2012 Postseason Media Guide
CONTENTS
2012 POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE
Sporting Kansas City Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2012 Team Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2012 Stats, Standings, and Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 2012 Box Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22 All-time Player Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Postseason Stats, Leaders, and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-32 Postseason Box Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-41 Technical Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Player Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-72
STATISTICS KEY FIELD PLAYER LEGEND
GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; MIN = Minutes Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; SHT = Total Shots; SOG = Shots on Goal; FC = Fouls Committed; FS = Fouls Suffered; OFF = Times Offside; CK = Corner Kicks; C = Cautions; E = Ejections; * = indicates individual played for other team(s); FW= Forward; MF = Midfielder; DF = Defender; GK = Goalkeeper; SKG = Penalty Kick Shootout Goals; SKA = Penalty Kick Shootout Attempts;
GOALKEEPER STATISTICS LEGEND
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SHTS = Shots Faced; SVS = Saves; GA = Goals Allowed; GAA: Goals Against Average (goals allowed per 90 minutes); PG = Penalty Kick Goals Allowed; PA = Penalty Kick Attempts Faced; SKG = Penalty Kick Shootout Goals; SKA = Penalty Kick Shootout Attempts; W = Goalkeeper Wins; L = Goalkeeper Losses; T = Goalkeeper Ties; SO = Shutouts; OT Record = Record in Overtime Games
ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL/NUMERICAL
No. Player PronunciatioN Pos Ht Wt 3 Korede Aiyegbusi co-red-eh eye-eh-BOO-see MID 5-5 155 5 Matt Besler BEEZ-ler DEF 6-0 170 9 Teal Bunbury BUN-buh-ree FWD 6-2 185 55 Julio Cesar HOO-lee-o SEH-sahr DEF 6-1 170 78 Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en DEF 6-2 170 11 Bobby Convey CON-vee MID 5-9 150 14 Dom Dwyer FWD 5-9 180 4 Kevin Ellis DEF 5-9 160 15 Roger Espinoza DEF 5-11 160 2 Michael Harrington DEF 6-0 170 24 Cyprian Hedrick Sip-REE-an HE-drick DEF 6-0 185 19 Peterson Joseph MID 5-8 132 23 Kei Kamara Kye kah-MAHR-ah FWD 6-3 186 21 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 18 Eric Kronberg Krawn-berg GK 6-5 210 25 Neven Markovic nev-IN mark-oh-vitch DEF 6-0 173 27 Kyle Miller DEF 5-9 160 7 Chance Myers MID 6-0 165 6 Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra MID 5-8 155 1 Jimmy Nielsen neel-sen GK 6-3 200 13 Lawrence Olum OH-lumm DEF 6-2 185 37 Jacob Peterson FWD 5-10 165 20 Oriol Rosell ew-REE-all Rohz-EL MF 6-0 168 22 Soony Saad soo-NEE sod FWD 5-10 165 17 C.J. Sapong sah-PONG FWD 6-2 185 16 Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick DEF 5-9 170 88 Michael Thomas MID 5-10 170 12 Konrad Warzycha Var-ZEE-hah MID 6-1 190 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see MID 5-10 160
Birthdate Hometown College 07/15/1988 London, England North Carolina State 02/11/1987 Overland Park, KS Notre Dame 02/27/1990 Prior Lake, MN Akron 11/18/1978 Sau Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 03/08/1986 Enghein-les-Bains, France 03/02/1983 Philadelphia, PA 07/30/1990 London, England South Florida 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO Barton County CC 10/25/1986 Aurora, CO Ohio State 01/24/1986 Greenville, North Carolina North Carolina 10/06/1989 Friendswood,TX Coastal Carolina 4/241990 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 09/01/1984 Lawndale, CA Cal State-Dominguez Hills 04/08/1993 Leawood, KS 06/07/1983 Santa Rosa, CA California 02/20/1987 Belgrade, Serbia 05/12/1989 Overland Park, KS Rockhurst 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA UCLA 03/02/1983 Sau Paulo, Brazil 08/06/1977 Aalborg, Denmark 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya Missouri Baptist 01/27/1986 Portage, MI Indiana 07/07/1992 Puig-Reig, Catalonia, Spain 08/17/1992 Dearborn, Michigan Michigan 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA James Madison 01/28/1987 Leawood, KS Creighton 03/08/1988 Olathe, KS Notre Dame 02/14/1989 Dublin, Ohio Ohio State 08/18/1986 Longwood, FL Maryland
No. Player Pronunciation Pos 1 Jimmy Nielsen neel-sen GK 2 Michael Harrington DEF 3 Korede Aiyegbusi co-red-eh eye-eh-BOO-see MID 4 Kevin Ellis DEF 5 Matt Besler BEEZ-ler DEF 6 Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra MID 7 Chance Myers MID 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see MID 9 Teal Bunbury BUN-buh-ree FWD 11 Bobby Convey CON-vee MID 12 Konrad Warzycha Var-ZEE-hah MID 13 Lawrence Olum OH-lumm DEF 14 Dom Dwyer FWD 15 Roger Espinoza DEF 16 Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick DEF 17 C.J. Sapong sah-PONG FWD 18 Eric Kronberg Krawn-berg GK 19 Peterson Joseph MID 20 Oriol Rosell ew-REE-all rohz-EL MID 21 Jon Kempin GK 22 Soony Saad soo-NEE sod FWD 23 Kei Kamara Kye kah-MAHR-ah FWD 24 Cyprian Hedrick Sip-REE-an HE-drick DEF 25 Neven Markovic nev-IN mark-oh-vitch DEF 27 Kyle Miller DEF 37 Jacob Peterson FWD 55 Julio Cesar JEW-lee-o SEH-sahr DEF 78 Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en DEF 88 Michael Thomas MID
Birthdate Hometown College 08/6/1977 Aalborg, Denmark 01/24/1986 Greenville, North Carolina North Carolina 07/15/1988 London, England North Carolina State 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO Barton County CC 02/11/1987 Overland Park, KS Notre Dame 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 12/7/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA UCLA 08/18/1986 Longwood, FL Maryland 02/27/1990 Prior Lake, MN Akron 03/02/1983 Philadelphia, PA 02/14/1989 Dublin, Ohio Ohio State 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya Missouri Baptist 7/30/1990 London, England South Florida 10/25/1986 Aurora, CO Ohio State 01/28/1987 Leawood, KS Creighton 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA James Madison 06/7/1983 Santa Rosa, CA California 04/241990 Port-au-Prince, Haiti 07/07/1992 Puig-Reig, Catalonia, Spain 04/8/1993 Leawood, KS 08/17/1992 Dearborn, Michigan Michigan 09/1/1984 Lawndale, CA Cal State-Dominguez Hills\ 10/06/1989 Friendswood, TX Coastal Carolina 02/20/1987 Belgrade, Serbia 05/12/1989 Overland Park, KS Rockhurst 01/27/1986 Portage, MI Indiana 11/18/1978 Sau Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 03/8/1986 Enghein-les-Bains, France 03/08/1988 Olathe, KS Notre Dame
HT 6-3 6-0 5-5 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-9 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-5 5-8 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-10
Wt 200 170 155 160 170 155 165 160 175 150 190 185 180 160 170 185 210 132 168 170 165 186 185 173 160 165 170 170 170
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SPORTING KC
2012 TEAM AWARDS Jimmy Nielsen was selected as Sporting Kansas City’s 2012 Most Valuable Player. Nielsen finished the regular season with a .79 goals against average and recorded 77 saves in 34 appearances. Nielsen has the best career goals against average (1.02) in MLS history among goalkeepers with 4,000 minutes played. Nielsen has the best career goals against average on the road (1.09) in MLS history among goalkeepers with 2,000 away minutes played. Nielsen was one of only two players to play every minute in 2012. Nielsen has played in 5,310 straight minutes of MLS action (including playoffs). Nielsen posted a League leading 15 shutouts and 18 victories during the regular season. The 2012 MLS AllStar was a six-time winner of Major League Soccer’s AT&T Save of the Week this season.
Jimmy Nielsen & Graham zusi co-MVP Graham Zusi led MLS with 15 assists, third most in club history this season. Zusi tied for League-lead with 5 game-winning assists in the regular season, matching the alltime club record. Zusi led MLS with 150 corner kicks in the regular season, third most in MLS history. But even more impressive, Zusi scored or assisted on 20 of the team’s 42 goals in 2012; and scored or assisted on nine of 18 game-winning goals in 2012. Sporting Kansas City is 12-1-3 when Zusi has a goal or assist during the 2012 season.
Matt besler - Defensive Player of the Year Besler is the highest ranked defender on the MLS Castrol Index. Sporting KC is 17-58 with Matt Besler in the starting lineup this season. Sporting KC has allowed only 22 goals with Besler on the field in 2012 for a 0.72 goals against average in his 2,769 minutes played. Sporting KC has a 1-1-1 record and 1.67 goals against average in the three matches that Besler has missed in 2012. Sporting Kansas City led the League in shutouts this season with 15.
Golden Boot - Humanitarian of the Year - Offensive player of the year Kei Kamara won several accolades at the conclusion of the 2012 regular season. Kamara was awarded the Budweiser Golden Boot for his 11 goals this season, which also marks a personal single-season career high. Kamara also set a personal record for singleseason assists with eight. Kamara leads MLS in shots with 134 shots in the regulr sesaon and was second in shots on goal with 49. In addition to his on the field accolades, Kamara has been very active in his efforts to fundraise for Sierra Leone. Kamara has worked with local organizations and other players throughout the League to raise awareness and funds to help build schools in his native country. Kamara’s story was on display as he was a finalist for “Courage in Sports,” a TV special on CBS Sports. Kamara is also one of 12 Sporting Kansas City players featured in Braden’s Hope Calendar to help raise money for childhood cancer research.
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TEAM
Highs in A Game
Points
9, 3/17 vs NE in 3-0 W
Goals
3, 3/17/12 vs NE in 3-0 W 3, 4/18/12 at VAN in 3-1 W 3, 7/4/12 at MTL in 3-1 W
Assists
4, 5/27 vs SJ in 2-1 W
Shots
27, 3/17/12 vs NE in 3-0 W 27, 6/29/12 vs CHI in 0-1 L 27, 7/28/12 vs CLB in 1-2 L 27, 9/14/12 vs HOU in 1-1 T
Shots on Goal
9, 3/25/12 vs DAL in 2-1 W 9, 9/14/12 vs HOU in 1-1 T
Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered
22, 9/22/12 at MTL in 0-0 T
18, 8/26/12 vs NY in 1-1 T
INDIVIDUAL
HIGHS IN A GAME
Points
4, Teal Bunbury, 5/19/12 at COL in 2-2 T 4, Graham Zusi, 9/28/12 vs CHI in 2-0 W
Goals Assists
2, Teal Bunbury, 5/19/12 at COL in 2-2 T 2, Graham Zusi, 9/28/12 vs CHI in 2-0 W
Shots
2, Graham Zusi, 3/25/12 vs DAL in 2-1 W 2, Kei Kamara, 10/24/12 vs PHI in 2-1 W
11, Kei Kamara, 3/25/12 vs DAL in 2-1 W
Shots on Goal
5, Kei Kamara, 3/25/12 vs DAL in 2-1 W
Fouls Committed
6, Aurelien Collin, 6/20/12 at SEA in 1-1 T
Fouls Suffered
Corner Kicks Offside Saves
Goals Allowed
11, Graham Zusi, 9/14/12 vs HOU in 1-1 T 3, C.J. Sapong, 10/07/12 at CLB in 1-1 T
Shots Faced
5, Kei Kamara, 4/21/12 at POR in 0-1 L 5, Kei Kamara, 8/18/12 at TOR in 1-0 W
6, Jimmy Nielsen, 3/17/12 vs NE in 3-0 W
6, Jimmy Nielsen, 3/17/12 vs NE in 3-0 W 6, Jimmy Nielsen, 4/18/12 at VAN in 3-1 W 6, Jimmy Nielsen, 5/12/12 at CHI in 1-2 L 6, Jimmy Nielsen, 5/19/12 at COL in 2-2 T 6, Jimmy Nielsen, 6/23/12 at PHI in 0-4 L 6, Jimmy Nielsen, 7/4/12 at MTL in 3-1 W 4, Jimmy Nielsen, 6/23/12 at PHI in 0-4 L
2012
REGULAR SEASON
Corner Kicks
Offside Saves
11, 4/14/12 vs RSL in 1-0 W 11, 5/5/12 vs MTL in 0-2 L 11, 9/14/12 vs HOU in 1-1 T
4, 3/17/12 vs NE in 3-0 W 4, 5/5/12 vs MTL in 0-2 L 4, 7/28/12 vs CLB in 1-2 L 4, 8/18/12 at TOR in 1-0 W
Shots Faced
6, 3/17/12 vs NE in 3-0 W
Goals Allowed
6, 3/17/12 vs NE in 3-0 W 6, 4/18/12 at VAN in 3-1 W 6, 5/12/12 at CHI in 1-2 L 6, 5/19/12 at COL in 2-2 T 6, 6/23/12 at PHI in 0-4 L 6, 7/4/12 at MTL in 3-1 W
4, 6/23/12 at PHI in 0-4 L
TEAM
LOWS IN A GAME
Points Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Corner Kicks Offside Saves
0, eight times 0, eight times 0, 10 times 6, 10/20/12 at NY in 0-0 T 1, 10/20/12 at NY in 0-0 T 5, 9/1/12 vs TOR in 2-1 W 7, 7/21/12 vs NE in 0-0 T 1, 8/4/12 at NE in 1-0 W 0, eight times 0, six times
Shots Faced
0, three times
Goals Allowed
0, fifteen times
Youngest player to ... play in a game Soony Saad, 19y304d, 6/16 vs TOR start a game Soony Saad, 19y308d, 6/20 at SEA play complete game Teal Bunbury, 22y82d, 5/19 at COL score a goal Oriol Rosell, 20y56d, 9/1 vs TOR record an assist Soony Saad, 19y322d, 7/4 at MON score twice Teal Bunbury, 22y82d, 5/19 at COL play a game as GK Jimmy Nielsen, 34y217d, 3/10 at DC start a game as GK Jimmy Nielsen, 34y217d, 3/10 at DC play a CG as GK Jimmy Nielsen, 34y217d, 3/10 at DC record a shutout Jimmy Nielsen, 34y217d, 3/10 at DC record a win Jimmy Nielsen, 34y217d, 3/10 at DC Oldest player to ... play in a game start a game play complete game score a goal record an assist score twice record a shutout record a win
Jimmy Nielsen, 35y79d, 10/24 vs PHI Jimmy Nielsen, 35y79d, 10/24 vs PHI Jimmy Nielsen 35y79d, 10/24 vs PHI Julio Cesar, 33y211d, 6/16 vs TOR Paulo Nagamura, 29y183d, 9/1 vs TOR Graham Zusi, 26y41d, 9/28 vs CHI Jimmy Nielsen, 35y75d, 10/20 at NY Jimmy Nielsen, 35y79d, 10/24 vs PHI
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SPORTING KC
PLAYOFF HISTORY
No. of Series Last vs Team Series W-L GP W-L-T OT ShO GF GA Mtg. Round Series Result Chicago 1 1-0 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 2000 MLS Cup ‘00 Won MLS Cup ’00 Colorado 4 3-1 9 5-2-2 0-0-1 0-0 13 9 2011 Quarterfinals Won 2 games to 0 Columbus 1 0-1 2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0 1 3 2008 Ouarterfinals Lost 1 games to 0 D.C. United 1 0-1 1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0 2 3 2004 MLS Cup ‘04 Lost MLS Cup ‘04 FC Dallas 1 1-0 3 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-0 6 6 1996 West Semifinals Won 2 games to 1 Los Angeles 4 2-2 9 3-5-1 0-2-1 0-1 15 14 2004 Semifinals Won 1 games to 0 Miami 1 0-1 3 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0 4 4 2001 Quarterfinals Lost 6 pts. to 3 San Jose 2 1-1 3 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-0 5 5 2004 Quarterfinals Won Series Tie-Breaker Chivas USA 1 1-0 2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 2007 Quarterfinals Won 1 games to 0 Houston 3 TBD 3 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-0 0 6 2012 Semifinals TBD Totals 17 8-8 36 14-17-5 0-3-2 1-1 48 50
Playoff RECORD
AT LIVESTRONG SPORTING PARK
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 2 1-1-0 3 2 2 Playoff RECORD
ON THE ROAD
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 18 2-13-3 9 17 35 Playoff record at home GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 18 12-4-2 38 31 15
GOALS
SCORED IN A GAME
GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG 35 9 10 11 4 1 48 1.37 GOALS
goals GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
22 13 4 8 13 5 1 0
TYPE OF PLAY OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
15 13 9 2 5 0 2 1 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 2
DISTANCE INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
10 28 2
ALLOWED IN A GAME
GOALS BY INTERVAL
TOT 0-15 16-30 31-45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90+ OT FOR 48 6 11 6 8 11 5 1 AGAINST 50 3 11 5 7 12 9 3
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FOR AGAINST 40 26 74 114
HOW SCORED RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG 35 13 4 12 5 1 48 1.37 GOALS
regular season
9 12 5
RECORD 2012 Regular Season Record When (All-time)…
Record By Month(Regular Season)...
Scoring first goal: 15-2-4 (168-32-42)
March 2012: 3-0-0
Conceding first goal: 3-5-1 (42-174-36)
March all-time: 8-6-1
Leading at half: 10-1-2 (107-20-22)
April 2012: 4-1-0
Tied at half: 7-2-7
April all-time: 35-27-11
Trailing at half: 1-4-0 (15-110-31)
May 2012:: 1-2-1
0 goals scored: 0-4-4
May all-time: 26-35-17
1 goal scored: 6-3-4
June 2012: 1-2-1
2 goals scored: 9-0-1
June all-time: 33-27-20
3 goals scored: 3-0-0
July 2012: 2-2-2
4+ goals scored: N/A
July all-time: 37-21-22
0 goals allowed: 11-0-4
August 2012: 3-0-1
1 goal allowed: 7-2-4
August all-time: 34-39-13
2 goals allowed: 0-4-1
September 2012: 3-0-2
3 goals allowed: N/A
September all-time: 25-31-13
4+ goals allowed: 0-1-0
October 2012: 1-0-2
Wearing Sporting blue: 15-6-7
October all-time: 14-10-12
Wearing dark indigo: 3-1-2
Home and Away...
Leading at 75’ 12-0-1
Overall All-time: 212-206-109
Tied at 75’ 6-2-7
2012 at home: 10-3-4
Trailing at 75’ 0-5-1
All-time at home: 141-75-47
Outshooting opponent 16-5-6
2012 on road: 8-4-5
Outshot by opponent 2-1-3
All-time on road: 71-131-62
Shots even 1-0-0
Team-by-team (in 2012)...
BREAKDOWN
One-goal games 11-5-0(127-129-0)
vs. Chicago: 11-23-9 (1-2-0)
On ESPN 1-0-1
vs. Chivas USA: 7-4-4 (1-0-0)
On NBCSN 3-1-1
vs. Colorado Rapids: 20-17-13 (0-0-1)
On KCTV5 0-0-2
vs. Columbus Crew: 19-21-6 (1-1-1)
On KSMO-TV 15-6-6
vs. D.C. United: 18-18-9 (2-0-0)
Day games (before 5pm) 3-0-2
vs. FC Dallas: 20-19-8 (1-0-0)
Games 5pm or later: 15-7-7
vs. Houston Dynamo: 3-6-6 (0-1-2)
With red card received… 0-2-1
vs. LA Galaxy: 18-22-11 (1-0-0)
With red card against… 2-1-1
vs. Miami Fusion: 3-4-1
Temperature 75 & up… 9-5-3
vs. Montreal Impact: 1-1-1 (1-1-1)
Temperature below 75… 9-2-6
vs. N.E. Revolution: 21-13-10 (2-0-1)
In Pacific time zone… 2-1-1
vs. New York Red Bulls: 18-17-11 (1-0-2)
In Mountain time zone… 0-0-1
vs. Philadelphia Union: 2-1-3 (1-1-0)
In Central time zone… 10-5-4
vs. Portland Timbers: 2-1-0 (0-1-0)
In Eastern time zone… 6-1-3
vs. Real Salt Lake: 7-5-3 (1-0-0)
vs. Eastern Conference 12-5-7
vs. SJ Earthquakes: 20-20-7 (1-0-0)
vs. Western Conference 6-1-2
vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 1-5-1 (0-0-1)
On grass… 15-6-8
vs. Tampa Bay Mutiny: 10-6-1
On turf… 2-1-1
vs. Toronto FC: 8-3-4 (3-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0-1 (1-0-0)
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MLS
REGULAR SEASON STANDINGs
Eastern Conf. 1. Sporting KC 2. D.C. United 3. New York Red Bulls 4. Chicago Fire 5. Houston Dynamo 6. Columbus Crew 7. Montreal Impact 8. Philadelphia Union 9. NE Revolution 10. Toronto FC
MLS
SHOT LEADERS
PLAYER TEAM 1. Kei Kamara KC 2. Chris Wondolowski SJ 3. Fredy Montero SEA 4. Robbie Keane LA 5. Thierry Henry NY
GP W L T P 34 18 7 9 63 34 17 10 7 58 34 16 9 9 57 34 17 11 6 57 34 14 9 11 53 34 15 12 7 52 34 12 16 6 42 34 10 18 6 36 34 9 17 8 35 34 5 21 8 23
GP SH 33 134 32 127 33 126 28 94 25 88
Western Conf. GP W L T P 1. SJ Earthquakes 34 19 6 9 66 2. Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 57 3. Seattle Sounders 34 15 8 11 56 4. LA Galaxy 34 16 12 6 54 5. Vancouver Whitecaps 34 11 13 10 43 6. FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 39 7. Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 37 8. Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 9. Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 30
MLS 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 6. 6. 6. 6.
GAME WINNING ASSISTS
MLS
PLAYER TEAM GP GWA Graham Zusi KC 32 5 Javier Morales RSL 29 5 Landon Donovan LA 26 5 Mauro Rosales SEA 27 5 Robbie Keane LA 28 5 Brad Davis HOU 31 4 Chance Myers KC 30 4 Kei Kamara KC 33 4 Patrice Bernier MTL 27 4
TEAM STATS
PLAYER TEAM GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen KC 34 2. Jon Busch SJ 32 3. Sean Johnson CHI 31 3. Nick Rimando RSL 31 3. Josh Saunders LA 27 6. Tally Hall HOU 33 7. Andy Gruenebaum CLB 33 7. Bill Hamid DC 24 9. Michael Gspurning SEA 21 9. Donovan Ricketts POR 33
REGULAR SEASON
Scoring 1 2 Total
Shots
SPORTING 24 18 42 Opp. 12 15 27
SPORTING 244 298 542 Opp. 136 193 329
Fouls
1 2 Total
Sog
1 2 Total
SPORTING 78 80 158 Opp. 44 60 104
Offsides 1 2 Total
Corners 1 2 Total
SPORTING 216 240 456 Opp. 192 222 414
SPORTING 25 29 54 Opp. 55 49 104
SPORTING 101 98 199 Opp. 38 68 106
Cautions 1 2 Total
Ejections 1
PK
SPORTING 18 34 52 Opp. 21 37 58
SPORTING 1 2 3 Opp. 1 3 4
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1 2 Total
GOALKEEPER WINS
2 Total
1 2 Total
SPORTING 1 3 4 Opp. 0 4 4
W 18 17 16 16 16 14 13 13 12 12
STATS Quickest Goal... Quickest Goal Against... Game-winning goals after 75’...
2012 SEASON MISCELLANEOUS
61 sec., Teal Bunbury, 5/19 at COL 59 sec, Jack McInerney, 6/23 at PHI 93+, C.J. Sapong, 3/10 at DC 88, Kei Kamara, 3/25 vs DAL 75, Graham Zusi, 7/4 at MON 83, Kei Kamara, 8/18 at TOR 87, Oriol Rosell, 9/1 vs TOR 82, C.J. Sapong, 10/24 vs PHI
Game-tying goals after 75’... Game-winning goals against after 75’...
93+, C.J. Sapong, 9/14 vs HOU 81, Dominic Oduro, 5/12 at CHI 79, Calen Carr, 7/18 at HOU
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
91+, Eddie Gaven, 10/7 at CLB
Hat Tricks...
N/A
Hat Tricks Against...
N/A
Own Goals... Own Goals Against...
51, Martin Bonjour, 4/18 at VAN 41, Chance Myers, 4/21 at POR 28, Kei Kamara, 8/26 vs NY
Red Cards...
62, Roger Espinoza, 5/12 at CHI 47, Peterson Joseph, 7/18 at HOU 89, Jacob Peterson, 9/22 at MON
Red Cards Against...
14, Stephen McCarthy, 3/17 vs NE 91, Alvaro Fernandez, 6/20 at SEA 95+, Cole Grossman, 7/28 vs CLB 94+, Gonzalo Segares, 9/28 vs CHI
Penalty Kicks...
50, Saved, Kei Kamara, 3/25 vs DAL 57, Goal, Kei Kamara, 7/4 at MON 75, Goal, Graham Zusi, 7/4 at MON 42, Goal, Kei Kamara, 7/18 at HOU
Penalty Kicks Against...
64, Goal, Patrice Bernier, 5/5 vs MON 61, Goal, Sebastian Grazzini, 5/12 vs CHI 81, Goal, Lionard Pajoy, 6/23 at PHI 53, Saved, Michael Farfan, 10/24 vs PHI
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Oldest Starter...
