Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids by Sporting Kansas City

2016 GAME GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (April 13, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2016 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 5 4-1-0 12 7 3 at home 3 2-1-0 6 4 3 Rapids on road

5 2-2-1 7 3 3 3 0-2-1 1 1 3

Melia

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

Abdul-Salaam

ALL-TIME (55 meetings): Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 93 goals … Rapids 19 wins (3 shootout), 74 goals … Ties 13

27 Espinoza

14 21 Solignac

F A 3 3 150 150 1 1 1 0

2 0 1 0

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 2 0

0 3 0

TYPE OF PLAY

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

1 4 2

0 2 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

Powers

Cronin

Azira

3 44

Sjoberg

Miller

Burling

18 MacMath

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Pappa

4 Burch

HOW SCORED

4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Gashi

RAPIDS

2 0 1 0

22 Hallisey

Dwyer

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

2 5 0 0

13 Dia

Feilhaber

Zusi

UPCOMING MATCHES RAPIDS SPORTING Sat. Apr. 16 Red Bulls Sun. Apr. 17 at FC Dallas Sat. Apr. 23 Seattle Sun. Apr. 24 at San Jose Sat. Apr. 30 at Montreal Wed. Apr. 27 at Vancouver Sat. May 7 Real Salt Lake Sun. May 1 Los Angeles

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

3 Opara

LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/27: KC 2, COL 0 (Nemeth 32; own goal 64) 8/29: COL 2, KC 1 (Figueroa 53; Doyle 76 – Dwyer 47) 10/21: KC 0, COL 2 (Powers 78; Sarvas 86)

F A 7 3 64 150

12 Coelho

Olum

AT KC (27 meetings): Sporting 18 wins (0 shootout), 57 goals … Rapids 4 wins (1 shootout), 27 goals … Ties 5

SPORTING

ROSTERS

REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Sean Hurd; AR2 (opposite): Jason White; 4th: Nima Saghafi DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: COL: Jermaine Jones (through April 13)

SPORTING KC 1 Jon Kempin (GK) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Diego Rubio (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Brad Davis (MF) 12 Nuno Andre Coelho (DF) 13 Amadou Dia (MF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Lawrence Olum (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 21 Justin Mapp (MF) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 25 Alec Kann (GK) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 30 Daniel Salloi (FW) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) 96 Jordi Quintilla (MF) COLORADO RAPIDS 3 Eric Miller (DF) 4 Marc Burch (DF) 5 Mekeil Williams (DF) 6 Sam Cronin (MF) 8 Dillon Powers (MF) 9 Kevin Doyle (FW) 10 Marco Pappa (MF) 11 Shkelzen Gashi (FW) 12 John Berner (GK) 13 Jermaine Jones (MF) 14 Dominique Badji (FW) 16 Zach Pfeffer (MF) 17 Dillon Serna (MF) 18 Zac MacMath (GK) 19 Conor Doyle (FW) 21 Luis Solignac (FW) 22 Micheal Azira (MF) 23 Bobby Burling (DF) 24 Sean St. Ledger (DF) 29 Caleb Calvert (FW) 30 Chris Froschauer (GK) 33 Jared Watts (DF) 44 Axel Sjoberg (DF) 94 Marlon Hairston (DF)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE none

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC COL

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

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

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

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/20/2016 KC 1, TOR 0 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 4/02/2016 KC 1, RSL 2 10/16/2015 KC 0, SJ 1 9/27/2015 KC 1, SEA 1 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 10/21/2015 KC 0, COL 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC WWWLW Rapids LWTWL

(1) (0) (0) (2) (9) (0) (6)

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 4/02/2016 COL 1, TOR 0 10/21/2015 COL 2, KC 0 10/10/2015 COL 0, MTL 1 4/09/2016 COL 0, RSL 1 3/20/2016 COL 1, DC 1 4/02/2016 COL 1, TOR 0 4/09/2016 COL 0, RSL 1

(0) (4) (2) (0) (2) (1) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 3 Dwyer A: 2 Dwyer/Zusi SHT: 16 Dwyer SOG: 6 Dwyer FC: 12 Dwyer FS: 12 Dwyer OF: 9 Dwyer C: 2 Espinoza E: 1 Espinoza RAPIDS G: 1 3 players tied A: 2 Pappa SHT: 15 Gashi SOG: 5 Pappa FC: 13 Powers FS: 14 Powers OF: 6 Solignac C: 2 5 players tied E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 5 0 3 2 0 0 7 1.40 COL 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 0.60 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0.60 COL 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 0.60 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 COL 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 COL 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (April 13, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 53)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 Jon Kempin DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 1 0 0 0 63 45 8 0 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 51 45 4 4 DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 0 185 180 2 10 5 Matt Besler 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 0 0 0 0 243 218 15 20 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 5 5 0 1 141 113 2 16 MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 5 5 0 2 178 142 24 46 8 Graham Zusi FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 Diego Rubio 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-10 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 2 2 0 144 130 24 34 MF 5-11 165 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 3 1 1 0 371 326 56 122 11 Brad Davis 12 Nuno Andre Coelho DF 6-4 181 01/07/1986 Penafiel, Portugal 5 5 1 0 5 5 1 0 13 Amadou Dia MF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 5 5 0 0 27 18 0 1 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 5 5 3 2 85 71 39 7 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 144 140 0 7 15 Lawrence Olum MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 2 1 0 0 69 41 3 2 16 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 2 0 0 1 24 10 0 2 17 Justin Mapp MF 6-1 160 10/18/1984 Brandon, MS 0 0 0 0 303 243 22 65 21 22 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 4 4 0 0 17 10 0 1 25 Alec Kann GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 4 4 0 0 134 114 3 15 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 5 5 0 0 34 33 0 0 29 30 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 0 0 0 0 225 129 16 16 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 4 4 0 0 29 24 0 2 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 0 0 0 17 8 0 0 94 96 Jordi Quintilla MF 5-9 154 10/25/1993 Barcelona, Spain 4 4 0 1 12 7 0 1 ON LOAN Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 7 4 0 0 10 6 0 0 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 13 4 0 0 84 52 12 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L70 11/21/1966 W94 T53

COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 3 3 0 0 33 27 0 1 3 Eric Miller 4 Marc Burch DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 4 4 0 0 186 146 4 20 DF 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 Mekeil Williams 6 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 5 5 0 0 204 191 7 17 MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 5 5 1 0 97 86 14 21 8 Dillon Powers 9 Kevin Doyle FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 3 3 0 0 23 19 5 2 10 Marco Pappa MF 5-10 155 11/15/1987 Guatemala City, Guatemala 5 3 1 2 166 145 36 29 11 Shkelzen Gashi FW 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 12 John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 13 Jermaine Jones MF 6-0 170 11/03/1981 Frankfurt, West Germany 0 0 0 0 28 24 2 4 14 Dominique Badji FW 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 5 3 0 0 20 12 2 0 16 Zach Pfeffer MF 5-8 145 01/06/1995 Dresher, PA 0 0 0 0 30 14 3 1 17 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Denver, CO 2 0 0 0 45 26 6 5 18 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 5 5 0 0 111 110 0 0 19 Conor Doyle FW 6-2 172 10/13/1991 Mckinney, TX 1 0 0 0 57 19 4 1 21 Luis Solignac FW 6-0 171 02/16/1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina 4 2 1 0 19 16 1 2 22 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 5 5 0 0 30 19 0 0 23 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 2 2 0 0 143 129 4 2 24 Sean St. Ledger DF 6-0 168 12/28/1984 Solihull, England 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 2 29 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Chris Froschauer GK 6-4 215 02/15/1994 Lexington, KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 3 3 0 0 33 28 1 2 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 5 5 0 0 19 19 0 0 94 Marlon Hairston DF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 1 1 0 0 26 13 1 1 ON LOAN Juan Ramirez MF 5-8 150 05/25/1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 27 15 1 3 Emmanuel Appiah MF 5-9 160 09/26/1993 Sampa, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni

08/29/1976 W19 L35 T19

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs COLORADO RAPIDS CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. April 13, 2016 (WEEK 7, MLS Game #53) 7:30 p.m. CT (KMCI-38 / SKCTVN; Altitude 2) The league’s top two defenses in the early going this season face off when Sporting Kansas City play host to the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday evening at Children’s Mercy Park. Both clubs have allowed just three goals on the season thus far. Sporting sit atop the Western Conference with four wins in five matches, returning home following a 2-0 win at the New York Red Bulls last weekend. The Rapids saw their undefeated run halted after three matches over the weekend, after a 1-0 loss at Rocky Mountain rival Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening. REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Sean Hurd; AR2 (opposite): Jason White; 4th: Nima Saghafi MLS Career: 4 games; FC/gm: 26.0; Y/gm: 2.3; R: 1; pens: 1 SUSPENDED: COL: Jermaine Jones (through April 13) DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (55 meetings): Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 93 goals … Rapids 19 wins (3 shootout), 74 goals … Ties 13 AT KC (27 meetings): Sporting 18 wins (0 shootout), 57 goals … Rapids 4 wins (1 shootout), 27 goals … Ties 5 RETURN MATCHES: 5/11: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m. MT; 7/16: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m. MT LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/27: KC 2, COL 0 (Nemeth 32; own goal 64) 8/29: COL 2, KC 1 (Figueroa 53; Doyle 76 – Dwyer 47) 10/21: KC 0, COL 2 (Powers 78; Sarvas 86)  The Rapids have won the last two meetings between the teams – both ending long winless streak. Colorado’s 2-0 victory last Oct. 21 in the final meeting at Sporting Park was their first win in Kansas City since 2002, a 2-1 win at Arrowhead Stadium. After that, Kansas City went 9-0-4 at home vs. Colorado before the win in the last meeting.  The Rapids ended a nine-game winless streak against Sporting with their 2-1 win Aug. 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. After the previous Colorado victory, March 28, 2009 in Commerce City, KC was 4-0-5 vs. Colorado.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. COL: P12 W4 L2 D6 … Pablo Mastroeni vs. KC: P5 W2 L2 D1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City won for the fourth time in five outings this season, defeating the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. Sporting are in first place in the Western Conference with 12 points from 5 games. LAST MATCH  Sporting's opener came on a counter attack in the 17th minute. Graham Zusi sprinted down the right side and delivered a pass to an open Benny Feilhaber at the top of the box, and he put his shot inside the right post to the back of the net.  SKC doubled their lead in the 60th minute. A long throw-in from substitute Saad Abdul-Salaam found Dom Dwyer in the box, and he turned on his defender before lashing home a left-footed shot.  The Red Bulls had a glorious chance to pull one back two minutes later when Ike Opara handled in the box and referee Fotis Bazakos awarded a penalty kick. Bradley Wright-Phillips sent the attempt to the right of SKC 'keeper Tim Melia, but he guessed correctly and made a diving save.  Sporting manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that fell 2-1 to Real Salt Lake at Children’s Mercy Park. Lawrence Olum and Roger Espinoza came into the midfield in place of Soni Mustivar and Jordi Quintilla, and Connor Hallisey started out wide in place of Brad Davis.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 52), Nuno Andre Coelho, Kevin Ellis (Ike Opara 42), Amadou Dia - Lawrence Olum - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Jimmy Medranda 94+) - Connor Hallisey, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi. TEAM NEWS  Sporting became the first team to reach four wins in Major League Soccer this season, their fourth victory in five league outings.

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“It was a great game for us in a lot of ways because you've got to be able to play games like that. And we needed to get into a game where the opportunity was to defend and then counter someone,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “A lot of teams that we play, they wind up sitting back on us all the time when we're trying to – it's sort of like a puzzle wrapped up in a conundrum and we're trying to figure out how to break it, and tonight it was good for us because it was a different type of game. Benny Feilhaber scored for a second consecutive game, his first two goals of the season, coming in his first two league appearances of the campaign. Dom Dwyer scored a goal and added an assist, the first time in his MLS career (in 85 league appearances) he’s had a goal and an assist in the same game. Dwyer has been involved in five of SKC’s seven goals this season, with three goals and two assists. “We had a couple very good counter attacking actions – one that led to the goal – other than that, we weren't great in the first half. Second half we made a tactical change or two and that really shut them down,” said midfielder Graham Zusi. “Going back to the first half, we were a little lucky to have not have conceded, but it's the way the game goes and in the second half we locked it down.” Tim Melia saved a penalty kick for the first time in his MLS career, after seeing the first four he faced all hit the back of the net. Melia is tied for the MLS league lead with three shutouts this season (along with Chicago’s Matt Lampson). “It's almost not surprising to us anymore because he does it so much. He's just a monster back there and game in and game out he makes two or three game-saving saves so no different tonight,” said Zusi. “He was a monster and that PK save was a turning point. That gets them within a goal and a lot of times teams can grab a lot of momentum and really throw the kitchen sink at you so for me that's a game-saving PK save.” Ike Opara came on as a substitute in the 42nd minute, his first appearance in nearly a year, since April 11, 2015. Opara missed nearly the entirety of the season last year after suffering an Achilles tendon injury. Opara came on for Kevin Ellis, who suffered a groin injury. “Him coming on to the field, most people don't realize he's been out two years. So this was big for him. I told him that probably over the next two weeks he's probably going to get an introduction into one of the games. He's got to be ready. He's got to be confident and feel good,” said Vermes. Sporting were forced into another change on their backline when Chance Myers suffered a hamstring injury early in the second half and was replaced by Saad Abdul-Salaam, who was credited with the second assist of his MLS career on the second goal.

COLORADO RAPIDS The Colorado Rapids had their undefeated run put to an after three games, losing by the game’s only goal in a defeat by Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Rapids are in a tie for sixth place in the Western Conference with 7 points from 5 games. LAST MATCH  The game's only goal came in the 72nd minute. Miscommunication in the back between Rapids goalkeeper Zac MacMath and defender Axel Sjoberg led to a looping clearance over MacMath's head near the outside of the box, and RSL attacker Joao Plata ran onto the ball and slotted it into an empty net.  Real goalkeeper Nick Rimando was credited with five saves in keeping the clean sheet, also aided by a goalline clearance by center back Aaron Maund just before halftime.  Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni made no changes to the team that got the game’s only goal for a victory against Toronto FC at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath - Eric Miller, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjoberg, Marc Burch - Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira - Marco Pappa, Dillon Powers (Dominique Badji 79), Shkelzen Gashi - Luis Solignac. LAST MATCH  The Rapids had their undefeated run put to an end after three games, after two wins and a draw which followed a season-opening defeat.  “Tonight we had more opportunities than we’ve had all season, and to not come away with something in that first half was tough really. And obviously giving up a goal on a tough play like that where there’s a couple decisions that could have been made to prevent that, so it leaves a bad taste in your mouth you know. I think we did enough to win this game,” said Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni.  The Rapids have not seen either team score more than a single goal in any of their five games this season. The Rapids have conceded just three goals for the season – tied for the league-lead with Sporting KC. The Rapids have scored three goals for the season – tied for the fewest in the league, with Columbus Crew SC.  “It’s tough to lose a game when you have kind of quality opportunities that you got in this game. You have more than enough. I think we had more shots on goal, 10 shots inside the 18. That’s worth 2 or 3 goals from a scoring perspective,” said Mastroeni. “Not so much that we defended well, I thought it’s difficult when you create as much as we did in the first half and not come away with something.”

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Said fullback Eric Miller: “Beforehand we identified that if we get me and [Marc Burch] out in wide spaces especially, kind of change the point of attack we would have a lot of space and time. I think we were able to do that. We found wide spaces were pretty dangerous. Obviously in the second half we weren’t able to establish possession as well, so it was kind of tough to expand on those spaces, but yeah, tactically that was our game plan going into it. It worked really well in the first half, but obviously in the second half it didn’t go as well as we would have liked.” Mastroeni maintained an unchanged team for the first time this season, keeping the group from the home win vs. Toronto FC. The Rapids are also winless away from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with two defeats and a draw. They have won their two home games this season – both by 1-0 scorelines. “This is a three-game week. One of those long ones and take one at a time. Tonight was the first obviously of three and our main objectives was to come in and get three points and we didn’t do that,” said defender Bobby Burling. “But it’s a quick turnaround and another good opponent on the road in a tough environment, so no easy games. We’ve got a home game next Saturday, but our sole focus is on Wednesday going into Kansas City.”

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-1-0, 12 pts.) UNF 14 10 11 12 8 7 96 17 13 22 9 3 94 4 16 5 27 93 29

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

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho Graham Zusi Chance Myers Jordi Quintilla Saad Abdul-Salaam Amadou Dia Connor Hallisey Diego Rubio Ike Opara Jimmy Medranda Kevin Ellis Lawrence Olum Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Soni Mustivar Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

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

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

MIN 450 180 138 450 450 405 320 45 450 294 10 48 40 132 99 270 352 360 450

5 5

450 450

G 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3

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

SHT 16 2 3 5 6 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 0

SOG 6 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

FC 12 1 2 1 4 6 3 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 10 3 1

FS 12 4 7 4 4 4 7 2 5 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 8 3 0

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

CK 1 0 3 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

7 1

52 66

19 24

63 70

70 63

18 15

22 19

6 8

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brad Davis 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jordi Quintilla 1, Chance Myers 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5

GS 5 5 5

MIN SHTS 450 24 450 24 450 19

SV 21 21 11

GA 3 3 7

GAA 0.6 0.6 1.4

PG 1 1 1

PA 2 2 1

W 4 4 1

L 1 1 4

T 0 0 0

SO 3 3 0

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2016 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (2-2-1, 7 pts.) UNF 10 8 21 44 23 19 17 14 3 33 9 4 94 5 22 6 11 18

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

PLAYER Marco Pappa Dillon Powers Luis Solignac Axel Sjoberg Bobby Burling Conor Doyle Dillon Serna Dominique Badji Eric Miller Jared Watts Kevin Doyle Marc Burch Marlon Hairston Mekeil Williams Micheal Azira Sam Cronin Shkelzen Gashi Zac MacMath Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

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

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

MIN 257 439 221 450 180 17 15 287 270 270 270 360 79 180 442 450 313 450

5 5

450 450

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

A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 10 7 7 5 1 1 1 9 3 1 6 1 0 0 2 8 15 0

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

FC 2 13 3 7 4 2 0 8 4 4 4 5 1 2 12 8 6 0

FS 7 14 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6 1 0 3 3 5 3 1

OFF 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0

CK 13 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

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

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2

57 77

16 28

61 85

85 61

4 16

21 29

10 14

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Marco Pappa 1, Luis Solignac 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Marco Pappa 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 18

POS G

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5

GS 5 5 5

MIN SHTS 450 16 450 16 450 28

SV 12 12 24

GA 3 3 3

GAA 0.6 0.6 0.6

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 2 2 2

L 2 2 2

T 1 1 1

SO 2 2 2

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OPPONENT RESULT 6 at Seattle W 1-0 12 Vancouver W 2-1 20 Toronto FC W 1-0 2 Real Salt Lake L 1-2 9 at New York W 2-0 13 Colorado 17 at FC Dallas 24 at San Jose 27 at Vancouver 1 Los Angeles 7 at Houston 11 at Colorado 15 Orlando City SC 21 Real Salt Lake 27 D.C. United 2 at Los Angeles 19 FC Dallas 25 at Montreal 3 Columbus 10 New York City FC 13 at Chicago 16 at Colorado 24 Seattle 31 Portland 7 at Portland 13 at FC Dallas 20 Vancouver 27 at Philadelphia 9 Houston 18 Los Angeles 24 at San Jose 1 at New England 16 at Real Salt Lake 23 San Jose

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POS PTS NOTES: 5 3 KC: Coelho (73); 1 6 KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70) 1 9 KC: Davis (70); 2 9 KC: Feilhaber (94+); RSL: Glad (29) Mulholland (79) 1 12 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (60);

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Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 6 at San Jose L 0-1 12 Los Angeles W 1-0 20 at D.C. United T 1-1 2 Toronto FC W 1-0 9 at Real Salt L 0-1 Lake 13 at Sporting KC 16 New York 23 Seattle 30 at Montreal 7 Real Salt Lake 11 Sporting KC 14 at Columbus 21 at Seattle 28 Philadelphia 18 Chicago 22 at Los Angeles 4 Portland 9 at Vancouver 16 Sporting KC 23 FC Dallas 30 at New York City FC 6 Vancouver 13 at Los Angeles 20 Orlando City SC 26 at Real Salt Lake 3 at New England 10 at FC Dallas 17 San Jose 24 at Vancouver 1 Portland 8 at Houston 13 San Jose 16 at Portland 23 Houston

ATT 18000 17474 15334 10772 19224

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

POS PTS NOTES: 9 0 SJ: Wondolowski (46) 7 3 COL: Pappa (95+); 8 4 COL: Powers (69); DC: Espindola (80) 5 7 COL: Solignac (18); 6 7 RSL: Plata (72)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 1 7 times Shots 8 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 4 Chance Myers 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 4 Roger Espinoza 4 Brad Davis Offside 3 Graham Zusi 3 Dom Dwyer 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia

Goals 2 03/12/2016 vs 2 04/09/2016 vs Assists 3 04/09/2016 vs Shots 14 03/06/2016 vs 14 03/12/2016 vs Shots on Goal 6 03/12/2016 vs Fouls Committed 19 03/06/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 20 03/12/2016 vs Corner Kicks 7 04/02/2016 vs Offside 8 04/02/2016 vs Saves 6 04/02/2016 vs 6 04/09/2016 vs Shots Faced 8 04/02/2016 vs Goals Allowed 2 04/02/2016 vs

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/06/2016 vs SEA

W 1-0

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/06/2016 vs SEA 04/02/2016 vs RSL

W 1-0 L 1-2

03/12/2016 vs VAN 04/02/2016 vs RSL

W 2-1 L 1-2

04/02/2016 vs RSL 04/02/2016 vs RSL 04/09/2016 vs NYR

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

04/02/2016 vs RSL 04/09/2016 vs NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

04/02/2016 vs RSL

L 1-2

04/02/2016 vs RSL

L 1-2

VAN NYR

W 2-1 W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

SEA VAN

W 1-0 W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

SEA

W 1-0

VAN

W 2-1

RSL

L 1-2

RSL

L 1-2

RSL NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

RSL

L 1-2

RSL

L 1-2

RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 1 Marco Pappa 1 Dillon Powers 1 Luis Solignac Assists 1 Marco Pappa 1 Marco Pappa Shots 5 Shkelzen Gashi 5 Luis Solignac Shots on Goal 3 Marco Pappa Fouls Committed 5 Micheal Azira Fouls Suffered 6 Dillon Powers Offside 3 Luis Solignac Saves 4 Zac MacMath Shots Faced 6 Zac MacMath Goals Allowed 1 Zac MacMath 1 Zac MacMath 1 Zac MacMath

Goals 1 03/12/2016 at 1 03/20/2016 at 1 04/02/2016 at Assists 1 03/20/2016 at 1 04/02/2016 at Shots 23 04/02/2016 at Shots on Goal 8 03/12/2016 at 8 04/02/2016 at Fouls Committed 22 04/02/2016 at Fouls Suffered 17 03/06/2016 at Corner Kicks 8 04/02/2016 at Offside 6 04/09/2016 at Saves 4 03/20/2016 at Shots Faced 6 03/20/2016 at Goals Allowed 1 03/06/2016 at 1 03/20/2016 at 1 04/09/2016 at

03/12/2016 at LA 03/20/2016 at DC 04/02/2016 at TOR

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

03/20/2016 at DC 04/02/2016 at TOR

T 1-1 W 1-0

04/02/2016 at TOR 04/09/2016 at RSL

W 1-0 L 0-1

03/12/2016 at LA

W 1-0

03/06/2016 at SJ

L 0-1

03/06/2016 at SJ

L 0-1

04/09/2016 at RSL

L 0-1

03/20/2016 at DC

T 1-1

03/20/2016 at DC

T 1-1

03/06/2016 at SJ 03/20/2016 at DC 04/09/2016 at RSL

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 7 03/20/2016 vs 7 04/09/2016 vs Shots on Goal 3 03/20/2016 vs 3 04/02/2016 vs 3 04/09/2016 vs Fouls Committed 4 04/09/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 9 03/06/2016 vs Corner Kicks 0 04/09/2016 vs Offside 0 03/20/2016 vs Saves 2 03/06/2016 vs Shots Faced 2 03/06/2016 vs

TOR NYR

W 1-0 W 2-0

TOR RSL NYR

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

NYR

W 2-0

SEA

W 1-0

NYR

W 2-0

TOR

W 1-0

SEA

W 1-0

SEA

W 1-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)

LA DC TOR

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

DC TOR

T 1-1 W 1-0

TOR

W 1-0

LA TOR

W 1-0 W 1-0

TOR

W 1-0

L 0-1

TOR

W 1-0

RSL

L 0-1

T 1-1

SJ DC RSL

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

Shots 8 03/20/2016 at Shots on Goal 1 03/20/2016 at Fouls Committed 13 04/09/2016 at Fouls Suffered 6 04/02/2016 at Corner Kicks 5 03/06/2016 at 5 03/20/2016 at 5 04/09/2016 at Offside 2 03/06/2016 at 2 03/12/2016 at Saves 1 03/12/2016 at Shots Faced 1 03/12/2016 at

T 1-1

RSL

L 0-1

TOR

W 1-0

SJ DC RSL

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

SJ LA

L 0-1 W 1-0

W 1-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

RAPIDS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Rapids

Sporting KC 23 wins, 94 goals Rapids 19 wins, 77 goals 14 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015

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

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

KC SOW

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

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

(2OT) (2OT)

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

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 28 304 120 387 84 143

2 46 369 140 430 69 146

Sporting KC

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 74 678 262 819 154 289

1 34 327 139 354 82 125

2 59 425 189 358 82 137

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 93 756 329 721 164 263

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

8 7

10 12

9 14

15 23

10 10

22 27

0 0

74 93

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Pablo Mastroeni

vs. COL vs. KC

4-2-6 2-2-1

(1.5 pts./game) (1.4 pts./game)

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

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 5 6 65 18

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

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 4 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

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

2 3 9 5 7

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 4

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15) Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 3 players tied 13 players tied Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

Rapids 8 players tied 6 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) 3 players tied 9 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 2 8 5 7 6 1 9 5

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Colorado Rapids W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

3 Ws 3 Ws 1 Ls

(08/08/2015) (10/25/2015) (04/02/2016)

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

1 Ws (04/02/2016) 1 Ls (04/09/2016) 7 Ls (05/27/2015)

0-1-0 4-0-0

3 Ls 7 Ws

(10/16/2015) (09/18/2015)

0-2-0 2-0-1

7 Ls (09/09/2015) 1 Ws (04/02/2016)

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

3 Ls 1 Ls 3 Ws 3 Ws 3 Ws

(09/23/2015) (04/02/2016) (10/25/2015) (04/05/2015) (05/20/2015)

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

7 1 1 1 1

Ls Ws Ws Ws Ws

(06/24/2015) (04/02/2016) (10/21/2015) (07/11/2015) (04/10/2015)

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

4 Ws 2 Ws 5 Ls 2 Ls 1 Ls

(10/03/2015) (10/25/2015) (06/21/2015) (08/22/2015) (08/19/2015)

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

5 1 7 4 1

Ws Ls Ls Ls Ls

(07/18/2015) (04/09/2016) (04/04/2015) (04/18/2015) (10/25/2015)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (23-19-14) PLAYER

MIN

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Graham Zusi Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Diego Gutierrez Tony Meola Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle C.J. Sapong Seth Sinovic Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 10 18 8 7 19 6 5 5 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 14 14 3 6 3 8 6 4 10 6 1 4 16 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 1 1 2 15 17 5 8 5 3 3 5 6 55 55

24 21 10 17 15 11 9 18 5 5 17 3 4 5 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 6 12 3 4 2 8 6 3 10 5 0 4 15 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 1 1 1 14 17 5 8 2 2 1 5 4 55 55

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 775 1579 492 486 1563 307 351 444 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 833 1052 251 385 196 684 433 287 879 456 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 45 59 102 1257 1580 437 730 112 161 94 405 352 4950 4950

