Game Guide: Sporting KC vs. Houston Dynamo (USOC)

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SPORTING KC IN LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO YEAR 1996: 1997: 1998: 2000: 2001:

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Tuesday, July 21, 2015 Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Live Stream: SportingKC.com Twitter: @SKCGameday, #SKCvHOU

2002: 2003: 2004:

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

HOUSTON DYNAMO

9-3-6 (33 pts.)

RECORD 18 GAMES PLAYED t-3rd in West CONFERENCE POSITION 28 GOALS 1.56 GOALS/GAME 33 ASSISTS 18 GOALS ALLOWED 1.00 ALLOWED/GAME +10 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 226 (70) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 31.0% ON GOAL % 225 FOULS COMMITTED 209 FOULS SUFFERED 30 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

6-8-6 (26 pts.)

20 t-9th in West 24 1.20 20 26 1.30

2005: 2006: 2007: 2008:

–2

233 (66) 28.3% 263 249 35 2

2009: 2010: 2011:

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2012:

HOUSTON DYNAMO

Krisztian Nemeth 7 GOALS 8 Will Bruin Benny Feilhaber 10 ASSISTS 4 Brad Davis Dom Dwyer 51 50 Giles Barnes SHOTS Dom Dwyer 18 SHOTS ON GOAL 15 Barnes/Clark Krisztian Nemeth 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 Giles Barnes Benny Feilhaber 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 2 Alexander Lopez Dom Dwyer 33 FOULS COMMITTED 43 Luis Garrido Dom Dwyer 45 39 DaMarcus Beasley FOULS SUFFERED Dwyer/Mustivar 4 CAUTIONS 5 Clark/Garrido Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS 1 Taylor/Sarkodie

Tim Melia 900 Tim Melia 0.60 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 27

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

2013: 2014: 2015:

1710 Tyler Deric 1.00 Joe Willis 6 Tyler Deric 4 Tyler Deric 49 Tyler Deric

OPPONENT vs. Colorado Rapids at San Francisco Bay Seals at Nashville Metros at Chicago Sockers vs. Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire at Rochester Rhinos at Milwaukee Rampage at Columbus Crew at Colorado Rapids at Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Dallas Burn vs. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire vs. Des Moines Menace vs. Minnesota Thunder vs. Des Moines Menace at Chicago Fire at Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids at Carolina RailHawks at Seattle Sounders at Minnesota Thunder at Seattle Sounders vs. Colorado Rapids at Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire PDL vs. Richmond Kickers vs. Orlando City SC vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Dayton Dutch Lions at Philadelphia Union vs. Seattle Sounders vs. Des Moines Menace vs. Orlando City SC vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Portland Timbers vs. Saint Louis FC vs. FC Dallas

RESULT CUP ROUND L 2-3 Quarterfinals L 1-2 Round of 16 L 1-3 Round of 16 T 0-0 (L 6-7 PK) Round of 32 W 4-0 Round of 32 L 0-1 Round of 16 W 3-2 (ET) Round of 16 W 2-0 Quarterfinals L 2-3 (ET) Semifinals L 2-3 Round of 16 W 4-1 Round of 16 W 4-0 Quarterfinals W 1-0 Semifinals W 1-0 (ET) Championship W 6-1 Round of 16 L 1-3 Quarterfinals W 2-1 Round of 32 L 0-2 Round of 16 Qualifying L 1-2 (ET) T 2-2 (W 5-3 PK) Qualifying W 4-2 (ET) Round of 16 T 0-0 (L 5-6 PK) Quarterfinals T3-3 (W 4-2 PK) Round of 16 L 0-1 Quarterfinals L 1-2 Qualifying W 1-0 (ET) Qualifying W 5-0 Qualifying W 3-0 Round of 16 L 0-2 Quarterfinals W 3-2 Round of 32 W 2-0 Round of 16 W 3-0 Quarterfinals W 2-0 Semifinals T 1-1 (W 3-2 PK) Championship W 2-0 Round of 32 L 0-1 Round of 16 W 2-0 Round of 32 L 1-3 Round of 16 W 1-0 Round of 32 W 6-2 Round of 16

Record by Round

Record Breakdown

Other Stats

Qualifying: Round of 32: Round of 16: Quarterfinals: Semifinals: Finals:

vs MLS: vs non-MLS: Home: Away: Overtime: Shootouts:

All-time: Goals for: Goals against: Shutouts: Been shutout: Champs:

2-2-1 6-0-1 7-7-1 3-4-1 2-1-0 1-0-1

8-9-2

13-5-3 15-7-2 6-7-3 4-2-5 3-2-0

21-14-5 79 48 16 7 2004 & 2012

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP STAT LEADERS GOALS

Player GP G 1. Davy Arnaud 12 5 C.J. Sapong 13 5 Igor Simutenkov 5 5 4. Dom Dwyer 5 4 Soony Saad 5 4 Ryan Pore 6 4 7. Graham Zusi 10 3 Kei Kamara 8 3 Teal Bunbury 9 3 Ivan Trujillo 2 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP W 1. Tony Meola 5 4 Eric Kronberg 10 4 3. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 4. William Hesmer 4 2 Bo Oshoniyi 6 2

ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Benny Feilhaber 4 4 2. Jacob Peterson 10 3 Davy Arnaud 12 3 Josh Wolff 7 3 Chris Klein 10 3 4. Graham Zusi 10 2 Seth Sinovic 9 2 C.J. Sapong 13 2 Scott Sealy 5 2 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Eric Kronberg 10 5 2. Bo Oshoniyi 6 3 Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 4. Tony Meola 5 2 5. Tim Melia 2 1 Andy Gruenebaum 2 1 Taly Goode 1 1

GOALS AGAINST Player GP GA 1. Taly Goode 1 0 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 1 3. Tim Melia 2 2 Jon Kempin 1 2 Andy Gruenebaum 2 2 6. Kevin Hartman 2 3 Boris Pardo 1 3 8. Mike Ammann 2 4 Chris Snitko 2 4 Bo Oshoniyi 6 4

