Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Portland Timbers

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v PORTLAND TIMBERS (March 21, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2015 SEASON RECORDS

ROSTERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 2 0-1-1 1 2 4 at home 1 0-0-1 1 1 1 Timbers on road

1

2 0-0-2 2 2 2 0 0-0-0 0 0 0

Marin

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

27

ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Sporting KC 3 wins, 8 goals …

Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Ties 0

3

5

Opara

Besler

Dia

71 de Jong

10 Feilhaber

AT KC (2 meetings): Sporting KC 1 win, 5 goals …

Timbers 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 0

8

6

27

Nagamura

Espinoza

Zusi

LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/27: POR 0, KC 1 (Olum 24)

9 Nemeth

14 Dwyer

9

UPCOMING MATCHES TIMBERS SPORTING Sat. Mar. 28 at Vancouver Sat. Mar. 28 at New York City FC Sat. Apr. 4 FC Dallas Sun. Apr. 5 Philadelphia Sun. Apr. 12 Orlando City SC Sat. Apr. 11 Real Salt Lake Sun. Apr. 19 at New York City FC Sat. Apr. 18 at Los Angeles

22 Wallace

F 2 90

F 2 90

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

6 21

13

Chara

Jewsbury

19

TIMBERS

A 4 45

Villafana

A 2 90

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

4 0 0 0

2 0 0 0

1 0 1 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0

1 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

1 0 1

2 1 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

24

7

Ridgewell

Borchers

2 Powell

12 Kwarasey

HOW SCORED

0 1 1 0

11 Asprilla

Nagbe

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

Adi

REFEREE: Silviu Petrescu.

AR1 (bench): Daniel Belleau; AR2 (opposite): Andrew Bigelow; 4th: Fotis Bazakos DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: none

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

SPORTING KC 1 Luis Marin (GK) 2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Bernardo Anor (MF) 12 Mikey Lopez (MF) 13 Amadou Dia (DF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Servando Carrasco (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 18 James Rogers (FW) 21 Jon Kempin (GK) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 71 Marcel de Jong (DF) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 Alvas Powell (DF) 4 Will Johnson (MF) 6 Darlington Nagbe (FW) 7 Nat Borchers (DF) 8 Diego Valeri (MF) 9 Fanendo Adi (FW) 10 Gaston Fernandez (FW) 11 Dairon Asprilla (MF) 12 Adam Kwarasey (GK) 13 Jack Jewsbury (DF) 14 Ben Zemanski (MF) 15 Jeanderson (DF) 17 Michael Nanchoff (MF) 19 Jorge Villafana (DF) 20 Taylor Peay (DF) 21 Diego Chara (MF) 22 Rodney Wallace (MF) 23 Norberto Paparatto (DF) 24 Liam Ridgewell (DF) 26 George Fochive (MF) 27 Nick Besler (MF) 28 Andy Thoma (MF) 32 Schillo Tshuma (FW) 33 Andrew Weber (GK) 35 Anthony Manning (DF) 37 Maximiliano Urruti (FW) 90 Jake Gleeson (GK)

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DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC POR

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

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

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

THE LAST TIME

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 10/10/2014 KC 2, CHI 0 9/12/2014 KC 4, CHV 0 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 3/14/2015 KC 1, DAL 3 3/08/2015 KC 1, NYR 1 10/10/2014 KC 2, CHI 0 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC TL Timbers TT

(2) (3) (1) (0) (1) (4) (2)

PORTLAND TIMBERS Date Score (Gms since) 10/08/2014 POR 3, SJ 0 10/25/2014 POR 2, DAL 0 8/24/2014 POR 2, SEA 4 9/27/2014 POR 2, TOR 3 3/15/2015 POR 2, LA 2 3/07/2015 POR 0, RSL 0 3/07/2015 POR 0, RSL 0

(3) (0) (6) (2) (0) (1) (1)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 1 Espinoza/Opara A: 2 Feilhaber SHT: 8 Dwyer SOG: 3 Dwyer FC: 5 Feilhaber FS: 5 Dwyer/Feilhaber OF: 1 Nemeth/Opara C: 1 3 players tied E: 1 Besler TIMBERS G: 2 Adi A: 1 3 players tied SHT: 6 Wallace SOG: 5 Wallace FC: 5 Asprilla FS: 8 Adi OF: 2 Adi C: 1 Powell/Ridgewell E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1.00 POR 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 2.00 POR 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1.00 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 POR 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 POR 2 0 0 0 0 1 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v PORTLAND TIMBERS

(March 21, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 23)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-2 196 05/18/1983 Santiago, Chile 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 Luis Marin DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 2 2 1 0 58 41 7 0 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 23 18 0 3 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 151 146 2 7 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 2 1 0 0 224 202 12 19 DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 0 0 0 0 123 98 2 13 7 Chance Myers MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 2 2 0 0 150 117 22 39 8 Graham Zusi 9 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 2 0 2 112 100 12 21 MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 2 1 0 0 73 49 12 3 11 Bernardo Anor 12 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 2 2 0 0 52 40 24 3 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 134 131 0 7 16 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 0 0 0 0 59 31 1 1 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 James Rogers FW 5-8 150 06/27/1993 Yoyah, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 21 22 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 0 0 0 0 112 107 4 6 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 2 2 1 0 115 95 3 11 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 2 0 0 0 201 114 15 14 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 71 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L59 11/21/1966 W76 T44

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 2 Alvas Powell DF 6-0 165 07/18/1994 St. Thomas, Jamaica 2 2 0 0 22 17 2 2 4 Will Johnson MF 5-10 160 01/21/1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 177 162 25 15 FW 5-9 165 07/19/1990 Monrovia, Liberia 2 2 0 1 129 118 18 16 6 Darlington Nagbe 7 Nat Borchers DF 6-2 175 04/13/1981 Tucson, AZ 2 2 0 0 290 289 12 6 MF 5-10 165 05/01/1986 Valentin Alsina, Argentina 0 0 0 0 64 60 21 27 8 Diego Valeri 9 Fanendo Adi FW 6-4 185 10/10/1990 Lagos, Nigeria 2 2 2 0 26 20 11 4 Gaston Fernandez FW 5-7 160 10/12/1983 Buenos Aires, Argentina 2 0 0 0 34 17 7 2 10 11 Dairon Asprilla MF 5-11 165 05/25/1992 Istmina, Colombia 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 Adam Kwarasey GK 6-3 168 12/12/1987 Oslo, Norway 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 13 Jack Jewsbury DF 6-0 185 04/13/1981 Springfield, MO 2 2 0 0 305 248 24 35 Ben Zemanski MF 5-11 150 05/12/1988 Akron, OH 0 0 0 0 110 74 3 9 14 15 Jeanderson DF 5-11 160 08/13/1991 Serra, Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Michael Nanchoff MF 5-8 150 09/24/1988 North Royalton, OH 1 0 0 0 19 3 0 0 19 Jorge Villafana DF 5-9 150 09/16/1989 Anaheim, CA 2 2 0 0 107 82 8 8 20 Taylor Peay DF 6-2 180 09/05/1991 Salt Lake City, UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Diego Chara MF 5-8 150 04/05/1986 Cali, Colombia 1 1 0 0 119 118 4 12 MF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 2 2 0 1 129 107 18 16 22 Rodney Wallace 23 Norberto Paparatto DF 6-3 180 01/03/1984 Adrogue, Argentina 0 0 0 0 13 12 0 0 24 Liam Ridgewell DF 6-2 170 07/21/1984 Bexley, England 2 2 0 1 17 17 2 2 26 George Fochive MF 5-9 172 03/24/1992 Washington, DC 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 27 Nick Besler MF 6-1 165 05/07/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Andy Thoma MF 5-11 165 04/29/1993 Los Alamos, NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Schillo Tshuma FW 5-10 162 09/21/1992 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Andrew Weber GK 6-2 190 08/09/1983 Austin, TX 0 0 0 0 11 9 0 0 35 Anthony Manning DF 6-4 200 09/04/1992 Mesquite, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Maximiliano Urruti FW 6-0 165 02/22/1991 Rosario, Argentina 2 0 0 0 39 16 11 2 Jake Gleeson GK 6-3 200 06/26/1990 Wellington, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 90 HEAD COACH : Caleb Porter

02/18/1975 W26 L14 T30

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs PORTLAND TIMBERS SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. March 21, 2015 (WEEK 3, MLS Game #23) 7:30 p.m. CT (KMCI-38; ROOT-NW) What is now sure to become a crucial clash in the Western Conference is ahead on Saturday evening as Sporting Kansas City play host to the Portland Timbers on Saturday evening at Sporting Park. Both clubs are looking for their first victory of the new season. Sporting lost for the first time last weekend, a 3-1 defeat at FC Dallas, while the Timbers were hauled back into their second draw of the year, a late 2-2 tie with the LA Galaxy at Providence Park.

REFEREE: Silviu Petrescu. AR1 (bench): Daniel Belleau; AR2 (opposite): Andrew Bigelow; 4th: Fotis Bazakos MLS Career: 91 games; FC/gm: 27.5; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 11; pens: 16 SUSPENDED: none DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Sporting KC 3 wins, 8 goals … Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Ties 0 AT KC (2 meetings): Sporting KC 1 win, 5 goals … Timbers 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 0 RETURN MATCHES: 9/9: Portland Timbers vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. PT; 10/3: Portland Timbers vs.

Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. PT LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/27: POR 0, KC 1 (Olum 24)  The road team has won three of the five meetings all-time in the series, including a 1-0 Sporting victory last year at Providence Park.  The Timbers took a 3-2 victory in the last league meeting between the teams at Sporting Park, in 2013. The Timbers also won a fifth-round match in the U.S. Open Cup last year in Kansas City.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. POR: P5 W3 L2 D0 … Caleb Porter vs. KC: P2 W1 L1 D0 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City suffered their first loss of the new season, falling 3-1 to FC Dallas on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium. Sporting are in a tie for ninth place in the Western Conference with 1 point from 2 matches.

LAST MATCH  FCD opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Blas Perez started the play, looping a pass that allowed Fabian Castillo to race towards goal. Castillo found Tesho Akindele, who made a nifty turn and found a trailing Perez on the right side of the box, and he fired the ball past SKC goalkeeper Luis Marin.  But the visitors pulled level in the 44th minute when Roger Espinoza was given far too much space to drill a into the left side of the net from just outside the area as FCD goalkeeper Chris Seitz could not keep out the shot despite getting a hand to it.  FC Dallas took the lead in the 52nd minute. A corner kick was deflected back to Michel, whose looping cross found an wide-open Perez in the penalty area, and he converted from close range as the flag stayed down despite a hint of offside.  The lead was doubled in in the 73rd minute when a perfectly weighted pass from Michel found Ryan Hollingshead streaking down the right side. Hollingshead then found Castillo, who accelerated past Marin and finished into an empty net.  Kansas City had another golden opportunity in the 79th minute after Matt Hedges was ruled to have handled the ball in the box. Dom Dwyer took the resulting penalty kick, but Seitz read him perfectly and dove right to keep the ball out.  SKC manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that reached a 1-1 result with the New York Red Bulls at Sporting Park. Marcel de Jong and Kevin Ellis came into the back four for Seth Sinovic and the suspended Matt Besler, and Paulo Nagamura started in the midfield in place of Bernardo Anor.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Luis Marin - Amadou Dia, Ike Opara, Kevin Ellis, Marcel de Jong - Benny Feilhaber - Roger Espinoza, Paulo Nagamura - Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76).

TEAM NEWS  With the loss at FC Dallas, it’s the second consecutive season SKC has opened the year with a loss and a draw in their first two matches.

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“I'm just unhappy about the three goals,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said. “I felt the second goal changed things a little bit, but there were times where we lost possession in some very easy situations or put ourselves in dangerous positions. Other than that, I thought we were very good.”

Roger Espinoza scored his first goal in MLS since Aug. 3, 2011, making his second start in his return to the league after leaving following the completion of the 2012 campaign.

Benny Feilhaber recorded his second assist in as many matches. The two Sporting KC goals this season have come from a defender and a midfielder. “[Central striker Dom Dwyer’s] movement off the ball, his pressure up front, all that stuff was very, very good,” Vermes said. “I look at the number of opportunities we're getting as good, and we're going to stick them away.

I'm not worried about that.”

With Matt Besler suspended, Kevin Ellis was given the start in central defense, while Canadian international Marcel de Jong made his MLS debut at left back.

“I'm very pleased with the performance of my team. Although we got three goals scored against us, I thought we played very well,” Vermes said. “I thought we were on the front foot. I thought we put them under a lot of pressure. I think most of their game was they played a lot of long balls down the field, they weren't playing their normal game because of the way that we were aggressive on the defensive side, and we created a lot of chances within their box and had a lot of opportunities.”

After playing the opening match in a central midfield role, Krisztian Nemeth moved to a wide attacking role in his second MLS match.

PORTLAND TIMBERS The Portland Timbers were hauled back into a second draw in as many matches to open the season in dramatic fashion, ending with a 2-2 result with the LA Galaxy on Sunday afternoon at Providence Park. The Timbers are in a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference with 2 points from 2 matches.

LAST MATCH  The Timbers opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Darlington Nagbe sprang a counter attack with a quick backheel flick to Rodney Wallace, and after he continued forward, he played the ball through to Fanendo Adi in the box, who fired a curling right-footed shot past LA ‘keeper Brian Rowe and inside the far post.  But the Galaxy pulled level in the 65th minute as Gyasi Zardes flashed in front of Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey to redirect Jose Villarreal's cross into the back of the net from very close range.  The game exploded in the final minutes. In the 90th minute, Nagbe took the ball on the right wing and left it off for Adi in the box. He then took a touch to fend off traffic and fired past Rowe for the apparent match-winner.  Yet the Galaxy had one more answer. A corner kick came in from the right and Alan Gordon looped a header from the center of the area over the reach of Kwarasey for the dramatic stoppage-time equalizer.  Timbers head coach Caleb Porter made one change to the team that reached a scoreless draw with Real Salt Lake at Providence Park. Diego Chara came into the midfield in place of George Fochive.  PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-2-3-1): Adam Kwarasey - Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell, Jorge Villafana - Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury - Dairon Asprilla (Gaston Fernandez 56), Darlington Nagbe, Rodney Wallace (Maximiliano Urruti 82) - Fanendo Adi. TEAM NEWS  The Timbers – who recorded 13 draws a year ago – reached their second draw in as many matches to start 2015 in dramatic fashion following the Galaxy’s stoppage-time equalizer. A year ago the Timbers allowed 14 goals from the 75th minute onward, tied for third-most in MLS.  “Ultimately we have to remember that we just played two of the better teams in the league. We played them both very even and maybe even a notch better, certainly in the Salt Lake game,” said Timbers head coach Caleb Porter. “So not getting three points in the last two games isn’t what we wanted, but ultimately we haven’t lost either. We’re certainly going to look at the areas we need to improve, but at the same time, a lot of positive signs in this team right now.”  Said midfielder Jack Jewsbury: “The silver lining is that we got points and we did get results, but when we’re at home, three points is the goal and we expect to do that. So it is disappointing in the way that it happened, giving up a late goal. There’s definitely stuff to work on. It’s early in the season, so can’t get too wound up over it.”  Fanendo Adi netted his first two goals of the season, the first two of the year for the Timbers. It was Adi’s fifth career multiple-goal game in MLS – of his 11 goals, 10 have come in two-goal games.  “We scored two goals, so obviously I think it’s coming along well,” Porter said. “As I’ve said, it’s not an area of the team I’m concerned about. We’re going to score goals, we’re going to create chances. We play in an aggressive way.”  The Timbers have not lost to a Western Conference foe in league play since last Aug. 30. They have scored 20 goals in the 10 games since, going 5-0-5 in that time.

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“We don’t look overmatched. Our guys don’t look like they’re intimidated. That’s a very good sign,” said Porter.

“We haven’t done quite enough to get three points, but at the same time, neither Salt Lake nor LA were able to beat us. I think that’s a positive.”

Diego Chara made his 2015 season debut, coming into the center of midfield alongside Jewsbury.

Darlington Nagbe continued his role as the spearhead of the three-man midfield and collected his first assist of the season.

“He’s going to get on the ball and he’s going to create problems. I thought that was on display this game. I also think we've become a more well-rounded team and I think that’s going to pay off over the course of a 34-game season,” said Porter. “We have a lot of different ways that we can play. We’re a balanced team. We have good team speed. Even though we gave up the goal on a set piece, we have a bit more size on set pieces now. We have the ability, if we need to go direct, we can. We can play on the counter if we can. If we want to keep the ball we can. I think that diversity in our team will help us over the course of the season, game-in, game-out, depending on what the game calls for.”

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (0-1-1, 1 pts.)

UNF 3 27 10 13 11 14 2 8 37 4 9 1 71 5 6 15

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

PLAYER Ike Opara Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Amadou Dia Bernardo Anor Dom Dwyer Erik Palmer-Brown Graham Zusi Jacob Peterson Kevin Ellis Krisztian Nemeth Luis Marin Marcel de Jong Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Seth Sinovic Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1

GS 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1

MIN 180 180 180 180 75 180 5 173 15 90 153 180 90 70 119 90

2 2

2 2

180 180

GP 2 2 2

GS 2 2 2

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

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

SHT 2 2 1 3 1 8 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 1

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

FC 2 3 5 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0

FS 1 3 5 2 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0

OFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

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

6 2

25 29

9 8

29 26

26 29

6 2

14 12

4 3

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Luis Marin Team totals Opponent totals

MIN SHTS 180 9 180 9 180 8

SV 5 5 6

GA 4 4 2

GAA 2 2 1

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 1

W 0 0 1

L 1 1 0

T 1 1 1

SO 0 0 0

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2015 PORTLAND TIMBERS STATISTICS (0-0-2, 2 pts.)

UNF 9 6 24 22 12 2 11 21 10 26 13 19 37 17 7

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

PLAYER Fanendo Adi Darlington Nagbe Liam Ridgewell Rodney Wallace Adam Kwarasey Alvas Powell Dairon Asprilla Diego Chara Gaston Fernandez George Fochive Jack Jewsbury Jorge Villafana Maximiliano Urruti Michael Nanchoff Nat Borchers Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2

GS 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2

MIN 172 180 180 172 180 180 118 90 62 86 180 180 16 4 180

2 2

2 2

180 180

GP 2 2 2

GS 2 2 2

G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

A 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 5 3 0 6 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 0

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

FC 4 1 2 3 0 3 5 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 1

FS 8 6 1 2 0 4 1 3 4 1 4 1 0 0 1

OFF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

3 2

26 22

10 6

29 37

37 29

3 1

15 6

2 5

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None PORTLAND TIMBERS GOALKEEPING UNF 12

POS G

GOALKEEPER Adam Kwarasey Team totals Opponent totals

MIN SHTS 180 6 180 6 180 10

SV 4 4 7

GA 2 2 2

GAA 1 1 1

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 0 0 0

L 0 0 0

T 2 2 2

SO 1 1 1

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.

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OPPONENT RESULT 8 New York T 1-1 14 at FC Dallas L 1-3 21 Portland 28 at New York City FC 5 Philadelphia 11 Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 at Houston 3 Chicago 9 at D.C. United 16 Colorado 20 New England 23 at Seattle 29 FC Dallas 6 Seattle 21 at Real Salt Lake 27 Colorado 12 at Vancouver 18 Montreal 24 at Real Salt Lake 1 Houston 8 at Toronto FC 15 Vancouver 19 San Jose 22 at Columbus 29 at Colorado 9 at Portland 13 at Orlando City SC 18 FC Dallas 23 at Houston 27 Seattle 3 at Portland 16 at San Jose 25 Los Angeles

ATT 19784 14149

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

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54) 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73)

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PORTLAND TIMBERS 2015 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

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OPPONENT RESULT 7 Real Salt Lake T 0-0 15 Los Angeles T 2-2 21 at Sporting KC 28 at Vancouver 4 FC Dallas 12 Orlando City SC 19 at New York City FC 26 at Seattle 2 Vancouver 9 at Montreal 16 at Houston 23 at Toronto FC 27 D.C. United 30 at Colorado 6 New England 20 Houston 24 at Los Angeles 28 Seattle 5 San Jose 11 at Philadelphia 18 Vancouver 25 at FC Dallas 2 at San Jose 7 Chicago 15 at Real Salt Lake 21 Houston 30 at Seattle 9 Sporting KC 20 New York 26 at Columbus 3 Sporting KC 14 at Real Salt Lake 18 at Los Angeles 25 Colorado

ATT 21144 21144

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

POS PTS NOTES: 4 1 7 2 POR: Adi (31,90); LA: Zardes (65) Gordon (92+)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 1 Ike Opara 1 Roger Espinoza Assists 1 Benny Feilhaber 1 Benny Feilhaber Shots 5 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 2 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 4 Benny Feilhaber Fouls Suffered 5 Benny Feilhaber Offside 2 Krisztian Nemeth Saves 3 Luis Marin Shots Faced 5 Luis Marin Goals Allowed 3 Luis Marin

Goals 1 03/08/2015 vs 1 03/14/2015 vs Assists 1 03/08/2015 vs 1 03/14/2015 vs Shots 18 03/08/2015 vs Shots on Goal 4 03/08/2015 vs 4 03/14/2015 vs Fouls Committed 16 03/14/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 17 03/08/2015 vs Corner Kicks 6 03/08/2015 vs 6 03/14/2015 vs Offside 2 03/14/2015 vs Saves 3 03/08/2015 vs Shots Faced 5 03/14/2015 vs Goals Allowed 3 03/14/2015 vs

03/08/2015 vs NYR 03/14/2015 vs DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

03/08/2015 vs NYR 03/14/2015 vs DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

03/08/2015 vs NYR

T 1-1

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

03/08/2015 vs NYR

T 1-1

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

03/08/2015 vs NYR

T 1-1

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

NYR DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

NYR DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

NYR DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

DAL

L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

NYR DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

DAL

L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

DAL

L 1-3

DAL

L 1-3

TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 2 Fanendo Adi Assists 1 Darlington Nagbe 1 Liam Ridgewell 1 Rodney Wallace Shots 4 Rodney Wallace Shots on Goal 4 Rodney Wallace Fouls Committed 5 Dairon Asprilla Fouls Suffered 5 Fanendo Adi Offside 3 Fanendo Adi Saves 2 Adam Kwarasey 2 Adam Kwarasey Shots Faced 4 Adam Kwarasey Goals Allowed 2 Adam Kwarasey

Goals 2 03/15/2015 at Assists 3 03/15/2015 at Shots 18 03/07/2015 at Shots on Goal 6 03/07/2015 at Fouls Committed 19 03/07/2015 at Fouls Suffered 22 03/07/2015 at Corner Kicks 11 03/07/2015 at Offside 3 03/15/2015 at Saves 2 03/07/2015 at 2 03/15/2015 at Shots Faced 4 03/15/2015 at Goals Allowed 2 03/15/2015 at

03/15/2015 at LA

T 2-2

03/15/2015 at LA 03/15/2015 at LA 03/15/2015 at LA

T 2-2 T 2-2 T 2-2

03/07/2015 at RSL

T 0-0

03/07/2015 at RSL

T 0-0

03/07/2015 at RSL

T 0-0

03/07/2015 at RSL

T 0-0

03/15/2015 at LA

T 2-2

03/07/2015 at RSL 03/15/2015 at LA

T 0-0 T 2-2

03/15/2015 at LA

T 2-2

03/15/2015 at LA

T 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 11 03/14/2015 vs Shots on Goal 4 03/08/2015 vs 4 03/14/2015 vs Fouls Committed 10 03/08/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 12 03/14/2015 vs Corner Kicks 6 03/08/2015 vs 6 03/14/2015 vs Offside 0 03/08/2015 vs Saves 2 03/14/2015 vs Shots Faced 4 03/08/2015 vs

DAL

L 1-3

NYR DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

DAL

L 1-3

NYR DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

DAL

L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)

LA

T 2-2

LA

T 2-2

RSL

T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

LA

T 2-2

RSL LA

T 0-0 T 2-2

LA

T 2-2

LA

T 2-2

Shots 8 03/15/2015 at Shots on Goal 4 03/15/2015 at Fouls Committed 10 03/15/2015 at Fouls Suffered 15 03/15/2015 at Corner Kicks 4 03/15/2015 at Offside 0 03/07/2015 at Saves 2 03/07/2015 at 2 03/15/2015 at Shots Faced 2 03/07/2015 at

LA

T 2-2

LA

T 2-2

LA

T 2-2

LA

T 2-2

LA

T 2-2

RSL

T 0-0

RSL LA

T 0-0 T 2-2

RSL

T 0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

TIMBERS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 3 wins, 8 goals Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals 0 ties 7/2/2011 8/17/2011 4/21/2012 4/27/2013 6/27/2014

KC 2 at POR KC 3 vs POR POR 1 vs KC POR 3 at KC KC 1 at POR

1 1 0 2 0

(PO) (SP) (PO) (SP) (PO)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 7 31 15 31 1 7

2 1 38 10 46 2 16

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Timbers Tot 8 69 25 77 3 23

1 4 25 10 29 10 8

2 2 28 7 33 9 15

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 6 53 17 62 19 23

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC POR

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

2 0

4 1

1 3

0 1

1 0

0 1

0 0

8 6

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Caleb Porter Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. POR

1-1-0 3-2-0

(1.5 pts./game) (1.8 pts./game)

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

2 2 9 4 8 8 2 2 1 9 6

Sporting KC Myers/Zusi Matt Besler C.J. Sapong Graham Zusi Aurelien Collin Kei Kamara Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen

Timbers Darlington Nagbe Diego Valeri Darlington Nagbe Wallace/Nagbe Diego Chara Darlington Nagbe Perkins/Ricketts Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Perkins/Ricketts Troy Perkins

2 2 9 3 13 14 1 2 1 8 5

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

Shots on Goal

Sporting KC 2 Myers/Zusi 1 8 players tied 5 Teal Bunbury (08/17/11) 3 Graham Zusi (08/17/11)

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

5 Nagamura/Bunbury 5 Kei Kamara (04/21/12)

Shutouts

1 Eric Kronberg (06/27/14) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (04/27/13) 3 Jimmy Nielsen (04/27/13)

Goals Assists Shots

Saves Goals Allowed

Timbers 1 5 players tied 2 Diego Valeri (04/27/13) 4 Boyd/Adi 3 Rodney Wallace (04/27/13) 4 Diego Chara (06/27/14) 6 Darlington Nagbe (06/27/14) 1 Troy Perkins (04/21/12) 6 Donovan Ricketts (04/27/13) 3 Troy Perkins (08/17/11)

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)

Portland Timbers W-L-T

Streak (started)

0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0

6 Ws 1 Ls 7 Ls

(06/06/2014) (03/14/2015) (08/10/2014)

0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0

1 Ts (03/15/2015) 2 Ts (10/17/2014) 1 Ts (09/07/2014)

0-1-0 0-0-1

8 Ls 1 Ts

(08/10/2014) (03/08/2015)

0-0-0 0-0-1

1 Ws (10/04/2014) 1 Ts (03/15/2015)

0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ws 2 Ws 3 Ws

(10/26/2014) (03/14/2015) (10/10/2014) (03/29/2014) (04/19/2014)

0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 1 1 2 1

Ts Ts Ts Ws Ts

(10/17/2014) (08/16/2014) (03/15/2015) (09/20/2014) (04/05/2014)

0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

1 Ws 1 Ts 4 Ls 5 Ls 0-

(10/10/2014) (03/08/2015) (08/10/2014) (08/23/2014) -

0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 1 2 1 2

Ts Ws Ts Ls Ls

(03/07/2015) (10/04/2014) (09/13/2014) (09/27/2014) (06/01/2014)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. TIMBERS (3-2-0) PLAYER Chance Myers Graham Zusi Aurelien Collin C.J. Sapong Lawrence Olum Soony Saad Matt Besler Omar Bravo Kevin Ellis Benny Feilhaber Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

4 4 4 5 1 2 4 1 1 1 4 5 5

4 4 4 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 5 5

359 360 360 393 56 117 360 82 90 61 345 450 450

2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6

0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 8 6

SHT GOALKEEPER 6 8 7 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 69 53

Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Team totals Opponent totals

GP

MIN

SHT

SV

GAA

PG

1 4 5 5

90 360 450 450

3 14 17 25

3 9 12 16

0.00 1.50 1.20 1.60

0 0 0 0

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TIMBERS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (2-3-0) PLAYER Darlington Nagbe Ryan Johnson Rodney Wallace Bright Dike Diego Valeri Diego Chara Jack Jewsbury Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

5 1 4 1 2 5 4 5 5

5 1 4 0 2 5 4 5 5

407 72 335 24 168 450 360 450 450

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 8

0 1 1 0 2 1 1 6 8

9 3 3 1 5 1 5 53 69

GOALKEEPER Donovan Ricketts Troy Perkins Team totals Opponent totals

GP 2 3 5 5

MIN SHTS

SV

GAA

PG

180 270 450 450

8 8 16 12

1.50 1.67 1.60 1.20

0 0 0 0

12 13 25 17

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. TIMBERS (3-2-0) PLAYER Chance Myers Graham Zusi Jalil Anibaba Bernardo Anor Matt Besler Kevin Ellis Benny Feilhaber Paulo Nagamura Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Team totals Opponent totals

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

CURRENT TIMBERS VS. SPORTING KC (2-3-0)

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

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

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

359 360 540 116 360 90 151 314 345 117 90 270 90 107 209 450 450

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6

0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6

6 8 5 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 69 53

Rodney Wallace Darlington Nagbe Nat Borchers Ben Zemanski Diego Valeri Diego Chara Jack Jewsbury Fanendo Adi Gaston Fernandez Will Johnson Maximiliano Urruti Jorge Villafana Andrew Weber Team totals Opponent totals

9 5 21 5 2 5 4 1 1 9 1 3 1 5 5

9 5 21 4 2 5 4 1 0 8 0 2 1 5 5

785 407 1900 350 168 450 360 90 25 732 8 207 90 450 450

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8

2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8

7 9 6 4 5 1 5 4 0 10 0 2 0 53 69

GP

MIN

SHT

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

1 5 5

90 450 450

9 17 25

4 5.00 12 1.20 16 1.60

0 0 0

SV

Andrew Weber Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 5 5

MIN SHTS

SV

GAA

PG

90 450 450

3 1.00 16 1.60 12 1.20

0 0 0

4 25 17

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GAME NOTES

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs PORTLAND TIMBERS

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

Saturday, March 21, 2015 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 3 English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV Referee: English Radio: 102.9 FM Assistant ref: TV and radio Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Assistant ref: talent Andy Gruenebaum (color) Fourth official:

Jake Yadrich (analyst)

Kacie McDonnell (sideline) Spanish Radio: La Gran D 1340 AM Radio talent Enrique Morales (play-by-play)

Raul Padrino Villegas (color)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

0-1-1 (1 pt.)

RECORD 2 GAMES PLAYED t-9th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 2 GOALS 1.00 GOALS/GAME 2 ASSISTS 4 GOALS ALLOWED 2.00 ALLOWED/GAME -2 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 29 (8) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 27.6% ON GOAL % 26 FOULS COMMITTED 29 FOULS SUFFERED 3 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Silviu Petrescu Daniel Belleau Andrew Bigelow Fotis Bazakos

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. Pos. GK 1 2 DEF 3 DEF 4 DEF 5 DEF 6 MID DEF 7 8 MID 9 FWD MID 10 11 MID 12 MID 13 DEF 14 FWD 15 DEF 16 MID 17 DEF 18 FWD 21 GK 22 MID DEF 23 27 MID GK 29 37 FWD 71 DEF 93 MID 94 MID

*on loan

Name Pronunciation Luis Marin muh-REEN Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Krisztian Nemeth KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Bernardo Anor AHN-your Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Servando Carrasco ser-VAWN-dough cuh-ROSS-co Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM James Ansu Rogers Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Jalil Anibaba jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong de YUNG Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Espinoza/Opara Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Dwyer/Feilhaber three players tied Matt Besler

GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

1.00 Adam Kwarasey 0 Adam Kwarasey 1 Adam Kwarasey 4

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 7th season 76-59-45 7th season 76-59-45

Standings through March 19, 2015

T GP 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 T GP 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2

portland timbers

1 GOALS 2 Fanendo Adi 2 ASSISTS 1 three players tied 8 SHOTS 6 Rodney Wallace 3 Rodney Wallace SHOTS ON GOAL 5 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 0 5 FOULS COMMITTED 5 Dairon Asprilla 5 8 Fanendo Adi FOULS SUFFERED 1 1 Powell/Ridgewell CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS 0

Luis Marin 2.00 0 0 Luis Marin 5

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Pts W L 4 1 0 4 1 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 Pts W L 6 2 0 4 1 0 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

0-0-2 (2 pts.)

2 t-7th in West 2 1.00 3 2 1.00 0 26 (10) 38.5% 29 37 2 0

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

**disabled list

Eastern Conference 1. New York City FC 2. Orlando City SC 3. Columbus Crew SC 4. D.C. United 5. Toronto FC 6. Philadelphia Union 7. New York Red Bulls 8. Montreal Impact 9. Chicago Fire 10. New England Revolution Western Conference 1. FC Dallas 2. LA Galaxy 3. Seattle Sounders FC 4. Houston Dynamo 5. San Jose Earthquakes 6. Vancouver Whitecaps 7. Portland Timbers 8. Real Salt Lake 9. Colorado Rapids 10. Sporting Kansas City

portland timbers

caleb porter

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

2nd season 26-14-30 2nd season 26-14-30

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of March 18, 2015 OUT: •

Chance Myers (left Achilles)

QUESTIONABLE: •

1

Ike Opara (left shoulder strain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes KANSAS CITY CONNECTIONS •

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NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

Portland midfielder Jack Jewsbury played for Kansas City from 20032010, recording 15 goals and 22 assists in 218 appearances across all competitions. Jewsbury’s 218 matches played for Kansas City rank seventh in club history.

Sporting KC designated players Matt Besler and Graham Zusi faced Portland goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey in the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. All three players started as the U.S. defeated Ghana 2-1 on June 16.

Sporting KC midfielder Graham Zusi and Portland winger Rodney Wallace were teammates at the University of Maryland in 2007 and 2008, winning the NCAA national championship their final year together.

Sporting KC defender Ike Opara and Portland goalkeeper Andrew Weber were teammates at the San Jose Earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.

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RECENT MEETINGS

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The teams last met in the MLS regular season on June 27, 2014 at Providence Park. Sporting KC delivered a gritty road performance and escaped with a 1-0 win thanks to Lawrence Olum’s goal in the 24th minute.

Just three days earlier, the Timbers eliminated Sporting KC from the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with at 3-1 round of 16 victory at Sporting Park.

Gaston Fernandez scored twice and Will Johnson added a third before the hosts drew one back with a Soony Saad penalty kick.

The visiting team has won four of six total meetings between the clubs in all competitions since 2011. Saturday’s contest is the first of three head-to-head regular season matchups in 2015 as Sporting KC will travel to Providence Park on Sept. 9 and Oct. 3.

Date Result

Comp.

Location 07/02/2011 SKC 2-1 Portland MLS Providence Park 08/17/2011 MLS SKC 3-1 Portland Sporting Park 04/21/2012 SKC 0-1 Portland MLS Providence Park 04/27/2013 SKC 2-3 Portland MLS Sporting Park 06/24/2014 SKC 1-3 Portland Open Cup Sporting Park 06/27/2014 SKC 1-0 Portland MLS Providence Park

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PLAYER HISTORY • • • • • •

BY THE NUMBERS

Graham Zusi scored two goals against Portland at Sporting Park on Aug. 17, 2011.

As a member of Columbus Crew SC, Bernardo Anor scored a gamewinning goal against Portland on July 7, 2013.

As a member of the Chicago Fire, Jalil Anibaba scored against Portland on May 20, 2012.

Two of Matt Besler’s seven career regular season assists have come against Portland (7/2/11 and 4/27/13).

Rodney Wallace has two goals and two assists in nine regular season appearances against Sporting KC, most recently scoring at Sporting Park on April 27, 2013.

Darlington Nagbe has two goals in five regular season appearances against Sporting KC, most recently scoring at Sporting Park on April 27, 2013.

Sporting KC - Team • Sporting KC is one of five teams to make the MLS Cup Playoffs each of the last four seasons (NY, LA, SEA, RSL).

• Sporting KC is one of two clubs (RSL) with at least 10 shutouts in each of the last three regular seasons (38 total).

• Sporting KC has ranked in the top three in possession three straight seasons, averaging a league-high 57.2 percent in 2014.

• In the 2015 regular season, Sporting KC...

...leads MLS with 66 interceptions

...ranks third in MLS with 23 chances created

...ranks second in MLS with 44 aerial duels won Sporting KC - Individual (2015 regular season) • Roger Espinoza leads MLS midfielders with 19 duels won • Benny Feilhaber is one of three MLS players (Michel and Ned Grabavoy) with two assists.

• Ike Opara leads MLS with 12 interceptions.

• Graham Zusi ranks third in MLS with seven chances created.

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES Web www.SportingKC.com www.SportingKC.com/blog www.SportingKC.com/media-recap www.SportingKC.com/social-media www.SportingKC.com/podcast www.SportingKC.com/gameon www.SportingKC.com/video www.SportingKC.com/media-guide sportingkansascity.Tumblr.com YouTube.com/sportingkansascity Storify.com/sportingkc Flickr.com/sportingkc

Sporting Park has sold out 54 straight MLS matches dating back to March 2012, including four postseason games.

Seventh-year head coach Peter Vermes is the second longest serving manager in club history behind Bob Gansler. His regular season winning percentage (.547) is best for Sporting KC all-time, and his 76 regular season wins are 13th most in league history.

If Matt Besler plays 90 minutes on Saturday, he will pass Jack Jewsbury for seventh all-time with 13,276 minutes played for the club (regular season). If he plays, he will also move into a tie for eighth place in club history (Matt McKeon) with 183 appearances in all competitions.

If Bernardo Anor starts on Saturday, it will be the 50th regular season start of his MLS career.

If Dom Dwyer starts on Saturday, it will be the 50th start of his Sporting KC career in all competitions.

On March 8, Amadou Dia became the first rookie to start for Sporting KC in a regular season opener since 2011.

Dom Dwyer has 24 goals in the regular season, ninth most in club history. Graham Zusi is 10th with 22.

Dom Dwyer is seventh in MLS history with 0.60 goals per 90 minutes (regular season, minimum 20 goals scored).

Graham Zusi has 49 assists for Sporting KC in all competitions, third most in club history.

Graham Zusi has 16 game-winning assists in the MLS regular season, tied for second most in club history with Chris Klein.

Graham Zusi is the only player to record at least five goals and at least seven assists in each of the last four regular seasons.

Graham Zusi is tied with Cobi Jones for eighth in MLS history with 527 corner kicks in the regular season.

Sporting KC has scored 996 goals across all competitions in team history.

Potential Sporting KC debutants on Sunday: Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jalil Anibaba, James Ansu Rogers, Servando Carrasco, Connor Hallisey, Tim Melia and Soni Mustivar.

Potential MLS debutants on Sunday: Saad Abdul-Salaam, James Ansu Rogers, Connor Hallisey, and Soni Mustivar.

Social Media Twitter @SportingKC (English) Twitter @SoySporting (Spanish) Twitter @SKCGameday Twitter @SKCAcademy Twitter @SportingKC_SCN Twitter @SportingPark Twitter @SportingStyle Facebook.com/SportingKC Facebook.com/SportingParkKC Facebook.com/SoySporting instagram.com/sportingkc google.com/+sportingkansascity Foursquare.com/sportingkc Pinterest.com/sportingkc Storify.com/SportingKC

Portland Timbers • Portland ranked second in 2014 with 25 road points, seven road wins (7-6-4), and 27 road goals scored.

• Portland led MLS in 2014 with 13 goals scored outside the box.

• Darlington Nagbe led MLS in 2014 with 244 duels won.

• Diego Chara led MLS in 2014 with 83 fouls committed and ranked second with 118 tackles won.

• In the 2015 regular season...

...Darlington Nagbe ranks second in MLS with seven dribbles

completed.

...Liam Ridgewell ranks second in MLS with 13 headed

clearances.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SPORTING KC HOSTS PORTLAND AT SPORTING PARK

FIRST CLASH WITH NYCFC ON THE HORIZON

Following a 3-1 defeat at FC Dallas last Saturday, Sporting KC returns home to host the Portland Timbers on Saturday at Sporting Park. Both clubs enter MLS Week 3 in search of their first victory of the season. Sporting KC began the campaign with a 1-1 home draw against the New York Red Bulls, while Portland has opened with a pair of home draws to Real Salt Lake (0-0) and LA Galaxy (2-2). Benny Feilhaber recorded an assist in each of Sporting KC’s first two games and is one of three MLS players with two assists on the season. Meanwhile, Fanendo Adi has scored both goals for the Timbers after recording nine goals in his first MLS campaign last year.

Sporting KC ends the month of March with their inaugural meeting against expansion side New York City FC on March 28. This will also be Sporting KC’s first ever match played at Yankee Stadium, and just the second MLS regular season game held at the historic venue—following NYCFC’s 2-0 win against the New England Revolution on March 15.

BLEACHER REPORT GIVES ESPINOZA TEAM OF THE WEEK NOD Despite a 3-1 defeat at the hands of FC Dallas, Roger Espinoza was recognized for his dynamic midfield display at Toyota Stadium last Saturday. Bleacher Report named the 28-year-old World Cup veteran to its MLS Team of the Week after he netted his first MLS goal since August 2011 and won a game-high 12 duels.

Sporting KC earned a 1-0 road win at Portland last season, but the Timbers have been victorious in each of their last two trips to Kansas City. Caleb Porter’s team left Sporting Park with a 3-2 win in April 2013 en route to finishing atop the Western Conference regular season standings. Last June, Portland eliminated Sporting KC from the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 3-1 triumph in the round of 16.

MARCEL DE JONG MAKES MLS DEBUT Left back Marcel de Jong made his MLS debut in last Saturday’s 3-1 loss to FC Dallas. The 28-year-old played the full 90 minutes and led all players in the match with five crosses from open play.

Seven of Sporting KC’s eight regular season goals against Portland have come in the first half. Similarly, four of Portland’s six goals against Sporting KC have come before the interval, meaning just three second-half goals have been scored between the clubs in five regular season meetings.

Sporting KC signed de Jong ahead of the 2015 season. A dual citizen of Canada and Netherlands, he began his youth career with PSV Eindhoven before signing professionally with Helmond Sport in 2004. After two years in the Dutch second division – and scoring against Italy at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands – he joined Roda JC in the top flight Eredivisie in 2006.