9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 77

16 3 3 7 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 95 73

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

83 43 32 38 37 20 10 12 15 11 26 9 16 11 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 12 17 5 7 8 2 7 8 1 12 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 0 0 2 10 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 759 682

2 2 6 17 3 8 6 9 2 1 1 55 55

135 100 540 1580 270 730 540 800 135 90 90 4950 4950

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

SHT

GAA

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 11 7 1.33 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 262 181 1.33 331 228 1.67

0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 11 6

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (19-23-14) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Kevin Doyle Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Clint Mathis David Patino Dillon Powers Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Richard Sharpe Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins Pablo Mastroeni Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 6 4 4 10 11 4 7 3 6 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 4 8 2 4 5 3 3 2 13 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 5 2 2 5 55 55

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 6 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 4 8 1 4 4 2 2 0 11 7 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 3 1 0 3 55 55

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 428 296 325 774 778 347 538 201 291 270 159 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 324 712 96 338 360 212 187 15 954 599 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 218 123 73 213 4950 4950

8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 94

4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 73 95

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 4 8 7 17 6 4 13 5 4 1 4 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 9 3 2 9 3 9 3 2 3 11 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 7 4 0 4 682 759

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

1 3 2 6 8 2 8 3 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 55 55

MIN SHTS 90 270 180 540 750 180 720 270 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 4950 4950

GAA

4 3 0.00 12 11 0.33 9 7 0.50 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 12 8 1.67 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 331 228 1.67 262 181 1.33

0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 11

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (23-19-14)

CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (19-23-14)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Brad Davis Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Paulo Nagamura Justin Mapp Chance Myers Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Bernardo Anor Matt Besler Amadou Dia Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Lawrence Olum Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Jordi Quintilla Team totals Opponent totals

28 10 8 5 18 19 8 7 3 3 11 1 4 5 4 2 2 2 6 2 55 55

23 9 8 4 18 15 7 7 1 2 10 0 4 4 4 2 0 2 1 0 55 55

2086 775 714 351 1536 1156 582 559 168 246 903 1 360 381 360 172 32 151 153 21 4950 4950

5 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 77

5 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 73

50 10 16 16 22 16 7 0 1 4 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 759 682

Marco Pappa Kevin Doyle Jermaine Jones Dillon Powers Marc Burch Juan Ramirez Sam Cronin Micheal Azira Dominique Badji John Berner Bobby Burling Conor Doyle Marlon Hairston Zac MacMath Eric Miller Zach Pfeffer Dillon Serna Axel Sjoberg Luis Solignac Sean St. Ledger Jared Watts Team totals Opponent totals

11 3 3 5 9 2 11 1 2 1 8 1 2 10 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 55 55

9 2 3 4 6 1 11 1 1 1 6 1 1 10 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 55 55

742 201 225 360 556 78 887 86 102 90 564 80 92 900 90 28 69 180 177 180 180 4950 4950

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 94

4 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 95

29 5 2 3 3 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 682 759

GOALKEEPER

MIN

GAA

GOALKEEPER

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

4 55 55

360 4950 4950

17 11 1.50 262 181 1.33 331 228 1.67

0 11 6

Zac MacMath John Berner Team totals Opponent totals

10 1 55 55

46 33 1.10 4 1 3.00 331 228 1.67 262 181 1.33

1 0 6 11

SHT

MIN SHTS 900 90 4950 4950

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GAME NOTES

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS

2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 6 Sporting Kansas City 4-1-0, 12 points (2-1-0 home; 2-0-0 away) 1st place in Western Conference

4-1-0 (12 pts.) RECORD 5 GAMES PLAYED 1st in West CONFERENCE POSITION 7 GOALS 1.40 GOALS/GAME 7 ASSISTS 3 GOALS ALLOWED 0.60 ALLOWED/GAME +4 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 52 (19) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 36.5% ON GOAL % 63 FOULS COMMITTED 70 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM

Colorado Rapids 2-2-1, 7 points (2-0-0 home; 0-2-1 away) 6th place in Western Conference

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 25 27 29 30 37 93 94 96

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

Name Jon Kempin Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Lawrence Olum Saad Abdul-Salaam Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey Alec Kann Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Jacob Peterson Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla

Pronunciation oh-PAR-ah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

FAIL-hob-ber KWAY-yoh AH-mah-doo DEE-ah sin-OH-vick OH-lum sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM

HAL-iss-see CAN MEE-lia shallow-ee SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh

Montreal Impact Philadelphia Union Orlando City SC New England Revolution New York City FC Chicago Fire D.C. United Toronto FC New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew SC

Western Conference 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake FC Dallas LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids Vancouver Whitecaps FC Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders FC

Pts 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 3 2

Pts 12 11 11 8 8 7 7 5 5 4

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

2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3

0 0 2 4 3 3 3 2 0 2

W L T 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3

0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1

GD GP

+3 +2 +3 –2 0 0 –2 0 –7 –4

5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 5

GD GP +4 +3 +2 +4 0 0 –4 +3 –3 –2

5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5

COLORADO RAPIDS

Dom Dwyer 3 GOALS 1 Dwyer/Zusi 2 ASSISTS 2 Dom Dwyer 16 SHOTS 15 Dom Dwyer 6 SHOTS ON GOAL 5 four players tied 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 Dwyer/Zusi 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 1 Dom Dwyer 12 FOULS COMMITTED 13 Dom Dwyer 12 FOULS SUFFERED 14 Roger Espinoza 2 CAUTIONS 2 Roger Espinoza 1 EJECTIONS 0 Tim Melia 450 Tim Melia 0.60 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 21

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

three players tied Marco Pappa Shkelzen Gashi Marco Pappa Pappa/Solignac Marco Pappa Dillon Powers Dillon Powers five players tied

450 Zac MacMath 0.60 Zac MacMath 2 Zac MacMath 2 Zac MacMath 12 Zac MacMath

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 8th season 94-70-53 8th season (.555) 94-70-53

Top six clubs from each conference advance to MLS Cup Playoffs

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2-2-1 (7 pts.) 5 6th in West 3 0.60 2 3 0.60 0 77 (28) 36.4% 85 61 14 0

2016 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

BEEZ-ler POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra ZOO-see

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference

COLORADO RAPIDS

(.555)

PABLO MASTROENI

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season 19-35-19 (.390) 3rd season 19-35-19 (.390)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, April 11 OUT: • Kevin Ellis (right groin strain) • Justin Mapp (left toe) • Soni Mustivar (left hamstring strain) • Chance Myers (left thigh strain) QUESTIONABLE: • Matt Besler (concussion) • Brad Davis (concussion) • Paulo Nagamura (right calf strain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCOL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCOL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids celebrate the 20th anniversary of their inaugural MLS match against each other on April 13, 1996, at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City claimed a 3-0 win in the first-ever installment of the rivalry, which has since seen the clubs square off 68 more times in all competitions. Sporting KC’s 70th meeting with Colorado on Wednesday makes the Rapids the most frequent opponent in Kansas City history. Sporting KC leads the all-time series 29-24-16, including a 23-19-13 mark in the regular season. Peter Vermes’ men strung together an 11-game unbeaten streak against the Rapids in all competitions between 2009 and 2015, but the Rapids have won each of the last two fixtures, including a 2-0 result at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 21, 2015. Thanks to second-half goals from Dillon Powers and Marcelo Sarvas, Colorado snapped a 15-game winless run in Kansas City dating back to 2002. The clubs met on two other occasions in 2015, with Sporting KC securing a 2-0 home win on June 27 behind a Krisztian Nemeth strike and a Sam Cronin own goal on either side of halftime. Colorado avenged the setback on Aug. 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, notching a 2-1 comeback win. Dom Dwyer fired Sporting KC ahead in the 47th minute, but Maynor Figueroa restored parity six minutes later and Kevin Doyle bagged the winner on 76 minutes. Nonetheless , Colorado has historically struggled in Kansas City, going 4-18-5 during the regular season with just one win in 16 visits across all competitions (1-11-4) since 2002. With a victory on Wednesday, Colorado would have back-to-back victories in Kansas City for the first time since 1999.

Stats as of Monday, April 11

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC has conceded three goals, tied with Colorado for fewest in MLS. • SKC (4-1-0) is off to its best five-game start since 2012, when the club won seven straight to open the season. • SKC’s three goals allowed are tied for their second fewest through five games in club history (allowed one through five games in 2012). • SKC ranks 18th in MLS with 10.4 shot attempts per game. Sporting KC Player Stats • Tim Melia is the only MLS goalkeeper with four wins in 2016. He also leads the league in shutouts (three), save percentage (87.5) and goals against average (0.60), while ranking fourth in saves (21). • Dom Dwyer is one of five MLS players with at least three goals and two assists (Joao Plata, Will Bruin, Ignacio Piatti, Sebastian Giovinco). • Graham Zusi is tied for sixth in MLS with 14 chances created. • Zusi and Dwyer lead MLS with two game-winning assists each. No other player has more than one. • Benny Feilhaber has scored in each of Sporting KC’s last two games. If he scores on Wednesday, it will be the first time in his MLS career that he has scored in three straight matches. Colorado Rapids Team Stats • Colorado has conceded three goals, tied with SKC for fewest in MLS, but also ranks last in the league with just three goals scored. • In each of Colorado’s five games this season, neither team has scored more than one goal. • The lack of goals in Colorado games continues a trend from 2015: the Rapids’ 76 combined goals scored (33) and allowed (43) were the fewest in MLS. Colorado ranked last with 33 goals but ranked a respectable sixth with 43 goals conceded. • Colorado’s 36 regular season goals since the start of 2015 are at least 11 fewer than any other team. • Colorado has yet to concede a first-half goal this season and ranks fourth in MLS with 11.4 shots faced per game. • Colorado leads MLS with 14 yellow cards but is one of eight teams yet to receive a red card. The Rapids also lead the league with 17 fouls per game. • Despite their goal scoring struggles, the Rapids rank fourth in MLS with 5.6 shots on target per game.

#SKCvCOL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 23-19-13 in regular season) Date

Score

08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015

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

Result Details W W W L L

Feilhaber opens scoring; Zusi bags 88th-minute winner Zusi tallies goal & 2 assists; Feilhaber and Dwyer score Myers assists Nemeth; Feilhaber cross leads to own goal Dwyer opens scoring; Kevin Doyle wins it in 76th minute Dillon Powers (78’) and Marcelo Sarvas (86’) on target

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi has three goals and four assists in 12 MLS matches played against Colorado (including postseason). • Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber has scored three goals in eight MLS matches against Colorado. • Sporting KC striker Dom Dwyer has two goals in five career appearances against the Rapids. He scored a 92nd-minute winner in a 3-2 win over Colorado in March 2014 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. He also scored in Sporting KC’s 2-1 loss at Colorado in August 2015. • Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis has five goals and five assists in 28 career regular season appearances against the Rapids, including two goals in 2015 as a member of the Houston Dynamo. Davis scored a penalty kick in Houston’s 2-1 loss at Colorado on Aug. 26 before notching the game-winner in a 3-2 home triumph on Sept. 26. • Rapids forward Kevin Doyle scored the game-winning goal in Colorado’s 2-1 home win over Sporting KC on Aug. 29, 2015. • Rapids midfielder Dillon Powers scored the game-winning goal in Colorado’s 2-0 win over Sporting KC on Oct. 21, 2015, at Children’s Mercy Park. • Colorado midfielder Marco Pappa has two goals and four assists in 11 career regular season appearances against Sporting KC, all as a member of the Chicago Fire between 2009-2012. • Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath is 5-3-2 vs. Sporting KC in the regular season with a 1.10 goals against average and three clean sheets. MacMath owns a 3-1-2 record at Children’s Mercy Park, going 3-0-1 in his last four visits to the stadium.

Colorado Rapids Player Stats • Marco Pappa has scored (one) or assisted (two) in all three Colorado goals this season. • Zac MacMath is tied for the MLS lead with a 0.60 goals against average. • Axel Sjoberg ranks fifth in MLS with 27 clearances. • Micheal Azira ranks eighth in MLS with 305 total passes.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Dom Dwyer has 39 regular season goals, one shy of passing Chris Klein for sole possession of fourth place in club history. • Graham Zusi has 24 game-winning assists (including playoffs), one shy of passing Preki for sole possession of first place in club history. • Benny Feilhaber has 25 regular season assists for Sporting KC, one shy of tying Josh Wolff for 6th in club history. • Brad Davis has 40 career game-winning assists in the regular season, one shy of tying Landon Donovan and Steve Ralston for the all-time MLS lead.

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• Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson played for Colorado from 20062009, scoring eight goals in 95 MLS appearances (including playoffs). • Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura and Colorado defender Bobby Burling were teammates at Chivas USA from 2007-2009. • Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi and Colorado defender Matt Burch were college teammates at Maryland in 2005, winning the NCAA national championship in their one season together. • Zusi and Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath were teammates at Maryland in 2008, winning another NCAA national championship. • Sporting KC defender Ike Opara and Colorado midfielder Sam Cronin were college teammates at Wake Forest (2007-2008) and professional teammates at the San Jose Earthquakes (2010-2012). 2

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SPORTING KC TOPS NEW YORK 2-0 ON THE ROAD DWYER AND ZUSI CLIMBING THE CHARTS Sporting KC returned to winning ways on Saturday, moving atop the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings with a 2-0 road victory over the New York Red Bulls. Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer scored on either side of halftime, while goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a brilliant night at Red Bull Arena with six saves, including one from the penalty spot, to post his third shutout of the season.

Exemplary goalkeeping from Tim Melia may have highlighted Saturday’s win in New York, but Sporting KC also managed two goals of their own — and both scoring plays saw a pair of MLS All-Stars continue their rise up the club’s all-time regular season charts. Graham Zusi now ranks second in club history with 46 assists, while Dwyer is tied for fourth with 39 regular season goals.

With the result, Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 points) snapped a six-game winless run against the Red Bulls and notched consecutive road wins for the first time since July 2014. Despite holding a 22-7 edge in shots, New York (1-4-0, 3 points) suffered their second straight loss and failed to score for the fourth time in 2016.

Dwyer now has 48 career goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, third in club history and four shy of tying Davy Arnaud for second. Zusi, meanwhile, recorded his 24th game-winning assist in MLS on Saturday (including playoffs). That ties Preki for the club’s all-time lead. KC regular season goal leaders Player Goals 1. Preki 71 2. Davy Arnaud 43 Josh Wolff 43 4. Dom Dwyer 39 Chris Klein 39

MELIA MASTERFUL IN WIN OVER RED BULLS

Tim Melia made the most of his homecoming on Saturday. The Long Island native had returned to the Greater New York area for his long-awaited Red Bull Arena debut, and by the final whistle — when Sporting KC had topped New York 2-0 — Melia had enjoyed arguably the best night of his seven-year MLS career. Melia made a series of brilliant saves, foiling Bradley Wright-Phillips on multiple occasions — most notably from the penalty spot in the 64th minute. The performance went into the Sporting KC record books as one of the most comprehensive statistical games from a goalkeeper. In fact, Melia became the first keeper in Sporting KC history to notch at least six saves and one penalty kick save while earning a shutout victory. Five other players have made at least six stops and saved one penalty in a match, but only Tony Meola added a clean sheet, and none posted a shutout win.

KC regular season assist leaders Player Assists 1. Preki 98 2. Graham Zusi 46 3. Chris Klein 45 4. Davy Arnaud 35 5. Mo Johnston 28

DEFENSIVE DEPTH ON DISPLAY

Sporting KC’s defensive depth was put to the test in Saturday’s 2-0 win over New York. Manager Peter Vermes was forced to make two changes on either side of halftime amidst a barrage of attacking pressure from New York. First Kevin Ellis sustained a groin injury, summoning center back Ike Opara to make his first MLS appearance since April 11, 2015. Opara’s long-awaited return couldn’t have gone much better, as evidenced by this statistic provided by MLSsoccer.com’s Ben Baer: in just 48 minutes of action, Opara became the first MLS player to tally eight clearances, five interceptions and four tackles in 2016. Sporting KC further showcased their defensive depth with the 52nd-minute introduction of Saad Abdul-Salaam, who replaced Chance Myers after the right back pulled his hamstring. Abdul-Salaam not only contributed to the shutout, but played an integral role in Sporting KC’s second goal. His long throw into the penalty box allowed Dom Dwyer to score his third goal in as many trips to Red Bull Arena. Opara’s return comes at an opportune time, as captain Matt Besler is day-to-day with a concussion and Kevin Ellis is out with a groin injury. Through the first six weeks of the 2015 season, Opara led MLS with 30 interceptions and 33 aerial duels won while ranking seventh with 42 clearances. He also led Sporting KC with two goals, most among MLS defenders, and was an MLSsoccer.com Player of the Month candidate for March.

ROAD TRIPPIN’

A seven-year MLS veteran, Opara enters his fourth season as a member of Sporting KC. The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year appeared in a career-high 18 MLS matches during his first season in Kansas City. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and appeared in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches en route to winning MLS Cup, but missed most of 2014 with an ankle injury.

Following Wednesday’s match, Sporting KC will play five of its next six MLS fixtures away from home. The club will host the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday before embarking on a three-game road swing, visiting FC Dallas (April 17), San Jose Earthquakes (April 24) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (April 27). After a home game with LA Galaxy on May 1, Sporting KC goes wheels up again with trips to the Houston Dynamo (May 7) and Colorado Rapids (May 11).

HISTORY AWAITS FOR DAVIS

Saturday’s win at New York saw Peter Vermes’ men earn consecutive road wins for the first time since July 2014. More impressively, Sporting KC became just the second team in MLS history (joining the 2010 LA Galaxy) to secure shutout wins at Red Bull Arena and CenturyLink Field in Seattle in the same season. The feat is all the more impressive given the fact that visiting teams to New York and Seattle have emerged with victories just 19.9 percent of the time (44-132-45) since 2010.

Sporting KC winger Brad Davis will miss Wednesday’s match with a concussion, meaning the two statistical milestones he currently chases will be put on hold. The 34-year-old is two games shy of 400 MLS appearances, including playoffs. Only four players in MLS history have reached that mark, two of which are goalkeepers (Kevin Hartman and Nick Rimando). Two of the four, Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando and Kyle Beckerman, are still active. All-time MLS appearances (including playoffs) 1. Kevin Hartman 465 (416 regular season) 2. Nick Rimando 430 (397 regular season) 3. Kyle Beckerman 413 (382 regular season) 4. Steve Ralston 412 (378 regular season) 5. Brad Davis 398 (371 regular season)

Sporting KC’s 24 regular season road wins from 2012-2014 were the most over a three-year span during Major League Soccer’s non-shootout era (2000-present). Peter Vermes’ men went 24-17-10 over that span, securing at least seven more road wins than any other team. Sporting KC’s travels in 2015 were less successful as the team went 4-9-4, their worst road record since 2008 (2-8-5).

73 STRAIGHT AND COUNTING

Davis has recorded 59 goals and 131 assists (including postseason) during a 15year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 371 appearances and 122 assists in the regular season are both third most in MLS history. A native of Missouri, Davis ended his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips from 2006-2015, including MLS Cup appearances in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012.

Children’s Mercy Park has sold out 72 consecutive MLS matches dating back to April 2012 (including four playoff games) and 85 of 94 league matches since opening in 2011. The 18,467-seat venue and has averaged 105 percent capacity over the last five MLS seasons, drawing more than 19,400 fans per game. A 74th straight sellout is expected Wednesday as Sporting KC and Colorado square off exactly 20 years after meeting in their inaugural MLS match in 1996 at Arrowhead Stadium. 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) STINGY SPORTING OFF TO STRONG START 20TH ANNIVERSARY NIGHT SET FOR WEDNESDAY Sporting KC’s three goals allowed are tied for their second-fewest through five games in club regular season history. The club is also off to its third-best fivegame start to a season, trailing the 2012 and 2000 campaigns and equal with the 2006 season.

Sporting KC will host its 20th Anniversary Night on Wednesday when the Colorado Rapids visit Children’s Mercy Park. The historic occasion will commemorate Sporting KC’s inaugural game, a 3-0 win against Colorado at Arrowhead Stadium on April 13, 1996.

YEAR RECORD OUTCOME 2012 5-0-0 Club-record 63 points in the regular season, won Open Cup 2000 4-0-1 Won Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup 2006 4-1-0 Ended season 6-13-8 and missed postseason 2015 4-1-0 TBD

Supporters attending 20th Anniversary Night will be treated to a special throwback experience, as Sporting KC players will wear retro training kits during pregame and feature rainbow-colored numbering on their white argyle game jerseys — an homage to the Kansas City Wiz’s original uniforms. Children’s Mercy Park will amplify the throwback theme with video boards showcasing retro graphics throughout the match and 1996 music playing on the sound system during pregame warm-ups and lineup introductions.

THREE STRAIGHT FOR BENNY?

Veteran midfielder Benny Feilhaber marked his 150th career MLS appearance on Saturday with a game-winning goal against the New York Red Bulls. Feilhaber has now scored in each of his two appearances this season, and on Wednesday has the opportunity to score in three straight MLS matches for the first time in his career.

At halftime, Sporting KC will reveal the club’s 20th Anniversary Best XI, presented by Bud Light. Fan voting at SportingKC.com will determine Sporting KC’s all-time best lineup, comprised of one goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders and two forwards.