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GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Nick Garcia 14 3. C.J. Sapong 13 Michael Harrington 13 5. Chance Myers 12 Matt Besler 12 Davy Arnaud 12 8. Preki 11 9. Graham Zusi 10 Roger Espinoza 10 Jacob Peterson 10 Jimmy Conrad 10 Chris Klein 10 Eric Kronberg 10

GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Nick Garcia 13 3. Chance Myers 11 4. Matt Besler 10 Eric Kronberg 10 6. Seth Sinovic 9 7. Michael Harrington 9 Jimmy Conrad 9 Aurelien Collin 9 10. Graham Zusi 8 Roger Espinoza 8 Davy Arnaud 8 Chris Klein 8 Jack Jewsbury 8 Matt McKeon 8

MINUTES PLAYED Player MIN 1. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 2. Nick Garcia 1313 3. Michael Harrington 1096 4. Eric Kronberg 990 5. Chance Myers 971 6. Roger Espinoza 935 7. Jimmy Conrad 905 8. Matt Besler 904 9. Davy Arnaud 858 10. Seth Sinovic 820 BOLD: player on current roster

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | July 21, 2015 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KC ROSTER (NUMERICAL)

SPORTING KC 2015 MLS STATISTICS

No. Name

Position Age Hometown

Last club/College

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

Defender Defender Defender Defender Midfielder Defender Midfielder Forward Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Defender Forward Defender Defender Goalkeeper Midfielder Defender Midfielder Goalkeeper Forward Defender Midfielder Midfielder Defender

Sporting KC Academy San Jose Earthquakes Sporting KC Academy University of Notre Dame Chivas USA UCLA University of Maryland Roda JC Kerkrade (NED) New England Revolution Columbus Crew SC University of North Carolina Clemson University University of South Florida New England Revolution Akron University Sporting KC Academy University of California Seattle Sounders FC Wigan Athletic (ENG) Real Salt Lake Toronto FC FC Augsburg (GER) FC Petrolul Ploiesti (ROM) Deportivo Pereira (COL) Orlando City SC

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 Saad Abdul-Salaam Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Amobi Okugo

18 26 24 28 32 27 28 26 30 27 22 22 24 28 23 22 22 26 28 29 29 28 25 21 24

Lee’s Summit, MO Durham, NC Kansas City, MO Overland Park, KS Sao Paulo, Brazil Thousand Oaks, CA Longwood, FL Gyor, Hungary Irvine, CA Caracas, Venezuela Mission, TX Highlands Ranch, CO London, England Leawood, KS Gahanna, OH Leawood, KS Granite Bay, CA Fullerton, CA Aurora, CO Great River, NY Portage, MI Newmarket, Canada Ivry Sur Seine, France Mosquera, Colombia Sacramento, CA

FOURTH ROUND OPEN CUP BOX SCORE

FIFTH ROUND OPEN CUP BOX SCORE

June 16, 2015: Sporting KC 1-0 Saint Louis FC U.S. Open Cup 4th Round | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,298 (sellout) | Weather: 77 degrees and cloudy

July 1, 2015: Sporting KC 6-2 FC Dallas U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,113 (sellout) | Weather: 82 degrees and cloudy

1 Sporting Kansas City 0 Saint Louis FC

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2 1 0

F 1 0

1 Sporting KC 4 FC Dallas

0

2 2 2

F 6 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 56), Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Marcel de Jong 81); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 68), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Jalil Anibaba, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Amadou Dia, Matt Besler (c), Kevin Ellis, Jalil Anibaba; Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber (Paulo Nagamura 62); Krisztian Nemeth (Connor Hallisey 75), Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Saad Abdul-Salaam 50) Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Erik Palmer-Brown, Servando Carrasco, Jimmy Medranda

Saint Louis FC: Mark Pais; Jacob Bushue, Chad Vandegriffe, Sam Fink, Patrick Doody; Parker Maher, Brandon Barklage (c), Jamiel Hardware (Jordan Roberts 79), Brian Ciesulka (Charles Renken 68); Jermie Lynch (Kingsley Bryce 80), Mike Ambersley Subs not used: Alex Riggs, Oskar Gasecki, Kentaro Takada, Nick Bibbs

FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Moises Hernandez (Victor Ulloa 46), Matt Hedges (c) (Kellyn Acosta 60), Walker Zimmerman, Atiba Harris; Ryan Hollingshead (Alex Zendejas 68), Michel, Je-Vaughn Watson, Michael Barrios; Rolando Escobar, David Texeira Subs not used: Jesse Gonzalez, Zach Loyd, Danny Garcia

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (5) 0 3 4 4

STL 2 (0) 4 10 1 0

Misconduct Summary

STL: Barklage (caution; reckless foul) 54 STL: Renken (caution; reckless foul) 86

Scoring Summary: SKC: Graham Zusi 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 70

DAL 9 (5) 2 12 0 3

Misconduct Summary

DAL: Michel (caution; reckless tackle) 15 DAL: Zimmerman (caution; reckless foul) 68

Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 5 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Benny Feilhaber 3) 30 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Penalty Kick) 41 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 1 (J. Peterson 1, B. Feilhaber 4) 46+ SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 59 FCD -- Michael Barrios 3 (David Texeira 1) 62 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 69 FCD -- Kellyn Acosta 1 (unassisted) 73

2015 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS CLUB 1. D.C. United 2. Columbus Crew SC 3. New York Red Bulls 4. Toronto FC 5. New England Revolution 6. Orlando City SC 7. Philadelphia Union 8. Montreal Impact 9. New York City FC 10. Chicago Fire

SKC 11 (10) 3 10 3 7

Pts 35 30 29 27 27 24 22 21 21 18

W L T 10 7 5 8 7 6 8 6 5 8 7 3 7 9 6 6 8 6 6 11 4 6 8 3 5 9 6 5 11 3

2015 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

GD GP +4 22 +1 21 +6 18 0 18 –6 22 –3 20 –8 21 –3 17 –4 20 –8 19

CLUB Pts W L T GD GP 1. FC Dallas 35 10 5 5 +4 20 2. LA Galaxy 34 9 6 7 +11 22 3. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 33 10 8 3 +3 21 4. Sporting Kansas City 33 9 3 6 +10 18 5. Seattle Sounders FC 32 10 9 2 +5 21 6. Portland Timbers 32 9 7 5 –1 21 7. Real Salt Lake 26 6 7 8 –5 21 8. San Jose Earthquakes 25 7 8 4 –3 19 9. Houston Dynamo 24 6 8 6 –2 20 10. Colorado Rapids 24 5 6 9 –1 20 2

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | July 21, 2015 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvHOU: MATCH PREVIEW

HOT AT HOME

Two MLS rivals meet Tuesday in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals as Sporting Kansas City hosts the Houston Dynamo at Sporting Park. The winner will advance to the semifinals on Aug. 11 or 12 and host Real Salt Lake, who defeated the LA Galaxy 1-0 in last Tuesday’s quarterfinal clash at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Peter Vermes’ side enters the match with an eight-game home winning streak in all competitions, equaling the club record first set in 2004. Sporting KC (9-3-6, 33 points) is currently tied for third in the Western Conference standings but leads MLS with 1.83 points per game and has just three defeats this season, two fewer than any other club.

Led by first-year manager Owen Coyle, the Houston Dynamo (6-8-6, 24 points) joined Sporting KC in moving to the Western Conference this offseason. Houston sits ninth in the standings, eight points out of playoff position. Will Bruin leads the team with eight MLS goals while veteran Brad Davis has contributed four assists, all of which from set pieces.

Tuesday marks the first ever meeting between Sporting KC and Houston in the U.S. Open Cup proper. The clubs faced off in the 2011 MLS qualification semifinals as Sporting KC claimed a 1-0 extra-time victory in College Station, Texas.

Sporting KC progressed to the quarterfinals with an emphatic 6-2 victory over FC Dallas on July 1 in front of a sold-out crowd at Sporting Park. Dom Dwyer netted a club-record four goals while Krisztian Nemeth added a brace as Sporting KC equaled its highest all-time goal total in a single match. One night earlier, Houston advanced with a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at BBVA Compass Stadium. The game was delayed for nearly three hours before 19-year-old Mauro Manotas scored on a 43rd-minute header.

A 2-1 league victory over the Montreal Impact on Saturday extended Sporting KC’s home winning streak to eight games in all competitions, tying the club record first set in 2004. Sporting KC boasts five shutouts during the current eight-game run, which began with a 1-0 result over the Chicago Fire on May 3.

A win on Tuesday would see Sporting KC top the eight-game home surge made in 2004 when Bob Gansler’s side won the U.S. Open Cup in September and advanced to MLS Cup in November.

Longest home winning streaks in KC history (all competitions) Win streak Dates Aggregate score Shutouts 8 games 8/24 to 11/5/2004 11-0 8 7 games 5/27 to 8/23/1998 14-3 4 7 games 3/25 to 5/20/2000 16-3 6 7 games May 3, 2015 - present 19-4 5

VERMES CLIMBING THE RANKS Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes is two wins shy of tying Bob Gansler as the winning coach in club history across all competitions. Gansler won 108 games from 1999-2006, including 86 in the regular season and nine in the U.S. Open Cup. Vermes currently sits at 106 wins with 85 in the regular season and a club-record 11 victories in the Open Cup. Vermes is one regular season win shy of tying Gansler for eighth-most all time in MLS history. Vermes’ 85 regular season wins are fifth among active coaches, behind Sigi Schmid (217), Bruce Arena (185), Dominic Kinnear (146) and Frank Yallop (128).

Vermes earned his 100th career coaching win in all competitions on May 29 as Sporting KC beat FC Dallas 4-0. He has a 105-71-56 record since taking over in August 2009 and is the only person to win MLS Cup as both a player (2000) and coach (2013) with the same team.

A RIVALRY RESUMES Sporting KC has faced Houston 16 times since the beginning of 2011, more than any other MLS opponent. This includes five postseason games when the clubs squared off in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. Sporting KC holds the narrow edge with a 5-4-7 overall record and just one loss in the last eight meetings. Houston held the upper hand in 2011 and 2012, eliminating Sporting KC in the conference championship and semifinals, respectively.

Vermes’ men exacted revenge in 2013, topping the Dynamo in the Eastern Conference finals, 2-1 on aggregate, before winning MLS Cup. The clubs will square off twice more during the regular season. Houston makes another trip to Sporting Park on Aug. 1 before Sporting KC travels to BBVA Compass Stadium on Sept. 23. A few other #SKCvHOU notables ahead of Tuesday’s match:

LAST TIME THEY MET: INSTANT CLASSIC Sporting KC battled back from a 3-1 deficit with three goals in the final 20 minutes for a thrilling 4-4 draw at the Houston Dynamo on April 25. The eight-goal game equaled the second-highest scoring MLS match in club history, a feat not seen since 1998, and was capped off by Benny Feilhaber’s superb equalizer in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time.

Krisztian Nemeth opened the scoring just two minutes into the match, finding the net for the third time this month, before Dom Dwyer kick-started the comeback with his second goal of the year in the 74th minute. Feilhaber then recorded the first brace of his MLS career and did so in dramatic fashion with a penalty kick in the 80th minute before a stunning half-volley from 25 yards out with less than two minutes remaining. Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey made his MLS debut in second half stoppage time.

• Dom Dwyer has scored in each of his last four matches against Houston. He scored the game-winner in the 2013 Eastern Conference Championship second leg and netted goals in all three previous regular season meetings.

• Seventeen of Sporting KC’s 26 regular season goals all-time against Houston have come after the 60th minute.

• The home team in the series is winless in the last seven regular season meetings (0-3-4 record).

#HOUvSKC: April 25 Box Score

ABOUT THE LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

Sporting KC 4-4 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 21,046 | Weather: 79 degrees and partly cloudy

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest continuously running open soccer tournament. Similar to other domestic cups worldwide, the U.S. Open Cup is a knockout-style tournament with home field determined by a coin toss. Sporting KC has twice lifted the Dewar Challenge Trophy as champions of the competition in 2004 and 2012, while Houston has yet to lift the title.

Now in its 102nd edition, the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was headlined by the largest field in the modern era (1995-present) with 89 teams in contention when the first round began in May. The 2015 champion will win $250,000 in prize money, while the runner-up receives $60,000. The furthest-advancing team from each lower division league receives $15,000, including the NASL’s New York Cosmos and the USL’s Charlotte Independence who were eliminated in the Round of 16. The tournament winner qualifies for the group stage of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.

1 Sporting Kansas City 1 Houston Dynamo

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2 3 2

F 4 4

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis (Connor Hallisey 92+), Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 63); Servando Carrasco (Soni Mustivar 55), Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth Subs not used: Tim Melia, Paulo Nagamura, Bernardo Anor, Jacob Peterson Houston Dynamo: Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Raul Rodriguez, Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley; Alex Lopez (David Horst 80), Ricardo Clark, Nathan Sturgis (Luis Garrido 84), Brad Davis (c); Giles Barnes, Will Bruin (Chandler Hoffman 70) Subs not used: Joe Willis, Alex, Leonel Miranda, Rob Lovejoy Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

2015 OPEN CUP FORMAT Amateur teams comprised 42 of the 89 entries and entered the competition in the play-in and first rounds. The remaining 47 participants encompassed Division I, Division II and Division III professional clubs, who entered in the second (USL PRO), third (NASL) and fourth (MLS) rounds, respectively.

A new, geographically-based random draw has resulted in a fixed bracket from the Round of 16 onward. The 16 Fourth Round winners were divided geographically (regardless of league affiliation) into groups of four, and a random draw determined the pairings within each group. See page 5 for the 2015 schedule, bracket and results.

SKC 16 (4) 0 14 2 7

HOU 12 (4) 0 7 5 6

Scoring Summary: SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Marcel de Jong 1) 2 HOU -- Giles Barnes 3 (unassisted) 11 HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (Brad Davis 2) 46+ HOU -- Giles Barnes 4 (Nathan Sturgis 1) 46 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (unassisted) 74 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 80 HOU -- Raul Rodriguez 1 (Brad Davis 3) 83 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 1) 95+ 3

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | July 21, 2015 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes FEILHABER ON PACE FOR RECORD-SETTING SEASON

SPORTING IS SCORING

Just past the halfway point of the MLS season, Benny Feilhaber has set careerhighs with six goals and 10 assists. The 30-year-old World Cup veteran won Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April and received MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career when he was named to the All-Star Fan XI on July 13.

Following a one-goal, one-assit outing in Sporting KC’s 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact on Saturday, Feilhaber moved to 14 assists in all competitions this year. With almost half the season still to play, he is on pace to shatter Preki’s single-season assist record in all competitions for the club (18 in 2003).

Sporting KC is tied for second in MLS with 1.56 goals per game, thanks in large part to a trio of four-goal performances during a seven-game unbeaten run that spanned from April to June. Prior to this year, the team had scored four goals on three instances in a six-game span only once (1996). By comparison, SKC struck four goals three times in all of 2014 and three times from 2011-2013 combined.

The club also ranks second in MLS with 33 assists.

Sporting KC carried their goal scoring form into the U.S. Open Cup on July 1, matching the single-game club record with six goals in a 6-2 win over FC Dallas. It marked the first time since August 2005—a 6-1 Open Cup triumph over the Des Moines Menace—that Sporting KC had hit six goals in a game.

Sporting KC single-season assist leaders (all competitions) Assists Player Season 18 Preki 2003 17 Preki; Graham Zusi 1997; 2012 16 Preki 2000 14 Preki; Benny Feilhaber 1996; 2015

TOUGH TO BEAT Sporting KC has been hard to beat during the first four months of the 2015 campaign. Their three MLS losses are two fewer than any other team and the second-fewest through 18 games in team history. The 2000 Kansas City Wizards, led by then-centerback Peter Vermes, started 11-2-5 en route to winning the club’s first Supporters’ Shield title and MLS Cup.

MELIA STEPPING UP Longtime backup goalkeeper Tim Melia earned his first start for Sporting KC on May 3, notching his first career league win and shutout. The sixth-year veteran hasn’t looked back since.

Boasting a 9-1-2 record in all competitions, Melia leads MLS in goals against average (0.60) and ranks third in save percentage (0.77). His strong start in goal is arguably one of the most impressive in league history, as he became the first MLS goalkeeper all-time to post six shutouts in his first nine starts for a new club following Sporting KC’s 1-0 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 12.

The sixth-year veteran was signed in the offseason 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 (Chivas USA).

SPORTING PARK SELLING OUT OPEN CUP In Sporting KC’s 1-0 victory over Saint Louis FC on June 16, sold-out Sporting Park set a U.S. Open Cup fourth round attendance record with 19,298 fans on hand to see the cross-state matchup. The venue again drew the largest crowd of the fifth round as a sold-out crowd of 19,113 saw Sporting KC defeat FC Dallas 6-2.

Sporting Park has sold out 63 straight MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 75 of 84 overall since opening in June 2011. SKC has set new regular season attendance records in each of the last four years, eclipsing 20,000 spectators per game in 2014. In 84 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,400 spectators—105 percent of its 18,467-seat capacity.

SKC TRADES CARRASCO FOR OKUGO Sporting KC acquired 24-year-old Amobi Okugo from Orlando City SC on Monday in exchange for midfielder Servando Carrasco. Okugo has been added to Sporting KC’s roster and will be eligible for selection ahead of Friday’s road match at Real Salt Lake.

Okugo has logged 132 MLS appearances as a central defender and holding midfielder in six professional seasons since being selected sixth overall by the Philadelphia Union in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing out of UCLA. He started all 20 games in his only collegiate season for the Bruins, earning Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors and being named the Most Valuable Player at the 2010 MLS Player Combine.

Okugo represented the United States extensively at the youth national team levels and attended the U.S. Soccer Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida for three semesters with the U.S. U-17’s from 2006-2007. He went on to appear at the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championships before playing for the U.S. U-23’s at the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

In 2011, Okugo was a member of Major League Soccer’s Generation adidas roster that was led by Vermes during a tour of the Netherlands. Between 20122014, Okugo led all MLS players with 70 blocks and was fourth in the league with 276 interceptions.

He was included on MLSsoccer.com’s “24 under 24” rankings of the league’s top youth talent each of the past two seasons (8th in 2013, 13th in 2014) and joined Orlando City SC for their inaugural MLS campaign in 2015 after leading the Union through their first five MLS seasons. Okugo appeared in 17 of Orlando City SC’s 22 matches across all competitions this year, including two U.S. Open Cup appearances, for the Lions.

BESLER PLAYS 200TH MATCH FOR SPORTING KC In Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Montreal Impact, Sporting KC captain Matt Besler made his 200th appearance for the club in all competitions. The defender, drafted in the first round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, currently ranks among Kansas City’s top 10 players all-time in the following categories: • Games played (reg. season/all competitions): 167 / 200 (8th) • Games started (reg. season/all competitions): 162 / 193 (7th) • Minutes played (reg. season/all competitions): 14,626 / 17,465 (7th)

PALMER-BROWN NAMED TO HOMEGROWN GAME Sporting KC defender Erik Palmer-Brown was named to the MLS Homegrown Team on Monday to face the Club America U-20’s during the 2015 Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game. Palmer-Brown started and played the full 90 minutes in last year’s inaugural event in a scoreless draw against the Portland Timbers U-23’s.

Palmer-Brown, 18, has appeared in eight matches for Sporting KC across all competitions—including the team’s 2015 season opener and a 1-1 draw at D.C. United in May—since signing as a Homegrown Player in August 2013. He made his MLS debut in 2014 at age 17 and remains the youngest player to appear in an MLS match in club history.

Last month, Palmer-Brown represented the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He is one of three Sporting KC Academy products on Sporting KC’s roster along with goalkeeper Jon Kempin and defender Kevin Ellis.

Led by head coach Landon Donovan, the MLS Homegrown Team will play the Club America U-20’s at 8 p.m. CT on July 28 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on the eve of the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game.

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2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | July 21, 2015 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME OPEN CUP GAMES PLAYED/STARTED (ALPHABETICAL) FIRST LAST GP GS Saad Abdul-Salaam 2 0 Korede Aiyegbusi 2 2 Mike Ammann 2 1 Jalil Anibaba 1 1 Stephen Armstrong 4 3 Davy Arnaud 12 8 Stephane Auvray 1 0 Matt Besler 12 10 Claudio Bieler 3 2 Sean Bowers 2 2 Dustin Branan 2 0 Omar Bravo 3 2 Chris Brown 6 3 Chris Brunt 4 1 Teal Bunbury 9 7 Alex Bunbury 1 1 Jose Burciaga 5 5 Mike Burns 4 2 Julio Cesar 2 2 Sunil Chhetri 1 1 Mark Chung 3 3 Aurelien Collin 9 9 Eloy Colombano 1 0 Jimmy Conrad 10 9 Marcel de Jong 1 0 Justin Detter 2 1 Amadou Dia 2 2 Birahim Diop 5 2 Antonio Dovale 2 2 Dom Dwyer 5 5 Kevin Ellis 6 5 Pablo Escobar 1 1 Roger Espinoza 10 8 Dario Fabbro 3 3 Benny Feilhaber 4 4 Vicente Figueroa 1 1 Nick Garcia 14 13 Josh Gardner 2 2 Gary Glasgow 2 2 Francisco Gomez 6 5 Herculez Gomez 2 1 Taly Goode 1 1 Taylor Graham 3 2 Michael Green 1 1

FIRST LAST Andrew Gregor Matt Groenwald Andy Gruenebaum Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Michael Harrington Kevin Hartman Chris Henderson Will Hesmer Santiago Hirsig Aaron Hohlbein Goran Hunjak Tahj Jenkins Mechack Jerome Jack Jewsbury Will John Eddie Johnson Brian Johnson Mo Johnston Peterson Joseph Kei Kamara Jon Kempin Chris Klein Frank Klopas Kevin Koetters Michael Kraus Eric Kronberg Roy Lassiter Jonathan Leathers Claudio Lopez Mikey Lopez Scott Lorenz Onandi Lowe Carlos Marinelli Matt Marquess Alex Martinez Rauwshan McKenzie Matt McKeon Ryan McMahen Tim Melia Tony Meola Kurt Morsink Yura Movsisyan Victor Munoz

GP GS 2 0 2 1 2 2 7 6 2 1 13 9 2 2 1 0 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 9 8 3 2 3 1 1 0 4 4 3 3 8 6 1 1 10 8 2 2 1 0 2 2 10 10 2 1 6 6 4 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 3 3 8 8 4 3 2 2 5 5 4 2 3 3 1 1

FIRST LAST GP GS Soni Mustivar 2 2 Chance Myers 12 11 Paulo Nagamura 6 5 Krisztian Nemeth 1 1 Jimmy Nielsen 4 4 Uche Okafor 4 4 Lawrence Olum 7 6 Ike Opara 1 1 Bo Oshoniyi 6 5 Erik Palmer-Brown 2 2 Boris Pardo 1 1 Jacob Peterson 10 7 Steve Pittman 1 1 Nelson Pizarro 1 0 Ryan Pore 6 5 Alan Prampin 1 0

Preki 11 7 Brandon Prideaux 2 2 Eric Quill 4 4 Sergei Raad 2 1 Ryan Raybould 2 2 Paul Rideout 1 1 Brian Roberts 3 3 Craig Rocastle 3 3 Oriol Rosell 2 1 Soony Saad 5 4 Refik Sabanadzovic 1 1 Mark Santel 2 1 C.J. Sapong 13 4 Luke Sassano 4 4 Scott Sealy 5 3 Stephen Shirley 2 2 Igor Simutenkov 5 3 Seth Sinovic 9 9 Ryan Smith 1 0 Chris Snitko 2 2 Mike Sorber 1 1 Khari Stephenson 3 1 Milos Stojcev 3 3 Vitalis Takawira 1 1 Carey Talley 3 3 Matt Taylor 1 0 Michael Thomas 2 2

All-time goals scored FIRST LAST G Davy Arnaud 5 C.J. Sapong 5 Igor Simutenkov 5 Dom Dywer 4 Ryan Pore 4 Soony Saad 4 Graham Zusi 3 Teal Bunbury 3 Kei Kamara 3 Ivan Trujillo 3 Chance Myers 2 Krisztian Nemeth 2 Eric Quill 2 Scott Sealy 2 Sasha Victorine 2 Josh Wolff 2 Claudio Bieler 1 Sean Bowers 1 Chris Brown 1 Mike Burns 1 Aurelien Collin 1

LAST Thomas Thompson Tinsley Trujillo Uderitz Vermes Vermillion Victorine Wahl Warzycha Watson Wolff Wright Zavagnin Zotinca Zizzo Zusi

GP GS 6 6 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 5 1 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 4 3 7 5 3 2 17 17 6 4 2 1 10 8

goals against FIRST LAST GA Eric Kronberg 9 Will Hesmer 7 Tony Meola 6 Mike Ammann 4 Bo Oshoniyi 4 Chris Snitko 4 Kevin Hartman 3 Boris Pardo 3 Andy Gruenebaum 2 Jon Kempin 2 Tim Melia 2 Jimmy Nielsen 1 Taly Goode 0

shutouts FIRST LAST SO Eric Kronberg 5 Jimmy Nielsen 3 Bo Oshoniyi 3 Tony Meola 2 Tim Melia 1 Taly Goode 1 Andy Gruenbaum 1

All-time assists FIRST LAST A Benny Feilhaber 4 Davy Arnaud 3 Chris Klein 3 Jacob Peterson 3 Josh Wolff 3 C.J. Sapong 2 Scott Sealy 2 Seth Sinovic 2 Graham Zusi 2 Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 Stephen Armstrong 1 Omar Bravo 1 Teal Bunbury 1 Jimmy Conrad 1 Roger Espinoza 1 Dario Fabbro 1 Francisco Gomez 1 Diego Gutierrez 1

FIRST LAST G Justin Detter 1 Dario Fabbro 1 Francisco Gomez 1 Diego Gutierrez 1 Chris Klein 1 Frank Klopas 1 Michael Kraus 1 Claudio Lopez 1 Alex Martinez 1 Rauwshan McKenzie 1 Matt McKeon 1 Paulo Nagamura 1 Jacob Peterson 1 Preki 1 Paul Rideout 1 Mark Santel 1 Milos Stojcev 1 Vitalis Takawira 1 Abe Thompson 1 Alex Zotinca 1

FIRST LAST A Michael Harrington 1 Jack Jewsbury 1 Mo Johnston 1 Peterson Joseph 1 Claudio Lopez 1 Chance Myers 1 Paulo Nagamura 1 Lawrence Olum 1 Eric Quill 1 Soony Saad 1 Luke Sassano 1 Igor Simutenkov 1 Mike Sorber 1 Carey Talley 1 Matt Taylor 1 Ryan Smith 1 Sal Zizzo 1

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WINNER SCORE D.C. United 3-0 vs Rochester Rhinos Dallas Burn 0-0 (5-3 PK) vs D.C. United Chicago Fire 2-1 (ET) vs Columbus Crew Rochester Rhinos 2-0 vs Colorado Rapids Chicago Fire 2-1 vs Miami Fusion LA Galaxy 2-1 (ET) vs New England Revolution Columbus Crew 1-0 vs Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago Fire 1-0 vs New York-New Jersey MetroStars Kansas City Wizards 1-0 (ET) vs Chicago Fire LA Galaxy 1-0 vs FC Dallas Chicago Fire 3-1 vs Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution 3-2 vs FC Dallas D.C. United 2-1 vs Charleston Battery Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 vs D.C. United Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 vs Columbus Crew Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 vs Chicago Fire Sporting Kansas City 1-1 (3-2 PK) vs Seattle Sounders D.C. United 1-0 vs Real Salt Lake Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 (ET) vs Philadelphia Union

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | July 21, 2015 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

2015 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS AND SCHEDULE Home team listed first PRELIMINARY ROUND RESULTS (APRIL 25)

Home team listed first (MLS clubs unless noted) ROUND OF 32 RESULTS (JUNE 16-17)

Harpo’s FC (USSSA) 2-0 KC Athletics (USASA) San Francisco City FC (USCS) 1-2 Cal FC (USASA)

Philadelphia Union 0-0 (3-1) Rochester Rhinos (USL) New York Red Bulls 3-0 Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Saint Louis FC (USL) Chicago Fire 1-0 Louisville City FC (USL) FC Dallas 4-1 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Colorado Rapids 4-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) Real Salt Lake 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 (6-5) Sacramento Republic FC (USL) Seattle Sounders FC 1-3 Portland Timbers Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 1-3 D.C. United Richmond Kickers (USL) 1-3 Columbus Crew SC New York Cosmos (NASL) 2-2 (4-3) New York City FC Charleston Battery (USL) 4-4 (7-8) Orlando City SC New England Revolution 1-0 Charlotte Independence (USL) Houston Dynamo 2-0 Austin Aztex (USL) LA Galaxy 6-1 PSA Elite (USASA)

FIRST ROUND RESULTS (MAY 13)

Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 1-1 (4-2) Ocala Stampede (PDL) Upward Stars (NPSL) 3-3 (3-1) Triangle Brigade (USASA) Miami United FC (NPSL) 2-1 SW Florida Adrenaline (PDL) Lansing United (NPSL 0-0 (4-2) RWB Adria (USASA) Jersey Express SC (PDL) 3-0 Greek American AA (USASA) Reading United AC (PDL) 1-0 Maryland Bays (USASA) Western Mass Pioneers 1-1 (3-4) GBFC Thunder (NPSL) Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 3-1 Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) BYU Cougars (PDL) 0-0 (2-4) Harpo’s FC (USSSA) FC Tacoma 253 (NPSL) 2-5 Kitsap Pumas (PDL) Michigan Bucks (PDL) 3-0 Detroit City FC (NPSL) AC Connecticut (PDL) 2-3 Virginia Beach City FC (NPSL) West Virginia Chaos (PDL) 1-0 Fort Pitt FC Regiment (NPSL) Des Moines Menace (PDL) 2-1 Madison Fire (USASA) Laredo Heat (PDL) 0-0 (4-2) NTX Rayados (USASA) GPS-Massachusetts (USASA) 1-2 Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL) Midland/Odessa Sockers (PDL) 3-1 Tulsa Athletics (NPSL) Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) 2-1 Burlingame Dragons FC (PDL) FC Tucson (PDL) 1-2 Chula Vista FC (USASA) Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 3-3 (6-5) Cal FC (USASA) PSA Elite (USASA) 7-1 Golden State Missioneros (PDL)

ROUND OF 16 RESULTS (JUNE 30 - JULY 1) Orlando City SC 2-0 Columbus Crew Philadelphia Union 2-1 D.C. United Chicago Fire 3-1 Charlotte Independence (USL) Houston Dynamo 1-0 Colorado Rapids New York Red Bulls 4-1 New York Cosmos Sporting Kansas City 6-2 FC Dallas Real Salt Lake 2-0 Portland Timbers San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 LA Galaxy

SECOND ROUND RESULTS (MAY 19-20)

Wilmington Hammerheads FC (USL) 1-1 (3-5) Chattanooga FC (NPSL) Charlotte Independence (USL) 4-1 Upward Stars (NPSL) Charleston Battery (USL) 1-0 Miami United FC (NPSL) Lansing United (NPSL) 0-1 Louisville City FC (USL) Jersey Express SC (PDL) 1-0 New York Red Bulls II (USL) Reading United AC (PDL) 0-3 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) Rochester Rhinos (USL) 1-0 GBFC Thunder (NPSL) Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 0-1 Real Monarchs (USL) Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) 2-1 Harpo’s FC (USSSA) Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) 4-2 Kitsap Pumas (PDL) Michigan Bucks (PDL) 0-2 Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Richmond Kickers (USL) 2-0 Virginia Beach City FC (NPSL) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 3-0 West Virginia Chaos (PDL) Saint Louis FC (USL) 2-1 Des Moines Menace (PDL) Austin Aztex (USL) 2-0 Laredo Heat (PDL) Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) 1-0 Seacoast United Phantoms (PDL) Midland/Odessa Sockers (PDL) 1-3 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 4-2 Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) Arizona United SC (USL) 0-3 Chula Vista FC (USASA) LA Galaxy II (USL) 1-2 Ventura County Fusion (PDL) Orange County Blues FC (USL) 1-2 PSA Elite (USASA)

QUARTERFINAL SCHEDULE/RESULTS (JULY 14-22)

THIRD ROUND RESULTS (MAY 26-27)

Chicago Fire 3

Real Salt Lake 1-0 LA Galaxy Tuesday, July 14 Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT) New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union Tuesday, July 21 Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ) Sporting Kansas City vs. Houston Dynamo Tuesday, July 21 Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) Chicago Fire vs. Orlando City SC Wednesday, July 22 Toyota Park (Bridgeview, IL)

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Bracket Round of 16 June 30/July 1

Quarterfinals July 14-22

Semifinals

August 11/12

Final

September 29/30

New York Red Bulls 4 NY Red Bulls

New York Cosmos 1 Philadelphia Union 2

July 21 Phila. Union

D.C. United 1

Chattanooga FC (NPSL) 1-2 Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) Carolina RailHawks (NASL) 0-1 Charlotte Independence (USL) Charleston Battery (USL) 3-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) Indy Eleven (NASL) 0-2 Louisville City FC (USL) New York Cosmos (NASL) 3-0 Jersey Express SC (PDL) Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) 1-3 Rochester Rhinos (USL) Real Monarchs (USL) 0-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL) Seattle Sounders FC 2 (USL) 2-1 Portland Timbers (USL) Richmond Kickers (USL) 3-0 Jacksonville Armada FC (NASL) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) Saint Louis FC (USL) 1-1 (3-1) Minnesota United FC (NASL) San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) 0-2 Austin Aztex (USL) Tulsa Roughnecks (USL) 0-1 Oklahoma City Energy FC (USL) Sacramento Republic FC (USL) 7-3 Chula Vista FC (USASA) Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 1-2 PSA Elite (USASA)

Chicago Fire Charlotte Independence 1

Orlando City SC 2 Columbus Crew SC 0

July 22 Orlando City SC Home team listed on top

Sporting Kansas City 6 FC Dallas 2 Houston Dynamo 1 Colorado Rapids 0

Sporting KC

July 21 Houston Dynamo

Real Salt Lake 2 Real Salt Lake 1

Portland Timbers 0 San Jose Earthquakes 0

July 14 LA Galaxy 0

LA Galaxy 1

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Real Salt Lake

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OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS

ATTENDANCE

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

---

20,848

Saturday, March 28

at New York City FC

MLS

W 1-0

Opara 12 27,454

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W 3-2

Dwyer 16; Anibaba 91+; Nemeth 94+

19,545

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

T 0-0

---

20,087

Saturday, April 18

at LA Galaxy

MLS

L 1-2

Nemeth 22

20,018

Saturday, April 25

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

T 4-4

Nemeth 2; Dwyer 74; Feilhaber 80, 95+

21,046

SUNDAY, MAY 3

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

W 1-0

Nagamura 75

19,581

Saturday, May 9

at D.C. United

MLS

T 1-1

Dwyer 45

16,221

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

W 4-2

Dwyer 29; Nemeth 39, 46; Feilhaber 43

18,864

Saturday, May 23

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

T 0-0

--- 40,653

FRIDAY, MAY 29

FC DALLAS

MLS

W 4-0

Nemeth 19; Feilhaber 51; Ellis 57; Zusi 64

20,172

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

W 1-0

Feilhaber 84

21,505

TUESDAY, JUNE 16

ST. LOUIS FC

U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

W 1-0

Zusi 70

19,298

Sunday, June 21

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

L 1-2

Dwyer 30

19,155

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

W 2-0

Nemeth 32; own goal 64

19,835

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

FC DALLAS

U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

W 6-2

Dwyer 5, 30, 41, 69; Nemeth 46+, 59

19,113

Sunday, July 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps

MLS

W 1-0

Mustivar 52

21,000

SATURDAY, JULY 18

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

W 2-1

Feilhaber 4, Dwyer 34

19,070

TUESDAY, JULY 21

HOUSTON DYNAMO

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals) 7:30 SportingKC.com

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

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

4:00

ESPN

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

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

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

MLS Cup Final

MLS Cup Playoffs 7

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | July 21, 2015 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes CAREER STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC) SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

KEVIN ELLIS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

8

2

238

0

0

MLS Regular Season

35

29

2736

2

4

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

1

1

90

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

0

74

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

6

5

477

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

4

4

360

1

0

39

3663

3

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

10

2

312

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

46

JALIL ANIBABA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

ROGER ESPINOZA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

13

13

1170

1

4

MLS Regular Season

128

108

9555

3

14

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

8

935

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

2

1

142

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

14

14

1260

1

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

147

123

11087

3

15

BERNARDO ANOR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

BENNY FEILHABER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

1

188

0

0

MLS Regular Season

76

70

5979

13

20 3

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

5

5

484

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

4

4

300

0

4

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

1

188

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

94

87

7355

14

30

MATT BESLER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

CONNOR HALLISEY

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

167

162

14626

2

9

MLS Regular Season

8

2

235

0

1

MLS Postseason

11

11

1050

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

12

10

904

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

68

0

0

International

10

10

885

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

200

193

17465

2

9

ALL COMPETITIONS

9

3

303

0

1

SERVANDO CARRASCO

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MIKEY LOPEZ

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

9

6

508

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

9

6

508

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

MARCEL DE JONG

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JIMMY MEDRANDA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

9

8

614

0

1

MLS Regular Season

10

5

377

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

9

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

1

0

6

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

10

8

623

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

11

5

383

0

0

AMADOU DIA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SONI MUSTIVAR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

14

9

866

0

0

MLS Regular Season

14

10

956

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

171

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

16

11

1037

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

16

12

1136

0

0

DOM DWYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

CHANCE MYERS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

66

53

4765

30

4

MLS Regular Season

125

99

9220

2

14

MLS Postseason

7

4

372

2

0

MLS Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

386

4

0

U.S. Open Cup

12

11

971

2

1

International

9

2

314

2

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

87

64

5837

38

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

148

121

11241

4

16

8

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals | July 21, 2015 vs. Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes CAREER STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC) PAULO NAGAMURA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JON KEMPIN

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

MLS Regular Season

72

61

5384

4

5

MLS Regular Season

4

3

315

7

2.00

0

1-2-0

MLS Postseason

5

5

487

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

6

5

502

1

1

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

2

2.00

0

1-0-0

International

5

5

413

0

0

International

1

1

90

1

1.00

0

0-0-1

ALL COMPETITIONS

88

76

6786

5

6

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

5

495

10

1.82

0

2-2-1

KRISZTIAN NEMETH

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

TIM MELIA

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

MLS Regular Season

15

13

1111

7

4

MLS Regular Season

10

10

900

6

0.60

6

7-1-2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

75

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

2

1.00

1

2-0-0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

16

14

1186

9

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

12

1080

8

0.67

7

9-1-2

IKE OPARA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

27

23

2083

5

0

Sporting kc all-time (COMPETITIVE MATCHES)

MLS Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

overall

International

5

5

450

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

36

29

2639

6

0

ERIK PALMER BROWN

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

5

3

330

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

8

6

570

0

0

JACOB PETERSON

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

75

39

3714

6

5

MLS Postseason

5

3

253

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

7

644

1

3

International

6

3

359

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

96

52

4970

8

8

SETH SINOVIC

GP

GS

MIN

G

A 7

MLS Regular Season

118

116

10278

0

MLS Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

820

0

2

International

9

9

810

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

147

145

12953

2

10

GRAHAM ZUSI

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

161

127

11715

23

43

MLS Postseason

11

11

1049

0

5

U.S. Open Cup

10

8

758

3

2

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

190

154

14212

26

53

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 252 232 129 17 19 7 21 14 5 9 10 8 299 275 149

GF GA 860 824 57 57 79 48 33 37 1029 966

home Competition W L T MLS Reg. Season 163 85 59 MLS Playoffs 14 3 3 U.S. Open Cup 15 7 2 International 5 3 5 TOTAL 197 98 69

GF GA 511 364 35 15 53 24 16 10 615 413

away Competition W L T MLS Reg. Season 89 147 70 MLS Playoffs 2 15 4 U.S. Open Cup 6 7 3 International 4 7 2 TOTAL 101 176 79

GF GA 349 460 19 39 26 24 17 27 411 550

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

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC Year

MLS

Playoffs

2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 9-3-6 TOTAL 85-61-50 5-4-2

9

Open Cup

International

--- --- 0-1-0 --- 3-1-0 --- 4-0-1 --- 1-1-0 2-0-2 1-1-0 3-2-1 2-0-0 11-4-1 5-2-3

Total 3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 8-3-6 106-71-56