ORLANDO CITY SC v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (September 13, Orlando Citrus Bowl, 7 p.m. ET; FS1) PROBABLE LINEUPS
2015 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Orlando City 28 7-13-8 29 33 50 at home 14 4-5-5 17 18 16 Sporting on road
ROSTERS
22
26 11-7-8 41 40 35 13 3-6-4 13 17 20
Hall
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
16
ALL-TIME: First meeting.
Ashe
44
78
Mateos
Collin
14 Boden
7
5
Higuita
Carrasco
24
12
32
Neal
Avila
Winter
15 Ribeiro
14
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING ORLANDO CITY Fri. Sep. 18 FC Dallas Sat. Sep. 19 at Chicago Wed. Sep. 23 at Houston Fri. Sep. 25 at New York Sun. Sep. 27 Seattle Sat. Oct. 3 Montreal Sat. Oct. 3 at Portland Fri. Oct. 16 New York City FC
Dwyer
37 Peterson
8 Zusi
6
10
Nagamura
Feilhaber
93 WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM ORLANDO CITY
SPORTING
F 33 76
F 40 59
A 50 50
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
Mustivar
15 Sinovic
A 35 67
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
29 11 10 0
16 10 14 0
19 6 8 1
21 6 4 0 4 0 4 1
18 3 3 2 2 1 5 1
8 26 6
8 24 3
TYPE OF PLAY
14 8 1 1 4 1 0 4
29 5 4 0 5 3 3 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
6 22 5
11 33 6
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
4 Ellis
Abdul-Salaam
29 Melia
HOW SCORED
19 5 7 2
5 Besler
17
REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Peter Balciunas; AR2 (opposite): Mark Cahen; 4th: Ted Unkel DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): ORL: Luke Boden, Darwin Ceren, Cristian Higuita … KC: Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura
DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE ORL: Kevin Molino (season-ending injury)
ORLANDO CITY SC 2 Tyler Turner (DF) 3 Seb Hines (DF) 5 Servando Carrasco (MF) 6 Tony Cascio (MF) 7 Cristian Higuita (MF) 8 Harrison Heath (MF) 10 Kaka (MF) 11 Carlos Rivas (MF) 12 Eric Avila (MF) 14 Luke Boden (DF) 15 Pedro Ribeiro (MF) 16 Corey Ashe (DF) 17 Darwin Ceren (MF) 18 Kevin Molino (MF) 19 Danny Mwanga (FW) 20 Brek Shea (MF) 21 Cyle Larin (FW) 22 Tally Hall (GK) 23 Conor Donovan (DF) 24 Lewis Neal (MF) 25 Adam Bedell (FW) 26 Sidney Rivera (FW) 27 Rafael Ramos (DF) 29 Tommy Redding (DF) 32 Adrian Winter (MF) 35 Bryan Rochez (FW) 36 Earl Edwards Jr (GK) 42 Josh Ford (GK) 44 David Mateos (DF) 55 Estrela (MF) 78 Aurelien Collin (DF) SPORTING KC 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Bernardo Anor (MF) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Amadou Dia (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 20 Amobi Okugo (MF) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 71 Marcel de Jong (DF) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) 96 Jordi Quintilla (MF)
DISTANCE
(W-L-T) ORL KC
RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 4-1-0 3-5-7 0-7-1 6-0-1 3-5-6 2-2-1
INTERNATIONAL DUTY none
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 5-1-2 2-12-5 8-2-3 3-5-1
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
ORLANDO CITY SC Date Score (Gms since) 8/01/2015 ORL 5, CLB 2 6/06/2015 ORL 3, CHI 2 7/18/2015 ORL 0, NYR 2 9/05/2015 ORL 0, NE 3 8/29/2015 ORL 1, CHI 1 8/08/2015 ORL 0, PHI 0 9/05/2015 ORL 0, NE 3
(2) (7) (3) (0) (1) (4) (0)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 8/15/2015 KC 4, VAN 3 8/08/2015 KC 3, TOR 1 8/19/2015 KC 0, SJ 5 8/29/2015 KC 1, COL 2 9/09/2015 KC 0, POR 0 9/09/2015 KC 0, POR 0 9/09/2015 KC 0, POR 0
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Orlando City SC Sporting KC
TWLTLWLLTLWTTWWLWTLLLWLTLLTL TLTWWTLTWTWTWWLWWWLTWWLLLT
(1) (3) (0) (1) (0) (0) (0)
TEAM LEADERS CITY G: 11 Larin A: 4 Kaka SHT: 51 Kaka SOG: 21 Kaka/Larin FC: 56 Higuita FS: 64 Higuita OF: 20 Larin C: 6 Higuita E: 2 Ramos SPORTING G: 9 Dwyer A: 13 Feilhaber SHT: 73 Dwyer SOG: 28 Dwyer FC: 46 Dwyer FS: 63 Dwyer OF: 19 Dwyer C: 6 Dwyer E: 1 Besler/Feilhaber
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG ORL 28 11 8 5 2 2 33 1.18 KC 26 5 12 3 2 4 40 1.54 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG ORL 28 6 6 10 2 4 50 1.79 KC 26 10 5 6 3 2 35 1.35 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 ORL 33 3 7 4 3 7 9 KC 40 5 7 6 8 5 9 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 ORL 50 5 6 5 9 9 16 KC 35 7 5 5 6 5 7
ORLANDO CITY SC v SPORTING KANSAS CITY (September 13, Orlando Citrus Bowl, 7 p.m. ET -- MLS Game 283)
ORLANDO CITY SC 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Tyler Turner DF 5-11 163 03/04/1996 Milford, CT 7 5 0 0 7 5 0 0 DF 6-2 172 05/29/1988 Wetherby, England 19 18 0 0 19 18 0 0 3 Seb Hines 5 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 17 13 0 2 76 44 1 3 6 Tony Cascio MF 6-0 170 03/28/1990 Mesa, AZ 0 0 0 0 48 26 4 3 7 Cristian Higuita MF 5-9 174 01/12/1994 Cali, Colombia 21 20 1 2 21 20 1 2 8 Harrison Heath MF 5-11 160 03/06/1996 Stoke-on-Trent, England 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 MF 6-1 181 04/22/1982 Brasilia, Brazil 25 25 9 4 25 25 9 4 10 Kaka MF 5-8 150 04/15/1994 Jamundi, Colombia 21 8 0 2 21 8 0 2 11 Carlos Rivas MF 5-8 150 11/24/1987 San Diego, CA 20 15 1 2 173 98 9 16 12 Eric Avila 14 Luke Boden DF 6-2 184 11/26/1988 Sheffield, England 19 19 1 3 19 19 1 3 FW 6-4 208 06/13/1990 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 17 8 2 2 26 11 4 2 15 Pedro Ribeiro 16 Corey Ashe DF 5-7 154 03/14/1986 Orange County, CA 8 7 0 2 219 162 1 20 MF 5-10 160 12/31/1989 Quezaltepeque, El Salvador 21 21 2 1 21 21 2 1 17 Darwin Ceren Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 7 7 0 1 7 7 0 1 18 FW 6-1 175 07/17/1991 Kinshasa, Zaire 4 1 0 0 102 50 15 10 19 Danny Mwanga 20 Brek Shea MF 6-3 180 02/28/1990 College Station, TX 14 14 0 1 112 92 19 15 21 Cyle Larin FW 6-2 190 04/17/1995 Brampton, Ontario, Canada 21 18 11 0 21 18 11 0 22 Tally Hall GK 6-4 215 05/12/1985 SeaTac, WA 18 18 0 0 148 148 0 1 Conor Donovan DF 6-2 176 01/08/1996 Fuquay-Varina, NC 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 23 24 Lewis Neal MF 5-11 155 07/14/1981 Leicester, England 16 13 0 0 69 32 2 3 Adam Bedell FW 6-7 204 12/01/1991 Livonia, MI 0 0 0 0 16 7 2 0 25 26 Sidney Rivera FW 6-2 185 11/15/1993 Hampton, NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 5-7 154 01/09/1995 Santa Marinha, Portugal 20 20 0 2 20 20 0 2 27 Rafael Ramos 29 Tommy Redding DF 6-1 180 01/24/1997 San Diego, CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 32 Adrian Winter MF 5-10 165 07/08/1986 Thalwhil, Switzerland 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 35 Bryan Rochez FW 5-9 161 01/01/1995 Teguigalpa, Honduras 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 36 Earl Edwards Jr. GK 6-3 205 01/24/1992 San Diego, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Josh Ford GK 6-0 175 11/06/1987 Liverpool, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Mateos DF 6-3 181 04/22/1987 Madrid, Spain 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 44 55 Estrela MF 5-8 157 09/22/1995 Luanda, Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 6-2 190 03/08/1986 Enghien-les-Bains, France 22 21 2 1 129 124 13 3 78 Aurelien Collin HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath
01/11/1961 W7 L13 T8
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 3 2 0 0 6 4 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 2 0 62 45 8 0 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 20 19 3 1 42 36 3 4 4 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 25 25 0 3 175 170 2 10 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 15 11 3 0 237 212 15 19 6 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 8 5 0 2 131 103 2 15 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 18 16 2 4 166 131 24 43 8 9 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 22 19 8 6 22 19 8 6 MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25 24 8 13 135 122 20 32 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 7 1 0 0 78 49 12 3 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 3 2 0 0 11 7 0 0 12 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 20 11 0 0 20 11 0 0 FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 23 22 9 2 73 60 33 5 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 7 6 0 0 140 136 0 7 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 15 6 0 1 15 6 0 1 20 Amobi Okugo MF 6-0 175 03/13/1991 Hayward, CA 17 10 0 1 134 111 5 7 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 21 22 Connor Hallisey FW 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 11 4 0 1 11 4 0 1 23 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 14 13 1 4 126 120 5 10 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 17 17 1 4 130 110 3 15 GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 18 18 0 0 24 23 0 0 29 Tim Melia 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 22 12 1 1 221 126 16 15 71 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 12 10 1 1 12 10 1 1 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 19 15 0 2 19 15 0 2 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 7 7 0 0 13 8 0 0 94 96 Jordi Quintilla MF 5-9 154 10/25/1993 Barcelona, Spain 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W87 L65 T52
ORLANDO CITY SC vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY ORLANDO CITRUS BOWL, Orlando, Fla. September 13, 2015 (WEEK 28, MLS Game #283) 7 p.m. ET (FS1 / FOX Deportes) Orlando City SC and Sporting Kansas City will meet for the first time in the clubs’ MLS history when they face off at the Citrus Bowl on Sunday afternoon before a FOX Sports 1 audience. Orlando City return home riding a six-game winless run, extended in a 3-0 loss at the New England Revolution last weekend which left them two points behind sixth place and the final playoff position in the Eastern Conference. Sporting remain on the road following a scoreless draw at the Portland Timbers at midweek which extended their winless run to four games, now one of three teams tied for the final playoff position in the Western Conference. REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Peter Balciunas; AR2 (opposite): Mark Cahen; 4th: Ted Unkel MLS Career: 190 games; FC/gm: 23.4; Y/gm: 2.8; R: 36; pens: 55 SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: ORL: Luke Boden, Darwin Ceren, Cristian Higuita … KC: Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: ORL: Kevin Molino, Brek Shea, Rafael Ramos, Seb Hines, Kaká, Servando Carrasco ... KC: Roger Espinoza, Soni Mustivar, Matt Besler, Kevin Ellis, Dom Dwyer DISABLED LIST: ORL: Kevin Molino (season-ending injury) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: First meeting. This is the only league meeting between the teams this season. Coaches record: Adrian Heath vs. KC: first game … Peter Vermes vs. ORL: first game ORLANDO CITY SC Orlando City SC had their winless run extended to six matches, falling 3-0 to the New England Revolution on Saturday evening at Gillette Stadium. Orlando City is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 29 points from 28 matches. LAST MATCH The Revolution broke through in the 42nd minute. After Charlie Davies chested down a long-ball to Lee Nguyen, he chipped a pass into the box, finding a streaking Diego Fagundez, who took the ball down with his right foot and shot with his left from inside the goal area, beating Orlando City goalkeeper Tally Hall to the far post. The Revs then struck again in the 84th minute to put the match away, when Teal Bunbury finished off a nice buildup by sliding a pass across the six-yard box, finding Juan Agudelo all alone at the far post to extend the lead to two. The capper came in stoppage time, when Chris Tierney was set up by a slick backheel from Nguyen, finishing with a low drive from the left side of the box. OCSC head coach Adrian Heath made four changes to the team that played to a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire at the Citrus Bowl. Rafael Ramos, Servando Carrasco, Adrian Winter and Pedro Ribeiro all came into the team, replacing Darwin Ceren, Kaka, Carlos Rivas and Cyle Larin. ORLANDO CITY SC (4-2-3-1): Tally Hall - Rafael Ramos, Aurelien Collin, David Mateos, Corey Ashe (Eric Avila 60) - Cristian Higuita (Danny Mwanga 79), Servando Carrasco - Adrian Winter, Lewis Neal, Luke Boden Pedro Ribeiro (Bryan Rochez 68). TEAM NEWS Orlando City had their winless streak extended to six matches with a fourth attacking shutout in that time in the defeat by the Revolution. “Obviously at this moment in time when we’ve got injuries and we got people away with international callups it affects the product on the field and I can’t fault the players I thought they worked really, really hard,” said Orlando City head coach Adrian Heath. “We just got beat by a better team.” Said goalkeeper Tally Hall: “I think we’re a good enough team when we’re missing players that we can go places and play better soccer than we did. It was a difficult night. New England passed the ball really well. I thought they pressured the ball really well. I know it was difficult – they didn’t give us a lot of opportunities to get a rhythm. It was a difficult night to overcome but you look at the guys on the field and a lot of them are experienced players, either in the league or in big games, and so it’s a night that I think we all look at ourselves and think that we could have done a little bit more.”
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OCSC has scored two goals over the six-match run. An Orlando City player still has not scored a goal in the last 533 minutes (their lone tally in that time came through an own goal). “We made poor decisions – we could have put the ball in the box from a wide area and then we put it in the middle so it’s a straight ball into the box and as soon as it went in I said we’re going to get done on the break here and that’s what happens,” said Heath. “But it’s a learning process for some of them and we’ve got to get better.” City also allowed three goals or more in a game for the fifth time in the last eight matches. OCSC has allowed 50 goals in 28 games, an average of 1.78 goals per game, highest in MLS this season. “We have to keep looking at the things that we did wrong. Working harder and going to the next game. It’s still possible for the playoffs, of course with a night like [that], it’s complicated, but we have to wake up tomorrow, it’s a new day and make sure the next game, we win it,” said Aurelien Collin. Rafael Ramos returned to the starting lineup after serving a one-match ban, his second start in the last three games after missing five league games. Already facing a number of absences in the team, there was a further concern when Corey Ashe had to come off for a substitute after an hour. “He’s got a problem with his knee I think so we’ll have to wait and see. It may be another injury it doesn’t look good at the moment so we’ll have to wait and see hopefully we’ll keep our fingers crossed it won’t be too bad,” said Heath. With Cyle Larin away on international duty with Canada, Pedro Ribeiro started his first game since July 11 vs. FC Dallas, coming into the lone striker role. There was worrying news out of the international fixture date, as Darwin Ceren was reported to have suffered a knee injury in the first leg of El Salvador’s World Cup qualifying tie with Curacao. “We are still uncertain as to Darwin’s status,” Heath said. “We have called several times but have not been able to get any clear information as yet. At this stage he wants to remain with his [international] teammates for their second game, so we probably won’t find out the full ramifications of his injury until we get him back and our doctors can look at him.” There was a further concern when Kaká returned from international duty with Brazil carrying a minor muscle injury. “We are incredibly disappointed with this recent development for Kaká and for our fans,” said Orlando City general manager Paul McDonough. “He has played 25 games for us so far this season, over 2,100 minutes, without any major issues or concerns. To the contrary, he undergoes one training session and match with the Brazilian national team and he is injured.”
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City put an end to their losing slide but still saw their winless run extended, reaching a scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers on Wednesday evening at Providence Park. Sporting are in a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with 41 points from 26 matches. LAST MATCH The best chance for a goal from either side came in the 29th minute when Portland’s Diego Valeri freed Fanendo Adi on goal, but Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia sprang into action nicely to turn away the attempt with a kick save. That was just the first of a single-game career-high seven saves for Melia. Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey was called upon to make two saves in keeping the clean sheet, relieved in the 64th minute when SKC's Graham Zusi pinged a side-footed shot with his left foot off the goalpost. SKC manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that fell 2-1 to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Saad Abdul-Salaam came into the back four for Chance Myers, Soni Mustivar started in midfield in place of Mikey Lopez, and Jacob Peterson came into the side for Krisztian Nemeth. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Saad Abdul-Salaam (Jalil Anibaba 62), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic - Soni Mustivar - Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber (Jordi Quintilla 90) - Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi. TEAM NEWS Sporting put an end to a three-game losing run, but still saw their winless streak stretched to four games. It’s their longest stretch without a win this season in league play, longest since losing four in a row last year from Aug. 23-Sept. 6. “I thought the game was pretty good. I thought the game had a good rhythm. I thought it was an entertaining game for both teams and like I said I think it’s a fair result. I would say it’s a very similar game when they came to us earlier in the season, we played a very similar game,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes Sporting were also shut out at the attacking end for a second time in the four-game winless run, their first offensive shutouts since May 23. SKC were shut out just three times in their first 23 league games. It was a second scoreless draw with Portland this season.
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“There are no surprises at this point of the season when you’re playing against anybody, whether we’re playing against Portland or anybody else. We’ve all seen each other play enough, I think it has to do with the intensity of the game and a few things falling your way at times,” said Vermes. “I think both sides would be very proud of the fact that both teams were intense, both teams played well, the energy was good in the game. It’s not like you look and say ‘that guy played really poorly in the game’. I think both teams would say it was pretty fair.” Said defender Matt Besler: “This is always a very difficult place to play. It was a hard-fought draw. I tell you the real winner today is the city of Portland. Every time we come here it gets harder to leave. I bet you guys put something in the water.” Goalkeeper Tim Melia was credited with his seventh shutout of the season, his first since recording back-toback clean sheets June 27-July 12. “Where do you start with Tim’s performance? It’s definitely a team performance. Everybody put in the effort, the guys in front of us but the guy behind me was incredible. He made three or four highlight reel saves that kept us in the game. Without him I don’t know if we get a point but that’s what we expect out of him. We believe he’s one of the best goalkeepers in the league,” said Besler. Said Melia: “I’m just happy we got the result. We came here and we’ve been on a couple rough games. We’ve lost three on the trot. I think it was really important for us to come in here and get back to basics. For us, the most important thing is keeping zeros. We don’t get scored on we have enough quality players on this team to grind out results. I think all things considered I’m really happy with the way the guys played.” Soni Mustivar returned to the side after missing out on the previous three matches, coming into the holding midfield role and playing the full 90 minutes. Krisztian Nemeth did not feature in the match, the first league game he’s missed since June 6, and just the fourth MLS game he has not participated in this season.
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2015 ORLANDO CITY SC STATISTICS (7-13-8, 29 pts.) UNF 21 10 15 78 17 14 7 12 11 16 27 5 20 18 32 5 5 35 23 19 44 1 1 8 24 9 4 4 3 22 29 2 5
POS F M F D M D M M M D D M M M M M M F D F D G G M M F D D D G D D M
PLAYER Cyle Larin Kaka Pedro Ribeiro Aurelien Collin Darwin Ceren Luke Boden Cristian Higuita Eric Avila Carlos Rivas Corey Ashe Rafael Ramos Servando Carrasco (ORL) Brek Shea Kevin Molino Adrian Winter Amobi Okugo (ORL) Amobi Okugo (TOT) Bryan Rochez Conor Donovan Danny Mwanga David Mateos Donovan Ricketts (ORL) Donovan Ricketts (TOT) Harrison Heath Lewis Neal Martin Paterson Sean St. Ledger (ORL) Sean St. Ledger (TOT) Seb Hines Tally Hall Tommy Redding Tyler Turner Servando Carrasco (TOT) Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals
GP 21 25 17 22 21 19 21 20 21 8 20 8 14 7 4 15 17 11 1 4 4 10 15 3 16 4 15 20 19 18 1 7 17
GS 18 25 8 21 21 19 20 15 8 7 20 7 14 7 3 9 10 0 1 1 4 10 15 2 13 0 14 19 18 18 0 5 13
MIN 1441 2169 717 1867 1885 1709 1782 1309 904 575 1689 616 1163 605 280 812 890 168 14 110 360 900 1350 136 1119 53 1213 1663 1632 1620 76 477 1124
28 28
28 28
2520 2520
G 11 9 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50 33
A 0 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
SHT 48 51 17 9 28 5 8 17 49 2 8 3 11 14 4 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 6 7 12 0 0 0 10
SOG 20 20 9 3 7 1 1 3 13 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1
49 25
369 314
133 99
FC 27 17 11 32 43 21 56 16 23 2 18 8 23 4 8 11 11 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 4 4 12 20 21 0 0 13 18
FS 26 33 14 29 27 8 64 16 24 10 10 1 14 22 5 6 6 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 10 3 22 29 24 0 0 7 2
OFF 20 3 10 5 0 2 0 0 12 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 0 55 0 0 0 31 0 15 25 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 0 3 0 2 5 4 7 1 5 0 3 2 4 3 1 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 3
E 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
407 387 387 407
38 65
137 139
56 54
1 9
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Cyle Larin 3, Eric Avila 1, Kaka 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Corey Ashe 1, Brek Shea 1, Kevin Molino 1, Luke Boden 1, Rafael Ramos 1, Carlos Rivas 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kaka 4-5, Carlos Rivas 0-1 ORLANDO CITY SC GOALKEEPING UNF 22 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tally Hall Donovan Ricketts Team totals Opponent totals
GP 18 10 28 28
GS 18 10 28 28
MIN SHTS 1620 97 900 36 2520 133 2520 99
SV 61 21 82 69
GA 36 14 50 33
GAA 2 1.4 1.79 1.18
PG 4 1 5 4
PA 5 1 6 6
W L 5 8 2 5 7 13 13 7
T 5 3 8 8
SO 4 2 6 11
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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (11-7-8, 41 pts.) UNF 14 10 9 4 6 8 3 23 27 37 71 5 7 93 20 20 22 17 13 11 2 94 96 1 12 16 16 15 29
POS F M F D M F D D M F D D D M M M F D D M D M M G M M M D G
PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Krisztian Nemeth Kevin Ellis Paulo Nagamura Graham Zusi Ike Opara Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Matt Besler Chance Myers Soni Mustivar Amobi Okugo (KC) Amobi Okugo (TOT) Connor Hallisey Saad Abdul-Salaam Amadou Dia Bernardo Anor Erik Palmer-Brown Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla Luis Marin Mikey Lopez Servando Carrasco (KC) Servando Carrasco (TOT) Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 23 25 22 20 15 18 6 14 17 22 12 25 8 19 2 17 11 15 20 7 3 7 2 8 3 9 17 7 18
GS 22 24 19 19 11 16 6 13 17 12 10 25 5 15 1 10 4 6 11 1 2 7 0 8 2 6 13 6 18
MIN 1993 2163 1638 1715 990 1401 534 1198 1484 1091 793 2230 410 1361 78 890 381 644 1137 203 185 426 14 720 212 508 1124 572 1620
26 26
26 26
2340 2340
G 9 8 8 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 35
A 2 13 6 1 0 4 0 4 4 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
SHT 73 36 45 7 17 18 7 11 19 19 12 0 3 2 0 4 7 4 5 4 1 5 0 0 1 7 10 5 0
SOG 28 13 13 5 5 3 2 4 5 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
46 32
308 271
101 116
FC 46 37 17 25 18 15 6 10 28 6 3 21 10 22 0 11 1 8 25 5 1 10 0 0 8 10 18 11 1
FS 63 44 29 15 5 22 4 4 18 10 9 11 2 15 0 6 1 8 13 4 1 4 0 2 3 1 2 2 2
OFF 19 1 6 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 0 54 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 6 5 2 4 4 1 0 1 3 2 1 3 1 4 0 5 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 1
E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
344 307 307 344
43 89
115 143
49 44
2 4
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 4, Benny Feilhaber 2, Paulo Nagamura 2, Ike Opara 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Dom Dwyer 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Benny Feilhaber 4, Matt Besler 2, Graham Zusi 2, Jalil Anibaba 1, Kevin Ellis 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1, Soni Mustivar 1, Chance Myers 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 4-4, Dom Dwyer 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals
GP 18 8 26 26
GS 18 8 26 26
MIN SHTS 1620 86 720 30 2340 116 2340 101
SV 60 19 79 59
GA 23 12 35 40
GAA 1.28 1.5 1.35 1.54
PG 2 0 2 4
PA 2 0 2 5
W L 9 5 2 2 11 7 7 11
T 4 4 8 8
SO 7 3 10 5
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ORLANDO CITY SC 2015 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Fri. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.
OPPONENT 8 New York City FC 13 at Houston 21 Vancouver 28 at Montreal
Fri. Sun. Sat. Sun. Fri. Wed. Sun.
3 D.C. United 12 at Portland 18 at Columbus 26 Toronto FC 8 New England 13 at D.C. United 17 Los Angeles
L W L L T L W
0-1 2-0 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-2 4-0
32822 21144 15655 30908 27243 12532 40122
1-2-2 2-2-2 2-3-2 2-4-2 2-4-3 2-5-3 3-5-3
5 5 6 8 9 9 7
Sun. May Sat. May
24 at San Jose 30 Columbus
T 1-1 T 2-2
36224 31430
3-5-4 3-5-5
8 9
Sat. June
6 at Chicago
W 3-2
20124
4-5-5
6
W L W T
1-0 0-2 2-0 1-1
30054 17820 23372 20956
5-5-5 5-6-5 6-6-5 6-6-6
5 5 4 4
L 0-2 L 0-2 L 3-5
30513 33518 32041
6-7-6 6-8-6 6-9-6
5 8 10
Sat. Aug.
14 D.C. United 20 at Montreal 24 Colorado 4 at Real Salt Lake 11 FC Dallas 18 New York 26 at New York City FC 1 Columbus
W 5-2
26586
7-9-6
9
Wed. Sat. Sun. Sat.
Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.
5 at Toronto FC 8 Philadelphia 16 at Seattle 22 at Toronto FC
L T L L
1-4 0-0 0-4 0-5
26648 28495 40453 26397
7-10-6 7-10-7 7-11-7 7-12-7
9 9 9 10
Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri.
Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct.
29 Chicago 5 at New England 13 Sporting KC 19 at Chicago 25 at New York 3 Montreal 16 New York City FC 25 at Philadelphia
T 1-1 L 0-3
28921 18854
7-12-8 7-13-8
8 10
Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat.
Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May
June June June July
Sat. July Sat. July Sun. July
Sun. Oct.
RESULT T 1-1
ATT 62510
W-L-T 0-0-1
POS PTS NOTES: 6 1 ORL: Santos Leite (91+); NYC: Diskerud (76)
W 1-0 L 0-1 T 2-2
22407 31072 25245
1-0-1 1-1-1 1-1-2
1 3 4
4 ORL: own goal (74); 4 VAN: Rivero (96+) 5 ORL: Ribeiro (29) Santos Leite (30); MTL: Piatti (14) McInerney (27) 5 DC: Silva (91+) 8 ORL: Larin (30) Santos Leite (85); 8 CLB: Higuain (32) Meram (55) Kamara (60) 8 TOR: Altidore (50,83) 9 ORL: Larin (75) Collin (90); NE: Davies (19) Rowe (71) 9 ORL: Larin (11); DC: Opare (70) Rolfe (79) 12 ORL: Avila (12) Larin (34) Santos Leite (56) Ceren (73); 13 ORL: Santos Leite (64); SJ: Wondolowski (68) 14 ORL: Santos Leite (17) Ribeiro (89); CLB: Tchani (6) Kamara (61) 17 ORL: own goal (40,86) Larin (82); CHI: Igboananike (9) Accam (57) 20 ORL: Santos Leite (30); 20 MTL: Toia (36) Oduro (93+) 23 ORL: Larin (62) Santos Leite (65); 24 ORL: Santos Leite (5); RSL: Jaime (28) 24 DAL: Diaz (46+) Texeira (64) 24 NYR: Kljestan (21) Grella (91+) 24 ORL: Larin (50,61,85); NYC: Villa (45,67) Calle (53) McNamara (71) Diskerud (93+) 27 ORL: Larin (18,53) Ceren (38) Collin (77) Higuita (84); CLB: Higuain (5) own goal (91+) 27 ORL: Boden (17); TOR: Giovinco (12,56,88) Warner (81) 28 28 SEA: Martins (17,62) Valdez (51) Bedinelli (92+) 28 TOR: Delgado (46) Giovinco (57) Morrow (71) Altidore (83,85) 29 ORL: own goal (37); CHI: Accam (30) 29 NE: Fagundez (43) Agudelo (84) Tierney (94+)
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.
Sun. Apr.
OPPONENT 8 New York 14 at FC Dallas 21 Portland 28 at New York City FC 5 Philadelphia
Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.
11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 at Houston
T 0-0 L 1-2 T 4-4
20087 20018 21046
2-1-3 2-2-3 2-2-4
2 4 6
Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed.
May May May May
3 Chicago 9 at D.C. United 16 Colorado 20 New England
W T T W
1-0 1-1 0-0 4-2
19581 16221 0 18864
3-2-4 3-2-5 3-2-5 4-2-5
4 4 6 4
Sat. Fri. Sat. Sun.
May May June June
T W W L
0-0 4-0 1-0 1-2
40653 20172 21505 19155
4-2-6 5-2-6 6-2-6 6-3-6
3 2 2 2
Sat. Sun. Sat. Fri.
June July July July
W W W L
2-0 1-0 2-1 1-2
19835 21000 19070 20809
7-3-6 8-3-6 9-3-6 9-4-6
2 2 2 2
27 KC: 30 KC: 33 KC: 33 KC:
Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug.
23 at Seattle 29 FC Dallas 6 Seattle 21 at Real Salt Lake 27 Colorado 12 at Vancouver 18 Montreal 24 at Real Salt Lake 1 Houston 8 at Toronto FC
8 KC: Dwyer (16) Anibaba (91+) Nemeth (94+); PHI: own goal (3) Aristeguieta (19) 9 9 KC: Nemeth (22); LA: Husidic (9) Gonzalez (94+) 10 KC: Nemeth (2) Dwyer (74) Feilhaber (80,95+); HOU: Barnes (11,46) Bruin (46+) Rodriguez (83) 13 KC: Nagamura (75); 14 KC: Dwyer (45); DC: Arrieta (42) 14 17 KC: Dwyer (29) Nemeth (39,46) Feilhaber (43); NE: Agudelo (11) Caldwell (64) 18 21 KC: Nemeth (19) Feilhaber (51) Ellis (57) Zusi (64); 24 KC: Feilhaber (84); 24 KC: Dwyer (30); RSL: Jaime (15) Garcia (93+)
T 1-1 W 3-1
19882 24326
9-4-7 10-4-7
2 2
Sat. Aug.
15 Vancouver
W 4-3
19969
11-4-7
2
Wed. Aug. Sat. Aug.
19 San Jose 22 at Columbus
L 0-5 L 2-3
18866 20018
11-5-7 11-6-7
2 2
Sat. Aug. Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep.
29 at Colorado 9 at Portland 13 at Orlando City SC 18 FC Dallas 23 at Houston 27 Seattle 3 at Portland 16 at San Jose 21 Colorado 25 Los Angeles
L 1-2 T 0-0
16480 21144
11-7-7 11-7-8
3 3
34 KC: Dwyer (6); HOU: Clark (78) 37 KC: Feilhaber (22) Nemeth (29) Peterson (87); TOR: Bradley (22) 40 KC: Ellis (53) Dwyer (81) Nagamura (87,94+); VAN: Manneh (9,41) Morales (75) 40 SJ: Cato (3,58) Wondolowski (17,61) Godoy (27) 40 KC: de Jong (14) Zusi (62); CLB: Finlay (35) Tchani (80) McInerney (88) 40 KC: Dwyer (47); COL: Figueroa (53) Doyle (76) 41
Fri. Wed. Sun. Sat. Fri. Wed. Sun.
DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
RESULT T 1-1 L 1-3 T 0-0 W 1-0
ATT 19784 14149 20848 27454
W-L-T 0-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-2 1-1-2
POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54) 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73) 8 2 6 5 KC: Opara (13);
W 3-2
19545
2-1-2
2
Nemeth (32) own goal (64); Ellis (52); Feilhaber (4) Dwyer (34); MTL: Piatti (59) Feilhaber (50); RSL: Morales (34) Plata (73)
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ORLANDO CITY SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015) Goals 3 Cyle Larin Assists 2 Luke Boden 2 Corey Ashe Shots 8 Carlos Rivas 8 Cyle Larin Shots on Goal 4 Kaka 4 Cyle Larin Fouls Committed 5 Cristian Higuita 5 Cristian Higuita 5 Carlos Rivas Fouls Suffered 7 Kevin Molino 7 Cristian Higuita Offside 5 Carlos Rivas Saves 8 Tally Hall Shots Faced 12 Tally Hall Goals Allowed 5 Tally Hall 5 Tally Hall
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)
07/26/2015 vs NYC
L 3-5
08/01/2015 vs CLB 08/01/2015 vs CLB
W 5-2 W 5-2
07/18/2015 vs NYR 08/01/2015 vs CLB
L 0-2 W 5-2
06/24/2015 vs COL 08/01/2015 vs CLB
W 2-0 W 5-2
03/08/2015 vs NYC 07/11/2015 vs DAL 08/29/2015 vs CHI
T 1-1 L 0-2 T 1-1
04/18/2015 vs CLB 08/16/2015 vs SEA
L 0-3 L 0-4
03/08/2015 vs NYC
T 1-1
08/16/2015 vs SEA
L 0-4
08/16/2015 vs SEA
L 0-4
07/26/2015 vs NYC 08/22/2015 vs TOR
L 3-5 L 0-5
Goals 5 08/01/2015 vs Assists 6 08/01/2015 vs Shots 24 05/30/2015 vs Shots on Goal 9 05/30/2015 vs Fouls Committed 19 05/30/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 23 03/28/2015 vs Corner Kicks 14 05/30/2015 vs Offside 7 04/26/2015 vs Saves 8 08/16/2015 vs Shots Faced 12 08/16/2015 vs Goals Allowed 5 07/26/2015 vs 5 08/22/2015 vs
CLB
W 5-2
CLB
W 5-2
CLB
T 2-2
CLB
T 2-2
CLB
T 2-2
MTL
T 2-2
CLB
T 2-2
TOR
L 0-2
SEA
L 0-4
SEA
L 0-4
NYC TOR
L 3-5 L 0-5
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)
Goals 2 Benny Feilhaber 2 Krisztian Nemeth 2 Paulo Nagamura Assists 2 5 times Shots 7 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 5 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 6 Amadou Dia Fouls Suffered 7 Krisztian Nemeth Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 7 Tim Melia Shots Faced 9 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 5 Tim Melia
Goals 4 04/25/2015 at 4 05/20/2015 at 4 05/29/2015 at 4 08/15/2015 at Assists 7 05/29/2015 at Shots 18 03/08/2015 at Shots on Goal 7 05/20/2015 at Fouls Committed 19 08/01/2015 at 19 09/09/2015 at Fouls Suffered 19 08/29/2015 at Corner Kicks 8 04/05/2015 at Offside 4 05/20/2015 at 4 05/29/2015 at Saves 7 09/09/2015 at Shots Faced 9 08/19/2015 at Goals Allowed 5 08/19/2015 at
04/25/2015 at HOU 05/20/2015 at NE 08/15/2015 at VAN
T 4-4 W 4-2 W 4-3
04/05/2015 at PHI
W 3-2
08/29/2015 at COL 08/29/2015 at COL
L 1-2 L 1-2
08/01/2015 at HOU
T 1-1
05/29/2015 at DAL
W 4-0
05/20/2015 at NE
W 4-2
09/09/2015 at POR
T 0-0
08/19/2015 at SJ
L 0-5
08/19/2015 at SJ
L 0-5
TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 4 08/22/2015 vs Shots on Goal 0 07/11/2015 vs 0 08/16/2015 vs Fouls Committed 9 05/17/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 6 06/20/2015 vs Corner Kicks 1 05/24/2015 vs 1 08/16/2015 vs 1 08/22/2015 vs 1 09/05/2015 vs Offside 0 03/13/2015 vs 0 07/04/2015 vs 0 08/01/2015 vs 0 08/08/2015 vs Saves 0 03/08/2015 vs 0 03/13/2015 vs 0 05/08/2015 vs Shots Faced 0 03/13/2015 vs
TOR
L 0-5
DAL SEA
L 0-2 L 0-4
LA
W 4-0
MTL
L 0-2
SJ SEA TOR NE
T L L L
1-1 0-4 0-5 0-3
HOU RSL CLB PHI
W T W T
1-0 1-1 5-2 0-0
NYC HOU NE
T 1-1 W 1-0 T 2-2
HOU
W 1-0
TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)
HOU NE DAL VAN
T W W W
4-4 4-2 4-0 4-3
DAL
W 4-0
NYR
T 1-1
NE
W 4-2
HOU POR
T 1-1 T 0-0
COL
L 1-2
PHI
W 3-2
NE DAL
W 4-2 W 4-0
POR
T 0-0
SJ
L 0-5
SJ
L 0-5
Shots 5 08/22/2015 at Shots on Goal 1 04/11/2015 at Fouls Committed 7 06/06/2015 at Fouls Suffered 6 05/23/2015 at Corner Kicks 2 03/28/2015 at 2 05/20/2015 at 2 07/12/2015 at Offside 0 03/08/2015 at 0 03/21/2015 at 0 05/23/2015 at 0 06/21/2015 at 0 06/27/2015 at 0 08/19/2015 at 0 08/29/2015 at Saves 0 04/11/2015 at 0 04/25/2015 at Shots Faced 0 04/11/2015 at
CLB
L 2-3
RSL
T 0-0
SEA
W 1-0
SEA
T 0-0
NYC NE VAN
W 1-0 W 4-2 W 1-0
NYR POR SEA RSL COL SJ COL
T T T L W L L
RSL HOU
T 0-0 T 4-4
RSL
T 0-0
1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-0 0-5 1-2
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC VS ORLANDO CITY SC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Orlando City SC 0 wins, 0 goals
Orlando City SC Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
Sporting KC 0 wins, 0 goals 0 ties
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC
Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC ORL
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Orlando City SC
Sporting KC
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Orlando City SC None None None None None None None None None
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
Sporting KC None None None None None None None None None
W-L-T Breakdowns: Orlando City SC 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
Sporting Kansas City
Streak (started)
W-L-T
Streak (started)
4-1-0 3-5-7 0-7-1
3 Ws 1 Ts 6 Ls
(05/17/2015) (08/29/2015) (06/20/2015)
6-0-1 3-5-6 2-2-1
1 Ws (08/08/2015) 1 Ts (09/09/2015) 1 Ls (08/19/2015)
2-12-5 5-1-2
1 Ls 1 Ts
(09/05/2015) (07/04/2015)
3-5-1 8-2-3
1 Ls (08/19/2015) 2 Ls (08/22/2015)
0-10-1 2-2-4 2-0-3 1-1-0 2-0-0
3 Ls 1 Ts 1 Ws 1 Ls 2 Ws
(08/16/2015) (08/29/2015) (06/24/2015) (07/26/2015) (05/17/2015)
0-1-5 4-5-3 2-1-0 2-0-0 3-0-1
1 1 1 4 3
Ts Ls Ls Ws Ws
(09/09/2015) (08/29/2015) (08/22/2015) (03/29/2014) (05/20/2015)
5-0-1 0-2-4 2-5-3 0-2-0 0-4-0
1 Ts 3 Ts 1 Ws 2 Ls 4 Ls
(08/08/2015) (05/24/2015) (08/01/2015) (04/18/2015) (07/26/2015)
6-0-5 2-0-3 2-4-0 1-2-0 0-1-1
1 1 3 1 1
Ts Ws Ls Ls Ls
(09/09/2015) (08/08/2015) (06/21/2015) (08/22/2015) (08/19/2015)
ORLANDO CITY SC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (0-0-0) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. ORLANDO CITY SC (0-0-0) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN SHTS
SV
GAA
PG
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CURRENT ORLANDO CITY SC VS. SPORTING KC (0-00)
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. ORLANDO CITY SC (0-00)
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
Brek Shea Pedro Ribeiro Corey Ashe Eric Avila Danny Mwanga Adam Bedell Servando Carrasco Tony Cascio Tally Hall Lewis Neal
4 1 16 7 2 1 4 1 9 3
4 0 13 3 2 0 4 1 9 1
340 21 1167 355 133 45 325 89 800 138
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 2 5 4 4 2 4 2 0 0
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN SHTS
SV
9
800
41
Tally Hall
SV
GAA
PG
31 1.01
1
A
SHT
GAA
PG
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ORLANDO CITY
KANSAS CITY
2015 Major League Schedule organized by date for Orlando City SC
VS
MLS RECORD: 7-13-8
MLS RECORD: 11-7-8
MATCH INFO Competition: Date: Kickoff: Location: Forecast: Referee: ARs: Fourth Official: TV: Talent: Radio: Talent:
2015 MLS SCHEDULE
Major League Soccer 09/13/15 7:00 p.m. ET Orlando Citrus Bowl Sunny Jai Marrufo Peter Balciunas and Mark Cahen Ted Unkel FOX Sports 1 Alexi Lalas and John Strong Real Radio 104.1 FM La Grande 1030 AM Tom Traxler and Jeff Radcliffe (104.1 FM) Israel Heredia and Sergio Ruiz (1030 AM)
MLS WEEK 28 SCHEDULE Wednesday, September 9 Vancouver vs Colorado Portland vs Sporting KC
TIME (EST) 10:00 p.m. ET 10:30 p.m. ET
BROADCAST MLS LIVE MLS LIVE
Friday, September 11 NY Red Bulls vs Chicago
7:00 p.m. ET
UniMás
Saturday, September 12 Philadelphia vs Columbus FC Dallas vs New York City Houston vs Real Salt Lake Colorado vs D.C. United LA Galaxy vs Montreal San Jose vs Seattle
7:00 p.m. ET 8:30 p.m. ET 8:30 p.m. ET 9:00 p.m. ET 10:30 p.m. ET 10:30 p.m. ET
MLS LIVE MLS LIVE MLS LIVE MLS LIVE MLS LIVE MLS LIVE
Sunday, September 13 Toronto FC vs New England Orlando vs Sporting KC
5:00 p.m. ET 7:00 p.m. ET
ESPN2/ESPN Deportes Fox Sports 1/FOX Deportes
DATE 3/8/15 3/13/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 4/3/15 4/12/15 4/18/15 4/26/15 5/8/15 5/13/15 5/17/15 5/24/15 5/30/15 6/6/15 6/14/15 6/20/15 6/24/15 7/4/15 7/11/15 7/18/15 7/26/15 8/1/15 8/5/15 8/8/15 8/16/15 8/22/15 8/29/15 9/5/15 9/13/15 9/19/15 9/25/15 10/3/15 10/16/15 10/25/15
OPP New York City FC Houston Vancouver Montreal D.C. United Portland Columbus Crew SC Toronto FC New England D.C. United LA Galaxy San Jose Columbus Crew SC Chicago Fire D.C. United Montreal Impact Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake FC Dallas New York Red Bulls New York City FC Columbus Crew SC Toronto FC Philadelphia Union Seattle Sounders Toronto FC Chicago Fire New England Sporting KC Chicago Fire New York Red Bulls Montreal Impact New York City FC Philadelphia Union
TIME/RES 1-1 T 0-1 W 0-1 L 2-2 T 0-1 L 0-2 W 3-0 L 0-2 L 2-2 T 2-1 L 4-0 W 1-1 T 2-2 T 2-3 W 1-0 W 2-0 L 2-0 W 1-1 T 0-2 L 0-2 L 5-3 L 5-2 W 4-1 L 0-0 T 4-0 L 5-0 L 1-1 T 3-0 L 7:00 pm 8:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 5:00 pm
VENUE Citrus Bowl BBVA Compass Citrus Bowl Olympic Citrus Bowl Providence Park MAPFRE Stadium Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl RFK Stadium Citrus Bowl Levi’s Stadium Citrus Bowl Toyota Park Citrus Bowl Saputo Stadium Citrus Bowl Rio Tinto Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl Yankee Stadium Citrus Bowl BMO Field Citrus Bowl CenturyLink BMO Field Citrus Bowl Gillette Stadium Citrus Bowl Toyota Park Red Bull Arena Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl PPL Park
TV/ATT 65,210 22,407 31,072 25,245 32,822 21,114 15, 655 30,908 27,243 12,532 40,122 36,224 31,430 20,124 30,054 17,820 23,372 20,956 30,513 33,518 32,041 26,586 26,648 28,495 40,453 26,397 28,921 18,854 Fox Sports 1 MY65 UniMas MY65 UniMas FOX35/MY65
PREVIOUS MATCH RECAP Orlando City SC (7-13-8, 29 points) fell to the New England Revolution (11-97, 40 points) 3-0 before 18,854 fans at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, as the Lions played without three key members of the team’s starting 11 – Kaká, Cyle Larin and Darwin Cerén – due to international call-ups. Despite several noteworthy saves from veteran goalkeeper Tally Hall, Orlando fell behind with three minutes remaining in the first half when Diego Fagundez tucked away Lee Nguyen’s ball into the box to give the Revolution a 1-0 advantage. In the second half, Hall was equally impressive in goal for the Lions, denying New England’s attack on multiple occasions with several quick-reaction saves from close range. Moments after being brought into the game, Róchez had a chance to level the scoreline in the 71st minute after intercepting a poor touch from center-back Andrew Farrell, but hit his final effort high of the target. As City committed numbers forward, the Revolution took full advantage on the counter with second-half substitute Juan Agudelo and left-back Chris Tierney both finding the back of the net in the final 10 minutes of the game.
MATCH PREVIEW
HEAD COACH ADRIAN HEATH
Orlando City SC (7-13-8, 29 points) will face Western Conference side Sporting Kansas City (11-7-8, 41 points) for the first time this season in a primetime match-up at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on Sunday, September 13. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Sunday’s game will mark the third all-time meeting between both teams, dating back to the 2012 season. The first game between the former USL and MLS affiliates took place in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup where Sporting secured a 3-2 victory at home. The following year, however, Orlando claimed revenge, defeating the reigning Open Cup champions 1-0 on the road to advance to the quarterfinals. Sporting Kansas City ventures into Sunday’s game sitting in fifth place in the Western Conference with two games in hand over the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers and FC Dallas.
INJURY REPORT OUT: Kevin Molino (out); Harrison Heath (out); Brek Shea (day-to-day); Conor Donovan (out); Kaká (day-to-day); Darwin Cerén (day-to-day) (as of September 11, 2015)
N/A
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP C
During his three seasons at Burnley, he appeared in 115 games and scored 29 goals. After leaving Burnley for Sheffield United in 1996, he came back to the Clarets in 1997, where he played his final season.
78 | AURÉLIEN COLLIN
16 | COREY ASHE
24 | LEWIS NEAL
Heath’s playing career started with Stoke City in 1979, where he played three seasons. He appeared in 95 games, scoring 16 goals. He joined Everton in 1982, where he became the club’s top scorer in his first full season. He continued to flourish in Everton’s system, scoring in double figures in every season until 1988.
Heath oversees not just the first team at Orlando City, but is responsible for the style and philosophy of play all the way down the Orlando City development pyramid.
22 | TALLY HALL
INTERNATIONAL DUTY 14 | LUKE BODEN
7 | CRISTIAN HIGUITA
Such success attracted the attention of several MLS clubs but in 2013 Heath rebuffed the advances of bigger clubs committing himself to the team he has helped build. During his playing days, Heath was known for always giving 100 percent, and that’s something he demands from his own players. “Supporters want to see you play like they think they would play if they had the opportunity,” said Heath. “There’s no excuse for not leaving every last bit of energy on the field.”
After leaving Everton, Heath spent the rest of his career on various clubs around Europe. He played for Espanyol in Spain for just a year in 1989. Heath then returned to England and joined Manchester City in 1990, where he enjoyed a successful three years with the club. He appeared in 75 games with City and scored four goals. Heath played for Stoke City again for a brief stint in 1992 before joining Burnley in the latter part of the year.
SUSPENSIONS
44 | DAVID MATEOS
Adrian Heath is widely considered one of the best managers plying his trade in the United States. At Orlando, he has fashioned an attractive, free scoring team which dominated minor league soccer for the past four years, with three Regular Season titles and two Championships, and a handful of impressive performances against Major League Soccer teams in the US Open Cup.
5 | SERVANDO CARRASCO
12 | ERIC AVILA
32 | ADRIAN WINTER
15 | PEDRO RIBEIRO
Please note this is the projected starting lineup. Official lineup will be provided prior to the game
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ORLANDO CITY NEWS AND NOTES
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VS ORL VS SKC
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THIRD ALL-TIME MATCHUP
Orlando and Kansas will face for the third time in their history, having split results in their previous two U.S. Open Cup matches. The first game between the Lions and Sporting dates back to the third round of the 2012 Open Cup in a match that finished 3-2 victory in favor of Kansas City at Livestrong Sporting Park, with Kevin Molino scoring for Orlando. City took revenge the following year, defeating Kansas City 0-1 in the fourth round of the Open Cup at Sporting Park to advance to the quarter-finals.
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PLAYOFFS
City enters the match aiming to continue battling for playoff berth. With six games remaining in the season, the Lions have direct matches versus Eastern Conference teams that are also competing for the postseason. Additionally, three home games are remaining on the schedule for Orlando, with marquee matches against Montreal Impact and New York City FC.
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SPORTING MEETS THE WALL
For the first and only time this season, Kansas City travels to the Orlando Citrus Bowl and will play in front of the second highest attended stadium in MLS - averaging 32,683 fans per game - a record for an expansion team in its first 14 standalone home games.
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ZUSI’S HOMECOMING
USMNT midfielder Graham Zusi grew up in Longwood and attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs. The Sporting midfielder also played with Central Florida Kraze in the USL Premier Development League during his college years. Lastly, Zusi’s parents are Orlando City SC season-ticket holders.
AURÉLIEN COLLIN
Orlando City SC’s center-back Aurélien Collin will face his former Club for the first time since moving to Orlando. Collin starred in Kansas City for four seasons (2011-2014), making 117 appearances, registering 15 goals, three assists and 10,031 minutes played. The experienced defender led Sporting to three playoffs, featuring in a key role in the 2013 MLS Cup championship, scoring the drawing goal and the decisive penalty kick in the final - earning the MLS Cup MVP. Also while playing with Sporting, Collin was selected to the All-Star team on three occasions (2012, 2013, 2014), was named to MLS Best XI and was a finalist for MLS Defender of the Year in 2012.
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DOM DWYER
Former Orlando City SC striker Dom Dwyer will be playing at the Orlando Citrus Bowl for the first time since the end of his loan spell in 2013. Dwyer was sent on loan to Orlando in 2013 and scored 21 goals wearing purple - including 15 league goals, breaking the USL Pro single season scoring record. In his last game with the Lions, Dwyer scored four goals in the 7-4 victory over the Charlotte Eagles to win the 2013 USL Pro Champions in front of 20,886 fans.
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CARRASCO AND OKUGO
On July 20th, Orlando City SC traded Amobi Okugo to Sporting Kansas City for midfielder Servando Carrasco. Okugo appeared in 15 games for City this season, and since the trade he has appeared in two league-games with Kansas City. Carrasco played nine games with Sporting prior to joining the Lions, where he has played eight games and has registered two assists.
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HISTORY
In 2013, as part of the alliance between Major League Soccer and USL, Orlando City became the USL Pro affiliate club of Sporting Kansas City until the end of the 2014 season.
PREVIOUS MLS GAME PLAYERS STATS SEPTEMBER 5 VS NEW ENGLAND
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots on Goal
1
Neal, Winter, Ribeiro, Róchez
Most Passes
74
Most Touches Highest Passing Accuracy
PLAYERS SEASON HIGHEST STATS Games Played
25
Kaká
Games Started
25
Kaká
Minutes Played
2169
Kaká
Goals
11
Cyle Larin
Aurélien Collin
Assists
4
Kaká
91
Aurélien Collin
Shots
51
Kaká
93%
David Mateos
Shots on Goal
21
Cyle Larin
Most Chances Created
3
Danny Mwanga
Fouls Committed
56
Cristian Higuita
Most Tackles
3
Cristian Higuita, Aurélien Collin
Fouls Suffered
64
Cristian Higuita
Ball Recoveries
Cristian Higuita
Offside
20
Cyle Larin
7
Clearances
David Mateos
Corner Kicks
55
Kaká
13
Defensive Blocks
Aurélien Collin; Cristian Higuita
Yellow Cards
7
Cristian Higuita
1
Red Cards
2
Rafael Ramos
Interceptions
6
Luke Boden
Saves
61
Tally Hall
Saves
6
Tally Hall
Goals Allowed
36
Tally Hall
2.00
Tally Hall
4
Tally Hall
Goals Against Average Shoutouts
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS PLAYERS
Points
6
Cyle Larin
7/26/15 at NYC
Goals
3
Cyle Larin
7/26/15 at NYC
Assist
2
Corey Ashe
8/01/15 vs CLB
Shots
8
Cyle Larin
8/01/15 vs CLB
Shots on Goal
4
Cyle Larin
8/01/15 vs CLB
Fouls Commiteed
5
Cristian Higuita
3/08/15 vs NYC
Fouls Suffered
7
Kevin Molino
4/18/15 at CLB
Corner Kicks
9
Luke Boden
5/30/15 vs CLB
Offside
5
Carlos Rivas
3/08/15 vs NYC
GOALKEEPERS
TEAM HIGH GAMES Points
15
8/01/15 vs CLB
W 5-2
Goals
5
8/01/15 vs CLB
W 5-2
Assists
5
8/01/15 vs CLB
W 5-2
Shots
24
5/30/15 vs CLB
T 2-2
Shots on Goal
9
5/30/15 vs CLB
T 2-2
Fouls Commited
19
5/30/15 vs CLB
T 2-2
Fouls Suffered
23
3/28/15 at MTL
T 2-2
Corner Kicks
14
5/30/15 vs CLB
T 2-2
Offside
7
4/26/15 vs TOR
L 0-2
Saves
8
8/16/15 at SEA
L 4-0
Saves
8
Tally Hall
8/16/15 at SEA
Shots Faced
12
8/16/15 at SEA
L 4-0
Shots Faced
12
Tally Hall
8/16/15 at SEA
Goals Allowed
5
7/26/15 at NYC
L 5-3
Goals Allowed
5
Tally Hall
7/26/15 at NYC
AGE-RELATED MILESTONES
TEAM LOW GAMES
Youngest player to.. play in a game start a game play a CG score a goal record an assist score 2 goals in a game score 3 goals in a game
Tommy Redding Tyler Turner Tyler Turner Cyle Larin Rafael Ramos Cyle Larin Cyle Larin
Age 18 19 19 19 20 20 20
8/8/15 vs PHI 3/28/15 at MTL 3/28/15 at MTL 4/12/15 at POR 5/08/15 vs NE 7/26/15 at NYC 7/26/15 at NYC
Points
0
3/21/15 vs VAN
L 0-1
Goals
0
3/21/15 vs VAN
L 0-1
Assists
0
3/21/15 vs VAN
L 0-1
Shots
4
8/22/15 at TOR
L 5-0
play a game as GK start a game as GK play a CG as GK record a shutout record a win
Tally Hall Tally Hall Tally Hall Tally Hall Cyle Larin
30 30 30 30 19
5/17/15 vs LA 5/17/15 vs LA 5/17/15 vs LA 5/17/15 vs LA 5/17/15 vs LA
Shots on Goal
0
7/11/15 vs DAL
L 0-2
Fouls Commited
11
4/3/15 VS DC
L 0-1
Fouls Suffered
13
3/13/15 at HOU
W 0-1
Oldest player to.. play in a game start a game play a CG score a goal record an assist
Donovan Ricketts Donovan Ricketts Donovan Ricketts Kakรก Kakรก
37 37 37 33 33
5/08/15 vs NE 5/08/15 vs NE 5/08/15 vs NE 7/4/15 at RSL 4/22/15 vs LA
Corner Kicks
1
5/24/15 at SJ
T 1-1
Offside
0
3/13/15 at HOU
W 0-1
Saves
0
3/08/15 vs NYC
T 1-1
play a game as GK start a game as GK play a CG as GK record a shutout record a win
Donovan Ricketts Donovan Ricketts Donovan Ricketts Donovan Ricketts Donovan Ricketts
37 37 37 37 37
5/08/15 vs NE 5/08/15 vs NE 5/08/15 vs NE 4/12/15 at POR 4/12/15 at POR
Shots Faced
0
3/13/15 at HOU
W 0-1
Goals Allowed
0
3/13/15 at HOU
W 0-1
22 Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 lbs. Birthplace: Renton, Washington Acquired: Trade
TALLY HALL - GK DOB: 05/12/1985
2014 MLS: Ruptured right ACL against Sporting KC on 8/29 … Recorded fifth shutout of the season vs. LA Galaxy on 5/17 ... Made season-high five saves and registered fourth shutout of the season vs. Columbus on 5/7 ... Awarded MLS Save of the Week (Week 8) ... Recorded shutouts vs. Montreal Impact on 3/15 and New England Revolution on 3/8 to open the season.
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JOSH FORD - GK
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EARL EDWARDS - GK
Height: 6’3” Weight: 205 lbs. Birthplace: San Diego, California Acquired: SuperDraft
DOB: 01/24/1992
COLLEGE: Was team captain three of five season with UCLA. Two time first team All-Pac-12 selection. Started 44 consecutive matches between 2013 and 2014. INTERNATIONAL: Starting goalkeeper for the U.S. at the U-17 World Cup in 2009, leading the U.S. to the Round of 16 ... Led the U.S. to the 2009 Brazil Copa Macae U17 championship and won the Goleiro award ... Won the MVP award while leading his team to the Chile La Serena Cup championship in 2009 ... Recorded 10 saves in the U-17’s first-ever victory over Brazil in the 2007 Nike Friendlies ... Part of the U.S. U-17 National Team Residency Program from Aug. 2007 to Dec. 2009 ... Played with the U.S. Youth National Teams at the U-14 through U-20 levels.
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TYLER TURNER - D
Height: 6’0” Weight: 175 lbs. DOB: 11/06/1987 Birthplace: Liverpool, New York Acquired: Waiver/Re-Entry Draft Loaned to Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the remainder of the season
Height: 5’11” Weight: 163 lbs. Birthplace: Milford Connecticut Acquired: USL PRO
DOB: 03/04/1994
Started four reserve league matches in 2012 and made his season debut in the 18 at Real Salt Lake on July 4. 2010 Big East Goalkeeper of the Year Holds UConn career records in shutouts, consecutive starts and wins Coach Sigi Schmid: “Josh is a great line goalkeeper. He has great reactions and he is very brave.”
The calm and composed right-back impressed the coaching staff during the 2014 preseason with his ability to remain comfortable on the ball, while also showcasing his attacking prowess down the flanks. Signed as the club’s fourth MLS signing, the 2014 USL PRO season was a sharp learning curve for the former U18 U.S. Men’s National Team captain, but he acquitted himself well, making the right back position his own and winning the club’s Rookie of the Year award.
3 Height: 6’2” Weight: 172 lbs. Birthplace: Wetherby, England Acquired: Loan
SEB HINES - D DOB: 05/29/1988
Hines joins the Lions after spending half of the 2014 season on loan with Coventry in League One, featuring in nine matches. The defender – who made his professional debut on January 16, 2007, for Middlesbrough against Hull City – has earned over 80 appearances in several English leagues – including the English Premier League, the Championship and League One for Middlesbrough, Derby County, Oldham Athletic and Coventry. Additionally, Hines has 17 caps for England’s youth teams – featuring for the U-16, U-17 and U-19 teams. However, the center-back will not occupy an international slot as his father is an American
16 Height: 5’5” Weight: 154 lbs. Birthplace: Virginia Beach, Virginia Acquired: Transfer
COREY ASHE - D DOB: 03/14/1986
he speedy left-back joins Orlando City after making over 200 appearances with the Houston Dynamo – ranking second on the Dynamo’s all-time appearance list. Ashe’s career highlights also include an MLS Cup (2007), two MLS All-Star appearances (2011 and 2013), and a CONCACAF Gold Cup Championship with the U.S. Men’s National Team (2013). The Virginia Beach, Virginia, native began his career in 2007 with the Dynamo after a standout four-year career with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ashe featured in 22 games and six starts in his inaugural campaign – the most by a Dynamo rookie – prior to becoming a crucial piece of the team during his nine-year tenure with the club. 2014 MLS: Appeared in 21 games (20 starts) at outside back in the regular season, registering three assists with the Dynamo.
14 Height: 6’2” Weight: 184 lbs. Birthplace: Sheffield, England Acquired: USL PRO
LUKE BODEN - D DOB: 11/26/1988
Throughout the past four years, Boden has remained at the core of the Orlando City defense in USL PRO, compiling 7,456 minutes in the purple and white kits. The Sheffield, England native made 82 appearances for the Lions, scoring four goals and notching 15 assists. Prior to signing with Orlando City in 2011, Boden began his professional career with English League Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. After making 15 appearances with his hometown Club, the Englishman ventured on loan stints with Chesterfield, Rushden and Diamonds and Northampton Town
20 Height: 6’3” Weight: 180 lbs. Birthplace: Bryan, Texas Acquired: Transfer
BREK SHEA - D DOB: 02/28/1990
Following his time with FC Dallas, Shea spent nearly two seasons with Stoke City of the English Premier League. 2011: A finalist for the Volkswagen MLS MVP award, Shea was named to the MLS All-Star team and MLS Best XI. He led FC Dallas in goals with 11. Five of his goals were game-winners, which tied for the league lead. Shea also added four assists. He ranked fourth on the team in minutes played across all competitions (3,446MP/41GP) in addition to playing eight games with the U.S. National Team.
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CONOR DONOVAN - D
Height: 6’2” Weight: 176 lbs. Birthplace: Fuquay-Varina, NC Acquired: SuperDraft
DOB: 01/08/1996
COLLEGE Made a total of 15 appearances for North Carolina State in his freshman year, recording one goal and one assist. The young defender has trained with both the U.S. U-18 and U-20 youth national teams, scoring three international goals.
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TOMMY REDDING - D
Height: 6’2” Weight: 175 lbs. Birthplace: Oviedo, Florida Acquired: USL PRO
DOB: 01/24/1997
An Oviedo, Fla. native, Redding was signed during the off-season as the Club’s first MLS Homegrown signing.
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RAFAEL RAMOS - D
Height: 5’7” Weight: 154 lbs. Birthplace: Santa Marinha, Portugal Acquired: Transfer
DOB: 01/09/1995
Rafael Ramos was one of two young players signed to Orlando City during the tail end of the 2014 USL PRO season from affiliate club Benfica. Both he and fellow Benfica signing Estrela scored on their debut in the 3-2 win over Richmond Kickers
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DAVID MATEOS - D
Height: 6’3” Weight: 181 lbs. Birthplace: Madrid, Spain Acquired: Transfer
DOB: 04/22/1987
Known as a quick and athletic defender, Redding is one of the elite players in the country for his age and has the ability to play multiple positions, according to Head Coach Adrian Heath.
Mateos, 28, joins the Club after climbing the ranks through Real Madrid’s youth system for nearly seven years, even playing alongside City captain Kaká, before moving to the Hungarian side in 2013. The defender made 40 appearances in Ferencvárosi—the most popular soccer team in Hungary—scoring seven goals. He helped Ferencvárosi TC qualify for the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League, after the club finished second in the 2014-15 Hungarian League.
The 6-foot-1 center-back is a current member of the U18 U.S. Men’s National Team and started multiple games during Orlando City’s 2014 USL PRO season.
Previously, the Spaniard spent the 2011-12 season on loan with AEK Athens in Greece and Real Zaragoza in Spain.
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AURÉLIEN COLLIN - D
Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 lbs Birthplace: Enghien-les Bains, France Acquired: Trade
DOB: 03/08/1986
2014: MLS regular season: Scored two goals in 26 games played, 25 of them starts, and contributed to six shutouts. Was named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 2) after scoring his first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw vs. FC Dallas on March 15. Was named to MLS Team of the Week (Week 7) after scoring in a 4-0 win over Montreal on April 19. Was named an MLS All-Star for the third straight season on July 19. Started and played 45 minutes in the MLS All-Star Game on Aug. 6 as the MLS All-Stars defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in Portland. MLS Playoffs: Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss at New York in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round (Oct. 30). CCL: Started three matches (270 minutes) in the 2014-15 group stage. Open Cup: Played 90 minutes in a 3-1 fifth round loss to Portland on June 24. Friendly: Played 45 minutes in a 4-1 Champions Shield defeat to Manchester City on July 23 at Sporting Park.
6 Height: 6’0” Weight: 170 lbs. Birthplace: Gilbert, Arizona Acquired: Expansion Draft
TONY CASCIO - M DOB: 03/28/1990
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SERVANDO CARRASCO - M
Height: 5’10” Weight: 175 lbs. Birthplace: San Diego, California Acquired: Trade
DOB: 08/13/1988
The five-year veteran midfielder has appeared in 69 MLS matches (including postseason) for the Seattle Sounders FC (2011-2013), Houston Dynamo (20132014) and Sporting KC (2015). He was a four-year starter at California, where he recorded13 goals and 13 assists in 73 appearances before being selected in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. 2015 MLS: Made nine appearances for Sporting KC, starting six times. 2014 MLS: Made his 2014 starting debut in 4-1 win at Chivas USA on 5/3 ... Played four minutes as a substitute vs. Montreal Impact on 3/15. 2013 MLS: Made Dynamo debut as a 72nd minute substitute at Philadelphia Union on 9/14 ... Made 19 appearance (13 starts) while with Seattle Sounders FC ... Scored on a 70th minute penalty kick vs. Vancouver on 6/8 ... Assisted Lamar Neagle’s 54th minute goal vs. San Jose on 5/11 … 2013-14 Champions League: First start with Dynamo, played 90 minutes vs. W Connection on 9/25
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CRISTIAN HIGUITA - M
Height: 5’9” Weight: 174 lbs. Birthplace: Cali, Colombia Acquired: Transfer
DOB: 01/12/1994
2014 MLS : Out for the remainder of the 2014 season after undergoing reconstructive surgery for torn ACL in right knee on 4/30 ... Started and played 57 minutes of opening game vs New England Revolution on 3/8
Born and raised in Cali, Higuita spent the previous four seasons in Colombia’s top division. In 2014, Higuita experienced his most successful campaign as a professional, starting in 10 matches and scoring two goals.
2013 MLS: Appeared in 14 games, starting four … Scored game-winning goal in sixth minute of stoppage time at Montreal Impact on June 29
At the international level, the defensive midfielder has been a constant within Colombia’s youth ranks, featuring for the U-17 and U-20 teams. Higuita was part of the Colombia squad that won the 2013 South American Youth Championship title and qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, although he played just one game due to injury.
2012 MLS: Appeared in 29 games, starting 18 and scored three goals with three assists … Started first MLS game in 2-0 season-opening victory over Columbus Crew on March 10 … Scored first professional and game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Philadelphia Union on March 18 … Received SBI MLS Rookie of the week after adding a goal and assist in the Rapid’s 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers on Sept. 5 … Scored the game-winning goal against Melbourne Heart in the Consolation Match of the Hawaiian Islands Invitational on Feb. 25. … Trained with Derby County from Dec. 3-12, scoring a goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Notts County.
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HARRISON HEATH - M
Height: 5’11” Weight: 184 lbs Birthplace: Stoke-on-Trent, England Acquired: USL PRO
DOB: 11/26/1996
Heath – the son of City Head Coach Adrian Heath – signed his first professional contract with the Lions in the latter portion of the 2014 USL PRO campaign, after spending the previous two seasons in the Norwich City FC Academy. At only 18 years old, the defensive midfielder was a member of the starting 11 in several key USL PRO matches for Orlando City, making seven appearances.
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CARLOS RIVAS - M
Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 lbs. Birthplace: Jamundi, Colombia Acquired: Transfer
DOB: 04/15/1994
Rivas, 20, joins the Lions after spending the previous three seasons in the Colombian first division – Categoria Primera A – with powerhouse Deportivo Cali. In 2014, Rivas enjoyed his most successful professional season with Deportivo – scoring 12 goals in 29 appearances in the highly competitive Colombian league. Additionally, Rivas added three goals in major South American competitions – the Copa Sudamericana (2) and the Copa Libertadores (1) – leading the team with 15 goals in all competitions. The Colombian’s 2014 honors also include a Superliga title with Deportivo Cali. Prior to starring with Cali, Rivas made his professional debut at 16 years of age with top-flight Colombian side Once Caldas.
10 Height: 6’1” Weight: 181 lbs. Birthplace: Brasilia, Brasil Acquired: Transfer
KAKÁ - M DOB: 04/22/1982
The former FIFA World Player of the Year, Kaká, was the first Designated Player signing for the 2015 MLS Season. Kaka has a plethora of accomplishments showcasing his talents throughout his career, including the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the year, as well as winning almost all of the major competitions in world soccer, including the World Cup, the Champions League, Seria A and La Liga. He has appeared for the Brazilian National Team 87 scoring 29 goals.
12 Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 lbs. Birthplace: San Diego, California Acquired: Loan
ERIC AVILA - M DOB: 11/24/1987
The San Diego native reached a personal milestone in 2013, as he surpassed the 100-game mark in Major League Soccer. In his first season with the Chivas-USA Avila set career-highs in games played (28), starts (24), minutes (2,183) and goals (3), while adding two assists. The attacking midfielder originally signed a Generation adidas contract and was drafted in the second round (19th overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. In four seasons with FCD, Avila made 63 appearances, including 13 in 2011 with five starts, scoring one goal and adding two assists. In 2010, the 26-year-old helped lead FCD to the MLS Cup final before falling short of the title. As an amateur, Avila played collegiately at UC Santa Barbara and won the 2006 NCAA Men’s National Championship and has represented the United States at the U-20 and U-17 levels.
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PEDRO RIBEIRO - M
Height: 6’4” Weight: 208 lbs. Birthplace: Belo Horizonte, Brazil Acquired: Expansion Draft
DOB: 06/13/1990
2013: Scored 11 goals and seven assists in 23 games, pacing Coastal Carolina to a 19-5-0 overall record, a fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid and NCAA Tournament Round of 16 appearance. Ribeiro was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and received NSCAA and Soccer America Second Team All-American, CollegeSportsMadness.com and College Soccer News First Team All-American, NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region First Team, Big South Attacking Player of the Year and First team All-Big South. Ribeiro was named a TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 10 Midfielder.
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KEVIN MOLINO - M
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DARWIN CERÉN - M
Height: 5’10” Weight: 160 lbs. DOB: 12/31/1989 Birthplace: Quezaltepeque, El Salvador Acquired: USL PRO
The El Salvador National Team captain Darwin Cerén was the third Major League Soccer (MLS) signing for Orlando City. The 24 year old joined the Salvadorian National Team in May 2013 and earned himself over 20 caps. Before his time with the national team, Cerén helped boost his club team, Juventud Independiente, out of the second division and into the nation’s premier league. While with his club team, Cerén made 83 total appearances and recorded 15 goals as a defensive midfielder.
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LEWIS NEAL - M
Height: 5’8” Weight: 155 lbs. DOB: 06/17/1990 Birthplace: Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago Acquired: USL PRO
Height: 5’11” Weight: 155 lbs. Birthplace: Leicester, England Acquired: Expansion Draft
Midfielder Kevin Molino is the Club’s first-ever Major League Soccer (MLS) signing for the inaugural 2015 season.
2013: In his second season with the Black-and-Red, Neal provided a leadership role in the midfield playing in nine games (five starts) with one assist on the year. Most notably, Neal scored the game-winning goal in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against Real Salt Lake on 10/1 to give United its 13th major Domestic and International championship.
Molino has been a top-performer for the Lions since the Club began operations four years ago. The midfielder was USL-PRO’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2012 and 2014. In total, Molino has played over 4,200 regular-season minutes for Orlando, notching 13 assists from 2011-2013. In 2014, moved to a more central role behind the striker, he scored a league record 20 goals, and also led the league with nine assists. The midfielder has proven himself a vital contributor to Heath’s playing system over the past four years, especially in the final third. The creative-minded Molino has caused headaches for opposing defences throughout his career in the USL PRO, and will be a key component for the Lions in 2015. The 24-year-old Molino began his professional career in his native Trinidad and Tobago. One of a few Lions who has carried the flag of his country, Molino has represented Trinidad and Tobago in national team play over 20 times, including the Gold Cup and Pan-American Games. During that international span, the winger has notched 10 goals.
DOB: 07/14/1981
2012: In his first professional season with Major League Soccer, Neal appeared in 18 games (seven starts), logging over 700 minutes and tallying two goals and an assist. Those two strikes were crucial game-winners, too – the first a 63rd minute placed finish on September 15 against New England and the second a stoppage-time strike on October 20 against Columbus that propelled the club to its first playoff berth in five years.
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ADRIAN WINTER - M
Weight: 165 lbs. Height: 5’10” Birthplace: Thalwhil, Switzerland Acquired: Transfer
DOB: 07/08/1986
Winter, 29, will strengthen the Lions’ frontline as an attacking midfielder, heading into the second half of the season, providing over 200 appearances in the Swiss Super League and numerous UEFA Europa League features. Winter joins Orlando City after spending the previous five seasons with FC Luzern, scoring 15 goals in 130 matches played with the club.
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DANNY MWANGA - F
Height: 6’1” Weight: 175 lbs. Birthplace: Kinshasa, Congo Acquired: Expansion Draft
DOB: 07/17/1991
2014: Loaned to the New York Cosmos on August 28, 2014. 2013: Appeared in 13 matches, starting five during the regular season. Started nine of 11 matches played in Reserve League action, scoring three goals.
55 Height: 5’8” Weight: 157 lbs. Birthplace: Luanda, Angoloa Acquired: USL PRO
ESTRELA - M DOB: 09/22/1995
Estrela was one of two young players signed by Orlando City at the tail end of the 2014 USL PRO season from affiliate club Benfica. Both he and fellow Benfica signing Rafael Ramos scored in their debut game in a 3-2 win over Richmond Kickers.
21 Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 lbs. Birthplace: Ontario, Canada Acquired: SuperDraft
CYLE LARIN - F DOB: 04/17/1995
College 2014: ECAC All-Star Second Team ... American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... Earned All-Conference First Team honors ... Named to the 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List in August 2013: Named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... Earned a spot on the NSCAA All-Northeast Second Team and the Soccer America All-Freshman First Team ... His 14 goals were the sixth highest total for any player in the NCAA ... Named the TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman of the Year
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ADAM BEDELL - F
Height: 6’7” Weight: 204 lbs. Birthplace: Livonia, Michigan Acquired: Trade
DOB: 12/01/1991
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SIDNEY RIVERA - F
Height: 6’2” Weight: 185 lbs. Birthplace: Hampton, New Jersey Acquired: SuperDraft
DOB: 11/15/1993
Loaned to Danish First Division Team HB Køge
Loaned to Pittsburgh Riverhounds for the remainder of the season
The six-foot-seven striker – who has spent the 2015 campaign on loan with the Austin Aztex and the Richmond Kickers of the USL – registered an appearance this season in Columbus’ fourth round U.S. Open Cup contest against the Kickers, notching a brace in the team’s 3-1 victory.
COLLEGE: 2014: Conference USA Tournament Offensive MVP; led team in goals
After a stellar four-year career at the University of Detroit Mercy, Bedell was originally drafted by Crew SC in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, appearing 16 times in his rookie season. In seven starts and nine substitute appearances, the forward scored twice, after making his debut during the team’s season opener on March 8, 2014.
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BRYAN RÓCHEZ - F
Height: 5’9” Weight: 161 lbs. Birthplace: Teguigalpa, Honduras Acquired: Transfer
DOB: 01/01/1995
One of the youngest DP’s in MLS history at only 19 years old, Róchez has scored 29 goals in 59 matches for Real C.D. España in the Honduras Primera División. After signing with the Real España in 2012, Róchez experienced tremendous success with the club in 2014, scoring eight times in 18 league fixtures. In addition, the Honduran scored an important goal for Real in the CONCACAF Champions League. More importantly, Róchez’s impressive play during the 2014 campaign earned the striker his first call up to the Honduras Men’s National Team for the 2014 Centroamerican Cup in the United States. Róchez also represented his native country at the U-17 and U-20 levels, scoring five times in eight appearances, and is still active for the U-20, U-21 and U-23 sides.