Feilhaber is coming off a career-best campaign in 2015. Last year he set a Sporting KC record with 20 assists in all competitions, while his 32 combined goals and assists in all competitions were second most in team history behind Preki (36 in 1996). His season culminated in Sporting KC MVP honors as well as an MLS MVP nomination alongside winner Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto) and former teammate Kei Kamara (Columbus).

PETER THE GREAT

THREE TITLES IN FOUR YEARS

Vermes’ 94 regular season victories are eighth most in MLS history and fourth most among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (223), Bruce Arena (192) and Dominic Kinnear (154). Now in his eighth MLS season, Vermes ties Bob Gansler (1999-2006) as the club’s longest-tenured manager.

Last season Peter Vermes passed Bob Gansler as the winningest coach in Sporting KC history, ending 2015 with 90 regular season wins and 113 victories across all competitions. Vermes has coached 258 matches for Kansas City in all competitions with a 117-80-61 record, 12 games shy of tying Gansler’s 270game record.

When Sporting KC lifted the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup last September, it became the fifth MLS club to win three major trophies in a four-year span since 2005, joining Seattle, D.C. United, LA Galaxy and Columbus Crew SC. Should Sporting KC add to its trophy haul in 2016, it would join LA as the only MLS clubs to win four titles in a five-year span since 2005. Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United LA Galaxy Columbus Crew SC

MLS Cup (2013), Open Cup (2012, 2015) Open Cup (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), Supporters’ Shield (2014) Open Cup (2008), Supporters’ Shield (2006, 2007) MLS Cup (2011, 2012, 2014), Supporters Shield (2010, 2011) MLS Cup (2008), Supporters’ Shield (2008, 2009)

DEFENDING THE OPEN CUP

Sporting KC enters the 2016 season as defending champions of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Peter Vermes’ side defeated the Philadelphia Union in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw through regulation to win the 2015 final on Sept. 30, effectively securing a spot in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The knockout-style tournament is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest running open soccer tournament. This year’s winner will earn $250,000 and a berth into the 2017-18 CONCACAF Champions League. Sporting KC has won the tournament on three occasions (2004, 2012, 2015), third-most among MLS clubs behind Seattle and Chicago who have four titles apiece. All 17 American MLS clubs will enter the 2016 Open Cup in the round of 32 in June.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON THE HORIZON

Courtesy of the club’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship, Sporting KC will compete in the group stage of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League, set to begin in August. 2016 marks the third time in four years that Sporting KC has featured in the international competition, which involves the top clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament winner will qualify as CONCACAF’s representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.

Coach Sigi Schmid Bruce Arena Dominic Kinnear Frank Yallop Bob Bradley Steve Nicol Jason Kreis Peter Vermes Bob Gansler Thomas Rongen

Active in MLS Yes (SEA) Yes (LA) Yes (SJ) No No No No Yes (SKC) No No

Wins 223 192 154 130 124 112 100 94 86 83

Seasons

(including 2016)

17 14 13 13 9 11 8 8 8 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Colorado Rapids: 23-19-13 Home games: 18-4-5 (57 GF, 27 GA) Road games: 5-15-8 (36 GF, 47 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015

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

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

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Children’s Mercy Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Children’s Mercy Park

John Spencer 8 Chris Henderson 7 John Spencer 53 John Spencer 29 Pablo Mastroeni 35 Chris Henderson 36

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

7 Tony Meola 5 Tony Meola 6 Tony Meola 65 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola

four players tied 3 Cannon/Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

colorado rapids

2 nine players tied Goals 3 Preki (10/4/03) Assists 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) Shots 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) Shots on Goal 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) Fouls Committed 7 three players tied Fouls Suffered 9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

eight players tied 2 six players tied 2 (9/14/02) Mark Chung 8 (8/22/03) John Spencer 5 (8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7 three players tied 6 four players tied 9 Grafer/Kramer 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

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

1 34 327 139 354 82 125

2 59 425 189 358 82 137

OT 9 7 3 12 0 3

Total 93 759 331 724 164 265

colorado rapids Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 28 304 120 387 84 143

2 46 369 140 430 69 146

OT 0 9 2 8 2 8

Total 74 682 262 825 155 297

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 KC 6 COL 8

16-30

12 10

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,422

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 94 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 88 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 94 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

118

colorado rapids

105.2 5

31-45

16 10

46-60

22 16

61-75

11 9

76-90

26 21

0 0

Total

93 74

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

189

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 118 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Lawrence Olum (signing - 12/9/15)

Jalil Anibaba (option declined - 11/25/15)

Alec Kann (Re-Entry Draft - 12/11/15)

Mikey Lopez (out of contract - 12/31/15)

Justin Mapp (signing - 12/14/15)

Krisztian Nemeth (transfer - 1/29/16)

Brad Davis (trade - 1/7/16)

Erik Palmer-Brown (loan - 2/1/16)

Daniel Salloi (Homegrown - 1/13/16)

Bernardo Anor (loan - 2/17/16)

Nuno Andre Coelho (signing - 1/26/16)

Amobi Okugo (waived - 2/23/16)

Diego Rubio (loan - 3/8/16)

Marcel de Jong (contract terminated - 3/1/16)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: OUT Sporting KC declines contract option for D Jalil Anibaba Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs M Lawrence Olum, re-signs D Seth Sinovic and GK Jon Kempin to new contracts Dec. 11: IN Sporting KC selects GK Alec Kann in first round of MLS Re-Entry Draft Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs M Justin Mapp Dec. 31 OUT M Mikey Lopez leaves Sporting KC out of contract Jan. 7: IN Sporting KC acquires M Brad Davis from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, a third-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations Jan. 11: Sporting KC re-signs M Soni Mustivar and M Paulo Nagamura to new contracts Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs F Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player Jan. 26: IN Sporting KC signs D Nuno Andre Coelho Jan. 29: OUT Sporting KC transfers F Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC (Qatar) Feb. 1: OUT Sporting KC loans D Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto (Portugal) Feb. 17: OUT Sporting KC loans M Bernardo Anor to Minnesota United FC (NASL) Feb. 23: OUT Sporting KC waives M Amobi Okugo March 1: OUT Sporting KC and D Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract March 8: IN Sporting KC acquires F Diego Rubio on loan as Young Designated Player March 25: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin, M Jimmy Medranda and F Daniel Salloi to Swope Park Rangers (USL) April 1: IN M Jimmy Medranda returns to Sporting KC from Swope Park Rangers

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 2012

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Jordi Quintilla (8/6/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) (ON LOAN)

Lawrence Olum (12/9/15) Justin Mapp (12/14/15) Nuno Andre Coelho (1/26/16) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Brad Davis (1/7/16)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13) (ON LOAN)

2014 2015

2016

Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

Alec Kann (12/11/15)

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Sunday, March 6

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

W 1-0

Coelho 73

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

W 2-1

Dwyer 5, 41

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

TORONTO FC

MLS

W 1-0

Davis 70

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

L 1-2

Feilhaber 94+

Saturday, April 9

at New York Red Bulls

MLS

W 2-0

Feilhaber 17; Dwyer 60

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS