S. Open Cup) to tie Dwyer’s record.

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. 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.

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.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders 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 170-123-99 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

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.

VERMES VERBATIM

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).

On his team’s performance: “Our guys played really well and they fought really hard. They played a man down for almost a whole 45 minutes. Unfortunately, the game was changed by the red card, but we did a great job of managing the man down. We were just a little unlucky there at the end, but I don’t have any complaints. These guys fought with everything they had.”

See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

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 Benny Feilhaber’s contribution: “He’s been great. He did everything that the game needed today. He was tremendous.” On takeaways from the game: “Each game we keep getting better and better and we just keep building from them.”

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 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 5-9-4 Home games: 3-4-2 (14 GF, 11 GA) Road games: 2-5-2 (4 GF, 8 GA) Date 04/11/2009 10/17/2009 04/17/2010 10/09/2010 05/21/2011 08/06/2011 06/20/2012 05/08/2013 03/08/2014 05/23/2015 06/06/2015 09/27/2015 03/06/2016 07/24/2016 05/17/2017 08/12/2017 04/15/2018 09/01/2018

Score KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 2 vs SEA 3 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 1 KC 0 vs SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 1 KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 2 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location W Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L Livestrong Sporting Park T CenturyLink Field L Sporting Park L CenturyLink Field T CenturyLink Field W Sporting Park T Sporting Park W CenturyLink Field W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park L CenturyLink Field T Children’s Mercy Park L CenturyLink Field

3 2 18 8 24 16

Dwyer, Fernandes Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza

4 5 5 20 8

Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

18 Players 1 Three Players 2 Fredy Montero 19 Fredy Montero 8 Osvaldo Alonso 24 Osvaldo Alonso 36

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Kasey Keller 5 Stefan Frei 4 Stefan Frei 3 Stefan Frei 37 Stefan Frei 12

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 1 6 4 6 4

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

Gerso Fernandes (5/17/17) GOALS 16 Players ASSISTS Four Players SHOTS Gerso Fernandes (5/17/17) SHOTS ON GOAL Aurelien Collin (twice) FOULS COMMITTED Three Players FOULS SUFFERED

18 Players Jaqua, Ljungberg (4/11/09) Fredy Montero (4/11/09) Fredy Montero Alonso, Cooper (3/8/14) Osvaldo Alonso

1 2 6 3 4 7

(twice) Stefan (twice) Stefan

6 3

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

6 Tim Melia (6/6/15) 3 Hartman, Melia

Frei Frei

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

1 2 OT Total 6 12 0 18 103 126 0 229 40 39 0 79 122 125 0 247 7 13 0 20 48 46 0 94

SEATTLE SOUNDERS Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 6 13 0 19 Shots 84 96 0 180 Shots on Goal 26 36 0 62 Fouls 95 87 0 182 Offsides 29 25 0 54 Corner Kicks 36 33 0 69

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC SEA

140

1-15

2 2

16-30

31-45

2 3

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,470

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 150 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 150 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 142 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

184

2 1

105.5 5

46-60

4 2

61-75

2 3

76-90

6 8

0 0

Total

18 19

101

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

326

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 184 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders 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) Wilson Harris (Short-Term Agreement - May 17, 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. May 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Wilson Harris to a short-term agreement from the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) prompted by Extreme Hardship (less than 14 outfield players available)

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 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders 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

1-1

Nemeth

SUNDAY, MAY 26

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS