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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, July 23, 2022 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 23 Sporting Kansas City 5-12-5, 20 points (3-4-2 home; 2-8-3 away) 14th in MLS Western Conference Los Angeles FC 13-4-3, 42 points (8-1-2 home; 5-3-1 away) 1st in MLS Western Conference
5-12-5 (20 pts.) 0.91 22 14th in West 19 0.86 13 38 1.73 -19 226 (68) 30.1% 260 281 45 5
English TV: 38 The Spot English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Lukasz Szpala Jeremy Kieso Andrew Bigelow Matthew Conger Jose Carlos Rivero
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 48 54
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID DEF FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID FWD MID GK DEF MID
Name John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Uri Rosell Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh William Agada Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Erik Thommy Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Kaveh Rad Remi Walter
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RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
13-4-3 (42 pts.) 2.10 20 1st in West 40 2.00 31 22 1.10 +18 299 (111) 37.1% 278 261 54 0
2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Johnny Russell Duke, Hernandez Russell, Salloi Daniel Salloi Remi Walter Shelton, Walter Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Five Players
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6 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 45 SHOTS 17 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 33 FOULS COMMITTED 37 FOULS SUFFERED 9 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1800 Tim Melia 1.70 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 43
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GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
8 8 55 22 3 4 30 26 6 0
Cristian Arango Carlos Vela Cristian Arango Cristian Arango Arango, Vela Carlos Vela Jose Cifuentes Carlos Vela Three Players N/A
1710 1.05 13 5 39
Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau Maxime Crepeau
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union 39 2. New York City FC 38 3. New York Red Bulls 33 4. CF Montreal 32 5. Orlando City SC 30 6. Columbus Crew 29 7. FC Cincinnati 27 8. Charlotte FC 26 9. Inter Miami CF 25 10. New England Revolution 25 11. Atlanta United FC 24 12. Chicago Fire FC 23 13. Toronto FC 19 14. D.C. United 18
W 10 11 9 10 8 7 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 5
L 2 4 6 8 7 5 8 11 9 7 8 10 12 11
T 9 5 6 2 6 8 6 2 4 7 6 5 4 3
GD +18 +18 +8 -1 -4 +5 -5 -2 -9 -2 -2 -6 -13 -16
GP 21 20 21 20 21 20 21 21 20 20 20 21 21 19
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC 42 2. Austin FC 41 3. Real Salt Lake 33 4. Minnesota United FC 31 5. Nashville SC 30 6. FC Dallas 29 7. LA Galaxy 27 8. Portland Timbers 27 9. Seattle Sounders FC 26 10. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 11. Houston Dynamo FC 25 12. Colorado Rapids 24 13. San Jose Earthquakes 22 14. Sporting Kansas City 20
W 13 12 9 9 8 7 8 6 8 7 7 6 5 5
L 4 4 6 8 7 6 9 6 10 9 10 8 8 12
T 3 5 6 4 6 8 3 9 2 5 4 6 7 5
GD +18 +18 +2 +4 0 +6 +1 +3 +2 -11 -2 -3 -8 -19
GP 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 21 20 21 21 20 20 22
14th season 177-143-105 14th season (.540) 177-143-105 (.540)
STEVE CHERUNDOLO
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
1st season 13-4-3 (.725) 1st season 13-4-3 (.725)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Wednesday, July 20 QUESTIONABLE • GK - Tim Melia (Shoulder Injury) • DEF - Graham Zusi (Quad Injury) OUT • • • • •
DEF - Kortne Ford (Suspended Through Sept. 10) MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) MID - Roger Espinoza (One-Game Suspension - Red Card) MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery)
Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1
