Game Guide: Sporting KC vs. San Jose Earthquakes by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (August 19, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2015 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 22 11-4-7 40 37 25 12 8-0-4 28 23 10

ROSTERS

Earthquakes 23 8-10-5 29 24 29 on road 13 3-8-2 11 14 23

Melia

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 21 wins (4 shootout), 59 goals … Earthquakes 21 wins (3 shootout), 58 goals … Ties 7

Ellis

Besler

Abdul-Salaam

94 Medranda

94 Mustivar

AT KANSAS CITY (25 meetings): Sporting 17 wins (2 shootout), 40 goals … Earthquakes 7 wins (2 shootout), 23 goals … Ties 1

Feilhaber

Nagamura

Hallisey

LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/22: KC 1, SJ 0 (Dwyer 57)

9 Nemeth

14 Dwyer

UPCOMING MATCHES EARTHQUAKES SPORTING Sat. Aug. 22 at D.C. United Sat. Aug. 22 at Columbus Fri. Aug. 28 Los Angeles Sat. Aug. 29 at Colorado Sat. Sep. 5 Philadelphia Wed. Sep. 9 at Portland Sat. Sep. 12 Seattle Sun. Sep. 13 at Orlando City SC

Amarikwa

6 Salinas

Pelosi

Wondolowski

17 Nyassi

30 WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM F 37 54

EARTHQUAKES

SPORTING

A 25 79

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 24 86

A 29 71

10 8 5 1

15 7 7 0

11 3 3 0 3 0 4 0

15 2 2 1 4 0 4 1

6 18 0

9 16 4

Francis

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

15 3 6 1

TYPE OF PLAY

18 6 4 0 4 0 4 1

13 1 3 1 1 1 4 1

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

8 23 6

4 18 3

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

Goodson

Cato

Bernardez

1 Bingham

HOW SCORED

15 8 14 0

Godoy

REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Peter Manikowski; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Atkins; 4th: Younes Marrakchi DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Kevin Ellis

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE KC: Ike Opara … SJ: Steven Lenhart

SPORTING KC 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Bernardo Anor (MF) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Amadou Dia (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 20 Amobi Okugo (MF) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 71 Marcel de Jong (DF) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) 96 Jordi Quintilla (MF) S.J. EARTHQUAKES 1 David Bingham (GK) 3 Jordan Stewart (DF) 4 Marvell Wynne (DF) 5 Victor Bernardez (DF) 6 Shea Salinas (MF) 7 Cordell Cato (MF) 8 Chris Wondolowski (FW) 9 Khari Stephenson (MF) 10 Matias Perez Garcia (MF) 11 Innocent Emeghara (FW) 12 Mark Sherrod (FW) 14 Adam Jahn (FW) 15 JJ Koval (MF) 17 Sanna Nyassi (MF) 18 Tomas Gomez (GK) 19 Mike Fucito (FW) 20 Shaun Francis (DF) 21 Clarence Goodson (DF) 22 Tommy Thompson (FW) 23 Leandro Barrera (MF) 24 Steven Lenhart (FW) 25 Quincy Amarikwa (FW) 27 Fatai Alashe (MF) 30 Anibal Godoy (MF) 33 Marc Pelosi (MF) 35 Bryan Meredith (GK) 38 Paulo Renato (DF) 49 Matheus Silva (MF) 80 Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi (MF)

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC SJ

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

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 8-0-3 3-4-1 6-1-2 2-9-1

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 8/15/2015 KC 4, VAN 3 8/08/2015 KC 3, TOR 1 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 7/24/2015 KC 1, RSL 2 8/01/2015 KC 1, HOU 1 7/12/2015 KC 1, VAN 0 5/23/2015 KC 0, SEA 0

(0) (0) (12) (1) (2) (5) (10)

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Date Score (Gms since) 8/14/2015 SJ 1, COL 0 (0) 6/20/2015 SJ 2, SEA 0 (4) 7/10/2015 SJ 0, HOU 2 (2) 8/08/2015 SJ 1, HOU 2 (0) 8/02/2015 SJ 0, POR 0 (2) 8/14/2015 SJ 1, COL 0 (0) 8/02/2015 SJ 0, POR 0 (2)

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC TLTWWTLTWTWTWWLWWWLTWW Earthquakes LWWLLWLTWTWTLTWWLLLLTLW

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 8 3 players tied A: 13 Feilhaber SHT: 62 Dwyer SOG: 23 Dwyer FC: 38 Dwyer FS: 54 Dwyer OF: 17 Dwyer C: 5 Dwyer E: 1 Besler EARTHQUAKES G: 9 Wondolowski A: 6 Perez Garcia SHT: 55 Wondolowski SOG: 21 Wondolowski FC: 38 Nyassi FS: 64 Perez Garcia OF: 12 Jahn C: 5 Nyassi E: 1 5 players tied

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 22 3 11 2 2 4 37 1.68 SJ 23 7 10 4 2 0 24 1.04 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 22 9 5 5 2 1 25 1.14 SJ 23 7 8 5 2 1 29 1.26 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 37 4 7 6 7 4 9 SJ 24 2 8 0 6 7 1 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 25 6 3 4 4 4 4 SJ 29 3 6 6 2 4 8

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (August 19, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 246)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 3 2 0 0 6 4 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 0 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 16 15 3 1 38 32 3 4 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 21 21 0 2 171 166 2 9 5 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 11 7 3 0 233 208 15 19 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 5 3 0 2 128 101 2 15 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 14 13 1 4 162 128 23 43 8 FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 19 17 8 5 19 17 8 5 9 Krisztian Nemeth 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22 21 8 13 132 119 20 32 MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 6 1 0 0 77 49 12 3 11 Bernardo Anor 12 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 18 10 0 0 18 10 0 0 FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 19 18 8 1 69 56 32 4 14 Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 5 4 0 0 138 134 0 7 15 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 12 4 0 0 12 4 0 0 17 Amobi Okugo MF 6-0 175 03/13/1991 Hayward, CA 16 9 0 1 133 110 5 7 20 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 21 22 Connor Hallisey FW 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 11 4 0 1 11 4 0 1 23 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 13 13 1 4 125 120 5 10 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 17 17 1 4 130 110 3 15 GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 14 14 0 0 20 19 0 0 29 Tim Melia 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 18 9 1 1 217 123 16 15 DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 10 9 0 1 10 9 0 1 71 Marcel de Jong 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 18 14 0 2 18 14 0 2 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 6 6 0 0 12 7 0 0 94 96 Jordi Quintilla MF 5-9 154 10/25/1993 Barcelona, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W87 L62 T51

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 David Bingham GK 6-2 185 10/19/1989 Castro Valley, CA 23 23 0 0 28 27 0 1 3 Jordan Stewart DF 6-0 180 03/03/1982 Birmingham, England 14 13 0 1 56 54 0 2 Marvell Wynne DF 5-9 180 05/08/1986 Pittsburgh, PA 22 21 0 2 258 248 2 20 4 5 Victor Bernardez DF 6-2 190 05/24/1982 La Ceiba, Honduras 22 22 0 0 97 96 5 3 MF 5-10 150 06/24/1986 Lubbock, TX 23 19 1 2 190 124 9 33 6 Shea Salinas 7 Cordell Cato DF 5-9 150 07/15/1992 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago 18 10 1 2 73 36 5 7 Chris Wondolowski FW 6-0 165 01/28/1983 Danville, CA 20 19 9 0 218 180 102 21 8 9 Khari Stephenson MF 6-1 185 01/18/1981 Kingston, Jamaica 4 2 0 0 120 71 11 11 MF 5-5 145 10/13/1984 Tartagal, Argentina 20 19 1 6 26 23 2 7 10 Matias Perez Garcia 11 Innocent Emeghara FW 5-7 150 05/27/1989 Lagos, Nigeria 7 6 1 0 7 6 1 0 12 Mark Sherrod FW 6-3 185 08/13/1990 Knoxville, TN 6 2 0 0 15 5 2 1 14 Adam Jahn FW 6-3 185 01/05/1991 El Macero, CA 17 9 1 1 43 22 5 1 MF 6-1 175 05/19/1992 Westlake Village, CA 14 6 0 0 36 15 0 0 15 JJ Koval 17 Sanna Nyassi MF 5-8 146 01/31/1989 Bwiam, Gambia 20 18 2 2 148 89 18 15 18 Tomas Gomez GK 6-2 190 05/20/1993 Montemorelos, Monterrey, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Mike Fucito FW 5-9 165 03/29/1986 Westford, MA 2 0 0 0 53 18 3 2 Shaun Francis DF 6-0 165 10/02/1986 Mandeville, Jamaica 12 8 0 1 61 46 0 5 20 21 Clarence Goodson DF 6-4 180 05/17/1982 Alexandria, VA 18 18 2 2 111 103 5 5 Tommy Thompson MF 5-7 145 08/15/1995 Hinsdale, IN 13 4 0 0 26 12 0 0 22 23 Leandro Barrera MF 5-8 175 02/22/1991 Mendoza, Argentina 6 1 0 0 38 25 1 2 FW 6-1 190 08/28/1986 Jacksonville, FL 0 0 0 0 135 85 33 12 24 Steven Lenhart 25 Quincy Amarikwa FW 5-9 180 10/29/1987 Bakersfield, CA 20 13 4 2 133 56 19 11 27 Fatai Alashe MF 6-0 170 10/21/1993 Southfield, MI 19 18 1 0 19 18 1 0 30 Anibal Godoy MF 6-0 165 02/10/1990 Panama City, Panama 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 33 Marc Pelosi MF 6-0 170 06/17/1994 Bad Sackingen, Germany 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 35 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 175 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 12 10 0 0 Paulo Renato DF 6-1 167 05/14/1987 Alcacer do Sal, Portugal 5 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 38 49 Matheus Silva MF 6-2 198 12/08/1996 Sao Paulo, Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi MF 6-1 165 06/17/1985 Ajaccio, France 3 3 0 0 27 26 1 0 HEAD COACH : Dominic Kinnear

07/26/1967 W147 L114 T112

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. August 19, 2015 (WEEK 25, MLS Game #246) 7:30 p.m. CT (KMCI-38; CSN-CA) A pair of clubs looking for points for different reasons in the Western Conference meet when Sporting Kansas City play host to the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday evening at Sporting Park. Following their dramatic come-from-behind home win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at the weekend, Sporting find themselves just three points out of the top spot in the conference with games in hand over all their closest rivals. After their 1-0 win against the Colorado Rapids to snap a six-game winless run, the Quakes sit six points out of sixth place in the West and the final playoff position. REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Peter Manikowski; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Atkins; 4th: Younes Marrakchi MLS Career: 188 games; FC/gm: 23.3; Y/gm: 2.9; R: 35; pens: 54 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Kevin Ellis SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Soni Mustivar, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura … SJ: Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson, David Bingham, Shaun Francis, Sanna Nyassi, Jordan Stewart, Fatai Alashe DISABLED LIST: KC: Ike Opara … SJ: Steven Lenhart HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 21 wins (4 shootout), 59 goals…Earthquakes 21 wins (3 shootout), 58 goals…Ties 7 AT KANSAS CITY (25 meetings): Sporting 17 wins (2 shootout), 40 goals … Earthquakes 7 wins (2 shootout), 23 goals … Ties 1 RETURN MATCH: 10/16: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Sporting Kansas City, 11 p.m. LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/22: KC 1, SJ 0 (Dwyer 57)  The last time a road team won in the series came all the way back in 2004, when San Jose won at Arrowhead Stadium. Last year, Sporting won 1-0 on March 22 at Sporting Park.  Sporting have an eight-game home winning streak alive vs. the Quakes. Kansas City has not won in San Jose since Aug. 16, 2000. The Quakes have won nine of the 14 meetings since in northern California, with five draws.  Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. KC: P26 W9 L7 D10 … Peter Vermes vs. SJ: P8 W4 L3 D1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City won their second match on the trot in dramatic circumstances, coming back from a late two-goal deficit for a 4-3 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday evening at Sporting Park. Sporting are in third place in the Western Conference with 40 points from 22 matches. LAST MATCH  Whitecaps FC had the lead after just the ninth minute. Kekuta Manneh won the ball near midfield, eluded a tackle and set off on a 4-on-1 break. Manneh kept the ball himself, driving on goal and slotting home past Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia. Then in the 41st minute, another giveaway gave Manneh his second goal of the night, after Steven Beitashour stripped the ball on the right flank and sent in a cross that Manneh headed home from just outside the six-yard box.  Sporting pulled a goal back in the 53rd minute, when the Whitecaps failed to clear a Benny Feilhaber corner kick and Soni Mustivar sent a looping header across the mouth of the goal, where Kevin Ellis was waiting at the far post to nod it home.  But the visitors tacked on what seemed to be a sure insurance goal in the 77th minute after a handball was called some 20 yards out from goal, and Pedro Morales sent the resulting free kick over the wall, bending it into the lower left corner of the goal.  Four minutes later, however, the KC comeback was on. Krisztian Nemeth sent in a long diagonal ball from the left wing and Dom Dwyer put a bouncing header inside the left post from just inside the six. Six minutes later, Paulo Nagamura ran onto a square pass from Chance Myers on the right and drove a low blast past Whitecaps FC goalkeeper David Ousted from just outside the penalty area.  Then in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Mustivar's high pass from the left flank found Nagamura just inside the penalty area. He flicked a looping header past Ousted and inside the post, giving SKC the dramatic win.

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SKC manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the team that defeated Toronto FC 3-1 at BMO Field. Saad Abdul-Salaam came in at fullback in place of Chance Myers, and Dom Dwyer started in attack for Jacob Peterson.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam (Chance Myers 73), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda (Amadou Dia 34) - Soni Mustivar - Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber - Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 46), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth. TEAM NEWS  Sporting became the second team in MLS history to overcome a two-goal lead after the 80th minute with the comeback win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. On July 27, 2003, D.C. United scored three goals in stoppage to overcome a 3-1 deficit and record a 4-3 win against the New England Revolution.  “We should have the confidence to feel like we can win no matter the situation in the game. We didn’t have one of our best games. Like I said, we played one of the best teams in the conference -- arguably the best team in the league -- and we were still able to find a way to win. That says a lot about the team,” said Matt Besler.  Sporting are the final team in MLS undefeated at home this season (8-0-4). The 12-game undefeated run at home in league play – and 16 games in all competitions – is a club record.  “Credit to our guys in the second half, we made a few little adjustments. And other thing that was very evident in the second half was our fitness level. ‘Sporting fit’ took over at the end,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “It was harder for them to come out. Maybe two or three guys would counter, but the rest would have a hard time defensively getting out of back. It allowed us to win the ball and get back on the attack.”  Sporting also made it two wins on the trot, and three games undefeated. They still have not lost back-to-back games this season; their season-long winning run is three games, achieved twice this year.  When Paulo Nagamura scored the game-winning goal from a header, it marked just the second headed goal in his entire professional career – both coming this season. It was the second two-goal game of his 11-year MLS career, his first coming in 2009 while with Chivas USA.  “The best description I can give is he's like a pitbull. He's got a winning mentality. The guy never stops, never gives up. He's dealt with quite a few injuries this year. A lot of stuff is bad luck, but it's amazing that he can come in and play 90 minutes basically two games in a row here like he has in such a short period of time,” said Vermes. “He's a team-first guy and he's got a winning mentality. He's a really good player, all those things are givens. He's just a winner.”  Benny Feilhaber recorded an assist on the third Sporting goal, now second in MLS with 13 assists. He has a goal and/or an assist in five consecutive league games, tied for the second-longest such streak in MLS this season; he has eight goals and nine assists over the last 15 league games, dating back to April 25.  Soni Mustivar collected the first two assists of his MLS career, contributing to the first and fourth SKC goals. He had scored his first goal with the club in the Open Cup semifinal victory vs. Real Salt Lake at midweek.  “He had his best/worst performance tonight. He wasn't good on the ball. I never doubt his heart. He puts everything into every game. From that point of view, I have the utmost respect for him,” said Vermes. “[It] wasn't his game in regards to just playing with the ball and being simple. But it happens sometimes and I make mistakes and sometimes they do, too. As much as I want those guys to trust me, I have to trust them as well. He at least put the work ethic in, even if he wasn't good technically.”  Dom Dwyer netted his eighth goal of the season, his third in the last five league games. Since the start of July, Dwyer has eight goals in nine games in all competitions. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES The San Jose Earthquakes put an end to their winless streak after six games, getting the game’s only goal for a win against the Colorado Rapids on Friday evening at Avaya Stadium. The Quakes are in a tie for ninth place in the Western Conference with 29 points from 23 matches. LAST MATCH  The game's lone goal came in the 53rd minute. A free kick into the Rapids area wasn't cleared and Quincy Amarikwa latched onto the loose ball before scooping a cross to the far post. San Jose center back Clarence Goodson outjumped his marker and left goalkeeper Clint Irwin with no chance as he bounced his header in off the post.  Quakes goalkeeper David Bingham recorded two saves in keeping the clean sheet, relieved to see a flashing header from Rapids midfielder Dillon Powers come crashing back off the crossbar mere seconds before the game's only goal at the other end.  Quakes head coach Dominic Kinnear made four changes to the team that dropped a 2-1 decision to the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. Clarence Goodson, Anibal Godoy, Sanna Nyassi and Matias Perez Garcia all came into the side, in place of Marvell Wynne, Shaun Francis, Marc Pelosi and the suspended Fatai Alashe.

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SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (4-1-4-1): David Bingham - Cordell Cato, Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson, Jordan Stewart (Shaun Francis 27) - Anibal Godoy - Sanna Nyassi (Marvell Wynne 85), Chris Wondolowski, Matias Perez Garcia (Marc Pelosi 50), Shea Salinas - Quincy Amarikwa. TEAM NEWS  The Earthquakes put an end to their six-game winless skid, victorious for the first time since June 27 in the win against the Rapids.  “I'm really happy with the effort. The guys were good. A real good goal, a lot of second efforts on that part of it. It would have been nice to have gotten a second to kind of ease the pressure on us a little bit,” said Quakes head coach Dominic Kinnear. “But yeah, any time you shut out a team it gives you a chance to win and one goal was enough for us.”  Clarence Goodson scored his second goal this season, both coming in his last six matches, his first coming vs. LA Galaxy on June 27. The two goals this year matches Goodson’s single-season career-high in MLS, also scoring two goals in 2005 with FC Dallas. Goodson returned to the lineup after missing the last two matches through injury.  “He's a smart player. He finds himself in good areas, and obviously he's dangerous when he gets going forward. So, he's a good center back. We all know that. And to have him back for this game was a big one,” said Kinnear.  Quincy Amarikwa collected an assist on the Quakes goal. Since his arrival in San Jose, Amarikwa has four goals and an assist; he’s been involved in each of San Jose’s last five goals scored, over the last seven games, the only goals scored since he joined the club.  Anibal Godoy made his Quakes debut, just hours after actually joining the club, playing the full 90 minutes in the deep-lying central midfield spot.  “At this time in the season when you bring in a player like him, or you bring in somebody new that you think can help the team, he's not here to blend in and to work his way into the game. In the conversations I had with him when we found out he signed, I told him I wanted him to play and then I had a conversation before the game and he was more than excited to get going,” said Kinnear. “So it was a pretty easy decision just depending on how he felt and he said he felt fine. And I thought he had a good game.”  Jordan Stewart moved back to left back after playing in central defense in the previous two matches. But Stewart was forced off injured before the opening half-hour was complete.  “I think the back five we had was outstanding. We went back to how we were playing at the beginning of the year. We were compact and it was very hard for them to break us down,” said goalkeeper David Bingham. “I felt Shaun [Francis] came in and showed why he is a true vet to take over for Jordan [Stewart] after he went off the field.”  Matias Perez Garcia returned to the starting lineup after a one-match absence, coming back into a central midfield role. Marc Pelosi returned to the substitutes’ bench, coming in as a replacement for the third time in the last four games, replacing Perez Garcia early in the second half when he suffered a hamstring problem.  “I thought Marc did well. He's been playing well in practice and I think he deserves his minutes … and I thought at that particular time in the game I think we needed Marc because he tackles well and makes good passes, and he was going to sit a little bit deeper and give Chris [Wondolowski] some more freedom to get forward,” said Kinnear.

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (11-4-7, 40 pts.) UNF 10 9 14 4 6 3 8 23 27 37 7 5 93 20 20 22 71 13 11 2 94 1 17 16 16 15 29

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

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

GP 22 19 19 16 11 6 14 13 17 18 5 21 18 1 16 11 10 18 6 3 6 8 12 9 14 5 14

GS 21 17 18 15 7 6 13 13 17 9 3 21 14 0 9 4 9 10 1 2 6 8 4 6 11 4 14

MIN 1913 1457 1633 1355 652 534 1115 1170 1484 842 284 1870 1271 33 845 381 659 1059 188 185 369 720 426 508 940 392 1260

22 22

1980 1980

G 8 8 8 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 25

A 13 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

SHT 33 41 62 7 13 7 12 11 19 17 3 0 2 0 4 7 11 5 4 1 5 0 2 7 9 5 0

SOG 12 12 23 5 5 2 2 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0

42 23

274 213

90 88

FC 34 15 38 19 16 6 12 10 28 5 6 19 19 0 11 1 2 24 4 1 8 0 5 10 14 4 1

FS 39 25 54 12 3 4 18 4 18 7 2 8 13 0 6 1 8 12 4 1 3 2 3 1 2 0 1

OFF 1 6 17 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

CK 46 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

E 0 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

287 252 252 287

38 77

99 115

39 39

1 4

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 4, Benny Feilhaber 2, Paulo Nagamura 2, Ike Opara 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Dom Dwyer 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 4, Matt Besler 2, Graham Zusi 2, Jalil Anibaba 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1, Soni Mustivar 1, Chance Myers 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 4-4, Dom Dwyer 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 14 8 22 22

GS 14 8 22 22

MIN SHTS 1260 58 720 30 1980 88 1980 90

SV 43 19 62 51

GA 13 12 25 37

GAA 0.93 1.5 1.14 1.68

PG 1 0 1 4

PA 1 0 1 5

W L 9 2 2 2 11 4 4 11

T 3 4 7 7

SO 6 3 9 3

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2015 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES STATISTICS (8-10-5, 29 pts.) UNF 8 25 25 21 17 10 7 6 14 2 27 11 4 3 20 30 1 80 15 9 23 33 12 19 38 22 5

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

PLAYER Chris Wondolowski Quincy Amarikwa (SJ) Quincy Amarikwa (TOT) Clarence Goodson Sanna Nyassi Matias Perez Garcia Cordell Cato Shea Salinas Adam Jahn Ty Harden Fatai Alashe Innocent Emeghara Marvell Wynne Jordan Stewart Shaun Francis Anibal Godoy David Bingham Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi JJ Koval Khari Stephenson Leandro Barrera Marc Pelosi Mark Sherrod Mike Fucito Paulo Renato Tommy Thompson Victor Bernardez Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 20 6 20 18 20 20 18 23 17 2 19 7 22 14 12 1 23 3 14 4 6 4 6 2 5 13 22

GS 19 6 13 18 18 19 10 19 9 1 18 6 21 13 8 1 23 3 6 2 1 1 2 0 3 4 22

MIN 1698 534 1269 1498 1362 1531 1067 1727 936 123 1538 494 1788 1130 750 90 2070 270 596 211 139 135 232 7 366 437 1931

23 23

2070 2070

G 9 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 24

A 0 1 2 2 2 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 55 20 52 11 17 20 10 21 16 1 13 11 4 9 3 0 0 1 9 5 0 1 4 0 1 12 9

SOG 21 8 17 5 4 10 3 6 5 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

26 21

286 253

111 78

FC 17 15 36 13 38 19 15 25 23 1 22 8 15 23 15 2 4 2 11 5 3 10 11 0 4 2 26

FS 17 19 47 18 20 64 11 18 13 0 23 12 12 16 5 3 1 5 8 0 2 2 2 0 4 8 13

OFF 7 3 18 1 3 1 0 2 12 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1

CK 0 0 0 0 2 94 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 0

C 1 1 2 3 6 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3

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

318 329 329 318

32 40

122 135

40 39

4 5

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Clarence Goodson 2, Sanna Nyassi 2, Innocent Emeghara 1, Adam Jahn 1, Ty Harden 1, Chris Wondolowski 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Matias Perez Garcia 4, Quincy Amarikwa 1, Adam Jahn 1, Jordan Stewart 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Chris Wondolowski 3-3 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER David Bingham Team totals Opponent totals

GP 23 23 23

GS 23 23 23

MIN SHTS 2070 111 2070 111 2070 78

SV 80 80 52

GA 29 29 24

GAA 1.26 1.26 1.04

PG 4 4 3

PA 6 6 3

W L 8 10 8 10 10 8

T 5 5 5

SO 7 7 7

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

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

Sun. Apr.

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

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

ATT 19784 14149 20848 27454

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

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

W 3-2

19545

2-1-2

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

11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 at Houston

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

20087 20018 21046

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

2 4 6

Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed.

May May May May

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

W T T W

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

19581 16221 0 18864

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

4 4 6 4

Sat. Fri. Sat. Sun.

May May June June

T W W L

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

40653 20172 21505 19155

4-2-6 5-2-6 6-2-6 6-3-6

3 2 2 2

Sat. Sun. Sat. Fri.

June July July July

W W W L

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

19835 21000 19070 20809

7-3-6 8-3-6 9-3-6 9-4-6

2 2 2 2

27 KC: 30 KC: 33 KC: 33 KC:

Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug.

23 at Seattle 29 FC Dallas 6 Seattle 21 at Real Salt Lake 27 Colorado 12 at Vancouver 18 Montreal 24 at Real Salt Lake 1 Houston 8 at Toronto FC

8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19) 9 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+) 10 KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU: Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) Rodriguez (83) 13 KC: Nagamura (75); 14 KC: Dwyer (45); DC: Arrieta (42) 14 17 KC: Dwyer (29) Nemeth (39,46) Feilhaber (43); NE: Agudelo (11) Caldwell (64) 18 21 KC: Nemeth (19) Feilhaber (51) Ellis (57) Zusi (64); 24 KC: Feilhaber (84); 24 KC: Dwyer (30); RSL: Jaime (15) Garcia (93+)

T 1-1 W 3-1

19882 24326

9-4-7 10-4-7

2 2

Sat. Aug.

15 Vancouver

W 4-3

19969

11-4-7

34 KC: Dwyer (6); HOU: Clark (78) 37 KC: Feilhaber (22) Nemeth (29) Peterson (87); TOR: Bradley (22) 40 KC: Ellis (53) Dwyer (81) Nagamura (87,94+); VAN: Manneh (9,41) Morales (75)

Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep.

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

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

19 San Jose 22 at Columbus 29 at Colorado 9 at Portland 13 at Orlando City SC 18 FC Dallas 23 at Houston 27 Seattle 3 at Portland 16 at San Jose 21 Colorado 25 Los Angeles

Nemeth (32) own goal (64); Ellis (52); Feilhaber (4) Dwyer (34); MTL: Piatti (59) Feilhaber (50); RSL: Morales (34) Plata (73)

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SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2015 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 7 at FC Dallas 14 at Seattle

RESULT L 0-1 W 3-2

ATT 15236 39175

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

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

Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. May

W L L W L T

Tue. Fri. Sat. Sun. Sat.

May May May May May

22 Chicago 28 at New England 5 Real Salt Lake 11 Vancouver 17 at New York 1 at Real Salt Lake 5 at Houston 8 at Colorado 16 Columbus 24 Orlando City SC 30 at Toronto FC

W T W T L

Sun. June Sat. June Sat. June

POS PTS NOTES: 6 0 DAL: Perez (92+) 4 3 SJ: Wondolowski (13,48) Emeghara (70); SEA: Dempsey (1) Martins (84) 2 6 SJ: Alashe (5) Harden (21); CHI: Shipp (29) 3 6 SJ: Wondolowski (62); NE: Rowe (21,37) 5 6 RSL: Morales (44) 3 9 SJ: Nyassi (75); 3 9 NYR: Kljestan (29) Grella (35) 5 10 SJ: Wondolowski (19); RSL: own goal (71)

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

18000 10668 18000 18000 16406 19715

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

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

16018 14169 18000 36224 17711

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

4 4 4 4 6

7 FC Dallas 20 at Seattle 27 Los Angeles

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

18000 39971 50422

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

6 6 5

Sun. July Fri. July Fri. July

5 at Portland 10 Houston 17 at Los Angeles

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

21144 18000 27000

7-6-4 7-7-4 7-8-4

6 6 6

Sun. July

26 at Vancouver

L 1-3

20298

7-9-4

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

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

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

18000 21876 18000

7-9-5 7-10-5 8-10-5

7 7 6

Sun. Sat. Fri. Sun.

Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.

2 Portland 8 at Houston 14 Colorado 19 at Sporting KC 22 at D.C. United 28 Los Angeles 5 Philadelphia 12 Seattle 16 Montreal 19 at New York City FC 27 Real Salt Lake 3 Vancouver 16 Sporting KC 25 at FC Dallas

13 SJ: Jahn (54); 14 SJ: Wondolowski (19); COL: Riley (93+) 17 SJ: Wondolowski (55) Salinas (60); 18 SJ: Wondolowski (68); ORL: Santos Leite (64) 18 SJ: Wondolowski (24); TOR: Morrow (22) Creavalle (33) Moore (71) 19 22 SJ: Nyassi (28) Garcia (73); 25 SJ: Wondolowski (28) Goodson (53) Cato (72); LA: Gomes (17) 25 POR: Jewsbury (91+) 25 HOU: Clark (10) Bruin (81) 25 SJ: Amarikwa (22,25); LA: Keane (30,64,80) Gerrard (37) Lletget (91+) 25 SJ: Amarikwa (90); VAN: Rosales (5) Waston (32) Rivero (56) 26 26 SJ: Amarikwa (70); HOU: Beasley (55) De Lima (76) 29 SJ: Goodson (53);

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 2 Benny Feilhaber 2 Krisztian Nemeth 2 Paulo Nagamura Assists 2 5 times Shots 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Krisztian Nemeth 6 Paulo Nagamura Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 6 Amadou Dia Fouls Suffered 7 Krisztian Nemeth Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 7 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 4 Luis Marin

Goals 4 04/25/2015 vs 4 05/20/2015 vs 4 05/29/2015 vs 4 08/15/2015 vs Assists 7 05/29/2015 vs Shots 18 03/08/2015 vs Shots on Goal 7 05/20/2015 vs Fouls Committed 19 08/01/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 17 03/08/2015 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/05/2015 vs Offside 4 05/20/2015 vs 4 05/29/2015 vs Saves 6 06/06/2015 vs 6 07/12/2015 vs Shots Faced 7 06/21/2015 vs 7 07/12/2015 vs 7 08/15/2015 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/25/2015 vs

04/25/2015 vs HOU 05/20/2015 vs NE 08/15/2015 vs VAN

T 4-4 W 4-2 W 4-3

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

04/05/2015 vs PHI 05/20/2015 vs NE 08/15/2015 vs VAN

W 3-2 W 4-2 W 4-3

04/05/2015 vs PHI

W 3-2

08/01/2015 vs HOU

T 1-1

05/29/2015 vs DAL

W 4-0

05/20/2015 vs NE

W 4-2

06/06/2015 vs SEA 07/12/2015 vs VAN

W 1-0 W 1-0

06/21/2015 vs RSL 07/12/2015 vs VAN 08/15/2015 vs VAN

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

04/25/2015 vs HOU

T 4-4

HOU NE DAL VAN

T W W W

DAL

W 4-0

NYR

T 1-1

W 4-2

HOU

T 1-1

NYR

T 1-1

PHI

W 3-2

NE DAL

W 4-2 W 4-0

SEA VAN

HOU

T 4-4

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015) Goals 3 03/14/2015 at 3 06/27/2015 at Assists 3 05/16/2015 at 3 06/27/2015 at 3 07/17/2015 at Shots 18 05/30/2015 at Shots on Goal 8 05/16/2015 at Fouls Committed 22 08/14/2015 at Fouls Suffered 24 07/10/2015 at Corner Kicks 11 06/27/2015 at 11 08/02/2015 at Offside 5 07/17/2015 at Saves 7 03/14/2015 at Shots Faced 9 03/14/2015 at Goals Allowed 5 07/17/2015 at

05/16/2015 at CLB

W 2-0

06/27/2015 at LA

W 3-1

05/16/2015 at CLB 08/14/2015 at COL

W 2-0 W 1-0

03/28/2015 at NE

L 1-2

04/17/2015 at NYR

L 0-2

04/11/2015 at VAN

W 1-0

03/22/2015 at CHI

W 2-1

03/14/2015 at SEA

W 3-2

03/14/2015 at SEA

W 3-2

07/17/2015 at LA

L 2-5

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

Goals 2 Chris Wondolowski 2 Quincy Amarikwa Assists 2 Matias Perez Garcia 2 Matias Perez Garcia Shots 6 Chris Wondolowski 6 Quincy Amarikwa Shots on Goal 3 4 times Fouls Committed 6 Sanna Nyassi Fouls Suffered 7 Matias Perez Garcia Offside 2 5 times Saves 7 David Bingham Shots Faced 9 David Bingham Goals Allowed 5 David Bingham

W 3-2 L 2-5

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

RSL VAN VAN

EARTHQUAKES INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015) 03/14/2015 at SEA 07/17/2015 at LA

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 8 06/27/2015 vs 8 08/01/2015 vs Shots on Goal 1 04/11/2015 vs Fouls Committed 7 06/06/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 6 05/23/2015 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/28/2015 vs 2 05/20/2015 vs 2 07/12/2015 vs Offside 0 03/08/2015 vs 0 03/21/2015 vs 0 05/23/2015 vs 0 06/21/2015 vs 0 06/27/2015 vs Saves 0 04/11/2015 vs 0 04/25/2015 vs Shots Faced 0 04/11/2015 vs

COL HOU

W 2-0 T 1-1

RSL

T 0-0

SEA

W 1-0

SEA

T 0-0

NYC NE VAN

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

NYR POR SEA RSL COL

T T T L W

RSL HOU

T 0-0 T 4-4

RSL

T 0-0

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)

SEA LA

W 3-2 W 3-1

CLB LA LA

W 2-0 W 3-1 L 2-5

TOR

L 1-3

CLB

W 2-0

COL

W 1-0

HOU

L 0-2

LA POR

W 3-1 T 0-0

L 2-5

SEA

W 3-2

SEA

W 3-2

L 2-5

Shots 6 08/08/2015 at Shots on Goal 1 06/07/2015 at Fouls Committed 9 04/11/2015 at 9 05/16/2015 at Fouls Suffered 9 03/28/2015 at 9 05/30/2015 at 9 06/20/2015 at 9 07/05/2015 at Corner Kicks 1 03/14/2015 at 1 07/17/2015 at Offside 0 03/28/2015 at 0 04/17/2015 at 0 05/16/2015 at 0 07/26/2015 at Saves 0 04/11/2015 at 0 05/01/2015 at Shots Faced 0 04/11/2015 at 0 05/01/2015 at

HOU

L 1-2

DAL

T 0-0

VAN CLB

W 1-0 W 2-0

NE TOR SEA POR

L L W L

SEA LA

W 3-2 L 2-5

NE NYR CLB VAN

L L W L

VAN RSL

W 1-0 T 1-1

VAN RSL

W 1-0 T 1-1

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

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

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

EARTHQUAKES VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Earthquakes

Sporting KC 21 wins, 63 goals Earthquakes 21 wins, 61 goals 7 ties 4/21/1996 5/29/1996 8/15/1996 9/21/1996 3/29/1997 6/8/1997 6/15/1997 8/24/1997 5/23/1998 7/25/1998 9/5/1998 9/27/1998 4/10/1999 7/31/1999 9/4/1999 10/6/1999 4/15/2000 5/20/2000 7/4/2000 8/16/2000 4/28/2001 6/23/2001 9/1/2001 9/8/2001 4/13/2002 6/8/2002 6/29/2002 7/27/2002 4/19/2003 6/28/2003 8/8/2003 9/20/2003 11/15/2003 6/26/2004 8/14/2004 9/18/2004 10/9/2004 10/24/2004 10/30/2004 4/23/2005 5/28/2005 8/30/2008 10/18/2008 4/5/2009 8/22/2009 8/14/2010 10/23/2010 6/17/2011 10/1/2011 5/27/2012 8/18/2013 3/22/2014

KC SJ KC SJ KC KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ SJ SJ SJ SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ KC SJ KC

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

at vs vs at vs at at at at vs vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at at vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs

SJ KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ KC KC KC KC KC KC KC SJ KC KC SJ KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC SJ

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

KC SOW

SJ SOW KC SOW

KC SOW SJ SOW

SJ SOW KC SOW

(2OT) (2OT)

(2OT)

(SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (BS) (CA) (CA) (BS) (BS) (CA) (SP) (BS) (SP) (BS) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 24 285 120 384 76 118

2 34 304 125 357 58 136

OT 0 6 3 1 0 1

Sporting KC Tot 58 595 248 742 134 255

1 26 299 131 329 73 125

2 33 336 148 330 73 130

OT 0 4 2 2 0 0

Tot 59 639 281 661 146 255

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SJ

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

5 7

8 8

11 9

12 9

6 8

17 17

0 0

59 58

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Dominic Kinnear Peter Vermes

vs. KC

9-7-10

(1.42 pts./game)

vs. SJ

4-3-1

(1.62 pts./game)

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

10 9 80 37 43 50 5 7 7 74 18

Sporting KC Preki Preki Preki Preki Matt McKeon Preki Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

10 5 47 25 36 45 8 6 9 73 14

Earthquakes Ronald Cerritos Corrales/Mulrooney Ronald Cerritos Ronald Cerritos Ramiro Corrales Richard Mulrooney Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals

Sporting KC 3 Diop/Radosavljevic

Assists Shots

2 6 players tied 8 Preki (07/31/99)

Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

4 6 7 1 9 4

6 players tied 3 players tied Arnaud/Wright 15 players tied Ammann/Meola Tony Meola (09/20/03)

Earthquakes 3 Landon Donovan (09/20/03) 3 Eric Wynalda (06/15/97) 8 Landon Donovan (08/14/04) 4 3 players tied 6 Brian Mullan (09/18/04) 8 Eddie Lewis (10/06/99) 1 17 players tied 10 Joe Cannon (10/18/08) 5 Andy Kirk (09/05/98)

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)

San Jose Earthquakes W-L-T

Streak (started)

6-0-1 3-3-5 2-1-1

1 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ws

(08/08/2015) (07/12/2015) (08/15/2015)

2-0-2 6-4-3 0-6-0

1 Ws (06/20/2015) 1 Ws (08/14/2015) 9 Ls (10/08/2014)

3-4-1 8-0-3

1 Ws 1 Ws

(08/15/2015) (08/08/2015)

2-9-1 6-1-2

4 Ls (07/05/2015) 1 Ws (08/14/2015)

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

4 Ts 1 Ts 3 Ws 4 Ws 3 Ws

(03/21/2015) (08/01/2015) (10/10/2014) (03/29/2014) (05/20/2015)

0-5-2 3-4-3 3-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0

1 1 1 2 1

Ts Ws Ls Ws Ws

(08/02/2015) (08/14/2015) (07/17/2015) (03/14/2015) (07/23/2014)

6-0-4 2-0-3 2-3-0 1-1-0 0-0-1

4 Ws 1 Ws 2 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ts

(05/29/2015) (08/08/2015) (06/21/2015) (08/15/2015) (04/25/2015)

5-0-2 2-3-3 1-4-0 0-2-0 0-1-0

1 1 4 3 3

Ws Ls Ls Ls Ls

(08/14/2015) (07/05/2015) (03/28/2015) (10/08/2014) (08/16/2014)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. EARTHQUAKES (21-21-7) PLAYER

MIN

Preki Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Birahim Diop Chris Klein Claudio Lopez Vitalis Takawira Chris Brown Chris Henderson C.J. Sapong Miklos Molnar Mark Chung Stephen Armstrong Francisco Gomez Paul Wright Sean Bowers Herculez Gomez Jack Jewsbury Kei Kamara Uche Okafor Yari Allnutt Teal Bunbury Jose Burciaga Jr. Dom Dwyer Dario Fabbro Vicente Figueroa Diego Gutierrez Aaron Hohlbein Roy Lassiter Matt McKeon Alan Prampin Scott Sealy Igor Simutenkov Peter Vermes Michael Harrington Frank Klopas Mike Sorber Ryan Tinsley Kerry Zavagnin Graham Zusi Mike Ammann Peter Byaruhanga Eric Eichmann Nick Garcia Gary Glasgow Richard Gough Jonathan Leathers Chance Myers Craig Rocastle Abe Thompson Team totals Opponent totals

26 17 17 2 26 4 11 19 8 5 2 10 6 18 12 13 3 11 5 16 1 5 7 1 2 5 15 2 3 18 3 2 8 9 5 5 2 7 20 6 7 1 2 22 4 2 2 6 2 1 49 49

24 16 15 2 24 4 7 12 7 2 2 10 3 14 9 13 3 7 3 14 0 3 7 1 2 4 13 2 3 15 1 2 7 9 4 5 2 7 19 4 7 1 1 22 2 2 2 5 1 1 49 49

2140 1451 1364 180 2114 357 638 1175 658 234 179 900 402 1120 790 1143 270 747 290 1328 45 308 614 90 147 298 1182 176 256 1376 100 118 556 820 426 379 180 616 1753 346 630 78 91 1968 190 180 180 435 135 45 4410 4410

10 4 3 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 61

9 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 73

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

80 25 27 4 26 12 8 21 12 6 10 17 9 30 13 5 7 13 11 4 1 16 6 5 2 4 16 2 5 16 2 3 21 6 0 4 1 1 7 13 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 3 0 0 642 599

2 5 3 17 7 4 2 7 2 1 49 49

180 450 270 1570 630 360 180 630 91 90 4410 4410

Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Garth Lagerwey Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Chris Snitko Mike Ammann David Winner Pat Harrington Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

5 4 0.50 17 13 0.80 22 18 1.00 93 74 1.03 37 24 1.14 18 13 1.25 9 6 1.50 34 21 1.71 4 2 1.98 10 7 2.00 249 182 1.17 282 208 1.19

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

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EARTHQUAKES CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (21-21-7) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Ronald Cerritos Eric Wynalda Landon Donovan Chris Wondolowski Dwayne De Rosario Ariel Graziani Richard Mulrooney Eddie Robinson Mauricio Solis Ramiro Corrales Brian Ching Brian Mullan Jeff Baicher Christopher Sullivan Arturo Alvarez John Doyle Lawrence Lozzano Alejandro Sequeira Braeden Cloutier Jimmy Conrad Simon Dawkins Oscar Draguicevich Paul Holocher Darren Huckerby Ben Iroha Shea Salinas Scott Sealy Mauricio Wright Eddie Lewis Wade Barrett Steven Beitashour Ronnie Ekelund Ryan Johnson Victor Mella Jorge Rodas Istvan Urbanyi Francisco Uribe Junior Agogo Scott Bower Bobby Convey Brad Davis Geovanni Todd Dunivant Michael Emenalo Manny Lagos Francisco Lima Zico Ronnie O'Brien James Riley Ian Russell Dave Salzwedel Khari Stephenson Craig Waibel Team totals Opponent totals

16 9 12 6 13 4 24 6 4 23 8 9 11 3 9 19 4 3 6 12 3 7 1 4 4 5 4 6 13 16 4 14 6 5 4 2 2 3 6 5 2 1 7 7 10 2 1 1 2 18 5 5 7 49 49

16 9 10 5 8 4 22 6 4 20 7 9 8 1 5 18 4 3 4 11 2 6 1 4 3 2 2 6 11 14 4 13 3 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 2 1 6 6 8 2 0 1 2 12 5 5 7 49 49

1404 785 996 457 736 329 1994 465 338 1871 652 830 642 151 475 1578 326 231 365 984 225 476 90 318 305 230 204 540 988 1273 360 1081 314 433 310 180 175 171 244 450 173 90 563 578 651 180 11 90 180 1078 450 404 650 4410 4410

10 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 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 61 63

3 4 2 0 4 0 5 0 0 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 73 64

47 26 30 16 25 8 27 2 8 32 16 11 11 1 14 15 7 7 8 4 7 5 2 4 7 4 4 5 14 4 4 14 7 5 11 4 4 3 5 4 3 3 2 4 13 0 0 4 1 9 0 11 2 599 642

Pat Onstad Joe Cannon David Kramer Jon Conway Dave Salzwedel Jon Busch Andy Kirk Tom Liner Team totals Opponent totals

9 16 4 5 5 6 2 2 49 49

MIN SHTS 830 1460 360 450 450 540 180 180 4410 4410

GAA

56 46 0.76 90 73 0.86 18 12 1.00 28 19 1.40 34 24 1.40 28 18 1.50 15 10 2.50 13 6 3.00 282 208 1.19 249 182 1.17

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. EARTHQUAKES (21-217)

CURRENT EARTHQUAKES VS. SPORTING KC (21-217)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 23 English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV TV talent: Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Andy Gruenebaum (color) Jake Yadrich (analyst) Kacie McDonnell (host) Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Radio talent: Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Raul Padrino Villegas (color)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

11-4-7 (40 pts.) RECORD 22 GAMES PLAYED 3rd in West CONFERENCE POSITION 37 GOALS 1.68 GOALS/GAME 42 ASSISTS 25 GOALS ALLOWED 1.14 ALLOWED/GAME +12 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 274 (90) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 32.8% ON GOAL % 287 FOULS COMMITTED 252 FOULS SUFFERED 39 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Sporting Kansas City 11-4-7, 40 points (8-0-4 home; 3-4-3 away) 3rd place in Western Conference San Jose Earthquakes 8-10-5, 29 points (5-2-3 home; 3-8-2 away) 8th place in Western Conference

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 22 23 27 29 37 71 93 94 96

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

Name Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Amobi Okugo Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla

Pronunciation oh-PAR-ah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

sin-OH-vick sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM A-moby Oh-KOO-go

Tim Melia 1260 Tim Melia 0.93 Tim Melia 9 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 43

HAL-iss-see jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah MEE-lia de YUNG SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh

L 8 6 8 9 10 9 11 11 13 12 L 7 9 4 8 7 12 9 10 10 9

T 5 6 7 7 4 4 7 6 6 5 T 7 3 7 6 5 2 7 5 8 9

GD +6 +13 –1 –2 –4 –2 –9 –3 –11 –7 GD +13 +11 +12 –2 +4 +3 0 –5 –11 –5

GP 26 23 24 25 23 21 25 24 25 23 GP 26 25 22 25 23 25 24 23 25 23

24 1.04 21 29 1.26 –5 253 (78) 30.8% 329 318 39 5

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GOALS 9 Benny Feilhaber 13 ASSISTS 6 Dom Dwyer 62 SHOTS 55 Dom Dwyer 23 SHOTS ON GOAL 21 Krisztian Nemeth 4 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 Benny Feilhaber 4 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 4 Dom Dwyer 38 FOULS COMMITTED 38 Dom Dwyer 54 64 FOULS SUFFERED Dom Dwyer 5 6 CAUTIONS Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS 1

ah-mah-doo DEE-ah

W 13 11 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 W 12 13 11 11 11 11 8 8 7 5

8th in West

Dwyer/Feilhaber/Nemeth 8

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

Chris Wondolowski Matias Perez Garcia Chris Wondolowski Chris Wondolowski Goodson/Nyassi Matias Perez Garcia Sanna Nyassi Matias Perez Garcia Sanna Nyassi five players tied

2070 David Bingham 1.26 David Bingham 8 David Bingham 7 David Bingham 80 David Bingham

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 7th season

(.563) 87-62-51

7th

Standings through Tuesday, Aug. 18

Pts 44 39 34 34 31 28 28 27 24 23 Pts 43 42 40 39 38 35 31 29 29 24

8-10-5 (29 pts.) 23

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

BEEZ-ler POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth FAIL-hob-ber AHN-your

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

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

(.563) 87-62-51

DOMINIC KINNEAR

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

12th season 147-114-112 (.544) 3rd (1st year in 2nd stint) 35-24-26 (.565)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, Aug. 17 OUT: • Bernardo Anor (left ankle sprain) • Roger Espinoza (tibial sesamoid fracture in left foot) • Ike Opara (left Achilles) QUESTIONABLE: • Jalil Anibaba (left thigh strain) • Jacob Peterson (left hip pain) • Graham Zusi (left calf strain) • Soni Mustivar (left groin strain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 19, 2015 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Stats through Tuesday, Aug. 18

#SKCvSJ: HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC BY THE NUMBERS

Western Conference foes from 1996-2004, Sporting Kansas City and San Jose become more frequent acquaintances again in 2015. The clubs are set for their 50th all-time regular season meeting on Wednesday and have split the series 21-21-7 since the inaugural MLS campaign. Of the previous 49 matchups, 36 were played from 1996 to 2004 when the sides met four times a year in the Western Conference. Wednesday will be the first fixture between Sporting KC and San Jose since March 2014 when Dom Dwyer’s 57th-minute penalty kick gave the hosts a 1-0 victory. Peter Vermes’ side has a perfect 3-0-0 record at Sporting Park against the Earthquakes, including the club’s first ever win at the stadium in June 2011. Sporting KC has won 10 straight home matches against San Jose dating back to 2004 (8-0-0 in regular season), outscoring the Earthquakes 19-4 with seven clean sheets during that time. San Jose hasn’t won in Kansas City since Aug. 14, 2004, when Landon Donovan scored twice in a 2-0 result at Arrowhead Stadium. Ever since that match, the home side in the series has a remarkable 16-0-2 record in all competitions.

Sporting KC - 2015 Team Statistics • SKC is third in the Western Conference with 40 points but leads MLS with 1.82 points per game. • SKC is the only remaining MLS club undefeated at home (8-0-4). • SKC’s 12-game home unbeaten streak is the longest in MLS this season and the longest in club history. • SKC has a league-best 7-3-0 record in one-goal games. • SKC’s plus-12 goal differential is third-best in MLS (37 GF, 25 GA), one behind the New York Red Bulls and LA Galaxy. • SKC’s plus-13 home goal differential is second-best in MLS (23 GF, 10 GA). • SKC is second in MLS with 1.68 goals per game. • SKC leads the Western Conference with 42 assists. • SKC leads MLS with 14 headed goals, five more than any other team. • SKC is tied for third in MLS with nine clean sheets from 22 games, while the team’s 25 goals conceded are tied for the fewest in MLS. • SKC leads MLS with 12 assists from set plays (four more than any other team) and 53 chances created from set plays -- this despite SKC ranking last in MLS with 99 corner kicks (4.5 per game). • SKC has conceded 9.7 shots per game, the fewest in MLS. • SKC leads MLS with 26 interceptions and 19 successful tackles per game while ranking second with 57 successful duels per game. • SKC ranks 18th in MLS in passing accuracy (74.1 percent) and successful passes per game (278). • SKC’s 39 yellow cards are tied for the second fewest in MLS. • SKC has lost just once in four games when trailing at halftime (2-1-1). • SKC is tied for third in MLS with three comeback victories (3-4-1 record when conceding first).

Recent #SKCvSJ regular season meetings Date Score Result Location 06/17/2011 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Sporting Park 10/01/2011 KC 1 at SJ 1 T Buck Shaw Stadium 05/27/2012 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Sporting Park 08/18/2013 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Buck Shaw Stadium 03/22/2014 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Sporting Park

Scorers Sapong Bunbury -- Wondolowski Sapong, Kamara -- Dawkins

Wondolowski Dwyer

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Dom Dwyer scored the game-winning penalty kick in a 1-0 win over San Jose on March 22, 2014, at Sporting Park. As a member of the New England Revolution, Benny Feilhaber scored in a 2-1 loss to San Jose at Gillette Stadium. Chris Wondolowski netted both goals for the Earthquakes in that match. Graham Zusi has two assists in six regular season games against San Jose. Chance Myers recorded the game-winning assist in Sporting KC’s 2-1 win over San Jose on May 27, 2012, at Sporting Park. Chris Wondolowski has five goals in eight regular season appearances against Sporting KC, most recently scoring the game-winning goal in a 1-0 result on Aug. 18, 2013, at Buch Shaw Stadium. Sanna Nyassi has two goals in 11 regular season appearances against Sporting KC.

Sporting KC - 2015 Individual Statistics • SKC is the only MLS team to have three players with eight league goals (Benny Feilhaber, Krisztian Nemeth and Dom Dwyer). No other team has three players with seven goals and just one (Columbus) has three with six. • Benny Feilhaber is second in MLS with 13 assists and is tied for first with four game-winning assists and five assists from set plays (Brad Davis). Feilhaber also leads the league with nine big chances created. • Feilhaber’s 18 assists in all competitions (13 in MLS, five in U.S. Open Cup) are tied for the single-season club record first set by Preki in 2003. • Krisztian Nemeth’s four game-winning goals are one behind four coleaders who have five. • Matt Besler is third in MLS with 156 clearances. He has played in all but one of Sporting KC’s regular season matches, having served a red card suspension in Week 2. • Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer, both listed at 5-foot-9, are tied for third in MLS with three headed goals. • Kevin Ellis is tied for the lead among MLS defenders with three goals this season (Pa-Modou Kah, Nat Borchers). • Soni Mustivar leads MLS with 5.8 interceptions per 90 minutes played (minimum 1,000 minutes). He has started each of Sporting KC’s last 18 matches in all competitions, during which time the club is 13-2-3. • Tim Melia has a 9-2-3 record in 13 MLS starts, including six clean sheets and a 0.93 goals against average that ranks second in the league. His .750 winning percentage is best among MLS goalkeepers. Melia is 13-2-3 across all competitions as Sporting KC’s starting goalkeeper this season.

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Peter Vermes and Dominic Kinnear squared off in the MLS Cup Playoffs from 2011-2013 when Kinnear managed the Houston Dynamo. One of the league’s strongest rivalries developed during that time as Houston prevailed in 2011 and 2012 before Sporting KC exacted revenge in 2013. Ike Opara played for San Jose from 2010-12, scoring three goals in 35 games. Benny Feilhaber and Marvell Wynne were college teammates at UCLA in 2004. Paulo Nagamura and Marvell Wynne were teammates at Toronto FC in 2007. Benny Feilhaber Feilhaber (2007-08) and Jordan Stewart (2008-09) both played at English club Derby County. Jalil Anibaba and Quincy Amarikwa were teammates at Chicago Fire in 2013. Krisztian Nemeth (2007-09) and Marc Pelosi (2011-15) both played for the Liverpool FC Reserves. Erik Palmer-Brown and Tommy Thompson were on the United States’ roster for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand this past June. Graham Zusi and Chris Wondolowski were teammates on the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Besler joined the duo on the United States’ 2014 FIFA World Cup roster in Brazil.

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Sporting KC is currently riding a club-record 16-game home unbeaten streak in all competitions. The team is also unbeaten in 12 straight MLS home matches (8-0-4), breaking the club record of 10 set in 2008. Peter Vermes on Saturday earned his club-record 87th regular season coaching victory. In doing so, he passed former Kansas City coach Bob Gansler for sole possession of eighth place in MLS history (sixth among active coaches). Matt Besler is one shy of his 200th career start for Sporting KC in all competitions. Benny Feilhaber on Saturday tied Sporting KC’s single-season record with his 18th cassist across all competitions (Preki, 2003). Dom Dwyer has scored 41 career goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, tied with Kei Kamara for fifth most in club history. On Saturday, Dwyer took sole possession of sixth place on the club’s all-time charts with his 32nd regular season goal. Chance Myers is one shy of his 125th career start for Sporting KC in all competitions. Seth Sinovic is one shy of his 150th career MLS appearance (including playoffs).

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 19, 2015 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES LAST TIME OUT: A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES Despite twice falling behind by two goals to the top team in the Western Conference, Sporting KC earned a stunning 4-3 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday. Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer sparked the comeback with the first of of Sporting KC’s four second-half goals to set the stage for Paulo Nagamura’s heroic brace. The Brazilian leveled the match at 3-3 in the 87th minute and scored the game-winner in the final minute of stoppage time. Kekuta Manneh’s first-half double had given the visitors a 2-0 halftime lead and Pedro Morales came off the bench to bury a free kick in the 75th minute that made it 3-1. But Sporting KC’s three late goals marked only the second time in MLS history that a team which trailed by two goals in the 80th minute came back to win in regulation and, further, the first time Vancouver dropped points after leading by two in the team’s regular season history.

FEILHABER ON FIRE Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is piecing together one of the best seasons in Sporting KC history. The 30-year-old World Cup veteran has set MLS career highs with eight goals and 13 assists during an MVP-caliber 2015 season. He has contributed a goal or an assist in seven straight games and in 13 of his last 14 matches in all competitions dating back to May 29. Making his 100th appearance for Sporting KC on Saturday, Feilhaber tallied one assist in a 4-3 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC to tie KC’s single-season assist record with 18 in all competitions. Feilhaber won MLS Player of the Month for April and received MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career when he was named to the All-Star Fan XI and competed in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29. He has bagged two MLS Goal of the Week Awards (Weeks 8 and 21) and earned Team of the Week honors on eight separate occasions from various media outlets (see page 4).

VERMES MAKES HISTORY With a pair of victories last week, Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes became the winningest manager in club history. He earned his 109th coaching win in all competitions when Sporting KC beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 last Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals, passing his former coach Bob Gansler for sole possession of first place. Three days later, Vermes collected his club-record 87th regular season coaching victory as Sporting KC came from behind to beat Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4-3 at Sporting Park. In doing so, he passed Gansler for sole possession of eighth place in MLS history (sixth among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid, Bruce Arena, Dominic Kinnear, Frank Yallop and Jason Kreis).

SKC players with a combined 25 goals/assists in a single season (all competitions) Year Player Goals Assists Total 1996 Preki 22 14 36 2003 Preki 12 18 30 1997 Preki 13 17 30 2015 Benny Feilhaber 10 18 28 2014 Dom Dwyer 24 1 25 THREE AMIGOS 2015 marks the first season in club history that Sporting KC has seen three different players reach the double-digit goal mark across all competitions. Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth and Benny Feilhaber have combined for 35 for the team’s 50 total goals in the MLS regular season and U.S. Open Cup

HOT AT HOME Saturday’s remarkable 4-3 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC extended Sporting KC’s home unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions dating back to March 8, breaking the previous club record which spanned two seasons from 20042005. In addition, Sporting KC’s 12-game home unbeaten streak in MLS (8-0-4) breaks the previous club record of 10 (2008). Sporting KC rattled off nine consecutive home victories from May 3 to July 21, setting a new club record. The result saw Peter Vermes’ men top the eight-game winning run made in 2004 when Bob Gansler’s side won the U.S. Open Cup in September and advanced to MLS Cup in November.

Goals scored by Sporting KC’s power trio in 2015 Player MLS USOC Total Dom Dwyer 8 5 13 Krisztian Nemeth 8 4 12 Benny Feilhaber 8 2 10 TEAM TOTALS 37 13 50 TOUGH TO BEAT Sporting KC has been hard to beat during the first four months of the 2015 campaign. Their four losses are two fewer than any other MLS team and the fewest through 22 games in team history. Sporting KC had five defeats through 22 games last year but lost eight of their final 12 matches to end the 2014 campaign with a 14-13-7 record. The 2000 Kansas City Wizards, led by then-centerback Peter Vermes, started 12-5-5 en route to winning the club’s first Supporters’ Shield title and MLS Cup. Thirteen years later, Sporting KC started 10-6-6 before lifting a second MLS Cup.

NAGAMURA NETS TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS Trailing Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-1 in the 80th minute, Sporting KC road the coattails of a veteran midfielder en route to pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in MLS regular season history. After Dom Dwyer’s 81st-minute header cut the deficit in half, Paulo Nagamura scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in the 87th and 94th minute of a remarkable 4-3 victory at Sporting Park that displaced Vancouver from the Western Conference summit. The 32-year-old’s heroics landed him a spot on MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week for Week 24. Nagamura, who netted his six and seventh goals for Sporting Kansas City in all competitions, received additional Team of the Week accolades from Bleacher Report and SI.com and was named Soccer By Ives MLS Player of the Week. Now in his 11th MLS season, Nagamura leads Sporting KC’s current roster with 248 league appearances (including playoffs). The two-time MLS Cup champion (2005, 2013) tallied the second brace of his career on Saturday, first doing so with Chivas USA in 2009.

RELEVANT ROOKIES Three of Sporting KC’s 2015 MLS SuperDraft selections — Saad Abdul-Salaam, Amadou Dia and Connor Hallisey — have contributed valuably to a campaign that sees the club in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup Final and atop MLS in points per game. The trio has combined for 41 regular season matches played, more rookie appearances than any other MLS club in 2015. Each player has also featured in all four matches during Sporting KC’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. SPORTING KC PROGRESSES TO U.S. OPEN CUP FINAL Sporting KC advanced to the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final with a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Real Salt Lake last Wednesday. Olmes Garcia and Soni Mustivar traded first-half goals at Sporting Park, setting up a dramatic final 10 minutes in which Benny Feilhaber and Krisztian Nemeth struck to send Sporting KC into the championship against the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park on Sept. 30. Now in its 102nd edition, the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was headlined by the largest field in the modern era (1995-present) with 89 teams in contention when the first round began in May. The 2015 champion will win $250,000 in prize money, while the runner-up receives $60,000. The tournament winner qualifies for the group stage of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest continuously running open soccer tournament. Sporting KC has twice lifted the Dewar Challenge Trophy as champions of the competition in 2004 and 2012.

ROAD SWING BECKONS Following Wednesday’s home fixture against the San Jose Earthquakes, Sporting KC will hit the road for four consecutive away games beginning Saturday at Columbus Crew SC. Peter Vermes’ side travels to face the Colorado Rapids on Aug. 29 before enjoying a bye week to start September. The road swing ends with two games in five days, the first of which at the Portland Timbers on Sept. 9. Kansas City will then travel nearly 3,000 miles southeast to Florida for their inaugural meeting with expansion side Orlando City SC on Sept. 13. Sporting KC has won 32 road matches in MLS since the beginning of 2011, most in the league, including eight away wins in each of the previous three regular seasons. Their 24 road wins from 2012-2014 are the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present). SKC is the only MLS team with a winning road record since the beginning of 2011 (including postseason), compiling a 32-31-20 mark away from home. GOALS GALORE Sporting KC is second in MLS with 1.68 goals scored per game, narrowly behind the LA Galaxy (1.69). Saturday’s 4-3 win over Vancouver was the fourth regular season match in which Sporting KC has bagged four goals this year. Kansas City has reached the four-goal mark on four occasions in the same regular season twice previously (1996, 2010). In addition, Sporting KC’s 42 MLS assists in 2015 already surpass the 2014 total of 37 and are one shy of the 43 recorded in 2013.

COMEBACK KIDS Sporting KC ranks third in MLS with three come-from-behind wins this season, not including an additional two comeback victories in the U.S. Open Cup. The club is 3-4-1 when conceding the first goal in MLS play and 5-4-1 when falling behind in all competitions. Sporting KC had three regular season wins of the comeback variety in 2013 and 2014 combined with a 3-19-1 record. 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 19, 2015 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) SCORING FROM SET PIECES Sporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams in set piece situations. The club leads MLS with 12 assists from set plays, 53 chances created from set plays and 14 headed goals — five more than any other team. Benny Feilhaber is tied for the league lead with five set piece assists (Brad Davis), while Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer are tied for third in MLS with three headed goals apiece. Sporting KC’s aerial prowess bodes well for the rest of the 2015 campaign. In seven consecutive MLS season (and eight of nine), the team with the most headed goals went on to win the Supporters’ Shield and/or MLS Cup.

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONS SAADABDUL-SALAAM Team of the Week

SPORTING PARK SELLOUT STREAK Sporting Park has sold out 65 straight MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 77 of 86 overall since opening in June 2011. SKC has set new regular season attendance records in each of the last four years, eclipsing 20,000 spectators per game in 2014. In 86 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,413 spectators — 105 percent of its 18,467-seat capacity.

Week 19 (7/13)

Bleacher Report

JALIL ANIBABA Week 5 (4/6) Week 6 (4/13) Week 9 (5/4)

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

MATT BESLER Week 9 (5/4) Week 14 (6/8)

Team of the Week Goal.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk ESPNFC NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com

MARCEL DE JONG Team of the Week Week 3 (3/23) Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com

Sporting KC all-time record at Sporting Park W L T GF GA Regular season 42 15 23 128 74 Postseason 4 1 1 9 5 Open Cup 10 3 1 30 13 International 3 0 2 8 2 TOTAL 59 19 27 175 94 SPORTING KC SIGNS JORDI QUINTILLA Sporting KC announced the signing of 21-year-old midfielder Jordi Quintilla on Aug. 6. He becomes the youngest Spaniard currently in Major League Soccer and occupies an international roster spot for Sporting KC. Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfielder Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-year-old with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on loan to CF Badalona and CE L’Hospitalet. Most recently, Quintilla spent the 2014/15 season with AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2 and played in 20 games across all competitions for the club.

AMADOU DIA Week 12 (5/25) Week 14 (6/8)

Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Bleacher Report

DOM DWYER Week 5 (4/6)

Team of the Week Goal.com

KEVIN ELLIS Week 13 (6/1) Week 17 (6/29) Week 23 (8/10)

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

ROGER ESPINOZA Team of the Week Week 2 (3/16) Bleacher Report NBC Pro Soccer Talk Week 3 (3/23) Week 5 (4/6) Goal.com SI.com

ESPINOZA SIDELINED WITH FOOT INJURY Midfielder Roger Espinoza suffered a sesamoid fracture in his left foot during the team’s 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 1 and is expected to be sidelined into the month of October. Espinoza has started 20 matches for Sporting KC across all competitions in 2015 after returning to the club following a two-year stint with Wigan Athletic in England. He was drafted by Kansas City in the first round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and began a five-year run that culminated with MLS All-Star honors and a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship in 2012. After making 57 appearances for Wigan — including a 90-minute performance in the club’s historic 1-0 victory in the 2013 FA Cup final over Manchester City — Espinoza returned to Sporting KC prior to the 2015 season. The 28-year-old has made 150 appearances for the club across all competition with three goals and 17 assists. Espinoza joins 26-year-old centerback Ike Opara on Sporting KC’s long-term injury list. Opara ruptured his right Achilles in a 0-0 draw against Real Salt Lake on April 11 after starting the team’s first six games. The defender had been in excellent form prior to his setback, leading MLS through Week 6 with 30 interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination for March after scoring twice and anchoring a backline that had posted two shutouts.

BENNY FEILHABER Team of the Week Week 1 (3/9) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Goal.com Week 4 (3/30) MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk Week 6 (4/13) Week 8 (4/27) Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com MLSsoccer.com Week 9 (5/4) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Week 12 (5/25) MLSsoccer.com Bleacher Report Week 20 (7/20) SI.com Week 23 (8/10) Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com SI.com BENNY FEILHABER Goal of the Week Week 8 (4/27) MLSsoccer.com Week 21 (7/27) MLSsoccer.com BENNY FEILHABER Player of the Month April MLSsoccer.com

TIM MELIA Week 9 (5/4) Week 14 (6/8) Week 19 (7/13) Week 22 (8/3)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 19, 2015 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC regular season record vs. San Jose Earthquakes: 21-21-7 Home games: 17-7-1 (40 GF, 23 GA) Road games: 4-14-6 (19 GF, 35 GA) Date

04/21/1996 05/29/1996 08/15/1996 09/21/1996 03/29/1997 06/08/1997 06/15/1997 08/24/1997 05/23/1998 07/25/1998 09/05/1998 09/27/1998 04/10/1999 07/31/1999 09/04/1999 10/06/1999 04/15/2000 05/20/2000 07/04/2000 08/16/2000 04/28/2001 06/23/2001 09/01/2001 09/08/2001 04/13/2002 06/08/2002 06/29/2002 07/27/2002 04/19/2003 06/28/2003 08/08/2003 09/20/2003 06/26/2004 08/14/2004 09/18/2004 10/09/2004 04/23/2005 05/28/2005 08/30/2008 10/18/2008 04/05/2009 08/22/2009 08/14/2010 10/23/2010 06/17/2011 10/01/2011 05/27/2012 08/18/2013 03/22/2014

Score

KC 2 at SJ 2 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 4 vs SJ 1 KC 0 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 2 KC 3 at SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 3 KC 2 at SJ 2 KC 0 vs SJ 1 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 5 vs SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 3 at SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 3 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 3 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 4 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 0 vs SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 2 at SJ 3 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 3 vs SJ 2 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 4 vs SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 0

Result

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SOW Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L (SO) Arrowhead Stadium W (SO Arrowhead Stadium W Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium W (SO) Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L (SO) Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L (SO) Arrowhead Stadium W (SO) Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium W Spartan Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium T Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Buck Shaw Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Buck Shaw Stadium L Buck Shaw Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark W Sporting Park T Buck Shaw Stadium W Sporting Park L Buck Shaw Stadium W Sporting Park

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

san jose earthquakes

(9/20/2003) Landon Donovan 3 Goals (6/15/1997) Eric Wynalda 3 Assists (8/14/04) Landon Donovan 8 Shots three players tied 4 Shots on Goal (9/18/04) Brian Mullan 6 Fouls Committed (10/6/99) Eddie Lewis 8 Fouls Suffered

3 Preki/Diop 2 six players tied 8 Preki (7/31/99) 4 six players tied 6 three players tied 7 Wright/Arnaud

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

9 Ammann/Meola 4 Tony Meola (9/28/03)

(10/18/08) Joe Cannon 10 (9/5/98) Andy Kirk 5

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 KC 5 VAN 6

16-30 10 8

31-45 11 10

46-60 11 9

61-75 5 9

76-90 17 16

OT 0 0

Total 59 58

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

1 26 299 131 329 73 125

2 33 336 148 330 73 130

OT 0 7 3 4 0 1

Total 59 642 282 663 146 256

san jose earthquakes Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,413

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 86 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 80 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 86 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

110

Joe Cannon 8 Joe Cannon 6 Joe Cannon 9 Joe Cannon 73 Joe Cannon 14

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS

L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium

Ronald Cerritos 10 Corrales/Mulrooney 5 Ronald Cerritos 47 Ronald Cerritos 25 Ramiro Corrales 36 Richard Mulrooney 45

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

5 Tony Meola 7 Tony Meola 7 Tony Meola 74 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola

Sporting KC postseason record vs. San Jose Earthquakes: 1-2-0

11/15/2003 (West Final) KC 2 at SJ 3 10/24/2004 (West semis) KC 0 at SJ 2 10/30/2004 (West semis) KC 3 vs SJ 0

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

10 Preki 9 Preki 80 Preki 37 Preki 43 Matt McKeon 50 Preki

Location

san jose earthquakes

105.1 5

1 24 285 120 384 76 118

2 34 304 125 357 58 135

OT 0 10 4 5 1 3

Total 58 599 249 746 135 256

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON not including penalty shootout wins in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

179

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 110 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 19, 2015 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14)

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

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14)

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

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14)

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

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14)

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

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14)

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

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15)

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

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

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

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

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

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15)

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

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15)

Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15)

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

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

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

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

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

Amobi Okugo (trade - 7/20/2015)

Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15)

Jordi Quintilla (signing - 8/6/2015)

Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15) Luis Marin (contract terminated - 5/27/15) James Ansu Rogers (waived - 6/22/15) Servando Carrasco (trade - 7/20/15)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: Dec. 8: Dec. 8: Dec. 12: Dec. 18: Dec. 23: Jan. 1: Jan. 6: Jan. 15: Jan. 15: Jan. 20: Jan. 20: Jan. 27: Feb. 13: Feb. 18: Feb. 24: Feb. 25: March 2: March 24: April 1: May 19: May 27: May 27: June 22: July 20: Aug. 6:

OUT IN OUT IN IN IN OUT IN IN OUT IN IN IN IN OUT IN IN LOAN (out) LOAN (out) LOAN (in) OUT IN OUT IN/OUT IN

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

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013

Mikey Lopez (14th)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

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

2015

Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th)

Krisztian Nemeth (12/18/14) Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Marcel de Jong (3/2/15) Jordi Quintilla (8/6/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) Jalil Anibaba (12/12/14) Amobi Okugo (7/20/15)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 19, 2015 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

ATTENDANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T 1-1

Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-3

Espinoza 44

14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,848

27,454

Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W 3-2

Dwyer 16; Anibaba 91+; Nemeth 94+

19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,087

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

L 1-2

Nemeth 22

20,018

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

T 4-4

Nemeth 2; Dwyer 74; Feilhaber 80, 95+

21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

W 1-0

Nagamura 75

19,581

Saturday, May 9

at D.C. United

MLS

T 1-1

Dwyer 45

16,221

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

W 4-2

Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43

18,864

Saturday, May 23

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

T 0-0

--- 40,653

FRIDAY, MAY 29

FC DALLAS

MLS

W 4-0

Nemeth 19; Feilhaber 51; Ellis 57; Zusi 64

20,172

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

W 1-0

Feilhaber 84

21,505

TUESDAY, JUNE 16

ST. LOUIS FC

U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

W 1-0

Zusi 70

19,298

Sunday, June 21

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

L 1-2

Dwyer 30

19,155

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

W 2-0

Nemeth 32; own goal 64

19,835

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

FC DALLAS

U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

W 6-2

Dwyer 5, 30, 41, 69; Nemeth 46+, 59

19,113

Sunday, July 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps

MLS

W 1-0

Ellis 52

21,000

SATURDAY, JULY 18

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

W 2-1

Feilhaber 4; Dwyer 34

19,070

TUESDAY, JULY 21

HOUSTON DYNAMO

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals) W 3-1

Feilhaber 71; Dwyer 86; Nemeth 88

17,589

Friday, July 24

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

L 1-2

Feilhaber 50

20,809

SATURDAY, AUG. 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

T 1-1

Dwyer 6

19,882

Saturday, Aug. 8

at Toronto FC

MLS

W 3-1

Feilhaber 22; Nemeth 29; Peterson 87

24,326

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12

REAL SALT LAKE

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

W 3-1

Mustivar 35; Feilhaber 80; Nemeth 85

16,117

SATURDAY, AUG. 15

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

W 4-3

Ellis 53; Dwyer 81; Nagamura 87, 94+

19,969

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS