Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v PHILADELPHIA UNION (April 5, Sporting Park; 6 p.m. CT; FS1) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2015 SEASON RECORDS

ROSTERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 4 1-1-2 5 3 4 at home 2 0-0-2 2 1 1 Union on road

4 0-2-2 2 3 6 2 0-1-1 1 3 4

Marin

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Sporting 4 wins, 14 goals … Union 4 wins, 15 goals … Ties 4

14 18

F 3 120

33 A 6 60

2 0 1 0

4 0 2 0

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0

1 2 0

2 3 1

TYPE OF PLAY

3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

1 1 1

2 1 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC TLTW Union TTLL

Gaddis

Vitoria

REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Kevin Klinger; 4th: Younes Marrakchi DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: PHI: Zach Pfeffer (through April 5); Fred (through April 12)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

PHILADELPHIA UNION 1 Andre Blake (GK) 3 Raymond Lee (DF) 5 Vincent Nogueira (MF) 6 Conor Casey (FW) 7 Brian Carroll (MF) 8 Maurice Edu (MF) 9 Sebastien Le Toux (FW) 10 Cristian Maidana (MF) 11 Andrew Wenger (FW) 13 Michael Lahoud (MF) 14 Eric Ayuk Mbu (MF) 15 Ethan White (DF) 16 Richard Marquez (DF) 17 C.J. Sapong (FW) 18 Fernando Aristeguieta (FW) 19 Dzenan Catic (FW) 20 Jimmy McLaughlin (MF) 21 Eric Bird (MF) 23 Steven Vitoria (DF) 25 Sheanon Williams (DF) 27 Zach Pfeffer (MF) 28 Raymon Gaddis (DF) 29 Antoine Hoppenot (FW) 33 Fabinho (DF) 55 John McCarthy (GK) 77 Fred da Silva (MF) 92 Rais Mbolhi (GK)

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INTERNATIONAL DUTY

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 10/10/2014 KC 2, CHI 0 3/28/2015 KC 1, NYC 0 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 3/14/2015 KC 1, DAL 3 3/21/2015 KC 0, POR 0 3/28/2015 KC 1, NYC 0 3/21/2015 KC 0, POR 0

23 92

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

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

13 Lahoud

White

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC PHI

Mbolhi

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Le Toux

Edu

Fabinho

Nogueira

Wenger

HOW SCORED

4 0 0 0

94 Medranda

Aristeguieta

UNION

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

10 Feilhaber

Dwyer

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

6 Nagamura

Nemeth

UPCOMING MATCHES UNION SPORTING Sat. Apr. 11 NYCFC Sat. Apr. 11 Real Salt Lake Thu. Apr. 16 at NYCFC Sat. Apr. 18 at Los Angeles Sun. Apr. 19 New England Sat. Apr. 25 at Houston Sat. Apr. 25 at Columbus Sun. May 3 Chicago

0 1 2 0

15 Sinovic

Carrasco

LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/14: KC 1, PHI 2 (Dwyer 80 – Cruz 49; Maidana 81) 8/1: KC 1, PHI 1 (Zusi 54 – Brown 71) 10/18: PHI 2, KC 1 (Brown 45; Ribeiro 71 – Dwyer 54)

A 4 90

5 Besler

Anibaba

AT KANSAS CITY (6 meetings): Sporting 2 wins, 7 goals … Union 2 wins, 6 goals … Ties 2

F 3 120

3 Opara

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)

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

PHILADELPHIA UNION Date Score (Gms since) 10/18/2014 PHI 2, KC 1 9/06/2014 PHI 2, TOR 0 3/21/2015 PHI 0, DAL 2 3/29/2015 PHI 0, CHI 1 3/14/2015 PHI 3, RSL 3 3/07/2015 PHI 0, COL 0 3/29/2015 PHI 0, CHI 1

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

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 2 Opara A: 2 Feilhaber SHT: 11 Dwyer SOG: 3 Dwyer FC: 8 Nagamura FS: 15 Dwyer OF: 2 Nemeth C: 1 5 players tied E: 1 Besler UNION G: 2 Aristeguieta A: 1 Maidana SHT: 15 Aristeguieta SOG: 7 Aristeguieta FC: 10 Edu/Vitoria FS: 11 Edu OF: 5 Le Toux C: 2 3 players tied E: 1 Fred/Pfeffer

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 0.75 PHI 4 3 0 0 1 0 3 0.75 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 1.00 PHI 4 1 1 1 1 0 6 1.50 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 PHI 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 1.00 PHI 4 1 1 1 1 0 6 1.50

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v PHILADELPHIA UNION (April 5, Sporting Park; 6 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 45)

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 4 4 0 0 4 4 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 4 4 2 0 60 43 8 0 DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 23 18 0 3 4 Kevin Ellis 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 1 153 148 2 8 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 4 3 0 0 226 204 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 4 4 0 0 152 119 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 MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4 4 0 2 114 102 12 21 10 Benny Feilhaber 11 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 4 1 0 0 75 49 12 3 12 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 13 FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 4 4 0 0 54 42 24 3 14 Dom Dwyer 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 135 132 0 7 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 2 1 0 0 61 32 1 1 16 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 2 0 0 114 109 4 6 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 3 3 1 0 116 96 3 11 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 29 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 3 0 0 0 202 114 15 14 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 71 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 94 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 2 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W77 L59 T45

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2015 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Andre Blake GK 6-4 175 11/21/1990 Mary Pen, Jamaica 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Raymond Lee DF 5-11 175 04/26/1993 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF 5-7 140 01/16/1988 Besancon, France 4 4 0 0 33 32 2 3 5 Vincent Nogueira 6 Conor Casey FW 6-1 190 07/25/1981 Dover, NH 2 0 0 0 179 144 68 23 MF 5-10 155 07/20/1981 Springfield, VA 0 0 0 0 322 301 8 17 7 Brian Carroll 8 Maurice Edu MF 6-1 180 04/18/1986 San Bernardino, CA 4 4 0 0 73 72 8 4 FW 6-0 155 01/10/1984 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France 4 4 0 0 188 156 46 44 9 Sebastien Le Toux 10 Cristian Maidana MF 5-11 165 01/24/1987 Chaco Province, Argentina 2 1 0 1 28 24 2 12 FW 6-0 185 12/25/1990 Lancaster, PA 4 4 0 0 83 41 12 7 11 Andrew Wenger 13 Michael Lahoud MF 5-8 162 09/15/1986 Freetown, Sierra Leone 3 1 0 0 106 73 2 8 Eric Ayuk Mbu MF 5-7 150 02/17/1997 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 15 Ethan White DF 6-0 183 01/01/1991 Kensington, MD 4 4 0 0 54 50 1 0 Richard Marquez DF 6-2 185 05/26/1992 Panoma, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 C.J. Sapong FW 6-1 185 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 1 1 0 0 111 70 20 9 Fernando Aristeguieta FW 6-2 181 04/09/1992 Caracas, Venezuela 4 4 2 0 4 4 2 0 18 19 Dzenan Catic FW 6-3 188 05/26/1992 Jablanica, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmy McLaughlin MF 5-8 135 04/30/1993 Malvern, PA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 21 Eric Bird MF 5-11 170 04/08/1993 Virginia Beach, VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steven Vitoria DF 6-5 190 01/11/1987 Canada 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 23 25 Sheanon Williams DF 5-11 170 03/17/1990 Boston, MA 3 3 0 0 127 126 7 17 Zach Pfeffer MF 5-8 150 01/06/1995 Dresher, PA 3 1 0 0 12 4 1 0 27 28 Raymon Gaddis DF 5-9 151 01/13/1990 Indianapolis, IN 4 4 0 0 87 86 0 3 Antoine Hoppenot FW 5-8 155 11/23/1990 Paris, France 1 0 0 0 69 6 7 3 29 33 Fabinho DF 5-7 149 03/16/1985 Ariquemes, Brazil 2 1 0 0 35 30 1 4 John McCarthy GK 6-3 180 07/04/1992 Philadelphia, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 77 Fred MF 5-8 155 08/18/1979 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 1 0 0 0 126 92 16 18 Rais Mbolhi GK 6-3 176 04/25/1986 Paris, France 4 4 0 0 8 8 0 0 92 ON LOAN Austin Berry DF 6-2 188 10/06/1988 Cincinnati, OH 6 6 0 1 68 68 4 3 Danny Cruz MF 5-8 170 01/03/1990 Petersburg, VA 0 0 0 0 137 99 12 13 Leo Fernandes MF 6-1 165 12/23/1991 Sao Paulo, Brazil 13 7 2 1 20 10 2 1 Carlos Valdes DF 6-0 176 05/22/1985 Cali, Colombia 8 8 0 0 73 73 3 1 HEAD COACH : Jim Curtin