20y56d, Oriol Rosell, 9/1 vs TOR 33y211d, Julio Cesar, 6/16 vs TOR 19y308d, Soony Saad, 6/20 at SEA 35y79d, Jimmy Nielsen, 10/24 vs PHI
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RESULTS
REGULAR SEASON
DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. Sat. Mar. 10 at D.C. United W 1-0 16,314 Sat. Mar. 17 New England W 3-0 19,777 Sun. Mar. 25 FC Dallas W 2-1 15,161 Sun. Apr. 1 at Chivas USA W 1-0 13,372 Sat. Apr. 7 LA Galaxy W 1-0 20,323 Sat. Apr. 14 Real Salt Lake W 1-0 19,422 Wed. Apr. 18 at Vancouver W 3-1 15,382 Sat. Apr. 21 at Portland L 0-1 20,438 Sat. May 5 Montreal Impact L 0-2 20,404 Sat. May 12 at Chicago Fire L 1-2 14,159 Sat. May 19 at Colorado Rapids T 2-2 15,269 Sun. May 27 San Jose Earthquakes W 2-1 19,974 Sat. June 16 Toronto FC W 2-0 20,488 Wed. June 20 at Seattle Sounders T 1-1 46,932 Sat. June 23 at Philadelphia Union L 0-4 18,207 Fri. June 29 Chicago Fire L 1-0 19,274 Wed. July 4 at Montreal Impact W 3-1 12,085 Sat. July 7 Houston Dynamo T 0-0 19,307 Sat. July 14 at Columbus Crew W 2-0 17,588 Wed. July 18 at Houston Dynamo L 1-2 19,761 Sat. July 21 New England T 0-0 19,080 Sat. July 28 Columbus Crew L 1-2 18,938 Sat. Aug. 4 at New England W 1-0 17,592 Sat. Aug. 11 D.C. United W 2-1 20,439 Sat. Aug. 18 at Toronto FC W 1-0 18,151 Sun. Aug. 26 New York Red Bulls T 1-1 18,491 Sat. Sept. 1 Toronto FC W 2-1 18,481 Fri. Sept. 14 Houston Dynamo T 1-1 19,877 Wed. Sept. 19 at New York Red Bulls W 2-0 10,286 Sat. Sept. 22 at Montreal Impact T 0-0 20,521 Fri. Sept. 28 Chicago Fire W 2-0 21,010 Sun. Oct. 7 at Columbus Crew T 1-1 13,566 Sat. Oct. 20 at New York Red Bulls T 0-0 25,219 Wed. Oct. 24 Philadelphia Union W 2-1 19,428
TEAM STATS
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
goals
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W-L-T POS. 1-0-0 T1 2-0-0 T5 3-0-0 T4 4-0-0 T8 5-0-0 9 6-0-0 9 7-0-0 9 7-1-0 9 7-2-0 9 7-3-0 9 7-3-1 9 8-3-1 9 9-3-1 9 9-3-2 9 9-4-2 6 9-5-2 4 10-5-2 4 10-5-3 T5 11-5-3 T5 11-6-3 4 11-6-4 T4 11-7-4 T3 12-7-4 T3 13-7-4 3 14-7-4 2 14-7-5 2 15-7-5 2 15-7-6 T1 16-7-6 2 16-7-7 T1 17-7-7 1 17-7-8 1 17-7-9 T1 18-7-9 1
11 Kei Kamara
assists
15 Graham Zusi
shots
134 Kei Kamara
SOG
49 Kei Kamara
GWG
5 C.J. Sapong
GWA
5 Graham Zusi
fS
63 Kei Kamara
FC
57 Aurelien Collin
cautions
6 Aurelien Collin
ejections
1 Espinoza/Joseph/Peterson
GAA
.79 Jimmy Nielsen
wins
18 Jimmy Nielsen
shutouts
15 Jimmy Nielsen
saves
77 Jimmy Nielsen
PTS Goal Scorers 3 KC: Sapong (93+ ) 6 KC: Zusi (28), Kamara (39), Sapong (47) 9 KC: Collin (49+), Kamara (88); DAL: Villar (25) 12 KC: Sapong (47) 15 KC: Kamara (40) 18 KC: Collin (63) 21 KC: Collin (24), own goal (51), Kamara (65); VAN: Le Toux (79) 21 POR: own goal (41) 21 MTL: Martins (30), Bernier (64) 21 KC: Convey (31); Grazzini (61), Oduro (81) 22 KC: Bunbury (2), Bunbury (14); COL: Marshall (52), Kimura (60) 25 KC: Sapong (5), Kamara (39); SJ: Dawkins (72) 28 KC: Sapong (18), Cesar (35) 29 KC: Peterson (8); SEA: Ianni (15) 29 PHI: McInerney (1), McInerney (42), Pajoy (81), Hoppenot (87) 29 CHI: Pappa (58) 32 KC: Kamara (57), Zusi (75), Peterson (82); MTL: Bernier 49) 33 N/A 36 KC: Peterson (6), Bunbury (82) 36 KC: Kamara (42); HOU: Carr (25), Carr (79) 37 N/A 37 KC: Kamara (8); CLB: Arrieta (17), Arrieta (34) 40 KC: Bunbury (20) 43 KC: Bunbury (13), Zusi (63); DC: DeLeon 23 46 KC: Kamara (83) 47 KC: Kamara (4); NY: own goal (28) 50 KC: Nagamura (60), Rosell (87); TOR: Johnson (44) 51 KC: Sapong (93+), Davis (58) 54 KC: Sapong (12), Kamara (19) 55 N/A 58 KC: Zusi (11), Zusi (96+) 59 KC: Sapong (10); CLB: Gaven (91+) 60 N/A 63 KC: Peterson (40), Sapong (82); PHI: Hoppenot (53)
COACH STATS
PETER VERMES
MLS Experience 4th season MLS Record 45-35-30
STATS
REGULAR SEASON
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 23 F Kei Kamara 33 32 2871 11 8 134 49 46 63 12 3 3 0 17 F C.J. Sapong 31 24 2210 9 2 61 24 38 51 16 0 2 0 8 M Graham Zusi 32 31 2788 5 15 82 24 39 45 4 150 3 0 9 F Teal Bunbury 22 14 1247 5 1 50 16 23 15 9 2 2 0 37 M Jacob Peterson 23 9 942 4 1 24 11 7 7 2 0 0 1 78 D Aurelien Collin 29 28 2490 3 1 28 7 57 28 5 0 6 0 11 M Bobby Convey 16 14 989 1 2 7 3 5 7 0 31 1 0 6 M Paulo Nagamura 27 19 1757 1 1 37 5 30 19 1 3 4 0 55 D Julio Cesar 27 25 2071 1 0 18 2 32 20 0 0 4 0 20 M Oriol Rosell 5 1 127 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 D Chance Myers 30 28 2538 0 7 20 2 36 27 0 0 4 0 5 D Matt Besler 31 30 2769 0 2 7 1 26 12 1 0 3 0 15 M Roger Espinoza 26 26 2275 0 2 35 9 47 46 1 2 5 1 16 D Seth Sinovic 30 30 2621 0 2 12 1 29 26 1 0 3 0 2 D Michael Harrington 11 9 877 0 1 0 0 9 5 1 0 1 0 19 M Peterson Joseph 10 4 263 0 1 3 0 6 7 0 1 3 1 22 F Soony Saad 9 2 305 0 1 7 2 5 5 0 6 0 0 3 D Korede Aiyebusi 1 0 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 F Dom Dwyer 1 0 96 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 25 D Neven Markovic 2 1 96 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 G Jimmy Nielsen 34 34 3060 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 13 D Lawrence Olum 21 10 908 0 0 7 0 8 1 1 0 3 0 32 M Luke Sassano 1 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 M Michael Thomas 7 3 344 0 0 6 1 6 2 0 1 1 0 12 M Konrad Warzycha 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Kevin Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 G Eric Kronberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Kyle Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 34 34 3060 42 47 542 158 456 414 54 199 52 3 Opponent totals 34 34 3060 27 20 328 102 414 456 111 105 58 4
GAME-WINNING GOALS: C.J. Sapong 5, Graham Zusi 4, Kei Kamara 4, Oriol Rosell 1, Jacob Peterson 1, Aurelien Collin 1, Teal Bunbury 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 5, Chance Myers 4, Kei Kamara 4, Matt Besler 2, Jacob Peterson 1, Paulo Nagamura 1, Peterson Joseph 1, Michael Harrington 1, Bobby Convey 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kei Kamara 2-3, Graham Zusi 1-1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 GK Jimmy Nielsen 34 34 3060 102 77 27 .79 3 4 18 7 9 15 Team totals 34 34 3060 102 77 27 .79 3 4 18 7 9 15 Opponent totals 34 34 3060 158 115 42 1.24 3 4 7 18 9 8 * = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Sporting Kansas City statistics listed here.
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2012 Regular SEASON
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS D.C. UNITED (0-1-0) DATE: March 10, 2012 -- RFK Stadium
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (0-2-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-0-0) DATE: March 17, 2012 -- Toyota Park
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1 D.C. United 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot New England 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 2 1 3
Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 1 (Zusi 1) 93+
Scoring Summary: KC--Zusi 1 (Kamara 1) 28 KC--Kamara 1 (unassisted) 39 KC--Sapong 2 (Sinovic 1, Zusi 2) 47
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Teal Bunbury DC: CAUTIONS: John Lozano Stats Sporting Kansas City D.C. United TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Kamara 6) 7 (De Rosario/Salihi/Santos) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Kamara 3) 1 (Santos 1) FOULS: 16 (4 Tied with 3) 12 (Boskovic/Woolard 2) OFFSIDE: 0 3 CORNER KICKS: 5 3 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Hammid 7 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 85), Roger Espiniza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 75). D.C. UNITED--Bill Hamid, Robbie Russell, Daniel Woolard, Brandon McDonald, Dejan Jakovic, Andy Najar, Chris Pontius (Danny Cruz 74), Perry Kitchen, Branko Boskovic (Josh Wolff 66), Dwayne De Rosario, Hamdi Salihi (Maicon Santos 80). Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Sean Hurd, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Mark Kadlecik. Attendance: 16,314. Temperature: 44.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Zusi 28, Myers 45 NE: EJECTIONS: McCarthy 14 Stats Sporting Kansas City New England TOTAL SHOTS: 27 (Kamara 7) 11 (Nguyen/Simms 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Kamara/Sapong 3) 6 (Guy 2) FOULS: 12 (Myers 3) 10 (Sene 2) OFFSIDE: 4 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 1 SAVES: Nielsen 6 Reis 4 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Stephen McCathy (Ejected 14), Benny Feilhaber (Jeremiah White 61), Clyde Simms, Shalrie Joseph, Lee Nguyen, Kelyn Rowe (Ryan Guy 45), Saer Sene (Diego Fagundez 57). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin (Lawrence Olum 59), Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Paulo Nagamura 57), Bobby Convey, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Luke Sassano 76), C.J. Sapong. Referee: Silviu Petrescu Referee’s Assistants: Philippe Briere, Corey Parker 4th Official: David Gantar. Attendance: 19,777. Temperature: 74 and Cloudy.
FC DALLAS (1-1-1) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (3-0-0) DATE: March 25, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-0-0) VS CHIVAS USA (1-3-1) DATE: April 1, 2012 -- The Home Depot Center
Goals by Period FC Dallas Sporting Kansas City
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chivas USA 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1
1 1 1
2 Tot 0 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: DAL--Ricardo Villar 2 (free kick) 25 KC--Collin 1 (Zusi 3) 49+ KC--Kamara 2 (Myers 1, Zusi 4) 88
Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 3 (Zusi 5) 47 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Sinovic 34 CHV: Cautions: Rauwshan McKenzie 84
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 32, Myers 36, Espinoza 93+ DAL: CAUTIONS: D. Hernandez 49+ Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 18 (Kamara 11) SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Kamara 5) FOULS: 15 (Myers 4) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 7 SAVES: N/A
FC Dallas 8 (Villar 2) 1 (Villar 1) 11 (4 Tied with 2) 0 5 Hartman 7
FC DALLAS--Kevin Hartman, Zach Loyd, Hernan Pertuz, George John, Ugo Ihemelu, Bryan Leyva (Andrew Wiedeman 70), Daniel Hernandez, Jair Benitez, Ricardo Villar (Bobby Warshaw 45, Luis Perea 90), Andrew Jacobson, Blas Perez. SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Lawrence Olum 91+), Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 93+), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, C.J. Sapong. Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, Peter Balciunas 4th Official: Yader Reyes. Attendance: 15,161 Temperature: 81 Sunny.
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Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Kamara 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Sapong 3) FOULS: 15 (Myers 4) OFFSIDE: 0 CORNER KICKS: 7 SAVES: N/A
Chivas USA 6 (3 Tied with 2) 0 (26 Tied with 0) 11 (Minda 3) 3 1 Kennedy 4
SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi (Paulo Nagamura 89), Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 73), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 72). CHIVAS USA-- Dan Kennedy, James Riley, Ante Jazic (Cesar Romero 80), Heath Pearce, Rauwshan McKenzie, Ryan Smith, Laurent Courtois, Oswaldo Minda, Nick LaBrocca, Alejandro Moreno (Miller Bolanos 72), Casey Townsend. Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Frank Anderson 4th Official: Allen Chapman. Attendance: 13,372. Temperature: 64 and clear.
bOX SCORES
2012 Regular SEASON
LA GALAXY (1-3-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (5-0-0) DATE: April 7, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
REAL SALT LAKE (5-2-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (6-0-0) DATE: April 14, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Goals by Period LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City
Goals by Period Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City
1 0 1
2 Tot 0 0 0 1
1 0 0
2 Tot 0 0 1 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Kamara 3 (Convey 1) 40
Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 2 (Zusi 6) 63
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: None. LA: CAUTIONS: Donovan
Misconduct Summary: RSL: CAUTIONS: Johnson 51, Steele 78 KC: CAUTIONS: Nagamura 76
Stats Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Espinoza/Zusi 3) 4 (Magee 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Kamara 2) 0 (31 Tied with 0) FOULS: 9 (Kamara 5) 12 (Donovan 4) OFFSIDE: 2 1 CORNER KICKS: 7 2 SAVES: N/A Saunders 3
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Kamara/Sapong 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 Tied with 1) FOULS: 13 (Espinoza 4) OFFSIDE: 0 CORNER KICKS: 11 SAVES: Nielsen 1
LA GALAXY-- Josh Saunders, Sean Franklin, Todd Dunivant, Tommy Meyer, A.J. DeLaGarza, Landon Donovan, Mike Magee, Michael Stephens (Marcelo Sarvas 77), Juninho (Kyle Nakazawa 72), Edson Buddle (Chad Barrett 56), Robbie Keane. SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 69), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 78), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 87). Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 20, 323. Temperature: 60 and Cloudy.
Real Salt Lake 10 (Espindola 3) 1 (Borchers 1) 14 (Espindola/Steele 3) 2 4 Rimando 2
REAL SALT LAKE-- Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Chris Wingert, Jamison Olave, Nat Borchers, Will Johnson, Luis Gil (Paulo Junior 76), Kyle Beckerman, Sebastian Velasquez (Jonny Steele 63), Fabian Espindola, Alvaro Saborio. SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Michael Harrington 89), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 82), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 51), C.J. Sapong. Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: Tyler Ploeger. Attendance: 19, 422. Temperature: 72 and Cloudy.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-0-0) VS VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (2-2-2) DATE: April 18, 2012 -- BC Place Stadium
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-1-0) VS PORTLAND TIMBERS (2-4-1) DATE: April 21, 2012 -- Jeld-Wen Field
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 2 3 Vancouver 0 1 1
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 Portland Timbers 1 0 1
Scoring Summary: KC-Collin 3 (unassisted) 24 KC- own goal (Bonjour) 51 KC-Kamara 4 (Myers 2) 65 VAN-Le Toux 3 (unassisted) 79
Scoring Summary: POR--own goal (Myers) 41
Misconduct Summary: VAN: CAUTIONS: Hassli 6, DeMerit 67 KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 18, Nagamura 38 Stats Sporting Kansas City Vancouver TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Kamara 3) 19 (da Silva 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Kamara/Collin 1) 7 (da Silva 3) FOULS: 14 (Espinoza 4) 13 (Hassli 4) OFFSIDE: 3 6 CORNER KICKS: 4 5 SAVES: Nielsen 6 None SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 52), Roger Espiniza, Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura (Lawrence Olum 77), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 62). VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC -- Joe Cannon, Lee Young-Pyo, Jordan Harvey, Jay DeMerit, Martin Bonjour (Long Tan 87), Atiba Harris (Omar Salgado 79), Davide Chiumiento, Gershon Koffie, John Thorrington (Camilo 60), Sebastien Le Toux, Eric Hassli. Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Kevin Duliba 4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal. Attendance: 15,382. Temperature: 52 and Clear.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 66, Besler 88 POR: CAUTIONS: Purdy 22, Palmer 44, Boyd 81 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Kamara/Sapong 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Kamara 2) FOULS: 12 (Collin 3) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 7 SAVES: Nielsen 2
Portland Timbers 12 (Boyd 4) 2 (Boyd/Brunner 1) 16 (Chabala/Chara 3) 5 7 Perkins 2
SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Teal Bunbury 71), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 76), C.J. Sapong. PORTLAND TIMBERS--Troy Perkins, StevePurdy (Freddie Braun 78), Mike Chabela, Hanyer Mosquera, Eric Brunner, Darlington Nagbe (Franck Songo’o 89), Diego Chara, Lovel Palmer, Jack Jewsbury, Jorge Perlaza (Eric Alexander 84), Kris Boyd. Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Paul Scott 4th Official: Sorin Stoica. Attendance: 20,438. Temperature: 73 and Sunny.
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2012 Regular SEASON
MONTREAL IMPACT (3-5-2) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-2-0) DATE: May 5, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-3-0) VS CHICAGO FIRE (4-2-3) DATE: May 12, 2012 -- Toyota Park
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 Monteal Impact 1 1 2
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1 Chicago Fire 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: MLT -- Felipe Martins 1 (Braun 1) 30 KC -- Bernier 1 (penalty kick) 64
Scoring Summary: KC--Convey 1 (Espinoza 1, Kamara 2) 31 CHI--Grazzini 1 (penalty kick) 61 CHI--Oduro 4 (Nyarko 2) 81
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Cesar 35 MLT: CAUTIONS: Rivas 36, Bernier 45, Ubiparipovic 53, Wahl 77 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Kamara/Zusi 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1) FOULS: 9 (Collin 2) OFFSIDE: 4 CORNER KICKS: 11 SAVES: N/A
Montreal Impact 6 (Rivas 2) 2 (Bernier/Martins) 15 (Martins 5) 5 1 Ricketts 4
COLORADO RAPIDS--Donovan Ricketts, Jeb Brovsky, Tyson Wahl, Nelson Rivas (Matteo Ferrari 62), Hassoun Camara, Sinisa Ubiparipovic (Andrew Wenger 84), Lamar Neagle, Felipe Martins, Patrice Bernier, Justin Braun, Eduardo Sebrango (Davy Arnaud 70). SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 79), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 66), Bobby Convey.
Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Pardo 38, Segares 40, Puppo 79; EJECTIONS: Espinoza 62 KC: CAUTIONS: Cesar 4, Myers 57, Kamara 93+ Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Espinoza 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Espinoza 2) FOULS: 12 (4 tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 8 SAVES: Nielsen 4
Chicago Fire 18 (Pappa 6) 6 (Pappa 2) 13 (Segares 4) 6 6 Johnson 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler (Lawrence Olum 88), Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Jacob Peterson 78), Roger Espinoza (Ejected 62), Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 74). CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Jalil Anibaba, Gonzalo Segares, Arne Friedrich (Dan Gargan 29), Austin Berry, Logan Pause (Rafael Robayo 71), Pavel Pardo, Sebastian Grazzini (Frederico Puppo 80), Marco Pappa, Patrick Nyarko, Dominic Oduro.
Referee: Juan Guzman Referee’s Assistants: Brian Poeschel, Jonathan Johnson 4th Official: Jorge Luna Hernandez. Attendance: 20,404. Temperature: 86 and Sunny.
Kevin Hartman, Zach Loyd (Jackson Goncalves 56+), Jair Benitez (Ruben Luna 74), George John, Ugo Ihemelu, Eric Alexander (Milton Rodriguez 57+), Brek Shea, Andrew Jacobson, Daniel Hernandez, Marvin Chavez, Fabian Castillo.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-3-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (5-6-1) DATE: May 19, 2012 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (8-3-3) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (8-3-1) DATE: May 27, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2 Colorado Rapids 0 2 2
Goals by Period San Jose Sporting Kansas City
Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 1 (Sinovic 1, Convey 2) 2 KC--Bunbury 2 (unassisted) 14 COL--Marshall 1 (Rivero 4) 52 COL--Kimura 1 (Casey 1) 60
Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 4 (Kamara 3, Zusi 7) 5 KC--Kamara 5 (Harrington 1, Myers 3) 39 SJ--Dawkins 2 (Corrales 3) 72
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Chris Strickland 4th Official: Terry Vaughn.
1 2 Tot 0 1 1 2 0 2
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Convey 51
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza 29, Olum 79, Nielsen 93+ SJ: CAUTIONS: Gordon 45, Hernandez 61
Stats Sporting Kansas City Colorado Rapids TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (Bunbur/Nagamura 3) 13 (Rivero 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Bunbury 2) 6 (6 tied with 1) FOULS: 13 (Collin 4) 8 (8 tied with 1) OFFSIDE: 2 3 CORNER KICKS: 6 2 SAVES: Nielsen 4 Pickens 2
Stats Sporting Kansas City San Jose Earthquakes TOTAL SHOTS: 20 (Kamara 6) 7 (3 Tied with 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Kamara 2) 4 (Chavez 2) FOULS: 13 (Myers/Sapong 3) 13 (Gordon 4) OFFSIDE: 1 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 1 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Busch 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY --Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey ( Jacob Peterson 59), Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura (Peterson Joseph 77), Julio Cesar (Lawrence Olum 87), Teal Bunbury.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Jon Busch, Steven Beitashour, Ramiro Corrales, Jason Hernandez, Justin Morrow, Rafael Baca (Ike Opara 65), Simon Dawkins, Marvin Chavez, Brad Ring (Tressor Moreno 71), Khari Stephenson, Alan Gordon (Cesar Diaz Pizarro 61).
COLORADO RAPIDS --Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Hunter Freeman, Tyrone Marshall, Drew Moor, Wells Thompson (Kamani Hill 78), Jaime Castrillon, Martin Rivero, Jeff Larentowicz, Conor Casey (Edu 68), Tony Cascio (Luis Zapata 89).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Michael Harrington 23), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90), Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Lawrence Olum 74), C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury.
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Jeremy Hanson 4th Official: Landis Wiley. Attendance: 15,269. Temperature: 52 and Cloudy.
Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Fabio Tovar 4th Official: Landis Wiley. Attendance: 19,974. Temperature: 90 and Sunny.
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TORONTO FC (1-10-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-3-1) DATE: June 16, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-3-2) VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (7-4-4) DATE: June 20, 2012 -- CenturyLink Field
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Toronto FC 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 2 0 2
Goals by Period Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City
Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 5 (Peterson 1, Myers 4) 18 KC--Julio Cesar 1 (Zusi 8) 35
Scoring Summary: KC--Peterson 1 (Collin 1) 8 SEA--Ianni 1 (Rosales 3) 15
Misconduct Summary: TOR: CAUTIONS: Lambe 55, Johnson 77 KC: CAUTIONS: Bunbury 82
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 16, Olum 48, Nielsen 59 SEA: CAUTIONS: Scott 89, EJECTIONS: Fernandez 91+
Stats Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Cesar 4) 12 (Silva 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 2) 3 (Koevermans 2) FOULS: 12 (3 Tied with 2) 14 (Johnson 5) OFFSIDE: 3 8 CORNER KICKS: 3 4 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Kocic 3
Stats Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FC TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Bunbury/Thomas 3) 16 (Caskey 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 2) 3 (3 Tied with 1) FOULS: 18 (Collin 6) 9 (Scott 3) OFFSIDE: 2 7 CORNER KICKS: 9 4 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Weber 3
TORONTO FC --Milos Kocic, Richard Eckersley, Jeremy Hall, Doneil Henry, Adrian Cann (Ashtone Morgan 45), Reggie Lambe (Julian de Guzman 62), Eric Avila (Luis Silva 62), Torsten Frings, Terry Dunfield, Ryan Johnson, Danny Koevermans.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, Michael Thomas, Peterson Joseph (Graham Zusi 50), Roger Espinoza, Jacob Peterson (Kei Kamara 65), Teal Bunbury, Soony Saad (C.J. Sapong 86).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY --Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, , Graham Zusi (Konrad Warzycha 90), Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (Peterson Joseph 89), Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad 73), Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Andrew Weber, Zach Scott, Marc Burch, Jeff Parke, Patrick Ianni, Brad Evans (Andy Rose 72), Alex Caskey, Mauro Rosales (Alvaro Fernandez 81), Osvaldo Alonso, Eddie Johnson (Sammy Ochoa 80), Fredy Montero.
Referee: Paul Ward Referee’s Assistants: Philippe Briere, Marco Arruda 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach. Attendance: 20,488. Temperature: 88 and Sunny.
Referee: Jair Marrufo Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, C.J. Morgante 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos. Attendance: 46,932. Temperature: 70 and Cloudy.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-4-2) VS PHILADELPHIA UNION (3-8-2) DATE: June 23, 2012 -- PPL Park
CHICAGO FIRE (8-5-3) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (9-5-2) DATE: June 29, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago Fire 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0
1 0 2
2 Tot 0 0 2 4
Scoring Summary: PHI--McInerney 1 (Pajoy 1, Gaddis 1) 1 PHI--McInerney 2 (unassisted) 42 PHI--Pajoy 4 (penalty kick) 81 PHI--Hoppenot 1 (M. Farfan 1) 87
Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Anibaba 33, Rolfe 87 KC: CAUTIONS: Nielsen 86
Philadelphia Union 10 (5 tied with 2) 6 (McInerney 2) 15 (Lahoud 4) 5 2 MacMath 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Aurelien Collin, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Jacob Peterson 84), Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Michael Thomas 64), C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 74), Teal Bunbury. PHILADELPHIA UNION--Zac MacMath, Raymon Gaddis, Gabriel Farfan, Amobi Okugo, Carlos Valdes, Freddy Adu (Antoine Hoppenot 59), Michael Farfan, Michael Lahoud, Brian Carroll, Lionard Pajoy, Jack McInerney (Keon Daniel 73). Referee: Terry Vaughn Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Jason Callum 4th Official: John McCloskey. Attendance: 18,207. Temperature: 86 and Sunny.
2 Tot 0 1 0 1
Scoring Summary: CHI--Pappa 5 (Rolfe 1) 58
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Cesar 22, PHI: CAUTIONS: Carroll 17, Gaddis 25, Lahoud 63 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Bunbury 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Kamara 2) FOULS: 19 (Kamara 4) OFFSIDE: 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: Nielsen 2
1 1 1
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 27 (Kamara 8) SHOTS ON GOAL: 14 (4 tied with 2) FOULS: 19 (Kamara 4) OFFSIDE: 2 CORNER KICKS: 8 SAVES: Nielsen 3
Chicago Fire 10 (Pappa 4) 4 (4 tied with 1) 12 (Gargan 3) 2 1 Johnson 5
CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Jalil Anibaba, Dan Gargan, Arne Friedrich (Hunter Jumper 79), Austin Berry, Chris Rolfe, Patrick Nyarko (Rafael Robayo 82), Marco Pappa (Alex 64), Pavel Pardo, Logan Pause, Dominic Oduro. SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum (Matt Besler 19), Aurelien Collin, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Julio Cesar, Kei Kamara, Julio Cesar (Peterson Joseph 82). C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 72), Teal Bunbury. Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Adam Garner 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach Attendance: 19,274 Temperature: 98 and Sunny.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (10-5-2) VS MONTREAL IMPACT (5-11-3) DATE: July 4, 2012 -- Saputo Stadium
HOUSTON DYNAMO (6-5-7) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (10-5-3) DATE: July 7, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City Montreal
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0
1 2 Tot 0 3 3 0 1 1
Scoring Summary: MTL--Bernier 4 (Felipe Martins 5, Valentin 1) 49 KC--Kamara 6 (penalty kick) 57 KC--Zusi 2 (penalty kick) 75 KC--Peterson 2 (Espinoza 2, Saad 1) 82
Scoring Summary: None.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Graham Zusi 16, Seth Sinovic 90 MTL: CAUTIONS: Felipe Martins 36, Collen Warner 67, Davy Arnaud 69
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Zusi 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Kamara 2) FOULS: 11 (Nagamura/Zusi 2) OFFSIDE: 0 CORNER KICKS: 8 SAVES: Nielsen 2
Misconduct Summary: None.
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 15 (3 tied with 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (5 tied with 1) FOULS: 17 (Espinoza/Sinovic 3) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 5 SAVES: Nielsen 5
Montreal Impact 11 (Di Vaio 4) 6 (Martins 2) 14 (Warner 5) 3 6 Ricketts 1
Houston Dynamo 7 (Garcia 2) 2 (Garcia/Ownby 1) 9 (3 tied with 2) 4 0 Hall 4
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Luiz Camargo (Warren Creavalle 66), Adam Moffat, Brad Davis, Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin (Brian Chng 66), Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ownby 80).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara (Soony Saad 69), Paulo Nagamura (Peterson Joseph 86), C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury (Jacob Peterson 45).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara (Soony Saad 81), Paulo Nagamura, Jacob Peterson, C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 68).
MONTREAL IMPACT--Donovan Ricketts, Zarek Valentin, Jeb Brovsky (Eduardo Sebrango 80), Shavar Thomas, Hassoun Camara, Felipe Martins, Justin Mapp (Justin Braun 87), Patrice Bernier, Davy Arnaud, Collen Warner, Marco Di Vaio (Sanna Nyassi 71).
Referee: Chris Penso Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Eric Proctor 4th Official: John McCloskey. Attendance: 19,307. Temperature: 104 and Sunny.
Referee: Sorin Stoica Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Kermit Quisenberry 4th Official: John McCloskey. Attendance: 12,085. Temperature: 81 and Clear.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (11-5-3) VS COLUMBUS CREW (6-7-4) DATE: July 14, 2012 -- Columbus Crew Stadium
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (11-6-3) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO (8-5-7) DATE: July 18, 2012 - - BBVa Compass Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2 Columbus Crew 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1 Houston Dynamo 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Peterson 3 (Joseph 1) 6 KC--Bunbury 3 (Kamara 4) 82
Scoring Summary: HOU -- Carr 1 (Bruin 2, Hainault 3) 25 KC -- Kamara 7 (penalty kick) 42 HOU--Carr 2 (Davis 6) 79
Misconduct Summary: CLB: CAUTIONS: Bernardo Anor 8, Emilio Renteria 69, Chris Birchall 83 KC: CAUTIONS: Joseph 57, Nagamura 69 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Kamara/Peterson 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Bunbury/Peterson 1) FOULS: 12 (Kamara 3) OFFSIDE: 0 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: Nielsen 4
Columbus Crew 16 (Renteria 5) 4 (4 tied with 1) 9 (3 tied with 2) 4 5 0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Peterson Joseph (Michael Thomas 72), Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza, Jacob Peterson (C.J. Sapong 38), Soony Saad (Teal Bunbury 52). COLUMBUS CREW--Andy Gruenebaum, Josh Williams (Olman Vargas 80), Bernardo Anor, Chad Marshall, Eric Gehrig, Eddie Gaven, Justin Meram, Tony Tchani (Cole Grossman 76), Chris Birchall, Jairo Arrieta (Dilly Duka 62), Emilio Renteria. Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Eric Boria, James Conlee 4th Official: Sorin Stoica. Attendance: 17,588. Temperature: 83 and Cloudy.
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Misconduct Summary: KC: EJECTIONS: Peterson Joseph 47+ HOU: CAUTIONS: Macoumba Kandji 8 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Kamara 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Kamara 2) FOULS: 10 (3 tied with 2) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 2 SAVES: 0
Houston Dynamo 5 (Carr 3) 2 (Carr 2) 10 (Garcia 3) 5 4 Hall 2
SPORTING KANSAS CITY-- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic (Chance Myers 79), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Peterson Joseph (Ejected 47+), Michael Thomas, Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura, Jacob Peterson (Bobby Convey 82), Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 45). HOUSTON DYNAMO-- Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe, Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Boniek Garcia, Warren Creavalle (Luiz Camargo 68), Brad Davis, Calen Carr, Will Bruin (Brian Ownby 78), Macoumba Kandji (Brian Ching 60). Referee: Mark Kadlecik Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Brian Dunn 4th Official: Jasen Anno. Attendance: 19,761. Temperature: 88 and Cloudy.
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NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (6-9-5) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (11-6-4) DATE: July 21, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
Columbus Crew (8-7-4) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (11-7-4) DATE: July 28, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
Goals by Period New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Columbus Crew 2 0 2 Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1
1 0 0
2 Tot 0 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: None. Misconduct Summary: NE: CAUTIONS: Barnes 47 KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 50, Besler 66 Stats Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Peterson 5) 9 (Guy 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Kamara/Peterson 2) 3 (Guy 2) FOULS: 12 (Harrington/Nagamura 3) 7 (Tierney 2) OFFSIDE: 3 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 1 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Reis 6 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes (Fernando Cardenas 58), Stephen McCarthy (Blake Brettschneider 78), A.J. Soares, Kelyn Rowe (Saer Sene 58), Lee Nguyen, Chris Tierney, Benny Feilhaber, Shalrie Joseph, Ryan Guy. SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington (Lawrence Olum 90), Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Graham Zusi, Jacob Peterson, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong (Soony Saad 87), Bobby Convey (Michael Thomas 70). Referee: Jasen Anno Referee’s Assistants: C.J. Morgante, Matthew Kreitzer 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach. Attendance: 19,080. Temperature: 97 and Sunny.
Scoring Summary: KC--Kamara 8 (Zusi 9) 8 CLB--Arrieta 1 (Williams 2) 17 CLB--Arrieta 2 (unassisted) 34 Misconduct Summary: CLB--CAUTIONS: Birchall 71, Grossman 94+; EJECTIONS: Grossman 95+ Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 25 (Bunbury 7) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Bunbury/Zusi 2) FOULS: 9 (Besler 3) OFFSIDE: 4 CORNER KICKS: 10 SAVES: Nielsen 1
Columbus Crew 12 (Duka 4) 3 (Arrieta 2) 11 (Grossman 3) 3 4 Gruenebaum 5
Columbus Crew--Andy Gruenebaum, Sebastian Miranda, Josh Williams, Carlos Mendes, Chad Marshall, Eddie Gaven, Cole Grossman (Ejected 95+), Dilly Duka (Tony Tchani 84), Chris Birchall, Justin Meram (Ethan Finlay 72), Jairo Arrieta (Julius James 98+). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum (Neven Markovic 84), Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Graham Zusi, Jacob Peterson (Korede Aiyegbusi 71), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury Bobby Convey (Julio Cesar 64). Referee: David Gantar Referee’s Assistants:George Gansner, Jeff Muschik 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach. Attendance: 18,938. Temperature: 94 and Clear.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (12-7-4) VS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (6-11-5) DATE: August 4, 2012 -- Gillette Stadium
D.C. United (11-8-3) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (13-7-4) DATE: August 17, 2011 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 0 1 New England 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot D.C. United 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 4 (unassisted) 20
Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 5 (Zusi 10) 13 DC--DeLeon 4 (Najar 3) 23 KC--Zusi 3 (Kamara 5, Besler 1) 63
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Olum 56, Besler 88 NE: CAUTIONS: Guy 54, Feilhaber 77 Stats Sporting Kansas City New England TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Bunbury 4) 10 (Sene 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Bunbury 3) 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 21 (Besler 5) 12 (Nguyen 4) OFFSIDE: 1 3 CORNER KICKS: 1 1 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Reis 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Bobby Convey (Soony Saad 7), Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura (Peterson Joseph 86), Julio Cesar (Michael Thomas 74), Teal Bunbury. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION--Matt Reis, Florian Lechner (Fernando Cardenas 45), Chris Tierney, Stephen McCarthy, Darrius Barnes, Lee Nguyen, Saer Sene, Ryan Guy, Benny Feilhaber (Kelyn Rowe 78), Clyde Simms, Dimitry Imbongo (Diego Fagundez 73). Referee: Geoff Gamble Referee’s Assistants: Philippe Briere, Daniel Belleau 4th Official: Mathieu Bourdeau. Attendance: 17,592. Temperature: 85 and Cloudy.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Thomas 2, Espinoza 49, Zusi 90, Sapong 92+ DC: CAUTIONS: Saragosa 46, Dudar 94+ Stats Sporting Kansas City D.C. United TOTAL SHOTS: 18 (Collin/Zusi 4) 7 (McDonald/Long Tan 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Zusi 2) 2 (DeLeon/Pontius 1) FOULS: 13 (Markovic/Zusi 3) 14 (Dudar/Kitchen 3) OFFSIDE: 3 2 CORNER KICKS: 9 1 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Hamid 3 D.C. United--Bill Hamid, Chris Korb, Mike Chabala (Danny Cruz 80), Brandon McDonald, Emiliano Dudar, Andy Najar, Nick DeLeon, Perry Kitchen, Branko Boskovic (Marcelo Saragosa 45), Chris Pontius, Long Tan (Josh Wolff 71). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Neven Markovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Roger Espinoza (Oriol Rosell 90), Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura (Julio Cesar 88), Michael Thomas (C.J. Sapong 84), Teal Bunbury. Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Chris Strickland 4th Official: Jorge Luna Hernandez. Attendance: 20,439. Temperature: 85 and Sunny.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (14-7-4) VS TORONTO FC (5-14-5) DATE: August 18, 2012 -- BMO Field
New York Red Bulls (13-7-6) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (14-7-5) DATE: August 26, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1 Toronto FC 0 0 0
Goals by Period New York Sporting Kansas City
Scoring Summary: KC--Kamara 9 (Zusi) 83
Scoring Summary: KC--Kamara 10 (Bunbury 1, Zusi 12) 4 NY--own goal (Kamara) 28
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 12, Myers 60 TOR: CAUTIONS: Frings 7, Hassli 49 Stats Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Kamara 5) 6 (Frings/Hassli 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (Bunbury/Kamara 3) 2 (Frings/Hassli 1) FOULS: 17 (Collin 5) 17 (Hassli 4) OFFSIDE: 4 2 CORNER KICKS: 3 4 SAVES: Nielsen 2 Kocic 7 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Julio Cesar (Lawrence Olum 88), Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi, Teal Bunbury, Kei Kamara (C.J. Sapong 86).
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 1 0 1
Misconduct Summary: NY: CAUTIONS: Cahill 45, Conde 77 KC: CAUTIONS: Collin 35, Espinoza 68, Sapong 76 Stats Sporting Kansas City New York TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Kamara/Nagamura 4) 3 (3 tied with 1) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) 0 FOULS: 14 (Sapong 3) 18 (Conde 4) OFFSIDE: 1 1 CORNER KICKS: 5 0 SAVES: None Gaudette 2 NEW YORK RED BULLS--Bill Gaudette, Connor Lade, Wilman Conde, Heath Pearce, Markus Holgersson, Tim Cahill, Teemu Tainio, Sebastien Le Toux, Dax McCarty, Jan Gunnar Solli (Roy Miller 90), Kenny Cooper (Joel Lindpere 70).
TORONTO FC--Milos Kocic, Doneil Henry (Logan Emory 36), Ashtone Morgan, Darren O’Dea, Richard Eckersley, Luis Silva, Andrew Wiedeman (Quincy Amarikwa 86), Torsten Frings, Terry Dunfield, Ryan Johnson, Eric Hassli.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 14), Kei Kamara.
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Matthew Nelson 4th Official: Mathieu Bourdeau. Attendance: 18,151. Temperature: 71 and Clear.
Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Bill Dittmar 4th Official: Jasen Anno. Attendance: 18,491. Temperature: 82 and Cloudy.
TORONTO FC (5-16-6) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (15-7-5) DATE: September 1, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
HOUSTON DYNAMO (12-7-10) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (15-7-6) DATE: September 14, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Toronto FC 1 0 1 Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Houston Dynamo 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1
Scoring Summary: TOR--Johnson 6 (Eckersley 2) 44 KC--Paulo Nagamura 1 (unassisted) 60 KC--Rosell 1 (Myers 5, Paulo Nagamura 1) 87
Scoring Summary: HOU--Davis 7 (Garcia 6) 58 KC--Sapong 6 (Zusi 13) 93+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Kamara 10 TOR: CAUTIONS: Dunfield 59 Stats Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC TOTAL SHOTS: 24 (Kamara 9) 6 (Johnson/Silva 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (6 tied with 1) 2 (Johnson/Silva 1) FOULS: 5 (5 tied with 1) 8 (Johnson 3) OFFSIDE: 0 1 CORNER KICKS: 7 3 SAVES: Nielsen 1 F. Hall 4 TORONTO FC--Freddy Hall, Jeremy Hall, Logan Emory, Darren O’Dea, Richard Eckersley, Andrew Wiedeman, Ryan Johnson, Aaron Maund, Terry Dunfield, Luis Silva, Quincy Amarikwa. SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Julio Cesar (Oriol Rosell 78), Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong (Dom Dwyer 86), Kei Kamara. Referee: Allen Chapman Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Matthew Kreitzer 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach. Attendance: 18,481. Temperature: 79 and Cloudy.
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Misconduct Summary: HOU: CAUTIONS: Camargo 86 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 28 (Kamara 10) SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Sapong 4) FOULS: 11 (Collin/Espinoza 3) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 11 SAVES: Nielsen 2
Houston Dynamo 6 (Bruin/Davis 2) 3 (Bruin 2) 8 (Ashe/Camargo 2) 1 2 Hall 7
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Kofi Sarkodie, Corey Ashe (Andre Hainault 74), Jermaine Taylor, Bobby Boswell, Luiz Camargo, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis, Boniek Garcia, Will Bruin (Brian Ching 88), Macoumba Kandji (Giles Barnes 81). SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (Jacob Peterson 74), Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong, Kei Kamara. Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Ian Anderson, Fabio Tovar 4th Official: Jorge Luna Hernandez. Attendance: 19,877 Temperature: 69 and Partly Cloudy.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (16-7-6) VS New York Red Bulls (14-8-7) DATE: September 19, 2012 -- Red Bull Arena
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (16-7-7) VS MONTREAL IMPACT (12-15-4) DATE: September 22, 2012 --Saputo Stadium
Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 Montreal Impact 0 0 0
1 2 0
2 Tot 0 2 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 7 (Besler 2) 12 KC--Kamara 11 (Zusi 14) 19
Scoring Summary: None.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza 37
Misconduct Summary: MTL: CAUTIONS: Warner 55, Arnaud 77 KC: CAUTIONS: Cesar 58, Joseph 93+; EJECTIONS: Peterson 89
Stats Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Kamara 6) 13 (Cooper/Henry 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Kamara/Sapong 2) 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 13 (Zusi 4) 11 (Lindpere 3) OFFSIDE: 1 3 CORNER KICKS: 6 4 SAVES: Nielsen 3 Gaudette 3
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Zusi 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Peterson/Sapong 1) FOULS: 22 (3 tied with 3) OFFSIDE: 2 CORNER KICKS: 2 SAVES: Nielsen 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura (Lawrence Olum 90), Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (Jacob Peterson 79), Graham Zusi (Oriol Rosell 90), C.J. Sapong, Kei Kamara.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Michael Harrington, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara, Jacob Peterson (Chance Myers 83), Oriol Rosell (Peterson Joseph 90), Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 60), C.J. Sapong.
New York Red Bulls--Bill Gaudette, Connor Lade, William Conde, Heath Pearce, Markus Holgersson, Dax McCarty (Kenny Cooper 45), Joel Lindpere (Lloyd Sam 69), Teemu Tainio (Sebastien Le Toux 74), Rafa Marquez, Tim Cahill, Thierry Henry.
MONTREAL IMPACT--Troy Perkins, Hassoun Camara, Jeb Brovskym Matteo Ferrari, Alessandro Nesta (Sanna Nyassi 57), Felipe Martins, Justin Mapp (Andrewn Wenger 45), Patrice Bernier, Davy Arnaud, Collen Warner, Marco Di Vaio.
Referee: David Gantar Referee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Adam Wienckowski 4th Official: Jose Carlos Rivero. Attendance: 10,286. Temperature: 67 and Cloudy.
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Referee’s Assistants: Philippe Briere, Daniel Belleau 4th Official: Kevin Terry Jr. Attendance: 20,521. Temperature: 68 and Cloudy.
CHICAGO FIRE (16-9-5) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-7-7) DATE: September 28, 2012 -- Livestrong Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-7-8) VS Columbus Crew (14-11-7) DATE: October 7, 2012 -- Columbus Crew Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Chicago Fire 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2
Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City Columbus
Scoring Summary: KC--Zusi 4 (Kamara 6) 11 KC--Zusi 5 (Sapong 1, Myers 6) 96+
Scoring Summary: KC--Sapong 8 (Zusi 15) 10 CLB--Gaven 8 (Renteria 3) 91+
Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Friedrich 23, Segares 72; EJECTIONS: Segares 94+ KC: CAUTIONS: Nagamura 70
Misconduct Summary: CLB: CAUTIONS: James 67
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Kamara 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Kamara/Zusi 2) FOULS: 13 (Nagamura 3) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 3 SAVES: Nielsen 3
Chicago Fire 9 (Rolfe 3) 1 (Segares 1) 11 (Nyarko 3) 3 6 Johnson 4
CHICAGO FIRE--Sean Johnson, Jalil Anibaba, Gonzalo Segares (Ejected 94+), Arne Friedrich, Austin Berry, Chris Rolfe, Alex (Dominic Oduro 61), Alvaro Fernandez, Patrick Nyarko (Guillermo Franco 71), Logan Pause (Daniel Paladini 80), Sherjill MacDonald.
Montreal Impact 7 (7 tied with 1) 3 (3 tied with 1) 9 (3 tied with 2) 6 1 Perkins 2
1 2 Tot 1 0 1 0 1 1
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Sapong 7) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Sapong 2) FOULS: 13 (Nagamura/Zusi 3) OFFSIDE: 3 CORNER KICKS: 8 SAVES: Nielsen 4
Columbus Crew 13 (Higuain 5) 5 (Arrieta 3) 15 (Arrieta 4) 1 3 Gruenebaum 4
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza (Aurelien Collin 94+), Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 87).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Julio Cesar, Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Graham Zusi.
COLUMBUS CREW--Andy Gruenebaum, Sebastian Miranda (Dilly Duka 84), Josh Williams (Nemanja Vukovic 69), Chad Marshall, Julius James, Federico Higuain, Justin Meram (Emilio Renteria 68), Eddie Gaven, Chris Birchall, Milovan Mirosevic, Jairo Arrieta.
Referee: Chris Penso Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Eric Proctor 4th Official: Ted Unkel. Attendance: 21,010. Temperature: 66 and Partly Cloudy.
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Joe Fletcher, James Conlee 4th Official: Hilario Grajeda. Attendance: 13,566. Temperature: 47 and Raining.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY (17-7-9) VS NEW YORK RED BULLS (15-9-9) DATE: October 20, 2012 -- Red Bull Arena
PHILADELPHIA UNION (10-17-6) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (18-7-9) DATE: October 24, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Philadelphia 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2
1 0 0
2 Tot 0 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: None.
Scoring Summary: KC--Peterson 4 (Kamara 7, Sapong 2) 40 PHI--Hoppenot 4 (unassisted) 53 KC--Sapong 9 (Kamara 8) 82
Misconduct Summary: NY: CAUTIONS: Holgersson 38, Henry 44, Sam 70 KC: CAUTIONS: Kamara 54 Stats Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls TOTAL SHOTS: 6 (Nagamura/Zusi 2) 10 (Henry/McCarty 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 1 (Kamara 1) 5 (Henry/McCarty 2) FOULS: 11 (Kamara/Nagamura 4) 15 (Cahill/Holgersson 3) OFFSIDE: 0 4 CORNER KICKS: 3 9 SAVES: Nielsen 5 Robles 1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Paulo Nagamura, Julio Cesar, Graham Zusi (Bobby Convey 88), Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong, Jacob Peterson (Lawrence Olum 79). NEW YORK RED BULLS--Luis Robles, Connor Lade, Heath Pearce, Rafa Marquez, Markus Holgersson, Dax McCarty, Lloyd Sam (Joel Lindpere 77), Teemu Tainio, Tim Cahill, Kenny Cooper, Thierry Henry. Referee: Silviu Petrescu Referee’s Assistants: Daniel Belleau, Corey Parker 4th Official: Geoff Gamble. Attendance: 25,219. Temperature: 61 and Clear.
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Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Sinovic 50, Joseph 58 PHI: CAUTIONS: Okugo 3 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Zusi 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Sapong/Zusi 2) FOULS: 16 (Besler/Sapong 3) OFFSIDE: 0 CORNER KICKS: 3 SAVES: Nielsen 2
Philadelphia Union 10 (McInerney 3) 3 (3 tied with 1) 16 (Cruz/Okugo 3) 5 2 MacMath 3
PHILADELPHIA UNION--Zac MacMath, Raymon Gaddis, Michael Lahoud (Chandler Hoffman 84), Amobi Okugo, Carlos Valdes, Michael Farfan, Keon Daniel, Danny Cruz (Jimmy McLaughlin 73), Brian Carroll, Gabriel Gomez (Antoine Hoppenot 45), Jack McInerney. SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Peterson Joseph (Oriol Rosell 66), Kei Kamara, Paulo Nagamura (Jacob Peterson 33), Julio Cesar (Lawrence Olum 86), C.J. Sapong. Referee: Ismail Elfath Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Leszek Stalmach. Attendance: 19,428. Temperature: 79 and Cloudy.
2012 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS MONTPELLIER HERAULT SC DATE: July 24, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS STOKE CITY FC DATE: August 1, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Goals by Period 1 Sporting Kansas City 0 Montpellier Herault SC 1
Goals by Period Stoke City FC Sporting Kansas City
2 Tot 0 0 2 3
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Michael Thomas 88
Misconduct Summary: MHSC: CAUTIONS: Benjamin Stambouli 44 Montpellier Herault SC 21 10 5 1 2 0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Kevin Ellis, Konrad Warzycha, Lawrence Olum (Michael Harrington 59), Neven Markovic, Julio Cesar (Paulo Nagamura 76), Peterson Joseph, Michael Thomas, Dom Dwyer (Bobby Convey 55, Kyle Miller 81), Soony Saad, Korede Aiyegbusi (C.J. Sapong 67). MONTPELLIER HERAULT SC -- Geoffrey Jourdren (Laurent Pionnier 46), Henri Bedimo (Teddy Mezague 46), Benjamin Stambouli (Cyril Jeunechamp 46), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Mathieu Deplagne 46), Daniel Congre (Vitorino Hilton 46), Marco Estrada (Romain Pitau 46), Younes Belhanda (Remy Cabella 58), Jamel Saihi (Joris Marveaux 46), John Utaka (Souleymane Camara 48), Gaetan Charbonnier (Emanuel Herrera 46), Karim Ait Fana (Anthony Mounier 58). Referee: Allen Chapman Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Brian Dunn 4th Official: Jorge Luna Hernandez Attendance: 14,769. Temperature: 102 and Sunny.
20
2 Tot 1 1 1 1
Scoring Summary: SCFC--Michael Tonge (penalty kick( 84 KC – Kyle Miller (unassisted 92+)
Scoring Summary: MHSC--Gaetan Charbonnier (Marco Estrada) 39 MHSC--Emanuel Herrera (Anthony Mounier) 72 MHSC--Emanuel Herrera (unassisted) 92+
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 6 SHOTS ON GOAL: 0 FOULS: 9 OFFSIDE: 0 CORNER KICKS: 0 SAVES: 7
1 0 0
Stats Sporting Kansas City Stoke City FC TOTAL SHOTS: 13 10 SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 4 FOULS: 12 8 OFFSIDE: 1 4 CORNER KICKS: 3 3 SAVES: 3 1 STOKE CITY FC --Asmir Begovic, Robert Huth (Ryan Shotton 18), Ryan Shawcross (Robert Huth 46), Matthew Upson, Marc Wilson, Jon Walters (Michael Tonge 77), Matthew Etherington (Rory Delap 70), Dean Whitehead (Diego Arismendi 73), Wilson Palacios (Jamie Ness 55), Kenwyne Jones (Cameron Jerome 50), Peter Crouch (Mamady Sidibe 65). SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Eric Kronberg, Korede Aiyegbusi, Neven Markovic, Konrad Warzycha, Kevin Ellis, Peterson Joseph, Michael Thomas, Soony Saad, Kyle Miller, Dom Dwyer, Teal Bunbury. Referee: Ismail Elfath Referee’s Assistants: Jonathan Johnson, Mark Boyko 4th Official: Younes Marrakchi. Attendance: 16,197. Temperature: 99 and Sunny.
