Match Notes: Sporting vs. Chicago Fire | July 6, 2019 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CHICAGO FIRE CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC; ESPN+)

Sat., July 6, 2019 (Week 18, MLS Game #227)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-2 165 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 13 12 0 0 13 12 0 0 2 Botond Barath 4 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 11 8 0 0 13 9 0 0 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 12 11 0 0 269 262 3 18 MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 18 16 1 4 85 83 5 10 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 13 12 7 3 43 36 17 13 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 12 11 0 2 264 223 28 65 FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 15 14 7 1 73 48 19 11 9 Krisztian Nemeth 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 16 9 2 2 48 28 5 5 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 14 7 0 2 220 167 29 42 FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 11 11 0 3 74 54 13 10 12 Gerso Fernandes 13 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 11 5 3 0 18 6 4 1 14 Nicolas Hasler DF 5-9 174 05/04/1991 Vaduz, Liechtenstein 12 8 0 1 46 36 3 5 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 15 14 0 0 223 211 1 11 15 Seth Sinovic 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 185 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 5 4 0 0 7 6 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 4 4 0 2 226 206 8 34 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 0 0 0 0 105 47 12 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 13 7 0 0 64 45 14 9 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 18 17 7 1 38 35 14 3 DF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 204 161 24 29 22 Rodney Wallace 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-10 150 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gedion Zelalem MF 5-11 155 01/26/1997 Berlin, Germany 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 24 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 17 17 0 0 138 137 0 0 30 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 163 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18 14 2 3 254 226 39 59 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 75 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 2 0 0 0 88 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W137 L106 T89

CHICAGO FIRE 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 195 02/01/1985 Greve, Denmark 13 13 0 0 172 172 0 1 1 David Ousted 2 Marcelo DF 5-10 163 07/27/1989 Sao Carlos, Brazil 12 11 0 0 12 11 0 0 DF 5-11 165 08/05/1990 Amsterdam, Netherlands 15 15 0 1 110 108 0 9 4 Johan Kappelhof Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 15 14 3 1 68 67 7 5 5 6 Dax McCarty MF 5-9 150 04/30/1987 Winter Park, FL 19 19 0 3 348 318 19 57 DF 5-9 148 07/15/1995 Toronto, ON, Canada 4 2 1 0 53 31 5 8 7 Raheem Edwards CJ Sapong FW 6-1 189 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 18 16 8 2 251 193 64 25 9 10 Aleksandar Katai MF 6-0 155 02/06/1991 Srbobran, Yugoslavia 17 17 4 4 50 44 16 9 MF 5-8 155 04/12/1995 Gdansk, Poland 16 11 1 4 16 11 1 4 11 Przemyslaw Frankowski Amando Moreno MF 5-7 155 09/10/1995 Perth Amboy, NJ 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 12 13 Brandt Bronico MF 5-8 155 06/20/1995 High Point, NC 14 5 1 1 41 22 2 6 MF 5-10 153 11/10/1998 Jacksonville, FL 16 13 2 0 42 28 4 6 14 Djordje Mihailovic 15 Grant Lillard DF 6-4 195 12/05/1995 Hinsdale, IL 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 0 DF 5-10 170 10/01/1995 San Jose, Costa Rica 6 5 0 0 29 18 1 2 17 Diego Campos 18 Cristian Martinez MF 5-7 174 02/06/1997 El Chorrillo, Panama City, Panama 5 0 0 0 32 14 1 2 19 Mo Adams MF 5-6 165 09/23/1996 Nottingham, England 10 5 0 1 25 15 0 1 20 Nicolas Gaitan MF 5-7 150 02/23/1988 San Martin, Argentina 14 12 3 8 14 12 3 8 21 Fabian Herbers FW 6-0 165 08/17/1993 Ahaus, Germany 8 3 2 0 61 25 6 9 23 Nemanja Nikolic FW 5-11 176 12/31/1987 Senta, Yugoslavia 17 14 6 0 82 77 45 6 25 Jorge Corrales DF 5-9 150 05/20/1991 Pinar del Rio, Cuba 12 11 0 0 29 26 0 0 Kenneth Kronholm GK 6-3 183 10/14/1985 Fort Belvoir, VA 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 27 28 Elliot Collier FW 6-4 180 02/22/1995 Hamilton, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 16 9 1 1 30 Stefan Cleveland GK 6-2 185 05/25/1994 Dayton, OH 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger MF 6-0 175 08/01/1984 Kolbermoor, West Germany 18 18 0 2 73 71 7 14 Gabriel Slonina GK 6-4 196 05/15/2004 Addison, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 33 Jeremiah Gutjahr MF 5-10 165 08/10/1997 Bloomington, IN 8 5 0 1 8 5 0 1 36 Andre Reynolds DF 5-9 155 05/02/2001 Chicago, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 Richard Sanchez GK 6-3 197 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 0 ON LOAN Elliot Collier FW 6-4 180 02/22/1995 Hamilton, New Zealand 16 9 1 1 16 9 1 1 HEAD COACH : Veljko Paunovic

08/21/1977 W36 L53 T32

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CHICAGO FIRE

Saturday, July 6, 2019; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2019 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 18 4-7-7 19 28 34 9 3-3-3 12 20 20

Fire on road

19 5-7-7 22 31 28 9 0-6-3 3 8 18

REFEREE: Joseph Dickerson. AR1 (bench): Matthew Nelson; AR2 (opposite): Mike Rottersman; 4th: Mark Allatin; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic; AVAR: Jeff Muschik TEAM NEWS SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Benny Feilhaber, Ilie Sanchez ... CHI: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Francisco Calvo, Mo Adams SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Krisztian Nemeth, Yohan Croizet, Felipe Gutierrez ... CHI: Przemyslaw Frankowski, Jorge Corrales, Johan Kapplehof

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 16 wins (0 shootout), 66 goals … Fire 26 wins (1 shootout), 91 goals … Ties 11 AT KC: Sporting 11 wins (0 shootout), 40 goals … Fire 8 wins (1 shootout), 40 goals … Ties 9

INJURED LIST: KC: Jaylin Lindsey, Rodney Wallace (SEI) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/10: CHI 3, KC 4 (Katai 70; Nikolic 74, 82 -- Gutierrez 9, 86; Russell 44; Medranda 83)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 LOS ANGELES FC 5 Scoring Summary: LFC--Ramirez 4 (free kick) 28 LFC--Rossi 9 (Ramirez 2) 50 LFC--Vela 17 (Rossi 4) 63 KC--Croizet 2 (Sanchez 4) 85 LFC--Zelaya 1 (Vela 11, Rossi 5) 89 LFC--El-Munir 1 (Nguyen 1) 91+

UPCOMING MATCHES FIRE SPORTING Sat. July 13 FC Cincinnati Sat. July 13 at Vancouver Wed. July 17 Columbus Sat. July 20 FC Dallas Sat. July 20 at Philadelphia Fri. July 26 at NYCFC Sat. July 27 D.C. United Sun. Aug. 4 at Seattle

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Nicolas Hasler, Andreu Fontas, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Felipe Gutierrez (Yohan Croizet 69), Ilie Sanchez, Benny Feilhaber (Gedion Zelalem 65), Gerso Fernandes, Krisztian Nemeth (Gianluca Busio 75), Daniel Salloi.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM FIRE

SPORTING

F 28 58

A 34 48

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 31 55

A 28 61

12 10 8 1

15 7 6 0

19 3 2 1 2 1 2 1

17 4 3 1 3 0 0 0

11 16 4

7 19 2

HOW SCORED

9 16 3 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

23 8 3 0

TYPE OF PLAY

16 2 2 1 5 1 0 1

24 4 2 2 1 1 0 0

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

5 20 3

7 23 4

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC CHI

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 3-1-2 1-2-3 0-4-2 3-0-1 2-2-6 0-5-0

CHICAGO FIRE 5 ATLANTA UNITED 1 Scoring Summary: CHI--Calvo 3 (Gaitan 6) 4 CHI--Sapong 7 (Gaitan 7) 7 CHI--Gaitan 3 (penalty kick) 13 CHI--Sapong 8 (Gaitan 8) 37 CHI--Herbers 2 (Calvo 1) 44 ATL--Vazquez 1 (penalty kick) 58 CHICAGO FIRE--Kenneth Kronholm, Brandt Bronico, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Francisco Calvo, Jorge Corrales (Jeremiah Gutjahr 45), Aleksandar Katai, Fabian Herbers (Amando Moreno 71), Dax McCarty, Nicolas Gaitan, Przemyslaw Frankowski, CJ Sapong (Nemanja Nikolic 60).

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 4-1-4 0-6-3 5-1-3 0-6-3

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 5/26/2019 KC 3, SEA 2 6/23/2019 KC 1, CLB 0 7/03/2019 KC 1, LFC 5 6/29/2019 KC 0, RSL 2 6/07/2019 KC 2, TOR 2 6/23/2019 KC 1, CLB 0 6/29/2019 KC 0, RSL 2

(2) (1) (0) (0) (3) (2) (1)

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC LWTWTTLTLLTWLTTWLL Fire LTLWTTWLLTWWLTTLTLW

CHICAGO FIRE Date Score 7/03/2019 CHI 5/26/2018 CHI 3/16/2019 CHI 6/28/2019 CHI 6/22/2019 CHI 5/11/2019 CHI 6/01/2019 CHI

(Gms since) 5, ATL 1 (0) 2, ORL 1 (21) 2, SEA 4 (8) 1, NYR 3 (0) 1, RSL 1 (2) 2, MIN 0 (7) 0, ATL 2 (3)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 7 3 players tied A: 4 Sanchez SHT: 40 Gutierrez SOG: 20 Gutierrez FC: 36 Gutierrez FS: 27 Gutierrez OF: 8 Nemeth C: 5 Sanchez E: 1 Espinoza/Nemeth FIRE G: 8 Sapong A: 8 Gaitan SHT: 69 Katai SOG: 21 Katai FC: 30 Katai FS: 29 McCarty OF: 11 Katai C: 7 Schweinsteiger E: 1 Corrales

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 18 4 8 3 1 2 28 1.56 CHI 19 4 8 3 1 3 31 1.63 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 18 2 6 6 1 3 34 1.89 CHI 19 4 8 3 2 2 28 1.47 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 28 2 4 5 3 7 7 CHI 31 6 3 6 4 2 10 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 34 3 4 4 7 7 9 CHI 28 5 1 6 6 3 7

2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-7-7, 19 pts.) UNF 7 21 9 13 10 6 12 8 11 17 30 30 14 3 1 4 2 20 24 16 94 5 22 15 29 14

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

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

GP 13 18 15 11 16 18 11 12 14 4 9 18 9 2 1 11 13 13 6 5 2 12 1 15 17 12

GS 12 17 14 5 9 16 11 11 7 4 7 14 7 1 1 8 12 7 2 4 0 11 1 14 17 8

MIN 1091 1479 1181 434 897 1457 928 1001 690 284 613 1233 635 164 90 784 1029 653 222 342 14 920 27 1310 1530 708

18 18

1620 1620

G 7 7 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 28

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

SHT 31 40 39 11 14 14 12 16 20 4 10 19 2 2 0 3 3 19 1 3 2 0 0 6 0 3

SOG 15 20 14 8 9 2 4 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1

39 22

225 252

92 88

FC 7 36 22 8 12 14 18 9 14 10 12 27 3 3 0 5 15 11 2 1 0 5 1 16 0 3

FS 19 27 20 9 12 12 26 12 11 7 11 31 5 0 0 5 1 13 0 1 0 4 1 8 1 7

OFF 3 0 8 0 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

CK 46 20 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 12 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 4 3 1 3 5 1 3 2 2 2 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0

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

223 224 224 223

41 26

78 86

41 38

6 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Johnny Russell 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gerso Fernandes 2, Yohan Croizet 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Kelyn Rowe 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 4-4, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1, Daniel Salloi 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals

GP 17 1 18 18

GS 17 1 18 18

MIN SHTS 1530 88 90 4 1620 92 1620 88

SV 54 3 57 59

GA 33 1 34 28

GAA 1.94 1 1.89 1.56

PG 0 1 1 5

PA 2 1 3 7

W 4 0 4 7

L 7 0 7 4

T 6 1 7 7

SO 2 0 2 4

2019 CHICAGO FIRE STATISTICS (5-7-7, 22 pts.) UNF 9 23 10 20 5 5 14 21 11 13 7 6 31 33 4 19 12 18 1 17 25 27 2 22 22

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

PLAYER CJ Sapong Nemanja Nikolic Aleksandar Katai Nicolas Gaitan Francisco Calvo (CHI) Francisco Calvo (TOT) Djordje Mihailovic Fabian Herbers Przemyslaw Frankowski Brandt Bronico Raheem Edwards Dax McCarty Bastian Schweinsteiger Jeremiah Gutjahr Johan Kappelhof Mo Adams Amando Moreno Cristian Martinez David Ousted Diego Campos Jorge Corrales Kenneth Kronholm Marcelo Nicolas Hasler (CHI) Nicolas Hasler (TOT) Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 18 17 17 14 8 15 16 8 16 14 4 19 18 8 15 10 4 5 13 6 12 6 12 3 12

GS 16 14 17 12 7 14 13 3 11 5 2 19 18 5 15 5 0 0 13 5 11 6 11 1 8

MIN 1444 1081 1445 1033 641 1270 1115 342 1079 577 244 1690 1620 502 1303 484 55 50 1170 394 894 540 1008 73 708

19 19

1710 1710

G 8 6 4 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 28

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

SHT 37 30 69 18 13 24 19 10 25 3 7 10 11 1 4 1 4 3 0 2 2 0 5 1 3

SOG 18 13 21 8 2 7 6 4 10 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1

28 26

275 187

98 71

FC 21 10 30 11 10 22 15 8 14 11 9 19 21 3 18 12 1 0 0 1 15 0 15 0 3

FS 26 7 17 18 1 3 20 4 5 4 4 29 26 5 5 8 0 2 0 0 5 1 6 2 7

OFF 5 9 11 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

CK 0 0 20 29 0 0 23 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 3 3 0 1 4 3 1 3 0 2 0 7 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0

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

244 213 213 244

36 42

83 83

36 28

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: CJ Sapong 2, Nemanja Nikolic 1, Nicolas Gaitan 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Gaitan 2, Dax McCarty 1, Aleksandar Katai 1, Przemyslaw Frankowski 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nemanja Nikolic 1-1, Nicolas Gaitan 1-1 CHICAGO FIRE GOALKEEPING UNF 1 27

POS G G

GOALKEEPER David Ousted Kenneth Kronholm Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 6 19 19

GS 13 6 19 19

MIN SHTS 1170 49 540 22 1710 71 1710 98

SV 30 11 41 67

GA 17 11 28 31

GAA 1.31 1.83 1.47 1.63

PG 1 2 3 2

PA 2 2 4 2

W 4 1 5 7

L 5 2 7 5

T 4 3 7 7

SO 4 0 4 4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar.

RESULT L 1-2

ATT 22099

W-L-T 0-1-0

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

18738 11037 18632

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

7 6 5

T 1-1

26023

2-1-2

T 2-2

17897

2-1-3

Sat. Apr.

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

L 1-4

15777

2-2-3

Sat. Apr.

27 New England

T 4-4

18511

2-2-4

Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun.

May May May May

5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle

L L T W

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

18518 12521 18691 19882

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

10 11 11 11

Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat.

