SPORTING KANSAS CITY v LA GALAXY (Sept. 5, Livestrong Sporting Park, 5 p.m. CT; FOX Soccer) PROBABLE LINEUPS
2011 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home
GP 26 12
W-L-T 9-8-9 6-2-4
PTS 36 22
GF 38 19
GA 34 12
Galaxy on road
26 13
14-3-9 6-3-4
51 22
37 16
20 13
1 Nielsen
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
7
ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Sporting 17 wins (2 shootout), 58 goals … Galaxy 22 wins (0 shootout), 76 goals … Ties 10
F 37 63
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
17
5 Franklin
2
23 3 11 0
13 3 4 0
13 5 5 0 4 1 8 1
10 4 2 1 2 0 0 1
8 21 8
5 13 2
TYPE OF PLAY
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS DISTANCE
(W-L-T) KC LA
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA RECORD LEAD 8-2-1 7-0-3
AT HALFTIME TIED TRAIL 1-4-3 0-2-5 7-1-6 0-2-0
Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
6
4
20
Gonzalez
DeLaGarza
Hejduk
REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. SAR (bench): Brian Poeschel; JAR (opposite): Peter Manikowski; 4th: Daniel Fitzgerald INJURY REPORTS SPORTING KANSAS CITY - OUT: DF Daneil Cyrus (L foot fracture); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); DOUBTFUL: MF Craig Rocastle (R knee sprain); QUESTIONABLE: MF Birahim Diop (groin strain); PROBABLE: MF Milos Stojcev (R ankle sprain) … LA GALAXY - OUT: DF Sean Alvarado (R knee surgery); DF Gregg Berhalter (R foot sprain); DF Leonardo (R knee surgery); QUESTIONABLE: MF David Beckham (back spasms); MF Jovan Kirovski (L ankle sprain); GK Donovan Ricketts (L ulna fracture) DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: KC: Teal Bunbury (through Sept. 5) WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): KC: Aurelien Collin
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 8-3-1 1-5-5 12-0-3 2-3-2
0 1 3 1 1 0 0
(1) (1) (0) (6) (5) (1) (12)
LA GALAXY 1 Donovan Ricketts (GK) 2 Todd Dunivant (DF) 3 Gregg Berhalter (DF) 4 Omar Gonzalez (DF) 5 Sean Franklin (DF) 6 Frankie Hejduk (DF) 7 Jovan Kirovski (MF) 8 Chris Birchall (MF) 10 Landon Donovan (MF) 11 Chad Barrett (FW) 12 Josh Saunders (GK) 14 Robbie Keane (FW) 15 Dan Keat (MF) 16 Hector Jimenez (MF) 17 Adam Cristman (FW) 18 Mike Magee (FW) 19 Juninho (MF) 20 A.J. DeLaGarza (DF) 21 Dustin McCarty (MF) 22 Leonardo (DF) 23 David Beckham (MF) 24 Brian Perk (GK) 25 Miguel Lopez (MF) 26 Michael Stephens (MF) 27 Bryan Jordan (MF) 28 Ryan Thomas (DF) 29 Kyle Davies (DF) 30 Paolo Cardozo (MF) 32 Jack McBean (FW) 33 Sean Alvarado (DF)
INTERNATIONAL DUTY KC: Kei Kamara (SLE); Teal Bunbury (USA) … LA: Chris Birchall (TRI); Robbie Keane (IRL)
LA GALAXY Date Score (Gms since) 8/20/2011 LA 2, SJ 0 7/30/2011 LA 4, VAN 0 10/16/2010 LA 1, COL 3 8/03/2011 LA 0, POR 3 7/04/2011 LA 0, SEA 0 8/20/2011 LA 2, SJ 0 8/03/2011 LA 0, POR 3
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Galaxy
23 Beckham
12
THE LAST TIME SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 8/21/2011 KC 1, DC 7/02/2011 KC 2, POR 8/27/2011 KC 2, DAL 5/21/2011 KC 0, SEA 7/30/2011 KC 1, NE 8/21/2011 KC 1, DC 6/22/2011 KC 0, PHI
19 Juninho
Saunders
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
4 22 8
17 Cristman
18
Dunivant
A 20 117
11 Barrett
Magee
HOW SCORED
8 23 7
99 Bravo
Sapong
GALAXY
15 7 3 0 2 3 4 0
2 Harrington
8
SPORTING
20 5 3 4 2 1 2 1
15 Espinoza Diop
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM
16 9 8 1
16 Sinovic
Zusi
UPCOMING MATCHES GALAXY SPORTING Fri. Sept. 9 Colorado Sat. Sept. 10 Houston Sat. Sept. 17 Vancouver Sat. Sept. 17 at Real Salt Lake Sat. Sept. 24 at Columbus Fri. Sept. 23 Philadelphia Sat. Oct. 1 Real Salt Lake Wed. Sept. 28 Columbus
21 13 4 0
5 Besler
20
2011 (MLS) 5/14: LA 4, KC 1 (Donovan 44, 46; Angel 64; Beckham 87 - own goal 39)
A 34 69
55 Julio Cesar
Myers
AT KC (24 meetings): Sporting 12 wins (1 shootout), 33 goals … Galaxy 8 wins (0 shootout), 32 goals … Ties 4
F 38 62
ROSTERS SPORTING KC 1 Jimmy Nielsen (GK) 2 Michael Harrington (DF) 3 Korede Aiyegbusi (DF) 4 Craig Rocastle (MF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Shavar Thomas (DF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Teal Bunbury (FW) 10 Jeferson (MF) 11 Soony Saad (FW) 11 Ryan Smith (MF) 12 Konrad Warzycha (MF) 14 Kevin Ellis (DF) 15 Roger Espinoza (DF) 16 Seth Sinovic (DF) 17 C.J. Sapong (FW) 18 Eric Kronberg (GK) 20 Birahim Diop (FW) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Davy Arnaud (MF) 23 Kei Kamara (FW) 24 Scott Lorenz (DF) 25 Daneil Cyrus (DF) 27 Stephane Auvray (MF) 32 Luke Sassano (MF) 55 Julio Cesar (DF) 78 Aurelien Collin (DF) 88 Milos Stojcev (MF) 99 Omar Bravo (FW)
WLTLLLLLTTTWWTWWTTTWTWLWWL WTLWTTWWLTTWWWWTTWTTWWWLWW
(0) (1) (14) (0) (6) (0) (2)
TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 8 Kamara A: 4 Sapong/Zusi SHT: 66 Kamara SOG: 21 Kamara FC: 39 Espinoza FS: 38 Sapong OF: 24 Bravo C: 7 Collin E: 2 Bravo GALAXY G: 11 Donovan A: 11 Beckham SHT: 39 Angel SOG: 19 Donovan FC: 29 Donovan/Juninho FS: 39 Juninho OF: 24 Angel C: 9 Beckham E: 1 4 players tied
GOALSCORING GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 KC 26 6 9 6 LA 26 5 12 4
RECORD 3 3 3
4+ 2 2
TOT AVG 38 1.46 37 1.42
GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 KC 26 6 12 3 4 LA 26 13 9 2 1
4+ 1 1
TOT AVG 34 1.31 20 0.77
GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 38 3 8 10 4 9 4 LA 37 4 4 8 4 9 8 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 34 4 2 7 5 5 11 LA 20 5 1 3 1 5 5