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2012 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) VS ORLANDO CITY SC (1-1-0) DATE: May 29, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2-0-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (1-1-0) DATE: June 5, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City Orlando City SC
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 1 1 2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
1 1 0
2 Tot 2 3 2 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Paulo Nagamura (Peterson Joseph) 47+ OC--Kevin Molino (Erik Ustruck) 55 KC--Soony Saad (Paulo Nagamura, C.J. Sapong) 65 KC--Soony Saad (unassisted) 69 OC--Dennis Chin (unassited) 84 Misconduct Summary: OC: CAUTIONS: Robert Valentino 51, Anthony Pulis 70 KC: CAUTIONS: Aurelien Collin 23, Jacob Peterson 78 Stats Sporting Kansas City Orlando City SC TOTAL SHOTS: 18 13 SHOTS ON GOAL: 11 8 FOULS: 12 11 OFFSIDE: 1 7 CORNER KICKS: 6 2 SAVES: 6 8 SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- Jon Kempin, Chance Myers, Konrad Warzycha (Matt Besler 85), Aurelien Collin, Seth Sinovic, Paulo Nagamura, Lawrence Olum, Peterson Joseph (Graham Zusi 59), Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer (C.J. Sapong 46), Soony Saad. ORLANDO CITY SC --Miguel Gallardo, Kieron Bernard, Erik Ustruck, Luke Boden, Robert Valentino, Charlie Campbell, James O’Connor, Anthony Pulis, Kevin Molino, Dennis Chin, Jamie Watson (Ian Fuller 78). Referee: Younes Marrakchi Referee’s Assistants: Mark Boyko, Jared Peeler 4th Official: Jon Freeman Attendance: 12,217. Temperature: 81 and Sunny.
Scoring Summary: KC -- Matt Pickens (own goal) 27 KC--Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 79 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Aurelien Collin 14, Julio Cesar 33, COL: CAUTIONS: Jeff Larentowicz 58, Hunter Freeman 85, Ross LaBauex 88 Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Bunbury 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Bunbury/Collin 2) FOULS: 19 (Bunbury/Cesar 4) OFFSIDE: 3 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: Nielsen 2
Colorado Rapids 8 (Castrillon/Hill 2) 2 (Thompson/Hill 1) 13 5 2 Pickens 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY --Jimmy Nielsen, Seth Sinovic, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Julio Cesar, Peterson Joseph (Lawrence Olum 73), Graham Zusi, C.J. Sapong, Teal Bunbury, Jacob Peterson (Soony Saad). COLORADO RAPIDS --Matt Pickens, Scott Palguta, Tyrone Marshall, Kosuke Kimura, Hunter Freeman, Martin Rivero, Jeff Larentowicz, Jamie Castrillon (Ross LaBauex 85), Tony Cascio (Kamani Hill 46), Edu, Wells Thompson (Andre Akpan 75) Referee: Matthew Foerster Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Paul Scott 4th Official: Jon Freeman Attendance: 14,868. Temperature: 81 and Sunny.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (3-0-0) VS DAYTON DUTCH LIONS (3-1-0) DATE: June 26, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
PHILADELPHIA UNION (3-1-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-0-0) DATE: July 11, 2012 -- PPL Park
Goals by Period Sporting Kansas City Dayton Dutch Lions
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting Kansas City 0 2 2 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0
1 1 0
2 Tot 2 3 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC -- C.J. Sapong 1(Seth Sinovic 1) 5 KC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Jacob Peterson 1) 56 KC -- C.J. Sapong 2 (Soony Saad) 59
Scoring Summary: KC -- Jacob Peterson 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 65 KC--Graham Zusi 2 (unassisted) 93+
Misconduct Summary: None.
Misconduct Summary: PHI: CAUTIONS: G. Farfan 30, M. Farfan 52, Lahoud 57, Williams 62 KC: CAUTIONS: Namura 52, Collin 77
Stats Sporting Kansas City Dayton Dutch Lions TOTAL SHOTS: 20 (C.J. Sapong 7) 4 (4 tied with 1) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (C.J. Sapong 4) 0 FOULS: 7 (7 tied with 1) 6 (Dias/Copier 2) OFFSIDE: 1 3 CORNER KICKS: 3 1 SAVES: Nielsen 0 Williams 3
Stats Sporting Kansas City TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Peterson/Kamara 2) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 FOULS: 17 OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: Nielsen 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY --Jimmy Nielsen, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler (Konrad Warzycha 68), Michael Harrington, Michael Thomas, Peterson Joseph, Graham Zusi (Roger Espinoza 59), C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 74), Soony Saad, Jacob Peterson.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY --Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi, Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 64), Jacob Peterson.
DAYTON DUTCH LIONS --Matthew Williams, Shane Smith, Mettin Copier (Daniel Holowaty 64), Nixon Dias, Gregory Preciado, Joel DeLass, Bret Jones, Mikael McNamara (Akeem Priestley 60), Thomas Garner, Gerrit-Jan Bartels, Gibson Bardsley (Kyle Knotek 56).
PHILADELPHIA UNION -- Zac MacMath, Sheanon Williams, Carlos Valdes, Amobi Okugo, Gabriel Farfan, Michael Farfan, Brian Carroll, Michael Lahoud (Gabriel Gomez 66), Freddy Adu, Jack McInerney, Lionard Pajoy (Antoine Hoppenot 64).
Referee: Fotis Bazakos Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Jared Peeler 4th Official: Kyle Atkins Attendance: 15,167 Temperature: 91 and Sunny
Referee: Hilario Grajeda Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Peter Manikowski 4th Official: Edvin Jurisevic Attendance: 8,486 Weather: 80.
Philadelphia Union 5 (McInerney 2) 1 21 5 2 MacMath 2
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Final
2012 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-0-1) VS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (4-0-1) DATE: August 8, 2012 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Goals by Period 1 2 Tot 1ET 2ET PK Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1 0 0 3 Seattle Sounders 0 1 1 0 0 2 Scoring Summary: KC -- Kei Kamara (penalty kick) 84 SEA-- Zach Scott (Mauro Rosales) 86 Misconduct Summary: SEA: CAUTIONS: Alonso (4), Rosales (57), Ianni (73), Scott (92), Ianni (118) ; EJECTIONS: Ianni (118) Stats Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FC TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Kei Kamara 6) 7 (Eddie Johnson 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Kei Kamara 3) 2 (Scott/Johnson 1) FOULS: 16 (Seth Sinovic 4) 19 (Scott/Alonso 4) OFFSIDE: 0 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 3 SAVES: Nielsen 1 Gspurning 6 Penalty Kick - Shootout: Team Shooter Result SKC 23 Kei Kamara G SEA 3 Brad Evans G SKC 15 Roger Espinoza S SEA 8 Marc Burch G SKC 5 Matt Besler G SEA 6 Osvaldo Alonso H SKC 8 Graham Zusi WR SEA 13 Christian Tiffert S SKC 6 Paulo Nagamura G SEA 7 Eddie Johnson H SPORTING KANSAS CITY --Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Lawrence Olum, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Michael Harrington 100), Julio Cesar, Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 89), Kei Kamara. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC --Michael Gspurning, Leonardo Gonzalez, Zach Scott, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Patrick Ianni, Alex Caskey (Brad Evans 69), Andy Rose (Christian Tiffert 69), Mauro Rosales, Osvaldo Alonso, Fredy Montero (Marc Burch 107), Eddie Johnson. Referee: Ricardo Salazar Referee’s Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Peter Manikowski 4th Official: Michael Kennedy Attendance: 18,863. Temperature: 92 and Rain.
Sporting Kansas City was crowned the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champions for the first time since 2004 after beating the Seattle Sounders FC at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park 3-2 in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw in regulation. Sporting KC took the lead on a Kei Kamara penalty kick in the 84th minute after a hand ball by Zach Scott. The goal marked Kamara’s second goal in U.S. Open Cup competition since joining Kansas City. Just two minutes later, Seattle’s Scott got a bit of redemption when he notched the equalizer off a free kick from Rosales. After two overtime periods the match was still tied and headed to a best-of-five shootout. Sporting KC, shooting first, began with Kamara’s second successful attempt of the night. The Sounders would match it with a make of their own through Brad Evans’ shot to his left. Gspurning gave his team the advantage with a stop on Espinoza and Seattle momentarily led following Marc Burch’s blast down the middle. Besler pulled Sporting KC back level with a shot off the underside of the crossbar and into the back of the net. Alonso and Zusi both sent their shots over the crossbar in back-to-back attempts, and Nielsen made a superb save to his left to deny Christian Tiffert to send it to the fifth and final penalty kick with it all to be decided. Nagamura’s initial attempt was saved by Gspurning, but he was ruled to have come off his line early and the Brazilian calmly converted the ensuing second chance to his left to put Sporting KC ahead in dramatic fashion. Johnson walked to the spot with LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in a frenzy, needing to score to keep Seattle alive. Back in Kansas City for the first time since he played with the then-Wizards in 2007, Johnson’s shot sailed over the crossbar and brought an end to the shootout with Seattle’s third straight miss from the mark. Prior to the shootout loss, the Sounders had won three straight U.S. Open Cups, and had not been bested in the competition since
August 12, 2008, when they were still a United Soccer League franchise.
22
all-time
STATISTICS
Korede Aiyegbusi
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
9
2
242
0
0
1
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
9
2
242
0
0
1
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Matt Besler
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
103
98
8901
2
4
24
8
81
49
5
0
12
0
1
3
KC - Post Season
4
4
360
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
106
101
9261
2
4
24
8
85
50
6
0
12
0
1
3
Teal Bunbury
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
77
47
4432
19
6
157
61
82
54
45
5
7
1
5
1
KC - Post Season
3
3
246
2
0
7
3
5
4
1
0
1
0
1
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
80
50
4678
21
6
164
64
87
58
46
5
8
1
6
1 GWA
Julio Cesar
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
KC - Reg. Season
54
50
4220
3
2
27
6
62
38
1
0
7
1
1
1
KC - Post Season
4
4
329
0
1
2
0
1
6
0
0
2
0
0
1
MLS Career - TOTAL
58
54
4549
3
3
29
6
63
44
1
0
9
1
1
2
Aurelien Collin
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
52
49
4402
6
1
43
12
95
47
7
0
16
1
3
0
KC - Post Season
4
4
360
1
0
4
1
8
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
56
53
4762
7
1
47
13
103
48
8
0
16
1
4
0
Bobby Convey
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
16
14
989
1
2
7
3
5
7
0
31
1
0
0
1
MLS - Reg. Season
180
166
14680
12
32
201
91
231
218
41
280
35
2
2
10
KC - Post Season
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Post Season
6
6
451
2
1
7
3
8
8
1
11
0
0
1
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
186
171
15131
14
33
208
94
239
226
42
291
35
2
3
10
Dom Dwyer
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
KC - Post Season
1
0
10
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
2
1
14
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kevin Ellis
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
MLS Career - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Roger Espinoza
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
113
93
8250
2
11
96
26
156
148
9
14
19
4
1
2
MLS - Reg. Season
6
5
365
0
0
2
0
4
6
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
119
98
8615
2
11
98
26
160
154
10
14
21
4
1
2
Michael Harrington
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
149
128
11633
5
14
34
21
133
104
10
4
18
0
0
5
KC - Post Season
5
5
450
0
0
0
0
3
7
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
154
133
12083
5
14
34
21
136
111
10
4
19
0
0
5
Cyprian Hedrick
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
MLS Career - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Peterson Joseph
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
11
4
271
0
1
3
0
6
7
0
1
3
1
0
1
KC - Post Season
1
0
13
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
12
4
284
0
1
4
0
6
7
0
1
3
1
0
1
Kei Kamara
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg Season
98
87
7797
31
18
328
113
137
162
36
4
10
0
8
8
MLS - Reg. Season
178
137
12624
45
21
456
171
244
266
78
6
17
1
13
10
KC - Post Season
4
4
359
0
0
10
4
4
9
3
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - Post Season
6
5
437
1
0
11
5
6
11
5
0
1
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
184
142
13061
46
21
467
176
250
277
83
6
18
1
13
10
Neven Markovic
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
2
1
96
0
0
1
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
2
1
96
0
0
1
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyle Miller
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
MLS Career - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
all-time
STATISTICS Chance Myers
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
89
65
6161
0
9
58
14
90
61
3
4
6
1
0
4
KC - Post Season
4
4
360
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - Total
93
69
6521
0
9
58
14
95
66
3
4
6
1
0
4
Paulo Nagamura
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
27
19
1757
0
0
37
5
30
19
1
3
4
0
0
1
MLS - Reg. Season
184
163
14525
10
15
177
56
276
228
5
20
43
2
4
6
MLS - Post Season
10
9
909
0
0
9
5
16
24
1
0
4
0
0
0
MLS Career - Total
194
172
15434
10
15
186
61
292
252
6
20
47
2
4
6
Lawrence Olum
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
22
10
921
0
0
7
0
8
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
MLS Career- TOTAL
22
10
921
0
0
7
0
8
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
Jacob Peterson
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
23
9
942
4
1
24
11
7
7
2
0
0
1
1
1
MLS - Reg. Season
161
91
8228
13
11
138
53
52
87
18
60
5
1
4
5
KC - Post Season
1
1
89
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Post Season
4
3
250
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career- Total
165
94
8478
13
11
138
53
53
91
19
60
5
1
4
5
Oriol Rosell
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
5
1
127
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
5
1
127
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Soony Saad
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
13
2
344
1
1
9
3
6
7
0
6
0
0
0
0
KC - Post Season
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
15
2
348
1
1
9
3
7
7
0
6
0
0
0
0
C.J. Sapong
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
65
46
4306
14
7
114
49
68
95
21
0
2
0
6
2
KC - Post Season
4
4
350
1
0
7
6
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
69
50
4656
15
7
121
55
77
104
21
0
2
0
6
2
Seth Sinovic
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
50
50
4358
0
2
18
3
44
41
2
0
5
0
0
0
MLS - Reg. Season
70
68
5938
0
2
25
4
57
51
2
0
8
0
0
0
MLS - Post Season
4
4
355
0
0
1
0
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Career- TOTAL
74
72
6293
0
2
26
4
63
56
2
0
8
0
0
0
Michael Thomas
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
MLS Career - TOTAL
7
3
344
0
0
6
1
6
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
Konrad Warzycha
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
MLS Career- TOTAL
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Graham Zusi
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Reg. Season
96
65
6181
11
23
150
47
81
94
8
264
9
0
5
9
KC - Post Season
4
4
360
0
2
8
0
7
5
0
15
0
0
0
1
MLS Career - TOTAL
100
69
6541
11
25
158
47
88
99
8
279
9
0
5
10
GOALKEEPING ALL-TIME STATS
24
Jimmy Nielsen
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
KC - Reg. Season
94
94
8437
330
236
32
96
1.02
5
KC - Post Season
4
4
360
11
7
2
4
1.00
0
MLS Career - TOTAL
98
98
8797
341
243
34
100
1.02
5
Jon Kempin
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
MLS Career - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Eric Kronberg
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
MLS Career - TOTAL
5
4
382
19
13
1
6
PA
W
L
T
7
40
28
25
0
2
2
0
7
42
30
25
PG
PA
W
L
T
N/A
0
0
0
0
0
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
1.41
1
1
2
1
1
PLAYOFF
BRACKET
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25
leaders
in postseason CAREER SEASON
Games played Minutes GOALS
23 Garcia/Zavagnin
7 Ten players tied
2135 Nick Garcia
659 Seven players tied
8 Preki
5 Miklos Molnar (2000)
GAME
2 Miklos Molnar (10/6/00 vs LA) 2 Davy Arnaud (11/5/04 vs LA) 2 Teal Bunbury (10/30/11 at COL)
4 Klein/Preki
3 Eric Quill (2002)
2 Graham Zusi (11/02/11 vs COL)
SHOTS
54 Preki
28 Miklos Molnar (2000)
10 Onandi Lowe (9/29/01 at MIA)
SHOTS ON GOAL
30 Preki
13 Miklos Molnar (2000)
5 Takawira/Preki/Molnar
42 Matt McKeon
22 Matt McKeon (2000)
6 Johnston/Henderson/Gutierrez
37 Kerry Zavagnin
18 Chris Henderson (2000)
8 Vitalis Takawira (10/2/96 at DAL)
9 Vitalis Takawira
7 Vitalis Takawira (1996)
3 Lowe/Johnson
27 Preki
25 Chris Henderson (2000)
8 Chris Henderson (10/3/00 at LA)
CAUTIONS
6 Nick Garcia
3 Garcia/Johnston (2000)
1 78 Times
EJECTIONS
1 Gomez/Johnston
1 Gomez/Johnston (2000)
1 Johnston/Gomez
ASSISTS
FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED OFFSIDE Corner kicks
LEADERS
GOALKEEPING CAREER SEASON
Games played Minutes
16 Tony Meola
7 Tony Meola (2000)
GAME HIGH
GAME LOW SEASON LOW
1505 Tony Meola
659 Tony Meola (2000)
WINS
7 Tony Meola
4 Tony Meola (2000)
0 (Three Times)
LOSSES
6 Tony Meola
3 Garth Lagerway (1996)
1 (Six times)
DRAWS
3 Tony Meola
2 Tony Meola (2000)
0 (Seven times)
SHUTOUTS
7 Tony Meola
5 Tony Meola (2000)
0 (Five times)
SHOTS FACED GOALS ALLOWED
21 Tony Meola
9 Lagerway/Meola
5 Tony Meola
1 (Two Times)
2 (2012)
0 (13 Times)
2 (Three Times)
(10/2/02 at LA) SAVES
62 Tony Meola
30 Tony Meola (2000)
10 Tony Meola
0 Jimmy Nielsen
(10/15/00 vs CHI)
TEAM
LOWS
HIGHS
SEASON Games played Minutes
ASSISTS
SEASON GAME 1 in 2012 90 in 2012
659 in 2000 12 (9/28/02 vs LA)
0 in 2012
0 (Nine times)
8 in 1996, 2000 & 2002
4 (9/28/02 vs LA)
0 in 2012
0 (Nine times)
9 in 2002
4 (9/28/02 vs LA)
0 in 2007 & 2012
0 (13 Times)
POINTS GOALS
GAME
7 in 2000
4 (10/30/04 vs SJ) 103 in 2000
21 (9/29/01 at MIA)
11 in 2008
3 (11/10/07 at HOU)
43 in 1996
15 (9/26/96 vs DAL)
1 in 2012
0 (11/10/07 at HOU)
FOULS COMMITTED
126 in 2000
27 (10/6/00 vs LA)
11 in 2012
8 (10/3/00 at LA)
FOULS SUFFERED
125 in 2000
26 (10/2/02 at LA)
15 in 2012
7 (9/26/01 vs MIA)
OFFSIDE
15 in 1996
5 (10/8/97 at COL)
2 in 2008 & 2012
Corner kicks
36 in 2000
10 (9/29/00 vs LA)
3 in 2007
CAUTIONS
15 in 2000
4 (Five times)
1 in 2012
0 (Three times)
EJECTIONS
1 in 2000 & 2008
1 (9/16/00 vs COL)
0 (Nine Times)
0 (33 Times)
SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL
0 (Five times)
5 (10/15/00 vs CHI)
26
1 (11/1/08 vs CLB)
all-time
DATE 09/26/1996 09/29/1996 10/02/1996 10/10/1996 10/13/1996
OPP (RD) DAL (Q) at DAL (Q) at DAL (Q) at LA (S) LA (S)
SCORE ATT. W 3-2 4,466 L 1-2 10,125 W 3-2 (SO) 9,802 L 1-2 25,212 L 1-2 (SO) 11,041
postseason results
GOALS KC: Johnston (16) McKeon (79) Preki (89); DAL: Elliott (21) Ashton (25) KC: Preki (30); DAL: Kreis (5) Washington (32) KC: Chung (41) Takawira (62); DAL: Sanchez (27) Elliott (66) KC: Preki (52); LA: Armas (48) Vanney (57) KC: Preki (69); LA: Vanney (76)
10/04/1997 COL (Q) L 0-3 10/08/1997 at COL (Q) L 2-3
10,174 COL: C. Henderson (25) Bravo (67) Paule (75) 13,117 KC: Takawira (9) Preki (88); COL: Bravo (16,68) Harris (83)
09/16/2000 09/20/2000 09/24/2000 09/29/2000 10/03/2000 10/06/2000 10/15/2000
8,682 KC: Molnar (18) 8,789 4,156 KC: Henderson (11) Molnar (65) Gomez (69); COL: Bravo (70,90) 11,815 20,849 KC: McKeon (29); LA: Jones (16) Califf (93) 8,320 KC: Molnar (21,96) 39,159 KC: Molnar (11)
COL (Q) W 1-0 at COL (Q) T 0-0 (OT) COL (Q) W 3-2 LA (S) T 0-0 (OT) at LA (S) L 1-2 (OT) LA (S) W 2-0 (ST) CHI (F) W 1-0
09/22/2001 at MIA (Q) L 0-2 09/26/2001 MIA (Q) W 3-0 09/29/2001 at MIA (Q) L 1-2
6,281 MIA: Serna (28) Pineda Chacon (53) 5,803 KC: Lowe (24) McKeon (31) Gomez (45) 8,119 KC: Lowe (13); MIA: Preki (14) Henderson (71)
09/25/2002 at LA (Q) L 2-3 (OT) 09/28/2002 LA (Q) W 4-1 10/02/2002 at LA (Q) L 2-5
14,585 KC: Preki (25) Brown (70); LA: Ruiz (62,99) Jones (85) 9,484 KC: Simutenkov (19) Quill (37) Preki (70) Fabbro (73); LA: Albright (71) 14,713 KC: Klein (47) Preki (72); LA: Ruiz (34,66) Jones (45,62) Tennyson (90)
11/04/2003 at COL (Q) T 1-1 11/08/2003 COL (Q) W 2-0 11/15/2003 at SJ (S) L 2-3 (OT) (117)
6,434 KC: Harris (3); COL: Borchers (53) 10,712 KC: Simutenkov (45) Klein (63) 16,108 KC: Simutenkov (57) Klein (72); SJ: Lagos (61) Mullan (83) Donovan
10/24/2004 10/30/2004 11/05/2004 11/14/2004
8,659 SJ: De Rosario (40) Waibel (52) 10,222 KC: Stephenson (26) own goal (48) Jewsbury (90) 11,931 KC: Arnaud (24,69) 25,797 KC: Burciaga (6) Wolff (58); DC: Eskandarian (19,23) own goal (26)
at SJ (Q) L 0-2 SJ (Q) W 3-0 LA (S) W 2-0 D.C. (F) L 2-3
10/27/2007 CHV (Q) W 1-0 11/03/2007 at CHV (Q) T 0-0 11/10/2007 at HOU (S) L 0-2
12,442 KC: Arnaud (35) 19,711 30,972 HOU: Jaqua (35) De Rosario (81)
11/01/2008 CLB (Q) T 1-1 11/08/2008 at CLB (Q) L 0-2
10,385 KC: Arnaud (53); CLB: Lenhart (90) 11,153 CLB: Evans (7) Rogers (57)
10/30/2011 at COL (Q) W 2-0 8,601 KC: Bunbury (49), Bunbury (59) 11/2/2011 COL (Q) W 2-0 18,565 KC: Collin (28), Sapong (76) 11/6/2012 HOU (S) L 0-2 20.839 HOU: Hainault (53), Costly (87) 11/4/2012 at HOU (Q)
L 0-2
20,689 HOU: Moffat (18), Bruin (75)
27
all-time #
28
P
postseason PLAYER STATS NAME
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
11 M
Preki
20
19
1758
8
4
54
30
15
35
2
27
3
0
7
Miklos Molnar
7
7
659
5
0
28
13
20
10
4
0
1
0
22 M
Davy Arnaud
15
9
927
4
1
12
8
23
26
6
0
5
0
17 M
Chris Klein
16
16
1440
3
4
10
5
15
8
3
8
2
0
20 F
Igor Simutenkov
8
6
437
3
2
11
4
5
13
1
0
2
0
2
Matt McKeon
19
14
1335
3
1
17
7
42
20
0
0
4
0
21 M
Francisco Gomez
9
3
272
2
2
7
4
6
10
0
13
0
0
12 F
Vitalis Takawira
7
7
586
2
1
13
12
10
17
9
3
0
0
9
F
Teal Bunbury
3
3
246
2
0
7
3
5
4
1
0
1
0
32 F
Onandi Lowe
3
3
270
2
0
22
7
13
15
6
0
1
0
19 F
Eric Quill
6
5
448
1
3
5
3
3
4
2
1
1
0
8
Chris Brown
10
7
680
1
2
11
5
11
5
1
0
0
0
10 M-F
Mo Johnston
15
11
1166
1
2
27
14
34
20
8
6
4
1
20 D
Jose Burciaga Jr.
5
4
368
1
1
3
1
8
5
0
11
1
0
13 M
Mark Chung
7
7
629
1
1
12
6
8
11
0
8
0
0
14 M-F
Jack Jewsbury
9
9
759
1
1
8
3
8
11
0
3
2
0
16 F
Josh Wolff
7
4
449
1
1
8
4
9
7
6
5
0
0
78 D
Aurelien Collin
4
4
360
1
0
4
1
8
1
1
0
0
0
9
F
Dario Fabbro
2
0
76
1
0
5
1
2
1
3
0
1
0
13 F
Wolde Harris
3
3
261
1
0
6
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
19 M
Chris Henderson
7
7
659
1
0
16
6
18
18
3
25
2
0
17 F
C.J. Sapong
4
4
350
1
0
7
6
9
9
0
0
0
0
F
D
M-F
7
M
Khari Stephenson
4
3
211
1
0
6
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
5
M
Kerry Zavagnin
23
23
2065
0
3
13
5
31
37
0
3
5
0
10 M
Mike Sorber
5
5
403
0
2
3
1
7
3
0
12
1
0
6
D
Peter Vermes
13
13
1184
0
2
6
2
12
20
0
2
4
0
8
M
Graham Zusi
4
4
360
0
2
8
0
7
5
0
15
0
0
4
M
Mike Burns
4
3
296
0
1
3
1
7
1
0
1
2
0
3
D
Nick Garcia
23
23
2135
0
1
1
0
32
31
0
0
6
0
55 D
Julio Cesar
4
4
329
0
1
2
0
1
6
0
0
2
0
15 F
Roy Lassiter
3
2
166
0
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
7
Claudio Lopez
2
2
179
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
20 D
Uche Okafor
7
5
393
0
1
1
0
8
3
0
0
1
0
3
Paul Wright
6
5
461
0
1
10
5
10
13
2
0
1
0
23 D
Alex Zotinca
6
5
441
0
1
4
1
7
6
1
0
2
0
1
Mike Ammann
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 M
Stephen Armstrong
6
1
180
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
1
0
5
D
Matt Besler
4
4
360
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
6
D
Sean Bowers
7
7
630
0
0
8
3
5
6
1
0
0
0
99 F
Omar Bravo
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 M
Eloy Colombano
1
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12 D
Jimmy Conrad
12
12
1107
0
0
9
3
12
22
0
0
0
0
F F GK
all-time
postseason PLAYER STATS
11 M
Bobby Convey
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14 D
John DeBrito
1
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
43 F
Birahim Diop
1
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14 F
Dom Dwyer
1
0
10
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15 D
Samuel Ekeme
2
0
30
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
15 M
Roger Espinoza
6
5
365
0
0
2
0
4
6
1
0
2
0
12 F
Gary Glasgow
3
2
140
0
0
3
0
3
6
1
1
1
0
21 F
Herculez Gomez
1
1
75
0
0
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
4
D
Richard Gough
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
7
1
1
0
1
0
26 D
Taylor Graham
2
0
32
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13 M
Andrew Gregor
3
1
118
0
0
2
0
4
2
0
3
2
0
16 M
Diego Gutierrez
15
15
1369
0
0
9
4
36
17
0
2
3
0
2
D
Michael Harrington
5
5
450
0
0
0
0
3
7
0
0
1
0
1
GK
Kevin Hartman
5
5
450
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
10 M
Jeferson
2
0
20
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
M
Brian Johnson
3
0
33
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
7
F
Eddie Johnson
3
3
270
0
0
5
1
4
10
5
0
1
0
19 M
Peterson Joseph
1
0
13
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23 F
Kei Kamara
4
4
359
0
0
10
4
4
9
3
0
1
0
14 F
Frank Klopas
5
1
105
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
0
30 M-F
Michael Kraus
1
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 GK
Garth Lagerwey
5
5
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 D
Jonathan Leathers
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
10 M
Carlos Marinelli
1
0
44
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
24 D
Matt Marquess
1
0
13
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Tony Meola
16
16
1505
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
11 M
Kurt Morsink
3
3
252
0
0
3
1
7
5
0
0
0
0
7
D
Chance Myers
4
4
360
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
1
GK
Jimmy Nielsen
4
4
360
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
GK
Bo Oshoniyi
4
4
360
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
37 M
Jacob Peterson
1
1
89
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Steve Pittman
2
2
160
0
0
1
0
1
4
0
1
1
0
29 F
Ryan Pore
3
0
56
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Brandon Prideaux
7
7
659
0
0
2
0
11
15
0
0
0
0
26 D-M
Ryan Raybould
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Edmundo Rodriguez
1
0
10
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
22 F
Soony Saad
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
19 F
Scott Sealy
3
3
262
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
16 D
Seth Sinovic
4
4
355
0
0
1
0
6
5
0
0
0
0
26 M
Kevin Souter
2
2
179
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
D
Carey Talley
6
6
576
0
0
5
1
14
7
0
0
1
0
19 F
Matt Taylor
1
0
24
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Abe Thompson
2
2
128
0
0
1
1
5
2
0
0
0
0
GK
D D M
F
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postseason PLAYER STATS Ryan Tinsley
2
2
150
0
0
0
0
4
5
0
0
1
0
23 F
Ivan Trujillo
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
D
Scott Uderitz
5
5
431
0
0
0
0
11
15
1
0
1
0
9
M
Sasha Victorine
3
3
223
0
0
2
0
2
7
0
0
0
0
Tyson Wahl
2
2
158
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
20 D 8
M
Diego Walsh
3
0
23
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
M
Lance Watson
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Own-goals received
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1
Team totals
36
36
3325
48
43
434
192
583 565
80
153 78
2
Opponent total
36
36
3325
50
49
411
183
581 564
117
178 74
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POSTSEASON goalkeeper stats
#
P
GOALKEEPER
GP
GS
MIN
SHTS
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
RECORD
1
G
Jimmy Nielsen
4
4
360
11
7
4
1.00
0
0
2
2
0
2
2-2-0
1
GK
Kevin Hartman
5
5
450
24
18
5
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1-2-2
1
GK
Bo Oshoniyi
4
4
360
18
14
5
1.25
0
0
2
2
0
2
2-2-0
1
GK
Tony Meola
16
16
1505
84
62
21
1.26
2
2
7
6
3
7
7-6-3
25 GK
Garth Lagerwey
5
5
450
31
18
9
1.8
0
0
2
3
0
0
2-3-0
1
Mike Ammann
2
2
180
15
9
6
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0-2-0
Team totals
36
36
3325
183
132
50
1.35
2
2
14
17
5
13
14-17-5
Opponent totals
32
32
2965
175
127
44
1.34
3
3
15
12
5
8
3-0-2
GK
Youngest player to ... play in a game Soony Saad start a game Nick Garcia play a complete game Nick Garcia score a goal Francisco Gomez record an assist Francisco Gomez score twice in a game Teal Bunbury play a game as GK Garth Lagerwey start a game as GK Garth Lagerwey play a CG as GK Garth Lagerwey record a shutout Tony Meola record a win Garth Lagerwey
19 yrs., 74 days 21 yrs., 160 days 21 yrs., 160 days 21 yrs., 243 days 21 yrs., 243 days 21 yrs., 245 days 23 yrs., 289 days 23 yrs., 289 days 23 yrs., 289 days 31 yrs., 208 days 23 yrs., 289 days
10/30/2011 KC 09/16/2000 KC 09/16/2000 KC 09/24/2000 KC 09/24/2000 KC 10/30/2011 KC 09/26/1996 KC 09/26/1996 KC 09/26/1996 KC 09/16/2000 KC 09/26/1996 KC
at COL vs COL vs COL vs COL vs COL at COL vs DAL vs DAL vs DAL vs COL vs DAL
Oldest player to ... play in a game Preki start a game Preki play a complete game Preki score a goal Preki record an assist Preki score twice in a game Miklos Molnar play a game as GK Jimmy Nielsen start a game as GK Jimmy Nielsen play a CG as GK Jimmy Nielsen record a shutout Tony Meola record a win Tony Meola
40 yrs., 144 days 40 yrs., 144 days 40 yrs., 144 days 39 yrs., 100 days 40 yrs., 144 days 30 yrs., 118 days 35 yrs., 90 days 35 yrs., 90 days 35 yrs., 90 days 34 yrs., 260 days 34 yrs., 260 days
11/15/2003 KC 11/15/2003 KC 11/15/2003 KC 10/02/2002 KC 11/15/2003 KC 10/06/2000 KC 11/04/2012 KC 11/04/2012 KC 11/04/2012 KC 11/08/2003 KC 11/08/2003 KC
at SJ at SJ at SJ at LA at SJ vs LA at HOU at HOU at HOU vs COL vs COL
Record when scoring first goal: 13-6-2 (.667) Record when allowing first goal: 1-11-0 (.083) Record when leading at halftime: 11-1-1 (.885) Record when trailing at halftime: 1-9-0 (.100) Record in one-goal games*: 6-8-0 (.429)
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LA Galaxy 58 35 17 6 111 96 D.C. United 37 24 9 4 76 60 Chicago Fire 43 21 15 7 70 61 Columbus Crew 35 14 16 5 47 49 Sporting Kansas City 36 14 17 5 47 48 NE Revolution 34 12 14 8 44 34 Colorado Rapids 34 11 17 6 39 33 FC Dallas 34 11 18 5 38 45 San Jose Earthquakes 23 12 10 1 37 36 N.Y. Red Bulls 33 10 17 6 36 38 Houston Dynamo 19 11 5 3 36 26 Real Salt Lake 13 4 4 5 17 14 Miami Fusion 10 3 7 0 9 6 Chivas USA 8 1 4 3 6 6 Tampa Bay Mutiny 11 2 9 0 6 12 Seattle Sounders FC 7 1 4 2 5 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 0 1 0 0 1 Philadelphia Union 2 0 2 0 0 1 TEAM TOTALS Chicago Fire Chivas USA Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy New York Red Bulls Miami Fusion NE Revolution Philadelphia Union Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Tampa Bay Mutiny Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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65 44 41 53 50 39 49 62 29 49 16 14 13 10 23 7 2 3
Chicago Fire 17 2 3 .841 4 13 3 .275 Chivas USA 1 0 3 .625 0 4 0 .000 Colorado 6 6 3 .500 5 12 2 .316 Columbus 10 6 1 .618 5 10 3 .361 D.C. United 13 3 4 .750 10 6 1 .618 FC Dallas 8 6 3 .559 3 11 2 .250 Houston 7 1 0 .875 3 4 3 .450 Sporting KC 12 4 2 .722 2 13 3 .194 LA Galaxy 23 7 2 .750 11 10 4 .520 NY Red Bulls 5 6 2 .462 4 11 4 .316 Miami Fusion 3 3 0 .500 0 4 0 .000 NE Revolution 10 4 5 .658 3 9 3 .300 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 0 1 0 .000 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 .700 1 3 4 .375 SJ Earthquakes 6 2 1 .722 6 8 0 .429 Seattle Sounders 1 1 2 .500 0 3 0 .000 Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 1 4 0 .200
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C
43 61 78 575 257 3 5 7 712 757 136 242 95 8 6 3 67 29 1 1 1 132 106 23 30 22 34 33 39 426 167 3 4 6 567 508 94 164 62 35 49 64 443 182 1 3 6 542 561 106 172 74 37 60 69 468 213 1 2 10 606 606 147 220 68 34 45 57 387 171 3 5 9 604 546 93 151 90 19 26 30 237 98 1 2 4 280 284 75 99 39 36 48 43 434 192 4 4 6 583 565 80 153 78 58 96 95 738 319 10 11 11 947 905 160 299 106 33 38 38 420 170 3 3 10 499 479 78 147 67 10 6 8 95 39 0 0 3 154 169 35 42 21 34 34 39 365 168 2 2 16 562 531 92 140 75 2 1 2 36 15 0 0 1 25 21 3 14 6 13 14 17 182 72 1 1 2 201 172 38 51 23 23 36 47 303 133 0 0 7 337 344 80 139 43 7 3 2 101 32 1 1 0 89 102 7 52 15 11 12 14 154 56 0 0 1 173 152 38 59 20 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 11 12 5 0 2 all-time
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CHI CHV COL CLB DC DAL HOU LA NY MIA NE PHI RSL SJ SEA 1-0-0 1-0-1 5-2-2 0-1-1 0-1-0 2-1-0 0-3-0 3-5-1 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-0 1-0 13-9 1-3 2-3 6-6 0-6 15-14 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-5 0-0
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POSTSEASON ATTENDANCE
Dates Total Average Home 18 233,993 12,999 Road 18 253,919 14,107
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Bob Gansler Ron Newman Curt Onalfo Peter Vermes
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W L T % 9 8 3 .525 1 4 2 .286 1 2 2 .400 2 2 0 .500
Pts OT 30 0-3-2 5 0-0-0 5 0-0-0 6 0-0-0
POSTSEASON GOALS SCORED
Scored by Interval GP G 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT 35 48 6 11 6 8 11 5 1
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POSTSEASON GOALS ALLOWED
Allowed by Interval GP G 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT 36 50 3 11 5 7 12 9 3
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postseason BOX SCORES
DALLAS BURN (17-15-0, 0-1-0) VS KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 1-0-0) DATE: September 26, 1996 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 1-1-0) VS DALLAS BURN (17-15-0, 1-1-0) DATE: September 29, 1996 -- Cotton Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City Wizards 2 0 2 Dallas Burn 1 2 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City Wizards 1 0 1 Dallas Burn 2 0 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Johnston 1 (Sorber 1) 16 DAL--Elliott 1 (unassisted) 21 DAL--Ashton 1 (Elliott 1) 25 KC--McKeon 1 (unassisted) 79 KC--Preki 1 (Chung 1) 89
Scoring Summary: DAL--Kreis 1 (Sanchez 1) 5 KC--Preki 2 (Johnston 1) 30 DAL--Washington 1 (Lozzano 1) 32 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Sorber 50, Gutierrez 70 DAL: CAUTIONS: Kreis 17, Farrer 20
Misconduct Summary: DAL: CAUTIONS: Sonora 57, Alvarez 87 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards Dallas Burn 20 (Takawira 5) 14 (Washington 5) 15 (Takawira 5) 7 (Ashton/Washington 2) 11 (Takawira 3) 17 (Alvarez/Pollard 4) 4 6 9 3 Lagerway 4 Dodd 12
DALLAS BURN--Mark Dodd, Lawrence Lozzano, Diego Sonora, Mark Santel, Richard Farrer, Brandon Pollard, Chad Ashton (Zak Ibsen 79), Leonel Alvarez, Brian Haynes, Gerell Elliott (Ted Eck 46), Dante Washington. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz (Samuel Ekeme 71), Uche Okafor, Sean Bowers, Mike Sorber (Matt McKeon 71), Paul Wright, Diego Gutierrez, Preki, Mark Chung, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards Dallas Burn 13 (Chung/Preki 3) 9 (3 tied with 2) 9 (Preki 3) 8 (3 tied with 2) 16 (Uderitz 4) 15 (6 tied with 2) 1 3 5 9 Lagerway 5 Dodd 6
DALLAS BURN--Mark Dodd, Diego Sonora, Brandon Pollard, Mark Santel, Richard Farrer, Zak Ibsen, Lawrence Lozzano, Leonel Alvarez, Jason Kreis (Brian Haynes 59), Hugo Sanchez (Chad Ashton 82), Dante Washington (Gerell Elliott 68). KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Sean Bowers, Uche Okafor (Matt McKeon 46), Scott Uderitz, Preki, Paul Wright (Frank Klopas 68), Mike Sorber, Mark Chung, Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira.
Referee: Tim Weyland Referee’s Assistants: Ali Mohabbi, Mehrdad Bonvan 4th Official: Rob Chaplin. Attendance: 4,466.
Referee: Esse Baharmast Referee’s Assistants: Paul Scott, Jon Wilson 4th Official: Misail Tsapos. Attendance: 10,125. Temperature: 75.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 2-1-0) VS DALLAS BURN (17-15-0, 1-2-0) DATE: October 2, 1996 -- Cotton Bowl
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 2-2-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (19-13-0, 3-1-0) DATE: October 10, 1996 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City Wizards 1 1 2 Dallas Burn 1 1 2
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 1 1 Los Angeles 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: DAL--Sanchez 1 (Santel 1) 27 KC--Chung 1 (Sorber 2, Preki 1) 41 KC--Takawira 1 (Wright 1) 62 DAL--Elliott 2 (Sanchez 2) 66
Penalty Kicks Summary: KC --Johnston, Saved DAL--Farrer, Goal DAL--Ashton, Saved KC --Takawira, Miss DAL--Sanchez, Goal KC --Wright, Goal KC --Klopas, Goal DAL--Haynes, High KC --Preki, Goal DAL--Lozzano, Saved
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Uderitz 22, Preki 35; DAL: CAUTIONS: Sanchez 41, Farrer 73, Haynes 81 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards Dallas Burn 9 (4 tied with 2) 4 (4 tied with 1) 5 (Takawira 2) 4 (4 tied with 2) 16 (Johnston 4) 23 (Sanchez 4) 3 1 5 5 Lagerway 1 Dodd 1
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Matt McKeon, Sean Bowers, Preki, Paul Wright, Mike Sorber (Samuel Ekeme 79), Mark Chung (Frank Klopas 89), Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira. DALLAS BURN--Mark Dodd, Brandon Pollard, Diego Sonora (Brian Haynes 66), Richard Farrer, Mark Santel, Lawrence Lozzano, Zak Ibsen, Leonel Alvarez, Jason Kreis (Chad Ashton 89), Hugo Sanchez, Dante Washington (Gerell Elliott 46). Referee: Rich Grady Referee’s Assistants: Michael Williams, Andrew Barnes 4th Official: Glenn Prechac. Attendance: 9,802. Temperature: 80.
Scoring Summary: LA--Armas 1 (unassisted) 48 KC--Preki 3 (unassisted) 52 LA--Vanney 1 (unassisted) 57 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Wright 15 LA: CAUTIONS: Calichman 18 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 11 (Wright 3) 7 (Wright 2) 11 (Wright 3) 3 4 Lagerway 5
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 (Armas 4) 8 (Jones 3) 11 (Ciuenfuegos 3) 6 3 Campos 5
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Matt McKeon, Sean Bowers, Mike Sorber (Frank Klopas 73), Paul Wright, Preki, Mark Chung, Diego Gutierrez, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira (Uche Okafor 79). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Jorge Campos, Robin Fraser, Dan Calichman, Greg Vanney, Mark Semioli (Brad Wilson 88), Mauricio Cienfuegos, Jorge Salcedo, Chris Armas, Cobi Jones, Harut Karapetyan (Eduardo Hurtado 46), Ante Razov (Guillermo Jara 78). Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Levon Baladjanian, Juan Hernandez 4th Official: Hugo Silva. Attendance: 25,212. Temperature: 70.
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (17-15-0, 2-3-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (19-13-0, 4-1-0) DATE: October 13, 1996 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (21-11-0, 0-1-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (14-18-0, 1-0-0) DATE: October 4, 1997 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 1 1 Los Angeles 0 1 1
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 1 1 Colorado 1 2 3
Scoring Summary: KC--Preki 4 (unassisted) 69 LA--Vanney 1 (Cienfuegos 1) 76
Scoring Summary: COL--C. Henderson 1 (unassisted) 25 COL--Bravo 1 (C. Henderson 1) 67 COL--Paule 1 (Bravo 1, C. Henderson 2) 75
Penalty Kick Summary: LA --Noamouz, Saved KC --Sorber, Saved LA --Vanney, Goal KC --Wright, Goal LA --Cienfuegos, Goal LA --Jones, High KC --Chung, Wide Left LA --Fraser, Goal KC --Preki, Saved
Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Calichman 38, Semioli 42, Armas 60, Cienfuegos 67 KC: CAUTIONS: Johnston 70, Preki 81 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 14 (Preki 4) 7 (3 tied with 2) 23 (Uderitz/Wright 4) 4 5 Lagerway 3
Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (Armas 4) 4 (Cienfuegos 2) 18 (Hurtado 4) 3 8 Campos 6
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Garth Lagerwey, Scott Uderitz, Uche Okafor (Matt McKeon 51), Sean Bowers, Diego Gutierrez, Mike Sorber, Preki, Mark Chung, Paul Wright, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira. LOS ANGELES GALAXY-Jorge Campos, Greg Vanney, Dan Calichman, Robin Fraser, Mark Semioli (Arash Noamouz 71), Jorge Salcedo (David Kramer 73), Chris Armas, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Cobi Jones, Ante Razov (Harut Karapetyan 54), Eduardo Hurtado.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Pittman 35, Tinsley 52, Preki 84, Rodriguez 84 Stats Kansas City Wizards TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Bowers 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1) FOULS: 12 (Tinsley 3) OFFSIDE: 1 CORNER KICKS: 5 SAVES: Ammann 2
Colorado Rapids 9 (3 tied with 2) 5 (C. Henderson 2) 13 (5 tied with 2) 3 7 Hahnemann 3
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Mike Ammann, Matt McKeon, Uche Okafor, Richard Gough, Sean Bowers, Steve Pittman, Ryan Tinsley (Edmundo Rodriguez 80), Frank Klopas (Preki 46), Mark Chung, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira (Paul Wright 57). COLORADO RAPIDS--Marcus Hahnemann, Chris Martinez (Marcelo Balboa 77), Tahj Jakins, Peter Vermes, Steve Trittschuh, Matt Kmosko, Sean Henderson, Paul Bravo, Chris Henderson, David Patino (Ross Paule 70), Steve Rammel (Wolde Harris 62). Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Laszlo Nagy, Tom Bobadilla Attendance: 10,174. Temperature: 84.
Referee: Zimmerman Boulos Referee’s Assistants: Ali Saheli, Alan Shepherd 4th Official: Mehrdad Bonvan. Attendance: 11,041. Temperature: 78. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (21-11-0, 0-2-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (14-18-0, 2-0-0) DATE: October 8, 1997 -- Mile High Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 1-0-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (13-15-4, 0-1-0) DATE: September 16, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 2 Colorado 1 2 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Colorado 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Takawira 1 (Okafor 1) 9 COL--Bravo 2 (C. Henderson 3, S. Henderson 1) 16 COL--Bravo 3 (Kmosko 1, Harris 1) 68 COL--Harris 1 (Bravo 2, Balboa 1) 83 KC--Preki 1 (Takawira 1) 88
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 1 (Preki 1) 18
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Gough 23, McKeon 27, Okafor 51, Klopas 85
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Stats Kansas City Wizards TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Johnston 6) SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Preki 5) FOULS: 21 (3 tied with 5) OFFSIDE: 5 CORNER KICKS: 3 SAVES: Ammann 7
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Garcia 24, Johnston 27, Henderson 84 EJECTIONS: Johnston 92+ COL: CAUTIONS: Hart 13, Vaudreuil 15, Bent 18
Coloado Rapids 14 (Balboa 5) 10 (Balboa 4) 17 (C. Henderson/Trittschuh 3) 7 5 Hahnemann 7
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Mike Ammann, Sean Bowers, Uche Okafor, Steve Pittman (John DeBrito 70), Richard Gough, Matt McKeon, Ryan Tinsley (Frank Klopas 70), Mark Chung, Preki, Mo Johnston, Vitalis Takawira. COLORADO RAPIDS--Marcus Hahnemann, Steve Trittschuh, Matt Kmosko, Chris Martinez, Peter Vermes, Marcelo Balboa, David Patino (Tahj Jakins 73), Sean Henderson, Paul Bravo, Chris Henderson, Steve Rammel (Wolde Harris 63). Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Steve Olson, Susan Cicchinelli Attendance: 13,117.
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Kansas City Wizards 12 (Henderson 4) 8 (Henderson/Molnar 2) 24 (Johnston 6) 3 2 Meola 6
Colorado Rapids 19 (Bent/Okoh 3) 6 (6 tied with 1) 19 (Vaudreuil 5) 5 4 Kramer 7
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Chris Klein (Chris Brown 46), Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 67), Chris Henderson, Preki (Brian Johnson 77), Mo Johnston, Miklos Molnar. COLORADO RAPIDS--David Kramer, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez, David Vaudreuil, Scott Vermillion, Jason Moore (Anders Limpar 75), Ross Paule, Jason Bent, Wes Hart (Junior Agogo 62), Paul Bravo, Matt Okoh (Jorge Dely Valdes 46). Referee: Rich Grady Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Noel Kenny. Attendance: 8,682.
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postseason BOX SCORES
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 1-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (13-15-4, 0-1-1) DATE: September 20, 2000 -- Mile High Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 2-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (13-15-4, 0-2-1) DATE: September 24, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 2 3 Colorado 0 2 2
Scoring Summary: None
Scoring Summary: KC--Henderson 1 (unassisted) 11 KC--Molnar 2 (Klein 1, Gomez 1) 65 KC--Gomez 1 (Zavagnin 1) 69 COL--Bravo 1 (Vermillion 1) 70 COL--Bravo 2 (penalty kick) 94+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Vermes 27 COL: CAUTIONS: Vermillion 31, Bravo 59, Limpar 68 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 18 (Molnar 5) 3 (3 tied with 1) 17 (Henderson 4) 1 5 Meola 3
Colorado Rapids 12 (Agogo/Bravo 3) 3 (3 tied with 1) 20 (Dely Valdes/ Limpar 5) 4 7 Kramer 3
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Zavagnin 59, McKeon 73 COL: CAUTIONS: Key 61; EJECTIONS: Agogo 75
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein (Brian Johnson 91), Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 62), Chris Henderson, Preki, Miklos Molnar, Chris Brown.
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
COLORADO RAPIDS--David Kramer, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez, Scott Vermillion, Ross Paule (Jason Moore 46), Anders Limpar (Wes Hart 84), Paul Bravo, David Vaudreuil, Jason Bent, Junior Agogo, Jorge Dely Valdes (Matt Okoh 96).
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Chris Klein, Francisco Gomez, Matt McKeon (Brian Johnson 80), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Henderson, Preki (Chris Brown 74), Miklos Molnar.
Referee: Noel Kenny Referee’s Assistants: Tom Bobadilla, Jon Wilson 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 8,789.
COLORADO RAPIDS--David Kramer, Scott Vermillion, Marcelo Balboa, Chris Martinez (Lance Key 50), David Vaudreuil (Wes Hart 85), Jason Bent, Paul Bravo, Ross Paule, Anders Limpar, Jorge Dely Valdes, Junior Agogo.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 2-0-2) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (14-10-8, 2-0-1) DATE: September 29, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 2-1-2) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (14-10-8, 3-0-1) DATE: October 3, 2000 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 OT Tot Kansas City 1 0 0 1 Los Angeles 1 0 1 2
Scoring Summary: None.
Scoring Summary: LA--Jones 2 (Hendrickson 1) 16 KC--McKeon 1 (Zavagnin 2) 29 LA--Califf 1 (Jones 2) 93
Kansas City Wizards 20 (Molnar 5) 8 (3 tied with 2) 10 (McKeon/Molnar 2) 1 10 Meola 1
Los Angeles 6 (Hernandez/Kelly 2) 1 (Hernandez 1) 22 (Jones 5) 4 6 Hartman 8
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Matt McKeon (Francisco Gomez 83), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Chris Henderson, Preki, Chris Brown (Mo Johnston 46), Miklos Molnar. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Greg Vanney, Robin Fraser, Paul Caligiuri, Ezra Hendrickson, Brian Kelly (Sebastien Vorbe 77), Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Zak Ibsen, Cobi Jones, Luis Hernandez. Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Roger Sill, Albert Echeverria 4th Official: Marcel Yonan. Attendance: 11,815.
Colorado Rapids 7 (Bravo/Dely Valdes 2) 4 (Bravo 2) 16 (Agogo 4) 2 3 Kramer 5
Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Chip Reed, Francisco Sanchez 4th Official: Ali Saheli. Attendance: 4,156.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Klein 2, Henderson 15 LA: CAUTIONS: Fraser 58, Cienfuegos 97, Jones 98, Hernandez 100 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 20 (Molnar 8) 8 (Molnar 5) 14 (McKeon 4) 1 4 Meola 2
Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Hernandez 59, Hendrickson 82 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 11 (McKeon 4) 6 (3 tied with 2) 8 (3 tied with 2) 0 8 Meola 4
Los Angeles 9 (Cienfuegos/Jones 3) 6 (Jones 3) 16 (Cienfuegos/Hernandez 3) 5 6 Hartman 5
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Brandon Prideaux, Peter Vermes, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Chris Klein, Chris Henderson, Miklos Molnar, Mo Johnston, Preki (Francisco Gomez 91). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Greg Vanney, Robin Fraser, Ezra Hendrickson, Paul Caligiuri, Zak Ibsen (Danny Califf 46), Mauricio Cienfuegos, Simon Elliott, Brian Kelly (Sasha Victorine 55), Cobi Jones, Luis Hernandez. Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Kevin Terry. Attendance: 20, 849.
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 3-1-2) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (14-10-8, 3-1-1) DATE: October 6, 2000 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (16-7-9, 4-1-2) VS CHICAGO FIRE (17-9-6, 4-3-0) DATE: October 15, 2000 -- RFK Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 OT Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 2 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Chicago Fire 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 3 (penalty kick) 21 KC--Molnar 4 (Johnston 1) 96
Scoring Summary: KC--Molnar 5 (Klein 2) 11
Misconduct Summary: LA: CAUTIONS: Vanney 36 KC: CAUTIONS: Garcia 40, Molnar 50, Johnston 58, Zavagnin 76 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 16 (Molnar 4) 4 (Molnar 2) 27 (Henderson 6) 2 5 Meola 4
Los Angeles 9 (3 tied with 2) 4 (Hernandez 2) 20 (Califf/Hendrickson 4) 5 7 Hartman 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Mo Johnston, Chris Henderson, Preki, Miklos Molnar. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Robin Fraser, Danny Califf, Ezra Hendrickson, Paul Caligiuri, Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Sasha Victorine, Greg Vanney, Luis Hernandez, Cobi Jones.
Misconduct Summary: CHI: CAUTIONS: Kovalenko 47, Bonseu 76 KC: CAUTIONS: Johnston 48, Garcia 58, Meola 76 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire 6 (Molnar/Preki 2) 22 (Razov/Stoitchkov 4) 3 (Molnar 2) 10 (Razov 3) 26 (McKeon/Molnar 5) 17 (Brown 4) 5 1 2 8 Meola 10 Thornton 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Chris Klein (Francisco Gomez 89), Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Brandon Prideaux, Preki (Uche Okafor 74), Matt McKeon, Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Henderson, Mo Johnston, Miklos Molnar. CHICAGO FIRE--Zach Thornton, C.J. Brown, Carlos Bocanegra, Tenywa Bonseu, Peter Nowak (Lubos Kubik 83), Dema Kovalenko, Diego Gutierrez (DaMarcus Beasley 70), Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch (Josh Wolff 59), Hristo Stoitchkov, Ante Razov.
Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Nate Clement, George Gasner 4th Official: Gerry Corrie. Attendance: 8,320.
Referee: Paul Tamberino Referee’s Assistants: Craig Lowry, George Vergara 4th Official: Kevin Stott. Attendance: 39,159. Temperature: 77 and Sunny.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-13-3, 0-1-0) VS MIAMI FUSION (16-5-5, 1-0-0) DATE: September 22, 2001 -- Lockhart Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-13-3, 1-1-0) VS MIAMI FUSION (16-5-5, 1-1-0) DATE: September 26, 2001 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Miami Fusion 1 1 2
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 3 0 3 Miami Fusion 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: MIA--Serna 1 (Woan 1, Rooney 1) 28 MIA--Pineda Chacon 1 (Preki 1, Serna 1) 53
Scoring Summary: KC--Lowe 1 (McKeon 1, Gomez 1) 24 KC--McKeon 1 (penalty kick) 31 KC--Gomez 1 (Vermes 1) 49+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: McKeon 33, Gregor 56 MIA: CAUTIONS: Rooney 50 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 10 (Lowe 4) 2 (Burns/Lowe 1) 19 (McKeon 4) 4 2 Meola 3
Miami Fusion 13 (Serna 6) 5 (Serna 3) 17 (Mastroeni 4) 1 4 Rimando 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Mike Burns, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Chris Klein, Kerry Zavagnin (Mo Johnston 69), Matt McKeon, Andrew Gregor (Francisco Gomez 79), Gary Glasgow, Onandi Lowe, Chris Brown (Roy Lassiter 46). MIAMI FUSION--Nick Rimando, Ian Woan (Tyrone Marshall 73), Carlos Llamosa, Ivan McKinley, Pablo Mastroeni, Ian Bishop, Alex Pineda Chacon, Jim Rooney, Chris Henderson, Preki (Johnny Torres 82), Diego Serna. Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Robbie Mann. Attendance: 6,281. Temperature: 89.
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Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Lassiter 38, Burns 60, Gregor 79, Vermes 80 MIA: CAUTIONS: Mastroeni 4, Llamosa 29, Woan 41;EJECTIONS: Mastroeni 30, Serna 82 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 19 (Lowe 8) 7 (Lowe 3) 25 (Lowe/McKeon 5) 2 8 Meola 5
Miami Fusion 8 ( Henderson/Serna 2) 5 (5 tied with 1) 7 (Mastroeni 2) 1 6 Rimando 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Chris Klein, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Mike Burns, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Francisco Gomez (Mo Johnston 46), Gary Glasgow (Chris Brown 21), Roy Lassiter (Andrew Gregor 60), Onandi Lowe. MIAMI FUSION--Nick Rimando (Jeff Cassar 46), Ivan McKinley, Carlos Llamosa (Brian Dunseth 46), Pablo Mastroeni, Ian Woan (Tyrone Marshall 43), Jim Rooney, Ian Bishop, Chris Henderson, Alex Pineda Chacon, Preki (Lazo Alavanja 46), Diego Serna. Referee: Alex Prus Referee’s Assistants: Richard Huber, George Gansner 4th Official: Ali Saheli. Attendance: 5,803
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-13-3, 1-2-0) VS MIAMI FUSION (16-5-5, 2-1-0) DATE: September 26, 2001 -- Lockhart Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (9-10-9, 0-1-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (16-9-3, 1-0-0) DATE: September 25, 2002 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Miami Fusion 1 1 2
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 0 0 2 Los Angeles 0 2 0 1 3
Scoring Summary: KC--Lowe 2 (Burns 1, Lassiter 1) 13 MIA--Preki 1 (unassisted) 14 MIA--Henderson 1 (Torres 1, McKinley 1) 71
Scoring Summary: KC--Preki 1 (Brown 1, Quill 1) 25 LA--Ruiz 1 (penalty kick) 62 KC--Brown 1 (Klein 1) 70 LA--Jones 1 (Marshall 1) 85 LA--Ruiz 2 (Elliott 1) 99
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Lowe 16, Burns 65, Glasgow 91+ MIA: CAUTIONS: Alavanja 42 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 21 (Lowe 10) 8 (Lowe 3) 19 (Lowe 5) 2 8 Meola 1
Miami Fusion 12 (Preki 4) 4 (4 tied with 1) 15 (McKinley 4) 2 6 Rimando 7
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Chris Klein, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Mike Burns, Kerry Zavagnin, Matt McKeon, Francisco Gomez (Mo Johnston 45), Chris Brown (Andrew Gregor 81), Onandi Lowe, Roy Lassiter (Gary Glasgow 61). MIAMI FUSION--Nick Rimando, Ian Woan (Johnny Torres 62), Brian Dunseth, Carlos Llamosa, Ivan McKinley, Lazo Alavanja (Tyrone Marshall 62), Ian Bishop, Jim Rooney, Chris Henderson, Alex Pineda Chacon, Preki (Jeff Bilyk 90). Referee: Gerry Corrie Referee’s Assistants: Chip Reed, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Reggie Rutty. Attendance: 8,119. Temperature: 76.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Talley 27, Garcia 67 LA: CAUTIONS: Elliott 63 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 13 (Preki 4) 4 (Preki 2) 20 (Gutierrez 5) 0 5 Meola 7
Los Angeles 19 (Ruiz 9) 10 (Ruiz 6) 19 (Albright 4) 5 3 Hartman 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes, Carey Talley, Chris Klein, Diego Gutierrez, Kerry Zavagnin, Preki, Eric Quill (Stephen Armstrong 82), Chris Brown, Igor Simutenkov (Mike Burns 73). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Danny Califf, Alexi Lalas (Brian Mullan 84), Tyrone Marshall, Ezra Hendrickson, Sasha Victorine, Cobi Jones, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Simon Elliott, Chris Albright (Alejandro Moreno 70), Carlos Ruiz. Referee: Richard Heron Referee’s Assistants: George Gansner, Craig Lowry 4th Official: Jesse Johnson. Attendance: 14,585. Temperature: 78 and Warm.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (9-10-9, 1-1-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (16-9-3, 1-1-0) DATE: September 28, 2002 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (9-10-9, 1-2-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (16-9-3, 2-1-0) DATE: October 2, 2002 -- Rose Bowl
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 2 2 4 Los Angeles 0 1 1
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 2 2 Los Angeles 2 3 5
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 1 (Garcia 1) 19 KC--Quill 1 (Vermes 1, Preki 1) 37 KC--Preki 2 (unassisted) 70 LA--Albright 1 (Ruiz 1) 71 KC--Fabbro 1 (Quill 2) 73
Scoring Summary: LA--Ruiz 3 (Victorine 1) 34 LA--Jones 2 (unassisted) 46+ KC--Klein 1 (Quill 3, Brown 2) 47 LA--Jones 3 (Ruiz 2) 62 LA--Ruiz 4 (Jones 1, Waibel 1) 66 KC--Preki 3 (unassisted) 72 LA--Tennyson 1 (unassisted) 93+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Vermes 43, Fabbro 61 LA: Ruiz 40 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 13 (Brown/Fabbro 3) 8 (Quill 2) 22 (Gutierrez 6) 4 3 Meola 3
Los Angeles 14 (Elliot/Ruiz 5) 4 (Albright 2) 9 (3 tied with 2) 2 5 Hartman 4
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Carey Talley, Peter Vermes, Nick Garcia, Chris Klein (Stephen Armstrong 81), Preki (Matt McKeon 76), Kerry Zavagnin, Diego Gutierrez, Eric Quill, Igor Simutenkov (Dario Fabbro 59), Chris Brown. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Alexi Lalas (Brian Mullan 73), Ezra Hendrickson, Tyrone Marshall, Danny Califf, Peter Vagenas (Adam Frye 76), Simon Elliott, Mauricio Cienfuegos (Chris Albright 46), Sasha Victorine, Carlos Ruiz, Cobi Jones. Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Thomas Supple, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Alex Prus. Attendance: 9,484. Temperature: 86 and Partly Cloudy.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Simutenkov 37, Vermes 48, McKeon 78, Quill 84 LA: CAUTIONS: Ruiz 27, Lalas 67 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 15 (Preki 5) 7 (Preki 4) 13 (Gutierrez 3) 3 4 Meola 3
Los Angeles 12 (Ruiz 5) 8 (Ruiz 3) 26 (Ruiz/Victorine 6) 8 4 Hartman 5
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Nick Garcia, Peter Vermes (Stephen Armstrong 66), Carey Talley, Chris Klein, Diego Gutierrez (Matt McKeon 73), Kerry Zavagnin, Preki, Eric Quill, Chris Brown, Igor Simutenkov (Dario Fabbro 46). LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Danny Califf, Alexi Lalas, Tyrone Marshall, Ezra Hendrickson, Sasha Victorine, Chris Albright (Craig Waibel 62), Simon Elliott, Cobi Jones, Alejandro Moreno (Brian Mullan 71), Carlos Ruiz (McKinley Tennyson 92+). Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee’s Assistants: George Vergara, David Bragg 4th Official: Jair Marrufo. Attendance: 14,713. Temperature: 65 and fair.
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 0-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (11-12-7, 0-0-1) DATE: November 4, 2003 -- Invesco Field at Mile High
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 1-0-1) VS COLORADO RAPIDS (11-12-7, 0-1-1) DATE: November 8, 2003 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Colorado 0 1 1
Goals by Period Kansas City Colorado
Scoring Summary: KC--Harris 1 (Zavagnin 1) 3 COL--Borchers 1 (Beckerman 1, Kotschau 1) 53
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 1 (unassisted) 47+ KC--Klein 1 (Simutenkov 1) 63
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Klein 16, Arnaud 90 COL: CAUTIONS: Carrieri 12, Fraser 48
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Meola 47+, Zavagnin 70, Armstrong 77 COL: CAUTIONS: Roberts 58, Beckerman 89
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 6 (Harris/Preki 2) 4 (Preki 2) 13 (Zavagnin 4) 4 3 Meola 3
Colorado Rapids 12 (Beckerman 3) 4 (4 tied with 1) 20 (Mastroeni 4) 1 4 Cannon 3
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
1 2 Tot 1 1 2 0 0 0
Kansas City Wizards 10 (Simutenkov 3) 6 (Simutenkov 2) 14 (Gutierrez/Talley 3) 1 4 Meola 4
Colorado Rapids 9 (Chung 5) 4 (Chung 3) 10 (3 tied with 2) 3 5 Cannon 3
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Chris Klein, Alex Zotinca (Stephen Armstrong 71), Eric Quill, Carey Talley, Kerry Zavagnin, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 86), Preki.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Chris Klein, Kerry Zavagnin, Eric Quill (Stephen Armstrong 46+), Igor Simutenkov (Alex Zotinca 71), Carey Talley, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 85), Preki.
COLORADO RAPIDS--Joe Cannon, Kyle Beckerman, Wes Hart (Matt Crawford 45), Nat Borchers, Ritchie Kotschau, Robin Fraser, Mark Chung, Chris Henderson, Pablo Mastroeni, Chris Carrieri (Zizi Roberts 66), John Spencer.
COLORADO RAPIDS--Joe Cannon, Nat Borchers, Robin Fraser, Wes Hart (Chris Carrieri 64), Ritchie Kotschau, Kyle Beckerman, Mark Chung, Chris Henderson, Pablo Mastroeni, Zizi Roberts, John Spencer.
Referee: Brian Hall Referee’s Assistants: Roger Itava, Steven Davidson 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 6,434. Temperature: 33 and Partly Cloudy.
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Thomas Supple 4th Official: Terry Vaughn. Attendance: 10, 712. Temperature: 36 and Cloudy.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 1-1-1) VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (14-7-9, 2-1-0) DATE: November 15, 2003 -- Spartan Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 0-1-0) VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (9-10-11, 1-0-0) DATE: October 24, 2004 -- Spartan Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 OT1 OT2 Tot Kansas City 0 2 0 0 2 San Jose 0 2 0 1 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 San Jose 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Simutenkov 2 (Klein 1) 57 SJ--Lagos 1 (Dayak 2, Donovan 2) 61 KC--Klein 2 (Preki 1) 72 SJ--Mullan 1 (Russell 2) 83 SJ--Donovan 2 (Ekelund 2) 117
Scoring Summary: SJ--De Rosario 1 (Donovan 1) 40 SJ--Waibel 1 (Agoos 1) 52
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Zavagnin 100 SJ: CAUTIONS: Dayak 73, Faria 112 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards San Jose Earthquakes 13 (Preki 4) 21 (Donovan 6) 4 (4 tied with 1) 6 (Donovan/Lagos 2) 16 (Zavagnin 3) 10 (De Rosario/Faria 2) 2 2 2 6 Meola 3 Onstad 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Tony Meola, Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Diego Gutierrez, Stephen Armstrong (Eric Quill 66), Kerry Zavagnin, Chris Klein, Preki, CareyTalley, Wolde Harris (Davy Arnaud 91+), Igor Simutenkov (Josh Wolff 71). SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Troy Dayak, Eddie Robinson, Craig Waibel (Dwayne De Rosario 81), Ronnie Ekelund, Manny Lagos (Ian Russell 68), Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney, Landon Donovan, Jamil Walker (Rodrigo Faria 77). Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: George Vergara, Greg Barkey 4th Official: Ricardo Valenzuela. Attendance: 16,108. Temperature: 51 and Clear.
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Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Simutenkov 41, Zotinca 59 SJ: CAUTIONS: Agoos 24, Mullan 38 Stats Kansas City Wizards San Jose Earthquakes TOTAL SHOTS: 5 (5 tied with 1) 15 (Ching/De Rosario 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Zavagnin/Zotinca 1) 7 (Ching 3) FOULS: 14 (Zotinca 4) 24 (Agoos/Ching 5) OFFSIDE: 3 2 CORNER KICKS: 5 11 SAVES: Oshonivi 5 Onstad 2 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia,Alex Zotinca, Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury (Diego Walsh 79), Igor Simutenkov (Khari Stephenson 52), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Ryan Cochrane, Todd Dunivant, Craig Waibel, Ramiro Corrales, Landon Donovan, Brian Mullan, Ian Russell (Chris Brown 94+), Brian Ching, Dwayne De Rosario (Jamil Walker 86). Referee: Kevin Terry Referee’s Assistants: Rob Fereday, Richard Eddy 4th Official: Alex Prus. Attendance: 8,659. Temperature: 62 and Partly Cloudy.
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 1-1-0) VS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (9-10-11, 1-1-0) DATE: October 30, 2004 -- Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 2-1-0) VS LOS ANGELES GALAXY (11-9-10, 1-2-0) DATE: November 5, 2004 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 2 3 San Jose 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 2 Los Angeles 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Stephenson 1 (Jewsbury 1, Arnaud 1) 26 KC--own goal (Ching) 48 KC--Jewsbury 1 (Simutenkov 1, Burciaga 1) 92+
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (Wolff 1) 24 KC--Arnaud 2 (Zotinca 1) 69
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Jewsbury 46+, Arnaud 56, Gutierrez 78 SJ: CAUTIONS: Donovan 43 Stats Kansas City Wizards San Jose Earthquakes TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (3 tied with 3) 8 (Ching 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (3 tied with 2) 4 (Mulrooney 2) FOULS: 21 (Arnaud 5) 15 (Ching 5) OFFSIDE: 2 6 CORNER KICKS: 5 4 SAVES: Oshonivi 4 Onstad 3 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca (Taylor Graham 94+), Jack Jewsbury, Khari Stephenson (Igor Simutenkov 69), Kerry Zavagnin (Diego Walsh 86), Davy Arnaud, Diego Gutierrez, Josh Wolff. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Pat Onstad, Jeff Agoos, Ryan Cochrane, Todd Dunivant, Craig Waibel, Ramiro Corrales (Eddie Robinson 94+), Landon Donovan, Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney, Brian Ching, Dwayne De Rosario (Ian Russell 61). Referee: Terry Vaughn Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, George Gansner 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja. Attendance: 10,222. Temperature: 64 and Partly Cloudy.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Burciaga 41, Zotinca 72 LA: CAUTIONS: Vagenas 26, Broome 72, Herzog 83 Stats Kansas City Wizards TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Arnaud 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Arnaud 2) FOULS: 19 (3 tied with 3) OFFSIDE: 3 CORNER KICKS: 5 SAVES: Oshonivi 3
Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (Kirovski 4) 3 (Ruiz 2) 17 (Ruiz 4) 1 5 Hartman 4
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca, Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury, Khari Stephenson (Taylor Graham 59), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff. LOS ANGELES GALAXY--Kevin Hartman, Chris Albright, Paul Broome, Danny Califf (Alejandro Moreno 78), Tyrone Marshall, Cobi Jones (Andreas Herzog 59), Marcelo Saragosa (Arturo Torres 62), Peter Vagenas, Sasha Victorine, Jovan Kirovski, Carlos Ruiz. Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Referee’s Assistants: Thomas Supple, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Michael Kennedy. Attendance: 11,931. Temperature: 58 and Partly Cloudy.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (14-9-7, 2-2-0) VS D.C. United 11-10-9, 3-0-1) DATE: November 14, 2004 -- The Home Depot Center
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-12-7, 1-0-0) VS CHIVAS USA 15-7-8, 0-1-0) DATE: October 27, 2007 -- Arrowhead Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 1 2 D.C. United 3 0 3
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 1 0 1 Chivas USA 0 0 0
Scoring Summary: KC--Burciaga 1 (unassisted) 6 DC--Eskandarian 3 (Carroll 1) 19 DC--Eskandarian 4 (unassisted) 23 DC--own goal (Zotinca, NONINDIVIDUAL) 26 KC--Wolff 1 (penalty kick) 58
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (free kick) 35
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Gutierrez 33 DC: CAUTIONS: Stewart 55, Namoff 72, Olsen 89; EJECTIONS: Kovalenko 57
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Harrington 44, Garcia 54, Zavagnin 88 CHV: CAUTIONS: Zotinca 46+
Stats Kansas City Wizards D.C. United TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Conrad 3) 8 (Eskandarian/Gomez 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Conrad 2) 4 (Eskandarian 2) FOULS: 13 (Arnaud/Gutierrez 3) 15 (Stewart 3) OFFSIDE: 1 2 CORNER KICKS: 5 4 SAVES: Oshonivi 2 Rimando 2
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Bo Oshoniyi, Jose Burciaga Jr., Jimmy Conrad, Nick Garcia, Alex Zotinca (Diego Walsh 82), Diego Gutierrez, Jack Jewsbury (Matt Taylor 66), Khari Stephenson (Igor Simutenkov 48+), Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud, Josh Wolff.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Raybould 89), Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Sasha Victorine, Kerry Zavagnin, Kurt Morsink (Ryan Pore 72), Scott Sealy, Eddie Johnson.
D.C. UNITED--Nick Rimando, Bryan Namoff, Ryan Nelsen, Mike Petke, Brian Carroll, Earnie Stewart (Brandon Prideaux 82), Christian Gomez (Joshua Gros 59), Dema Kovalenko (Ejected 57), Ben Olsen, Alecko Eskandarian (Freddy Adu 65), Jaime Moreno. Referee: Michael Kennedy Referee’s Assistants: Nate Clement, Kermit Quisenberry 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja. Attendance: 25, 797. Temperature: 81 and Clear.
Kansas City Wizards 8 (3 tied with 2) 3 (3 tied with 1) 12 (Garcia/Zavagnin 4) 2 2 Hartman 4
Chivas USA 8 (Marsch 2) 4 (4 tied with 1) 18 (Kljestan 4) 5 1 Guzan 2
CHIVAS USA--Brad Guzan, Jason Hernandez, Claudio Suarez, Shavar Thomas, Jonathan Bornstein, Alex Zotinca (John Cunliffe 57), Sacha Kljestan, Jesse Marsch, Paulo Nagamura, Francisco Mendoza, Laurent Merlin (Ramon Nunez 70). Referee: Alex Prus Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, Rob Fereday 4th Official: Jorge Gonzalez. Attendance: 12,442. Temperature: 56 and Clear.
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KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-12-7, 1-0-1) VS CHIVAS USA 15-7-8, 0-1-1) DATE: November 3, 2007 -- The Home Depot Center Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Chivas USA 0 0 0 Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Johnson 65 CHV: CAUTIONS: Marsch 19, Francisco Mendoz 53, Nunez 62, Bornstein Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 8 (Johnson 3) 3 (Arnaud 2) 13 (Johnson 3) 4 0 Hartman 6
Chivas USA 16 (Galindo 4) 7 (Francisco Mendoz/Nagamura 2) 20 (3 tied with 3) 2 6 Guzan 3
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury, Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Lance Watson 94+), Sasha Victorine (Ryan Pore 67), Eddie Johnson, Scott Sealy (Jose Burciaga Jr. 82). CHIVAS USA--Brad Guzan, Lawson Vaughn, Claudio Suarez, Shavar Thomas, Jonathan Bornstein, Francisco Mendoza (Anthony Hamilton 81), Paulo Nagamura, Jesse Marsch, Sacha Kljestan, Maykel Galindo, Ramon Nunez (John Cunliffe 74). Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Kermit Quisenberry, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Tim Weyland. Attendance: 19,711. Temperature: 60 and Partly Cloudy.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-12-7, 1-1-1) VS HOUSTON DYNAMO 15-8-7, 2-1-0) DATE: November 10, 2007 -- Robertson Stadium Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Houston 1 1 2 Scoring Summary: HOU--Jaqua 1 (Mulrooney 1) 35 HOU--De Rosario 1 (Waibel 1) 81 Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Garcia 55, Marinelli 58, Arnaud 93+ HOU: CAUTIONS: Jaqua 41 Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards Houston Dynamo 3 (Johnson 2) 11 (Ching/De Rosario 3) 0 (28 tied with 0) 6 (De Rosario 2) 10 (Morsink 4) 11 (Waibel 3) 0 6 1 6 Hartman 4 None
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jack Jewsbury (Ryan Pore 75), Nick Garcia, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Kurt Morsink, Kerry Zavagnin (Carlos Marinelli 46), Sasha Victorine (Eloy Colombano 66), Eddie Johnson, Scott Sealy. HOUSTON DYNAMO--Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Brian Mullan, Eddie Robinson, Ryan Cochrane, Wade Barrett, Dwayne De Rosario (Stuart Holden 85), Richard Mulrooney, Brad Davis, Brian Ching (Joseph Ngwenya 70), Nate Jaqua. Referee: Jair Marrufo Referee’s Assistants: Greg Barkey, C.J. Morgante 4th Official: Abiodun Okulaja. Attendance: 30,972. Temperature: 74 and Clear.
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 0-0-1) VS COLUMBUS CREW (17-7-6, 0-0-1) DATE: November 1, 2008 -- CommunityAmerica Ballpark
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS (11-10-9, 0-1-1) VS COLUMBUS CREW (17-7-6, 1-0-1) DATE: November 8, 2008 -- Columbus Crew Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 1 1 Columbus 0 1 1
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Columbus 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: KC--Arnaud 1 (Lopez 1) 53 CLB--Lenhart 1 (Moreno 1) 92+
Scoring Summary: CLB--Evans 1 (Carroll 1) 7 CLB--Rogers 1 (Moreno 2, Barros Schelotto 1) 57
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Jewsbury 41; EJECTIONS: Gomez 75 CLB: CAUTIONS: Padula 84, Carroll 93+
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Arnaud 39, Wahl 49 CLB: CAUTIONS: Evans 63, Rogers 66, Hejduk 87, Ekpo 90
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Stats TOTAL SHOTS: SHOTS ON GOAL: FOULS: OFFSIDE: CORNER KICKS: SAVES:
Kansas City Wizards 5 (Gomez 3) 2 (Arnaud/Gomez 1) 18 (Thompson 4) 0 1 Hartman 3
Columbus Crew 10 (Barros Schelotto/Moreno 3) 4 (Hejduk 2) 14 (3 tied with 3) 0 4 Hesmer 1
Kansas City Wizards 6 (Jewsbury/Lopez 2) 2 (Lopez/Thompson 1) 10 (Arnaud 3) 2 3 Hartman 1
Columbus Crew 13 (Evans 4) 3 (Evans 2) 15 (Carroll/Rogers 3) 1 1 Hesmer 2
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jonathan Leathers, Tyson Wahl, Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Herculez Gomez (Ejected 75), Jack Jewsbury, Davy Arnaud, Kevin Souter (Roger Espinoza 92+), Abe Thompson (Josh Wolff 69), Claudio Lopez (Ivan Trujillo 89).
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS--Kevin Hartman, Jonathan Leathers, Tyson Wahl (Josh Wolff 68), Jimmy Conrad, Michael Harrington, Davy Arnaud, Roger Espinoza (Matt Marquess 77), Jack Jewsbury, Kevin Souter, Abe Thompson (Michael Kraus 59), Claudio Lopez.
COLUMBUS CREW--William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Chad Marshall, Danny O’Rourke, Gino Padula, Eddie Gaven (Steven Lenhart 83), Brad Evans, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers (Emmanuel Ekpo 88), Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Alejandro Moreno.
COLUMBUS CREW--William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Chad Marshall (Andy Iro 92+), Danny O’Rourke, Gino Padula (Ezra Hendrickson 92+), Eddie Gaven, Brad Evans, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Emmanuel Ekpo 85), Alejandro Moreno.
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Corey Rockwell 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo. Attendance: 10,385. Temperature: 65 and Partly Cloudy.
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Referee’s Assistants: Anthony Vasoli, Nate Clement 4th Official: Mark Geiger. Attendance: 11,153. Temperature: 42 and Partly Cloudy.
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all-time SPORTING KANSAS CITY (13-9-12, 1-0-0) VS COLORADO RAPIDS 12-9-13, 1-1-0) DATE: October 30, 2011 -- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Sporting KC 0 2 2 Colorado 0 0 0 Scoring Summary: KC--Bunbury 1 (Julio Cesar 1) 49 KC--Bunbury 2 (penalty kick) 59
COLORADO RAPIDS (12-9-13, 1-2-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 13-9-12, 2-0-0) DATE: November 2, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Colorado 0 0 0 Kansas City 1 1 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Collin 1 (Zusi 1) 28 KC--Sapong 1 (Zusi 2) 76
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Bunbury 47+ COL: CAUTIONS: Nyassi (63); EJECTIONS: Marshall 57 Stats Sporting KC TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Bunbury 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bunbury 2) FOULS: 13 (Sapong 3) OFFSIDE: 0 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: Nilsen 1
postseason BOX SCORES
Colorado 8 (Cummings/Nyassi 2) 1 (Kandji 1) 10 (3 tied with 2) 2 6 Pickens 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Jeferson 78), Roger Espinoza, Kei Kamara (Soony Saad 89), Teal Bunbury (Davy Arnaud 69), C.J. Sapong.
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Espinoza (35), Cesar (48+), Arnaud (65) COL: CAUTIONS: Nane (27), Comminges (55), Mullan (75), Nyassi (93+) Stats Sporting KC TOTAL SHOTS: 12 (3 tied with 3) SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Sapong 3) FOULS: 21 (Myers/Sapong 4) OFFSIDE: 3 CORNER KICKS: 3 SAVES: Nielsen 4
Colorado 9 (Nyassi 3) 4 (Nyassi 2) 17 (Comminges 4) 3 2 Pickens 5
COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Wells Thompson, Miguel Comminges, Marvell Wynne, Scott Palguta, Brian Mullan, Sanna Nyassi, Joseph Nane (Macoumba Kandji 56), Jeff Larentowicz, Omar Cummings (Quincy Amarikwa 45), Ross LaBauex (Eddie Ababio 80).
COLORADO RAPIDS--Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura (Tyrone Marshall 36), Miguel Comminges, Drew Moor (Scott Palguta 59), Marvell Wynne, Brian Mullan, Wells Thompson, Sanna Nyassi, Jeff Larentowicz, Omar Cummings, Caleb Folan (Macoumba Kandji 23).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Birahim Diop 79), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 45), Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (Soony Saad 87), C.J. Sapong.
Referee: Baldomero Toledo Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson, Ian Anderson 4th Official: Juan Guzman. Attendance: 8,601. Temperature: 63 and Clear.
Referee: Kevin Stott Referee’s Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Brian Poeschel 4th Official: David Gantar. Attendance: 18,565. Temperature: 45 and Raining.
HOUSTON DYNAMO (12-9-13, 3-0-0) VS SPORTING KANSAS CITY (13-9-12, 2-1-0) DATE: November 6, 2011 -- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (18-7-9, 0-1-0) vs HOUSTON DYNAMO (14-9-11, 2-0-0) DATE: November 4, 2012 -- BBVA Compass Stadium
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Houston 0 2 2 Kansas City 0 0 0
Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Kansas City 0 0 0 Houston 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: HOU--Hainault 2 (unassisted) 53 HOU--Costly 1 (Luiz Camargo 1) 87
Scoring Summary: HOU--Moffat 1 (Bruin 1) 18 HOU--Bruin 3 (Carr 2) 75
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Cesar (30), Espinoza (74) HOU: CAUTIONS: Carr (17), Camargo (55), Costly (88)
Misconduct Summary: KC: CAUTIONS: Kamara 42 HOU: CAUTIONS: Carr 27, Sarkodie 73
Stats Sporting KC TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Kamara 5) SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Kamara 2) FOULS: 11 (Bunbury 3) OFFSIDE: 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: Nielsen 2
Stats Sporting KC TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Zusi 4) SHOTS ON GOAL: 1 (Sapong 1) FOULS: 11 (Collin 3) OFFSIDE: 2 CORNER KICKS: 4 SAVES: N/A
Houston Dynamo 6 (6 tied with 1) 4 (4 tied with 1) 13 (Carr 3) 5 1 Hall 4
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Andre Hainault, Corey Ashe, Geoff Cameron, Bobby Boswell, Dany Cruz, Adam Moffat, Luiz Camargo, Brad Davis (Jermaine Taylor 39), Calen Carr (Will Bruin 68), Brian Ching (Carlo Costly 78).
Houston Dynamo 13 (R. Clark/Moffat 3) 2 (Bruin/Moffat 1) 15 (R. Clark 4) 2 3 Hall 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic, Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza (Peterson Joseph 77), Kei Kamara, Jacob Peterson (Bobby Convey 90), Julio Cesar , C.J. Sapong (Dom Dwyer 80).
SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Jimmy Nielsen, Chance Myers, Seth Sinovic (Omar Bravo 85), Aurelien Collin, Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Julio Cesar (Jeferson 82), Roger Espinoza (Davy Arnaud 75), Kei Kamara, Teal Bubury, C.J. Sapong.
HOUSTON DYNAMO--Tally Hall, Kori Sarkodie, Corey Ashe, Jermaine Taylor (Andre Hainault 55), Bobby Boswell, Boniek Garcia, Brad Davis, Adam Moffat, Ricardo Clark, Calen Carr (Brian Ching 81), Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 84).
Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: C.J. Morgante, Steven Taylor 4th Official: Chris Penso. Attendance: 20,839. Temperature: 66 and Sunny..
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Referee’s Assistants: Chris Strickland, Adam Garner 4th Official: Fotis Bazakos. Attendance: 20,689. Temperature: 80 and Clear..
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TECHNICAL STAFF
Peter Vermes - Manager Manager Peter Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting Kansas City, including the active roster and the Sporting Kansas City Juniors program. Vermes, an original member of Major League Soccer, retired from the League in 2002, closing out his playing career with in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids. 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. 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 marked the first time the United States 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, appearing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division. For MLS’ 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 Kansas City Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season. 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 over 16,000 minutes. He has been nominated on the players ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame annually since 2007. Vermes and his wife Susan have two children, Nicole and Kyle. He is a member of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors and has a soccer park named after him in his home state of New Jersey. Kerry Zavagnin – Assistant Coach 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. 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. 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
Zoran Savic – Assistant Coach Savic joined Sporting Kansas City as an assistant coach 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. 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. 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.
John Pascarella – Goalkeeper Coach 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 Russia and Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS. 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. Pascarella is married and has four children.
Mateus Manoel – Fitness Coach Manoel is in his second season with Sporting Kansas City as Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance for the team. In the summer of 2010 he was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Previously, Mateus had served as Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team during the Qualification rounds for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, working with world renowned coach Sven Goran Eriksson. He then held a full-time position as Performance Specialist 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 Chivas USA and LA Galaxy of the MLS. During the 2007 and 2008 seasons of MLS, Mateus had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United. Prior to joining MLS, Mateus served as Sports Performance Director for Velocity Sports Performance in Virginia. Mateus holds a Master of Science 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 University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Mateus was born in Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. He lives with his wife Melanie and son Nicolas in Overland Park, KS.
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Ownership
NEAL PATTERSON – is a successful Kansas City entrepreneur who names the late Ewing Kauffman, a great local business entrepreneur and founder of the Kansas City Royals, among his personal influencers. Along with friend and business partner Cliff Illig, Patterson is a principal investor in the five-person OnGoal LLC, the group that purchased the team from Hunt Sports Group in 2006. Mr. Patterson is chairman of the board, chief executive officer and co-founder of Cerner Corporation, the world’s largest stand-alone healthcare information technology company, with more than $2B in revenues and more than 10,000 associates worldwide, including more than 6,500 associates in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Mr. Patterson grew up on his family’s farm near Manchester, Oklahoma, was active in scouting, and worked his way through school. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and his master’s degree in business administration from Oklahoma State University in 1971 and 1972. In 1973, Mr. Patterson began his professional career as an information system consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. His entrepreneurial journey began in late 1979, when he and two Arthur Andersen colleagues, Cliff Illig and Paul Gorup, formed Cerner. As CEO, Mr. Patterson has spearheaded more than three decades of Cerner’s growth, from its inception to its current position as the world’s leading healthcare information technology company. Patterson is an active civic participant in entrepreneurial causes. He is a founding member of the Entrepreneurs’ Exchange, a 20-year-old forum of seasoned entrepreneurs who support and encourage the next generation of Kansas City entrepreneurs through private meetings and public events. In 2010, he was fourth on Forbes’ list of “America’s Best-Performing Bosses.” He serves as a trustee of the Midwest Research Institute and is active in healthcare leadership networks and local entrepreneurial organizations. Mr. Patterson has been voted five times as one of Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.” Neal is co-founder and serves on the executive board of the First Hand Foundation, Cerner’s non-profit foundation that provides financial assistance to children with critical healthcare needs. Outside of healthcare, Neal is co-owner of Kansas City’s Major League Soccer franchise, Sporting KC, and he serves as a lifetime director for the 113-year-old American Royal livestock, horse show and rodeo.
CLIFF ILLIG is a principal investor in OnGoal, LLC, the group of successful Kansas City entrepreneurs that purchased the Kansas City Wizards from the Hunt Sports Group in 2006. Mr..Illig and Neal Patterson are co- founders of Cerner Corporation, one of the leading health care information technology companies in the world. Although a self-described latecomer to the world of professional soccer, Mr. Illig is a big believer in the value that well-managed sports enterprises bring to their communities. He is a Kansas City native who has helped lead the development and growth of one of the region’s most successful hightechnology and high-performance businesses. He is an avid sports fan committed to making Major League Soccer a prominent part of Kansas City’s professional sports identity. Mr. Illig believes that Sporting Kansas City represents a unique opportunity to integrate many strengths—a world-class, on-the-field competition and performance; a high-quality, soccer-specific event center; an outstanding youth soccer development and tournament capability; and a fan experience second to none—to create an organization and community asset second to none. He also believes that the popularity of youth soccer and the growth of the Hispanic and international communities in the region, all accentuated by the worldwide nature of the sport, will drive tremendous fan support for professional soccer here in the Midwest. Mr. Illig is currently Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cerner Corporation. For more than three decades, Illig has played a number of important senior executive roles within Cerner, including President and Chief Operating Officer. In addition to his executive responsibilities at Cerner, Cliff is a substantial presence on the Kansas City entrepreneurial, life sciences and business development scenes. He and his long-time business partner, Neal Patterson, are investors in commercial and residential real estate and a number of golf courses. Mr.Illig is an active angel investor and serves as an advisor to several Kansas City-area entrepreneurial startup companies. He and Patterson have garnered an array of entrepreneurial and business awards and recognitions. As one of Kansas City’s more visible corporate leaders, Mr. Illig serves on a number of significant regional civic boards and organizations. He is a past President of the Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America. He is on the Board of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Currently, he is heavily involved in the development of the Kansas City region’s life sciences commercialization and new enterprise infrastructure. He is an Executive Board member of the First Hand Foundation. In addition, Cliff and his wife, Bonne, work extensively with the Midwest Ear Institute and support a number of other local charities and philanthropic causes Mr. Illig is a 1972 Distinguished Graduate of the University of Kansas School of Business. He is a Distinguished Eagle Scout, a recipient of the Boy Scouts’ Distinguished Citizen Award and a member of the Greater Kansas City Business Hall of Fame. Cliff and Bonne Illig reside in Leawood, Kansas and have two sons. GREG MADAY has been a successful serial entrepreneur for the last two decades. He is currently Chairman, Chief Executive and Owner/Partner of SpecChem LLC, a company that manufactures
construction chemicals for the concrete industry. He is also co-founder and principal in DBB, LLC, a manufacturer of steel related products for the concrete paving industry. He has been a leader in the concrete industry since 1990, as an owner of Conspec Marketing and Manufacturing Co., Inc., Burke by Edoco, and Conspec Performance Products. The St. Joseph, Mo. native is also a founding partner in Rock Island Capital, a private equity firm with offices in Chicago and Kansas City as well as GEM Holdings, LLC. an asset management and investment company. Mr. Maday has a deep passion for sports and relishes his ownership in Sporting Kansas City. His keen interest in soccer developed after his children began playing the sport. He became a fan of the then Kansas City Wizards owned by Lamar Hunt. Mr. Maday received a BS in Business Administration-Finance from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He has completed several postgraduate programs including Harvard Business School Executive Business Program through YPO; Mentor, Helzberg Mentoring Programs; and Professor for a Day, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, where he is also a member of the Strategic Development Board at the College. Maday was in the Ingram’s Forty Under Forty, Class of 2002. Mr. Maday, and his wife, Elizabeth, are involved in numerous philanthropic efforts. He has embraced the opportunity to encourage other potential entrepreneurs by offering his time to various entrepreneurial mentoring programs. Mr. Maday is active in the Village Presbyterian Church in the roles of Deacon, Elder, Trustee, Mission Chair, member of the Pastoral Nominating Committee and Vision Committee Chair. The American Royal, AR, a 113 year old Kansas City tradition, has become a tradition in Mr. Maday’s life as well. Not to mention his annual company’s barbeque tent at the AR Barbeque, Maday has served nearly two decades in various positions. currently as Chairman of the Board of Governors. Mr. Maday is married to Elizabeth of Kansas City. Elizabeth and Greg have two children, Alexandra, 16 and Maxwell, 12. The family enjoys playing golf and soccer, attending Sporting games, traveling and walking the family dogs, Millie and Winston.
GREG MADAY, ROBB HEINEMAN, NEAL PATTERSON, CLIFF ILLIG, PAT CURRAN Sporting Club partner PAT CURRAN brings a love of both soccer and the Kansas City community to the Sporting Kansas City organization. Based in Kansas City, Mr. Curran has been an active and successful private equity investor since 1979 and was a founder and Principal of C3 Holdings. Prior to this, he served as CEO of Cook Composites & Polymers, a chemicals business that he helped create through a joint venture between Cook Paint and Total Chimie of France. He spent nearly 20 years at Cook Paint, working his way up to CEO, and performed one of the first leveraged buyouts on this company in 1979. In 1989, Curran joined four others to form C3 Holdings. C3 was engaged in the leveraged buyout business, and purchased ten businesses. When the public debt market evaporated in early 2000, Curran and three of his partners formed C3 Capital Partners, a registered SBIC. In 2007, C3 Capital Partners II was initiated. C3 Capital specializes in providing mezzanine to the middle market. He has served on the board of numerous highly successful Midwestern companies, including Applebee’s International, Gold Banc, Lockton Companies, Unitog, Sealright, JPS Packaging, and American Safety Razor. He has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University and a BA in Economics from Stanford University. Curran’s interest in soccer began when he watched his kids play the game while they were growing up. He became very interested in Sporting Kansas City when he saw the lack of quality facilities in Kansas City that were able to house competitive teams, along with the unsuitability of football stadiums to house professional soccer teams. Curran loves watching Sporting Kansas City and is looking forward to Sporting Club’s involvement with the team for years to come. Curran is married to wife, Janet, and has four children, Josephine, Betty Jean, Wiley and Olivia. Recognized as one of the most progressive, forward-thinking leaders in sports today, ROBB HEINEMAN is the CEO of Sporting Club, the parent organization of Sporting Kansas City, and one of the club’s five principal owners. Heineman also serves as Managing Partner of Sporting Innovations, a technology company focused on innovation in sports and entertainment. After taking over as the organization’s CEO in 2006, Heineman worked with several local municipalities around the Kansas City metropolitan area to get a soccer-specific stadium built for Sporting Kansas City. In January of 2010 the Kansas Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the plan for the 18,467-seat LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, an 18-24 field youth soccer complex and new offices for Cerner Corporation. The project drew nationwide acclaim, and was ranked the 8th-largest economic development deal in North America for 2010 by corporate real estate magazine, Site Selection. Since then, Heineman has been instrumental in creating partnerships with worldwide leaders in a wide range of sectors. The spring of 2011 saw Sporting Club announce historical partnerships with the likes of LIVESTRONG, Cisco and Google, enabling LIVESTRONG Sporting Park to serve as a living lab for sports and entertainment technology. Heineman has been at the forefront of the creation of Sporting Club’s groundbreaking membership model, a revolutionary concept that has changed the way fans interact with professional sports organizations in this country. Known for his openness and accessibility to fans, Heineman has put a special emphasis on the power of social media, frequently making use of his Twitter handle--@RobbHeineman--to communicate with the club’s supporters. In recognition of Heineman’s work with Sporting Club, Robb was selected to the Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list and won TheStadiumBusiness Awards Executive of the Year in 2012. The American Marketing Association presented Heineman with the Distinguished Marketing Executive Award also in 2012. In 2011, he was honored with the Special Achievement Award for Professional Sports from SportKC in 2011. Heineman was also selected to be a keynote speaker at the 2011 Conference for the Association of Luxury Suite Directors and was recognized as a 2010 Home Run Deal award winner by the Certified Commerical Investment Members of Kansas City for his work to help complete the agreement for the construction of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Prior to that, Heineman was named a 2007 honoree in Ingram’s 40 under 40 list, highlighting the best young leaders and businesspeople in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a graduate of The University of Notre Dame, Heineman has been involved in sports ownership since 1992 as an owner/operator of the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Developmental League. He has a wife, Amber, and two children, Katherine and Charlie. The Heineman’s work with many charitable organizations in the Kansas City area.
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PLAYERS
JIMMY
NIELSEN GOALKEEPER neel-sen
Height: 6’ 3” Weight: 200 lbs. Birth Date: 08/06/1977 Birthplace: Aalborg, Denmark 2012: Nielsen played every minute in net for Sporting Kansas City in 2012 with a 0.79 goals against average at the conclusion of the regular season. Only one other goalkeeper in MLS history has played in 75% of their team’s games in a season and kept a goals against average below 0.80. Nielsen’s 0.79 goals against average is the best mark by a goalkeeper in club history, breaking Tony Meola’s mark of 0.92 in 2000. Jimmy Nielsen’s 1.02 career goals against average is the best for a goalkeeper in MLS history with a minimum of 4,000 minutes played and is the best mark for a Sporting KC goalkeeper all-time. Nielsen set a club record for minutes played during a single-season with 3,060. Only five other players -- three of whom were goalkeepers -- have played 3,060 minutes in a single-season in MLS history. Nielsen also set a club record for games played and games started in a single-season with 34 and recorded 15 shutouts, the second most shutouts by a keeper in a single-season. Nielsen was named the team’s Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year while he led Sporting Kansas City to 18 wins this season, which matched the MLS record in the non-shootout era for most wins in a single-season. Nielsen was also nominated six times for the 2012 MLS Save of the Week honors and earned the accolade all six times he was nominated for the weekly honor. Nielsen was named a 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star. Last Club: Vejle (Denmark) Acquired: Signed 2/15/10 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Saves 7, 3 times, last: June 22, 2011, KC at PHI Last.. Appearance Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Shutout Oct. 20, 2012, KC at NY 2012 Record when: he starts 18-7-9 JIMMY NIELSEN: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN SHT SVS GA GAA PG PA C E W L T SO 2011 Kansas City 3 3 270 9 7 2 .67 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2012 Kansas City 1 1 90 2 0 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 4 4 360 11 7 4 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 44
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MICHAEL
HARRINGTON DEFENDER
Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 170 lbs. Birth Date: 01/24/1986 Birthplace: Greenville, NC 2012: Harrington started nine of the 11 games he appeared in during the 2012 season. With his most recent start on September 22, Harrington surpassed 12,000 minutes played in MLS competition (including playoffs). Harrington is the fourth current Sporting KC player to break the 12,000 minutes played barrier in their MLS career, joining Bobby Convey, Kei Kamara and Paulo Nagamura. Harrington becomes the only active Sporting KC player to have appeared in 12,000 or more minutes for the club in MLS competition (including playoffs). In addition, Harrington surpassed Matt McKeon for ninth on Sporting KC’s all-time regular season minutes played chart with 11,633 and tied Josh Wolff for ninth place in regular season games started on Sporting KC’s all-time chart with 128. Harrington also tied Mo Johnston for eighth place in regular season games played on Sporting KC’s all-time chart with 149.
College: North Carolina Acquired: ‘07 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#3) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 5, 2008, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, Sept. 22, 2010, KC vs HOU Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NY Shots 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 2, 2010, KC at NY Fouls Committed 6, July 11, 2009, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, July 14, 2007, KC vs RSL Last.. Appearance Sept. 22, 2012, KC at MTL Goal Oct 5, 2008 KC vs CHI Assist May 27, 2012, KC vs SJ 2012 Record when: he starts 2-4-3 he scores 0-0-0 MICHAEL HARRINGTON: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2007 Kansas City 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 2008 Kansas City 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2011 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 1 0 45
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KOREDE
AIYEGBUSI MIDFIELDER
co-red-eh eye-eh-BOO-see
Height: 5’ 5” Weight: 155 lbs. Birth Date: 07/15/1988 Birthplace: London, England 2012: Aiyegbusi appeared in one League game during the 2012, Major League Soccer season, playing 19 minutes as a second half substitute in a 2-1 defeat against the Columbus Crew on July 28 and tallying one shot in the contest. Aiyegbusi made nine appearances with eight starts in the 2012 MLS Reserve League, scoring a goal in Sporting Kansas City’s 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on May 13 and tallying the game equalizing assist in a 1-1 draw versus Real Salt Lake to kick off the Reserve League season and a 2-2 draw versus FC Dallas a few weeks later. Aiyegbusi started and played 67 minutes in an international friendly against Montpellier Herault SC on July 24 before playing the full 90 minutes against Stoke City FC on August 1, also in an international friendly match. Aiyegbusi helped Sporting Kansas City earn a 1-1 draw against the English Premier League side. Aiyegbusi is from London, England which is roughly 150 miles from Stoke-on-Trent.
College: North Carolina State Acquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#20) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots 1, July 28, 2012, KC vs CLB Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: April 30, 2011, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 1, June 10, 2010, KC vs PHI Last.. Appearance July 28, 2012, KC vs CLB Goal N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
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KEVIN
ELLIS DEFENDER
Height: 5’ 9� Weight: 160 lbs. Birth Date: 06/30/1991 Birthplace: Kansas City, MO 2012: Ellis made ten appearances for Sporting Kansas City in the 2012 MLS Reserve League with seven starts. Additionally, Ellis played the full 90 minutes in both international friendly matches during the 2012 season, starting at left back against Montpellier Herault SC on July 24 and again eight days later against Stoke City FC on August 1. Ellis helped Sporting Kansas City salvage a 1-1 draw in second half stoppage time against the English Premier League side. In the match, Ellis earned the first shot on goal when he was on the receiving end of a corner kick, heading it into the arms of Stoke City FC goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
College: Barton County CC Acquired: Signed as Home Grown on 2/18/11 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
he scores 0-0-0
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MATT
BESLER DEFENDER BEEZ-ler
Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 170 lbs. Birth Date: 02/11/1987 Birthplace: Overland Park, KS 2012: Besler appeared in 31 matches this season, making 30 starts and playing a total of 2,769 minutes at center back for Sporting Kansas City. Besler notched the game-winning assist in 2-1 victory over D.C. United on August 11 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Besler also tallied a game-winning assist on September 19 during Sporting Kansas City’s 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena. Besler was named Sporting Kansas City’s Defensive Player of the Year. Besler earned his first call-up for the U.S. Men’s National Team and was on the bench for their historic victory over Mexico, breaking the Americans winless streak of 0-19-1 in matches against Mexico in Mexico City.
College: Notre Dame Acquired: ‘09 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 19, 2012, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 3 times, last: July 28, 2012, KC vs CLB Fouls Committed 5, August 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last.. Appearance Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist: September 19, 2012, KC at NY 2012 Record when: he starts 17-5-8 he scores 0-0-0 MATT BESLER: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 48
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PAULO
NAGAMURA MIDFIELDER
POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra
Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 155 lbs. Birth Date: 03/02/1983 Birthplace: San Paulo, Brazil 2012: Nagamura appeared in 27 games for Sporting Kansas City during the 2012 regular season. Nagamura’s lone goal came as an equalizer in the 60th minute in Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on September 1 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Nagamura also notched the game-winning assist in the victory. Nagamura also scored the first and last goals in Sporting Kansas City’s run for the 2012 Lamara Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Nagamura opened the scoring in the tournament on May 29 in the 47th minute, helping Sporting KC earn the 3-2 victory over Orlando City SC. Nagamura’s next goal was a PK that clinched Sporting Kansas City’s 3-2 shootout victory over the Seattle Sounders FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Finals at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.
Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Aquired in tade on 11/29/2011 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, March 21, 2009, CHV vs COL Assists 1, 14 times, last: June 4, 2011, CHV vs POR Shots on Goal 4, May 15, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last.. Appearance October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Assist Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TOR 2012 Record when: he starts 10-2-7 he scores 1-0-0 PAULO NAGAMURA: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2005 Galaxy 4 3 369 0 0 2 2 7 8 0 0 2 0 2007 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 2 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2008 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 2009 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 4 1 3 5 0 0 1 0 Totals 10 9 909 0 0 9 5 16 24 1 0 4 0 49
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CHANCE
MYERS DEFENDER
Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 165 lbs. Birth Date: 12/07/1987 Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, CA 2012: Myers tallied seven assists during the 2012 regular season for a single-season career high, beating his previous mark of one in each of the 2009 and 2011 seasons. Four of Myers’ seven assists this season were game-winners which ties him for sixth in the League with Brad Davis, Patrice Bernier and teammate Kei Kamara. Myers appeared in 30 games this season, making 28 starts and tallying 2,538 minutes played. College: UCLA Acquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, 9 times last: October 7, 2012 KC at CLB Shots on Goal 2, May 3, 2008, KC at CLB Shots 3, June 9, 2011, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: April 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 19, 2012, KC at NY Last.. Appearance Oct. 24, 2012, KCvs PHI Goal N/A Assist Oct. 7, 2012, KC at CLB 2012 Record when: he starts 16-5-7 he scores 0-0-0 CHANCE MYERS: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2008 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Kansas City 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 2012 Kanasas City 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
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GRAHAM
ZUSI MIDFIELDER ZOO-see
Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 160 lbs. Birth Date: 08/18/1986 Birthplace: Longwood, FL 2012: After earning MLS Breakout Player of the Year for his performance during the 2011 MLS season, Zusi wasted no time living up to the honor in 2012. Zusi notched six assists and a goal in the first six games of the 2012 regular season. At the conclusion of the regular season, Zusi leads Sporting Kansas City and Major League Soccer in assists with 15. This mark is the third most assists in a single-season in Kansas City’s club history. In addition, Zusi’s League leading five game-winning assists in 2012 match the single-season club record. Zusi leads the League in corner kicks at the conclusion of the regular season with 150 corner kicks, most by a Sporting Kansas City player in club history and third most in MLS history behind Brad Davis (172 in 2011) and Marco Etcheverry (198 in 1998). Zusi also received several call-ups to the U.S. Men’s National team during the 2012 season, playing significant minutes in the teams 1-0 victory over Mexico during a friendly at Azteca Stadium before being selected to play in the team’s two most recent World Cup Qualifiers. Zusi earned an assist in the U.S. 2-1 victory over Jamaica before helping the Americans beat Guatemala 3-1 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Zusi was named a 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star.
College: Maryland Acquired: ‘09 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 25, 2012: KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: August 17, 2011, KC vs POR Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, September 19, 2012, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 4, 4 times, last: Sept. 22, 2012, KC at MTL Last.. Appearance October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal September 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assist October 7, 2012, KC at CLB 2012 Record when: he starts 17-6-8 he scores 4-0-0 GRAHAM ZUSI: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 3 3 270 0 2 4 0 5 3 0 11 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 Totals 4 4 360 0 2 8 0 7 5 0 15 0 0 51
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TEAL
BUNBURY FORWARD
BUN-buh-ree
Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 185 lbs. Birth Date: 02/27/1990 Birthplace: Prior Lake, MN 2012: Bunbury scored five goals and added one assist before suffering a season ending knee injury (torn ACL) against the New York Red Bulls on August 26. Two of Bunbury’s goals came in a 2-2 draw at Colorado on May 19. Bunbury struck again in back-to-back matches against the New England Revolution and D.C. United on August 4 and August 11 respectively. Despite the injury, Teal Bunbury was selected as #20 on Major League Soccer’s 24 under 24. Bunbury also played in four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches and scored an insurance goal in the 87th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids.
College: Akron Acquired: ‘10 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#4) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: May 19, 2012, KC at COL Assists 1, 6 times, last: August 26, 2012, KC vs NY Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 1, 2011, KC at SJ Shots 7, 3 times, last: July 28, 2012, KC vs CLB Fouls Committed 7, August 27, 2011, KC vs DAL Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, KC at NE Last.. Appearance August 26, 2012, KC vs NY Goal August 11, 2012, KC vs DC Assist August 26, 2012, KC vs NY 2012 Record when: he starts 7-4-3 he scores 3-0-2 TEAL BUNBURY: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 3 3 246 2 0 7 3 5 4 1 0 1 0 Totals 3 3 246 2 0 7 3 5 4 1 0 1 0
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BOBBY
CONVEY MIDFIELDER CON-vee
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 150 lbs. Birth Date: 05/27/1983 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA 2012: Convey started 14 games this season (8-4-2), scoring one goal and adding two assists before suffering a series of injuries. Convey’s lone game came in a 2-1 loss against the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. Convey was in the Sporting KC lineup for their match against the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium on October 7 for the first time since August 4th, making his return to the matchday squad after missing the team’s previous eight matches. Convey is healthy and expected to make an impact during Sporting Kansas City’s quest for the 2012 MLS Cup.
Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/2/11 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 31, 2003, DC at DAL Assists 3, 2 times, last: May 8, 2010, SJ vs NY Shots on Goal 4, May 31, 2003, DC at DAL Shots 8, May 31, 2003, DC at DAL Fouls Committed 5, August 6, 2011, SJ vs POR Fouls Suffered 7, May 3, 2003, DC vs DAL Last.. Appearance October 20, 2012, KC at NY Goal May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Assist May 19, 2012, KC at COL 2012 Record when: he starts 8-4-2 he scores 0-1-0
BOBBY CONVEY: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2003 United 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 3 5 1 1 0 0 2010 Earthquakes 3 3 270 2 1 6 3 5 3 0 10 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 5 451 2 1 7 3 8 8 1 11 0 0 53
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KONRAD
WARZYCHA DEFENDER
Var-ZEE-hah
Height: 6’ 1” Weight: 190 lbs. Birth Date: 02/14/1989 Birthplace: Dublin, Ohio 2012: Warzycha made his MLS debut on June 16, 2012 in 2-0 victory over Toronto FC at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. The playing time was limited, but long awaited as Warzycha had to miss the entire 2011 season after being diagnosed with a femoral condyle defect in his right knee during the pre-season. Warzycha played 84 minutes in Sporting KC’s 3-2 victory over Olando City FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and played a large part in the game-winning goal. Warzycha won the aerial battle on a Graham Zusi free kick and directed his header on target. Soony Saad collected and buried the rebound to advance Sporting KC to the next round of the torunament. Warzycha was called on again in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals to come on for Matt Besler in the 68th minute, in which he helped to secure a 3-0 victory for Sporting KC. Warzycha also played the full 90 minutes in international friendlies against Montpellier Herault SC and Stoke City FC. In addition, Warzycha made an appearance in ten games for Sporting Kansas City in MLS Reserve League action, notching an assist in 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on May 13.
College: Ohio State University Acquired: ‘11 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
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LAWRENCE
OLUM DEFENDER OH-lumm
Height: 6’ 2� Weight: 185 lbs. Birth Date: 07/10/1984 Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya 2012: Olum played in 21 games for Sporting Kansas City and has garnered 10 starts during the 2012 MLS regular season. Sporting KC has just one loss in seven games (4-1-3) when Olum has played the full 90 minutes. Olum added three more starts in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition, including playing 120 minutes in the finals against the Seattle Sounders FC and limiting the three-year defending champions to just two shots on goal in the match. Olum also started and played 57 minutes in an international friendly against Montpellier Herault SC.
Last Club: Orlando City SC (USL PRO) Acquired: Signed 9/15/2010 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots 2, June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 1, 8 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Fouls Suffered 1, August 4, 2012, KC at NE Last.. Appearance October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 4-3-3 he scores 0-0-0
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DOM
DWYER FORWARD
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 180 lbs. Birth Date: 07/30/1990 Birthplace: Cuckfield, England 2012: The first-year pro was Sporting Kansas City’s No. 16 pick in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Dwyer played his first competitive minutes in Sporting KC’s 3-2 victory over Orlando City SC in U.S. Open Cup competition before making his MLS debut with the club on September 1 against Toronto FC. Dwyer also saw time in two international friendlies and Reserve League action. Dwyer played a little more than half the match against Montpellier Herault SC and was then used for 90 minutes against Stoke City FC. Dwyer also played nine Reserve League matches this season and ties Soony Saad and Teal Bunbury for most goals in the season with two. Last Club: University of South Florida Acquired: ‘12 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed 1, September 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2012 Record when: 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 Dom Dwyer: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2012 Kansas City 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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ROGER
ESPINOZA MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’’11” Weight: 160 lbs. Birth Date: 10/25/1986 Birthplace: Aurora, CO 2012: Espinoza has started in 26 matches for Sporting Kansas City during the 2012 MLS regular season and provides a spark to the Sporting KC midfield in each match that he is available. Espinoza left the October 7th match against the Columbus Crew in second half stoppage time after suffering a high ankle sprain. Espinoza missed the final two matches of the regular season but is hopeful to be back on the pitch for the playoffs. Prior to his injury, Espinoza participated in the London 2012 Olympic games. Despite being the underdogs, Honduras advanced from group stage before falling 3-2 to Brazil in the quarterfinals. Espinoza earned a goal and an assist before being shown a second yellow card in the 90th minute. As Espinoza exited the pitch, he received a standing ovation. Espinoza was named a 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star. College: Ohio State Acquired: ‘08 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times: last: August 3, 2011, KC vs RSL Assists 1, 9 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TOR Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots 5, 2 times, last: March 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 5 times: last: August 18, 2012, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last.. Appearance October 7, 2012, KC at CLB Goal August 3, 2011, KC vs RSL Assist July 4, 2012, KC at MTL 2012 Record when: he starts 16-5-5 he scores 0-0-0 ROGER ESPINOZA: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2008 Kansas City 2 1 78 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2011 Kansas City 3 3 210 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 77 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 5 365 0 0 2 0 4 6 1 0 2 0
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SETH
SINOVIC DEFENDER sin-OH-vick
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 170 lbs. Birth Date: 1/28/1987 Birthplace: Leawood, Kansas 2012: Sinovic started 30 games during the 2012 regular season, playing 2,621 minutes. Sinovic earned two assists to date this season, with the first coming against his former employer, the New England Revolution, during a 3-0 Sporting Kansas City victory at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Sinovic’s other assist came on May 19 in a 2-2 draw versus the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Sinovic also started all five games for Sporting Kansas City in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this year. Sinovic led all Sporting KC players with 460 minutes played in the U.S. Open Cup this season.
College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed May 10, 2011 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists 1, 2 times, last: May 19, 2012, KC at COL Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: Aug. 18, 2012, KC at TOR Shots 3, April 17, 2010, NE at SJ Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: August 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 3, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Last.. Appearance October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal N/A Assist May 19, 2012, KC at COL 2012 Record when: he starts 17-5-8 he scores 0-0-0
Seth Sinovic: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 3 3 265 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 355 0 0 1 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 58
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C.J.
SAPONG FORWARD sah-PONG
Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 185 lbs. Birth Date: 12/27/1988 Birthplace: Manassas, Virginia 2012: After an impressive rookie season landed Sapong the 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year accolade, he didn’t take his foot off the pedal. Sapong added another nine goals and two assists during the 2012 regular season. In Sporting KC’s most recent outing, Sapong scored the game-winner in the 82nd minute. The goal marked his fifth game-winning goal of the season, tying Preki’s 1997 campaign for third most in a single season in club history. Sapong ranks sixth on the MLS chart for game-winning goals in 2012. Sapong scored the first and last goal of the 2012 regular season. He also scored the first and last goal of the 2011 MLS season (including playoffs). Sapong scored in the regular season home finale in both 2011 and 2012 and Sporting Kansas City is now 13-0-2 in MLS competition (including playoffs) when C.J. Sapong scores. Sapong’s goal against Philadelphia was his 14th regular season goal, tying for him for 10th most among college draft choices in their first two MLS seasons. He matches Teal Bunbury’s goal count through two seasons and trails only Scott Sealy (19 goals from 2005-2006) among KC draft picks all-time.
College: James Madison Acquired: ‘11 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 13 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Assists 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Shots on Goal 4, September 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Shots 9, September 14, 2012, KC vs HOU Fouls Committed 3, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Suffered 4, 4 times, last: Oct. 20, 2012, KC at NY Last.. Appearance Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Assist Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI 2012 Record when: he starts 13-5-6 he scores 7-0-2 C.J. SApong: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 3 3 270 1 0 5 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 80 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 350 1 0 7 6 9 9 0 0 0 0 59
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ERIC
KRONBERG GOALKEEPER Krawn-berg
Height: 6’ 5” Weight: 210 lbs. Birth Date: 06/07/1983 Birthplace: Santa Rosa, CA 2012: Kronberg is the longest tenured player on the Sporting Kansas City roster having been with the club for the last seven seasons. Kronberg underwent Sports Hernia surgery last November and missed the first few weeks of preseason recovering. Once recovered, Kronberg started and played the full 90 minutes in two international friendlies during the 2012 season, suffering a 3-0 defeat to Montpellier Herault SC but salvaging a 1-1 draw against English Premier League side Stoke City FC. Kronberg also played in two Reserve League matches during the 2012 season, against the Houston Dynamo on August 14 and FC Dallas on September 25. Against the Dynamo, Kronberg was sent off in the 78th minute for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity.
College: California Acquired: ‘06 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round (#40) Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Saves 6, May 14, 2011, KC at LA Last.. Appearance Shutout
June 12, 2011, KC at DAL June 4, 2011, KC at TOR
2012 Record when: he starts: 0-0-0
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PETERSON
JOSEPH MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 132 lbs. Birth Date: 04/24/1990 Birthplace: Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2012: Joseph featured in ten games during the 2012 regular season, making four starts for Sporting Kansas City. Joseph earned the game-winning assist in Sporting KC’s 2-0 win over the Columbus Crew on July 14, 2012. More recently, Peterson Joseph started and played 66 minutes in Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union, marking his first start since a 2-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo on July 18 when he was ejected for a hard foul in the 47th minute. Joseph played 90 minutes in both international friendlies this season against Montpellier Herault SC and Stoke City FC. Joseph also started the first three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches for Sporting Kansas City during the 2012 season, including playing 90 minutes in the quarterfinals to help Sporting KC earn a 3-0 victory over the Dayton Dutch Lions.
Last Club: SC Braga (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 09/01/11 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 2, July 18, 2012, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 4, October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Last.. Appearance October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2012, KC at CLB 2012 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores: 0-0-0 PETERSON Joseph: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2012 Kansas City 1 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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ORIOL
ROSELL MIDFIELDER
ew-REE-all rohz-EL
Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 168 lbs. Birth Date: 07/07/1992 Birthplace: Puig-Reig, Catalonia, Spain 2012: Rosell joined Sporting Kansas City on August 2 and made his MLS debut nine days later in 2-1 victory over D.C. United. Rosell played just one minute in his debut. On September 1, Rosell made his second appearance for Sporting Kansas City. Rosell scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute, just nine minutes after entering the match. Rosell made his lone start on September 22 in a scoreless draw against the Montreal Impact.
Last Club: Barcelona B (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/2/12 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, September 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Assists N/A Shots on Goal 1, September 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Shots 1, September 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 2, September 22, 2012, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Last.. Appearance Oct. 24, 2012, KC at PHI Goal September 1, 2012, KC vs TOR Assist N/A 2012 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 1-0-0
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JON
KEMPIN GOALKEEPER
Height: 6’ 1� Weight: 170 lbs. Birth Date: 04/08/1993 Birthplace: Leawood, Kansas 2012: The homegrown goalkeeper fractured his ankle in early summer and made his return to the playing field on September 11 in a 1-0 Reserve League loss to Real Salt Lake at Sporting Club Training Center in Swope Park. Kempin was shown a red card in the match for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity in the 61st minute. Kempin played in seven additional Reserve League matches prior to his injury, earning one shutout and a 1.44 goals against average on the season. Kempin made his competitive debut in a 3-2 victory over the Orlando City SC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round.
Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed 8/31/10 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last.. Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2012 Record when: he starts: 0-0-0
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SOONY
SAAD Forward
soo-NEE sod
Height: 5’ 10� Weight: 165 lbs. Birth Date: 08/17/1992 Birthplace: Dearborn, Michigan 2012: Saad played in nine games and made two starts for Sporting Kansas City during the 2012 regular season, earning an assist in a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium. Saad scored two goals in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round to propell Sporting Kansas City past Orlando City SC by a scoreline of 3-2. Saad also appeared in the fourth round and played 90 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. Saad started in both international friendlies for Sporting Kansas City, playing 180 minutes combined against Montpellier Herault SC and Stoke City FC. Saad is tied with Bunbury and Dwyer for most goals scored by a Sporting Kansas City player during the 2012 MLS Reserve League season with two.
College: University of Michigan Acquired: Weighted Lottery on 07/05/2011 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, August 17, 2011, KC vs POR Assists July 2, 2012, KC at MTL Shots on Goal 1, three times, last: August 4, 2012, KC at NE Shots 2, June 23, 2012, KC at PHI Fouls Committed 2, August 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 3, August 4, 2012, KC at NE Last.. Appearance August 4, 2012, KC at NE Goal August 17, 2011,KC vs POR Assist July 4, 2012, KC at MTL 2012 Record when: he starts 1-0-1 he scores 0-0-0 Soony sADD: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
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KEI
KAMARA FORWARD
kye kah-MAHR-ah
Height: 6’ 3” Weight: 185 lbs. Birth Date: 09/01/1984 Birthplace: Lawndale, CA 2012: Kamara finished the 2012 regular season with a single-season career high in goals with 11. Kamara won the Budweiser Golden Boot as well as Sporting Kansas City Offensive Player of the Year. Kamara also earned a single-season career high in assists with eight. Two of those assists came in the season finale in Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on October 24. With the game-winning assist in this match, Kamara moves into a tie for sixth place on Sporting KC’s all-time chart with eight. Kamara finishes the season with 134 shots, most in MLS this season and third most in MLS history. He ranks second on Sporting KC’s all-time single-season chart, behind only Preki’s 140 shots in 1996. The last time an MLS player attempted more than 134 shots in the regular season was in 2000 when Mamadou Diallo tallied 152 shots. Kamara also won the club’s Humanitarian of the Year award, with his most notable work with Schools for Salone. Kamara was named a 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star.
College: Cal-State Dominguez Hills Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 9/15/09 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 4 times, last: July 23, 2011, KC vs TOR Assists 2, 4 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: March 25, 2012, KC vs DAL Shots 11, March 25, 2012, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: April 7, 2012, KC vs LA Fouls Suffered 7, June 28, 2008, SJ at CHI Last.. Appearance Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal Sept. 19, 2012, KC at NY Assist Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI 2012 Record when: he starts: 17-7-8 he scores 8-2-1 Kei Kamara: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2008 Dynamo 2 1 78 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2011 Kansas City 3 3 269 0 0 8 4 3 5 2 0 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 Totals 6 5 437 1 0 11 5 6 11 5 0 1 0 65
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CYPRIAN
HEDRICK DEFENDER
sip-ree-an HE-drick
Height: 6’ Weight: 185 lbs. Birth Date: 10/06/1989 Birthplace: Duala, Cameroon 2012: Hedrick was selected with the 30th pick overall in the second round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. Hedrick was added to the season ending injury list after fracturing his left fibula. College: Coastal Carolina Acquired: ‘12 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#30) Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A Record when: he starts 0-0-0
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NEVEN
MARKOVIC DEFENDER
Neh-vin Mar-kc-vitch
Height: 6’ 0” Weight: 173 lbs. Birth Date: 02/20/1987 Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia 2012: Markovic signed with Sporting Kansas City in July of 2012. Since joining Sporting KC, Markovic has played in two MLS games with one start. Markovic made his MLS debut, earning six minutes of playing time on July 28 in Sporting KC’s 2-1 loss to the Columbus Crew at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Markovic’s lone start during the MLS regular season came on August 11 in a 2-1 victory over D.C. United. Markovic played the entire match in each of Sporting Kansas City’s international friendlies against Montpellier Herault SC and Stoke City FC. Markovic also played in three Reserve League matches for Sporting Kansas City.
Last Club: Doxa Drama FC (Greece) Acquired: Signed on 07/06/12 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots 1, July 28, 2012, KC vs CLB Fouls Committed 3, August 11, 2012, KC vs DC Fouls Suffered 2, August 11, 2012, KC vs DC. Last.. Appearance August 11, 2012, KC vs DC Goal N/A Assist N/A Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
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KYLE
MILLER DEFENDER
Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 160 lbs. Birth Date: 05/12/1989 Birthplace: Overland Park, KS 2012: Miller notched the game-tying goal in Sporting Kansas City’s international friendly against English Premier League side Stoke City FC on August 1. The goal came in second half stoppage time to continue Kansas City’s unbeaten streak against EPL teams. Miller also made an appearance in an international friendly against Monpellier Herault SC. Miller appeared in seven MLS Reserve League matches this season.
College: Rockhurst University Acquired: 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last.. Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist A/A Record when: he starts 0-0-0
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JACOB
PETERSON FORWARD
Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 165 lbs. Birth Date: 01/27/1986 Birthplace: Portage, Michigan 2012: Peterson played in 23 matches for Sporting Kansas City this season. Peterson joined the team on January 19th, coming off a stint with the San Jose Earthquakes. Peterson’s first point with Sporting KC came in the form of a gamewinning assist against Toronto FC on June 16. Peterson also notched four goals during the 2012 regular season. Peterson scored the game-winner on July 14 in a 2-0 victory at Columbus Crew Stadium. Peterson’s most recent goal came in the season finale in a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union. Peterson earned AT&T Goal of the Week honors of week 33 for the
College: Indiana University Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 01/19/2012 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 13 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Assists 1, 11 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 2, 9 times, last: Oct, 24, 2012, KC vs phi Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR at CLB Last.. Appearance October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Assist June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR 2012 Record when: he starts 3-2 -6 he scores 3-0-1
JAcob Peterson: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2006 Rapids 3 2 161 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 89 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 3 250 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 69
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JULIO
CESAR MIDFIELDER
JEW-lee-o SEH-sahr
Height: 6’ 1” Weight: 170 lbs. Birth Date: 11/18/1978 Birthplace: Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 2012: Cesar has played in 27 matches during the 2012 regular season for Sporting Kansas City. Cesar scored one goal this season, providing a cushion in Sporting Kansas City’s 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on June 16. Cesar also played 120 minutes in Sporting Kansas City’s shootout victory over the Seattle Sounders FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Cesar started and play 75 minutes in Sporting Kansas City’s international friendly against Monpellier Herault SC. Last Club: Maritimo Funchal (Portugal) Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 3/14/11 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 15, 2011, KC vs NY Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Shots 4, June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Fouls Committed 3, 5 times, last: Sept. 22, 2012, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 4, June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Last.. Appearance Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Assist Oct. 30, 2011, KC at COL 2012 Record when: he starts 14-5-6 he scores 1-0-0
JULIO CESAR: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 3 3 239 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 329 0 1 2 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 70
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AURELIEN
COLLIN DEFENDER
au-REEL-ee-en
Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 169 lbs. Birth Date: 03/08/1986 Birthplace: Enghien-les-Bains, France 2012: Collin played a total of 2,490 during the 2012 MLS regular season, starting 28 games and appearing in 29 total. Collin scored three goals and added one assist. Sporting Kansas City is undefeated when Collin scores a goal in 2012. Collin’s goal on April 14 was the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Collin was named to the 2012 MLS AllStar GameDay roster. Collin started the match but was ultimately pulled in the 36th minute after suffering facial fractures earlier in the first half.
Last Club: Vitoria Setubal (Portugal) Acquired: Signed as Discovery on 4/15/11 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: April 18, 2012, KC at VAN Assists 1, June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Shots 4, 3 times, last: Aug. 11, 2012, KC vs DC Fouls Committed 3, 5 times, last: Sept. 22, 2012, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 4, June 16, 2012, KC vs TOR Last.. Appearance October 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Goal April 18, 2012, KC at VAN Assist June 20, 2012, KC at SEA 2012 Record when: he starts 15-6-7 he scores 3-0-0
Aurelien Collin: Postseason Stats
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2011 Kansas City 3 3 270 1 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 2012 Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 360 1 0 4 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 71
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MICHAEL
THOMAS MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’ 8” Weight: 170 lbs. Birth Date: 03/08/1988 Birthplace: Olathe, Kansas 2012: Thomas played seven games for Sporting Kansas City during the 2012 regular season. Thomas made his debut on June 20 when he played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field. Thomas’ next start came in 2-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. Thomas started again on August 11 in 2-1 victory over D.C. United at LIVESTRONG Sporting park.Thomas played the entire match against the Dayton Dutch Lions in which Sporting Kansas City earned a 3-0 victory in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals. Thomas also played two international friendlies in their entirety.
Last Club: Ljungskile (Sweden) Acquired: Signed 3/16/2011 Regular-Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal 1, August 11, 2012, KC vs DC Shots 3, June 20, 2012, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 2, August 11, 2012, KC vs DC Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 14, 2012, KC at CLB Last.. Appearance August 11, 2012, KC vs DC Goal N/A Assist N/A Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
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