May June June June June

29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC

L T T W L

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

19979 15710 24748 14015 18933

3-5-5 3-5-6 3-5-7 4-5-7 4-6-7

11 10 10 9 11

L 1-5

19754

4-7-7

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

Wed. July Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

July July July July

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

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

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

POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+) 3 KC: Sanchez (11) own goal (80); 4 KC: Russell (88); COL: Rubio (54) 7 KC: Russell (10,50) Nemeth (43,68,84) Gutierrez (47+) Busio (78); MTL: Taider (89) 8 KC: Busio (62); CIN: Mattocks (19) 9 KC: Russell (24) Busio (88); NYR: Royer (52) White (75) 9 KC: Gutierrez (66); SJ: Hoesen (6,12) Salinas (46) Eriksson (61) 10 KC: Nemeth (33,83) Gutierrez (60,70); NE: Caicedo (18,35) Agudelo (42) Jones (66) 10 ATL: Martinez (39,76) Barco (47) 10 DC: Arriola (78) 11 KC: Nemeth (37); VAN: Cornelius (94+) 14 KC: Russell (29,46+,68); SEA: Ruidiaz (63) Leerdam (71) 14 LA: Alvarez (56) Ibrahimovic (86) 15 KC: Croizet (63); HOU: Elis (69) 16 KC: Gutierrez (25,73); TOR: DeLeon (43) Hamilton (95+) 19 KC: Gutierrez (48); 19 RSL: Johnson (15,29) 19 KC: Croizet (85); LFC: Ramirez (28) Rossi (50) Vela (63) Zelaya (89) El-Munir (91+)

6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle 10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles 21 Colorado 25 at Minnesota 29 Portland 6 at FC Dallas

CHICAGO FIRE 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT RESULT 2 at Los Angeles L 1-2 9 Orlando City SC T 1-1 16 Seattle L 2-4

ATT 25866 11041 10032

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

Sat. Mar.

W 1-0

12013

1-2-1

Sat. Apr.

30 New York Red Bulls 6 at Toronto FC

T 2-2

26256

1-2-2

Fri. Apr. Sat. Apr.

12 Vancouver 20 Colorado

T 1-1 W 4-1

10439 12967

1-2-3 2-2-3

8 7

Wed. Apr.

24 at New York City FC 28 at Montreal 4 at Los Angeles FC 8 New England

L 0-1

21791

2-3-3

L 0-1 T 0-0

15758 22154

2-4-3 2-4-4

8 9

9 MTL: Browne (83) 10

W 5-0

6074

3-4-4

11 Minnesota 18 at San Jose 25 New York City FC 29 at D.C. United

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

11531 15232 10986

4-4-4 4-5-4 4-5-5

7 8 8

13 CHI: Nikolic (28,40) Bronico (78) Gaitan (85) Frankowski (90); 16 CHI: Gaitan (21) Katai (34); 16 CHI: Katai (83); SJ: Wondolowski (21,48,74,76) 17 CHI: Sapong (28); NYC: Mitrita (40)

T 3-3

14201

4-5-6

1 at Atlanta 22 Real Salt Lake 28 at New York Red Bulls 3 Atlanta

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

67502 15609 17563

4-6-6 4-6-7 4-7-7

9 8 8

W 5-1

13476

5-7-7

Sun. Apr. Sat. May Wed. May Sat. May Sat. May Sat. May Wed. May Sat. June Sat. June Fri. June Wed. July Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

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

Sun. Sep. Sun. Oct.

POS PTS NOTES: 8 0 CHI: Sapong (49); LA: Steres (68) Ibrahimovic (80) 8 1 CHI: Sapong (95+); ORL: Dwyer (47) 10 1 CHI: Edwards (57) Herbers (84); SEA: Rodriguez (8) Morris (15) Lodeiro (49) Ruidiaz (88) 9 4 CHI: own goal (48); 5 CHI: Sapong (46+) Nikolic (62); TOR: Altidore (31) Osorio (76) 6 CHI: Nikolic (84); VAN: Reyna (53) 9 CHI: Nikolic (34) Sapong (53) Mihailovic (61) Katai (80); COL: Kamara (40) 9 NYC: Castellanos (9)

18 CHI: Sapong (12) Mihailovic (14) Calvo (92+); DC: Segura (43,61) Acosta (81) 18 ATL: Martinez (12,43) 19 CHI: Katai (5); RSL: Rusnak (33) 19 CHI: Nikolic (81); NYR: Romero (8) White (59) Royer (93+) 22 CHI: Calvo (4) Sapong (7,37) Gaitan (13) Herbers (44); ATL: Vazquez (58)

6 at Sporting KC 13 FC Cincinnati 17 Columbus 20 at Philadelphia 27 D.C. United 3 at Houston 10 Montreal 14 at Portland 17 Philadelphia 24 at New England 31 at Columbus 14 FC Dallas 21 at FC Cincinnati 29 Toronto FC 6 at Orlando City SC

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

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

Goals 7 03/30/2019 vs Assists 7 03/30/2019 vs Shots 21 07/03/2019 vs Shots on Goal 9 03/30/2019 vs Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 vs 17 05/26/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 18 06/29/2019 vs Corner Kicks 12 05/29/2019 vs Offside 3 03/10/2019 vs 3 04/07/2019 vs 3 05/29/2019 vs Saves 5 03/10/2019 vs 5 05/05/2019 vs Shots Faced 8 05/05/2019 vs Goals Allowed 5 07/03/2019 vs

03/30/2019 vs MTL 05/26/2019 vs SEA

W 7-1 W 3-2

03/30/2019 vs MTL 03/30/2019 vs MTL 05/26/2019 vs SEA

W 7-1 W 7-1 W 3-2

04/27/2019 vs NE

T 4-4

05/26/2019 vs SEA

W 3-2

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/30/2019 vs MTL

W 7-1

03/10/2019 vs PHI

W 2-0

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

W 2-0 L 0-3

05/05/2019 vs ATL

L 0-3

07/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-5

MTL

W 7-1

MTL

W 7-1

LFC

L 1-5

MTL

W 7-1

LFC SEA

L 1-2 W 3-2

RSL

L 0-2

PHI CIN LA

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

PHI ATL

W 2-0 L 0-3

ATL

L 0-3

LFC

L 1-5

FIRE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 2 Nemanja Nikolic 2 CJ Sapong Assists 3 Nicolas Gaitan Shots 8 Aleksandar Katai 8 Aleksandar Katai Shots on Goal 4 Aleksandar Katai Fouls Committed 5 Bastian Schweinsteiger Fouls Suffered 5 CJ Sapong Offside 3 Aleksandar Katai Saves 6 David Ousted 6 Kenneth Kronholm Shots Faced 8 David Ousted 8 Kenneth Kronholm Goals Allowed 4 David Ousted 4 David Ousted

Goals 5 05/08/2019 at 5 07/03/2019 at Assists 6 04/20/2019 at Shots 26 06/28/2019 at Shots on Goal 12 03/16/2019 at Fouls Committed 18 03/30/2019 at 18 06/22/2019 at Fouls Suffered 19 05/11/2019 at Corner Kicks 8 03/30/2019 at Offside 6 05/25/2019 at Saves 6 04/06/2019 at 6 06/01/2019 at Shots Faced 8 04/06/2019 at 8 06/01/2019 at Goals Allowed 4 03/16/2019 at 4 05/18/2019 at

05/08/2019 at NE 07/03/2019 at ATL

W 5-0 W 5-1

07/03/2019 at ATL

W 5-1

04/12/2019 at VAN 05/11/2019 at MIN

T 1-1 W 2-0

05/11/2019 at MIN

W 2-0

05/11/2019 at MIN

W 2-0

04/24/2019 at NYC

L 0-1

05/08/2019 at NE

W 5-0

04/06/2019 at TOR 06/01/2019 at ATL

T 2-2 L 0-2

04/06/2019 at TOR 06/01/2019 at ATL

T 2-2 L 0-2

03/16/2019 at SEA 05/18/2019 at SJ

L 2-4 L 1-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019) HOU

T 1-1

HOU

T 1-1

L 0-2

ATL

L 0-3

LFC HOU

L 1-2 T 1-1

SJ DC HOU

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

COL MTL

T 1-1 W 7-1

COL MTL

T 1-1 W 7-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)

NE ATL

W 5-0 W 5-1

COL

W 4-1

NYR

L 1-3

SEA

L 2-4

NYR RSL

W 1-0 T 1-1

MIN

Shots 5 06/01/2019 vs Shots on Goal 1 06/01/2019 vs Fouls Committed 6 05/29/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 5 05/05/2019 vs Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 vs 0 06/01/2019 vs Offside 0 04/20/2019 vs 0 05/12/2019 vs 0 06/01/2019 vs Saves 1 03/17/2019 vs 1 03/30/2019 vs Shots Faced 2 03/17/2019 vs 2 03/30/2019 vs

W 2-0

NYR

W 1-0

NYC

T 1-1

TOR ATL

T 2-2 L 0-2

TOR ATL

T 2-2 L 0-2

SEA SJ

L 2-4 L 1-4

Shots 7 03/09/2019 at 7 04/06/2019 at 7 04/24/2019 at 7 04/28/2019 at 7 06/22/2019 at Shots on Goal 1 04/24/2019 at 1 05/04/2019 at Fouls Committed 6 05/29/2019 at Fouls Suffered 5 04/06/2019 at Corner Kicks 0 04/28/2019 at Offside 0 03/16/2019 at 0 04/20/2019 at 0 04/28/2019 at 0 05/04/2019 at 0 05/18/2019 at Saves 0 07/03/2019 at Shots Faced 1 03/30/2019 at 1 07/03/2019 at

ORL TOR NYC MTL RSL

T T L L T

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

NYC LFC

L 0-1 T 0-0

T 3-3

TOR

T 2-2

MTL

L 0-1

SEA COL MTL LFC SJ

L W L T L

ATL

W 5-1

NYR ATL

W 1-0 W 5-1

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

FIRE VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Fire

Sporting KC 16 wins, 66 goals Fire 26 wins, 92 goals 11 ties 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 10/15/2000 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 10/1/2005 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 6/29/2012 9/28/2012 3/16/2013 7/7/2013 8/23/2013 5/18/2014 7/6/2014 10/10/2014 5/3/2015 7/13/2016 7/29/2017 3/10/2018

KC 1 vs CHI CHI 4 vs KC CHI 3 at KC CHI 1 vs KC CHI 3 at KC CHI 3 vs KC CHI 2 at KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 4 vs CHI CHI 3 vs KC KC 1 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 7 at KC CHI 5 vs KC KC 2 vs CHI CHI 3 at KC KC 4 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC KC 0 vs CHI KC 2 vs CHI CHI 3 vs KC CHI 1 vs KC KC 3 at CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 at KC KC 1 vs CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 vs KC CHI 3 vs KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 3 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC KC 1 at CHI KC 0 vs CHI KC 1 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 2 at KC KC 2 vs CHI KC 2 at CHI CHI 3 vs KC KC 0 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 1 at KC KC 2 vs CHI KC 0 vs CHI KC 2 at CHI CHI 1 vs KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 1 vs CHI KC 2 vs CHI KC 1 vs CHI CHI 1 vs KC KC 3 vs CHI KC 4 at CHI

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

CHI SOW

(KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (DC) (SF) (KC) (NC) (KC) (KC) (KC) (NC) (KC) (KC) (SF) (SF) (SF) (KC) (KC) (KC) (KC) (TP) (TP) (TP) (KC) (TP) (TP) (CA) (CA) (TP) (CA) (CA) (TP) (TP) (SP) (TP) (SP) (SP) (SP) (TP) (TP) (TP) (SP) (SP) (SP) (TP) (SP) (TP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 45 314 136 379 77 108

2 46 333 145 366 91 137

Sporting KC

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 91 647 281 745 168 245

1 33 322 141 341 53 116

2 33 381 141 375 49 150

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 66 703 282 716 102 266

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: CHI KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

14 11

13 8

15 12

15 9

16 11

18 15

0 0

91 66

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Veljko Paunovic

vs. CHI vs. KC

7-7-4 1-2-0

(1.39 pts./game) (1 pts./game)

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

5 10 43 18 38 40 3 6 3 40 24

Sporting KC Sealy/Wolff Preki Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud 4 times Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tony Meola

9 8 48 20 45 42 15 4 8 94 26

Fire Ante Razov Justin Mapp Ante Razov Ante Razov Gonzalo Segares Justin Mapp Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves

Sporting KC 7 players tied Preki (06/21/03) Kei Kamara (06/29/12) 4 players tied Alex Zotinca (04/03/04) 6 6 players tied 1 10 players tied 9 Tony Meola (07/26/03)

Goals Allowed

7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/01)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed

2 3 8 4 6

2 2 9 4 6

Fire 8 players tied 10 players tied Damani Ralph (07/26/03) 7 players tied 4 players tied

7 Blanco/Ralph 1 18 players tied 10 Zach Thornton (06/21/03) 4 3 players tied

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Chicago Fire W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

1 Ws 1 Ws 3 Ls

(05/26/2019) (06/23/2019) (05/05/2019)

3-0-1 1 Ws (07/03/2019) 2-2-6 3 Ts (05/04/2019) 0-5-0 10 Ls (07/11/2018)

0-6-3 4-1-4

5 Ls 1 Ws

(05/05/2019) (06/23/2019)

0-6-3 5-1-3

5 Ls (04/24/2019) 1 Ws (07/03/2019)

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

6 Ls 1 Ls 2 Ts 5 Ws 1 Ts

(06/30/2018) (07/03/2019) (04/14/2019) (03/17/2018) (04/27/2019)

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

1 1 1 1 4

Ls Ls Ws Ts Ws

(06/01/2019) (06/28/2019) (05/11/2019) (05/29/2019) (09/16/2018)

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

8 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ls 4 Ls 1 Ls

(08/04/2018) (05/18/2019) (06/29/2019) (07/14/2018) (07/03/2019)

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

2 1 1 1 4

Ws Ws Ls Ls Ls

(05/08/2019) (07/03/2019) (06/01/2019) (06/28/2019) (03/10/2018)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. FIRE (16-26-11) PLAYER

MIN

Josh Wolff Scott Sealy Preki Graham Zusi Mo Johnston Dom Dwyer Chris Klein Davy Arnaud Jose Burciaga Jr. Kei Kamara Sasha Victorine Teal Bunbury Jimmy Conrad Benny Feilhaber Chris Henderson Felipe Gutierrez Jack Jewsbury Daniel Salloi Michael Harrington Dario Fabbro Gary Glasgow Eddie Johnson Johnny Russell Matt Besler Latif Blessing Chris Brown Mark Chung Bobby Convey Francisco Gomez Carlos Marinelli Pete Marino Jimmy Medranda Miklos Molnar Paulo Nagamura Igor Simutenkov Alex Zotinca Claudio Lopez Roger Espinoza Diego Gutierrez Paul Rideout Kerry Zavagnin Jalil Anibaba Jake Dancy Kevin Ellis Herculez Gomez Brian Johnson Chance Myers Uche Okafor Ryan Raybould Brian Roberts Diego Rubio Refik Sabanadzovic CJ Sapong Seth Sinovic Ryan Smith Vitalis Takawira Team totals Opponent totals

17 10 17 15 10 7 20 22 13 7 13 8 20 9 6 1 18 2 12 3 2 6 1 16 1 11 4 1 9 2 2 3 1 6 5 7 3 15 9 3 22 1 1 4 3 7 10 6 3 3 1 4 9 10 1 5 53 53

17 7 15 12 10 5 18 22 13 7 12 4 20 9 5 1 11 2 9 2 1 6 1 15 1 4 4 1 4 0 0 1 1 5 5 6 3 13 7 2 21 1 0 3 2 3 9 6 3 1 1 3 6 10 1 5 53 53

1448 605 1339 1113 858 470 1583 1927 1125 594 1090 411 1791 723 451 90 1089 163 920 170 117 523 89 1374 83 472 339 78 415 68 66 118 80 465 329 498 261 1110 641 187 1857 90 45 293 194 340 815 540 206 116 90 286 569 866 90 368 4770 4770

5 3 5 2 4 10 4 2 4 0 3 0 2 5 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 66 74 92 109

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

35 11 37 19 18 24 34 43 19 26 12 20 14 11 4 3 15 6 5 3 2 13 5 4 4 10 7 1 13 1 3 3 2 8 7 6 8 17 10 5 14 0 0 2 5 6 9 1 1 2 3 1 18 3 5 1 703 647

1 1 10 3 8 4 3 11 11 2 2 53 53

90 90 877 202 720 360 270 982 818 180 180 4770 4770

Andy Gruenebaum William Hesmer Jimmy Nielsen Eric Kronberg Kevin Hartman Tim Melia Mike Ammann Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Chris Snitko David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

6 6 0.00 3 2 1.00 40 30 1.03 11 5 1.34 47 36 1.38 14 8 1.50 15 9 1.67 65 40 2.20 58 35 2.31 12 7 2.50 10 5 2.50 281 183 1.72 282 207 1.25

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

FIRE CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (26-16-11) PLAYER

MIN

Ante Razov Justin Mapp Peter Nowak Diego Gutierrez Hristo Stoichkov Josh Wolff Mike Magee Chad Barrett Dema Kovalenko Brian McBride Marco Pappa Chris Rolfe Cuauhtemoc Blanco Roman Kosecki Andy Williams Thiago Andy Herron Nate Jaqua Damani Ralph Nemanja Nikolic Lubos Kubik Jesse Marsch Jerzy Podbrozny Evan Whitfield DaMarcus Beasley Jamar Beasley Carlos Bocanegra Lubos Reiter Eric Wynalda David Accam Mike Banner C.J. Brown Craig Capano Calen Carr Diego Chaves Jim Curtin Sergi Daniv Michael de Leeuw Sebastian Grazzini Hunter Jumper Aleksandar Katai Julio Martinez Dominic Oduro Orlando Perez Gaston Puerari Dasan Robinson Dipsy Selolwane Chris Armas Ivan Guerrero Kelly Gray Patrick Nyarko Logan Pause David Vaudreuil Brandon Vincent Jalil Anibaba Razvan Cocis Wilman Conde Alex Patrick Doody Sam George Frank Klopas Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Andrew Lewis Dax McCarty Matt Polster Tony Sanneh Bastian Schweinsteiger Gonzalo Segares Zach Thornton Michael Videira Team totals Opponent totals

14 20 11 19 6 9 4 9 6 4 7 18 6 5 5 8 5 10 6 2 9 20 8 10 9 1 4 2 2 3 3 29 3 8 2 14 2 2 1 2 1 1 5 5 2 10 1 21 10 8 15 29 2 2 7 1 4 7 1 4 4 3 6 6 2 4 4 2 20 23 2 53 53

13 19 11 18 5 5 4 5 6 2 6 17 6 4 5 7 2 7 5 2 9 16 6 9 7 1 4 1 1 2 0 29 0 1 1 14 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 8 0 21 9 6 11 25 0 2 7 1 3 5 1 3 2 2 6 3 2 4 2 2 20 22 2 53 53

1134 1476 953 1606 336 503 360 415 539 270 506 1273 530 325 426 621 288 615 474 180 810 1485 568 815 640 90 360 80 100 214 70 2536 36 209 108 1260 71 179 80 101 85 45 300 368 145 724 19 1878 825 549 1002 2250 35 180 630 90 297 361 90 252 189 180 540 338 180 359 201 179 1764 1995 173 4770 4770

SHT

GOALKEEPER

9 6 4 8 4 5 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 0 3 2 3 0 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 92 109 66 74

48 28 21 18 18 17 11 22 9 6 24 31 11 10 14 13 7 17 22 7 11 14 13 5 10 4 2 2 3 4 2 5 1 3 2 5 2 2 4 2 4 1 6 4 2 7 2 5 4 5 13 5 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 3 6 0 2 2 0 1 10 0 1 647 703

David Mahoney Sean Johnson Jon Busch D.J. Countess Henry Ring Zach Thornton Matt Pickens Andrew Dykstra Paolo Tornaghi Matt Lampson Richard Sanchez Greg Sutton Team totals Opponent totals

1 12 7 1 2 23 3 2 1 1 1 1 53 53

MIN SHTS 90 1080 630 90 180 1995 165 180 90 90 90 90 4770 4770

GAA

2 2 0.00 52 41 0.83 36 29 1.00 3 2 1.00 10 7 1.00 123 94 1.17 10 6 1.64 18 12 2.00 2 0 2.00 9 6 3.00 8 4 4.00 9 4 4.00 282 207 1.25 281 183 1.72

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

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. FIRE (16-26-11) PLAYER

MIN

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

19 15 14 1 2 1 16 2 3 9 15 11 1 1 2 4 2 2 53 53

14 12 13 1 2 1 15 2 1 7 13 10 0 0 1 4 2 2 53 53

1322 1113 1128 90 163 89 1374 152 118 644 1110 887 1 35 83 360 159 180 4770 4770

GOALKEEPER

MIN

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

4 53 53

360 4770 4770

SHT

CURRENT FIRE VS. SPORTING KC (26-16-11) A

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

4 3 4 2 3 2 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 74 92 109

34 19 20 3 6 5 4 3 3 7 17 3 0 1 3 0 3 2 703 647

Nemanja Nikolic Dax McCarty Aleksandar Katai Bastian Schweinsteiger Francisco Calvo Elliot Collier Jorge Corrales Raheem Edwards Fabian Herbers Johan Kappelhof Cristian Martinez David Ousted Richard Sanchez CJ Sapong Team totals Opponent totals

2 20 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 8 1 3 53 53

2 17 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 8 1 2 53 53

180 1571 85 179 270 2 1 91 128 181 102 720 90 198 4770 4770

GAA

14 8 1.50 281 183 1.72 282 207 1.25

0 7 2

GOALKEEPER

David Ousted Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

8 1 53 53

MIN SHTS 720 90 4770 4770

SHT

2 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 109 66 74

7 12 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 647 703

GAA

32 20 1.38 8 4 4.00 282 207 1.25 281 183 1.72

1 0 2 7

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CHICAGO FIRE

2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, July 6, 2019 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 19 Sporting Kansas City 4-7-7, 19 points (3-3-3 home; 1-4-4 away) T-11th in MLS Western Conference Chicago FIre 5-7-7, 22 points (5-1-4 home; 0-6-3 away) 8th in MLS Eastern Conference

4-7-7 (19 pts.) 18 T-11th in West 28 1.56 22 34 1.89 -6 252 (88) 34.9% 224 223 38 2

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

Joe Dickerson Matthew Nelson Mike Rottersman Mark Allatin Edvin Jurisevic

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

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

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

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

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

CHICAGO FIRE

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

5-7-7 (22 pts.) 19 8th in East 31 1.63 28 28 1.47 +3 275 (98) 35.6% 244 213 36 1

2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

gram ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth CRAH-zay KELL-in JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh HAZZ-ler sin-OH-vick her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

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

Three Players Ilie Sanchez Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Four Players Gerso Fernandes Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Ilie Sanchez Espinoza, Nemeth

7 GOALS 4 ASSISTS 40 SHOTS 20 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 36 FOULS COMMITTED 27 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 1530 Tim Melia 1.94 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 54

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

CHICAGO FIRE

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

8 8 69 21 2 2 30 29 7 1

CJ Sapong Nico Gaitan Aleksander Katai Aleksandar Katai CJ Sapong Nico Gaitan Aleksandar Katai Dax McCarty Bastian Schweinsteiger Jorge Corrales

1170 David Ousted 1.31 David Ousted 4 David Ousted 4 David Ousted 30 David Ousted

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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

Pts 35 31 30 29 29 27 23 22 21 20 17 11

W L T 10 5 5 8 4 7 9 8 3 9 7 2 7 1 8 8 7 3 6 7 5 5 7 7 6 9 3 5 8 5 5 12 2 3 13 2

GD +11 +6 -7 +4 +11 +6 -1 +3 0 -15 -12 -27

GP 20 19 20 18 16 18 18 19 18 18 19 18

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

Pts 40 31 29 27 27 26 26 25 20 20 19 19

W L T 12 2 4 10 7 1 8 5 5 8 7 3 8 6 3 8 8 2 7 7 5 7 7 4 6 8 2 4 7 8 5 9 4 4 7 7

GD +29 +2 +3 +6 +4 -3 +2 -1 -3 -4 -8 -6

GP 18 18 18 18 17 18 19 18 16 19 18 18

PETER VERMES 11th season 137-106-89 11th season (.547) 137-106-89 (.547)

VELJKO PAUNOVIC

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 36-53-32 (.430) 4th season 36-53-32 (.430)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, July 4 QUESTIONABLE: • Jimmy Medranda (Hamstring Injury) • Johnny Russell (Hamstring Injury) • Graham Zusi (Adductor Injury) OUT: • Roger Espinoza (PCL Sprain) • Erik Hurtado (Knee Injury) • Jaylin Lindsey (Torn Meniscus) • Rodney Wallace (Hip Injury)

