Game Guide: Sporting KC vs. FC Dallas by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v FC DALLAS (May 29, Sporting Park; 8 p.m. CT; UniMas) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2015 SEASON RECORDS

ROSTERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 12 4-2-6 18 17 15 at home 6 3-0-3 12 9 5

FC Dallas 12 6-3-3 21 18 15 on road 5 2-2-1 7 9 7

Melia

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (50 meetings): Sporting 20 wins (2 shootout), 72 goals … FC Dallas 20 wins (1 shootout), 83 goals … Ties 10

Ellis

Besler

Anibaba

13 Dia

93 Mustivar

AT KC (25 meetings): Sporting 11 wins (0 shootout), 44 goals … FC Dallas 8 wins (1 shootout), 34 goals … Ties 6

Feilhaber

Carrasco

Zusi

2015 (MLS) 3/14: DAL 3, KC 1 (Perez 17, 52; Castillo 73 – Espinoza 44)

94 Medranda

9 Nemeth

UPCOMING MATCHES FC DALLAS SPORTING Sun. June 7 at San Jose Sat. June 6 Seattle Sat. June 13 at Seattle Sun. June 21 at Real Salt Lake Fri. June 19 at Colorado Sat. June 27 Colorado Fri. June 26 Houston Sun. July 12 at Vancouver

Perez

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F 17 64

A 15 72

F 18 60

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Diaz

Hollingshead

FC DALLAS

SPORTING

11 Castillo

Hernandez

A 15 72

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

10 1 3 1

13 4 1 0

7 6 2 0

15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

10 0 2 0 1 2 0 0

4 13 1

2 8 5

TYPE OF PLAY

9 3 2 0 2 0 1 0

8 0 3 1 0 0 2 1

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

3 11 3

3 10 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC DAL

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 2-0-0 1-2-5 1-0-1 2-0-1 4-1-2 0-2-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 5/20/2015 KC 4, NE 2 3/28/2015 KC 1, NYC 0 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 4/18/2015 KC 1, LA 2 5/23/2015 KC 0, SEA 0 5/23/2015 KC 0, SEA 0 5/23/2015 KC 0, SEA 0

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

TLTWWTLTWTWT WWWTLLWTWWTL

Hedges

Zimmerman

27 Watson

REFEREE: David Gantar. AR1 (bench): George Gansner; AR2 (opposite): Danny Thornberry; 4th: Nima Saghafi DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): none

(0) (4) (6) (3) (0) (0) (0)

FC DALLAS 1 Dan Kennedy (GK) 3 Moises Hernandez (DF) 4 Kyle Bekker (MF) 7 Blas Perez (FW) 8 Victor Ulloa (MF) 9 David Texeira (FW) 10 Mauro Diaz (MF) 11 Fabian Castillo (FW) 12 Ryan Hollingshead (MF) 13 Tesho Akindele (FW) 14 Atiba Harris (MF) 16 Coy Craft (FW) 17 Zach Loyd (DF) 18 Chris Seitz (GK) 21 Michael Barrios (MF) 22 Stephen Keel (DF) 23 Kellyn Acosta (MF) 24 Matt Hedges (DF) 25 Walker Zimmerman (DF) 26 Danny Garcia (MF) 27 Je-Vaughn Watson (MF) 29 Alex Zendejas (MF) 31 Michel (DF) 33 Otis Earle (DF) 44 Jesse Gonzalez (GK)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE none

INTERNATIONAL DUTY KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20 national team) … DAL: Kellyn Acosta (U.S. U-20 national team)

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

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

31 Michel

Kennedy

HOW SCORED

6 5 6 0

8 Ulloa

SPORTING KC 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Bernardo Anor (MF) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Amadou Dia (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Servando Carrasco (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 18 James Rogers (FW) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 71 Marcel de Jong (DF) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)

FC DALLAS Date Score (Gms since) 5/09/2015 DAL 2, LA 1 5/01/2015 DAL 4, HOU 1 4/10/2015 DAL 0, COL 4 5/23/2015 DAL 1, MTL 2 5/15/2015 DAL 0, NYR 0 5/15/2015 DAL 0, NYR 0 5/15/2015 DAL 0, NYR 0

(1) (1) (3) (0) (1) (1) (1)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Nemeth A: 7 Feilhaber SHT: 36 Dwyer SOG: 11 Dwyer FC: 20 Dwyer FS: 35 Dwyer OF: 14 Dwyer C: 3 Ellis/Espinoza E: 1 Besler FC DALLAS G: 5 Perez A: 5 Castillo SHT: 31 Castillo SOG: 12 Castillo FC: 17 Harris/Ulloa FS: 27 Diaz OF: 6 Castillo C: 3 Harris E: 1 Acosta/Perez

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 12 3 6 0 1 2 17 1.42 DAL 12 3 4 2 2 1 18 1.50 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 12 5 2 3 1 1 15 1.25 DAL 12 4 4 2 1 1 15 1.25 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 17 2 3 4 2 2 4 DAL 18 3 4 1 5 1 4 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 15 4 2 2 3 2 2 DAL 15 1 2 3 2 2 5

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v FC DALLAS (May 29, Sporting Park; 8 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 124)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 2 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 0 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 7 6 0 0 29 23 0 3 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 11 11 0 2 161 156 2 9 MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 6 4 1 0 228 205 13 19 6 Paulo Nagamura 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 0 0 0 0 123 98 2 13 MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 9 8 0 2 157 123 22 41 8 Graham Zusi 9 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 10 8 5 1 10 8 5 1 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 12 3 7 122 110 15 26 11 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 6 1 0 0 77 49 12 3 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 12 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 8 4 0 0 8 4 0 0 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 11 11 4 1 61 49 28 4 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 5 4 0 0 138 134 0 7 16 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 8 6 0 0 67 37 1 1 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 James Rogers FW 5-8 150 06/27/1993 Yoyah, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 22 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 23 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 10 10 1 2 122 117 5 8 MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 9 9 1 2 122 102 3 13 27 Roger Espinoza 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 4 4 0 0 10 9 0 0 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 10 5 0 1 209 119 15 15 71 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 6 6 0 1 6 6 0 1 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 8 4 0 0 8 4 0 0 94 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 4 0 0 10 5 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L60 11/21/1966 W80 T50

FC DALLAS 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Dan Kennedy GK 6-1 200 07/22/1982 Fullerton, CA 5 5 0 0 149 147 0 0 DF 6-0 155 03/05/1992 Dallas, TX 10 10 0 2 27 23 0 2 3 Moises Hernandez MF 5-9 165 09/02/1990 Oakville, ON, Canada 5 0 0 0 34 16 0 0 4 Kyle Bekker Blas Perez FW 6-1 174 03/13/1981 Panama City, Panama 10 9 5 1 84 73 36 14 7 8 Victor Ulloa MF 5-11 165 03/04/1992 Wylie, TX 12 12 0 0 41 38 0 1 FW 6-0 179 02/27/1991 Salto, Uruguay 4 3 1 1 23 12 5 1 9 David Texeira 10 Mauro Diaz MF 5-7 137 03/10/1991 Concepcion del Uruguay, Argentina 8 8 2 4 35 22 8 9 11 Fabian Castillo FW 5-8 150 06/17/1992 Cali, Colombia 12 12 4 5 119 103 24 21 MF 6-1 180 04/16/1991 Granite Bay, CA 12 9 2 1 23 13 2 1 12 Ryan Hollingshead FW 5-11 170 03/31/1992 Calgary, AB, Canada 12 7 3 1 38 25 10 4 13 Tesho Akindele 14 Atiba Harris MF 6-3 185 01/09/1985 Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis 10 6 0 1 201 158 26 23 Coy Craft FW 6-2 175 05/23/1997 Abingdon, VA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 17 Zach Loyd DF 5-9 160 07/18/1987 Tulsa, OK 9 9 0 0 149 139 4 7 GK 6-3 236 03/12/1987 San Luis Obispo, CA 7 7 0 0 64 63 0 0 18 Chris Seitz 21 Michael Barrios MF 5-4 132 04/21/1991 Barranquilla, Colombia 7 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 Stephen Keel DF 6-0 185 04/11/1983 Littleton, CO 0 0 0 0 59 45 1 3 22 23 Kellyn Acosta MF 5-10 150 07/24/1995 Plano, TX 6 5 0 0 34 25 0 1 24 Matt Hedges DF 6-4 190 04/01/1990 Carmel, IN 10 10 1 0 103 97 10 1 Walker Zimmerman DF 6-3 185 05/19/1993 Lawrenceville, GA 9 5 0 0 26 18 2 0 25 26 Danny Garcia MF 5-5 155 10/14/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 27 Je-Vaughn Watson MF 6-1 175 10/22/1983 St. Catherine, Jamaica 8 7 0 0 104 75 7 6 29 Alex Zendejas MF 5-7 145 02/07/1998 El Paso, TX 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 Michel DF 6-1 165 06/09/1981 Vitoria, Brazil 10 7 0 3 66 53 11 16 33 Otis Earle DF 6-1 170 01/17/1992 London, England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 Jesse Gonzalez GK 6-4 180 05/25/1995 Edenton, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Oscar Pareja

08/10/1968 W47 L45 T22

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs FC DALLAS SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. May 29, 2015 (WEEK 13, MLS Game #124) 8 p.m. CT (UniMás / UDN; KMCI-38) Long-time rivals now back together in the Western Conference, Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas meet for the second time this season when they face off on Viernes de Fútbol at Sporting Park. The teams are separated by just three points in the West table. FC Dallas are still on top of the division, seeing their five-game unbeaten run come to an end when they kicked off their long road swing with a 2-1 loss at Montréal. Sporting extended their current undefeated streak to five games, coming away from Seattle Sounders FC with a point following a scoreless draw last weekend. REFEREE: David Gantar. AR1 (bench): George Gansner; AR2 (opposite): Danny Thornberry; 4th: Nima Saghafi MLS Career: 38 games; FC/gm: 25.7; Y/gm: 2.8; R: 14; pens: 7 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Roger Espinoza, Kevin Ellis … DAL: Atiba Harris DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20 national team) … DAL: Kellyn Acosta (U.S. U-20 national team) HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (50 meetings): Sporting 20 wins (2 shootout), 72 goals …FC Dallas 20 wins (1 shootout), 83 goals … Ties 10 AT KC (25 meetings): Sporting 11 wins (0 shootout), 44 goals … FC Dallas 8 wins (1 shootout), 34 goals … Ties 6 FUTURE MATCH: 9/18: Sporting Kansas City vs. FC Dallas, 6 p.m. CT (UniMas)  The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Blas Perez scored on either side of halftime and Fabian Castillo put the match away with a late goal as FC Dallas claimed a 3-1 win March 14 at Toyota Stadium.  It was the first win for either team in the all-time series since 2012, when Sporting won 2-1 in Kansas City. The last FCD victory had come in 2011, a 3-2 at Sporting Park on Aug. 27.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. DAL: P9 W3 L4 D2 … Oscar Pareja vs. KC: P4 W1 L1 D2 LAST MEETING (MLS) 3/14: DAL 3, KC 1 (Perez 17, 52; Castillo 73 – Espinoza 44)  FCD opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Blas Perez started the play, looping a pass that allowed Fabian Castillo to race towards goal. Castillo found Tesho Akindele, who made a nifty turn and found a trailing Perez on the right side of the box, and he fired the ball past SKC goalkeeper Luis Marin.  But the visitors pulled level in the 44th minute when Roger Espinoza was given far too much space to drill a into the left side of the net from just outside the area as FCD goalkeeper Chris Seitz could not keep out the shot despite getting a hand to it.  FC Dallas took the lead in the 52nd minute. A corner kick was deflected back to Michel, whose looping cross found an wide-open Perez in the penalty area, and he converted from close range as the flag stayed down despite a hint of offside.  The lead was doubled in in the 73rd minute when a perfectly weighted pass from Michel found Ryan Hollingshead streaking down the right side. Hollingshead then found Castillo, who accelerated past Marin and finished into an empty net.  Kansas City had another golden opportunity in the 79th minute after Matt Hedges was ruled to have handled the ball in the box. Dom Dwyer took the resulting penalty kick, but Seitz read him perfectly and dove right to keep the ball out.  FC DALLAS (4-2-3-1): Chris Seitz - Atiba Harris, Zach Loyd, Matt Hedges, Moises Hernandez - Victor Ulloa, Michel - Tesho Akindele (Michael Barrios 76), Mauro Diaz (Ryan Hollingshead 69), Fabian Castillo (Kyle Bekker 89) - Blas Perez.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Luis Marin - Amadou Dia, Ike Opara, Kevin Ellis, Marcel de Jong - Benny Feilhaber - Roger Espinoza, Paulo Nagamura - Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76).

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City stretched their undefeated streak to five games, reaching a scoreless draw with Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday evening at CenturyLink Field. Sporting are in a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with 18 points from 12 matches. LAST MATCH  The closest opportunity for either team came in stoppage time when Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei was forced to make a diving save to deny Kansas City’s Benny Feilhaber.  Frei was credited with three saves in keeping the clean sheet, while Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia recorded two saves.  SKC manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the team that rolled to a 4-2 win against the New England Revolution at Sporting Park. Servando Carrasco and Jimmy Medranda came into the side, replacing Paulo Nagamura and Dom Dwyer.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-2-3-1): Tim Melia - Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia Servando Carrasco (Graham Zusi 77), Benny Feilhaber - Jimmy Medranda (Saad Abdul-Salaam 58), Soni Mustivar, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 56) - Krisztian Nemeth. TEAM NEWS  Sporting extended their undefeated streak with their third draw over the last five matches, their last loss coming April 18. All three draws have come in away matches; Sporting have won nine of their last 10 matches.  “To come in here and to make as many changes as we’ve had, the number of injuries that we’ve had … at that point, we had 16 players on the roster,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “We ended the game with three firstround draft picks from this year, two foreign players that we brought in and another two players that we brought in from there as well. So a lot of changes for our group and it was a tremendous point for us, that’s for sure.”  After having started each of the first 11 matches, Dom Dwyer was unable to post after suffering an injury in prematch warmups.  “If anything, it’s more precautionary than anything else. He was feeling something and it was better that he pulled himself out. We needed him and it would’ve been great if he’d have been on the field, but at the end of the day, I’m big on that you make those decisions,” said Vermes. “Sometimes you might have to sacrifice one game for 10. You have to be intelligent about it. It was a mature decision on his part.”  Jimmy Medranda made his first appearance since April 5, coming into a wide midfield role, as Krisztian Nemeth took the spot as the lone out-and-out striker.  Servando Carrasco made his first start since April 25, coming into a deep-lying midfield position. Graham Zusi was also able to make an appearance, coming off the substitutes’ bench for the final 13 minutes in place of Carrasco, after missing one match through concussion-like symptoms.  “I'm glad that Zusi only had to go 15 minutes,” Vermes said. “I thought that was good. I really didn't want him to have to play anymore. We tried to have him not play at all, but unfortunately, with the other guys dropping out, it was something we decided we kind of had to do. He said he was ready to go.”  Rookies Saad Abdul-Salaam made his second consecutive substitute appearance, and Connor Hallisey came off the bench for a third consecutive match. The club’s third first-round SuperDraft pick, Amadou Dia, started his second consecutive match at left back.  “They listened very well,” Vermes said. “Those guys are incredibly coachable. They all have really good instincts on the field, and once again they were really good for us. It's great to see. It's great to see those guys getting the kind of time they are, and more importantly, the performances they're putting in.”  Said Benny Feilhaber: “We got every single one of our rookies in there and they played an intricate part with the result. Everyone picked up the tactics which is very important and sometimes not so easy. A lot of good things were in this game and there are also obviously always things we can improve on. I think that will come with not only more time with everybody but also with some of our other guys coming back. We are missing a lot of players right now and that is to be expected.  On Wednesday, Sporting announced they have mutually agreed to part ways with goalkeeper Luis Marin due to personal considerations. Marin started SKC’s first eight matches has not featured since allowing four goals in the 4-4 draw at Houston on April 25. Sporting also recalled Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin from his loan to the NASL’s San Antonio Scorpions.

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FC DALLAS FC Dallas saw their undefeated streak put to an end after five games, falling 2-1 to the Montréal Impact on Saturday evening at Stade Saputo. FC Dallas are in first place in the Western Conference with 21 points from 12 matches. LAST MATCH  The Impact opened the scoring in the 25th minute. After FCD fullback Moises Hernandez challenged Andres Romero from behind and knocked him down, referee Chris Penso awarded a penalty kick. Ignacio Piatti duly converted it to the right of FC Dallas goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.  The Impact hit for a second just after the halftime break. On a quick counter, Jack McInerney cut in from the left and played a give-and-go with Piatti, receiving the return pass just inside the top of the area and curling a low shot inside the right post past a diving Kennedy and a sliding defender.  FC Dallas pulled a goal back late. In the 77th minute, Montreal failed to clear a free kick and FC Dallas forward Tesho Akindele put a foot to it, forcing Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush into a save, but center back Matt Hedges drove the rebound into the top of the goal.  FCD head coach Oscar Pareja made two changes to the team that reached a scoreless draw with the New York Red Bulls at Toyota Stadium. Michel came into the midfield for Kellyn Acosta, and Ryan Hollingshead started in place of Tesho Akindele.  FC DALLAS (4-2-3-1): Dan Kennedy - Je-Vaughn Watson, Walker Zimmerman, Matt Hedges, Moises Hernandez (Atiba Harris 80) - Victor Ulloa, Michel (Tesho Akindele 53) - Ryan Hollingshead (Kyle Bekker 73), Mauro Diaz, Fabian Castillo - Blas Perez. TEAM NEWS  FC Dallas saw their five-game undefeated streak come to an end, after three wins and two draws, with their first loss since April 10.  “We never lost our heads and continued to look for goals,” FCD head coach Oscar Pareja said. “The way we played the last 20 minutes, I thought was very encouraging. They played with everything they had.”  Said Matt Hedges: “We’ve got a lot of heart. Almost coming back down 2-0 on the road, it just shows that we always push and always give 100 percent no matter what the score is and where the game is. We’re always there and always in it.”  The game started a five-game road swing for FC Dallas, the longest in the club’s history. After the trip to Kansas City, they face trips to San Jose, Seattle and Colorado. FCD will not play again at Toyota Stadium until June 26, when they face Houston.  “The way we set up, I think we’re a good road team,” goalkeeper Dan Kennedy said. “It’s important that we don’t look at it and think it’s a really tough task.” Added Hedges: “It’s tough to have one or two road games in a row, but five? You see how it is with Toronto and teams that had to go on extended road trips. It’s hard to get a lot of points. So we’ll need to play well.”  Hedges scored his first goal of the season, his first since Aug. 9, 2014. Hedges scored three league goals in each of his first three MLS seasons.  “We just made some poor choices with the ball. We gave the ball away in bad spots from easy balls and we can’t do that in this league,” Hedges said. “We gave the ball away in bad spots and it was a counter attack against us. We did that quite a lot, so that was the reason we were not getting a lot done.”  Michel made his first start since April 18, playing 53 minutes in his usual deep-lying midfield role, after coming off the substitutes’ bench for short stints each of the last two matches.  Ryan Hollingshead returned to the first XI after coming off the bench in the New York match, as Tesho Akindele was a substitute for the fifth time in the last six matches.  “It was one of those days. It’s hard to believe that we walked off the field with no points. When you’re not sharp finishing and you concede goals the way we did, there are no excuses,” Pareja said.  On Tuesday, FCD announced the signing of Panamanian midfielder Rolando Escobar. The 33-year-old Escobar was last with Venezuelan first-division side Deportivo Anzoátegui SC, where he played in 104 matches and scored 31 goals since 2011. He has also appeared in 33 matches for the Panamanian national team since 2006.  “Escobar is a player that can fit in anywhere in the midfield,” FC Dallas technical director Fernando Clavijo said. “He is more of an attacking player than a defensive player but the No. 1 thing he adds is experience. We feel he is a guy that can come in and contribute right away, which is rare in MLS, especially in his position.

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-2-6, 18 pts.) UNF 9 14 10 3 23 27 6 8 5 37 71 13 11 22 2 94 4 1 17 16 15 93 29

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

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

GP 10 11 12 6 10 9 6 9 11 10 6 8 6 4 2 4 7 8 2 8 5 8 4

GS 8 11 12 6 10 9 4 8 11 5 6 4 1 0 1 4 6 8 0 6 4 4 4

MIN 722 971 1074 534 900 784 398 673 970 431 453 416 188 51 95 245 545 720 33 489 392 416 360

12 12

1080 1080

G 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15

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

SHT 26 36 16 7 8 10 4 10 0 7 5 3 4 1 1 4 2 0 0 7 5 0 0

SOG 5 11 5 2 3 3 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0

19 16

156 119

43 40

FC 9 20 19 6 8 16 9 8 9 4 1 7 4 0 0 4 6 0 0 10 4 6 0

FS 10 35 23 4 3 12 3 8 4 2 7 4 4 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 1

OFF 2 14 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

150 137 137 150

21 45

57 63

22 21

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Benny Feilhaber 1, Paulo Nagamura 1, Ike Opara 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Matt Besler 2, Graham Zusi 1, Jalil Anibaba 1, Benny Feilhaber 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 2-2, Dom Dwyer 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 8 12 12

GS 4 8 12 12

MIN SHTS 360 10 720 30 1080 40 1080 43

SV 7 19 26 24

GA 3 12 15 17

GAA 0.75 1.5 1.25 1.42

PG 0 0 0 2

PA 0 0 0 3

W 2 2 4 2

L 0 2 2 4

T 2 4 6 6

SO 2 3 5 3

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2015 FC DALLAS STATISTICS (6-3-3, 21 pts.) UNF 7 11 13 10 12 9 24 31 3 14 29 18 1 27 23 4 21 8 25 17

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

PLAYER Blas Perez Fabian Castillo Tesho Akindele Mauro Diaz Ryan Hollingshead David Texeira Matt Hedges Michel Moises Hernandez Atiba Harris Alex Zendejas Chris Seitz Dan Kennedy Je-Vaughn Watson Kellyn Acosta Kyle Bekker Michael Barrios Victor Ulloa Walker Zimmerman Zach Loyd Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 10 12 12 8 12 4 10 10 10 10 1 7 5 8 6 5 7 12 9 9

GS 9 12 7 8 9 3 10 7 10 6 0 7 5 7 5 0 1 12 5 9

MIN 791 1073 733 650 744 214 874 518 845 607 4 630 450 651 342 104 148 1080 566 752

12 12

1080 1080

G 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15

A 1 5 1 4 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 19 31 13 15 7 2 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 5 3 2 4 4 7 1

SOG 12 12 8 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

19 14

126 143

50 43

FC 10 8 7 7 14 5 10 7 15 17 0 0 0 4 8 0 5 17 4 6

FS 14 15 7 27 19 1 4 11 6 4 0 2 1 2 4 0 6 7 4 5

OFF 2 6 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 2 0 27 0 0 0 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0

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

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

144 150 150 144

18 31

59 60

18 25

2 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Blas Perez 3, Tesho Akindele 2, David Texeira 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Mauro Diaz 2, Moises Hernandez 1, Fabian Castillo 1, Michel 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None FC DALLAS GOALKEEPING UNF 1 18

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Dan Kennedy Chris Seitz Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 7 12 12

GS 5 7 12 12

MIN SHTS 450 16 630 27 1080 43 1080 50

SV 11 17 28 30

GA 5 10 15 18

GAA 1 1.43 1.25 1.5

PG 1 0 1 0

PA 1 1 2 0

W 2 4 6 3

L 1 2 3 6

T 2 1 3 3

SO 1 3 4 3

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

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

Sun. Apr.

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

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

ATT 19784 14149 20848 27454

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

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

W 3-2

19545

2-1-2

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

11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 at Houston

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

20087 20018 21046

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

2 4 6

Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed.

May May May May

3 Chicago 9 at D.C. United 16 Colorado 20 New England

W T T W

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

19581 16221 0 18864

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

4 4 6 4

Sat. Fri. Sat. Sun.

May May June June

T 0-0

40653

4-2-6

Sat. Sun. Sat. Fri.

June July July July

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

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

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

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

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

8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19) 9 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+) 10 KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU: Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) Rodriguez (83) 13 KC: Nagamura (75); 14 KC: Dwyer (45); DC: Arrieta (42) 14 17 KC: Dwyer (29) Nemeth (39,46) Feilhaber (43); NE: Agudelo (11) Caldwell (64) 18

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FC DALLAS 2015 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.

OPPONENT RESULT 7 San Jose W 1-0 14 Sporting KC W 3-1 20 at Philadelphia T 0-0 21 at Philadelphia W 2-0 28 Seattle T 0-0 4 at Portland L 1-3

ATT 15236 14149 0 16031 18333 21144

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

Fri. Sat. Fri. Fri.

Apr. Apr. Apr. May

10 Colorado 18 Toronto FC 24 at Colorado 1 at Houston

L W T W

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

12929 16176 12944 19975

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

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

May May May May June June June June July July

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

13829 12640 13020

6-2-2 6-2-3 6-3-3

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

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

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

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

9 Los Angeles 15 New York 23 at Montreal 29 at Sporting KC 7 at San Jose 13 at Seattle 19 at Colorado 26 Houston 4 New England 11 at Orlando City SC 18 D.C. United 25 Portland 2 at Chicago 15 Los Angeles 22 at Vancouver 29 Real Salt Lake 6 at Columbus 12 New York City FC 18 at Sporting KC 26 at Los Angeles 4 Houston 7 at Vancouver 14 Vancouver 17 at Real Salt Lake 25 San Jose

Sun. Oct.

POS PTS NOTES: 2 3 DAL: Perez (92+); 1 6 DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73); KC: Espinoza (44) 1 6 1 9 DAL: Akindele (49) Hollingshead (59); 1 10 2 10 DAL: Akindele (29); POR: Borchers (23) Urruti (62) Chara (87) 2 10 COL: Badji (2) Powers (43) Torres (70) Serna (85) 2 13 DAL: Castillo (1,10) Perez (27); TOR: Giovinco (83,89) 2 14 DAL: Diaz (31); COL: LaBrocca (79) 1 17 DAL: Hollingshead (9) Texeira (21) Diaz (52) Castillo (55); HOU: Barnes (32) 2 20 DAL: Perez (77) Akindele (86); LA: Zardes (59) 1 21 1 21 DAL: Hedges (77); MTL: Piatti (25) McInerney (50)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 2 Benny Feilhaber 2 Krisztian Nemeth Assists 2 Benny Feilhaber 2 Benny Feilhaber Shots 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Krisztian Nemeth Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 5 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 4 Luis Marin 4 Luis Marin Shots Faced 6 Luis Marin Goals Allowed 4 Luis Marin

Goals 4 04/25/2015 vs 4 05/20/2015 vs Assists 5 05/20/2015 vs Shots 18 03/08/2015 vs Shots on Goal 7 05/20/2015 vs Fouls Committed 16 03/14/2015 vs 16 05/20/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 17 03/08/2015 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/05/2015 vs Offside 4 05/20/2015 vs Saves 4 04/05/2015 vs 4 04/18/2015 vs Shots Faced 6 04/18/2015 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/25/2015 vs

04/25/2015 vs HOU 05/20/2015 vs NE

T 4-4 W 4-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI 05/20/2015 vs NE

W 3-2 W 4-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI 05/20/2015 vs NE

W 3-2 W 4-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

05/20/2015 vs NE

W 4-2

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

W 1-0 T 0-0

05/20/2015 vs NE

W 4-2

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

W 3-2 L 1-2

04/18/2015 vs LA

L 1-2

04/25/2015 vs HOU

T 4-4

HOU NE

T 4-4 W 4-2

W 4-2

NYR

T 1-1

W 4-2

DAL NE

L 1-3 W 4-2

NYR

T 1-1

PHI

W 3-2

W 4-2

PHI LA

W 3-2 L 1-2

L 1-2

HOU

T 4-4

FC DALLAS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 2 Blas Perez 2 Fabian Castillo Assists 2 4 times Shots 6 Fabian Castillo 6 Blas Perez Shots on Goal 3 4 times Fouls Committed 4 4 times Fouls Suffered 8 Mauro Diaz Offside 2 Fabian Castillo 2 Tesho Akindele 2 Fabian Castillo Saves 5 Chris Seitz Shots Faced 6 Chris Seitz 6 Chris Seitz Goals Allowed 4 Chris Seitz

Goals 4 05/01/2015 at Assists 5 03/14/2015 at 5 05/01/2015 at Shots 21 05/23/2015 at Shots on Goal 8 05/23/2015 at Fouls Committed 18 05/15/2015 at Fouls Suffered 16 03/14/2015 at Corner Kicks 15 05/23/2015 at Offside 6 05/09/2015 at Saves 5 03/21/2015 at Shots Faced 6 04/04/2015 at 6 04/10/2015 at Goals Allowed 4 04/10/2015 at

03/14/2015 at KC 04/18/2015 at TOR

W 3-1 W 3-2

03/14/2015 at KC

W 3-1

03/21/2015 at PHI 05/23/2015 at MTL

W 2-0 L 1-2

03/07/2015 at SJ

W 1-0

03/21/2015 at PHI

W 2-0

05/23/2015 at MTL

L 1-2

03/07/2015 at SJ 05/09/2015 at LA 05/09/2015 at LA

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

03/21/2015 at PHI

W 2-0

04/04/2015 at POR 04/10/2015 at COL

L 1-3 L 0-4

04/10/2015 at COL

L 0-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 9 03/28/2015 vs 9 05/23/2015 vs Shots on Goal 1 04/11/2015 vs Fouls Committed 10 03/08/2015 vs 10 05/09/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 6 05/23/2015 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/28/2015 vs 2 05/20/2015 vs Offside 0 03/08/2015 vs 0 03/21/2015 vs 0 05/23/2015 vs Saves 0 04/11/2015 vs 0 04/25/2015 vs Shots Faced 0 04/11/2015 vs

NYC SEA

W 1-0 T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

NYR DC

T 1-1 T 1-1

SEA

T 0-0

NYC NE

W 1-0 W 4-2

NYR POR SEA

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

RSL HOU

T 0-0 T 4-4

RSL

T 0-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)

HOU

W 4-1

KC HOU

W 3-1 W 4-1

MTL

L 1-2

MTL

L 1-2

NYR

T 0-0

W 3-1

MTL

L 1-2

W 2-1

PHI

W 2-0

POR COL

L 1-3 L 0-4

COL

L 0-4

Shots 4 03/28/2015 at Shots on Goal 0 03/28/2015 at Fouls Committed 6 03/28/2015 at 6 05/01/2015 at Fouls Suffered 9 05/01/2015 at Corner Kicks 0 04/24/2015 at Offside 0 04/04/2015 at 0 04/10/2015 at 0 04/18/2015 at 0 05/23/2015 at Saves 0 03/28/2015 at Shots Faced 0 03/28/2015 at

SEA

T 0-0

SEA

T 0-0

SEA HOU

T 0-0 W 4-1

HOU

W 4-1

COL

T 1-1

POR COL TOR MTL

L L W L

SEA

T 0-0

SEA

T 0-0

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

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. FC DALLAS (0-1-0) UNF 27 10 71 6 37 8 3 11 4 14 1 9 13

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

90 90 90 90 2 88 90 14 90 90 90 76 90 90 90

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

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5

2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 11 11

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 5

2 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 16 12

3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 12 16

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

0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Marcel de Jong Paulo Nagamura Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Ike Opara Bernardo Anor Kevin Ellis Dom Dwyer Luis Marin Krisztian Nemeth Amadou Dia Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 0-1

UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER

1 1 1

Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

MIN SHT 90 90 90

5 5 4

GAA

O'TIME

2 2 3

3 3 1

3.00 3.00 1.00

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2015 FC DALLAS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) UNF 7 11 31 12 13 14 18 17 3 8 24 4 10 21

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1

90 89 90 21 76 90 90 90 90 90 90 1 69 14 90 90

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

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

4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 11

3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4

1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 12 16

2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 16 12

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

0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 6

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Blas Perez Fabian Castillo Michel Ryan Hollingshead Tesho Akindele Atiba Harris Chris Seitz Zach Loyd Moises Hernandez Victor Ulloa Matt Hedges Kyle Bekker Mauro Diaz Michael Barrios Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 0-1

UNF 18

POS G

GOALKEEPER Chris Seitz Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

4 4 5

GAA

O'TIME

3 3 2

1 1 3

1.00 1.00 3.00

0 0 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

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

FC Dallas

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 20 wins, 74 goals FC Dallas 20 wins, 84 goals 10 ties 4/18/1996 5/11/1996 6/29/1996 7/20/1996 9/26/1996 9/29/1996 10/2/1996 4/18/1997 6/6/1997 7/6/1997 8/2/1997 4/25/1998 5/20/1998 7/11/1998 9/19/1998 3/20/1999 6/12/1999 7/10/1999 9/18/1999 6/17/2000 6/21/2000 7/14/2001 8/25/2001 4/27/2002 6/1/2002 7/6/2002 7/31/2002 5/10/2003 7/12/2003 8/16/2003 10/18/2003 4/24/2004 5/22/2004 7/3/2004 7/17/2004 5/7/2005 10/15/2005 4/23/2006 8/27/2006 5/12/2007 10/20/2007 7/4/2008 8/23/2008 8/1/2009 9/19/2009 7/3/2010 9/25/2010 6/12/2011 8/27/2011 3/25/2012 6/22/2013 3/15/2014 3/14/2015

DAL 3 vs KC DAL 3 at KC KC 1 at DAL DAL 2 at KC KC 3 vs DAL DAL 2 vs KC KC 3 at DAL KC 2 vs DAL KC 2 at DAL DAL 3 at KC KC 2 at DAL DAL 3 vs KC KC 2 at DAL KC 2 vs DAL DAL 1 at KC DAL 4 vs KC KC 1 vs DAL DAL 5 vs KC DAL 2 at KC DAL 4 vs KC KC 0 vs DAL KC 3 vs DAL DAL 3 vs KC DAL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs DAL KC 1 vs DAL KC 1 at DAL KC 3 at DAL KC 5 vs DAL DAL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs DAL DAL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs DAL KC 5 vs DAL KC 1 at DAL KC 3 vs DAL DAL 2 vs KC DAL 2 vs KC KC 1 vs DAL DAL 2 at KC KC 2 at DAL DAL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs DAL DAL 6 vs KC KC 3 vs DAL DAL 1 vs KC DAL 3 at KC KC 4 at DAL DAL 3 at KC KC 2 vs DAL DAL 2 vs KC KC 1 vs DAL DAL 3 vs KC

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

KC SOW KC SOW

KC SOW

DAL SOW (2OT)

(2OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(CB) (KC) (CB) (KC) (KC) (CB) (CB) (KC) (CB) (KC) (CB) (CB) (CB) (KC) (KC) (CB) (KC) (CB) (KC) (CB) (KC) (KC) (CB) (CB) (KC) (KC) (CB) (DR) (KC) (DR) (KC) (CB) (KC) (KC) (CB) (KC) (PH) (PH) (KC) (KC) (PH) (PH) (CA) (PH) (CA) (PH) (CA) (PH) (SP) (SP) (PH) (SP) (PH)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 26 306 119 365 67 91

2 57 328 153 336 78 122

OT 0 5 1 5 0 2

Tot 83 639 273 706 145 215

1 24 320 150 332 77 126

2 48 392 168 334 50 138

OT 0 3 1 3 0 2

Tot 72 715 319 669 127 266

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: DAL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

7 3

10 9

8 8

15 18

12 12

31 22

0 0

83 72

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Oscar Pareja

vs. DAL vs. KC

3-4-2 1-1-2

(1.22 pts./game) (1.25 pts./game)

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

6 9 78 34 37 46 7 5 5 54 17

Sporting KC Preki Preki Preki Preki Matt McKeon Davy Arnaud Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

14 7 81 31 39 43 5 6 4 74 13

FC Dallas Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Mark Dodd Mark Dodd Matt Jordan Mark Dodd Mark Dodd

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 3 Davy Arnaud (07/03/04)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

2 6 players tied 11 Kei Kamara (03/25/12) 5 3 players tied

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 8 1 9 6

Uderitz/Bunbury Onandi Lowe (08/25/01) 10 players tied Mike Ammann (06/06/97) Kevin Hartman (08/01/09)

FC Dallas 4 Jeff Cunningham (08/01/09) 2 11 players tied 10 Cooper/dos Santos 6 Ronnie O'Brien (05/07/05) 7 Atiba Harris (09/25/10) 6 3 players tied 1 9 players tied 12 Mark Dodd (09/19/98) 5 Jeff Cassar (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)

FC Dallas W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

8 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ts

(06/06/2014) (05/09/2015) (04/25/2015)

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

1 Ws (05/01/2015) 1 Ts (05/15/2015) 3 Ls (10/25/2014)

2-2-1 2-0-2

1 Ws 1 Ws

(05/20/2015) (05/03/2015)

1-3-0 5-0-1

1 Ls (05/23/2015) 1 Ws (05/01/2015)

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

4 Ts 1 Ts 1 Ws 3 Ws 1 Ws

(03/21/2015) (05/09/2015) (10/10/2014) (03/29/2014) (05/20/2015)

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

1 1 5 7 3

Ts Ls Ws Ws Ws

(05/15/2015) (05/23/2015) (08/22/2014) (03/08/2014) (04/05/2014)

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

2 Ts 2 Ts 1 Ws 5 Ls 1 Ts

(05/16/2015) (03/08/2015) (05/20/2015) (08/23/2014) (04/25/2015)

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

2 2 1 2 2

Ts Ws Ls Ls Ls

(03/28/2015) (05/01/2015) (05/23/2015) (04/12/2014) (04/26/2014)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. FC DALLAS (20-20-10) PLAYER

MIN

Preki Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Chris Klein Scott Sealy Jimmy Conrad Kei Kamara Aurelien Collin Eric Quill Graham Zusi Mark Chung Matt McKeon Stephen Armstrong Dario Fabbro Ryan Tinsley Paul Wright Roy Lassiter Igor Simutenkov Mo Johnston Jack Jewsbury Chris Brown Francisco Gomez Frank Klopas Onandi Lowe Omar Bravo Chris Brunt Roger Espinoza Diego Gutierrez Michael Harrington Santiago Hirsig Alexi Lalas Luke Sassano Ryan Smith Mike Sorber Sasha Victorine Alex Zotinca Claudio Lopez Benny Feilhaber Kerry Zavagnin Sean Bowers Teal Bunbury Jose Burciaga Jr. Birahim Diop Nick Garcia Gary Glasgow Zoltan Hercegfalvi Chance Myers Paul Rideout C.J. Sapong Vitalis Takawira Matt Taylor Scott Uderitz Peter Vermes Team totals Opponent totals

24 20 13 23 5 17 7 5 7 7 12 15 7 4 8 11 2 5 17 15 13 14 7 2 1 3 7 12 9 2 4 1 2 2 8 9 4 2 22 16 5 9 2 22 4 1 5 4 5 12 3 8 6 50 50

22 17 11 20 3 17 5 4 7 5 12 15 2 3 6 6 1 4 14 9 7 8 7 2 1 2 5 11 7 2 4 1 1 2 8 6 4 2 22 15 1 7 2 22 4 0 5 3 5 9 0 7 6 50 50

1939 1509 1087 1850 237 1516 517 379 540 500 1071 1351 391 261 545 619 74 329 1327 897 798 792 552 180 71 168 505 1001 622 180 360 90 121 171 692 501 330 180 1973 1346 150 623 124 1926 315 13 419 286 383 837 47 623 570 4500 4500

6 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 84

9 6 5 3 0 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 71 86

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

78 35 23 35 6 8 25 6 13 10 30 16 9 7 4 14 2 18 37 11 18 22 17 9 1 2 5 12 2 2 3 1 2 3 13 7 9 2 11 10 4 7 2 2 11 0 5 8 8 22 2 3 3 719 642

1 2 15 8 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 50 50

90 180 1380 720 550 540 450 270 180 90 90 4500 4500

Garth Lagerwey Eric Kronberg Tony Meola Mike Ammann Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Chris Snitko Pat Harrington Luis Marin Cesar Delgado Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

7 4 0.00 2 0 1.00 73 54 1.11 49 39 1.25 43 29 1.80 32 20 2.00 23 13 2.00 19 10 2.67 12 4 3.00 5 2 3.00 8 4 4.00 273 179 1.65 319 234 1.43

0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7

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FC DALLAS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (20-20-10) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Jason Kreis Jeff Cunningham Ariel Graziani Gerell Elliott David Ferreira Oscar Pareja Ted Eck Jorge Rodriguez Joselito Vaca Mickey Trotman John Kerr Damian Ronald Cerritos Kenny Cooper Eddie Johnson Blas Perez Washington Rodriguez Chad Deering Brek Shea Paul Broome Ronnie O'Brien Dax McCarty Toni Nhleko Ramon Nunez Mark Santel Alain Sutter Dante Washington Fabian Castillo Abe Thompson Marvin Chavez Brad Davis Maicon Santos Matt Hedges Daniel Hernandez Andrew Jacobson Lubos Kubik Aaron Pitchkolan Andre Rocha Milton Rodriguez Carlos Ruiz Juan Toja Ricardo Villar Bobby Warshaw Walker Zimmerman Leonel Alvarez Michel Bobby Rhine Lazo Alavanja Atiba Harris Tesho Akindele Hamisi Amani-Dove Eric Avila Sergi Daniv Jackson Ryan Hollingshead Ugo Ihemelu Antonio Martinez Roberto Mina Richard Mulrooney Hugo Sanchez Diego Sonora Ryan Suarez Temoc Suarez Simo Valakari Dave van den Bergh Team totals Opponent totals

28 5 5 8 5 17 18 19 9 4 2 4 6 7 9 4 2 18 4 11 10 8 5 7 15 3 7 4 5 5 7 1 3 5 5 1 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 1 7 3 16 3 5 1 1 4 4 4 1 5 6 2 2 2 7 6 9 8 2 50 50

26 3 5 7 5 13 14 19 8 3 2 4 3 7 5 3 0 16 4 9 8 5 4 3 11 3 4 4 3 5 6 1 3 4 5 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 6 2 9 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 1 2 2 7 5 3 8 2 50 50

2336 324 450 595 442 1083 1251 1708 755 212 180 339 350 598 513 301 49 1378 340 840 763 541 320 283 1062 270 355 328 266 303 486 90 225 405 450 90 114 111 90 284 270 135 67 45 554 167 868 235 450 76 55 113 300 254 21 450 385 118 180 118 630 399 256 701 139 4500 4500

14 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 74

7 0 0 1 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 86 71

81 14 14 17 8 14 21 21 17 10 5 16 10 28 18 8 3 20 9 7 21 4 13 12 2 8 8 4 2 5 9 10 1 5 5 2 1 2 1 9 8 3 1 1 4 2 14 1 6 1 3 1 2 5 0 2 5 3 0 2 7 4 4 5 3 642 719

Matt Jordan Garth Lagerwey Chris Seitz Dario Sala Mark Dodd D.J. Countess Scott Garlick Ray Burse Raul Fernandez Kevin Hartman Jeff Cassar Team totals Opponent totals

10 2 2 8 11 4 4 1 1 4 3 50 50

MIN SHTS 930 180 180 720 990 370 360 90 90 360 270 4500 4500

GAA

62 45 0.87 16 14 1.00 12 8 1.00 39 30 1.12 91 74 1.18 21 14 1.70 22 15 1.75 4 2 2.00 3 2 2.00 25 17 2.00 24 13 3.67 319 234 1.43 273 179 1.65

1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 3

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. FC DALLAS (20-20-10)

CURRENT FC DALLAS VS. SPORTING KC (20-20-10)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Graham Zusi Jalil Anibaba Bernardo Anor Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Matt Besler Servando Carrasco Marcel de Jong Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Kevin Ellis Luis Marin Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Krisztian Nemeth Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

7 5 5 7 3 16 5 7 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 17 5 50 50

5 4 3 5 3 15 5 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 5 50 50

500 361 291 505 270 1309 419 603 119 90 90 167 90 90 75 90 76 187 678 441 4500 4500

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 84

3 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 86

10 1 5 5 3 8 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 1 15 2 719 642

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. FC DALLAS

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

Friday, May 29, 2015 Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 13 English TV: English Radio: TV and radio talent Spanish TV: TV talent

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

4-2-6 (18 pts.) RECORD 12 GAMES PLAYED t-4th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 17 GOALS 1.42 GOALS/GAME 18 ASSISTS 15 GOALS ALLOWED 1.25 ALLOWED/GAME +2 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 156 (43) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 27.6% ON GOAL % 150 FOULS COMMITTED 137 FOULS SUFFERED 22 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

KMCI-TV Referee: Dave Gantar Sports Radio 810 WHB Assistant ref: George Gansner III Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Assistant ref: Danny Thornberry Andy Gruenebaum (color) Fourth official: Nima Saghafi Jake Yadrich (analyst) Kacie McDonnell (sideline) Unimas, UDN Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Raul Guzman (play-by-play) Radio talent Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Raul Padrino Villegas (color) Marcelo Balboa (color)

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

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer four players tied Matt Besler Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Ellis/Espinoza Matt Besler

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

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630 Chris Seitz 1.00 Dan Kennedy 4 Chris Seitz Chris Seitz 3 17 Chris Seitz

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5 GOALS 5 Blas Perez 7 ASSISTS 5 Fabian Castillo 36 SHOTS 31 Fabian Castillo 11 SHOTS ON GOAL 12 Castillo/Perez 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 Blas Perez 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 2 Mauro Diaz 20 FOULS COMMITTED 17 Harris/Ulloa 35 27 Mauro Diaz FOULS SUFFERED 3 3 Atiba Harris CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS 1 Acosta/Perez

Luis Marin 720 Tim Melia 0.75 Marin/Melia 2 Luis Marin 3 Luis Marin 19

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Standings through Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Pts 22 20 17 15 13 13 12 11 8 5 Pts 21 20 20 18 18 17 17 16 13 13

