Match Notes: Sporting at Colorado Rapids | Aug. 29, 2020

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo.

7 p.m. MT (Altitude; FS-KC)

Saturday, August 29, 2020 (Week 8, MLS Game #97)

COLORADO RAPIDS 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 195 04/01/1989 Charlotte, NC 3 3 0 0 135 131 0 0 1 Clint Irwin DF 5-9 164 12/11/1993 Harrisburg, PA 5 5 0 2 119 115 4 11 2 Keegan Rosenberry 3 Drew Moor DF 6-0 165 01/15/1984 Dallas, TX 4 4 1 0 386 368 28 8 4 Danny Wilson DF 6-2 174 12/27/1991 Livingston, Scotland 2 2 0 0 45 39 2 2 DF 6-3 187 08/12/1998 Media, PA 1 0 0 0 57 56 2 1 5 Auston Trusty 6 Lalas Abubakar DF 6-0 180 12/25/1994 Kumasi, Ghana 6 6 0 0 59 55 2 0 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 6 3 0 1 83 51 26 14 7 Diego Rubio FW 5-5 132 02/24/1991 Montpellier, France 3 3 0 2 11 8 2 2 9 Nicolas Benezet 10 Kellyn Acosta MF 5-10 150 07/24/1995 Plano, TX 6 6 1 0 166 139 14 17 11 Jonathan Lewis FW 5-7 150 06/04/1997 Plantation, FL 6 1 3 0 53 17 11 8 Niki Jackson FW 6-1 175 08/25/1995 Vicksburg, MS 0 0 0 0 19 1 3 0 12 13 Sam Vines DF 5-10 150 05/31/1999 Colorado Springs, CO 6 6 0 0 33 29 0 0 Abdul Rwatubyaye DF 6-1 175 10/23/1996 Kigali, Rwanda 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 Andre Rawls GK 6-2 182 12/20/1991 San Ramon, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 Will Vint MF 6-2 172 10/12/2001 Colorado Springs, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Jeremy Kelly DF 5-10 145 10/21/1997 Prague, Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Jack Price MF 5-7 152 12/19/1992 Shrewsbury, England 5 5 0 2 63 61 2 17 19 20 Nicolas Mezquida FW 5-6 150 01/21/1992 Paysandu, Uruguay 6 1 0 0 139 62 16 10 Younes Namli MF 5-11 154 06/20/1994 Copenhagen, Denmark 6 6 1 0 6 6 1 0 21 22 Sebastian Anderson DF 5-9 140 08/08/2002 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 23 Kei Kamara FW 6-3 190 09/01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone 6 4 2 1 349 292 128 46 24 Kortne Ford DF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Olathe, KS 0 0 0 0 35 33 1 0 Cole Bassett MF 5-11 148 07/28/2001 Littleton, CO 2 1 0 1 28 18 3 3 26 27 Deklan Wynne DF 5-10 165 03/20/1995 Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0 36 33 0 0 Matt Hundley FW 5-10 160 05/11/2000 Littleton, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 30 Abraham Rodriguez GK 5-9 165 07/19/2002 Broomfield, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 1 1 0 0 208 154 4 12 50 William Yarbrough GK 6-2 161 03/20/1989 Aguascalientes, Mexico 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 Braian Galvan MF 5-5 141 10/06/2000 San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 52 99 Andre Shinyashiki FW 5-9 150 06/11/1997 Sao Paulo, Brazil 4 3 0 0 35 21 7 3 HEAD COACH : Robin Fraser

12/17/1966 W22 L37 T22

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 185 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 2 1 0 0 29 27 0 0 1 Richard Sanchez 3 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 0 DF 6-1 170 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 6 5 0 1 6 5 0 1 4 Roberto Puncec 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 175 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 5 5 0 0 289 281 3 18 MF 5-11 165 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 5 5 0 0 104 99 6 11 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 7 6 2 1 65 54 21 20 MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 7 7 1 0 286 245 29 65 8 Graham Zusi 9 Alan Pulido FW 5-10 170 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 7 7 3 4 7 7 3 4 MF 5-9 170 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 0 0 0 0 52 49 19 5 10 Felipe Gutierrez 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 180 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 7 6 3 1 81 44 11 16 FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 7 2 1 1 95 65 16 14 12 Gerso Fernandes 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 2 0 0 0 35 23 0 1 MF 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 7 7 1 0 245 224 9 35 15 Roger Espinoza 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 2 2 0 0 15 14 1 1 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 7 6 4 2 7 6 4 2 17 18 Eric Dick GK 6-4 220 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 FW 5-9 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 4 0 1 0 122 55 15 10 19 Erik Hurtado 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 3 0 0 0 82 54 15 10 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 21 22 Winston Reid DF 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 Tyler Freeman FW 5-11 155 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 John Pulskamp GK 6-2 190 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-10 195 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 2 2 0 1 10 9 0 2 26 27 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 7 3 0 0 36 14 4 2 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 6 6 0 0 159 158 0 0 Luis Martins DF 5-8 160 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 5 5 0 2 15 14 0 2 36 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 140 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W148 L117 T90

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, August 29, 2020; Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo., 7 p.m. MT REFEREES

2020 SEASON RECORDS

Rapids at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 6 2-3-1 7 9 13 2 1-1-0 3 3 5

Sporting on road

REFEREE: Armando Villarreal.

AR1 (bench): Corey Parker; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Kieso; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal; VAR: Allen Chapman; AVAR: TJ Zablocki TEAM NEWS

7 5-2-0 15 17 11 2 2-0-0 6 5 2

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Gianluca Busio, Ilie Sanchez, Gadi Kinda

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Rapids 24 wins (3 shootout), 86 goals …

Sporting 25 wins (1 shootout), 103 goals … Ties 15

DISABLED LIST: COL: Kortne Ford ... KC: Felipe Gutierrez (SEI) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT COLORADO: Rapids 18 wins (2 shootout), 53 goals …

Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 39 goals … Ties 10 2020 (MLS): 7/17: KC 3, COL 2 (Shelton 65; Pulido 72; Zusi 91+ -- Acosta 6; Lewis 84)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES COLORADO RAPIDS 1 REAL SALT LAKE 4 Scoring Summary: COL--own goal (Herrera) 38 RSL--Kreilach 3 (Meram 1) 57 RSL--Chang 1 (unassisted) 76 RSL--Baird 1 (Chang 1) 85 RSL--Meram 1 (Chang 2, Baird 2) 89

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING RAPIDS Wed. Sep. 2 FC Dallas Sat. Sep. 5 at San Jose Sat. Sep. 5 at Houston Wed. Sep. 9 Houston Sun. Sep. 13 Minnesota Sat. Sep. 12 at Real Salt Lake

COLORADO RAPIDS--William Yarbrough, Keegan Rosenberry, Lalas Abubakar, Danny Wilson (Kei Kamara 84), Sam Vines, Jack Price, Younes Namli, Nicolas Mezquida (Andre Shinyashiki 71), Jonathan Lewis, Kellyn Acosta, Diego Rubio.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

RAPIDS

F 9 60

A 13 42

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 17 37

A 11 57

10 6 1 0

7 3 0 1

10 0 3 0 1 0 2 1

9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

6 9 2

2 7 2

HOW SCORED

3 3 2 1

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

8 4 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1

8 1 2 0 1 0 1 0

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

2 5 2

4 6 3

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) COL KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 0-2-0 2-0-0 0-1-1 3-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 HOUSTON DYNAMO 5 Scoring Summary: HOU--Elis 3 (Quintero 3, Rodriguez 1) 17 KC--Russell 2 (unassisted) 26 HOU--Ramirez 1 (Elis 1, Quintero 4) 44 HOU--Hansen 1 (Ramirez 1, Valentin 2) 48 KC--Kinda 4 (unassisted) 49 HOU--Quintero 2 (Ceren 1) 57 HOU--Quintero 3 (Hansen 1) 61 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Winston Reid, Matt Besler, Jaylin Lindsey, Johnny Russell (Daniel Salloi 64), Roger Espinoza (Felipe Hernandez 58), Gianluca Busio, Gadi Kinda (Cameron Duke 72), Gerso Fernandes (Khiry Shelton 58), Alan Pulido (Erik Hurtado 64).

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 1-2-1 1-1-0 4-1-0 1-0-0

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 3/07/2020 COL 2, ORL 1 2/29/2020 COL 2, DC 1 8/22/2020 COL 1, RSL 4 10/06/2019 COL 1, LFC 3 7/22/2020 COL 2, MIN 2 9/29/2019 COL 3, DAL 0 7/12/2020 COL 0, RSL 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Rapids WWLLTL WWLWWWL Sporting KC

(1) (0) (0) (1) (1) (7) (3)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/07/2020 KC 4, HOU 0 (1) 8/21/2020 KC 2, MIN 1 (0) 8/25/2020 KC 2, HOU 5 (0) 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6 (2) 9/29/2019 KC 2, POR 2 (8) 7/22/2020 KC 2, RSL 0 (2) 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6 (7)

TEAM LEADERS RAPIDS G: 3 Lewis A: 2 3 players tied SHT: 14 Kamara SOG: 6 Acosta FC: 8 Abubakar FS: 10 Benezet /Rubio OF: 2 3 players tied C: 2 3 players tied E: 1 Price/Wilson SPORTING G: 3 3 players tied A: 4 Pulido SHT: 17 Pulido SOG: 8 Shelton FC: 9 Kinda/Punce FS: 15 Pulido OF: 6 Pulido C: 3 Kinda/Sanchez E: 1 Melia

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 6 1 1 4 0 0 9 1.50 KC 6 0 1 2 2 1 15 2.50 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 6 0 2 2 1 1 13 2.17 KC 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 1.00 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 9 1 1 1 1 2 3 KC 15 2 3 2 1 3 4 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 13 0 1 2 2 2 6 KC 6 1 1 1 0 0 3

2020 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (2-3-1, 7 pts.)

UNF 11 23 3 10 21 19 2 9 26 7 99 5 52 1 32 4 18 6 20 28 13 50

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

PLAYER Jonathan Lewis Kei Kamara Drew Moor Kellyn Acosta Younes Namli Jack Price Keegan Rosenberry Nicolas Benezet Cole Bassett Diego Rubio Andre Shinyashiki Auston Trusty Braian Galvan Clint Irwin Collen Warner Danny Wilson Jeremy Kelly Lalas Abubakar Nicolas Mezquida Sam Nicholson Sam Vines William Yarbrough Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 6 6 4 6 6 5 5 3 2 6 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 6 6 2 6 3

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

MIN 164 384 360 523 478 433 450 200 62 299 235 28 1 270 55 144 74 540 193 174 540 270

6 6

6 6

540 540

G 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 9

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

SHT 6 12 4 14 7 3 4 2 1 6 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 0

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

FC 2 5 4 5 6 7 5 2 0 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 8 1 2 1 0

FS 4 5 5 4 8 1 4 10 0 10 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 2 2

OFF 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0

CK 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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

13 9

83 81

40 27

75 66

66 75

4 10

23 24

17 14

0 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Drew Moor 1, Jonathan Lewis 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Diego Rubio 1, Jack Price 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 1 50

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Clint Irwin William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 6 6

GS 3 3 6 6

MIN SHTS 270 15 270 25 540 40 540 27

SV 11 15 26 19

GA 4 9 13 9

GAA 1.33 3 2.17 1.5

PG 0 1 1 0

PA 1 1 2 0

W 2 0 2 3

L 1 2 3 2

T 0 1 1 1

SO 0 0 0 1

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2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-2-0, 15 pts.)

UNF 17 9 11 7 12 19 8 15 36 26 4 13 28 20 21 27 16 6 5 1 29 22

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

PLAYER Gadi Kinda Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Johnny Russell Gerso Fernandes Erik Hurtado Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Luis Martins Jaylin Lindsey Roberto Puncec Amadou Dia Cameron Duke Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Gianluca Busio Graham Smith Ilie Sanchez Matt Besler Richard Sanchez Tim Melia Winston Reid Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 5 2 6 2 2 3 3 7 2 5 5 2 6 2

GS 6 7 6 6 2 0 7 7 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 5 1 6 2

MIN 489 596 547 446 229 34 630 551 426 180 455 24 36 33 79 272 180 449 450 104 524 180

7 7

7 7

630 630

G 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 11

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

SHT 15 19 13 11 4 2 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1

SOG 6 7 8 3 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

FC 10 5 5 4 3 1 9 9 6 2 9 0 2 0 2 8 2 8 5 0 1 1

FS 12 16 5 4 5 1 4 6 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 6 1 3 4 1 1 1

OFF 0 6 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 0 0 15 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

13 14

95 64

36 24

92 83

83 92

13 11

38 24

15 20

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Graham Zusi 1, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1, Gadi Kinda 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Alan Pulido 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Luis Martins 1, Gadi Kinda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 6 2 7 7

GS 6 1 7 7

MIN SHTS 524 19 104 5 628 24 630 36

SV 13 2 15 17

GA 7 4 11 17

GAA 1.2 3.46 1.58 2.43

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

W 4 1 5 2

L 1 1 2 5

T 0 0 0 0

SO 2 0 2 0

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb. Sat. Mar. Sun. July Fri. July

OPPONENT RESULT 29 at D.C. United W 2-1 7 Orlando City SC W 2-1 12 at Real Salt L 0-2 Lake 17 at Sporting KC L 2-3

Wed. July Sat. Aug.

22 Minnesota 22 Real Salt Lake

Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat.

26 at FC Dallas 29 Sporting KC 5 at San Jose 9 Houston 12 at Real Salt Lake

Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep.

T 2-2 L 1-4

ATT 16932 13062 0

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

POS PTS NOTES: 3 3 COL: Kamara (67) Lewis (92+); DC: Canouse (60) 3 6 COL: Namli (64) Moor (90); ORL: Mueller (82) 3 6 RSL: Rusnak (27) Kreilach (76)

0

2-2-0

4

0 0

2-2-1 2-3-1

7 8

0

2-3-1

8

6 COL: Acosta (6) Lewis (84); KC: Shelton (65) Pulido (72) Zusi (91+) 7 COL: Kamara (19) Lewis (59); MIN: Finlay (36,43) 7 COL: own goal (38); RSL: Kreilach (57) Chang (76) Baird (85) Meram (89) 7

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb.

OPPONENT 29 at Vancouver

RESULT W 3-1

ATT 22120

W-L-T 1-0-0

Sat. Mar. Sun. July Fri. July

7 Houston 12 Minnesota 17 Colorado

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

21188 0 0

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

Wed. July

W 2-0

0

4-1-0

Fri. Aug. Tue. Aug.

22 at Real Salt Lake 21 at Minnesota 25 Houston

W 2-1 L 2-5

0 0

5-1-0 5-2-0

Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.

29 at Colorado 2 FC Dallas 5 at Houston 13 Minnesota

Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep.