06/23/1979 W7 L6 T8

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs PHILADELPHIA UNION SPORTING PARK, Kansas City, Kan. April 5, 2015 (WEEK 5, MLS Game #45) 6 p.m. CT (FS1; FOX Deportes; TSN1) Now in different conferences, Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union will be looking to begin a charge up their respective divisional tables when they meet Sunday afternoon at Sporting Park before a FOX Sports 1 audience. Sporting are coming off their first win of the season in four games, defeating New York City FC 1-0 on the road. Union are still looking for their first triumph of the year, suffering a second consecutive defeat in a 1-0 loss at the Chicago Fire in their last match. REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Kevin Klinger; 4th: Younes Marrakchi MLS Career: 43 games; FC/gm: 25.7; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 12; pens: 12 SUSPENDED: PHI: Zach Pfeffer (through April 5); Fred (through April 12) DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (12 meetings): Sporting 4 wins, 14 goals … Union 4 wins, 15 goals … Ties 4 AT KANSAS CITY (6 meetings): Sporting 2 wins, 7 goals … Union 2 wins, 6 goals … Ties 2 LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/14: KC 1, PHI 2 (Dwyer 80 – Cruz 49; Maidana 81) 8/1: KC 1, PHI 1 (Zusi 54 – Brown 71) 10/18: PHI 2, KC 1 (Brown 45; Ribeiro 71 – Dwyer 54)  This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.  The all-time series is evenly tied, each club with four victories in 12 meetings, with four draws. Each team has won twice, lost twice and drawn twice on their home ground.  Union won last year’s lone meeting between the teams at PPL Park, a 2-1 win on Oct. 18, ending a two-game Sporting KC winning streak in Chester.  Coaches record: Jim Curtin vs. KC: P2 W1 L0 D1 … Peter Vermes vs. PHI: P12 W4 L4 D4 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City won for the first time in the 2015 league season, getting the game’s lone goal for a victory against New York City FC on Saturday evening at Yankee Stadium. Sporting are in a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with 5 points from 4 matches. LAST MATCH  The game's only goal came in the 12th minute. Matt Besler sent in a long, looping throw-in from the right and Ike Opara found the back of the net with aplomb, thunderously heading home from the penalty area.  Sporting goalkeeper Luis Marin was called upon to make three saves in backstopping his club's first victory of the season.  SKC manager Peter Vermes made two changes to the team that reached a scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers at Sporting Park. Seth Sinovic came back in at right back for Marcel de Jong, and Servando Carrasco started in the midfield in place of Roger Espinoza.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Luis Marin - Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic Servando Carrasco - Paulo Nagamura (Soni Mustivar 78), Benny Feilhaber - Jimmy Medranda (Jacob Peterson 67), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Bernardo Anor 39). TEAM NEWS  Sporting won for the first time this season, after two draws and a loss, in the defeat of New York City FC. It ended a five-game league winless streak (and six-game winless run in all competitions) dating back to last year.  Sporting recorded a second consecutive clean sheet at the defensive end, and extended their shutout streak to 197 minutes, fourth-longest in MLS this season.  “Obviously, they had a couple of chances, a couple of open looks here and there, but it never really amounted to anything other than one where it was bouncing around like a pinball machine,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said. “But other than that, we came into somebody's place where they're undefeated and got a shutout on the road.”

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Center back Ike Opara scored his second goal in four games for the SKC tally. Opara’s eight league goals have come in three different seasons – 3 in 2010 (with San Jose), 3 in 2013 (with Sporting KC) and 2 in 2015. “I would tell you that I think that he’s the best player in the league in the air. He’s tremendous. He’s got incredible timing in the air. He’s excellent on attacking set pieces,” Vermes said. “This is his second goal already in four games. He should have scored last week on a goal as well and he should have scored against Dallas as well. He’s been really, really dangerous. I think he’s played very well in that position. He’s been a monster for us.” Both of Opara’s goals have come on headers from wide services (the first following a corner kick). The third SKC goal came from a shot from outside the area; no Sporting striker has scored a goal this season. “You can go to any game in the league,” Vermes said. “You can watch any team play. There's going to be a lot of chances that go by the wayside. That's the way the game is. That's why the games aren't 10-8. That's why they're 1-0, 2-1 or what have you. Again, we were in good positions. I like the fact that we're getting there. If you're not making those things happen, you've got issues. But we were creating chances. We got a lot of chances through different aspects, not just the run of play.” Sporting were forced into an injury substitution before the halftime break when Graham Zusi suffered a hamstring injury and had to be exchanged for Bernando Anor. Zusi is expected to miss the next two weeks with what has been diagnosed as a mild strain of his left hamstring. Winger Krisztian Nemeth was out of the team for a second consecutive match after suffering a right knee sprain. “If he's even feeling anything, he's not playing,” Vermes said. “There's no sense in doing that, because then he's – it's an MCL, and those things, you've got to be very careful with them. If it goes the wrong way, it's six weeks. Right now, it's two weeks. That's very different.”

PHILADELPHIA UNION Philadelphia Union remained winless to begin the 2015 campaign, falling 1-0 to the Chicago Fire on Sunday afternoon at Toyota Park. Union are in a tie for ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 2 points from 4 matches. LAST MATCH  The game's only goal came in the 37th minute. A Harry Shipp free kick found the head of Adailton in the heart of the box, and he applied a glancing touch to the inswinging delivery that stranded Union goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi in no-man's-land as it sailed over him into the goal.  The result was sealed in the 72nd minute, when Union went a man down after substitute Fred was shown a straight red card by referee David Gantar for a swing at Shipp.  Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson did not have to make a single save in backstopping his club's first win of the year.  Union manager Jim Curtin made two changes to the team that fell 2-0 to FC Dallas at PPL Park. Fabinho came into the back four in place of Sheanon Williams, and Michael Lahoud started in the midfield with Zach Pfeffer suspended.  PHILADELPHIA UNION (4-2-3-1): Rais Mbolhi - Raymon Gaddis, Ethan White (Eric Ayuk Mbu 83), Steven Vitoria, Fabinho - Michael Lahoud, Maurice Edu - Sebastien Le Toux, Vincent Nogueira (Fred 67; ejected 72), Andrew Wenger (Antoine Hoppenot 86) - Fernando Aristeguieta. TEAM NEWS  Philadelphia Union lost for a second consecutive match and saw their season-opening winless streak extended to four games following the defeat at Chicago.  “We should have played a better game. I was disappointed on how we came out. They got in behind us a bunch in the first half, we fouled up a lot of three-on-threes that we had, because they keep a high back line, and we had chances to break through but we fouled up the final pass a lot,” said Union manager Jim Curtin. “We know that four games have gone by now and we only have two points. We are not happy with that at all. We’re going to be chasing it a bit now. We have to get our first three and get it behind us.”  Said Maurice Edu: “As professionals, you want to win games. To be four games in now, and feel like we’ve done enough in some games to get a win and not get that result is disappointing. Again, we have a good spirit, and a good upbeat locker room, and we believe in each other – it’s a long season. All we have to do now is get back to training, work hard and prepare ourselves for the next game.”  Union were also held without a single shot on target for the match, matching the club record set twice previously, the last coming last year in a scoreless draw vs. Houston on April 19.  “We aren’t creating enough offensively. Been limited by teams and we have to do a better job of creating chances,” said Curtin. “ … Our decision making in both boxes is critical. We’ve come up short, to be honest. I always preach being the better team in both boxes. Defensively, we’ve come up short now on free kicks. Attacking-wise, we haven’t been good in our box offensively, either.”  Union were shut out for a third time in four matches this season, their goalless streak now at 212 minutes since the 3-3 draw at Real Salt Lake, tied for third-longest in MLS this year.