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2019 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCHI: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCHI: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend as the side looks to bounce back from Wednesday’s loss to LAFC with a home matchup against the Chicago Fire at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night. Sporting KC has gone 16-26-11 all-time against the Chicago Fire, and holds a dismal 11-8-9 record in Kansas City. Sporting has gone 4-1-1 in the last five meetings with the Fire, dating back to 2014, and has gone unbeaten in their four home matches during that run, going 3-0-1. In fact, Sporting KC is unbeaten in their last six matches against Chicago at Children’s Mercy Park, going 4-0-2 since their last home defeat to the Fire on June 29, 2012. The last two matches between the sides have been absolute thrillers, as the sole meeting at SeatGeek Stadium in 2018 saw the two sides split seven goals as Sporting ran out 4-3 winners behind a brace from Felipe Gutierrez and goals from Johnny Russell and Jimmy Medranda on March 10, 2018. During Chicago’s last visit to Kansas City, Sporting KC claimed a 3-2 victory on July 29, 2017 at Children’s Mercy Park. After Daniel Salloi gave his side the lead, Matt Besler conceded an own goal just minutes later to get the Fire back in the game. Moments before halftime, Benny Feilhaber scored a bicycle before Latif Blessing redirected Diego Rubio’s strike just after the break to make the score 3-1. David Accam pulled a goal back late for Chicago but Sporting hung on to take all three points. #SKCvCHI: Recent Meetings (CHI leads 26-16-11 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting have lost back-to-back home matches for the first time since May 2016. • Sporting are tied for the MLS lead with five penalty kick goals. • Sporting are the only MLS team to score and concede 20 goals at home this season (20 GF, 20 GA). • Sporting’s two shutouts this season are the second-fewest in MLS, ahead of Houston’s one.

Date

03/10/2018 07/29/2017 07/13/2016 05/03/2015 10/10/2014

Score

KC 4 at CHI 3 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 2 vs CHI 0

Sporting KC Player Notes • Sporting are the only MLS team to have three players with seven league goals. Felipe Gutierrez, Krisztian Nemeth and Johnny Russell are tied for the team lead, marking the first time in club history that three players have hit seven MLS goals before the end of June. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez ranks second in MLS with 38 tackles won. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is the only Sporting player to appear in all 24 matches this season (including Concacaf Champions League). • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has saved both of the penalties he has faced this season in MLS play. Chicago Fire Team Notes • Chicago snapped a six-game winless skid on Wednesday, thrashing Atlanta United FC at home. The 5-1 result gave Atlanta its largest margin of defeat in club history. • Chicago are 0-15-6 in their last 21 regular season away matches. Their last road win came in May 2018 at Orlando City FC. • Chicago ranks first in MLS in fewest shots faced per game (9.8). • Chicago’s 10 goals in the final 15 minutes of matches are one shy of the MLS lead. • Chicago has hit the woodwork 11 times and missed 42 big chances, both the most in MLS.

Result Details W W L W W

Gutierrez (2), Russell and Medranda score in wild affair Salloi, Feilhaber and Blessing tally in exciting home victory de Leeuw scores controversial lone goal of the game SKC wins it late behind Nagamura’s 75th-minute goal Zusi and Dwyer score in 80th minute or later

#SKCvCHI: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi leads the current roster with four goals and two assists against the Chicago Fire. He had both goals in a 2-0 home win Sept. 28, 2012 before adding the game-winner on July 7, 2013. He recorded another game-winning goal and added an assist on Oct. 10, 2014 before setting up Paulo Nagamura’s game-winner on May 3, 2015. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has two goals against Chicago, both coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018. • Forward Daniel Salloi has scored once and recorded three assists against Chicago. He scored and had an assist in the 3-2 home win on July 29, 2017 before tallying two assists in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018. • Winger Johnny Russell has a goal and an assist, both coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018. • Defender Matt Besler has one goal against the Chicago Fire, coming in a 3-2 road defeat at Toyota Park on March 26, 2011. • Defender Jimmy Medranda has scored once against Chicago, coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded two assists against the Fire, the first coming on Bobby Convey’s goal in a 2-1 road defeat on May 12, 2012 and the second coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018. • Defender Seth Sinovic has one assist against the Fire, coming on Graham Zusi’s game-winner in a 2-1 road win on July 7, 2013. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 3-1-0 all-time against Chicago, with one shutout coming in a 1-0 home win on May 3, 2015.

Chicago Fire Player Notes • Argentine playmaker Nicolas Gaitan recorded a goal and three assists in Wednesday’s win over Atlanta, while former Sporting forward CJ Sapong scored twice. • Midfielder Nicolas Gaitan ranks fourth in MLS with eight assists. • Forward Aleksandar Katai ranks second in MLS with 69 shots but has converted just four of them into goals. He is tied for the league lead with three goals from outside the box and ranks third with 46 dribbles completed. • Forward CJ Sapong leads Chicago with eight goals and leads MLS with 83 aerial duels won. • Midfielder and German World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger is tied for the MLS lead with seven yellow cards.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is one appearance shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for the club. • Sporting KC is one home win shy of 200 in their MLS regular-season history.

#SKCvCHI: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi, along with midfielder Benny Feilhaber have both played with Chicago midfielders Dax McCarty on the U.S. Men’s National Team. • Defender Nico Hasler played for Chicago for the latter stages of the 2018 season and early in 2019 before joining Sporting KC. Hasler also played with Chicago’s Raheem Edwards at Toronto FC in 2017. • Chicago forward CJ Sapong played for Sporting from 2011-2014, 27 goals and 12 assists in 143 appearances in all competitions. • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi faced Chicago midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 2014 FIFA World Cup when Germany topped the U.S. 1-0 on June 26, 2014. • Forwards Daniel Salloi and Krisztian Nemeth and defender Botond Barath, along with Chicago forward Nemanja Nikolic are four of five active Hungarian players in MLS. • Forward Johnny Russell was playing for Derby County’s first team while Chicago’s Mo Adams was in the club’s Academy from 2013-2015. • Forward Erik Hurtado was teammates with Chicago goalkeeper David Ousted at the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2013-2017.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

GUTIERREZ ENJOYING IMPRESSIVE CAMPAIGN

Following a month-long road swing that took Sporting Kansas City to five different American cities, the club finally returned to the friendly confines of Children’s Mercy Park for Wednesday’s battle with MLS Supporters’ Shield leaders LAFC. The game was ultimately one to forget for the hosts, who suffered a 5-1 defeat, but Saturday presents an opportunity for Sporting to bounce back quickly at the expense of the Chicago Fire.

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has enjoyed an impressive MLS campaign in 2019 and recently scored the game-winner to clinch a 1-0 road win over Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium on June 23. It was Gutierrez’s seventh goal of the season in MLS play, putting him in a tie for the team-lead alongside Krisztian Nemeth and Johnny Russell.

Sporting will play six of their next 10 MLS fixtures on home soil between now and the end of August. This stretch of the schedule affords Peter Vermes’ men to climb off the foot of the Western Conference table and underscores the importance of Saturday’s clash with the Fire.

Gutierrez scored twice from the penalty spot in Sporting’s 2-2 draw against Toronto FC on June 7, before also tallying an assist on Gerso Fernandes’ goal in the U.S. Open Cup loss to Minnesota United FC on June 12. In all, the Chilean international has seven goals and two assists across 24 games in all competitions in 2019.

FIRE AND ICE

The goal against Columbus was also cause for a milestone celebration, serving as Sporting’s 500th all-time away goal in all competitions. The club’s 500 strikes away from home consist of 419 in the MLS regular season, 22 in the MLS Cup Playoffs, 37 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and 22 in international matches.

The Chicago Fire have experienced polarizing results through the first half of the 2019 MLS regular season. Head coach Veljko Paunovic’s side have largely impressed on home turf, posting a 5-1-4 record at Toyota Park. The Fire burned especially bright on Wednesday in a 5-1 demolition of reigning MLS Cup champion Atlanta United FC. Former Sporting Kansas City forward C.J. Sapong bagged a brace, influential playmaker Nicolas Gaitan tallied a goal and three assists, and 10-man Atlanta found themselves trailing 5-0 before the halftime whistle after Leandro Gonzalez Pirez received his marching orders in the 10th minute. The hosts were able to coast through the second half en route to all three points, vaulting within a point of the playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.

