WHITECAPS FC VS. CHICAGO FIRE – MEDIA NOTES
Major League Soccer Regular Season – Week 20 Sunday, July 14, 2013 – 4 p.m. PT BC Place Television: SPORTSNET PACIFIC / MY50 CHICAGO Radio: TEAM 1410 / LA LEY 107.9 FM
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS regular season: 8-5-5 -- GF: 29 - GA: 25 29 points, 5th in Western Conference MLS Home: 6-0-3 -- GF: 20 - GA: 11 MLS Away: 2-5-2 -- GF: 9 - GA: 14
MLS regular season: 6-8-3 -- GF: 19 - GA: 25 21 points, 8th in Eastern Conference MLS Home: 5-4-1 -- GF: 15 - GA: 14 MLS Away: 1-4-2 -- GF: 4 - GA: 11
WHITECAPS FC ROSTER BY POSITION Goalkeepers: Joe Cannon, Brad Knighton, David Ousted, Simon Thomas Fullbacks: Jordan Harvey, Greg Klazura, Young-Pyo Lee Centre backs: Jay DeMerit ©, Johnny Leverón, Carlyle Mitchell, Andy OʼBrien, Brad Rusin Centre midfielders: Aminu Abdallah, Bryce Alderson*, Jun Marques Davidson, Gershon Koffie, Nigel Reo-Coker, Russell Teibert, Matt Watson Wide midfielders: Erik Hurtado, Daigo Kobayashi, Kekuta Manneh, Omar Salgado, Strikers: Tom Heinemann, Corey Hertzog, Darren Mattocks, Kenny Miller, Camilo Sanvezzo * on loan: centre midfielder Bryce Alderson, striker Caleb Clarke
INJURY REPORT OUT: D Jay DeMerit (L torn Achilles tendon), M/F Omar Salgado (R foot fracture) QUESIONABLE: D Andy OʼBrien (R hamstring strain)
INTERNATIONAL DUTY Simon Thomas – Canada – Departed June 26, CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage from July 7 to July 14 Russell Teibert – Canada – Departed June 30, CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage from July 7 to July 14 Carlyle Mitchell – Trinidad & Tobago – Departed June 30, CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage from July 8 to July 15
FASCINATING FACTS • • • •
Whitecaps FC are undefeated at home this season (6W-0L-3D in MLS, 7W-0L-4D in all competitions). FC Dallas (7W-0L-3D) is the only other MLS club undefeated at home. Chicago are 1W-4L-2D on the road in 2013 The ʼCaps are also undefeated in five straight matches and only one loss in their last nine with a record of 6W1L-2D. Only league-leaders Real Salt Lake are on a better run with a record of 7W-1L-2D WFC are currently tied 2nd in the league in goals scored with 29, while the Fire are 16th with 19. Only Montreal Impact have scored more goals than the Blue and White this season with 31. Fire forward Mike Magee has scored five goals in his last six matches, while ʻCaps striker Camilo has scored seven goals in the same period
WHAT HAPPENED LAST ROUND July 6 – Whitecaps FC won 2-0 at home against Seattle Sounders FC July 7 – Chicago Fire fell 2-1 at home to Sporting Kansas City
WHITECAPS FC PR CONTACTS Carly Jokic 604.669.9283 x 2287 604.753.8915 cjokic@whitecapsfc.com
Nathan Vanstone 604.629.2251 778.228.7177 nvanstone@whitecapsfc.com
Jenna Visram 604.669.9283 x 2260 604.355.9283 jvisram@whitecapsfc.com
Brandon Timko 604.669.9283 x 2292 604.355.1245 btimko@whitecapsfc.com
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