Game Guide: Sporting KC vs. D.C. United by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v D.C. UNITED (Aug. 23, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2014 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 24 12-6-6 42 36 23 12 5-1-6 21 20 10

United on road

23 12-7-4 40 36 26 10 4-5-1 13 13 15

ROSTERS

21 Kempin

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 20 wins (0 shootout), 73 goals … United 19 wins (1 shootout), 63 goals … Ties 10

Collin

Besler

Juliao

15 Sinovic

13 Oum

AT KC (25 meetings): Sporting 14 wins (0 shootout), 47 goals … United 6 wins (1 shootout), 28 goals … Ties 5

Feilhaber

Zusi

Zizzo

2014 (MLS) 5/31: DC 1, KC 0 (Espindola 28)

22 Saad

14 Dwyer

UPCOMING MATCHES UNITED SPORTING Wed. Aug. 27 at Los Angeles Fri. Aug. 29 Houston Sun. Aug. 31 New York Wed. Sep. 3 at New England Sat. Sep. 6 at Vancouver Sat. Sep. 6 at New York Wed. Sep. 10 at New York Fri. Sep. 12 at Chivas USA

Espindola

F 36 60

F 36 58

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

Kemp

A 26 80

16 13 7 0

18 3 5 0

16 8 4 0 3 1 1 3

12 5 6 1 2 0 0 0

8 24 4

8 16 2

TYPE OF PLAY

19 3 5 0 6 1 1 1

10 2 1 1 5 0 2 2

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

7 21 8

6 14 3

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

23 Kitchen

5 Franklin

Boswell

28 Hamid

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

12 4 5 2

8 Arnaud

Birnbaum

HOW SCORED

14 15 7 0

DeLeon

UNITED

A 23 94

Silva

Rolfe

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Paul Scott; 4th: Hilario Grajeda DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: DC: Eddie Johnson (through Aug. 24) WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Dom Dwyer, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura … DC: Davy Arnaud

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE KC: Peterson Joseph, Ike Opara, Chance Myers (season-ending injury)

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC DC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 8-0-1 3-3-5 1-3-0 10-0-1 2-3-3 0-4-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 8/16/2014 KC 4, TOR 1 7/26/2014 KC 2, TOR 1 5/14/2014 KC 1, PHI 2 8/10/2014 KC 0, VAN 2 8/01/2014 KC 1, PHI 1 6/27/2014 KC 1, POR 0 8/10/2014 KC 0, VAN 2

(0) (1) (6) (0) (2) (8) (1)

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 11-0-5 1-6-0 11-0-1 1-7-2

D.C. UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 8/17/2014 DC 4, COL 2 (0) 7/11/2014 DC 2, SJ 1 (2) 6/28/2014 DC 0, SEA 1 (3) 8/09/2014 DC 0, RSL 3 (0) 6/07/2014 DC 0, CLB 0 (9) 7/30/2014 DC 3, TOR 0 (3) 8/09/2014 DC 0, RSL 3 (1)

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC LTWWTWLWWLLTTLWWTWWWWTLW United LLTWWTWLWTWLWTWLWWWWLLW

D.C. UNITED 2 Jeff Parke (DF) 3 David Estrada (MF) 4 Nana Attakora (DF) 5 Sean Franklin (DF) 6 Kofi Opare (DF) 7 Eddie Johnson (FW) 8 Davy Arnaud (MF) 9 Fabian Espindola (FW) 11 Luis Silva (FW) 12 Alex Caskey (MF) 13 Chris Pontius (MF) 14 Nick DeLeon (MF) 15 Steve Birnbaum (DF) 17 Conor Shanosky (MF) 18 Chris Rolfe (FW) 19 Kyle Porter (MF) 20 Jalen Robinson (DF) 22 Chris Korb (DF) 23 Perry Kitchen (MF) 24 Lewis Neal (MF) 25 Jared Jeffrey (MF) 27 Collin Martin (MF) 28 Bill Hamid (GK) 29 Michael Seaton (FW) 30 Conor Doyle (FW) 31 Joe Willis (GK) 32 Bobby Boswell (DF) 33 Taylor Kemp (DF) 50 Andrew Dykstra (GK)

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

SPORTING KC 1 Eric Kronberg (GK) 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 (FW) 9 Antonio Dovale (MF) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Sal Zizzo (FW) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Lawrence Olum (MF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Claudio Bieler (FW) 17 C.J. Sapong (FW) 18 Victor Munoz (MF) 19 Peterson Joseph (MF) 20 Jorge Claros (MF) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Soony Saad (FW) 23 Martin Steuble (MF) 24 Michael Kafari (MF) 25 Christian Duke (MF) 30 Andy Gruenebaum (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 40 Igor Juliao (MF) 78 Aurelien Collin (DF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 16 Dwyer A: 5 Feilhaber/Zusi SHT: 80 Dwyer SOG: 34 Dwyer FC: 51 Dwyer FS: 58 Feilhaber OF: 22 Dwyer C: 5 Feilhaber E: 2 Collin UNITED G: 8 Espindola A: 8 Espindola SHT: 40 Espindola SOG: 18 Espindola FC: 46 Kitchen FS: 39 Arnaud/Johnson OF: 28 Johnson C: 9 Kitchen E: 1 Caskey/Johnson

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 24 5 8 7 2 2 36 1.50 DC 23 6 6 6 2 3 36 1.57 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 24 7 11 6 0 0 23 0.96 DC 23 7 9 4 3 0 26 1.13 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 36 4 3 6 5 7 11 DC 36 6 6 6 4 9 5 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 23 2 4 3 3 3 8 DC 26 5 5 3 5 0 8

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v D.C. UNITED (Aug. 23, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 227)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2014 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A Eric Kronberg GK 6-5 210 06/07/1983 Santa Rosa, CA 17 17 0 0 22 21 0 0 1 DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 3 2 0 0 56 39 6 0 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 14 10 0 1 16 11 0 1 4 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 15 15 0 1 141 136 2 7 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 154 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 14 14 1 2 215 194 11 18 DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 7 7 0 1 123 98 2 13 7 Chance Myers Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 16 15 3 5 139 106 20 36 8 9 Antonio Dovale MF 5-8 152 04/04/1990 A Coruna, Galicia, Spain 11 9 1 2 11 9 1 2 MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 23 23 3 5 102 91 11 18 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Sal Zizzo FW 5-11 165 04/03/1987 San Diego, CA 14 10 0 3 84 39 2 11 12 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 13 Lawrence Olum MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 16 12 2 1 58 31 3 2 FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 24 22 16 1 41 29 18 3 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-9 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 22 22 0 1 124 121 0 6 FW 5-11 170 03/01/1984 Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina 9 3 1 0 37 28 11 4 16 Claudio Bieler 17 C.J. Sapong FW 6-2 185 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 13 4 2 0 103 66 20 9 18 Victor Munoz MF 5-7 165 07/25/1990 Madrid, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Jorge Claros MF 5-9 155 01/08/1986 La Ceiba, Honduras 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 21 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 15 6 2 1 51 23 7 6 23 Martin Steuble MF 5-8 158 06/09/1988 Schlieren, Switzerland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 Michael Kafari MF 6-1 175 10/30/1991 Accra, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Christian Duke MF 5-9 155 06/05/1991 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Andy Gruenebaum GK 6-1 200 12/30/1982 Kansas City, MO 6 6 0 0 86 85 0 1 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 19 11 2 2 196 112 15 14 DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15 15 0 1 15 15 0 1 40 Igor Juliao 78 Aurelien Collin DF 6-2 169 03/08/1986 Enghien-les-Bains, France 20 19 2 0 101 97 11 2 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 94 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L51 11/21/1966 W74 T43

D.C. UNITED 2014 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Jeff Parke DF 6-1 185 03/23/1982 Abington, PA 13 13 0 0 254 247 2 6 3 David Estrada MF 5-8 155 02/04/1988 Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico 3 0 0 1 43 18 5 1 DF 6-1 185 03/27/1989 North York, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 70 62 3 5 4 Nana Attakora 5 Sean Franklin DF 5-10 160 03/21/1985 Panorama City, CA 18 17 1 2 178 167 6 22 DF 6-2 190 10/12/1990 Mampong, Ghana 6 5 0 0 12 11 1 0 6 Kofi Opare 7 Eddie Johnson FW 6-0 180 03/31/1984 Bunnell, FL 19 19 4 2 195 159 68 20 MF 5-11 160 06/22/1980 Nederland, TX 22 21 2 0 319 286 50 43 8 Davy Arnaud 9 Fabian Espindola FW 5-9 160 05/04/1985 San Luis, Argentina 17 15 8 8 170 142 52 27 FW 5-11 163 12/10/1988 Los Angeles, CA 18 13 7 2 75 59 15 11 11 Luis Silva 12 Alex Caskey MF 5-10 152 07/22/1988 Dunwoody, GA 8 1 0 0 38 18 1 4 13 Chris Pontius MF 6-0 168 05/12/1987 West Covina, CA 0 0 0 0 123 106 27 16 14 Nick DeLeon MF 5-10 170 07/17/1990 Phoenix, AZ 21 21 2 4 74 69 10 9 DF 6-1 180 01/23/1991 Irvine, CA 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 15 Steve Birnbaum 17 Conor Shanosky MF 6-4 185 12/13/1991 Pittsburgh, PA 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 18 Chris Rolfe FW 5-9 145 01/17/1983 Kettering, OH 21 19 5 5 197 167 53 27 19 Kyle Porter MF 6-0 160 01/19/1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 0 0 0 30 18 3 1 20 Jalen Robinson DF 5-9 145 05/08/1994 Cantonsville, MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Chris Korb DF 5-9 160 10/08/1987 Cleveland, OH 13 12 0 2 81 76 0 7 MF 6-0 160 02/29/1992 Indianapolis, IN 21 21 3 3 115 114 5 8 23 Perry Kitchen 24 Lewis Neal MF 5-11 155 07/14/1981 Leicester, England 20 6 0 1 47 18 2 3 25 Jared Jeffrey MF 5-11 165 06/14/1990 Richardson, TX 7 1 0 0 17 11 2 0 27 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 4 1 0 0 11 5 0 1 GK 6-3 225 11/25/1990 Annandale, VA 19 19 0 0 104 104 0 0 28 Bill Hamid 29 Michael Seaton FW 6-0 180 05/01/1996 Spanish Town, Jamaica 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 30 Conor Doyle FW 6-1 175 10/13/1991 McKinney, TX 17 1 0 0 31 9 2 1 31 Joe Willis GK 6-5 190 08/10/1988 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 23 22 0 0 32 Bobby Boswell DF 6-2 185 03/15/1983 Austin, TX 23 23 1 2 280 277 14 11 33 Taylor Kemp DF 5-11 153 07/23/1990 Highlands Ranch, CO 3 2 0 2 11 8 0 2 50 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 4 4 0 0 21 21 0 1 HEAD COACH: Ben Olsen

05/03/1977 W44 L62 T31

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs D.C. UNITED SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Aug. 23, 2014 (WEEK 24, MLS Game #227)

7:30 p.m. CT (KMCI-38)

It’s a clash of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference when Sporting Kansas City entertain D.C. United on Saturday evening at Sporting Park. SKC leads the conference and is tied atop the MLS overall table after returning to their recent form with a 4-1 home win against Toronto FC last weekend. United put the brakes on a two-game losing slide with authority, rolling to a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids at RFK Stadium last weekend. REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Paul Scott; 4th: Hilario Grajeda MLS Career: 10 games; FC/gm: 28.1; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 4; pens: 3 SUSPENDED: DC: Eddie Johnson (through Aug. 24) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Dom Dwyer, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura … DC: Davy Arnaud SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Antonio Dovale, Eric Kronberg, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Seth Sinovic … DC: Fabian Espindola, Lewis Neal, Davy Arnaud, Chris Korb, Perry Kitchen DISABLED LIST: KC: Peterson Joseph, Ike Opara, Chance Myers (season-ending injury) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 20 wins (0 shootout), 73 goals … United 19 wins (1 shootout), 63 goals … Ties 10 AT KC (25 meetings): Sporting 14 wins (0 shootout), 47 goals … United 6 wins (1 shootout), 28 goals … Ties 5 FUTURE MATCH: 10/3: D.C. United vs. Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m. ET 2014 (MLS) 5/31: DC 1, KC 0 (Espindola 28)  The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Fabian Espíndola scored the game’s only goal in the first half to lead United to victory May 31 at RFK Stadium.  The first meeting victory snapped a seven-game undefeated streak for SKC in the series. The last D.C. victory had come May 5, 2010 at RFK Stadium.  United have not won in Kansas City since 2007. In the nine visits since, Sporting have won six games with three ties; that includes two wins and two draws in four meetings all-time at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, and victories in all four meetings at Sporting Park.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. DC: P10 W7 L3 T2 … Ben Olsen vs. KC: P8 W1 L6 T1 LAST MEETING (MLS)  The game's lone goal came in the 28th minute. After a cross skipped through the box, Fabian Espindola collected the ball with his back to goal on the right and from 25 yards out and struck an apparent cross back toward the far post, which Sporting goalkeeper Eric Kronberg misjudged to allow the curling ball to find its way into the upper corner.  United goalkeeper Bill Hamid was credited with five saves in recording the clean sheet. United finished the game a man down after Alex Caskey was sent off in stoppage time.  D.C. UNITED (4-4-2): Bill Hamid - Chris Korb (Sean Franklin 34), Jeff Parke, Bobby Boswell, Cristian Fernandez - Nick DeLeon (Alex Caskey 86; ejected 89), Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud, Chris Rolfe - Eddie Johnson (Lewis Neal 68), Fabian Espindola.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Eric Kronberg - Igor Juliao, Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin (Erik PalmerBrown 9), Seth Sinovic - Benny Feilhaber - Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 66), Paulo Nagamura - Antonio Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 77). SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City returned to their winning ways in impressive fashion, rolling to a 4-1 win against Toronto FC on Saturday evening at Sporting Park. Sporting lead the Eastern Conference and are tied atop the MLS overall table with 42 points from 24 games. LAST MATCH  Sporting were ahead by two goals from the penalty spot before the game was barely a half-hour old. First, Jackson brought down Benny Feilhaber with a bad tackle near the end line, and referee Drew Fischer pointed to the spot. Dom Dwyer converted the penalty with a drive into the roof of the net in the 18th minute.

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Dwyer doubled the lead in the 32nd minute, this time after winning the spot kick himself. TFC defender Doneil Henry chopped down Dwyer just outside the six-yard box, and this time Dwyer put his attempt low and inside the right post.  The Reds pulled a goal back early in first-half stoppage time. Dominic Oduro found himself with room at the top right corner of the penalty area and sent a ball to the near post, where Gilberto backheeled it past SKC 'keeper Jon Kempin with a nifty finish.  Sporting iced the game in the 64th minute. Graham Zusi's corner kick popped out of a crowd and fell to Soony Saad outside the area, and he collected the ball and teed it up in one motion, driving it through traffic and past TFC 'keeper Joe Bendik to make it 3-1.  SKC finished the scoring in the 77th minute on yet another set piece. Saad this time deflected a Zusi corner kick on to a sliding C.J. Sapong at the back post, and he slid in to knock it home from close range.  Sporting manager Peter Vermes made four changes to the team that fell 2-0 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place. Jon Kempin came in between the posts for the injured Andy Gruenebaum, and Lawrence Olum, Sal Zizzo and Soony Saad came into the team in place of Jorge Claros, Mikey Lopez and Jacob Peterson.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Jon Kempin - Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic Lawrence Olum - Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber (Jorge Claros 73) - Sal Zizzo (C.J. Sapong 67), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 80), Soony Saad. TEAM NEWS  Sporting won for the first time following a draw and a loss, after seeing their eight-game undefeated run put to an end in the 2-0 loss at Vancouver the week before.  “This team has the mentality that we aren’t going to put that kind of performance in on a regular basis. That’s just not the mentality of the group,” said SKC head coach Peter Vermes. “When we do what we did against Vancouver, everybody knows that it’s not our team. So we want to get back on it quickly, and that’s what I like about this group – they turn it around quickly and they all have a very good mentality.”  Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin made his first MLS start and came away a winner, a week after stopping a penalty kick after coming on in his league debut following injuries to Andy Gruenebaum and Eric Kronberg.  “A few times he came out on some crosses and I was wondering where he was going. But he’s getting a feel for the game and he did excellent. You look at the different people who have played in our lineup throughout the season, and everyone’s contributed. He’s now a big contribution to that,” said Vermes.  Dom Dwyer scored his first goals since July 12, netting his 15th and 16th of season (both on penalty kicks). It was Dwyer’s fifth two-goal this season; he is now second in the MLS Golden Boot standings, two goals behind New York’s Bradley Wright-Phillips.  “I think I was trying to force it. I was definitely frustrated, and it’s tough when you lose games. That’s when your frustration comes out,” said Dwyer. “But this week I had a bit of time to refocus and get things together. Hopefully we’re back to the start of more good things.”  Sal Zizzo made his first appearance since July 6, playing 67 minutes in a right-wing role. Soony Saad also returned to the starting lineup after coming off the substitutes’ bench in three consecutive league games, and scored his second goal of the season, his first since June 6.  “We put in a very convincing performance all-around, and the scoreline reflects that. We like to win at home, especially getting a lot of goals to entertain the fans,” Saad said. “There were a lot of good things in this game, especially coming after the loss to Vancouver. We’ve already established that we’re the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, and that’s why we’re on top.”  Sporting scored two goals from corner kicks, and have scored five goals from corners, tied for second in MLS this season (behind Real Salt Lake’s seven). They have scored seven goals from set-piece situations, tied for fourth in MLS (FC Dallas leads with 10).  On Tuesday, Sporting kicked off their CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Real Estelí at Estadio Independencia in Estelí, Nicaragua. Antonio Dovale scored the lone Sporting goal with a masterful free kick in the 16th minute, after an own goal gave the Central American side an early lead.  Here’s the Sporting team: Jon Kempin; Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Jorge Claros, Graham Zusi (Benny Feilhaber 67); Toni Dovale (Sal Zizzo 57), C.J. Sapong, Soony Saad (Dom Dwyer 73) D.C. UNITED D.C. United put an end to their two-game losing slide in emphatic fashion, cruising to a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on Sunday evening at RFK Stadium. United are in second place in the Eastern Conference with 40 points from 23 games. LAST MATCH  United took the lead just 13 minutes in. Left back Taylor Kemp played a lovely through ball with the outside of his right foot to a streaking Luis Silva, who cut back before chipping his effort over the outstretched arms of Colorado goalkeeper Clint Irwin.

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The Rapids were level, though, in the 52rd minute through a stunning goal. Colorado midfielder Jared Watts headed a clearance toward Dillon Serna, who struck an absolutely spectacular volley up and over United goalkeeper Bill Hamid from all of 30 yards out.  But United regained the lead in the 66th minute when Sean Franklin collected a loose ball just outside the area, finding Silva just outside the six, and he slotted the ball into the side netting at the far post.  United made it 3-0 in the 81st minute when Kemp embarked on a 40-yard run on the left sideline before driving a low cross to Chris Rolfe, who hammered a low attempt home from the edge of the box. Just five minutes, Fabian Espindola got United’s fourth, smashing home a David Estrada pass from 17 yards out in the heart of the box.  Colorado pulled a goal back in stoppage time when Deshorn Brown headed home at the goal line on a Dillon Powers ball looped over Hamid, but it was too little, too late.  United head coach Ben Olsen made three changes to the team that fell 3-0 to Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium. Taylor Kemp came into the back four for Chris Korb, Perry Kitchen came back into the midfield in place of Jared Jeffrey, and Fabian Espindola started up top in place of the suspended Eddie Johnson.  D.C. UNITED (4-4-1-1): Bill Hamid - Sean Franklin, Bobby Boswell, Steve Birnbaum, Taylor Kemp - Nick DeLeon (Alex Caskey 87), Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud, Chris Rolfe (David Estrada 84) - Luis Silva (Lewis Neal 73) - Fabian Espindola. TEAM NEWS  D.C. United rebounded from their first consecutive losses since the opening two games of the season, winning their fifth game in the last seven matches.  “It was extremely important to win this game. All our home games from here on out are crucial, and we have put ourselves in a good spot. If we continue to take care of winning at home we will be in good shape,” said United head coach Ben Olsen. “Saying that, we would like to go on the road and pick up some points. It’s not going to be easy; there is a lot of travel and tough opponents. But again, as we get bodies back I’m hopeful we can go on the road and get some points.”  Luis Silva scored a pair of goals, his first since July 20. He has all seven of his goals this season in a ninegame span since June 11, when he scored a hat trick against Montréal.  Fabian Espíndola made his first start since June 11, when he was forced off at halftime with a knee injury that kept him out of the next six league contests. Espíndola scored his eighth goal of the season, his first since May 31, when he had scored in three consecutive games.  “It’s unbelievable to have him back. He’s just relentless. I’m just glad he’s on our team,” said Olsen. “Playing that nine role on the field, he’s not always the biggest and strongest, but he’s an absolute handful. He just wills himself to succeed. It was a pretty impressive performance. Overall it was a great night for him.”  Espindola and Silva formed the front two for United from the start for a sixth match this season. The pair have been on the field together for 442 minutes this season; when they have started the same game, Silva has scored five times, while Espindola has contributed two goals and three assists.  “[Espindola and I] understand each other pretty well,” Silva said. “If I stay high, he drops. If he stays high, I drop. We share the work defensively and offensively as well, so I think that helps a lot.” Added Olsen: “I think sometimes when you are tight with someone, it translates onto the field. I think they have a good relationship in the locker room and outside of the game. I think they just have an understanding.”  Said Espindola: “It’s totally different playing with Silva than it is playing with EJ. With Luis, you want to put the ball at his feet or find him for a combination; with EJ, it’s totally the opposite. You can put the ball anywhere near him, he’ll make use of his strength to find it. But both of them are great players. Luis is doing great work. I can hear him all the time from behind me, he tells me all the time where he’s at when I can’t see him – wide left, man on, turn, all that helps a lot.”  Making his second MLS start this season, Taylor Kemp recorded his first two career assists, in his 13th career MLS appearance. “I’m extremely happy for him. It’s just a matter of him believing in the tools that he has, because they’re there. [That game] was a big step for him,” said Olsen.  Making his second appearance with United following his acquisition from Seattle Sounders FC, David Estrada recorded the first assist of his MLS career. He has scored five goals. “There’s no better way to get in and gel than by coming on and helping out teammates. It will help his relationship and getting incorporated with the team,” said Olsen.  On Wednesday, United got their CONCACAF Champions League started off on the right foot with a 1-0 win against Jamaica’s Waterhouse FC at RFK Stadium. Eddie Johnson scored the game’s lone goal after just five minutes.  Here’s the United team: Joe Willis; Alex Caskey, Kofi Opare, Conor Shanosky, Nana Attakora; Kyle Porter (Luis Silva 80), Lewis Neal, Jared Jeffrey, Collin Martin (Taylor Kemp 70); David Estrada, Eddie Johnson

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2014 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (12-6-6, 42 pts.) UNF 14 10 8 37 22 13 17 78 6 9 16 11 7 5 15 4 40 31 30 24 1 3 21 20 20 12 2 94 23 23