MARCH FORTRESS Sporting KC hasn’t lost a home game in March since 2009, an unbeaten run of eight games (5-0-3). Six of those matches have come at Sporting Park, where the club has conceded just three goals in 540 minutes of action. The club has suffered just two home defeats all-time during the month (8-2-4 overall), with the first setback coming against the Chicago Fire in 1999 at Arrowhead Stadium.

De Jong made the move to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg. His initial season with Augsburg culminated with promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since the team was founded in 1907 and the club maintained first division status for each of the past four campaigns.

WINNING IN THE WEST Sporting KC rejoins the Western Conference in 2015 as part of conference realignment for Major League Soccer’s 20th season. With expansion clubs Orlando City SC and New York City SC joining the Eastern Conference, Sporting KC moves west after playing each of the last 10 seasons in the East.

De Jong has made 31 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with two goals since his international debut at age 21 in 2007. He has represented his country at each of the past three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, as well as 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Sporting KC recorded 21 wins against Western Conference opponents from 20112014 (21-12-12 overall), more than any other Eastern Conference team, including a 5-2-2 mark last year. The club played their first nine seasons (1996-2004) in the Western Conference and reached the postseason on seven occasions. 1999 was the last time Sporting KC failed to qualify for the playoffs as a member of the West.

OFFSEASON OVERHAUL

SPORTING PARK SELLOUT STREAK

New goalkeepers (2): Luis Marin (31), a Chilean international (eight caps) with 12 years of professional experience in his native country and Sporting KC’s current holder of the No. 1 jersey; Tim Melia (28), a sixth-year MLS veteran who was a League Pool Goalkeeper in 2014 and received a call-up from Sporting KC last summer.

A roster makeover during the offseason saw Sporting KC acquire 13 new players and part ways with 15 members from last year’s squad. While retaining its veteran core – Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Seth Sinovic and Chance Myers – the club made multiple signings at each position.

Sporting Park has sold out 54 consecutive MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 66 of 75 overall since opening in June 2011. Sporting KC has set new regular season attendance records in each of the last four years, eclipsing 20,00 spectators per game in 2014. In 75 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,336 spectators -- 104.7 percent of its 18,467seat capacity. Sporting KC’s average home attendance in 2014 was at 108.7 percent capacity, the best mark in MLS.

New defenders (4): Jalil Anibaba (26), a versatile veteran who has started more than 100 MLS matches over four years with Chicago and Seattle; Saad Abdul-Salaam (23), a right back out of Akron selected 12th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Amadou Dia (22), a left back out of Clemson selected 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Marcel de Jong (28), a Canadian international (31 caps) who has played each of the last four years at FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga.

DEFEAT IN DALLAS Sporting KC suffered their first defeat of 2015 in a 3-1 loss at FC Dallas last Saturday.

Panama international Blas Perez scored twice for the home side at Toyota Stadium, giving him eight goals in his last eight regular season games, while Roger Espinoza scored the third goal of his Sporting KC career and his first since returning to the club this offseason after a two-year stint at English club Wigan Athletic.

New midfielders (3): Roger Espinoza (28), a Honduran international (45 caps) and MLS All-Star who played in Kansas City from 2008-2012 before joining Wigan Athletic in England; Servando Carrasco (26), an MLS veteran who played 60 games over four years with Seattle and Houston; Soni Mustivar (25), a Haiti international who has played each of the last three seasons with Petrolul Ploiesti in the Romanian first division.

Espinoza cancelled out Perez’s 17th minute opener just before halftime, receiving a pass from Benny Feilhaber and blasting a 22-yard shot into the corner of the net.

The Honduran international celebrated in front of more than 800 traveling Sporting KC fans who made the eight-hour drive from Kansas City for Saturday’s match.

New forwards (4): Bernardo Anor (26), a fifth-year veteran who played 72 MLS matches and scored 12 goals in Columbus; Krisztian Nemeth (26), a Hungarian international (15 caps) with nearly 10 years of professional experience across Europe; Connor Hallisey (23), a winger out of California selected 10th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; James Ansu Rogers (22), a winger out of New Mexico selected 53rd overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

FC Dallas seized control of the game with two second-half goals, the first amid controversy in the 52nd minute. Michel’s cross from the right wing found Perez at the far post in an offside position. The linesman’s flag stayed down and Perez tucked home to restore the hosts’ lead. Castillo sealed the result in the 73rd minute, racing onto the end of a Ryan Hollingshead through ball and finishing past goalkeeper Luis Marin.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) 2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONS

OPTA: SPORTING KC 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS

Amadou Dia Week 1 (3/9)

TEAM Statistic # Shots 18 Shots on goal 4

Chances created 15 Passes successful 292 Passing accuracy 75.1% 6 Corners

Possession 58.8% Duels won 66 Aerial duels won 34 Tackles won 11

Interceptions 37 Shots faced 14 Fouls committed 16 Fouls suffered 17

Opponent New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls FC Dallas New York Red Bulls FC Dallas FC Dallas New York Red Bulls FC Dallas FC Dallas New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls FC Dallas New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls FC Dallas New York Red Bulls

Date 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15

Result T 1-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 T 1-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 1-1

INDIVIDUAL Statistic # 5 Shots Shots on goal 2 Chances created 5

Passes successful 44 Corners 5

Open play crosses 5 Dribbles completed 3 Duels won 12 Aerial duels won 6

Tackles won 3

Interceptions 9 5 Headed clearances Fouls committed 4 Fouls suffered 5 Saves 3

Player Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Graham Zusi Marcel de Jong Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Ike Opara Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic Ike Opara Benny Feilhaber Kevin Ellis Ike Opara Benny Feilhaber Benny Feilhaber Luis Marin

Date 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/8/15

Result T 1-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 T 1-1 T 1-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 T 1-1

Bleacher Report Team of the Week (bench)

Roger Espinoza Week 2 (3/16) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Benny Feilhaber Week 1 (3/9) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Ike Opara Week 1 (3/9)

Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Best XI

SUCCESS IN KANSAS CITY Sporting KC begins their 20th season as one of nine active charter members in Major League Soccer. Led by seventh-year Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting KC is the only club to win an MLS Cup (2013), a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2012) and multiple conference regular season titles (2011, 2012) over the past nine seasons.

Since 2011, Vermes has guided the team to four straight postseason appearances and 67 MLS victories (including playoffs), third most in the league. During that time, Sporting KC has recorded a league-best 29 road wins.

In addition to winning championships, the club has seen many of its current players earn individual accolades. Winger Graham Zusi was named MLS Breakout Player of the Year in 2011, while captain Matt Besler received MLS Defender of the Year recognition in 2012. A pair of three-time MLS All-Stars, Zusi (28 caps) and Besler (25 caps) are veterans of the United States Men’s National Team and signed Designated Player contracts with Sporting KC last July after competing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Last year, Dwyer scored 22 MLS goals and 24 goals in all competitions to set new single-season records for the club. The 24-year-old has scored 50 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013—28 with Sporting KC and 22 with former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. Now entering his fourth year in Kansas City, Dwyer signed a contract extension during this offseason.

Sporting KC also welcomes back Honduran international midfielder Roger Espinoza, who played five seasons for the team from 2008-2012. After becoming an MLS All-Star in 2012, Espinoza moved to Wigan Athletic where he won the 2013 FA Cup title and made 57 total appearances across the English Premier League, English Championship, UEFA Europa League and domestic cups. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14)

Antonio Dovale (option declined - 11/25/14)

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14)

Christian Duke (option declined - 11/25/14)

James Marcelin (signing - 12/16/14)

Andy Gruenebaum (option declined - 11/25/14)

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14)

Michael Kafari (option declined - 11/25/14)

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14)

Eric Kronberg (option declined - 11/25/14)

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14)

Victor Munoz (option declined - 11/25/14)

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15)

Sal Zizzo (option declined - 11/25/14)

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

Lawrence Olum (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SuperDraft - 1/15/15)

Martin Steuble (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15)

Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15)

C.J. Sapong (trade - 12/8/14)

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15)

Soony Saad (out of contract - 1/1/15)

James Ansu Rogers (SuperDraft - 2/25/15)

Igor Juliao (loan ends - 1/1/15)

Marcel de Jong (signing - 3/2/15)

Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15) Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15) James Marcelin (waived - 2/24/15)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: OUT

IN Dec. 8: Dec. 8: OUT Dec. 12: IN Dec. 16: IN Dec. 17 Dec. 18: IN Dec. 23: IN Jan. 1: OUT Jan. 6: IN Jan. 15: IN

Jan. 15: Jan. 20: OUT IN Jan. 20: Jan. 27: IN IN Feb. 13: IN Feb. 18: Feb. 24: OUT Feb. 25: IN March 2: IN

Sporting KC declines contract options for M Christian Duke, M Antonio Dovale, GK Andy Gruenebaum, M Michael Kafari, GK Eric Kronberg, M Victor Munoz and F Sal Zizzo; M Lawrence Olum and M Martin Steuble leave club out of contract Sporting KC acquires M Bernardo Anor from Columbus Crew SC Sporting KC trades D Aurelien Collin to Orlando City SC; trades F C.J. Sapong to Philadelphia Union Sporting KC signs D Jalil Anibaba after acquiring his rights from Orlando City SC (2014 MLS Expansion Draft) Sporting KC signs M James Marcelin Sporting KC signs F Dom Dwyer to contract extension Sporting KC signs GK Luis Marin and F Krisztian Nemeth Sporting KC signs GK Tim Melia F Soony Saad leaves club out of contract; D Igor Juliao leaves club as loan expires Sporting KC signs M Roger Espinoza Sporting KC selects M Connor Hallisey (10th overall), D Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th overall) and D Amadou Dia (20th overall) in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Hallisey and Abdul-Salaam signed with MLS prior to the draft and were automatically added to Sporting KC’s roster.

Sporting KC signs F Jacob Peterson to new contract F Claudio Bieler leaves club out of contract Sporting KC selects M James Ansu Rogers (53rd overall) and D Tony Rocha (73rd overall) in the third and fourth rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis to new contract; signs M Servando Carrasco after acquiring his rights from Houston Dynamo Sporting KC signs M Soni Mustivar Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, the 20th overall pick (first round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC waives M Jorge Claros and M James Marcelin Sporting KC signs F James Ansu Rogers, the 53rd overall pick (third round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Sporting KC signs D Marcel de Jong

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2012

Dom Dwyer (16th)

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013

Mikey Lopez (14th)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

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

Connor Hallisey (10th)

Luis Marin (12/18/14) Krisztian Nemeth (12/18/14) Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Marcel de Jong (3/2/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) Jalil Anibaba (12/12/14) Servando Carrasco (1/27/15)

2015

Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th) James Ansu Rogers (53rd)

5

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

MLS Lottery Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Portland Timbers: 3-2-0 Home games: 1-1-0 (5 GF, 4 GA) Road games: 2-1-0 (3 GF, 2 GA) Date 07/02/2011 08/17/2011

Score

KC 2 at POR 1 KC 3 vs POR 1

04/21/2012

KC 0 at POR 1

L

Providence Park

04/27/2013

KC 2 vs POR 3

L

Sporting Park

06/27/2014

KC 1 at POR 0

W

Result W W

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Location Providence Park Sporting Park

Providence Park

2 Myers/Zusi 2 Matt Besler 9 C.J. Sapong 4 Graham Zusi 8 Aurelien Collin 8 Kei Kamara

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

2 Jimmy Nielsen 2 Jimmy Nielsen 1 Eric Kronberg 9 Jimmy Nielsen 6 Jimmy Nielsen

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

Darlington Nagbe 2 Diego Valeri 2 Darlington Nagbe 9 Nagbe/Wallace 3 Diego Chara 13 Darlington Nagbe 14 Perkins/Ricketts 1 Troy Perkins 2 Troy Perkins 1 Perkins/Ricketts 8 Troy Perkins 5

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 7 1 0 8 Shots 31 38 0 69 15 10 0 25 Shots on Goal Fouls 31 46 0 77 Offsides 1 2 0 3 Corner Kicks 7 15 0 22

2 Myers/Zusi 1 eight players tied 5 Teal Bunbury (8/17/11) 3 Graham Zusi (8/17/11) 5 Bunbury/Nagamura 5 Kei Kamara (4/21/12) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (4/27/13) 3 Jimmy Nielsen (4/27/13)

portland timbers

portland timbers

five players tied 1 Goals (4/27/13) Diego Valeri 2 Assists Adi/Boyd 4 Shots (4/27/13) Rodney Wallace 3 Shots on Goal (6/27/14) Diego Chara 4 Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered (6/27/14) Darlington Nagbe 6 SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(4/27/13) Donovan Ricketts 6 (8/17/11) Troy Perkins 3

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL

Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 4 2 0 6 Shots 25 28 0 53 Shots on Goal 10 7 0 17 Fouls 29 33 0 62 Offsides 10 9 0 19 Corner Kicks 8 14 0 22

54

portland timbers

KC POR

1-15

1 0

16-30

4 1

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,336

31-45

2 3

46-60

0 1

61-75

1 0

76-90

0 1

OT

0 0

Total

8 6

95

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 75 matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 69 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 10 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 95 matches played at the stadium

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 75 matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

144

104.7 6

49

including penalty shootout wins in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T 1-1

Opara 50

19,784

Saturday, March 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

L 1-3

Espinoza 44

14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

6:00

KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

6:00

Fox Sports 1

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

9:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, MAY 3

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

4:00

ESPN2

Saturday, May 9

at D.C. United

MLS

6:00

KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, MAY 16

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

7:00

ESPN2

Saturday, May 23

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

9:00

KMCI, SKCTV

FRIDAY, MAY 29

FC DALLAS

MLS

8:00

KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 16-17

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

Sunday, June 21

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

9:00

Fox Sports 1

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 30-July 1

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

Sunday, July 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps

MLS

8:00

KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, JULY 18

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, July 21-22

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

Friday, July 24

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

10:00

KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, AUG. 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 8

at Toronto FC

MLS

3:00

KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, Aug. 11-12

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

SATURDAY, AUG. 15

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 22

at Columbus Crew SC

MLS

6:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00

KMCI, SKCTV

Wednesday, Sept. 9

at Portland Timbers

MLS

9:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Sunday, Sept. 13

at Orlando City SC

MLS

6:00

Fox Sports 1

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

FC DALLAS

MLS

6:00

KMCI, Unimas

Wednesday, Sept. 23

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

7:30

KMCI, SKCTV

4:00

ESPN2

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

Tue/Wed, Sept. 29-30

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Final)

Saturday, Oct. 3

at Portland Timbers

MLS

9:30

KMCI, SKCTV

Friday, Oct. 16

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

10:00

KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, OCT. 25

LA GALAXY

MLS

6:00

TBD

Wed/Thu, Oct. 28-29

Conference Knockout Round

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Oct. 31-Nov. 1

Conference Semifinals (Leg 1)

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 7-8

Conference Semifinals (Leg 2)

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 21-22

Conference Championship (Leg 1)

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 28-29

Conference Championship (Leg 2)

MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Dec. 5-6/12-13

MLS Cup Final

MLS Cup Playoffs 7

ATTENDANCE

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES March 8, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,784 (54th straight sellout) Weather: 70 degrees and sunny 1 Sporting Kansas City

0 New York Red Bulls

0

2 1 1

F 1 1

Sporting Kansas City: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Amadou Dia; Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 77); Bernardo Anor (Paulo Nagamura 61), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Erik PalmerBrown 85) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba, Jimmy Medranda New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar (Matt Miazga 77), Roy Miller, Chris Duvall; Sacha Kljestan, Felipe (Anatole Bertrand Abang 84), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty (c), Mike Grella (Sal Zizzo 68); Bradley Wright-Phillips Subs not used: Kyle Reynish, Sean Davis, Leo Stolz, Dane Richards Stats Summary SKC NYR Shots (on goal) 18 (4) 14 (4) Saves 3 3 Fouls 10 17 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 9

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless tackle) 30 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 70 SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 70 NYR -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; tactical foul) 80 NYR -- Sacha Kljestan (caution; reckless tackle) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 50 NYR -- Lloyd Sam 1 (Felipe 1) 54

March 14, 2015: Sporting Kansas City 1-3 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 14,149 Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy 1 Sporting Kansas City

1 New York Red Bulls

1

2 0 2

F 1 3

Sporting Kansas City: Luis Marin; Amadou Dia, Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Marcel de Jong; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Seth Sinovic, Jalil Anibaba, Soni Mustivar, Jimmy Medranda FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris, Matt Hedges (c), Moises Hernandez, Zach Loyd; Fabian Castillo (Kyle Bekker 89), Mauro Diaz (Ryan Hollingshead 69), Michel, Tesho Akindele (Michael Barrios 76), Victor Ulloa; Blas Perez Subs not used: Dan Kennedy, Walker Zimmerman, David Texeira, Kellyn Acosta Stats Summary SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (5) Saves 2 3 16 12 Fouls Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 6 5

Misconduct Summary: FCD -- Atiba Harris (caution; reckless foul) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; dissent) 41 FCD -- Kyle Bekker (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 Scoring Summary: FCD -- Blas Perez 2 (Tesho Akindele 1, Fabian Castillo 1) 17 SKC -- Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 44 FCD -- Blas Perez 3 (Michel 1) 52 FCD -- Fabian Castillo 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 1, Michel 2) 73

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

SPORTING KC IN 2015 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

2015 Record When...

Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing black Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’ Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even One-goal games On ESPN On FOX Sports 1 On KMCI-TV Day games (before 5pm) Games 5pm CT or later With red card for With red card against Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75 In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone vs. Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference On grass On turf With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-1

Quickest Goal...

Quickest Goal Against...

0-1-1 12-9-5 0-0-0 38-30-12 0-0-0 30-39-21 0-0-0 36-28-21 0-0-0 44-32-24 0-0-0 37-45-14 0-0-0 28-35-13 0-0-0 18-12-14

March 2015 March all-time April 2015 April all-time May 2015 May all-time June 2015 June all-time July 2015 July all-time Aug. 2015 Aug. all-time Sept. 2015 Sept. all-time Oct. 2015 Oct. all-time

44th min, Roger Espinoza, 3/14 at DAL 17th min, Blas Perez, 3/14 at DAL

Game-winning goals after 75’...

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Hat Tricks...

Hat Tricks Against...

Own Goals...

Own Goals Against...

Red Cards...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2015)

70th min, Matt Besler, 3/8 vs NYR

Red Cards Against...

13-25-11 vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids 22-17-13 vs. Columbus Crew 24-21-6 vs. D.C. United 20-20-11

vs. FC Dallas

20-20-10 (0-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo 5-7-8 19-23-11 vs. LA Galaxy vs. Montreal Impact 5-3-1 23-16-11 vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC 0-0-0 vs. New York Red Bulls 19-20-13 (0-0-1) vs. Orlando City SC 0-0-0 vs. Philadelphia Union 4-4-4 3-2-0 vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake 8-5-4 vs. SJ Earthquakes 21-21-7 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 1-7-1 vs. Toronto FC 12-4-5 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1-2

Penalty Kicks...

79th min, Dom Dwyer, 3/14 at DAL (saved)

Penalty Kicks Against...

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

26 yrs., 15 days, Ike Opara, 3/8 vs NYR

28 yrs., 140 days, Roger Espinoza, 3/14 at DAL

Youngest Starter...

21 yrs., 273 days, Amadou Dia, 3/8 vs NYR

Oldest Starter...

31 yrs., 300 days, Luis Marin, 3/14 at DAL

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2015 at home All-time at home 2015 on road All-time on road

243-230-124 0-0-1 156-85-57 0-1-0 87-145-67

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 Total SPORTING 1 1 2 Opp. 1 3 4

SHOTS 1 2 Total SPORTING 16 13 29 Opp. 11 14 25

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 Total SPORTING 4 4 8 Opp. 3 6 9

FOULS 1 2 Total SPORTING 14 12 26 Opp. 11 18 29

OFFSIDES 1 2 Total SPORTING 2 0 2 Opp. 5 2 7

CORNER KICKS 1 2 Total SPORTING 9 3 12 Opp. 10 4 14

CAUTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING 2 1 3 Opp. 1 3 4

EJECTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING 0 1 1 Opp. 0 0 0

PK’S (Made) 1 2 Total SPORTING 0 1 (0) 1 (0) Opp. 0 0 0

Sporting kc all-time win/loss records IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES overall Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 243 230 124 17 19 7 19 14 5 9 10 8 288 273 144

home GF GA 834 810 57 57 72 46 33 37 996 950

Competition W L T MLS Reg. Season 156 85 57 MLS Playoffs 14 3 3 U.S. Open Cup 13 7 2 International 5 3 5 TOTAL 188 98 67

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away GF GA 494 359 35 15 46 22 16 10 591 406

Competition W L T MLS Reg. Season 87 145 67 MLS Playoffs 2 15 4 U.S. Open Cup 6 7 3 International 4 7 2 TOTAL 99 174 76

GF GA 340 451 19 39 26 24 17 27 402 541

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3

W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOAL CHART

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GOAL INFORMATION 1 - Ike Opara (Benny Feilhaber), March 8 vs New York Red Bulls, 50th min 2 - Roger Espinoza (Benny Feilhaber), March 14 at FC Dallas, 44th min

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 MLS RECORD WHEN...

Saad Abdul-Salaam Jalil Anibaba Bernardo Anor James Ansu Rogers Matt Besler Servando Carrasco Marcel de Jong Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Connor Hallisey Jon Kempin Mikey Lopez Luis Marin Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Krisztian Nemeth Ike Opara Erik Palmer-Brown Jacob Peterson Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi

STARTS Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0

COMES ON AS A SUB Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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SCORES A GOAL Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

RECORDS AN ASSIST Overall Home Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON LINEUPS NEW YORK RED BULLS March 8, 2015 (T 1-1) GK Marin D Dia D Opara D Besler D Sinovic M Feilhaber M Espinoza M Nemeth (Peterson (77’) F Zusi (Palmer-Brown (85’) F Dwyer F Anor (Nagamura 61’)

at FC Dallas March 14, 2015 GK Marin D Dia D Opara D Ellis D de Jong M Nagamura M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson 88’) F Dwyer F Nemeth (Anor 76’)

PORTLAND TIMBERS March 21, 2015

at New York City FC March 28, 2015

PHILADELPHIA UNION April 5, 2015

REAL SALT LAKE April 11, 2015

at LA Galaxy April 18, 2015

at Houston Dynamo April 25, 2015

CHICAGO FIRE May 3, 2015

at D.C. United May 9, 2015

COLORADO RAPIDS May 16, 2015

NE REVOLUTION May 20, 2015

at Seattle Sounders FC May 23, 2015

FC DALLAS May 29, 2015

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC June 6, 2015

at Real Salt Lake June 21, 2015

COLORADO RAPIDS June 27, 2015

at Vancouver Whitecaps July 12, 2015

MONTREAL IMPACT July 18, 2015

at Real Salt Lake July 24, 2015

HOUSTON DYNAMO Aug. 1, 2015

at Toronto FC Aug. 8, 2015

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS Aug. 15, 2015

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Aug. 19, 2015

at Columbus Crew SC Aug. 22, 2015

at Colorado Rapids Aug. 29, 2015

at Portland Timbers Sept. 9, 2015

at Orlando City SC Sept. 13, 2015

FC DALLAS Sept. 18, 2015

at Houston Dynamo Sept. 23, 2015

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Sept. 27, 2015

at Portland Timbers Oct. 3, 2015

at San Jose Earthquakes Oct. 16, 2015

LA GALAXY Oct. 25, 2015

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | Saad Abdul-Salaam | @saad_abdul

#23 | D | Jalil Anibaba | @jalil_anibaba4

Ht: 6-4 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 185 DOB: 10/19/1988 Hometown: Fullerton, California College: North Carolina Last Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 12/12/2014 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 22, 2011, CHI vs CLB Assists 1, 6 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 27, 2012, CHI vs DC Shots 3, 3 times, last: Aug 20, 2014, SEA vs SJ Fouls Committed 3, 7 times, last: Aug. 20, 2014, SEA vs SJ Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 10, 2014, SEA vs VAN Goal Oct. 12, 2013, CHI at DAL Assist Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

he scores 0-0-0

Rookie defender Saad Abdul-Salaam was selected by Sporting KC with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-2014), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games.

Abdul-Salaam, who helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three college seasons, enjoyed a breakout junior campaign in 2013 with five assists in 19 starts. He earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014, notching two goals and a team-high six assists while starting all 21 games for the Zips.

Fifth-year MLS defender Jalil Anibaba joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season. He made 112 regular season appearances over four years with the Chicago Fire (2011-2013) and Seattle Sounders FC (2014), recording four goals and six assists.

Capable of playing as a centerback or right back, Anibaba made 16 MLS appearances in 2014 and helped Seattle win the Supporters’ Shield title. He also featured in four matches during the club’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open championship. The 26-year-old spent his first three professional seasons in Chicago, where he played in 96 of the team’s 102 regular season contests from 2011-2013. The defender was named a finalist for Major League Soccer’s Fair Play Award in 2013, starting every regular season match of the campaign.

As a youth, Anibaba represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 national team levels.

#11 | M | Bernardo Anor | @BernardoAnor

#18 | F | James Ansu Rogers

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 178 DOB: 5/24/1988 Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela College: South Florida Last Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade with Columbus Crew SC on 12/8/2014

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 150 DOB: 6/27/1993 Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah College: New Mexico Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round (#53)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI Shots on Goal 3, May 4, 2014, CLB at KC Shots 5, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 7, 2013, CLB vs POR Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, CLB at NE Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal Oct. 26, 2014, CLB vs PHI Assist Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Bernardo Anor joined Sporting KC from Columbus Crew SC in December 2014 to become the club’s first offseason acquisition. The 26-year-old native of Venezuela appeared in 72 matches over four seasons with Columbus, scoring 12 goals and adding three game-winning assists since being drafted out of the University of South Florida in 2011. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start at Sporting Park on March 8.

Anor played 13 MLS matches as a rookie and 11 games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. He returned in 2013 to make 19 MLS starts and earn the club’s Comeback Player of the Year award. He netted a career-high six goals in 2014, helping Columbus earn a postseason berth for the first time since 2011.

Anor was South Florida’s top scorer for three seasons during his collegiate career (2007-2010) in which he recorded 21 goals and seven assists. His younger brother, Juan Pablo, plays professionally for Malaga CF in Spain’s La Liga, and his father, Bernardo, represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Sporting KC selected rookie midfielder James Ansu Rogers with the 53rd overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The third round draft selection was a member of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team in 2012 after first representing the U.S. at the under-15 level in 2007.

A native of Sierra Leone, Ansu Rogers moved to the U.S. at age 11 and competed for the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake academies prior to being recruited to the University of New Mexico. He contributed 18 goals and 21 assists in 80 games for the Lobos over a four-year collegiate career.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | Matt Besler | @MattBesler

#16 | M | Servando Carrasco

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 175 DOB: 8/13/1988 Hometown: San Diego, California College: California Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/15/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 7 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist July 12, 2014, KC at MTL 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VAN Assists 1, May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJ Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: May 21, 2014, HOU at DC Shots 3, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 3, 2013, SEA vs DC Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: May 3, 2014, HOU at CHV Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 24, 2014, HOU at CHI Goal June 8, 2013, SEA vs VAN Assist May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJ 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his seventh season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission.

In July 2014, Besler signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the club. His 182 appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions lead the current roster and rank ninth most all-time. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 146 of his 151 MLS regular season appearances and landed Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors three times (2011-2013).

Besler has earned 25 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil alongside teammate Graham Zusi, becoming the first Kansan to play in the World Cup. He started all four matches in the tournament as the U.S. finished Group G runners-up behind eventual champion Germany and advanced to the Round of 16. He helped lead the U.S. to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, starting all three matches in the knockout stage.

A fifth-veteran of MLS, Servando Carrasco enters his first season with Sporting KC. The 26-year-old defensive midfielder has appeared in 60 MLS matches over four years (including postseason) for Seattle Sounders FC (2011-2013) and the Houston Dynamo (2013-2014).

Carrasco was a four-year starter at California, where he recorded 13 goals and 13 assists in 73 appearances before being selected in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.

#71 | D | Marcel de Jong

#13 | D | Amadou Dia | @amadou_it11

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/15/1986 Hometown: Valkenswaard, Netherlands Last Club: FC Augsburg (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 3/2/2015

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 150 DOB: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015 KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Shots 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs. NYR Fouls Committed 2, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015 KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC signed defender Marcel de Jong ahead of the 2015 season. After logging more than 225 club appearances over his past 10 professional seasons in Netherlands and Germany, he made his MLS and Sporting KC debut on March 14 with at 90-minute performance at FC Dallas.

A dual citizen of Canada and Netherlands, de Jong began his youth career with PSV Eindhoven before signing professionally with Helmond Sport 2004. After two years in the Dutch second division, he joined Roda JC in the top flight Eredivisie in 2006. De Jong moved to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg. His first season there ended with promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since the team was founded in 1907, and the club has maintained first division status for each of the last four seasons.

De Jong has made 31 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with two goals since his international debut at age 21 in 2007. He has represented his country at each of the past three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, as well as 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Rookie defender Amadou Dia was selected by Sporting KC with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. On March 8, the 21-year-old became the first rookie to start in a Sporting KC season opener since 2011 and recorded seven interceptions, third most among MLS players in Week 1.

Dia appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship.

Dia has represented the United States at the under-14 (2007), under-18 (2009, 2010) and under-20 (2012) levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France. As a youth, he was an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #14 | F | Dom Dwyer | @Ddwyer14

#4 | D | Kevin Ellis | @Kev_Ellis4

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTL Shots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Apr. 26, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal Oct. 18, 2014, KC at PHI Assist July 26, 2014, KC at TOR 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots on Goal 1, Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOU Shots 2, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 3, 2014, KC at DC Fouls Suffered 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Now in his fourth season at Sporting KC, Dom Dwyer is coming off a breakout 2014 campaign in which he garnered Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year and co-MVP honors. The Englishman set a single season club record with 22 goals, second most in MLS, and his 24 career goals in the regular season now rank ninth in team history.

Dwyer, who was named an MLS All-Star in 2014 for the first time in his career, has scored 50 goals in all competitions since the beginning of 2013—28 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. His 0.60 goals per 90 minutes in MLS rank first in team history and seventh in league history. He signed a contract extension with the club ahead of the 2015 campaign.

After making three appearances across all competitions during his rookie season, he notched 15 goals in 13 regular season games while on loan with Orlando City SC in 2013 to set USL PRO’s single-season scoring record at the time.

He added four goals in the USL PRO final to earn championship MVP honors.

Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, defender Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2014 campaign in which he made a career-high 21 appearances and 17 starts in MLS (including his playoff debut). He finished 2014 with three assists in league play, tied for third most in the team, while splitting time between the right back and centerback positions.

Now in his fifth season with the club, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing collegiately at Barton County Community College in 2009-10. He scored his first competitive goal for the club last March, sparking a 1-0 win over Cruz Azul (Mexico) in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Sporting Park.

#27 | M | Roger Espinoza

#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber | @b_feilhaber22

Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with NE Revolution on 12/11/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 11 times, last: July 4, 2012, KC at MTL Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2012, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist July 4, 2012, KC at MTL 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-1-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Assists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Shots on Goal 2, 8 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots 5, July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Assist Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Roger Espinoza returns to Sporting KC in 2015 after a two-year stint in the English Premier League and Championship. He began his pro career in Kansas City (2008-2012) before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. On March 14, he scored the third goal of his Sporting KC career and his first since returning to the club this offseason.

In his last year with the Sporting KC, Espinoza was an MLS All-Star and helped lead the club to the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title. He has made 131 appearances for the team in all competitions, recording two goals and 12 assists over six seasons. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined (including playoffs), he ranked in the top 10 among MLS players with 358 duels won (fifth) and 128 tackles won (seventh).

Espinoza has earned 45 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team, scoring four goals since debuting in 2009. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He leads the Sporting KC roster with five career World Cup starts.

Espinoza made 57 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for Wigan Athletic, including eight in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League. He also recorded a 90-minute shift in Wigan’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.

Now in his fifth MLS season, Benny Feilhaber set career-highs in 2014 with 32 MLS appearances and 31 starts (including postseason) en route to four goals and six assists.

A regular fixture in Sporting KC’s midfield, he has won the club’s Goal of the Year award in each of the last two years. Since the beginning of 2011, he has drawn the third most fouls in MLS (including playoffs) and is fourth among midfielders in duels won.

Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with Hamburg (Germany) after two seasons at UCLA. He would move to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. Acquired by Sporting KC prior to the 2013 season, he has made 76 appearances in all competitions for the club with eight goals and 17 assists.

A veteran member of the United States Men’s National Team, Feilhaber has earned 41 caps with two goals since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | M | Connor Hallisey | @c_hallisey

#21 | GK | Jon Kempin | @JonKempin21

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 158 DOB: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOU Saves 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 23, 2014, KC vs DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOU Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 Goalkeeper Jon Kempin became Sporting KC’s first ever Homegrown Player upon signing for the club in August 2010. He enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2014, making his MLS debut in August for the first of four league appearances. At age 21, he became the youngest goalkeeper in team history to both play in and win an MLS match. He earned MLS Save of the Week honors twice consecutively in August and was named MVP of the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game.

After making his Sporting KC debut in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Kempin went on loan to then-USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC (nine games played) in 2013. He then spent half of 2014 on loan at OKC Energy FC (13 games played), the club’s current USL PRO affiliate managed by former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen.

At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He previously represented the U.S. at the under-14 through under-23 levels and attended the U.S. Soccer Residency Program from 2008-2009.

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Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey was selected by Sporting KC with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. A former member of the United State Under-18 Men’s National Team, he played four seasons at Cal (2011-2014), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career matches.

As a senior in 2014, Hallisey was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 games with nine goals and 12 assists. He was named to the 2014 Capital One/CoSIDA All-District 8 Team, earned All-Pac-12 first team honors, landed a Pac-12 All-Academic second team nod, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

#12 | M | Mikey Lopez | @MLopez12_5

#1 | GK | Luis Marin | @Luis1Marin

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993 Hometown: Mission, Texas College: North Carolina Acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14)

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 196 Hometown: Valparaiso, Chile Last Club: Universidad de Chile Acquired: Signed on 12/18/2014

DOB: 5/18/1983

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Saves 3, Mar. 8, 2915, KC vs NYR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Shots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 3, July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 3, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NY Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

First-year MLS goalkeeper Luis Marin joined Sporting KC in December 2014 after spending the first 12 years of his professional career in Chile. He arrives from Primera Division club Universidad de Chile, where he saw action in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana and the 2014 Copa Libertadores. In his MLS debut on March 8, Marin became the 14th goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to start a regular season match.

The veteran began his career with Audax Italiano (2003-2006) before moving to Lota Schwager in 2007. Union Espanola acquired Marin from 2008-2010, during which time the club finished in first place in the 2009 Torneo Apertura standings and reached the round of 16 in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. In 2011, he was recruited to O’Higgins FC and became captain for the club. He led O’Higgins to a berth in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana after finishing second in the 2012 Apertura.

Marin has made eight appearances for the Chile Men’s National Team and was selected to the nation’s 23-player roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He made his international debut in March 2010 and last captained Chile in February 2012.

Drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, Mikey Lopez is in his third season with Sporting KC. After making his club debut in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, he played his first MLS match in July 2014 for the first of eight MLS appearances and five starts. He spent the first half of last year on loan at affiliates Orlando City SC and OKC Energy FC, playing 14 total matches in USL PRO. Lopez was a regular fixture for the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team, playing at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and the 2013 Toulon Tournament in France. He has also participated in training camps at the U-15 and U-18 levels.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | M | Jimmy Medranda | @jimmymedranda

#29 | GK | Tim Melia | @TimMelia28

Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 5/15/1986 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 18, 2014, KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, Oct. 26, 2013, CHV vs POR Saves 5, Oct. 28, 2012, CHV at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 3, 2014, CHV vs HOU Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 Sporting KC signed goalkeeper Tim Melia in December 2014. He enters his sixth MLS season in 2015 after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (CHV).

Melia’s professional career began in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. In 2010, he joined Real Salt Lake and spent part of the season on loan in the USL Second Division with the Charleston Battery. He helped lead Charleston to a first place finish in the regular season standings and eventually the league title with eight saves in the championship match.

Melia was a member of Chivas USA from 2012-2014, making 18 saves in six MLS appearances. He most recently served as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from MLS Cup Playoff participants Sporting KC (August), FC Dallas (October) and D.C. United (November) in late 2014.

Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia), making his MLS debut on Sept. 7, 2013 in a 3-0 win over Columbus Crew SC. The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club last February, earning his lone MLS start to date on March 15 for the first of six appearances in all competitions in 2014.

Medranda joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

#93 | M | Soni Mustivar | @billydougie

#7 | D | Chance Myers | @CR_Myers

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/12/1990 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 13 times, last: May 10, 2014, KC at MTL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TOR Goal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist May 10, 2014, KC at MTL 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Eighth-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2015 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has made 145 appearances for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 15 assists from the wing back position.

Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012 as a regular starter, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. Despite missing most of 2014 with an Achilles injury, he ranks second in MLS with 96 successful crosses from open play (including postseason) since the beginning of 2011.

Myers signed a new contract with the club last year after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.

Sporting KC signed defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar ahead of the 2015 season. He began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. Following a loan spell at US Orleans (France), he moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played each of the past three seasons in Romania’s Liga I. He recorded 61 league appearances with two goals in addition to playing eight matches in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2012-13 Romanian Cup Final.

Mustivar has made six international appearances for the Haiti Men’s National Team. He most recently played in three matches at the 2014 CFU Caribbean Cup in November to help Haiti secure a third place finish and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Prior to making his international debut with Haiti in 2013, he was a youth international for France at the U-20 level.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | Paulo Nagamura | @paulinhonag

#9 | F | Krisztian Nemeth

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011

Ht: 5-11 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/5/1989 Hometown: Gyor, Hungary Last Club: Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Mar. 21, 2009, CHV vs COL Assists 1, 19 times, last: Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 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 Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE Assist Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 4, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 1, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 1, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC’s most experienced MLS player with 239 league appearances (including playoffs), Paulo Nagamura is in his fourth season with the club. Since arriving ahead of the 2012 campaign, he has recorded four goals and six assists in 82 games (73 starts) across all competitions. A veteran presence in the midfield, he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final.

The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He has also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011) in MLS, becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009.

Now in his first MLS season, Krisztian Nemeth signed for Sporting KC in December and made his league debut with a start on March 8 at Sporting Park. He most recently played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie, recording eight goals during the 2013-14 first division campaign.

Nemeth’s professional career began at age 15 when he signed with MTK Budapest in 2005. He was signed by Rafael Benitez to join Liverpool FC in 2007 and featured extensively for the Liverpool Reserves, becoming the Barclays Premier Reserve League’s top scorer with nine goals during his first season. His career continued in Greece with AEK Athens (2009-10), Olympiacos (2010) and Olympiacos Volos (2011) before he moved to Dutch club RKC Waalwijk in 2012.

Internationally, Nemeth starred for the Hungary under-17 and under-19 youth national teams before leading his country to a third place finish at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup with three goals in the tournament. He earned his first of 15 caps for Hungary’s senior team in 2010 and made five appearances during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

#3 | D | Ike Opara | @IkeOpara

#2 | D | Erik Palmer-Brown | @ErikBrown14

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 7 times, last: Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Defender Ike Opara is in his sixth season in MLS and third season as a member of Sporting KC. After being sidelined almost a year through injury, he returned to the pitch on March 8 and scored Sporting KC’s only goal in a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. He leads MLS through Week 2 with 12 interceptions.

The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-best 18 MLS matches with 16 starts during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions (all headers) and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. He suffered a season-ending ankle injury last March, limiting him to three MLS appearances and two starts in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all three matches at the tournament, and at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and played 36 MLS matches for the club over three seasons.

The fourth youngest player under contract in MLS, 17-year-old Erik PalmerBrown became a homegrown player in August 2013 at the age of 16. On March 8, he became the youngest MLS player to appear in a team’s regular season opener since 2010 while Palmer-Brown made his debut and first MLS start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He played in the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game last August., helping the MLS Homegrown team secure a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers U-23s.

The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13. He has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels, most recently competing with the U-20s at the 2014 Dallas Cup and a September training camp in Argentina.

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #37 | F | Jacob Peterson | @jacob_peterson

#15 | D | Seth Sinovic | @ssinovic

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Assists 1, 14 times, last: July 16, 2014, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015,, KC at DAL Goal July 26, 2014, KC at TOR Assist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYR Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

A nine-year MLS veteran, Peterson has 15 goals and 14 assists in 201 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fourth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed eight goals and six assists in 82 games across all competitions for the club.

Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: NCAA Division I National Championship (2003, 2004), Canadian Championship (2010, 2011), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013).

As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Four seasons with the Colorado Rapids (2006-09) were followed by stints with Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before he was acquired by Sporting KC in 2012. His 200 regular season appearances are second most on the team, behind only Paulo Nagamura (224).

Sporting KC’s 2014 Defender of the Year, Seth Sinovic is in his sixth MLS season and fifth campaign at his hometown club. A regular fixture at left back, he is the only player on the team to start at least 30 regular season games in each of the last three seasons.

Drafted in 2010 by the New England Revolution, he joined Sporting KC in 2011 and has started 142 of his 143 total appearances for the club in all competitions.

He scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and registered the second of his career in the 2013 postseason against his former team, helping Sporting KC prevail in the decisive leg of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Since the beginning of 2011, Sinovic is second in MLS with 47 clean sheet contributions (including playoffs) and ranks seventh with 63 MLS games won. He received his first call-up to the United States Men’s National Team ahead of the 2014 USMNT January camp.

#8 | M | Graham Zusi | @gzusi Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COL Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Goal Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Assist Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI 2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0 A seventh-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. The winger is the only MLS player with at least five goals and at least seven assists in each of the last four regular seasons.

He has earned Sporting KC MVP honors each of the last three years (twice a co-MVP) and has led the club in assists every year since 2011.

Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the team in July 2014.

Sporting KC is 17-0-2 all-time when he scores an MLS goal, and he leads MLS with 356 chances created and 350 successful crosses/corners since 2011 (including playoffs). His 49 career assists in all competitions are third most in club history, and his 22 MLS goals rank 10th all-time for the club.

Zusi has earned 28 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording three goals and six assists. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Matt Besler, playing in all four matches at the tournament. In the group stage, he provided the game-winning assist in a 2-1 win over Ghana before adding another assist in a 2-2 draw with Portugal.

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Sporting KC Coach Bios | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin

Peter Vermes enters his seventh season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2015. He is the team’s second-longest serving head coach, and his .547 regular season winning percentage (76-59-45) is best in club history. During his tenure, he has won two major trophies – the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – as well as two MLS Eastern Conference regular season titles (2011, 2012). He is the second coach to lead Sporting KC to four straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team.

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

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster and the Sporting KC Juniors program. Vermes, an original member of Major League Soccer, retired from the League in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

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

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

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States National Team. He recorded one assist for the Red, White and Blue.

The U.S. team went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin appeared. Zavagnin married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal against the host Azzurri. It 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.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

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

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 184 MLS matches and playing more than 16,000 minutes. He was nominated on the players’ ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame from 2007-2012. In 2013, Vermes became eligible for the veteran ballot and on October 11, 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

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.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his sixth season with Sporting Kansas City as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

Assistant Coach | John Pascarella Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.

During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB, and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia.

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 joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.

Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM

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CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

112

107

9719

4

6

53

17

78

45

4

1

5

1

1

2

MLS - Postseason

2

1

76

0

0

1

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

114

108

9795

0

0

54

17

80

47

4

1

5

1

1

2

BERNARDO ANOR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

1

75

0

0

1

0

2

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

73

49

4543

12

3

129

43

88

76

8

41

14

2

5

3

MLS - Postseason

1

0

17

0

0

2

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

74

49

4560

12

3

131

44

89

76

8

41

15

2

5

3

JAMES ANSU ROGERS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MATT BESLER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

151

146

13186

2

7

34

8

138

77

6

1

19

2

1

3

KC - Postseason

11

11

1050

0

0

2

0

14

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

162

157

14236

2

7

36

8

152

85

7

1

19

2

1

3

SERVANDO CARRASCO

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

59

31

2964

1

1

26

3

54

33

1

9

8

1

0

0

MLS - Postseason

1

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

60

31

2979

1

1

26

3

54

33

1

9

8

1

0

0

MARCEL DE JONG

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

AMADOU DIA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

2

180

0

0

3

2

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

2

2

180

0

0

3

2

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

DOM DWYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

40

3582

24

3

149

58

82

86

41

1

6

0

7

1

KC - Postseason

7

4

372

2

0

19

9

12

9

5

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

59

44

3954

26

3

168

67

94

95

46

1

6

0

8

1

KEVIN ELLIS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

23

18

1741

0

3

7

1

26

16

0

0

4

0

0

2

KC - Postseason

1

1

90

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

24

19

1831

0

3

7

1

27

16

0

0

4

0

0

2

ROGER ESPINOZA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

115

95

8430

3

11

98

27

159

151

9

14

19

4

1

2

KC - Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

4

1

7

7

1

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

122

101

8885

3

11

102

28

166

158

10

14

21

4

1

2

BENNY FEILHABER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

60

54

4561

7

12

80

25

75

123

2

48

10

0

1

2

MLS - Regular Season

112

100

8754

12

21

159

52

142

264

4

119

18

2

1

3

KC - Postseason

5

5

484

0

3

14

1

7

14

2

0

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

117

105

9238

12

24

173

53

149

278

6

119

19

2

1

4

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GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MIKEY LOPEZ

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

8

5

482

0

0

7

3

12

10

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

8

5

482

0

0

7

3

12

10

0

0

2

0

0

0

JIMMY MEDRANDA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

1

132

0

0

5

1

5

4

0

4

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

1

132

0

0

5

1

5

4

0

4

0

0

0

0

SONI MUSTIVAR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

CHANCE MYERS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

123

98

9120

2

13

83

21

131

92

7

4

10

1

0

6

KC - Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

7

1

9

10

0

1

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

133

108

10080

2

14

90

22

140

102

7

5

12

1

0

6

PAULO NAGAMURA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

67

58

5089

3

5

83

19

90

62

6

3

12

0

0

1

MLS - Regular Season

224

202

17857

12

19

223

70

336

271

10

20

51

2

4

6

KC - Postseason

5

5

487

0

0

11

2

5

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

15

14

1396

0

0

20

7

21

29

1

0

4

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

239

216

19253

12

19

243

77

357

300

11

20

55

2

4

6

KRISZTIAN NEMETH

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

2

153

0

0

7

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

2

2

153

0

0

7

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

IKE OPARA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

23

19

1668

4

0

19

9

31

7

2

0

3

0

2

0

MLS - Regular Season

58

41

3891

7

0

40

16

60

24

7

1

5

0

3

0

KC - Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

4

0

94

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

62

41

3985

7

0

41

16

61

26

7

1

5

0

3

0

ERIK PALMER-BROWN

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4

2

240

0

0

0

0

4

2

0

0

2

1

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

2

240

0

0

0

0

4

2

0

0

2

1

0

0

JACOB PETERSON

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

63

32

3102

6

4

65

25

30

33

5

2

2

1

3

2

MLS - Regular Season

201

114

10388

15

14

179

67

75

113

21

62

7

1

6

6

KC - Postseason

5

3

253

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

8

5

414

0

0

1

0

2

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

209

119

10802

15

14

180

67

77

117

22

62

7

1

6

6

SETH SINOVIC

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

114

113

9976

0

7

56

16

129

78

3

0

16

0

0

4

MLS - Regular Season

134

131

11556

0

7

63

17

142

88

3

0

19

0

0

4

KC - Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

4

2

15

11

0

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

145

142

12601

2

7

67

19

157

99

3

0

20

0

2

4

GRAHAM ZUSI

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

150

117

10862

22

39

235

79

134

193

18

527

14

0

8

16

KC - Postseason

11

11

1049

0

5

21

1

18

19

1

52

1

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

161

128

11911

22

44

256

80

152

212

19

579

15

0

8

19

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GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

4

3

315

13

5

0

7

2.00

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

3

315

13

5

0

7

2.00

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

LUIS MARIN

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

2

2

180

9

5

0

4

2.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

2

2

180

9

5

0

4

2.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

TIM MELIA

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

6

5

439

32

18

0

14

2.87

1

1

0

1

0

4

1

MLS - TOTAL

6

5

439

32

18

0

14

2.87

1

1

0

1

0

4

1

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GP

GS

MIN

G

A

DOM DWYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Regular Season

52

40

3582

24

3

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

7

4

372

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

3

206

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

9

2

314

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

71

49

4474

28

3

JALIL ANIBABA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

KEVIN ELLIS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Regular Season

23

18

1741

0

3

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

1

1

90

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

4

3

297

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

4

4

360

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

32

26

2488

1

3

BERNARDO ANOR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

ROGER ESPINOZA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

2

1

75

0

0

MLS Regular Season

115

95

8430

3

11

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

6

755

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

2

1

142

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

1

75

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

132

108

9782

3

12

JAMES ANSU ROGERS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

BENNY FEILHABER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Regular Season

60

54

4561

7

12

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

5

5

484

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

148

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

9

8

592

1

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

76

69

5785

8

17

MATT BESLER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

CONNOR HALLISEY

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

151

146

13186

2

7

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

11

11

1050

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

8

724

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

10

10

885

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

182

175

15845

2

7

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

SERVANDO CARRASCO

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MIKEY LOPEZ

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Regular Season

8

5

482

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

76

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

9

6

558

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

MARCEL DE JONG

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JIMMY MEDRANDA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

0

0

MLS Regular Season

6

1

132

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

0

International

1

0

6

0

0

7

1

138

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

AMADOU DIA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SONI MUSTIVAR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

2

2

180

0

0

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

2

180

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

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GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JON KEMPIN

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

MLS Regular Season

123

98

9120

2

13

MLS Regular Season

4

3

315

7

2.00

0

1-2-0

MLS Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

10

915

2

1

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

2

2.00

0

1-0-0

International

1

1

90

0

0

International

1

1

90

1

1.00

0

0-0-1

ALL COMPETITIONS

145

119

11085

4

15

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

5

495

10

1.82

0

2-2-1

A

LUIS MARIN

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

2

2

180

4

2.00

0

0-1-1

PAULO NAGAMURA

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

67

58

5089

3

5

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

5

5

487

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

474

1

1

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

International

5

5

413

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

82

73

6463

4

6

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

2

180

4

2.00

0

0-1-1

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

KRISZTIAN NEMETH

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

TIM MELIA

MLS Regular Season

2

2

153

0

0

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

2

153

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IKE OPARA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

23

19

1729

4

0

MLS Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

5

5

450

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

32

25

2285

5

0

ERIK PALMER BROWN

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

4

2

240

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

1

1

60

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

7

5

480

0

0

JACOB PETERSON

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

63

32

3102

6

4

MLS Postseason

5

3

253

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

6

572

1

2

International

6

3

359

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

82

44

4286

8

6

SETH SINOVIC

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

114

113

9976

0

7

MLS Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

820

0

2

International

9

9

810

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

143

142

12651

2

10

GRAHAM ZUSI

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

150

117

10862

22

39

MLS Postseason

11

11

1049

0

5

U.S. Open Cup

9

7

668

2

2

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

178

143

13269

24

49

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011)

34

Games

Davy Arnaud

240

Minutes

Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)

2916

Minutes

Kerry Zavagnin

20515

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud

329

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Eddie Johnson

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi

517

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

44

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Nick Garcia

5

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

34

Games

Jimmy Nielsen

128

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

3060

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen

11497

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Wins

Jimmy Nielsen

57

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Losses

Tony Meola

45

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Draws

Jimmy Nielsen

32

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Shutouts

Jimmy Nielsen

45

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen (2012)

0.79

Goals Allowed

Tony Meola

154

Goals Allowed

Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)

45

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

3

Goals

1996

61

Assists

2000

67

2012

542

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

4

Shots

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Shots on goal

1996

250

2013

511

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

6

Fouls Committed

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Fouls Suffered

2000

541

1997

117

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Offsides

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Corner Kicks

2012

199

12

Cautions

2013

67

Ejections

2011

8

Points

2012

63

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Wins

1997

21

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi

7

Losses

1999

24

Saves

Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

9

Ties

2005 & 2011

12

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

1996

63

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Preki 218 5. Jimmy Conrad 204 6. Chris Klein 200 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8. Matt Besler* 151 9. Michael Harrington 149 9. Mo Johnston 149 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Jimmy Conrad 203 5. Preki 199 6. Chris Klein 183 7. Matt Besler* 146 8. Jack Jewsbury 142 8. Mo Johnston 142 10. Michael Harrington 128 10. Jimmy Nielsen 128 10. Josh Wolff 128 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 20515 1. Kerry Zavagnin 2. Nick Garcia 20157 19399 3. Davy Arnaud 4. Jimmy Conrad 18194 5. Preki 17817 6. Chris Klein 16380 7. Jack Jewsbury 13275 13186 8. Matt Besler* 9. Mo Johnston 12599 10. Michael Harrington 11633 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 128 1. Jimmy Nielsen 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 60 5. Mike Ammann 6. Chris Snitko 26 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 8 10. Pat Harrington 10. David Winner 8 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Hevin Hartman 90 332 128 304 4. Jimmy Nielsen 5. Mike Amman 60 206 6. Chris Snitko 26 95 23 83 7. Garth Lagerwey 8. Eric Kronberg 25 58 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 10. David Winner 8 27 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Kevin Hartman 90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 5. Mike Ammann 60 10 6. Eric Kronberg 25 8 7. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 23 3 7. Garth Lagerwey 7. Chris Snitko 26 3 10. William Hesmer 3 1 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 6. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 7. Eric Kronberg 25 9 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 8. Chris Snitko 26 5 10. Pat Harrington 8 4

GOALS G Player GP 1. Preki 218 71 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 2. Josh Wolff 144 43 4. Chris Klein 200 39 5. Kei Kamara 113 38 6. Mo Johnston 149 31 7. Scott Sealy 88 28 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 9. Dom Dwyer* 52 24 10. Graham Zusi* 150 22 ASSISTS A Player GP 1. Preki 218 98 2. Chris Klein 200 45 3. Graham Zusi* 150 39 4. Davy Arnaud 240 35 5. Mo Johnston 149 28 6. Josh Wolff 144 26 7. Mark Chung 94 25 8. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 20 9. Kei Kamara 113 20 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 113 370 3. Kei Kamara 200 312 4. Chris Klein 5. Mo Johnston 149 274 6. Josh Wolff 144 265 7. Graham Zusi* 150 235 195 216 8. Jack Jewsbury 9. Mark Chung 94 203 10. Matt McKeon 144 173 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 218 238 1. Preki 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Mo Johnston 149 138 3. Chris Klein 200 138 3. Josh Wolff 144 138 113 126 6. Kei Kamara 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 8. Mark Chung 94 95 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 90 10. Graham Zusi* 150 79 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 240 329 1. Davy Arnaud 237 326 2. Kerry Zavagnin 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Nick Garcia 224 234 5. Mo Johnston 149 226 204 210 6. Jimmy Conrad 7. Aurelien Collin 107 191 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 190 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 175 10. Preki 218 161 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Nick Garcia 224 250 5. Mark Chung 94 204 119 196 6. Diego Gutierrez 7. Graham Zusi* 150 193 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 187 9. Josh Wolff 144 183 10. Kei Kamara 113 176 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) YC Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 4. Aurelien Collin 107 31 5. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 5. Matt McKeon 144 30 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 10. Preki 218 23 26

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) RC Player GP 1. Nick Garcia 224 5 2. Davy Arnaud 240 4 2. Roger Espinoza* 115 4 4. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 4. Aurelien Collin 107 3 4. Mo Johnston 149 3 7. Omar Bravo 27 2 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 2 7. Matt McKeon 144 2 7. Tony Meola 125 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS GWG Player GP 1. Preki 218 13 2. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 6. Graham Zusi* 150 8 6. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 8. Dom Dwyer* 52 7 8. C.J. Sapong 110 7 8. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS GWA Player GP 218 23 1. Preki 2. Chris Klein 200 16 150 16 2. Graham Zusi* 4. Davy Arnaud 240 10 4. Josh Wolff 144 10 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 6. Mo Johnston 149 8 113 8 6. Kei Kamara 6. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 10. Francisco Gomez 114 7 10. Chris Henderson 61 7 MULTI-GOAL GAMES MGG Player GP 1. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 218 7 2. Preki 3. Dom Dwyer* 52 5 3. Kei Kamara 113 5 3. Scott Sealy 88 5 3. Josh Wolff 144 5 149 4 7. Mo Johnston 7. Chris Klein 200 4 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 10. Teal Bunbury 89 3 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 147 3 10. Graham Zusi* PENALTY KICK GOALS PKG Player GP 218 21 1. Preki 2. Dom Dwyer* 52 7 113 5 3. Kei Kamara 4. Claudio Lopez 57 4 5. Claudio Bieler 41 3 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 5. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 5. Josh Wolff 144 3 27 2 9. Omar Bravo 9. Matt McKeon 144 2 GOALS PER GAME Player GP 1. Dom Dwyer* 52 2. Kei Kamara 113 3. Preki 218 4. Scott Sealy 88 5. Josh Wolff 144 6. Vitalis Takawira 103 7. Mark Chung 94 8. Mo Johnston 149 9. Chris Klein 200 10. C.J. Sapong 110 *Minimum 20 goals

GLS AVG 24 0.46 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 20 0.18

BOLD* - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 21, 2015 vs Portland Timbers | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

8 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED MIN Year Player 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki 2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2880 2011 Matt Besler 2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL GP Year Player 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 32 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 24 15 28 13 27 12 17 12 30 12

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 1996 Preki 1998 Preki

ASSISTS GP GOALS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 13 25 13

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2000 Preki

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 113 30 97 31 95

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 25 44 2002 Preki

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110

FOULS COMMITTED GP FC Year Player 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 31 66 2013 Oriol Rosell

SHUTOUTS GP SV Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 31 16 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 15 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 13 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 10 29 10 2010 Jimmy Nielsen

FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 1999 Preki 30 77 32 76 2006 Davy Arnaud 2014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 34 17 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA

2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 2014 Eric Kronberg 19 20 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira 1997 Preki 2000 Miklos Molnar 2003 Preki

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 23 10 2011 Aurelien Collin 31 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga JR. 31 9 GAA 0.79 0.88 0.92 1.05 1.05

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) GP RC Year Player 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3

7 players tied with 2

27

CORNER KICKS GP CK Year Player 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97 OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36 GAME-WINNING GOALS GP GWG Year Player 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS GP PKG Year Player 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 1997 Preki 27 3 25 3 1998 Preki 2006 Jose Burciaga Jr. 30 3 2013 Claudio Bieler 28 3 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 17 12 2000 Miklos Molnar 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2013 Kei Kamara 15 7 *Minimum 5 goals

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.47

BOLD* - denotes current season

#

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 27 29 37 71 93 94

Player

Luis Marin Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Bernardo Anor Mikey Lopez Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco Saad Abdul-Salaam James Rogers Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda 13

88F 76F 90M 14

2 90D

90M 90M

90D 90D 90F 90F 90D

85M 77M 90M 61M

1 2 NYR DAL 1-1 1-3 90G 90G 5 90D 90D 90D 70D 29 90M

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

Game log: Game #1 03/08/2015 Game #2 03/14/2015 T L

Opara 1 (Feilhaber 1) 50 Espinoza 1 (Feilhaber 2) 44

SPORTING KANSAS CITY KC 1 vs NYR 1 KC 1 at DAL 3

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015, 5:30 P.M. (PT) VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@timbers.com Manager, Media Relations: Mark Nelson - (503) 553-5529, mnelson@timbers.com; Coordinator, Media Relations: Katie Simons - (503) 553-5539, ksimons@ timbers.com; Coordinator, Media Relations/Community Relations: Diego Basabe - (503) 553-5543, dbasabe@timbers.com

TIMBERS

SPORTING KC

2015 SCHEDULE 2015 MLS RECORD: 0-0-2 (Home: 0-0-2 Away: 0-0-0) 2015 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 0-0-2 (Home: 0-0-2 Away: 0-0-0)

VS.

0-1-1 (1pt)

0-0-2 (2pts)

MATCH INFORMATION Date: Saturday, March 21, 2015 Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Forecast: Clear, 73 degrees Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant Referees: Daniel Belleau, Andrew Bigelow Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos Local TV: ROOT SPORTS Talent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst), Samantha Yarock (reporter) English Radio: 750 The Game (KXTG 750AM, 102.9FM) Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Adin Brown (analyst) Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 1150AM, 93.5FM) Talent: Josue del Castillo (play-by-play), Ozkar Ramos (analyst)

MLS WEEK 3 SCHEDULE Friday, March 20 FC Dallas at Philadelphia

TIME (PT) 4 p.m.

NATIONAL TV UniMás

Saturday, March 21 Montreal at New England New York City FC at Colorado Vancouver at Orlando City SC Portland at Sporting Kansas City Houston at LA Galaxy

12 p.m.

1 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

TSN1

Sunday, March 22 D.C. United at New York Red Bulls Chicago at San Jose

DATE Sat., March 7 Sun., March 15 Sat., March 21 Sat., March 28 Sat., April 4 Sun., April 12 Sun., April 19 Sun., April 26 Sat., May 2 Sat., May 9 Sat., May 16 Sat., May 23 Wed., May 27 Sat., May 30 Sat., June 6 Sat., June 20 Wed., June 24 Sun., June 28 Sun., July 5 Sat., July 11 Sat., July 18 Sat., July 25 Sun., Aug. 2 Fri., Aug. 7 Sat., Aug. 15 Fri., Aug. 21 Sun., Aug. 30 Wed., Sept. 9 Sun., Sept. 20 Sat., Sept. 26 Sat., Oct. 3 Wed., Oct. 14 Sun., Oct. 18 Sun., Oct. 25

OPPONENT REAL SALT LAKE LA GALAXY @Sporting KC @Vancouver FC DALLAS ORLANDO CITY SC @New York City FC @Seattle VANCOUVER @Montreal @Houston @Toronto FC D.C. UNITED @Colorado NEW ENGLAND HOUSTON @LA Galaxy SEATTLE SAN JOSE @Philadelphia VANCOUVER @FC Dallas @San Jose CHICAGO @Real Salt Lake HOUSTON @Seattle SPORTING KC NY RED BULLS @Columbus SPORTING KC @Real Salt Lake @LA Galaxy COLORADO

TIME/RESULT T 0-0 T 2-2 5:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8 p.m.

4 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

8 p.m.

7 p.m.

8 p.m.

2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

TBD 4 p.m.

TV/ATTENDANCE 21,144 21,144 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ESPN2 FOX Sports 1 FOX Sports 1 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS KPTV ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS KPDX KPDX KPTV ESPN2 FOX Sports 1 ESPN2 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ESPN2 UniMás ROOT SPORTS UniMás ESPN2 KPTV ESPN2 KPDX KPDX ROOT SPORTS TBD ROOT SPORTS

*dates and times subject to change

NO PLACE LIKE HOME 2 p.m.

4 p.m.

ESPN2 FOX Sports 1

LAST MATCH RECAP The Timbers and defending MLS Cup-champion LA Galaxy each tallied a goal in the final minutes of last Sunday’s nationally televised match, playing to a 2-2 draw in front of a sold-out crowd of 21,144 fans at Providence Park. Forward Fanendo Adi tallied his fifth career brace for the Timbers, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 90th minute for Portland. Adi also scored in the 31st minute. The Galaxy pulled out a draw on forward Alan Gordon’s header off a corner kick in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. Forward Gyasi Zardes also netted a goal for the Galaxy in the 65th minute.

Providence Park opened on April 14, 2011, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Timbers first-ever home match as an MLS team. The club proceeded to sell out all of its regular-season home games in the team’s first four MLS seasons.

Spanning the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Timbers compiled an MLS-club record 22-game unbeaten streak (12-0-10) at Providence Park from April 6, 2013 to June 1, 2014. The streak ranks as the third-longest all-time in MLS history.

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON HOME SELLOUTS:

70

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED Overall: vs. Eastern: vs. Western: Day Games: Night Games: On Grass: On Turf: Pre-All-Star: Post-All-Star: Scoring First: Opponent Scoring First: One-Goal Games: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75’: Trailing at 75’: Tied at 75’: Outshooting Opponent: Outshot by Opponent: Shots Even: When Scoring 0 Goals: When Scoring 1 Goal: When Scoring 2 Goals: When Scoring 3 Goals: When Scoring 4+ Goals: When Allowing 0 Goals: When Allowing 1 Goal: When Allowing 2 Goals: When Allowing 3 Goals: When Allowing 4+ Goals: Pacific Time Zone: Mountain Time Zone: Central Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone: Primary Unis: Rose City Red Unis: Retro-Inspired Unis: On ESPN/ESPN2: On FOX Sports 1: On ROOT SPORTS: On FOX 12: On KPDX TV: On UniMás: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October:

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

ROAD 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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HEAD COACH CALEB PORTER Head coach Caleb Porter enters his third season with the club in 2015 after guiding the Portland Timbers to record-setting campaigns in his first two years in MLS. Guiding the team to an impressive turnaround season and the club’s first-ever MLS postseason appearance in 2013, Porter helped direct a record-setting offense in 2014 as the Timbers netted 61 regular-season goals, a club record across all eras.

He was announced as the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Porter received the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards on March 9, 2014, becoming the fourth soccerrelated figure to receive the award since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win over German power Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Providence Park in Portland.

The 2013 MLS Coach of the Year award winner, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active MLS head coaches with a 26-14-28 mark (.588) after leading Portland to double-digits wins in each of his first two seasons. Under Porter’s guidance, the Timbers have made Providence Park one of the toughest places to play in the league, registering the second-fewest home losses in MLS over the last two seasons with a 16-4-14 regular-season mark at Providence Park since 2013. In 2014, the Timbers netted a team-record 61 goals while compiling one of the highest point totals (44) across the final two-thirds of the regular season – recording the highest goal differential (plus-9) of any non-playoff team in MLS history. Portland also made its first appearance in CONCACAF Champions League, contesting matches against Alpha United of Guyana and C.D. Olimpia of Honduras during the competition’s group stage.

During Porter’s first season as head coach in 2013, the Timbers assembled one of the biggest turnaround seasons in MLS. In comparison to 2012 totals, the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and an MLS-record 43-goal improvement in goal differential. Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season tied for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season and the Timbers led the league with 15 shutouts. The Timbers recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at Providence Park and an MLS singleseason record 11 home shutouts. In 2013, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. Additionally, the Timbers made their deepest run in club history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2013 under Porter’s guidance, reaching the semifinals of the tournament.

Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron (2006-12). He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year. Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010.

Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University.

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. He also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games. As a player at Indiana, he was a three-year captain and led the Hoosiers to four conference titles. Porter was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella. ment appearances. As a senior, Porter captained IU to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES Saturday’s match marks the sixth all-time regular-season meeting between Portland and Sporting Kansas City in the regular season since 2011. Portland has registered a 2-3-0 overall record against Sporting KC, including a mark of 1-1-0 in regular-season road games at Sporting Park. Including all competitions, Saturday’s match will be the seventh all-time meeting and the fourth match at Sporting Park. The Timbers have logged a 2-1-0 all-time record at the venue in all competitions, including a 3-1 win the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Portland hasn’t lost at Sporting Kansas City since their first meeting at Sporting Park, a 3-1 setback on Aug. 17, 2011. In six previous meetings in all competitions, there have been no draws between the two clubs. Goal scoring has come largely in the first half of the five regular-season matches between Portland and Sporting Kansas City, with 11 of the 14 combined goals coming in the opening 45 minutes.

LAST TIME VS. SPORTING KC Resuming Major League Soccer regular-season play following a two-week break for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Timbers dominated possession and absorbed a season-high 23 fouls, but could not overcome an early deficit in a 1-0 loss against Sporting Kansas City in front of sold-out crowd of 20,814 at Providence Park on June 27. Defender Lawrence Olum tallied the game-winning goal in the 24th minute off assists from Kevin Ellis and Seth Sinovic.

Portland Timbers 0, Sporting KC 1 June 27, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Att: 20,814

Shots 9 11

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

PORTLAND 2 Darlington Nagbe 2 Diego Valeri 9 Darlington Nagbe 3 Nagbe/Wallace 13 Diego Chara 14 Darlington Nagbe

SPORTING KC 2 Myers/Zusi 2 Matt Besler 9 C.J. Sapong 4 Graham Zusi 8 Aurelien Collin 8 Kei Kamara

Wins Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 Ricketts/Perkins 1 Troy Perkins 8 Ricketts/Perkins 5 Troy Perkins

2 Jimmy Nielsen 1 Eric Kronberg 9 Jimmy Nielsen 6 Jimmy Nielsen

Cautions Ejections

2 Steve Purdy n/a

2 Aurelien Collin n/a

MATCH PREVIEW Following a 2-2 draw against defending MLS Cup-champion LA Galaxy, the Timbers hit the road for the first time in the 2015 season presented by Simple to take on Sporting Kansas City at Sporting Park on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific).

The Timbers enter Saturday’s match undefeated in their last 10 games (5-0-5) against Western Conference opponents since Aug. 30, 2014. Portland is 2-1-0 against Sporting KC in all competitions at Sporting Park, including a 3-1 victory last year in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition and a 3-2 win during the 2013 season. Sporting KC enter Saturday’s match following a 3-1 road loss to FC Dallas on March 14 at the Toyota Stadium. Forward Roger Espinoza recorded the team’s only tally off a Graham Zusi corner kick in the 44th minute.

LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

SCORING SKC - Olum (Ellis, Sinovic) 24 POR - None

SKC POR

SERIES LEADERS

Saves Fouls 3 23 3 10

Offsides 0 2

Corners 5 7

LINEUPS POR: GK Ricketts, D Harrington (Urruti, 82), D O’Rourke, D Kah, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Valeri, M Chara, F Nagbe, F Adi, F Wallace (Fernández, 65) SKC: GK Kronberg, D Sinovic, D Ellis, D Collin, D Juliao, M Nagamura ©, M Peterson, M Zizzo (Martinez, 80), M Olum (Sapong, 56), F Saad, F Dwyer

ALL-TIME MLS SERIES RESULTS ALL-TIME RECORD Regular Season: 2-3-0; Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-1-0 July 2, 2011 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Sporting Kansas City 2, Portland 1 (Nagbe 45) Aug. 17, 2011 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Sporting Kansas City 3, Portland 1 (Dike 81) April 21, 2012 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Portland 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 (Own goal 41) April 27, 2014 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Portland 3, Sporting Kansas City 2 (R. Johnson 24, Nagbe 33, Wallace 58) June 27, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Sporting Kansas City 1, Portland 0

PLAYERS Consecutive Games with Goal: ........................................4, Valeri, July 18-Aug. 16 Consecutive Games with Assist: ............4, 3x (last: Valeri, Aug. 30-Sept. 20, 2014) Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011 Consecutive Games with Shot: .............17, 2x (last: Valeri, June 1-Sept. 27, 2014) Consecutive Games with SOG:..............................10, Valeri, June 1-Aug. 16, 2014 Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011 Consecutive Games with Offside: .....8, 2x (last: R. Johnson, Mar. 3-Apr. 27, 2013) Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: .........22, Nagbe, Aug. 25, 2013-May 24, 2014 Consecutive Games with Caution: ........ 3, 4x (last: Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012) Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011 Consecutive Games with Ejection:............... 1, 8x (last: Ricketts, March 22, 2014) Zemanski, Aug. 30, 2013 Kah, July 7, 2013 Chara, July 7, 2012 Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011 Consecutive Starts:................................... 60, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-May 28, 2014 Consecutive Minutes: ............................ 1800, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30, 2011 GOALKEEPERS Scoreless Streak (minutes):....... 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7, 2013) Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013 Consecutive Starts:................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012 Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 MLS CAREER LEADERS

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

PLAYERS Games played .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 129 Games started ..............................................Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe - 118 Minutes played ..................................................................... Diego Chara - 10,446 Goals .............................................................................................Diego Valeri - 21 Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 27 Game-winning goals.......................................................................Diego Valeri - 6 Game-winning assists ................................................................ Kalif Alhassan - 5 Shots.................................................................................. Darlington Nagbe - 187 Shots on goal ................................................................................Diego Valeri - 68 Corner kicks ...............................................................................Diego Valeri - 216 Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48 Fouls suffered .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 270 Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 295 Cautions....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 32 Ejections ...................................................................................... 9 players tied - 1

PLAYERS Goals: ........................................ 2, 16x (last: Adi, 03/15/15 vs. LA Galaxy (31’, 90’) Valeri, 10/8/14 vs. San Jose (51’, 73’) Wallace, 10/4/14 at San Jose (71’, 74’) Adi, 9/20/14 vs. Vancouver (66’, 69’) Adi, 8/24/14 vs. Seattle (73’, 90+1’) Adi, 6/7/14 at Real Salt Lake (36’, 45’) Adi, 5/28/14 at Chivas USA (65’, 71’) Urruti, 5/24/14 at New York (45’, 74’) Chara, 04/05/14 vs. Seattle (9’, 55’) Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (16’, 29’) R. Johnson 4/6/13 vs. Houston (55’, 73’) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (55’, 71’) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (45’, 62’) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (3’, 70’) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (48’, 65’) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’)

GOALKEEPERS Games played in goal .......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73 Games started in goal.......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73 Minutes played in goal ................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 6,518 Wins ..................................................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 28 Saves ................................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 223 Shutouts .............................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 23 * - as of March 21, 2015

Points: .................................... 5, Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (2 goals, 1 assist)

Assists: .......................................................3, 3x (last: Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose)

Shots:........................................................................ 9, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose Shots on Goal:........................................................... 5, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose Corner Kicks: .......................................................... 14, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose Offsides:..............................................4, 10x (last: Urruti, 4/12/14 vs. Chivas USA) Fouls Committed:................................................. 7, Songo’o, 9/19/12 at San Jose

TIMBERS CAREER LEADERS (ALL ERA)

Fouls Suffered:.......................................... 6, 4x (last: Nagbe, 7/27/14 at Montreal) Cautions/Yellow Cards: ................................................. 2, Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose

PLAYERS Games played ........................................ Willie Anderson (1975; 1977-1982) - 160 Points ....................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 145 (45g, 55a) Goals ........................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 45 Assists ......................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982 - 55 GOALKEEPERS Games played in goal ..............................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 101 Wins ...........................................................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 52 Shutouts ......................................................... Donovan Ricketts (2012-2014) - 23

TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCES TALK TIMBERS The Timbers’ weekly radio talk show, presented by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors airs regularly Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT on 750 AM The Game. Hosted

by Fletcher Johnson, “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials, coaches, players and special guests. The show provides team news and the latest information from around the league. Tune in to the show live on 750 AM The Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Available podcasts can be downloaded at www.timbers.com/timbers-podcast-network.

Ejections/Red Cards:...................... 1, 9x (last: Powell, 5/17/14 vs. Columbus (34’) Ricketts, 3/22/14 at Colorado, (71’) Zemanski, 8/30/13 at Real Salt Lake, (45+3’) Kah, 7/7/13 at Columbus (11’) Chara, 7/7/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (74’) Palmer, 6/24/12 vs. Seattle (90’+2) Alhassan, 9/24/11 at New York (64’) Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose (90’) Brunner, 7/10/11 vs. Seattle (81’) GOALKEEPERS Shots Faced: .......................................11, 2x (last: Ricketts, 6/1/14 vs. Vancouver) Saves: ......................................................................8, Ricketts, 7/13/14 at Seattle Goals Allowed: ........................................5, 2x (last: Perkins, 7/21/12 at FC Dallas) Perkins, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy

TIMBERS IN 30 The Timbers’ weekly television show features exclusive, inside access to the club and airs each Friday at 6:30 p.m. PT on KPTV Fox 12. The show focuses on the inner-workings and personalities of the club and provides detailed team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers players and coaches each week. Previously aired shows and “Timbers In 30” features can be found at www.timbers.com. * - as of March 21, 2015

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 SCOUTING SPORTING KC Sporting Kansas City enters Saturday’s match following a 3-1 road loss to FC Dallas on March 14 at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Forward Roger Espinoza recorded the team’s only tally off a Graham Zusi corner kick in the 44th minute. Espinoza returned to Sporting KC this season after spending the past two years playing in England with Wigan Athletic. Sporting KC also added veteran goalkeeper Luis Marin to the lineup. The 31-year-old has started both regular-season games for Sporting KC in 2015 after a 12-year professional career in his native Chile. The 2013 MLS Cup champions, Sporting KC moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference ahead of the 2015 season after MLS added two expansion teams, Orlando City SC and New York City FC, to the Eastern Conference. Also making the move to the Western Conference was the Houston Dynamo. Head coach Peter Vermes’ side returns forward Dom Dwyer, who netted 22 goals in 2014, as well as experienced U.S. Men’s National Team defender Matt Besler.

DIFFICULT OPENING SCHEDULE The Timbers have started out the 2015 season with a difficult slate of matches, squaring off against MLS Cup-winning sides in Real Salt Lake (0-0 draw on March 7) and the LA Galaxy (2-2 draw on March 15). On Saturday, Portland faces yet another MLS Cup-winner in Sporting Kansas City. Sporting KC lifted the league’s title in 2013 and joins the Western Conference in 2015. Portland’s first three opponents have combined for a 94-59-51 regular-season record (.585 winning pct.) and two MLS Cup titles in the last two seasons.

UPCOMING MILESTONES Midfielder Diego Chara will earn his milestone 120th career MLS appearance should he play on Saturday against Sporting Kansas City. Chara currently ranks tied for ninth all-time across all eras in Timbers appearances with NASL Timbers defender Graham Day and is five appearances shy of tying current Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson (124) for eighth place on the list.

Midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe will make his milestone 130th career MLS appearance for the Timbers should he see action on Saturday. The Timbers MLS career-leader in games played, Nagbe is quickly moving closer to a spot in the top five all-time across all eras in appearances for Portland. USL Timbers midfielder Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (2002-06) is currently occupying fifth place with 132 career appearances.

Midfielder Jack Jewsbury’s next goal will be the 25th of his MLS career. Jewsbury, who has made 305 career regular-season MLS appearances since 2003, last scored on Oct. 21, 2012, in a 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC - clinching the 2012 Cascadia Cup for the Timbers.

Midfielder/forward Rodney Wallace will make his milestone 130th career MLS appearance should he see action on Saturday. Wallace began his MLS career in 2009 with D.C. United and enters Saturday’s match with 90 career MLS appearances for the Timbers since 2011. Wallace is also nearing the 10,000 minutesplayed mark in his MLS career. The Costa Rica international comes into Saturday with 9,588 minutes played and needs just 412 minutes to reach the mark.

ROAD SUCCESS

TEAM OF THE WEEK

Since the start of the 2013 MLS season, Portland has recorded the highest road goal differential of any club (plus-6), including a plus-3 road goal differential in 2014, which tied for the best mark in the league. The Timbers also have registered the fewest losses away from home with a 10-10-14 road record since 2013. Portland’s seven road wins in 2014 ranked third overall in MLS last year.

Scoring away from home has posed no problem either, as the Timbers have finished with the second-most away goals in MLS in both 2013 (25) and 2014 (27).

Midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week following an impressive performance against the defending MLS Cupchampion LA Galaxy on March 15 at Providence Park. Nagbe arguably should have been credited with two assists in the match, but did not earn a second assist on Portland’s opening goal when his clever back-heel flick opened acres of space for midfielder/forward Rodney Wallace to thread a through ball up to forward Fanendo Adi for the opening goal. Nagbe tallied an assist on Adi’s second goal of the match in the 90th minute, settling a long ball from defender Liam Ridgewell at the edge of the penalty box, holding off a defender and poking a pass to Adi for the goal. With a brace against the Galaxy, Adi was an MLSsoccer. com Team of the Week honorable mention pick.

FEWEST LOSSES In the last two-plus seasons, Portland has lost just 14 times in 70 league matches (26-14-30 overall). That is the fewest amount of defeats in that span and also ranks as the fewest losses over two seasons since MLS expanded to 34 games prior to the 2011 season. The Timbers lost just five matches in 2013, which tied for the fewest losses in a 34-game schedule in MLS history.

AT SPORTING PARK The Timbers have had a good run of form lately at Sporting Park, the home of Saturday’s opponent Sporting Kansas City. Saturday’s match marks the fourth all-time meeting between the two clubs in all competitions at Sporting Park and the Timbers enter the match with a 2-1-0 record at the venue, including consecutive wins with a 3-1 triumph on June 24, 2014, in U.S. Open Cup play and a 3-2 win in league play on April 27, 2013. Portland hasn’t lost at Sporting Park since a 3-1 setback on Aug. 17, 2011.

TIMBERS INJURY REPORT OUT: M Will Johnson (right leg surgery), M Michael Nanchoff (sports hernia surgery), M Diego Valeri (left ACL surgery), M Ben Zemanski (right ACL surgery)

* - As of March 18, 2015

SCORING IN PAIRS Forward Fanendo Adi has scored 11 goals in 26 career regular-season appearances for the Timbers since joining the team in May 2014. Of Adi’s 11 goals, 10 have come as a result of a two-goal performance. Adi has registered five career braces, including two goals against the LA Galaxy on March 15.

UNBEATEN STREAK AGAINST THE WEST The Timbers enter Saturday’s march undefeated in their last 10 consecutive games (5-0-5) against Western Conference opponents since Aug. 30, 2014. Portland has scored 20 goals in those 10 matches. Sporting KC joins the Western Conference in 2015 following the addition of Orlando City SC and New York City FC to MLS.

BROTHERS IN MLS Timbers rookie midfielder Nick Besler and Sporting Kansas City captain Matt Besler are the 17th set of brothers to play in MLS in the league’s history. The Beslers join the likes of DaMarcus and Jamar Beasley, Alexi and Greg Lalas, and Chris and Stephen Wondolowski, among others. Nick Besler, Portland’s No. 5 overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, was an unused sub on March 7.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

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ALVAS POWELL - D

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WILL JOHNSON - M

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94 Birthplace: St. Thomas, Jamaica Acquired: Signed on loan from Portmore United FC, 06/28/13 Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 09/07/14 vs. SJ

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 01/21/87 Birthplace: Toronto, Canada Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/03/12 Last MLS goal: 07/27/14 POR @ MTL Last MLS assist: 07/18/14 POR vs. COL

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake.

2014: In his first full season with the Timbers, Powell appeared in MLS career-high 15 games (11 starts) and registered his first career goals and assists during the campaign ... Was named the Timbers Up-and-Coming Player for a second consecutive season ... Scored the first two goals of his MLS career in back-to-back games against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Aug. 30) and the San Jose Earthquakes (Sept. 7) ... Tallied his first career MLS assist against the Earthquakes in a three point (1g, 1a) performance on Sept. 7 ... Made one appearance each for the club in 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play and the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage ... Tallied a goal against Alpha United FC in his CONCACAF Champions League debut on Aug. 19 in Guyana ... Earned a spot on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 33.

INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 14 caps for the Jamaica National Team ... Named to the Jamaica National Team for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Oct. 11-15 against the United States and Honduras ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for World Cup qualifiers Sept. 6 at Panama and Sept. 10 vs. Costa Rica ... Started against Panama, playing 44 minutes before leaving due to an injury and aiding in a shutout against Panama ... Featured in a pair of friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago on Nov. 15 and Nov. 19, 2013 ... Called up for a pair of friendlies on March 2 against Barbados and March 5, 2014, against St. Lucia.

2014: In his second season with the Timbers, appeared in 29 games (all starts) before suffering a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg on Sept. 27 against Toronto FC ... Underwent successful surgery in September and will miss approximately six months ... Despite missing the final five matches of the campaign, set an MLS career high in minutes played (2,526) and tallied six goals and two assists while being named an MLS All-Star for a second consecutive season ... Appeared in 32 games in all competitions, making one substitute appearance in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and registering one goal and two assists in CONCACAF Champions League action against C.D. Olimpia in a 4-2 win on Sept. 16 ... Registered a goal in three consecutive matches June 1-11 ... Was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Week 6.

2013: Set new MLS career marks for goals (9), assists (5), points (23) and minutes played (2,520) in his first season in Portland ... Scored a goal in back-to-back playoff games Nov. 7-10 ... Voted by fans as the 2013 Timbers Supporters’ Player of the Year ... Voted to the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Fan XI as one of league’s top vote-getters by fans ... Started in the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 31 against AS Roma at Sporting Park ... Recorded the first two-goal performance of his MLS career in a 2-2 comeback draw on the road March 30 at Colorado ... Named the MLS Player of the Week for Week 5 by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR).

INTERNATIONAL: Has 31 caps with the Canada National Team since making his senior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxembourg … Has been a staple in the team’s midfield since 2011 … Amassed seven caps in 2012, appearing in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F

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NAT BORCHERS - D

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90 Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia Acquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11 Pronunciation: NAG-be Last MLS goal: 10/25/14 POR @ FCD Last MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 04/13/81 Birthplace: Tucson, Ariz.

Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/8/14 Last MLS goal: 09/27/14 RSL @ VAN Last MLS assist: 08/17/13 RSL @ LA

2015: Recorded a late-game assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 2 ... Started and played 90 minutes, attempting three shots, in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7.

2014: Tallied one goal and an MLS career-high seven assists in 32 appearances (30 starts) during the 2014 season ... Moved into a tie for sixth place on the Timbers alltime appearances list across all eras by the final match of the regular season, making his 127th career appearance for Portland ... Is the Timbers MLS career leader in appearances (127) ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors twice during the year (Week 9, Week 33) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to play in 100 games for the club on April 5 against Seattle, and had a shot in the first half rattle off the post ... Scored a goal in 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play, forcing the team’s match against Seattle Sounders FC into extra time on July 9 ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut on Sept. 16 as a second-half substitute for midfielder Michael Nanchoff in a 4-2 win over C.D. Olimpia at Providence Park.

2013: Was named the Xbox Individual Fair Play award winner ... Set new career highs in goals (9), assists (4), points (22), and minutes (2,848) while become the first MLS Timbers player to start all 34 regular-season games ... Started four playoff games, scoring one goal ... Dating to 2012, he has started 48 consecutive league games for the Timbers ... Was voted the 2013 Timbers Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates for his efforts during the regular season ... Listed at No. 1 on the 2013 “24-Under-24”, MLSsoccer.com’s annual series.

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake.

2014: Made an MLS-career high 32 appearances during the 2014 season with Real Salt Lake, his seventh season with the team ... Helped RSL reach the Western Conference Semifinals ... Tallied one goal in an MLS-career high 2,856 minutes played ...

Scored a goal Sept. 27, 2014, in a 2-1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2013: In his sixth season with RSL, Borchers was as dependable as ever, playing and starting in 28 games in the regular season ... His 2,520 logged minutes placed him second on the team in minutes played ... Finished the regular season with one goal and two assists ... Registered two assists in RSL’s 4-2 loss to LA Galaxy on Aug. 17 ... Scored his only goal in a 3-3 draw with Portland Timbers on Aug. 21 ... Registered one yellow card and zero red cards in the regular season ... Real Salt Lake was 128-7 with Borchers on the field and 3-2-1 in his absence ... Defensive veteran played every minute of RSL’s playoff run, which saw the Claret-and-Cobalt reach the MLS Cup Final.

2012: Started all 26 games he appeared in for RSL, finishing sixth on the team in that category and sixth in minutes played with 2,340 ... Was not shown a card in MLS play for the first time in his eight years in the league ... Scored two goals for RSL, tied for the second-highest total of his career and tied for sixth on RSL ... Missed the first three games of the 2012 season while recovering from a right quadriceps strain suffered in the 2011 MLS Cup playoffs.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

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DIEGO VALERI - M

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FANENDO ADI - F

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86 Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, Argentina Acquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Designated Player, 08/06/13 Last MLS goal: 10/8/14 POR vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 09/20/14 POR vs. VAN

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 DOB: 10/10/90 Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria Acquired: Contract purchased from Danish club FC Copenhagen as a Designated Player, 06/23/14 Last MLS goal: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA Last MLS assist: 09/13/14 POR @ COL

2014: Set Timbers MLS single-season record marks in goals (11) and assists (14) during the 2014 campaign ... Made 33 appearances (32) starts, logging a team-high 2,762 minutes played among field players ... Sustained a torn left ACL in the first half of the last match of the regular season on Oct. 25 against FC Dallas ... Underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least five months ... During the season, became the Timbers MLS career leader in goals (21) and assists (27) ... Was named the Players’ Player of the Year and Supporters’ Player of the Year, along with earning the team’s Golden Boot ... Ranked tied for second in the league with 14 assists during the regular season, a mark which tied the Timbers all-time single-season record across all eras with Ring of Honor member John Bain (14, 1980) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to register double-digit goals and assists in consecutive seasons ... Registered a goal in a Timbers MLS record four consecutive matches (July 18-Aug. 9) ... Was named to the roster for the MLS AT&T All-Star Game and delivered the game-winning assist in a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 at Providence Park ... Was named the NASR MLS Player of the Week in Week 31 ... Was a four-time MLS Team of the Week selection (Weeks 22, 26, 28, 31) ... Made CONCACAF Champions League debut, playing 45 minutes at C.D. Olimpia on Oct. 21 ... Tallied an assist in three straight games May 28- June 7 ... Netted the latest goal in Timbers MLS history, scoring the equalizer in the 95th minute of a 1-1 draw against LA May 11 ... From May 3 until the end of the season, never went more than two games without registering at least one point.

INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps with Argentina ... Earned first cap March 16, 2011, in a win against Venezuela ... Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011.

2015: Tallied a brace in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15, the fifth two-goal game of his Timbers MLS career ... Named to the honorable mention list for MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 2 ... Started and played 82 minutes on March 7 against Real Salt Lake.

2014: Registered nine goals and four assists in 24 appearances (18 starts) during his debut season for the Timbers ... Set a Timbers MLS-club record with four two-goal performances and ranked among MLS league leaders in multi-goal games ... Ranked third on the team in goal-scoring, initially joining the club on loan from FC Copenhagen on May 13 ... Tallied two goals in three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second half sub, scoring a goal in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19 ... Made his 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup debut in a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City as a second-half substitute ... Earned NASR MLS Player of the Week honors in Week 14 after netting a brace in a 3-1 road win against Real Salt Lake on June 7 ... Tallied a brace on May 28 against Chivas USA in his first career MLS start ... Registered the game-tying assist in his Timbers MLS debut on May 17, a come-from-behind, 3-3 draw against Columbus.

2013-14: Appeared in nine league matches (6 starts) for FC Copenhagen during the 2013-14 Danish Super Ligaen season, scoring three goals, including a tally in his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw against FC Vestsjælland on Aug. 25, 2013 ... Featured in three group-stage matches during the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League tournament, earning a start in a 1-1 draw against Italian club Juventus and making substitute appearances against Real Madrid and Turkish club Galatasaray.

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GASTîN FERNçNDEZ - F

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DAIRON ASPRILLA - M

Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/12/83 Birthplace: Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina Acquired: Signed, 01/15/14 Pronunciation: gast-OWN fer-NAN-dez Last MLS goal: 09/13/14 POR @ COL Last MLS assist: 10/25/14 POR @ FCD

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthplace: Istmina, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Pronunciation: DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 05/25/92

2015: Logged 34 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Played 28 minutes as a substitute and attempted two shots in a season-opening draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7.

2014: Tallied seven goals and two assists in 32 appearances (17 starts) during his debut MLS season ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss at C.D. Olimpia in CONCACAF Champions League play on Oct. 21 ... Registered his first career MLS assist, setting up the game-winning goal on Oct. 4 against San Jose ... Registered a goal and an assist in two appearances (two starts) during CONCACAF Champions League play ... Registered consecutive braces in back-to-back 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches against Orlando City U23s (June 17) and Sporting Kansas City (June 24) ... Scored the quickest goal in Timbers MLS history, tallying the opening goal 34 seconds into a 3-2 win against D.C. United May 3 ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to score a goal in consecutive matches twice in the same season (March 8-16; April 27-May 3) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to score in each of his first two MLS matches, both equalizers in 1-1 draws with Philadelphia (March 8) and Chicago (March 16).

2013-14: Made one appearance for Estudiantes de la Plata of Argentina’s first division, entering as a halftime sub Dec. 8, 2013 in a loss to Tigre, before signing with the Timbers.

2012-13: Played in 23 league games (18 starts) in his fifth season with Estudiantes.

2015: Started and played 56 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7 against Real Salt Lake, starting and playing 62 minutes.

2014: Registered five goals in 17 matches, logging 1,431 minutes of action during the 2014 Torneo Finalización for Colombian side Alianza Petrolera ... Made nine appearances during the 2014 Torneo Apertura campaign, netting two goals while also logging time in three 2014 Copa Colombia games.

2013: After helping lead Alianza Petrolera to promotion, scored the team’s first goal in Primera División play, netting the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over La Equidad on Feb. 9, 2013 ... Tallied four goals in 12 appearances during the year.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

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ADAM KWARASEY - GK

Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 Birthplace: Oslo, Norway Pronunciaton: ka-WAHR-ah-say Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Last MLS win: n/a Last MLS shutout: 03/07/15 POR vs. RSL

DOB: 12/12/87

2015: Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Earned a clean sheet in his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7, saving two shots in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake.

2014: Made 26 league appearances in his final season with Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Tippeligaen ... Was named to the Ghana National Team roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and appeared in the Black Stars’ opening Group G match against the United States, playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss on June 16 ... Made two appearances for Strømsgodset in UEFA Champions League qualifying matches against Steaua Bucuresti on July 16 and July 23.Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal.

2013: Was named Tippeligaen Goalkeeper of the Year, helping lead Strømsgodset to a league title making 30 league appearances ... Collected 10 clean sheets during the regular season ... Made three appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying matches, earning a shutout against Hungarian side Debrecen on July 25, 2013 ...

Earned a win for the Ghana National Team during the year, a 4-2 victory over Turkey in an international friendly on Jan. 13 ... Also helped lead Ghana to a 2-2 draw against Turkey in a friendly on Aug. 14.

INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 23 caps for the Ghana National Team since his debut on Sept. 2, 2011 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Swaziland ... Made one appearance during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss against the United States on June 16, 2014 ... Helped Ghana reach the semifinals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

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BEN ZEMANSKI - M

Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/13/13 Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHI Last MLS assist: 06/23/13 POR vs. COL

DOB: 05/12/88

2015: Sustained a ruptured ACL in his right knee during a preseason match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 22 ... Underwent successful surgery and will miss at least five months.

2014: Made seven starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a goal and an assist in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a starter in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19.

2013: Finished the regular season tied for the team lead with 16 substitute appearances ... Made 25 appearances (9 starts), recording one goal and two assists in league play ... Appeared as a sub in two playoff games ... Played 66 minutes in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Logged 63 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 45 minutes as a sub on July 20 against Philadelphia ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Started and played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Earned an assist in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Scored his first MLS goal since July 6, 2011, with a 58th-minute tally in a 2-2 draw against Chicago on June 8 ... Made his Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal.

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JACK JEWSBURY - M

Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/13/81 Hometown: Springfield, Mo. Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 03/01/11 Last MLS goal: 10/21/12 POR @ VAN Last MLS assist: 07/18/14 POR vs. COL

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, delivering eight corner kicks in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7.

2014: Provided two assists in 19 appearances (16 starts) during the 2014 season ...

Tallied one goal in three appearences (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his 300th career MLS appearance on July 27 against Montreal, becoming just the 26th player in MLS history to reach the milestone ... Appeared in three consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches against Orlando City U23s (June 17), Sporting Kansas City (June 24) and Seattle Sounders FC (July 9) ... Made his 100th career regular-season start for the Timbers, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to surpass 8,000 minutes played for the club on March 22 at Colorado.

2013: Started all 26 of his appearances during the regular season, including 21 starts on the backline ... Started all four playoff matches, logging two assists ... Named the Timbers Unsung Hero for the 2013 campaign ... Played in 13 of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, and contributed to the Timbers setting a new MLS singleseason record with 11 shutouts at home.

2012: Finished second on the team in games played (32), minutes played (2,765) and tied for third in scoring with 10 points from three goals and four assists ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21 at BC Place, giving the club its only road win of the season and clinching the Cascadia Cup.

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JEANDERSON - D

Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthplace: Serra, Brazil Pronunciation: zhee-AHN-derson Acquired: Signed, 12/08/14 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 08/13/91

2014: Appeared in 15 matches for Cruzeiro de Porto Alegre in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho from January to March 2014, helping the club reach the competition’s quarterfinals ... Made four appearances for Brazilian side Santa Rita in the 2014 Copa do Brasil, as the team reached the tournament’s Round of 16 ... Started both legs of the third round as Santa Rita earned a 4-3 aggregate win over Santa Cruz to reach the Round of 16 ... Squaring off against eventual runners-up Cruzeiro (Minas Gerais) in the Round of 16, earned two more starting nods, but Santa Rita was eliminated 7-1 on aggregate.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

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MICHAEL NANCHOFF - M

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthplace: North Royalton, Ohio Acquired: Signed, 02/21/13 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 09/24/88

2015: Underwent successful surgery to repair a sports hernia on March 16 ... Will miss 4-6 weeks ... Made a late-game substitute appearance, attempting two shots including one cleared off the goal line - in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7.

2014: Made one start in three appearances during the 2014 season ... Tallied a goal and two assists in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Made his first start of the season, playing 58 minutes in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on May 28 ... Made his first appearance of the season, playing 13 minutes as a second-half substitute and registering one shot in a loss at Real Salt Lake April 19.

2013: Spent the second half of the season on loan with Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF where he recorded two goals and one assists in league play ... Made his regular-season debut, playing eight minutes as a second-half sub on July 7 at Columbus ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Recorded four goals and one assist in MLS Reserve League play.

2012: Appeared in nine games (1 start) for Whitecaps FC during the regular season ...

Logged a season-high 59 minutes on July 14, 2012, against Chicago.

2011: Battling injuries during his first MLS season, Nanchoff appeared in five matches for Vancouver as a rookie

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TAYLOR PEAY - D

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JORGE VILLAFA„A - M/D

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/16/89 Birthplace: Anaheim, Calif.

Acquired: Via trade from Chivas USA along with the No. 2 selection in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process, 12/12/13 Pronunciation: HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah Last MLS goal: 07/04/14 POR @ LA Last MLS assist: 09/20/14 POR vs. VAN

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake.

2014: Tallied one goal and two assists in 19 appearances (17 starts) during the 2014 season ... Made two starts in two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Started back-to-back U.S. Open Cup matches against Sporting Kansas City (June 24) and Seattle Sounder FC (July 9)... Scored his first goal for the Timbers in the 70th minute of a 2-2 draw with LA on July 4 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win at New York May 24, helping set up the game-winning goal ... Made his first Timbers MLS appearance on May 17 in a 3-3 draw with Columbus, entering the match as a substitute in the 36th minute.

2013: Compiled one goal and a career-best four assists over 20 regular-season appearances (15 starts) in his seventh season with Chivas USA .. Recorded assists in three of his first five appearances of the campaign (March 24, March 30, April 27), including one in a 4-1 route of Chicago on the road March 24 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Vancouver on March 30 ... Scored the club’s lone goal in a loss to Real Salt Lake on May 19.

2012: Saw action in 14 regular-season games for Chivas USA.

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DIEGO CHARA - M

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 DOB: 09/05/91 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah Acquired: Selected in the second round (No. 26 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14 Pronunciation: pay Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthplace: Cali, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 04/13/11 Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-ah Last MLS goal: 04/05/14 POR vs. SEA Last MLS assist: 10/25/14 POR @ FCD

DOB: 04/05/86

2014: Spent the majority of the 2014 season on loan with USL PRO side Orange County Blues FC, making 14 appearances ... Played eight minutes as a late-game sub in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Aug. 19 ...

Made his first Timbers start, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 24 ... Registered his first professional goal in his Timbers debut, playing 34 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... An honorably mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 8 ... Made his professional debut, going the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss to OKC Energy FC on April 5.

2015: Made his first start of the 2015 season on March 15, playing 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy.

2014: Tallied two goals and a career-high five assists in 31 appearances (31 starts) during the 2014 season ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to surpass 10,000 minutes played on Sept. 27 ... Was ejected in the 99th minute of a 3-1 loss at Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on July 9 ... Made his 100th MLS appearance, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Underwent successful surgery to stabalize fractured third metacarpal sustained May 11 against LA Galaxy ... Became the club’s MLS career leader in minutes played on April 12 against Chivas USA ... Scored two goals, his first-career MLS brace, on his 28th birthday in a 4-4 draw against Sounders FC on April 5 at Providence Park ... His first goal in the ninth minute was his first since Sept. 16, 2011, and his second goal in the 55th minute was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week for Week 5 ... Selected to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 5 ... Made the 90th start of his MLS career March 29 at FC Dallas ... Played in his 90th match for the club March 22 at Colorado, becoming just the third Timbers MLS player to reach the milestone INTERNATIONAL: Joined the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior debut on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota.

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RODNEY WALLACE - M

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica Acquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10 Last MLS goal: 10/8/14 POR vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

DOB: 06/17/88

2015: Recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and attempted four shots on goal against Real Salt Lake on March 7.

2014: Tallied five goals and an assist in 17 appearances (12 starts) during the 2014 season ... Netted his first career brace in a 2-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 4 ... Registered one assist in four appearances (one start) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Tallied his first goal of the season Aug. 9 against Chivas USA, becoming the only player to score a goal in each of Portland’s first four MLS seasons ... Made one start in two appearances in the U.S. Open Cup ... Logged his first regular-season start on June 27 against Sporting KC ... Made his 2014 Timbers debut, playing 80 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Played two games on loan with USL PRO side Arizona United SC, scoring a goal in a 2-1 loss against Dayton on June 11.

2013: Logged new career highs in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20) ... Started all four playoff matches.

INTERNATIONAL: Appeared in five matches as Costa Rica earned the gold medal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana in January ... Scored the game-winning goal against El Salvador in the semifinals Jan. 25 ... Made two appearances during the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Featured in three 2014 FIFA World Cup third-round qualifying matches ... Made debut, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States on Sept. 2, 2011 ... Has 17 total caps for Costa Rica.

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LIAM RIDGEWELL - D

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NORBERTO PAPARATTO - D

Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 DOB: 01/03/84 Birthplace: Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina Acquired: Signed, 01/15/14 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

2014: Made 12 starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a brace with two headers in a 6-0 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 23 ... Registered two goals in three appearances, all starts, in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Started and played 29 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup June 24 ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut on March 8 against Philadelphia.

2013-14: Named Tigre’s captain ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, starting all 17 of his league appearances and contributing to six shutouts in the Inicial season ... Helped lead Tigre into the Round of 16 at the 2013 Copa Libertadores, falling to eventual runners-up Club Olimpia of Paraguay.

2012-13: After helping Tigre to a second-place finish in the 2012 Clausura tournament, he appeared in 26 games across all competitions for the club during the 201213 campaign ... Contributed to Tigre’s run to the final of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.

2011-12: Helped Tigre to a second-place finish in the 2012 Clausura tournament, making 12 starts during the campaign as Tigre fell two points shy of the title.

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GEORGE FOCHIVE - M

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 07/21/84 Birthplace: Bexleyheath, England Acquired: Signed as a Designated Player 06/25/14 Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 POR vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 DOB: 03/24/92 Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Acquired: Selected in the third round (No. 39 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/21/14 Pronunciation: fo-SHEE-vay Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

2015: Registered an assist, delivering a long pass to help set up a 90th minute goal by Fanendo Adi in a 2-2 draw against LA on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake ...

Appeared in six matches (all starts) on loan with English Championship side Wigan Athletic for the first two months of 2015.

2014: Tallied two goals and an assist in 15 appearances, all starts, during the 2014 season ... Started and played 90 minutes, making his CONCACAF Champions League debut in a 3-1 loss at C.D. Olimpia Oct. 21 ... Tallied the game-winning assist, the first of his MLS career, in a comeback, 2-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 4 ...Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-tying goal, in a 1-1 draw against New England on Aug. 16 Was named to the 2014 MLS AT&T All-Star roster, playing the second half of a 2-1 win over German club Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Colorado on July 18.

2013-14: Made 33 appearances, recording one goal and two assists, for West Bromwich Albion during the 2013-14 English Premier League season ... Helped the Baggies collect seven clean sheets to finish just above the relegation zone ... Netted his only goal of the season on Sept. 21, 2013, in a 3-0 win against Sunderland ... Tallied assists against Chelsea (2-2 draw on Nov. 9) and Aston Villa (4-3 loss on Jan. 29, 2014).

2015: Made his Timbers MLS regular-season debut on March 7, starting and playing 86 minutes against Real Salt Lake.

2014: Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second-half substitute on Sept. 23 against Alpha United FC ... Made his Timbers debut, playing 19 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Appeared in seven matches on loan with USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC ... Made his professional debut, playing 28 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 loss against Harrisburg City Islanders April 26.

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NICK BESLER - M

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ANDY THOMA - D

Height: 6-1 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/07/93 Birthplace: Overland Park, Kan. Acquired: Selected in the first round (No. 5 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/15/15 Pronunciation: BEEZ-ler Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 DOB: 04/29/93 Birthplace: Los Alamos, N.M. Acquired: Selected in the second round (No. 24 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/15/15 Pronunciation: TOE-ma Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

COLLEGE: Appeared in 72 matches (59 starts) for Notre Dame, tallying two goals and five assists while helping the Fighting Irish win the 2013 NCAA National Championship ... All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) first-team pick during the last two seasons (2013, 2014) ... Selected as an NSCAA All-American second-team pick as a senior in 2014 ... Is the younger brother of Sporting Kansas City and U.S. Men’s National Team defender Matt Besler ... Served as team captain for Notre Dame during the 2014 season.

COLLEGE: Made 80 appearances during a four-year career at the University of Washington ... Playing at left back, was named NSCAA third team All-America; second team All-Pac-12; and first team All-Far West region in 2014 as a senior ... Tallied one goal and seven assists in his career.

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SCHILLO TSHUMA - F

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ANDREW WEBER - GK

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 09/21/92 Birthplace: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Acquired: Selected in the first round (17th overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14 Pronunciation: SHEE-lo CHOO-ma Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthplace: Austin, Texas Acquired: Signed, 01/10/14 Pronunciation: WEB-er Last MLS win: 07/28/13 SEA vs. CHV Last MLS shutout: n/a

2014: Made his Timbers debut, playing 10 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Did not appear in a regular-season match for Portland during 2014 ... Spent the majority of the season on loan, first with USL PRO-side Orange County Blues FC, then with Arizona United SC ... Made two appearances for Orange County, playing 92 minutes ... Tallied one assist in 17 appearances for Arizona United SC during the 2014 USL PRO season ... Was named Honorable Mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 3 after starting and playing 74 minutes for Orange Country on April 5.

2014: Made two starts in three appearances during the 2014 season, tallying eight saves ... Registered seven saves in two CONCACAF Champions League starts against Alpha United FC (Aug. 9) and C.D. Olimpia (Sept. 16) ... Won consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches (June 17-24) ... Nominated for back-to-back MLS Save of the Week awards (Week 4-5) ... Nominated MLS Save of the Week for Week 5 for a first half save against Seattle Sounders FC on April 5 ... Nominated for MLS Save of the Week for Week 4 for a save against FC Dallas’ Blas Perez on March 29 ... Made his Timbers MLS debut March 22 at Colorado in the second half.

2013: Made three MLS appearances (2 starts) while on loan with Seattle Sounders FC ... Posted a 1-1-1 record in those appearances, recording five saves and a 1.20 goalsagainst average ... Joined Seattle on July 11 and played in three straight matches July 13-28 ... Played in two games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League ... Played a majority of the season with Phoenix FC Wolves of USL, starting 14 league games and recording three shutouts for the club in its inaugural season.

2012: Started three MLS matches for Seattle Sounders FC ... Played in one game during Seattle’s run in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording four saves in a shutout in a 1-0 victory against San Jose in the quarterfinal June 26 ... Made his second career CONCACAF Champions League appearance during the 2012-13 tournament, starting and making three saves in a 3-1 victory Aug. 2 against Caledonia ...

Played in five games for Seattle across all competition, compiling a 2-1-1 record and a 1.11 goals-against average ... Additionally, played in three games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League.

DOB: 08/09/83

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

35

ANTHONY MANNING - D

37

MAXIMILIANO URRUTI - F

Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 DOB: 09/04/92 Birthplace: Mesquite, Texas Acquired: Selected in the third round (No. 52 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/20/15 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 02/22/91 Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina Acquired: Trade with Toronto FC, 09/07/13 Pronunciation: Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee Last MLS goal: 08/30/14 POR @ VAN Last MLS assist: 09/13/14 POR @ COL

COLLEGE: A two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, anchoring a St. Louis University defense that led the league with 11 shutouts in 2014 ... As a senior, appeared in 21 matches, recording five goals and two assists, helping lead Saint Louis to the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Played in 74 career matches in four seasons (2011-2014) with the Billikens, earning NSCAA all-region honors three times and first-team all-conference recognition in his final two seasons.

2015: Has made two substitute appearances this season.

2014: Registered 10 goals and two assists in 30 appearances (12 starts) during the 2014 season ... Scored his 10th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over FC Dallas on Oct. 25, becoming the second Timbers player to log 10 or more goals in 2014 ... Scored three goals and provided one assist in four appearances, all starts, in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Registerd a brace in a 4-2 home win over C.D. Olimpia in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 16 ... Tallied two assists in two appearances, both starts, in the U.S. Open Cup ... Recorded two assists in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Tallied his first MLS assist on June 11 against FC Dallas ... His bending goal in the 57th minute was nominted for MLS Goal of the Week for Week 5.

2013: Registered one goal in five appearances during the regular season after joining the club on Sept. 7 in a trade with Toronto FC ... Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-winner in a 1-0 victory against the LA Galaxy on Sept. 29 ... Started four straight games Sept. 20-Oct. 13 ... Made his Timbers debut on Sept. 14 at Chivas USA, entering the match as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw ... Played 72 minutes for the Timbers Reserves on Sept. 15 at the Chivas USA Reserves ... Acquired by the Timbers on Sept. 7, 2013, in a trade with Toronto FC.

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JAKE GLEESON - GK

Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Acquired: Signed, 02/17/11 Pronunciation: GLEE-son Last MLS win: 04/17/11 POR vs. FCD Last MLS shutout: n/a

DOB: 06/26/90

2014: Started consecutive CONCACACF Champions League matches (Sept. 23 and Oct. 21) ... Made three saves to earn the clean sheet in a 6-0 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 23 ... Spent the majority of the season on loan to USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC, helping guide the club to the USL PRO Championship in the team’s inaugural season ... Made 17 appearances for Republic FC, posting a 11-2-3 record and recording six shutouts ... Recorded five saves for Republic FC in the club’s inaugural match March 29, a 1-1 draw at LA Galaxy II ... Named to the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 2.

2013: Appeared in nine games (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves this season, logging 675 minutes in goal ... Made two saves in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24.

2012: Played in three matches (2 starts) with the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League.

2011: Made his professional debut with the Timbers in the second half of a 2-0 loss at Toronto FC on March 26 ... Earned his first start and win in the Timbers home opener at JELD-WEN Field, a 4-2 win over Chicago (April 14) ... Recorded backto-back wins against Chicago (April 14) and FC Dallas (April 17) ... Was named the Timbers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year ... Registered a perfect 5-0-0 record in MLS Reserve League action.

INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, coming on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES TIMBERS 0 vs. REAL SALT LAKE 0 March 7, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) • Att: 21,144

TIMBERS 2 vs. LA GALAXY 2 March 15, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) • Att: 21,144

SCORING POR - None • RSL - None

SCORING POR - Adi (Wallace) 31, Adi (Nagbe, Ridgewell) 90 • LA Zardes (Villarreal) 65, Gordon (Ishizaki) 90+2

STATS POR RSL

Shots Saves 18 2 9 5

Fouls Offsides 19 0 22 0

Corners 11 0

LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Fochive (Nanchoff, 86), M Asprilla (Fernández, 62), M Nagbe, M Wallace, F Adi (Urruti, 82) Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, M Besler

Referee: Ismail Elfath Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 55 degrees

STATS POR LA

Shots Saves 8 2 13 2

Fouls Offsides 10 3 15 1

Corners 4 6

LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Asprilla (Fernández, 56), M Nagbe, M Wallace (Urruti, 82), F Adi Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Fochive Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Cloudy, 59 degrees

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS NO 9 24 6 22 7 19 2 13 11 21 26 10 37 17

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

PLAYER Fanendo Adi Liam Ridgewell Darlington Nagbe Rodney Wallace Nat Borchers Jorge Villafaña Alvas Powell Jack Jewsbury Dairon Asprilla Diego Chara George Fochive Gastón Fernández Maximiliano Urruti Michael Nanchoff Own goals received Timbers Opponents

NO 12

POS GK

GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1

GS 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

2 2

GOALKEEPER GP Adam Kwarasey 2 Own goals committed Timbers Opponents

GS 2

2 2

MIN 172 180 180 172 180 180 180 180 118 90 86 62 16 4

G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

P 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SH 5 0 3 6 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 3 1 1

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

CK 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

FC 4 2 1 4 1 1 3 2 4 2 4 1 0 0

FS 8 1 6 2 1 1 4 4 1 3 1 4 0 0

C 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

180 180

2 2

3 2

7 6

26 22

10 6

15 6

3 1

29 37

37 29

2 5

0 0

MIN 180

SH 6

SV 4

GA GAA 2 1.00 0

SHO 1

PG 0

PA 0

W 0

L 0

T 2

180 180

6 10

4 7

1 1

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

2 2

2 2

1 1

TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Timbers Opponents

1 1 0

2 1 2

T 2 2

SHOTS Timbers Opponents

1 9 7

2 17 15

T 26 22

CORNERS Timbers Opponents

1 5 3

2 10 3

T 15 6

OFFSIDES Timbers Opponents

1 1 0

2 2 1

T 3 1

SOG Timbers Opponents

1 4 1

2 6 5

T 10 6

FOULS COM. Timbers Opponents

1 14 19

2 15 18

T 29 37

YELLOW CARDS 1 Timbers 1 Opponents 2

2 1 3

T 2 5

RED CARDS Timbers Opponents

1 0 0

2 0 0

T 0 0

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME Timbers GP MIN G March 7 vs. RSL 1 90 0 March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 2

A 0 3

P SH SOG CK OFF 0 18 6 11 0 7 8 4 4 3

FC 19 10

FS 22 15

C 2 0

E 0 0

Opponents Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy

Totals

3

7

0

Totals

15

3

29

37

2

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG March 7 vs. RSL 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 1 March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 4 2 2 2.00

PA

W

L

T 1 1

Opponents Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy

0

0

0

2

Totals

Totals

2

2

180

180

2

6

4

26

2 1.00

10

1

0

GP MIN G 1 90 0 1 90 2 2

2

P SH SOG CK OFF 0 9 2 0 0 6 13 4 6 1

FC 22 15

FS 19 10

C 3 2

E 0 0

2

6

0

6

1

37

29

5

GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG 1 90 6 5 0 0.00 1 1 90 4 2 2 2.00

PA

W

L

T 1 1

0

0

0

2

2

180

A 0 2

180 10

7

22

2 1.00

6

1

0

* - all stats MLS play only

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 TIMBERS GOAL CHART PENALTY KICKS None

GOAL SCORERS 9 Fanendo Adi

2

Total

2

9

R

KEY Right foot (2) Left foot (0) Header (0) Body (0) Free kick (0) Penalty kick (0)

R L H B F P

9

PENALTY KICKS FOR: DATE

MIN

OPP

PLAYER

GOALKEEPER RESULT

AGAINST: DATE

MIN

OPP

PLAYER

GOALKEEPER RESULT

R

SCORING BREAKDOWN HOME (2 games) Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL Timbers 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Opponents 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 ROAD (0 games) Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 MISCELLANEOUS STATS INDIVIDUAL Braces: Hat tricks: Quickest goal: Quickest road goal: Latest game-winning goal: Latest goal: goal) Substitue goals: Substitute assists: Goal on home debut:

12x (last: Adi, March 15, 2015 vs. LA Galaxy) n/a 0:34, Fernández, May 3, 2014 vs. D.C. United 8’, Dike, Aug. 19, 2012 at New York 94’, Jean-Baptiste, July 13, 2013 vs. LA Galaxy 95’, Valeri, May 11, 2014 vs. LA Galaxy (game-tying 14x (last: Fernández, June 1, 2014, vs. Vancouver) 7x (last: Urruti, June 11, 2014, vs. FC Dallas) 8x (last: Fernández, March 8 vs. Philadelphia)

Braces against: 11x (last: Morales, June 1, 2014 vs. Vancouver) Hat tricks against: 1, Saborio, July 7, 2012 at RSL Quickest goal against: 0:28, Séne, March 24, 2012 at New England Quickest goal against at Providence Park: 3’, Cooper, April 5, 2014 vs. Seattle Latest game-winning goal against 93’, Beckerman, March 31, 2012 vs. RSL Substitute goals against: 18x (last: Gordon, March 15, 2015 vs. LA Galaxy) Substitute assists against: 17x (last: Velasquez, April 19, 2014 at Real Salt Lake) Goal on debut vs. Timbers: 11x (last: Tissot, July 27, 2014, at Montreal)

TEAM Longest overall win streak: Longest home win streak: Longest road win streak: Longest overall unbeaten streak: Longest home unbeaten streak Longest road unbeaten streak: Longest overall winless streak: Longest home winless streak: Longest road winless streak: Largest margin of victory: Largest margin of defeat: Largest margin overcome: Most goals scored: Most goals against: Most goals in a half: Most goals against in a half:

* - all stats MLS play only

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES Gastón Fernández - 2 Maximiliano Urruti - 2 Michael Nanchoff - 1

WEEK 2

2014 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDS WEEK 2

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK PLAYER REASON M/F Darlington Nagbe 1A

Honorable Mention: M/F Darlington Nagbe (Week 1), F Fanendo Adi (Week 2)

2 games, 9x (last: Oct. 4-8, 2014) 5 games, April 14-May 21, 2011 3 games, May 24-28, 2014 15 games, March 16-June 23, 2013 22 games, April 6, 2013-June 1, 2014 11 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 23, 2013 8 games, 2x (last: March 8-May 3, 2014) 6 games - May 29-June 30, 2011 16 games - March 17-Sept. 21, 2012 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA 5 goals (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas) 2 goals, 2x (last: March 30 at Colorado, T 2-2) 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA, W 5-0 5 goals, 2x (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas) 3 goals, 4x (last: Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA) 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)

PLAYER Fanendo Adi

NOMINATED/WON Nominated

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 TRANSACTIONS JAN. 7, 2014 Re-signed forward Frederic Piquionne.

JAN. 10, 2014 Signed goalkeeper Andrew Weber, announced that forward Sebastián Rincón will not return for the 2014 season.

JAN. 15, 2014 Signed forward Gastón Fernández.

TRANSACTIONS Signed winger/forward Dairon Asprilla.

Acquired defender Nat Borchers from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money.

Exercised purchase option on defender Alvas Powell, signed to long-term contract.

Signed defender Jeanderson Salvador Pereira.

Signed defender Norberto Paparatto.

Loaned forward Jose Valencia to Club Olimpo Bahia Blanca (Argentina).

Exercised contract options on midfielders George Fochive, Michael Nanchoff, Rodney Wallace, Ben Zemanski; defender Taylor Peay, and goalkeepers Jake Gleeson and Andrew Weber.

Signed defender Bryan Gallego as a Homegrown player.

Re-signed defender Jorge Villafaña.

JAN. 16, 2014 Selected forward Schillo Tshuma (No. 17 overall), defender Taylor Peay (No. 26) and midfielder Aaron Long (No. 36) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 21, 2014 Selected midfielder George Fochive (No. 39), forward Victor Chavez (No. 71) and midfielder Nikita Kotlov (No. 73) in the final two rounds of the MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 27, 2014 Club and defender Mikael Silvestre mutually agree to part ways.

FEB. 11, 2014 Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick Taylor Peay.

FEB. 25, 2014 Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft picks Aaron Long and George Fochive.

MAY 13, 2014 Waived forward Frederic Piquionne.

Signed forward Fanendo Adi on loan from FC Copenhagen.

MAY 27, 2014 Signed defender Danny O’Rourke.

JUNE 2, 2014 Acquired a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Montreal in exchange for defender Futty Danso.

JUNE 23, 2014 Exercised purchase option on forward Fanendo Adi, signing as a Designated Player.

JUNE 25, 2014 Signed defender Liam Ridgewell as a Designated Player.

JULY 2, 2014 Waived midfielder Aaron Long.

OCT. 29, 2014 Midfielder Steve Zakuani announces retirement.

DEC. 8, 2014 Acquired allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Michael Harrington.

Signed goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey.

Declined contract options on midfielders Kalif Alhassan, Steven Evans; defenders Bryan Gallego and Pa Modou Kah. Sold forward Jose Valencia to Argentine side Club Olimpo Bahía Blanca.

DEC. 10, 2014 Orlando City SC selects goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.

JAN. 7, 2015 Re-signed forward Gastón Fernández.

JAN. 8, 2015 Sent defender Liam Ridgewell to Wigan Athletic on a short-term loan.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER #

PLAYER

POS

HT

WT

DOB

BIRTHPLACE

COLLEGE

9 11 27 7 21 10 26 90 15 13 4 12 32 6 17 23 20 2 24 28 32 37 8 19 22 33 14

Adi, Fanendo Asprilla, Dairon Besler, Nick Borchers, Nat Chara, Diego Fernández, Gastón Fochive, George Gleeson, Jake Jeanderson Jewsbury, Jack Johnson, Will Kwarasey, Adam Manning, Anthony Nagbe, Darlington Nanchoff, Michael Paparatto, Norberto Peay, Taylor Powell, Alvas Ridgewell, Liam Thoma, Andy Tshuma, Schillo Urruti, Maximiliano Valeri, Diego Villafaña, Jorge Wallace, Rodney Weber, Andrew Zemanski, Ben

F M/F M D M F M GK D M M GK D M/F M D D D D D F F M M/D D GK M

6-4 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-8 5-7 5-9 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-4 5-9 5-8 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-11

185 165 165 175 150 160 172 200 160 185 160 168 200 165 150 180 180 165 175 165 160 165 165 150 165 190 150

10/10/90 05/25/92 05/07/93 04/13/81 04/05/86 10/12/83 03/24/92 06/26/90 08/13/91 04/13/81 01/21/87 12/12/87 09/04/92 07/19/90 09/24/88 01/03/84 09/05/91 07/18/94 07/21/84 04/29/93 09/21/92 02/22/91 05/01/86 09/16/89 06/17/88 08/09/83 05/12/88

Lagos, Nigeria Istmina, Colombia Overland Park, Kan. Tucson, Ariz.

Cali, Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina Washington, D.C. Wellington, New Zealand Serra, Brazil Springfield, Mo. Woodridge, Ill. Oslo, Norway Mesquite, Texas Lakewood, Ohio North Royalton, Ohio Adrogué, Argentina Salt Lake City, Utah St. Thomas, Jamaica Bexleyheath, England Los Alamos, N.M. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Rosario, Argentina Valentín Alsina, Argentina Anaheim, Calif.

Rockville, Md. Austin, Texas Akron, Ohio

n/a n/a Univ. of Notre Dame Univ. of Denver n/a n/a Univ. of Connecticut n/a n/a Saint Louis Univ. n/a n/a Saint Louis Univ.

Univ. of Akron Univ. of Akron n/a Univ. of Washington n/a n/a Univ. of Washington Univ. of Maryland n/a n/a n/a Univ. of Maryland Univ. of New Mexico Univ. of Akron

COACHES & STAFF HEAD COACH: Caleb Porter ASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles ASSISTANT COACH: Jay Vidovich GOALKEEPER COACH: Mike Toshack DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE: Nik Wald, ATC

DIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Nick Milonas PLAYER LIASON/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo Moreira SPORT PERFORMANCE ANALYST: Nick Lewis ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alex Margarito ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Taichi Kitagawa HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam Younie ASSISTANT EQUIP. MANAGER: Juamaine Venter TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Kevin Murphy

NUMERICAL ROSTER # 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 32 33 35 37 90

PLAYER Alvas Powell Will Johnson Darlington Nagbe Nat Borchers Diego Valeri Fanendo Adi Gastón Fernández Dairon Asprilla Adam Larsen Kwarasey Jack Jewsbury Ben Zemanski Jeanderson Michael Nanchoff Jorge Villafaña Taylor Peay Diego Chara Rodney Wallace Norberto Paparatto Liam Ridgewell George Fochive Nick Besler Andy Thoma Schillo Tshuma Andrew Weber Anthony Manning Maximiliano Urruti Jake Gleeson

POS D M M/F D M F F M GK M M D M M/D D M M D D M M D M GK D F GK

PRONUNCIATION NAG-be fah-NEN-doe ah-dee gast-OWN fer-NAN-dez DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah ka-WAHR-ah-say zhee-AHN-der-son HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah pay chara

fo-SHEE-vay BEEZ-ler TOE-ma SHEE-lo CHOO-ma WEB-er Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee

NATIONALITY Jamaica Canada United States United States Argentina Nigeria Argentina Colombia Norway/Ghana United States United States Brazil United States United States/Mexico United States Colombia United States Argentina England United States United States United States Zimbabwe United States United States Argentina New Zealand

LAST CLUB Portmore United (Jamaica) Real Salt Lake Univ. of Akron (NCAA) Real Salt Lake Atlético Lanús (Argentina) FC Copenhagen (Denmark) Estudiantes de la Plata (Argentina) Alianza Petrolera (Colombia) Strømsgodset (Norway) Sporting Kansas City Chivas USA Santa Rita (Brazil) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chivas USA Univ. of Washington (NCAA) Deportes Tolima (Colombia) D.C. United Tigre (Argentina) West Bromwich Albion (England) Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA) Univ. of Notre Dame (NCAA) Univ. of Washington (NCAA) Univ. of Maryland (NCAA) Phoenix FC Wolves (USL PRO) Saint Louis Univ. (NCAA) Toronto FC Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)

#

2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 32 33 35 37 90

Player

Alvas Powell Will Johnson Darlington Nagbe Nat Borchers Diego Valeri Fanendo Adi Gaston Fernandez Dairon Asprilla Adam Kwarasey Jack Jewsbury Ben Zemanski Jeanderson Michael Nanchoff Jorge Villafana Taylor Peay Diego Chara Rodney Wallace Norberto Paparatto Liam Ridgewell George Fochive Nick Besler Andy Thoma Schillo Tshuma Andrew Weber Anthony Manning Maximiliano Urruti Jake Gleeson 8

90F 34 56M 90G 90M

8

90D 90D 86M

90M 90M 82M

4 90D 90D

82F 28 62M 90G 90M

90M 90M 90D 90D

1 2 RSL LA 0-0 2-2 90D 90D

PORTLAND TIMBERS

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

Game log: Game #1 03/07/2015 Game #2 03/15/2015 T T Adi 1 (Wallace 1)

31; Adi 2 (Nagbe 1, Ridgewell 1)

PORTLAND TIMBERS POR 0 vs RSL 0 POR 2 vs LA 2

90