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 KC: Pulido (17) Kinda (39) Hurtado (95+); VAN: Nerwinski (28) 1 6 KC: Pulido (16) Espinoza (26) Kinda (65) Shelton (77); 2 6 KC: Shelton (43); MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+) 2 9 KC: Shelton (65) Pulido (72) Zusi (91+); COL: Acosta (6) Lewis (84) 1 12 KC: Russell (1) Fernandes (86); 1 1

15 KC: Kinda (12); MIN: own goal (32) 15 KC: Russell (26) Kinda (49); HOU: Elis (17) Ramirez (44) Hansen (48) Quintero (57,61)

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RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 8 times Assists 1 9 times Shots 5 Kei Kamara Shots on Goal 2 5 times Fouls Committed 3 Lalas Abubakar 3 Collen Warner 3 Keegan Rosenberry Fouls Suffered 5 Nicolas Benezet 5 Diego Rubio Offside 2 Diego Rubio Saves 6 William Yarbrough Shots Faced 9 William Yarbrough Goals Allowed 4 William Yarbrough

Goals 2 02/29/2020 vs 2 03/07/2020 vs 2 07/17/2020 vs 2 07/22/2020 vs Assists 3 02/29/2020 vs 3 07/17/2020 vs Shots 21 02/29/2020 vs Shots on Goal 7 02/29/2020 vs Fouls Committed 14 02/29/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 15 07/17/2020 vs 15 07/22/2020 vs Corner Kicks 8 02/29/2020 vs Offside 3 02/29/2020 vs 3 07/17/2020 vs Saves 6 07/22/2020 vs Shots Faced 9 07/17/2020 vs Goals Allowed 4 08/22/2020 vs

02/29/2020 vs DC

W 2-1

02/29/2020 vs DC

W 2-1

02/29/2020 vs DC

W 2-1

02/29/2020 vs DC

W 2-1

02/29/2020 vs DC 07/22/2020 vs MIN 07/22/2020 vs MIN

W 2-1 T 2-2 T 2-2

07/12/2020 vs RSL 07/17/2020 vs KC

L 0-2 L 2-3

07/17/2020 vs KC

L 2-3

07/22/2020 vs MIN

T 2-2

07/17/2020 vs KC

L 2-3

08/22/2020 vs RSL

L 1-4

DC ORL KC MIN

W W L T

DC KC

W 2-1 L 2-3

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

KC MIN

L 2-3 T 2-2

DC

W 2-1

DC KC

W 2-1 L 2-3

MIN

T 2-2

KC

L 2-3

RSL

L 1-4

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 16 times Assists 2 Alan Pulido Shots 5 Alan Pulido 5 Khiry Shelton Shots on Goal 4 Khiry Shelton Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 5 Alan Pulido Offside 2 Alan Pulido 2 Alan Pulido 2 Jaylin Lindsey Saves 4 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 5 Tim Melia

Goals 4 03/07/2020 at Assists 4 03/07/2020 at Shots 19 07/17/2020 at Shots on Goal 9 07/17/2020 at Fouls Committed 16 08/21/2020 at Fouls Suffered 17 08/21/2020 at Corner Kicks 10 08/25/2020 at Offside 3 03/07/2020 at 3 08/21/2020 at 3 08/25/2020 at Saves 4 02/29/2020 at Shots Faced 8 08/25/2020 at Goals Allowed 5 08/25/2020 at

02/29/2020 at VAN

W 3-1

07/22/2020 at RSL

W 2-0

07/17/2020 at COL 07/17/2020 at COL

W 3-2 W 3-2

07/17/2020 at COL

W 3-2

07/12/2020 at MIN

L 1-2

08/21/2020 at MIN

W 2-1

03/07/2020 at HOU 07/22/2020 at RSL 08/25/2020 at HOU

W 4-0 W 2-0 L 2-5

02/29/2020 at VAN

W 3-1

08/25/2020 at HOU

L 2-5

08/25/2020 at HOU

L 2-5

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020) 2-1 2-1 2-3 2-2

Shots 8 07/17/2020 vs Shots on Goal 2 08/22/2020 vs Fouls Committed 8 07/12/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 8 03/07/2020 vs Corner Kicks 1 07/17/2020 vs Offside 0 08/22/2020 vs Saves 3 02/29/2020 vs Shots Faced 4 02/29/2020 vs

KC

L 2-3

RSL

L 1-4

RSL

L 0-2

ORL

W 2-1

KC

L 2-3

RSL

L 1-4

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)

HOU

W 4-0

HOU

W 4-0

COL

W 3-2

COL

W 3-2

MIN

W 2-1

MIN

W 2-1

HOU

L 2-5

HOU MIN HOU

W 4-0 W 2-1 L 2-5

VAN

W 3-1

HOU

L 2-5

HOU

L 2-5

Shots 10 07/22/2020 at Shots on Goal 3 07/12/2020 at Fouls Committed 11 07/22/2020 at 11 08/25/2020 at Fouls Suffered 9 08/25/2020 at Corner Kicks 3 02/29/2020 at 3 07/22/2020 at 3 08/21/2020 at Offside 0 02/29/2020 at Saves 1 03/07/2020 at 1 07/12/2020 at 1 07/22/2020 at Shots Faced 1 03/07/2020 at 1 07/22/2020 at

RSL

W 2-0

MIN

L 1-2

RSL HOU

W 2-0 L 2-5

HOU

L 2-5

VAN RSL MIN

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

VAN

W 3-1

HOU MIN RSL

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

HOU RSL

W 4-0 W 2-0

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2020 COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-0) UNF 10 11 23 26 9 4 20 2 7 5 6 19 13 21 50

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

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

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

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

73 17 17 54 62 61 36 90 73 28 90 73 90 73 90 90 90

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

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

2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 19

2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9

0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 11 15

0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 11

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5

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

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

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

Kellyn Acosta Jonathan Lewis Kei Kamara Cole Bassett Nicolas Benezet Danny Wilson Nicolas Mezquida Keegan Rosenberry Diego Rubio Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Jack Price Sam Vines Younes Namli William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals

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

UNF 50

POS G

GOALKEEPER William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

9 9 4

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

5 5 2

3 3 2

3.00 3.00 2.00

1 1 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

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

2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (1-0-0) UNF 8 9 11 36 17 15 5 1 13 6 12 27 7 4

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

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

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 1 0 0 1 1 1 1

90 90 90 89 82 90 90 90 1 90 36 8 54 90 90 90

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

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

3 5 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19 8

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 4

2 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 11

1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 15

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

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 1

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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

Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Luis Martins Gadi Kinda Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Richard Sanchez Amadou Dia Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Johnny Russell Roberto Puncec Team totals Opponent totals

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

UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

4 4 9

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

2 2 5

2 2 3

2.00 2.00 3.00

0 0 1

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

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

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC VS RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Rapids

Sporting KC

Rapids 24 wins, 91 goals Sporting KC 26 wins, 107 goals 15 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015 4/13/2016 5/11/2016 7/16/2016

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

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

KC SOW

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

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

(2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (DS)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 34 349 134 454 97 152

2 54 428 162 507 82 155

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 88 782 298 963 180 307

1 38 389 154 418 89 147

2 68 518 220 421 87 176

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 106 911 375 848 176 324

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

12 10

10 13

11 14

16 25

10 12

29 32

0 0

88 106

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Robin Fraser

vs. COL vs. KC

7-7-7 1-3-1

(1.27 pts./game) (0.8 pts./game)

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

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 5 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 7 6 65 18

Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

2 2 8 5

Fouls Committed

7

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 5

Rapids 8 players tied 7 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) Kevin Doyle (05/11/16) 12 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 3 9 5

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15)

7 Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 7 3 players tied 1 14 players tied 9 Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

W-L-T Breakdowns: Colorado Rapids 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)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

2 Ls 3 Ws 1 Ts

(07/17/2020) (09/11/2019) (07/22/2020)

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

1 Ws (07/22/2020) 1 Ws (08/21/2020) 1 Ls (08/25/2020)

1-1-0 1-2-1

1 Ls 1 Ls

(07/12/2020) (08/22/2020)

1-1-0 4-1-0

1 Ls (08/25/2020) 2 Ws (07/22/2020)

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

15 Ls 1 Ts 4 Ws 1 Ws

(08/26/2020) (07/04/2019) (07/22/2020) (05/25/2019) (08/03/2019)

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

7 3 1 5 1

Ls Ls Ls Ws Ws

(05/05/2019) (09/07/2019) (08/25/2020) (05/26/2019) (03/07/2020)

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

13 Ws 1 Ts 3 Ls 4 Ls

(08/26/2020) (09/11/2019) (07/22/2020) (09/15/2019) (03/30/2019)

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

8 3 1 3 4

Ws Ws Ws Ls Ls

(03/10/2019) (08/17/2019) (07/17/2020) (05/05/2019) (07/03/2019)

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4/9/2017 5/27/2017 3/24/2018 5/5/2018 3/17/2019 9/21/2019 7/17/2020

KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 3 at KC KC 3 vs COL

1 0 2 0 1 2 2

(SP) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) ()

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (24-26-15) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Kevin Doyle Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Diego Rubio Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Tommy Smith Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Shkelzen Gashi Kei Kamara Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Dillon Powers Kellyn Acosta Dominique Badji Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Kortne Ford Marlon Hairston Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Jonathan Lewis Joe Mason Clint Mathis David Patino Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Dillon Serna Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Jack Price Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Cole Bassett Nicolas Benezet Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Edgar Castillo Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins Pablo Mastroeni Marco Pappa

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 7 6 4 3 4 10 11 3 4 7 4 3 6 3 3 9 3 8 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 6 4 8 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 2 5 13 8 5 7 5 2 8 11 6 2 1 10 1 2 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 2

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 6 5 4 3 4 9 9 3 4 6 4 2 4 3 1 6 3 7 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 4 4 8 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 4 11 7 5 7 5 1 3 10 6 1 1 10 1 2 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 2

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 561 428 296 244 325 774 778 270 347 538 334 197 291 270 159 560 242 636 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 173 386 324 712 62 109 96 338 212 187 274 15 346 954 599 433 670 375 78 317 914 456 68 62 910 40 180 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 131

8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

SHT GOALKEEPER 53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 13 4 8 5 7 17 6 4 4 13 8 6 4 1 4 5 6 12 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 2 4 9 3 2 2 2 9 9 3 3 2 9 3 11 3 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 3

Ian Feuer Zac MacMath Preston Burpo Tim Howard Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann John Berner Adin Brown William Yarbrough Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals

GP

MIN

3 3 2 6 6 8 2 8 4 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 1 65 65

270 270 180 540 540 750 180 720 360 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 90 5850 5850

SHT

GAA

PG

12 11 0.33 8 5 0.33 9 7 0.50 31 21 1.17 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 14 9 1.75 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 9 5 3.00 11 6 5.00 377 257 1.61 298 202 1.34

SV

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 12

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PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals

5 2 2 5 65 65

3 1 0 3 65 65

218 123 73 213 5850 5850

G

A

SHT

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 91 85 107 105

7 4 0 4 786 914

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (26-24-15) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Gerso Fernandes Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Seth Sinovic Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Khiry Shelton Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Felipe Gutierrez Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Alan Pulido Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Roger Espinoza Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Gadi Kinda Luis Martins Tony Meola Soni Mustivar Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle CJ Sapong Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 9 18 18 8 7 19 6 8 7 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 11 14 14 5 3 6 3 8 6 4 3 10 6 1 4 16 1 3 5 3 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 6 1 1 2 15 15 3 1 2 17 5 5 8 5 3 3 6 65 65

24 21 10 17 15 11 7 17 18 5 5 17 3 7 4 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 10 6 12 5 3 4 2 8 6 3 3 10 5 0 4 15 1 1 4 1 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 4 1 1 1 14 14 1 1 2 17 4 5 8 2 2 1 4 65 65

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 643 1495 1579 492 486 1563 307 669 427 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 788 833 1052 415 270 385 196 684 433 287 261 879 456 23 360 1338 90 70 333 113 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 438 45 59 102 1259 1257 152 82 179 1580 364 437 730 112 161 94 352 5850 5850

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

9 16 9 3 8 3 7 7 5 2 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 107 105 91 85

83 43 32 38 37 20 27 28 12 15 11 26 9 21 5 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 3 12 17 9 13 7 8 2 7 8 11 1 12 1 6 5 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 2 16 10 2 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 3 1 914 786

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

2 2 6 17 12 8 6 9 2 1 1 1 65 65

MIN SHTS 135 100 540 1580 1080 730 540 800 135 90 90 90 5850 5850

GAA

PG

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 43 26 1.33 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 4 2 2.00 2 0 2.00 298 202 1.34 377 257 1.61

SV

0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 12 7

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CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (24-26-15) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Kei Kamara Diego Rubio Collen Warner Kellyn Acosta Kortne Ford Jonathan Lewis Jack Price Cole Bassett Nicolas Benezet Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Clint Irwin Niki Jackson Nicolas Mezquida Drew Moor Younes Namli Keegan Rosenberry Andre Shinyashiki Sam Vines Danny Wilson Deklan Wynne William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals

14 3 15 10 2 3 5 2 1 3 3 6 1 8 17 1 5 2 2 3 3 1 65 65

10 3 13 8 2 2 5 1 1 2 3 6 0 5 17 1 4 0 2 3 3 1 65 65

967 244 1084 742 173 117 433 68 62 208 270 490 26 432 1530 73 365 51 180 241 270 90 5850 5850

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

Clint Irwin William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals

6 1 65 65

490 90 5850 5850

SHT

G

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (26-24-15) A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

4 6 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 85 107 105

28 5 7 12 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 7 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 786 914

Graham Zusi Gerso Fernandes Erik Hurtado Khiry Shelton Felipe Gutierrez Alan Pulido Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Gadi Kinda Luis Martins Matt Besler Gianluca Busio Amadou Dia Tim Melia Roberto Puncec Ilie Sanchez Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

18 7 10 5 3 1 5 3 15 1 2 18 3 4 13 1 7 2 65 65

17 4 2 4 3 1 4 1 14 1 2 17 0 1 13 1 7 2 65 65

1495 427 298 371 261 90 333 113 1259 82 179 1463 29 123 1170 90 630 180 5850 5850

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

GP

18 12 1.47 9 5 3.00 377 257 1.61 298 202 1.34

SV

0 1 7 12

Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

13 2 65 65

MIN SHTS 1170 180 5850 5850

G

A

SHT

4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 105 91 85

28 5 7 13 11 5 7 8 16 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 914 786

GAA

PG

49 30 1.38 10 6 2.00 298 202 1.34 377 257 1.61

SV

1 0 12 7

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GAME NOTES MATCH INFORMATION

vs COLORADO RAPIDS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-3-1) 7 pts

(5-2-0) 15 pts

2020 MLS Regular Season – Game 8 DICK'S Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO Saturday, August 29 – 7:00 p.m. MT Referee: Assistants: Fourth Official: VAR:

2020 MLS SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

2/29 3/7 7/12 7/17 7/22 8/22 8/26 8/29 9/5 9/9 9/12

@ D.C. United Orlando City SC Real Salt Lake* Sporting Kansas City* Minnesota United FC* Real Salt Lake @ FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City @ San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo @ Real Salt Lake

TIME/RESULT

*Denotes MLS is Back Tournament match.

Armando Villarreal Corey Parker, Jeremy Kieso Alejandro Mariscal Allen Chapman

BROADCAST INFORMATION Local TV: Altitude Sports Local Radio: Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM

SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Facebook: www.facebook.com/coloradorapids Twitter (EN): @ColoradoRapids | #Rapids96 Instagram: @coloradorapids Youtube: www.youtube.com/coloradorapids

RAPIDS COMMUNICATIONS Omar Gonzalez

Director, Communications (303) 513-4234 Omar.Gonzalez@coloradorapids.com RapidsCommunications@coloradorapids.com www.coloradorapids.com/club/media

2-1, Win 2-1, Win 0-2, Loss 2-3, Loss 2-2, Draw 1-4, Loss Postponed 7:00 p.m. MT 8:30 p.m. MT 7:00 p.m. MT 7:30 p.m. MT

INJURY REPORT Out: Kortne Ford (left knee)

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ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS

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2020 PLAYER STATS NO. PLAYER 1 15 31 50

Clint Irwin Andre Rawls Abraham Rodriguez* William Yarbrough

NO. PLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 32 52 99

Keegan Rosenberry Drew Moor Danny Wilson Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Jonathan Lewis Nicolas Benezet Kellyn Acosta Diego Rubio Niki Jackson* Sam Vines Abdul Rwatubyaye* Will Vint* Jeremy Kelly Jack Price Nicolás Mezquida Younes Namli Sebastian Anderson Kei Kamara Kortne Ford Cole Bassett Deklan Wynne Matt Hundley Collen Warner Braian Galván Andre Shinyashiki

POS. GP/GS GK GK GK GK

POS. D D D D D F F M F F D D M D M M/F M D F D M D F M M/F F

3/3 0/0 0/0 3/3

GP/GS 5/5 4/4 2/2 1/0 6/6 6/1 3/3 6/6 6/3 0/0 6/6 0/0 0/0 1/1 5/5 6/1 6/6 0/0 6/4 0/0 2/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/0 4/3

MINS

SF

270 0 0 270

15 0 0 25

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

A

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

SVS GA PKG/PKA RECORD 11 0 0 15

4 0 0 9

MINS SHTS/SOG FC 450 360 144 28 540 164 200 523 299 0 540 0 0 74 433 193 478 0 384 0 62 0 0 55 1 235

4/1 4/2 1/0 0/0 0/0 6/4 2/1 14/6 6/2 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1 5/0 7/2 0/0 12/3 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 11/5

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

0/1 0/0 0/0 1/1

5 4 3 1 8 2 2 5 7 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 2

OFF Y/R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0/0 2/0 0/1 0/0 1/0 1/0 1/0 2/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 2/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

* On loan

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NEWS & NOTES You're Not in Kansas Anymore Rapids forward Kei Kamara was acquired by Sporting Kansas City via a trade with Houston Dynamo on 9/15/2009.

Kamara would go on to score 38 goals over 113 appearances from 2009-13. During his time with Kansas City, Kamara won the Eastern Conference twice (2011, 2012) and won the U.S. Open Cup in 2012.

Rapids forward Diego Rubio signed a season-long loan with SKC as a Designated Player on 3/8/2016 by way of Spanish club Real Valladolid. SKC then signed Rubio to a permanent deal on 9/1/2016. Rubio found the back of the net 14 times in 38 appearances from 2016-18 before being involved in a three-way trade that resulted in Rubio joining the Rapids ahead of the 2019 season.

During his playing career, current SKC Manager & Sporting Director Peter Vermes was acquired by the Rapids on February 3, 1997 in a trade with the NY/NJ MetroStars. Vermes would score eight goals from 98 appearances between 1997-99 before being traded to he Kansas City Wizards.

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza moved from his native Honduras to Denver, Colorado, at the age of 12. Espinoza attended Denver South High School before transferring to Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado.

Defending the Streak The Rapids have not lost at home against SKC since March 29, 2014 when they fell 2-3 to the midwestern side. Since then, the Burgundy Boys have gone on to record a 4-0-2 record against SKC. Overall, Colorado holds a 18-5-10 record (53 GF, 39 GA) when playing Sporting KC at home.

Leaving It Late Since the sides first faced off in 1996, almost a third of the Rapids' goals against SKC have come in the final 15 minutes of play (27 out of 88).

Kamara Keeps Climbing Kei Kamara is the fifth all-time leading goalscorer in MLS history with 128 goals. The Sierra Leone native is five goals away from tying MLS legend Jaime Moreno (133) for the fourth most goals in league history; Kamara is six goals away from tying Jeff Cunningham (134) for third all-time.

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ALL-TIME STATS All-Time Records MLS Regular Season Consecutive Wins (Overall) Consecutive Wins (Home) Consecutive Wins (Away) Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Overall) Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Home) Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Away) Consecutive Losses (Overall) Consecutive Losses (Home) Consecutive Losses (Away Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Overall) Consecutive Matches with Goal Scored (Home) Consecutive Matches with Goal Scored (Away) Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Overall) Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Home) Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Away) Largest Margin of Victory Largest Margin of Defeat Most Goals Scored in a Match Most Goals Conceded in a Match

7 6 3 15 19 6 8, (x2) 4, (x3) 9 4 5 3 15 18 19 4 3, (x4) 4, twice 4, (x7) 6, (x2) 6 7

April 10, 1999 - May 27, 1999 March 12, 2016 - May 11, 2016 May 5, 1999 - May 16, 1999 April 13, 2016 - July 23, 2016 March 12, 2016 - March 17, 2017 April 13, 2016 - July 23, 2016 last: March 23, 2019 - May 11, 2019 Last: March 30, 2019 - May 11, 2019 July 18 2014 - October 25 2014 July 9, 2003 - August 13, 2003 July 4, 2004 - September 4, 2004 March 7, 2015 - April 10, 20015 May 3, 2019 - August 10, 2019 August 29, 1996 - September 17, 1997 June 18, 1998 - July 31, 1999 August 19, 2018 - September 15, 2018 Last: August 25, 2018 - October 6, 2018 April 21, 2018 - June 9, 2018 Last: April 10, 2015 Last: August 25, 2018 Last: August 3, 2019 May 6, 1998

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SITUATIONAL SPLITS Regular Season Record by Month March 2020 March all-time April 2020 April all-time May 2020 May all-time June 2020 June all-time July 2020 July all-time August 2020 August all-time September 2020 September all-time October 2020 October all-time

1-0-0 15-17-12 0-0-0 33-48-17 0-0-0 49-49-23 0-0-0 36-48-21 0-2-1 47-45-32 0-1-0 40-59-18 0-0-0 38-42-19 0-0-0 20-25-16

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-Time 2020 at Home All-time Home 2020 on Road All-Time Road

279-333-158 1-1-0 192-106-86 1-0-0 87-225-71

*W-L-D

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SITUATIONAL SPLITS Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime

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

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

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.) 1-0-0 Games 5 p.m. MT or later 1-3-1

Wearing Burgundy 1-3-0 Wearing Black Diamond 1-0-1 Wearing Parley 0-0-0

Vs. Western Conference 0-3-1 Vs. Eastern Conference 2-0-0

Leading at 75’ 1-0-0 Tied at 75’ 1-1-1 Trailing at 75’ 0-2-0

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even Shutouts One-goal games

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

With red card for 0-1-0 With red card against 0-0-0 In Pacific time-zone In Mountain time-zone In Central time-zone In Eastern time-zone

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

On grass 2-3-1 On turf 0-0-0

*W-L-D

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SUBSTITUTE STATS Substitute Appearances Lalas Abubakar - 0 Kellyn Acosta - 0 Sebastian Anderson - 0 Cole Bassett - 1 Nicolas Benezet - 0 Kortne Ford - 0 Braian Galván - 1 Matt Hundley - 0 Clint Irwin - 0 Niki Jackson - 0 Kei Kamara - 2 Jeremy Kelly - 0 Jonathan Lewis - 5 Nicolás Mezquida - 5 Drew Moor - 0

Substitute Goals

Younes Namli - 0 Sam Nicholson - 0 Jack Price - 0 Andre Rawls - 0 Keegan Rosenberry - 0 Diego Rubio - 3 Abdul Rwatubyaye - 0 Andre Shinyashiki - 1 Auston Trusty - 1 Sam Vines - 0 Will Vint - 0 Collen Warner - 1 Danny Wilson - 0 Deklan Wynne - 0

Jonathan Lewis (2/29 @ DCU) – 90+2 minute Jonathan Lewis (7/19 vs. SKC) – 84th minute Jonathan Lewis (7/22 vs. MIN) – 59th minute

Substitute Assists

Diego Rubio (2/29 @ DCU) – 90+2 minute Kei Kamara (7/19 vs. SKC) – 84th minute

Consecutive Games with an Assist in 2020 2 Keegan Rosenberry 2 Jack Price 2 Nicolas Benezet

COL 02/29/2020 – 03/07/2020 COL 02/29/2020 – 03/07/2020 COL 07/17/2020 – 07/22/20

Oldest to Score a goal in MLS Drew Moor, COL

36 yrs., 52 days

03/07/2020 COL vs ORL

Largest Deficit Overcome in 2020 02/29/2020

COL 2 at DC 1

Fewest Goals Against in 2020 03/07/2020

COL 2 vs ORL 1

Longest Shutout Streak in 2020

Clint Irwin 112 minutes 2/29/2020 -- 3/07/2020

TEAM LEADERBOARD 2020 Season Leaders Goals Assists Shots on Goal Game-winning Goals Game-winning Assists Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Cautions Ejections

3 Lewis 2 Benezet, Price, Rosenberry 6 Acosta 1 Lewis, Moor 1 Price, Rubio 8 Abubakar 10 Benezet, Rubio 2 Acosta, Moor, Namli 1 Price, Wilson

GK Minutes Played Goals Against Average Shutouts Saves

270 Irwin, Yarbrough 1.33 Irwin 0 15 Yarbrough

2020 Misc. Stats Quickest Goal…

Quickest Goal Against…

Game-winning goals after 75’…

MLS Team of The Week…

Kellyn Acosta (7/17 vs. SKC*) – 6th minute Albert Rusnák (7/12 @ RSL*) – 27th minute Jonathan Lewis (2/29 @ DCU) – 90+2 minute Drew Moor (3/7 vs. ORL) – 90th minute Robin Fraser (Week 1) Jack Price (Week 1) Keegan Rosenberry (Week 2) Jonathan Lewis (Round 3)

*Denotes MLS is Back Tournament match.

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# Player 1 Kamara Lewis 2 Namli 3 Moor 4 Acosta 5 Lewis 6 Kamara 7 Lewis 8 9 Herrera (OG)

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Date Opponent Min How 2/29 2/29 3/7 3/7 7/17 7/17 7/22 7/22 8/22

D.C. D.C. ORL ORL SKC SKC MIN MIN RSL

67' 90+2' 64' 90' 6' 84' 19' 59' 38'

H RF LF H LF RF RF LF OG

H-Header| RF-Right Foot| LF-Left foot| Pk- penalty kick| ^-Corner kick| *-Free kick | T-Thigh

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TECHNICAL STAFF Robin Fraser is entering his first full season as Rapids head coach after being named the club's ninth permanent manager on August 25, 2019. Fraser spent the previous four seasons serving as an assistant coach for Toronto FC, during which time the club won their first domestic treble in MLS history (MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and the Canadian Championship). Toronto FC reached two MLS Cup Finals, won three consecutive Canadian Championships, and qualified for the playoffs in three out of the four seasons that Fraser spent with the club.

Robin Fraser Head Coach

All-Time Record with Team

7-5-1 (W-L-D) 2019 with Team

5-2-0 (W-L-D) 2020 with Team

2-3-1 (W-L-D)

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser began his MLS coaching career in 2007 as an assistant with Real Salt Lake. Fraser was a member of RSL's coaching staff from 2007-2010, helping the club bring home their first MLS Cup in 2009. On January 4, 2011, Fraser was named Head Coach of Chivas USA, his first .

Following a two-year stint with the club, Fraser took up a role as an assistant coach with the New York Red Bulls in 2012, and would then go on to play a key role in their 2013 season that resulted in the Red Bulls winning the Supporters’ Shield.

In total, Fraser brings over 12 years of MLS coaching experience, three Canadian Championships, two MLS Supporters’ Shields, and two MLS Cups to the club. As an assistant coach, Fraser has also reached the CONCACAF Champions League Final, has competed in three MLS Cup Finals and has made eight MLS Cup Playoff berths.

As a player, Fraser began his professional career in the American Professional Soccer League, playing for the Colorado Foxes from 1990-1995, and was named an APSL All-Star for four straight years ('92, '93, '94, and '95). Fraser would then join Major League Soccer in its 1996 inaugural season when he was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 1996 MLS Player Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Fraser was a member of the Galaxy from 1996-2000 and was named MLS Defender of the Year in 1999, as well as being named to the MLS Best XI a total of four times ('96, '98, '99, and '00). Fraser would then be traded to the Colorado Rapids where he would spend the next three years before joining the Columbus Crew in 2004 where he would be named MLS Defender of the Year for the second time in his career in the same season that Crew SC won the MLS Supporters' Shield. Fraser recorded 27 caps with the USMNT during his playing career.

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TECHNICAL STAFF Assistant coach Neil Emblen joined the Rapids in February of 2018. As a coach, Emblen managed New Zealand based club Waitakere United from 2009-2012. During those three years he would lead Waitakere United to three consecutive national league titles. In 2012, Emblen managed the New Zealand national team at the London Olympics and served two games as the New Zealand interim head coach prior to the arrival of Anthony Hudson to the All Whites. A native of Bromley, England, Emblen began his playing career as a youth player for Tonbridge Angels from 19871990. The central defender/midfielder's career spanned clubs such as Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made over 230 appearances, Millwall, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Walsall, New Zealand Knights and Waitakere United.

Neil Emblen Assistant Coach

Chris Sharpe was named an Assistant Coach at the start of the 2014 season, after having served as a player from 2008-2012 and joining the technical staff as an Assistant Goalkeeping coach in 2013. In his current capacity, Chris prepares the first team’s goalkeepers and assists the staff in scouting opponents, planning practices and organizing set pieces. The Australian native has also been the Rapids Academy Director of Goalkeeping since 2008, working with Rapids youth goalkeepers of all ages, levels and abilities. In addition to his coaching duties with the Rapids, Chris is also the Goalkeeper Coach for Colorado’s U.S. Soccer Training Center sessions and is the Director of the Core Goalkeeper Academy.

Chris Sharpe Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach

Rapids First Team Analyst Jase Kim arrived to Colorado after working as part of the technical staff of the New Zealand National Team.Kim joined the All Whites in 2014 as the team’s performance analyst after the appointment of Anthony Hudson as Head Coach of the New Zealand National Team. In 2015, Kim would become Head of Men’s Performance Analyst for the All Whites.

Additionally, Kim worked under Darren Bazeley during the 2015 U-20 World Cup.

Jase Kim Team Analyst

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PLAYER BIOS CLINT IRWIN

KEEGAN ROSENBERRY

1 - Goalkeeper

2 - Defender

Age: 31 (04/01/1989) HT: 6-2 WT: 195 Birthplace: Charlotte, NC Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Age: 26 (12/11/1993) HT: 5-8 WT: 160 Birthplace: Harrisburg, PA Hometown: Ronks, PA

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed via a trade with Toronto FC on Dec. 14, 2018.

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded to Colorado from Philadelphia on Dec. 19, 2018.

A talented goalkeeper who took a winding road to MLS, Irwin spent three seasons with the Rapids before joining Toronto. Playing a crucial role in the TFC's 2016 playoff run, he was moved to a backup role and for most of 2017 and 2018. After playing behind Tim Howard in his return to Colorado, Irwin should be in line for regular minutes in 2020.

The Ronks, Pa. native spent time in the Union academy program before attending Georgetown.

A skillful fullback, Rosenberry locked down his spot in the Rapids' XI, starting all 34 games in his first season in Colorado.

DREW MOOR

DANNY WILSON

3 - Defender

4 - Defender

Age: 36 (01/15/1984) HT: 6-0 WT: 165 Birthplace: Dallas, TX Hometown: Dallas, TX

Age: 28 (12/27/1991) HT: 6-2 WT: 174 Birthplace: Livingston, Scotland Hometown: Livingston, Scotland

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on November 27, 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred from Rangers FC and signed on Jan. 29, 2018.

A Generation adidas signing when he turned pro, Moor has made over 400 combined appearances (league and playoffs) and scored 27 goals along with 8 assists, while logging over 30,000 match minutes during his 16 seasons. Has won two MLS Cups—including the 2010 MLS Cup with the Rapids— a Supporters’ Shield and three Canadian Championships.

The former Rangers FC center back is entering his third full season with the Rapids after appearing in 20 games for the club in 2019.

Wilson adds experience to a young locker room and brings a sense of calm to the field, whether featuring in central defense or midfield.

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PLAYER BIOS AUSTON TRUSTY

LALAS ABUBAKAR

5 - Defender

6 - Defender

Age: 22 (08/12/1998) HT: 6-3 WT: 187 Birthplace: Media, PA Hometown: Media, PA

Age: 25 (12/25/1994) HT: 6-1 WT: 185 Birthplace: Kumasi, Ghana Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed via a trade with Philadelphia on November 20, 2019.

A product of the Union's academy, Trusty started 56 matches over his last two seasons with Philadelphia. He was the only Union player to start every regular season game for the club during his rookie year in 2018, which set an MLS record for the youngest field player to achieve that feat over a 34-game regular season at 20 years old.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 5 overall by Columbus in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Loaned to the Colorado Rapids for the 2019 season.

Traded to Colorado permanently on November 19, 2019.

The physically-imposing 25-year-old center back made 22 league appearances for Colorado last year, helping take the Rapids defense from woeful to solid and was one of the biggest intraleague loan success stories in MLS history.

JONATHAN LEWIS

NICOLAS BENEZET

7 - Forward

9 - Forward

Age: 23 (06/04/1997) HT: 5-7 WT: 150 Birthplace: Atlanta, GA Hometown: Plantation, FL

Age: 29 (02/24/1991) HT: 5-5 WT: 132 Birthplace: Montpellier, France Hometown: Montpellier, France

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded to Colorado on May 7, 2019. NYCFC’s first pick, third overall, in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

A speedy winger who is entering his first full season with the Rapids after arriving via trade last year. The 22-year-old made an immediate impact on the wing with his pace, scoring five goals and adding three assists in 10 starts. Lewis has previously featured for the US Men’s National Team and recently featured against Costa Rica on 2/1/20.

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred from Guingamp and signed on January 14, 2020.

Benezet joins the Rapids after helping Toronto FC reach MLS Cup in 2019. He is an experienced winger that can play multiple attacking positions but most comfortably likes cutting in on his right foot from the left wing.

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PLAYER BIOS KELLYN ACOSTA

DIEGO RUBIO

10 - Midfielder

11 - Forward

Age: 25 (07/25/1995) HT: 5-10 WT: 150 Birthplace: Plano, TX Hometown: Plano, TX

Age: 27 (05/15/1993) HT: 5-11 WT: 170 Birthplace: Santiago, Chile Hometown: Santiago, Chile

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded from FC Dallas on July 23, 2018. Signed a three-year extension with the Rapids on Feb. 21, 2019.

One of the prized products of FC Dallas' prolific academy, Acosta logged three full seasons as a professional before his 21st birthday. A longtime US international, the Homegrown is a rangy, twofooted player. He anchored the Rapids midfield and made a career-high 30 starts and logged a career-best 2,619 minutes in 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired via trade with Sporting Kansas City on Dec. 18, 2018.

A young striker who has begun to be regularly called up by the Chilean national team, Rubio turned into one of the most efficient finishers in MLS after returning from injury in 2018. He thrived in his first season with the Rapids, scoring 11 goals and setting up five others.

NIKI JACKSON

SAM VINES

12 - Forward

13 - Defender

Age: 25 (08/25/1995) HT: 6-1 WT: 175 Birthplace: Vicksburg, MS Hometown: Memphis, TN

Age: 21 (05/31/1999) HT: 5-10 WT: 150 Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 73 overall in 2018 SuperDraft. Signed to a one-year contract on Feb. 20, 2018 with three additional option years for the club.

Jackson was drafted by the Rapids ahead of the 2018 season and featured in 19 games for the club, scoring three goals over two seasons. The 24-year-old spent the majority of 2019 on loan with Charlotte Independence, scoring five goals for the USL side. He is currently on loan with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a three-year Homegrown Player contract on Feb. 23, 2018.

A Rapids Youth Academy product, Vines is a talented, young defender who emerged as a regular starter at left back in his second season as a professional with 23 starts in 26 appearances.The 20-year-old Homegrown was named to the MLS 22 Under 22 list in Dec. 2019 and was recently made his U.S. Men’s National Team debut as a starter in their friendly against Costa Rica on Feb. 1.

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PLAYER BIOS ABDUL RWATUBYAYE

ANDRE RAWLS

14 - Defender

15 - Goalkeeper

Age: 23 (10/23/1996) HT: 6-1 WT: 175 Birthplace: Kigali, Rwanda Hometown: Kigali, Rwanda

Age: 28 (12/20/1991) HT: 6-2 WT: 182 Birthplace: San Ramon, CA Hometown: San Ramon, CA

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded from Sporting KC on May 8, 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the 2018 Re-Entry Draft. Re-signed on November 25, 2019.

The Rwandan international center back was acquired via trade in May of 2019 and spent time on loan with the Rapids' USL affiliate, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, for the remainder of the season. The 23-year-old appeared in 21 matches for Switchbacks FC but has yet to appear for the Rapids.

Originally drafted by New York City FC in the third round (44th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, Rawls spent last season in the USL Championship with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. He is entering his second season with the Rapids.

WILL VINT

JEREMY KELLY

16 - Midfielder

18 - Defender

Age: 18 (10/12/2001) HT: 6-2 WT: 172

Age: 22 (10/21/1997) HT: 5-10 WT: 145

Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a Homegrown contract after the club acquired his Homegrown rights from Atlanta United in exchange for a 2022 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick on March 4, 2020.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 9 overall in 2020 SuperDraft by Montreal. Immediately traded to Colorado. Signed to a one-year contract, with options for future years, on Feb. 25, 2020.

The central midfielder, who grew up in Colorado Springs, made 16 appearances for Atlanta United 2, recorded a goal and an assist after spending last season with Atlanta United 2 while part of the MLS side’s youth academy. Prior to joining Atlanta United’s academy, Vint spent two years with Manchester United’s youth academy.

A right back from the University of North Carolina, Kelly is a former US youth international player who started every game during his two seasons with the Tar Heels and was a key part of UNC’s run to back-to-back NCAA Men’s College Cups.

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PLAYER BIOS JACK PRICE

NICOLAS MEZQUIDA

19 - Midfielder

20 - Midfielder/Forward

Age: 27 (12/19/1992) HT: 5-7 WT: 152

Age: 28 (01/21/1992) HT: 5-6 WT: 150 Birthplace: PaysandĂş, Uruguay Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay

Birthplace: Shrewsbury, England Hometown: Shrewsbury, England

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred and signed using Targeted Allocation Money from Wolverhampton on Jan. 12, 2018.

Entering his second year with the Rapids, Price is a central midfielder with acute vision, passing range and tactical awareness. He is coming off a season in which he led the club with 11 assists.

Price spent 16 years with the Wolverhampton Wanderers organization prior to joining the Rapids, appearing in 162 games across all national leagues.

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded from Vancouver on Dec. 9, 2018. Re-signed on November 25, 2019.

Mezquida is a positionally versatile attacker who has slotted into a number of roles since joining MLS. A secondary option on set pieces, Mezquida is proficient at both setting up teammates and taking the final shot on a build-up of play. Since arriving in 2014, he's scored 16 goals and added 10 assists in over 5,800 minutes of regular season play, including four goals and six assists across 32 appearances in his first season with the Rapids in 2019.

YOUNES NAMLI

SEBASTIAN ANDERSON

21 - Midfielder

22 - Defender

Age: 26 (06/20/1994) HT: 5-11 WT: 154

Age: 18 (08/08/2002) HT: 5-9 WT: 182 Birthplace: Sacramento, CA

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed on a two-year loan from FC Krasnodar, with an option to buy, on Jan. 15, 2020.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player to a five-year contract, plus an option for 2024, on April 3, 2019.

An attacking midfielder and the Rapids’ new Designated Player, Namli is a talented and technically gifted playmaker the club has had its sights on for the past two years. Namli spent the bulk of his professional career in the Dutch Eredivisie, and most recently, with FC Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League where he featured in UEFA Europa League matches while helping the club to second in the domestic standings.

The right back and Colorado native was signed to a Homegrown contract in April of 2019 and made his debut later that month as the youngest player in club history (16). He also set a club record as the youngest player to score a goal during the Rapids' 7/20/19 match against Atlanta United. Anderson spent part of the offseason with the US U-17 squad at the World Cup in Brazil.

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PLAYER BIOS KEI KAMARA

KORTNE FORD

23 - Forward

24 - Defender

Age: 35 (09/01/1984) HT: 6-3 WT: 190

Age: 24 (01/26/1996) HT: 6-2 WT: 185 Birthplace: Olathe, KS Hometown: Greeley, CO

Birthplace: Kenema, Sierra Leone Hometown: Kenema, Sierra Leone

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 2 overall in the 2018 Expansion Draft and traded to the Colorado Rapids on Dec. 11, 2018.

Kamara is a center forward who has terrorized MLS defenses with elite athleticism, dominant aerial ability and superlative one-touch finishing since entering the league in 2006 (126 goals, 45 assists in 343 appearances). He is coming off his second consecutive 14-goal season and is only nine goals from surpassing Jeff Cunningham who is currently third in the MLS all-time leading scorers list.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 6, 2017.

Homegrown central defender entering his fourth season with the Rapids. Ford had season-ending knee surgery in June and will hope to regain form that saw him feature in 33 MLS matches during his first two seasons. A product of the Rapids Academy, Ford became the first Homegrown player in club history to earn a spot in the Starting XI on their professional debut when given the nod at Western Conference rival Sporting Kansas City on April 9, 2017.

COLE BASSETT

DEKLAN WYNNE

26 - Midfielder

27 - Defender

Age: 19 (07/28/2001) HT: 5-11 WT: 148 Birthplace: Littleton, CO Hometown: Littleton, CO

Age: 25 (03/20/1995) HT: 5-10 WT: 165 Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa

Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed on a four-and-a-half year Homegrown contract on Aug. 10, 2018.

HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired via trade from Vancouver Whitecaps on Dec. 21, 2017.

Bassett, who became the youngest signing in club history at the time, followed an impressive late 2018 with 14 starts in 20 appearances in his first full MLS season. The 18-year-old had two goals and two assists. A year after spending 10 days training with Freiburg in the German Bundesliga, Bassett was with Arsenal this offseason.

A young New Zealand international wingback who previously starred in the USL for Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Wynne played in 11 matches for the Rapids during his second season with the club, but missed the majority of the season due to a foot injury. The 24-year-old enters the 2020 season looking to push for time at his preferred left back position.

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PLAYER BIOS MATT HUNDLEY

ABE RODRIGUEZ

29 - Forward

30 - Goalkeeper

Age: 20 (05/11/2000) HT: 5-10 WT: 160 Birthplace: Littleton, CO Hometown: Littleton, CO

Age: 18 (07/19/2002) HT: 5-9 WT: 165 Birthplace: Thornton, CO Hometown: Broomfield, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 15, 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on February 20, 2020.

A Homegrown player from Littleton, Colo., Hundley spent the majority of 2019 on loan with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC where he appeared in 29 matches for the club's USL affiliate. He is currently on loan with USL Championship side Memphis 901 FC where he has reunited with former Rapids teammate Tim Howard, now the sporting director at Memphis.

Rodriguez has been turning heads since he made his debut in the USL Championship last year as a 16-year-old and was named to the league's 20 Under 20 list. A product of the Rapids Youth Academy, Rodriguez is the first Homegrown goalkeeper signing for the club. He is currently on loan with Colorado Switchbacks FC for the 2020 season.

COLLEN WARNER 32 - Midfielder

WILLIAM YARBROUGH

Age: 32 (06/24/1988) HT: 5-10 WT: 178 Birthplace: Denver, CO Hometown: Denver, CO

Age: 31 (03/20/1989) HT: 6-2 WT: 161 Birthplace: Aguascalientes, Mexico

50 - Goalkeeper

Hometown: Aguascalientes, Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year contract with a club option on June 29, 2020.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed to a one-year loan from Liga MX’s Club León.

Warner joins the Rapids as a free agent after previously spending the 2017 and 2018 seasons with Minnesota United FC. The Denver, Colorado, native has made 204 appearances and recorded four goals and 12 assists across his nine seasons in the league, which in addition to Minnesota have included stints with Houston Dynamo, Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Real Salt Lake.

Yarbrough joins the Rapids after spending his entire professional career in Mexico’s Liga MX with Club León. The 30-year-old goalkeeper made 193 appearances and recorded 48 shutouts for La Fiera (The Wild Beast), helping the club win two Liga MX titles during his eight years in Guanajuato.

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PLAYER BIOS BRAIAN GALVÁN

ANDRE SHINYASHIKI

52 - Midfielder/Forward

99 - Forward

Age: 19 (10/06/2000) HT: 5-5 WT: 141

Age: 23 (06/11/1997) HT: 5-9 WT: 150 Birthplace: Sao Paulo, Brazil Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Birthplace: San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Hometown: San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed on January 16, 2020, and he joined the Rapids on July 1, 2020.

Made his professional debut at age 17 with Colón de Santa Fe in the Argentine first division. On November 26, 2019, he scored his first senior goal, helping Colón earn three points against Estudiantes. Overall, Galván made nine appearances during his time with Colón. Galván has been called up to the Argentina U-20 men’s national team and trained against the senior side during their preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 5 overall in 2019 SuperDraft.

Shinyashiki had seven goals and three assists across 31 appearances (18 starts) en route to winning 2019 AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year. Colorado compiled an unbeaten 6-0-3 record in regular season matches where he recorded either a goal or an assist. The Brazilian's presence grew as the season wore on, starting 17 of the club's final 21 matches.

Clint Irwin Keegan Rosenberry Drew Moor Danny Wilson Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Diego Rubio Nicolas Benezet Kellyn Acosta Jonathan Lewis Niki Jackson Sam Vines Abdul Rwatubyaye Andre Rawls Will Vint Jeremy Kelly Jack Price Nicolas Mezquida Younes Namli Sebastian Anderson Kei Kamara Kortne Ford Cole Bassett Deklan Wynne Sam Nicholson Matt Hundley Abraham Rodriguez Collen Warner William Yarbrough Braian Galvan Andre Shinyashiki

Player

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90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

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3 4 RSL KC 0-2 2-3 90G 90D 90D 61D 28 90D 90D 90D 90D 10 28 16 73F 83M 62F 90M 90M 90M 73M 5 1 16 17

1 DC 2-1 90G 90D 90D

COLORADO RAPIDS

Game Game Game Game Game Game Game

log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

02/29/2020 03/07/2020 07/12/2020 07/17/2020 07/22/2020 08/22/2020

COL COL COL COL COL COL

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Kamara 1 (Price 1, Rosenberry 1) 67; Lewis 1 (Rubio 1) Namli 1 (Rosenberry 2) 64; Moor 1 (Price 2) 90 Acosta 1 (Bassett 1, Benezet 1) 6; Lewis 2 (Kamara 1) Kamara 2 (Benezet 2) 19; Lewis 3 (unassisted) 59 own goal (Herrera) 38

COLORADO RAPIDS

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY at COLORADO RAPIDS

2020 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, August 29, 2020 Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. CT Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO) MLS Regular Season Game 8 Sporting Kansas City 5-2-0, 15 points (1-1-0 home; 2-0-0 away; 2-1-0 neutral) 1st in MLS Western Conference Colorado Rapids 2-3-1, 7 points (1-1-0 home; 1-0-0 away; 0-2-1 neutral) T-8th in MLS Western Conference

5-2-0 (15 pts.)

7 1st in West 17 2.43 13 11 1.00 +6 95 (36) 37.9% 92 83 15 1

English TV: FOX Sports KC English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Armando Villarreal Corey Parker Jeremy Kieso Alejandro Mariscal Allen Chapman

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

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

Name Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Pronunciation

ahn-DRAY-oo PUHN-chetz BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

COLORADO RAPIDS

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

2-3-1 (7 pts.)

6 T-8th in West 9 1.50 9 13 2.17 -4 81 (27) 33.3% 66 75 14 2

2020 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh

Gadi Kinda Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Four Players Four Players Gadi Kinda Alan Pulido Three Players Tim Melia

Pts 16 15 12 11 10 10 10 9 7 7 6 6 4 3

W L T 5 1 1 4 0 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 1 4 3 3 0 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 5 0 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 5 0

GD +10 +6 +1 +3 +2 -2 +1 +1 -4 -6 -4 -2 -5 -4

GP 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6

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

Pts 15 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5

W L T 5 2 0 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 6 0 1 1 3 1 3 2

GD +6 +6 +5 -2 +3 +3 0 -4 -2 -9 -1 -4

GP 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 8 5 6

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

3 2 14 6 1 1 8 10 2 1

Jonathan Lewis Three Players Kellyn Acosta Kellyn Acosta Lewis, Moor Price, Rubio Lalas Abubakar Benezet, Rubio Three Players Price, Wilson

270 Irwin, Yarbrough 1.33 Clint Irwin 2 Clint Irwin 0 N/A 15 William Yarbrough

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Columbus Crew SC 2. Toronto FC 3. Philadelphia Union 4. Orlando City SC 5. Montreal Impact 6. New York Red Bulls 7. New England Revolution 8. Atlanta United FC 9. Chicago Fire

10. FC Cincinnati 11. New York City FC 12. D.C. United 13. Nashville SC 14. Inter Miami CF

4 GOALS 4 ASSISTS 19 SHOTS 8 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 10 FOULS COMMITTED 16 FOULS SUFFERED 3 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 524 Tim Melia 1.20 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 13

MEE-lia lou-EESE mar-TEENS wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

COLORADO RAPIDS

PETER VERMES

ROBIN FRASER

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

12th season 148-117-90 12th season (.544) 148-117-90 (.544)

4th season 22-37-22 (.407) 2nd season 7-5-1 (.577)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY MEDICAL REPORT As of Thursday, August 27 NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED • MID - Felipe Gutierrez

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza

Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Cameron Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE

NO. 5 27 13 18 28 15 12 3 23 10 21 19 17 26 36 29 9 24 4 22 7 20 6 1 11 16 75 8

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Eric Dick (loaned out) Cameron Duke Roger Espinoza

Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Tim Melia MEE-lia Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough John Pulskamp Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Winston Reid Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Richard Sanchez Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE Graham Zusi ZOO-see

POS. HT. GK 6-3 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-0 MID 5-11 FWD 5-10 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 MID 5-9 FWD 6-3 FWD 5-8 DEF 5-10 MID 5-10 DEF 6-3 MID 5-8 GK 6-4 FWD 5-9 FWD 6-2 MID 5-8 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-11 GK 6-2 DEF 5-10 MID 5-7 MID 5-6 GK 6-0 DEF 5-8 MID 5-10

WT. 185 190 170 175 165 168 155 170 170 180 140 150 180 190 145 220 185 155 135 190 155 190 195 135 130 205 160 140

BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN

04/05/1994 (26) Little Elm, TX 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 02/11/1987 (33) Overland Park, KS 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/26/1993 (27) Leander, TX

02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 06/08/1993 (27) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (33) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (26) Ashdod, Israel 10/03/1994 (25) Carmel, IN 11/15/1990 (29) Beaverton, OR 07/19/1996 (24) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (22) Nashville, TN 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 01/09/2003 (17) Shawnee, KS 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (34) East Islip, NY

06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 09/14/1998 (21) Carbondale, IL

LAST CLUB Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Celta Vigo (Spain) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Elche CF (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) Real Betis (Spain) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Phoenix Rising FC (USL) Wigan Athletic (England) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) West Ham United (England) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Sporting KC II (USL Championship)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. HT. DEF 6-0 MID 5-7 DEF 5-10 GK 6-4 MID 5-6 MID 5-10 FWD 5-8 DEF 6-1 FWD 5-11 MID 5-9 MID 5-8 FWD 5-9 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10 DEF 5-8 GK 6-0 FWD 5-10 GK 6-2 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-10 FWD 6-2 MID 5-11 GK 6-3 FWD 6-3 DEF 6-3 MID 5-10 DEF 5-10

WT. 175 135 150 220 130 180 140 190 155 170 135 185 145 195 160 205 170 190 170 190 168 155 165 185 180 190 140 155

BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE

COLLEGE 02/11/1987 (33) Kansas City, MO University of Notre Dame 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 06/08/1993 (27) Nantes, France Clemson University 10/03/1994 (25) Roeland Park, KS Butler University 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (33) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (17) Overland Park, KS 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/08/1998 (22) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1990 (29) Fredricksburg, VA Santa Clara University 03/23/1994 (26) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 05/15/1986 (34) Great River, NY

Lynn University (Florida) 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (24) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/05/1994 (26) Mission Hills, CA 06/26/1993 (27) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 09/14/1998 (21) Carbondale, IL 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland

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#COLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City looks to bounce back this weekend when the side heads West to take on the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Good Park in Commerce City, CO on Saturday night at 8 p.m. CT. Sporting saw a three-game winning streak in MLS regularseason play snapped on Tuesday night with a rough 5-2 loss to the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park.

Sporting faced Colorado in the MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage, with Peter Vermes’ side claiming a wild 3-2 victory. Kellyn Acosta gave the Rapids the lead before Khiry Shelton equalized shortly after Danny Wilson had been sent off. Diego Rubio was then called for a handball following a VAR review, resulting in a SKC penalty that Alan Pulido tucked away. Moments later, Jack Price was sent off to reduce the Rapids to nine men. Undeterred, Colorado made it 2-2 late on through Jonathan Lewis, but Graham Zusi fired home the winner in stoppage time to seal all three points for Sporting KC. The two sides last met at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on March 17, 2019 with Sporting clawing a draw out of the jaws of defeat when Johnny Russell’s late free kick cancelled out former SKC striker Diego Rubio’s opener.

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting leads MLS with 17 goals scored and ranks second with 2.43 goals per game.

• Sporting has won two straight true road matches (Feb. 29 at Vancouver and Aug. 21 at Minnesota). Sporting hasn’t claimed three straight away wins in the regular season since July 2014.

• Eight different Sporting players have scored a goal this season, the most in MLS. • Sporting leads MLS in shot conversion rate (17.9%) and ranks third in shooting accuracy (56.3%).

• Sporting conceded five goals in Tuesday’s loss to the Houston Dynamo, tied for the second-most in a home game in club regular season history.

Date

Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Alan Pulido is tied for third in MLS with seven combined goals (three) and assists (four). His four assists are tied for second in MLS. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda has scored in each of his last four regular season appearances outside of the MLS is Back Tournament.

• Forward Alan Pulido and midfielder Gadi Kinda are two of eight MLS players with at least three goals and two assists this season.

• Defender Graham Zusi is the only Sporting player to feature in all 630 minutes of the regular season.

• Tuesday against Houston, Sporting fielded five Homegrown Players in a competitive match for the first time ever as Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Felipe Hernandez, Jaylin Lindsey and Daniel Salloi took the field.

#SKCvCOL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 26-24-15 in regular season)

07/17/2020 09/21/2019 03/17/2019 05/05/2018 03/24/2018

Score

KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2

Result Details W L T W T

Shelton, Pulido and Zusi tally in comeback win at MIB SKC surrenders two-goal lead to fall 3-2 late on Russell’s free kick cancels out Rubio opener in second half Salloi scores early on to give SKC shutout win Gutierrez and Rubio strike in second half to salvage road point

#COLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi has scored four goals and added two assists against the Colorado Rapids, including a one goal and two assist performance in a 3-2 victory on the road on March 29, 2014. His other goals came at home on July 6, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013, and in the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020.

• Winger Gerso Fernandes has two goals and an assist against Colorado, scoring his first goal for the club with the game-winner on April 9, 2017 before adding an assist on Diego Rubio’s late equalizer in the 2-2 road draw on March 24, 2018. He also scored in the 3-2 home loss on Sept. 21, 2019.

• Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has one goal against the Rapids, scoring the first goal of an eventual 2-2 road draw on March 24, 2018.

• Forward Daniel Salloi has scored once against Colorado, notching the gamewinner in the 1-0 home win on May 5, 2018.

• Winger Johnny Russell has one goal against the Rapids, netting a free kick late on in the 1-1 road draw on March 17, 2019.

• Forward Alan Pulido has netted once versus Colorado, scoring a penalty kick in the 3-2 win at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020.

• Forward Khiry Shelton has one goal and one assist against the Rapids, with his goal coming in the 3-2 victory at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020, while his assist set up Diego Rubio’s late equalizer in the 2-2 road draw on March 24, 2018 • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Colorado Rapids, coming on Fernandes’ game-winning goal on April 9, 2017.

• Midfielder Gadi Kinda has one assist against Colorado, coming in the 3-2 win at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020.

• Defender Luis Martins has tallied one assist vs. the Rapids, coming in the 3-2 win at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020.

• Forward Erik Hurtado has one goal and one assist against the Rapids, both coming in the same game - a 3-3 home draw for Vancouver on Sept. 24, 2016.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 3-8-2 all-time against Colorado, posting a 1.38 goals against average with two shutouts. His shutouts came in a 2-0 home victory on June 27, 2015 and a 1-0 home win on May 5, 2018.

• Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez has faced Colorado once while with the Chicago Fire, resulting in a 2-2 road draw on June 13, 2018.

Colorado Rapids Team Notes • After opening the season 2-0-0 for the first time since 2012, Colorado has gone 0-3-1 and conceded 11 goals in its last four matches.

• Colorado’s 2.17 goals conceded per match are the most in MLS. • Colorado has allowed six goals after the 75th minute this season, tied for the most in MLS. • Colorado has two losses this season when allowing the first goal, tied for the most in MLS. The Rapids are also 0-2-0 when leading at halftime.

Colorado Rapids Player Notes • Forward Jonathan Lewis has a team-high three goals this season despite starting just one of his six appearances.

• Former Sporting forwards Kei Kamara and Diego Rubio combined for 25 regular season goals last year but have combined for just two in 2020.

• Midfielder Younes Namli leads Colorado with 10 chances created and ranks 10th in MLS with 45 duels won.

• Defender Lalas Abubakar ranks fifth in MLS with 34 interceptions.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

#COLvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

• Defender Graham Zusi is one start away from reaching 300 in MLS play.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza is one regular-season start away from reaching 245 and overtaking Nick Garcia for fourth place in the club’s history.

• Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is one shy of his 100th career regular season start for Sporting.

• Colorado duo Kei Kamara (2009-2013) and Diego Rubio (2016-2018) both played for Sporting KC. • Colorado defender Abdul Rwatubyaye spent the early portion of the 2019 season with Sporting before being traded to Colorado.

• Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes played for the Colorado Rapids from 1997-1999 before joining Kansas City.

• Peter Vermes was teammates with Rapids head coach Robin Fraser on the U.S. National Team from 1988-1997.

• Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler both played on the U.S. National Team alongside Colorado midfielder Kellyn Acosta.

• Forward Johnny Russell has played with Colorado defender Danny Wilson on the Scotland Under-21 National Team from 2011-2012.

• Forward Khiry Shelton was teammates with Colorado’s Jonathan Lewis at New York City FC from 2017-2018.

• Forward Erik Hurtado played with Colorado’s Nicolas Mezquida at Vancouver Whitecaps FC from 2014-2018.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia played alongside Rapids midfielder Collen Warner at Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011.

• Colorado defender Kortne Ford is born in Olathe, Kansas - a suburb of Kansas City. He also played with Sporting KC defender Graham Smith at the University of Denver in 2016. Smith also played with Andre Shinyashiki at Denver.

• Sporting KC’s Amadou Dia, Roger Espinoza and Graham Smith all grew up in Colorado.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

BESLER HITS 30,000 MINUTES

Sporting Kansas City continues its rigorous schedule of six games in 24 days when the side travels to take on the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. on Saturday night. Sporting will look to bounce back from a disappointing return to Children’s Mercy Park on Tuesday night, where they were beaten by the Houston Dynamo 5-2.

Sporting Kansas City club legend Matt Besler has racked up longevity accolade after longevity accolade over the past three seasons. The Overland Park, Kansas native is the team’s all-time leader in games, games started and minutes, and he reached another milestone on Tuesday night.

In the 54th minute of the clash with the Houston Dynamo, 12th-year veteran became the first player in Sporting history to eclipse 30,000 minutes played across all competitions.

That total includes 25,141 minutes of regular season action, as the center back returned to the lineup for his first league appearance since July 17.

Sporting still sits atop the Western Conference with a 5-2-0 (15 pts.) record, four points above their closest challengers. Prior to Tuesday night, Sporting’s only regular-season loss of the season came against Minnesota on July 12 in the MLS is Back Tournament opener. The Rapids, meanwhile, are languishing in eighth place in the Western Conference, having not won a game since their 2-0-0 start to the 2020 campaign. Including the start of the MLS is Back Tournament, Colorado is 0-3-1 in their last four games.

Besler and fellow 2009 MLS SuperDraft selection Graham Zusi hold first and second spot in all of Sporting’s longevity stats, respectively. In all competitions, Besler has played 30,036 minutes across 343 appearances, while Zusi has tallied 27,077 minutes across 337 games.

Sporting enjoyed their first match with fans since the COVID-19 pandemic struck on Tuesday, with a 14 percent capacity at Children’s Mercy Park in attendance as the team maintained strict requirements on social distancing and face coverings.

KINDA KEEPS SCORING

When Israeli midfielder Gadi Kinda tallied early in the second half to briefly reduce the deficit to 3-2 in Sporting’s eventual 5-2 loss to the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park, he scored in his second straight game and his fourth in succession outside of the MLS is Back Tournament.

Sporting is unbeaten on the road in 2020, actually posting a 100% record after going 2-0-0 in their only true road games of the season at Vancouver on Feb. 29 and at Minnesota on Aug. 21. Sporting went 2-2-1 at the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando (2-1-0 in games counting toward the MLS regular-season), including a wild 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids on July 17.

In fact, Kinda has scored in each and every one of his regular season games that he has played in a team’s home stadium in 2020. He opened his account at BC Place against Vancouver on Feb. 29 before scoring his first goal at CMP vs. Houston on March 7.

Following the lengthy COVID-19 imposed lockdown and the MLS is Back Tournament - held at training fields at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida - Kinda returned to his old ways by tallying at Allianz Field against Minnesota on Friday, Aug. 21 and again at CMP on Tuesday night.

Days after facing off against one old friend in Houston coach Tab Ramos, Sporting KC Manager & Sporting Director Peter Vermes will take on another pal in the form of Rapids head coach Robin Fraser on Saturday night. Vermes played alongside Fraser on the U.S. Men’s National Team from 1988-1997. In addition, Vermes played for the Colorado Rapids from 1997-1999 before the final move of his career to the Kansas City Wizards in 2000.

Kinda now leads the team with four goals in the regular season, and is tied with striker Alan Pulido with four goals in all competitions in 2020. The lively midfielder has also tallied two assists for a total of six goal contributions, placing him sixth in the league in that category.

COLORADO CALLING

Sporting Kansas City is set to face off against the Colorado Rapids in the MLS regular season for the 66th time on Saturady night, and the second time in 2020 after the two sides were drawn with one another in Group D of the MLS is Back Tournament. Sporting holds a 26-24-15 lead in the all-time regular-season series, including a dismal 5-18-10 mark on the road.

BUSIO NAMED TO TEAM OF THE WEEK

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio caught MLS by surprise during last Friday’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United at Allianz Field by producing a confident and polished performance as the team’s defensive midfielder, having never lined up in that position during his professional career.

It was a wild affair on July 17, 2020 when Sporting met the Rapids at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. Both sides were looking for a morale-boosting victory after dropping their opening game of the tournament, and Colorado raced out to an early lead when Kellyn Acosta struck from the edge of the area. Sporting worked their way back into the game early in the second period and when Khiry Shelton was brought down by last man Danny Wilson, the VAR advised the referee to show a straight red card and Wilson was off.

The league took notice, and on Monday the 18-year-old was named to the bench of the MLS Team of the Week. In addition to becoming the youngest MLS player to log the full 90 minutes this season, Busio completed a team-high 43 of 47 passes at a 91.5% clip and led all players with five interceptions. He also connected on all four of his long-ball attempts, had a game-high 14 successful passes in the attacking third and created a scoring chance.

Shelton equalized minutes later, before former SKC striker Diego Rubio was penalized for a handball in the box - also on the advice of the VAR. Alan Pulido converted and moments after the restart, Jack Price was sent off for foul and abusive langauge directed toward the match official and the Rapids were down to nine men. However, Robin Fraser’s side hung around and found a stunning equalizer late on when Jonathan Lewis curled his finish into the bottom corner. Sporting weren’t to be denied though, and Graham Zusi’s defelcted effort looped into the net in stoppage time to give his side all three points.

Busio continued in that “No. 6” role during Tuesday’s loss to the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park with regular starter Ilie Sanchez continuing absence due to family reasons.

COACH SPEAK: PETER VERMES

On the defensive lapses: “After the first 30 minutes, we were just late to everything. We got stretched out. You start having guys that are late or hesitant within the game then all of a sudden they find the seams and they start building through us. That’s what they did. They were cutting through us and building through us at will, especially late in the game. In the second half, we were too man-oriented at times, we were late in situations. Sometimes that happens.

I’ve been in a few of those games myself. It feels like, you go left, they go right. You go right, they go left. You go forward, they go backward. You’re just chasing shadows. I think we were doing that for a good majority of the game after the first 30 minutes.”

During their last visit to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Sporting escaped with a 1-1 draw after Johnny Russell’s late free kick cancelled out Diego Rubio’s opener. Sporting was in the midst of their 2019 Concacaf Champions League run at the time and had just seen off Club Atletico Independiente of Panama days before their trip to the Colorado altitude.

HOMEGROWN PRODUCTION

Sporting Kansas City’s Homegrowns continued to make history during Tuesday’s 5-2 setback against the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park. With Gianluca Busio and Jaylin Lindsey starting for the second consecutive game, they were joined on the field in the second half by fellow Academy products Cameron Duke, Felipe Hernandez and Daniel Salloi.

On having fans in the stadium: “Having (fans) in the stadium is definitely a help. It really is. It gives something of an ambience in the stadium. I appreciate the fact that those people came tonight. I apologize for the fact that we didn’t get the result. I don’t think tonight was for a lack of effort. We fell short. We had a bad day. We’ll be back. In situations like this, you’ve got to respond and I believe our guys will. I think it was good to have people in the stadium. It was much appreciated.”

Those substitutions meant Sporting fielded five Homegrown Players in a competitive match for the first time ever. The only two Sporting KC Academy products that didn’t see the field that are currently on the team’s roster were midfielder Wan Kuzain and forward Tyler Freeman - who represented Sporting KC II during their 3-0 victory over OKC Energy FC on Saturday night at Swope Soccer Village.

It also marked the second game in succession that Peter Vermes ended a match with an all-Academy three-man midfield, with Busio, Duke and Hernandez patrolling the center of the pitch.

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ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Colorado Rapids: 26-24-15 Home games: 20-6-5 (64 GF, 33 GA) Road games: 5-18-10 (39 GF, 53 GA) Neutral Site: 1-0-0 (3 GF, 2 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016 05/11/2016 07/16/2016 04/09/2017 05/27/2017 03/24/2018 05/05/2018 03/17/2019 09/21/2019 07/17/2020

Score KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 3 KC 3 vs COL 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein, Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon, Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Livestrong Sporting Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Sporting Park L Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Children’s Mercy Park W Marathon Sports Field

148

7 7 6 65 18

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Five Players 3 Cannon, Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

8 7 53 29 35 36

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 Nine Players 3 Preki (10/4/03) 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) 7 Three Players

COLORADO RAPIDS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Eight Players Seven Players (9/14/02) Mark Chung (8/22/03) John Spencer (8/2/00) Chris Martinez (5/11/16) Kevin Doyle

2 2 8 5 7 7

Four Players Grafer, Kramer

9 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

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

1 2 OT 38 68 0 389 518 7 154 220 3 418 421 12 89 87 0 147 176 3

Total 106 914 377 851 176 326

COLORADO RAPIDS Category Goals

Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides

Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 34 54 0 349 428 9 134 162 2 454 507 8 97 82 2 152 155 8

Total 88 786 298 969 181 315

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

KC 10 12 16 24 113 31 0 106 COL 12 10 12 17 10 27 0 88

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS (through March 7, 2020)

19,425

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 162 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 162 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 154 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 162 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

196

COLORADO RAPIDS

105.2 5

107

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

344

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 196 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Richard Sanchez (Re-Entry Draft - Nov. 26, 2019)

Adrian Zendejas (Trade - Nov. 19, 2019)

Roberto Puncec (Signing - Dec. 4, 2019)

Jimmy Medranda (Expansion Draft - Nov. 19, 2019)

Khiry Shelton (Signing - Dec. 9, 2019)

Benny Feilhaber (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Alan Pulido (Signing - Dec. 10, 2019)

Seth Sinovic (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Amadou Dia (Signing - Jan. 10, 2020)

Gedion Zelalem (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Gadi Kinda (Loan - Jan. 23, 2020)

Nico Hasler (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

Winston Reid (Loan - Feb. 14, 2020)

Krisztian Nemeth (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

John Pulskamp (Signed as Homegrown - Feb. 24, 2020)

Rodney Wallace (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

Charlie Lyon (Added as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 17, 2020)

Eric Dick (Loan - Feb. 4, 2020) Botond Barath (Transfer - July 11, 2020) Charlie Lyon (Released as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 18, 2020)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC acquires $175,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot from Nashville SC (MLS) in exchange for GK Adrian Zendejas.

Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC D Jimmy Medranda selected by Nashville SC (MLS) in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.

Nov. 21: OUT Sporting KC declines options on M Benny Feilhaber, D Seth Sinovic and M Gedion Zelalem. In addition, D Nico Hasler, F Krisztian Nemeth and D Rodney

Wallace are out of contract.

Nov. 26: IN Sporting KC selects GK Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 (4th Overall) of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Dec. 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Robert Puncec, most recently with HNK Rijeka (Croatia).

Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Khiry Shelton from SC Paderborn 07 (Germany).

Dec. 10: IN Sporting KC acquires F Alan Pulido on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico).

Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, most recently with Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship).

Jan 23: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan with an option to buy from Beitar Jerusalem (Israel).

Feb. 4: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Eric Dick to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season.

Feb. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires D Winston Reid on loan from West Ham United (England).

Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs GK John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy (MLS).

July 11: OUT Sporting KC transfers D Botond Barath to his former club, Budapest Honved FC (Hungary).

July 17: IN/OUT Sporting KC added GK Charlie Lyon as a League Pool Goalkeeper for July 17 match vs. Colorado Rapids. Lyon was released following the game.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

2015

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

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

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

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

2019

Luis Martins (8/1/19)

2020

Richard Sanchez (11/25/19) Robert Puncec (12/4/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Amadou Dia (1/10/20) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20) Winston Reid (2/14/20)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19) John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Saturday, February 29

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

W

3-1

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

W

4-0

Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton

SUNDAY, JULY 12

MINNESOTA UNITED

GROUP STAGE

L

1-2

Shelton

FRIDAY, JULY 17

COLORADO RAPIDS

GROUP STAGE

W

3-2

Shelton, Pulido, Zusi

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

REAL SALT LAKE

GROUP STAGE

W

2-0

Russell, Gerso

SUNDAY, JULY 26

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

ROUND OF 16

T

0-0 (3-1 PK)

--

THURSDAY, JULY 30

PHILADELPHIA UNION

QUARTERFINAL

L

1-3

Pulido

Friday, August 21

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

W

2-1

Kinda, Own Goal

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

L

2-5

Russell, Kinda

Saturday, August 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00 P.M.

FOX Sports KC

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

FC DALLAS

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, September 5

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

7:00 P.M.

FOX Sports KC Plus

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC

REGULAR SEASON

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT

REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2020 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Ted Unkel

1

1-0-0

13

10

2

1

0

0

0

0

Allen Chapman

1

1-0-0

12

13

2

5

0

0

0

0

Joe Dickerson

2

0-2-0

25

21

3

4

1

0

0

0

Dave Gantar

1

1-0-0

15

11

2

2

0

2

1

0

Fotis Bazakos

1

1-0-0

11

11

3

4

0

0

0

0

Ramy Touchan

1

1-0-0

16

17

3

2

0

0

0

0

2020 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR

INCIDENT

DECISION

July 12, 2020 vs. MIN Joe Dickerson Armando Villarreal MIN Goal Overturned, No Goal After MIN’s Ethan Finlay puts the ball into the back of the net from close range, Dickerson consults with his VAR Villarreal who flags that Kevin Molino was offside and screening SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia in the lead-up to the goal.

July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez COL Yellow Card Overturned, Red Card SKC’s Khiry Shelton is brought down by COL’s Danny Wilson while through on goal. Referee Dave Gantar initially shows Wilson a yellow card, but after consulting with his VAR, changes his decision to a red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez SKC No Penalty Overturned, Penalty SKC’s Graham Zusi whips in a cross from the right that deflects off COL’s Diego Rubio’s elbow and out for a corner. After consulting with his VAR, referee Dave Gantar awards SKC a penalty for handball.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2020 Record When...

SPORTING KC IN 2020 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime

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

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

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

2-1-0 3-1-0

Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’

5-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

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

Feb. 2020 Feb. all-time March 2020 March all-time April 2020 April all-time May 2020 May all-time June 2020 June all-time July 2020 July all-time Aug. 2020 Aug. all-time Sept. 2020 Sept. all-time Oct. 2020 Oct. all-time

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

1-0-0 4-2-0

With red card for With red card against

1-0-0 0-1-0

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

3-2-0 2-0-0

In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

5-2-0 0-0-0

On grass On turf

4-2-0 1-0-0

With zero subs With one sub With two subs With three subs With four subs With five subs

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

1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 23-11-11 0-0-0 45-38-19 0-0-0 39-49-28 0-0-0 44-31-28 2-1-0 55-42-28 1-1-0 50-54-17 0-0-0 34-45-20 0-0-0 24-18-18

Game-winning goals after 75’...

vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United

vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas

vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Inter Miamo CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. Nashville SC vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 91+ Minute

Game-tying goals after 75’...

None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Kevin Molino (7/12 vs. MIN) - 97+ Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Red Cards...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2020)

Shutouts 2-0-0 One-goal games 2-1-0 On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On FSKC

Quickest Goal...

Johnny Russell (7/22 at RSL) - 49 seconds

Quickest Goal Against...

Jake Nerwinski (2/29 at VAN) - 28th Minute

1-1-1 (0-0-0) 17-26-11 (0-0-0) 26-24-15 (1-0-0) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-0) 25-25-12 (0-0-0) 9-11-13 (1-1-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 23-26-15 (0-0-0) 5-3-2 (1-1-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-2-1 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-4-5 (0-0-0) 10-13-8 (1-0-0) 27-25-8 (0-0-0) 7-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 10-3-4 (1-0-0)

None Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - DOGSO - 74th Minute

Red Cards Against...

Danny Wilson (7/17 vs. COL) - DOGSO - 61st Minute Jack Price (7/17 vs. COL) - Foul & Abusive Language - 73rd Minute

Penalty Kicks...

Alan Pulido (7/17 vs. COL) - Scored on William Yarbrough

Penalty Kicks Against...

None

Penalty Kicks Earned...

Diego Rubio Handball (7/17 vs. COL) - 72nd Minute

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

Gadi Kinda (2/29 at VAN) - 25 years and 343 days Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 33 years and 334 days Gianluca Busio (7/22 at RSL) - 18 years and 55 days Gianluca Busio (2/29 at VAN) - 17 years and 277 days Tim Melia (8/25 vs. HOU) - 34 years and 102 days Tim Melia (8/25 vs. HOU) - 34 years and 102 days

Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 2020 at home All-time at home 2020 on road All-time on road 2020 neutral All-time neutral

GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 8 9 17 OPPONENT 5 6 11

315-288-169 1-1-0 204-101-79 2-0-0 109-186-90 2-1-0 2-1-0

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 46 49 95 OPPONENT 29 35 64

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 17 19 36 OPPONENT 13 11 24

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 48 44 92 OPPONENT 46 37 83

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 7 6 13 OPPONENT 5 6 11

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 18 20 38 OPPONENT 10 14 24

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 5 10 15 OPPONENT 12 6 18

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 1 1 OPPONENT 0 2 2

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 1/1 1/1 OPPONENT 0/0 0/0 0/0

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs MLS is Back KO U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

HOME Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 204 101 79 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 248 117 90

W L T 315 288 169 18 22 10 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 15 9 376 343 196

GF GA 1093 1039 66 67 1 3 109 67 50 57 1319 1233

AWAY GF GA 652 460 41 20 72 30 28 18 793 528

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 109 186 90 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 125 223 104 9

NEUTRAL GF GA 435 575 22 44 37 37 22 39 516 695

Competition MIB Reg. Season MIB KO Stage MLS Cup SuperLiga TOTAL

W L T 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 2

GF GA 6 4 1 3 3 3 0 0 10 10

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 29, 2020: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 22,120 Weather: Indoors and 53 degrees

Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (0-1-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 90’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 90’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 1 3 1 0 1

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski D Khmiri D Cornelius D Adnan M Dajome (Ricketts 80’) M Inbeom M Teibert (C) M Milinkovic (Montero 70’) F Cavallini F Reyna

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Meredith (GK) Barath Gutierrez Lindsey Metcalf Salloi Rose Bair Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Roberto Puncec 1) 17’ VAN - Jake Nerwinski 1 (David Milinkovic 1) 28’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Luis Martins 1) 39’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 4 13 0 3

VAN 9 (5) 1 10 0 4

March 7, 2020: Sporting KC 4-0 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,188 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees

Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 points) Houston Dynamo (0-1-1, 1 point) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 75’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 84’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Martinez (Quintero 57’) M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M McNamara (Ramirez 73’) M Rodriguez (Salazar 78’) F Manotas

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Barath Fuenmayor Lindsey Ceren Salloi Hansen Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gadi Kinda 1) 16’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Unassisted) 26’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1) 65’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 77’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Aljaz Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ HOU - Adam Lundkvist (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) HOU - Michael Salazar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 1 12 3 5

Aug. 25, 2020: Sporting KC 2-5 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 90 degrees

Sporting KC (5-2-0, 15 points) Houston Dynamo (1-2-4, 7 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 2 3 5

Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Maric D Zusi D Valentin D Reid D Struna D Besler D Figueroa D Lindsey D Lundkvist M Busio M Ceren (Lemoine 91+) M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Vera (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Rodriguez (Martinez 80’) F Russell (Salloi 64’) F Elis (Hansen 46’) F Pulido (C) (Hurtado 64’) F Ramirez (Manotas 66’) F Gerso (Shelton 58’) F Quintero (Garcia 66’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Dia Bizama Puncec Fuenmayor Smith Junqua Scoring Summary: HOU - Alberth Elis 3 (Darwin Quintero 3, Memo Rodriguez 1) 17’ SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 26’ HOU - Christian Ramirez 1 (Alberth Elis 1, Darwin Quintero 4) 44’ HOU - Niko Hansen 1 (Christian Ramirez 1, Zarek Valentin 2) 48’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 4 (Unassisted) 49’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 2 (Darwin Ceren 1) 57’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 3 (Niko Hansen 1) 61’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (5) 3 11 3 10

1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0

HOU 12 (8) 1 9 3 1

10

HOU 9 (1) 3 13 1 7

Aug. 21, 2020: Minnesota United 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Attendance: 0 Weather: Mostly sunny and 85 degrees

Sporting KC (5-1-0, 15 points) Minnesota United (3-1-2, 11 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 1 0 1

Sporting KC Minnesota United GK Melia GK Ranjitsingh D Zusi D Metanire D Smith D Aja D Reid D Boxall D Lindsey D Gasper M Busio M Gregus M Espinoza (Hernandez 75’) M Alonso (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Dotson (Schoenfeld 82’) F Russell (Puncec 85’) F Finlay (Lod 65’) F Pulido (C) F Amarilla (Toye 82’) F Shelton (Gerso 72’) F Molino (Edwards 65’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Emmings (GK) Besler Chacon Dia Hairston Hurtado Musa Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda 3 (Jaylin Lindsey 1) 12’ MIN - Own Goal (Jaylin Lindsey) 32’ SKC - Own Goal (Michael Boxall) 55’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ MIN - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 93+ SKC - Cameron Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 3 16 3 3

MIN 12 (3) 3 17 0 6

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE BOX SCORES (REGULAR SEASON) July 12, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Minnesota United FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 points) Minnesota United (3-0-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie (Busio 94+) M Espinoza M Kinda (Sanchez 76’) F Shelton (Salloi 94+) F Pulido (Hurtado 94+) F Gerso (Russell 73’)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

Minnesota United GK Miller D Metanire D Boxall (C) D Aja D Gasper M Gregus M Dotson M Finlay M Molino (Musa 98+) M Lod (Edwards 77’) F Toye (Schoenfeld 59’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dia Emmings (GK) Lindsey Ranjitsingh (GK) Reid Alonso Smith Hayes Duke Hairson Hernandez Chacon Kuzain Scoring Summary: SKC - Khiry Shelton 2 (Alan Pulido 2) 43’ MIN - Own Goal (Khiry Shelton) 92+ MIN - Kevin Molino 3 (Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1) 97+ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ MIN - Jan Gregus (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ SKC - Tim Melia (Red Card; DOGSO) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (3) 1 14 1 9

MIN 9 (2) 2 12 3 3

July 17, 2020: Sporting KC 3-2 Colorado Rapids MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees

Sporting KC (3-1-0, 9 points) Colorado Rapids (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Sanchez D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins (Dia 100+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 82’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (Gerso 54’)

1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2

Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Wilson D Vines M Price (C) M Acosta (Warner 73’) M Bassett (Mezquida 54’) F Namli (Lewis 73’) F Rubio (Kamara 73’) F Benezet (Trusty 62’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Lyon (GK) Rawls (GK) Lindsey Kelly Reid Moor Smith Wynne Duke Galvan Hernandez Shinyashiki Kuzain Hurtado Salloi Scoring Summary: COL - Kellyn Acosta 1 (Cole Bassett 1, Nicolas Benezet 1) 6’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 3 (Gadi Kinda 2, Luis Martins 2) 65’ SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Penalty Kick) 72’ COL - Jonathan Lewis 2 (Kei Kamara 1) 84’ SKC - Graham Zusi 1 (Unassisted) 91+ Misconduct Summary: COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ COL - Nicolas Benezet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ COL - Danny Wilson (Red Card; DOGSO) 61’ COL - Jack Price (Red Card; Foul & Abusive Language) 73’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 19 (9) 2 15 1 5

11

COL 8 (4) 5 11 3 1

July 22, 2020: Sporting KC 2-0 Real Salt Lake MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 83 degrees

Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 points) Real Salt Lake (1-1-3, 6 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC Real Salt Lake GK Melia GK MacMath D Zusi D Herrera D Smith D Glad D Puncec D Holt D Martins (Dia 67’) D Toia M Ilie M Luiz M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Beckerman (C) (Ruiz 64’) M Busio (Kinda 67’) M Meram (Chang 64’) F Russell (Gerso 84’) M Kreilach (Rossi 72’) F Pulido (C) M Baird (Ramirez 77’) F Shelton (Salloi 84’) F Johnson (Martinez 46’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Putna (GK) Besler Silva Lindsey Besler Reid Mulholland Duke Portillo Kuzain Iloski Hurtado Schmitt Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Alan Pulido 3) 1’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Alan Pulido 4) 86’ Misconduct Summary: RSL - Erik Holt (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ RSL - Sam Johnson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ RSL - Kyle Beckerman (Yellow Card; Dissent) 55’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ RSL - Justen Glad (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (4) 1 11 2 3

RSL 5 (1) 3 11 1 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE BOX SCORES July 26, 2020: Sporting KC 0-0 (3-1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Mostly clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F PK 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1

Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 67’) M Kinda F Shelton (Salloi 80’) F Pulido (C) F Russell (Gerso 67’)

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Hasal D Nerwinski D Veselinovic D Cornelius D Gutierrez M Dajome M Owusu M Teibert (C) M Adnan F Inbeom (Reyna 72’) F Bair

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Baldisimo Besler Khmiri Dia Colyn Lindsey Metcalfe Reid Pecile Duke Raposo Hernandez Kuzain Hurtado Scoring Summary: None Penalty Kick Summary: VAN - Cristian Dajome (missed) SKC - Alan Pulido (scored) VAN - Leonard Owusu (scored) SKC - Ilie Sanchez (scored) VAN - Derek Cornelius (saved) SKC - Daniel Salloi (saved) VAN - Yordy Reyna (saved) SKC - Gianluca Busio (scored)

SKC 36 (8) 5 10 2 12

1 2 F 1 0 1 3 0 3

Sporting KC Philadelphia Union Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins (Dia 46’) M Ilie (Hernandez 64’) M Espinoza (Duke 84’) M Busio (Kinda 46’) F Russell F Pulido (C) F Salloi (Gerso 64’)

Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D McKenzie D Wagner M Martinez M Bedoya (C) M Monteiro (Fontana 86’) M Aaronson (Real 86’) F Przybylko (Wooten 71’) F Santos (Ilsinho 53’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Bendik Besler Collin Lindsey Glesnes Reid Mbaizo Kuzain De Vries Hurtado Oravec Freeman Turner Ngalina Scoring Summary: PHI - Jamiro Monteiro 1 (Alejandro Bedoya 1, Sergio Santos 1) 24’ PHI - Sergio Santos 2 (Unassisted) 26’ PHI - Sergio Santos 3 (Brenden Aaronson 1) 39’ SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 46+ Misconduct Summary: PHI - Jose Martinez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ PHI - Jack Elliott (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ VAN - Leonard Owusu (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ VAN - Cristian Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

July 30, 2020: Sporting KC 1-3 Philadelphia Union MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 16 (7) 0 16 3 7

VAN 8 (5) 8 8 2 4

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PHI 7 (3) 6 18 2 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2020 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match.

Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Alan Pulido 7

Left forward

Right forward

Johnny Russell 3 Gerso Fernandes 2 Khiry Shelton 2

Khiry Shelton 4 Johnny Russell 3

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Gadi Kinda 6 Gianluca Busio 1

Roger Espinoza 7

Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 5 Gianluca Busio 2

Left back

Luis Martins 5 Jaylin Lindsey 2

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 5 Roberto Puncec 1 Winston Reid 1

Robreto Puncec 4 Graham Smith 2 Winston Reid 1

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia 6 Richard Sanchez 1

13

Right back Graham Zusi 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE Feb. 29 March 7 July 12 July 17 July 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 29 Sept. 2 Sept. 5 Sept. 13

OPPONENT

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Houston Dynamo Minnesota United Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake at Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo vs. Minnesota United FC

RESULT W W L W W W L

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

ATTEND. 22,120 21,188 0 0 0 0 N/A

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 5-2-0

T-1 T-1 T-2 T-2 1 1 1

3 6 6 9 12 15 15

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton Shelton Shelton, Pulido, Zusi Russell, Gerso Kinda, Own Goal Russell, Kinda

SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-2-0, 15 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF AUGUST 25, 2020 UNF POS PLAYER 17 M Gadi Kinda 9 F Alan Pulido 11 F Khiry Shelton 7 F Johnny Russell 12 F Gerso Fernandes 15 M Roger Espinoza 19 F Erik Hurtado 8 D Graham Zusi 36 D Luis Martins 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 4 D Roberto Puncec 5 D Matt Besler 27 M Gianluca Busio 13 D Amadou Dia 28 M Cameron Duke 21 M Felipe Hernandez 29 GK Tim Melia 22 D Winston Reid 20 F Daniel Salloi 6 M Ilie Sanchez 1 GK Richard Sanchez 16 D Graham Smith 18 GK Eric Dick 3 D Andreu Fontas 23 F Tyler Freeman 10 M Felipe Gutierrez 75 M Wan Kuzain 24 GK John Pulskamp

Own-goals received

Team totals

Opponent totals

GP 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 5 2 6 5 7 2 2 3 6 2 3 5 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7

GS MIN 6 489 7 596 6 547 6 446 2 229 7 551 0 34 7 630 5 426 2 180 5 455 5 450 3 272 0 24 0 36 0 79 6 524 2 180 0 33 5 449 1 104 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 630 7 630

G 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 11

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

SHT 15 19 13 11 4 10 2 7 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 6 7 8 3 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 10 5 5 4 3 9 1 9 6 2 9 5 8 0 2 2 1 1 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 12 16 5 4 5 6 1 4 2 3 3 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFF 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

E 0 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

13 14

95 64

36 24

92 83

83 92

13 11

38 24

15 20

1 2

GA 7 4 11 17

GAA 1.20 3.46 1.57 2.43

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

W 4 1 5 2

L 1 1 2 5

T 0 0 0 0

SO 2 0 2 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Gadi Kinda 1, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gadi Kinda 1, Luis Martins 1, Alan Pulido 1, Khiry Shelton 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 6 2 7 7

GS 6 1 7 7

MIN 524 104 630 630

SH 19 5 24 36

SV 13 2 15 17 14

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.

Peter Vermes is in his 12th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2020 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 183 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 148 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.

He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before both were overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.

On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 425 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

With over 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fourth longest active run.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States.

A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.

In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.

Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his third season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year

A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010.

He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl.

Total

2009 3-6-3 --- --- 2010 11-13-6 --- --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 --- 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 --- 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 --- 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 --- 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 --- 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 --- 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 --- 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 --- 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 --- 2020 5-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 TOTAL 148-117-90 6-7-5 0-1-1

--- --- 3-6-3 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 4-0-1 --- 16-10-14 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 0-0-0 --- 5-3-1 20-7-3 9-7-4 183-139-103

Director of Sports Performance & Science | Joey Harty Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019 Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He also oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, on-field movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance.

Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He spent the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.

Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 20102012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

289

281

25141

3

18

MLS Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

20

18

1730

0

1

International

16

16

1425

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

343

333

30036

3

19

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 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. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 3-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 12th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Besler is first in SKC history with 343 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (289), starts (281) & minutes (25,141). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 299 of 307 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

289

281

25141

3

18

44

10

236

135

8

1

34

3

2

7

KC - Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

4

0

20

16

3

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

307

299

26881

3

18

47

10

256

151

11

1

35

3

2

7

#27 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 6, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL

A

MLS Regular Season

36

14

1348

4

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

1

68

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

120

0

0

International

3

0

59

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

43

16

1596

4

2

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making him the youngest active player in MLS at the time and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Sporting KC II on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.

Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.

He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.

At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2019, Busio scored five goals as the U.S. U-17s finished second in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, securing a berth for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the process.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

36

14

1348

4

2

39

14

20

25

0

23

4

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

36

14

1348

4

2

39

14

20

25

0

23

4

0

0

1

16

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

34

22

2158

0

1

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

0

45

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

4

4

351

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

40

27

2674

0

3

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson University Last Club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2020

Amadou Dia began his professional career with Sporting as the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Clemson University. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions during a two-year stint highlighted by a U.S. Open Cup title and consecutive playoff appearances. Dia spent three seasons with perennial USL Championship contender Phoenix Rising FC, where he was named the team’s Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, before returning to Sporting ahead of the 2020 campaign.

Dia was a leading contributor at Rising FC from 2017-2019. He started 87 of 90 USL Championship matches at the club - notching four goals and eight assists - and guided Phoenix to three straight playoff berths, winning the 2018 Western Conference MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, March 8, 2015, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 12, 2016, KC vs. VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Championship and helping the side to a historically dominant 2019 campaign. Phoenix reached the 2018 USL Championship Final and ended 2019 with a 24-4-6 mark, setting an all-time American professional soccer record with 20 straight league wins.

The left back appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia represented the U.S. at the U-14, U-18 and U-20 levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France.

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

34

22

2158

0

1

6

3

42

22

5

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

35

23

2248

0

1

6

3

46

22

5

0

3

0

0

0

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

36

24

2368

0

2

6

3

48

23

6

0

4

0

0

0

#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

1

1

90

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 6, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Saves 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018. Dick made his MLS debut on Oct. 6, 2019 at FC Dallas. He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship for the 2020 season.

Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons.

He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017.

Dick was a four-year starter at Butler University in Indianapolis. As a senior, he was At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer.

Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. *Currently on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

17

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAMERON DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

2

0

36

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

0

6

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

0

42

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cameron Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his pro debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020.

Duke is the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.

Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

0

36

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

2

0

36

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

245

224

19615

9

35

MLS Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

151

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

21

18

1946

0

3

International

9

8

727

1

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

290

264

23368

10

39

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 10 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-0 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018.

competitions, tallying 10 goals and 39 assists over nine seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 11 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.

Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 290 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

245

224

19615

9

35

283

71

399

340

15

16

55

11

1

8

KC - Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

9

4

17

19

2

0

5

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

258

236

20634

9

35

292

75

416

359

17

16

60

11

1

8

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

95

65

5807

16

14

MLS Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

0

49

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

8

628

3

2

International

6

4

438

4

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

115

78

7005

24

18

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.

Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

95

65

5807

16

14

144

61

102

118

23

18

10

0

4

4

KC - Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

5

3

2

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

98

66

5890

17

14

149

64

104

121

23

19

10

0

4

4

#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

4

4

326

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

16

1472

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 10, 2019, KC vs. RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season.

Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La

Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012.

Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

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 N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the secondyoungest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.

he scores 0-0-0

fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.

On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

MLS Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

109

0

1

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

63

59

5126

19

9

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/8/1990

Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.

MLS CAREER STATS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 4, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL

GP

GS

MIN

G

Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

105

46

96

82

1

58

14

0

5

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

9

4

9

11

1

11

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

53

4604

19

8

114

50

105

93

2

69

14

0

5

4

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

5

1

174

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

0

26

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

1

200

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and the seventh on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi and Wan Kuzain.

Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with the Rangers in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then lead to a professional SPR contract in early 2017.

Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.

On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5

1

174

0

0

3

0

5

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

5

1

174

0

0

3

0

5

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

17

8

849

3

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

1

115

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

9

964

3

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 3, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 7, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon College: Santa Clara University Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell.

Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.

The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the

More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streak on Sept. 30, 2017.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

17

8

849

3

0

22

10

23

13

5

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - Regular Season

122

55

5562

15

10

148

53

124

84

51

6

4

0

3

3

MLS - Postseason

1

1

78

1

0

2

2

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

123

56

5640

16

10

150

55

127

87

51

6

4

0

3

3

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

7

6

489

4

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

1

135

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

9

7

624

4

2

Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Loaned in on 1/23/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Shots 3, 4 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-2-0 he scores 3-1-0

Birthday: 3/23/1994

Sporting Kansas City announced in January 2020 that the club had acquired central midfielder Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season. Before his move to Sporting, the playmaker ranked fourth in the league with a team-best seven goals while also leading the side with four assists.

He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013.

Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.

On the international stage, Kinda has represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels. Kinda has yet to earn his first cap for the Israeli Men’s National Team but was selected to the senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying in fall 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

7

6

489

4

2

15

6

11

12

0

1

3

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

7

6

489

4

2

15

6

11

12

0

1

3

0

1

1

#26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 7 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN

A

MLS Regular Season

10

9

825

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

205

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

14

12

1120

0

2

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal N/A Assist Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.

Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC,

Lindsey signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match.

Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016.

Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

10

9

825

0

2

6

1

7

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

10

9

825

0

2

6

1

7

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

15

14

1255

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

135

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

17

16

1390

0

2

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/10/1992

Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019.

Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga.

Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches.

Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins came through the Benfica Academy and earned his first team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League, helping the side to a 1-1 draw against FC Basel on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B. Martins transferred to Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years. In 2014, Martins headed to Spain and signed with

As a youth, Martins represented Portugal’s U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before helping Portugal to a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

14

1255

0

2

8

4

13

9

0

6

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

15

14

1255

0

2

8

4

13

9

0

6

2

0

0

1

#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

153

153

13723

0

0

MLS Postseason

6

6

534

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

11

1080

0

0

International

6

6

540

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

178

178

16057

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shutout July 22, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-2-0

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (66) and shutouts (47) in club history, and has also played the most games (153) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy.

After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

153

153

13723

664

469

47

189

1.24

12

22

11

1

66

50

35

MLS - Regular Season

159

158

14162

696

487

47

203

1.29

13

23

11

2

66

54

36

KC - Postseason

6

6

534

24

15

1

8

1.35

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

MLS - TOTAL

165

164

14696

720

512

48

211

1.29

13

23

11

2

67

56

38

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

7

7

596

3

4

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

9

9

776

4

4

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 5, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist July 22, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-0 he scores 3-0-0

Birthday: 3/8/1991

Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years.

2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals for Mexico’s senior team and was Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament championship at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition.

2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner.

Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships, the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title and 13 caps for the Mexico Men’s National Team. He joins Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

7

7

596

3

4

19

7

5

16

6

0

2

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

7

7

596

3

4

19

7

5

16

6

0

2

0

1

1

#24 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed 18-year-old goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy.

Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.

A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joins the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas.

He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

6

5

455

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

7

635

0

1

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 3, March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/27/1991

Sporting Kansas City signed Croatian defender Roberto Puncec in December 2019. The center back has amassed almost 300 professional appearances across 12 professional seasons in Croatia, Israel and Germany. He arrives at Sporting after spending two and a half seasons with Croatian first-division club HNK Rijeka, where he won the 2019 Croatian Cup.

In 2012, Puncec began a five-year stint with German side Union Berlin of the seconddivision 2. Bundesliga. He featured regularly during his time in the German capital, starting 118 of 128 appearances in all competitions as Union Berlin finished in the top half of the table in each of his five seasons with the club. Puncec returned to his native Croatia in 2017, signing for HNK Rijeka. He anchored the club’s defense from 2017-2019, guiding Rijeka to consecutive second-place finishes in the Croatian First Football League and propelled his side to silverware in May 2019 as the Whites won the Croatian Cup.

A native of Varazdin, Croatia, Puncec developed in the NK Varazdin academy and signed his first senior team contract in 2008 at age 16. He became a regular starter in 2009 and helped his hometown club secure a spot in 2011-12 UEFA Europa League qualifying before joining Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in August 2011. His lone season in Israel yielded 23 total appearances.

As a youth, Puncec represented Croatia at the U-14 through U-21 levels. He made five appearances at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, leading Croatia to the semifinals, then played all three games at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

5

455

0

1

0

0

8

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

5

455

0

1

0

0

8

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

#22 | D | WINSTON REID | @WinstonReid2 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

2

2

180

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

2

180

0

0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Last Club: West Ham United (England) Acquired: Loaned in on 2/14/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shots 1, Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 1, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 7/3/1988

Winston Reid arrives in Kansas City after logging over 300 club appearances in Denmark and England, including 166 Premier League matches with West Ham. The 6-foot-3 center back has also earned 25 caps for the New Zealand Men’s National Team, including three starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Reid moved to Denmark from New Zealand at age 10 and began his professional career with FC Midtjylland in 2005. He made his Midtjylland debut at age 17 and played 92 matches for Midtjylland in all competitions before his transfer to West Ham in 2010.

Reid made his first of 222 competitive appearances for the Hammers on Aug. 14, 2010 and opened his West Ham scoring account in an FA Cup win over Burnley the following February. Starting a career-high 36 Premier League matches in 2012-13, Reid was named West Ham’s player of the year as the Hammers secured a top-half finish in the

table. He bagged his first Premier League goal in a London derby defeat of Fulham on Sept. 1, 2012. Reid played a vital role during the Hammers’ breakout 2015-16 campaign, which culminated in a seventh-place league finish and a berth in UEFA Europa League qualifying. Reid’s crowning moment in East London came on May 10, 2016, when he scored the final goal in Upton Park history to seal a dramatic 3-2 triumph over English giants Manchester United in West Ham’s last home game at the iconic venue.

Reid represented Denmark at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels before committing his senior international career to New Zealand and was selected to the All Whites squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute and scoring his only international goal to date with a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Slovakia. Reid has 25 caps with New Zealand, with his most recent appearance coming in November 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

2

180

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

2

2

180

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

65

54

4744

21

20

MLS Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

157

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

190

2

2

International

6

5

422

0

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

80

67

5858

23

26

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2018, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 5-1-0 he scores 1-1-0

Birthday: 4/8/1990

Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 23 goals and 26 assists in 80 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.

League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

65

54

4744

21

20

137

55

35

82

9

198

4

0

4

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

8

2

6

6

1

13

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

69

58

5089

21

21

145

57

41

88

10

211

4

0

4

4

#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

82

54

5037

15

10

MLS Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

1

74

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

4

495

5

0

International

5

2

152

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

102

65

6155

23

10

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Assist Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of seven Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019) and Felipe Hernandez (2019).

of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1.

Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, Sporting KC II, in 2016 and scored four goals Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

82

54

5037

15

10

171

66

42

65

18

1

5

2

6

4

KC - Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

15

5

3

8

2

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

87

58

5434

18

10

186

71

45

73

20

1

6

2

6

4

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

104

99

8988

6

11

MLS Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

154

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

870

0

1

International

6

6

540

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

126

121

11032

9

12

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 126 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.

After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.

Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division.

Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

104

99

8988

6

11

86

20

85

90

2

14

22

1

1

3

KC - Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

5

2

4

4

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

109

104

9468

7

11

91

22

89

94

2

14

23

1

2

3

#1 | GK | RICHARD SANCHEZ | @richsanz45 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: July 11, 2018, CHI vs. PHI Saves 9, April 21, 2018, CHI at NY

A

MLS Regular Season

2

1

104

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

1

104

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shutout Sept. 16, 2018, CHI vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 1-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/5/1994 Hometown: Little Elm, Texas Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 11/26/2019 Sporting Kansas City selected Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft in November 2019. Sanchez already has nine seasons of professional experience under his belt after developing in the FC Dallas Academy and competing in the United States and Mexico. He spent the last three seasons in MLS with the Chicago Fire, where he totaled 90 saves across 27 league appearances.

FC Dallas loaned Sanchez to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2013, where he made his professional debut in the NASL. He was sold to Liga MX powerhouse Tigres UANL a year later and went on loan to both FC Dallas (2014) and Mexican side Tampico Madero (2016-2017) during his time with the Los Tigres. After a three-year spell in Mexico, Sanchez returned to MLS in August 2017 when he joined the Chicago Fire.

Born in Mission Hills, California before moving to Little Elm, Texas, Sanchez joined the prestigious Atletico Madrid Academy in Spain in 2008. He moved back to Texas the following year and developed in the FC Dallas Academy, signing as an MLS Homegrown Player in February 2011.

On the international stage, Sanchez was the starting goalkeeper and played all seven matches for Mexico as El Tri captured the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup title on home soil.

Sanchez posted two shutouts in the tournament, including a clean sheet in the final - a 2-0 victory over Uruguay. He was also Mexico’s starting keeper at the 2013 U-20 World Cup two years later, helping his side reach the Round of 16.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

2

1

104

5

2

0

4

3.46

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

MLS - Regular Season

29

27

2491

148

92

3

55

1.99

4

4

3

0

8

15

6

MLS - TOTAL

29

27

2491

148

92

3

55

1.99

4

4

3

0

8

15

6

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

27

21

1917

5

6

MLS Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

1

80

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

15

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

32

24

2184

5

6

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 5-1-0 he scores 2-1-0

Birthday: 6/26/1993

Shelton spent 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07 and returns to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting after helping the club to first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018. Shelton started 17 of 24 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during a 2018 campaign that saw the club set regular season club records in goals, assists and goal differential. He tallied two goals and five assists in MLS play as Sporting finished atop the West with 62 points and an 18-8-8 record, including a 12-3-5 mark in regular-season matches that Shelton played.

He was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts.

Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club.

Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010.

In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

27

21

1917

5

6

50

18

25

23

2

1

3

0

1

4

MLS - Regular Season

81

44

4402

11

16

86

30

49

54

5

1

3

0

1

7

KC - Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

2

1

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

5

2

229

0

0

2

1

4

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

86

46

4631

11

16

88

31

53

55

7

1

3

0

1

7

#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

15

14

1242

1

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

19

18

1602

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots 3, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.

A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014.

Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers.

Academic All-American.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

14

1242

1

1

9

3

12

6

0

0

2

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

15

14

1242

1

1

9

3

12

6

0

0

2

0

1

1

28

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

173

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

5

480

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and one of six on the current roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to Sporting KC II to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018.

Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with Sporting II, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances.

As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.

Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016.

He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

A

MLS Regular Season

286

245

22481

29

65

MLS Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

18

16

1537

3

6

International

13

13

1140

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

337

294

27077

32

80

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.

Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 32 goals and 80 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 336 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

286

245

22481

29

65

428

135

231

330

33

798

25

1

9

27

KC - Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

31

3

25

30

1

69

2

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

304

263

24220

29

71

459

138

256

360

34

867

27

1

9

30

29

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

34

Games

Matt Besler*

289

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

25,141

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Roger Espinoza*

399

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi*

798

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

55

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

11

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

34

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

3060

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Goals Against Average

Tim Melia (2017)

0.78

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia (2019)

56

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Stat

Player

#

Games

Tim Melia*

153

Minutes

Tim Melia*

13,723

Wins

Tim Melia*

66

Losses

Tim Melia*

50

Draws

Tim Melia*

35

Shutouts

Tim Melia*

47

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia*

189

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Year

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

2018

65

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny Russell (2019)

3

Assists

2018

69

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

4

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Fouls Suffered

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Offsides

1997

117

2018

206

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Corner Kicks

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Cautions

2019

74

2011

8

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Ejections

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

Points

2012

63

Wins

1997

21

Losses

1999

24

Ties

2017

13

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

2019

67

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

7

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

10

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 289 2. Graham Zusi* 286 3. Roger Espinoza* 245 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 281 2. Graham Zusi* 245 3. Kerry Zavagnin 228 4. Roger Espinoza* 224 4. Nick Garcia 224 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Seth Sinovic 200 9. Preki 199 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 25,141 2. Graham Zusi* 22,481 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Roger Espinoza* 19,615 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic 17,738 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 152 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 152 466 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 152 47 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 152 66 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5

GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 9. Graham Zusi* 286 29 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 286 65 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 245 35 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 286 427 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 245 284 8. Mo Johnston 149 274 9. Josh Wolff 144 265 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 256 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Graham Zusi* 286 134 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 245 399 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Matt Besler* 289 236 7. Nick Garcia 224 234 8. Graham Zusi* 286 233 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 245 340 5. Graham Zusi* 286 330 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 245 55 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 6. Matt Besler* 289 34 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 28 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28

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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 286 798 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 65 198 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 286 9 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 286 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 245 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 10. Johnny Russell* 65 3 10. Graham Zusi* 286 3 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 10. Teal Bunbury 89 3 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 104 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Johnny Russell* 4. Scott Sealy 6. Josh Wolff 7. Vitalis Takawira 8. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 10. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 65 88 144 103 94 149 200

GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 21 0.32 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13

CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109

GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15

OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36

MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97

GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5

GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2019 Tim Melia

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 32 111

Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2018 Tim Melia 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia

SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud

FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3

nine players tied with 2

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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 29, 2020 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times FOULS COMMITTED Career: 399 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st) FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 798 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st) Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Career: 189 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd) SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5

in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8

in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23

in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 4 times 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

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CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:

133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times

Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain

Player

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

#

90D 90D 90M 71F 90D 84F

90D 90D 89M 17 90D 89F

90D 90D 90M 54M 90D 90F

5

6

1 1

8

6 32

1

15

1

90D 90M 18 90G

26 26 15 32 90D 90D

90D 67M 90M 18 90G 90G 74G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 89D 67D

1

72M

58M

32 58M

90D 90M 84F 85F 64M 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 64F

90D

90F 90F 89F 90M 84F 72F 19 19 73F 36 6 18 1 23 90M 90M 90M 90M 58M 75M 90D 90D 89M 75M 76M 82F 23 72M

90D 90D 90M 71F 90D 89F

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VAN HOU MIN COL RSL MIN HOU 3-1 4-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 2-1 2-5 14 90G

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MIN COL RSL MIN HOU

2 2 0 1 5

KC KC KC KC KC

07/12/2020 07/17/2020 07/22/2020 08/21/2020 08/25/2020

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#3 #4 #5 #6 #7

KC 3 at VAN 1 KC 4 vs HOU 0

Game log: Game #1 02/29/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020 L W W W L

W W

Pulido 1 (Puncec 1) 17; Kinda 1 (Martins 1) 39; Hurtado 1 (Fernandes 1) 95+ Pulido 2 (Shelton 1, Kinda 1) 16; Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 2 (Pulido 1, Russell 1) Shelton 1 (unassisted) 77 Shelton 2 (Pulido 2) 43 Shelton 3 (Kinda 2, Martins 2) 65; Pulido 3 (penalty kick) 72; Zusi 1 (unassisted) 91+ Russell 1 (Pulido 3) 0:49; Fernandes 1 (Pulido 4) 86 Kinda 3 (Lindsey 1) 12; own goal (Boxall) 55 Russell 2 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 4 (unassisted) 49

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Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain

Player

T (3-1 pens) L

45M 6 90G 45D

23

90G 90D

64M 26

10

67M 90D 90M

26 45 84M 90D 45

64M 90M 90D 90F

90M 67M 90D 90F

80M 23

90D

90D

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT R16 QF VAN PHI 0-0 1-3

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE R16 07/26/2020 KC 0 vs VAN 0 QF 07/30/2020 KC 1 vs PHI 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

#

Pulido 2 (Russell 1)

46+

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