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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. FC DALLAS
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 16
Sporting Kansas City
9-3-3, 30 points (5-0-3 home; 4-3-0 away) 2nd in MLS Western Conference
FC Dallas
3-7-5, 14 points (3-0-5 home; 0-7-0 away) T-10th in MLS Western Conference
English TV: Bally Sports KC Plus English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Alex Chilowicz Assistant ref: Cory Richardson Assistant ref: Ryan Graves 4th official: Matthew Corrigan VAR: Malik Badawi
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. Pos. Name Pronunciation
1 GK John Pulskamp 2 DEF Jaylin Lindsey 3 DEF Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo 4 DEF Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz 5 DEF Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN 6 MID Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay 7 FWD Johnny Russell 8 DEF Graham Zusi gram ZOO-see 9 FWD Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh 10 MID Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh 11 FWD Khiry Shelton KY-ree 13 DEF Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh 15 DEF Roger Espinoza 16 DEF Graham Smith 17 MID Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah 19 FWD Grayson Barber 20 FWD Daniel Salloi shallow-EE 21 MID Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 23 FWD Tyler Freeman 24 DEF Kayden Pierre 25 FWD Ozzie Cisneros 28 MID Cameron Duke 29 GK Tim Melia MEE-lia 31 GK Brooks Thompson 36 DEF Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS 48 DEF Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD 54 MID Remi Walter 96 FWD Wilson Harris
2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP
1. New England Revolution 33 10 3 3 +11 16 2. Nashville SC 26 6 1 8 +10 15 3. Orlando City SC 25 7 4 4 +4 15 4. Philadelphia Union 24 6 4 6 +4 16 5. Columbus Crew 24 6 3 6 +4 15 6. New York City FC 23 7 5 2 +11 14 7. CF Montreal 22 6 5 4 +2 15 8. D.C. United 20 6 7 2 +3 15 9. New York Red Bulls 18 5 6 3 +1 14 10. Atlanta United FC 14 2 5 8 -4 15 11. Toronto FC 13 3 8 4 -12 15 12. FC Cincinnati 13 3 7 4 -12 14 13. Chicago Fire 12 3 9 3 -10 15 14. Inter Miami CF 9 2 8 3 -13 13
Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP
1. Seattle Sounders FC 32 9 2 5 +13 16
2. Sporting Kansas City 30 9 3 3 +11 15
3. LA Galaxy 25 8 6 1 -3 15 4. Colorado Rapids 24 7 4 3 +5 14 5. Los Angeles FC 23 6 5 5 +3 16 6. Minnesota United FC 22 6 5 4 -2 15 7. Real Salt Lake 20 5 4 5 +8 14 8. Portland Timbers 19 6 7 1 -4 14 9. Houston Dynamo FC 17 3 4 8 -3 15
10. FC Dallas 14 3 7 5 -5 15
11. San Jose Earthquakes 14 3 7 5 -8 15 12. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 3 7 5 -9 15 13. Austin FC 13 3 7 4 -5 14
9-3-3 (30 pts.) 2.00 15 2nd in West 28 1.87 23 17 1.13 +11 243 (85) 35.0% 157 160 19 0
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
3-7-5 (14 pts.) 0.93 15 T-10th in West 18 1.20 17 23 1.53 -5 194 (67) 34.5% 196 193 36 0
Daniel Salloi 9 Russell, Shelton 4 Daniel Salloi 45 Daniel Salloi 18 Daniel Salloi 5 Khiry Shelton 3 Roger Espinoza 20 Johnny Russell 17 Ilie Sanchez 4 N/A 0
Tim Melia 900 Tim Melia 1.00 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 28
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL GAME-WINNING GOALS GAME-WINNING ASSISTS FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
8 Ricardo Pepi 3 Ferriera, Hollingshead 36 Franco Jara 16 Ricardo Pepi 2 Ricardo Pepi 1 Three Players 26 Acosta, Hollingshead 21 Obrian, Ricuarte 5 Andres Ricuarte 0 N/A
1051 Jimmy Maurer 0.90 Phelipe Megiolaro 2 Jimmy Maurer 2 Jimmy Maurer 37 Jimmy Maurer
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES LUCHI GONZALEZ
13th season (.552) 164-124-96 13th season (.552) 164-124-96
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
3rd season 25-25-21 (.500) 3rd season 25-25-21 (.500)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT
As of Thursday, July 29
QUESTIONABLE
• MID - Cam Duke (Hamstring)
OUT
• DEF - Amadou Dia (Health & Safety Protocols) • MID - Gianluca Busio (International Duty - United States) • MID - Felipe Hernandez (Personal Reasons) • FWD - Grayson Barber (Health & Safety Protocols) • FWD - Alan Pulido (International Duty - Mexico)
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.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (NUMERICAL)
NO. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN LAST CLUB
1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 215 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 2 Jaylin Lindsey DEF 5-11 180 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC Sporting KC Academy
3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo
DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain Celta Vigo (Spain) 4 Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz DEF 6-1 175 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia HNK Rijeka (Croatia) 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN DEF 6-2 180 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France Besiktas (Turkey) 6 Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay MID 6-0 170 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain Elche CF (Spain) 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 175 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland Derby County FC (England) 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see DEF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 175 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) 10 Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh MID 5-10 155 05/28/2002 (19) Greensboro, NC Sporting KC Academy 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 185 06/26/1993 (28) Leander, TX SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) 13 Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh DEF 5-9 155 06/08/1993 (28) Highlands Ranch, CO Phoenix Rising FC (USL) 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-10 185 10/25/1986 (34) Aurora, CO Wigan Athletic (England) 16 Graham Smith DEF 6-4 190 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO 17 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-8 145 03/23/1994 (27) Ashdod, Israel Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) 19 Grayson Barber FWD 5-8 170 05/03/2000 (21) Elgin, South Carolina Sporting KC Academy 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 160 07/19/1996 (25) Budapest, Hungary Sporting KC Academy 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 145 06/08/1998 (23) Nashville, TN Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 22 Kendall McIntosh GK 5-11 185 01/24/1994 (27) Santa Rosa, CA New York Red Bulls (MLS) 23 Tyler Freeman FWD 6-0 165 01/09/2003 (18) Shawnee, KS Sporting KC Academy 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-10 140 02/16/2003 (18) Bloomfield Hills, MI Sporting KC Academy 25 Ozzie Cisneros FWD 5-5 130 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE Sporting KC Academy 28 Cam Duke MID 5-6 135 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS Sporting KC Academy 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 (35) East Islip, NY Chivas USA (MLS) 31 Brooks Thompson GK 6-4 185 05/28/2002 (19) Floyds Knobs, IN Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 36 Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS DEF 5-8 165 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal G.D. Chaves (Portugal) 48 Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD DEF 5-11 165 06/13/2001 (20) Durham, NC Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 54 Remi Walter MID 5-8 170 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) 96 Wilson Harris FWD 5-10 175 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA Sporting KC II (USL Championship)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL)
19 Grayson Barber FWD 5-8 170 05/03/2000 (21) Columbia, SC Clemson University 10 Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh MID 5-10 155 05/28/2002 (19) Greensboro, NC 25 Ozzie Cisneros FWD 5-5 130 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE 13 Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh DEF 5-9 155 06/08/1993 (28) Nantes, France Clemson University
28 Cam Duke 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-6 135 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS MID 5-10 185 10/25/1986 (34) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University
3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo 23 Tyler Freeman DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain FWD 6-0 165 01/09/2003 (18) Overland Park, KS
96 Wilson Harris
FWD 5-10 175 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 145 06/08/1998 (23) Ibague, Colombia 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN DEF 6-2 180 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France 17 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-8 145 03/23/1994 (27) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2 Jaylin Lindsey DEF 5-11 180 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC 36 Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS DEF 5-8 165 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal 22 Kendall McIntosh GK 5-11 185 01/24/1994 (27) Oakland, CA 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 (35) Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-10 140 02/16/2003 (18) Rochester Hills, MI 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 175 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 215 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA 4 Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz DEF 6-1 175 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia 48 Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD DEF 5-11 165 06/13/2001 (20) Chapel Hill, NC 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 175 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 160 07/19/1996 (25) Siofok, Hungary 6 Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay MID 6-0 170 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 185 06/26/1993 (28) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 16 Graham Smith DEF 6-4 190 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver
31 Brooks Thompson GK 6-4 185 05/28/2002 (19) Jeffersonville, IN
54 Remi Walter 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see MID 5-8 170 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France DEF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland