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With Zach Pfeffer suspended following his sending off in the Chicago match, and Cristian Maidana ruled out with a left knee sprain, Vincent Nogueira moved into the attacking playmaking role behind striker Fernando Aristeguieta. There will be yet another absence for the Sporting KC match after Fred was sent off, just five minutes after he came on as a substitute. “You’d like to have a full stable of guys,” Curtin said. “We had that for only 45 minutes [in the season opener] against Colorado, but every team in the league is going through injuries and international callups. Everyone is a little shorthanded. … Obviously Vincent’s done the No. 10 spot. It’s not his ideal spot, it’s not his preferred spot, but it’s one where he’s done a good job.” Michael Lahoud made his first start of the season, playing the full 90 minutes alongside Maurice Edu in the deep-lying midfield roles. “I think it’s an opportunity for someone else to come in,” Edu said. “And my position, whether it’s a [No.] 6 or 8, it’s similar roles. Obviously an 8, there’s a little more onus on me to get forward and create. And 6 is more so protecting the back four. It’s a slight change, but it’s not dramatic and it’s something I’m pretty comfortable with.”

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (1-1-2, 5 pts.) UNF 3 27 10 5 13 11 14 2 8 37 23 94 4 9 1 71 6 16 15 93

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

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

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

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

MIN 360 269 354 250 180 160 360 5 302 38 180 123 90 153 360 180 287 96 180 13

4 4

360 360

GP 4 4 4

GS 4 4 4

G 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3

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

SHT 5 3 3 0 3 4 11 0 5 0 4 2 0 7 0 1 3 1 2 0

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

FC 3 7 7 3 3 3 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 2 3 0

FS 3 6 8 2 2 4 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0

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

CK 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

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

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

6 3

45 54

15 12

57 50

50 57

10 4

21 20

7 5

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Ike Opara 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Matt Besler 1 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 360 15 360 15 360 12

SV 11 11 9

GA 4 4 3

GAA 1 1 0.75

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 1

W 1 1 1

L 1 1 1

T 2 2 2

SO 2 2 1

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2015 PHILADELPHIA UNION STATISTICS (0-2-2, 2 pts.) UNF 18 10 11 29 17 6 14 15 33 77 8 13 92 28 9 25 23 5 27

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

PLAYER Fernando Aristeguieta Cristian Maidana Andrew Wenger Antoine Hoppenot C.J. Sapong Conor Casey Eric Ayuk Mbu Ethan White Fabinho Fred Maurice Edu Michael Lahoud Rais Mbolhi Raymon Gaddis Sebastien Le Toux Sheanon Williams Steven Vitoria Vincent Nogueira Zach Pfeffer Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

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

GS 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 1

MIN 357 124 329 4 45 8 23 344 158 5 360 110 360 360 355 202 360 332 58

4 4

360 360

GP 4 4 4

GS 4 4 4

G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3

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

SHT 15 2 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 9 1 0 1 2

SOG 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

FC 7 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 10 1 0 5 3 1 10 2 2

FS 8 1 2 0 4 0 1 2 3 0 11 0 1 5 5 2 4 9 1

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

CK 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 4

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

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

4 1

42 45

14 13

62 49

49 62

15 11

13 17

11 10

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None PHILADELPHIA UNION GOALKEEPING UNF 92

POS G

GOALKEEPER Rais Mbolhi Team totals Opponent totals

MIN SHTS 360 14 360 14 360 13

SV 8 8 11

GA 6 6 3

GAA 1.5 1.5 0.75

PG 1 1 0

PA 1 1 0

W 0 0 2

L 2 2 0

T 2 2 2

SO 1 1 3

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OPPONENT RESULT 8 New York T 1-1 14 at FC Dallas L 1-3 21 Portland T 0-0 28 at New York W 1-0 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 20848 27454

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

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54) 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73) 8 2 6 5 KC: Opara (13);

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June June June July July July Aug. Aug.

Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 7 Colorado T 0-0 14 at Real Salt T 3-3 Lake 20 FC Dallas T 0-0 21 FC Dallas L 0-2 29 at Chicago L 0-1 5 at Sporting KC 11 New York City FC 16 at New York City FC 19 New England 25 at Columbus 2 Toronto FC 9 at Vancouver 17 D.C. United 24 at New York 30 at D.C. United 3 Columbus 6 New York City FC 20 at Los Angeles 24 Seattle 27 Montreal 11 Portland 18 at Toronto FC 26 at D.C. United 1 New York 8 at Orlando City SC 16 Chicago 22 at Montreal 29 New England 5 at San Jose 12 Columbus 20 Houston 26 at New England 3 at Toronto FC 18 at New York 25 Orlando City SC

ATT 18022 20281

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

0 16031 12815

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

POS PTS NOTES: 4 1 6 2 PHI: Aristeguieta (34,38) own goal (58); RSL: Morales (29) Olave (55) Saborio (86) 7 2 7 2 DAL: Akindele (49) Hollingshead (59) 12 2 CHI: dos Santos (37)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 1 Ike Opara 1 Roger Espinoza 1 Ike Opara Assists 1 Benny Feilhaber 1 Benny Feilhaber 1 Matt Besler Shots 5 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 2 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 4 Benny Feilhaber 4 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 2 Krisztian Nemeth Saves 3 Luis Marin 3 Luis Marin 3 Luis Marin Shots Faced 5 Luis Marin Goals Allowed 3 Luis Marin

Goals 1 03/08/2015 vs 1 03/14/2015 vs 1 03/28/2015 vs Assists 1 03/08/2015 vs 1 03/14/2015 vs 1 03/28/2015 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 6 03/21/2015 vs Offside 2 03/14/2015 vs 2 03/28/2015 vs Saves 3 03/08/2015 vs 3 03/21/2015 vs 3 03/28/2015 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 03/28/2015 vs NYC

T 1-1 L 1-3 W 1-0

03/08/2015 vs NYR 03/14/2015 vs DAL 03/28/2015 vs NYC

T 1-1 L 1-3 W 1-0

03/08/2015 vs NYR

T 1-1

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

03/14/2015 vs DAL 03/21/2015 vs POR

L 1-3 T 0-0

03/28/2015 vs NYC

W 1-0

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

03/08/2015 vs NYR 03/21/2015 vs POR 03/28/2015 vs NYC

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

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

03/14/2015 vs DAL

L 1-3

NYR DAL NYC

T 1-1 L 1-3 W 1-0

NYR DAL NYC

T 1-1 L 1-3 W 1-0

NYR

T 1-1

NYR DAL

T 1-1 L 1-3

DAL

L 1-3

NYR

T 1-1

NYR DAL POR

T 1-1 L 1-3 T 0-0

DAL NYC

L 1-3 W 1-0

NYR POR NYC

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

DAL

L 1-3

DAL

L 1-3

UNION INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)

Goals 2 Fernando Aristeguieta Assists 1 Cristian Maidana Shots 5 Fernando Aristeguieta 5 Fernando Aristeguieta Shots on Goal 3 Fernando Aristeguieta 3 Fernando Aristeguieta Fouls Committed 4 Maurice Edu 4 Maurice Edu Fouls Suffered 5 Fernando Aristeguieta 5 Maurice Edu Offside 2 Sebastien Le Toux Saves 4 Rais Mbolhi Shots Faced 7 Rais Mbolhi Goals Allowed 3 Rais Mbolhi

Goals 3 03/14/2015 at Assists 1 03/14/2015 at Shots 16 03/07/2015 at Shots on Goal 5 03/21/2015 at Fouls Committed 15 03/14/2015 at Fouls Suffered 23 03/07/2015 at Corner Kicks 5 03/07/2015 at 5 03/21/2015 at Offside 5 03/29/2015 at Saves 4 03/14/2015 at Shots Faced 7 03/14/2015 at Goals Allowed 3 03/14/2015 at

03/14/2015 at RSL

T 3-3

03/14/2015 at RSL

T 3-3

03/14/2015 at RSL

T 3-3

03/21/2015 at DAL

L 0-2

03/14/2015 at RSL

T 3-3

03/21/2015 at DAL

L 0-2

03/07/2015 at COL 03/14/2015 at RSL

T 0-0 T 3-3

03/07/2015 at COL

T 0-0

03/21/2015 at DAL

L 0-2

03/29/2015 at CHI

L 0-1

03/14/2015 at RSL

T 3-3

03/14/2015 at RSL

T 3-3

03/14/2015 at RSL

T 3-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015) Shots 9 03/28/2015 vs Shots on Goal 2 03/21/2015 vs 2 03/28/2015 vs Fouls Committed 10 03/08/2015 vs Fouls Suffered 12 03/14/2015 vs 12 03/21/2015 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/28/2015 vs Offside 0 03/08/2015 vs 0 03/21/2015 vs Saves 2 03/14/2015 vs Shots Faced 3 03/21/2015 vs 3 03/28/2015 vs

NYC

W 1-0

POR NYC

T 0-0 W 1-0

NYR

T 1-1

DAL POR

L 1-3 T 0-0

NYC

W 1-0

NYR POR

T 1-1 T 0-0

DAL

L 1-3

POR NYC

T 0-0 W 1-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)

RSL

T 3-3

RSL

T 3-3

COL

T 0-0

DAL

L 0-2

RSL

T 3-3

COL

T 0-0

COL DAL

T 0-0 L 0-2

CHI

L 0-1

RSL

T 3-3

RSL

T 3-3

RSL

T 3-3

Shots 7 03/29/2015 at Shots on Goal 0 03/29/2015 at Fouls Committed 10 03/29/2015 at Fouls Suffered 12 03/14/2015 at 12 03/29/2015 at Corner Kicks 3 03/14/2015 at Offside 0 03/07/2015 at Saves 0 03/07/2015 at Shots Faced 0 03/07/2015 at

CHI

L 0-1

CHI

L 0-1

CHI

L 0-1

RSL CHI

T 3-3 L 0-1

RSL

T 3-3

COL

T 0-0

COL

T 0-0

COL

T 0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

UNION VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

Sporting KC 4 wins, 14 goals Union 4 wins, 15 goals 4 ties 6/10/2010 9/4/2010 6/22/2011 9/23/2011 6/23/2012 10/24/2012 3/2/2013 9/27/2013 10/26/2013 5/14/2014 8/1/2014 10/18/2014

KC 2 vs PHI PHI 1 vs KC PHI 0 vs KC KC 1 vs PHI PHI 4 vs KC KC 2 vs PHI KC 3 at PHI PHI 1 at KC KC 2 at PHI PHI 2 at KC KC 1 vs PHI PHI 2 vs KC

0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1

(CA) (PP) (PP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (PP) (SP) (SP) (PP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 4 75 23 71 10 17

2 10 76 26 73 13 27

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Union Tot 14 151 49 144 23 44

1 6 74 28 82 17 23

2 9 74 28 91 14 23

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 15 148 56 173 31 46

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC PHI

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 1

0 1

3 4

4 2

2 3

4 4

0 0

14 15

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Jim Curtin Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. PHI

1-0-1 4-4-4

(2 pts./game) (1.33 pts./game)

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

4 3 20 8 14 16 4 2 2 26 10

Sporting KC Graham Zusi Kei Kamara Graham Zusi Graham Zusi Aurelien Collin Graham Zusi Jimmy Nielsen Kronberg/Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen

3 2 19 7 24 18 4 3 2 30 11

Union Le Toux/McInerney 3 times Sebastien Le Toux Le Toux/Farfan Amobi Okugo Michael Farfan Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Zac MacMath

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals

Sporting KC 1 14 players tied

Assists

2 3 players tied

Shots Shots on Goal

7 Dom Dwyer (09/27/13) 3 Sal Zizzo (05/14/14)

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

4 Collin/Rosell 6 Graham Zusi (10/26/13)

Shutouts Saves

1 Jimmy Nielsen (twice) 7 Jimmy Nielsen (06/22/11) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (06/23/12)

Goals Allowed

Union 2 Jack McInerney (06/23/12) 2 Cristian Maidana (10/18/14) 7 Carlos Ruiz (06/22/11) 3 Sebastien Le Toux (09/04/10) 4 4 players tied 6 Michael Farfan (10/24/12) 1 3 players tied 5 Zac MacMath (3 times) 3 Zac MacMath (03/02/13)

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)

Philadelphia Union W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

7 Ws 1 Ts 7 Ls

(06/06/2014) (03/21/2015) (08/10/2014)

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

1 Ts (03/14/2015) 1 Ls (03/21/2015) 3 Ls (09/27/2014)

0-1-0 1-0-1

8 Ls 1 Ws

(08/10/2014) (03/28/2015)

0-2-1 0-0-0

2 Ls (03/21/2015) 1 Ws (10/18/2014)

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

1 Ts 1 Ws 1 Ws 2 Ws 3 Ws

(03/21/2015) (03/28/2015) (10/10/2014) (03/29/2014) (04/19/2014)

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

2 1 1 1 1

Ls Ls Ws Ts Ws

(03/21/2015) (10/26/2014) (10/18/2014) (03/14/2015) (08/24/2014)

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

1 Ws 1 Ts 4 Ls 5 Ls 0-

(03/28/2015) (03/08/2015) (08/10/2014) (08/23/2014) -

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

3 1 2 1 2

Ts Ls Ls Ts Ls

(09/20/2014) (03/29/2015) (10/26/2014) (03/14/2015) (05/17/2014)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNION (4-4-4) PLAYER

MIN

Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Kei Kamara Davy Arnaud Lawrence Olum C.J. Sapong Claudio Bieler Omar Bravo Jacob Peterson Oriol Rosell Ryan Smith Matt Besler Teal Bunbury Antonio Dovale Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Team totals Opponent totals

9 5 5 3 5 7 3 2 7 5 2 7 5 2 8 4 12 12

9 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 2 6 4 1 8 4 12 12

810 341 450 270 303 375 185 152 343 384 143 598 295 74 719 303 1080 1080

4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15

2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 13

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

20 17 17 2 2 8 5 1 8 4 3 0 11 2 4 4 151 148

1 9 2 12 12

90 810 180 1080 1080

7 36 13 56 49

6 26 9 41 34

1.00 1.11 2.00 1.25 1.17

0 1 0 1 1

Andy Gruenebaum Jimmy Nielsen Eric Kronberg Team totals Opponent totals

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UNION CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (4-4-4) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Sebastien Le Toux Jack McInerney Brian Brown Antoine Hoppenot Cristian Maidana Lionard Pajoy Conor Casey Danny Cruz Pedro Ribeiro Michael Farfan Raymon Gaddis Keon Daniel Justin Mapp Danny Mwanga Jeff Parke Andrew Wenger Sheanon Williams Team totals Opponent totals

9 8 2 3 2 1 4 6 1 6 8 4 2 2 3 3 7 12 12

6 3 1 1 2 1 3 6 0 6 8 2 2 2 3 2 7 12 12

599 329 90 137 178 90 232 441 21 540 720 221 160 133 270 203 623 1080 1080

3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14

0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 15

19 14 2 4 6 2 6 9 2 12 0 4 4 4 1 6 5 148 151

Faryd Mondragon Zac MacMath Chris Seitz Team totals Opponent totals

1 9 2 12 12

MIN SHTS 90 810 180 1080 1080

0 42 7 49 56

GAA

0 30 4 34 41

0.00 1.22 1.50 1.17 1.25

0 1 0 1 1

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNION (4-4-4)

CURRENT UNION VS. SPORTING KC (4-4-4)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Graham Zusi Bernardo Anor Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Jacob Peterson Matt Besler Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Jalil Anibaba Servando Carrasco Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Mikey Lopez Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

9 6 5 10 9 7 8 6 7 4 2 3 1 1 4 10 12 12

9 2 4 10 3 6 8 6 6 1 2 3 1 0 3 10 12 12

810 235 341 851 391 598 719 483 624 110 180 264 68 12 315 900 1080 1080

4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15

2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13

20 9 17 9 9 0 4 6 4 1 0 3 2 0 2 4 151 148

Conor Casey Sebastien Le Toux Antoine Hoppenot Cristian Maidana Danny Cruz Brian Carroll Raymon Gaddis Fred Andrew Wenger Sheanon Williams Fabinho Austin Berry Maurice Edu Leo Fernandes Michael Lahoud Jimmy McLaughlin Vincent Nogueira Zach Pfeffer Carlos Valdes Ethan White Team totals Opponent totals

12 14 3 2 11 27 8 8 8 7 3 7 7 1 8 2 3 1 5 3 12 12

11 9 1 2 7 26 8 4 2 7 3 7 6 1 8 0 3 0 5 3 12 12

928 832 137 178 566 2333 720 439 284 623 270 630 549 90 669 18 250 28 450 270 1080 1080

6 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14

1 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 15

28 24 4 6 11 12 0 2 7 5 1 1 5 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 148 151

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Team totals Opponent totals

12 12

1080 1080

56 49

41 1.25 34 1.17

1 1

34 1.17 41 1.25

1 1

GOALKEEPER

Team totals Opponent totals

12 12

MIN SHTS 1080 1080

49 56

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GAME NOTES

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs PHILADELPHIA UNION

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

Sunday, April 5, 2015 Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 5 English TV: TV Talent:

Fox Sports 1 Referee: John Strong (play-by-play) Assistant ref: Alexi Lalas (color) Assistant ref: Julie Stewart-Binks (sideline) Fourth official:

English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Radio talent: Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Andy Gruenebaum (color) Jake Yadrich (sideline)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

1-1-2 (5 pts.) RECORD 4 GAMES PLAYED t-4th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 3 GOALS 0.75 GOALS/GAME 3 ASSISTS 4 GOALS ALLOWED 1.00 ALLOWED/GAME -1 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 54 (12) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 22.2% ON GOAL % 50 FOULS COMMITTED 57 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Ishmail Elfath Adam Garner Kevin Klinger Younes Marrakchi

Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Radio talent: Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Raul Padrino Villegas (color)

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

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

Luis Marin 1.00 Luis Marin 1 Luis Marin 2 Luis Marin 8

GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

Fernando Aristeguieta

Cristian Maidana

Fernando Aristeguieta Fernando Aristeguieta

Maurice Edu Maurice Edu three players tied Fred/Zach Pfeffer

1.50 Rais Mbolhi 0 1 Rais Mbolhi 8 Rais Mbolhi

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES

*on loan

T GP 1 3 0 3 2 4 2 4 1 4 0 3 0 3 0 4 2 3 2 4 T GP 1 4 0 4 0 4 2 4 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 3 3 3 3 4

philadelphia union

Ike Opara 2 GOALS 2 Benny Feilhaber 2 ASSISTS 1 Dom Dwyer 11 SHOTS 15 Dom Dwyer 3 SHOTS ON GOAL 7 Ike Opara 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 Matt Besler 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 0 Paulo Nagamura 8 FOULS COMMITTED 10 Dom Dwyer 15 FOULS SUFFERED 11 five players tied 1 CAUTIONS 2 Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS 1

7th season 77-59-46 7th season 77-59-46

Standings through April 2, 2015

Pts W L 7 2 0 6 2 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 2 Pts W L 10 3 0 9 3 1 6 2 2 5 1 1 5 1 0 5 1 1 5 1 1 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1

0-2-2 (2 pts.) 4 t-9th in East 3 0.75 1 6 1.50 -3 45 (13) 28.9% 49 62 10 2

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York Red Bulls 2. D.C. United 3. New York City FC 4. Orlando City SC 5. New England Revolution 6. Columbus Crew SC 7. Toronto FC 8. Chicago Fire 9. Montreal Impact 10. Philadelphia Union Western Conference 1. FC Dallas 2. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. San Jose Earthquakes 4. LA Galaxy 5. Real Salt Lake 6. Houston Dynamo 7. Sporting Kansas City 8. Seattle Sounders FC 9. Colorado Rapids 10. Portland Timbers

philadelphia union

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

jim curtin 2nd season 7-7-8 2nd season 7-7-8

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of April 1, 2015 OUT: • Chance Myers (left Achilles) • Graham Zusi (left hamstring strain)

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 5, 2015 vs Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvPHI: RECENT MEETINGS

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

Sporting KC and the Philadelphia Union last met in the MLS regular season on Oct. 18, 2014 at PPL Park. Brian Brown and Pedro Ribeiro scored goals on either side of Dom Dwyer’s 54th-minute penalty kick as the Union earned a 2-1 win, their most recent MLS victory to date. Philadelphia is undefeated in their previous three trips to Sporting Park, winning on Sept. 27, 2013 and May 1, 2014. The clubs have split the all-time regular season series 4-4-4, including a 2-2-2 mark in Kansas City. The home team in the match-up has won just one of the last six meetings. Date Score Result Venue 03/02/2013 SKC 3-1 Union W PPL Park 09/27/2013 SKC 0-1 Union L Sporting Park 10/26/2013 SKC 2-1 Union W PPL Park 05/14/2014 SKC 1-2 Union L Sporting Park 08/01/2014 SKC 1-1 Union T Sporting Park 10/18/2014 SKC 1-2 Union L PPL Park

Team • Sunday is Sporting KC’s 300th regular season home game (156-85-58). • Sporting KC earned their 100th road win across all competitions last Saturday with a 1-0 result over New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. • Sporting KC has scored 997 goals across all competitions in team history. Manager Peter Vermes • The seventh-year head coach is the 2nd longest serving manager in club history behind Bob Gansler (eight seasons). • His regular season winning percentage (.549) is best for Sporting KC all-time and 8th best in MLS history (minimum 30 games won). • His 77 regular season wins are 13th most in MLS history. With a win on Sunday, he could move into a tie for 12th place with Tim Hankinson (Tampa Bay Mutiny 1998-2000, Colorado Rapids 2001-04). Matt Besler • Last Saturday, he moved into sole possession of 8th place on the club’s all-time appearances list (184 in all competitions). He also became the 7th player ever to reach 16,000 minutes played for the club in all competitions. • In Sporting KC regular season history: 8th in appearances (153), 7th in starts (148) and 7th in minutes played (13,366). Other players • In Sporting KC regular season history, Dom Dwyer ranks 9th in goals (24), 8th in game-winning goals (7), 3rd in multi-goal games (5), 2nd in penalty kick goals (7) and 1st in goals per game (0.44). • If Bernardo Anor starts on Sunday, it will be the 50th regular season start of his MLS career. • If he plays on Sunday, Paulo Nagamura will record his 75th MLS appearance for Sporting KC (including postseason). • If Jalil Anibaba plays 25 minutes on Sunday, he will reach the 10,000-minute mark for his MLS career (including playoffs). He would be the 7th player on the Sporting KC roster to reach the milestone. • Last Saturday, Paulo Nagamura became the 21st active MLS player to log 18,000 minutes played in the regular season. Nagamura leads Sporting KC’s current roster with 18,025 minutes played in the regular season.

#SKCvPHI: PLAYER HISTORY •

• • •

As a member of Columbus Crew SC, Bernardo Anor scored three goals and one assist in three matches against Philadelphia in 2014. He scored a brace on March 22 to give Columbus a 2-1 win, provided the game-winning assist in a 3-2 result on Oct. 11, and scored the matchwinner in the 90th minute of the regular season finale on Oct. 26. Dom Dwyer scored two goals against the Union in 2014—on May 14 at Sporting Park (SKC lost 2-1) and on Oct. 18 at PPL Park (SKC lost 2-1). Conor Casey has scored six goals in 12 career regular season appearances against Sporting KC, most recently scoring a gamewinner on Sept. 27, 2013 at Sporting Park. Sebastien Le Toux has scored four goals in 14 career regular season appearances against Sporting KC.

KANSAS CITY CONNECTIONS •

• • • • •

Philadelphia forward C.J. Sapong played for Sporting KC from 20112014, recording 27 goals and 12 assists in 143 appearances across all competitions. Sapong was named the 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year in his first year with the club, and he played all 120 minutes in the 2013 MLS Cup final at Sporting Park. Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson and Philadelphia forward Conor Casey were teammates at the Colorado Rapids from 2007-2009. Sporting KC defender Ike Opara and Philadelphia midfielder Michael Lahoud were college teammates at Wake Forest from 2007-2008. Philadelphia rookie defender Raymond Lee was a product of the Sporting KC Academy before playing four years at the University of Saint Louis from 2011-2014. Sporting KC homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown and Philadelphia homegrown midfielder Zach Pfeffer are teammates on the United States U-20 Men’s National Team. Sporting KC midfielder played against Philadelphia goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The United States defeated Algeria 1-0 in the final group stage match to advance to the Round of 16 as Group C champions. Benny Feilhaber entered the game at halftime and Mbolhi played the full match, conceding a 91stminute goal to Landon Donovan at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.

BY THE NUMBERS 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). • In the 2015 regular season, Sporting KC... ...leads MLS with 54 shots ...leads MLS with 43 chances created, 16 more than they have allowed ...leads MLS with 13 chances created from set plays ...leads MLS with 121 interceptions, 34 more than any other team ...leads MLS with 260 duels won and 97 aerial duels won ...ranks second to last in MLS with 61.4 passing accuracy in the attacking half of the field Sporting KC - Individual (2015 regular season) • Ike Opara... ...leads MLS with 25 interceptions ...leads MLS with 36 clearances and 25 headed clearances ...leads MLS with 23 aerial duels won ...is tied for 2nd in MLS with 37 duels won • Dom Dwyer is 2nd in MLS with 15 fouls suffered. • Roger Espinoza is 6th in MLS with 33 duels won. • Benny Feilhaber is 4th among MLS field players with 40 recoveries

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Philadelphia Union (2015 regular season) • Has conceded six goals through Week 4, tied for most in MLS • Leads MLS with 74 tackles won • Leads MLS with 46 dribbles completed • Leads MLS with 428 passes failed • Fernando Aristeguieta leads MLS with 15 shots through Week 4 • Maurice Edu is tied for 2nd in MLS with 37 duels won • Vincent Nogueira is 4th in MLS with 185 successful passes 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 5, 2015 vs Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SPORTING KC SET FOR EASTER SUNDAY MATCH AGAINST UNION

ROAD WARRIORS

Coming off their first victory of 2015, Sporting KC returns to Sporting Park on Easter Sunday for a nationally televised match against the Philadelphia Union. Last Saturday’s win at New York City FC lifted Sporting KC into a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference, while the Union enter Sunday tied for last in the East with two points from their opening four matches. However, Philadelphia is undefeated in their last three trips to Kansas City, winning two, and face a Sporting KC side that has just one victory in their last seven MLS matches at Sporting Park dating back to August 2014. Following a 3-1 loss at FC Dallas on March 14, Sporting KC has posted two consecutive clean sheets and is in the midst of a 197-minute shutout streak. Meanwhile, Philadelphia has conceded a league-high six goals and has failed to score in three of their first four games in 2015. The clubs have split the all-time regular season series 4-4-4, including a 2-2-2 mark in Kansas City. The home team in this match-up has won just one of the last six meetings. Sunday will be Sporting KC’s 600th regular season match in club history and their 300th league match at home.

Sporting KC has won 30 away matches in MLS since the beginning of 2011, more than any other club, including eight road wins in each of the previous three regular seasons. Their 24 road wins from 2012-2014 are the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present). Coincidentally, last Saturday’s 1-0 victory over New York City FC was Sporting KC’s 300th regular season road game and the team’s 100th road win across all competition in club history.

SPORTING PARK SELLOUT STREAK

Sporting Park has sold out 55 consecutive MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 67 of 76 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 76 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,356 spectators -- 104.8 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.

DE JONG AND ESPINOZA RETURN FROM INTERNATIONAL DUTY Sporting KC welcomes three players back into the squad who missed last

OPARA EARNS MLS PLAYER OF THE MONTH NOMINATION

Sporting KC defender Ike Opara was nominated for Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for March. The defender started all four matches during the month, scored two goals and anchored a backline that posted two shutouts. After missing the final six months of 2014 with a chondral defect injury in his right ankle, Opara has made up for lost time with an excellent start to 2015. Through the first four weeks of the 2015 campaign, he leads MLS in interceptions (25), clearances (36), headed clearances (25) and aerial duels won (23), and ranks second in duels won (37). He is the only Sporting KC defender to have started all four matches in 2015 and is the club’s only field player to have played all 360 minutes. In addition, Opara has been named to the MLS Team of the Week three times, more than any other player.

Saturday’s trip to New York City FC while on international duty: Canadian defender Marcel de Jong, Honduran midfielder Roger Espinoza and homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown. DE JONG HELPS CANADA TO A PAIR OF WINS Marcel de Jong started for Canada on Monday in a 3-0 win at Puerto Rico, but his 33rd international appearance ended early as the Sporting KC defender was replaced by Karl Ouimette in the 34th minute of the international friendly for precautionary reasons. The match came three days after Canada’s 1-0 friendly win over Guatemala in which de Jong played 90 minutes. De Jong and Canada will begin 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying with a homeand-away series against Dominica in June, followed by their participation in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in July. Canada was drawn into Group B for their 12th all-time Gold Cup appearance alongside Costa Rica, El Salvador and Jamaica. The 28-year-old has represented his country at each of the past three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, as well as in 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. He signed for Sporting KC in early March and made his MLS debut on March 14 after recording more than 225 club appearances over 10 professional seasons in the Netherlands and Germany.

SPORTING KC SINKS NYCFC AT YANKEE STADIUM

Sporting KC claimed a 1-0 road victory last Saturday against New York City FC, handing the expansion side their first MLS defeat in front of a crowd of 27,454 at Yankee Stadium. Ike Opara headed home a Matt Besler throw-in for his second goal of the season and Luis Marin made three saves to extend the team’s current shutout streak to 197 minutes. Sporting KC’s two central defenders combined for the game’s lone goal at the 12-minute mark. With eight NYCFC players stationed in the goal mouth to defend the throw-in, Opara rose above Kwame Watson-Siriboe to connect with the 35-yard throw from Besler at the top of the six-yard box and directed a powerful header past Josh Saunders. Both sides were missing key players and Sporting KC saw Graham Zusi exit in the 39th minute due to injury (hamstring). In addition, the visitors were without 2015 starters Roger Espinoza (international duty), Marcel de Jong (international duty) and Krisztian Nemeth (injury) while NYCFC were shorthanded due to the absences of Shay Facey (suspended), Khiry Shelton (international duty), George John (injury) and Sebastian Velasquez (injury).

ESPINOZA AND HONDURAS WIN GOLD CUP PLAY-IN SERIES Sporting KC midfielder Roger Espinoza started and played 65 minutes for Honduras on March 25 in the opening leg of a two-game CONCACAF Gold Cup play-in series against French Guiana. Despite losing the match 3-1, Los Catrachos returned home and claimed a 3-0 win in the decisive second leg to win 4-3 on aggregate. Honduras now joins the United States, Panama and Haiti in Group A of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, having reached the semifinal round in four of the past five Gold Cup tournaments. The 28-year-old Espinoza has earned 46 caps for Honduras, scoring four goals and representing his native country at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIFA World Cup. Espinoza has played 133 matches for Sporting KC in all competitions with three goals and 12 assists, including a long-range strike at FC Dallas on March 14. He played in Kansas City from 2008 to 2012, earning MLS All-Star honors in his final year before moving to English club Wigan Athletic in 2013. He returned to Kansas City this January after making 57 appearances for the Latics, including a 90-minute performance in their famous win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.

OPARA AND FEILHABER NAMED TO MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Four weeks of the regular season are in the books, and Ike Opara has already

made three appearances on MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week. The third occurrence came Monday after Opara continued his flying start to the campaign with a game-winning goal in last Saturday’s 1-0 win over New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. His 12th-minute header, following a long throw-in from fellow centerback Matt Besler, highlighted a match in which he led all players with 13 clearances and nine interceptions. Bleacher Report, Goal.com and NBC Pro Soccer Talk also included the 6-foot-2 defender in their Team of the Week squads. Last Saturday also saw a stellar performance from midfielder Benny Feilhaber, who landed Team of the Week spots on MLSsoccer.com and Goal.com. The 30-yearold veteran was all over the pitch, making 19 recoveries—no field player has logged more in a game since March 2013—and winning nine duels.

PALMER BROWN JOINS U.S. U-20’S Palmer-Brown joined the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team for a week-long training camp in England (March 23-30). Head coach Tab Ramos selected 20 players for the team’s first foreign training camp of the year, which included a closed-door scrimmage against Tottenham Hotspur’s Under-21 team on March 27 followed by a match against England’s Under-21 Men’s National Team last Sunday. An unused substitute in the United States’ 2-1 defeat to England, Palmer-Brown is in contention for a spot on the U.S. squad for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand this June. Palmer-Brown has appeared in seven matches for Sporting KC across all competitions, including the team’s 2015 season opener earlier this month. The Lee’s Summit, Missouri, native is a product of the Sporting KC Academy and became the club’s third homegrown player signing in August 2013. Last year, The Guardian chose Palmer-Brown as one of the world’s top 40 players at his age in the publication’s “Next Generation 2014” list released in October.

HEADY PLAY FROM OPARA

Ike Opara has scored twice this season to bring his goal total to six across all competitions since he joined the club in 2013. The 6-foot-2 centerback has proven particularly dangerous on set pieces, as all six of his goals have been headers. Opara’s five MLS goals over the last three regular seasons are tied for third most among defenders, one behind Jordan Harvey (Vancouver) and Matt Hedges (Dallas).

BESLER A THROW-IN THREAT

All but two of Matt Besler’s eight career assists for Sporting KC have come from throw-ins. Dating back to April 2013, Besler’s last four assists have come from long throws into the penalty area, including last Saturday’s game-winning assist to Ike Opara at New York City FC. 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 5, 2015 vs Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) STADIUM CRASHERS Last Saturday, Sporting KC delivered New York City FC their first ever defeat at

WINNING THE DUEL

In a 3-1 loss at FC Dallas on March 14, Sporting KC lost 61 percent (69 of 113) of the game’s duels, marking the largest negative discrepancy in duels for Sporting KC since Opta began tracking MLS stats in 2011. Since then, Sporting KC has responded with two consecutive performances in which they have set MLS season-highs for duels won. Peter Vermes’ men won 72 duels in a 0-0 draw against Portland before winning 78 in a win at New York City FC. Entering Week 5, Sporting KC leads MLS with 260 duels won.

Yankee Stadium with a 1-0 result. Sporting KC has now handed MLS opponents their first loss at a new stadium at seven different venues, including a penalty shootout win against San Jose in 1996. Opponent San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo Toronto FC Seattle Sounders Real Salt Lake Houston Dynamo New York City FC

Date April 21, 1996 April 8, 2006 April 28, 2007 April 11, 2009 May 16, 2009 May 12, 2013 March 28, 2015

Venue of 1st loss Result Spartan Stadium T 2-2 Robertson Stadium W 2-1 BMO Field W 1-0 CenturyLink Field W 1-0 Rio Tinto Stadium W 2-0 BBVA Compass Stadium W 1-0 Yankee Stadium W 1-0

OFFSEASON OVERHAUL

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. 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. 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 (33 caps) who has played each of the last four years at FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga. New midfielders (3): Roger Espinoza (28), a Honduran international (46 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. 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.

RULING THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

Following a 1-0 win at New York City last Saturday, Sporting KC moved to 7-1-2 in their first meetings against expansion (or relocated*) clubs during Major League Soccer’s expansion era (2005-present) . The list below excludes the San Jose Earthquakes, who took a two year hiatus from 2006-07 before returning to MLS in 2008.

Opponent Date Venue June 1, 2005 StubHub Center Chivas USA Real Salt Lake July 16, 2005 Arrowhead Stadium Houston Dynamo* April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium Toronto FC April 25, 2007 Arrowhead Stadium Seattle Sounders FC April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field Philadelphia Union June 10, 2010 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Vancouver Whitecaps April 2, 2011 Empire Field Portland Timbers July 2, 2011 Providence Park Montreal Impact May 5, 2012 Sporting Park New York City FC March 28, 2015 Yankee Stadium

Result T 1-1 W 3-2 W 2-1 W 3-0 W 1-0 W 2-0 T 3-3 W 2-1 L 2-0 W 1-0

KEMPIN STOPS PENALTY KICK IN FIRST MATCH ON LOAN

On-loan goalkeeper Jon Kempin marked his first appearance for the NASL’s San Antonio Scorpions last Saturday with a penalty kick save in a 4-2 friendly win over the Costa Rica U-23 National Team. The match at Toyota Field in San Antonio was the Scorpions’ final friendly before they kick off the 2015 North American Soccer League season this Saturday, April 4. Kempin, who was loaned to the defending NASL champions on March 20, begins his sixth pro season after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team in January. The Leawood, Kansas, native made five competitive appearances for Sporting KC in 2014, including his debut in MLS and the CONCACAF Champions League, while also spending time on loan at OKC Energy FC of USL PRO. Kempin earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two MLS appearances and was named MVP of the 2014 MLS Chipotle Homegrown Game. In doing so, he became the youngest at his position to play in MLS since 2012 and entered the record books as the youngest keeper to start an MLS match in club history.

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.

LOPEZ STARTS FOR USL AFFILIATE OKC ENERGY FC

On-loan midfielder Mike Lopez played 77 minutes for USL affiliate OKC Energy FC last Saturday as Jimmy Nielsen’s side drew the Tulsa Roughnecks 1-1 in the 2015 season opener for both clubs. Lopez returns on loan to the USL for the second straight year. He recorded one goal and one assist in 14 appearances split between Orlando City SC (nine games) and OKC Energy FC (five games) last season. The 22-year-old also logged eight MLS appearances for Sporting Kansas City in 2014 during a breakout second professional season. Lopez represented the United States at the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey and made his professional debut during the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

ABDUL-SALAAM JOINS SAN ANTONIO ON LOAN

Sporting KC announced Wednesday that the club has agreed to loan defender Saad Abdul-Salaam to the North American Soccer League’s San Antonio Scorpions. The 23-year-old rookie joins goalkeeper Jon Kempin on loan with the reigning NASL champions ahead of their 2015 season opener this Saturday, April 4 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Abdul-Salaam logged three goals and 12 assists in 54 games over three seasons at Akron, including a team-high six assists in 2014, and was an All-MAC First Team honoree. He earned an invite to the 2015 MLS Player Combine, where he was a top10 performer in both the 30-meter dash and vertical jump categories. Sporting KC selected Abdul-Salaam 12th overall in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, and he appeared in three preseason matches for the club.

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 5, 2015 vs Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) OPTA: SPORTING KC 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONS

TEAM Statistic # Shots 18 Shots on goal 4 Chances created 15 Passes successful 292 Passing accuracy 78.8% Corners 6 Possession 58.8% Duels won 78 Tackles won 22 Interceptions 37 Shots faced (high) 14 Shots faced (low) 7 Fouls committed 16 Fouls suffered 17

INDIVIDUAL Statistic

Opponent New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls FC Dallas New York Red Bulls FC Dallas Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls FC Dallas Portland Timbers FC Dallas New York City FC New York City FC New York Red Bulls New York City FC New York Red Bulls Portland Timbers FC Dallas New York Red Bulls

# Player

Shots 5 Dom Dwyer Shots on goal 2 Dom Dwyer Chances created 5 Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Passes successful 44 Benny Feilhaber Corners 5 Graham Zusi (twice) Open play crosses 5 Marcel de Jong 5 Jalil Anibaba Dribbles completed 4 Roger Espinoza Graham Zusi Duels won 13 Ike Opara Tackles won 4 Marcel de Jong Benny Feilhaber Jalil Anibaba Interceptions 9 Kevin Ellis Ike Opara Clearances 15 Ike Opara Headed clearances 10 Ike Opara Fouls committed 4 Benny Feilhaber Roger Espinoza Fouls suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Saves 3 Luis Marin (three times)

Date 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 3/14/15 3/28/15 3/28/15 3/8/15 3/28/15 3/8/15 3/21/15 3/14/15 3/8/15

Marcel de Jong Week 3 (3/23) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Amadou Dia Week 1 (3/9) Bleacher Report Team of the Week (bench) Roger Espinoza Week 2 (3/16) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Week 3 (3/23) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Benny Feilhaber Week 1 (3/9) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Week 4 (3/30) Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com 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 Week 3 (3/23) MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Week 4 (3/30) 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 Player of the Month March

Result T 1-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 0-0 T 1-1 L 3-1 T 0-0 L 3-1 W 1-0 W 1-0 T 1-1 W 1-0 T 1-1 T 0-0 L 3-1 T 1-1

Date

Opp.

3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/8/15 3/14/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 3/21/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 3/21/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 3/14/15 3/28/15 3/28/15 3/28/15 3/14/15 3/21/15 3/28/15 3/8/15 3/21/15 3/28/15

NYR DAL NYR NYR DAL NYR DAL DAL POR POR POR NYC POR POR NYC DAL NYC NYC NYC DAL POR NYC NYR POR NYC

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 5, 2015 vs Philadelphia Union | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Philadelphia Union: 4-4-4 Home games: 2-2-2 (7 GF, 6 GA) Road games: 2-2-2 (7 GF, 9 GA) Date 06/10/2010 09/04/2010 06/22/2011 09/23/2011 06/23/2012 10/24/2012 03/02/2013 09/27/2013 10/26/2013 05/14/2014 08/01/2014 10/18/2014

Score KC 2 vs PHI 0 KC 1 at PHI 1 KC 0 at PHI 0 KC 1 vs PHI 1 KC 0 at PHI 4 KC 2 vs PHI 1 KC 3 at PHI 1 KC 0 vs PHI 1 KC 2 at PHI 1 KC 1 vs PHI 2 KC 1 vs PHI 1 KC 1 at PHI 2

Result W T T T L W W L W L T L

4 Graham Zusi 3 Kei Kamara 20 Graham Zusi 8 Graham Zusi 14 Aurelien Collin 16 Graham Zusi

Location CommunityAmerica Ballpark

PPL Park PPL Park Sporting Park PPL Park Sporting Park PPL Park Sporting Park PPL Park Sporting Park Sporting Park PPL Park

4 Jimmy Nielsen 2 Kronberg/Nielsen 2 Jimmy Nielsen 26 Jimmy Nielsen 10 Jimmy Nielsen

1 2 OT Total 4 10 0 14 75 76 0 151 23 26 0 49 71 73 0 144 10 13 0 23 17 26 0 43

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1 14 players tied 2 three players tied 7 Dom Dwyer (9/27/13) 3 Sal Zizzo (5/14/14) 4 Collin/Rosell 6 Graham Zusi (10/26/13)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

7 Jimmy Nielsen (6/22/11) 4 Jimmy Nielsen (6/23/12)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(6/23/12) Jack McInerney 2 (10/18/14) Cristian Maidana 2 (6/22/11) Carlos Ruiz 7 (9/4/10) Sebastien LeToux 3

four players tied 4

(10/24/12) Michael Farfan 6

three players tied 5

(3/2/13) Zac MacMath 3

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL

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1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

KC 1 0 3 4 2 4 0 14 PHI 0 1 5 2 3 4 0 15

1 2 OT Total 6 9 0 15 74 74 0 148 28 28 0 56 82 91 0 173 17 14 0 31 23 22 0 45

Zac MacMath 4 Zac MacMath 3 Zac MacMath 2 Zac MacMath 30 Zac MacMath 11

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

Le Toux/McInerney 3 three players tied 2 Sebastien Le Toux 19 Farfan/Le Toux 7 Amobi Okugo 13 Michael Farfan 18

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS

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

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SPORTING PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,356

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 76 matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 70 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 10 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 96 matches played at the stadium

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 76 matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

144

104.8 6

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 5, 2015 vs Philadelphia Union | 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 March 20: OUT March 24: OUT

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 KCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin to San Antonio Scorpions (North American Soccer League) Sporting KC loans M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL PRO)

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)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

MLS Lottery Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 5, 2015 vs Philadelphia Union | 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

T 0-0

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20,848

Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12

27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

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