Game Guide: Sporting KC vs. Real Salt Lake

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SPORTING KC IN LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. REAL SALT LAKE YEAR 1996: 1997: 1998: 2000: 2001:

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Live Stream: SportingKC.com English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Twitter: @SKCGameday, #SKCvRSL

2002: 2003: 2004:

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

REAL SALT LAKE

10-4-7 (37 pts.)

RECORD 21 GAMES PLAYED 4th in West CONFERENCE POSITION 33 GOALS 1.57 GOALS/GAME 37 ASSISTS 22 GOALS ALLOWED 1.05 ALLOWED/GAME +11 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 257 (83) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 32.3% ON GOAL % 273 FOULS COMMITTED 241 FOULS SUFFERED 37 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

2005:

7-9-8 (29 pts.)

24 8th in West 27 1.13 28 37 1.54

2006: 2007: 2008:

–10

2009:

260 (99) 38.1% 305 331 48 8

2010: 2011:

2012:

2015 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs SPORTING KANSAS CITY

REAL SALT LAKE

Feilhaber/Nemeth 8 GOALS 5 Benny Feilhaber 12 ASSISTS 9 Dom Dwyer 60 31 SHOTS Dom Dwyer 21 SHOTS ON GOAL 11 Krisztian Nemeth 4 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 Benny Feilhaber 4 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 2 Dom Dwyer 35 FOULS COMMITTED 28 Dom Dwyer 53 38 FOULS SUFFERED Dom Dwyer 5 CAUTIONS 7 Matt Besler 1 EJECTIONS 2

Tim Melia 1170 Tim Melia 0.77 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 39

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

2013:

Javier Morales Javier Morales Javier Morales Garcia/ Morales Javier Morales Sandoval/ Morales Abdoulie Mansally Javier Morales Kyle Beckerman Jamison Olave

2014: 2015:

1440 Nick Rimando 1.06 Nick Rimando 4 Nick Rimando 6 Nick Rimando 43 Nick Rimando

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 vs. Houston Dynamo

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 L 1-2 (ET) Qualifying 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 W 3-1 Quarterfinals

Record by Round

Record Breakdown

Other Open Cup 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 4-4-1 2-1-0 1-0-1

9-9-2 13-5-3 16-7-2 6-7-3 4-2-5 3-2-0

22-14-5 82 49 16 7 2004 & 2012

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

Player 1. Dom Dwyer Davy Arnaud C.J. Sapong Igor Simutenkov 5. Soony Saad Ryan Pore 7. Krisztian Nemeth Graham Zusi Kei Kamara Teal Bunbury

GP G 6 5 12 5 13 5 5 5 5 4 6 4 2 3 10 3 8 3 9 3

GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP W 1. Tony Meola 5 4 Eric Kronberg 10 4 3. Tim Melia 3 3 Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 4. William Hesmer 4 2 Bo Oshoniyi 6 2

ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Benny Feilhaber 5 4 2. Jacob Peterson 11 3 Davy Arnaud 12 3 Josh Wolff 7 3 Chris Klein 10 3 4. Graham Zusi 10 2 Seth Sinovic 9 2 Roger Espinoza 11 2 C.J. Sapong 13 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 3 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. Jon Kempin 1 2 Andy Gruenebaum 2 2 5. Tim Melia 3 3 Kevin Hartman 2 3 Boris Pardo 1 3 8. Mike Ammann 2 4 Chris Snitko 2 4 Bo Oshoniyi 6 4

GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Nick Garcia 14 3. Matt Besler 13 Chance Myers 13 C.J. Sapong 13 Michael Harrington 13 7. Davy Arnaud 12 8. Roger Espinoza 11 Jacob Peterson 11 Preki 11

GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Nick Garcia 13 3. Chance Myers 12 4. Matt Besler 11 5. Eric Kronberg 10 6. Seth Sinovic 9 Roger Espinoza 9 Michael Harrington 9 Jimmy Conrad 9 Aurelien Collin 9

MINUTES PLAYED Player MIN 1. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 2. Nick Garcia 1313 3. Michael Harrington 1096 4. Chance Myers 1061 5. Roger Espinoza 1024 6. Matt Besler 994 7. Eric Kronberg 990 8. Jimmy Conrad 905 9. Davy Arnaud 858 10. Seth Sinovic 820 BOLD: player on current roster

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SPORTING KC ROSTER (NUMERICAL) No. Name

Position Age Hometown

Last club/College

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 22 23 27 29 37 71 93 94 96

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

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 Orlando City SC 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) AC Ajaccio (France)

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 Amobi Okugo Jon Kempin Connor Hallisey Jalil Anibaba Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla

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

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 Sacramento, CA Leawood, KS Granite Bay, CA Fullerton, CA Aurora, CO Great River, NY Portage, MI Newmarket, Canada Ivry Sur Seine, France Mosquera, Colombia Lleida, Spain

SPORTING KC 2015 MLS STATISTICS UNF POS 10 M 9 F 14 F 4 D 3 D 23 D 27 M 8 F 37 F 6 M 5 D 71 D 22 F 7 D 20 M 17 D 11 M 13 D 94 M 29 G 93 M 2 D 15 D 21 G 12 M 96 M

PLAYER

GP GS MIN Benny Feilhaber 21 20 1823 Krisztian Nemeth 18 16 1367 Dom Dwyer 18 17 1543 Kevin Ellis 15 14 1265 Ike Opara 6 6 534 Jalil Anibaba 13 13 1170 Roger Espinoza 17 17 1484 Graham Zusi 14 13 1115 Jacob Peterson 17 9 797 Paulo Nagamura 10 6 562 Matt Besler 20 20 1780 Marcel de Jong 10 9 659 Connor Hallisey 10 3 336 Chance Myers 4 3 267 Amobi Okugo (Total) 16 9 845 Saad Abdul-Salaam 11 3 353 Bernardo Anor 6 1 188 Amadou Dia 17 10 1003 Jimmy Medranda 5 5 335 Tim Melia 13 13 1170 Soni Mustivar 17 13 1181 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 2 185 Seth Sinovic 5 4 392 Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 Mikey Lopez 0 0 0 0 Jordi Quintilla 0 0 0 0

UNF POS 29 G 21 G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Jon Kempin

G 8 8 7 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GP GS MIN 13 13 1170 0 0 0

A 12 4 1 1 0 4 4 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 31 40 60 6 7 11 19 12 15 7 0 11 6 3 4 2 4 4 4 0 2 1 5 0 0 0

SOG 12 11 21 4 2 4 5 2 9 2 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

FC 34 13 35 16 6 10 28 12 5 14 19 2 0 6 11 5 4 22 7 1 19 1 4 0 0 0

FS 37 23 53 10 4 4 18 18 6 3 7 8 1 2 6 3 4 12 3 1 11 1 0 0 0 0

OFF CK C E 1 40 4 0 5 0 1 0 17 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 41 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 7 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA 51 39 10 0.77 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

W -L- T 8-2-3 0-0-0

SO 6 0

SPORTING KC 2015 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES 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) 1 Sporting KC 0 Saint Louis FC

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2 1 0

F 1 0

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)

July 21, 2015: Sporting KC 3-1 Houston Dynamo U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,589

1 Sporting KC 4 FC Dallas

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1 Sporting KC 0 Houston Dynamo

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2 2 2

F 6 2

2 3 1

F 3 1

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad AbdulSalaam 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

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Paulo Nagamura 90); Connor Hallisey (Jacob Peterson 54), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Marcel de Jong, Erik PalmerBrown, Bernardo Anor

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

Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst, A.J. Cochran, Taylor Hunter; Leonel Miranda, Nathan Sturgis (Zach Steinberger 64), Ricardo Clark, Luis Garrido, Brad Davis (c); Will Bruin (Erick Torres 64) Subs not used: Tyler Deric, Raul Rodriguez, Chandler Hoffman

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

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 -- Brandon Barklage (caution; reckless foul) 54 STL -- Charles Renken (caution; reckless foul) 86 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Graham Zusi 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 70

SKC 11 (10) 3 10 3 7

DAL 9 (5) 2 12 0 3

Misconduct Summary: DAL -- Michel (caution; reckless tackle) 15 DAL -- Walker 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 WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS CLUB Pts W L T GD 1.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 42 13 8 3 +12 2.

LA Galaxy 40 11 7 7 +12 3.

FC Dallas 38 11 6 5 +5 4.

Sporting Kansas City 37 10 4 7 +11 5.

Portland Timbers 36 10 8 6 –3 6.

Seattle Sounders FC 32 10 12 2 –1 7.

Houston Dynamo 31 8 8 7 +2 8.

Real Salt Lake 29 7 9 8 –10 9.

San Jose Earthquakes 26 7 10 5 –6 10. Colorado Rapids 24 5 8 9 –4

GP 24 25 22 21 24 24 23 24 22 22

SKC 16 (6) 1 11 1 6

HOU 5 (3) 2 15 5 7

Misconduct Summary: HOU -- Luis Garrido (ejection; serious foul play) 30 SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; tactical foul) 34 HOU -- Ricardo Clark (caution; reckless foul) 57 HOU -- Brad Davis (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 68 Scoring Summary: HOU -- Will Bruin 1 (unassisted) 59 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (Matt Besler 1) 71 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (K. Nemeth 1, Amadou Dia 1) 86 SKC -- Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Dom Dwyer 1, R. Espinoza 1) 88

2015 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS CLUB Pts W L T GD 1.

D.C. United 44 13 7 5 +8 2.

New York Red Bulls 36 10 6 6 +10 3.

Columbus Crew SC 34 9 8 7 –1 4.

Toronto FC 31 9 9 4 –1 5.

New England Revolution 31 8 9 7 –4 6.

Montreal Impact 28 8 9 5 –2 7.

Orlando City SC 28 7 10 7 –5 8.

New York City FC 24 6 11 6 –5 9.

Philadelphia Union 23 6 13 5 –11 10. Chicago Fire 22 6 12 4 –7 2

GP 20 22 21 18 21 21 21 19 20 20

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvRSL: MATCH PREVIEW

HOT AT HOME

Two MLS rivals meet Wednesday in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals as Sporting KC hosts Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. The winner will advance to the final on Sept. 30 and face either the Chicago Fire or the Philadelphia Union, who square off in Wednesday’s other semifinal in Chester, Pennsylvania.

A 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo on Aug. 1 extended Sporting KC’s home unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions dating back to March 8, tying the previous club record which spanned two seasons from 2004-2005. In addition, Sporting KC’s 11-game home unbeaten streak in MLS (7-0-4) breaks the club record set in 2008.

The team’s 3-1 win over the Houston Dynamo on July 21 in the U.S. Open Cup was its ninth consecutive home victory since the beginning of May, setting a new club record. The result saw Sporting KC top the eight-game winning run made in 2004 when Bob Gansler’s side won the U.S. Open Cup in September and advanced to MLS Cup in November.

Sporting KC Peter Vermes’ side enters the match with a 14-game home unbeaten streak in all competitions, equaling the club record set from 2004 to 2005. Sporting KC (10-4-7, 37 points) is currently fourth in the Western Conference standings but leads MLS with 1.76 points per game and has just four defeats this season, two fewer than any other club. Sporting KC is fresh off a 3-1 victory at Toronto FC on Saturday, a result that tied Vermes as the winningest coach in club history. Jacob Peterson sealed the win with an 87th-minute strike against his former club after Benny Feilhaber and Krisztian Nemeth netted first-half goals on either side of Michael Bradley’s equalizer.

VERMES MAKES HISTORY Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes moved into a tie with Bob Gansler as the all-time winningest coach in club history with a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday at BMO Field. Vermes earned his 86th regular season win and 108th win in all competitions, equaling the club marks held by his former coach. Gansler served as manager of the U.S. MNT at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and later led KC to all three major domestic titles with Supporters Shield (2000), MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) championships.

Vermes has a 108-72-57 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. He boasts a 12-4-1 mark in the U.S. Open Cup and coached the team to its second Open Cup title in 2012.

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake enters mid-August juggling three competitions and at the tail end of a four-game road swing that has taken the club to the U.S. capital, Guatemala and Canada. RSL took part in the highest-scoring MLS match this season — a remarkable 6-4 defeat at D.C. United on Aug. 1 — before launching its 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win at Guatemalan side Municipal last Wednesday. RSL then traveled north to face Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, suffering a 4-0 setback at BC Place. With Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup semifinal looming, Manager Jeff Cassar rested four regular starters in the match as Nick Rimando, Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales and Tony Beltran watched their team fall to eighth place in the West (7-9-8, 29 points).

TO THE SEMIS AND BEYOND Sporting KC has reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup for the fourth time in team history. The club has two wins (2004, 2012) and one defeat (2002) at this stage of the competition and has emerged victorious in both Open Cup final appearances, winning the trophy at Arrowhead Stadium in 2004 and a sold-out Sporting Park in 2012.

Real Salt Lake has progressed to the Open Cup semifinals for second time in three years. In 2013, RSL topped the Portland Timbers 2-1 to make their first ever championship appearance in the competition. Despite hosting a D.C. United side that finished 3-24-7 in the 2013 regular season, the Claret-and-Cobalt dropped the final 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Head-to-Head Intra-conference foes for the first time in 2015, Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake have taken their rivalry to a new level this season. The 2013 MLS Cup finalists have squared off three times this campaign with 17 yellow cards produced over 270 minutes of action. RSL has held the upper hand, gaining seven of a possible nine points in the regular season fixture.

Real Salt Lake is winless in five games at Sporting Park (0-2-3) and has just one victory in their 11 all-time trips (1-5-5) to Kansas City (Aug. 29, 2009). The last knockout-style match played between the sides was MLS Cup 2013 at Sporting Park. Amid the coldest playing conditions in MLS history (recorded high of 20 degrees), Sporting KC and RSL battled to a 1-1 draw before the hosts won 7-6 in a 10-round PK shootout.

Wednesday marks the first ever meeting between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake in the U.S. Open Cup proper. The clubs met in the 2007 MLS qualification semifinals as RSL claimed a 2-1 extra-time victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando is the only player from either team’s current roster to have played in that match.

HOW THEY GOT HERE Sporting KC Sporting KC kicked off its 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis FC on June 16 at Sporting Park. Graham Zusi scored the game’s only goal, heading home a cross from Benny Feilhaber in the 70th minute, while Tim Melia earned the shutout. In front of 19,298 fans — the largest fourth round crowd in the tournament’s modern era and a new club record for the competition — Sporting KC eliminated their cross-state rivals in the team’s first competitive match against an opponent from St. Louis.

In the Round of 16, Dom Dwyer became the first player in team history to score four goals in a competitive match as Sporting KC earned an emphatic 6-2 victory over FC Dallas on July 1. Krisztian Nemeth added two goals while Feilhaber earned three assists during the record-setting night at Sporting Park. The six-goal outburst equaled the highest scoring match for the club all-time.

Peter Vermes’ men secured a berth in the semifinals with a 3-1 comeback win over the Houston Dynamo on July 21 Sporting Park. Will Bruin opened the scoring for a Dynamo side playing with 10 men after Luis Garrido’s first half red card, but Sporting KC rallied for three goals in the final 20 minutes on strikes from Feilhaber, Dwyer and Nemeth. It was the team’s 300th victory in all competitions and ninth straight at home, setting a new club record.

ABOUT THE LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP 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 Real Salt Lake has yet to win the title but advanced to the championship game in 2013.

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.

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake came from behind to defeat Seattle Sounders FC 2 by a 2-1 scoreline in the Open Cup fourth round on June 16 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Winger Joao Plata had a goal and an assist while midfielder Javier Morales added the game-winning strike in the 71st minute to avoid the upset against a USL team that led 1-0 at halftime.

A Round of 16 matchup with the Portland Timbers on July 1 saw the Claretand-Cobalt emerge 2-0 victors with second-half goals from Morales and forward Sebastian Jaime. Jeff Attinella made two saves to earn the shutout at Rio Tinto Stadium.

On July 14, Real Salt Lake advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 home win over the LA Galaxy. Defender Aaron Maund scored his first professional goal in the 87th minute while Attinella made four saves en route to the clean sheet, his second of the tournament. Midfielder Steven Gerrard made his competitive debut for LA as a halftime substitute after playing the previous 17 years with storied English club Liverpool FC.

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 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 6 for the 2015 bracket and results.

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2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes TOUGH TO BEAT

EYING ATTENDANCE RECORDS

Sporting KC has been hard to beat during the first four months of the 2015 campaign. Their four losses are the fewest of any MLS team and the fewest through 21 games in team history. Sporting KC has had five losses through 20 games in each of the previous two seasons (10-5-6 in 2013 and 11-5-5 in 2014).

The 2000 Kansas City Wizards, led by then-centerback Peter Vermes, also started 11-5-5 en route to winning the club’s first Supporters’ Shield title and MLS Cup.

Sporting Park has attracted the largest crowds in each of the three previous rounds of this year’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a total of 56,000 fans attending.

In a 1-0 win over St. Louis FC on June 16, Sporting Park drew 19,298 spectators to set a fourth round record in the tournament’s modern era. The largest crowd for a semifinal match in the U.S. Open Cup’s modern era (1995-present) is 14,742 set by Real Salt Lake in 2013.

FEILHABER ON FIRE

DWYER AHEAD OF THE REST

Just 21 games into the 2015 season, Benny Feilhaber has set MLS career-highs with eight goals and 12 assists. The 30-year-old World Cup veteran won 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 and competed in the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 29.

Following his one-goal, one-assist performance Saturday in Toronto, Feilhaber moved to nine goals and 16 assists in all competitions this year. With almost three months still to play, he is well on pace to break Preki’s single-season assist record in all competitions for the club (18 in 2003). He also becomes just the second player in club history — alongside Preki — to record nine goals and 16 assists in a single season (all competitions). Preki accomplished the feat in 1997 and 2003.

Dom Dwyer currently leads all players as the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup’s top scorer with five goals, all of which have come in the previous two rounds of the tournament. His five strikes are tied for the most by a Kansas City player in U.S. Open Cup history.

SKC INKS JORDI QUINTILLA Sporting KC announced the signing of 21-year-old midfielder Jordi Quintilla on Thursday. He becomes the youngest Spaniard currently in Major League Soccer and occupies an international roster spot for Sporting KC. Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfielder Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-year-old with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on loan to CF Badalona and CE L’Hospitalet. Most recently, Quintilla spent the 2014/15 season with AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2 and played in 20 games across all competitions for the club.

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

WHERE TO NEXT?

ESPINOZA INJURY BLOW

U.S. Soccer conducted the official draw last Wednesday to determine the below hosting priorities for the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final among the four teams remaining in the competition: Chicago Fire - Hosts with win over Philadelphia on Aug. 12 Real Salt Lake - Hosts with win over SKC AND Philadelphia win on Aug. 12 Philadelphia Union - Hosts with win over Chicago AND SKC win on Aug. 12 Sporting KC - Will not host 2015 U.S. Open Cup Final The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final will be played on Wednesday, Sept. 30 with a $250,000 grand prize and a 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League berth at stake.

Midfielder Roger Espinoza suffered a sesamoid fracture in his left foot during the team’s 1-1 draw against Houston on Aug. 1 and is expected to miss at least 10 weeks while recovering from the injury, Sporting KC announced Thursday.

Espinoza has started 20 matches for Sporting KC in all competitions this season after returning to the club following a two-year stint with Wigan Athletic in England. Espinoza was drafted by Kansas City in the first round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and began a five-year run that culminated with MLS All-Star honors and a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship in 2012. The 28-year-old has made 150 appearances for the club across all competitions with three goals and 17 assists.

#SKCvRSL HEAD-TO-HEAD BOX SCORES: 2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON April 11, 2015: Sporting KC 0-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,087 (57th straight sell out) 1 Sporting KC (2-1-3, 9 pts) 0 Real Salt Lake (2-0-3, 9 pts) 0

2 0 0

F 0 0

June 21, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 19,155 1 Sporting KC (6-3-6, 24 pts) 1 Real Salt Lake (5-5-6, 21 pts) 1

2 0 1

F 1 2

Sporting KC: Luis Marin; Marcel de Jong, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara (Kevin Ellis 84), Jalil Anibaba; Roger Espinoza, Servando Carrasco, Benny Feilhaber; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Bernardo Anor 77) Subs not used: Tim Melia, Soni Mustivar, Amadou Dia, Jimmy Medranda, Paulo Nagamura

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Jalil Anibaba, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler (c), Amadou Dia (Saad Abdul-Salaam 91+); Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 75) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Servando Carrasco, Marcel de Jong, Connor Hallisey, Chance Myers

Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Jamison Olave, Elias Vasquez, Tony Beltran, Kenny Mansally; Luke Mulholland (John Stertzer 92+), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Luis Gil (Jordan Allen 65), Alvaro Saborio, Olmes Garcia (Demar Phillips 88) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, Aaron Maund, Sebastian Saucedo, Devon Sandoval

Real Salt Lake: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Demar Phillips; Luke Mulholland (Luis Gil 70), Kyle Beckerman (c), Javier Morales; Sebastian Jaime (Jordan Allen 69), Devon Sandoval, Joao Plata (Olmes Garcia 83) Subs not used: Jeff Attinella, John Stertzer, Phanuel Kavita, Sebastian Saucedo

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

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

SKC 12 (1) 0 11 2 7

RSL 4 (0) 1 11 5 2

Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Tony Beltran (caution; reckless tackle) 44 RSL -- Alvaro Saborio (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 SKC -- Servando Carrasco (caution; unsporting behavior) 61 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; dissent) 64 RSL -- Kenny Mansally (caution; delaying a restart) 80 Scoring Summary: None

SKC 11 (5) 4 15 0 4

RSL 15 (7) 4 9 3 16

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Soni Mustivar (caution; reckless tackle) 8 SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless foul) 14 RSL -- Javier Morales (caution; reckless foul) 15 RSL -- Demar Phillips (caution; reckless tackle) 18 RSL -- Kyle Beckerman (caution; reckless foul) 47 RSL -- Sebastian Jaime (caution; reckless foul) 51 RSL -- Olmes Garcia (caution; unsporting behavior) 93+ Scoring Summary: RSL -- Sebastian Jaime 1 (Javier Morales 4) 15 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 8) 30 RSL -- Olmes Garcia 1 (Javier Morales 5) 93+

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July 24, 2015: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 20,809

Sporting KC (9-4-6, 33 pts) Real Salt Lake (7-8-8, 29 pts)

1 0 1

2 1 1

F 1 2

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Marcel de Jong (Amadou Dia 46), Matt Besler (c), Erik Palmer-Brown, Saad Abdul-Salaam; Soni Mustivar (Benny Feilhaber 46), Roger Espinoza, Paulo Nagamura; Krisztian Nemeth, Dom Dwyer, Jacob Peterson (Connor Hallisey 79) Subs not used: Jon Kempin, Amobi Okugo, Chance Myers, Jimmy Medranda Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Abdoulie Mansally, Elias Vasquez, Aaron Maund, Tony Beltran; Luke Mulholland, Luis Gil (John Stertzer 87), Javier Morales (c); Joao Plata (Sebastian Saucedo 94+), Devon Sandoval (Olmes Garcia 61), Sebastian Jaime Subs not used: Eduardo Fernandez, Justen Glad, Boyd Okwuonu, Wellington Paeckart Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (6) 4 13 2 3

RSL 14 (6) 5 9 2 6

Misconduct Summary: SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; reckless foul) 72 SKC -- Erik Palmer-Brown (caution; reckless tackle) 77 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; unsporting behavior) 91+ RSL -- Joao Plata (caution; delaying a restart) 91+ RSL -- Elias Vasquez (caution; persistent infringement) 92+ Scoring Summary: RSL -- Javier Morales 5 (Sebastian Jaime 1) 34 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 7 (Roger Espinoza 4) 50 RSL -- Joao Plata 2 (penalty kick) 73

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME OPEN CUP GAMES PLAYED/STARTED (ALPHABETICAL) FIRST LAST GP GS Saad Abdul-Salaam 3 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 13 11 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 3 3 Birahim Diop 5 2 Antonio Dovale 2 2 Dom Dwyer 6 6 Kevin Ellis 7 6 Pablo Escobar 1 1 Roger Espinoza 11 9 Dario Fabbro 3 3 Benny Feilhaber 5 5 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 3 2 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 3 3 5 5 4 2 3 3 1 1

FIRST LAST GP GS Soni Mustivar 3 3 Chance Myers 13 12 Paulo Nagamura 7 5 Krisztian Nemeth 2 2 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 11 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 Dom Dywer 5 Davy Arnaud 5 C.J. Sapong 5 Igor Simutenkov 5 Ryan Pore 4 Soony Saad 4 Krisztian Nemeth 3 Graham Zusi 3 Teal Bunbury 3 Kei Kamara 3 Ivan Trujillo 3 Chance Myers 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 Tim Melia 3 Boris Pardo 3 Andy Gruenebaum 2 Jon Kempin 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 Roger Espinoza 2 C.J. Sapong 2 Scott Sealy 2 Seth Sinovic 2 Graham Zusi 2 Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 Stephen Armstrong 1 Matt Besler 1 Omar Bravo 1 Teal Bunbury 1 Jimmy Conrad 1 Amadou Dia 1 Dom Dwyer 1 Dario Fabbro 1 Francisco Gomez 1

FIRST LAST G Justin Detter 1 Dario Fabbro 1 Benny Feilhaber 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 Diego Gutierrez 1 Michael Harrington 1 Jack Jewsbury 1 Mo Johnston 1 Peterson Joseph 1 Claudio Lopez 1 Chance Myers 1 Paulo Nagamura 1 Krisztian Nemeth 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

U.S. OPEN CUP WINNERS DURING THE MLS ERA YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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WINNER RESULT 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 SC 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. LA Galaxy Chicago Fire 1-0 vs. New York Red Bulls Kansas City Wizards 1-0 (ET) vs. Chicago Fire LA Galaxy 1-0 vs. FC Dallas Chicago Fire 3-1 vs. LA 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 SC Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 vs. Chicago Fire Sporting Kansas City 1-1 (3-2 PK) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 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 Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

2015 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS 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 (NASL) 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 RESULTS (JULY 14-22)

THIRD ROUND RESULTS (MAY 26-27)

Chicago Fire 3

Real Salt Lake 1-0 LA Galaxy New York Red Bulls 1-1 (3-4) Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Houston Dynamo Chicago Fire 3-1 Orlando City SC

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

Quarterfinals July 14-22

Semifinals

Final

August 12

September 29/30

New York Red Bulls 4 New York 1 (3)

New York Cosmos 1 Philadelphia Union 2

July 21 Harrison, NJ

Phila. Union

Phila. Union 1 (4)

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)

Aug. 12

Chester, PA 6:30 p.m. CT

Chicago Fire 3 Charlotte Independence 1

Orlando City SC 2

July 22 Bridgeview, IL

Chicago Fire

Orlando City SC 1

Columbus Crew SC 0 FINAL: SEPT. 30

Sporting Kansas City 6 Sporting KC 3

FC Dallas 2 Houston Dynamo 1 Colorado Rapids 0

July 21 Kansas City, KS

Sporting KC

Houston Dynamo 1 Aug. 12

Kansas City, KS 7:30 p.m. CT

Real Salt Lake 2 Real Salt Lake 1

Portland Timbers 0 San Jose Earthquakes 0

July 14 Sandy, UT

LA Galaxy 0

LA Galaxy 1

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Real Salt Lake

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

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

Ellis 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) W 3-1

Feilhaber 71, Dwyer 86, Nemeth 88

17,589

Friday, July 24

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

L 1-2

Feilhaber 50

20,809

SATURDAY, AUG. 1

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

T 1-1

Dwyer 6

19,882

Saturday, Aug. 8

at Toronto FC

MLS

W 3-1

Feilhaber 22, Nemeth 29, Peterson 87

24,326

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12

REAL SALT LAKE

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

7:30 SportingKC.com

SATURDAY, AUG. 15

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

8:00

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Final)

TBD TBD

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 Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes CAREER STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC) SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

ROGER ESPINOZA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

11

3

353

0

0

MLS Regular Season

130

110

9734

3

15

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

0

75

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

11

9

1024

0

2

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

2

1

142

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

14

3

428

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

150

126

11355

3

17

JALIL ANIBABA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

BENNY FEILHABER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

13

13

1170

1

4

MLS Regular Season

79

72

6204

15

22

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

5

5

484

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

390

1

4

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

14

14

1260

1

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

98

90

7670

17

32

BERNARDO ANOR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

CONNOR HALLISEY

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

1

188

0

0

MLS Regular Season

10

3

336

0

1

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

3

2

137

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

1

188

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

13

5

473

0

1

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MATT BESLER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MIKEY LOPEZ

MLS Regular Season

170

165

14896

2

9

MLS Regular Season

8

5

482

0

0

MLS Postseason

11

11

1050

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

13

11

994

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

76

0

0

International

10

10

885

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

204

197

17825

2

10

ALL COMPETITIONS

9

6

558

0

0

MARCEL DE JONG

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JIMMY MEDRANDA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

10

9

659

0

1

MLS Regular Season

11

6

467

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

11

9

668

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

6

473

0

0

AMADOU DIA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SONI MUSTIVAR

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

17

10

1003

0

0

MLS Regular Season

17

13

1181

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

3

261

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

3

3

270

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

13

1264

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

16

1451

0

0

DOM DWYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

CHANCE MYERS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

68

55

4945

31

4

MLS Regular Season

127

101

9387

2

14

MLS Postseason

7

4

372

2

0

MLS Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

6

6

476

5

1

U.S. Open Cup

13

12

1061

2

1

International

9

2

314

2

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

90

67

6107

40

5

ALL COMPETITIONS

151

124

11498

4

16

KEVIN ELLIS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

PAULO NAGAMURA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

37

31

2916

2

4

MLS Regular Season

75

63

5532

4

5

MLS Postseason

1

1

90

0

0

MLS Postseason

5

5

487

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

6

567

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

5

503

1

1

International

4

4

360

1

0

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

49

42

3933

3

4

ALL COMPETITIONS

92

78

6935

5

6

8

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | Aug. 12, 2015 vs. Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes CAREER STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC) KRISZTIAN NEMETH

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

JON KEMPIN

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

MLS Regular Season

18

16

1367

8

4

MLS Regular Season

4

3

315

7

2.00

0

1-2-0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

164

3

1

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

2

2.00

0

1-0-0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

1

1

90

1

1.00

0

0-0-1

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

18

1531

11

5

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

5

495

10

1.82

0

2-2-1

AMOBI OKUGO

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

TIM MELIA

GP

GS

MIN

GA

GAA

SO

W-L-T

MLS Regular Season

1

0

33

0

1

MLS Regular Season

13

13

1170

10

0.77

6

8-2-3

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

3

270

3

1.00

1

3-0-0

International

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

x

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

1

0

33

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

16

16

1440

13

0.81

7

11-2-3

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

6

4

420

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

9

7

660

0

0

JACOB PETERSON

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

78

41

3884

7

5

MLS Postseason

5

3

253

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

7

680

1

3

International

6

3

359

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

100

54

5176

9

8

JORDI QUINTILLA

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

SETH SINOVIC

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

118

116

10278

0

7

MLS Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

820

0

2

International

9

9

810

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

147

145

12953

2

10

GRAHAM ZUSI

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

162

128

11804

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

191

155

14301

26

53

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

W L T 253 233 130 17 19 7 22 14 5 9 10 8 301 276 150

GF GA 865 828 57 57 82 49 33 37 1037 971

home Competition W L T MLS Reg. Season 163 85 60 MLS Playoffs 14 3 3 U.S. Open Cup 16 7 2 International 5 3 5 TOTAL 198 98 70

GF GA 512 365 35 15 56 25 16 10 619 415

away Competition W L T MLS Reg. Season 90 148 70 MLS Playoffs 2 15 4 U.S. Open Cup 6 7 3 International 4 7 2 TOTAL 102 177 79

GF GA 353 463 19 39 26 24 17 27 415 553

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 10-4-7 TOTAL 86-62-51 5-4-2

9

Open Cup

International

Total

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 3-0-0 12-4-1

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

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 13-4-7 108-72-57