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

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Jacob Peterson Soony Saad Lawrence Olum C.J. Sapong Aurelien Collin Paulo Nagamura Antonio Dovale Claudio Bieler Sal Zizzo Chance Myers Matt Besler Seth Sinovic Kevin Ellis Igor Juliao Josh Gardner Andy Gruenebaum Mechack Jerome Eric Kronberg Ike Opara Jon Kempin Jorge Claros Oriol Rosell Mikey Lopez Erik Palmer-Brown Jimmy Medranda Alex Martinez Martin Steuble Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 24 23 16 19 15 16 13 20 14 11 9 14 7 15 22 14 15 1 6 2 17 3 2 3 7 4 3 4 10 1

GS 22 23 15 11 6 12 4 19 14 9 3 10 7 15 22 10 15 1 6 1 17 2 1 2 7 4 2 1 3 0

MIN 1932 2007 1363 1119 610 1123 460 1564 1150 635 284 871 576 1335 1945 998 1272 89 495 91 1530 152 135 197 594 299 235 119 411 1

24 24

2160 2160

G 16 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 23

A 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 80 32 19 23 20 11 12 18 18 16 10 19 1 3 14 2 9 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 7 7 0 4 8 0

SOG 34 9 8 10 9 4 4 5 8 5 2 7 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0

27 18

339 235

123 85

FC 50 40 11 11 9 8 14 31 25 6 7 5 3 22 34 16 18 4 0 1 3 4 0 3 11 8 4 5 5 0

FS 49 58 25 13 11 3 14 20 17 9 3 8 7 9 16 8 34 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 1 4 17 0

OFF 23 1 0 3 0 0 2 5 3 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 24 88 0 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0

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

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

358 359 359 358

48 65

135 99

42 57

6 7

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 5, Jacob Peterson 2, Lawrence Olum 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Soony Saad 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 1, Jacob Peterson 1, Graham Zusi 1, Seth Sinovic 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Igor Juliao 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 6-6 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 30 1 21

POS G G G

GOALKEEPER Andy Gruenebaum Eric Kronberg Jon Kempin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 6 17 2 24 24

GS 6 17 1 24 24

MIN SHTS 495 22 1530 58 135 5 2160 85 2160 123

SV 16 38 3 57 80

GA 7 15 1 23 36

GAA 1.27 0.88 0.67 0.96 1.5

PG 0 5 0 5 6

PA 0 5 1 6 6

W L 4 1 7 5 1 0 12 6 6 12

T 1 5 0 6 6

SO 0 7 0 7 5

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2014 D.C. UNITED STATISTICS (12-7-4, 40 pts.) UNF 9 11 18 7 23 14 8 32 5 22 33 3 24 3 2 50 28 12 29 19 25 27 30 15

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

PLAYER Fabian Espindola Luis Silva Chris Rolfe Eddie Johnson Perry Kitchen Nick DeLeon Davy Arnaud Bobby Boswell Sean Franklin Chris Korb Taylor Kemp David Estrada Lewis Neal Cristian Fernandez Jeff Parke Andrew Dykstra Bill Hamid Alex Caskey Michael Seaton Kyle Porter Jared Jeffrey Collin Martin Conor Doyle Steve Birnbaum Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING Espindola 1, GAME-WINNING Kemp 1, Sean PENALTY KICK

GP 17 18 19 19 21 21 22 23 18 13 3 2 20 15 13 4 19 8 1 3 7 4 17 10

GS 15 13 18 19 21 21 21 23 17 12 2 0 6 15 13 4 19 1 0 0 1 1 1 10

MIN 1353 942 1499 1577 1890 1813 1816 2055 1567 1040 183 19 722 1342 1162 360 1710 122 15 35 228 110 301 900

23 23

2070 2070

G 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 36 26

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

SHT 40 27 28 35 13 30 16 15 9 3 0 0 2 9 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 4 7

SOG 18 12 10 14 7 8 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

35 22

248 301

87 106

FC 30 11 10 28 46 19 34 21 11 10 3 0 6 14 15 0 1 3 0 2 11 1 11 3

FS 32 11 20 39 18 20 39 11 9 5 1 0 8 20 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 10 6

OFF 22 1 0 28 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0

CK 58 19 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

C 4 1 0 3 9 2 7 1 0 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

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

290 283 283 290

65 58

94 106

42 35

2 5

GOALS: Chris Rolfe 3, Perry Kitchen 2, Luis Silva 2, Davy Arnaud 1, Bobby Boswell 1, Fabian Eddie Johnson 1 ASSISTS: Fabian Espindola 3, Chris Rolfe 2, Chris Korb 1, Perry Kitchen 1, Lewis Neal 1, Taylor Franklin 1, Eddie Johnson 1, Bobby Boswell 1 GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Eddie Johnson 2-2, Luis Silva 1-1, Fabian Espindola 0-1

D.C. UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 50 28

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Andrew Dykstra Bill Hamid Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 19 23 23

GS 4 19 23 23

MIN SHTS 360 9 1710 97 2070 106 2070 87

SV 6 72 78 51

GA 3 23 26 36

GAA 0.75 1.21 1.13 1.57

PG 0 2 2 3

PA 1 2 3 4

W L 3 0 9 7 12 7 7 12

T 1 3 4 4

SO 2 5 7 6

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2014 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

OPPONENT 8 at Seattle 15 FC Dallas 22 San Jose 29 at Colorado

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

Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May May May June June July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug.

5 Real Salt Lake 19 Montreal 26 at New England 4 Columbus 10 at Montreal 14 Philadelphia 18 at Chicago 23 Toronto FC 27 New York 31 at D.C. United 6 at Houston 27 at Portland 6 Chicago 12 at Montreal 16 at Columbus 19 Los Angeles 26 at Toronto FC 1 Philadelphia 10 at Vancouver 16 Toronto FC

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

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

23 D.C. United 29 Houston 3 at New England 6 at New York 12 at Chivas USA 26 New England 3 at D.C. United 10 Chicago 18 at Philadelphia 26 New York

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

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

ATT 39240 19431 19368 12203

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

19838 20306 14806 20565 16529 19073 15746 19914 19221 18522 18396 20814 20858 17155 13643 21493 22591 21318 20183 20730

2-1-2 3-1-2 3-2-2 4-2-2 5-2-2 5-3-2 5-4-2 5-4-3 5-4-4 5-5-4 6-5-4 7-5-4 7-5-5 8-5-5 9-5-5 10-5-5 11-5-5 11-5-6 11-6-6 12-6-6

POS PTS NOTES: 5 0 SEA: Barrett (94+) 5 1 KC: Collin (81); DAL: Hedges (90) 5 4 KC: Dwyer (57); 2 7 KC: Zusi (50) Feilhaber (79) Dwyer (92+); COL: Sanchez (60,78) 3 8 1 11 KC: own goal (31) Collin (71) Dwyer (74,86); 2 11 NE: Bunbury (92+) Nguyen (95+) 1 14 KC: Peterson (10) Bieler (95+); 1 17 KC: Dwyer (18,64) Nagamura (34); 1 17 KC: Dwyer (80); PHI: Cruz (49) Maidana (81) 2 17 KC: Dwyer (68); CHI: Magee (7,16) 2 18 KC: Dwyer (47,84); TOR: Moore (67) Orr (91+) 2 19 KC: Dovale (9); NY: Wright-Phillips (50) 3 19 DC: Espindola (28) 2 22 KC: Saad (45) Dwyer (70); 1 25 KC: Olum (24); 2 26 KC: Dwyer (33); CHI: Magee (40) 2 29 KC: Dwyer (4,89); MTL: Di Vaio (28) 1 32 KC: Sapong (43) Feilhaber (93+); CLB: own goal (69) 1 35 KC: Feilhaber (11) Olum (61); LA: Keane (79) 1 38 KC: Zusi (48) Peterson (80); TOR: Goncalves (16) 1 39 KC: Zusi (54); PHI: Brown (71) 1 39 VAN: own goal (17) Mattocks (39) 1 42 KC: Dwyer (18,33) Saad (64) Sapong (77); TOR: Souza (46+)

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D.C. UNITED 2014 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 8 Columbus 22 at Toronto FC 29 Chicago

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.

5 New England 12 New York 19 at Columbus 26 FC Dallas

Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

Sat. May

3 at Portland

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

ATT 13840 22591 9445

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

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

10526 12364 11437 11172

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

L 2-3

20814

3-3-2

W W T W

Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

May May May May May June June

10 at Philadelphia 17 Montreal 21 Houston 24 at New England 31 Sporting KC 7 Columbus 11 at Montreal

W T W L W T W

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

18522 14106 8224 13589 18522 53267 14135

4-3-2 4-3-3 5-3-3 5-4-3 6-4-3 6-4-4 7-4-4

Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun.

June July July July

28 Seattle 5 at Toronto FC 11 at San Jose 20 Chivas USA

L W W W

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

16922 22591 10525 13732

7-5-4 8-5-4 9-5-4 10-5-4

W 3-0 L 0-1 L 0-3

16171 20061 20452

11-5-4 11-6-4 11-7-4

Sun. Aug.

30 Toronto FC 3 at Houston 9 at Real Salt Lake 17 Colorado

W 4-2

12814

12-7-4

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

23 at Sporting KC 27 at Los Angeles 31 New York 6 at Vancouver 10 at New York 20 at Chicago 27 Philadelphia 3 Sporting KC 12 at Houston 18 Chicago 25 at Montreal

Wed. July Sun. Aug. Sat. Aug.

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

POS PTS NOTES: 7 0 CLB: Arrieta (18) Higuain (27,90) 10 0 TOR: Defoe (60) 10 1 DC: Espindola (35) Kitchen (73); CHI: Hurtado (27) Amarikwa (82) 6 4 DC: own goal (43) Rolfe (93+); 4 7 DC: Arnaud (4); 4 8 DC: Espindola (31); CLB: Jimenez (90) 3 11 DC: Espindola (49+,69) Boswell (60) Franklin (64); DAL: Diaz (13) 4 11 DC: Arnaud (21) own goal (78); POR: Fernandez (1) Danso (38) Urruti (94+) 2 14 DC: Rolfe (6); 4 15 DC: Johnson (84); MTL: McInerney (56) 2 18 DC: Rolfe (29) Espindola (63); 3 18 DC: Espindola (73); NE: Mullins (55) Fagundez (77) 2 21 DC: Espindola (28); 3 22 1 25 DC: Silva (6,39,50+) DeLeon (23); MTL: McInerney (12) Romero (21) 2 25 SEA: Barrett (39) 1 28 DC: DeLeon (54) Kitchen (69); TOR: Moore (60) 1 31 DC: Johnson (12) Silva (25); SJ: Wondolowski (39) 2 34 DC: Johnson (25) Kitchen (59) Silva (70); CHV: Torres (84) 2 37 DC: Johnson (8) Rolfe (59) own goal (67); 2 37 HOU: Bruin (91+) 2 37 RSL: Plata (11) Schuler (13,24) 2

40 DC: Silva (12,67) Rolfe (81) Espindola (86); COL: Serna (52) Brown (91+)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)

Goals 2 5 times Assists 2 Graham Zusi 2 Sal Zizzo Shots 6 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 6 Benny Feilhaber Fouls Suffered 9 Dom Dwyer Offside 3 Chance Myers 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Andy Gruenebaum Shots Faced 7 Eric Kronberg 7 Andy Gruenebaum Goals Allowed 2 6 times

Goals 4 04/19/2014 vs 4 08/16/2014 vs Assists 5 03/29/2014 vs Shots 20 04/05/2014 vs Shots on Goal 9 04/05/2014 vs 9 07/06/2014 vs Fouls Committed 25 03/08/2014 vs 25 08/10/2014 vs Fouls Suffered 28 05/18/2014 vs Corner Kicks 12 03/15/2014 vs Offside 4 05/10/2014 vs 4 07/06/2014 vs 4 07/16/2014 vs 4 07/19/2014 vs Saves 6 08/01/2014 vs Shots Faced 7 05/14/2014 vs 7 08/01/2014 vs 7 08/10/2014 vs Goals Allowed 2 03/29/2014 vs 2 04/26/2014 vs 2 05/14/2014 vs 2 05/18/2014 vs 2 05/23/2014 vs 2 08/10/2014 vs

04/19/2014 vs MTL

W 4-0

03/29/2014 vs COL 03/29/2014 vs COL

W 3-2 W 3-2

03/08/2014 vs SEA

L 0-1

05/10/2014 vs MTL 07/12/2014 vs MTL

W 3-0 W 2-1

08/10/2014 vs VAN

L 0-2

04/19/2014 vs MTL

W 4-0

04/05/2014 vs RSL 07/16/2014 vs CLB

T 0-0 W 2-1

08/01/2014 vs PHI

T 1-1

05/14/2014 vs PHI 08/01/2014 vs PHI

L 1-2 T 1-1

03/29/2014 vs COL

W 3-2

MTL TOR

W 4-0 W 4-1

COL

W 3-2

RSL

T 0-0

RSL CHI

T 0-0 T 1-1

SEA VAN

L 0-1 L 0-2

CHI

L 1-2

DAL

T 1-1

MTL CHI CLB LA

W T W W

PHI

T 1-1

PHI PHI VAN

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

COL NE PHI CHI TOR VAN

W L L L T L

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)

Goals 3 Luis Silva Assists 3 Fabian Espindola Shots 6 Fabian Espindola Shots on Goal 3 Fabian Espindola 3 Luis Silva 3 Nick DeLeon Fouls Committed 5 Fabian Espindola Fouls Suffered 5 Eddie Johnson 5 Davy Arnaud 5 Fabian Espindola Offside 4 Eddie Johnson 4 Eddie Johnson Saves 8 Bill Hamid Shots Faced 9 Bill Hamid Goals Allowed 3 Bill Hamid 3 Bill Hamid 3 Bill Hamid

Goals 4 04/26/2014 at 4 06/11/2014 at 4 08/17/2014 at Assists 5 08/17/2014 at Shots 18 04/26/2014 at Shots on Goal 9 03/29/2014 at 9 06/11/2014 at Fouls Committed 20 03/22/2014 at Fouls Suffered 19 06/07/2014 at Corner Kicks 9 04/26/2014 at Offside 7 04/05/2014 at Saves 8 07/30/2014 at Shots Faced 9 07/11/2014 at Goals Allowed 3 03/08/2014 at 3 05/03/2014 at 3 08/09/2014 at

06/11/2014 at MTL

W 4-2

06/11/2014 at MTL

W 4-2

04/26/2014 at DAL

W 4-1

04/26/2014 at DAL 06/11/2014 at MTL 06/11/2014 at MTL

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

03/22/2014 at TOR

L 0-1

04/05/2014 at NE 05/21/2014 at HOU 08/17/2014 at COL

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

04/05/2014 at NE 05/24/2014 at NE

W 2-0 L 1-2

07/30/2014 at TOR

W 3-0

07/11/2014 at SJ

W 2-1

03/08/2014 at CLB 05/03/2014 at POR 08/09/2014 at RSL

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)

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

Shots 9 06/27/2014 vs Shots on Goal 1 04/26/2014 vs Fouls Committed 6 05/14/2014 vs Fouls Suffered 6 04/05/2014 vs Corner Kicks 2 05/18/2014 vs Offside 0 03/15/2014 vs 0 04/26/2014 vs 0 05/14/2014 vs 0 06/27/2014 vs Saves 0 03/15/2014 vs 0 07/06/2014 vs Shots Faced 1 03/15/2014 vs 1 03/22/2014 vs 1 04/05/2014 vs

POR

W 1-0

L 0-2

PHI

L 1-2

RSL

T 0-0

CHI

L 1-2

DAL NE PHI POR

T L L W

DAL CHI

T 1-1 T 1-1

DAL SJ RSL

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

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

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)

DAL MTL COL

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

COL

W 4-2

DAL

W 4-1

CHI MTL

T 2-2 W 4-2

TOR

L 0-1

CLB

T 0-0

DAL

W 4-1

W 2-0

TOR

W 3-0

W 2-1

CLB POR RSL

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

Shots 5 05/10/2014 at Shots on Goal 1 03/08/2014 at Fouls Committed 7 07/05/2014 at Fouls Suffered 7 03/29/2014 at Corner Kicks 1 04/19/2014 at 1 05/24/2014 at Offside 0 06/28/2014 at 0 08/09/2014 at Saves 1 04/05/2014 at 1 04/19/2014 at 1 06/11/2014 at 1 07/20/2014 at Shots Faced 1 04/05/2014 at

PHI

W 1-0

CLB

L 0-3

TOR

W 2-1

CHI

T 2-2

CLB NE

T 1-1 L 1-2

SEA RSL

L 0-1 L 0-3

NE CLB MTL CHV

W T W W

W 2-0

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

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2014 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. D.C. UNITED (0-1-0) UNF 10 1 6 37 15 4 78 22 14 2 94 23 9 40

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

90 90 90 77 90 90 9 13 90 81 24 66 90 90 90 90

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

3 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 16 7

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

1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 10 18

1 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 18 10

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8

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

0 0 0 0 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 0

Benny Feilhaber Eric Kronberg Paulo Nagamura Jacob Peterson Seth Sinovic Kevin Ellis Aurelien Collin Soony Saad Dom Dwyer Erik Palmer-Brown Jimmy Medranda Alex Martinez Antonio Dovale Igor Juliao Team totals Opponent totals

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

UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Eric Kronberg Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

2 2 5

GAA

O'TIME

1 1 5

1 1 0

1.00 1.00 0.00

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 0

0 0 1

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2014 D.C. UNITED VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) UNF 9 22 8 32 5 7 2 18 28 12 23 14 24 3

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1

90 34 90 90 56 68 90 90 90 3 90 86 22 90 90 90

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 16

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

3 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 18 10

3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 18

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

8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fabian Espindola Chris Korb Davy Arnaud Bobby Boswell Sean Franklin Eddie Johnson Jeff Parke Chris Rolfe Bill Hamid Alex Caskey Perry Kitchen Nick DeLeon Lewis Neal Cristian Fernandez Team totals Opponent totals

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

UNF 28

POS G

GOALKEEPER Bill Hamid Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

5 5 2

GAA

O'TIME

5 5 1

0 0 1

0.00 0.00 1.00

0 0 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

1 1 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

UNITED VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

United

Sporting KC 20 wins, 73 goals United 19 wins, 64 goals 10 ties 6/20/1996 7/31/1996 8/4/1996 6/21/1997 7/19/1997 8/31/1997 3/21/1998 8/26/1998 5/15/1999 6/26/1999 5/17/2000 6/10/2000 4/7/2001 6/16/2001 4/20/2002 6/15/2002 7/4/2002 8/10/2002 4/12/2003 5/17/2003 10/25/2003 5/15/2004 7/10/2004 11/14/2004 4/30/2005 5/21/2005 7/9/2005 7/20/2005 5/13/2006 5/27/2006 6/24/2006 6/28/2006 4/14/2007 7/4/2007 10/5/2007 3/29/2008 8/2/2008 5/6/2009 9/9/2009 10/24/2009 3/27/2010 5/5/2010 8/21/2011 10/22/2011 3/10/2012 8/11/2012 4/5/2013 5/19/2013 10/18/2013 5/31/2014

KC KC KC KC KC DC DC DC DC DC KC DC DC DC DC KC KC DC KC DC DC DC KC DC KC DC KC KC DC DC DC DC KC DC KC KC DC KC DC KC KC DC KC KC KC KC KC DC KC DC

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

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

DC DC DC DC DC KC KC KC KC KC DC KC KC KC KC DC DC KC DC KC KC KC DC KC DC KC DC DC KC KC KC KC DC KC DC DC KC DC KC DC DC KC DC DC DC DC DC KC DC KC

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

DC SOW

(OT)

(2OT) (OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (HD) (KC) (DC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (DC) (KC) (KC) (CA) (DC) (CA) (DC) (CA) (CA) (DC) (SP) (DC) (DC) (SP) (SP) (DC) (SP) (DC)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 38 287 130 301 79 110

2 34 316 129 315 80 112

OT 1 2 2 1 2 0

Tot 73 605 261 617 161 222

1 32 259 127 365 62 107

2 30 278 120 324 68 146

OT 1 4 2 2 1 1

Tot 63 541 249 691 131 254

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: DC KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

7 11

11 16

12 10

11 14

12 11

9 10

1 1

63 73

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Ben Olsen

vs. DC vs. KC

7-3-2 1-6-1

(1.92 pts./game) (0.5 pts./game)

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

9 10 51 25 33 45 7 5 6 44 13

Sporting KC Preki Preki Preki Preki Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud Jimmy Nielsen Bo Oshoniyi Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi

8 8 37 22 32 57 5 5 3 47 14

United Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Richie Williams Jaime Moreno Troy Perkins Bill Hamid Nick Rimando Troy Perkins Troy Perkins

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots

Sporting KC 2 5 players tied 3 Chung/Radosavljevic 7 Kei Kamara (10/22/11)

Shots on Goal

4 Takawira/Smith

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves

7 6 1 9

Fabbro/Zotinca 5 players tied 14 players tied Garth Lagerwey (08/04/96) 3 8 players tied

Goals Allowed

United 2 6 players tied 2 3 players tied 9 Dwayne De Rosario (10/22/11) 5 Luciano Emilio (09/09/09) 7 3 players tied 6 Etcheverry/Olsen 1 12 players tied 9 Troy Perkins (07/04/07) 6 Jeff Causey (06/21/97)

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)

D.C. United W-L-T

Streak (started)

8-0-1 3-3-5 1-3-0

5 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ls

(06/06/2014) 10-0-1 8 Ws (05/10/2014) (08/01/2014) 2-3-3 1 Ls (08/03/2014) (08/10/2014) 0-4-0 19 Ls (04/13/2013)

1-6-0 11-0-5

1 Ls 1 Ws

(08/10/2014) 1-7-2 (08/16/2014) 11-0-1

4 Ls (05/24/2014) 9 Ws (05/10/2014)

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

3 Ls 2 Ts 5 Ws 7 Ws 3 Ws

(04/26/2014) (07/06/2014) (06/06/2014) (03/02/2013) (05/05/2013)

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

3 1 3 3 3

Ls Ws Ws Ws Ws

(06/28/2014) (05/31/2014) (05/21/2014) (08/03/2013) (04/26/2014)

6-0-1 5-2-4 1-4-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

5 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ls 2 Ls 0-

(04/19/2014) (08/16/2014) (08/10/2014) (04/27/2013) -

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

1 1 2 6 3

Ws Ls Ws Ls Ls

(07/30/2014) (08/03/2014) (06/11/2014) (04/21/2013) (05/08/2013)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (20-19-10) PLAYER

MIN

Preki Mark Chung Vitalis Takawira Scott Sealy Kei Kamara Sasha Victorine Mo Johnston Chris Brown Chris Klein Claudio Lopez Graham Zusi Eddie Johnson Frank Klopas Jack Jewsbury Josh Wolff Stephen Armstrong Davy Arnaud Matt Besler Teal Bunbury Jose Burciaga Jr. Michael Harrington Chris Henderson Matt McKeon Ryan Smith Carey Talley Paul Wright Kerry Zavagnin Claudio Bieler Sean Bowers Dom Dwyer Dario Fabbro Nick Garcia Roy Lassiter Miklos Molnar Ike Opara Edmundo Rodriguez C.J. Sapong Mike Sorber Matt Taylor Ivan Trujillo Francisco Gomez Diego Gutierrez Stephane Auvray Brian Johnson Garth Lagerwey Tony Meola Uche Okafor Ryan Pore Soony Saad Igor Simutenkov Lance Watson Team totals Opponent totals

22 8 9 12 8 10 12 9 20 5 9 2 6 20 9 6 20 11 6 11 11 4 13 2 6 4 24 3 8 2 4 21 2 1 2 2 6 3 2 1 10 13 2 5 2 11 8 9 3 4 4 49 49

19 8 7 10 6 10 12 7 19 5 7 2 5 16 8 3 17 11 4 11 9 4 9 2 6 3 23 2 7 2 3 21 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 8 13 2 3 2 11 7 5 1 4 1 49 49

1776 716 608 842 611 882 986 636 1593 449 687 178 407 1445 745 365 1592 990 367 968 818 316 856 171 572 233 2090 192 639 168 220 1854 180 90 180 96 313 270 86 69 678 1154 163 322 180 980 632 431 110 308 142 4410 4410

9 7 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 64

10 4 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 2 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 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 67 63

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

51 16 12 24 31 17 14 15 25 13 15 4 6 25 10 8 39 2 9 15 2 4 9 7 3 1 14 6 3 5 9 3 3 4 2 1 10 5 3 1 10 3 1 6 0 0 0 11 2 7 0 605 543

9 1 11 8 9 2 5 3 1 49 49

810 90 980 720 810 180 450 270 90 4410 4410

Jimmy Nielsen Eric Kronberg Tony Meola Kevin Hartman Bo Oshoniyi Garth Lagerwey Mike Ammann Chris Snitko William Hesmer Team totals Opponent totals

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GAA

22 18 0.44 2 1 1.00 56 44 1.01 37 25 1.25 54 39 1.44 21 14 1.50 31 19 2.00 21 13 2.67 6 4 3.00 250 177 1.29 261 185 1.49

0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 8 6

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UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (19-20-10) PLAYER

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SHT

GOALKEEPER

Jaime Moreno Christian Gomez Marco Etcheverry Raul Diaz Arce Luciano Emilio Santino Quaranta Roy Wegerle Roy Lassiter John Harkes Carey Talley Danny Allsopp Ali Curtis Freddy Adu Bobby Convey Tony Sanneh A.J. Wood Jeff Agoos Alecko Eskandarian Joshua Gros Rodney Wallace Bobby Boswell Abdul Thompson Conteh Nick DeLeon Fabian Espindola Mario Gori Julius James Mark Lisi Ivan McKinley Shawn Medved Mike Petke Kyle Porter Hristo Stoitchkov Bryan Namoff Richie Williams Marc Burch Brian Carroll Ben Olsen Clyde Simms Chris Albright Jose Alegria Fred Adam Cristman Eric Denton Facundo Erpen Ivan Guerrero Brian Kamler Chris Korb Dema Kovalenko John Maessner Andy Najar Chris Pontius Mark Simpson Mark Watson Craig Ziadie Team totals Opponent totals

26 14 16 8 8 14 3 4 6 8 2 6 10 9 5 6 10 6 12 5 11 3 4 1 3 3 3 4 3 6 1 2 16 16 6 13 16 18 4 4 6 1 3 5 1 6 6 6 5 5 10 5 2 2 49 49

22 13 15 8 7 9 2 4 4 6 1 1 7 9 5 4 10 5 12 5 11 2 4 1 2 2 1 4 2 5 1 0 16 16 4 13 13 18 3 3 3 1 2 5 1 4 6 5 3 5 9 4 2 2 49 49

1837 1015 1365 624 643 898 196 360 439 544 135 227 661 732 450 400 855 466 1048 450 990 147 311 90 209 209 147 332 129 489 90 67 1451 1290 397 1170 1228 1451 302 262 346 71 139 406 90 374 484 465 287 405 794 405 180 178 4410 4410

8 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 73

8 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 63 67

37 34 33 24 18 18 5 8 9 4 6 10 11 12 8 7 12 8 9 4 6 6 3 3 2 3 2 7 1 2 2 2 3 7 3 6 17 9 8 2 2 0 1 3 0 6 1 8 5 4 9 0 0 0 543 605

Josh Wicks Doug Warren Louis Crayton Bill Hamid Zach Wells Joe Willis Nick Rimando Tom Presthus Scott Garlick Troy Perkins Steve Cronin Mark Simpson Jeff Causey Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 1 8 2 1 11 4 4 9 1 5 2 49 49

MIN SHTS 90 100 90 720 180 90 1014 316 360 810 90 405 135 4410 4410

GAA

5 5 0.00 2 1 0.90 3 2 1.00 40 32 1.00 11 9 1.00 4 3 1.00 55 43 1.15 15 10 1.42 17 11 1.50 64 47 1.56 6 3 2.00 23 14 2.22 16 5 6.67 261 185 1.49 250 177 1.29

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 6 8

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (20-19-10)

CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (19-20-10)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Jacob Peterson Ike Opara Graham Zusi Matt Besler Claudio Bieler Dom Dwyer C.J. Sapong Paulo Nagamura Soony Saad Aurelien Collin Antonio Dovale Kevin Ellis Benny Feilhaber Andy Gruenebaum Igor Juliao Eric Kronberg Jimmy Medranda Chance Myers Lawrence Olum Erik Palmer-Brown Seth Sinovic Sal Zizzo Team totals Opponent totals

13 4 9 11 3 2 6 14 3 5 1 1 7 7 1 1 1 7 3 1 8 2 49 49

11 3 7 11 2 2 3 13 1 5 1 1 5 6 1 1 0 6 0 0 8 2 49 49

888 277 687 990 192 168 313 1233 110 369 90 90 424 545 90 90 24 542 79 81 720 179 4410 4410

2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 64

2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 63

21 3 15 2 6 5 10 14 2 8 1 0 12 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 5 5 605 543

Fabian Espindola Chris Rolfe Sean Franklin Eddie Johnson Jeff Parke Bobby Boswell Nick DeLeon Kyle Porter Chris Korb Chris Pontius Davy Arnaud Nana Attakora Alex Caskey Conor Doyle Andrew Dykstra David Estrada Bill Hamid Jared Jeffrey Taylor Kemp Perry Kitchen Collin Martin Lewis Neal Kofi Opare Michael Seaton Luis Silva Joe Willis Team totals Opponent totals

11 19 8 12 22 23 4 1 6 10 6 4 3 1 2 1 8 1 1 8 1 2 1 1 4 1 49 49

8 18 7 8 22 22 4 1 6 9 5 3 1 1 2 1 8 1 1 8 0 1 1 0 3 1 49 49

772 1363 686 751 1935 2025 311 90 484 794 470 270 94 80 180 85 720 90 45 720 45 112 90 10 271 90 4410 4410

4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 73

0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 67

21 31 5 21 9 9 3 2 1 9 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 543 605

GOALKEEPER

MIN

GAA

Andy Gruenebaum Eric Kronberg Team totals Opponent totals

7 1 49 49

545 90 4410 4410

35 30 0.83 2 1 1.00 250 177 1.29 261 185 1.49

0 0 8 6

40 32 1.00 4 3 1.00 18 12 2.00 261 185 1.49 250 177 1.29

0 0 0 6 8

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Bill Hamid Joe Willis Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals

8 1 2 49 49

MIN SHTS 720 90 180 4410 4410

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GAME NOTES SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs D.C. UNITED Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 7:30 p.m. CT English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Gran D 1340 AM

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2014 Regular season Team stats SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SPORTING Kansas City roster No. Pos. 1 GK 2 DEF 3 DEF 4 DEF 5 DEF 6 MID 7 DEF 8 MID 9 MID 10 MID 11 FWD 12 MID 13 DEF 14 FWD 15 DEF 16 FWD 17 FWD 18 MID 20 MID 21 GK 22 FWD 23 MID 24 MID 25 MID 28 GK 30 GK 37 FWD 40 DEF 78 DEF 94 MID * On loan

Name Pronunciation Eric Kronberg krawn-berg Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara** oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers** Graham Zusi ZOO-see Antonio Dovale doh-VAH-lay Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Sal Zizzo ZEE-zoh Mikey Lopez Lawrence Olum OH-lumm Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Claudio Bieler bee-AY-lurr C.J. Sapong sah-PONG Victor Munoz Jorge Claros hor-hay Jon Kempin Soony Saad SOO-nee sod Martin Steuble STOY-bleh Michael Kafari Christian Duke* Tim Melia^ Andy Gruenebaum GREEN-uh-BOHM Jacob Peterson Igor Juliao ZHOO-lee-ow Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en Jimmy Medranda* muh-DRAHN-dah ** Disabled list ^ League pool goalkeeper

12-6-6 (42 pts) 24 1st in East 36 27 1.5 23 0.96 +13 339 (123) 36.3% 358 359 42 6

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

P W L T GP 42 12 6 6 24 40 12 7 4 23 32 9 8 5 22 30 7 8 9 24 28 6 7 10 23 27 8 12 3 23 27 6 9 9 24 25 7 12 4 23 25 4 6 13 23 17 4 14 5 23

Western Conference 1. Seattle Sounders FC 2. Real Salt Lake 3. FC Dallas 4. LA Galaxy 5. Vancouver Whitecaps 6. Portland Timbers 7. Colorado Rapids 8. San Jose Earthquakes 9. Chivas USA

P W L 42 13 7 42 11 4 39 11 7 37 10 5 33 7 4 31 7 7 30 8 11 25 6 9 24 6 11

T 3 9 6 7 12 10 6 7 6

GP 23 24 24 22 23 24 25 22 23

D.C. UNITED

Fabian Espindola 8 16 Dom Dwyer goals Fabian Espindola 8 5 Feilhaber/Zusi assists Fabian Espindola 40 80 Dom Dwyer shots Fabian Espindola 18 34 Dom Dwyer shots on Goal Chris Rolfe 3 5 Dom Dwyer game-winning goals 1 seven players tied game-winning assists Fabian Espindola 3 Perry Kitchen 46 50 Dom Dwyer fouls COMMITTED Arnaud/Johnson 39 58 Benny Feilhaber fouls SUFFERED Perry Kitchen 9 5 Benny Feilhaber cautions Caskey/Johnson 1 2 Aurelien Collin ejections 0.67 Jon Kempin 7 Eric Kronberg 7 Eric Kronberg 38 Eric Kronberg

goals against avg wins shutouts saves

Andrew Dykstra 0.75 Bill Hamid 9 Bill Hamid 5 Bill Hamid 72

Coaches - REGULAR SEASON peter vermes

Eastern Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. D.C. United 3. Toronto FC 4. Columbus Crew 5. New York Red Bulls 6. New England Revolution 7. Philadelphia Union 8. Houston Dynamo 9. Chicago Fire 10. Montreal Impact

12-7-4 (40 pts) 23 2nd in East 36 35 1.57 26 1.13 +10 248 (87) 35.1% 290 283 42 2

2014 REgular season Individual Leaders

2014 Regular Season MLS Standings Through Aug. 21

D.C. UNITED

6th season 74-51-43 6th season 74-51-43

BEN OLSEN

MLS Experience MLS Record Year with Team Record with Team

5th season 44-62-31 5th season 44-62-31

SPORTING KANSAS CITY injury report As of Aug. 21, 2014 OUT: • Ike Opara (right ankle - out for season) • Chance Myers (left Achilles - out for season) • Eric Kronberg (fractured fourth metacarpal in left hand) • Jacob Peterson (left knee strain) QUESTIONABLE: • Andy Gruenebaum (strained supraspinatus muscle in shoulder) • Paulo Nagamura (left ankle sprain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Kansas City Connections

Noteworthy milestones

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Sporting KC (2012) and D.C. United (2013) are the last two winners of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

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Davy Arnaud played for Kansas City from 2002-2011, scoring 47 goals and adding 36 assists in 255 MLS appearances for the club, including playoffs.

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Eddie Johnson played for Kansas City from 2006-2007, scoring 17 goals in 46 MLS appearances for the club, including playoffs.

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C.J. Sapong and Bill Hamid both made their international debuts for the U.S. Men’s National Team on January 21, 2012 in a friendly match vs. Venezuela.

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Nana Attakora has been teammates with three Sporting KC players: Paulo Nagamura (Toronto FC in 2007), Jacob Peterson (Toronto FC from 20102011) and Ike Opara (San Jose Earthquakes in 2011).

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Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, 2008-2011) and Chris Rolfe (Aalborg BK, 2010-2012) both played professionally in the Danish Superliga.

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Claudio Bieler (2005-2012) and Fabian Espindola (2005-2007) both played professionally in the Argentinian Primera Division and the Ecuadorian Seria A.

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Toni Dovale (2009-2014) and Cristian Fernandez (2007-2013) both played professionally in the Spanish La Liga and Segunda Division.

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In 2011, Lewis Neal and Lawrence Olum were teammates at Orlando City SC, Sporting KC’s current USL Pro affiliate.

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Graham Zusi and Casey Townsend were teammates on the 2008 NCAA Division I Championship team at the University of Maryland.

last time they met The teams last met in the MLS regular season on May 31, 2014 at RFK Stadium. D.C. United defeated Sporting KC 1-0 as Fabian Espindola netted the gamewinner in the 28th minute. The visitors outshot D.C. 16-7, but Bill Hamid made five saves to keep Peter Vermes’ men off the scoresheet. Following the defeat, Sporting KC would go undefeated in their next eight MLS matches before losing to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Aug. 10. Saturday is the second of three meetings between the sides this season. The MLS champions make another trip to RFK Stadium on Oct. 3.

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Sporting KC has sold out 48 straight MLS home games at Sporting Park. Sporting KC has won 241 MLS regular season games, third most in league history and three behind D.C. United. Sporting KC has tied 122 MLS regular season games, most in MLS history. Peter Vermes is in his sixth season as manager, second longest in club history behind Bob Gansler. Vermes’ winning percentage (.568) is best for Sporting KC all-time. Graham Zusi’s 480 career corner kicks taken in the MLS regular season are most all-time for Sporting KC. Graham Zusi is in third place on Sporting KC’s all-time assist chart with 36. Aurelien Collin is second in club history for most MLS goals scored by a defender with 15, two shy of Jimmy Conrad (17). Matt Besler is in ninth place on the club’s all-time chart for games started with 136. On July 26, Andy Gruenebaum became the second goalkeeper in MLS history to earn regulation wins in each of his first four regular season appearances for a new club. Dom Dwyer’s 16 MLS goals in 2014 rank second on the club’s singleseason goal scoring chart. During the 2014 MLS regular season, 30 different players have featured for Sporting KC and 29 have started, both club records and 2014 MLS highs. On Aug. 16, Jon Kempin became the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match for Sporting KC in club history (21 years, 131 days). On Aug. 16, Dom Dwyer became the first player in Sporting KC history to record two penalty kick goals in the same game. Should Graham Zusi play on Saturday, it will be his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC (including postseason).

sporting kc news & notes Besler and Zusi sign Designated Player contracts with Sporting KC Sporting KC signed defender Matt Besler and midfielder Graham Zusi to longterm Designated Player contracts on July 19. Per club policy, additional terms of the agreements will not be disclosed. An Overland Park native, Besler became the first player from the state of Kansas to play in a FIFA World Cup when he started all four matches for the United States in Brazil this summer. The 27-year-old centerback debuted for the U.S. in January 2013 and has 21 career international appearances, including all three knockout round games en route to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title. Besler was named captain of the reigning MLS Cup champions prior to the 2014 season and was recognized as the Kansas City Sports Commission Sportsman of the Year in April. Besler has made 150 MLS appearances (including postseason) with two goals and seven assists since being drafted by Kansas City in the first round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of Notre Dame. Zusi is also coming off a strong performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in all four games for head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and contributed assists in back-to-back group stage games against Ghana and Portugal. The 27-year-old has earned 27 career international appearances with three goals and six assists in a U.S. Men’s National Team jersey. Taken in the second round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft as a two-time national champion at the University of Maryland, Zusi has recorded 20 goals and 40 assists in 148 MLS matches (including postseason) over six professional seasons with Sporting KC.

Sporting KC Designated Players all-time • • • • • •

Graham Zusi (2014 - ) Matt Besler (2014 - ) Claudio Bieler (2013 - ) Jeferson (2011) Omar Bravo (2011) Claudio Lopez (2008)

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Sporting KC news & Notes (continued) Kempin continues strong month of August

Dominance over D.C. at home

In the last three weeks, homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin has earned MVP honors of the inaugural MLS Homegrown Game, made his League debut, become Sporting KC’s youngest ever starting keeper and posted two Save of the Week nominations.

Sporting KC is 4-0-0 all-time against D.C. United at Sporting Park and has not lost to the four-time MLS champions at home since July 4, 2007 at Arrowhead Stadium, a streak spanning nine games (6-0-3). D.C. has scored a single goal in 360 minutes at Sporting Park.

Kempin, the club’s first Homegrown player upon signing in 2010 at age 17, made his MLS debut in the second half of Sporting KC’s 2-0 loss at the Vancouver Whitecaps on Aug. 10. Replacing the injured Andy Gruenebaum at halftime, he marked his first League appearance with a penalty kick save – and MLS Save of the Week winner – against Darren Mattocks in the 84th minute. The Leawood, Kansas native followed up with another Save of the Week nominee in a 4-1 win over Toronto FC on Aug. 16, denying Gilberto in the 51st minute with Sporting KC up a goal. In his CONCACAF Champions League debut on Tuesday, Kempin made a pivotal save in the 81st minute to keep his team level with Real Esteli as the match ended 1-1.

Dwyer chasing club’s single season scoring record

With Gruenebaum’s status day-to-day (shoulder muscle strain) and first-string keeper Eric Kronberg still out (hand fracture), Kempin assumes the role of Sporting KC’s No. 1 keeper. The fifth-year professional most recently joined the United States U-21 Men’s National Team in April and has also trained with the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team.

Injuries and international duty test Sporting KC’s depth Through 24 games in the 2014 MLS regular season, Sporting KC has featured 24 different starting lineups. Peter Vermes’ lineup selection has been complicated by several factors throughout the year. In March, the club had to balance multiple competitions during the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. In May, schedule congestion came to the forefront with seven MLS games during the month. More recently, goalkeepers Eric Kronberg and Andy Gruenebaum suffered injuries, giving Jon Kempin his first MLS start for the club. To complicate matters, Chance Myers and Ike Opara have suffered seasonending injuries; Matt Besler, Graham Zusi and Lawrence Olum have seen extended international action; and Erik Palmer-Brown and Aurelien Collin have served one-game suspensions, with the latter also picking up a minor injury. As a result, 29 different players have started an MLS match for the club this season, a team record and most in the League. Of those 29 players, 12 were 23 years of age or younger at the start of the season. The club’s defense has been stretched most of all, with eight different players featuring in the centerback position during the 2014 campaign. Overall, 30 players have appeared for the club in an MLS match this year, most among all teams.

Gruenebaum makes history as Sporting KC’s starting goalkeeper Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum became just the second goalkeeper in MLS history (Jorge Campos, 1996 LA Galaxy) to earn regulation wins in each of his first four regulation appearances for a new club. He has a 4-1-1 record since replacing injured Eric Kronberg on July 12. Gruenebaum began his 2014 MLS campaign with a 2-1 win at Montreal, then notched three more 2-1 victories against the Columbus Crew (July 16), LA Galaxy (July 19) and Toronto FC (July 26) as Sporting KC surged atop the Eastern Conference standings. The Overland Park, Kansas native previously made 82 MLS appearances for the Crew (including postseason) from 2006-2013.

League pool goalkeeper Tim Melia joins Sporting KC Sporting KC announced on Aug. 13 that League pool goalkeeper Tim Melia has joined the club. A five-year veteran of MLS, Melia played two seasons with Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) before signing with Chivas USA (2012-2014). Over that span, the 28-year-old made six MLS appearances while also playing on loan for the Charleston Battery and FC New York. Melia arrives in Kansas City due to injuries to Eric Kronberg and Andy Gruenebaum. Kronberg fractured the fourth metacarpal bone on his left hand in July and is in the midst of an eight-week recovery, while Gruenebaum strained his supraspinatus in the team’s most recent match and is day-to-day.

Forward Dom Dwyer is second in MLS with 16 goals and has climbed into second place on the club’s all-time single season scoring chart. With 10 matches remaining, he needs three more goals to pass Preki’s single season record of 18 set in 1996. Both of Dwyer’s goals against Toronto FC on Aug. 16 came from the penalty spot, where he is now six-for-six on the season after becoming the first player in club history to successfully convert two penalty kicks in an MLS match. Dwyer’s six successful penalties are now second most in team history and fourth most in a single-season by an MLS player all-time. The brace against Toronto was Dwyer’s fifth of the season, most in MLS this year and third on the club’s career charts. Remarkably, all five of those multigoal games have come against Canadian opposition (three vs. Montreal, two vs. Toronto). Only six MLS players have recorded more multi-goal games in a season over the League’s 19-year history. In a victory at Montreal on July 12, Dwyer became one of only 10 players in MLS history to score six or more regular season goals against the same opponent in a single year and the first to do so in the League’s expansion era (2005-present).

Spot on for Sporting KC The six consecutive penalty kick conversions by Dom Dwyer in 2014 continues a recent trend for the MLS champions from the penalty spot. The club has now scored on 13 straight attempts dating back to 2012 -- the longest active streak in MLS -- and has proven successful on 26 of their last 27 penalty kicks dating back to 2007. In addition, the club secured the 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup in penalty shootout wins.

Sporting KC kicks off 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League campaign Sporting KC battled to a 1-1 draw against Real Esteli FC on Tuesday in their opening game of the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League at Estadio Independencia in Esteli, Nicaragua. After conceding in the sixth minute, Sporting KC leveled the score 10 minutes later with a perfectly placed free kick from Antonio Dovale in his CCL debut. Real Esteli FC now leads Group 2 with two points from back-to-back home draws while Sporting KC and Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa share second place in the standings with a point apiece. The defending MLS Cup champions will now return home for back-to-back CCL matches at Sporting Park, hosting Saprissa on Thursday, Sept. 18 and Esteli on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Both matches will kick off at 7 p.m. CT. Sporting KC will conclude the group stage on Thursday, Oct. 23 at Saprissa. Esteli and Saprissa kicked off Group 2 action on Aug. 6, battling to a 1-1 draw in Nicaragua. The team with the most points at the conclusion of the CCL group stage will advance to the quarterfinal round in early 2015. Sporting KC advanced to the 2013-14 quarterfinals in March against Mexican club and eventual champion Cruz Azul, losing 5-2 on aggregate. Deportivo Saprissa has won three CONCACAF Champions Cup titles (1993, 1995 and 2005) and features Yeltsin Tejeda, who helped Costa Rica advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals. In May, Saprissa won their 30th league title in the Torneo de Verano final to become the most successful club in the history of the Costa Rican Primera Division. Real Esteli, the defending Clausura and Apertura champions in their domestic league, are the only Nicaraguan side to have participated in the competition and have qualified every year since the 2008-09 edition.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Sporting KC news & Notes (continued) Sporting Park sellout streak

Sporting KC a consistent contender in MLS

Sporting Park has sold out 48 straight MLS matches, including four playoff games. The last time Sporting KC didn’t play in front of a sellout was March 25, 2012. Since opening in June 2011, the venue has sold out 61 of 69 MLS games and averaged 19,310 spectators, 104.6 percent of its 18,467 capacity.

Since the beginning of 2011, Sporting KC has the best aggregate regular season record and the best road record of all MLS teams. During this time period, Sporting KC has won two major trophies -- the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2013 MLS Cup -- and is the only club with multiple conference regular season titles (2011, 2012).

Through 12 MLS matches of the 2014 home campaign, Sporting Park’s average attendance is 20,176. The stadium’s 109.3 percent capacity this season ranks first in the League (excluding CenturyLink Field in Seattle, where official capacity is 38,500 but expands to 67,000 for select matches).

Paying the penalty Sporting KC has earned and conceded six penalty kicks each through 24 matches this year, both tied for second most in the club’s single season history. This follows a League-wide trend, as referees have pointed to the spot at an increased rate in 2014. As of Aug. 21, 103 penalty kicks have been awarded through 221 games (0.47 per game). The whole 2013 regular season had 81 penalties (0.25 per game), while the 2012 campaign had 72 penalties (0.22 per game).

Strength in defense Sporting KC leads MLS with just 23 goals allowed and a 0.96 goals against average, while Saturday night’s opponent D.C. United ranks second with 26 goals conceded and a 1.13 GAA. Furthermore, no team has conceded fewer first half goals than Sporting KC’s nine -- including just two in 12 games at Sporting Park.

Besler, Collin, Dwyer and Zusi feature in MLS All-Star victory Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Dom Dwyer and Graham Zusi saw action in the 2014 MLS All-Star game on Aug. 6 as the MLS All-Stars defeated FC Bayern Munich 2-1 at Providence Park in Portland. Besler, Collin and Zusi started and played 45 minutes before exiting at halftime, while Dwyer entered the fray in the 71st minute. The reigning German Bundesliga and FIFA Club World Cup champions went ahead early through Robert Lewandowski’s impressive half volley, but New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright Phillips equalized with a spectacular long range effort shortly after the break. Fourteen-time MLS All-Star Landon Donovan struck the 70thminute game-winner and earned match MVP honors. Besler has twice collected MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) honors and is a three-time MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014). He was awarded MLS Defender of the Year in 2012 before being named a finalist again in 2013. Besler was Sporting KC’s Defensive Player of the Year each of the past three seasons. Collin earned MLS All-Star honors for a third consecutive year after signing with Sporting KC in April 2011. The 28-year-old centerback was a member of the MLS Best XI each of the last two seasons and was a Defender of the Year finalist in 2012. His 15 goals are most among defenders in MLS competition since 2011. Zusi, an MLS Best XI selection in 2012 and 2013, was also an All-Star for the third straight season. In 2013, Zusi was nominated for Best MLS Player at the ESPYS and was the top rated midfielder in the MLS Castrol Index. He has been voted Sporting KC’s Most Valuable Player each of the last two years.

MLS regular season records since 2011 Club Record Win pct. 1. Sporting KC 60-32-34 .611 2. LA Galaxy 60-33-31 .609 3. Seattle Sounders 61-34-30 .608 4. Real Salt Lake 59-36-31 .591 5. NY Red Bulls 49-33-43 .564 MLS regular season road records since 2011 Club Record Win pct. 27-21-15 .548 1. Sporting KC 2. Seattle Sounders 23-21-18 .516 3. LA Galaxy 21-24-18 .476 4. Real Salt Lake 21-25-16 .468 5. NY Red Bulls 15-24-25 .430

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Sporting KC ranks first with 23 goals allowed and a 0.96 goals against average.

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Sporting KC ranks first in road wins (seven) and is tied for the fewest home losses (one)

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Sporting KC ranks first in fewest shots faced (235) and fewest shots faced on target (85).

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Sporting KC ranks first in average possession (56.6%)

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Sporting KC ranks first in successful crosses/corners (135) and first in crossing accuracy from open play (27.5%)

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Sporting KC ranks first in chances created from set plays (54), 13 more than any other team

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Sporting KC ranks first in fouls committed (358) and third in fouls suffered (359)

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Sporting KC ranks tied for second with 11 goals in the 76th minute or later

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Dom Dwyer ranks second in goals (16), third in shots (80), first in multigoal games (five), and tied for first in game-winning goals (five)

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Benny Feilhaber ranks second in fouls suffered (58)

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Eric Kronberg ranks first in goals against average (0.88) and tied for first in shutouts (seven) among keepers with at least 400 minutes played

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Sporting KC news & Notes (continued) MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Week 2 - Aurelien Collin Week 4 - Graham Zusi Week 7 - Aurelien Collin, Dom Dwyer Week 9 - Matt Besler, Graham Zusi Week 10 - Oriol Rosell, Dom Dwyer Week 11 - Dom Dwyer Week 14 - Kevin Ellis Week 16 - Kevin Ellis Week 18 - Matt Besler Week 19 - Benny Feilhaber, Igor Juliao Week 20 - Benny Feilhaber Week 21 - Graham Zusi Week 23 - Seth Sinovic

MLS Player of the Week • •

Week 4 - Graham Zusi Week 19 - Benny Feilhaber

MLS Player of the Month • • •

May - Dom Dwyer June - Eric Kronberg July - Benn Feilhaber

MLS Goal of the Week • •

Week 4 - Dom Dwyer Week 20 - Graham Zusi

MLS Save of the Week • •

Week 9 - Eric Kronberg Week 22 - Jon Kempin

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kansas city transaction tracker Players In

Players Out

Sal Zizzo (trade)

Jimmy Nielsen (retired)

Andy Gruenebaum (trade)

Kyle Miller (waived)

Alex Martinez (SuperDraft)

Brendan Ruiz (waived)

Antonio Dovale (signing)

Federico Bessone (out of contract)

Victor Munoz (signing)

Teal Bunbury (trade)

Igor Juliao (loan)

Josh Gardner (waived)

Michael Kafari (signing)

Mechack Jerome (waived)

Jorge Claros (signing)

Oriol Rosell (transfer)

Martin Steuble (signing)

Alex Martinez (waived) Peterson Joseph (out of contract)

transaction timeline Dec. 8: Goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen announces his retirement Dec. 13: Sporting KC acquires midfielder Sal Zizzo through trade with Portland Dec. 16: Sporting KC trades for goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum Dec. 20: Sporting KC signs goalkeeper Eric Kronberg to new contract Defender Federico Bessone out of contract and will not return Jan. 1: Jan. 17: Sporting KC drafts forward Adnan Gabeljic in MLS SuperDraft Jan. 21: Sporting KC drafts forward Reinaldo Brenes, midfielder Alex Martinez and defender Peter Schmetz Jan. 30: Sporting KC signs defender Chance Myers to new contract Feb. 19: Sporting KC trades forward Teal Bunbury to New England Revolution March 4: Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection Alex Martinez March 11: Sporting KC signs Spanish midfielder Antonio Dovale March 17: Sporting KC loans three players (Christian Duke, Jon Kempin and Mikey Lopez) to USL PRO affiliates March 25: Sporting KC waives defender Josh Gardner March 31: Sporting KC waives defender Mechack Jerome April 1: Sporting KC signs midfielder Victor Munoz April 4: Sporting KC signs defender Igor Juliao April 21: Sporting KC loans defender Kevin Ellis to OKC Energy FC May 16: Sporting KC recalls defender Kevin Ellis from OKC Energy FC June 3: Sporting KC transfers midfielder Oriol Rosell to Sporting CP June 4: Sporting KC recalls midfielder Mikey Lopez from Orlando City SC and loans him to OKC Energy FC June 30: Sporting KC waives midfielder Alex Martinez and recalls midfielder Mikey Lopez from OKC Energy FC Sporting KC signs midfielder Michael Kafari July 8: Sporting KC recalls goalkeeper Jon Kempin from OKC Energy FC and loans midfielder Jimmy Medranda to OKC Energy FC July 9: July 16: Sporting KC signs midfielders Jorge Claros and Martin Steuble Aug. 11: Sporting KC and midfielder Peterson Joseph mutually agree to terminate contract

constructing sporting kansas city Year

MLS SuperDraft

2006

Eric Kronberg (40th)

MLS Supplemental Draft

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

MLS Lottery Draft

2007 2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

2010

Jon Kempin (Aug. 31)

2011

C.J. Sapong (10th)

Aurelien Collin (Apr. 15) Lawrence Olum (Sept. 15)

2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

Jacob Peterson (Jan. 19)

2013

Mikey Lopez (14th)

2014

Christian Duke (14th)

Seth Sinovic (Nov. 28 from MON, originally signed May 10) Paulo Nagamura (Nov. 29 from CHV)

Kevin Ellis (Feb. 18)

Claudio Bieler (Dec. 18) Jimmy Medranda (Aug. 9)

Ike Opara (Dec. 12) Benny Feilhaber (Dec. 11)

Erik Palmer-Brown (Aug. 2)

Antonio Dovale (Mar. 11) Victor Munoz (Apr. 1) Igor Juliao (Apr. 4) Michael Kafari (July 9) Jorge Claros (July 16) Martin Steuble (July 16)

Sal Zizzo (Dec. 13) Andy Gruenebaum (Dec. 16)

Soony Saad (July 5)

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

all-time regular season results

Date

06/20/1996 07/31/1996 08/04/1996 06/21/1997 07/19/1997 08/31/1997 03/21/1998 08/26/1998 05/15/1999 06/26/1999 05/17/2000 06/10/2000 04/07/2001 06/16/2001 04/20/2002 06/15/2002 07/04/2002 08/10/2002 04/12/2003 05/17/2003 10/25/2003 05/15/2004 07/10/2004 04/30/2005 05/21/2005 07/09/2005 07/20/2005 05/13/2006 05/27/2006 06/24/2006 06/28/2006 04/14/2007 07/04/2007 10/05/2007 03/29/2008 08/02/2008 05/06/2009 09/09/2009 10/24/2009 03/27/2010 05/05/2010 08/21/2011 10/22/2011 03/10/2012 08/11/2012 04/05/2013 05/19/2013 10/18/2013 05/31/2014

Sporting KC record vs. D.C. United: 20-19-10 Home games: 14-6-5 (47 GF, 28 GA) Road games: 6-13-5 (26 GF, 35 GA) Score Result Location KC 5 vs DC 1 KC 3 at DC 2 KC 4 at DC 2 KC 6 vs DC 1 KC 3 vs DC 2 KC 0 at DC 2 KC 2 at DC 3 KC 1 vs DC 2 KC 3 vs DC 3 KC 0 at DC 3 KC 2 vs DC 0 KC 0 at DC 0 KC 2 at DC 3 KC 0 vs DC 3 KC 1 at DC 2 KC 2 vs DC 0 KC 2 vs DC 1 KC 0 at DC 0 KC 3 vs DC 2 KC 1 at DC 1 KC 1 at DC 1 KC 0 at DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 0 vs DC 0 KC 2 at DC 3 KC 1 at DC 0 KC 1 vs DC 1 KC 1 at DC 2 KC 1 vs DC 3 KC 0 at DC 1 KC 2 vs DC 3 KC 4 at DC 2 KC 0 vs DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 1 KC 2 vs DC 0 KC 0 at DC 2 KC 1 vs DC 1 KC 0 at DC 1 KC 2 vs DC 2 KC 4 vs DC 0 KC 1 at DC 2 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 1 at DC 0 KC 1 at DC 0 KC 2 vs DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 1 at DC 1 KC 1 vs DC 0 KC 0 at DC 1

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CommunityAmerica Ballpark

RFK Stadium

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RFK Stadium

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

1 2 OT 38 34 1 287 316 2 130 129 2 301 315 3 79 80 2 109 110 0

Tot. 73 605 261 619 161 219

D.C. UNITED Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 32 30 1 259 278 6 127 120 3 365 324 9 62 68 1 107 146 2

Tot. 63 543 250 698 131 255

All-Time Regular Season series leaders SPORTING KANSAS CITY D.C. UNITED Jaime Moreno 8 Goals Jaime Moreno 8 Assists Jaime Moreno 37 Shots Jaime Moreno 22 Shots on Goal Richie Williams 32 Fouls Committed Jaime Moreno 57 Fouls Suffered

9 Preki 10 Preki 51 Preki 25 Preki 33 Kerry Zavagnin 45 Davy Arnaud 7 Jimmy Nielsen 5 Bo Oshoniyi 6 Jimmy Nielsen 44 Tony Meola 13 Bo Oshoniyi

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

Troy Perkins 5 Bill Hamid 5 Nick Rimando 3 Troy Perkins 47 Troy Perkins 14

All-Time Regular Season game highs D.C. UNITED SPORTING KANSAS CITY six players tied 2 2 five players tied Goals three players tied 2 3 Chung/Preki Assists Dwayne De Rosario 9 7 Kei Kamara Shots Luciano Emilio 5 4 Smith/Takawira Shots on Goal 7 Fabbro/Zotinca Fouls Committed three players tied 7 6 five players tied Fouls suffered Etcheverry/Olsen 6 9 Garth Lagerwey 3 eight players tied

Saves Goals alLowed

Troy Perkins 9 Jeff Causey 6

goals scored in series by interval KC DC

1-15

12 7

16-30

17 12

31-45

9 13

46-60

13 10

61-75

11 13

76-90

10 7

1 1

Tot.

73 63

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kansas city goal chart 3 29

5 6

16 10

36 11 26

4 24

13 31 17 23 15

20 35

30 14 27

25 19

Penalty kicks: 2, 12, 18, 21, 33, 34

goal information 1 - Aurelien Collin (Feilhaber), March 15, vs FC Dallas, 81* 2 - Dom Dwyer, March 22, vs San Jose Earthquakes, 57^ 3 - Graham Zusi (Zizzo, Nagamura), March 29, at Colorado Rapids, 50 4 - Benny Feilhaber (Zusi, Zizzo), March 29, at Colorado Rapids, 79 5 - Dom Dwyer (Zusi), March 29, at Colorado Rapids, 92 6 - Callum Mallace (own goal), April 19, vs Montreal Impact, 31~# 7 - Aurelien Collin (Olum), April 26, vs Montreal Impact, 71 8 - Dom Dwyer (Peterson), April 19, vs Montreal Impact, 74 9 - Dom Dwyer (Zusi), April 19, vs Montreal Impact, 86 10 - Jacob Peterson, May 4, vs Columbus Crew, 10 11 - Claudio Bieler (Zusi), May 4, vs Columbus Crew, 95 12 - Dom Dwyer, May 10, at Montreal Impact, 18^ 13 - Paulo Nagamura (Myers), May 10, at Montreal Impact, 34 14 - Dom Dwyer (Dovale), May 10, at Montreal Impact, 64 15 - Dom Dwyer (Nagamura), May 14, vs Philadelphia Union, 80 16 - Dom Dwyer (Feilhaber), May 18, at Chicago Fire, 68+ 17 - Dom Dwyer (Zizzo), May 23, vs Toronto FC, 47 18 - Dom Dwyer, May 23, vs Toronto FC, 84^ 19 - Antonio Dovale, May 27, vs New York Red Bulls, 9 20 - Soony Saad (Feilhaber), June 6, at Houston Dynamo, 45 21 - Dom Dwyer, June 6, at Houston Dynamo, 70^ 22 - Lawrence Olum, June 27 (Sinovic, Ellis), at Portland Timbers, 24# 23 - Dom Dwyer, July 6, vs Chicago Fire, 33 24 - Dom Dwyer (Besler), July 12, at Montreal Impact, 4# 25 - Dom Dwyer, July 12, at Montreal Impact, 89 26 - C.J. Sapong (Feilhaber), July 16, at Columbus Crew, 42* 27 - Benny Feilhaber (Juliao, Peterson), July 16, at Columbus Crew, 93 28 - Benny Feilhaber, July 19, vs LA Galaxy, 11+ 29 - Lawrence Olum, July 19, vs LA Galaxy, 61

30 - Graham Zusi, July 26, at Toronto FC, 48 31 - Jacob Peterson (Dwyer), July 26, at Toronto FC, 80 32 - Graham Zusi (Dovale), Aug. 1, vs Philadelphia Union, 54 33 - Dom Dwyer, Aug. 16, vs Toronto FC, 18^ 34 - Dom Dwyer, Aug. 16, vs Toronto FC, 33^ 35 - Soony Saad, Aug. 16, vs Toronto FC, 64 36 - C.J. Sapong (Saad, Zusi), Aug. 16, vs Toronto 77*

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Free Kick Corner Kick Penalty Kick Throw-in Own Goal

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kc 2014 MLS regular season schedule DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION RESULT/TIME SCORERS/TV Saturday, March 8

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS Regular Season

L 1-0

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

CRUZ AZUL

CCL Quartefinals (1st leg)

W 1-0

Ellis 17

SATURDAY, MARCH 15

FC DALLAS

MLS Regular Season

T 1-1

Collin 81

Wednesday, March 19

at Cruz Azul

CCL Quarterfinals (2nd leg)

L 5-1

Feilhaber 43

SATURDAY, MARCH 22

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS Regular Season

W 1-0

Dwyer 57

Saturday, March 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS Regular Season

W 3-2

Zusi 48, Feilhaber 79, Dwyer 92+

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS Regular Season

T 0-0

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SATURDAY, APRIL 19

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS Regular Season

W 4-0

Own goal 31, Collin 71, Dwyer 74, 86

Saturday, April 26

at New England Revolution

MLS Regular Season

L 2-0

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SUNDAY, MAY 4

COLUMBUS CREW

MLS Regular Season

W 2-0

Peterson 10, Bieler 95+

Saturday, May 10

at Montreal Impact

MLS Regular Season

W 3-0

Dwyer 18, 64, Nagamura 34

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS Regular Season

L 2-1

Dwyer 80

Sunday, May 18

at Chicago Fire

MLS Regular Season

L 2-1

Dwyer 68

FRIDAY, MAY 23

TORONTO FC

MLS Regular Season

T 2-2

Dwyer 47, 84

TUESDAY, MAY 27

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS Regular Season

T 1-1

Dovale 9

Saturday, May 31

at D.C. United

MLS Regular Season

L 1-0

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Friday, June 6

at Houston Dynamo

MLS Regular Season

W 2-0

Saad 45, Dwyer 70

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

U.S. Open Cup (3rd Round)

W 2-0

Saad 76, Martinez 87

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

PORTLAND TIMBERS

U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

L 3-1

Saad 73

Friday, June 27

at Portland Timbers

MLS Regular Season

W 1-0

Olum 24

SUNDAY, JULY 6

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS Regular Season

T 1-1

Dwyer 33

Saturday, July 12

at Montreal Impact

MLS Regular Season

W 2-1

Dwyer 4, 89

Wednesday, July 16

at Columbus Crew

MLS Regular Season

W 2-1

Sapong 42, Feilhaber 93+

SATURDAY, JULY 19

LA GALAXY

MLS Regular Season

W 2-1

Feilhaber 11, Olum 61

Saturday, July 26

at Toronto FC

MLS Regular Season

W 2-1

Zusi 48, Peterson 80

FRIDAY, AUG. 1

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS Regular Season

T 1-1

Zusi 54

Sunday, Aug. 10

at Vancouver Whitecaps

MLS Regular Season

L 2-0

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SATURDAY, AUG. 16

TORONTO FC

MLS Regular Season

W 4-1

Dwyer 18, 33, Saad 64, Sapong 77

Tuesday, Aug. 19

at Real Esteli

CCL Group Stage

T 1-1

Dovale 16

SATURDAY, AUG. 23

D.C. UNITED

MLS Regular Season

7:30 p.m.

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

FRIDAY, AUG. 29

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS Regular Season

7 p.m.

NBC Sports Network

Wednesday, Sept. 3

at New England Revolution

MLS Regular Season

6:30 p.m.

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Saturday, Sept. 6

at New York Red Bulls

MLS Regular Season

6:30 p.m.

NBC Sports Network

Friday, Sept. 12

at Chivas USA

MLS Regular Season

9:30 p.m.

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18

DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA

CCL Group Stage

7 p.m.

Fox Sports 1, Univision Deportes

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23

REAL ESTELI

CCL Group Stage

7 p.m.

Fox Sports 1, Univision Deportes

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS Regular Season

7 p.m.

NBC Sports Network

Friday, Oct. 3

at D.C. United

MLS Regular Season

7 p.m.

NBC Sports Network

FRIDAY, OCT. 10

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS Regular Season

7:30 p.m.

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Saturday, Oct. 18

at Philadelphia Union

MLS Regular Season

6 p.m.

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Thursday, Oct. 23

at Deportivo Saprissa

CCL Group Stage

9 p.m.

Fox Soccer Plus

SUNDAY, OCT. 26

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS Regular Season

7:30 p.m.

ESPN

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at Seattle Sounders - March 8, 2014 CenturyLink Field | Seattle, Washington Attendance: 39,240 Weather: 50 degrees and rain

Sporting KC vs San Jose Earthquakes - March 22, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,368 (38th straight MLS sell out) Weather: 41 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 F Sporting Kansas City (0-1-0, 0 pts) 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC (1-0-0, 3 pts) 0 1 1

1 2 F Sporting Kansas City (1-1-1, 4 pts) 0 1 1 San Jose Earthquakes (0-1-1, 1 pt) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Josh Gardner (Mechack Jerome 92+), Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber (Ike Opara 93+), Graham Zusi; Jacob Peterson (Sal Zizzo 58), Dom Dwyer, C.J. Sapong

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Kevin Ellis, Aurelien Collin, Ike Opara, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (C.J. Sapong 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (C)

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Claudio Bieler, Jimmy Medranda, Oriol Rosell

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Matt Besler, Jacob Peterson, Alex Martinez, Antonio Dovale, Claudio Bieler

Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; DeAndre Yedlin, Chad Marshall, Djimi Traore, Dylan Remick; Marco Pappa (Clint Dempsey 57), Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans (C), Lamar Neagle (Sean Okoli 86); Kenny Cooper (Chad Barrett 78), Obafemi Martins Subs Not Used: Marcus Hahnemann, Jalil Anibaba, Andy Rose, Zach Scott Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 9 (3) 4 25 1 7

SEA 14 (5) 3 15 1 5

Discipline Summary: SKC -- Aurelien Collin (caution; reckless tackle) 16 SEA -- Kenny Cooper (caution; reckless foul) 34 SEA - Osvaldo Alonso (caution; tactical foul) 44 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; persistent infringement) 46 SKC -- C.J. Sapong (caution; delaying a restart) 83 Referee: Alan Kelly Asst. Ref.: Dimitar Chadarav Asst. Ref.: Kyle Longville 4th Official: William Niccolla

1 0 0

2 1 1

F 1 1

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Ike Opara FC Dallas: Chris Seitz, Kellyn Acosta (Andres Escobar 61), Stephen Keel, Matt Hedges (C), Jair Benitez, Andrew Jacobson, Adam Moffat (Michel 87), Mauro Diaz (David Texeira 78), Fabian Castillo, Je-Vaughn Watson, Blas Perez Subs Not Used: Peter Luccin, Hendry Thomas, Richard Sanchez, Nicholas Walker DAL 7 (1) 5 19 5 2

Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Adam Moffat (caution; reckless foul) 28 DAL -- Stephen Keel (caution; reckless tackle) 30 DAL - Je-Vaughn Watson (caution; reckless tackle) 88 Scoring Summary: SKC - Aurelien Collin 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 81 DAL - Matt Hedges 1 (Michel 1) 90 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Asst. Ref.: Eric Weisbrod Asst. Ref.: Nikola Aleksic 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach

SJ 5 (1) 2 20 1 1

Misconduct Summary: SJ - Victor Bernardez (caution; tactical foul) 9 SJ - Steven Lenhart (caution; reckless foul) 39 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; reckless foul) 42 SJ -- Clarence Goodson (caution; dissent) 57 SJ -- Shaun Francis (caution; tactical foul) 66 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; simulation) 81 SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; delaying a restart) 83

Referee: Ricardo Salazar Asst. Ref.: Peter Manikowski Asst. Ref.: Chris Strickland 4th Official: Sorin Stoica

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Mechack Jerome; Oriol Rosell, Jimmy Medranda (Alex Martinez 75), Benny Feilhaber; C.J. Sapong (Jacob Peterson 46), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 77), Sal Zizzo

SKC 18 (8) 0 15 0 12

SKC 17 (4) 1 17 3 8

Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (penalty kick) 57

Sporting KC vs FC Dallas - March 15, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,431 (37th straight sellout) Weather: 67 degrees and mostly cloudy

Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

Subs Not Used: Ty Harden, David Bingham, Khari Stephenson, Billy Schuler, Adam Jahn

Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

Scoring Summary: SEA -- Chad Barrett 1 (Clint Dempsey 1) 94+

Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts)

San Jose Earthquakes: Jon Busch, Shaun Francis, Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson, Cordell Cato, Shea Salinas, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi, Sam Cronin (J.J. Koval 46), Atiba Harris (Alan Gordon 76), Steven Lenhart, Chris Wondolowski (C)

Sporting KC at Colorado Rapids - March 29, 2014 Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, Colorado Attendance: 12,203 Weather: 64 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 pts) Colorado Rapids (1-1-1, 4 pts)

1 0 0

2 3 2

F 3 2

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara (Aurelien Collin 61), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell (Lawrence Olum 61), Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo, Claudio Bieler (Dom Dwyer 83), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Jimmy Medranda, Antonio Dovale, Jacob Peterson

Colorado Rapids: John Berner; Shane Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor (C), Marc Burch (Nathan Sturgis 62); Jared Watts, Nick LaBrocca; Vicente Sanchez (Marlon Hairston 88), Dillon Powers, Deshorn Brown; Edson Buddle (Gabriel Torres 82) Subs Not Used: Clint Irwin, Kamani Hill, Marvin Chavez, Grant Van De Casteele Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (4) 1 16 1 4

COL 9 (6) 3 15 5 5

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; tactical foul) 29 COL -- Marvell Wynne (caution; reckless foul) 43 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 72 COL -- Marvell Wynne (caution; reckless foul) 85 COL -- Marvell Wynne (ejection; second caution) 85 COL -- Nick LaBrocca (caution; reckless foul) 89 COL -- Nathan Sturgis (caution; reckless foul) 93+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Sal Zizzo 1, Paulo Nagamura 1) 50 COL -- Vicente Sanchez 3 (penalty kick) 60 COL -- Vicente Sanchez 4 (penalty kick) 78 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Sal Zizzo 2, Graham Zusi 1) 79 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Graham Zusi 2) 92+ Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Asst. Ref.: Greg Barkey Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn 4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at NE Revolution - April 26, 2014 Gillette Stadium| Foxborough, Massachusetts Attendance: 14,806 Weather: 47 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake - April 5, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,838 (39th straight sell out) Weather: 56 degrees and partly cloudy 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts) 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Lawrence Olum 85); Sal Zizzo (Antonio Dovale 80), Dom Dwyer ( Claudio Bieler 76), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Igor Juliao, Alex Martinez, Jacob Peterson Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Rich Balchan, Nat Borchers, Chris Schuler, Abdoulie Mansally; Kyle Beckerman (C), Luis Gil (Luke Mulholland 55), Ned Grabavoy, Javier Morales; Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Devon Sandoval 72) Subs Not Used: Eduardo Fernandez; Carlos Salcedo, Aaron Maund, John Stertzer, Cole Grossman Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 20 (9) 1 14 3 7

RSL 5 (1) 8 6 4 4

Sporting KC (3-2-2, 11 pts) New England Revolution (3-3-2, 11 pts)

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Soony Saad, Claudio Bieler New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth; Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell, Darrius Barnes; Andy Dorman (C) (Steve Neumann 79); Diego Fagundez, Lee Nguyen, Daigo Kobayashi (Scott Caldwell 71), Teal Bunbury; Jerry Bengtson (Charlie Davies 57) Subs Not Used: Brad Knighton, Stephen McCarthy, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brian Woodbine, Patrick Mullins SKC 14 (1) 2 17 0 8

NE 12 (4) 1 13 1 5

Scoring Summary: NE -- Teal Bunbury 1 (Darrius Barnes 1, Diego Fagundez 1) 92+ NE -- Lee Nguyen 3 (penalty kick) 95+

Referee: Armando Villarreal Asst. Ref.: Corey Parker Asst. Ref.: Craig Lowry 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos

Referee: Alan Kelly Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Matthew Nelson 4th Official:Jorge Gonzalez

Sporting KC vs Montreal Impact - April 19, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 20,306 (40th straight sell out) Weather: 74 degrees and partly cloudy 1 1 0

2 3 0

F 4 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin (Alex Martinez 76), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 66), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 87), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Antonio Dovale, Soony Saad Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins; Eric Miller, Matteo Ferrari (Hassoun Camara 78), Karl Ouimette, Maxim Tissot; Calum Mallace, Patrice Bernier (C); Justin Mapp (Andres Romero 46), Felipe Martins, Collen Warner; Marco Di Vaio (Jack McInerney 56) Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Jeb Brovsky, Heath Pearce, Santagio Gonzalez SKC MTL Shots (on goal) 12 (7) 3 (2) Saves 1 4 Fouls 10 17 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 3 1 Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Justin Mapp (caution; reckless tackle) 38 MTL -- Matteo Ferrari (caution; reckless tackle) 52 MTL -- Karl Ouimette (caution; persistent infringement) 73 MTL -- Calum Mallace (caution; tactical foul) 80 SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; reckless foul) 89 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Calum Mallace (own goal) 31 SKC -- Aurelien Collin 2 (Lawrence Olum 1) 71 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Jacob Peterson 1) 74 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (Graham Zusi 3) 86 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Asst. Ref.: Ian Anderson Asst. Ref.: Jeff Muschik 4th Official:Jair Marrufo

F 0 2

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; reckless foul) 41 NE -- Lee Nguyen (caution; reckless foul) 47 NE -- Andy Dorman (caution; delaying a restart) 71 SKC -- Aurelien Collin (ejection; serious foul play) 74 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; persistent infringement) 88

Scoring Summary: None

Sporting KC (3-1-2, 11 pts) Montreal Impact (0-4-3, 3 pts)

2 0 2

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Toni Dovale (Alex Martinez 44, Lawrence Olum 76); Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 55), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi

Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Chris Schuler (caution; reckless foul) 39 SKC -- Chance Myers (caution; reckless foul) 76 SKC -- Oriol Rosell (ejection; serious foul play) 83 RSL -- Nat Borchers (caution; reckless foul) 87 SKC -- Claudio Bieler (caution; reckless foul) 91+

1 0 0

Sporting KC vs Columbus Crew - May 4, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 20,565 (41st straight sellout) Weather: 81 degrees and sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (4-2-2, 14 pts) 1 1 2 Columbus Crew (3-2-3, 12 pts) 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Paulo Nagamura (Alex Martinez 78), Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 61), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 87), Graham Zusi Subs Not Used: Igor Juliao, Andy Gruenebaum, Antonio Dovale, Jimmy Medranda Columbus Crew: Steve Clark; Josh Williams, Michael Parkhurst (C), Giancarlo Gonzalez, Waylon Francis; Hector Jimenez (Dominic Oduro 46), Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp, Bernardo Anor (Justin Meram 69); Federico Higuain, Jairo Arrieta (Ethan Finlay 82) Subs Not Used: Eric Gehrig, Matt Lampson, Tyson Wahl, Dan Paladini Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (6) 4 16 3 4

CLB 10 (4) 4 7 4 3

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; reckless foul) 38 CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; reckless foul) 45 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 68 CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; reckless tackle) 80 CLB -- Wil Trapp (ejection; second caution) 80 CLB -- Ethan Finlay (caution; reckless tackle) 86 CLB -- Tony Tchani (caution; unsporting behavior) 87 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Jacob Peterson 1 (unassisted) 10 SKC -- Claudio Bieler 1 (Graham Zusi 4) 95+ Referee: Ismail Elfath Asst. Ref.: Frank Anderson Asst. Ref.: James Conlee 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at Montreal Impact - May 10, 2014 Stade Saputo | Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 16,529 Weather: 78 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC at Chicago Fire - May 18, 2014 Toyota Park | Bridgeview, Illinois Attendance: 15,746 Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy

Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 pts) 2 1 3 Montreal Impact (1-5-3, 6 pts) 0 0 0

Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-4-2, 17 pts) 0 1 1 Chicago Fire (2-2-6, 12 pts) 2 0 2

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Jacob Peterson (Antonio Dovale 57), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 70), Graham Zusi (Soony Saad 75)

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Chance Myers, Erik Palmer-Brown, Seth Sinovic; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 84), Paulo Nagamura (C), Benny Feilhaber, Antonio Dovale (Alex Martinez 71), Igor Juliao; Claudio Bieler (Kevin Ellis 67), Dom Dwyer

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Igor Juliao, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Victor Munoz, C.J. Sapong, Sal Zizzo

Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins (C); Maxim Tissot, Wandrille LefĂ¨vre, Karl Ouimette, Jeb Brovsky; Hernan Bernardello, Collen Warner; Sanna Nyassi (Andres Romero 61), Felipe Martins (Patrice Bernier 70), Justin Mapp; Jack McInerney (Santiago Gonzalez 69)

Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Patrick Ianni, Greg Cochrane; Patrick Nyarko (Dilly Duka 59), Jeff Larentowicz (C), Benji Joya (Logan Pause 58), Harry Shipp; Quincy Amarikwa ( Juan Luis Anangono 85), Mike Magee

Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Heath Pearce, Calum Mallace, Blake Smith Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (5) 2 9 4 5

MTL 4 (2) 4 8 5 2

Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Collen Warner (ejection; denying goal scoring opportunity) 17 MTL -- Hernan Bernardello (caution; reckless foul) 38 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (penalty kick) 18 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 1 (Chance Myers 1) 34 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 6 (Antonio Dovale 1) 64 Referee: Jair Marrufo Asst. Ref.: Philippe Briere Asst. Ref.: Richard Gamache 4th Official: Silviu Petrescu

Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union - May 14, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,073 (42nd straight sellout) Weather: 59 degrees and cloudy

Subs Not Used: Kyle Reynish; Gonzalo Segares, Steven Kinney, Matt Watson

Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (2) 4 20 3 2

CHI 15 (6) 1 28 1 6

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; tactical foul) 49 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless foul) 64 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (ejection; second caution) 64 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; dissent) 82 CHI -- Mike Magee (caution; reckless foul) 91+ SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 94+ CHI -- Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (caution; reckless foul) 96+ Scoring Summary: CHI -- Mike Magee 3 (Penalty Kick) 7 CHI -- Mike Magee 4 (Penalty Kick) 15 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 8 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68 Referee: David Gantar Asst. Ref.: Daniel Belleau Asst. Ref.: Anthony Vasoli 4th Official: Robert Sibiga

Sporting KC vs Toronto FC - May 23, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,914 (43rd straight sellout) Weather: 79 degrees and fair

1 2 F 0 1 1 Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 pts) Philadelphia (2-5-5, 11 pts) 0 2 2 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin (Lawrence Olum 61), Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Paulo Nagamura, Oriol Rosell, Benny Feilhaber; Sal Zizzo (Jacob Peterson 55), Claudio Bieler (Dom Dwyer 71), Graham Zusi

Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-4-3, 18 pts) 0 2 2 Toronto FC (4-4-1, 13 pts) 0 2 2

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Chance Myers, Alex Martinez, Antonio Dovale

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Chance Myers (Sal Zizzo 36), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 85), Paulo Nagamura (C); Antonio Dovale (C.J. Sapong 86), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson

Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath, Fabinho, Sheanon Williams, Austin Berry, Raymon Gaddis, Amobi Okugo (C), Vincent Nogueira (Corben Bone 89), Leo Fernandes, Danny Cruz (Sebastien Le Toux 83), Cristian Maidana (Aaron Wheeler 92+), Andrew Wenger Subs Not Used: Andre Blake, Ethan White, Antoine Hoppenot, Conor Casey Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (6) 5 6 0 3

PHI 14 (7) 5 20 1 1

Misconduct Summary: PHI -- Fabinho (caution; reckless foul) 58 PHI -- Vincent Nogueira (caution; reckless foul) 70 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 86 PHI -- Corben Bone (ejection; serious foul play) 90 PHI -- Zac MacMath (caution; delaying a restart) 94+ Scoring Summary: PHI -- Danny Cruz 1 (unassisted) 49 SKC - Dom Dwyer 7 (Paulo Nagamura 2) 80 PHI - Cristian Maidana 1 (Andrew Wenger 1) 81 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Asst. Ref.: George Gansner Asst. Ref.: Ian Anderson 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Victor Munoz, Soony Saad, Claudio Bieler Toronto FC: Joseph Bendik, Mark Bloom, Steven Caldwell (C), Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow, Alvaro Rey (Luke Moore 53), Kyle Bekker (Daneil Lovitz 53), Bradley Orr, Collen Warner, Gilberto (Doneil Henry 66), Jermain Defoe Subs Not Used: Chris Konopka, Ashtone Morgan, Jeremy Hall, Dwayne De Rosario Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (5) 1 15 2 3

TOR 7 (3) 3 19 3 2

Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Gilberto (caution; reckless foul) 39 TOR -- Mark Bloom (caution; reckless tackle) 57 TOR -- Steven Caldwell (ejection; serious foul play) 63 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 79 TOR -- Luke Moore (caution; dissent) 84 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 9 (Sal Zizzo 3) 47 TOR -- Luke Moore 2 (Jermain Defoe 1) 67 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 10 (penalty kick) 84 TOR -- Bradley Orr 1 (Nick Hagglund 1) 91+ Referee: Baldomero Toledo Asst. Ref.: Chris Strickland Asst. Ref.: Corey Parker 4th Official: Younes Marrakchi

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC vs New York Red Bulls - May 27, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 19,221 (44th straight sellout) Weather: 76 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC at Houston Dynamo - June 6, 2014 BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,396 Weather: 86 degrees and partly cloudy

Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-4-4, 19 pts) 1 0 1 New York Red Bulls (3-5-6, 15 pts) 0 1 1

Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (6-5-4, 22 pts) 1 1 2 Houston Dynamo (5-9-2, 17 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (C), Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 75); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Sal Zizzo (Soony Saad 72)

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao (Jacob Peterson 46), Erik PalmerBrown, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber (Sal Zizzo 46), Paulo Nagamura (C) (Alex Martinez 7); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, C.J. Sapong, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jacob Peterson, Claudio Bieler

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Christian Duke, Claudio Bieler, C.J. Sapong

New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Bobby Convey, Chris Duvall, Ibrahim Sekagya (Armando 76), Jamison Olave; Eric Alexander, Ruben Bover Izquierdo (Péguy Luyindula 57), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty; Thierry Henry (C), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Andre Akpan 93+) Subs Not Used: Connor Lade, Kosuke Kimura, Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo, Ryan Meara Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (4) 3 16 2 5

NY 8 (4) 1 9 3 4

Misconduct Summary: NY -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 14 NY -- Dax McCarty (caution; reckless tackle) 20 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless foul) 63 SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; tactical foul) 87 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Antonio Dovale 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 9 NY -- Bradley Wright-Phillips 11 (Thierry Henry 5) 50 Referee: Chris Penso Asst. Ref.: C.J. Morgante Asst. Ref.: Jeremy Hanson 4th Official: Ismail Elfath

Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-5-4, 19 pts) 0 0 0 D.C. United (6-4-3, 21 pts) 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin (Erik Palmer-Brown 9), Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (C), Alex Martinez (Jimmy Medranda 66); Toni Dovale, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 77) Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, C.J. Sapong, Jacob Peterson, Claudio Bieler, Sal Zizzo D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Cristian Fernandez, Jeff Parke, Bobby Boswell (C), Chris Korb (Sean Franklin 34); Chris Rolfe, Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud, Nick DeLeon (Alex Caskey 86); Fabian Espíndola, Eddie Johnson (Lewis Neal 68) Subs Not Used: Andrew Dykstra, Steven Birnbaum, Conor Doyle, Luis Silva SKC 16 (5) 1 10 1 3

DC 7 (2) 5 18 3 8

Misconduct Summary: DC -- Cristian Fernandez (caution; reckless foul) 62 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; tactical foul 72 DC -- Fabian Espindola (caution; unsporting behavior) 76 DC -- Perry Kitchen (caution; persistent infringement) 82 SKC -- Antonio Dovale (caution; unsporting behavior) 85 DC -- Alex Caskey (ejection; serious foul play) 94+ Scoring Summary: DC -- Fabian Espindola 7 (Chris Korb 1) 28 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Asst. Ref.: Adam Wienckowski Asst. Ref.: Craig Lowry 4th Official: Mark Kadlecik

Subs Not Used: Tally Hall, Anthony Arena Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (6) 4 10 2 3

HOU 18 (3) 4 17 3 7

Misconduct Summary: HOU -- Alexander Lopez (caution; unsporting behavior) 21 SKC -- Antonio Dovale (ejection; violent conduct) 21 HOU -- Andrew Driver (caution; reckless tackle) 29 HOU -- Eric Brunner (caution; reckless tackle) 47+ HOU -- Jermaine Taylor (caution; reckless foul) 79 SKC -- Soony Saad (caution; tactical foul) 87 SKC -- Eric Kronberg (caution; delaying a restart) 94+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Soony Saad 1 (Benny Feilhaber 4) 45 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 11 (penalty kick) 70 Referee: Juan Guzman Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Jonathan Johnson 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal

Sporting KC at D.C. United - May 31, 2014 RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,522 Weather: 76 degrees and partly cloudy

Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst (Eric Brunner 9, Warren Creavalle 57), AJ Cochran, Jermaine Taylor; Servando Carrasco, Alexander Lopez, Giles Barnes; Omar Cummings (Jason Johnson 68), Will Bruin (C), Andrew Driver

Sporting KC at Portland Timbers - June 27, 2014 Providence Park | Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,814 Weather: 65 degrees and partly cloudy Score 1 2 F Sporting KC (7-5-4, 25 pts) 1 0 1 Portland Timbers (4-5-8, 20 pts) 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Lawrence Olum (C.J. Sapong 56), Paulo Nagamura (C), Jacob Peterson; Sal Zizzo (Alex Martinez 80), Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Erik Palmer-Brown, Alex Martinez, Jimmy Medranda Portland Timbers: Donovan Ricketts; Michael Harrington (Maximiliano Urruti 82), Danny O’Rourke, Pa Modou Kah, Jorge Villafana; Diego Chara, Will Johnson (C), Diego Valeri; Darlington Nagbe, Fanendo Adi, Rodney Wallace (Gaston Fernandez 65) Subs Not Used: Andrew Weber, Jack Jewsbury, Rauwshan McKenzie, Kalif Alhassan, Michael Nanchoff Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 9 (4) 3 23 0 5

POR 11 (3) 3 10 2 7

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 36 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless tackle) 65 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; delaying a restart) 94+ POR -- Will Johnson (caution; hard foul) 95+ SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless tackle) 96+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum 1 (Kevin Ellis 1, Seth Sinovic 1) 24 Referee: Armando Villareal Asst. Ref.: Mike Kampmeinert Asst. Ref.: Jeremy Hanson 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire - July 6, 2014 Sporting Park Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 20,858 (45th straight sellout) Weather: 85 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC at Columbus Crew - July 16, 2014 Crew Stadium | Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 13,643 Weather: 71 degrees and cloudy

2 F Score 1 Sporting KC (7-5-5, 26 pts) 1 0 1 Chicago Fire (2-4-10, 16 pts) 1 0 1

2 F Score 1 Sporting KC (9-5-5, 26 pts) 1 1 2 Columbus Crew (4-7-8, 20 pts) 0 1 1

Sporting Kansas City: Eric Kronberg; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Paulo Nagamura (C) (Sal Zizzo 80), Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer (C.J. Sapong 80), Soony Saad (Graham Zusi 62)

Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez (Jacob Peterson 64); C.J. Sapong, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad (Kevin Ellis 57)

Subs Not Used: Andy Gruenebaum, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jimmy Medranda, Mikey Lopez

Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Claudio Bieler, Antonio Dovale, Sal Zizzo

Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Patrick Ianni, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (Bakary Soumare 65), Gonzalo Segares; Grant Ward (Matt Watson 80), Logan Pause, Chris Ritter, Alex (Dilly Duka 46); Harrison Shipp, Mike Magee (C) Subs Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Greg Cochrane, Matthew Fondy Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (9) 0 9 4 7

CHI 6 (4) 8 16 1 3

Columbus Crew: Steve Clark; Chad Barson, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Michael Parkhurst (C), Waylon Francis; Ethan Finlay, Daniel Paladini (Adam Bedell 45), Justin Meram (Bernardo Anor 45), Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp; Federico Higuain Subs Not Used: Matt Lampson, Eric Gehrig, Kevan George, Ben Speas, Tyson Wahl Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (3) 2 12 4 6

CLB 10 (2) 1 18 1 6

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 34 CHI -- Chris Ritter (caution; tactical foul) 45 CHI -- Dilly Duka (caution; reckless foul) 54 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 86

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; tactical foul) 34 CLB -- Wil Trapp (caution; off the ball) 53 SKC -- Aurelien Collin (ejection; serious foul play) 55 SKC -- Igor Juliao (caution; reckless foul) 79 CLB -- Wil Trapp (ejection; second yellow card) 89

Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 12 (unassisted) 33 CHI -- Mike Magee 5 (Alex 1) 40

Scoring Summary: SKC -- C.J. Sapong 1 (Feilhaber 5) 42 CLB -- own goal (Juliao 1) 69 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Jacob Peterson 2, Igor Juliao 1) 93+

Referee: Alan Kelly Asst. Ref.: Corey Parker Asst. Ref.: Matthew Kreitzer 4th Official: Ismail Elfath

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Asst. Ref.: Anthony Vasoli Asst. Ref.: Eric Weisbrod 4th Official: Kevin Terry Jr.

Sporting KC at Montreal Impact - July 12, 2014 Stade Saputo | Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 17,155 Weather: 79 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy - July 19, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 21,493 (46th straight sellout) Weather: 81 degrees and partly cloudy

Score 1 2 F 1 1 2 Sporting KC (8-5-5, 29 pts) Montreal Impact (3-9-5, 14 pts) 1 0 1

Score 1 2 F 1 1 2 Sporting KC (10-5-5, 35 pts) LA Galaxy (7-4-6, 27 pts) 0 1 1

Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi; Antonio Dovale (Soony Saad 76), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (C.J. Sapong 76)

Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Igor Juliao (Kevin Ellis, 84); Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Graham Zusi; Soony Saad (C.J. Sapong 73), Dom Dwyer, Antonio Dovale (Jacob Peterson 46)

Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Kevin Ellis, Mikey Lopez, Sal Zizzo, Claudio Bieler

Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Sal Zizzo, Mikey Lopez, Claudio Bieler

Montreal Impact: Troy Perkins; Krzysztof Krol, Heath Pearce, Matteo Ferrari, Hassoun Camara; Andres Romero (Issey Nakajima-Farran 67), Patrice Bernier (C), Felipe Martins (Gorka Larrea 71), Justin Mapp; Marco Di Vaio, Jack McInerney (Calum Mallace 87)

LA Galaxy: Jaime Penedo; A.J. DeLaGarza (Bradford Jamieson 75), Leonardo, Tommy Meyer, Kofi Opare; Marcelo Sarvas, Juninho (Stefan Ishizaki 70), Baggio Husidic (Kenney Walker 84), Landon Donovan; Gyasi Zardes, Robbie Keane (C)

Subs Not Used: Evan Bush, Karl Ouimette, Santiago Gonzalez, Futty Danso Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (6) 1 13 2 3

MTL 8 (2) 4 19 0 2

Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Felipe Martins (caution; reckless tackle) 31 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 32 MTL -- Andres Romero (caution; delaying a restart) 41 MTL -- Krzysztof Krol (caution; reckless tackle) 64 MTL -- Marco Di Vaio (caution; reckless foul) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 13 (Matt Besler 1) 4 MTL -- Marco Di Vaio 3 (Justin Mapp 6, Patrice Bernier 1) 28 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 14 (unassisted) 89 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Claudio Badea 4th Official: Robert Sibiga

Subs Not Used: Chandler Hoffman, Rob Friend, Oscar Sorto, Brian Rowe Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 19 (6) 1 12 4 11

LA 9 (2) 4 12 2 3

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Lawrence Olum (caution; reckless foul) 66 LA -- Robbie Keane (caution; reckless foul) 88 SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; reckless foul) 93+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 3 (unassisted) 10 SKC -- Lawrence Olum 2 (unassisted) 61 LA -- Robbie Keane 10 (Bradford Jamieson 1) 79 Referee: Allen Chapman Asst. Ref.: Chris Strickland Asst. Ref.: Paul Scott 4th Official: Silviu Petrescu

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

sporting kc 2014 MLS box scores Sporting KC at Toronto FC - July 26, 2014 BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 22,591 Weather: 75 degrees and clear

Sporting KC at Vancouver Whitecaps - Aug. 10, 2014 BC Place | Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 20,183 Weather: 73 degrees and sunny

2 F Score 1 Sporting KC (11-5-5, 38 pts) 0 2 2 Toronto FC (7-6-5, 26 pts) 1 0 1

2 F Score 1 Sporting KC (11-6-6, 39 pts) 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (7-4-11, 32 pts) 2 0 2

Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Seth Sinovic (Kevin Ellis 55), Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Igor Juliao; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez (Jacob Peterson 77); C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 71), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi

Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum (Jon Kempin 46); Igor Juliao (C.J. Sapong 64), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (C), Seth Sinovic; Jorge Claros, Mikey Lopez, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 78), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi

Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Sal Zizzo, Claudio Bieler, Antonio Dovale

Subs Not Used: Antonio Dovale, Sal Zizzo, Lawrence Olum, Martin Steuble

Toronto FC: Joseph Bendik; Nick Hagglund, Doneil Henry, Bradley Orr (Dwayne De Rosario 82), Justin Morrow; Jackson, Michael Bradley (C), Collen Warner (Jonathan Osorio 80), Dominc Oduro; Luke Moore, Gilberto

Vancouver Whitecaps: David Ousted; Steven Beitashour, Andy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, Johnny Leveron, Jordan Harvey; Gershon Koffie, Matias Laba, Erik Hurtado (Mehdi Ballouchy 68), Pedro Morales (C) (Russel Teibert 77), Sebastian Fernandez (Omar Salgado 82); Darren Mattocks

Subs Not Used: Chris Konopka, Kyle Bekker, Warren Creavalle, Daniel Lovitz, Andrew Wiedeman Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 3 21 1 7

TOR 17 (4) 5 17 3 5

Subs Not Used: Paolo Tornaghi, Kekuta Manneh, Carlyle Mitchell, Nicolas Mezquida SKC 13 (2) 4 25 2 5

Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

VAN 13 (7) 2 9 6 6

Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Jackson (caution; dissent) 32 TOR -- Justin Morrow (caution; hard foul) 35 TOR -- Dominic Oduro (caution; not retreating) 44 TOR -- Doneil Henry (caution; hard foul) 47+ SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; hard foul) 53 SKC -- Igor Juliao (caution; hard foul) 69 TOR -- Michael Bradley (caution; dissent) 73 SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 75

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless foul) 25 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 62 VAN -- Erik Hurtado (caution; reckless foul) 63 VAN -- Jordan Harvey (caution; delaying a restart) 83

Scoring Summary: TOR -- Jackson 3 (Dominc Oduro 3) 16 SKC -- Graham Zusi 2 (unassisted) 48 SKC -- Jacob Peterson 2 (Dom Dwyer 1) 80

Referee: David Gantar Asst. Ref.: Brian Dunn Asst. Ref.: Jeff Hosking 4th Official: Baboucarr Jallow

Scoring Summary: VAN -- Igor Juliao (Own Goal) 17 VAN -- Darren Mattocks 6 (Pedro Morales 9) 39

Referee: Ted Unkel Asst. Ref.: Greg Barkey Asst. Ref.: Richard Gamache 4th Official: Geoff Gamble Sporting KC vs Toronto FC - Aug. 16, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 20,730 (48th straight sellout) Weather: 79 degrees and cloudy Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union - Aug. 1, 2014 Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kansas Attendance: 21,318 (47th straight sellout) Weather: 83 degrees and partly cloudy Score 1 2 F 0 1 1 Sporting KC (11-5-6, 39 pts) Philadelphia Union (5-8-9, 24 pts) 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City: Andy Gruenebaum; Igor Juliao, Aurelien Collin, Kevin Ellis, Jacob Peterson; Jorge Claros, Mikey Lopez (Soony Saad 68), Benny Feilhaber; Antonio Dovale (C.J. Sapong 68), Dom Dwyer (Martin Steuble 89), Graham Zusi (C) Subs Not Used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Claudio Bieler, Sal Zizzo Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath; Raymon Gaddis, Maurice Edu, Ethan White, Sheanon Williams; Brian Carroll, Amobi Okugo (C), Daniel Cruz (Andrew Wenger 67), Vincent Nogueira (Fred 87); Sebastien Le Toux, Conor Casey (Brian Brown 69) Subs Not Used: Andre Blake, Fabinho, Aaron Wheeler, Pedro Ribeiro Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (6) 6 11 2 4

PHI 12 (7) 4 15 2 5

Misconduct Summary: None Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 3 (Antonio Dovale 2) 54 PHI -- Brian Brown 1 (Raymon Gaddis 2) 71 Referee: Jair Marrufo Asst. Ref.: Corey Rockwell Asst. Ref.: Eric Boria 4th Official: Sorin Stoica

Score 1 2 F 2 2 4 Sporting KC (12-6-6, 42 pts) Toronto FC (9-8-5, 32 pts) 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City: Jon Kempin; Igor Juliao, Matt Besler (C), Aurelien Collin, Seth Sinovic; Lawrence Olum, Benny Feilhaber (Jorge Claros 73), Graham Zusi; Sal Zizzo (C.J. Sapong 67), Dom Dwyer (Claudio Bieler 80), Soony Saad Subs Not Used: Tim Melia, Antonio Dovale, Mikey Lopez, Kevin Ellis Toronto FC: Joe Bendik; Jackson, Nick Hagglund, Justin Morrow, Doneil Henry; Jonathan Osorio, Dominic Oduro (Daniel Lovitz 74), Collen Warner, Michael Bradley (C) (Kyle Bekker 84); Gilberto, Luke Moore (Bright Dike 78) Subs Not Used: Ashtone Morgan, Bradley Orr, Chris Konopka, Dwayne De Rosario Stats Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (5) 2 16 1 10

TOR 9 (3) 1 12 4 6

Misconduct Summary: None Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 15 (penalty kick) 18 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 16 (penalty kick) 33 TOR -- Gilberto 5 (Dominic Oduro 5, Collen Warner 2) 46+ SKC -- Soony Saad 2 (unassisted) 64 SKC -- C.J. Sapong 2 (Soony Saad 1, Graham Zusi 5) 77 Referee: Drew Fischer Asst. Ref.: Claudio Badea Asst. Ref.: James Conlee 4th Official: Kevin Terry Jr.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

skc miscellaneous stats 2014 Record When… Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals Wearing Sporting Blue Wearing Dark indigo Wearing Black Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’ Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even One-goal games On ESPN On NBCSN On KMCI-TV Day games (before 5pm) Games 5pm CT or later With red card for With red card against Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75 In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone vs. Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference On grass On turf With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

Record By Month... 11-0-5 1-6-0 8-0-1 3-3-5 1-3-0 0-4-1 2-2-4 6-0-1 2-0-0 2-0-0 6-0-1 5-2-4 1-4-1 N/A N/A 7-5-6 4-1-0 1-0-0 8-0-0 4-2-6 0-4-0 8-4-6 2-2-0 2-0-0 7-4-0 1-0-2 1-1-1 10-5-3 2-2-1 10-4-5 3-2-1 4-2-1 7-1-4 5-5-2 1-2-0 1-0-0 6-2-6 4-2-0 8-4-4 4-2-2 11-3-6 1-3-0 N/A 1-0-0 3-0-1 8-6-5

March 2014 March all-time April 2014 April all-time May 2014 May all-time June 2014 June all-time July 2014 July all-time Aug. 2014 Aug. all-time Sept. 2014 Sept. all-time Oct. 2014 Oct. all-time

skc miscellaneous stats - 2014 regular season 4 min, Dom Dwyer, 7/12 at MTL

Quickest Goal... 2-1-1 12-8-4 1-1-1 38-30-12 2-3-2 30-39-21 2-0-0 36-28-21 4-0-1 44-32-24 1-1-1 37-43-14 N/A 27-32-13 N/A 17-10-13

Team-by-team (in 2014)...

7 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI 90+2 min, Dom Dwyer, 3/29 at COL Game-winning goals after 75’... 89 min, Dom Dwyer, 7/12 at MTL 90+3 min, Benny Feilhaber, 7/16 at CLB 80 min, Jacob Peterson, 7/26 at TOR Quickest Goal Against...

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

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

90+4 min, Chad Barrett, 3/8 at SEA 90+2 min, Teal Bunbury, 4/26 at NE 81 min, Cristian Maidana, 5/14 vs PHI 90 min, Matt Hedges, 3/15 vs DAL 90+1 min, Bradley Orr, 5/23 vs TOR

Hat Tricks...

N/A

Hat Tricks Against...

N/A

vs. Chicago Fire vs. Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew vs. D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

12-25-11 (0-1-1) 8-4-4 22-17-13 (1-0-0) 24-21-6 (2-0-0) 20-19-10 (0-1-0) 20-19-10 (0-0-1) 5-6-8 (1-0-0) 19-23-11 (1-0-0) 5-3-1 (3-0-0) 23-14-11 (0-1-0) 19-18-12 (0-0-1) 4-3-4 (0-1-1) 3-2-0 (1-0-0) 8-5-4 (0-0-1) 21-21-7 (1-0-0) 1-7-1 (0-1-0) 12-4-5 (2-0-1) 2-1-2 (0-1-0)

Own Goals...

Home and Away... Overall All-time 2014 at home All-time at home 2014 on road All-time on road

241-222-122 5-1-6 155-81-56 7-5-0 86-141-66

Penalty Kicks...

Own Goals Against... Red Cards...

Red Cards Against...

69 min, Igor Juliao, 7/16 at CLB 17 min, Igor Juliao, 8/10 at VAN 31 min, Calum Mallace, 4/19 vs MTL 83 min, Oriol Rosell, 4/5 vs RSL 74 min, Aurelien Collin, 4/26 at NE 64 min, Erik Palmer-Brown, 5/18 at CHI 21 min, Toni Dovale, 6/6 at HOU 55 min, Aurelien Collin, 7/16 at CLB 75 min, Matt Besler, 7/26 at TOR 85 min, Marvell Wynne, 3/29 at COL 80 min, Wil Trapp, 5/4 vs CLB 17 min, Collen Warner, 5/10 at MTL 90 min, Corben Bone, 5/14 vs PHI 63 min, Steven Caldwell, 5/23 vs TOR 90+4 min, Alex Caskey, 5/31 at DC 89 min, Wil Trapp, 7/16 at CLB 57 min, Dom Dwyer, 3/22 vs SJ 18 min, Dom Dwyer, 5/10 at MTL 84 min, Dom Dwyer, 5/23 vs TOR 70 min, Dom Dwyer, 6/6 at HOU 18 min, Dom Dwyer, 8/16 vs TOR 33 min, Dom Dwyer, 8/16 vs TOR

Penalty Kicks Against...

60 min, Vicente Sanchez, 3/29 at COL 78 min, Vicente Sanchez, 3/29 at COL 90+5 min, Lee Nguyen, 4/26 at NE 7 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI 15 min, Mike Magee, 5/18 at CHI 85 min, Darren Mattocks, 8/10 at VAN

Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Oldest Starter...

Soony Saad, 21 yrs., 293 days, KC at HOU Paulo Nagamura, 31 yrs., 69 days, KC at MTL Erik Palmer-Brown, 17 yrs., 24 days, KC at CHI Andy Gruenebaum, 31 yrs., 223 days, KC at VAN

2014 regular season team stats Scoring 1 2 Total Shots 1 2 Total Sog 1 2 Total SPORTING 13 23 36 SPORTING 152 187 339 SPORTING 53 70 123 Opp. 9 14 23 Opp. 105 130 235 Opp. 34 49 85 Fouls 1 2 Total Offsides 1 2 Total Corners 1 2 Total SPORTING 176 182 358 SPORTING 24 24 48 SPORTING 63 72 135 Opp. 168 191 359 Opp. 34 32 66 Opp. 48 51 99 Cautions 1 2 Total Ejections 1 2 Total PK GOALS 1 2 Total SPORTING 10 32 42 SPORTING 1 5 6 SPORTING 3 3 6 Opp. 23 34 57 Opp. 1 6 7 Opp. 2 3 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Single Season Records (Field Players)

All-Time Records (Field Players)

Stat

Player

Stat

Player

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011)

Games

Davy Arnaud

240

Kerry Zavagnin

20515

Minutes

Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)

2916

Minutes

Goals

Preki (1996)

Goals

Preki

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

Assists

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Preki

283

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

Shots on goal

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud

329

Davy Arnaud

528

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

Offsides

Eddie Johnson

126

Graham Zusi

480

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

Ejections

Nick Garcia

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

Single Season Records (Goalkeepers)

All-Time Records (Goalkeepers)

Stat

Player

Stat

Player

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

Games

Jimmy Nielsen

128

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

3060

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen

11497

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

Wins

Jimmy Nielsen

Losses

Mike Ammann (1998)

Losses

Tony Meola

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

Draws

Jimmy Nielsen

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

Shutouts

Jimmy Nielsen

Goals Against Average

Jimmy Nielsen (2012)

0.79

Goals Allowed

Tony Meola

154

Goals Allowed

Ammann (1997)/Kevin Hartman (2007)

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Goals Against Average

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

Single Game Records (Field Players)

Single Season Team Records

Stat

Player

Stat

Year

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

Goals

1996

Assists

2000

2012

542

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

Shots on goal

1996

250

2013

511

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

Fouls Suffered

2000

541

1997

117

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

Corner Kicks

2012

199

Cautions

2013

Ejections

2011

Points

2012

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

Single Game Records (Goalkeepers)

Wins

1997

Stat

Player

Losses

1999

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi

Ties

2005 & 2011

Saves

Garth Lagerway (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000 & three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

Shutouts

2000

Goals Allowed

1996

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

MINI BIOS COACHING STAFF

Peter Vermes Manager

Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach

John Pascarella Assistant Coach

Zoran Savic Assistant Coach

Mateus Manoel Fitness Coach

PLAYERS #5 | D | Matt Besler Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at D.C. Assists 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at D.C. Assist July 12, 2014, KC at MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 9-4-2 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC’s team captain for the 2014 campaign, Besler is in his sixth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. On July 19, he signed a Designated Player contract with the club through the 2018 season. Besler was on the United States’ roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Graham Zusi. He became the first player from the state of Kansas to play in the World Cup and started all four matches in central defense at the tournament. Besler has earned 21 caps since debuting in January 2013, and the Americans are 13-3-4 when he starts.

#16 | F | Claudio Bieler Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 3/1/1984 Hometown: Vera, Santa Fe, Argentina Last Club: LDU Quito (Ecuador) Acquired: Signed as Designated Player on 12/18/2012 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 5, 2013, KC vs CHV Assists 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots on Goal 4, May 5, 2013, KC vs CHV Shots 6, 2 times, last: June 1, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 27, 2013, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 5, March 9, 2013, KC at TOR Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal May 4, 2014, KC vs CLB Assist Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 1-0-0 The team’s fourth Designated Player in club history, Bieler has made nine MLS appearances during the 2014 season with one goal. Bieler won the club’s Golden Boot last year with 10 goals and added four assists en route to Sporting KC 2013 Newcomer of the Year honors. He was acquired from LDU Quito where he won the Copa Libertadores (2008) and Copa Sudamericana (2009). A dual citizen of Ecuador and Argentina, he has played professionally in both countries as well as Chile. #20 | M | Jorge Claros Ht: 5-9 Wt. 155 DOB: 1/8/1986 Hometown: La Ceiba, Honduras Last Club: CD Motagua Acquired: Signed on 7/16/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed 2, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered N/A Last...Regular Season Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Appearance N/A Goal Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0 After signing for Sporting KC on July 16, Claros made his MLS and competitive club debut on Aug. 1, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia Union. The defensive midfielder has featured 53 times for the Honduras Men’s National Team and has scored three goals since making his debut in 2006. He played in all three matches for his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Claros helped Honduran club Motagua win Liga Nacional titles during the 2007-08 Apertura and 2010-11 Clausura before joining Scottish side Hibernian in 2012. He returned to Motagua for the 201314 season.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #78 | D | Aurelien Collin Ht: 6-2 Wt. 169 DOB: 3/8/1986 Hometown: Enghien-les-Bains, France Last Club: Vitoria Setubal (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 4/15/2011

#9 | D | Antonio Dovale Ht: 5-8 Wt. 152 DOB: 4/4/1990 Hometown: A Coruna, Galicia, Spain Last Club: Celta de Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 3/12/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 4, 4 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Fouls Committed 6, 3 times, last: May 8, 2013, KC vs SEA Fouls Suffered 4, Aug. 23, 2013, KC at CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Assist Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR 2014 Record when: he starts 9-5-5 he scores 1-0-1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Assists 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Fouls Committed 2, May 31, 2014, KC at DC Fouls Suffered 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Goal May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Assist Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI 2014 Record when: he starts 3-3-3 he scores 0-0-1

The fourth-year Frenchman has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014) and Sporting KC Humanitarian of the Year honors (2013). Collin’s 15 goals in MLS competition are second most by a defender in club history. He was named 2013 MLS Cup MVP after scoring the equalizing goal and converting the match-winning penalty kick vs. Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. Collin’s professional career began with stints in Scotland (Gretna FC), Greece (Panserraikos) and England (Wrexham FC). He played two seasons for Vitoria Setubal of the Portuguese top flight before joining Sporting KC as a guest trialist in March 2011.

Dovale made his Sporting KC debut as a substitute in the MLS Cup rematch against Real Salt Lake on April 5 and scored his first goal on May 27 vs. New York. He has contributed a goal and two assists in 11 MLS matches this season and scored in his CONCACAF Champions League debut Tuesday at Nicaraguan club Real Esteli FC. The midfielder played four years in the Barcelona Academy before signing a professional contract with second division club Celta de Vigo at age 16. In the 2011-12 season, he helped the club earn promotion to LigaBBVA with two goals in 30 appearances.

#25 | M | Christian Duke Ht: 5-9 Wt. 155 DOB: 6/5/1991 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: San Diego Acquired: 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 1st rd. (#14) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last...Regular Season Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

he scores 0-0-0

Currently on loan with OKC Energy FC, Duke has appeared in nine USL PRO matches this season with three assists and has recently recovered from a stress fracture that has kept him out of action since June 14. In 2013, the Overland Park, Kansas native spent a successful first professional season with league champions Orlando City SC and was named the team’s top rookie with one goal and one assist in 22 games. Duke began playing for the Sporting KC Academy in June 2007 while attending Shawnee Mission South High School.

#14 | F | Dom Dwyer Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florda Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Shots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Apr. 26, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assist July 26, 2014, KC at TOR 2014 Record when: he starts 11-5-6 he scores 7-2-2 Dwyer’s career-high 16 goals in 2014 rank second in MLS. His five mult-goal games are most in the League, with all five braces coming against Canadian clubs. The Englishman is currently second on the club’s single season goal scoring chart and won MLS Player of the Month for May. Dwyer totalled 26 goals across six competitions in 2013 while splitting time with Sporting KC and the team’s USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. He was the USL PRO Championship MVP with four goals in the final and helped propel Sporting KC to MLS Cup by scoring the game-winning goal in the Eastern Conference Championship.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | Kevin Ellis Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/11 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, June 27, 2014, KC at POR Shots on Goal N/A Shots 1, 3 times, last: May 27, 2014, KC vs NY Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: May 31, 2014, KC at DC Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Goal N/A Assist June 27, 2014, KC at POR 2014 Record when: he starts 4-2-4 he scores 0-0-0 Ellis started three of Sporting KC’s first four MLS matches of 2014 before going on loan to USL Pro affiliate OKC Energy FC. He scored his first goal for the club in the first leg of the 2014 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals vs. eventual champion Cruz Azul. The right back, who became the second Homegrown Player in club history in 2011, rejoined Sporting KC on May 16 and has since made seven starts in central defense, earning MLS Team of the Week honors twice (June 9 and June 30).

#30 | GK | Andy Gruenebaum Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 12/30/1982 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Kentucky Last Club: Columbus Crew Acquired: Trade with Columbus Crew on 12/16/13 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: Apr. 7, 2012, CLB vs NY Saves 7, 5 times, last: Sept. 5, 2012, CLB at NE Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Shutout June 15, 2013, CLB vs MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 4-1-1 2014 is a homecoming for Andy Gruenebaum, as Sporting KC acquired the Overland Park native from the Columbus Crew in December. He made his club debut in the U.S. Open Cup on June 18 and earned his first MLS start of 2014 on July 12 . After Sporting KC’s 2-1 win at Toronto on July 26, he became the second goalkeeper in MLS history to secure regulation wins in each his first four starts with a new club. An eight-year veteran of the league, Gruenebaum featured 82 times for the Crew (including postseason) and was part of their 2008 team that won MLS Cup. Gruenebaum had a breakout season in 2012, becoming Columbus’ starting keeper and recording an MLS-best 124 saves en route to 13 wins and eight shutouts.

#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution 12/11/12 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Shots on Goal 2, 7 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Shots 5, July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VAN Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 11-6-6 he scores 2-0-0 Sporting KC acquired World Cup veteran Feilhaber in December 2012. He was a steady contributor throughout the 2013 season but saved his best work for the playoffs, contributing game-winning assists in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Eastern Conference Championship. The midfielder has started 23 of the club’s first 24 MLS matches this season and won MLS Player of the Month for July. Feilhaber began his career in Germany with Hamburg’s reserve team before helping Derby County earn promotion to the English Premier League in 2007. He was a member of the U.S. 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, making three appearances in South Africa. #40 | D | Igor Juliao Ht: 5-8 Wt. 145 DOB: 8/23/1994 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Last Club: Fluminense FC (Brazil) Acquired: Signed on loan 4/4/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Shots 2, July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Fouls Committed 3, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal N/A Assist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB 2014 Record when: he starts 7-4-4 he scores 0-0-0 The 20-year-old Juliao is the second youngest player in Sporting KC history to play the full 90 minutes of an MLS regular season match. He was named to Sports Illustrated’s Week 11 MLS Best XI after his second game on May 18 and has started each MLS match since then. Juliao is a member of Brazil’s Under-20 Men’s National Team and currently on loan from Fluminense FC. He joined Fluminense’s academy in 2003 and made his debut in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A as a 17-year-old in August 2012.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | M | Michael Kafari Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 Hometown: Accra, Ghana College: New Mexico Acquired: Signed on 7/8/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last...Regular Season Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

DOB: 10/30/1991

#21 | GK | Jon Kempin Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/10 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 1, Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Saves 2, Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Shutout N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 1-0-0

he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC acquired Kafari on July 8. He played collegiately at New Mexico before the Vancouver Whitecaps drafted the Ghana native in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft (No 51 overall). After spending preseason with the Canadian club, Kafari signed with their USL PRO affiliate Charleston Battery in midMarch. He made his competitive debut for Charleston on May 28 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third round.

#1 | GK | Eric Kronberg Ht: 6-5 Wt. 210 DOB: 6/7/1983 Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: California Acquired: 2006 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round (#40) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Saves 6, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Last...Regular Season Appearance July 6, 2014, KC vs CHI Shutout June 27, 2014, KC at POR 2014 Record when: he starts 7-5-5 The longest tenured member of the club, Kronberg is in his ninth season in Kansas City and first as a starter. The 31-yearold goalkeeper recorded four shutouts in six appearances last year, leading Sporting KC to the quarterfinals of the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League. During the 2014 regular season, he leads MLS with a 0.88 goals against average among keepers with at least 400 minutes played and is tied for first with seven shutouts. He was named MLS Player of the Month for June after registering shutouts in the club’s only two games that month. Five of his 15 conceded goals this season have been penalty kicks.

A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Kempin became the club’s first Homegrown Player in 2010 at the age of 17. He was named the Most Valuable Player at the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game on Aug. 4 in Portland and made his MLS debut on Aug. 10 against Vancouver, saving a penalty kick in the 84th minute after replacing the injured Andy Gruenebaum at halftime. He earned his first MLS start on Aug. 16. Kempin has been an active member of the U-20 and U-23 U.S. National Team pools. He was loaned to USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC in March, registering five shutouts in 13 games played, before his return to Sporting KC on July 9. He spent most of the 2013 campaign on loan at Orlando City SC.

#94 | M | Jimmy Medranda Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs. CLB Shots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last...Regular Season Appearance May 31, 2014, KC at DC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC acquired Medranda in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia). The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club in February, making his first MLS start on March 15. Currently on loan with USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC, Medranda joined the youth program of Deportivo Pereira at age 12 before climing the ladder to the senior team. In two seasons with the club, he made 16 appearances across all competitions and scored two goals.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | M | Mikey Lopez Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993 Hometown: Mission, Texas College: North Carolina Acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 3, July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores 0-0-0 Lopez was selected in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and made his Sporting KC debut on May 26, 2013 in the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round. His MLS debut came on July 16 of this year at Columbus. Lopez joined USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC in March before switching to OKC Energy FC in June. He was recalled to Sporting KC on June 30 after making 14 USL PRO appearances with one goal and one assist. Lopez is a member of the U.S. U-20 National Team and helped the country qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. #7 | D | Chance Myers Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Ht: 6-0 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

#18 | M | Victor Munoz Ht: 5-7 Wt. 165 Hometown: Madrid, Spain College: UCLA Acquired: Signed on 4/1/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last...Regular Season Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

DOB: 7/25/1990

he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC acquired Munoz in April 2014. The 23-year-old was selected by D.C. United in the second round of hte 2014 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round on June 18. Munoz spent eight years in the Real Madrid academy system and was a member of Spain’s U-15, U-16 and U-17 youth national teams before moving to the U.S. in 2010 to pursue a college education.

#6 | M | Paulo Nagamura Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, April 27, 2013, KC vs POR 1, 13 times, last: May 10, 2014, KC at MTL Assists Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal April 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist May 10, 2014, KC at MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 3-2-2 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Mar. 21, 2009, CHV vs COL Assists 1, 17 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last...Regular Season Appearance July 6, 2014, KC vs CHI Goal May 10, 2014, KC at MTL Assist May 14, 2014, KC vs PHI 2014 Record when: he starts 7-3-4 he scores 1-0-0

The second-longest tenured member of the squad, Myers is in his seventh season after being drafted No. 1 overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. In 2013, Myers started a career-high 31 MLS matches (including playoffs) and was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. He will miss the rest of the 2014 season after suffering a left achilles tear on May 23 vs. Toronto. Myers signed a new contract with the club in January after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.

An MLS veteran, Nagamura is in his third season with Sporting KC. The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He’s also played for Toronto FC and Chivas USA in MLS, becoming an MLS AllStar in 2009 before going on loan to Tigres UANL in Mexico. Sporting KC acquired Nagamura in November 2011 and he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | M | Lawrence Olum Ht: 6-2 Wt. 185 DOB: 7/10/1984 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Missouri Baptist Last Club: Orlando City SC (USL PRO) Acquired: Signed on 9/15/2010

#3 | D | Ike Opara Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with SJ Earthquakes on 12/12/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Shots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assist Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL 2014 Record when: he starts 10-1-1 he scores 1-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Assists N/A Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at D.C. Last...Regular Season Appearance Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Goal Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 2-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Olum is in his fourth season with Sporting KC, making a career-high 22 appearances in MLS competition last year. Capable of playing as a central defender or holding midfielder, he began his professional career with the Portland Timbers in 2007. He also played for the Minnesota Thunder, Austin Aztex and Orlando City SC before signing with Sporting KC in September 2011. Olum joined the Kenya Men’s National Team in November 2012 and recently helped the team advance to the second round of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, starting two games in late May and one in early August. #2 | D | Erik Palmer-Brown Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013

The 2013 Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year appeared in a career-best 18 games with 16 starts during the club’s MLS Cupwinning campaign. Opara scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions, each of them a header, and appeared in three of Sporting KC’s five MLS Cup Playoff matches. He will miss the remainder of the 2014 season after suffering a chondral defect in his right ankle on March 29. Opara started all thee matches for the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and was invited to camp with the U.S. Olympic squad (U-23) in February 2012.

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A N/A Shots Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, May 31, 2014, KC at DC Last...Regular Season June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Appearance N/A Goal Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0 The second youngest player in MLS at age 17, PalmerBrown signed a homegrown player contract last August. He made his debut and first MLS start on May 18, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender. He featured at right back in the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game on Aug. 4., helping the MLS Homegrown team secure a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers U-23s. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13. He has represented U.S. youth national teams as the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels, most recently competing at the Dallas Cup in April with the U-20s.

#37 | F | Jacob Peterson Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Assists 1, 14 times, last: July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at D.C. 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Shots Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR at CLB Last...Regular Season Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Appearance July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Goal July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Assist 2014 Record when: he starts 4-4-3 he scores 2-0-0 An eight-year veteran of MLS, Peterson is in his third season with Sporting KC. He has showcased his versatility throughout the 2014 season, playing in defense, midfield and attack on the left side. Peterson, a two-time national champion at Indiana University with goals in the finals of the 2003 and 2004 College Cups, was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. Following stints with Toronto FC and the San Jose Earthquakes, Peterson was signed by Sporting Kansas City in January 2012. He represented the U.S. at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | F | Soony Saad Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 8/17/1992 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan College: Michigan Acquired: Weighted Lottery on 7/5/2011

#17 | F | C.J. Sapong Ht: 6-1 Wt. 185 DOB: 12/27/1988 Hometown: Manassas, Virginia College: James Madison Acquired: 2011 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, July 13, 2013, KC vs TOR Assists 2, Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Shots 9, June 29, 2013, KC vs CLB Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assist Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs NE 2014 Record when: he starts 5-0-1 he scores 2-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Assists 1, 9 times, last: Aug. 31, 2013, KC vs COL Shots on Goal 4, Sept. 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Shots 10, Sept. 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assist Aug. 31, 2013, KC vs COL 2014 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores 2-0-0

After leading the NCAA in scoring with a school record 19 goals as a freshman at the University of Michigan, Saad was signed by Major League Soccer and allocated to Sporting KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. He scored nine minutes into his MLS debut on his 19th birthday and added four goals and four assists in 23 MLS regular season appearances last season. The 22-year-old opened his 2014 scoring account on June 6. Saad represented the U.S. at the youth level, including appearances with the U-20 national team, but is now a member of the Lebanon Men’s National Team.

Sapong was named the 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year with five goals and five assists in his first professional season. He scored nine goals in 2012 and four more in 2013, including the gametying goal in last year’s Eastern Conference Championship series vs. Houston. He made his first appearance in two months on May 23 following a neck injury and scored his first goal of the 2014 campaign on July 16 at Columbus. Sporting KC has an 18-0-2 overall record (including postseason) when Sapong scores. He debuted for the U.S. National Team in January 2012.

#15 | D | Seth Sinovic Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

#23 | M | Martin Steuble Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 6/9/1988 Hometown: Schlieren, Switzerland Last Club: FC Wil 1900 Acquired: Signed on 7/16/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, 6 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC at POR Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, Apr. 17, 2010, NE at SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal N/A Assist June 27 2014, KC at POR 2014 Record when: he starts 12-5-5 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2014 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

The Leawood, Kan. native and Rockhurst High School alum was rated the No. 1 left back in MLS by Soccer America after leading Sporting KC with 3,733 minutes played in all competition and starting 41 of his 42 appearances in 2013. He scored the game-tying goal in the Eastern Conference Semifinals last year en route to Sporting KC reaching MLS Cup. Sinovic was signed by Sporting KC in May 2011 and has since contributed two goals and six assists across all competitions. He has started 22 of the club’s 24 regular season games this campaign.

Steuble joined Sporting KC on July 16 from Swiss club FC Wil 1900 and made his MLS and competitive club debut on Aug. 1 as a second half substitute. The 26-year-old midfielder played seven years of professional soccer in Switzerland has featured nine times for the Philippines Men’s National Team under head coach Thomas Dooley. He made his international debut on March 1 of this year and opened his international scoring account on April 11.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | M | Sal Zizzo Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 4/3/1987 Hometown: San Diego, California College: UCLA Last Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Trade with Portland Timbers on 12/13/13 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 30, 2013, POR at RSL Assists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 3, May 14, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots 3, 7 times, last: May 14, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR Fouls Suffered 4, May 20, 2012, POR vs CHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Aug. 30, 2013, POR at RSL Assist May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR 2014 Record when: he starts 5-2-3 he scores 0-0-0 The first-year Sporting KC winger has made 14 MLS appearances with 10 starts in 2014. He recorded two assists in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-2 win at Colorado on March 29. Acquired in December via a trade with the Portland Timbers, Zizzo spent three years in the German first division before coming back to the United States in 2010. He represented the U.S. at the U-18 and U-20 levels and starred for the U-20 National Team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

#8 | M | Graham Zusi Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 17, 2011, KC vs POR Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last...Regular Season Appearance Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Assist Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR 2014 Record when: he starts 9-4-2 he scores 2-0-1 Zusi recorded a career-high six goals and a team-best 12 assists in all competition in 2013 and was the top-rated midfielder in the MLS Castrol Index. He was an MLS MVP finalist in 2012 to go along with MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors. On July 19, he signed a Designated Player contract with the club through the 2018 season. Sporting KC is 15-0-2 all-time when he scores an MLS goal. Zusi was on the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Matt Besler. He appeared in all four matches for the U.S. at the tournament and contributed two assists. He has earned 27 caps with three goals and six assists in his international career.

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME STATISTICS MATT BESLER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

141

136

12306

121

KC - Postseason

960

MLS - TOTAL

151

146

13266

133

CLAUDIO BIELER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2393

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

2478

JORGE CLAROS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

197

MLS - TOTAL

197

AURELIEN COLLIN

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

101

8531

180

KC - Postseason

960

MLS - TOTAL

111

107

9491

106

201

101

ANTONIO DOVALE

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

635

MLS - TOTAL

635

CHRISTIAN DUKE

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

DOM DWYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2610

108

KC - Postseason

282

MLS - TOTAL

2892

125

KEVIN ELLIS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1111

MLS - TOTAL

1111

BENNY FEILHABER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3781

103

MLS - Regular Season

102

7974

143

133

244

116

KC - Postseason

394

MLS - TOTAL

106

8368

157

138

256

116

IGOR JULIAO

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1272

MLS - TOTAL

1272

MICHAEL KAFARI

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

MIKEY LOPEZ

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

299

MLS - TOTAL

299

JIMMY MEDRANDA

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

120

MLS - TOTAL

120

VICTOR MUNOZ

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

CHANCE MYERS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

123

9120

131

KC - Postseason

960

MLS - TOTAL

133

108

10080

140

102

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes PAULO NAGAMURA

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4375

MLS - Regular Season

215

194

17143

212

326

265

KC - Postseason

397

MLS - Postseason

1306

MLS - TOTAL

229

207

18449

231

345

294

LAWRENCE OLUM

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3046

KC - Postseason

202

MLS - TOTAL

3248

IKE OPARA

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1488

MLS - Regular Season

3711

KC - Postseason

MLS - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

3805

ERIK PALMER-BROWN

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

235

MLS - TOTAL

235

JACOB PETERSON

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2905

MLS - Regular Season

196

112

10191

178

111

KC - Postseason

244

MLS - Postseason

405

MLS - TOTAL

203

117

10596

179

115

SOONY SAAD

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2307

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

2354

C.J. SAPONG

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

103

6317

159

121

158

KC - Postseason

876

MLS - TOTAL

113

7193

184

137

185

SETH SINOVIC

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

104

103

9076

112

MLS - Regular Season

124

121

10656

125

KC - Postseason

955

MLS - TOTAL

134

131

11611

138

MARTIN STEUBLE

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

SAL ZIZZO

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

871

MLS - Regular Season

4069

MLS - TOTAL

4069

GRAHAM ZUSI

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

139

106

9901

219

120

173

480

KC - Postseason

959

MLS - TOTAL

149

116

10860

240

138

192

526

Sporting KC Game Notes | Aug. 23, 2014 vs D.C. United | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ERIC KRONBERG

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

1912

0.99

MLS - TOTAL

1912

0.99

ANDY GRUENEBAUM

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

495

1.27

MLS - Regular Season

7560

401

286

108

1.29

MLS - Postseason

210

0.86

MLS - TOTAL

7770

410

293

110

1.27

JON KEMPIN

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

135

0.67

MLS - TOTAL

135

0.67

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 30 31 37 40 78 94

Player

Eric Kronberg Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Antonio Dovale Benny Feilhaber Sal Zizzo Mikey Lopez Lawrence Olum Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Claudio Bieler C.J. Sapong Victor Munoz Peterson Joseph Jorge Claros Oriol Rosell Jon Kempin Soony Saad Alex Martinez Martin Steuble Mechack Jerome Michael Kafari Christian Duke Andy Gruenebaum Josh Gardner Jacob Peterson Igor Juliao Aurelien Collin Jimmy Medranda 15

61M 83M

90D 90D 90D 90M 78M 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 90F 44M 90M 90M 90M 66F 55F

90D 90M 90D 75M 33 90M

12 TOR 2-2 90G

13 NY 1-1 90G

14 DC 0-1 90G 81

15 HOU 2-0 90G 90D

16 POR 1-0 90G

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CHI MTL CLB LA TOR PHI VAN TOR 1-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-2 4-1 90G

18 13 90F 90F 62F 14 85M 75M 66M 83 10

29 90M 56M 19 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 71F 67F 4 34

6 19

90F 17

90F 90F 90F 90M 69F 90M 90M 90M 73M 67F 77M 68M 90M 90M 90M 90F 89F 90F 80F 55D 90D 90D 10 23

45 12

90G 90F

90M 90M 17

71F 21

57F 73F 19

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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2013/14 QF1 03/12/2014 KC 1 vs CRZAZL 0 QF2 03/19/2014 KC 1 at CRZAZL 5

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U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 06/11/2014 5R 06/24/2014

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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014/15 Grp2 08/19/2014 KC 1 at ESTELI 1

vs.

(12-7-4; 40 pts.)

(12-6-6; 42 pts.)

August 23, 2014 | Sporting Park | 8:30 P.M. EDT CBS Sports Radio, dcunited.com/live

PROBABLE STARTING XI Espindola

(17 GP/15 GS; 8G/8A)

Silva

(18 GP/13 GS; 7G/2A)

Rolfe

Arnaud

(19 GP/18 GS; 5G/5A)

(22 GP/21 GS; 2G/0A)

Kemp

Birnbaum

(3 GP/2 GS; 0G/2A)

(10 GP/10 GS; 0G/0A)

Kitchen

DeLeon

(21 GP/21 GS; 3G/3A)

(21 GP/21 GS; 2G/4A)

Boswell

Franklin

(23 GP/23 GS; 1G/2A)

(18 GP/17 GS; 1G/2A)

Hamid

(19 GP/19 GS; 1.21 GAA; 5 SO)

INJURY REPORT OUT: Chris Pontius (L hamstring); Conor Doyle (L knee surgery); Jeff Parke (L ear surgery); Andrew Dykstra (L Achilles surgery); Michael Seaton (L quad); Chris Korb (L hamstring) PROBABLE: Nana Attakora (concussion)

D.C. UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS

TJ Scholl Craig Stouffer

(910) 389-1607 (240) 426-2829

tscholl@dcunited.com cstouffer@dcunited.com

@tjscholl16 @CraigStouffer

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2014 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (12-7-4)

Date March 8 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 21 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 11 June 28 July 5 July 11 July 20 July 30 Aug. 3 Aug. 9 Aug. 17 Aug. 23 Aug. 27 Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 12 Oct. 18 Oct. 25

Opponent (Result) Time Columbus Crew (L 0-3) 7:00pm at Toronto FC (L 0-1) 4:30pm Chicago (T 2-2) 4:00pm New England Revolution(W 2-0)7:00pm New York Red Bulls (W 1-0) 7:00pm at Columbus Crew (T 1-1) 7:30pm FC Dallas (W 4-1) 7:00pm at Portland Timbers (L 2-3) 10:30pm at Philadelphia Union (W 1-0) 4:00pm Montreal Impact (T 1-1) 7:00pm Houston Dynamo (W 2-0) 7:00pm at New England Revolution(L2-1)7:30pm Sporting Kansas City (W 1-0) 7:00pm Columbus Crew (T 0-0) 7:00pm at Montreal Impact (W 4-2) 7:30pm Seattle Sounders FC (L 1-0) 7:00pm at Toronto FC (W 2-1) 4:00pm at San Jose Earthquakes (W2-1) 11:00pm Chivas USA (W 3-1) 8:00pm Toronto FC (W 3-0) 7:00pm at Houston Dynamo (L 1-0) 8:00pm at Real Salt Lake (L 3-0) 10:00pm Colorado Rapids (W 4-2) 8:00pm at Sporting Kansas City 8:30pm at LA Galaxy 10:30pm New York Red Bulls 2:30pm at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10:00pm at New York Red Bulls 8:00pm at Chicago Fire 8:30pm Philadelphia Union 3:00pm Sporting Kansas City 8:00pm at Houston Dynamo 3:00pm Chicago Fire 7:00pm at Montreal Impact 4:00pm

*All dates and times are subject to change*

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GAME NOTES

Luis Silva Scores Career High Forward Luis Silva scored his career high seventh goal of the season with his brace against Colorado on Aug. 17. The goals were Silva’s first from regular season play since scoring the team’s assurance goal in a 31 victory over Chivas USA on July 20. Silva is the only United player who has scored two or more goals in more than one game this season. Fabian Espindola is a close second, having scored a brace in the club’s 4-1 victory over FC Dallas on April 26.

Taylor Kemp’s First Two MLS Career Assists D.C. United defender Taylor Kemp filled in for an injured Chris Korb last Sunday, aiding the Black-and-Red to a 4-2 home victory over the Colorado Rapids. Making his second start this season, Kemp contributed to the game’s first goal in the 12th minute, sending a through ball to a streaking Luis Silva. Kemp got his second assist of the night on United’s third goal. The University of Maryland product ran 60 yards down the sideline, before sending a cross to Chris Rolfe, who struck a low shot past Colorado ‘keeper Clint Irwin in the 81st minute. In two seasons with the clubs, Kemp has appeared in eleven games (eight starts), logging 713 minutes. Battle for First Place With a win last Sunday, the Black-and-Red has narrowed the point gap with first place Sporting KC to two. The host side has a mere 42 to 40 lead in the category; however, Kansas City has a one game advantage over D.C. United this season, having played 24 thus far. The last time D.C. United was in first place this late in to the season, was in Sept. of 2007. Good to be Home After earning a 4-2 victory in the team’s last home game against the Colorado Rapids, D.C. United has ended its two game slide that began on Aug. 3 in a 1-0 loss to Houston. United has maintained the second longest undefeated streak at home this season (eight), behind the Los Angeles Galaxy, with nine. The Black-and-Red has only fallen twice at RFK, giving the club the second best home record (8-2-3), behind Sporting (5-1-6). In addition, United is leading its Eastern Conference opponents in goals scored at home (23). Espindola is Back After missing almost two months with a knee injury, forward Fabian Espindola made his first start with the club last Sunday against the Colorado Rapids. Fabi went 90 minutes, scoring the fourth goal in the club’s 4-2 victory at home. United’s newest acquisition, former Seattle Sounder FC forward David Estrada assisted for the goal in the 86th minute, giving Fabi his team-leading eighth goal this season. Rolfe Scores Another Midfielder Chris Rolfe scored his fifth goal this season in the club’s 4-2 win against Colorado last Sunday. Rolfe is now third in goals scored for D.C. United this season, behind Luis Silva (seven) and Fabian Espindola (eight). Last Meeting at Sporting Park With the help of a late second half goal from forward Claudio Bieler, Sporting defeated D.C. United on Oct. 18, 2013. Bieler's fourth goal of the year, off an assist from forward Soony Saad, lifted Sporting to a 1-0 victory that saw SKC ‘keeper Jimmy Nielsen earn his league-leading fourth consecutive clean sheet.

Hamid Continues Career Year Holding a saves percentage of 74.2 percent over 19 games, D.C. United All-Star goalkeeper Bill Hamid has the highest saves percentage in MLS. Furthermore, with five shutouts, Hamid has the second-most shutouts among Eastern Conference keepers, behind Houston Dynamo keeper Tally Hall and Sporting Kansas City keeper Eric Kronberg, who are tied with seven. All-Time Record against Kansas City D.C. United’s all-time record is 19-20-10 against Sporting Kansas City. Since their first meeting with Sporting in 1996, United has gone 13-6-5 at home and 6-14-5 on the road. Bill Hamid against SKC Among active goalkeepers, Bill Hamid is sixth all-time in saves against Sporting Kansas City (32). All-Time Goal Scoring D.C. United ranks sixth all-time in goals scored (63) against Sporting Kansas City. Converting Penalties In 49 games played against Sporting Kansas City, D.C. United has scored from a penalty eight times. Only the Colorado Rapids have scored more goals off penalties against Sporting (11). Physical Matchup Sporting KC ranks first in the league for fouls committed with 359 in 24 games. D.C. United, on the other hand, is tied for 12th in the category with the Vancouver Whitecaps at 290. Facing a tough August The Black-and-Red faces a jam-packed schedule this month, with seven games in 29 days. Only three other teams will play seven matches, including Montreal, Seattle and LA. United began its busy run with the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 3, falling to its Texas rival, 1-0, at BBVA Compass Stadium. The club was unable to bounce back a week later, as its losing streak extended on the road against Real Salt Lake, 3-0. However, the Black-and-Red improved its play and earned its first three points this month with a 4-2 win over Colorado last Sunday. In addition, D.C. United will open its CONCACAF Champions League campaign on Aug. 20 against Jamaican side Waterhouse FC at RFK. Key First Goal D.C. United is one of four teams in MLS that have yet to lose a game when scoring the first goal, along with the San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City. After 23 games, the Blackand-Red has maintained the best record when tallying first, 11-0-1, with a .955 pct. In addition, the club continues to hold the second best record when leading at the half (10-0-1), behind the Houston Dynamo (3-0-0). Sporting is just below United with a (8-0-1, .944 pct) when leading at the half.

2014 D.C. United Roster No. 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 50

No. 8 4 15 32 12 14 30 50 9 21 5 28 25 7 33 23 22 32 24 6 2 13 19 20 18 29 17 11 31

Name Jeff Parke Nana Attakora Sean Franklin Kofi Opare Eddie Johnson Davy Arnaud Fabian Espindola Luis Silva Alex Caskey Chris Pontius Nick DeLeon Steve Birnbaum Conor Shanosky Chris Rolfe Kyle Porter Jalen Robinson Christiano Francois Chris Korb Perry Kitchen Lewis Neal Jared Jeffrey Collin Martin Bill Hamid Michael Seaton Conor Doyle Joe Willis Bobby Boswell Taylor Kemp Andrew Dykstra

Name Davy Arnaud Nana Attakora Steve Birnbaum Bobby Boswell Alex Caskey Nick DeLeon Conor Doyle Andrew Dykstra Fabian Espindola Christiano Francois Sean Franklin Bill Hamid Jared Jeffrey Eddie Johnson Taylor Kemp Perry Kitchen Chris Korb Collin Martin Lewis Neal Kofi Opare Jeff Parke Chris Pontius Kyle Porter Jalen Robinson Chris Rolfe Michael Seaton Conor Shanosky Luis Silva Joe Willis

Pos. D D D D F M F M M M/F M D D/M M/F M D F D M M M M GK F F GK D D GK

Age 33 24 23 30 25 22 21 26 28 20 28 22 23 29 22 21 25 18 32 23 31 26 23 19 31 16 20 25 24

Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-8 6-0 5-9 5-7 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-4

Wt. 185 185 160 190 180 160 160 163 152 168 170 180 185 155 160 145 140 160 160 155 165 150 225 180 175 190 185 153 195

DOB 3-23-82 3-27-89 3-21-85 10-12-90 3-31-84 6-22-80 5-4-85 10-12-88 7-22-88 5-12-87 7-17-90 1-23-91 12-13-91 1-17-83 1-19-90 5-8-94 7-17-93 10-8-87 2-29-92 7-14-81 6-14-90 11-9-94 11-25-90 5-1-96 10-13-91 8-10-88 3-15-83 7-23-90 1-2-86

Hometown Abington, PA North York, ON Panorama City, CA Mampong, Ghana Daytona Beach, FL Nederland, TX San Luis, Argentina Los Angeles, CA Dunwoddy, GA Yorba Linda, CA Phoenix, AZ Irvine, CA Sterling, VA Kettering, OH Toronto, Canada Catonsville, Md. Port-au-Prince, Haiti Cleveland, OH Indianapolis, IN Leicester, England Richardson, TX Chevy Chase, Md. Annandale, VA Capitol Heights, MD McKinney, TX St. Louis, MO Austin, TX Highlands Ranch, CO Woodbridge, VA

2014 D.C. United Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Are-No Na-Na At-A-Kor-A Burn-bom Boz-Well Kas-Key de-le-ON Doyle DYKE-strah Feh-B-N Es-Pin-Duh-La Kris-Tee-On-O Fran-Swah Frank-lin Ah-meed Jar-ED JEFF-rey John-son Kemp Kitch-in CORB Mar-tin Neal Co-fee Oh-par-ay Park PON-tee-us Porter Rob-in-son Rawl-fe Seat-en Shan-OSCK-kee Loo-Ee Sil-VA Willis

Birthplace Nederland, TX North York, Ontario Irvine, CA Austin, TX Dunwoddy, GA Phoenix, AZ McKinney, TX Honolulu, HI San Luis, Argentina Port-au-Prince, Haiti Panorama City, CA Annandale, VA Richardson, TX Bunnell, FL Highlands Ranch, CO Indianapolis, IN Cleveland, OH Chevy Chase, MD Leicester, England Mampong, Ghana Abington, PA West Covina, CA Toronto, Canada Catonsville, MD Kettering, OH Spanish Town, Jamaica Pittsburgh, PA Los Angeles, CA St. Louis, MO

College Drexel University ----Cal State Northridge University of Michigan ----West Texas A&M University ---University of California-Santa Barbara Davidson College University of California-Santa Barbara University of Louisville University of California -----University of Dayton -----Wake Forest University University of Maryland University of Akron University of Akron ----------Wake Forest University ----------Creighton University University of Denver Florida International University University of Maryland Virginia Commonwealth University

Previous Club Montreal Impact San Jose Earthquakes University of California Houston Dynamo Seattle Sounders FC University of Louisville Derby County (England) Charleston Battery (USL Pro) New York Red Bulls University of Maryland LA Galaxy D.C. United Academy Mainz (Germany) Seattle Sounders FC University of Maryland University of Akron University of Akron D.C. United Academy Orlando City (USL Pro) LA Galaxy Philadelphia Union Univ. of California-Santa Barbara FC Edmonton University of Wake Forest Chicago Fire D.C. United Academy D.C. United Academy Toronto FC University of Denver

2014 1/6 1/8 1/14 1/14

2014 D.C. UNITED TRANSACTIONS

Jalen Robinson signed as a Homegrown player Canadian international Nana Attakora signed with the club; selected in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Dejan Jakovic moved to Shumizu S-Pulse on a permanent transfer. Traded homegrown defender Ethan White and the top spot in the allocation ranking to the Philadelphia Union for defender Jeff Parke and the number six spot in the allocation order. 1/16 University of California defender Steven Birnbaum signed after being selected with the 2nd overall pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft. 1/22 Defender Chris Korb re-signed with the club. Korb appeared and started in 30 games in the 2013 season. 1/24 Former University of Maryland product Christiano Francois acquired via a waiver draft. 2/7 Defender Cristian Fernandez Salas signed on free transfer from Union Deportiva Almeria of Spanish La Liga. 2/18 Forward Casey Townsend is waived after one season with the club. 3/4 Signed midfielder Alex Caskey via a trade with Seattle Sounders FC. 4/2 Acquired forward Chris Rolfe from the Chicago Fire in exchange for allocation money. 7/1 Defender Cristian Fernandez and D.C. United mutually terminate contract. 7/29 Acquired defender Kofi Opare from the Los Angeles Galaxy, and, in exchange, the clubs will trade allocation rankings. United will also receive the Galaxyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 second round draft pick. 8/7 Acquired forward/midfielder David Estrada from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for a 2017 third round SuperDraft pick.

D.C. UNITED MINI-BIOS

2 | Jeff Parke Parke joined D.C. United on 1/14/14 from the Philadelphia Union. Parke featured and started 31 games with the Union in 2013 and played for a total of 2,744 minutes, 40th in MLS and 18th among all defenders. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against Sporting Kansas City on 5/31. 3| David Estrada Estrada joined D.C. United on 8/7/14 from Seattle Sounders FC. A first round selection of the Sounders (11th overall) in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, Estrada played four seasons at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was named Soccer America’s National Freshman of the Year in 2006 and secondteam All-Pac 10 in 2006 and 2007. In five seasons with Seattle, Estrada featured in 41 games (18 starts), scoring five goals for the club in 2012. Last game: Came on as a substitute for Chris Rolfe in the 84th minute in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 4 | Nana Attakora Attakora played in 8 games (7 starts) and played 657 minutes for San Jose while recording one assist in 2013. After pursuing professional opportunities overseas, Attakora returned to MLS in Feb. 2013 signing with the San Jose Earthquakes. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 he won the Canadian Championship while playing for Toronto FC. Attakora won the Canadian U-20 Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009. Last game: Has yet to feature for D.C. United in 2014. 5 | Sean Franklin (@SFranklin5) Franklin, selected by LA Galaxy in the first round (4th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, has featured in 160 games (150 starts) in his MLS career. The 2008 MLS Rookie of the year started 29 of the 33 games he featured in during his 6th campaign with LA in 2013. Franklin played for a total of 2,736 minutes and finished with one goal and four assists. Last game: Went 90 minutes, recording an assist in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 6| Kofi Opare Opare joined D.C. United on 7/29/14 from the Los Angeles Galaxy. A second round selection of the Galaxy in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, Opare played four seasons at the University of Michigan, earning a place on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2009 and Second Team All-Big Ten in 2011. In his rookie year with the Galaxy, Opare featured and started in six games, playing 534 minutes and scoring one goal. This season, Opare has played in six additional games with the Galaxy. Last game: Has yet to feature for D.C. United in 2014. 7 | Eddie Johnson (@eddie_johnson7) Johnson started 20 games for Seattle Sounders FC in 2013, featuring in 21. The veteran forward finished with 9 goals and 2 assists last year and logged 1,725 minutes. Johnson led the Sounders in goals in 2012 and 2013, posting 23 overall in 49 league appearances. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss against Real Salt Lake on 8/9.

8 | Davy Arnaud (@d_arnaud22) Arnaud featured in 24 games (21 starts) with the Montreal Impact in their second season in MLS. He played 1,776 minutes, bringing his career total to 23,930, which is 9th on the All-time active player list. The first ever Montreal Impact team captain in MLS finished with one goal and five assists, including his lone game-winning strike against the Seattle Sounders in the first game of the 2013 season. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 9 | Fabian Espindola Espindola, a former striker for the NY Red Bulls, comes to United having started 23 of 28 games in which he featured in 2013. The veteran striker logged 2,054 minutes, registering two assists and nine goals on the year. Last game: Went 90 minutes, scoring in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 11 | Luis Silva In his first season with the Black-and-Red, Silva found the net three times and had two assists. Appearing and starting in 13 games, the experienced midfielder logged 1,042 minutes overall and tied Dwayne De Rosario and Kyle Porter for most goals on the team. Last game: Started and went 73 minutes, scoring a brace in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 12 | Alex Caskey Caskey started five of 10 matches in which he appeared in during the 2013 season for Seattle Sounders FC. In 2012, his rookie campaign, he made an immediate impact and finished third on the team with four assists. Last game: Came on as a substitute for Nick DeLeon in the 87th minute in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 13 | Chris Pontius (@ChrisPontius13) Pontius, United’s longest tenured player, fought through injuries during his 2013 campaign. He finished the year with two goals and one assist. United didn’t lose a game the midfielder scored in, beating San Jose Earthquakes and tying LA Galaxy. In 2012 Pontius was named to his first ever MLS Best XI and was also awarded the club’s Volkswagen MVP, Volkswagen Fan’s Choice Award, Volkswagen Goal of the Year, the Golden Boot and was runner up for MLS Comeback Player of the Year. Pontius started 19 of the 22 games in which he featured and logged a total of 1,754 minutes. Last game: Has yet to feature for D.C. United in 2014.

14 | Nick DeLeon (@NickDeLeon7) The 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year finalist, was sidelined for 6 ½ weeks last season after suffering a hamstring strain during a friendly with the Columbus Crew. He netted his first goal of the year in the U.S. Open Cup semifinal round against the Chicago Fire. And, finding his strength, the dynamic attacker hit a rocket against the Philadelphia Union, ultimately earning D.C. United Goal of the Year. DeLeon featured in 25 matches, starting 23, and logged 1,912 minutes. Last game: Started and went 87 minutes in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17.

20 | Jalen Robinson (@JayyBird15) Robinson, United’s 7th Homegrown player to sign with the First team, joined D.C. on 1/6/14. The 19-year-old Wake Forest University product was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in 2012 and earned Freshman All-America honors from Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News. As a sophomore, he was named to the Second Team All-ACC, Second Team All-South Region and was named the ACC Player of the Week on Oct. 1, 2013. Robinson played and started 19 games, racking up 1,786 minutes for Wake in his sophomore year. Last game: Has yet to feature for D.C. United in 2014.

15 | Steve Birnbaum (@StevenBirnbaum) Birnbaum, a University of California product, is joining the Blackand-Red after an All-American campaign at California. As a freshman, the defensive standout played 17 games (8 starts), a school record at the time. Sophomore year he started and played in 20 games, career high, tallying one goal while finishing fourth on the team with five assists. For his efforts throughout college, he was named NSCAA First Team All-American, NSCAA First Team All-Far-West, College Soccer News First Team All-American, AllPac-12 First Team, Soccer News Net College Boot Player of the Year Finalist and a Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17.

22 | Chris Korb Korb, a University of Akron product, became one of United’s most reliable players throughout the 2013 season. The defender set career highs in games played (30), games started (30), minutes (2,700) and shots (12) and was a mainstay at the outside back position. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss against Real Salt Lake on 8/9.

17 | Conor Shanosky (@ConorShanosky17) A Virginia native, Shanosky spent a majority of the 2013 season on loan with the Richmond Kickers of the USL Pro League where he featured in 14 games and scored two goals to help lead the Kickers to the 2013 USL Pro Regular Season Championship. For the Black-and-Red, the fourth year homegrown signee played in five games (3 starts) and registered two shots from the center back position. Last game: Has yet to feature for D.C. United in 2014. 18 | Chris Rolfe (@ChrisRolfe17) Rolfe started 26 games for the Chicago Fire in 2013, featuring in 31. The dynamic offensive player finished with four goals and an assist in 2,135 minutes of play. Rolfe also started all four of Chicago’s matches in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, tallying three goals and an assist as the Fire reached the competition’s semifinals. He was acquired from the Chicago Fire in exchange for allocation money on 4/2/14. Last game: Started and went 84 minutes, scoring in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 19 | Kyle Porter (@KylePorter19) In his first season with the Black-and-Red, Porter appeared in 27 games and started 18. The Canadian International finished with three goals, tied for best on the team, and one assist. All three goals of the season were game-tying tallies. Porter logged 1,594 minutes overall. Last game: Came on as a substitute for Davy Arnaud in the 87th minute in a 2-1 loss against the New England Revolution on 5/24.

23 | Perry Kitchen (@PerryKitchen23) Kitchen, the 2012 Rookie of the Year Finalist, was named D.C. United’s Most Valuable Player after the 2013 season. The Indianapolis native continued to impress playing and starting 31 MLS games, only missing three. The young midfielder also recorded four assists on the year, leading the Black-and-Red in that category. Kitchen logged a total of 2,773 minutes played in 2013. Last game: Went 90 minutes, recording an assist in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 24 | Lewis Neal In his second season with the Black-and-Red, Neal provided a leadership role in the midfield playing in nine games (five starts) with one assist on the year. Most notably, Neal scored the gamewinning goal in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final against Real Salt Lake on 10/1 to give United its 13th major Domestic and International championship. Neal started 5 of the 9 games in which he featured and logged a total of 491 minutes played. Last game: Came on as a substitute for Luis Silva in the 73rd minute in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 25| Jared Jeffrey In his first season with the Black-and-Red, Jeffrey made an immediate impact in the middle of the park, starting all 10 matches he featured in and notching two goals. His first goal came on 8/3 against the Montreal Impact, providing the Black-and-Red with a 3-1 win over the visitors. Jeffrey's second MLS goal put D.C. up 10 over Toronto FC and won MLS Goal of the Week. He played and started 10 games, logging 796 minutes. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss against Real Salt Lake on 8/9.

27 | Collin Martin (@martcw12) On 7/10/13, Martin became the sixth United player to sign a homegrown contract. In his first professional season he appeared in seven games (four starts) with one assist for the Black-and-Red. In his first appearance for United on 8/3, the young midfielder recorded his first career assist in a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Impact. Martin logged a total of 359 minutes played last season. Last game: Came on as a substitute for Luis Silva in the 60th minute in a 1-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo on 8/3. 28 | Bill Hamid (@BillHamid28) Hamid had another solid season in the net, starting and featuring in 25 games while registering four shut outs. Hamid was a member of the 2013 U.S. Men’s National Team that won gold at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He had a goals allowed per game average of 1.56, 80 saves and he logged a total of 2,250 minutes played last season. He earned multiple honors, including Save of the Week in Week 1, Player of the Week in Week 3 and Team of the Week for Week 12. Hamid was also selected to EA Sports FIFA 13 Ultimate team of the Week after his stellar performance against the New York Red Bulls on March 16th. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 29 | Michael Seaton (@MichaelSeaton) Seaton, United’s fifth Homegrown Player to sign with the First team, spent most of his time on loan with the Richmond Kickers of the USL Pro League. He appeared in 15 games and finished fourth on the team in goals scored (5) to go along with one assist as the Kickers went on to win the 2013 USL Pro Regular Season Championship. With United, he appeared in three regular season games (one start) and recorded his first assist in a friendly against Chivas Guadalajara on 7/12. Last game: Came on as a substitute for Lewis Neal in the 75th minute in a 1-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo on 8/3.

30 | Conor Doyle (@ConorDoyle14) In his first season with the Black-and-Red, Doyle started 8 of the 14 games in which he featured. Doyle tallied twice and assisted once. His first goal came against the Montreal Impact on 8/3, finishing a James Riley cross on a one-touch finish. He also made two appearances in United’s run to Open Cup glory, coming on as a substitute in both the semi final and final matches. Doyle logged a total of 805 minutes of playing time on the season. Last game: Came on as a substitute for Chris Rolfe in the 74th minute in a 3-0 win against Toronto FC on 7/30. 31 | Joe Willis In his third season with the Black-and-Red, Willis started all nine games he appeared in and finished the regular season with 28 saves. He logged 810 minutes and had a goal against average of 2.22. Willis registered one shutout on 7/7 in a tie against the Colorado Rapids, and he recorded his first regular season win of the season on 8/3 in a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Impact. Willis led the Black-and-Red to the finals of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open cup finals with four consecutive victories in the tournament. Last game: Has yet to feature for D.C. United in 2014. 32 | Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) Boswell returned to United after being selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft. Boswell is coming off a six-year campaign with the Houston Dynamo where he played 177 games. The dominant player earned 2006 MLS Defender of the Year while with D.C. United, as well as an MLS All-Star and MLS Best XI selection that year. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 33 | Taylor Kemp (@TKemp02) Kemp spent the first part of the season with USL PRO affiliate Richmond Kickers, playing five games and starting four. After dealing with an injury through the middle of the season, Kemp played eight games, starting six, including one Open Cup match. He logged 530 minutes in 2013. Last game: Went 90 minutes, recording two assists in a 4-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on 8/17. 50 | Andrew Dykstra Dykstra had a standout season on loan with D.C. United's USL PRO affiliate Richmond Kickers. The talented goalkeeper won USL Goalkeeper of the Year after starting all 26 games played and helping the Kickers to the USL PRO semifinals. Dykstra finished the regular season with the league’s lowest goals against average (.863), and registered an impressive 10 shutouts in 22 appearances. Last game: Went 90 minutes in a 4-2 win against the Montreal Impact on 6/11.

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Jeff Parke David Estrada Cristian Fernandez Nana Attakora Sean Franklin Kofi Opare Eddie Johnson Davy Arnaud Fabian Espindola Luis Silva Alex Caskey Chris Pontius Nick DeLeon Steve Birnbaum Conor Shanosky Chris Rolfe Kyle Porter Jalen Robinson Christiano Francois Chris Korb Perry Kitchen Lewis Neal Jared Jeffrey Collin Martin Bill Hamid Michael Seaton Conor Doyle Joe Willis Bobby Boswell Taylor Kemp Andrew Dykstra 90F 66M 90F 90M

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6; DeLeon 1 (Espindola 7)

23; Silva 2 (Espindola 8)

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67; Rolfe 5 (Kemp 2)

39; Silva 3 (penalty kick)

81; Espindola 8 (Estrada 1)

DeLeon 2 (Silva 1) 54; Kitchen 2 (Neal 1) 69 Johnson 2 (penalty kick) 12; Silva 4 (Rolfe 4) 25 Johnson 3 (penalty kick) 25; Kitchen 3 (Johnson 2, Rolfe 5) 59; Silva 5 (Korb 2) 70 Johnson 4 (Kitchen 2, Franklin 1) 8; Rolfe 4 (DeLeon 4, Silva 2) 59; own goal (Hagglund)

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Jeff Parke Cristian Fernandez David Estrada Nana Attakora Sean Franklin Kofi Opare Eddie Johnson Davy Arnaud Fabian Espindola Luis Silva Alex Caskey Chris Pontius Nick DeLeon Steve Birnbaum Conor Shanosky Chris Rolfe Kyle Porter Jalen Robinson Christiano Francois Chris Korb Perry Kitchen Lewis Neal Jared Jeffrey Collin Martin Bill Hamid Michael Seaton Conor Doyle Joe Willis Bobby Boswell Taylor Kemp Andrew Dykstra 10 90D

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