6-3-3 (19 pts.) 12 1st in West 18 1.50 19 15 1.25 +3 126 (50) 39.7% 144 150 18 2

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

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

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MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 47-45-22 (.509) 2nd season 22-15-9 (.576)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of May 27, 2015 OUT: • Ike Opara (left Achilles) • Bernardo Anor (right hamstring strain) • Paulo Nagamura (lower back strain) QUESTIONABLE: • Marcel de Jong (left hip muscle strain) • Dom Dwyer (right groin strain) • Roger Espinoza (left adductor strain) • Chance Myers (left Achilles) • Jacob Peterson (right hamstring strain) • Seth Sinovic (concussion) 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 29, 2015 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvDAL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvDAL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting KC (4-2-6, 18 points) and FC Dallas (6-3-3, 21 points) square off for the second time this season and the 51st time in regular season history on Friday. Both teams have won 20 matches and drawn 10 in the series, while Sporting KC holds an 11-8-6 mark at home. Thirty-two of the 50 meetings occurred before 2005, when the clubs were rivals in the Western Conference. The fixture becomes more frequent again in 2015, with the third matchup set for September 18 at Sporting Park. The clubs last met at Toyota Stadium on March 14 (Week 2) when FC Dallas triumphed 3-1 behind a brace from Blas Perez and an insurance goal from Fabian Castillo. Roger Espinoza cancelled out Perez’s opener on the stroke of halftime, but the hosts struck twice in the second half to take the points. FC Dallas has made a habit of scoring late against Sporting KC—both recently and across series history. SKC has conceded 27 regular season goals against Dallas after the 75th minute, more than any other opponent in team history. Since 2011, SKC has dropped seven points in the final 15 minutes of the fixture. Neither side has posted a shutout in any of the last seven meetings. Recent regular season meetings Date Score Result Details Zusi scores twice, sets up another 06/12/2011 KC 4 at DAL 1 W 08/27/2011 KC 2 vs DAL 3 L DAL scores in 70’, 89’ & 92’ to overturn 2-0 deficit 03/25/2012 KC 2 vs DAL 1 W SKC erases deficit, Kamara scores winner in 89’ 06/22/2013 KC 2 at DAL 2 T DAL erases 2-0 deficit with goals in 88’ & 90’ 03/15/2014 KC 1 vs DAL 1 T Hedges scores in 90’ to cancel out Collin opener 03/14/2015 KC 1 at DAL 3 L Perez brace & Castillo goal; Espinoza goal for KC

Stats through Tuesday, May 26

Sporting KC - Team (2015 regular season) • SKC is tied for 3rd in MLS with 17 goals scored. • SKC is tied for 2nd in MLS lead with 19 assists. • SKC leads MLS with six assists from set plays. • SKC leads MLS with six headed goals. • SKC is 2nd MLS with 72 successful crosses/corners. • SKC is 2nd in MLS with 130 chances created. • SKC is 3rd in MLS with 43 successful crosses from open play. • SKC leads MLS with 35 chances created from set plays, 11 more than any other team. • SKC has conceded 9.9 shots per game and 3.3 shots on target per game, both the fewest in MLS. • SKC leads MLS with 24.8 interceptions per game. • SKC is 2nd in MLS with 58.7 duels won per game. • SKC leads MLS with 26 keeper sweepings (Luis Marin 16, Tim Melia 10). • SKC ranks 19th in MLS in shooting accuracy (36.4%). Sporting KC - Individual (2015 regular season) • Benny Feilhaber leads MLS with seven assists and ranks 3rd with 32 chances created. • Matt Besler ranks 4th in MLS with 88 clearances. • Dom Dwyer ranks 3rd in MLS with 35 fouls suffered. • Jalil Anibaba is one of two MLS defenders with at least one goal and two assists (Omar Gonzalez). • All five of Krisztian Nemeth’s shots on target this season have resulted in goals.

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In FC Dallas’ 3-1 win over Sporting KC on March 14 at Toyota Stadium... -- Blas Perez scored two goals (17’, 52’) -- Fabian Castillo recorded a goal (73’) and an assist (17’) -- Michel recorded two assists (52’, 73’) -- Roger Espinoza scored his first MLS goal since August 2011 (44’) Dan Kennedy is winless in his last four regular season starts against Sporting KC (0-3-1) dating back to 2011. He is 2-3-1 overall against KC with wins in 2008 and 2010 at Chivas USA. Atiba Harris has three goals and five assists in 16 career regular season matches against Sporting KC. Graham Zusi has two goals and three assists in seven career regular season matches against FC Dallas. As a member of the Chicago Fire, Jalil Anibaba scored against FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium on Oct. 12, 2013. Matt Hedges scored a stoppage time equalizer last season against Sporting KC in a 1-1 draw at Sporting Park (3/15/14).

FC Dallas - Team (2015 regular season) • Dallas is tied for the MLS lead with 18 goals and tied for 2nd with 19 assists. • Dallas has hit the woodwork five times, 2nd most in MLS. • Dallas leads MLS in crossing accuracy from open play (29.8 percent). • Dallas is 3rd in MLS with 58.6 duels won per game and 2nd with 20.7 aerial duels won per game. • Dallas is 2nd in MLS with 24.5 interceptions per game. • Dallas is 2nd in MLS with a shot conversion rate of 17.5 percent. • Dallas is 2nd in MLS with 0.19 goals scored per chance created (17 goals and 82 chances created). • Dallas is one of four MLS teams with a positive road goal differential (+2). FC Dallas - Individual (2015 regular season) • Dallas is one of three MLS teams (New England, Sporting KC) to have three players with three or more goals (Blas Perez 5, Fabian Castillo 4, Tesho Akindele 3). • Blas Perez is tied for the MLS lead with three game-winning goals. • Fabian Castillo is tied for 3rd in MLS with five assists and leads the league with 47 dribbles completed, nine more than any other player.

#SKCvDAL: PLAYER CONNECTIONS • • • • •

SKC forward Jacob Peterson and Dallas defender Stephen Keel were teammates at the Colorado Rapids from 2006-2008. SKC midfielder Paulo Nagamura and Dallas goalkeeper Dan Kennedy were teammates at Chivas USA from 2008-2009. SKC winger Graham Zusi and Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz were teammates at the University of Maryland from 2005-2006. As freshmen in 2005, the duo won the NCAA national championship. SKC defender Jalil Anibaba (2010) and Dallas defenders Zach Lloyd (20062009) and Matt Hedges (2011) each played collegiately at the University of North Carolina. All three were first round selections in the MLS SuperDraft. SKC homegrown player Erik-Palmer Brown and Dallas homegrown player Kellyn Acosta have joined the United States at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

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Manager Peter Vermes is one shy of his 100th win for Sporting KC in all competitions. Vermes’ 80 regular season wins are tied with Octavio Zambrano for 11th most in MLS history, one shy of tying Dave Dir in 10th place. Dom Dwyer is tied for 6th in KC history with 32 goals in all competitions, nine goals shy of reaching the top five. Dwyer’s 28 regular season goals are tied for 7th in KC history, three behind Mo Johnston (1996-2001) in 6th. Dwyer is one shy of his 50th regular season start for Sporting KC. Graham Zusi is one shy of his 150th start for Sporting KC in all competitions. Jalil Anibaba is one shy of his 125th MLS appearance (including postseason). Jacob Peterson is one shy of his 125th MLS start (including postseason). He is also one shy of his 50th start for Sporting KC in all competitions. Krisztian Nemeth can become just the second player in MLS history to score goals in each of his first six shots on target. Defender Claudio Suarez scored in his first seven attempts on goal as a member of Chivas USA from 2006-2007. Sporting KC is one shy of 600 home goals scored in all competitions.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 29, 2015 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES LAST TIME OUT: SPORTING KC HOLDS SOUNDERS FC TO 0-0 DRAW Sporting KC stretched the club’s unbeaten streak to five games with a scoreless draw at Seattle last Saturday and became the first team to hold Sounders FC scoreless at CenturyLink Field in 2015. Anchored by captain Matt Besler, Sporting Kansas City’s defense allowed only one shot on goal—Seattle’s fewest at home in the past three seasons—for the team’s fifth clean sheet of the year. Seattle’s attack was led by U.S. Men’s National Team captain Clint Dempsey, whose seven goals and five assists rank him in the top three among MLS players to date. However, the Designated Player’s streak of 10 straight MLS matches with a goal or assist was snapped one shy of the all-time league record. Second half stoppage time had proven to be an Achilles heel for Sporting KC in the series history—conceding five game-winning goals after the 90th minute in the last seven meetings with Seattle—but the club nearly flipped the script. Benny Feilhaber picked up a pass from Krisztian Nemeth and struck a dipping shot from distance that required a sprawling save by Frei to preserve the clean sheet. SKC remains winless versus the West in 2015 (0-2-4) and still in search of the team’s first victory over Seattle since 2009. After prevailing 1-0 in the inaugural meeting, Sporting KC is 0-7-2 in the nine subsequent matches, the longest winless streak against any opponent in club history.

GOALS FLYING IN Sporting KC exploded for four goals on May 20 en route to beating the New England Revolution 4-2 at Sporting Park. The output brought their total to 17 goals scored on the season, tied for third in MLS behind New England and Friday’s opponent FC Dallas (18 each). Coming not long after a 4-4 draw at Houston on April 25, SKC had scored four or more goals twice in a four-game span for the fourth time in team history and the first time since 2003. In addition, SKC won their second match this season when allowing two goals (4/5 and 5/20). The team won two such games in the previous three seasons combined. NEMETH CATCHING FIRE Krisztian Nemeth bagged his first MLS brace on May 20 and now leads the team with five goals in 2015. All five of his shots on target this season have resulted in goals, making him one of only four players in MLS history to score on each of their first five shots on goal during the regular season (Charlie Davies, Jesse Marsch and Claudio Suarez). Nemeth turned in a comprehensive performance against New England, adding an assist to become the first SKC player since Graham Zusi in June 2011 to notch two goals and an assist in the same game. He also completed 25 of his 26 passes to lead the team with a passing accuracy clip of 96.1 percent. Acquired in December, Nemeth is a member of the Hungary Men’s National Team and boasts 10 years of professional experience in Europe. He played for the Liverpool FC Reserves from 2007-08 while also competing in Greece, Netherlands and his native Hungary. He most recently played for Roda JC Kerkrade of the Dutch second division in 2013-14.

MARIN PARTS WAYS WITH SPORTING KC, KEMPIN RETURNS FROM LOAN Sporting KC announced Wednesday that the club has mutually agreed to part ways with goalkeeper Luis Marin. The 32-year-old will return to his native Chile due to personal considerations. Marin played Sporting KC’s first eight matches (2-2-4) of 2015 with 19 saves, three shutouts and a 1.50 goals against average. A member of Chile’s 2010 FIFA World Cup team, Marin has eight career international appearances. Additionally, homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin has returned from his loan with the San Antonio Scorpions and will be made active on Sporting Kansas City’s roster pending League approval. The Leawood, Kansas, native started two matches for the reigning NASL champions with five saves while on loan. The 22-year-old, is currently in his sixth season since becoming the team’s first homegrown player at age 17 and has made five career appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions. He earned his first selection to the U.S. Men’s National Team in January.

DWYER CLIMBING THE GOAL CHARTS Dom Dwyer bagged SKC’s first goal in a 4-2 win over New England on May 20. The Englishman, who set SKC’s single-season record with 24 goals in all competitions last year, moved into a tie with Mo Johnston for sixth place on the club’s all-time scoring chart with his 32nd career goal in all competitions. Dwyer is nine goals shy of entering the top five on the club’s all-time scoring chart in all competitions. His .400 goals per game rate is second best in KC history (minimum 10 goals), behind only Miklos Molnar (.709) who scored 17 times over 24 games in 2000. Top goal scorers in Sporting KC history (all competitions) Years with KC Goals Appearances Goals/game Player 1. Preki 1996-2000, 02-05 81 254 .319 2. Davy Arnaud 2002-11 52 273 .190 3. Josh Wolff 2003-10 46 163 .282 4. Chris Klein 1998-2005 43 235 .183 5. Kei Kamara 2009-13 41 126 .325 6. Dom Dwyer 2012-present 32 80 .400 6. Mo Johnston 1996-2001 32 170 .188

SKC SHOWING DEPTH AMIDST RASH OF INJURIES On May 20, Sporting KC dressed only six (out of the allotted seven) substitutes in the team’s 4-2 victory over New England at Sporting Park. Three days later, only five players were available on the bench for last Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Seattle after Dom Dwyer was a late scratch and missed his first match of the season. Dwyer joined a lengthy list of injured SKC players alongside Bernardo Anor, Marcel de Jong, Roger Espinoza, Mikey Lopez (on loan), Chance Myers, Paulo Nagamura, Ike Opara and Seth Sinovic. Add in the absence of Erik Palmer-Brown, currently on international duty with the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team, and Manager Peter Vermes was left to rely on his squad’s depth to secure back-to-back results against opponents sitting second in their conferences—first snapping the Revs’ nine-game unbeaten run and then becoming the only team this season to shut out Seattle on their home turf. No team in MLS has utilized more players in starting roles than SKC since the beginning of 2014—a total of 40 players. Despite this turnover in the lineup, including five starting goalkeepers, SKC is three games over .500 in regular season play since the start of 2014 and reached the postseason for a fourth straight year.

DAUNTING STRETCH OF MATCHES CONTINUES Sporting KC continues a daunting five-game stretch against opponents who qualified for the 2014 postseason. SKC defeated reigning Eastern Conference champion and 2014 MLS Cup finalist New England Revolution 4-2 on May 20 before holding Supporters’ Shield title holders Sounders FC to a 0-0 draw just three days later in Seattle. The team returns to Sporting Park on Friday to host Western Conference leaders FC Dallas (6-3-3, 21 pts.) before locking horns again with Seattle (6-3-2, 20 pts.) on June 6 at Sporting Park. Following their first bye week of the season, SKC will visit Rio Tinto Stadium on June 21, where Real Salt Lake (4-3-5, 17 pts.) has lost just twice since the beginning of 2014.

ROOKIES STEPPING UP Sporting KC’S all hands on deck approach has given ample opportunities for newcomers, including three rookies taken in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft: Amadou Dia, Connor Hallisey and Saad Abdul-Salaam. The trio shared the field last Wednesday and Saturday, marking the first MLS matches since Nov. 8, 2008 (Roger Espinoza, Jonathan Leathers, Matt Marquess) in which Sporting KC played three draft selections in the same game. To date, 14 of 20 MLS teams have called upon a total of 21 draft picks from the Class of 2015 for league minutes this season. However, Sporting KC is the only club to play three of them at any point—let alone in a single match—thus far in 2015.

TOUGH TO BEAT Peter Vermes’ side has proven hard to beat during the first two months of the season. SKC came from behind to defeat New England 4-2 on May 20, then made a long trip to Seattle just three days later and held Sounders FC to a 0-0 draw. Earlier this month, SKC battled back to earn a 1-1 result at Eastern Conference leaders D.C. United. The team has now claimed seven points from games when conceding first (2-2-1 record), most in MLS. Furthermore, the club’s two losses through 12 games are their fewest to start a season since their historic 2000 campaign (10-0-2) in which Kansas City won MLS Cup and the Supporters’ Shield. The first of this year’s two defeats came on March 14 to Western Conference leaders FC Dallas, who now make the return trip to Kansas City for Friday’s marquee match-up at Sporting Park. Fewest losses to start a Sporting KC season Season Losses Record through 12 games 2000 0 9-0-2 (29 points) 2003 2 5-2-5 (10 points) 2015 2 4-2-6 (18 points)

VERMES ONE SHY OF 100 WINS AS SPORTING KC HEAD COACH Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes has won 99 matches in all competitions since taking over in August 2009. He will go for his 100th career victory on Friday against an FC Dallas side he defeated three times (3-4-2). Vermes is the only person to win MLS Cup as both a player (2000) and a coach (2013) for the same club. In addition to winning an MLS Cup championship in 2013, Vermes has guided Sporting KC to two regular season conference titles (2011, 2012) and a U.S. Open Cup title (defeating Seattle in the final at Sporting Park). The seventh-year head coach has won 80 regular season matches, tied with Octavio Zambrano for 11th most in MLS history and one shy of tying Dave Dir for 10th. He coached his 200th MLS match on May 20 and has logged an 85-64-52 league record including postseason. He has a 99-70-56 mark in all competitions. 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 29, 2015 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) FEILHABER ON PACE FOR CAREER SEASON From a playmaking perspective, Benny Feilhaber has raced out to one of the best starts in Kansas City history. The 30-year-old World Cup veteran leads MLS with seven assists and ranks tied for third with 32 chances created. Feilhaber, who won Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April, is on pace for a career season and looks likely to receive MLS All-Star honors for the first time in 2015. With 22 league games still to play, his three goals are one shy of his regular season career-high while his seven assists match a career-high set in 2011. Feilhaber joined MLS in 2011, playing two seasons for New England before joining SKC ahead of the 2013 campaign. In a 4-2 win over his former club on May 20, the midfielder tallied one goal, two assists and surpassed 10,000 MLS minutes played (including postseason). Three days later in Seattle, Feilhaber created two scoring chances and nearly scored a spectacular game-winner in the 92nd minute only for Stefan Frei to make a diving save.

SPORTING KC TRIO NAMED TO MLSSOCCER.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK Krisztian Nemeth, Benny Feilhaber and Amadou Dia received MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week recognition on Tuesday after helping Sporting KC earn four points from matches against the New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC. Nemeth and Feilhaber combined for three goals and three assists in the New England win, while Dia turned in two 90-minute performances at left back in place of the injured Seth Sinovic and Marcel de Jong. IN-FORM DEFENDER IKE OPARA SIDELINED WITH RUPTURED ACHILLES Sporting KC announced on April 13 that defender Ike Opara has been diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left ankle. He suffered the injury in a scoreless draw between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake on April 11. The 26-year-old had played every minute of the team’s first six games until that point after coming back from a season-ending surgery in his right ankle one year ago. At the time of his injury, Opara led Sporting KC (and all MLS defenders) with two goals in 2015, while also anchoring a backline that had three shutouts and conceded the fewest shots per game (9.8) of any team in the league. He led all players in 2015 with 30 interceptions and 33 aerials won, while ranking second in duels won (55). He was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in three of the season’s first four weeks and finished third in MLS Player of the Month voting for March.

SPORTING KC A SET PIECE THREAT Through the first 12 weeks of the season, Sporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams on set pieces. In addition to scoring five goals directly off set pieces, the team has accumulated numerous statistics that illustrate their set piece prowess. • Sporting KC leads MLS with 35 chances created from set plays (11 more than any other team) and six assists from set plays • Sporting KC leads MLS with six headed goals • Benny Feilhaber (3) and Matt Besler (2) are two of five MLS players with multiple assists from set plays.

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONS JALIL ANIBABA Week 5 (4/6) Week 9 (5/4)

MATT BESLER Week 9 (5/4)

MELIA STEPS UP Goalkeeper Tim Melia has started the last four matches for Sporting KC after serving as a longtime backup with two other MLS clubs. The sixth-year veteran was signed in the offseason after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA). In his club debut on May 3 at Sporting Park, Melia recorded the first win and shutout of his six-year MLS career as Sporting KC blanked the Chicago Fire 1-0. His solid outing between the posts, punctuated by three sure-handed saves—one of which was nominated for MLS Save of the Week—earned him BurgerFi Man of the Match honors and Team of the Week recognition from MLSsoccer.com and SI.com. Last Saturday in Seattle, he notched his second clean sheet as Sporting KC held reigning Supporters’ Shield champion Seattle to a 0-0 draw at CenturyLink Field. Most seasons prior to first shutout/victory in MLS history Team 1st shutout 1st victory Player Tim Melia Sporting KC 6th season (2015) 6th season (2015) Chris Konopka Toronto FC 6th season (2015) 6th season (2015) Eric Kronberg Sporting KC 6th season (2011) 5th season (2010)

Goal.com Team of the Week Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week

MARCEL DE JONG Week 3 (3/23)

AMADOU DIA

Week 12 (5/25)

DOM DWYER Week 5 (4/6)

Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week

ROGER ESPINOZA Week 2 (3/16) Week 3 (3/23) Week 5 (4/6)

Bleacher Report Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week SI.com Best XI

BENNY FEILHABER Week 1 (3/9) Week 4 (3/30) Week 6 (4/13) Week 8 (4/27) April Week 9 (5/4) Week 12 (5/25)

PALMER-BROWN AT FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP Sporting KC defender Erik Palmer-Brown has been selected to the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team roster for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be held from May 30 – June 20 in New Zealand. Palmer-Brown has joined the U-20 squad in Australia for training ahead of their first match of the tournament on May 30. Palmer-Brown has appeared in eight matches for Sporting KC across all competition, including a 90-minute outing in a 1-1 draw at D.C. United on May 9, since signing as a homegrown player in August 2013. He made his MLS debut in 2014 at age 17 and remains the youngest player to appear in a Major League Soccer match in club history. Palmer-Brown debuted with the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team as a 16-year-old in January 2014. He participated in the 2014 Dallas Cup with the U-20’s and has since participated in three of the team’s international training camps in Argentina (September 2014), England (March 2015) and Austria (April 2015). The United States is one of 24 countries to qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Coached by Tab Ramos, the Yanks were drawn into Group A alongside Myanmar (May 30), New Zealand (June 2) and Ukraine (June 5). The top two teams in each of the six groups – along with the top four overall third-placed teams – advance to the Round of 16 in the tournament’s Knockout Stage.

TIM MELIA

Week 9 (5/4)

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

KRISZTIAN NEMETH Week 12 (5/25)

IKE OPARA

Week 1 (3/9) Week 3 (3/23) Week 4 (3/30) March Week 6 (4/13)

ROAD WARRIORS Sporting KC has won 30 away matches in MLS since the beginning of 2011, tied for most in MLS, including eight road wins in each of the previous three regular seasons. Their 24 road wins from 2012-2014 are the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present). Sporting KC is one of two MLS teams (Seattle Sounders FC) with a winning road record since the beginning of 2011, compiling a 30-29-20 mark away from home (including postseason).

TEAM

Week 12 (3/25)

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 29, 2015 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC regular season record vs. FC Dallas: 20-20-10 Home games: 11-8-6 (44 GF, 34 GA) Road games: 9-12-4 (28 GF, 49 GA) Date 04/18/1996 05/11/1996 06/29/1996 07/20/1996 04/18/1997 06/06/1997 07/06/1997 08/02/1997 04/25/1998 05/20/1998 07/11/1998 09/19/1998 03/20/1999 06/12/1999 07/10/1999 09/18/1999 06/17/2000 06/21/2000 07/14/2001 08/25/2001 04/27/2002 06/01/2002 07/06/2002 07/31/2002 05/10/2003 07/12/2003 08/16/2003 10/18/2003 04/24/2004 05/22/2004 07/03/2004 07/17/2004 05/07/2005 10/15/2005 04/23/2006 08/27/2006 05/12/2007 10/20/2007 07/04/2008 08/23/2008 08/01/2009 09/19/2009 07/03/2010 09/25/2010 06/12/2011 08/27/2011 03/25/2012 06/22/2013 03/15/2014 03/14/2015

Score KC 0 at DAL 3 KC 2 vs DAL 3 KC 1 at DAL 0 KC 1 vs DAL 2 KC 2 vs DAL 1 KC 1 at DAL 1 KC 1 vs DAL 3 KC 2 at DAL 1 KC 1 at DAL 3 KC 1 at DAL 1 KC 2 vs DAL 0 KC 0 vs DAL 1 KC 0 at DAL 4 KC 1 vs DAL 0 KC 0 at DAL 5 KC 1 vs DAL 1 KC 1 at DAL 4 KC 0 vs DAL 0 KC 3 vs DAL 2 KC 0 at DAL 3 KC 1 at DAL 1 KC 2 vs DAL 2 KC 1 vs DAL 1 KC 1 at DAL 0 KC 3 at DAL 1 KC 5 vs DAL 1 KC 2 at DAL 3 KC 1 vs DAL 0 KC 0 at DAL 1 KC 2 vs DAL 0 KC 5 vs DAL 1 KC 1 at DAL 0 KC 3 vs DAL 3 KC 2 at DAL 2 KC 1 at DAL 2 KC 1 vs DAL 0 KC 1 vs DAL 2 KC 2 at DAL 0 KC 1 at DAL 1 KC 1 vs DAL 1 KC 0 at DAL 6 KC 3 vs DAL 2 KC 0 at DAL 1 KC 1 vs DAL 3 KC 4 at DAL 1 KC 2 vs DAL 3 KC 2 vs DAL 1 KC 2 at DAL 2 KC 1 vs DAL 1 KC 1 at DAL 3

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 6 Preki 9 Preki 78 Preki 34 Preki 37 Matt McKeon 46 Davy Arnaud

Location Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Dragon Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Dragon Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cotton Bowl Arrowhead Stadium Toyota Stadium Toyota Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Toyota Stadium Toyota Stadium CommunityAmerica Ballpark Toyota Stadium CommunityAmerica Ballpark Toyota Stadium CommunityAmerica Ballpark Toyota Stadium Sporting Park Sporting Park Toyota Stadium Sporting Park Toyota Stadium

7 Tony Meola 5 Tony Meola 5 Tony Meola 54 Tony Meola 17 Tony Meola

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

Jason Kreis 14 Jason Kreis 7 Jason Kreis 81 Jason Kreis 31 Jason Kreis 39 Jason Kreis 43

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

Mark Dodd 5 Mark Dodd 6 Matt Jordan 4 Mark Dodd 74 Mark Dodd 13

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

fc dallas

3 Davy Arnaud (7/3/04) 2 six players tied 11 Kei Kamara (3/25/12) 5 three players tied 7 Uderitz/Bunbury 8 Onandi Lowe (8/25/01)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

9 Mike Ammann (6/6/97) 6 Kevin Hartman (8/1/09)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(8/1/09) Jeff Cunningham 4

11 players tied 2 Cooper/dos Santos 10 (5/7/05) Ronnie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien 6 (9/25/10) Atiba Harris 7 three players tied 6 (9/19/98) Mark Dodd 12 (twice) Jeff Cassar 5

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

1 2 OT 24 48 0 320 392 7 150 168 1 332 334 4 77 50 1 124 138 4

Total 72 719 319 670 128 266

fc dallas Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 26 57 0 306 328 8 119 153 1 365 336 7 67 78 3 91 122 2

Total 83 642 273 708 148 215

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 6 7 11 15 13 20 0 72 DAL 8 10 8 15 15 27 0 83

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,364

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 80 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 74 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 10 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 80 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

100

fc dallas

104.9 5

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

152

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 100 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 29, 2015 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14)

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

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14)

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

James Marcelin (signing - 12/16/14)

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

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14)

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

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14)

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

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14)

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

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15)

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

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

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

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

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

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15)

Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15)

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

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15)

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

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

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

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

Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15) Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15) James Marcelin (waived - 2/24/15) Luis Marin (contract terminated - 5/27/15)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: OUT Dec. 8: IN OUT Dec. 8: Dec. 12: IN Dec. 16: IN Dec. 17 Dec. 18: IN Dec. 23: IN Jan. 1: OUT Jan. 6: IN Jan. 15: IN Jan. 15: Jan. 20: OUT Jan. 20: IN Jan. 27: IN Feb. 13: IN Feb. 18: IN Feb. 24: OUT Feb. 25: IN March 2: IN March 20: LOAN (out) March 24: LOAN (out) April 1: LOAN (out) May 19: LOAN (in) May 27: OUT May 27: IN

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

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013

Mikey Lopez (14th)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

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

Connor Hallisey (10th)

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

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

2015

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

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

MLS Lottery Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 29, 2015 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T 1-1

Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-3

Espinoza 44 14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

T 0-0

---

Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12 27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W 3-2

Dwyer 16; Anibaba 91+; Nemeth 94+

19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,087

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

L 1-2

Nemeth 22

20,018

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

T 4-4

Nemeth 2; Dwyer 74; Feilhaber 80, 95+

21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

W 1-0

Nagamura 75

19,581

Saturday, May 9

at D.C. United

MLS

T 1-1

Dwyer 45

16,221

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

W 4-2

Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43

18,864

Saturday, May 23

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

9:00

--- 40,653

FRIDAY, MAY 29

FC DALLAS

MLS

8:00

KMCI, Unimas

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

Tue/Wed, June 16/17

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

Sunday, June 21

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

9:00

Fox Sports 1

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 30/July 1

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

Sunday, July 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps

MLS

8:00

KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, JULY 18

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, July 21/22

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

Friday, July 24

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

10:00

KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, AUG. 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 8

at Toronto FC

MLS

3:00

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, Aug. 11/12

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

SATURDAY, AUG. 15

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS