SKC vs. CHICAGO by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v CHICAGO FIRE (June 29, Livestrong Sporting Park, 7 p.m. CT; NBC SN) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2012 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 15 9-4-2 29 20 15 7 6-1-0 18 11 4

Fire on road

15 7-5-3 24 20 19 7 2-4-1 7 8 12

1 Nielsen

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

Julio Cesar

Espinoza Zusi

8 88

F 20 68

Jumper

A 19 71

9 7 3 1

14 2 3 0

13 1 2 1 1 0 2 0

9 1 4 1 1 0 1 2

4 12 4

5 12 2

TYPE OF PLAY

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

7 13 0

5 7 3

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC CHI

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 5-1-1 4-0-1 0-3-0 3-0-0 3-3-3 1-2-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 6/16/2012 KC 2, TOR 0 4/18/2012 KC 3, VAN 1 5/05/2012 KC 0, MTL 2 6/23/2012 KC 0, PHI 4 6/20/2012 KC 1, SEA 1 6/16/2012 KC 2, TOR 0 6/23/2012 KC 0, PHI 4

Pardo

Pause

Berry

Friedrich

3 Gargan

REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. SAR (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; JAR (opposite): Adam Garner; 4th: Leszek Stalmach INJURY REPORTS SPORTING KANSAS CITY – OUT: DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture); GK Jon Kempin (R ankle fracture); MF Luke Sassano (L knee sprain); DF Shawn Singh (L quad strain); DOUBTFUL: DF Aurelien Collin (R hamstring strain); MF Paulo Nagamura (R abductor strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Korede Aiyegbusi (R knee sprain); FW Bobby Convey (R calf strain); PROBABLE: FW Kei Kamara (L foot sprain) … CHICAGO FIRE – OUT: DF Cory Gibbs (R knee meniscus repair); MF Steven Kinney (R Achilles tendinitis) DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: CHI: Gonzalo Segares (through June 30) WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Aurelien Collin

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

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC WWWWWWWLLLTWWTL Fire TWLTWLWTWLWLLWW

CHICAGO FIRE 1 Jay Nolly (GK) 3 Dan Gargan (DF) 5 Cory Gibbs (DF) 6 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 8 Dominic Oduro (FW) 9 Federico Puppo (FW) 10 Sebastian Grazzini (MF) 11 Daniel Paladini (MF) 12 Logan Pause (MF) 13 Gonzalo Segares (DF) 14 Patrick Nyarko (FW) 15 Orr Barouch (FW) 16 Marco Pappa (MF) 17 Pavel Pardo (MF) 18 Chris Rolfe (FW) 19 Corben Bone (MF) 20 Tony Walls (DF) 21 Michael Videira (MF) 22 Austin Berry (DF) 23 Arne Friedrich (DF) 25 Sean Johnson (GK) 27 Victor Pineda (MF) 28 Steven Kinney (DF) 31 Tony Walls (DF) 70 Paolo Tornaghi (GK) 71 Alex (MF) 88 Rafael Robayo (MF) 94 Kellen Gulley (FW) 99 Hunter Jumper (DF)

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 8-1-2 1-3-0 4-0-0 3-5-2

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

Johnson

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

5 0 0 1 3 1 4 1

Nyarko

Grazzini

HOW SCORED

7 7 3 1 0 0 1 1

Robayo

FIRE

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Oduro

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

23 Kamara

Bunbury

UPCOMING MATCHES FIRE SPORTING Tue. July 3 at Houston Wed. July 4 at Montreal Sun. July 8 Los Angeles Sat. July 7 Houston Sat. July 14 Vancouver Sat. July 14 at Columbus Wed. July 18 at New York Wed. July 18 at Houston

8 4 3 0

16 Sinovic

Sapong

2012 (MLS) 5/12: CHI 2, KC 1 (Grazzini 61; Oduro 81 – Convey 31)

9 3 7 1

13 Olum

AT KC (21 meetings): Sporting 7 wins (0 shootout), 31 goals … Fire 7 wins (1 shootout), 36 goals … Ties 7

A 15 90

5 Besler

Harrington

ALL-TIME (41 meetings): Sporting 10 wins (0 shootout), 50 goals … Fire 22 wins (1 shootout), 79 goals … Ties 9

F 20 68

ROSTERS SPORTING KC 1 Jimmy Nielsen (GK) 2 Michael Harrington (DF) 3 Korede Aiyegbusi (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Teal Bunbury (FW) 11 Bobby Convey (MF) 12 Konrad Warzycha (MF) 13 Lawrence Olum (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Roger Espinoza (MF) 16 Seth Sinovic (DF) 17 C.J. Sapong (FW) 18 Eric Kronberg (GK) 19 Peterson Joseph (MF) 20 Shawn Singh (DF) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Soony Saad (FW) 23 Kei Kamara (FW) 27 Kyle Miller (DF) 32 Luke Sassano (DF) 37 Jacob Peterson (MF) 55 Julio Cesar (DF) 78 Aurelien Collin (DF) 88 Michael Thomas (MF)

CHICAGO FIRE Date Score (Gms since) 6/23/2012 CHI 2, CLB 1 5/04/2012 CHI 2, CHV 1 4/28/2012 CHI 1, SEA 2 6/02/2012 CHI 0, NE 2 5/09/2012 CHI 0, RSL 0 5/09/2012 CHI 0, RSL 0 6/02/2012 CHI 0, NE 2

(0) (3) (5) (0) (7) (7) (2)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Kamara/Sapong A: 8 Zusi SHT: 57 Kamara SOG: 25 Kamara FC: 34 Collin FS: 29 Espinoza OF: 8 Sapong C: 4 Collin E: 1 Espinoza FIRE G: 5 Oduro A: 5 Grazzini SHT: 46 Pappa SOG: 19 Oduro FC: 22 Gargan FS: 30 Nyarko OF: 21 Oduro C: 4 Grazzini E: 1 Anibaba/Segares

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 3 6 4 2 0 20 1.33 CHI 15 3 6 4 2 0 20 1.33 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 6 5 3 0 1 15 1.00 CHI 15 2 7 6 0 0 19 1.27 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 20 4 4 5 3 2 2 CHI 20 2 4 4 2 4 4 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 15 1 2 3 3 2 4 CHI 19 1 4 6 4 3 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v CHICAGO FIRE

(June 29, Livestrong Sporting Park, 7 p.m. CT - MLS Game 148)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2012 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Jimmy Nielsen GK 6-3 200 08/06/1977 Aalborg, Denmark 15 15 0 0 75 75 0 0 2 Michael Harrington DF 6-0 170 01/24/1986 Greenville, NC 5 3 0 1 143 122 5 14 3 Korede Aiyegbusi DF 5-5 155 07/15/1988 London, England 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 12 12 0 0 84 80 2 2 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 154 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 9 2 0 0 166 146 9 14 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 15 15 0 4 74 52 0 6 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 15 14 1 8 79 48 7 16 9 Teal Bunbury FW 6-2 175 02/27/1990 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 12 6 2 0 67 39 16 5 11 Bobby Convey MF 5-9 150 05/27/1983 Philadelphia, PA 11 11 1 2 175 163 12 32 12 Konrad Warzycha FW 6-1 190 02/14/1989 Zabrze, Poland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 Lawrence Olum DF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 9 3 0 0 10 3 0 0 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 160 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 14 14 0 1 101 81 2 10 16 Seth Sinovic DF 5-9 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 12 12 0 2 52 50 0 2 17 C.J. Sapong FW 6-2 185 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 14 12 5 0 48 34 10 5 Eric Kronberg GK 6-5 210 06/07/1983 Santa Rosa, CA 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 18 Peterson Joseph MF 5-8 132 04/24/1990 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 19 Shawn Singh DF 5-9 145 05/05/1989 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 3 1 0 0 7 1 1 0 22 MF 6-3 186 09/01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone 14 13 5 3 159 118 39 16 23 Kei Kamara 24 Cyprian Hedrick DF 6-0 185 10/06/1989 Duala, Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Miller DF 5-9 160 05/12/1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Luke Sassano DF 6-0 170 10/14/1985 Orinda, CA 1 0 0 0 48 30 1 0 32 MF 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 11 2 1 1 149 84 10 11 37 Jacob Peterson MF 6-1 170 11/18/1978 Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 13 13 1 0 40 38 3 2 55 Julio Cesar 78 Aurelien Collin DF 6-2 169 03/08/1986 Enghien-les-Bains, France 15 15 3 1 38 36 6 1 88 Michael Thomas MF 5-10 190 03/08/1989 Olathe, KS 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W36 T23 L32

CHICAGO FIRE 2012 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Jay Nolly GK 6-3 205 01/02/1982 Orlando, FL 0 0 0 0 22 21 0 0 3 Dan Gargan DF 5-11 175 12/14/1982 Philadelphia, PA 14 13 0 0 115 90 2 7 5 Cory Gibbs DF 6-1 180 01/14/1980 Plantation, FL 3 3 0 0 104 103 4 2 6 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 175 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 14 13 1 0 43 40 3 1 8 Dominic Oduro FW 6-0 160 08/13/1985 Accra, Ghana 15 14 5 2 165 92 32 16 9 Federico Puppo FW 5-8 160 12/06/1986 Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay 11 1 0 1 11 1 0 1 10 Sebastian Grazzini MF 5-11 165 01/25/1981 Rosario, Argentina 14 14 2 5 25 25 7 9 11 Daniel Paladini MF 5-9 165 11/11/1984 Van Nuys, CA 6 1 0 1 37 22 1 2 12 Logan Pause MF 5-10 155 08/22/1981 Hillsborough, NC 15 15 1 0 242 220 3 11 13 Gonzalo Segares DF 5-11 162 10/13/1982 San Jose, Costa Rica 15 15 2 0 162 159 10 12 14 Patrick Nyarko FW 6-0 165 01/15/1986 Kumasi, Ghana 15 15 2 3 111 85 9 24 15 Orr Barouch FW 6-2 190 11/29/1991 Haifa, Israel 6 1 0 0 34 3 2 2 16 Marco Pappa MF 5-10 155 11/15/1987 Guatemala City, Guatemala 14 13 4 3 104 94 24 14 17 Pavel Pardo MF 5-10 150 07/26/1976 Guadalajara, Mexico 15 14 0 1 28 26 1 6 18 Chris Rolfe FW 5-8 146 01/17/1983 Kettering, OH 3 0 1 0 126 103 37 18 19 Corben Bone MF 5-9 160 09/16/1988 Plano, TX 1 0 0 0 16 8 0 1 20 Tony Walls DF 5-11 185 01/16/1990 Wauwatosa, WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Michael Videira MF 5-10 170 01/06/1986 Milford, MA 0 0 0 0 21 12 0 1 22 Austin Berry DF 6-2 180 10/06/1988 Cincinnati, OH 9 9 2 0 9 9 2 0 23 Arne Friedrich DF 6-1 170 05/29/1979 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany 7 6 0 0 7 6 0 0 25 Sean Johnson GK 6-3 217 05/31/1989 Auburn, GA 12 12 0 0 53 53 0 0 27 Victor Pineda MF 5-11 140 05/15/1993 Chicago, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Steven Kinney DF 6-0 175 10/28/1987 Norcross, GA 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 1 70 Paolo Tornaghi GK 6-2 175 06/21/1988 Garbagnate Milanese, Italy 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 71 Alex MF 5-8 155 12/15/1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 Rafael Robayo MF 6-0 171 04/24/1984 Bogota, Colombia 12 3 0 0 12 3 0 0 94 Kellen Gulley FW 6-0 185 04/06/1994 Clinton, MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hunter Jumper DF 6-2 175 02/28/1989 Plano, TX 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 99 HEAD COACH : Frank Klopas

09/01/1966 W13 L10 T13

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs CHICAGO FIRE LIVESTRONG SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. June 29, 2012 (WEEK 17, MLS Game #148) 7 p.m. CT (NBC SN) Midwestern rivals Sporting Kansas City and the Chicago Fire meet for the second time this season when the clubs face off Friday at Livestrong Sporting Park in front of an NBC Sports Network audience. Sporting are back home after a twogame road swing that ended in a 4-0 loss at Philadelphia, though they advanced to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals at home at midweek. The Fire are coming off back-to-back wins for the first time this season, going a man down and holding out for a 2-1 home win vs. Columbus last weekend. REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. SAR (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; JAR (opposite): Adam Garner; 4th: Leszek Stalmach MLS Career: 137 games; FC/gm: 25.0; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 48; pens: 50 INJURY REPORT: SPORTING KANSAS CITY – OUT: DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture); GK Jon Kempin (R ankle fracture); MF Luke Sassano (L knee sprain); DF Shawn Singh (L quad strain); DOUBTFUL: DF Aurelien Collin (R hamstring strain); MF Paulo Nagamura (R abductor strain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Korede Aiyegbusi (R knee sprain); FW Bobby Convey (R calf strain); PROBABLE: FW Kei Kamara (L foot sprain) … CHICAGO FIRE – OUT: DF Cory Gibbs (R knee meniscus repair); MF Steven Kinney (R Achilles tendinitis) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: CHI: Gonzalo Segares (through June 30) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Aurelien Collin SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Chance Myers, Jimmy Nielsen, Julio Cesar … CHI: Dan Gargan, Sebastian Grazzini, Pavel Pardo, Marco Pappa, Gonzalo Segares HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (41 meetings): Sporting 10 wins (0 shootout), 50 goals … Fire 22 wins (1 shootout), 79 goals … Ties 9 AT KC (21 meetings): Sporting 7 wins (0 shootout), 31 goals … Fire 7 wins (1 shootout), 36 goals … Ties 7 FUTURE MATCH: 6/29: 9/28: Sporting Kansas City vs. Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m. (NBC SN)  Second-half goals from Sebastian Grazzini and Dominic Oduro gave the Fire a 2-1 victory in the first meeting this season between the teams, May 12 at Toyota Park.  Kansas City hasn’t defeated Chicago at home since 2007. The teams have played to draws in four of their last five meetings in KC; the Fire took a 2-0 win there in 2009. Last year’s meeting, a scoreless draw, was the grand opening of Livestrong Sporting Park.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. CHI: P6 W1 L3 D2 … Frank Klopas vs. KC: P2 W1 L0 D1 LAST MEETING (MLS) 5/12: CHI 2, KC 1 (Grazzini 61; Oduro 81 – Convey 31)  Sporting KC opened the lead in the 31st minute when Roger Espinoza pulled back a rolling pass from the right corner and Bobby Convey lashed it home first-time from the heart of the penalty area.  But it all went pear-shaped for the visitors over the final half-hour. First, just after the hour, defender Aurélien Collin took down Dominic Oduro in the penalty area, and Grazzini buried the ensuing penalty kick.  A minute later, SKC went a man down after Roger Espinoza was sent off by referee Jose Carlos Rivero for an elbow to Grazzini’s face.  Sporting were able to hold out until the 81st minute, when Patrick Nyarko picked Kei Kamara's pocket just outside the six-yard box on the end line. Nyarko sent the ball into the path of an onrushing Oduro, and he bundled the ball over the line from six yards out for the winner.  CHICAGO FIRE (4-3-1-2): Sean Johnson - Jalil Anibaba, Arne Friedrich (Dan Gargan 29), Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares - Logan Pause (Rafael Robayo 71), Pavel Pardo, Marco Pappa - Sebastian Grazzini (Federico Puppo 80) - Patrick Nyarko, Dominic Oduro.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-2-3-1): Jimmy Nielsen - Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (Lawrence Olum 88), Michael Harrington - Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (sent off 62) - Kei Kamara, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 78) - C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 74).

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City saw their four-game unbeaten streak come to crashing halt, falling to a 4-0 defeat by Philadelphia Union on Saturday evening at PPL Park. Sporting have 29 points from 13 matches, in third place in the Eastern Conference. LAST MATCH  Union took the lead with the first opening-minute goal in club history. Raymon Gaddis chased down a long ball and played the ball across the face of goal, where Lionard Pajoy managed to keep the ball in play. Jack McInerney latched onto the loose ball lashing a shot into the back of the net from close range.  McInerney showed off his poaching ability again just before the end of the first. A Freddy Adu service in the 43rd minute took a deflection and found defender Carlos Valdés, whose attempt on net was stopped. McInerney, though, was there to gobble up the rebound.  Union made the lead 3-0 with about 20 minutes to play. Substitute Antoine Hoppenot made a nifty cutback move in the box and was taken down by SKC defender Aurélien Collin, drawing a penalty kick, which converted by Pajoy.  Then, in the 87th minute, Hoppenot grabbed a goal of his own when Michael Farfan sent him in alone on goal, giving the forward time and space to loft a shot over KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen.  Sporting head coach Peter Vermes made five changes to the team that played to a 1-1 draw with Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field. Seth Sinovic came in at left back for Michael Harrington; Julio Cesar and Graham Zusi started in midfield for Michael Thomas and Peterson Joseph, and Kei Kamara and C.J. Sapong started on the flanks for Soony Saad and Jacob Peterson.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-2-3-1): Jimmy Nielsen - Chance Myers, Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, Seth Sinovic - Julio Cesar (Michael Thomas 64), Roger Espinoza (Jacob Peterson 84) - Kei Kamara, Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 74) - Teal Bunbury. TEAM NEWS  It was the first loss for Sporting since May 12, four games in league play and six games in all competitions.  “We weren’t good. We just weren’t good tonight,” said Sporting manager Peter. “We were sluggish. That was the biggest thing. We just weren’t ready for the game. That’s my fault, and I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”  It was also the first shutout for SKC since a 2-0 home defeat by Montréal on May 5, which the second of backto-back shutout defeats.  The game was the second in a two-game road trip for Sporting that began at midweek with a 1-1 draw in Seattle, followed by a cross-country flight to face Philadelphia.  “I’m sure it had something to do with it, but I don’t want it to be the excuse,” he said. “I’m sure it was the culmination of quite a lot of things: going from Kansas City to the Pacific Northwest and then flying again, changing temperature by like 35 degrees. It’s a big thing. But at the end, we just didn’t play well. They were first to the ball on many occasions, and they scored the goals.”  The four goals allowed by Sporting were the most since a 4-1 defeat by the LA Galaxy last May 14 in Carson. The last time KC had been defeated by as many as four goals came Aug. 1, 2009 in a 6-0 loss at FC Dallas.  “That early goal put us in a hole,” Vermes said. “The one right before halftime hurt us and put us in deeper. It was just a lot to dig out of. We didn’t play well. The other team played better, and they deserved the three points."  After ringing in the changes in Seattle, Vermes returned mainly to his first-choice lineup in Philadelphia. Kei Kamara made his first start since May 27, out of the first team for two games because of international duty.  “We have a lot of depth on this team and we are good enough to play whether it is a week apart or three days apart. We just got a little bit unlucky tonight and they came out (the Union) and took care of their chances,” said Michael Thomas. “We just need to move on and get a couple results as quick as we can.”  On Tuesday, Sporting advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup with a 3-0 win against the USL PRO Dayton Dutch Lions in a quarterfinal at Livestrong Sporting Park. C.J. Sapong scored in the fifth and 59th minutes, while Graham Zusi netted in the 56th, sending Sporting on their way to a date with Philadelphia Union.  Here’s the Sporting team: Jimmy Nielsen; Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler (Konrad Warzycha 68), Michael Harrington; Michael Thomas, Peterson Joseph, Graham Zusi (Roger Espinoza 59); C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 74), Soony Saad, Jacob Peterson CHICAGO FIRE The Chicago Fire won for a second consecutive match, surviving playing a man down for an hour for a 2-1 win against the Columbus Crew on Saturday evening at Toyota Park. The Fire are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 24 points from 15 games. LAST MATCH  The Fire took the lead in just the second minute when Marco Pappa’s right-footed blast from 25 yards was too hot for Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum and flew into the back of the net.

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The home side then doubled their lead in the 25th minute when Sebastian Grazzini sprung Dominic Oduro with a through ball, and Oduro lashed it past Gruenebaum from inside the area.  The match turned in the 29th minute when Gonzalo Segares’ studs-up challenge caught Crew midfielder Kevan George on the inside of the knee, and he was shown red by referee Armando Villarreal.  Six minutes later, Tony Tchani put the Crew on the board, beating Sean Johnson with a low shot after receiving a pass from Chris Birchall and blowing by two Fire defenders. But the 10-man Fire held out the rest of the way.  Fire head coach Frank Klopas made no changes to the team that posted a 3-1 win against the New York Red Bulls at Toyota Park.  CHICAGO FIRE (4-2-3-1): Sean Johnson - Dan Gargan, Austin Berry, Jalil Anibaba, Gonzalo Segares (sent off 29) - Logan Pause, Pavel Pardo - Patrick Nyarko (Arne Friedrich 72), Sebastian Grazzini (Chris Rolfe 59), Marco Pappa - Dominic Oduro (Rafael Robayo 80). TEAM NEWS  The win in Columbus marked the first time this season the Fire have won back-to-back games, and the winning streak comes after their first back-to-back losses of 2012.  “We started off well, then things turned for the worse. It’s never easy playing shorthanded, and obviously, we gave up that goal. We wanted to go in at halftime with a clean sheet,” said Fire head coach Frank Klopas. “I thought our will not to give up and pull away a win was fantastic. I’m proud of the guys. For me, that’s the difference - successful teams have the will to win games.”  Marco Pappa’s fourth goal of the season was a stunning blast from all of 25 yards – and came with his right foot, not his preferred side. Of Pappa’s 24 career goals in Major League Soccer, 10 have come from outside the penalty area.  “Scoring a goal with my right foot was unbelievable,” Pappa said. “It definitely surprised me, but this is soccer.”  When Segares was sent off after 29 minutes, it meant an opportunity for Arne Friedrich to make his first appearance since May 12, missing five games with a hamstring injury.  “I told Frank if he needed me for 20 or 30 minutes, I’d be there, but for a longer time, I’m pretty tired and still need some training sessions,” Friedrich said. “The muscle is good, which is the most important thing to me.”  Said Klopas: “He told me if there was an opportunity to get him in, to get him in. His experience obviously paid off in the end. Coming into the game today, he told me he felt great. Plus, his ability in the air helped because the changes they made showed that they would be playing direct at that point. Our ability to compete in the air is not one of our strengths with the size of our team.”  After Friedrich’s injury, the same back four had started all six games, conceding nine goals in that time and not keeping a clean sheet. With Segares suspended, Jalil Anibaba is likely to move to right back with Friedrich and Austin Berry partnering in the middle.  “It’s all starting to come together now,” Berry said. “[The break] gave us some time for me and Jalil to kind of work on the cohesiveness in the back. … It’s taken some time, but I think we’re really moving well and jelling right now.” Added Anibaba: “We’ve been working really hard together to keep things tight in the back. I think we complement each other well. I think it’s a good option for our coaching staff. It’s a good opportunity for us to push the envelope.”  Dominic Oduro regained the team lead with his fifth goal, his first since May 12. Sebastian Grazzini set it up with his second assist in as many games, his first helpers since May 4.  “We’re staying concentrated during games,” forward Patrick Nyarko said. “We could have easily held our heads down, especially going down a man and giving up a goal right after. We could have given up. … I think, now, guys understand that you can’t do it individually, you have to do it as a team.”

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2012 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (9-4-2, 29 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER 23 M Kei Kamara 17 F C.J. Sapong 78 D Aurelien Collin 9 F Teal Bunbury 8 M Graham Zusi 11 M Bobby Convey 37 M Jacob Peterson 55 M Julio Cesar 7 D Chance Myers 16 D Seth Sinovic 15 M Roger Espinoza 2 D Michael Harrington 5 D Matt Besler 19 M Peterson Joseph 6 M Paulo Nagamura 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 13 D Lawrence Olum 22 F Soony Saad 32 D Luke Sassano 88 M Michael Thomas 12 F Konrad Warzycha 3 D Korede Aiyegbusi 14 F Dom Dwyer 4 D Kevin Ellis 21 G Jon Kempin 18 G Eric Kronberg 27 D Kyle Miller 20 D Shawn Singh Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 14 14 15 12 15 11 11 13 15 12 14 5 12 3 9 15 9 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GS 13 12 15 6 14 11 2 13 15 12 14 3 12 1 2 15 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIN 1195 994 1319 633 1264 838 277 1035 1350 1012 1224 338 1078 64 265 1350 336 119 14 116 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 15

1350 1350

G 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 15

A 3 0 1 0 8 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 57 27 16 27 36 5 5 11 11 6 20 0 2 0 4 0 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 25 11 4 6 9 2 2 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 23 18 34 17 17 3 3 14 21 8 26 1 5 1 4 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 27 21 15 7 19 5 2 15 15 13 29 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFF 4 8 3 5 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 2 0 0 0 62 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

23 9

239 158

69 47

202 186

186 202

26 58

97 48

26 26

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: C.J. Sapong 3, Kei Kamara 3, Graham Zusi 1, Aurelien Collin 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 4, Chance Myers 3, Jacob Peterson 1, Kei Kamara 1 Michael Harrington 1, Bobby Convey 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kei Kamara 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 15 15 1350 Team totals 15 15 1350 Opponent totals 15 15 1350

SHTS 47 47 69

SV 33 33 49

GA 15 15 20

GAA 1.00 1.00 1.33

PG 3 3 0

PA 3 3 1

W 9 9 4

L 4 4 9

* = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Sporting Kansas City statistics listed here.

T 2 2 2

SO 6 6 3

2012 CHICAGO FIRE STATISTICS (7-5-3, 24 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER 8 F Dominic Oduro 16 M Marco Pappa 10 M Sebastian Grazzini 14 F Patrick Nyarko 22 D Austin Berry 13 D Gonzalo Segares 6 D Jalil Anibaba 12 M Logan Pause 18 F Chris Rolfe 11 M Daniel Paladini 17 M Pavel Pardo 9 F Federico Puppo 15 F Orr Barouch 19 M Corben Bone 23 D Arne Friedrich 3 D Dan Gargan 5 D Cory Gibbs 25 G Sean Johnson 99 D Hunter Jumper 88 M Rafael Robayo 70 G Paolo Tornaghi 7 F Kheli Dube 94 F Kellen Gulley 28 D Steven Kinney 1 G Jay Nolly 27 M Victor Pineda 21 M Michael Videira 20 D Tony Walls 4 D Kwame Watson-Siriboe Team totals Opponent totals

GP 15 14 14 15 9 15 14 15 3 6 15 11 6 1 7 14 3 12 2 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15

GS 14 13 14 15 9 15 13 15 0 1 14 1 1 0 6 13 3 12 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15

MIN 1165 1058 1103 1278 810 1243 1185 1185 81 168 1230 216 180 1 473 1159 270 1056 27 367 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1326 1326

G 5 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 19

A 2 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 19

SHT 35 46 30 17 7 8 9 4 3 6 14 3 3 0 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 203

SOG 19 15 15 8 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 69

FC 10 19 18 18 8 15 9 5 1 5 14 4 9 0 2 22 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 178

FS 19 27 21 30 5 11 5 6 4 2 7 5 3 0 6 8 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178 168

OFF 21 3 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 21

CK 0 17 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 80

C 2 3 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 21

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dominic Oduro 3, Marco Pappa 2, Gonzalo Segares 1, Patrick Nyarko 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Dominic Oduro 2, Federico Puppo 1, Marco Pappa 1, Patrick Nyarko 1 Sebastian Grazzini 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Sebastian Grazzini 1-2 CHICAGO UNF POS 70 G 25 G

FIRE INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING GOALKEEPER GP Paolo Tornaghi 3 Sean Johnson 12 Team totals 15 Opponent totals 15

GS 3 12 15 15

MIN 270 1056 1326 1326

SHTS 17 52 69 78

SV 14 38 52 56

GA 3 16 19 20

GAA 1.00 1.36 1.29 1.36

PG 0 1 1 1

PA 0 2 2 2

* = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Chicago Fire statistics listed here.

W 1 6 7 5

L 1 4 5 7

T 1 2 3 3

SO 1 1 2 3

E 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2012 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Fri. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Fri. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Wed.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May June June June June July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct.

10 17 25 1 7 14 18 21 5 12 19 27 16 20 23 29 4 7 14 18 21 28 4 11 18 26 1 14 19 22 28 7 20 24

OPPONENT at D.C. United New England FC Dallas at Chivas USA Los Angeles Real Salt Lake at Vancouver at Portland Montreal at Chicago at Colorado San Jose Toronto FC at Seattle at Philadelphia Chicago at Montreal Houston at Columbus at Houston New England Columbus at New England D.C. United at Toronto FC New York Toronto FC Houston at New York at Montreal Chicago at Columbus at New York Philadelphia

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

ATT. 16,314 19,777 15,161 13,372 20,323 19,422 15,382 20,438 20,404 14,159 15,269 19,974 20,488 46,932 18,207

W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: 1-0-0 1 3 KC: Sapong (93+) 2-0-0 T1 6 KC: Zusi (28) Kamara (39) Sapong (47) 3-0-0 1 9 KC: Collin (49+) Kamara (88); DAL: Villar (25) 4-0-0 1 12 KC: Sapong (47) 5-0-0 1 15 KC: Kamara (40) 6-0-0 1 18 KC: Collin (63) 7-0-0 1 21 KC: Collin (24) own goal (51) Kamara (65); VAN: Le Toux (79) 7-1-0 1 21 POR: own goal (41) 7-2-0 1 21 MTL: Martins (30) Bernier (64) 7-3-0 1 21 KC: Convey (31); CHI: Grazzini (61) Oduro (81) 7-3-1 3 22 KC: Bunbury (2,14); COL: Marshall (52) Kimura (60) 8-3-1 0 25 KC: Sapong (5) Kamara (39); SJ: Dawkins (72) 9-3-1 2 28 KC: Sapong (18) Santos (35) 9-3-2 2 29 KC: Peterson (8); SEA: Ianni (15) 9-4-2 2 29 PHI: McInerney (0:59,42) Pajoy (81) Hoppenot (87)

W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: 0-0-1 T3 1 CHI: Oduro (71); MTL: Arnaud (56) 1-0-1 3 4 CHI: Oduro (28) 1-1-1 0 4 COL: Cummings (58) Hill (92+) 1-1-2 7 5 CHI: Pause (27); HOU: Bruin (24) 2-1-2 0 8 CHI: Oduro (0:25) Segares (41) Nyarko (58); TOR: Lambe (36,40) 2-2-2 T4 8 CHI: Pappa (89); SEA: Estrada (39) Johnson (67) 3-2-2 2 11 CHI: Berry (25) Pappa (93+); CHV: Angel (23) 3-2-3 4 12 4-2-3 4 15 CHI: Grazzini (61) Oduro (81); KC: Convey (31) 4-3-3 4 15 CHI: Anibaba (39); POR: Brunner (20) own goal (52) 5-3-3 4 18 CHI: Grazzini (45) Pappa (63); DAL: Hedges (41) 5-4-3 T4 18 CHI: Berry (72); CLB: Gaven (9) Renteria (43) 5-5-3 T4 18 NE: Rowe (69) Feilhaber (73) 6-5-3 4 21 CHI: Nyarko (4) Segares (68) Rolfe (81); NY: McCarty (55) 7-5-3 4 24 CHI: Pappa (2) Oduro (26); CLB: Tchani (36)

CHICAGO FIRE 2012 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr.

17 24 1 15 21

OPPONENT at Montreal Philadelphia at Colorado Houston at Toronto FC

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

ATT. 58,912 18,075 13,152 10,489 19,255

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

Apr. May May May May May May June June June June July July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

28 4 9 12 20 23 26 2 17 23 29 3 8 14 18 21 28 4 12 18 22 2 15 22 28 3 6 20 27

Seattle at Chivas USA Real Salt Lake Sporting KC at Portland FC Dallas at Columbus at New England New York Columbus at Sporting KC at Houston Los Angeles Vancouver at New York at Toronto FC at San Jose Toronto FC at Philadelphia New England at D.C. United Houston Montreal Columbus at Sporting KC Philadelphia at New York at New England D.C. United

L W T W L W L L W W

14,166 14,652 13,544 14,159 20,438 11,947 16,024 12,523 18,526 17,144

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012)

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012)

Goals 1 12 times

Goals 3 03/17/2012 3 04/18/2012

vs. NE at VAN

W 3-0 W 3-1

Shots 8 04/18/2012 8 05/12/2012

at at

VAN CHI

W 3-1 L 1-2

Assists 4 05/27/2012

vs. SJ

W 2-1

Shots on Goal 2 04/18/2012 2 04/21/2012

at at

VAN POR

W 3-1 L 0-1

Fouls Committed 9 04/07/2012 vs. LA 9 05/05/2012 vs. MTL

W 1-0 L 0-2

Fouls Suffered 8 05/19/2012 at

COL

T 2-2

Corner Kicks 3 06/16/2012

vs. TOR

W 2-0

Offside 0 03/10/2012 0 04/01/2012 0 04/14/2012

at DC at CHV vs. RSL

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

Saves 0 03/25/2012 0 04/01/2012 0 04/07/2012 0 05/05/2012

vs. at vs. vs.

W W W L

Shots Faced 0 04/01/2012 0 04/07/2012

at CHV vs. LA

Assists 2 Graham Zusi Shots 11 Kei Kamara Shots on Goal 5 Kei Kamara Fouls Committed 6 Aurelien Collin Fouls Suffered 5 Kei Kamara Offside 2 Kei Kamara 2 C.J. Sapong 2 Aurelien Collin 2 Teal Bunbury 2 C.J. Sapong Saves 6 Jimmy Nielsen 6 Jimmy Nielsen Shots Faced 6 Jimmy Nielsen Goals Allowed 4 Jimmy Nielsen

03/25/2012

06/20/2012

04/21/2012

03/17/2012 03/17/2012 05/05/2012 05/19/2012 06/16/2012

03/17/2012 04/18/2012

vs. DAL

vs. vs. vs. at vs.

SEA

POR

NE NE MTL COL TOR

vs. NE at VAN

W 2-1

T 1-1

L 0-1

W W L T W

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

W 3-0 W 3-1

Shots 27 03/17/2012 Shots on Goal 9 03/25/2012

vs. NE

vs. DAL

Fouls Committed 19 06/23/2012 at Fouls Suffered 16 04/21/2012 Corner Kicks 11 04/14/2012 11 05/05/2012

W 3-0

W 2-1

PHI

L 0-4

POR

L 0-1

vs. RSL vs. MTL

W 1-0 L 0-2

Offside 4 03/17/2012 4 05/05/2012

vs. NE vs. MTL

W 3-0 L 0-2

Saves 6 03/17/2012 6 04/18/2012

vs. NE at VAN

W 3-0 W 3-1

5 times Shots Faced 6 5 times 06/23/2012

PHI

DAL CHV LA MTL

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

W 1-0 W 1-0

L 0-4 Goals Allowed 4 06/23/2012

PHI

L 0-4

CHICAGO FIRE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012)

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012)

Goals 1 20 times

Goals 3 04/21/2012 3 06/17/2012

at TOR vs. NY

W 3-2 W 3-1

Shots 8 04/15/2012 8 06/23/2012

vs. HOU vs. CLB

T 1-1 W 2-1

Assists 4 04/21/2012 4 06/17/2012

at TOR vs. NY

W 3-2 W 3-1

Shots on Goal 2 05/09/2012 2 06/23/2012

vs. RSL vs. CLB

T 0-0 W 2-1

Assists 1 16 times Shots 6 Marco Pappa 6 Sebastian Grazzini Shots on Goal 4 Dominic Oduro 4 Sebastian Grazzini

05/12/2012 05/23/2012

03/24/2012 05/23/2012

vs. KC vs. DAL

vs. PHI vs. DAL

W 2-1 W 2-1

W 1-0 W 2-1

Fouls Committed 4 5 times Fouls Suffered 5 Patrick Nyarko

03/24/2012

vs. PHI

W 1-0

Offside 3 Dominic 3 Dominic 3 Dominic 3 Dominic

03/24/2012 05/09/2012 05/23/2012 06/17/2012

vs. vs. vs. vs.

W T W W

Oduro Oduro Oduro Oduro

PHI RSL DAL NY

Saves 8 Sean Johnson

06/23/2012

vs. CLB

Shots Faced 9 Paolo Tornaghi 9 Sean Johnson

04/01/2012 06/23/2012

at COL vs. CLB

Goals Allowed 2 6 times

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

Shots 20 05/04/2012

CHV

W 2-1

Fouls Committed 4 05/09/2012 vs. RSL

T 0-0

Shots on Goal 11 04/21/2012

TOR

W 3-2

Fouls Suffered 6 05/09/2012 vs. RSL

T 0-0

Fouls Committed 21 05/23/2012 vs. DAL

W 2-1

Corner Kicks 1 06/23/2012

vs. CLB

W 2-1

Fouls Suffered 17 03/17/2012

MTL

T 1-1

Offside 0 03/17/2012 0 05/20/2012

at at

MTL POR

T 1-1 L 1-2

Corner Kicks 12 04/28/2012

vs. SEA

L 1-2

Saves 0 04/15/2012

vs. HOU

T 1-1

Shots Faced 1 04/15/2012

vs. HOU

T 1-1

Offside 6 05/12/2012

vs. KC

W 2-1

Saves 8 06/23/2012

vs. CLB

W 2-1

L 0-2 W 2-1

Shots Faced 9 04/01/2012 9 06/23/2012

at COL vs. CLB

L 0-2 W 2-1

Goals Allowed 2 6 times

2012 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. CHICAGO FIRE (0-1-0) UNF 11 15 23 5 9 78 2 7 1 13 37 55 17 8

POS MID M/D MID DEF FWD DEF DEF DEF GK DEF MID MID FWD MID

PLAYER Bobby Convey Roger Espinoza Kei Kamara Matt Besler Teal Bunbury Aurelien Collin Michael Harrington Chance Myers Jimmy Nielsen Lawrence Olum Jacob Peterson Julio Cesar C.J. Sapong Graham Zusi ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GS 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1

MIN 78 62 90 88 16 90 90 90 90 2 12 90 74 90

G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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

FC 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2

FS 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1

OFF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

C 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

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

CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1

90 90

1 2

2 1

9 18

4 6

12 13

13 12

1 6

8 6

3 3

1 0

0 0

GP 1

GS 1

MIN 90

SHTS 6

SV 4

GA 2

GAA 2.00

PG 1

PA 1

W 0

L 1

T 0

1 1

90 90

6 4

4 3

2 1

2.00 1.00

1 0

0 1

1 0

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF POS GOALKEEPER 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen ----------Team totals Opponent totals

SO O'TIME 0 0-0-0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0

2012 CHICAGO FIRE VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) UNF 10 8 14 6 22 23 3 25 16 17 12 9 88 13

POS MID FWD F/M DEF DEF DEF D/M GK MID MID MID FWD MID DEF

PLAYER Sebastian Grazzini Dominic Oduro Patrick Nyarko Jalil Anibaba Austin Berry Arne Friedrich Dan Gargan Sean Johnson Marco Pappa Pavel Pardo Logan Pause Federico Puppo Rafael Robayo Gonzalo Segares ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

GS 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1

MIN 80 90 90 90 90 29 61 90 90 90 71 10 19 90

G 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

SHT 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0

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

FC 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3

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

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

CK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

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

CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1

90 90

2 1

1 2

18 9

6 4

13 12

12 13

6 1

6 8

3 3

0 1

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dominic Oduro 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Patrick Nyarko 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Sebastian Grazzini 1-1

UNF POS GOALKEEPER 25 GK Sean Johnson ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1

GS 1

MIN 90

SHTS 4

SV 3

GA 1

GAA 1.00

PG 0

PA 0

W 1

L 0

T 0

1 1

90 90

4 6

3 4

1 2

1.00 2.00

0 1

1 0

0 1

0 0

SO O'TIME 0 0-0-0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0

CHICAGO FIRE VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Fire 22 wins, 79 goals Sporting 10 wins, 50 goals Ties 9 04/08/1998 06/24/1998 08/29/1998 09/17/1998

KC 1 vs CHI CHI 4 vs KC CHI 2 at KC CHI 1 vs KC

0 1 2 0

(KC) (SF) CHI SOW (KC) (SF)

03/27/1999 05/22/1999 08/05/1999 08/25/1999

CHI CHI CHI CHI

0 1 1 0

(KC) (SF) (KC) (SF)

03/25/2000 06/04/2000

KC 4 vs CHI 3 CHI 3 vs KC 2

(KC) (SF)

05/19/2001 07/04/2001

CHI 2 vs KC 0 CHI 7 at KC 0

(SF) (KC)

08/14/2002 08/31/2002

CHI 5 vs KC 1 KC 2 vs CHI 1

(NC) (KC)

04/26/2003 06/21/2003 07/26/2003

CHI 3 at KC 2 KC 4 vs CHI 2 CHI 2 vs KC 0

(KC) (KC) (NC)

04/03/2004 05/08/2004 09/01/2004

KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 2 vs CHI 2 CHI 3 vs KC 1

(KC) (KC) (SF)

06/18/2005 08/10/2005 08/19/2005 10/01/2005

CHI 1 vs KC KC 3 at CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 at KC

1 2 0 0

(SF) (SF) (KC) (KC)

05/06/2006 06/17/2006 07/04/2006 08/16/2006

KC 1 vs CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 vs KC CHI 3 vs KC

1 2 0 0

(KC) (KC) (TP) (TP)

04/21/2007 08/22/2007 08/25/2007

CHI 2 vs KC 1 KC 3 vs CHI 2 CHI 2 vs KC 0

(TP) (KC) (TP)

04/20/2008 07/27/2008 10/05/2008

KC 1 at CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 1 vs CHI 1

04/18/2009 08/16/2009

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

Sporting KC 1 2 OT Tot. 25 25 0 50 239 256 0 495 117 105 0 222 264 289 0 553 40 35 0 75 95 109 0 204

1 38 257 114 298 57 86

Fire 2 OT 41 0 267 0 121 0 280 0 68 0 110 0

Tot. 79 524 235 578 125 196

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: 3 3 2 2

at vs at vs

KC KC KC KC

KC CHI

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 8 7 10 6 9 10 12 10 16 12 14 15

Peter Vermes vs. CHI Frank Klopas vs. KC

1-3-2 (0.83 pts./game) 1-0-1 (2.00 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

5 10 43 18 38 40

Sporting KC Sealy/Wolff Preki Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud

9 8 48 20 37 42

Fire Ante Razov Justin Mapp Ante Razov Ante Razov Gonzalo Segares Justin Mapp

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

3 6 2 40 24

Meola/Oshoniyi Tony Meola Kevin Hartman Tony Meola Tony Meola

15 4 8 94 26

Zach Zach Zach Zach Zach

Sporting KC 5 players tied Preki (6/21/03) Josh Wolff (8/16/09) 4 players tied Alex Zotinca (4/3/04) 5 players tied

(TP) (CA) (CA)

CHI 2 vs KC 2 CHI 2 at KC 0

(TP) (CA)

Saves Goals Allowed

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

05/15/2010 10/12/2010

KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 2 at CHI 0

(CA) (TP)

2012 W-L-T BREAKDOWNS:

03/26/2011 06/09/2011

CHI 3 vs KC 2 KC 0 vs CHI 0

(TP) (SP)

05/12/2012

CHI 2 vs KC 1

(TP)

KC 1 vs CHI 0

(DC, F)

U.S. OPEN CUP 07/11/2001 09/22/2004 08/14/2006

CHI 1 at KC 0 KC 1 vs CHI 0 CHI 2 vs KC 0

(X6, 3R) (KC, F) (TP, 4R)

Thornton Thornton Thornton Thornton Thornton

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: 2 3 6 4 6 6

10/15/2000

Total 50 79

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

MLS CUP PLAYOFFS

OT 0 0

At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Scored Allowed Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 or more Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

2 2 9 4 6 7

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

10 Zach Thornton (6/21/03) 4 Sutton/Thornton

SPORTING KANSAS CITY W-L-T Streak (started)

W-L-T

CHICAGO FIRE Streak (started)

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

2 Ws (5/27/2012) 1 Ts (6/20/2012) 3 Ls (4/21/2012)

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

9 Ws (8/21/2011) 1 Ls (6/2/2012) 1 Ls (5/26/2012)

8-1-2 1-3-0

1 Ts (6/20/2012) 3 Ls (4/21/2012)

4-0-0 3-5-2

10 Ws (8/21/2011) 2 Ls (5/26/2012)

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

4 1 2 4 31

Ls Ts Ws Ws Ws

(9/17/2011) (6/20/2012) (5/27/2012) (8/17/2011) (5/2/1996)

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

1 3 7 8 23

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(6/2/2012) (4/28/2012) (8/21/2011) (9/29/2010) (5/23/1998)

6-0-0 3-1-1 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-1-0

11 1 1 2 21

Ws Ts Ts Ls Ls

(8/3/2011) (6/20/2012) (5/19/2012) (4/23/2011) (5/5/1996)

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

1 5 4 3 13

Ts Ws Ls Ls Ls

(5/9/2012) (5/4/2012) (4/28/2012) (5/31/2009) (6/21/2003)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY CAREER STATISTICS VS. CHICAGO FIRE (10-22-9) PLAYER Josh Wolff Scott Sealy Preki Mo Johnston Chris Klein Davy Arnaud Jose Burciaga Jr. Kei Kamara Sasha Victorine Teal Bunbury Jimmy Conrad Chris Henderson Jack Jewsbury Michael Harrington Dario Fabbro Gary Glasgow Eddie Johnson Matt Besler Chris Brown Mark Chung Bobby Convey Francisco Gomez Carlos Marinelli Pete Marino Miklos Molnar Igor Simutenkov Alex Zotinca Claudio Lopez Diego Gutierrez Paul Rideout Kerry Zavagnin Jake Dancy Roger Espinoza Herculez Gomez Brian Johnson Uche Okafor Ryan Raybould Brian Roberts Refik Sabanadzovic Ryan Smith Vitalis Takawira Mike Ammann Stephen Armstrong Stephane Auvray Sean Bowers Omar Bravo Chris Brunt Alex Bunbury Mike Burns Aurelien Collin Eloy Colombano Adam Cristman Nino Da Silva John DeBrito Birahim Diop Pablo Escobar Vicente Figueroa Nick Garcia Taylor Graham Michael Green Andrew Gregor Matt Groenwald Kevin Hartman Zoltan Hercegfalvi William Hesmer Santiago Hirsig Aaron Hohlbein Goran Hunjak Michael Kraus Eric Kronberg Alexi Lalas Roy Lassiter Jonathan Leathers Scott Lorenz Onandi Lowe Matt McKeon Tony Meola Kurt Morsink Yura Movsisyan Chance Myers Jimmy Nielsen Lawrence Olum Bo Oshoniyi

GP 17 10 17 10 20 22 13 4 13 5 20 6 18 12 3 2 6 6 11 4 1 9 2 2 1 5 7 3 9 3 22 1 9 3 7 6 3 3 4 1 5 3 4 2 7 2 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 21 2 1 1 3 8 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 7 11 5 3 5 5 1 11

GS 17 7 15 10 18 22 13 4 12 2 20 5 11 9 2 1 6 6 4 4 1 4 0 0 1 5 6 3 7 2 21 0 7 2 3 6 3 1 3 1 5 3 2 2 6 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 21 1 1 0 1 8 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 6 11 5 1 4 5 0 9

MIN 1448 605 1339 858 1583 1927 1125 324 1090 237 1791 451 1089 920 170 117 523 493 472 339 78 415 68 66 80 329 498 261 641 187 1857 45 595 194 340 540 206 116 286 90 368 270 246 144 552 122 18 241 270 180 14 63 32 114 11 90 90 1890 99 45 20 93 720 22 90 114 260 13 17 22 360 45 93 84 90 555 990 427 76 365 427 2 819

G 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 3 2 10 0 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 35 11 37 18 34 43 19 11 12 11 14 4 15 5 3 2 13 1 10 7 1 13 1 3 2 7 6 8 10 5 14 0 7 5 6 1 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 14 0 4 1 6 0 0 0

Jacob Peterson Nelson Pizarro Ryan Pore Brandon Prideaux Eric Quill Craig Rocastle Mark Santel Julio Cesar C.J. Sapong Luke Sassano Chris Snitko Tony Soto Kevin Souter Khari Stephenson Milos Stojcev Carey Talley Matt Taylor Shavar Thomas Abe Thompson Ryan Tinsley Ivan Trujillo Scott Uderitz Dave van den Bergh Peter Vermes Scott Vermillion Tyson Wahl Diego Walsh Lance Watson John Wilson David Winner Paul Wright Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 5 5 5 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 11 1 4 3 3 1 5 6 3 1 5 1 2 5 5 41 41

0 0 0 5 5 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 11 1 3 0 3 1 5 5 3 1 3 0 2 4 3 41 41

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

GP 1 1 8 5 3 11 11 2 2

MIN 22 90 720 427 270 982 819 180 180

41 41

3690 3690

12 10 50 357 396 135 73 90 195 90 180 45 88 1 90 270 62 957 62 291 67 216 57 450 474 251 45 272 7 180 271 276 3690 3690

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 79

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 97

0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 2 1 495 524

SHTS 1 3 47 24 15 65 58 12 10

SV 1 2 36 17 9 40 35 7 5

GAA 0.00 1.00 1.38 1.48 1.67 2.20 2.31 2.50 2.50

PG 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0

235 222

152 164

1.93 1.22

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CURRENT SPORTING KANSAS CITY PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. CHICAGO FIRE (10-22-9) PLAYER Kei Kamara Bobby Convey Teal Bunbury Paulo Nagamura Michael Harrington Matt Besler Jacob Peterson Roger Espinoza Aurelien Collin Eric Kronberg Chance Myers Jimmy Nielsen Lawrence Olum Julio Cesar C.J. Sapong Luke Sassano Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 15 5 11 12 6 11 9 2 1 5 5 1 1 3 4 1 5 41 41

GS 9 14 2 10 9 6 6 7 2 0 4 5 0 1 2 3 0 3 41 41

GOALKEEPER Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 5

MIN 22 427

41 41

3690 3690

MIN 824 1293 237 851 920 493 536 595 180 22 365 427 2 90 195 315 21 276 3690 3690

G 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 79

A 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 97

SHT 28 15 11 14 5 1 7 7 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 495 524

SHTS 1 24

SV 1 17

GAA 0.00 1.48

PG 0 2

235 222

152 164

1.93 1.22

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CHICAGO FIRE CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (22-10-9) PLAYER Ante Razov Justin Mapp Peter Nowak Diego Gutierrez Hristo Stoitchkov Josh Wolff Chad Barrett Dema Kovalenko Brian McBride Cuauhtemoc Blanco Roman Kosecki Chris Rolfe Andy Williams Thiago Andy Herron Nate Jaqua Damani Ralph Lubos Kubik Jesse Marsch Jerzy Podbrozny Marco Pappa Evan Whitfield DaMarcus Beasley Jamar Beasley Carlos Bocanegra Lubos Reiter Eric Wynalda Mike Banner C.J. Brown Craig Capano Calen Carr Diego Chaves Jim Curtin Sergi Daniv Sebastian Grazzini Julio Martinez Dominic Oduro Orlando Perez Gaston Puerari Dasan Robinson Dipsy Selolwane Chris Armas Ivan Guerrero Kelly Gray Patrick Nyarko Logan Pause David Vaudreuil Wilman Conde Sam George Frank Klopas Ritchie Kotschau Andrew Lewis Tony Sanneh Gonzalo Segares Zach Thornton Michael Videira Junior Agogo Jalil Anibaba John Ball Orr Barouch Austin Berry Corben Bone Scott Buete Jon Busch Samuel Caballero Nery Castillo D.J. Countess Yamith Cuesta Stefan Dimitrov Paul Dougherty Andrew Dykstra Justin Evans Rodrigo Faria Tomasz Frankowski Arne Friedrich Dan Gargan Cory Gibbs Leonard Griffin Baggio Husidic Zak Ibsen Collins John Ryan Johnson Sean Johnson

GP 14 20 11 19 6 9 9 6 4 6 5 13 5 8 5 10 6 9 20 8 6 10 9 1 4 2 2 3 29 3 8 2 14 2 1 1 3 5 2 10 1 21 10 8 8 24 2 4 4 4 3 6 4 15 23 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 3

GS 13 19 11 18 5 5 5 6 2 6 4 12 5 7 2 7 5 9 16 6 5 9 7 1 4 1 1 0 29 0 1 1 14 1 1 1 2 4 2 8 0 21 9 6 5 21 0 3 3 2 2 3 2 15 22 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 3

MIN 1134 1476 953 1606 336 503 415 539 270 530 325 873 426 621 288 615 474 810 1485 568 442 815 640 90 360 80 100 70 2536 36 209 108 1260 71 80 45 181 368 145 724 19 1878 825 549 534 1868 35 297 252 189 180 338 201 1315 1995 90 57 180 90 28 90 94 2 630 90 28 90 90 15 75 180 1 65 126 29 61 180 97 90 120 90 20 270

G 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 6 8 5 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 2 2 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 48 28 21 18 18 17 22 9 6 11 10 19 14 13 7 17 22 11 14 13 20 5 10 4 2 2 3 2 5 1 3 2 5 2 4 1 4 4 2 7 2 5 4 5 8 5 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 3 0

Will Johnson Josh Keller Stephen King Krzysztof Krol Manny Lagos Freddie Ljungberg Peter Lowry David Mahoney Josip Mikulic Cristian Nazarit Francis Okaroh Daniel Paladini Pavel Pardo Matt Pickens Brian Plotkin Brandon Prideaux Federico Puppo Henry Ring Bratislav Ristic Rafael Robayo Jorge Salcedo Tom Soehn Bakary Soumare Greg Sutton Osei Telesford John Thorrington Billy Walsh Paulo Wanchope Tim Ward Austin Washington Kwame Watson-Siriboe John Wolyniec Daniel Woolard Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 6 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 5 6 1 1 8 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 41 41

0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 4 6 1 0 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 41 41

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

GP 1 7 1 3 2 23 3 2 1

MIN 90 630 90 270 180 1995 165 180 90

41 41

3690 3690

12 45 21 180 28 90 186 90 90 78 518 90 90 165 13 240 10 180 180 19 79 368 540 90 1 473 21 135 90 97 90 45 1 3690 3690

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 50

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 59

0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 524 495

SHTS 2 36 3 11 10 123 10 18 9

SV 2 29 2 8 7 94 6 12 4

GAA 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.17 1.64 2.00 4.00

PG 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

222 235

164 152

1.22 1.93

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CURRENT CHICAGO FIRE PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (22-10-9) PLAYER Chris Rolfe Dominic Oduro Marco Pappa Kheli Dube Sebastian Grazzini Patrick Nyarko Logan Pause Gonzalo Segares Michael Videira Jalil Anibaba Orr Barouch Austin Berry Corben Bone Arne Friedrich Dan Gargan Cory Gibbs Sean Johnson Jay Nolly Daniel Paladini Pavel Pardo Federico Puppo Rafael Robayo Kwame Watson-Siriboe Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 10 6 6 1 8 24 15 2 2 2 1 2 1 8 8 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 41 41

GS 12 6 5 3 1 5 21 15 2 2 0 1 2 1 4 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 41 41

GOALKEEPER Sean Johnson Jay Nolly ----------Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 1

MIN 270 90

41 41

3690 3690

MIN 873 532 442 229 80 534 1868 1315 149 180 28 90 94 29 487 709 270 90 135 90 10 19 90 3690 3690

G 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 50

A 3 2 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 59

SHT 19 13 20 6 4 8 5 8 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 524 495

SHTS 11 7

SV 8 4

GAA 1.00 3.00

PG 0 0

222 235

164 152

1.22 1.93

2 5

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2012 Regular season Team stats SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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9-4-2 (29 pts) 15 3rd in East 20 1.3 15 1 +5 239 (69) 28.9% 202 186 26 1

SPORTING Kansas City roster No. Pos. 1 GK 2 DEF 3 DEF 4 DEF 5 DEF 6 MID 7 DEF 8 MID 9 FWD 11 MID 12 MID 13 DEF 14 FWD 15 MID 16 DEF 17 FWD 18 GK 19 MID 20 DEF 21 GK 22 FWD 23 FWD 24 DEF 27 DEF 32 DEF 37 FWD 55 DEF 78 DEF 88 MID

Name Pronunciation Jimmy Nielsen neel-sen Michael Harrington Korede Aiyegbusi co-red-eh eye-eh-BOO-see Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Teal Bunbury BUN-buh-ree Bobby Convey CON-vee Konrad Warzycha Var-ZEE-hah Lawrence Olum OH-lumm Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick C.J. Sapong sah-PONG Eric Kronberg Krawn-berg Peterson Joseph Shawn Singh sing Jon Kempin Soony Saad soo-NEE sod Kei Kamara kye kah-MAHR-ah Cyprian Hedrick sip-ree-an HE-drick Kyle Miller Luke Sassano sah-SAHN-noh Jacob Peterson Julio Cesar JEW-lee-o SEH-sahr Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en Michael Thomas

2012 Regular Season MLS Standings As of 6/26/2012:

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

GP W L T P 17 9 5 3 30 16 9 4 3 30 15 9 4 2 29 15 7 5 3 24 15 5 5 5 20 14 5 5 4 19 15 5 7 3 18 16 5 8 3 18 13 3 8 2 11 13 1 10 2 5 GP W L T P 16 10 3 3 33 17 10 5 2 32 16 7 4 5 26 16 7 5 4 25 16 6 8 2 20 15 6 8 1 19 16 5 7 4 19 14 4 6 4 16 17 3 9 5 14

Chicago Fire

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

7-5-3 (24 pts) 15 4th in East 20 1.3 19 1.27 +1 199 (78) 39.2% 168 178 26 2

2012 REgular season Individual Leaders SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Chicago fire

Dominic Oduro 5 5 Sapong/Kamara goals Sebastian Grazzini 5 8 Graham Zusi assists Marco Pappa 46 57 Kei Kamara shots Dominic Oduro 19 25 Kei Kamara shots on Goal 3 Kamara/Sapong game-winning goals Dominic Oduro 3 4 Graham Zusi game-winning assists Dominic Oduro 2 Patrick Nyarko 30 29 Roger Espinoza fouls suffered Dan Gargan 22 34 Aurelien Collin fouls committed Sebastian Grazzini 4 4 Aurelien Collin cautions Segares/Anibaba 1 1 Roger Espinoza ejections 1.00 Jimmy Nielsen goals against avg Paulo Tornaghi 1.00 Sean Johnson 6 9 Jimmy Nielsen wins Johnson/Tornaghi 1 6 Jimmy Nielsen shutouts Sean Johnson 38 33 Jimmy Nielsen saves

Coaches - REGULAR SEASON Frank Klopas

Peter Vermes 4th season 36-32-23 4th season 36-32-23

MLS Experience MLS Record Year with Team Record with Team

2nd season 15-10-13 2nd season 15-10-13

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When they last met...

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Chicago Fire earned the 2-1 victory in the last meeting between the two sides. Sporting Kansas City got on the board first with a goal from Bobby Convey in the 31st minute. The goal marked his first since joining Sporting KC in the off-season. Roger Espinoza and Kei Kamara each picked up an assist on the play.

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In the 61st minute Sporting KC’s Aurelien Collin committed a foul in the penalty box which resulted in a penalty kick for Chicago. Sebastian Grazzini converted the PK to even the score. Just moments later, Roger Espinoza picked up a straight red card after colliding with Grazzini near the center circle. After the ejection Sporting Kansas City conceeded their second goal of the match in the 81st minute when Patrick Nyarko won the ball off Kei Kamara and played a simple pass to Dominic Oduro for the easy finish. Despite the 500+ Sporting Kansas City fans that traveled to Toyota Park to support the team, the ten man Kansas City side couldn’t get the late equalizer and the score remained 2-1 at the final whistle.

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While with the Revolution, Seth Sinovic was teammates with Chicago Fire defender Cory Gibbs and midfielder Michael Videira. Gibbs was born in Plantation, Florida, just three hours south of Orlando, FL, the birth place of Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi. Chicago Fire starting goalkeeper Sean Johnson played in the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifiers with Sporting Kansas City striker Teal Bunbury at the end of March in Nashville, TN. Chicago Fire goalkeeper Jay Nolly played collegiate soccer at Indiana University with Sporting Kansas City forward Jacob Peterson. The two led the Hoosiers to back-to-back National Championships in 2003 and 2004. Sporting Kansas City midfielder Paulo Nagamura and Chicago Fire midfielder Daniel Paladini were teammates in 2006 at the LA Galaxy and again in 2008 with Chivas USA. Fire midfielder Victor Pineda and Sporting KC goalkeeper Jon Kempin are both the first home grown players for their respective clubs. Kempin is the youngest player on the Sporting Kansas City roster while Pineda is second youngest on Chicago after Fire recently added Kellen Gulley to their list of home grown players. Chicago Fire defender Dan Gargen and Sporting Kansas City midfielder Bobby Convey are two of the more veteran players set to play on Friday, both having played for multiple teams in MLS before ending up with their current clubs. Both Gargen and Convey were born in Philadelphia, PA. Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes and Chicago Fire head coach Frank Klopas were roommates when they played for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Frank Klopas played for Kansas City from 1996-1997. Klopas scored seven goals and tallied 11 assists during his two seasons with Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City defender Michael Harrington and Chicago Fire midfielder Corben Bone were both members of the Region III ODP team in 2003. Both boys went on to play in the ACC at the universities of North Carolina and Wake Forest respectively. Fire striker Jalil Anibaba transferred to the University of North Carolina for his senior season (2010), however, Anibaba and Harrington’s (20032006) time in school did not overlap.

Bobby Convey scored his first goal since joining Kansas City in the last match-up against Chicago Fire on May 12, 2011. Roger Espinoza earned his first assist in 2012 in the last meeting with Chicago Fire on May 12, 2011. Espinoza received a red card against Chicago Fire the last time the two teams played. Collin committed a wreckless tackle in the penalty box resulting in a penalty kick for Chicago which was converted by Sebastian Grazzini in the two teams last meeting.

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Sporting Kansas City’s all-time record is 203-203-102. As a team, Sporting KC is tied in the League for allowing the fewest goals with 15 allowed through 15 games. Since moving into LIVESTRONG Sporting Park last year, Sporting Kansas City is 15-3-6 at home. Sporting KC has six players up for All-Star selection; Jimmy Nielsen, Aurelien Collin, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, C.J. Sapong and Kei Kamara. Sporting Kansas City has clinical finishers in the box with all goals this season (20) being converted inside the penalty area. Sporting Kansas City is 17-2-2 with Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler and Aurelien Collin starting in defense. Sporting KC defense has only allowed 47 shots on net, making Jimmy Nielsen, the least shot-on starting GK (who has started every game for his club) in MLS. Sporting KC finished with a record of 6-1-2 against Western Conference opponents this season. Sporting KC is currently in a stretch of seven games in 22 days. The Chicago game is fifth in the stretch. The Chicago game will make it six straight MLS sellouts at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in 2012. Sporting Kansas City leads MLS in corner kicks with 97. Sporting KC striker Kei Kamara ranks second in the League for shots (57) and shots on goal (25) behind Fredy Montero. Kei Kamara’s next game-winning assist will move him into a tie for 10th place on the club’s all-time chart, joining Mark Chung, Matt McKeon, and Sasha Victorine. Sporting Kansas City’s next successful penalty kick will be the 50th in club history. The club has converted 73% of penalties taken. Jimmy Nielsen is tied with Nick Rimando, Jon Busch and Ryan Meara for wins on the year with nine. Nielsen is tied with Joe Cannon for most shutouts (6) of any MLS goalkeeper this season. Graham Zusi’s next game-winning assist will move him into sole possession of fifth place on Sporting Kansas City’s alltime chart with nine. Graham Zusi’s next multi-goal game will tie him for 7th on KC’s all-time multi-goal game chart with three. With four corner kicks against Philadelphia Union, Graham Zusi moves into third place on SKC all-time chart with 176 corner kicks surpassing Jose Burciaga Jr.’s 175. With 12 more corner kicks, Zusi will surpass Claudio Lopez and take over sole possesion of second all-time leaving him behind only Preki who has taken 452 corner kicks in his 218 games played for Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City is 33-26-20 all-time in the month of June. Sporting Kansas City defender Chance Myers is the only field player to have played every MLS minute this season for Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City Captain and goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen has also played every MLS minute in net for Sporting Kansas City in 2012

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Sporting Kansas City News, Notes and headlines Results | Sporting Kansas City currently sit in third place of the Eastern Conference with a record of 9-4-2 (29 points) one point behind D.C. United and New York Red Bulls. The team had a historic start to 2012, garnering seven straight wins to begin the season. However, Kansas City experienced a slight decrease in their momentum losing three games in a row before earning a draw against Western Conference foe Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The momentum was back in Kansas City’s favor as the team won two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup games against Orlando City SC and Colorado Rapids and added two MLS victories against the San Jose Earthquakes and Toronto FC. Sporting KC then went on the road and earned a tie at CenturyLink Field against Western Conference foe Seattle Sounders. The club has nine wins this season after just 15 matches. It took them 25 games in 2011 until they got their ninth win on August 21, 2011. However, in their most recent MLS match Sporting Kansas City weren’t so fortunate, suffering a 4-0 defeat to the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park. The club recovered quickly when they returned to LIVESTRONG Sporting Park to face the Dayton Dutch Lions in Open Cup competition, earning a 3-0 victory on Tuesday. Physical Play | Sporting Kansas City has received a red card in the last three consecutive matches against Chicago Fire, which brings the club’s total to 10 in the series, most of any MLS opponent. In addition to the red card received by Roger Espinoza in the two teams last meeting, six yellow cards were distributed in the match. The following day in Reserve League action, two soft red cards were issued and an additional seven yellow cards. 22 Days | Sporting Kansas City is in the midst of a seven-game stretch in just 22 days. The club plays six MLS games in the span and one Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarter final. In this stretch Sporting Kansas City’s depth has been tested significantly especially in their 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field against Seattle Sounders FC when Vermes started a line-up comprised of many new faces in efforts to rest some bodies. Six for All-Star | Sporting KC has six players up for the AT&T MLS All-Star Game of 2012. Nominated players are goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen, defender Aurelien Collin, midfielders Roger Espinoza and

Graham Zusi, and forwards Kei Kamara and C.J. Sapong. Fan voting continues until Monday, July 2nd online at www.MLSsoccer.com and also by texting the player’s last name to 22442. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Sporting Kansas City advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup after garnering victories against Orlando City SC and the Colorado Rapids in the third and fourth rounds respectively. Sporting KC hosted Orlando City SC at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on May 29th earning the 3-2 victory on a goal from Paulo Nagamura followed by two more from Michigan native Soony Saad. A week later Kansas City was home again in the fortress that is LIVESTRONG Sporting Park as they defeated a familiar MLS foe, the Colorado Rapids 2-0. Sporting KC defender Aurelien Collin was able to get on the end of a Graham Zusi free kick. Collin’s header was initially blocked by Rapids goalkeeper Matt Pickens, but his slight touch only guided the ball into the post before bouncing off the back of his head and into the back of the net to give Sporting KC the 1-0 lead. Teal Bunbury added an insurance goal in the 79th minute to boost Sporting KC’s lead to two, where it would stand at the final whistle. The quarterfinals were held on June 26th against the Dayton Dutch Lions at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Sporting Kansas City earned the early lead when C.J. Sapong was able to redirect a shot by Seth Sinovic. The scoring continued early in the second half when Graham Zusi hammered a shot from 20 yards out to beat Dayton goalkeeper Matt Williams. It was Sapong again on the third tally as he headed home a Soony Saad corner kick. With the win, Sporting Kansas City advance to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals and will face the Philadelphia Union on July 11th at PPL Park.

2012 Major Events at Livestrong sporting park

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International Friendly: Montpellier HSC (July 24, 2012) International Friendly: Stoke City FC (August 1, 2012) Concert: Journey with Pat Benatar (August 31, 2012) Concert: Y’allapalooza (September 8, 2012) World Cup Qualifier: USMNT versus Guatemala (October 16, 2012)

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY YEAR MLS SUPERDRAFT 2006 Eric Kronberg (40th)

MLS SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT

SIGNINGS

TRADES

HOMEGROWN MLS LOTTERY PLAYERS DRAFT

2007 Michael Harrington (3rd) 2008 Chance Myers (1st) Roger Espinoza (11th) 2009 Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd) 2010 Teal Bunbury (10th) 2011 C.J. Sapong (10th) Konrad Warzycha (46th)

2012 Dom Dwyer (16th) Cyprian Hedrick (30th)

Kei Kamara (Sept. 15 from HOU) Korede Aiyegbusi (20th)

Jimmy Nielsen (Feb. 15)

Luke Sassano (Dec. 15 from LA) Julio Cesar (Mar. 14) Seth Sinovic (Nov. 28 Aurelien Collin from MON, originally (Apr. 15) signed on May 10) Peterson Joseph (Sept. 1) Paulo Nagamura (Nov. Lawrence Olum 29 from CHV) (Sept. 15) Bobby Convey (Dec. 2 from SJ)

Shawn Singh (16th) Jacob Peterson Kyle Miller (54th) (Jan. 19)

Michael Thomas (Jan. 18 from SJ)

Jon Kempin (Aug. 31) Kevin Ellis Soony Saad (Feb. 18) (Jul 5, MLS Lottery Draft)

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All-time regular season results Date 4/8/1998 6/24/1998 8/29/1998 9/17/1998 3/27/1999 5/22/1999 8/5/1999 8/25/1999 3/25/2000 6/4/2000 5/19/2001 7/4/2001 8/14/2002 8/31/2002 4/26/2003 6/21/2003 7/26/2003 4/3/2004 5/8/2004 9/1/2004 6/18/2005 8/10/2005 8/19/2005 10/01/2005 5/6/2006 6/17/2006 7/4/2006 8/16/2006 4/21/2007 8/22/2007 8/25/2007 4/20/2008 7/27/2008 10/5/2008 4/18/2009 8/16/2009 5/15/2010 10/12/2010 3/26/2011 6/9/2011 5/12/2012

Score 1-0 1-4 2-2 0-1 0-3 1-3 1-2 0-2 4-3 2-3 0-2 0-7 1-5 2-1 2-3 4-2 0-2 0-0 2-2 1-3 1-1 3-2 3-0 0-1 1-1 3-2 0-1 0-3 1-2 3-2 0-2 1-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-2 2-2 2-0 2-3 0-0 1-2

Result W L SOL L L L L L W L L L L W L W L T T L T W W L T W L L L W L W T T T L T W L T L

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

All-time Post season results Date 10/15/2000

Score 1-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Tot. 8 7 10 6 9 10 0 50 12 10 16 12 14 15 0 79

Chicago fire

5 Sealy/Wolff 10 Preki 43 Davy Arnaud

Goals Ante Razov 9 Assists Justin Mapp 8 Shots Ante Razov 48 18 Josh Wolff Shots on Goal Ante Razov 20 38 Kerry Zavagnin Fouls Committed Gonzalo Segares 37 40 Davy Arnaud Fouls Suffered Justin Mapp 42 3 Meola/Oshoniyi Wins 6 Tony Meola Losses 2 Kevin Hartman Shutouts 40 Tony Meola Saves 24 Tony Meola Goals allowed

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

All-Time Regular Season game highs SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 3 6 4 6 6

Chicago fire

5 Players Tied Goals 6 Players Tied 2 Assists Preki 10 Players Tied 2 Shots Josh Wolff Damani Ralph 9 4 Players Tied Shots on Goal 6 Players Tied 4 Alex Zotinca Fouls Committed 4 Players Tied 6 Ralph/Blanco 7 5 Players Tied Fouls suffered

9 Tony Meola 7 Bo Oshoniyi

Saves Zach Thornton 10 Goals allowed Sutton/Thornton 4

All-Time Regular Season SERIES STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

Result Location W RFK Stadium

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC CHI

All-Time Regular Season series leaders

1 25 239 117 264 40 95

2 25 256 105 289 35 109

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot. 50 495 222 553 75 204

Chicago Fire Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 38 257 114 298 57 86

2 41 267 121 280 68 110

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot. 79 524 235 578 125 196

2012 Home attendance Sat., March 17th Sun., March 25th Sat., April 7th Sat., April 14th Sat., May 5th Sun., May 27th Sun., June 16th

3-0 W vs. New England 2-1 W vs. FC Dallas 1-0 W vs. Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 W vs. Real Salt Lake 2-0 L vs. Montreal Impact 2-1 W vs. San Jose 2-0 W vs. Toronto FC

19,777 15,161 20,323 19,422 20,404 19,974 20,488

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE LEADERS GOALS assists PLAYER TEAM GP A 1. Dwayne De Rosario DC 17 9 2. Graham Zusi KC 15 8 3. David Beckham LA 14 5 3. Steven Beitashour SJ 16 5 3. Patrice Bernier MTL 10 5 3. Marvin Chavez SJ 13 5 3. Davide Chiumiento VAN 14 5 3. Sebastian Grazzini CHI 14 5 3. Thierry Henry NY 10 5 3. Martin Rivero COL 11 5

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS

PLAYER TEAM GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi KC 15 4 2. Chance Myers KC 15 3 3. Kyle Beckman RSL 16 2 3. Steven Beitashour SJ 16 2 2 3. David Chiumiento VAN 14 3. Dwayne De Rosario DC 17 2 3. Javier Morales RSL 13 2 3. Brian Mullan COL 13 2 3. Dominic Oduro CHI 15 2 3. Blas Perez DAL 13 2 3. Martin Rivero COL 11 2

Corner Kicks PLAYER TEAM GP CK 1. David Beckham LA 14 64 2. Graham Zusi KC 15 62 3. Brad Davis HOU 13 49 3. Martin Rivero COL 11 49 5. Felipe Martins MTL 16 45 6. Mauro Rosales SEA 12 37 7. Nick DeLeon DC 12 36 8. Freddy Adu PHI 9 35 8. Daniel Hernandez DAL 15 35 10. Javier Morales RSL 13 33

SAVES

PLAYER TEAM GP SV 1. Matt Pikens COL 15 63 2. Andy Gruenebaum CLB 14 57 3. Dan Kennedy CHV 16 55 4. Ryan Meara NY 16 53 5. Joe Cannon VAN 16 50 6. Matt Reis NE 15 49 7. Kevin Hartman DAL 13 46 7. Donovan Ricketts MTL 16 46

GOALKEEPER WINS PLAYER TEAM GP W 1. Jimmy Nielsen KC 15 9 1. Jon Busch SJ 16 9 1. Ryan Meara NY 15 9 1. Nick Rimando RSL 15 9 5. Joe Cannon VAN 16 6 5. Sean Johnson CHI 12 6 5. Matt Pickens COL 15 6 5. Josh Saunders LA 9 6

GOALKEEPER SHUTOUTS PLAYER TEAM GP SHO 1. Jimmy Nielsen KC 15 6 1. Joe Cannon VAN 16 6

PLAYER TEAM GP G 1. Chris Wondolowski SJ 14 13 2. Kenny Cooper NY 16 11 3. Will Bruin HOU 15 9 3. Thierry Henry NY 10 9 5. Chris Pontius DC 14 8 6. Maicon Santos DC 15 7 6. Alvaro Saborio RSL 17 7 6. Saer Sene NE 14 7 9. Fabian Espindola RSL 15 6 9. Danny Koevermans TOR 10 6 11. Kei Kamara KC 14 5 11. C.J. Sapong KC 14 5 11. 9 others tied with 5...

Multi-Goal Games PLAYER TEAM GP GAMES 1. Thierry Henry NY 10 3 1. Chris Wondolowski SJ 14 3 3. Will Bruin HOU 15 2 3. Kenny Cooper NY 16 2 3. Maicon Santos DC 15 2 3. Steven Lenhart SJ 13 2 3. Chris Pontius DC 14 2 3. Alvaro Saborio RSL 17 2 9. Teal Bunbury KC 12 1 9. 17 others tied with 1...

Game-Winning Goals PLAYER TEAM 1. Chris Wondolowski SJ 2. Kenny Cooper NY 2. Chris Pontius DC 4. Kei Kamara KC 4. C.J. Sapong KC 4. Fabian Espindola RSL 4. Dominic Oduro CHI

GP GWG 14 6 16 4 14 4 14 3 14 3 15 3 15 3

Shots on Goal PLAYER TEAM GP SOG 1. Fredy Montero SEA 16 26 2. Kei Kamara KC 14 25 HOU 15 24 3. Will Bruin NY 16 24 3. Kenny Cooper 5. Chris Wondolowski SJ 14 23

Shots PLAYER TEAM GP SH 1. Fredy Montero SEA 16 70 2. Kei Kamara KC 14 57 3. Chris Wondolowski SJ 14 54 4. Dwayne De Rosario DC 17 48 5. Kenny Cooper NY 16 47 5. Maicon Santos DC 15 47 7. Marco Pappa CHI 14 46 8. Kris Boyd POR 14 44 8. Will Bruin HOU 15 44 8. Alvaro Saborio RSL 17 44

Hat Tricks PLAYER TEAM GP HATS 1. David Estrada SEA 13 1 1. Thierry Henry NY 10 1 1. Chris Pontius DC 14 1

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Sporting kansas city GOALS AND ASSISTS

19 9 14

4 8 16 4 15

10 14 2 1 17 3 13

11 5 79

2 6

12 6

18 20

17 8

GOAL information 1- C.J. Sapong (Graham Zusi), Mar. 10, at D.C. United, 93+ 2- Zusi (Kei Kamara), Mar. 17, vs. New England Revolution, 28 3- Kamara (Seth Sinovic), Mar. 17, vs. New England Revolution, 39 4- Sapong (Sinovic), Mar. 17, vs. New England Revolution, 47 5- Aurelien Collin (Zusi), Mar. 25, vs. FC Dallas, 49 6- Kamara (Chance Myers), Mar. 25, vs. FC Dallas, 88 7- Sapong (Zusi), Apr. 1, at Chivas USA, 47 8- Kamara (Bobby Convey), Apr. 7, vs. LA Galaxy, 40 9- Collin (Zusi), Apr. 14, vs. Real Salt Lake, 63 10- Collin (unassisted), Apr. 18, at Vancouver Whitecaps, 24 11- Martin Bonjour (Own Goal), Apr. 18, at Vancouver Whitecaps, 51 12- Kamara (Myers), Apr. 18, at Vancouver Whitecaps, 65 13- Convey (Roger Espinoza), May 12, at Chicago Fire, 31 14- Teal Bunbury (Sinovic), May 19, at Colorado Rapids, 2 15- Bunbury (unassisted), May 19, at Colorado Rapids, 14 16- Sapong (Kamara), May 27, vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 5 17- Kamara (Michael Harrington), May 27, vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 39 18- Sapong (Jacob Peterson), June 16, vs. Toronto FC, 18 19- Julio Cesar (Zusi), June 16, vs. Toronto FC, 35 20- Jacob Peterson (Collin), June 20, at Seattle Sounders FC, 8

KEY GOALS: 1 ASSISTS: 1

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2012 Schedule and Box Scores DATE

Sat., March 10th Sat., March 17th Sun., March 25th Sun., April 1st Sat., April 7th Sat., April 14th Wed., April 18th Sat., April 21st Sat., May 5th Sat., May 12th Sat., May 19th Sun., May 27th Tues., May 29th Tues., June 5th Sat., June 16th Wed., June 20th Sat., June 23rd Tues., June 26th Fri., June 29th Wed., July 4th Sat., July 7th Sat., July 14th Wed., July 18th Sat., July 21st Sat., July 28th Wed., August 1st Sat., August 4th Sat., Aug. 11th Sat., August 18th Sun., Aug. 26th Sat., Sept. 1st Fri., Sept. 14th Wed., Sept. 19th Sat., Sept. 22nd Fri., Sept. 28th Sun., October 7th Sat., October 20th Wed., Oct. 24th

OPPONENT

GOAL SCORERS

1-0 W @ D.C. United Sapong 3-0 W vs. New England Zusi/Kamara/Sapong 2-1 W vs. FC Dallas Collin/Kamara 1-0 W @ Chivas USA Sapong 1-0 W vs. Los Angeles Galaxy Kamara 1-0 W vs. Real Salt Lake Collin 3-1 W @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC Collin/OG/Kamara 1-0 L @ Portland Timbers OG 2-0 L vs. Montreal Impact None 2-1 L @ Chicago Fire Convey 2-2 T @ Colorado Rapids Bunbury(2) 2-1 W vs. San Jose Earthquakes Sapong/Kamara 3-2 W vs. Orlando City SC* Nagamura/Saad(2) 2-0 W vs. Colorado Rapids* OG/Bunbury 2-0 W vs. Toronto FC Sapong/Cesar 1-1 T @ Seattle Sounders Peterson 4-0 L @ Philadelphia Union None 3-0 W vs. Dayton Dutch Lion* Sapong(2)/Zusi vs. Chicago Fire @ Montreal Impact vs. Houston Dynamo @ Columbus Crew @ Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew vs. Stoke City FC** @ New England Revolution vs. D.C. United @ Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo @ New York Red Bulls @ Montreal Impact vs. Chicago Fire @ Columbus Crew @ New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS D.C. UNITED (0-1-0) DATE: March 10, 2012 -- RFK Stadium Goals by Period 1 2 Tot D.C. United 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 1 (Zusi 1) 93+ Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Teal Bunbury DC: Cautions: John Lozano Stats Sporting Kansas City DC United TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Kamara 6) 7 (De Rosario/Salihi/Santos) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Kamara 3) 1 (Santos 1) FOULS: 16 (4 tied with 3) 12 (Boskovic/Woolard 2) OFFSIDE: 0 3 CORNER KICKS: 5 3 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Hammid 7 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 85), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 75). D.C. UNITED--Bill Hamid, Robbie Russell, Daniel Woolard, Brandon McDonald, Dejan Jakovic, Andy Najar, Chris Pontius (Danny Cruz 74), Perry Kitchen, Branko Boskovic (Josh Wolff 66), Dwayne De Rosario, Hamdi Salihi (Maicon Santos 80). Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Sean Hurd, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Mark Kadlecik. Attendance: 16, 314. Temperature: 44.

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup **International Friendly NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (0-2-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-0-0) DATE: March 17, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Goals by Period New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City

1 0 2

2 0 1

Tot 0 3

FC DALLAS (1-1-1) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (3-0-0) DATE: March 25, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Goals by Period FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City

1 1 1

2 0 1

Tot 1 2

Scoring Summary: KC--Zusi 1 (Kamara 1) 28 KC--Kamara 1 (unassisted) 39 KC--Sapong 2 (Sinovic 1, Zusi 2) 47

Scoring Summary: DAL--Ricardo Villar 2 (free kick) 25 KC--Collin 1 (Zusi 3) 49+ KC--Kamara 2 (Myers 1, Zusi 4) 88

Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Zusi 28, Myers 45 NE: Ejections: McCarthy 14

Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Collin 32, Myers 36, Espinoza 93+ DAL: Cautions: D. Hernandez 49+

Stats Sporting Kansas City New England TOTAL SHOTS: 27 (Kamara 7) 11 (Nguyen/Simms 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Kamara/Sapong 3) 6 (Guy 2) FOULS: 12 (Myers 3) 10 (Sene 2) OFFSIDE: 4 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 1 SAVES: Nielsen 6 Reis 4

Stats Sporting Kansas City FC Dallas TOTAL SHOTS: 18 (Kamara 11) 8 (Villar 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Kamara 5) 1 (Villar 1) FOULS: 15 (Myers 4) 11 (4 Tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 1 0 CORNER KICKS: 7 5 SAVES: N/A Hartman 7

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Stephen McCarthy (Ejected 14), Benny Feilhaber (Jeremiah White 61), Clyde Simms, Shalrie Joseph, Lee Nguyen, Kelyn Rowe (Ryan Guy 45), Saer Sene (Diego Fagundez 57).

FC DALLAS--Kevin Hartman, Zach Loyd, Hernan Pertuz, George John, Ugo Ihemelu, Bryan Leyva (Andrew Wiedeman 70), Daniel Hernandez, Jair Benitez, Ricardo Villar (Bobby Warshaw 45, Luis Perea 90), Andrew Jacobson, Blas Perez.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin (Lawrence Olum 59), Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Paulo Nagamura 57), Bobby Convey, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Luke Sassano 76), C.J. Sapong.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Lawrence Olum 91+), Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 93+), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, C.J. Sapong.

Referee: Silviu Petrescu Referee’s Assistants: Philippe Briere, Corey Parker 4th Official: David Gantar. Attendance: 19,777. Temperature: 74 and Cloudy.

Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, Peter Balciunas 4th Official: Yader Reyes. Attendance: 15,161. Temperature: 81 and Sunny.

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2012 Box Scores SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-0-0) VS CHIVAS USA (1-3-0) DATE: April 1, 2012 -- The Home Depot Center Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chivas USA 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 3 (Zusi 5) 47

Stats Sporting Kansas City Chivas USA TOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Kamara 4) 6 (3 Tied with 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Sapong 3) 0 (26 Tied with 0) FOULS: 15 (Myers 4) 11 (Minda 3) OFFSIDE: 0 3 CORNER KICKS: 7 1 SAVES: N/A Kennedy 4 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Paulo Nagamura 89), Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 73), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 72). CHIVAS USA--Dan Kennedy, James Riley, Ante Jazic (Cesar Romero 80), Heath Pearce, Rauwshan McKenzie, Ryan Smith, Laurent Courtois, Oswaldo Minda, Nick LaBrocca, Alejandro Moreno (Miller Bolanos 72), Casey Townsend. Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Frank Anderson 4th Official: Allen Chapman. Attendance: 13,372. Temperature: 64 and Clear.

REAL SALT LAKE (5-2-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (6-0-0) DATE: April 14, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park 1 0 0

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot LA Galaxy 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Kamara 3 (Convey 1) 40

Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Sinovic 34 CHV: Cautions: Rauwshan McKenzie 84

Goals by Period Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City

LA GALAXY (1-3-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-0-0) DATE: April 7, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

2 0 1

Tot 0 1

Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 2 (Zusi 6) 63 Misconduct Summary: RSL: Cautions: Johnson 51 KC: Cautions: Nagamura 76 RSL: Cautions: Steele 78 Stats Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Kamara/Sapong 3) 10 (Espindola 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 Tied with 1) 1 (Borchers 1) FOULS: 13 (Espinoza 4) 14 (Espindola/Steele 3) OFFSIDE: 0 2 CORNER KICKS: 11 4 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Rimando 2 REAL SALT LAKE--Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Chris Wingert, Jamison Olave, Nat Borchers, Will Johnson, Luis Gil (Paulo Junior 76), Kyle Beckerman, Sebastian Velasquez (Jonny Steele 63), Fabian Espindola, Alvaro Saborio. SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Michael Harrington 89), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 82), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 51), C.J. Sapong. Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: Tyler Ploeger. Attendance: 19,422. Temperature: 72 and Cloudy.

Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: None. LA: Cautions: Donovan Stats Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Espinoza/Zusi 3) 4 (Magee 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Kamara 2) 0 (31 Tied with 0) FOULS: 9 (Kamara 5) 12 (Donovan 4) OFFSIDE: 2 1 CORNER KICKS: 7 2 SAVES: N/A Saunders 3 LA GALAXY--Josh Saunders, Sean Franklin, Todd Dunivant, Tommy Meyer, A.J. DeLaGarza, Landon Donovan, Mike Magee, Michael Stephens (Marcelo Sarvas 77), Juninho (Kyle Nakazawa 72), Edson Buddle (Chad Barrett 56), Robbie Keane. SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 69), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 78), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 87). Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 20,323. Temperature: 60 and Cloudy.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-0-0) VS VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (2-2-2) DATE: April 18, 2012 -- BC Place Stadium Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC

1 1 0

2 2 1

Tot 3 1

Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 3 (unassisted) 24 KC--own goal (Bonjour) 51 KC--Kamara 4 (Myers 2) 65 VAN--Le Toux 3 (unassisted) 79 Misconduct Summary: VAN: Cautions: Hassli 6 KC: Cautions: Collin 18 KC: Cautions: Nagamura 38 VAN: Cautions: DeMerit 67 Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Kamara 3) 19 (da Silva 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Kamara/Collin 1) 7 (da Silva 3) FOULS: 14 (Espinoza 4) 13 (Hassli 4) OFFSIDE: 3 6 CORNER KICKS: 4 5 SAVES: Nielsen 6 None SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 52), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura (Lawrence Olum 77), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 62). VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC--Joe Cannon, Lee Young-Pyo, Jordan Harvey, Jay DeMerit, Martin Bonjour (Long Tan 87), Atiba Harris (Omar Salgado 79), Davide Chiumiento, Gershon Koffie, John Thorrington (Camilo 60), Sebastien Le Toux, Eric Hassli. Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Kevin Duliba 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal. Attendance: 15,382. Temperature: 52 and Clear.

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2012 Box Scores SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-1-0) VS PORTLAND TIMBERS (2-4-1) DATE: April 21, 2012 -- Jeld-Wen Field Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 Portland Timbers 1 0 1 Scoring Summary: POR--own goal (Myers) 41 Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Collin 66 KC: Cauitons: Besler 88 POR: Cautions: Purdy 22 POR: Cautions: Palmer 44 POR: Cautions: Boyd 81 Stats Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Kamara/Sapong 4) 12 (Boyd 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Kamara 2) 2 (Boyd/Brunner 1) FOULS: 12 (Collin 3) 16 (Chabala/Chara 3) OFFSIDE: 1 5 CORNER KICKS: 7 7 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Perkins 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Teal Bunbury 71), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 76), C.J. Sapong. PORTLAND TIMBERS--Troy Perkins, Steve Purdy (Freddie Braun 78), Mike Chabala, Hanyer Mosquera, Eric Brunner, Darlington Nagbe (Franck Songo’o 89), Diego Chara, Lovel Palmer, Jack Jewsbury, Jorge Perlaza (Eric Alexander 84), Kris Boyd. Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Paul Scott 4th Official: Sorin Stoica. Attendance: 20,438. Temperature: 73 and Sunny.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-3-0) VS CHICAGO FIRE (4-2-3) DATE: May 12, 2012 -- Toyota Park

MONTREAL IMPACT (3-5-2) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-2-0) DATE: May 5, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 Montreal Impact 1 1 2 Scoring Summary: MTL--Felipe Martins 1 (Braun 1) 30 MTL--Bernier 1 (penalty kick) 64 Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Cesar 35 MON: Cautions: Rivas 36 MON: Cautions: Bernier 45 MON: Cautions: Ubiparipovic 53 MON: Cautions: Wahl 77 Stats Sporting Kansas City Montreal Impact TOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Kamara/Zusi 5) 6 (Rivas 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 Tied with 1) 2 (Bernier/Martins) FOULS: 9 (Collin 2) 15 (Martins 5) OFFSIDE: 4 5 CORNER KICKS: 11 1 SAVES: N/A Ricketts 4 MONTREAL IMPACT--Donovan Ricketts, Jeb Brovsky, Tyson Wahl, Nelson Rivas (Matteo Ferrari 62), Hassoun Camara, Sinisa Ubiparipovic (Andrew Wenger 84), Lamar Neagle, Felipe Martins, Patrice Bernier, Justin Braun, Eduardo Sebrango (Davy Arnaud 70). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 79), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 66), Bobby Convey. Referee: Juan Guzman Referee’s Assistants: Brian Poeschel, Jonathan Johnson 4th Official: Jorge Luna Hernandez. Attendance: 20,404. Temperature: 86 and Sunny.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-3-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (5-6-1) DATE: May 19, 2012 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1 Chicago Fire 0 2 2

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2 Colorado Rapids 0 2 2

Scoring Summary: KC--Convey 1 (Espinoza 1, Kamara 2) 31 CHI--Grazzini 1 (penalty kick) 61 CHI--Oduro 4 (Nyarko 2) 81

Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 1 (Sinovic 1, Convey 2) 2 KC--Bunbury 2 (unassisted) 14 COL--Marshall 1 (Rivero 4) 52 COL--Kimura 1 (Casey 1) 60

Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Cesar 4 CHI: Cautions: Pardo 38 CHI: Segares 40 KC: Cautions: Myers 57 KC: Cautions: Kamara 93+ KC: Ejections: Espinoza 62 CHI: Cautions: Puppo 79 Stats Sporting Kansas City Chicago 8 (Espinoza 3) 18 (Pappa 6) TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Espinoza 2) 6 (Pappa 2) FOULS: 12 (4 Tied with 2) 13 (Segares 4) OFFSIDE: 1 6 CORNER KICKS: 8 6 SAVES: Nielsen 4 Johnson 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (Lawrence Olum 88), Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 78), Roger Espinoza (Ejected 62), Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 74). CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Jalil Anibaba, Gonzalo Segares, Arne Friedrich (Dan Gargan 29), Austin Berry, Logan Pause (Rafael Robayo 71), Pavel Pardo, Sebastian Grazzini (Federico Puppo 80), Marco Pappa, Patrick Nyarko, Dominic Oduro. Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Chris Strickland 4th Official: Terry Vaughn. Attendance: 14,159. Temperature: 53 and Overcast.

Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Convey 51 Stats Sporting Kansas City Colorado TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Bunbury/Nagamura 3) 13 (Rivero 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Bunbury 2) 6 (6 Tied with 1) FOULS: 13 (Collin 4) 8 (8 Tied with 1) OFFSIDE: 2 3 CORNER KICKS: 6 2 SAVES: Nielsen 4 Pickens 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 59), Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura (Peterson Joseph 77), Julio Cesar (Lawrence Olum 87), Teal Bunbury. COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Hunter Freeman, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor, Wells Thompson (Kamani Hill 78), Jaime Castrillon, Martin Rivero, Jeff Larentowicz, Conor Casey (Edu 68), Tony Cascio (Luis Zapata 89). Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Jeremy Hanson 4th Official: Landis Wiley. Attendance: 15,269. Temperature: 52 and Cloudy.

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2012 Box Scores SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (8-3-3) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (8-3-1) DATE: May 27, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

TORONTO FC (1-10-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-3-1) DATE: June 16, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot San Jose 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2

Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Toronto FC 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2

Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 4 (Kamara 3, Zusi 7) 5 KC--Kamara 5 (Harrington 1, Myers 3) 39 SJ--Dawkins 2 (Corrales 3) 72

Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 5 (Peterson 1, Myers 4) 18 KC--Julio Cesar 1 (Zusi 8) 35 Misconduct Summary: TOR: Cautions: Lambe 55 TOR: Cautions: Johnson 77 KC: Cautions: Bunbury 82

Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Espinoza 29 SJ: Cautions: Gordon 45 SJ: Cautions: Hernandez 61 KC: Cautions: Olum 79 KC: Cautions: Nielsen 93+ Stats Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes TOTAL SHOTS: 20 (Kamara 6) 7 (3 Tied with 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Kamara 2) 4 (Chavez 2) FOULS: 13 (Myers/Sapong 3) 13 (Gordon 4) OFFSIDE: 1 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 1 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Busch 3 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Jon Busch, Steven Beitashour, Ramiro Corrales, Jason Hernandez, Justin Morrow, Rafael Baca (Ike Opara 65), Simon Dawkins, Marvin Chavez, Brad Ring (Tressor Moreno 71), Khari Stephenson, Alan Gordon (Cesar Diaz Pizarro 61). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Michael Harrington 23), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90), Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Lawrence Olum 74), C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury. Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Fabio Tovar 4th Official: Landis Wiley. Attendance: 19,974. Temperature: 90 and Sunny.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-3-2) VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (7-4-4) DATE: June 20, 2012 -- CenturyLink Field Goals by Period Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City

1 1 1

2 0 0

Tot 1 1

Scoring Summary: KC--Peterson 1 (Collin 1) 8 SEA--Ianni 1 (Rosales 3) 15 Misconduct Summary: KC: Cautions: Collin 16 KC: Cautions: Olum 48 KC: Cautions: Nielsen 59 SEA: Cautions: Scott 89 SEA: Ejections: Fernandez 91+ Stats Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FC TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Bunbury/Thomas 3) 16 (Caskey 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 2) 3 (3 Tied with 1) FOULS: 18 (Collin 6) 9 (Scott 3) OFFSIDE: 2 7 CORNER KICKS: 9 4 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Weber 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, Michael Thomas, Peterson Joseph (Graham Zusi 50), Roger Espinoza, Jacob Peterson (Kei Kamara 65), Teal Bunbury, Soony Saad (C.J. Sapong 86). SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Andrew Weber, Zach Scott, Marc Burch, Jeff Parke, Patrick Ianni, Brad Evans (Andy Rose 72), Alex Caskey, Mauro Rosales (Alvaro Fernandez 81, SEA Nonindividual 89), Osvaldo Alonso, Eddie Johnson (Sammy Ochoa 80), Fredy Montero. Referee: Jair Marrufo Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, C.J. Morgante 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos. Attendance: 46,932. Temperature: 70 and Cloudy.

Stats Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Cesar 4) 12 (Silva 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 2) 3 (Koevermans 2) FOULS: 12 (3 Tied with 2) 14 (Johnson 5) OFFSIDE: 3 8 CORNER KICKS: 3 4 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Kocic 3 TORONTO FC--Milos Kocic, Richard Eckersley, Jeremy Hall, Doneil Henry, Adrian Cann (Ashtone Morgan 45), Reggie Lambe (Julian de Guzman 62), Eric Avila (Luis Silva 62), Torsten Frings, Terry Dunfield, Ryan Johnson, Danny Koevermans SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, Graham Zusi (Konrad Warzycha 90), Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (Peterson Joseph 89), Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 73), Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong. Referee: Paul Ward Referee’s Assistants: Philippe Briere, Marco Arruda 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach. Attendance: 20,488. Temperature: 88 and Sunny.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-4-2) VS PHILADELPHIA UNION (3-8-2) DATE: June 23, 2012 -- PPL Park Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union

1 0 2

2 0 2

Tot 0 4

Scoring Summary: PHI--McInerney 1 (Pajoy 1, Gaddis 1) 1 PHI--McInerney 2 (unassisted) 42 PHI--Pajoy 4 (penalty kick) 81 PHI--Hoppenot 1 (M. Farfan 1) 87 Misconduct Summary: PHL: Cautions: Carroll 17 KC: Cautions: Cesar 22 PHI: Cautions: Gaddis 25 PHI: Cautions: Lahoud 63 Stats Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Bunbury 4) 10 (5 Tied with 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Kamara 2) 6 (McInerney 2) FOULS: 19 (Kamara 4) 15 (Lahoud 4 OFFSIDE: 2 5 CORNER KICKS: 4 2 SAVES: Nielsen 2 MacMath 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Jacob Peterson 84), Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Michael Thomas 64), C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 74), Teal Bunbury. PHILADELPHIA UNION -Zac MacMath, Raymon Gaddis, Gabriel Farfan, Amobi Okugo, Carlos Valdes, Freddy Adu (Antoine Hoppenot 59), Michael Farfan, Michael Lahoud, Brian Carroll, Lionard Pajoy, Jack McInerney (Keon Daniel 73). Referee: Terry Vaughn Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Jason Cullum 4th Official: John McCloskey. Attendance: 18,207. Temperature: 86 and Sunny.

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Record By Month...

8-1-2 Scoring first goal 1-3-0 Conceding first goal 5-1-1 Leading at halftime 4-0-1 Tied at halftime 0-3-0 Trailing at halftime 0-3-0 Scoring 0 goals 4-1-1 Scoring 1 goal 3-0-1 Scoring 2 goals 2-0-0 Scoring 3 goals N/A Scoring 4+ goals 6-0-0 Allowing 0 goals 3-1-1 Allowing 1 goal 0-2-1 Allowing 2 goals N/A Allowing 3 goals 0-1-0 Allowing 4+ goals Wearing Sporting Blue 8-3-2 1-1-0 Wearing Dark indigo 7-0-0 Leading at 75’ 2-1-2 Tied at 75’ 0-3-0 Trailing at 75’ Outshooting opponent 8-2-0 1-1-2 Outshot by opponent 1-0-0 Shots even 6-2-0 One-goal games 1-0-0 On ESPN 1-0-0 On NBCSN N/A On KCTV5 7-4-2 On KSMO-TV Day games (before 5pm)2-0-0 7-4-2 Games 5pm or later With red card received 0-1-0 1-0-1 With red card against 3-2-0 Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75 6-2-2 2-1-1 In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone 0-0-1 6-2-0 In Central time zone 1-1-0 In Eastern time zone vs. Eastern Conference 3-3-0 vs. Western Conference 6-1-2 8-3-1 On grass 1-1-1 On turf

March 2012 March all-time April 2012 April all-time May 2012 May all-time June 2012 June all-time July 2012 July all-time Aug. 2012 Aug. all-time Sept. 2012 Sept. all-time Oct. 2012 Oct. all-time

Home and Away... Overall All-time 2012 At home All-time at home 2012 On road All-time on road

3-0-0 8-6-1 4-1-0 35-27-11 1-2-1 26-35-17 1-1-1 33-26-20 N/A 35-29-20 N/A 31-39-12 N/A 22-31-11 N/A 13-10-10

Team-by-team (in 2012)... vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.

10-22-9 (0-1-0) Chicago 7-4-4 (1-0-0) Chivas USA 20-17-13 (0-0-1) Colorado Rapids 18-20-5 (0-0-0) Columbus Crew 17-18-9 (1-0-0) D.C. United 20-19-8 (1-0-0) FC Dallas 3-5-4 (0-0-0) Houston Dynamo 18-22-11 (1-0-0) LA Galaxy 3-4-1 Miami Fusion 0-1-0 (0-1-0) Montreal Impact 20-13-9 (1-0-0) N.E. Revolution New York Red Bulls 17-17-9 (0-0-0) Philadelphia Union 1-1-3 (0-1-0) 2-1-0 (0-1-0) Portland Timbers 7-5-3 (1-0-0) Real Salt Lake 20-20-7 (1-0-0) SJ Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC 1-5-1 (0-0-1) 10-6-1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 6-3-4 (1-0-0) Toronto FC 5-3-4 Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0-1 (1-0-0)

SKC Miscellaneous Stats - 2012 Regular Season Quickest Goal...

61 sec., Teal Bunbury, 5/19 at COL

Quickest Goal Against...

59 sec, Jack McInerney, 6/23 at PHI

Game-winning goals after 75’... Game-tying goals after 75’... Game-winning goals against after 75’...

93+, C.J. Sapong, 3/10 at DC 88, Kei Kamara, 3/25 vs DAL N/A 81, Dominic Oduro, 5/12 at CHI

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

N/A

Hat Tricks...

N/A

Hat Tricks Against...

N/A

Own Goals...

51, Martin Bonjour, 4/18 at VAN

Own Goals Against...

41, Chance Myers, 4/21 at POR

Red Cards... Red Cards Against...

62, Roger Espinoza, 5/12 at CHI 14, Stephen McCarthy, 3/17 vs NE 91, Alvaro Fernandez, 6/20 at SEA

Penalty Kicks...

50, Saved, Kei Kamara, 3/25 vs DAL

Penalty Kicks Against...

64, Goal, Patrice Bernier, 5/5 vs MON 61, Goal, Sebastian Grazzini, 5/12 vs CHI 81, Goal, Lionard Pajoy, 6/23 at PHI

Youngest Goalscorer...

22y82d, Teal Bunbury, 5/19 at COL

Oldest Goalscorer...

28y351d, Bobby Convey, 5/12 at CHI

Youngest Starter...

19y309d, Soony Saad, 6/20 at SEA

Oldest Starter...

34y322d, Jimmy Nielsen, 6/23 at PHI

203-203-102 6-1-0 136-73-43 3-3-2 66-130-59

2012 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS Scoring 1 2 Total Shots 1 2 Total Sog 1 2 Total SPORTING 13 7 20 SPORTING 107 132 239 SPORTING 35 35 70 Opp. 6 9 15 Opp. 58 101 159 Opp. 18 30 48 Fouls 1 2 Total Offsides 1 2 Total Corners 1 2 Total SPORTING 93 109 202 SPORTING 11 15 26 SPORTING 49 48 97 Opp. 96 90 186 Opp. 29 26 55 Opp. 15 34 49 Cautions 1 2 Total Ejections 1 2 Total PK 1 2 Total SPORTING 12 14 26 SPORTING 0 1 1 SPORTING 0 1 1 Opp. 11 15 26 Opp. 1 1 2 Opp. 0 3 3

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Coaching Staff

Peter Vermes Kerry Zavagnin Zoran Savic Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

John Pascarella Goalkeeping Coach

Mateus Manoel Fitness Coach

#3 | D | Korede Aiyegbusi Ht: 5-5 Wt. 155 DOB: 7/15/1988 Hometown: London, UK College: North Carolina State Acquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round(#20)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: April 30, 2011, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 1, June 10, 2010, KC vs PHI Last.. Appearance August 17, 2011, KC vs POR Goal N/A Assit: N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#9 | F | Teal Bunbury Ht: 6-2 Wt. 175 DOB: 2/17/1990 Hometown: Prior Lake, MN College: Akron Acquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#4)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: May 19, 2012, KC at COL Assists 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 27, 2011, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJ Shots 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 7, August 27, 2011, KC vs DAL Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, KC at NE Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal May 19, 2012, KC at COL Assist Aug. 27, 2011, KC vs DAL 2012 Record when: he starts 3-1-2 he scores 0-0-1

#55 | D | Julio Cesar Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 11/18/1978 Hometown: Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil Last Club: Maritimo Funchal (Portugal) Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 3/14/11

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 15, 2011, KC vs NY Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Shots 4, June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Fouls Suffered 4, June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR Assist Oct. 30, 2011, KC at COL 2012 Record when: he starts 8-4-1 he scores 1-0-0

#5 | D | Matt Besler

#55 | D | Aurelien Collin

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, KS College: Notre Dame Acquired: ‘09 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 169 DOB: 03/08/1986 Hometown: Enghien-les-Bains, France Last Club: Vitoria Setubal (Portugal) Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 4/15/11

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 2 times, last: August 6, 2011, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 16, 2011, KC at HOU Fouls Committed 3, Mar. 27, 2010, KC vs DC Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last.. Appearance May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist Aug. 6, 2011, KC vs SEA 2012 Record when: he starts 8-3-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: April 18, 2012, KC at VAN Assists 1, June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Shots 4, May 5, 2012, KC vs MON Fouls Committed 6, 2 times, last: June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Goal April 18, 2012, KC at VAN Assist June 20, 2012, KC at SEA 2012 Record when: he starts 9-4-2 he scores 3-0-0

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | June 29th, 2012 vs Chicago Fire| www.SportingKC.com #11 | M | Bobby Convey

#15 | M | Roger Espinoza

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 150 DOB: 5/27/1983 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose 12/02/11

Ht: 5-11 Wt. 160 DOB: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, CO College: Ohio State Acquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 31, 2003, DC at DAL Assists 3, 2 times, last: May 8, 2010, SJ vs NY Shots on Goal 4, May 31, 2003, DC at DAL Shots 8, May 31, 2003, DC at DAL Fouls Committed 5, August 6, 2011, SJ vs POR Fouls Suffered 7, May 3, 2003, DC vs DAL Last.. Appearance May 19, 2012, KC at COL Goal May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Assist May 19, 2012, KC at COL 2012 Record when: he starts 7-3-1 he scores 0-1-0

Regular-Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 2 times, last: August 3, 2011, KC vs RSL Assists 1, 9 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TOR Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots 5, 2 times, last: March 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 4 times, last: April 18, 2012, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal August 3, 2011, KC vs RSL Assist May 12, 2012, KC at CHI 2012 Record when: he starts 9-4-1 he scores 0-0-0

#14 | D | Dom Dwyer

#2 | D | Michael Harrington

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990 Hometown: Cuckfield, England College: University of South Florida Acquired: ‘12 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/24/1986 Hometown: Greenville, NC College: North Carolina Acquired: ‘07 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#3)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 5, 2008, KC vs CHI Assists 2, Sept. 22, 2010, KC vs HOU Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NY Shots 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NY Fouls Committed 6, July 11, 2009, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, July 14, 2007, KC vs RSL Last.. Appearance June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Goal Oct 5, 2008, KC vs CHI Assist Oct. 12, 2010, KC at CHI 2012 Record when: he starts 0-2-1 he scores 0-0-0

#4 | D | Kevin Ellis

#24 | D | Cyprian Hedrick

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 06/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, MO College: Barton County CC Acquired: Signed as Home Grown on 2/18/11

Ht: 6’ Wt. 185 DOB: 10/06/1989 Hometown: Cameroon College: Coastal Carolina Acquired: ‘12 MLS Superdraft 2nd Round (#30)

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | June 29th, 2012 vs Chicago Fire| www.SportingKC.com #19 | M | Peterson Joseph

#18 | GK | Eric Kronberg

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 132 DOB: 4/24/1990 Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Last Club: SC Braga (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 09/01/11

Ht: 6-5 Wt. 210 DOB: 6/7/1983 Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA College: California Acquired: ‘06 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round (#40)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed 1, June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Suffered 1, June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Last.. Appearance June 20, 2012 KC at SEA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Saves 6, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Last.. Appearance Shutout

June 12, 2011, KC at DAL June 4, 2011, KC at TOR 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

#23 | F | Kei Kamara

#27 | D | Kyle Miller

Ht: 6-3 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/1/1984 Hometown: Lawndale, CA College: Cal-State Dominguez Hills Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo 9/15/09

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 5/12/1989 Hometown: Overland Park, KS College: Rockhurst University Acquired: 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 4 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TOR Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 19, 2011, KC at CHV Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: March 25, 2012, KC vs DAL Shots 11, March 25, 2012, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: April 7, 2012, KC vs LA Fouls Suffered 7, June 28, 2008, SJ at CHI Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Goal May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ Assist May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ 2012 Record when: he starts 8-4-1 he scores 5-0-0

#21 | GK | Jon Kempin

#7 | M | Chance Myers

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Juniors Acquired: Signed 8/31/10

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA College: UCLA Acquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last.. Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, 5 times last: June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR Shots on Goal 2, May 3, 2008, KC at CLB Shots 3, June 9, 2011, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: April 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR 2012 Record when: he starts 9-4-2 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | June 29th, 2012 vs Chicago Fire| www.SportingKC.com #6 | M | Paulo Nagamura

#37 | F | Jacob Peterson

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 03/02/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Aquired in trade on 11/29/2011

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana University Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 01/19/2012

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, March 21, 2009, CHV vs COL Assists 1, 14 times, last: June 4, 2011, CHV vs POR Shots on Goal 4, May 15, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 5, May 15, 2006, LA vs RSL Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last.. Appearance May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ Goal Sept. 10, 2010, CHV vs NE Assist June 4, 2011, CHV vs POR 2012 Record when: he starts 1-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Assists 1, 11 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 4, 4 times, last: April 16, 2011, TOR at DC Fouls Committed 2, 8 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR at CLB Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal June 20, 2010, KC at SEA Assist June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR 2012 Record when: he starts 1-0-1 he scores 0-0-1

#1 | GK | Jimmy Nielsen

#22 | F | Soony Saad

Ht: 6-3 Wt. 200 DOB: 8/6/1977 Hometown: Aalborg, Denmark Last Club: Vejle (Denmark) Acquired: Signed 2/15/10

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 08/17/1992 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan College: Univ. of Michigan Acquired: Weighted Lottery on 07/05/2011

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Saves 7, 3 times, last: June 22, 2011, KC at PHI Last.. Appearance Shutout 2012 Record when:

June 23, 2012 KC at PHI June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR he starts 9-4-2

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, August 17, 2011, KC vs. POR Assists N/A Shots on Goal 1, August 17, 2011, KC vs. POR Shots 2, June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 5, 2011, KC vs. LA Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal August 17, 2011, KC vs POR Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

#13 | D | Lawrence Olum

#17 | F | C.J. Sapong

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 7/10/1984 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Missouri Baptist University Last Club: Orlando City SC (USL PRO) Acquired: Signed 9/15/10

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 12/27/1988 Hometown: Manassas, Virginia College: James Madison Acquired: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A 2, June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Shots Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, April 1, 2012, KC at CHV Shots 5, 2 times, last: March 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Last.. June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Appearance Goal June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR Assist Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJ 2012 Record when: he starts 9-4-0 he scores 5-0-0

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | June 29th, 2012 vs Chicago Fire| www.SportingKC.com #32 | D | Luke Sassano Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/14/1985 Hometown: Orinda, California College: University of California, Berkeley Last Club: NY Red Bulls Acquired: Trade with LA Galaxy on 12/15/10

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 12, 2011, KC at DAL Assists N/A Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 17, 2011, KC vs SJ Shots 3, April 27, 2008, NY vs SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 25, 2008, NY vs CHI Fouls Suffered 3, June 12, 2008, NY at DC Last.. Appearance March 17, 2012, KC vs NE Goal June 12, 2011, KC at DAL Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#88 | M | Michael Thomas Ht: 5-8 Wt. 170 DOB: 1//1987 Hometown: Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia College: Notre Dame Last Club: Ljungskile Acquired: Signed 3/16/2011

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots 3, June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 1, June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 1, June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

#20 | D | Shawn Singh

#12 | M | Konrad Warzycha

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 145 DOB: 05/05/1989 Hometown: Bakersfield, California College: UCLA Acquired: ‘12 MLS Supplemental Draft 1st Round (16th). Signed 3/19/12

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 02/14/1989 Hometown: Dublin, Ohio College: Ohio State Acquired: ‘11 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

#16 | D | Seth Sinovic

#8 | M | Graham Zusi

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed May 10, 2011

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, FL College: Maryland Acquired: ‘09 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, 2 times, last: May 19, 2012, KC at COL Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Shots 3, April 17, 2010, NE at SJ Fouls Committed 3, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: April 14, 2012, KC vs RSL Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist May 19, 2012, KC at COL 2012 Record when: he starts 9-2-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 17, 2011, KC vs POR Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 25, 2012: KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 17, 2011, KC vs POR Shots 5, 3 times, last: May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: March 10, 2012, KC at DC Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Last.. Appearance June 23, 2012 KC at PHI Goal March 17, 2012, KC vs NE Assist June 16, 2012 KC vs TOR 2012 Record when: he starts 9-4-1 he scores 1-0-0

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS Korede Aiyegbusi

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

223

MLS - TOTAL

223

Matt Besler

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

7210

KC - Post Season

270

MLS - TOTAL

7480

Teal Bunbury

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

3818

134

KC - Post Season

246

MLS - TOTAL

4054

141

Julio Cesar

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

3184

KC - Post Season

239

MLS - TOTAL

3423

Aurelien Collin

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

3231

KC - Post Season

270

MLS - TOTAL

3501

Bobby Convey

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

838

MLS - Reg. Season

175

163

14529

199

229

216

275

MLS - Post Season

450

MLS - TOTAL

180

168

14979

206

237

224

286

Dom Dwyer

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Kevin Ellis

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Roger Espinoza

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

101

7199

135

131

KC - Post Season

288

MLS - TOTAL

106

7487

138

136

Michael Harrington

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

143

122

11094

125

102

KC - Post Season

450

MLS - TOTAL

148

127

11544

128

109

Cyprian Hedrick

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Peterson Joseph

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Kei Kamara

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

6121

251

114

126

MLS - Reg. Season

159

118

10948

379

147

221

230

KC - Post Season

269

MLS - Post Season

347

MLS - TOTAL

164

122

11295

388

152

226

237

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | June 29th, 2012 vs Chicago Fire| www.SportingKC.com Kyle Miller

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Chance Myers

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

4973

KC - Post Season

270

MLS - TOTAL

5243

Paulo Nagamura

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

265

MLS - Reg. Season

166

146

13033

144

250

212

MLS - Post Season

909

MLS - TOTAL

176

155

13942

153

266

236

Lawrence Olum

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

349

MLS - TOTAL

349

Jacob Peterson

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

277

MLS - Reg. Season

148

7557

119

MLS - Post Season

161

MLS - TOTAL

152

7724

119

Soony Saad

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

158

KC - Post Season

MLS - TOTAL

162

C.J. Sapong

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

3090

KC - Post Season

270

MLS - TOTAL

3360

Luke Sassano

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

545

MLS - Reg. Season

2798

MLS - Post Season

341

MLS - TOTAL

3139

Shawn Singh

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Seth Sinovic

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

2839

MLS - Reg. Season

4329

KC - Post Season

265

MLS - TOTAL

4594

Michael Thomas

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

116

MLS - TOTAL

116

Konrad Warzycha

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

MLS - TOTAL

Graham Zusi

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Reg. Season

4657

104

176

KC - Post Season

270

MLS Career - TOTAL

4927

108

187

Sporting Kansas City Game Notes | June 29th, 2012 vs Chicago Fire| www.SportingKC.com

GOALKEEPING ALL-TIME STATISTICS Jimmy Nielsen

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Reg. Season

6727

275

192

1.12

KC - Post Season

270

0.67

MLS Career - TOTAL

6997

284

199

1.10

Jon Kempin

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Reg. Season

N/A

MLS Career - TOTAL

N/A

Eric Kronberg

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Reg. Season

382

1.41

MLS Career - TOTAL

382

1.41

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Jimmy Nielsen Michael Harrington Korede Aiyegbusi Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Teal Bunbury Bobby Convey Konrad Warzycha Lawrence Olum Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic C.J. Sapong Eric Kronberg Peterson Joseph Shawn Singh Jon Kempin Soony Saad Kei Kamara Cyprian Hedrick Kyle Miller Luke Sassano Jacob Peterson Birahim Diop Julio Cesar Aurelien Collin Michael Thomas

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15 PHI 0-4 90G

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1 (Zusi 1) 93 (Kamara 1) 28; Kamara 1 (unassisted) 39; Sapong 2 (Sinovic 1, Zusi 2) 1 (Zusi 3) 49+; Kamara 2 (Myers 1, Zusi 4) 88 3 (Zusi 5) 47 3 (Convey 1) 40 2 (Zusi 6) 63 3 (unassisted) 24; own goal (Bonjour) 51; Kamara 4 (Myers 2) 65

Convey 1 (Espinoza 1, Kamara 2) 31 Bunbury 1 (Sinovic 2, Convey 2) 2; Bunbury 2 (unassisted) 14 Sapong 4 (Kamara 3, Zusi 7) 5; Kamara 5 (Harrington 1, Myers 3) Sapong 5 (Peterson 1, Myers 4) 18; Julio Cesar 1 (Zusi 8) 35 Peterson 1 (Collin 1) 8

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Player

KC 3 KC 2 KC 3

Jimmy Nielsen Michael Harrington Korede Aiyegbusi Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Teal Bunbury Bobby Convey Konrad Warzycha Lawrence Olum Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic C.J. Sapong Eric Kronberg Peterson Joseph Shawn Singh Jon Kempin Soony Saad Kei Kamara Cyprian Hedrick Luke Sassano Jacob Peterson Birahim Diop Julio Cesar Aurelien Collin Michael Thomas

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90D 90F

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90D

90F

90M

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68D

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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Information © 2012 Chicago Fire Soccer Club Chicago Fire (7-5-3; 24 pts.) vs. Sporting Kansas City (9-4-2, 29 pts) Fire Game #16 – Away Game #8 Friday, June 23, 2012 – LIVESTRONG Sporting Park – Kansas City, Kan. – 7:00 p.m. CT TV: NBC Sports Network Radio: ESPN Deportes 97.5 FM TWITTER: @ChiFireMatch FIRE FLASHES ___________________________________________ 2012 Record/Home/Away…………………………….….7-5-3/5-1-2/2-4-1 2011 Record/Home/Away………………………….…...9-9-16/6-3-8/3-6-8 vs. Eastern Conference/2011………………………………….3-1-2/6-1-9 vs. Western Conference/2011......…………………………….2-3-1/3-8-7 Current Streak........................................................................................2W Last Five…………………………………………………………........WLLWW All-Time Record ......................................................................192-151-101 All-Time Home Record................................................................116-52-54 All-Time Away Record...................................................................76-98-47 Last Regular Season Win…………………………….2-1 vs. CLB, 6/23/12 Last Regular Season Loss.…………....………...........0-2, @ NE, 6/02/12 Last Shutout by Fire ……………………………………..0-0, vs. RSL, 5/9/12 Last Shutout by Opponent………………………….......0-0, vs. NE, 6/2/12 March Record 2012/2011......................................................... 1-0-1/1-0-1 April Record 2012/2011 ...........................................................1-2-1/0-3-2 May Record 2012/2011............................................................3-2-1/0-1-3 June Record 2012/2011.......................................................... 2-1-0/1-0-5 July Record 2012/2011 ........................................................... 0-0-0/0-2-1 August Record 2012/2011 .......................................................0-0-0/2-1-3 September Record 2012/2011 .................................................0-0-0/3-1-0 October Record 2012/2011..................................................... .0-0-0/3-1-0 Pre All-Star 2012/2011.............................................................6-5-3/2-6-12 Post All-Star 2012/2011 ............................................................0-0-0/7-3-4 Record After 15 Games 2012/2011 ..........................................7-5-3/2-4-9 Ahead/Behind/Tied at Halftime ........................................3-0-0/1-2-0/3-3-3 Ahead/Behind/Tied at 75’.................................................5-0-0/0-5-0/2-0-2 Outshoot Opp./Opp. More Shots/Shots Tied ................. 4-2-2/2-3-1/1-0-0 Day/Night .................................................................................2-1-1/5-4-2 Grass/Turf .................................................................................7-3-2/0-2-1 Wearing All-Red Primary Kit ..............................................................5-3-3 Wearing All-Blue Secondary Kit .........................................................2-2-0 All-Time 16th Game of Season…………….………………………..…6-5-3 All-Time on June 29.…………………………………………………….1-0-0

A LOOK AT THE FIRE The Chicago Fire (7-5-3, 24 pts.) enter their 15th season of MLS play after rebounding midseason to post a 9-9-16 record, which left the side three points outside of the playoffs in 2011. Locking up the likes of Pavel Pardo and Logan Pause this past offseason, the team returns the entirety of its starting eleven to Toyota Park in 2012, while adding Uruguayan striker Federico Puppo, Brazilian midfielder Alex and Colombian midfielder Rafael Robayo to support the Ghanaian tandem of Dominic Oduro and Patrick Nyarko. The team also reinforced their defensive corps in the offseason by adding German World Cup veteran Arne Friedrich as well as two young defenders via the MLS SuperDraft in center back Austin Berry and left back Hunter Jumper who will be expected to provide cover for the likes of Cory Gibbs, Jalil Anibaba, Gonzalo Segares and Dan Gargan in 2012.

CHICAGO FIRE – SPORTING KANSAS CITY SERIES The Chicago Fire and Sporting Kansas City meet for the second of three games during the 2012 MLS regular season Friday evening at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. The Fire were victorious in the first meeting between the two squads 2-1 on Saturday, May 12.

PLAYER TRANSACTIONS OUT: D Kwame Watson-Siriboe – Traded (6/26/12) F Kheli Dube – Waived (6/26/12) D Pari Pantazopoulos – Waived (3/11/2012) M Mike Banner – Free Agent (1/23/2012) F Diego Chaves – Free Agent (1/1/2012) F Gabriel Ferrari – Waived (12/7/2011) F Cristian Nazarit – Waived (12/7/2011) M Baggio Husidic – Re-Entry List (12/2/2011) G Jon Conway – Re-Entry List (12/2/2011 G Alec Dufty – Re-Entry List (12/2/2011) IN: M Alexandre Monteiro De Lima – Signed (4/26/2012) F Chris Rolfe – Signed (4/16/2012) D Tony Walls – Signed (3/15/2012) G Paolo Tornaghi – Signed (3/8/2012) D Arne Friedrich – Signed (3/7/2012) D Hunter Jumper – Signed (3/6/2012) F Kheli Dube – Signed (1/27/2012) D Austin Berry – Drafted (1/12/2012) F Federico Puppo – Signed (1/11/2012) M Rafael Robayo – Signed (1/9/2012) F Orr Barouch – Rights purchased from Tigres (12/5/2011) G Jay Nolly – Traded from Vancouver (12/5/2011)

QUICK KICKS vs. Sporting Kansas City (9-4-2, 29 pts) • The Fire hold a 22-10-9 all-time MLS Regular Season record against Sporting Kansas City, including a 7-7-7 record in matches played away from home. • In the first matchup between the two squads this season, the Fire downed a 10-man Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at Toyota Park May 12. Sporting KC drew first blood in the 31st minute when Bobby Convey’s strike found the back of the net. The Men in Red would fight back in the second half when Sebastian Grazzini converted a penalty kick in the 61st minute. One minute later Sporting KC would lose a man as Roger Espinoza was shown a straight red card following a hard challenge on Grazzini at midfield and Dominic Oduro found the eventual game-winner in the 81st minute to give the Fire the 2-1 victory. • The Fire will face Sporting Kansas City three times in the MLS Regular Season. After hosting Sporting KC in May, the Men in Red will travel to LIVESTRONG Sporting Park twice on Friday, June 29 and again on Friday, September 28.

ATHLETICO “RECOVERY ROOM”: June 22, 2012 Chicago Fire OUT Cory Gibbs – Rt Meniscus Repair Steven Kinney – Rt Posterior Tibialis Tendinitis Sporting Kansas City OUT: Korede Aiyegbusi – Rt Knee Sprain Cyprian Hedrick – L Fibula Fracture Jon Kempin – Rt Ankle Fracture Luke Sassano – L Knee Sprain Shawn Singh – L Quad Strain QUESTIONABLE: Matt Besler – Appendicitis Bobby Convey – Rt Calf Strain Paulo Nagamura – Rt Abductor Strain PROBABLE: Kei Kamara – L Foot Sprain

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- vs. Sporting Kansas City – 6/29/2012

TEN MAN CHICAGO FIRE EARN HARD-FOUGHT 2-1 VICTORY OVER COLUMBUS CREW The Chicago Fire received first half strikes from Marco Pappa and Dominic Oduro before a red card ejection to Gonzalo Segares forced the team to battle out a gutsy 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew (5-5-4; 19pts.) Saturday night at Toyota Park. For the second match in a row the Fire tallied inside the first five minutes when Marco Pappa intercepted an errant pass from Crew midfielder Tony Tchani near the center circle. The Guatemalan international went unchallenged through midfield before unleashing a rocketing 30-yard blast past Andy Gruenebaum and into the top right corner to give the Fire a 1-0 lead in the 2nd minute. Things settled down with both sides playing a lot of possession before the Fire came close in the 20th minute. A series of headers from Patrick Nyarko and Dominic Oduro saw the ball fall for Sebastian Grazzini. The Argentine collected the ball before slotting Oduro through behind the backline and in alone on Grunebaum, but the Crew ‘keeper did well to cut the angle and force Oduro’s effort wide left of goal. The Ghanaian attacker came close two minutes later when a long throw-in from Dan Gargan bounced towards the back post. Dominic Oduro nodded a looping header across goal and off the opposite post before the ball was eventually cleared by Crew defender Josh Williams. Oduro would finally breakthrough in the 26th minute as Crew defender Sebastian Miranda headed a ball into the path of Grazzini. The Argentine playmaker strolled towards goal before slotting Oduro through and this time he made no mistake, sliding his effort under Gruenebaum to take the score to 2-0. Just when it looked like the Fire had put a dominant mark on the match, defender Gonzalo Segares intercepted a pass from Meram out of midfield and followed the ball before making a late tackle on Tchani. Without hesitation, referee Armando Villareal went to his back pocket to show the Fire left back a straight red card, taking the Fire down to 10 men in the 29th minute. The Crew found new life with the man advantage almost immediately. Meram collected a pass out of midfield and took the space in front of him before firing a hard, bouncing effort that Johnson did well to hang onto in the 33rd minute. The visitors would pull one back as Eddie Gaven played a quick pass to Chris Birchall on the right. The Trinidad & Tobago international played the bal square to Tchani into the box where he slid his effort under Johnson in the 36th minute. Despite the disadvantage the Fire nearly restored the two-goal lead in the 41st minute when a whipping corner from Grazzini picked out a charging Jalil Anibaba at the near post but the second year defender nodded his effort inches wide. Tchani came close to a first half brace just before the break. Winning a 50/50 challenge with Pavel Pardo, the Crew midfielder drove towards goal and unleashed a rocket that Johnson tipped just over the bar to take the Fire into the half with a 2-1 lead. Just like he ended the first half, Tchani almost equalized to start the second. Nemanja Vukovic’s swung-in corner kick found the head of Julius James but was blocked by Pardo. After the ball bounced around the box, the Cameroonian midfielder pounced but fired his blast over goal in the 48th minute. The best chance of the half came in the 57th minute when a Vukovic free kick from 30 yards away was flicked by Williams to the back post but Johnson again denied the Crew with a diving reaction stop to his right. Playing compact, the Fire didn’t cause much danger in the second half but did threaten in the 61st minute. Vukovic misplayed a ball in the back that Oduro ran onto, cut past James into the box before the Crew defender tackled him in the penalty area but Villareal signaled for play to continue. The home side did well to kill the game through the waning moments with the last chance for the Crew coming in the 85th minute. Second half substitute Ethan Finlay sent in a quick cross which found Tchani but the midfielder could only get a slight touch to the ball which looped straight to Johnson to give the Fire a hard-fought 2-1 victory. FRIEDRICH RETURNS The Fire’s German defender Arne Friedrich made his return to the pitch on Saturday when he entered the match in the 72nd minute for Patrick Nyarko. This was Friedrich’s first appearance for the Men in Red since suffering a hamstring injury in the first half of the Fire’s May 12 match against Sporting Kansas City. The two-time World Cup veteran missed five games while injured. KLOPAS’ KANSAS CITY TIES In his four years in MLS, Fire head coach Frank Klopas represented both Chicago and Kansas City for two seasons apiece. Klopas tallied seven goals and 11 assists in 49 appearances with the Kansas City Wizards in 1996 and 1997. In the following two years, Klopas contributed six goals and five assists in 40 appearances with the Fire. Klopas and Peter Vermes, Sporting KC’s head coach, represented the United States National Team eight times together from 1998 and 1994. Team USA went 3-3-2 in those matches, with Klopas netting three goals, including a brace in a 5-1 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying win over Jamaica August 13, 1988 in Fenton, Mo.

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- vs. Sporting Kansas City – 6/29/2012 THE LAST TIME THESE TWO MET…May 12, 2012 Match: Chicago Fire vs. Sporting Kansas City Date: May 12, 2012 Competition: MLS Regular Season Venue: Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill. Scoring Summary: Chicago Fire Sporting Kansas City

12F 022 101

Lineups: CHI: Sean Johnson; Jalil Anibaba, Arne Friedrich (Dan Gargan 29’), Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares; Logan Pause © (Rafael Robayo 71’), Pavel Pardo, Marco Pappa; Sebastian Grazzini (Federico Puppo 80’); Patrick Nyarko, Dominic Oduro Substitutes not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Hunter Jumper, Daniel Paladini, Orr Barouch Head Coach: Frank Klopas SKC: Jimmy Nielsen ©; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (Lawrence Olum 88’), Michael Harrington; Julio Cesar, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 78’); C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 74’), Kei Kamara Substitutes Not Used: Jon Kempin, Korede Aiyegbusi, Paulo Nagamura, Dom Dwyer Head Coach: Peter Vermes Scoring Summary: SKC – Bobby Convey (Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara) 31’ CHI – Sebastian Grazzini (penalty kick) 61’ CHI – Dominic Oduro (Patrick Nyarko) 81’ Misconduct Summary: SKC – Julio Cesar (caution) 4’ CHI – Pavel Pardo (caution) 38’ CHI – Gonzalo Segares (caution) 40’ SKC – Chance Myers (caution) 57’ SKC – Roger Espinoza (ejection) 62’ CHI – Federico Puppo (caution) 79’ SKC – Kei Kamara (caution) 93+’

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- vs. Sporting Kansas City – 6/29/2012

2012 RESULTS/SCHEDULE DATE March 17 March 24 April 1 April 15 April 21 April 28 May 4 May 9 May 12 May 20 May 23 May 26 May 29 June 2 June 17 June 23 June 29 July 3 July 8 July 14 July 18 July 28 August 4 August 12 August 18 August 22 September 2 September 12 September 15 September 22 September 28 October 3 October 6 October 20 October 27

OPPONENT @ Montreal Impact Philadelphia Union @ Colorado Rapids Houston Dynamo @ Toronto FC Seattle Sounders FC @ Chivas USA Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City @ Portland Timbers FC Dallas @ Columbus Crew @ Michigan Bucks* @ New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew @ Sporting Kansas City @ Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Vancouver Whitecaps FC @ New York Red Bulls @ San Jose Earthquakes Toronto FC @ Philadelphia Union New England Revolution @ DC United Houston Dynamo @ Toronto FC Montreal Impact Columbus Crew @ Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union @ New York Red Bulls @ New England Revolution DC United

RESULT/TIME (CT) GOAL SCORERS (MIN) LEAGUE RECORD 1‐1 D Oduro 71’ 0‐0‐1 1‐0 W Oduro 28’ 1‐0‐1 0‐2 L ‐‐ 1‐1‐1 Pause 27’ 1‐1‐2 1‐1 D 3‐2 W Oduro 1’, Segares 40’, Nyarko 58’ 2‐1‐2 1‐2 L Pappa 89’ 2‐2‐2 2‐1 W Berry 25’, Pappa 93+’ 3‐2‐2 0‐0 D ‐‐ 3‐2‐3 2‐1 W Grazzini 61’, Oduro 81’ 4‐2‐3 1‐2 L Anibaba 39’ 4‐3‐3 2‐1 W Grazzini 45’ Pappa 63’ 5‐3‐3 1‐2 L Berry 72’ 5‐4‐3 2‐3 L (asdet) Bone 28’, Puppo 51’ ‐‐ 0‐2 L ‐‐ 5‐5‐3 3‐1 W Nyarko 4’, Segares 68’, Rolfe 81’ 6‐5‐3 2‐1 W Pappa 2’, Oduro 26’ 7‐5‐3 7:00pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 2:00pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 12:00pm 9:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 6:00pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 6:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 6:00pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 6:00pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 7:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 2:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 6:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐ 6:30pm ‐‐ ‐‐

*Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, +Friendly

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- vs. Sporting Kansas City – 6/29/2012

CHICAGO FIRE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 71 6 15 22 19 23 3 5 10 94 25 99 28 1 14 8 11 16 17 12 27 9 88 18 13 70 21 20

Player Alex Jalil Anibaba Orr Barouch Austin Berry Corben Bone Arne Friedrich Dan Gargan Cory Gibbs Sebastián Grazzini Kellen Gulley Sean Johnson Hunter Jumper Steven Kinney Jay Nolly Patrick Nyarko Dominic Oduro Daniel Paladini Marco Pappa Pavel Pardo Logan Pause Victor Pineda Federico Puppo Rafael Robayo Chris Rolfe Gonzalo Segares Paolo Tornaghi Mike Videira Tony Walls

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

Ht. 5’8” 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-9 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-11

Wt. 155 170 190 180 150 170 175 180 165 185 215 175 175 205 165 160 165 155 150 155 140 160 170 145 160 175 180 185

Birth date 12/15/1988 10/19/1988 11/29/1991 06/06/1988 09/16/1988 05/29/1979 12/14/1982 01/14/1980 01/25/1981 04/06/1994 05/31/1989 02/28/1989 10/28/1987 02/01/1982 01/15/1986 08/13/1985 11/11/1984 11/15/1987 07/26/1976 08/22/1981 03/15/1993 12/06/1986 04/24/1984 01/17/1983 10/13/1982 06/21/1988 01/06/1986 01/16/1990

Hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil Davis, CA Woodland Hills, CA Cincinnati, OH Plano, Texas Bad Oeynhausen, Germany Philadelphia, PA Fort Lauderdale, FL Rosario, Argentina Clinton, MS Lilburn, GA Plano, TX Norcross, GA Littleton, CO Kumasi, Ghana Pramso, Ghana Northridge, CA Guatemala City Guadalajara, Mexico Hillsborough, NC Bolingbrook, IL Montevideo, Uruguay Bogota, Colombia Kettering, OH San Jose, Costa Rica Garbagnate Milanese, Italy Milford, MA Wauwatosa, WI

College -North Carolina -Louisville Wake Forest -Georgetown Brown University --Central Florida Virginia Elon University Indiana Virginia Tech

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Virginia Commonwealth GC

Cal State Northridge --North Carolina -----

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Int. Duke UW-Green Bay

CHICAGO FIRE NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. 1 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 28 70 71 88 94 99

Player Jay Nolly Dan Gargan Cory Gibbs Jalil Anibaba Dominic Oduro Federico Puppo Sebastián Grazzini Daniel Paladini Logan Pause Gonzalo Segares Patrick Nyarko Orr Barouch Marco Pappa Pavel Pardo Chris Rolfe Corben Bone Tony Walls Michael Videira Austin Berry Arne Friedrich Sean Johnson Victor Pineda Steven Kinney Paolo Tornaghi Alex Rafael Robayo Kellen Gulley Hunter Jumper

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

Pronunciation

Jah-LEEL Ah-Nee-Bah-Bah pooh-PO GRASS-ee-knee

seh-GAH-res NEE-yah-koh Barr-OOK

VEE-dare-AH ARR-nuh FREE-drick

Head Coach: Frank Klopas Assistant Coach: Leo Percovich Assistant Coach: Mike Matkovich Goalkeeper Coach: Aron Hyde Soccer Fitness Specialist: Tony Jouaux

PIN-eh-DA TOR-nah-GEE row-BUY-O

Place of Birth Orlando, FL Philadelphia, PA Plantation, FL Fontana, CA Accra, Ghana Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Rosario, Argentina Northridge, CA Hillsborough, NC San Jose, Costa Rica Kumasi, Ghana Haifa, Israel Guatemala City, Guatemala Guadalajara, Mexico Kettering, Ohio Plano, Texas Wauwatosa, WI Milford, MA Cincinnati, OH Bad Oeynhausen, Germany Lilburn, GA Chicago, IL Norcross, GA Garbagnate Milanese, Italy Sao Paulo, Brazil Bogota, Colombia Clinton, MS Plano, TX

Last Team Vancouver Whitecaps Toronto FC New England Revolution North Carolina (NCAA) Houston Dynamo Danubio FC (URU) CA All Boys (ARG) Carolina Railhawks (NASL) North Carolina (NCAA) Chicago Fire Chicago Fire Tigres (MEX) CSD Municipal (GUA) Club America (MEX) Aalborg BK (DEN) Chicago Fire UW-Green Bay (NCAA) AC St. Louis (USSF D-2) Louisville (NCAA) VfL Wolfsburg (GER) Chicago Fire Chicago Fire Chicago Fire Como (ITA) FC Wohlen (SUI) Millonarios (COL) CFJ-Mississippi Virginia (NCAA)

Head Athletic Trainer: Bo Leonard Assistant Athletic Trainer: Matt Zalewski Equipment Manager: Charles Raycroft Assistant Equipment Manager: Allan Araujo Director of Team Operations: Ron Stern

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- vs. Sporting Kansas City – 6/29/2012

2012 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season Statistics (thru 6/23/2012) Player GP GS MIN G A C E Alex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jalil Anibaba 14 13 1185 1 0 0 1 Orr Barouch 6 1 180 0 0 2 0 Austin Berry 9 9 810 2 0 1 0 Corben Bone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Arne Friedrich 7 6 473 0 0 0 0 Dan Gargan 14 13 1159 0 0 3 0 Cory Gibbs 3 3 270 0 0 1 0 Sebastian Grazzini 14 14 1103 2 5 4 0 Kellen Gulley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sean Johnson 12 12 1056 0 0 0 0 Hunter Jumper 2 0 27 0 0 0 0 Steven Kinney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay Nolly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Nyarko 15 15 1278 2 3 2 0 Dominic Oduro 15 14 1165 5 2 2 0 Daniel Paladini 6 1 168 0 1 0 0 Marco Pappa 14 13 1058 4 3 3 0 Pavel Pardo 15 14 1230 0 1 3 0 Logan Pause 15 15 1185 1 0 0 0 Victor Pineda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Federico Puppo 11 1 216 0 1 1 0 Rafael Robayo 12 3 367 0 0 1 0 Chris Rolfe 3 0 81 1 0 0 0 Gonzalo Segares 15 15 1243 2 0 3 1 Paolo Tornaghi 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 Michael Videira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tony Walls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS Player GP GS Sean Johnson 12 12 Jay Nolly 0 0 Paolo Tornaghi 3 3

MIN 1056 0 270

SHT 52 0 17

SVS 38 0 14

GA 16 0 3

GAA 1.36 0 1.00

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

PG PA W L 1 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

D 2 0 1

GWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SO 1 0 1

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#71 Alex – 2012: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in an MLS match LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in an MLS match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not assisted in an MLS match  Signed with the club April 26, 2012  Joins the club from Swiss club FC Wohlen  Brazilian international appeared as a trialist in two of the club’s preseason matches #6 JALIL ANIBABA – 2012: 14 GP/13 GS, 1G, 0A in 1185 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 05/20/12 at POR (39’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 04/17/11 vs. LA (89’)  Scored a brace in 2011 season finale, a 3-2 victory 10/22 vs. CLB  First professional goal in 2-1 U.S. Open Cup qualifying victory over 3/30/11 vs. Colorado was voted club’s 2011 Goal of the Year st th  Drafted in 1 round, 13 overall of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft #15–ORR BAROUCH – 2012: 6 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 180 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 77 min., 06/02/12 at NE in 2-0 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 08/07/11 @ VAN (80’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/15/11 @ DC (Chaves 95+’)  Rights purchased from Tigres UANL during 2011 offseason  Israeli citizen and U.S. green card holder  Part of Israeli U-21 squad #22—AUSTIN BERRY – 2012: 9 GP/9 GS, 2G, 0A in 810 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 05/26/12 @ CLB (72’) LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not registered an assist in MLS play  Selected ninth overall (first round) in 2012 MLS SuperDraft  Was part of 2010 Chicago Fire PDL team  Played in 2010 NCAA College Cup for University of Louisville #19–CORBEN BONE – 2012: 1 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 1 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 1 min., 5/23/11 vs. FCD in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in an MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: 05/14/2011 @ TOR (Barouch 75’)  Member of Generation adidas program st th  Drafted in 1 round, 13 overall of 2010 MLS SuperDraft  Recorded 15 goals and 38 assists in three years of play at Wake Forest University

#94 – KELLEN GULLEY – 2012: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in an MLS match LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in an MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not registered an assist in MLS play Finished  Product of Mississippi Fire Juniors  Became club’s second Homegrown Player after signing with the first team in August 2011 #25 – SEAN JOHNSON – 2012: 12 GP/12 GS, 6W, 1SO in 1056 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS WIN: 06/23/12 vs. NYRB LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 05/04/12 vs. RSL (0-0 draw)  Has two appearances for the full U.S. Men’s National Team  Called in as a member of the U.S. U-23 Olympic Qualifying Team  At age 21, was the youngest player to appear in goal for the Chicago Fire after making his debut on August 1, 2010. #99 – HUNTER JUMPER – 2012: 2 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 27 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 5 min., 06/17/12 vs. NY in 3-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in an MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not registered an assist in MLS play Finished th  Selected 28 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft  Appeared in 79 matches between 2008-11 at the University of Virginia, helping the Cavaliers to the 2009 NCAA College Cup  Able to play at left back as well as a center back #28 – STEVEN KINNEY – 2012: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 58 min., 10/23/10 at CHV in 4-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 09/29/10 @ SJ (39’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/08/10 vs. CLB (Lowry 30’)  Appeared in 13 matches, logging 963 minutes in rookie 2010 season  First player out of Elon University to sign an MLS contract  Made 78 appearances during his four-year college career at Elon University #1 – JAY NOLLY – 2012: 0 GP/0 GS, 0W, 0SO in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 8/13/11 vs. DC in 4-0 loss LAST MLS WIN: 8/7/11 vs. CHI LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 5/7/11 at CHI (0-0 draw)  Acquired via trade from Vancouver on December 5, 2011

#23 – ARNE FRIEDRICH – 2012: 7 GP/6 GS, 0G, 0A in 473 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 18 min., 06/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in an MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not registered an assist in MLS play  Veteran of 2006 and 2010 German World Cup Teams  Appeared for Germany at the 2004 and 2008 European Championship  Has amassed 82 appearances for Die Mannschaft

#14 – PATRICK NYARKO – 2012: 15 GP/15 GS, 2G, 3A in 1206 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 72 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 06/17/12 vs. NYRB (4’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 06/17/12 vs. NYRB (Rolfe 81’)  Team leader in assists the past two seasons with 10 (2010) and 9 in 2011  Has appeared in more matches than any other Fire player over the past three seasons with 87 games played  Made debut for Ghana in 1-1 draw vs. Chile on 2/29/12

#3 – DAN GARGAN – 2012: 14 GP/13 GS, 0G, 0A in 1159 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 08/21/11 vs. TOR (69’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 08/07/10 vs. CHV (Attakora 21’)  Acquired in a trade with Toronto for Dasan Robinson on 7/28/2011  Scored his second career MLS goal in his first appearance against his former club Toronto in 2-0 win on 8/21/2011

#8 – DOMINIC ODURO – 2012: 15 GP/14 GS, 5G, 2A in 1165 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 80 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 06/23/12 vs. CLB (26’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 06/17/12 vs. NYRB (Segares 68’)  Became first Fire player since 2004 to score double digit goals in 2011  With 12 goals, was 2011 Fire MVP and Golden Boot winner  Made debut for Ghana in 1-1 draw vs. Chile on 2/29/12

#5 – CORY GIBBS – 2012: 3 GP/3 GS, 0G, 0A in 270 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 04/01/12 at COL in 2-0 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 09/17/11 vs. CHV (2’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 007/24/09 vs. DC (Davis 63’)  2011 Chicago Fire Defender of the Year  Tallied a career high three goals, all off headers, for the Fire in 2011  Has appeared in 19 matches for the U.S. Men’s National

#11 – DANIEL PALADINI – 2012: 6 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 168 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 30 min., 05/26/12 at CLB in 2-1 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 09/06/2008 @ TOR (41’)LAST MLS ASSIST: 05/26/2012 @ CLB (Berry 72’)  Two-time Division 2 All-League Best XI Midfielder (2009-10)  Helped Carolina RailHawks to 2010 USSFD2 Finals  Drafted in 2006 by Los Angeles Galaxy

#10 – SEBASTIAN GRAZZINI–2012: 14 GP/14 GS, 2G, 5A in 1103 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 59 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 05/23/12 vs. FCD (45’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 06/23/12 vs. CLB (Oduro 26’)  Tallied five goals and four assists in 11 matches after joining on July 13, 2011  Last played for Club Atletico All Boys in the Argentine Primera Division

#16 – MARCO PAPPA – 2012: 14 GP/ 13 GS, 4G, 3A in 1058 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 06/23/12 vs. CLB (2’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 05/23/12 vs. FCD (Grazzini 45’)  Hit a career high eight goals in 2011  Became just the fifth player in Fire history to record a hat trick on 9/28/11 at RSL  Won 2010 MLS Goal of the Year for strike on 4/10/10 vs. SJ

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- vs. Sporting Kansas City – 6/29/2012 #17 – PAVEL PARDO – 2012: 15 GP/14 GS, 0G, 1A in 1230 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 08/03/11 vs. PHI (54’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 04/15/12 vs. HOU (Pause 27’)  Appeared in the 1998 and 2006 FIFA World Cups for Mexico  Appeared in over 300 matches for Club America in the Mexican Primera Division  Won the 2007 Bundesliga title with Stuttgart #12 – LOGAN PAUSE – 2012: 15 GP/15 GS, 1G, 0A in 1185 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 04/15/12 vs. HOU (27’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 04/21/12 @ TOR (Nyarko 58’)  Sits second on club’s all-time appearance list with 227 GP th  Enters his 10 consecutive season with the Fire in 2012 and second as captain  Longest tenured member of the current roster  Has earned six caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team  Has appeared in 21+ games in every season since joining the Fire in 2003  Youngest Fire player to hit 200 MLS regular season appearances at 29

#21 – MICHAEL VIDEIRA – 2012: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 19 min., 10/15/11 @ DC in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored an MLS goal LAST MLS ASSIST: 03/26/11 vs KC (Puerari 40’)  Signed with Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League in 2008 after playing four years at Duke  Played for the U.S. U17 and U20 Men’s National Teams #20 – TONY WALLS – 2012: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a first team MLS match th  Highest 2012 MLS Supplemental pick to sign an MLS contract (47 overall)  Was a member of 2010 Chicago Fire PDL side

#27 – VICTOR PINEDA– 2012: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a first team MLS match  First Home Grown player signed by the Chicago Fire first team  Helped Fire’s U16/17 Academy to 2010 National Championship  Has previously played for U.S. U17, U18 and U20 National Teams #9 – FEDERICO PUPPO – 2012: 11 GP/1 GS, 0G, 1A in 216 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 13 min., 06/02/12 at NE in 2-0 loss LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored an MLS goal LAST MLS ASSIST: 05/09/12 @ CHV (Pappa 93+’)  Joined the Fire from Uruguayan club Danubio  Appeared for Uruguay at 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara #88 – RAFAEL ROBAYO – 2012: 12 GP/3 GS, 0G, 0A in 367 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 20 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored an MLS goal LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not tallied an MLS assist  Joined Fire from Colombian club Millonarios where he served as captain the past two seasons  Has one cap for the Colombian Men’s National Team  Joined Fire from Colombian club Millonarios where he served as captain the past two seasons  Has one cap for the Colombian Men’s National Team #18 – CHRIS ROLFE – 2012: 2 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 81 MIN LAST MLS MATCH: Played 31 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 06/17/12 vs. NYRB (81’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/23/08 @ NYRB (Woolard75’)  Re-joined the Chicago Fire on a free transfer from Aalborg BK on April 16, 2012  Second all-time leading goal scorer in club history with 36 regular season goals  Has 10 international appearances with the U.S. Men’s National Team #13 – GONZALO SEGARES – 2012: 15 GP/15 GS, 2G, 0A in 1243 min. LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 6/23/12 vs. CLB in 2-1 win LAST MLS GOAL: 06/17/12 vs. NYRB (68’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/15/11 @ DC (Chaves 95+’)  Led all Fire players with appearances in 2011, playing in 33 MLS matches and 38 competitive matches.  With 8, sits second among Fire defenders for most goals all-time for the club behind Lubos Kubik (15)  Has appeared in 19 matches for the Costa Rican Men’s National Team th  Selected 35 overall (third round) by the Fire in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft

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- vs. Sporting Kansas City – 6/29/2012 3-17-12 @ MTL, D 1-1 GK Tornaghi D Gargan D Anibaba D Gibbs D Segares (Jumper 68’) M Pappa (Puppo 62’) M Pardo M Pause M Grazzini (Paladini 79’) F Nyarko F Oduro 1

3-24-12 vs. PHI,W 1-0 GK Tornaghi D Gargan D Anibaba D Gibbs D Segares M Pappa (Puppo 89’) M Pardo (Paladini 70’) M Pause M Grazzini (Robayo 85’) F Nyarko F Oduro 1

4-1-12 @ COL, L 0-2 GK Tornaghi D Pause (Barouch 83’) D Anibaba D Gibbs D Segares M Pappa (Puppo 78’) M Pardo M Robayo (Paladini 61’) M Grazzini F Nyarko F Oduro

4-15-12 vs. HOU, D 1-1 GK Johnson D Gargan D Friedrich D Anibaba D Segares M Pappa M Pardo M Pause 1 M Grazzini F Nyarko F Oduro

4-21-12 @ TOR, W 3-2 GK Johnson D Gargan D Friedrich D Anibaba D Segares 1 M Pappa (Puppo 65’) M Pardo M Pause M Grazzini (Barouch 79’) F Nyarko 1 F Oduro 1 (Paladini 84’)

4-28-12 vs. SEA, L 1-2 GK Johnson D Gargan D Friedrich D Anibaba D Segares M Pause (Pappa 61’) 1 M Pardo M Paladini (Puppo 78’) M Grazzini (Robayo 80’) F Nyarko F Oduro

5-4-12 @ CHV, W 2-1 GK Johnson D Gargan D Friedrich D Berry 1 D Segares M Pappa 1 M Pardo M Pause M Grazzini (Robayo 78’) F Nyarko F Oduro (Puppo 86’)

5-9-12 vs. RSL, D 0-0 GK Johnson D Gargan (Anibaba 51’) D Friedrich D Berry D Segares M Pappa M Pardo M Pause (Robayo 72’) M Grazzini F Nyarko (Puppo 60’) F Oduro

5-12-12 vs. SKC, W 2-1 GK Johnson D Anibaba D Friedrich (Gargan 29’) D Berry D Segares M Pappa M Pardo M Pause (Robayo 71’) M Grazzini 1 (Puppo 80’) F Nyarko F Oduro 1

5-20-12 @ POR, L 1-2 GK Johnson D Gargan (Barouch 81’) D Anibaba 1 D Berry D Segares M Pause (Robayo 68’) M Pardo M Pappa M Grazzini F Nyarko F Oduro (Puppo 60’)

5-23-12 vs. FCD, W 2-1 GK Johnson D Gargan D Anibaba D Berry D Segares M Pause M Robayo M Nyarko M Grazzini 1 (Pardo 76’) M Pappa 1 (Bone 89’) F Oduro (Barouch 59’)

5-26-12 @ CLB, L 1-2 GK Johnson D Gargan D Anibaba D Berry 1 D Segares M Nyarko M Pappa (Barouch 46’) M Pardo M Pause (Paladini 60’) M Robayo F Puppo (Oduro 46’)

5-29-12 @ MICH, L 2-3 (ET)* GK Tornaghi D Walls (Gargan 84’) D Anibaba D Berry (Watson-Siriboe 49’) D Segares M Videira M Paladini M Bone 1 M Robayo F Barouch (Oduro 84’) F Puppo 1

6-2-12 @ NE, L 2-0 GK Johnson D Gargan D Anibaba D Berry D Segares M Pause (Robayo 74’) M Pardo M Nyarko M Grazzini F Barouch (Puppo 77’) F Oduro (Rolfe 69’)

6-17-12 vs. NY, W 3-1 GK Johnson D Gargan D Anibaba D Berry D Segares M Pause M Pardo M Nyarko M Grazzini (Rolfe 61’) M Pappa (Jumper 85’) F Oduro (Robayo 76’)

6-23-12 vs. CLB, W 2-1 GK Johnson D Gargan D Anibaba D Berry D Segares M Pause M Pardo M Nyarko (Friedrich 72’) M Grazzini (Rolfe 59’) M Pappa F Oduro (Robayo 80’)

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Player

Jay Nolly Dan Gargan Kwame Watson-Siriboe Cory Gibbs Jalil Anibaba Kheli Dube Dominic Oduro Federico Puppo Sebastian Grazzini Daniel Paladini Logan Pause Gonzalo Segares Patrick Nyarko Orr Barouch Marco Pappa Pavel Pardo Chris Rolfe Corben Bone Tony Walls Michael Videira Austin Berry Arne Friedrich Pari Pantazopoulos Sean Johnson Victor Pineda Steven Kinney Paolo Tornaghi Rafael Robayo Kellen Gulley Hunter Jumper

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

CHICAGO FIRE 81D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

90M 72M 71M 68M 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90F 60F 90F 90M 90M 9 31 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 14

30 60M 90D 90M 45 45M 90M

74M 90M 90D 90D 90M 90M 77F 85M 90M 90M 21 29

90M 90M 31

90M 29D 72M

86F 90F 90F 60F 59F 45 69F 76F 80F 4 30 10 30 45F 13 78M 90M 80M 90M 76M 90M 61M 59M

66D 90D 90D 90D 51D 61

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 MTL PHI COL HOU TOR SEA CHV RSL KC POR DAL CLB NE NY CLB 1-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 3-2 1-2 2-1 0-0 2-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 0-2 3-1 2-1 90D 90D

90M 90M 16

66G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 90D 90D 90D 29D 18

66F 84F 90F 25 18 66M 79M 80M 6 72M 66M 90M 61M 66D 90D 90D 66F 90F 90F 11 66M 65M 29 66M 90M 90M

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 90D 90F 90F 90F 28 1 12 79M 85M 90M 11 20 29 90M 90M 83D 68D 90D 90D 90F 90F 90F 7 62M 89M 78M 90M 70M 90M

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4; Segares 2 (Oduro 2) 2; Oduro 5 (Grazzini 5)

68; Rolfe 1 (Nyarko 3) 26

(Pardo 1) 27 (Nyarko 1) 1; Segares 1 (Grazzini 2) 41; Nyarko 1 (Oduro 1, Pause 1) (unassisted) 89 (Grazzini 3) 25; Pappa 2 (Puppo 1) 93+

Nyarko 2 (Grazzini 4) Pappa 4 (unassisted)

Grazzini 1 (penalty kick) 61; Oduro 4 (Nyarko 2) 81 Anibaba 1 (Pappa 2) 39 Grazzini 2 (Pappa 3) 45; Pappa 3 (unassisted) 63 Berry 2 (Paladini 1) 72

Pause Oduro Pappa Berry

Oduro 1 (Grazzini 1) 71 Oduro 2 (Pappa 1) 28

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Bone (Puppo) 28; Puppo (Bone) 51

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U.S. OPEN CUP 3R 05/29/2012