ALPHABET ROSTER # 16 12 25 14 5 6 17 78 23 36 22 8 7 3 10 55 21 44 18 19 24 27 29 15 11 35 20 2 32
PLAYER Ashe, Corey Avila, Eric Bedell, Adam Boden, Luke Carrasco, Servando Cascio, Tony Cerén, Darwin Collin, Aurélien Donovan, Conor Edwards Jr, Earl Hall, Tally Heath, Harrison Higuita, Cristian Hines, Seb Kaká Estrela Larin, Cyle Mateos, David Molino, Kevin Mwanga, Danny Neal, Lewis Ramos, Rafael Redding, Tommy Riberio, Pedro Rivas, Carlos Róchez, Bryan Shea, Brek Turner, Tyler Winter, Adrian
POS D M F D M M M D D G G M M D M M F D M F M D D F M F D/M D M
HT 5’5” 5’8” 6’7” 6’2” 5’10” 6’0” 5’10” 6’2” 6’2” 6’3” 6’4” 5’11” 5’9” 6’2” 6’1” 5’8” 6’2” 6’3” 5’8” 6’1” 5’11” 5’7” 6’1” 6’4” 5’8” 5’9” 6’3” 5’11” 5’10”
WT 155 150 204 184 175 170 160 190 176 205 215 160 174 172 181 157 190 181 155 175 155 154 180 208 150 161 180 163 165
DOB 03/14/1986 11/24/1987 11/26/1988 12/01/1991 08/13/1988 03/28/1990 12/31/1989 03/08/1986 01/08/1996 01/24/1992 05/12/1985 03/06/1996 03/28/1990 05/29/1988 04/22/1982 09/22/1995 04/17/1995 04/22/1987 06/17/1990 07/17/1991 07/14/1981 01/09/1995 01/24/1997 06/13/1990 04/15/1994 01/01/1995 02/28/1990 03/04/1994 07/08/1986
BIRTHPLACE Virginia Beach, Virginia San Diego, California Sheffield, England Livonia, Michigan San Diego, California Gilbert, Arizona Quezaltepeque, El Salvador Enghien-les-Bains, France Fuquay-Varina, NC California, San Diego Renton, WA Stroke-on-Trent, England Cali, Colombia Wetherby, England Brasilia, Brazil Luanda, Angola Ontario, Canada Madrid, Spain Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago Kinshasa, Congo Leicester, England Santa Marinha, Portugal Oviedo, Florida Belo Horizonte, Brazil Jamundi, Colombia Tegucigalpa, Honduras Bryan, Texas Milford, CT Thalwhil, Switzerland
NUMERICAL ROSTER # 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 32 35 36 44 55 78
PLAYER Tyler Turner Seb Hines Servando Carrasco Tony Cascio Cristian Higuita Harrison Heath Kaká Carlos Rivas Eric Avila Luke Boden Pedro Ribeiro Corey Ashe Darwin Cerén Kevin Molino Danny Mwanga Brek Shea Cyle Larin Tally Hall Conor Donovan Lewis Neal Adam Bedell Rafael Ramos Tommy Redding Adrian Winter Bryan Róchez Earl Edwards Jr. David Mateos Estrela Aurélien Collin
POS D D M M M M M M M D F D M M F D/M F G D M F D D M F G D M D
TECHNICAL STAFF: HEAD COACH: Adrian Heath
PRONUNCIATION Tyler Turner Seb HI-nes Ser-van-do Kar-ass-co Tony Cas-see-oh Chri-tee-an He-Gee-Ta Harrison Heeeth Ka-ká Carlos Ree-vas Eric Ah-vila Luke Bo-den Pedro Ree-bay-row Corey Ash Darwin Seh-ren Kevin Molino Danny Mah-wong-ah Brek Shay Kyle Lah-rin Tally Hall Conor Donovan Lewis Neal Adam Be-dell Rafael Ramos Tommy Red-ing Adrian Vien-tehr Bryan Row-chez Earl Edwards Dah-veed Mah-teh-us Es-treh-la Ah-ray-lee-un Collin
NATIONALITY American English American American Colombian English Brazilian Colombian American English Brazilian American Salvadoran Trinidadian or Tobagonian Congolese American Canadian American American English American Portuguese American Swiss Honduran American Spanish Angolan French
ASSISTANT COACH: Mark Watson ASSISTANT COACH: Ian Fuller
LAST CLUB IMG Soccer Academy Middlesbrough United FC Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo Deportivo Cali Norwich City FC Academy São Paulo Deportivo Cali Chivas USA Sheffield Wednesday Philadelphia Union Houston Dynamo Juventud Independiente Ma Pau SC Colorado Rapids Birmingham City University of Connecticut North Carolina State University Houston Dynamo D.C. United Columbus Crew SC S.L. Benfica B IMG Soccer Academy FC Luzern Real España UCLA Ferencvárosi TC S.L. Benfica B Sporting Kansas City
GOALKEEPER COACH: Marcos Machado
ORLANDO CITY TEAM STATS # 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 32 35 36 42 44 55 78
# 22 36
POS D D M M M M M M M D F D M M F D/M F G D M F D D M F G G D M D
POS G G
PLAYER Tyler Turner Seb Hines Servando Carrasco Tony Cascio Cristian Higuita Harrison Heath Kaká Carlos Rivas Eric Avila Luke Boden Pedro Ribeiro Corey Ashe Darwin Cerén Kevin Molino Danny Mwanga Brek Shea Cyle Larin Tally Hall Conor Donovan Lewis Neal Adam Bedell Rafael Ramos Tommy Redding Adrian Winter Bryan Róchez Earl Edwards Jr. Josh Ford David Mateos Estrela Aurélien Collin Own-goals received TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS
GP 7 19 8 0 21 3 25 21 20 19 17 8 21 3 4 19 21 18 12 16 0 20 1 4 11 0 0 4 18 22
GS 5 18 7 0 20 2 25 8 15 19 8 7 21 7 1 14 18 18 1 13 0 20 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 21
28 28
28 28
G 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2520 33 2520 50
PLAYER Tally Hall Earl Edwards TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS
GP 18 0 28 28
GS 18 0 28 28
MIN 1620 0 2520 2520
MIN 477 1632 616 0 1782 136 2169 904 1309 1709 717 575 1885 990 110 1163 1441 1620 14 1119 0 1689 76 280 168 0 0 360 0 1867
SHTS 97 0 133 99
A 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SHT 0 12 3 0 8 1 51 48 17 5 17 2 28 14 0 11 49 0 0 11 0 8 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 9
SOG 0 3 1 0 1 0 20 12 3 1 9 1 7 6 0 1 21 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
FC 13 21 8 0 56 15 17 23 16 21 11 2 43 2 2 22 27 3 2 4 0 18 0 8 4 0 0 4 27 32
FS 7 23 1 0 64 3 33 24 16 8 14 10 27 22 1 14 26 0 0 10 0 10 0 5 5 0 0 3 0 29
OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 2 10 4 0 0 1 2 20 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 25 15 31 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 2 3 2 0 7 1 3 5 1 4 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
E 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 49
314 369
99 133
387 407
407 387
65 38
139 137
54 56
9 1
SV 61 0 82 69
GA 36 0 50 33
PG 4 0 5 4
PA 5 0 6 6
W 5 0 7 13
L 8 0 13 7
T 5 0 8 8
SO 4 0 6 11
GAA 2.00 0 1.79 1.18
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Cyle Larin 3, Eric Avila 1, Kaká 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Brek Shea 1, Rafael Ramos 1, Kevin Molino 1, Carlos Rivas 1, Corey Ashe PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kaká 4-5, Carlos Rivas 0-1
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1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 32 35 36 42 44 55 78
Player
Donovan Ricketts Tyler Turner Seb Hines Sean St. Ledger Amobi Okugo Servando Carrasco Tony Cascio Cristian Higuita Harrison Heath Martin Paterson Kaka Carlos Rivas Eric Avila Luke Boden Pedro Ribeiro Corey Ashe Darwin Ceren Kevin Molino Danny Mwanga Brek Shea Cyle Larin Tally Hall Conor Donovan Lewis Neal Adam Bedell Sidney Rivera Rafael Ramos Tommy Redding Adrian Winter Bryan Rochez Earl Edwards Jr. Josh Ford David Mateos Estrela Aurelien Collin
8 TOR 0-2 90G 90D 90D
ORLANDO CITY SC 6 7 POR CLB 2-0 0-3 90G 90G 54 90D 61D 90M 90M 65M 45M
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9 10 11 12 13 NE DC LA SJ CLB 2-2 1-2 4-0 1-1 2-2 90G 90G 23 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 15 3
1 2 3 4 5 NYC HOU VAN MTL DC 1-1 1-0 0-1 2-2 0-1 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 1 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
70M
90M 90M 90M 90F 90D 90D 68 82F
89D 90D 34D
1
23
13
4
90M
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CHI DC MTL COL RSL DAL NYR NYC CLB TOR PHI SEA TOR CHI NE 3-2 1-0 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-2 0-2 3-5 5-2 1-4 0-0 0-4 0-5 1-1 0-3
90D 90D 40D 41 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 42D 90D 90D 1 7 1 45 90M 90M 90M 72M 90M 90M
76M 83M 61M 90M 90M 90M 77M
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28
76 18
90M 82M 23 18
36D
90M 22
90D
90D 90D 90D 90D
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
13
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
9
90D 90D 49D
12
90M 45 75M 90M 90M 90M 90M 77M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 86M 79M 90M 1 45M 7 6 24 16 90F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 89M 90M 90M 44M 90M 90F 90M 90M 70M 85M 90M 11 25 18 9 12 66M 14 7 29 50 90M 90F 90M 83F 25 25 90M 29 90M 72M 81M 90M 87M 73M 90M 90M 1 90M 71M 74M 62F 30 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 89D 90M 90F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 18 66F 83F 13 21 89F 90M 2 7 28 5 8 68F 88D 90M 90D 62D 90D 5 90D 60D 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 85M 90M 79F 76M 14 19 11 90D 90D 90M 90M 83M 51M 90M 90M 39M 36F 67F 81F 77F 78F 84F 72F 24 90F 69F 32F 90F 78F 90F 90F 67F 65F 82F 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 14D 65M 20 72M 90M 90M
90M
66F
90M 82M 90M 90M 90M 90F 89F 54F 19 8 8 90M 90M 71M 20 90D 71F 90M 22F 36
90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90D 90D 90D 19
80M 90M
24
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 67D
90D 90D 90D
10
83D
Played for other teams: Servando Carrasco played 508 minutes for KC
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
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NYC 1 HOU 0 VAN 1 MTL 2 DC 1 POR 0 CLB 3 TOR 2 NE 2 DC 2 LA 0 SJ 1 CLB 2 CHI 2 DC 0 MTL 2 COL 0 RSL 1 DAL 2 NYR 2 NYC 5 CLB 2 L T L L T L
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Larin 7 (Carrasco 1) 50; Larin 8 (Rivas 2, Ceren 1) 61; Larin 9 (Kaka 3) 85 Larin 10 (Ashe 1, Carrasco 2) 18; Ceren 2 (unassisted) 38; Larin 11 (Ashe 2, Boden 2) 53; Collin 2 (Boden 3) 77; Higuita 1 (Kaka 4) 85 Boden 1 (Higuita 2) 17
Larin 6 (Rivas 1) 62; Kaka 8 (Higuita 1) Kaka 9 (Ribeiro 2, Avila 2) 5
Larin 2 (Ramos 1) 75; Collin 1 (Boden 1) 90 Larin 3 (Collin 1) 11 Avila 1 (Shea 1, Ramos 2) 12; Larin 4 (Kaka 2) 34; Kaka 4 (penalty kick) Kaka 5 (penalty kick) 64 Kaka 6 (penalty kick) 17; Ribeiro 2 (unassisted) 89 own goal (Adailton) 40; Larin 5 (Avila 1) 82; own goal (Adailton) 86 Kaka 7 (unassisted) 30
Larin 1 (Molino 1)
Kaka 1 (unassisted) 91+ own goal (Deric) 74
ORLANDO CITY SC
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 35 36 42 55 78
Player
U.S. 4R CHAS 4-4
90D 90D 23 90M
90D 90D
OPEN CUP 5R QF CLB CHI 2-0 1-3
89M 90D 83M 90M
Neal (Turner) 64; Rivas (penalty kick) 75; Rivas (penalty kick) 95; Rivas (penalty kick) 105 Kaka (Ceren) 21; Rivas (unassisted) 35 Larin (Avila) 56
ORLANDO CITY SC 64D 120D 18 120M 90M 4 86M 67M 90M 90D 85F 90M 1
120M
120F 58M 120D 62
5 90F 90G
90M
120M
90G 102D 120M 90D
T (8-7 pen) W L
7
90D
56
120G
ORL 4 at CHASTN 4 ORL 2 vs CLB 0 ORL 1 at CHI 3
Donovan Ricketts Tyler Turner Seb Hines Sean St. Ledger Amobi Okugo Tony Cascio Cristian Higuita Harrison Heath Martin Paterson Kaka Carlos Rivas Eric Avila Luke Boden Pedro Ribeiro Darwin Ceren Kevin Molino Danny Mwanga Brek Shea Cyle Larin Tally Hall Conor Donovan Lewis Neal Sidney Rivera Rafael Ramos Tommy Redding Bryan Rochez Earl Edwards Jr. Josh Ford Estrela Aurelien Collin Servando Carrasco
U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 06/17/2015 5R 06/30/2015 QF 07/22/2015
GAME NOTES
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY at ORLANDO CITY SC
2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT Orlando Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) MLS Regular Season Game 27 Sporting Kansas City 11-7-8, 41 points (8-1-4 home; 3-6-4 away) 5th place in Western Conference Orlando City SC 7-13-8, 29 points (4-5-5 home; 3-8-3 away) 8th place in Eastern Conference
11-7-8 (41 pts.) RECORD 26 GAMES PLAYED 5th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 40 GOALS 1.54 GOALS/GAME 46 ASSISTS 35 GOALS ALLOWED 1.35 ALLOWED/GAME +5 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 308 (101) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 32.8% ON GOAL % 344 FOULS COMMITTED 307 FOULS SUFFERED 49 CAUTIONS 2 EJECTIONS
English TV: FOX Sports 1 Spanish TV: FOX Deportes Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Jair Marrufo Referee: Assistant ref: Peter Balciunas Assistant ref: Mark Cahen 4th official: Ted Unkel
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 22 23 27 29 37 71 93 94 96
Pos. DEF DEF DEF DEF MID DEF MID FWD MID MID MID DEF FWD DEF DEF DEF/MID GK MID DEF MID GK FWD DEF MID MID MID
Name Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Amobi Okugo Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla
D.C. United New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew SC New England Revolution Toronto FC Montreal Impact Philadelphia Union Orlando City SC New York City FC Chicago Fire
Western Conference 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC LA Galaxy FC Dallas Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
BEEZ-ler POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth FAIL-hob-ber AHN-your
33 1.18 25 50 1.79 –17 314 (99) 31.5% 387 407 54 9
sin-OH-vick sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM A-moby Oh-KOO-go
Tim Melia 1620 Tim Melia 1.28 Tim Melia 9 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 60
HAL-iss-see jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah MEE-lia de YUNG SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh
W L T
44 42 41 40 37 31 30 29 28 27
13 12 11 11 11 9 8 7 7 7
Pts
W L T
15 13 13 13 11 11 11 9 8 8
10 7 9 9 11 11 14 13 13 14 10 8 8 13 7 9 11 10 10 11
5 6 8 7 4 4 6 8 7 6 3 7 5 2 8 8 5 8 9 8
+1 +15 –2 +2 +1 –3 –10 –17 –8 –8
28 25 28 27 26 24 28 28 27 27
GD GP +12 +16 +8 +3 +5 –3 +2 +1 –4 –11
28 28 26 28 26 28 27 27 27 27
MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
Cyle Larin Kaka Kaka Kaka/Larin Cyle Larin six players tied Cristian Higuita Cristian Higuita Cristian Higuita Rafael Ramos
1620 Tally Hall 2.00 Tally Hall 5 Tally Hall 4 Tally Hall 61 Tally Hall
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
Through Sept. 10
GD GP
orlando city sc
Dom Dwyer 9 GOALS 11 Benny Feilhaber 13 ASSISTS 4 Dom Dwyer 73 SHOTS 51 Dom Dwyer 28 SHOTS ON GOAL 20 Krisztian Nemeth 4 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 Benny Feilhaber 4 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 1 Dom Dwyer 46 FOULS COMMITTED 56 Dom Dwyer 63 64 FOULS SUFFERED Dom Dwyer 6 7 CAUTIONS Besler/Feilhaber 1 EJECTIONS 2
ah-mah-doo DEE-ah
Pts
48 46 44 41 41 41 38 35 33 32
8th in East
2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs
oh-PAR-ah
7th season
Top six clubs from both conferences advance to MLS Cup Playoffs.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
7-13-8 (29 pts.) 28
Pronunciation
2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference
orlando city sc
(.554) 87-65-52
7th season
(.554) 87-65-52
adrian heath
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
1st season 7-13-8 (.393) 1st season 7-13-8 (.393)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, Sept. 10 OUT: • Roger Espinoza (tibial sesamoid fracture) • Ike Opara (ruptured Achilles) QUESTIONABLE: • Saad Abdul-Salaam (hamstring strain) • Chance Myers (hamstring strain) • Amobi Okugo (knee sprain)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Stats through Thursday, Sept. 10
#ORLvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#ORLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
Sunday marks the inaugural MLS match between Sporting KC and expansion side Orlando City SC, but the teams do share history in recent years. Orlando City served as Sporting KC’s USL affiliate in 2013 and 2014, during which time Kansas City loaned players to Orlando to gain match experience. The clubs also squared off in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in both 2012 and 2013 at Sporting Park. The first time around, Peter Vermes’ men beat Adrian Heath’s side 3-2 in the Round of 32 before eventually winning the 2012 U.S. Open Cup title. Paulo Nagamura struck the opening goal just before halftime, but a 55th-minute equalizer from Kevin Molino set the stage for an exciting final halfhour. Soony Saad’s quick brace put the hosts ahead 3-1, and Dennis Chin could only pull one back for the Lions in the final moments. A year later, Orlando City exacted revenge with a 1-0 upset victory in the Round of 16. Long Tan stunned the Sporting Park crowd with a goal after just two minutes, and the Lions held their lead to the final whistle.
Sporting KC - 2015 Team Statistics • SKC is 6-1-2 against Eastern Conference opposition this season, with the lone loss coming Aug. 22 at Columbus Crew SC. • SKC is tied for second in MLS with 46 assists, behind only Columbus (52). • SKC leads MLS with 14 headed goals, four more than any other team. • SKC leads MLS with 12 assists from set plays (three more than any other team) and 59 chances created from set plays — this despite SKC ranking last in MLS with 115 corner kicks (4.4 per game). • SKC ranks third in MLS with 25 big chances created. • SKC ranks third in MLS with a shot conversion rate of 16.4 percent, behind LA Galaxy (18.8) and Toronto FC (17.0). • SKC ranks last in MLS with 268 successful passes per game and 19th with a passing accuracy of 73.7 percent. • SKC leads MLS with 22 tackles per game and 25 interceptions per game. • SKC is tied for third in MLS with 10 clean sheets from 26 games but has just one shutout in their last eight matches (Sept. 9, 0-0 draw at Portland). • Eighteen of SKC’s 35 goals allowed have been conceded over the last nine matches. In contrast, SKC allowed 17 goals through their first 17 matches. • SKC has won eight road games in each of the past three regular seasons but has just three victories through 13 away matches this season (3-6-4).
#ORLvSKC all-time meetings Date Result Comp. Location 05/29/2012 SKC 3-2 Orlando Open Cup Sporting Park 06/12/2012 SKC 0-1 Orlando Open Cup Sporting Park
#ORLvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS •
Orlando City defender Aurelien Collin played for Sporting KC from 2011-2014, recording 16 goals and four assists in 133 games across all competitions. Collin was instrumental in Sporting KC’s run to the 2013 MLS Cup championship, scoring three postseason goals including the equalizer in MLS Cup 2013. The match MVP also struck the decisive penalty in a 10-round penalty kick shootout as Sporting KC topped Real Salt Lake 7-6 after a 1-1 draw through regulation. During his four-year stint in Kansas City, Collin was a three-time MLS All-Star (2012-2014) and earned MLS Best XI honors in 2012.
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On July 20, Sporting KC acquired midfielder Amobi Okugo from Orlando City in exchange for midfielder Servando Carrasco. Okugo made 17 appearances for the Lions in all competitions from March to July after playing his first five MLS seasons with the Philadelphia Union. Carrasco made nine appearances for Sporting KC this season, having previously played for Seattle Sounders FC (2011-2013) and the Houston Dynamo (2013-2014).
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After making three appearances across all competitions during his 2012 rookie season with Sporting KC, forward Dom Dwyer went on loan to Orlando City in 2013 and notched 15 goals in 13 regular season games to set USL PRO’s single-season scoring record at the time. He added four goals in the 2013 USL PRO final to earn championship MVP honors as Orlando City claimed a remarkable 7-4 victory over the Charlotte Eagles.
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Sporting KC defender Matt Besler recorded his first career assist for the United States Men’s National Team in a 3-2 friendly defeat at Chile on Jan. 28, 2015. Besler set up Orlando City SC fullback/winger Brek Shea in the sixth minute as the U.S. opened the scoring at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua, Chile.
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Orlando City defender Luke Boden started and played the full 90 minutes in both of the Lions’ U.S. Open Cup matches against Sporting KC in 2012 and 2013. Orlando City lost 3-2 in the 2012 Round of 32 before winning 1-0 in the 2013 Round of 16.
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Sporting KC - 2015 Individual Statistics • SKC is the only MLS team to have three players with at least eight league goals (Dom Dwyer 9, Benny Feilhaber 8 and Krisztian Nemeth 8). • Benny Feilhaber is second in MLS with 13 assists and leads the league with nine big chances created. • Among MLS midfielders, Feilhaber ranks seventh in duels won (150) and eighth in tackles won (58). • Krisztian Nemeth’s four game-winning goals are one behind the league co-leaders who have five. • Matt Besler leads MLS with 178 clearances and has played in every minute of Sporting KC’s last 28 matches in all competitions. • Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer, both listed at 5-foot-9, are tied for third in MLS with three headed goals. • Kevin Ellis is tied for the lead among MLS defenders with three goals this season (Pa-Modou Kah, Nat Borchers). • Tim Melia is 13-5-4 with eight clean sheets in all competitions as SKC’s starting goalkeeper. • Soni Mustivar leads MLS with 5.8 interceptions per 90 minutes played and boasts a 13-2-4 record as a starter in all competitions. Orlando City SC - 2015 Team Statistics • Orlando has conceded a league-high 50 goals, while their minus-17 goal differential is the worst in MLS. • Orlando’s four home wins (4-5-5 overall) are tied for the fewest in MLS alongside fellow expansion club New York City FC. • Orlando leads the league with an 82.2 percent passing accuracy and ranks second in MLS with 369 successful passes per game. • Orlando leads MLS with 13.8 fouls suffered per game. • No team in MLS has more red cards than Orlando’s nine. • According to Opta, Orlando has committed four errors leading to goals, tied for most in MLS. Orlando City SC - 2015 Individual Statistics • Cyle Larin has a team-leading 11 goals and is currently tied for the MLS rookie goal scoring record first set by Chicago Fire’s Damani Ralph in 2003. • Kaka ranks second on Orlando with nine goals but hasn’t scored in seven straight league appearances dating back to July 18. • Aside from Larin and Kaka, no Orlando players has more than two goals. • Darwin Ceren ranks third in MLS with 54 successful passes per game (minimum 10 games played).
Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson and Orlando City midfielder Eric Avila were teammates at Toronto FC during the 2011 season.
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Graham Zusi ranks third in club history with 53 assists across all competitions, one shy of tying Chris Klein for second. Benny Feilhaber has recorded 18 assists in all competitions this season, one shy of breaking the club record he currently shares with Preki (2003). Feilhaber also ranks eighth in club history with 23 regular season assists, two shy of tying Mark Chung for seventh. Seth Sinovic is one shy of his 150th appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions. Sinovic came to Kansas City in 2011 following a trade with the New England Revolution and is the only Sporting KC player to reach 30 regular season appearances every year from 2012-2014.
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES LAST TIME OUT: MELIA STARS IN SCORELESS DRAW
BESLER FEATURES FOR USMNT, THEN RETURNS TO SKC
Sporting KC snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 0-0 draw at the Portland Timbers thanks to a seven-save performance from Tim Melia in net. The road result creates a three-way tie for fourth place in the Western Conference standings with Sporting KC holding two games in hand on both Seattle Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers.
Sporting KC captain Matt Besler came off the bench for the U.S. Men’s National Team last Friday, Sept. 4, to play 28 minutes in a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Peru in an international friendly held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Besler entered in the 62nd minute for John Brooks and his six combined interceptions/clearances were most among all American players in the match. The appearance, Besler’s 26th of his international career, was his first for the United States since a 2-0 win over Panama on Feb. 8. He returned to Sporting KC ahead of the club’s MLS regular season match Wednesday at the Portland Timbers, playing 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw at Providence Park.
Though both sides were missing key starters due to suspension (Liam Ridgewell, Diego Chara) and recent international fixtures (Krisztian Nemeth, Marcel de Jong, Will Johnson, Alvas Powell), Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes was boosted by the returns of Jalil Anibaba (10 matches missed) and Bernardo Anor (18 matches missed) as second-half substitutes after extended absences due to injuries.
“We were impressed with Matt Besler this past week,” U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said last Sunday in a release. “We definitely saw what we needed to see from him as we prepare for the Mexico clash and Sporting KC badly wanted him back for Wednesday, so we agreed to send him home.”
Melia’s breakout season in 2015 continued as his seven saves marked a new MLS career-high. The last time a goalkeeper made more than seven saves and kept a shutout in team history came more than 12 years ago on July 19, 2003, when Tony Meola was credited with eight saves in a 1-0 win at the Columbus Crew.
The United States will compete in a decisive playoff match against Mexico at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Oct. 10. That game will determine which CONCACAF nation will play in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Besler has played every minute in Sporting KC’s last 28 matches across all competitions. He leads MLS players with 178 clearances in 2015 and anchors a backline that has conceded the fewest shots in Major League Soccer.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Sporting KC is amidst a daunting portion of the schedule that will see the team play eight of 10 matches away from home. The stretch began Aug. 22 when the club surrendered a late lead in a 3-2 defeat at Columbus Crew SC. A week later, Sporting KC again struck first only to fall 2-1 at the Colorado Rapids. It was the club’s first loss to Colorado in 14 MLS meetings dating back to 2009 (including playoffs).
DE JONG AN CANADA ADVANCE IN WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Sporting KC is now on the back-end of a two-game road trip that began in the Pacific Northwest against the Portland Timbers and ends in the opposite corner of the country against Orlando City SC on Sunday. Goalkeeper Tim Melia made an MLS career-high seven saves en route to helping Sporting KC earn a 0-0 draw on Wednesday at Providence Park in Portland.
Sporting KC defender Marcel de Jong started for Canada on Tuesday in the final leg of a home-and-away series with Belize in CONCACAF’s third round of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The 28-year-old left back played 75 minutes at FFB Stadium in Belmopan, Belize in the 1-1 draw as Canada advanced 4-1 on aggregate, having already claimed a 3-0 win in the first leg last Friday, Sept. 4.
Following a date with Orlando City SC, Peter Vermes’ men then have two of three at home, with matches against FC Dallas (Sept. 18) and Seattle Sounders FC (Sept. 27) sandwiching a road fixture with the Houston Dynamo (Sept. 23). Their travels continue with another formidable road trip, beginning with the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final at the Philadelphia Union (Sept. 30) and ending with a crosscountry trek to Portland three days later (Oct. 3). After the October international break, Sporting KC will visit San Jose (Oct. 16) before rounding out the 2015 regular season with home games against Colorado Rapids (Oct. 21) and LA Galaxy (Oct. 25).
Canada moves on to join El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico in Group A for the next stage of qualifying, which will begin Nov. 13-17 and continue through September 2016. Ranked No. 102 by FIFA, Canada is seeking the nation’s second all-time World Cup appearance and first since 1986. Since making his senior team debut at age 21 in 2007, de Jong now has 38 career appearances for Canada. In 2015, de Jong has started seven times on the international stage — including all three of Canada’s games at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup — to lead his country to a 3-1-3 record with only two goals allowed.
KING OF THE ROAD
Amidst a four-game road swing, Sporting KC will look to build upon their leagueleading away record since the beginning of 2011. Over the last five seasons, Sporting KC is the only MLS club with a winning regular season road record (31-30-20). The club notched eight road wins every year from 2012-2014, making those 24 total road victories the most over a three-year span in Major League Soccer’s non-shootout era history (2000-present). During this five-year period, Sporting KC is also the only team with a positive road goal differential at plus-five (99 GF, 94 GA), well ahead of secondplace Seattle (minus-12) and third-place LA Galaxy (minus-17).
De Jong has one goal and one assist in 14 appearances across all competitions for Sporting KC since signing with the club prior to the 2015 campaign. He previously played 10 professional seasons in the Netherlands and Germany, accumulating more than 225 professional appearances.
NEMETH FEATURES FOR HUNGARY IN EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS
Sporting KC forward Krisztian Nemeth and the Hungary Men’s National Team continued their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign on Monday with a 1-1 road draw against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park in Belfast.
MIGHTY MUSTIVAR BACK IN THE FOLD
After missing three straight matches with a groin strain, defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar returned to the Sporting KC lineup in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at the Portland Timbers. It was a welcome addition for Peter Vermes’ side, who were 0-3-0 during the stretch that Mustivar was sidelined through injury.
Making his 19th international appearance and his fourth career start for the Magyars, Nemeth played 89 minutes and helped Hungary (3-1-4, 13 points) solidify third place in Group F. Hungary remains four points behind group leaders Northern Ireland (5-1-2) and three points behind Romania (4-0-4) with two all-important Euro qualifiers still to play next month. Last Friday, Sept. 4, Nemeth featured as a secondhalf substitute and played 20 minutes in a scoreless Euro qualifier against Romania.
Sporting KC is now 13-2-4 in all competitions when Mustivar starts this season. The 25-year-old Haitian, who joined the club in March from Romanian club Petrolul Ploiesti, leads Major League Soccer with 5.8 interceptions per 90 minutes played while serving as a shield in front of Sporting KC’s back four. With Mustivar out of the lineup, the club conceded 10 goals over three games as Kansas City dropped to last in MLS in passing accuracy at 73.6 percent.
Nemeth has enjoyed a strong first season for Sporting KC since arriving in January. The 26-year-old has recorded 12 goals and seven assists in all competitions and was named Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month in May. His four game-winning goals in MLS are one off the league lead, and he has scored in each of his three appearances in Sporting KC’s run to the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.
THE POWER OF THREE
SET PIECE SALVO
2015 marks the first season in club history that Sporting KC has seen three different players reach the double-digit goal mark in all competitions. Dom Dwyer (14), Krisztian Nemeth (12) and Benny Feilhaber (10) have combined for 36 of the team’s 53 totals goals in the MLS regular season and U.S. Open Cup. Player Dom Dwyer Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber TRIO TOTALS TEAM TOTALS
MLS 9 8 8 25 40
USOC 5 4 2 11 13
Sporting KC has been one of the league’s most dangerous teams in set piece situations. The club leads MLS with 12 assists from set plays, 59 chances created from set plays and 14 headed goals — four more than any other team. Benny Feilhaber is second in MLS with five set piece assists (behind Brad Davis’ six), while Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer are tied for third with three headed goals apiece despite both standing at five-foot-nine.
Total Goals 14 12 10 36 53
Sporting KC’s aerial prowess bodes well for the rest of the 2015 campaign. For seven consecutive MLS seasons (and eight of the last nine), the team with the most headed goals has gone on to win the Supporters’ Shield and/or MLS Cup. 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) FEILHABER ON FIRE
CUP FINAL BECKONS
Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is piecing together one of the best seasons in Sporting KC history, setting MLS career highs with eight goals and 13 assists during an MVPcaliber 2015 season. The 30-year-old World Cup veteran has contributed a goal or an assist in 13 of his last 17 matches in all competitions. Making his 100th appearance for Sporting KC on Aug. 15, Feilhaber tallied his 18th assist in all competitions during a 4-3 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC to tie Kansas City’s single-season record. He becomes just the second player in club history (Preki) to reach 10 goals and 15 assists in a single season (all competitions). Feilhaber won MLS Player of the Month for April and received MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career when he was named to the All-Star Fan XI and competed in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29. He has bagged two MLS Goal of the Week Awards (Weeks 8 and 21) and earned Team of the Week honors on eight separate occasions from various media outlets (see page 5).
Sporting KC has advanced to the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final where they will face the Philadelphia Union on Sept. 30 at PPL Park in Chester, Penn. The club will play for its third Open Cup title in team history, having previously lifted the Dewar Challenge Trophy as champions of the tournament in 2004 and 2012. Peter Vermes’ men reached the 2015 final with four consecutive home wins in the earlier rounds, beginning with a 1-0 result against USL club Saint Louis FC on June 16. Two weeks later, Dom Dwyer netted a club-record four goals as Sporting KC trounced FC Dallas 6-2 in the Round of 16. Sporting KC erased deficits in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, defeating the Houston Dynamo (July 21) and Real Salt Lake (Aug. 12) by identical 3-1 scorelines. Dwyer is the tournament’s current Golden Boot leader on five goals, and with that total becomes Kansas City’s all-time leading scorer in the competition. Similarly, Benny Feilhaber has surged atop the club’s all-time Open Cup assist chart with five, each of them coming in 2015. Seeking their first major trophy in team history, the Philadelphia Union will host the U.S. Open Cup Final for a second straight year. Seattle Sounders FC earned a 3-1 extra time victory at PPL Park to claim the 2014 title last September.
SKC players with a combined 25 goals/assists in a single season (all competitions) Year Player Goals Assists Total 1996 Preki 22 14 36 2003 Preki 12 18 30 1997 Preki 13 17 30 2015 Benny Feilhaber 10 18 28 2014 Dom Dwyer 24 1 25
ABOUT THE OPEN CUP
Now in its 102nd edition, the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was headlined by the largest field in the modern era (1995-present) with 89 teams in contention when the first round began in May. The 2015 champion will win $250,000 in prize money, while the runner-up receives $60,000. The tournament winner qualifies for the group stage of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.
PETER THE GREAT
Seventh-year head coach Peter Vermes has stamped his name in the Sporting KC and MLS history books this season. The 48-year-old began the 2015 campaign with 76 regular season coaching wins, good for 14th most in MLS history. Six months later, Vermes has climbed to eighth all-time with 87 regular season victories—sixth among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (220), Bruce Arena (189), Dominic Kinnear (150), Frank Yallop (130) and Jason Kreis (97).
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest continuously running open soccer tournament. Sporting KC first won the championship in 2004 with a 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire at Arrowhead Stadium. Eight years later, the club lifted its second Open Cup title with a penalty kick shootout triumph over Seattle Sounders FC at Sporting Park.
In addition, 2015 has seen Vermes become Kansas City’s winningest coach ever. When Sporting KC beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals on Aug. 12, Vermes earned his 109th coaching win for the club in all competitions to pass his former coach Bob Gansler atop the club’s all-time chart. Three days later, Sporting KC pulled off a 4-3 comeback win to give Vermes his 87th regular season triumph, also passing Gansler for sole possession of first place in team history.
2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Bracket Round of 16 June 30/July 1
The second-longest tenured manager in team history behind Gansler (1999-2006), Vermes assumed head coaching duties in August 2009 and has since compiled a 110-75-58 record in all competitions. He led Sporting KC to the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship and in 2013 became the first person to win MLS Cup as both a player and coach with the same team.
Quarterfinals July 14-22
Semifinals
Final
August 12
September 29/30
New York Red Bulls 4 New York 1 (3)
New York Cosmos 1 Philadelphia Union 2
July 21 Harrison, NJ
Phila. Union 1
Phila. Union 1 (4)
Gansler coached Vermes as manager of the United States Men’s National at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and later in Kansas City when the club achieved the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup double in 2000.
D.C. United 1
Aug. 12
ROOKIE RELEVANCE
Union
Chester, PA
Chicago Fire 3 Chicago Fire 3
Three of Sporting KC’s first round selections in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft — Connor Hallisey (No. 10) Saad Abdul-Salaam (No. 12) and Amadou Dia (No. 20) — have contributed valuably to a campaign that sees the team in contention for U.S. Open Cup and Supporters’ Shield titles. The trio has combined for 46 regular season matches played, more rookie appearances than any other MLS club in 2015. Each player has also featured in all four matches during Sporting KC’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.
Charlotte Independence 1
Orlando City SC 2
July 22 Bridgeview, IL
Chicago Fire 0
Orlando City SC 1
Columbus Crew SC 0 FINAL: SEPT. 30
Sporting Kansas City 6
PALMER-BROWN CAPTAINS U.S. U-20S IN SERBIA
Sporting KC 3
Sporting KC defender Erik Palmer-Brown earned three starts and captained the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team at the 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament, a competition held last week in Serbia. The U.S. U-20’s lost to Serbia and France on Sept. 3 and 4, respectively, before beating Israel in the tournament’s fifth-place match on Monday. Earlier this summer, Palmer-Brown joined the U.S. for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting the third and final group stage match in the tournament before the U.S. was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
FC Dallas 2 Houston Dynamo 1 Colorado Rapids 0
July 21 Kansas City, KS
Sporting KC 3
Houston Dynamo 1 Aug. 12
Kansas City, KS
Real Salt Lake 2 Real Salt Lake 1
Palmer-Brown, 18, has appeared in nine games for Sporting KC across all competition since signing as a Homegrown Player in August 2013. He made his MLS debut in May 2014, becoming the youngest player to appear in an MLS match in club history. The Lee’s Summit, Missouri native attended the prestigious U.S. Soccer Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida and has started in the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game each of the last two years.
Portland Timbers 0 San Jose Earthquakes 0
July 14 Sandy, UT
LA Galaxy 0
LA Galaxy 1
4
Real Salt Lake 1
Sporting
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) 2015 SPORTING KC POWER RANKINGS MLSsoccer.com Week 1 (3/9) 7th Week 2 (3/16) 14th Week 3 (3/23) 12th Week 4 (3/30) 7th Week 5 (4/6) 8th Week 6 (4/13) 8th Week 7 (4/20) 10th Week 8 (4/27) 9th Week 9 (5/4) 9th Week 10 (5/11) 9th Week 11 (5/18) 7th Week 12 (5/25) 3rd Week 13 (6/1) 2nd Week 14 (6/8) 2nd Week 15 (6/15) 2nd Week 16 (6/22) 4th Week 17 (6/29) 3rd Week 18 (7/6) 2nd Week 19 (7/13) 1st Week 20 (7/20) 1st Week 21 (7/27) 2nd Week 22 (8/3) 4th Week 23 (8/10) 4th Week 24 (8/17) 2nd Week 25 (8/24) 4th Week 26 (8/31) 6th Week 27 (9/7) 5th
ESPNFC.com 6th 13th 15th 12th 7th 5th 10th 9th 8th 8th 8th 6th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 7th 7th
2015 SPORTING KC MEDIA RECOGNITIONS SI.com 15th 17th 16th 15th 12th 11th 12th 13th 11th 11th 11th 9th 6th 2nd 7th 5th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 8th 11th 12th
SAADABDUL-SALAAM Team of the Week
Bleacher Report N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 13th 10th 9th 9th 9th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 4th 5th 5th
Week 19 (7/13) Week 25 (8/25)
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JALIL ANIBABA Week 5 (4/6) Week 6 (4/13) Week 9 (5/4)
Team of the Week Goal.com Goal.com Bleacher Report
MATT BESLER Week 9 (5/4) Week 14 (6/8)
Team of the Week Goal.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk ESPNFC NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com
MARCEL DE JONG Team of the Week Week 3 (3/23) Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com AMADOU DIA Week 12 (5/25) Week 14 (6/8)
Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Bleacher Report
DOM DWYER Week 5 (4/6)
Team of the Week Goal.com
KEVIN ELLIS Week 13 (6/1) Week 17 (6/29) Week 23 (8/10)
Team of the Week Bleacher Report MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk Bleacher Report MLSsoccer.com
ROGER ESPINOZA Team of the Week Bleacher Report Week 2 (3/16) Week 3 (3/23) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Week 5 (4/6) Goal.com SI.com BENNY FEILHABER Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Week 1 (3/9) Goal.com Week 4 (3/30) MLSsoccer.com Week 6 (4/13) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Bleacher Report Week 8 (4/27) Goal.com MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com Week 9 (5/4) MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk Week 12 (5/25) MLSsoccer.com Bleacher Report Week 20 (7/20) SI.com Week 23 (8/10) Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com SI.com BENNY FEILHABER Goal of the Week Week 8 (4/27) MLSsoccer.com Week 21 (7/27) MLSsoccer.com BENNY FEILHABER Player of the Month April MLSsoccer.com
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TIM MELIA Week 9 (5/4) Week 14 (6/8) Week 19 (7/13) Week 22 (8/3)
Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com SI.com Bleacher Report ESPNFC MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com Bleacher Report MLSsoccer.com SI.com MLSsoccer.com
SONI MUSTIVAR Team of the Week Week 19 (7/13) MLSsoccer.com CHANCE MYERS Team of the Week Week 17 (6/29) Bleacher Report MLSsoccer.com PAULO NAGAMURA Team of the Week Week 24 (8/17) Bleacher Report MLSsoccer.com SI.com PAULO NAGAMURA Player of the Week Week 24 (8/17) MLSsoccer.com Soccer By Ives KRISZTIAN NEMETH Team of the Week Week 12 (5/25) Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com SI.com ESPNFC Week 13 (6/1) MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com KRISZTIAN NEMETH Player of the Month May MLSsoccer.com IKE OPARA Week 1 (3/9) Week 3 (3/23) Week 4 (3/30) Week 6 (4/13)
Team of the Week Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk Soccer By Ives MLSsoccer.com SI.com Bleacher Report Goal.com MLSsoccer.com NBC Pro Soccer Talk SI.com Goal.com
IKE OPARA March
Player of the Month Soccer By Ives MLSsoccer.com (finalist)
GRAHAM ZUSI Week 13 (6/1)
Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14)
Antonio Dovale (option declined - 11/25/14)
Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14)
Christian Duke (option declined - 11/25/14)
Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14)
Andy Gruenebaum (option declined - 11/25/14)
Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14)
Michael Kafari (option declined - 11/25/14)
Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14)
Eric Kronberg (option declined - 11/25/14)
Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15)
Victor Munoz (option declined - 11/25/14)
Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)
Sal Zizzo (option declined - 11/25/14)
Saad Abdul-Salaam (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)
Lawrence Olum (out of contract - 11/25/14)
Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15)
Martin Steuble (out of contract - 11/25/14)
Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15)
Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)
Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15)
C.J. Sapong (trade - 12/8/14)
James Ansu Rogers (SuperDraft - 2/25/15)
Soony Saad (out of contract - 1/1/15)
Marcel de Jong (signing - 3/2/15)
Igor Juliao (loan ends - 1/1/15)
Amobi Okugo (trade - 7/20/2015)
Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15)
Jordi Quintilla (signing - 8/6/2015)
Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15) Luis Marin (contract terminated - 5/27/15) James Ansu Rogers (waived - 6/22/15) Servando Carrasco (trade - 7/20/15)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: Dec. 8: Dec. 8: Dec. 12: Dec. 18: Dec. 23: Jan. 1: Jan. 6: Jan. 15: Jan. 15: Jan. 20: Jan. 20: Jan. 27: Feb. 13: Feb. 18: Feb. 24: Feb. 25: March 2: March 24: April 1: May 19: May 27: May 27: June 22: July 20: Aug. 6:
OUT IN OUT IN IN IN OUT IN IN OUT IN IN IN IN OUT IN IN LOAN (out) LOAN (out) LOAN (in) OUT IN OUT IN/OUT IN
Sporting KC declines contract options for M Christian Duke, M Antonio Dovale, GK Andy Gruenebaum, M Michael Kafari, GK Eric Kronberg, M Victor Munoz and F Sal Zizzo; M Lawrence Olum and M Martin Steuble leave club out of contract Sporting KC acquires M Bernardo Anor from Columbus Crew SC Sporting KC trades D Aurelien Collin to Orlando City SC; trades F C.J. Sapong to Philadelphia Union Sporting KC signs D Jalil Anibaba after acquiring his rights from Orlando City SC (2014 MLS Expansion Draft) Sporting KC signs GK Luis Marin and F Krisztian Nemeth Sporting KC signs GK Tim Melia F Soony Saad leaves club out of contract; D Igor Juliao leaves club as loan expires Sporting KC signs M Roger Espinoza Sporting KC selects M Connor Hallisey (10th overall), D Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th overall) and D Amadou Dia (20th overall) in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Hallisey and Abdul-Salaam signed with MLS prior to the draft and were automatically added to Sporting KC’s roster. Sporting KC signs F Jacob Peterson to new contract F Claudio Bieler leaves club out of contract Sporting KC selects M James Ansu Rogers (53rd overall) and D Tony Rocha (73rd overall) in the third and fourth rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis to new contract; signs M Servando Carrasco after acquiring his rights from Houston Dynamo Sporting KC signs M Soni Mustivar Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, the 20th overall pick (first round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC waives M Jorge Claros Sporting KC signs F James Ansu Rogers, the 53rd overall pick (third round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Marcel de Jong Sporting KC loans M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL) Sporting KC loans D Saad Abdul-Salaam to San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC recalls D Saad Abdul-Salaam from San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC and GK Luis Marin mutually agree to terminate contract Sporting KC recalls GK Jon Kempin from San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) Sporting KC waives F James Ansu Rogers Sporting KC acquires D/M Amobi Okugo from Orlando City SC in trade for Servando Carrasco Sporting KC signs M Jordi Quintilla
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2008
Chance Myers (1st)
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
Signings
Trades
Homegrown Players
2010
Jon Kempin (8/31/10)
2011
Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)
2012
Dom Dwyer (16th)
Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)
Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)
2013
Mikey Lopez (14th)
Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)
Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)
2015
Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th)
Krisztian Nemeth (12/18/14) Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Marcel de Jong (3/2/15) Jordi Quintilla (8/6/15)
Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) Jalil Anibaba (12/12/14) Amobi Okugo (7/20/15)
6
Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)
Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)
MLS Lottery Draft
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS
ATTENDANCE
SUNDAY, MARCH 8
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS
T 1-1
Opara 50 19,784
Saturday, March 14
at FC Dallas
MLS
L 1-3
Espinoza 44
14,149
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
T 0-0
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20,848
27,454
Saturday, March 28
at New York City FC
MLS
W 1-0
Opara 12
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS
W 3-2
Dwyer 16; Anibaba 91+; Nemeth 94+
19,545
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
T 0-0
---
20,087
Saturday, April 18
at LA Galaxy
MLS
L 1-2
Nemeth 22
20,018
Saturday, April 25
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
T 4-4
Nemeth 2; Dwyer 74; Feilhaber 80, 95+
21,046
SUNDAY, MAY 3
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
W 1-0
Nagamura 75
19,581
Saturday, May 9
at D.C. United
MLS
T 1-1
Dwyer 45
16,221
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS
W 4-2
Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43
18,864
Saturday, May 23
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
T 0-0
--- 40,653
FRIDAY, MAY 29
FC DALLAS
MLS
W 4-0
Nemeth 19; Feilhaber 51; Ellis 57; Zusi 64
20,172
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
W 1-0
Feilhaber 84
21,505
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
ST. LOUIS FC
U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)
W 1-0
Zusi 70
19,298
Sunday, June 21
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
L 1-2
Dwyer 30
19,155
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W 2-0
Nemeth 32; own goal 64
19,835
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
FC DALLAS
U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)
W 6-2
Dwyer 5, 30, 41, 69; Nemeth 46+, 59
19,113
Sunday, July 12
at Vancouver Whitecaps
MLS
W 1-0
Ellis 52
21,000
SATURDAY, JULY 18
MONTREAL IMPACT
MLS
W 2-1
Feilhaber 4; Dwyer 34
19,070
TUESDAY, JULY 21
HOUSTON DYNAMO
U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals) W 3-1
Feilhaber 71; Dwyer 86; Nemeth 88
17,589
Friday, July 24
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
L 1-2
Feilhaber 50
20,809
SATURDAY, AUG. 1
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
T 1-1
Dwyer 6
19,882
Saturday, Aug. 8
at Toronto FC
MLS
W 3-1
Feilhaber 22; Nemeth 29; Peterson 87
24,326
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12
REAL SALT LAKE
U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)
W 3-1
Mustivar 35; Feilhaber 80; Nemeth 85
16,117
SATURDAY, AUG. 15
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
MLS
W 4-3
Ellis 53; Dwyer 81; Nagamura 87, 94+
19,969
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
L 0-5
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18,866
Saturday, Aug. 22
at Columbus Crew SC
MLS
L 2-3
de Jong 14; Zusi 62
20,018
Saturday, Aug. 29
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
L 1-2
Dwyer 47
16,430
Wednesday, Sept. 9
at Portland Timbers
MLS
T 0-0
21,144 ---
Sunday, Sept. 13
at Orlando City SC
MLS
6:00
FOX Sports 1
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
FC DALLAS
MLS
6:00
KMCI, Unimas
Wednesday, Sept. 23
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
7:30
KMCI, SKCTV
SUNDAY, SEPT. 27
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
4:00
ESPN
Wednesday, Sept. 30
at Philadelphia Union
U.S. Open Cup (Final)
6:00 TBD
Saturday, Oct. 3
at Portland Timbers
MLS
9:30
KMCI, SKCTV
Friday, Oct. 16
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
10:00
KMCI, SKCTV
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
7:30
KMCI, SKCTV
SUNDAY, OCT. 25
LA GALAXY
MLS
6:00
TBD
Wed/Thu, Oct. 28/29
Conference Knockout Round
MLS Cup Playoffs
Sat/Sun, Oct. 31/Nov. 1
Conference Semifinals (Leg 1)
MLS Cup Playoffs
Sat/Sun, Nov. 7/8
Conference Semifinals (Leg 2)
MLS Cup Playoffs
Sat/Sun, Nov. 21/22
Conference Championship (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs
Sat/Sun, Nov. 28/29
Conference Championship (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs
Sat/Sun, Dec. 5/6
MLS Cup Final
MLS Cup Playoffs 7
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES March 8, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,784 (54th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and sunny Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt) New York Red Bulls (0-0-1, 1 pt)
1 2 0 1 0 1
F 1 1
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Amadou Dia; Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 77); Bernardo Anor (Paulo Nagamura 61), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Erik Palmer-Brown 85) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba, Jimmy Medranda New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar (Matt Miazga 77), Roy Miller, Chris Duvall; Sacha Kljestan, Felipe (Anatole Bertrand Abang 84), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty (c), Mike Grella (Sal Zizzo 68); Bradley Wright-Phillips Subs not used: Kyle Reynish, Sean Davis, Leo Stolz, Dane Richards SKC NYR Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 18 (4) 14 (4) Saves 3 3 Fouls 10 17 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 9 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless tackle) 30 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 70 SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 70 NYR -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; tactical foul) 80 NYR -- Sacha Kljestan (caution; reckless tackle) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 50 NYR -- Lloyd Sam 1 (Felipe 1) 54
March 28, 2015: New York City FC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, NY Attendance: 27,454 Weather: 36 degrees and cloudy Sporting KC (1-1-2, 5 pts) New York City FC (1-1-2, 5 pts)
1 2 1 0 0 0
F 1 0
March 14, 2015: FC Dallas 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 14,149 Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy 1 2 1 0 1 2
Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) FC Dallas (2-0-0, 6 pts)
F 1 3
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Amadou Dia, Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Marcel de Jong; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi (c) (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Seth Sinovic, Jalil Anibaba, Soni Mustivar, Jimmy Medranda FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris, Matt Hedges (c), Moises Hernandez, Zach Loyd; Fabian Castillo (Kyle Bekker 89), Mauro Diaz (Ryan Hollingshead 69), Michel, Tesho Akindele (Michael Barrios 76), Victor Ulloa; Blas Perez Subs not used: Dan Kennedy, Walker Zimmerman, David Texeira, Kellyn Acosta Stats Summary SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (5) Saves 2 3 Fouls 16 12 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 6 5 Misconduct Summary: FCD -- Atiba Harris (caution; reckless foul) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; dissent) 41 FCD -- Kyle Bekker (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 Scoring Summary: FCD -- Blas Perez 2 (Tesho Akindele 1, Fabian Castillo 1) 17 SKC -- Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 44 FCD -- Blas Perez 3 (Michel 1) 52 FCD -- Fabian Castillo 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 1, Michel 2) 73
April 5, 2015: Sporting KC 3-2 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,545 (56th straight sellout) Weather: 61 degrees and cloudy 1 2 Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 pts) 1 2 Philadelphia Union (0-3-2, 2 pts) 2 0
F 3 2
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura (Soni Mustivar 78); Graham Zusi (Bernardo Anor 39), Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Jacob Peterson 67) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia, Connor Hallisey
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong (Seth Sinovic 46); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 77), Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Krisztian Nemeth 64) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Kevin Ellis, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor
New York City FC: Josh Saunders; Jeb Brovsky, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Jason Hernandez, Chris Wingert; Ned Grabavoy, Andrew Jacobson (Thomas McNamara 84), Mix Diskerud (c), Mehdi Ballouchy (Kwadwo Poku 75); Patrick Mullins, Javier Calle (Tony Taylor 59) Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn
Philadelphia Union: Rais Mbolhi; Fabinho (Raymond Lee 78), Steven Vitoria, Maurice Edu (c), Raymon Gaddis; Andrew Wenger, Brian Carroll, Michael Lahoud, Eric Ayuk (C.J. Sapong 72); Sebastien Le Toux, Fernando Aristeguieta Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Andres Mendoza, Pablo Alvarez, Matthew Dunn
Stats Summary SKC NYC Shots (on goal) 9 (2) 12 (3) Saves 3 1 Fouls 11 16 Offside 2 1 Corner Kicks 2 3 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 68 NYC -- Mix Diskerud (caution; tactical foul) 73 NYC -- Kwame Watson-Siriboe (caution; reckless tackle) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 1) 12
Stats Summary SKC PHI Shots (on goal) 14 (6) 10 (5) Saves 4 2 Fouls 11 11 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 8 3 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Marcel de Jong (caution; reckless tackle) 18 PHI -- Maurice Edu (caution; tactical foul) 62 PHI -- Brian Carroll (caution; reckless foul) 68 Scoring Summary: PHI -- Own Goal (Jacob Peterson) 3 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 16 PHI -- Fernando Aristeguieta 3 (Sebastien Le Toux 1) 19 SKC -- Jalil Anibaba 1 (Roger Espinoza 1) 91+ SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (M. Besler 2, B. Feilhaber 4) 94+
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March 21, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,848 (55th straight sellout) Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (0-1-2, 2 pts) Portland Timbers (0-0-3, 3 pts)
1 2 0 0 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong; Benny Feilhaber (Servando Carrasco 84), Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza (Soni Mustivar 93+); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Bernardo Anor 56) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Amadou Dia, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell (c), Jorge Villafana; Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, Dairon Asprilla (Gaston Fernandez 76), Darlington Nagbe, Rodney Wallace (Jeanderson 92+); Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti 76) Subs not used: Andrew Weber, Norberto Paparatto, Taylor Peay, George Fochive Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 16 (2) 7 (3) Saves 3 2 Fouls 13 11 Offside 0 4 Corner Kicks 6 4 Misconduct Summary: POR -- Diego Chara (caution; reckless foul) 72 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 82 Scoring Summary: None
April 11, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,087 (57th straight sell out) Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (2-1-3, 9 pts) Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts)
1 2 0 0 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara (Kevin Ellis 84), Jalil Anibaba; Roger Espinoza, Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 77) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Soni Mustivar, Amadou Dia, Jimmy Medranda, Paulo Nagamura Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Jamison Olave, Elias Vasquez, Tony Beltran, Kenny Mansally; Luke Mulholland (John Stertzer 92+), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Luis Gil (Jordan Allen 65), Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Demar Phillips 88) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Aaron Maund, Sebastian Saucedo, Devon Sandoval Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 12 (1) 4 (0) Saves 0 1 Fouls 11 11 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 7 2 Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Tony Beltran (caution; reckless tackle) 44 RSL -- Alvaro Saborio (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 SKC -- Servando Carrasco (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; dissent) 64 RSL -- Kenny Mansally (caution; delaying a restart) 80 Scoring Summary: None
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) April 18, 2015: LA Galaxy 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA Attendance: 20,018 Weather: 64 degrees and clear Sporting KC (2-2-3, 9 pts) LA Galaxy (3-2-2, 11 pts)
1 2 1 0 1 1
F 1 2
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 75), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Servando Carrasco, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 75), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 92) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Soni Mustivar, Connor Hallisey LA Galaxy: Jaime Penedo; Dan Gargan, A.J. DeLaGarza, Tommy Meyer (Omar Gonzalez 78), Robbie Rogers; Stefan Ishizaki (Gyasi Zardes 69), Rafael Garcia (Mike Vayrynen 66), Juninho (c), Baggio Husidic; Bradford Jamieson, Alan Gordon Subs not used: Brian Rowe, Oscar Sorto, Jose Villarreal, Ignacio Maganto SKC LA Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 10 (2) 9 (6) Saves 4 1 Fouls 12 11 Offside 3 2 Corner Kicks 3 9 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; tactical foul) 30 LA -- Dan Gargan (caution; reckless tackle) 32 LA -- Juninho (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 83 Scoring Summary: LA -- Baggio Husidic 1 (unassisted) 9 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (B. Feilhaber 5, D. Dwyer 1) 22 LA -- Omar Gonzalez 1 (Juninho 2) 94+
May 9, 2015: D.C. United 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 16,221 Weather: 81 degrees and cloudy Sporting KC (3-2-5, 14 pts) D.C. United (5-1-3, 18 pts)
1 2 1 0 1 0
F 1 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Erik Palmer-Brown, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 85), Dom Dwyer (Krisztian Nemeth 71), Graham Zusi (Amadou Dia 90) Subs not used: Luis Marin, Kevin Ellis, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Chris Korb, Kofi Opare, Bobby Boswell, Sean Franklin; Chris Rolfe (Michael Farfan 74), Perry Kitchen, Davy Arnaud (c), Nick DeLeon (Miguel Aguilar 88), Chris Pontius, Jairo Arrieta (Luis Silva 66) Subs not used: Conor Doyle, Taylor Kemp, Steve Birnbaum, Andrew Dykstra Stats Summary SKC DC Shots (on goal) 11 (5) 7 (2) Saves 1 4 Fouls 10 9 Offside 2 4 Corner Kicks 5 5 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; reckless tackle) 9 DC -- Davy Arnaud (caution; tactical foul) 41 SKC -- Luis Marin (caution; dissent) 81 Scoring Summary: DC -- Jairo Arrieta 2 (Chris Pontius 1, Perry Kitchen 1) 42 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Roger Espinoza 2) 45
April 25, 2015: Houston Dynamo 4-4 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 21,046 Weather: 79 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (2-2-4, 10 pts) Houston Dynamo (2-2-4, 10 pts)
1 2 1 3 2 2
F 4 4
Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis (Connor Hallisey 92+), Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 63); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 55), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor, Jacob Peterson Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Raul Rodriguez, Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex Lopez (David Horst 80), Ricardo Clark, Nathan Sturgis (Luis Garrido 84), Brad Davis (c); Giles Barnes, Will Bruin (Chandler Hoffman 70) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Alex, Leonel Miranda, Rob Lovejoy Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 12 (4) Saves 0 0 Fouls 14 7 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 7 6 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; reckless tackle) 31 SKC -- Jalil Anibaba (caution; reckless foul) 43 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; tactical foul) 53 HOU -- Will Bruin (caution; reckless foul) 63 HOU -- Jermaine Taylor (ejection; denied obvious goal opp.) 79 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1) 2 HOU -- Giles Barnes 3 (unassisted) 11 HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (Brad Davis 2) 46+ HOU -- Giles Barnes 4 (Nathan Sturgis 1) 46 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80 HOU -- Raul Rodriguez 1 (Brad Davis 3) 83 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1) 95+
1 2 3 1 1 1
F 4 2
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura (Servando Carrasco 86), Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 79), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad AbdulSalaam 92+) Subs not used: Luis Marin, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers NE Revolution: Brad Knighton; Jose Goncalves, Kevin Alston (Chris Tierney 73), Jermaine Jones (c), London Woodberry; Diego Fagundez (Charlie Davies 54), Lee Nguyen, Andy Dorman, Scott Caldwell, Kelyn Rowe (Teal Bunbury 54); Juan Agudelo Subs not used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Jeremy Hall, Sean Okoli, Steve Neumann Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 15 (7) 11 (4) Saves 2 2 Fouls 16 12 Offside 4 4 Corner Kicks 2 10 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 30 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; persistent infringement) 37 NE -- Andy Dorman (caution; tactical foul) 41 SKC -- Amadou Dia (caution; persistent infringement) 71 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless foul) 76 NE -- Jose Goncalves (caution; reckless foul) 89 Scoring Summary: NE -- Juan Agudelo 4 (Kelyn Rowe 3) 11 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Jalil Anibaba 2) 29 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Benny Feilhaber 6) 39 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 43 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 5 (Jacob Peterson 1, Benny Feilhaber 7) 46 NE -- Scott Caldwell 2 (Charlie Davies 1, Jose Goncalves 1) 64
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Sporting KC (3-2-4, 13 pts) Chicago Fire (3-4-0, 9 pts)
1 2 0 1 0 0
F 1 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Seth Sinovic (Amadou Dia 77); Soni Mustivar (Jacob Peterson 85), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 65); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Luis Marin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Connor Hallisey, Bernardo Anor Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Joevin Jones, Jeff Larentowicz (c), Adailton, Eric Gehrig (Lovel Palmer 85); Matt Polster, Shaun Maloney, David Accam, Chris Ritter (Kennedy Igboananike 77), Harrison Shipp; Guly (Quincy Amarikwa 72) Subs not used: Razvan Cocis, Victor Perez, Greg Cochrane, Jon Busch Stats Summary SKC CHI Shots (on goal) 14 (3) 11 (3) Saves 3 2 Fouls 14 12 Offside 2 8 Corner Kicks 3 4 Misconduct Summary: CHI -- Adailton (caution; persistent infringement) 32 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 38 CHI -- Chris Ritter (caution; delaying a restart) 58 CHI -- David Accam (ejection; violent conduct) 89 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; reckless tackle) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 1 (Jalil Anibaba 1, Graham Zusi 2) 75
May 20, 2015: Sporting KC 4-2 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,864 (59th straight sellout) Weather: 53 degrees and cloudy Sporting KC (4-2-5, 17 pts) NE Revolution (5-3-4, 19 pts)
May 3, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,581 (58th straight sellout) Weather: 84 degrees and partly cloudy
May 23, 2015: Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 40,653 Weather: 63 degrees and cloudy 1 2 Sporting KC (4-2-6, 18 pts) 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC (6-3-2, 20 pts) 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Servando Carrasco (Graham Zusi 77), Benny Feilhaber; Jimmy Medranda (Saad Abdul-Salaam 58) , Krisztian Nemeth, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 56) Subs not used: Luis Marin, James Rogers Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Dylan Remick; Osvaldo Alonso, Gonzalo Pineda, Marco Pappa (Cristian Roldan 73), Lamar Neagle (Andy Rose 64); Chad Barrett (Darwin Jones 84), Clint Dempsey (c) Subs not used: Troy Perkins, Zach Scott, Leo Gonzalez, Michael Azira Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 9 (3) 10 (1) Saves 1 3 Fouls 11 6 Offside 0 4 Corner Kicks 3 2 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; reckless foul) 81 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; dissent) 81 Scoring Summary: None
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) May 29, 2015: Sporting KC 4-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,172 (60th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (5-2-6, 21 pts) FC Dallas (6-4-3, 21 pts)
1 2 1 3 0 0
F 4 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (Servando Carrasco 71), Benny Feilhaber; Graham Zusi (Saad Abdul-Salaam 83), Krisztian Nemeth, Connor Hallisey (Marcel de Jong 65) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers FC Dallas: Dan Kennedy; Moises Hernandez, Matt Hedges (c), Zach Loyd, Je-Vaughn Watson; Kyle Bekker, Victor Ulloa, Mauro Diaz (Michel 72), Ryan Hollingshead; Tesho Akindele (David Texeira 74), Blas Perez (Rolando Escobar 46) Subs not used: Atiba Harris, Chris Seitz, Walker Zimmerman, Michael Barrios Stats Summary SKC DAL Shots (on goal) 12 (6) 5 (1) Saves 1 2 Fouls 11 14 Offside 4 2 Corner Kicks 5 3 Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Zach Loyd (caution; reckless foul) 33 DAL -- Zach Loyd (ejection; second caution, tactical foul) 43 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Kevin Ellis 1, Graham Zusi 3) 19 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 2, Jalil Anibaba 3) 51 SKC -- Kevin Ellis 1 (Graham Zusi 4) 57 SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Connor Hallisey 1, Jalil Anibaba 4) 64 June 21, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 19,155 Weather: 86 degrees and partly cloudy Sporting KC (6-3-6, 24 pts) Real Salt Lake (5-5-6, 21 pts)
1 2 1 0 1 1
F 1 2
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 75) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Servando Carrasco, Marcel de Jong, Connor Hallisey, Chance Myers Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Demar Phillips; Luke Mulholland (Luis Gil 70), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Sebastian Jaime (Jordan Allen 69), Devon Sandoval, Joao Plata (Olmes Garcia 83) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, John Stertzer, Phanuel Kavita, Sebastian Saucedo Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 11 (5) 15 (7) Saves 4 4 Fouls 15 9 Offside 0 3 Corner Kicks 4 16 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless tackle) 8 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless foul) 14 RSL -- Javier Morales (caution; reckless foul) 15 RSL -- Demar Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 18 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; reckless foul) 47 RSL -- Sebastian Jaime (caution; reckless foul) 51 RSL -- Olmes Garcia (caution; unsporting behavior) 93+ Scoring Summary: RSL -- Sebastian Jaime 1 (Javier Morales 4) 15 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 8) 30 RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Javier Morales 5) 93+
June 6, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,505 (61st straight sellout) Weather: 85 degrees and partly cloudy 1 2 Sporting KC (6-2-6, 24 pts) 0 1 Seattle Sounders FC (8-4-2, 26 pts) 0 0
F 1 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Connor Hallisey (Saad Abdul-Salaam 85), Graham Zusi, Marcel de Jong (Dom Dwyer 58) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Chance Myers, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda, James Rogers Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Dylan Remick, Zach Scott (c), Chad Marshall, Tyrone Mears; Gonzalo Pineda, Micheal Azira (Darwin Jones 86), Marco Pappa (Thomas 80), Andy Rose, Cristian Roldan (Leo Gonzalez 77); Lamar Neagle Subs not used: Troy Perkins, Damion Lowe, Oniel Fisher, Aaron Kovar Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 6 (6) Saves 6 3 Fouls 7 9 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 3 5 Misconduct Summary: SEA -- Stefan Frei (caution; dissent) 82
1 2 0 1 0 0
F 1 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad AbdulSalaam 56), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 81); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 68), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jalil Anibaba, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda Saint Louis FC: Mark Pais; Jacob Bushue, Chad Vandegriffe, Sam Fink, Patrick Doody; Parker Maher, Brandon Barklage (c), Jamiel Hardware (Jordan Roberts 79), Brian Ciesulka (Charles Renken 68); Jermie Lynch (Kingsley Bryce 80), Mike Ambersley Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Oskar Gasecki, Kentaro Takada, Nick Bibbs
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 70
June 27, 2015: Sporting KC 2-0 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,835 (62nd straight sellout) Weather: 83 degrees and partly cloudy 1 2 1 1 0 0
Sporting KC Saint Louis FC
Stats Summary SKC STL Shots (on goal) 12 (5) 2 (0) Saves 0 4 Fouls 3 10 Offside 4 1 Corner Kicks 4 0 Misconduct Summary: STL -- Brandon Barklage (caution; reckless foul) 54 STL -- Charles Renken (caution; reckless foul) 86
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (penalty kick) 84
Sporting KC (7-3-6, 27 pts) Colorado Rapids (2-6-9, 15 pts)
June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FC U.S. Open Cup 4th Round | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,298 (sellout) Weather: 77 degrees and cloudy
F 2 0
July 1, 2015: Sporting KC 6-2 FC Dallas U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,113 (sellout) Weather: 82 degrees and cloudy Sporting KC FC Dallas
1 2 4 2 0 2
F 6 2
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Marcel de Jong (Saad AbdulSalaam 78), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Amadou Dia 90); Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 71), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Servando Carrasco, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber (Paulo Nagamura 62); Krisztian Nemeth (Connor Hallisey 75), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Saad Abdul-Salaam 50) Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Erik Palmer-Brown, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda
Colorado Rapids: Clint Irwin; Bobby Burling, James Riley, Jared Watts, Joseph Greenspan; Marcelo Sarvas, Lucas Pittinari (Dillon Powers 73), Sam Cronin (c), Dillon Serna (Kevin Doyle 69), Gabriel Torres (Vicente Sanchez 74); Luis Solignac Subs not used: Shane O’Neill, Zac MacMath, Marc Burch, Charles Eloundou
FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Moises Hernandez (Victor Ulloa 46), Matt Hedges (c) (Kellyn Acosta 60), Walker Zimmerman, Atiba Harris; Ryan Hollingshead (Alex Zendejas 68), Michel, Je-Vaughn Watson, Michael Barrios; Rolando Escobar, David Texeira Subs not used: Jesse Gonzalez, Zach Loyd, Danny Garcia
Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 9 (4) 6 (2) Saves 2 3 Fouls 15 14 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 3 Misconduct Summary: COL -- Jared Watts (caution; tactical foul) 52 COL -- Joseph Greenspan (caution; reckless tackle) 61 COL -- Kevin Doyle (caution; reckless foul) 70 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless foul) 80 SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; delaying a restart) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 7 (C. Myers 1, B. Feilhaber 9) 32 SKC -- Sam Cronin (own goal) 64
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Stats Summary SKC DAL Shots (on goal) 11 (10) 9 (5) Saves 3 2 Fouls 10 12 Offside 3 0 Corner Kicks 7 3 Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Michel (caution; reckless tackle) 15 DAL -- Walker Zimmerman (caution; reckless foul) 68 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 5 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 30 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Penalty Kick) 41 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (J. Peterson 1, B. Feilhaber 4) 46+ SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 59 FCD -- Michael Barrios 3 (David Texeira 1) 62 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 69 FCD -- Kellyn Acosta 1 (unassisted) 73
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) July 12, 2015: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Attendance: 21,000 Weather: 68 degrees and fair
July 18, 2015: Sporting KC 2-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,070 (63rd straight sellout) Weather: 92 degrees and fair
1 2 F Sporting KC (8-3-6, 30 pts) 0 1 1 Vancouver Whitecaps (10-8-2, 32 pts) 0 0 0
1 2 F Sporting KC (9-3-6, 33 pts) 2 0 2 Montreal Impact (6-8-3, 21 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 83) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Paulo Nagamura, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber (Paulo Nagamura 74); Krisztian Nemeth (Connor Hallisey 63), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Chance Myers 79) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Marcel de Jong, Servando Carrasco
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: David Ousted; Steven Beitashour (Robert Earnshaw 84), Kendall Waston, Tim Parker, Jordan Harvey; Matias Laba, Gershon Koffie (Deybi Flores 59), Mauro Rosales (c), Cristian Techera, Kekuta Manneh (Erik Hurtado 80); Octavio Rivero Subs not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Christian Dean, Kianz Froese, Nicolas Mezquida Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 13 (5) 13 (7) Saves 6 4 Fouls 12 16 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 2 6 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 20 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 58 VAN -- Kendall Waston (caution; dissent) 73 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth (caution; delaying a restart) 86 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 88 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Kevin Ellis 2 (Krisztian Nemeth 3) 52 July 24, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 20,809 Weather: 81 degrees and clear
SKC MTL Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 10 (4) 6 (2) Saves 1 2 Fouls 15 10 Offside 3 4 Corner Kicks 5 1 Misconduct Summary: MTL -- Marco Donadel (caution; reckless tackle) 84 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 6 (K. Nemeth 4, R. Espinoza 3) 4 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 6 (Benny Feilhaber 10) 34 MTL -- Ignacio Piatti 6 (Calum Mallace 2) 59 Aug. 1, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,882 (64th straight sell out) Weather: 90 degrees and partly cloudy
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo
1 2 0 3 0 1
F 3 1
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90); Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 54), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik PalmerBrown, Bernardo Anor Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst, A.J. Cochran, Taylor Hunter; Leonel Miranda, Nathan Sturgis (Zach Steinberger 64), Ricardo Clark, Luis Garrido, Brad Davis (c); Will Bruin (Erick Torres 64) Subs not used: Tyler Deric, Raul Rodriguez, Chandler Hoffman Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (6) 1 11 1 6
HOU 5 (3) 2 15 5 7
Misconduct Summary: HOU -- Luis Garrido (ejection; serious foul play) 30 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 34 HOU -- Ricardo Clark (caution; reckless foul) 57 HOU -- Brad Davis (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 Scoring Summary: HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (unassisted) 59 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Matt Besler 1) 71 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (K. Nemeth 1, Amadou Dia 1) 86 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Dom Dwyer 1, R. Espinoza 1) 88 Aug. 8, 2015: Toronto FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, Canada Attendance: 24,326 Weather: 70 degrees and partly cloudy
1 2 F Sporting KC (9-4-7, 34 pts) 1 0 1 Houston Dynamo (7-8-7, 28 pts) 0 1 1
Sporting KC (10-4-7, 37 pts) Toronto FC (9-8-4, 31 pts)
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 46), Matt Besler (c), Erik Palmer-Brown, Saad Abdul-Salaam; Soni Mustivar (Benny Feilhaber 46), Roger Espinoza, Paulo Nagamura; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 79) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Amobi Okugo, Chance Myers, Jimmy Medranda
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 79); Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90), Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 94+) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Amobi Okugo, Connor Hallisey
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jimmy Medranda, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Amadou Dia 88); Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura (Amobi Okugo 57), Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth (Saad Abdul-Salaam 76), Jacob Peterson, Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik PalmerBrown, Graham Zusi
Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Abdoulie Mansally, Elias Vasquez, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Luke Mulholland, Luis Gil (John Stertzer 87), Javier Morales (c); Joao Plata (Sebastian Saucedo 94+), Devon Sandoval (Olmes Garcia 61), Sebastian Jaime Subs not used: Eduardo Fernandez, Justen Glad, Boyd Okwuonu, Wellington Paeckart
Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Sheanon Williams, David Horst, Raul Rodriguez, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex (Leonel Miranda 68), Nathan Sturgis, Ricardo Clark (Luis Garrido 80), Giles Barnes, Brad Davis (c); Will Bruin (Erick Torres 62) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Kofi Sarkodie, Mauro Manotas, Rasheed Olabiyi
Toronto FC: Joe Bendik, Ashtone Morgan (Daniel Lovitz 69), Ahmed Kantari, Eriq Zavaleta, Jackson; Collen Warner, Marco Delgado, Jonathan Osorio (Justin Morrow 69), Michael Bradley (c); Sebastian Giovinco, Jozy Altidore Subs not used: Chris Konopka, Nick Hagglund, Jay Chapman, Chris Mannella, Robbie Findley
Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 6 (3) 7 (5) Saves 4 1 Fouls 19 12 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 3 1 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 20 HOU -- Tyler Deric (caution; unsporting behavior) 45 SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; unsporting behavior) 45 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; delaying a restart) 65 SKC -- Chance Myers (caution; reckless tackle) 76 HOU -- Erick Torres (caution; reckless foul) 80 HOU -- Nathan Sturgis (ejection; serious foul play) 86
Stats Summary SKC TOR Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 12 (5) Saves 4 1 Fouls 16 11 Offside 2 4 Corner Kicks 4 5 Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Collen Warner (caution; reckless foul) 88
Sporting KC (9-4-6, 33 pts) Real Salt Lake (7-8-8, 29 pts)
1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2
Montreal Impact: Evan Bush; Victor Cabrera, Donny Toia, Ambroise Oyongo, Laurent Ciman; Dilly Duka (Maxim Tissot 84), Ignacio Piatti (c), Calum Mallace (Nigel ReoCoker 68), Marco Donadel, Andres Romero; Dominic Oduro (Anthony Jackson-Hamel 74) Subs not used: Eric Kronberg, Wandrille Lefevre, Eric Miller, Patrice Bernier
July 21, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,589 Weather: 78 degrees and clear
Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 12 (6) 14 (6) Saves 4 5 Fouls 13 9 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 3 6 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; reckless foul) 72 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless tackle) 77 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; unsporting behavior) 91+ RSL -- Joao Plata (caution; delaying a restart) 91+ RSL -- Elias Vasquez (caution; persistent infringement) 92+ Scoring Summary: RSL -- Javier Morales 5 (Sebastian Jaime 1) 34 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 7 (Roger Espinoza 4) 50 RSL -- Joao Plata 2 (penalty kick) 73
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 7 (Benny Feilhaber 11) 6 HOU -- Ricardo Clark 5 (Brad Davis 6) 78
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1 2 F 2 1 3 1 0 1
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 8 (penalty kick) 22 TOR -- Michael Bradley 3 (Sebastian Giovinco 11) 22 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 8 (Benny Feilhaber 12) 29 SKC -- Jacob Peterson 1 (Amobi Okugo 1) 87
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES (CONTINUED) Aug. 12, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Real Salt Lake U.S. Open Cup Semifinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 16,117 Weather: 82 degrees and clear Sporting KC Real Salt Lake
1 2 1 2 1 0
F 3 1
Aug. 15, 2015: Sporting KC 4-3 Vancouver Whitecaps MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,969 (65th straight sellout) Weather: 88 degrees and sunny
Aug. 19, 2015: Sporting KC 0-5 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,866 (66th straight sellout) Weather: 73 degrees and sunny
1 2 F Sporting KC (11-4-7, 40 pts) 0 4 4 Vancouver Whitecaps (13-9-3, 42 pts) 2 1 3
1 2 F Sporting KC (11-5-7, 40 pts) 0 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes (9-10-5, 32 pts) 3 2 5
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Marcel de Jong 92+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura; Krisztian Nemeth (Chance Myers 87), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 64) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Jimmy Medranda, Mikey Lopez
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jimmy Medranda (Amadou Dia 34), Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Chance Myers 73); Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 46) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik PalmerBrown, Amobi Okugo
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 46); Amobi Okugo (Mikey Lopez 46), Paulo Nagamura (Graham Zusi 68), Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Connor Hallisey
Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Demar Phillips, Elias Vasquez, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Luke Mulholland (Abdoulie Mansally 88), Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales; Olmes Garcia, Devon Sandoval (Luis Gil 77), Sebastian Jaime Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Justen Glad, Pecka, John Stertzer, Sebastian Saucedo
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: David Ousted (c); Jordan Harvey, Pa Modou Kah, Tim Parker, Steven Beitashour; Gershon Koffie, Matias Laba, Kekuta Manneh (Darren Mattocks 74), Nicolas Mezquida (Pedro Morales 65), Cristian Techera (Mauro Rosales 60); Octavio Rivero Subs not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Christian Dean, Russell Teibert, Robert Earnshaw
San Jose Earthquakes: David Bingham; Marvell Wynne, Victor Bernardez, Clarence Goodson, Shaun Francis; Anibal Godoy, Fatai Alashe (Marc Pelosi 82), Chris Wondolowski (c); Cordell Cato, Quincy Amarikwa (Adam Jahn 73), Shea Salinas (Sanna Nyassi 88) Subs not used: Bryan Meredith, Leandro Barrera, JJ Koval, Tommy Thompson
Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 17 (11) 7 (3) Saves 2 7 Fouls 12 13 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 5 5 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 30 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 75 RSL -- Tony Beltran (caution; tactical foul) 76 RSL -- Olmes Garcia (ejection; serious foul play) 93+
SKC VAN Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 17 (6) 10 (7) Saves 4 2 Fouls 14 11 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 7 5 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Amadou Dia (caution; reckless foul) 61 VAN -- Matias Laba (caution; reckless foul) 64 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution, unsporting behavior) 95+
SKC SJ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 10 (2) 17 (9) Saves 4 2 Fouls 14 9 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 4 Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (ejection; professional foul) 71 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth (caution; reckless foul) 74
Scoring Summary: RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Tony Beltran 1) 24 SKC -- Soni Mustivar 1 (Benny Feilhaber 5) 35 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (unassisted) 80 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 4 (unassisted) 85
Aug. 22, 2015: Columbus Crew SC 3-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | MAPFRE Stadium | Columbus, OH Attendance: 20,018 Weather: 77 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (11-6-7, 40 pts) 1 1 2 Columbus Crew SC (10-8-8, 38 pts) 1 2 3 Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jimmy Medranda (Amadou Dia 57), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Saad Abdul-Salaam; Graham Zusi, Mikey Lopez, Paulo Nagamura; Marcel de Jong (Krisztian Nemeth 90), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Chance Myers 78) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Seth Sinovic, Erik PalmerBrown, Connor Hallisey Columbus Crew SC: Steve Clark; Waylon Francis, Tyson Wahl, Michael Parkhurst (c), Harrison Afful (Hector Jimenez 70); Justin Meram (Jack McInerney 64), Tony Tchani, Wil Trapp, Ethan Finlay, Federico Higuain; Kei Kamara (Cedrick Mabwati 72) Subs not used: Brad Stuver, Chris Klute, Kevan George, Mohammed Saeid Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 5 (2) 4 14 2 3
CLB 13 (7) 0 10 2 8
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer (caution; reckless tackle) 33 SKC -- Jimmy Medranda (caution; reckless foul) 39 SKC -- Mikey Lopez (caution; reckless tackle) 79 CLB -- Jack McInerney (caution; delaying a restart) 92+ Scoring Summary: SKC -- Marcel de Jong 1 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1, Dom Dwyer 2) 14 CLB -- Ethan Finlay 8 (Kei Kamara 7) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi 2 (Matt Besler 3) 62 CLB -- Tony Tchani 5 (Tyson Wahl 1, Federico Higuain 6) 80 CLB -- Jack McInerney 5 (unassisted) 88
Scoring Summary: VAN -- Kekuta Manneh 5 (unassisted) 9 VAN -- Kekuta Manneh 6 (Steven Beitashour 5) 41 SKC -- Kevin Ellis 3 (Soni Mustivar 1) 53 VAN -- Pedro Morales 5 (unassisted) 75 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 8 (Krisztian Nemeth 5) 81 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 2 (C. Myers 2, B. Feilhaber 13) 87 SKC -- Paulo Nagamura 3 (Soni Mustivar 2) 94+ Aug. 29, 2015: Colorado Rapids 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO | Attendance: 16,480 Weather: 82 degrees and partly cloudy
Scoring Summary: SJ -- Cordell Cato 2 (Shea Salinas 3) 3 SJ -- Chris Wondolowski 10 (penalty kick) 17 SJ -- Anibal Godoy 1 (Quincy Amarikwa 3) 27 SJ -- Cordell Cato 3 (Shea Salinas 4) 58 SJ -- Chris Wondolowski 11 (Fatai Alashe 1) 61
Sept. 9, 2015: Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: 80 degrees and sunny
1 2 F Sporting KC (11-7-7, 40 pts) 0 1 1 Colorado Rapids (8-9-9, 33 pts) 0 2 2
1 2 F Sporting KC (11-7-8, 41 pts) 0 0 0 Portland Timbers (11-9-8, 41 pts) 0 0 0
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 24); Benny Feilhaber, Paulo Nagamura, Mikey Lopez (Jordi Quintilla 77); Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 84), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Erik Palmer-Brown, Marcel de Jong, Amadou Dia
Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam (Jalil Anibaba 62); Soni Mustivar, Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber (Jordi Quintilla 95+); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 75) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Amadou Dia, Connor Hallisey, Mikey Lopez
Colorado Rapids: Clint Irwin; Maynor Figueroa, Drew Moor, Axel Sjoberg, Sean St Ledger; Marcelo Sarvas, Sam Cronin, Juan Ramirez (Dominique Badji 62), Dillon Powers (Lucas Pittinari 80), Vicente Sanchez (Nick LaBrocca 89); Kevin Doyle Subs not used: Zac MacMath, James Riley, Marlon Hairston, Gabriel Torres
Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Jorge Villafana, Norberto Paparatto, Nat Borchers, Taylor Peay; Jack Jewsbury (c), George Fochive (Rodney Wallace 83), Lucas Melano (Maximiliano Urruti 83), Diego Valeri, Darlington Nagbe; Fanendo Adi (Dairon Asprilla 73) Subs not used: Jake Gleeson, Jeanderson, Anthony Manning, Michael Nanchoff
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (5) 2 9 0 4
COL 10 (4) 4 18 1 11
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Saad Abdul-Salaam (caution; tactical foul) 34 COL -- Axel Sjoberg (caution; persistent infringement) 58 SKC -- Seth Sinovic (caution; tactical foul) 60 COL -- Marcelo Sarvas (caution; tactical foul) 72 COL -- Drew Moor (caution; delaying a restart) 90 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 9 (Krisztian Nemeth 6) 47 COL -- Maynor Figueroa 1 (Vicente Sanchez 3) 53 COL -- Kevin Doyle 4 (Vicente Sanchez 4) 76 12
SKC 8 (2) 7 19 3 3
POR 18 (8) 2 17 4 6
Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Paulo Nagamura (caution; tactical foul) 40 POR -- Lucas Melano (caution; reckless foul) 46+ SKC -- Jacob Peterson (caution; tactical foul) 48+ SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; tactical foul) 68 SKC -- Bernardo Anor (caution; reckless tackle) 94+ Scoring Summary: None
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS
SPORTING KC IN 2015 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
Regular Season Record By Month
2015 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing white Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’ Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even One-goal games On ESPN/2 On FOX Sports 1 On KMCI-TV Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later With red card for With red card against Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75 In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone vs. Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference On grass On turf With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
8-2-3 3-5-1 6-0-1 3-5-6 2-2-1 0-1-4 4-5-3 2-1-0 2-0-0 3-0-1 6-0-4 2-0-3 2-4-0 1-2-0 0-1-1 6-6-6 4-1-0 1-0-2 8-1-1 1-3-6 2-3-1 8-2-5 2-4-3 1-1-0 7-5-0 2-0-0 1-1-1 8-6-7 2-0-0 9-7-8 0-1-1 2-0-2 5-4-4 6-3-4 1-1-2 0-3-0 8-2-5 2-1-1 6-1-2 5-6-6 10-7-6 1-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-2-1 9-5-6
March 2015 March all-time April 2015 April all-time May 2015 May all-time June 2015 June all-time July 2015 July all-time Aug. 2015 Aug. all-time Sept. 2015 Sept. all-time Oct. 2015 Oct. all-time
Quickest Goals...
1-1-2 13-9-6 1-1-2 39-31-14 3-0-2 33-39-23 2-1-0 38-29-21 2-1-0 46-33-24 2-3-1 39-48-15 0-0-1 28-35-14 0-0-0 18-12-14
Quickest Goals Against... Game-winning goals after 75’...
2nd min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/25 at HOU 4th min, Benny Feilhaber, 7/18 vs MTL 6th min, Dom Dwyer, 8/1 vs HOU 12th min, Ike Opara, 3/28 at NYC
3rd min, own goal (Jacob Peterson), 4/05 vs PHI 3rd min, Cordell Cato, 8/19 vs SJ 9th min, Baggio Husidic, 4/18 at LA 9th min, Kekuta Manneh, 8/15 vs VAN 94th min, Krisztian Nemeth, 4/05 vs PHI 84th min, Benny Feilhaber, 6/6 vs SEA 94th min, Paulo Nagamura, 8/15 vs VAN
Game-tying goals after 75’...
95th min, Benny Feilhaber, 4/25 at HOU
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2015) 14-25-11 (1-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids 23-18-13 (1-1-0) vs. Columbus Crew 24-22-6 (0-1-0) vs. D.C. United 20-20-12 (0-0-1) vs. FC Dallas 21-20-10 (1-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo 5-7-10 (0-0-2) vs. LA Galaxy 19-24-11 (0-1-0) vs. Montreal Impact 6-3-1 (1-0-0) vs. NE Revolution 24-16-11 (1-0-0) vs. New York City FC 1-0-0 (1-0-0) vs. New York Red Bulls 19-20-13 (0-0-1) vs. Orlando City SC 0-0-0 vs. Philadelphia Union 5-4-4 (1-0-0) vs. Portland Timbers 3-2-2 (0-0-2) vs. Real Salt Lake 8-7-5 (0-2-1) vs. SJ Earthquakes 21-22-7 (0-1-0) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2-7-2 (1-0-1) vs. Toronto FC 13-4-5 (1-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1-2 (2-0-0) Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2015 at home All-time at home 2015 on road All-time on road
254-236-131 8-1-4 164-86-60 3-6-4 90-150-71
94th min, Omar Gonzalez, 4/18 at LA 93rd min, Olmes Garcia, 6/21 at RSL 88th min, Jack McInerney, 8/22 at CLB 76th min, Kevin Doyle, 8/29 at COL
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
78th min, Ricardo Clark, 8/1 vs HOU
Own Goals...
3rd min, Jacob Peterson, 4/05 vs PHI
Own Goals Against...
64th min, Sam Cronin, 6/27 vs COL
Red Cards...
70th min, Matt Besler, 3/8 vs NYR 71st min, Benny Feilhaber, 8/19 vs SJ
Red Cards Against...
79th min, Jermaine Taylor, 4/25 at HOU 89th min, David Accam, 5/3 vs CHI 43rd min, Zach Loyd, 5/29 vs DAL 86th min, Nathan Sturgis, 8/1 vs HOU
Penalty Kicks...
79th min, Dom Dwyer (saved), 3/14 at DAL 80th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 4/25 at HOU 43rd min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 5/20 vs NE 84th min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 6/6 vs SEA 22nd min, Benny Feilhaber (goal), 8/8 at TOR
Penalty Kicks Against...
73rd min, Joao Plata (goal), 7/24 at RSL 17th min, Chris Wondolowski (goal), 8/19 vs SJ
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer...
23 years, 333 days, Kevin Ellis, 5/29 vs DAL 32 years, 166 days, Paulo Nagamura, 8/15 vs VAN
Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game...
18 years, 15 days, Erik Palmer-Brown, 5/9 at DC 17 years, 318 days, Erik Palmer-Brown, 3/8 vs NY
Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
32 years, 191 days, Paulo Nagamura, 9/9 at POR 32 years, 191 days, Paulo Nagamura, 9/9 at POR
2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 18 22 40 OppONENT 17 18 35
SHOTS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 162 146 308 OppONENT 132 139 271
SHOTS ON GOAL SPORTING KC OppONENT
1 51 51
2 50 65
Total 101 116
FOULS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 158 186 344 OppONENT 157 150 307
OFFSIDES 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 23 20 43 OppONENT 51 40 91
CORNER KICKS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 61 54 115 OppONENT 72 71 143
CAUTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 20 29 49 OppONENT 10 34 44
EJECTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 0 2 2 OppONENT 1 3 4
PK’S (converted) 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 2 (2) 3 (2) 5 (4) OppONENT 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2)
Sporting kc all-time win/loss records IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES overall Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 254 236 131 17 19 7 23 14 5 9 10 8 303 279 151
home GF GA 872 841 57 57 85 50 33 37 1047 985
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W 164 14 17 5 200
L 86 3 7 3 99
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away T 60 3 2 5 70
GF GA 516 373 35 15 59 26 16 10 626 424
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L 90 150 2 15 6 7 4 7 102 179
T 71 4 3 2 80
Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL
W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
GF GA 356 468 19 39 26 24 17 27 418 558 GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 GOAL CHART 18
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35 38 33
37 9
15 13 40
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26 30 12 20
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34
25
7
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19 23 27
39
32
8
28
2
24
36
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Penalty kicks: 10, 16, 22, 31
29
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GOAL INFORMATION 1 - Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1), Mar. 8 vs NYR, 50th min 2 - Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2), Mar. 14 at FCD, 44th min 3 - Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 1), Mar. 28 at NYC, 12th min # 4 - Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 3), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 16th min * 5 - Jalil Anibaba 1 (Roger Espinoza 1), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 91st min 6 - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Matt Besler 2, Benny Feilhaber 4), Apr. 5 vs PHI, 94th min * 7 - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Benny Feilhaber 5, Dom Dwyer 1), Apr. 18 at LA, 22nd min 8 - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1), Apr. 25 at HOU, 2nd min 9 - Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted), Apr. 25 at HOU, 74th min 10 - Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick), Apr. 25 at HOU, 80th min ^ 11 - Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1), Apr. 25 at HOU, 95th min 12 - Paulo Nagamura 1 (Jalil Anibaba 1, Graham Zusi 2), May 3 vs CHI, 75th min 13 - Dom Dwyer 3 (Roger Espinoza 2), May 9 at DC, 45th min 14 - Dom Dwyer 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Jalil Anibaba 2), May 20 vs NE, 29th min 15 - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Benny Feilhaber 6), May 20 vs NE, 39th min + 16 - Benny Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick), May 20 vs NE, 43rd min ^ 17 - Krisztian Nemeth 5 (Jacob Peterson 1, Benny Feilhaber 7), May 20 vs NE, 46th min 18 - Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Kevin Ellis 1, Graham Zusi 3), May 29 vs DAL, 19th min + 19 - Benny Feilhaber 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 2, Jalil Anibaba 3), May 29 vs DAL, 51st min 20 - Kevin Ellis 1 (Graham Zusi 4), May 29 vs DAL, 57th min * 21 - Graham Zusi (Connor Hallisey 1, Jalil Anibaba 4), May 29 vs DAL, 64th min
22 - Benny Feilhaber 5 (penalty kick), June 6 vs SEA, 84th min ^ 23 - Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 8), June 21 at RSL, 30th min 24 - Krisztian Nemeth 7 (Chance Myers 1, Benny Feilhaber 9), June 27 vs COL, 32nd min 25 - Own goal (Sam Cronin), June 27 vs COL, 64th min 26 - Kevin Ellis 2 (Krisztian Nemeth 3), July 12 at VAN, 52nd min 27 - Benny Feilhaber 6 (Krisztian Nemeth 4, Roger Espinoza 3), July 18 vs MTL, 4th min 28 - Dom Dwyer 6 (Benny Feilhaber 10), July 18 vs MTL, 34th min 29 - Benny Feilhaber 7 (Roger Espinoza 4), July 24 at RSL, 50th min 30 - Dom Dwyer 7 (Benny Feilhaber 11), Aug. 1 vs HOU, 6th min + 31 - Benny Feilhaber 8 (penalty kick), Aug. 8 at TOR, 22nd min ^ 32 - Krisztian Nemeth 8 (Benny Feilhaber 12), Aug. 8 at TOR, 29th min + 33 - Jacob Peterson 1 (Amobi Okugo 1), Aug. 8 at TOR, 87th min 34 - Kevin Ellis 3 (Soni Mustivar 1), Aug. 15 vs VAN, 53rd min 35 - Dom Dwyer 8 (Krisztian Nemeth 5), Aug. 15 vs VAN, 81st min 36 - Paulo Nagamura 2 (Chance Myers 2, Benny Feilhaber 13), Aug. 15 vs VAN, 87th min 37 - Paulo Nagamura 3 (Soni Mustivar 2), Aug. 15 vs VAN, 94th min 38 - Marcel de Jong 1 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1, Dom Dwyer 2), Aug. 22 at CLB, 14th min 39 - Graham Zusi 2 (Matt Besler 3), Aug. 22 at CLB, 62nd min 40 - Dom Dwyer 9 (Krisztian Nemeth 6), Aug. 29 at COL, 47th min
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 MLS RECORD WHEN... Saad Abdul-Salaam Jalil Anibaba Bernardo Anor Matt Besler Marcel de Jong Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Connor Hallisey Jon Kempin Mikey Lopez Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Krisztian Nemeth Amobi Okugo Ike Opara Erik Palmer-Brown Jacob Peterson Jordi Quintilla Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi
STARTS Overall Home Away 3-2-1 2-0-0 1-2-1 6-2-5 5-0-2 1-2-3 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 11-6-8 8-1-4 3-5-4 3-4-3 3-0-2 0-4-1 5-3-3 4-1-2 1-2-1 8-7-7 6-1-4 2-6-3 9-6-4 7-1-1 2-5-3 7-4-6 6-0-4 1-4-2 11-5-8 8-1-4 3-4-4 4-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 4-1-2 2-0-1 2-1-1 9-5-4 7-1-1 2-4-3 9-2-4 7-0-1 2-2-3 2-2-1 1-1-1 1-1-0 4-5-2 2-1-1 2-4-1 8-6-5 6-1-3 2-5-2 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-3 1-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 5-3-4 3-1-1 2-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-1 1-1-2 5-5-6 4-0-3 1-5-3
COMES ON AS A SUB Overall Home Away 5-2-2 4-0-1 1-2-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 1-2-3 0-0-2 1-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 4-3-2 3-0-0 1-3-2 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-1-3 2-0-0 1-1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-0-2 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 4-4-2 3-0-2 1-4-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-0 0-0-1
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SCORES A GOAL Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-2-3 4-0-1 0-2-2 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 5-1-1 4-0-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-1 4-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0
RECORDS AN ASSIST Overall Home Away 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-1 2-0-0 0-1-1 6-3-2 5-0-2 1-3-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-1-0 4-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-1
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS BLACK: MLS RED: U.S. OPEN CUP NEW YORK RED BULLS March 8, 2015 (T 1-1) GK Marin D Dia D Opara D Besler D Sinovic M Feilhaber M Espinoza M Nemeth (Peterson (77’) F Zusi (Palmer-Brown (85’) F Dwyer F Anor (Nagamura 61’)
at FC Dallas March 14, 2015 (L 1-3) GK Marin D Dia D Opara D Ellis D de Jong M Nagamura M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson 88’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Anor 76’)
PORTLAND TIMBERS March 21, 2015 (T 0-0) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara D Besler D de Jong M Nagamura M Feilhaber (Carrasco (84’) M Espinoza (Mustivar 89’) F Zusi F Dwyer F Medranda (Anor 56’)
at New York City FC March 28, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara D Besler D Sinovic M Nagamura (Mustivar 78’) M Carrasco M Feilhaber F Zusi (Anor 39’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Peterson 67’)
PHILADELPHIA UNION April 5, 2015 (W 3-2) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara D Besler D de Jong (Sinovic 46’) M Feilhaber M Carrasco (Mustivar 77’) M Espinoza F Peterson F Dwyer F Medranda (Nemeth 64’)
REAL SALT LAKE April 11, 2015 (T 0-0) GK Marin D Anibaba D Opara (Ellis 84’) D Besler D de Jong M Feilhaber M Carrasco M Espinoza F Peterson (Anor 77’) F Dwyer F Nemeth
at LA Galaxy April 18, 2015 (L 1-2) GK Marin D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D de Jong (Dia 75’) M Feilhaber M Carrasco M Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson (90’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Anor 75’)
at Houston Dynamo April 25, 2015 (T 4-4) GK Marin D Anibaba D Ellis (Hallisey 90’) D Besler D de Jong (Dia 63’) M Feilhaber M Carrasco (Mustivar 55’) M Espinoza F Zusi F Dwyer F Nemeth
CHICAGO FIRE May 3, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Sinovic (Dia 77’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar (Peterson 85’) M Espinoza (Nagamura 65’) F Zusi F Dwyer F Nemeth
at D.C. United May 9, 2015 (T 1-1) GK Melia D Anibaba D Palmer-Brown D Besler D Sinovic M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Zusi (Dia 89’) F Dwyer (Nemeth 71’) F Peterson (Hallisey 85’)
NE REVOLUTION May 20, 2015 (W 4-2) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Nagamura (Carrasco 86’) F Peterson (Hallisey 79’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Abdul-Salaam 89’)
at Seattle Sounders FC May 23, 2015 (T 0-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Carrasco (Zusi 77’) F Peterson (Hallisey 56’) F Nemeth F Medranda (Abdul-Salaam 58’)
FC DALLAS May 29, 2015 (W 4-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza(Carrasco 71’) F Zusi (Abdul-Salaam 83’) F Nemeth F Hallisey (de Jong 65’)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC June 6, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F de Jong (Dwyer 58’) F Zusi F Hallisey (Abdul-Salaam 85’)
SAINT LOUIS FC June 16, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Melia D Myers (Abdul-Salaam 56’) D Ellis D Besler D Dia (de Jong 81’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Zusi F Dwyer F Hallisey (Peterson 68’)
at Real Salt Lake June 21, 2015 (L 1-2) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia (Abdul-Salaam 90’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Zusi F Dwyer F Nemeth (Peterson 75’)
COLORADO RAPIDS June 27, 2015 (W 2-0) GK Melia D Myers (Dia 89’) D Ellis D Besler D de Jong (Abdul-Salaam 78’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Zusi F Dwyer F Nemeth (Peterson 71’)
FC DALLAS July 1, 2015 (W 6-2) GK Melia D Anibaba D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber (Nagamura 62’) M Mustivar M Espinoza F Peterson (Abdul-Salaam 50’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Hallisey 75’)
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC July 12, 2015 (W 1-0) GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza F Peterson (Hallisey 83’) F Dwyer F Nemeth
MONTREAL IMPACT July 18, 2015 (W 2-1) GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber (Nagamura 74’) M Mustivar M Espinoza F Peterson (Myers 79’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Hallisey 63’)
HOUSTON DYNAMO July 21, 2015 (W 3-1) GK Melia D Myers D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza (Nagamura 90’) F Hallisey (Peterson 54’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Peterson 91’)
at Real Salt Lake July 24, 2015 (L 1-2) GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Palmer-Brown D Besler D de Jong (Dia 46’) M Nagamura (Feilhaber 46’) M Mustivar M Espinoza F Peterson (Hallisey 79’) F Dwyer F Nemeth
HOUSTON DYNAMO Aug. 1, 2015 (T 1-1) GK Melia D Myers (Abdul-Salaam 79’) D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Espinoza (Nagamura 90’) F Zusi (Peterson 94’) F Dwyer F Nemeth
at Toronto FC Aug. 8, 2015 (W 3-1) GK Melia D Myers (Dia 88’) D Ellis D Besler D Medranda M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Nagamura (Okugo 57’) F Hallisey F Peterson F Nemeth (Abdul-Salaam 76’)
REAL SALT LAKE Aug. 12, 2015 (W 3-1) GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam (de Jong 92’) D Ellis D Besler D Dia M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Nagamura F Peterson (Hallisey 64’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Myers 87’)
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Aug. 15, 2015 (W 4-3) GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam (Myers 73’) D Ellis D Besler D Medranda (Dia 34’) M Feilhaber M Mustivar M Nagamura F Hallisey (Peterson 46’) F Dwyer F Nemeth
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Aug. 19, 2015 (L 0-5) GK Melia D Myers D Ellis D Besler D Dia (de Jong 46’) M Feilhaber M Okugo (Lopez 46’) M Nagamura (Zusi 68’) F Peterson F Dwyer F Nemeth
at Columbus Crew SC Aug. 22, 2015 (L 2-3) GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Ellis D Besler D Medranda (Dia 57’) M Lopez M Nagamura M Zusi F Peterson (Myers 78’) F Dwyer F de Jong (Nemeth 90’)
at Colorado Rapids Aug. 29, 2015 (L 1-2) GK Melia D Myers (Abdul-Salaam 24’) D Ellis D Besler D Sinovic M Lopez (Quintilla 77’) M Feilhaber M Nagamura F Zusi (Peterson 84’) F Dwyer F Nemeth
at Portland Timbers Sept. 9, 2015 (T 0-0) GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam (Anibaba 62’) D Ellis D Besler D Sinovic M Feilhaber (Quintilla 95’) M Mustivar M Nagamura F Peterson (Anor 75’) F Dwyer F Zusi
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Sporting KC Player Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | Saad Abdul-Salaam | @saad_abdul
#23 | D | Jalil Anibaba | @jalil_anibaba4
Ht: 6-4 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)
Ht: 6-0 Wt. 185 DOB: 10/19/1988 Hometown: Fullerton, California College: North Carolina Last Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 12/12/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Shots 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 3-2-1 he scores 0-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 22, 2011, CHI vs CLB Assists 2, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 27, 2012, CHI vs DC Shots 3, 4 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Committed 3, 8 times, last: May 3, 2015, KC vs CHI Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Apr. 5, 2015, KC vs PHI Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 6-2-5 he scores 1-0-0
Rookie defender Saad Abdul-Salaam was selected by Sporting KC with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut with a substitute appearance in a 4-2 win over New England on May 20 after starting five games on loan for the reigning North American Soccer League champion San Antonio Scorpions. He has made 19 appearances in all competitions this season (14 in MLS) and recorded his first professional assist in a 6-2 U.S. Open Cup win over FC Dallas on July 1. He earned his first MLS start on July 12, a 1-0 win over Vancouver in which Abdul-Salaam received Team of the Week honors from Bleacher Report. Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-2014), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. The right back helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three college seasons. He enjoyed a breakout junior campaign in 2013 with five assists in 19 starts before earning All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014, notching two goals and a team-high six assists while starting all 21 games for the Zips.
Fifth-year MLS defender Jalil Anibaba joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season. He made 112 regular season appearances over four years with the Chicago Fire (2011-2013) and Seattle Sounders FC (2014), recording four goals and six assists. He made his Sporting KC debut on March 21 and scored his first goal for the club in second half stoppage time of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. His first of four Sporting KC assists during the month of May was a game-winner to Paulo Nagamura on May 3, and he was named to the fan ballot for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. Capable of playing as a centerback or right back, Anibaba made 16 MLS appearances in 2014 and helped Seattle win the Supporters’ Shield title. He also featured in four matches during the club’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open championship. The 26-year-old spent his first three professional seasons in Chicago, where he played in 96 of the team’s 102 regular season contests from 2011-2013. The defender was named a finalist for Major League Soccer’s Fair Play Award in 2013, starting every regular season match of the campaign. As a youth, Anibaba represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 national team levels.
#11 | M | Bernardo Anor | @BernardoAnor
#5 | D | Matt Besler | @MattBesler
Ht: 6-1 Wt. 178 DOB: 5/24/1988 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela College: South Florida Last Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade with Columbus Crew SC on 12/8/2014
Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI Shots on Goal 3, May 4, 2014, CLB at KC Shots 5, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 7, 2013, CLB vs POR Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, CLB at NE Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Oct. 26, 2014, CLB vs PHI Assist Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 10 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 11-6-8 he scores 0-0-0
Bernardo Anor joined Sporting KC from Columbus Crew SC in December 2014 to become the club’s first offseason acquisition. The 27-year-old native of Venezuela appeared in 72 matches over four seasons with Columbus, scoring 12 goals and adding three game-winning assists since being drafted out of the University of South Florida in 2011. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start on March 8. Anor played 13 MLS matches as a rookie and 11 games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. He returned in 2013 to make 19 MLS starts and earn the club’s Comeback Player of the Year award. He netted a career-high six goals in 2014, helping Columbus earn a postseason berth for the first time since 2011. Anor was South Florida’s top scorer for three seasons during his collegiate career (2007-2010) in which he recorded 21 goals and seven assists. His younger brother, Juan Pablo, plays professionally for Malaga CF in Spain’s La Liga, and his father, Bernardo, represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his seventh season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-2015), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. He was named to the MLS All-Star Fan XI ahead of the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29. Besler signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the club in July 2014. His 210 appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions lead the current roster and rank eighth most all-time. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 170 of his 175 MLS regular season appearances and landed Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors three times (2011-2013). Besler has earned 26 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil alongside teammate Graham Zusi, becoming the first Kansan to play in the World Cup. He started all four matches in the tournament as the U.S. finished Group G runners-up behind eventual champion Germany and advanced to the Round of 16. He helped lead the U.S. to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. 16
Sporting KC Player Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #71 | D | Marcel de Jong
#13 | D | Amadou Dia | @amadou_iT11
Ht: 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/15/1986 Hometown: Valkenswaard, Netherlands Last Club: FC Augsburg (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 3/2/2015
Ht: 5-10 Wt. 150 DOB: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assists 1, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots 5, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Goal Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assist Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU 2015 Record when: he starts 3-4-3 he scores 0-1-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs HOU Fouls Suffered 3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 5-3-3 he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC signed defender Marcel de Jong ahead of the 2015 campaign. After logging more than 225 club appearances over his past 10 professional seasons in Netherlands and Germany, he made his MLS and Sporting KC debut on March 14 with a 90-minute performance at FC Dallas. He scored his first MLS goal in a 3-2 loss at Columbus on Aug. 22. A dual citizen of Canada and Netherlands, de Jong began his youth career with PSV Eindhoven before signing professionally with Helmond Sport 2004. After two years in the Dutch second division, he joined Roda JC in the top flight Eredivisie in 2006. De Jong moved to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg. His first season there ended with promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since the team was founded in 1907. De Jong has made 38 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with two goals since his international debut at age 21 in 2007, recently starting in all three group stage matches at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in July. He has represented his country at each of the past four Gold Cup tournaments, as well as 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
Rookie defender Amadou Dia was selected by Sporting KC with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. On March 8, the 21-year-old became the first rookie to start in a Sporting KC season opener since 2011 and recorded seven interceptions, third most among MLS players in Week 1. He has started 11 of 20 MLS appearances this year and 15 of 24 in all competitions, recording his first assist for the club in the U.S Open Cup quarterfinals against Houston. Dia 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 has represented the United States at the under-14 (2007), under-18 (2009, 2010) and under-20 (2012) levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France. As a youth, he was an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.
#14 | F | Dom Dwyer | @Ddwyer14
#4 | D | Kevin Ellis | @Kev_Ellis4
Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)
Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 5, Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 8-7-7 he scores 4-2-3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 4 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots 2, 2 times, last: May 23, 2015, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 9-6-4 he scores 3-0-0
Now in his fourth season at Sporting KC, Dom Dwyer is coming off a breakout 2014 campaign in which he garnered Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year and co-MVP honors. The Englishman set a single season club record with 22 goals, second most in MLS, and his 42 career goals in all competitions are fifth most in team history. Dwyer, who was an MLS All-Star in 2014 for the first time in his career, has scored 64 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013—42 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. He signed a contract extension with the club ahead of the 2015 campaign and leads the team this year with 14 goals in all competitions, including a club-record four goals in a 6-2 U.S. Open Cup win over FC Dallas on July 1. After making three appearances across all competitions during his rookie season, he notched 15 goals in 13 regular season games while on loan with Orlando City SC in 2013 to set USL PRO’s single-season scoring record at the time. He added four goals in the USL PRO final to earn championship MVP honors. Dwyer won two national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College (2009, 2010), where he was the national junior college player of the year after scoring 37 goals as a sophomore. Moving on to South Florida in 2011, he scored 16 goals in 21 games.
Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, defender Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2014 campaign in which he made a career-high 21 MLS appearances, including his playoff debut. He finished 2014 with three assists in league play, tied for third most in the team, while splitting time between the right back and centerback positions. The 24-year-old has continued his rise in 2015, starting a career-high 19 matches and scoring three league goals, tied for most among MLS defenders this season. Now in his fifth season with the club, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing collegiately at Barton County Community College in 2009-10. He scored his first competitive goal for the club last March, sparking a 1-0 win over Cruz Azul (Mexico) in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Sporting Park.
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Sporting KC Player Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | M | Roger Espinoza
#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber | @b_feilhaber22
Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with NE Revolution on 12/11/2012
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 15 times, last: July 24, 2015, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs HOU Goal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist July 24, 2015, KC at RSL 2015 Record when: he starts 7-4-6 he scores 0-1-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Assists 2, 4 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR 2015 Record when: he starts 11-5-8 he scores 5-1-1
Roger Espinoza returns to Sporting KC in 2015 after a two-year stint in the English Premier League and Championship. He began his pro career in Kansas City (2008-2012) before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. He tallied a career-high four MLS assists in 2015 with one goal before suffering a sesamoid fracture in his left foot on Aug. 1. In his last year with the Sporting KC, Espinoza was an MLS All-Star and helped lead the club to the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title. He has made 150 appearances for the team in all competitions, recording three goals and 17 assists over six seasons. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined (including playoffs), he ranked in the top 10 among MLS players with 358 duels won (fifth) and 128 tackles won (seventh). Espinoza has earned 46 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team, scoring four goals since debuting in 2009. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He leads the Sporting KC roster with five career World Cup starts. Espinoza made 57 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for Wigan Athletic, including eight in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League. He also recorded a 90-minute shift in Wigan’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.
Now in his fifth Major League Soccer season, Benny Feilhaber has reached MLS career-highs with eight goals and 13 assists in 2015. A regular fixture in Sporting KC’s midfield, he earned his first career MLS All-Star selection after being named to the Fan XI for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29. He was named Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April after recording two goals and three assists during the month and scored Goal of the Week winners on April 25 (Wk. 8) and July 24 (Wk. 21). Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with Hamburg (Germany) after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. Acquired by Sporting KC prior to the 2013 season, he has made 103 appearances in all competitions for the club with 18 goals and 34 assists. A member of the United States Men’s National Team, Feilhaber has earned 41 caps with two goals since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
#22 | M | Connor Hallisey | @c_hallisey
#21 | GK | Jon Kempin | @JonKempin21
Ht: 5-9 Wt. 158 DOB: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)
Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Shots 3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 1, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Fouls Suffered 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Goal N/A Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 4-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOU Saves 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 23, 2014, KC vs DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOU Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 Goalkeeper Jon Kempin became Sporting KC’s first ever Homegrown Player upon signing for the club in 2010. He enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2014, entering the record books as the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match in club history. He earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two MLS appearances was MVP of the 2014 MLS Chipotle Homegrown Game. After making his Sporting KC debut in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Kempin went on loan to then-USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC (nine games played) in 2013. He then spent half of 2014 on loan at OKC Energy FC (13 games played), the club’s current USL PRO affiliate managed by former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. He made his NASL debut for San Antonio on April 4 with a start before returning to Sporting KC on May 27. At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He previously represented the U.S. at the under-14 through under-23 levels.
Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey was selected by Sporting KC with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He made his MLS debut with a late substitute appearance in a 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo on April 25. He has made 11 MLS appearances this season and earned his first professional start on May 29, a 4-0 win over FC Dallas in which he recorded his first MLS assist. A former member of the United State Under-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-2014), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career matches. As a senior in 2014, Hallisey was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 games with nine goals and 12 assists. He was named to the 2014 Capital One/CoSIDA All-District 8 Team, earned All-Pac-12 first team honors, landed a Pac-12 All-Academic second team nod, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.
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Sporting KC Player Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | M | Mikey Lopez | @MLopez12_5
#94 | M | Jimmy Medranda | @jimmymedranda
Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993 Hometown: Mission, Texas College: North Carolina Acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14)
Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 3, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NY Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 4-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Mikey Lopez was drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing. He made his club debut in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before playing his first MLS match in July 2014 for the first of eight MLS appearances and five starts. He spent the first half of last year on loan at affiliates Orlando City SC and OKC Energy FC, playing 14 total matches in USL PRO. Lopez was a regular fixture for the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team, playing at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and the 2013 Toulon Tournament in France. He has also participated in training camps at the U-15 and U-18 levels. Lopez made his 2015 debut for Sporting KC on Aug. 19 and started his first MLS match three days later. He previously made eight appearances and played 434 minutes for USL affiliate OKC Energy FC, coached by former Sporting KC captain Jimmy Nielsen.
Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia), making his MLS debut on Sept. 7, 2013 in a 3-0 win over Columbus Crew SC. The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club last February, making six appearances across all competitions in 2014. He made his first appearance of 2015 with a start on March 21 against Portland and has started six more matches since. He played his first MLS match as a defender in a 3-1 win at Toronto FC on Aug. 8, leading all players with six tackles while also notching five interceptions and five recoveries. Medranda joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
#29 | GK | Tim Melia | @TimMelia28
#93 | M | Soni Mustivar | @billydougie
Ht: 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 5/15/1986 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/12/1990 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Saves 7, Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Shutout Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR 2015 Record when: he starts 9-5-4
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 3, July 12, 2015, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2015 Record when: he starts 9-2-4 he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC signed goalkeeper Tim Melia in December 2014. He enters his sixth MLS season in 2015 after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA). He made his Sporting KC debut on May 3, shutting out Chicago in a 1-0 result for the first clean sheet and first win of his MLS career. After recording six saves in a 1-0 win over Seattle on June 6, he became the first goalkeeper in Kansas City history to go unbeaten in his first six MLS appearances for the club. On July 12, he then became the first keeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine MLS matches for a new club. He boasts a 13-5-4 record for Sporting KC in all competitions this season. Melia’s professional career began in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. In 2010, he joined Real Salt Lake and spent part of the season on loan in the USL Second Division with the Charleston Battery. He helped lead Charleston to a first place finish in the regular season standings and eventually the league title with eight saves in the championship match. Melia was a member of Chivas USA from 2012-2014, making 18 saves in six MLS appearances. He most recently served as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from MLS Cup Playoff participants Sporting KC (August), FC Dallas (October) and D.C. United (November) in late 2014.
Sporting KC signed defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar ahead of the 2015 season. The 25-year-old made his MLS debut on March 21 against Portland before earning his first start on May 3 vs. Chicago. He has a 13-2-4 record as a starter in all competitions and made 19 interceptions in a 1-0 win over Vancouver on July 12, the most in an MLS match during the Opta era (2011-present). He scored his first goal for the club in the U.S. Open Cup on Aug. 12 and recorded the first two assists of his MLS career in a 4-3 win over Vancouver on Aug. 15. Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played each of the past three seasons in Romania’s Liga I. He recorded 61 league appearances with two goals in addition to playing eight matches in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2012-13 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned six caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team. Prior to making his international debut with Haiti in 2013, he was a youth international for France at the U-20 level.
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Sporting KC Player Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | D | Chance Myers | @CR_Myers
#6 | M | Paulo Nagamura | @paulinhonag
Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)
Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 15 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Goal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2015 Record when: he starts 2-2-1 he scores 0-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 19 times, last: Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 6, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE 2015 Record when: he starts 4-5-2 he scores 2-0-0
Eighth-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2015 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has played 156 matches for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 17 assists from the wing back position. He made his 2015 debut on June 16 in the U.S. Open Cup fourth round, recording his first appearance since May 2014 after recovering from an Achilles injury. He tallied the game-winning assist in his first MLS match of the season on June 27, landing MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week honors. Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012 as a regular starter, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. He led MLS with 91 successful crosses from open play (including playoffs) between 2011 and 2013 before missing most of 2014 through injury. Myers signed a new contract with the club last year after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.
Sporting KC’s most experienced MLS player with 252 league appearances (including playoffs), Paulo Nagamura is in his fourth season with the club. Since arriving ahead of the 2012 campaign, he has recorded seven goals and six assists in 98 games across all competitions. Nagamura scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in the 87th and 94th minutes of a 4-3 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 15 as Sporting KC came from two goals behind after the 80th minute to complete one of the greatest regular season comebacks in MLS history. A veteran presence in the midfield, he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final. The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He has also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011) in MLS, becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009.
#9 | F | Krisztian Nemeth | @KNemeth_Nemo
#20 | D/M | Amobi Okugo | @amobisays
Ht: 5-11 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/5/1989 Hometown: Gyor, Hungary Last Club: Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/2014
Ht: 6-0 Wt. 175 DOB: 3/13/1991 Hometown: Sacramento, California College: UCLA Last Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 7/20/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Assists 1, 6 times, last: Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Shots 6, May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Fouls Suffered 7, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Goal Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assist Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL 2015 Record when: he starts 8-6-5 he scores 5-1-1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 2, 2014, PHI vs CHI Assists 1, 7 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Shots on Goal 2, April 30, 2011, PHI vs SJ Shots 4, June 7, 2014, PHI vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 7 times, last: Oct. 26, 2014, PHI at CLB Fouls Suffered 4, Oct. 26, 2013, PHI vs KC Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Goal Oct. 2, 2014, PHI vs CHI Assist Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Now in his first MLS season, Krisztian Nemeth signed for Sporting KC last December. He made his league debut on March 8 at Sporting Park before scoring his first MLS goal in the 94th minute of a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on April 5. He has notched 12 goals and seven assists across all competitions in 2015 and was named MLS Player of the Month for May after recording three goals and two assists during the month. Nemeth’s professional career began at age 15 when he signed with MTK Budapest in 2005. He was signed by Rafael Benitez to join Liverpool FC in 2007 and featured extensively for the Liverpool Reserves, becoming the Barclays Premier Reserve League’s top scorer with nine goals during his first season. His career continued in Greece with AEK Athens (2009-10), Olympiacos (2010) and Olympiacos Volos (2011) before he moved to Dutch club RKC Waalwijk in 2012. He most recently played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie, recording eight goals during the 2013-14 season. Internationally, Nemeth starred for the Hungary under-17 and under-19 youth national teams before leading his country to a third place finish at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He earned his first of 19 caps for Hungary’s senior team in 2010 and most recently featured in 2016 UEFA EURO qualifiers in June and September.
Sporting KC acquired 24-year-old Amobi Okugo from Orlando City SC on July 20 of this year. He has played 134 MLS matches as a central defender and holding midfielder in six professional seasons since being selected sixth overall by the Philadelphia Union in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-1 win at Toronto FC on Aug. 8, assisting a late goal to seal the result. In 2011, Okugo was a member of Major League Soccer’s Generation adidas roster that was led by Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes during a tour of the Netherlands. Between 2012-2014, he led all MLS players with 70 blocks and was fourth in the league with 276 interceptions. Okugo was included on MLSsoccer.com’s “24 under 24” rankings of the league’s top youth talent each of the past two seasons (8th in 2013, 13th in 2014) and joined Orlando City SC for their inaugural MLS campaign in 2015. Okugo represented the United States extensively at the youth national team levels. He went on to appear at the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championships before playing for the U.S. U-23’s at the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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Sporting KC Player Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | Ike Opara | @IkeOpara
#2 | D | Erik Palmer-Brown | @ErikBrown14
Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012
Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Apr. 11, 2015, KC vs RSL Goal Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 1-0-1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, May 9, 2015, KC at DC Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 24, 2015, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
Defender Ike Opara is in his sixth season in MLS and third season as a member of Sporting KC. After sitting out almost a year through injury, he returned to the pitch on March 8 and scored Sporting KC’s first goal of the season. He led MLS through Week 6 with 30 interceptions and was nominated for Eithad Airways MLS Player of the Month for March after scoring twice and anchoring a backline that posted two shutouts. He then suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury in his right ankle on April 11. The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-best 18 MLS matches with 15 starts during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions (all headers) and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014 and two starts in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all three matches at the tournament, and at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and played 36 MLS matches for the club over three seasons.
One of the youngest players under contract in MLS, Erik Palmer-Brown became a homegrown player in August 2013 at age 16. On March 8, he became the youngest MLS player to appear in a team’s regular season opener since 2010 and recorded his first MLS minutes at Sporting Park. The 18-year-old earned his first start of 2015 on May 9 at D.C. Palmer-Brown made his league debut with a start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He has played in each of the last two Chipotle MLS Homegrown Games. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13 and has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels. This year, he competed with the U-20s at training camps in England (March 23-30) and Austria (April 18-26) before joining the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He started one match in the tournament as the U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals before losing a penalty kick shootout to Serbia. He then captained the U-20s for the 2015 Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in September.
#37 | F | Jacob Peterson | @jacob_peterson
#96 | M | Jordi Quintilla | @JordiQuintilla
Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012
Ht: 5-9 Wt. 154 Hometown: Lleida, Spain Last Club: AC Ajaccio (France) Acquired: Signed on 8/6/2015
DOB: 10/25/1993
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assists 1, 15 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assist May 20, 2015, KC vs NE 2015 Record when: he starts 5-3-4 he scores 1-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
A nine-year MLS veteran, Peterson has 16 goals and 15 assists in 221 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fourth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed nine goals and eight assists in 106 games across all competitions for the club. Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: NCAA Division I National Championship (2003, 2004), Canadian Championship (2010, 2011), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013). As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Four seasons with the Colorado Rapids (2006-09) were followed by stints with Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before he was acquired by Sporting KC in 2012. His 221 regular season appearances are second most on the team, behind only Paulo Nagamura (237).
Sporting KC signed 21-year-old midfielder Jordi Quintilla on Aug. 6, 2015. Currently the youngest Spaniard in Major League Soccer, he made his club debut as a second-half substitute at the Colorado Rapids on Aug. 29. Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfielder Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-year-old with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on loan to CF Badalona and CE L’Hospitalet. Most recently, Quintilla spent the 2014/15 season with AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2 and played in 20 games across all competitions for the club.
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Sporting KC Player Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | Seth Sinovic | @ssinovic
#8 | M | Graham Zusi | @gzusi
Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 3, 7 times, last: Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 0-0-0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 5-5-6 he scores 1-1-0
Sporting KC’s 2014 Defender of the Year, Seth Sinovic is in his sixth MLS season and fifth campaign at his hometown club. A regular fixture at left back, he is the only player on the team to start at least 30 regular season games in each of the last three seasons. Sinovic missed more than three months in 2015 with a concussion before returning to the lineup on Aug. 29. Drafted in 2010 by the New England Revolution, he joined Sporting KC in 2011 and has started 147 of his 149 total appearances for the club in all competitions. He scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and registered the second of his career in the 2013 postseason against his former team, helping Sporting KC prevail in the decisive leg of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Sinovic received his first call-up to the United States Men’s National Team ahead of the 2014 USMNT January camp.
A seventh-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (20122015), MLS Best XI (2012-2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. The winger is the only MLS player with at least five goals and at least seven assists in each of the last four regular seasons. He has earned Sporting KC MVP honors each of the last three years (twice a co-MVP) and has led the club in assists every year since 2011. He was named to the All-Star Fan XI ahead of the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29 and is the only player to appear in each of the last four MLS All-Star games. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the team in July 2014. Since 2011, he is third in MLS with 392 chances created and second with 377 successful crosses/corners (including playoffs). His 53 career assists in all competitions are third most in club history. Zusi has earned 32 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording three goals and six assists. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, playing in all four matches at the tournament. In the group stage, he provided the game-winning assist in a 2-1 win over Ghana before adding another assist in a 2-2 draw with Portugal. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer, starting two matches as the U.S. finished in fourth place.
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Sporting KC Coach Bios | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | 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 enters his seventh season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2015. He is the team’s second-longest serving manager and his 110 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won two major trophies – the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – as well as two MLS Eastern Conference regular season titles (2011, 2012). He is the second coach to lead Sporting KC to four 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 87 regular season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank eighth 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. Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster and the Sporting KC Juniors program. Vermes, an original member of Major League Soccer, 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.
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. 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.
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.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States National Team. He recorded one assist for the Red, White and Blue. The U.S. team went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin appeared. Zavagnin married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal 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 Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.
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.
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.
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.
Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons 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 184 MLS matches and playing more than 16,000 minutes. He was nominated on the players’ ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame from 2007-2012. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 TOTAL
3-6-3 --- 11-13-6 --- 13-9-12 2-1-0 18-7-9 1-1-0 17-10-7 2-1-2 14-13-7 0-1-0 11-7-8 87-65-52 5-4-2
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-0 13-4-1
--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 5-2-3
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.
3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 15-7-8 110-75-58
Assistant Coach | John Pascarella Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS.
Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel
Once his playing career was over, Pascarella began coaching as a member of Sasho Cirovski’s staff at Maryland. He then went on to work in Northern Virginia youth soccer circles as a high school coach and Olympic Development Program coach before becoming the Head Coach and Technical Director of the Northern Virginia Royals of the USL’s Premier Development League for two seasons.
Mateus Manoel is in his sixth season with Sporting Kansas City as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.
Pascarella joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.
In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia. Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
15
6
644
0
1
4
2
8
8
1
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
15
6
644
0
1
4
2
8
8
1
0
1
0
0
0
JALIL ANIBABA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
14
13
1198
1
4
11
4
10
4
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
126
120
10917
5
10
64
21
88
49
6
1
6
1
1
3
MLS - Postseason
2
1
76
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
128
121
10993
5
10
65
21
90
51
6
1
6
1
1
3
BERNARDO ANOR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
7
1
203
0
0
4
0
5
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
78
49
4671
12
3
132
43
91
78
8
41
15
2
5
3
MLS - Postseason
1
0
17
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
79
49
4688
12
3
134
44
92
78
8
41
16
2
5
3
MATT BESLER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
175
170
15346
2
10
34
8
157
87
6
1
21
2
1
5
KC - Postseason
11
11
1050
0
0
2
0
14
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
186
181
16396
2
10
36
8
171
95
7
1
21
2
1
5
MARCEL DE JONG
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
12
10
793
1
1
12
3
3
9
1
7
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
12
10
793
1
1
12
3
3
9
1
7
1
0
0
0
AMADOU DIA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
11
1137
0
0
5
3
25
13
3
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
20
11
1137
0
0
5
3
25
13
3
0
2
0
0
0
DOM DWYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
73
60
5395
33
5
214
83
125
144
60
1
12
0
8
1
KC - Postseason
7
4
372
2
0
19
9
12
9
5
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
80
64
5767
35
5
233
92
137
153
65
1
12
0
9
1
KEVIN ELLIS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
42
36
3366
3
4
14
6
51
31
1
0
7
0
1
3
KC - Postseason
1
1
90
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
43
37
3456
3
4
14
6
52
31
1
0
7
0
1
3
ROGER ESPINOZA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
130
110
9734
3
15
115
31
185
167
9
14
22
4
1
2
KC - Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
4
1
7
7
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
137
116
10189
3
15
119
32
192
174
10
14
24
4
1
2
BENNY FEILHABER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
83
76
6544
15
23
116
39
107
162
3
101
15
1
3
6
MLS - Regular Season
135
122
10737
20
32
194
65
174
303
5
172
23
3
3
7
KC - Postseason
5
5
484
0
3
14
1
7
14
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
140
127
11221
20
35
208
66
181
317
7
172
24
3
3
8
CONNOR HALLISEY
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
11
4
381
0
1
7
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
11
4
381
0
1
7
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
MIKEY LOPEZ
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
11
7
694
0
0
8
3
20
12
0
0
3
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
11
7
694
0
0
8
3
20
12
0
0
3
0
0
0
JIMMY MEDRANDA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
8
558
0
0
10
1
15
8
0
5
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
8
558
0
0
10
1
15
8
0
5
1
0
0
0
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS SONI MUSTIVAR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
19
15
1361
0
2
2
0
22
15
0
0
4
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
19
15
1361
0
2
2
0
22
15
0
0
4
0
0
1
CHANCE MYERS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
131
103
9530
2
15
86
21
141
95
7
5
11
1
0
7
KC - Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
7
1
9
10
0
1
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
141
113
10490
2
16
93
22
150
105
7
6
13
1
0
7
PAULO NAGAMURA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
80
68
5960
6
5
99
24
104
66
7
3
15
0
2
1
MLS - Regular Season
237
212
18728
15
19
239
75
350
275
11
20
55
2
6
6
KC - Postseason
5
5
487
0
0
11
2
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
15
14
1396
0
0
20
7
21
29
1
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
252
226
20124
15
19
259
82
371
304
12
20
59
2
6
6
KRISZTIAN NEMETH
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
22
19
1638
8
6
47
13
17
29
6
0
2
0
4
1
MLS - TOTAL
22
19
1638
8
6
47
13
17
29
6
0
2
0
4
1
AMOBI OKUGO
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
1
78
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
134
111
10045
5
7
91
21
142
83
5
0
19
2
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
134
111
10045
5
7
91
21
142
83
5
0
19
2
0
1
IKE OPARA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
27
23
2083
5
0
24
10
35
10
1
0
3
0
3
0
MLS - Regular Season
62
45
4245
8
0
45
17
64
27
6
1
5
0
4
0
KC - Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
4
0
94
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
66
45
4339
8
0
46
17
65
29
6
1
5
0
4
0
ERIK PALMER-BROWN
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
4
420
0
0
1
0
5
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
4
420
0
0
1
0
5
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
JACOB PETERSON
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
83
44
4178
7
5
84
35
36
43
7
3
4
1
3
2
MLS - Regular Season
221
126
11464
16
15
198
77
81
123
23
63
9
1
6
6
KC - Postseason
5
3
253
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
8
5
414
0
0
1
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
229
131
11878
16
15
199
77
84
127
24
63
9
1
6
6
JORDI QUINTILLA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SETH SINOVIC
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
120
118
10458
0
7
60
17
140
80
3
0
18
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
140
136
12038
0
7
67
18
153
90
3
0
21
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
4
2
15
11
0
0
1
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
151
147
13083
2
7
71
20
168
101
3
0
22
0
2
4
GRAHAM ZUSI
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
166
131
12090
24
43
250
82
148
213
22
566
14
0
8
18
KC - Postseason
11
11
1139
0
5
21
1
18
19
1
52
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
177
142
13229
24
48
271
83
166
232
23
618
15
0
8
21
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS JON KEMPIN
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
4
3
315
13
5
0
7
2.00
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
4
3
315
13
5
0
7
2.00
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
TIM MELIA
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
18
18
1620
86
60
7
23
1.28
2
2
1
0
9
5
4
MLS - Regular Season
24
23
2059
118
78
7
37
1.62
3
3
1
1
9
9
5
MLS - TOTAL
24
23
2059
118
78
7
37
1.62
3
3
1
1
9
9
5
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC) SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
ROGER ESPINOZA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
15
6
644
0
1
MLS Regular Season
130
110
9734
3
15
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
1
164
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
11
9
1024
0
2
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
2
1
142
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
19
7
808
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
150
126
11355
3
17
JALIL ANIBABA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
BENNY FEILHABER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
14
13
1198
1
4
MLS Regular Season
83
76
6544
15
23
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
5
5
484
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
6
480
2
5
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
14
1288
1
4
ALL COMPETITIONS
103
95
8100
18
34
BERNARDO ANOR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
CONNOR HALLISEY
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
1
203
0
0
MLS Regular Season
11
4
381
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
2
163
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
1
203
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
6
544
0
1
MATT BESLER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MIKEY LOPEZ
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
175
170
15346
2
10
MLS Regular Season
11
7
694
0
0
MLS Postseason
11
11
1050
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
14
12
1084
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
76
0
0
International
10
10
885
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
210
203
18365
2
11
ALL COMPETITIONS
11
7
770
0
0
MARCEL DE JONG
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
JIMMY MEDRANDA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
12
10
793
1
1
MLS Regular Season
13
8
558
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
0
10
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
6
0
0
14
8
564
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
14
10
803
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
AMADOU DIA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SONI MUSTIVAR
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
20
11
1137
0
0
MLS Regular Season
19
15
1361
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
351
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
360
1
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
24
15
1488
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
19
1721
1
2
DOM DWYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
CHANCE MYERS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
73
60
5395
33
5
MLS Regular Season
131
103
9530
2
15
MLS Postseason
7
4
372
2
0
MLS Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
566
5
1
U.S. Open Cup
14
12
1064
2
1
International
9
2
314
2
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
96
73
6647
42
6
ALL COMPETITIONS
156
126
11644
4
17
KEVIN ELLIS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
PAULO NAGAMURA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
42
36
3366
3
4
MLS Regular Season
80
68
5960
6
5
MLS Postseason
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
5
5
487
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
7
657
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
6
593
1
1
International
4
4
360
1
0
International
5
5
413
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
55
48
4473
4
4
ALL COMPETITIONS
98
84
7453
7
6
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC) KRISZTIAN NEMETH
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
JON KEMPIN
GP
GS
MIN
GA
GAA
SO
W-L-T
MLS Regular Season
22
19
1638
8
6
MLS Regular Season
4
3
315
7
2.00
0
1-2-0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
x
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
3
251
4
1
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
2
2.00
0
1-0-0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
1
90
1
1.00
0
0-0-1
ALL COMPETITIONS
25
22
1889
12
7
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
5
495
10
1.82
0
2-2-1
AMOBI OKUGO
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
TIM MELIA
GP
GS
MIN
GA
GAA
SO
W-L-T
MLS Regular Season
2
1
78
0
1
MLS Regular Season
18
18
1620
23
1.28
7
9-5-4
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
x
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
360
4
1.00
1
4-0-0
International
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
x
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
1
78
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
22
22
1980
27
1.23
8
13-5-4
IKE OPARA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
27
23
2083
5
0
MLS Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
5
5
450
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
36
29
2639
6
0
ERIK PALMER BROWN
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
4
420
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
1
1
60
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
7
660
0
0
JACOB PETERSON
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
83
44
4178
7
5
MLS Postseason
5
3
253
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
12
8
744
1
3
International
6
3
359
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
106
58
5534
9
8
JORDI QUINTILLA
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
2
0
14
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
0
14
0
0
SETH SINOVIC
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
120
118
10458
0
7
MLS Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
820
0
2
International
9
9
810
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
149
147
13133
2
10
GRAHAM ZUSI
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
166
131
12090
24
43
MLS Postseason
11
11
1049
0
5
U.S. Open Cup
10
8
758
3
2
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
195
158
14587
27
53
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011)
34
Games
Davy Arnaud
240
Minutes
Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)
2916
Minutes
Kerry Zavagnin
20515
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
Davy Arnaud
329
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Eddie Johnson
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi
566
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Kerry Zavagnin
44
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
3
Ejections
Nick Garcia
5
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
34
Games
Jimmy Nielsen
128
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
3060
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen
11497
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Wins
Jimmy Nielsen
57
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Losses
Tony Meola
45
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Draws
Jimmy Nielsen
32
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Shutouts
Jimmy Nielsen
45
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen (2012)
0.79
Goals Allowed
Tony Meola
154
Goals Allowed
Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)
45
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)
3
Goals
1996
61
Assists
2000
67
2012
542
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
4
Shots
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Shots on goal
1996
250
2013
511
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Committed
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
1997
117
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Offsides
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Corner Kicks
2012
199
12
Cautions
2013
67
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Wins
1997
21
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi
7
Losses
1999
24
Saves
Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)
9
Ties
2005 & 2011
12
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Preki 218 5. Jimmy Conrad 204 6. Chris Klein 200 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8. Matt Besler* 175 9. Graham Zusi* 166 10. Michael Harrington 149 10. Mo Johnston 149 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 224 2. Nick Garcia 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Jimmy Conrad 203 5. Preki 199 6. Chris Klein 183 170 7. Matt Besler* 8. Jack Jewsbury 142 8. Mo Johnston 142 131 10. Graham Zusi* MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 20,157 2. Nick Garcia 3. Davy Arnaud 19,399 4. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 5. Preki 17,817 6. Chris Klein 16,380 15,346 7. Matt Besler* 13,275 8. Jack Jewsbury 9. Mo Johnston 12,599 10. Graham Zusi* 12,090 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 125 2. Tony Meola 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Mike Ammann 60 6. Chris Snitko 26 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 18 9. Tim Melia* 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11
GOALS G Player GP 1. Preki 218 71 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 2. Josh Wolff 144 43 4. Chris Klein 200 39 5. Kei Kamara 113 38 73 33 6. Dom Dwyer* 6. Mo Johnston 149 31 7. Scott Sealy 88 28 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 10. Graham Zusi* 166 24 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Chris Klein 200 45 166 43 3. Graham Zusi* 4. Davy Arnaud 240 35 5. Mo Johnston 149 28 6. Josh Wolff 144 26 7. Mark Chung 94 25 8. Benny Feilhaber* 83 23 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 20 10. Kei Kamara 113 20 SHOTS SH Player GP 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Kei Kamara 113 370 4. Chris Klein 200 312 149 274 5. Mo Johnston 6. Josh Wolff 144 265 166 250 7. Graham Zusi* 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 216 73 214 9. Dom Dwyer* 10. Mark Chung 94 203 SHOTS ON GOAL SOG Player GP 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 149 138 3. Mo Johnston 3. Chris Klein 200 138 3. Josh Wolff 144 138 6. Kei Kamara 113 126 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 8. Mark Chung 94 95 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 90 73 83 10. Dom Dwyer*
SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Mike Amman 60 206 6. Chris Snitko 26 95 23 83 7. Garth Lagerwey 8. Tim Melia* 18 60 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34
FOULS COMMITTED FC Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 224 234 4. Nick Garcia 5. Mo Johnston 149 226 6. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 7. Aurelien Collin 107 191 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 190 130 184 9. Roger Espinoza* 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 175
SHUTOUTS SO Player GP 128 45 1. Jimmy Nielsen 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Kevin Hartman 90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 5. Mike Ammann 60 10 6. Eric Kronberg 25 8 7. Tim Melia* 18 7 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 26 3 8. Chris Snitko
FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Nick Garcia 224 250 5. Graham Zusi* 166 213 6. Mark Chung 94 204 7. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 195 187 8. Jack Jewsbury 9. Josh Wolff 144 183 10. Kei Kamara 113 176
GOALKEEPER WINS GW Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 125 49 2. Tony Meola 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 6. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 7. Tim Melia* 18 9 7. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) YC Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 107 31 4. Aurelien Collin 5. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 5. Matt McKeon 144 30 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 10. Preki 218 23 30
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 166 566 2. Preki 218 452 3. Claudio Lopez 57 188 4. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 5. Francisco Gomez 114 157 6. Chris Henderson 61 154 7. Chris Klein 200 152 8. Davy Arnaud 240 144 9. Benny Feilhaber* 83 101 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Preki 218 13 2. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 240 10 5. Davy Arnaud 6. Dom Dwyer* 73 8 6. Graham Zusi* 166 8 6. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 110 7 9. C.J. Sapong 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS GWA Player GP 1. Preki 218 23 166 18 2. Graham Zusi* 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Davy Arnaud 240 10 4. Josh Wolff 144 10 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 6. Mo Johnston 149 8 6. Kei Kamara 113 8 6. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 131 7 10. Chance Myers* 10. Francisco Gomez 114 7 10. Chris Henderson 61 7 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 2. Preki 218 7 73 5 3. Dom Dwyer* 3. Kei Kamara 113 5 3. Scott Sealy 88 5 3. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 166 3 10. Graham Zusi* 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 10. Teal Bunbury 89 3 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS PKG Player GP 1. Preki 218 21 2. Dom Dwyer* 73 7 3. Kei Kamara 113 5 83 4 4. Benny Feilhaber* 4. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 6. Josh Wolff 144 3 10. Omar Bravo 27 2 10. Matt McKeon 144 2 Player 1. Dom Dwyer* 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. C.J. Sapong *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 73 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 110
GLS AVG 33 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 20 0.18
BOLD* - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | 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 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33
Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira 1997 Preki 2000 Miklos Molnar 2003 Preki
GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 8 players tied with 32
ASSISTS Year Player GP ASSISTS 1997 Preki 27 17 2003 Preki 30 17 2000 Preki 31 15 2012 Graham Zusi 32 15 2015 Benny Feilhaber* 25 13 1996 Preki 32 13 1998 Preki 25 13
MINUTES PLAYED MIN Year Player 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki 2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2880 2011 Matt Besler 2880
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2000 Preki
GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 32 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman
SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 113 30 97 31 95
SHOTS ON GOAL GP SOG Year Player 1996 Preki 32 61 33 49 2012 Kei Kamara 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110
FOULS COMMITTED GP FC Year Player 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
SHUTOUTS Year Player GP SO 2000 Tony Meola 31 16 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 15 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 13 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 10 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10
FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 2014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73
GOALKEEPER WINS GP GW Year Player 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE GP GA Year Player 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 31 29 2000 Tony Meola 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 2014 Eric Kronberg 19 20 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 24 15 28 13 27 12 17 12 30 12
GAA 0.79 0.88 0.92 1.05 1.05
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 7 players tied with 2
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CORNER KICKS GP CK Year Player 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97 OFFSIDES GP OFF Year Player 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 GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 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 PENALTY KICK GOALS GP PKG Year Player 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber* 25 4 1997 Preki 27 3 1998 Preki 25 3 2006 Jose Burciaga Jr. 30 3 2013 Claudio Bieler 28 3 GOALS PER GAME GP GLS AVG Year Player 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.71 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.67 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.63 1996 Preki 32 18 0.56 2013 Kei Kamara 15 7 0.47 *Minimum 5 goals
BOLD* - denotes current season
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2015 at Orlando City SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 6 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 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 6 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 566 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)
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)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud 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)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 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)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 in 1996 Game: 6 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Game: 6 06/21/1997 vs. DC Game: 6 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd) ASSISTS Season: 67 in 2000 Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st) SHOTS Season: 542 in 2012 Game: 27 8 times 2-Tms: 44 08/14/1999 at MET 2-Tms: 44 08/05/2000 vs. LA 2-Tms: 44 06/09/2001 at MIA Half: 19 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 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: 199 in 2012 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: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: 133 in 1999 Game: 9 10 times 2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB Half: 7 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) Half: 7 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) Half: 7 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)
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Luis Marin Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco Saad Abdul-Salaam James Rogers Amobi Okugo Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DAL POR NYC PHI RSL LA HOU CHI DC NE SEA DAL SEA RSL COL 1-3 0-0 1-0 3-2 0-0 1-2 4-4 1-0 1-1 4-2 0-0 4-0 1-0 1-2 2-0 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 84D 90D 6 90D 89D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 78M 25 86M 89D 88F 90F 39F 89F 90F 90F 89F 13 83F 90F 90F 90F 76F 26 90F 75F 90F 90F 19 89F 90F 90F 75F 71F 90M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 14 34 51 13 15
85F 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90G 90G 90G 15 19 58F 78D 90M 90M 90M
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 16 90M 1 57M 11 79D 88D 89F 90F 63F 90F 90F 76F 90M 74M 45 90M 90M
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27 90M 90M 90G 90G 83F 79F 90M 90M
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90M 89M 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 79F 1 90F 45 90F 45D 45 45M 90M 90M 90M 90D 34D
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90G 90G 90G 78F 6 75F 89F 90M
90D 66
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 68M 90M 90M 90M 17 90D 12 24D 22 90M 84F 90F 90F 90F 1 90F 90M 71M 90M 89M 15 45 90M 77M 56 45D 33 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 VAN MTL RSL HOU TOR VAN SJ CLB COL POR 1-0 2-1 1-2 1-1 3-1 4-3 0-5 2-3 1-2 0-0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 NYR 1-1 90G 5 90D 70D 29 85M 77M 90M 61M
11 34 65F 90D 90D 90D 71M 90G 90G 90G 79F 56M 25 90M 90M 90M 58M
90D 90D 15 27 13 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 89D 1 90D 90D 45 90D 2 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 71F 90F 32 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 45 77D 90D 90M 77M 90M 90M 55M 4 77M 19 1 32 7 5 1 12 90D 90D 90D 11 14 6
1 5 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 65M 90M 90G 90G 13 2 23 90F 77F 1 5 85F 90D 90D 45D 90D 75D 63D 1 12 13 35 85M 90M 56F 67F 64F
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Opara 1 (Feilhaber 1) 50 Espinoza 1 (Feilhaber 2) 44 Opara 2 (Besler 1) 12 Dwyer 1 (Feilhaber 3) 16; Anibaba 1 (Espinoza 1)
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Feilhaber 4 (Nemeth 2, Anibaba 3) 64
64 4; Dwyer 6 (Feilhaber 10)
32; own goal (Cronin) 3)
14; Zusi 2 (Besler 3)
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51; Ellis 1 (Zusi 4)
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Nemeth 8 (Feilhaber 12) 29; Peterson 1 (Okugo 1) 87 8 (Nemeth 5) 81; Nagamura 2 (Myers 2, Feilhaber 13) 87; Nagamura 3 (Mustivar 2)
de Jong 1 (Abdul-Salaam 1, Dwyer 2) Dwyer 9 (Nemeth 6) 47
Nemeth 6 (Ellis 1, Zusi 3) 19; Zusi 1 (Hallisey 1, Anibaba 4) Feilhaber 5 (penalty kick) 84 Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 8) 30 Nemeth 7 (Myers 1, Feilhaber 9) Ellis 2 (Nemeth 3) 52 Feilhaber 6 (Nemeth 4, Espinoza Feilhaber 7 (Espinoza 4) 50 Dwyer 7 (Feilhaber 11) 6 Feilhaber 8 (penalty kick) 22; Ellis 3 (Mustivar 1) 53; Dwyer
Nemeth 2 (Feilhaber 5, Dwyer 1) 22 Nemeth 3 (de Jong 1) 2; Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74; Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80; Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 1) Nagamura 1 (Anibaba 1, Zusi 2) 75 Dwyer 3 (Espinoza 2) 45 Dwyer 4 (Nemeth 1, Anibaba 2) 29; Nemeth 4 (Feilhaber 6) 39; Feilhaber 3 (penalty kick) 43; Nemeth 5 (Peterson 1, Feilhaber 7) 46
91+; Nemeth 1 (Besler 2, Feilhaber 4)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC T W
NYR 1 DAL 3 POR 0 NYC 0 PHI 2 RSL 0 LA 2 HOU 4 CHI 0 DC 1 NE 2
KC 0 at SEA 0 KC 4 vs DAL 0 W L W W W L T W W L L L T
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SEA 0 RSL 2 COL 0 VAN 0 MTL 1 RSL 2 HOU 1 TOR 1 VAN 3 SJ 5 CLB 3 COL 2 POR 0
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89F 90M 1
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90D 90F
87F 90M
90D 90D 90M 3
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89M 90G 36
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Zusi (Feilhaber) 70 Dwyer (Feilhaber) 5; Dwyer (Feilhaber) 30; Dwyer (penalty kick) 41; Nemeth (Peterson) 46+; Nemeth (Abdul-Salaam) 59; Dwyer (unassisted) 69 Feilhaber (Besler) 71; Dwyer (Nemeth) 86; Nemeth (Dwyer) 88 Mustivar (Feilhaber) 35; Feilhaber (unassisted) 80; Nemeth (unassisted) 85
90G 63F 1 90M
90M
1 vs STLOUS 0 6 vs DAL 2 W W
90M 90G 22 9 90F
KC KC 3 vs HOU 1 3 vs RSL 1
Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco Saad Abdul-Salaam James Rogers Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda
U.S. OPEN CUP 4R 06/16/2015 5R 07/01/2015 KC KC
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