JOSH WOLFF TO BE HONORED AS NEW SPORTING LEGEND

Sporting Kansas City has announced former forward Josh Wolff as the newest member of the club’s Sporting Legends hall of honor. Wolff, who starred for the Kansas City Wizards from 2003-2006 and 2008-2010, will be officially inducted as a Sporting Legend in a pregame ceremony before Sporting Kansas City hosts FC Dallas on Saturday, July 20, at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets for the Western Conference clash are available now at SeatGeek.com.

Chicago sits below the playoff line largely due to their woeful road form. The Fire are 0-6-3 on their travels this year and currently own a 21-game regular season winless run away from home, the longest active draught of any team in MLS. Paunovic’s side has gone 0-15-6 on the road since securing their most recent away victory on May 26, 2018 at Orlando City SC.

Wolff, currently an assistant coach for the United States Men’s National Team, is the 10th club icon to join Sporting Legends, an initiative launched in 2013 that pays tribute to all-time greats while providing a platform for inductees to engage with the Kansas City soccer community. Wolff was selected through an online ballot of write-in votes submitted by fans.

VERMES SET TO LEAD SKC FOR 400th TIME ON WEDNESDAY

Sporting Kansas City Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes coached his 400th match for the club across all competitions in Wednesday’s loss to MLS Supporters’ Shield leaders LAFC.

Like the previous nine members of Sporting Legends (Bob Gansler, Tony Meola, Preki, Jimmy Conrad, Lamar Hunt, Peter Vermes, Chris Klein, Kerry Zavagnin and Mo Johnston), Wolff will have his name adorned outside The Victory Suite in the northwest corner of Children’s Mercy Park.

Since taking the helm at Sporting almost 11 years ago, Vermes has led the team in 332 regular-season matches, 18 in the MLS Cup Playoffs, 30 in the U.S. Open Cup and 20 in international competitions. In his time with the club, Vermes has won the 2013 MLS Cup as well as the 2012, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open Cups, all the while overseeing the foundation of the club’s Academy and USL Championship team, and playing a pivotal role in the construction of Children’s Mercy Park and Pinnacle, Sporting’s world-class training facility.

A new UMB Sporting Legends Pylon will also be erected inside the UMB Premium Entry on the northwest side of the stadium, showcasing the U.S. Men’s National Team jersey he wore at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

MILESTONE MAN

On a night that Sporting Kansas City will want to forget, a revered hometown player nonetheless hit a major milestone worthy of recognition. Left back Seth Sinovic logged his 250th appearance for Sporting in all competitions on Wednesday, taking the field in a 5-1 loss to MLS Supporters’ Shield leaders LAFC at Children’s Mercy Park.

Vermes has posted a 172-127-101 mark in all competitions for the club, including a 137-106-89 record in MLS regular-season action. Vermes’ 137 regular-season wins are the fifth most of any coach in MLS history and the third most among active coaches, only trailing the New England Revolution’s Bruce Arena (207) and Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley (151). The late Sigi Schmid leads all MLS coaches with 240 regular-season wins. Vermes, 52, is also the longest tenured coach in the league and one of the longest serving coaches worldwide.

Sinovic, who joined the team in a 2011 trade from the New England Revolution, becomes the eighth player in Sporting history to reach 250 games played for the club. He is one of four players on the current roster to hit the landmark alongside captain Matt Besler (323), defender Graham Zusi (313) and midfielder Roger Espinoza (269). Other names on the list include club greats Kerry Zavagnin (291), Nick Garcia (273), Davy Arnaud (273) and Preki (254).

MELIA CLOSING IN ON NIELSEN

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia is on the brink of tying legend Jimmy Nielsen as the winningest goalkeeper in the club’s regular season history. Melia, who joined Sporting in 2015 after briefly serving as a League Pool goalkeeper for the team in 2014, has a 56-41-34 regular season record between the pipes during his current stint in Kansas City. Nielsen’ the club’s all-time wins leader, went 57-38-32 across four successful seasons from 2010-2013 before retiring upon winning the 2013 MLS Cup.

HEY ZUS, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR

Sporting Kansas City announced on Tuesday, June 18 that defender Graham Zusi has been named to the 2019 MLS All-Star Fan XI presented by Target. The MLS All-Stars will take on Spanish giants Atletico Madrid at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on Aug. 1.

Melia was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, ranking among the league leaders in goals against average, save percentage and shutouts. He was equally stellar last season, hitting MLS career-highs in saves and shutouts while helping the team to a first-place finish in the West and a run to the Western Conference Championship.

Zusi receives MLS All-Star recognition for the seventh time in his heralded career, tying club legend Preki for the most in Sporting history. The right back lands All-Star accolades for the third straight year, having earned his first four nods from 2012-2015. His seven All-Star selections since 2012 are the most in Major League Soccer.

OLD-TIME RIVALRY

Zusi has amassed 31 goals and 80 assists in 312 competitive appearances for Sporting, ranking second on the team’s all-time charts in assists and games played.

The rivalry between Sporting Kansas City and Chicago isn’t what it once was, but there was a time when the fixture ranked among the most hotly contested matchups in MLS. Animosity entrenched the matchup in 2000, when the Kansas City Wizards edged out Chicago for the MLS Supporters’ Shield by virtue of greater goal differential before sinking the Fire by a 1-0 scoreline in the MLS Cup Final. The 2000 Chicago team is widely considered one of the best MLS sides not to win the league title, boasting the likes of Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov, Polish midfielder Peter Nowak, and U.S. internationals Carlos Bocanegra, Chris Armas, Ante Razov and even Josh Wolff, who later went on to star for Kansas City. Yet the Wizards sprung an unforgettable upset behind the opportunistic finishing of striker Miklos Molnar and a miserly defensive corps featuring Peter Vermes, Kerry Zavagnin, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein and goalkeeper Tony Meola.

Since joining the club in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland, Zusi has helped Sporting to three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles (2012, 2015, 2017), the 2013 MLS Cup and an eight-year playoff streak that began in 2011. The versatile veteran was selected to the MLS Best XI in 2012 and 2013 after being named the 2011 MLS Breakout Player of the Year. A tearful Zusi was surprised with the news by young patients at Children’s Mercy Hospital during his monthly visit on Tuesday, June 18.

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USMNT CONTINUE WINNING WAYS AT CMP

2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA

The United States Men’s National Team returned to Children’s Mercy Park as part of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup doubleheader on Wednesday, June 26 when the USMNT beat Panama 1-0 after Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana played to a 1-1 draw. The U.S. cruised to the top of their group with nine points. Jozy Altidore scored the only goal of the game in the second half to clinch the group on Wednesday night.

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid. The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.

Wednesday’s match was the eighth time Kansas City has hosted the Men’s National Team, where the side has posted a 7-0-1 record all-time. Date Nov. 2, 1968 April 25, 2001 June 14, 2011 Oct. 16, 2012 Oct. 11, 2013 July 13, 2015 May 28, 2016 June 26, 2019

Opponent Result Bermuda W 6-2 Costa Rica W 1-0 Guadeloupe W 1-0 Guatemala W 3-1 Jamaica W 2-0 Panama T 1-1 Bolivia W 4-0 Panama W 1-0

Venue Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park

With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid. Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.

VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON

Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to win more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019. Despite elimination from the Concacaf Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup, Sporting KC will still aim to win the MLS Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup.

PLAYOFF STREAK REACHES EIGHT SEASONS

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

Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently in charge of a team in MLS, having led Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team job in late 2016.

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

With almost 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 - present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fifth longest active run. Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing Toronto FC’s Greg Vanney’s five championships. On a local level, Vermes’ 11 years with SKC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.

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

Vermes has compiled a 172-127-101 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-7-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 137 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.

VERMES VERBATIM

See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 5-1 defeat against Los Angeles FC at Children’s Mercy Park on July 3.

RECORD-SETTING 2018

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

Thoughts on the match: “We had good chances in the game. We didn’t put our chances away and I think at the end of the day they did. They put their chances away and we didn’t. They were good but we also played well tonight. The difference in the game was scoring goals.”

As well as their overall goalscoring exploits, Sporting Kansas City also set new club records in five other offensive categories: Road Goals (31), Goal Difference (+25), Assists (69), Shots (583) and Corner Kicks (206).

On his takeaways: “We played well. There were good things that we did in the game. At the end of the day, we have to score. That’s the simple part of it.”

Peter Vermes’ side also found multiple goals in 25 of the club’s 40 matches in all competitions last season and was only shutout seven times. Sporting KC finished the regular season as the fourth highest scoring team in MLS with 65 goals, while the side scored 79 goals when including the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup play. Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1). The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20, 2018 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC finished the year with 65 goals in 34 regular-season matches, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999. 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2019 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Chicago Fire: 16-26-11 Home games: 11-8-9 (40 GF, 40 GA) Road games: 5-18-2 (26 GF, 51 GA) Date 04/08/1998 06/24/1998 08/29/1998 09/17/1998 03/27/1999 05/22/1999 08/05/1999 08/25/1999 03/25/2000 06/04/2000 05/19/2001 07/04/2001 08/14/2002 08/31/2002 04/26/2003 06/21/2003 07/26/2003 04/03/2004 05/08/2004 09/01/2004 06/18/2005 08/10/2005 08/19/2005 10/01/2005 05/06/2006 06/17/2006 07/04/2006 08/16/2006 04/21/2007 08/22/2007 08/25/2007 04/20/2008 07/27/2008 10/05/2008 04/18/2009 08/16/2009 05/15/2010 10/12/2010 03/26/2011 06/09/2011 05/12/2012 06/29/2012 09/28/2012 03/16/2013 07/07/2013 08/23/2013 05/18/2014 07/06/2014 10/10/2014 05/03/2015 07/13/2016 07/29/2017 03/10/2018

Score KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 1 at CHI 4 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 0 vs CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 3 KC 1 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 4 vs CHI 3 KC 2 at CHI 3 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 7 KC 1 at CHI 5 KC 2 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 3 KC 4 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 1 at CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 1 KC 3 at CHI 2 KC 3 vs CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 1 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 0 at CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 1 at CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 2 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 2 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 2 at CHI 0 KC 2 at CHI 3 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 2 at CHI 1 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 0 KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 4 at CHI 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

5 Sealy, Wolff 10 Preki 43 Davy Arnaud 18 Josh Wolff 38 Kerry Zavagnin 40 Davy Arnaud

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field SOL Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field L Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field L Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field W Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field L Soldier Field L Arrowhead Stadium L Cardinal Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Cardinal Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field T Soldier Field W Soldier Field W Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Toyota Park L Toyota Park L Toyota Park W Arrowhead Stadium L Toyota Park W Toyota Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark T CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Toyota Park L CommunityAmerica Ballpark T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W Toyota Park L Toyota Park T Livestrong Sporting Park L Toyota Park L Livestrong Sporting Park W Livestrong Sporting Park T Sporting Park W Toyota Park L Toyota Park L Toyota Park T Sporting Park W Sporting Park W Sporting Park L Toyota Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Toyota Park

3 6 3 40 24

CHICAGO FIRE Ante Razov Justin Mapp Ante Razov Ante Razov Gonzalo Segares Justin Mapp

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Four Players Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tony Meola

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

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

CHICAGO FIRE

2 Seven Players 3 Preki (6/21/03) 8 Kei Kamara (6/29/12) 4 Four Players 6 Alex Zotinca (4/3/04) 6 Six Players

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Eight Players 10 Players (7/26/03) Damani Ralph Seven Players Four Players Blanco, Ralph

2 2 9 4 6 7

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

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(6/21/03) Zach Thornton

10 4

Three Players

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

1 2 OT 33 33 0 322 381 0 141 141 0 341 375 0 53 49 0 115 148 0

Total 66 703 282 716 102 263

CHICAGO FIRE Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 45 46 0 314 333 0 136 145 0 379 366 0 77 91 0 108 137 0

Total 91 647 281 745 168 245

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

KC 12 8 13 7 11 15 0 66 CHI 15 12 18 13 16 17 0 91

143

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,477

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 153 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 153 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 145 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 153 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

187

9 8 48 20 45 42

105.5 5

102

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

330

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 187 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2019 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

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

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

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

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

Erik Hurtado (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

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

Botond Barath (Signing - Dec. 18, 2018)

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

Kelyn Rowe (Trade - Dec. 18, 2018)

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

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Signing - Feb. 5, 2019)

Diego Rubio (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

Gedion Zelalem (Signing - March 11, 2019)

Ike Opara (Trade - Jan. 28, 2019)

Nicolas Hasler (Signing - April 2, 2019)

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Trade - May 8, 2019)

Benny Feilhaber (Trade - May 8, 2019) Wilson Harris (Short-Term Agreement - May 17, 2019) Felipe Hernandez (Short-Term Agreement - June 11, 2019) Camden Riley (Short-Term Agreement - June 11, 2019)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 2: IN Sporting KC signs F Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy. Nov. 30: OUT Sporting KC declines options for D Amer Didic, D Brad Evans, D Colton Storm, M Cristian Lobato and F Kharlton Belmar. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs D Rodney Wallace as a free agent. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires F Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) in exchange for the club’s natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and natural first-riund pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Dec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Botond Barath, most recently at Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). Dec. 18: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for F Diego Rubio. Jan. 28: OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1,000,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Ike Opara. Feb. 5: IN Sporting KC acquires D Abdul Rwatubyaye in a transfer from Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda). March 11: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from Arsenal FC (England). April 2: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Hasler, most recently at the Chicago Fire (MLS). May 8: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Benny Feilhaber in a trade with the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for D Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Slot, $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), and a natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. As part of the trade, Sporting has swapped positions with Colorado in the Waiver Order. Feilhaber serves as Sporting’sseason-ending injury replacement player for Rodney Wallace. Colorado will retain the player’s 2019 salary budget charge less the $250,000 of salary budget relief afforded to SKC for a season-ending injury replacement player. May 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Wilson Harris to a short-term agreement from the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) prompted by Extreme Hardship (less than 14 outfield players available) June 11: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Camden Riley and M Felipe Hernandez to short-term agreements from the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) ahead of U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2013

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

2015

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

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

2019

Swope Park Rangers

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

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

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

Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)

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

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

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

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19)

Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 6, 2019 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

DEPORTIVO TOLUCA

CCL

3-0

Nemeth, Gerso, Ilie

Thursday, February 28

at Deportivo Toluca

CCL

2-0

Gerso, Nemeth

Sunday, March 3

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

1-2

Nemeth

Wednesday, March 6

at Club Atletico Independiente

CCL

1-2

Ilie

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

2-0

Ilie, Own Goal

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

CLUB ATLETICO INDEPENDIENTE CCL

3-0

Nemeth (2), Espinoza

Sunday, March 17

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

1-1

Russell

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7-1

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

Thursday, April 4

at C.F. Monterrey

CCL

0-5

Sunday, April 7

at FC Cincinnati

MLS

1-1

Busio

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

C.F. MONTERREY

CCL

2-5

Gerso (2)

SUNDAY, APRIL 14

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

2-2

Russell, Busio

Saturday, April 20

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

1-4

Gutierrez

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

4-4

Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2)

SUNDAY, MAY 5

ATLANTA UNITED FC

MLS

0-3

Sunday, May 12

at D.C. United

MLS

0-1

SATURDAY, MAY 18

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

1-1

Nemeth

SUNDAY, MAY 26

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

3-2

Russell (3)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

LA GALAXY

MLS

0-2

Saturday, June 1

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

1-1

Croizet

Friday, June 7

at Toronto FC

MLS

2-2

Gutierrez (2)

Wednesday, June 12

at Minnesota United FC

USOC

1-4

Gerso

Sunday, June 23

at Columbus Crew SC

MLS

1-0

Gutierrez

Saturday, June 29

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

0-2

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3

LOS ANGELES FC

MLS

1-5

Croizet

SATURDAY, JULY 6

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS