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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 3 p.m. CT (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)

Sun., April 15, 2018 (Week 7, MLS Game #66)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-4 195 12/28/1994 Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Amer Didic 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 6 6 0 0 123 97 12 3 4 Brad Evans DF 6-1 160 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 0 0 0 0 230 198 25 29 DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 6 6 0 0 232 226 3 15 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 6 6 1 0 39 39 1 2 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 6 6 2 2 6 6 2 2 DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 6 6 1 0 224 184 27 56 8 Graham Zusi 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 6 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 2 1 1 0 33 15 8 2 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 6 0 0 1 38 26 8 3 13 Gianluca Busio FW 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 191 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 5 5 0 2 59 28 6 12 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 3 0 0 189 181 1 9 15 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 186 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 6 6 0 3 196 176 5 26 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Cristian Lobato MF 5-11 160 03/07/1989 Esparreguera, Spain 1 1 0 0 11 7 1 0 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 5 4 1 3 27 16 4 5 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 22 Emiliano Amor DF 6-0 175 05/16/1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 6 6 0 0 93 92 0 0 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 Matt Lewis DF 6-2 165 08/01/1996 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 Kharlton Belmar FW 5-11 160 12/01/1992 Virginia Beach, VA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 6 2 1 0 80 56 4 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W119 L92 T75

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A FW 6-1 170 03/09/1983 Nacogdoches, TX 1 1 0 0 173 162 71 41 2 Clint Dempsey 4 Gustav Svensson MF 6-0 170 02/07/1987 Gothenberg, Sweden 3 3 0 0 35 33 1 4 DF 5-10 175 06/23/1997 Douala, Cameroon 3 2 0 0 22 12 0 1 5 Nouhou Tolo 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 0 0 0 0 252 245 10 21 MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 3 3 0 0 91 75 10 7 7 Cristian Roldan 8 Victor Rodriguez MF 5-7 154 07/23/1989 Sabadell, Spain 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 1 Nicolas Lodeiro MF 5-7 150 03/21/1989 Paysandu, Uruguay 2 2 0 0 48 48 11 20 10 12 Seyi Adekoya FW 5-11 170 12/05/1995 Seattle, WA 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 FW 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 0 0 0 0 57 54 15 5 13 Jordan Morris 14 Chad Marshall DF 6-4 190 08/22/1984 Riverside, CA 2 2 0 0 373 368 22 15 Tony Alfaro DF 6-2 190 06/15/1993 Michoacan, Mexico 1 1 0 0 22 10 0 0 15 16 Alex Roldan MF 5-10 155 07/28/1996 Artesia, CA 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 2 2 0 0 211 174 61 22 18 Kelvin Leerdam DF 5-10 154 06/24/1990 Paramaribo, Suriname 2 2 0 0 17 16 1 2 19 Harry Shipp MF 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 2 2 0 0 113 88 14 18 20 Kim Kee-Hee DF 6-2 175 07/13/1989 Busan, South Korea 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jordy Delem MF 5-11 156 03/18/1993 Le Francois, Martinique 1 1 0 0 15 10 0 1 21 22 Magnus Eikrem MF 5-11 155 08/08/1990 Molde, Norway 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 23 Henry Wingo MF 6-0 170 10/04/1995 Seattle, WA 1 1 0 0 12 1 0 0 24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 3 3 0 0 216 216 0 3 Calle Brown GK 6-6 200 07/01/1992 Leesburg, VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 27 Lamar Neagle MF 5-11 165 05/07/1987 Tacoma, WA 2 0 0 0 202 127 40 25 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 3 3 0 0 39 36 0 3 29 30 Jordan McCrary DF 5-9 165 07/28/1993 Alpharetta, GA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 193 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 12 10 0 0 70 Handwalla Bwana MF 5-9 145 06/25/1999 Mombasa, Kenya 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 DF 5-9 160 09/20/1990 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 84 76 0 18 90 Waylon Francis HEAD COACH : Brian Schmetzer

08/18/1962 W22 L14 T15

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Sunday, April 15, 2018; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 3 p.m. CT REFEREES

2018 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 6 4-1-1 13 12 9 at home 3 2-1-0 6 4 4

REFEREE: Drew Fischer. AR1 (bench): Corey Rockwell; AR2 (opposite): Jeffrey Greeson; 4th: David Gantar; VAR: Geoff Gamble TEAM NEWS

Sounders FC 3 0-3-0 0 0 5 on road 1 0-1-0 0 0 3

SUSPENDED: SEA: Kelvin Leerdam (through April 15); Clint Dempsey (through April 15) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 5 wins, 15 goals … Sounders FC 8 wins, 14 goals … Ties 3

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT KC: Sporting 3 wins, 12 goals … Sounders FC 4 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1 LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/17: KC 3, SEA 0 (Fernandes 56, 58, 69) 8/12: SEA 1, KC 0 (Dempsey 36)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES LA GALAXY 0 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Salloi 1 (unassisted) 56 KC--Russell 2 (Espinoza 3) 61

UPCOMING MATCHES SOUNDERS FC SPORTING Sun. Apr. 22 Minnesota Fri. Apr. 20 Vancouver Sun. Apr. 29 at LAFC Sat. Apr. 28 at New England Sat. May 5 Columbus Sat. May 5 Colorado Wed. May 9 at Toronto FC Wed. May 9 at Atlanta

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Yohan Croizet (Seth Sinovic 70), Johnny Russell (Gerso Fernandes 88), Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SOUNDERS FC

SPORTING

F 12 45

A 9 60

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 0

A 5 54

3 2 0 0

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 2

HOW SCORED

2 9 1 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

5 3 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

0 10 2

4 5 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 0 MONTREAL IMPACT 1 Scoring Summary: MTL--Vargas 2 (Piatti 3) 60 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Stefan Frei, Kelvin Leerdam (Ejected 40), Roman Torres, Chad Marshall, Waylon Francis (Nouhou Tolo 84), Gustav Svensson, Magnus Eikrem (Jordan McCrary 45), Nicolas Lodeiro, Cristian Roldan, Handwalla Bwana (Alex Roldan 74), Will Bruin.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC SEA

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

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 4-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-3-0

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/31/2018 KC 1, DC 0 4/08/2018 KC 2, LA 0 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2 10/22/2017 KC 1, RSL 2 3/24/2018 KC 2, COL 2 4/08/2018 KC 2, LA 0 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Sounders FC

LWWTWW LLL

(0) (0) (2) (3) (2) (0) (5)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Date Score (Gms since) 10/22/2017 SEA 3, COL 0 8/05/2017 SEA 4, MIN 0 3/31/2018 SEA 0, MTL 1 3/18/2018 SEA 0, DAL 3 9/16/2017 SEA 0, DAL 0 10/22/2017 SEA 3, COL 0 3/31/2018 SEA 0, MTL 1

(2) (5) (0) (0) (8) (3) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Gutierrez A: 3 Espinoza/Salloi SHT: 21 Russell SOG: 10 Gutierrez FC: 11 Sanchez FS: 10 Espinoza OF: 2 Russell/Salloi C: 2 Sanchez E: 0 SOUNDERS FC G: 0 A: 0 SHT: 8 Lodeiro SOG: 2 4 players tied FC: 7 Svensson FS: 9 Lodeiro OF: 3 Bruin C: 1 7 players tied E: 1 3 players tied

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 6 1 1 2 1 1 12 2.00 SEA 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 6 2 0 3 1 0 9 1.50 SEA 3 0 2 0 1 0 5 1.67 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 12 2 1 1 3 2 3 SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 SEA 5 1 1 0 2 1 0

2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-1-1, 13 pts.) UNF 21 7 20 11 8 6 94 17 14 12 19 3 5 15 29 10

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

PLAYER Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Diego Rubio Graham Zusi Ilie Sanchez Jimmy Medranda Roger Espinoza Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Cristian Lobato Ike Opara Matt Besler Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Yohan Croizet Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 6 5 2 6 6 6 6 5 6 1 6 6 4 6 6

GS 5 6 4 1 6 6 2 6 5 0 1 6 6 3 6 3

MIN 413 535 373 63 540 540 264 539 407 115 73 540 540 224 540 234

6 6

540 540

G 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9

A 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 17 21 9 1 10 5 4 6 10 4 0 5 0 0 0 10

SOG 10 7 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2

FC 10 3 2 0 2 11 3 10 5 4 0 4 5 0 0 5

FS 4 6 5 1 3 4 4 10 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 3

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

CK 5 16 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

11 11

102 77

33 30

64 60

60 64

9 15

48 19

5 11

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Felipe Gutierrez 3, Daniel Salloi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 2, Khiry Shelton 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 6 6 6

GS 6 6 6

MIN SHTS 540 30 540 30 540 33

SV 20 20 21

GA 9 9 12

GAA 1.5 1.5 2

PG 0 0 1

PA 0 0 1

W 4 4 1

L 1 1 4

T 1 1 1

SO 2 2 1

2018 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (0-3-0, 0 pts.) UNF 16 14 2 7 4 70 19 23 30 21 18 20 27 22 10 5 29 24 15 90 17

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

PLAYER Alex Roldan Chad Marshall Clint Dempsey Cristian Roldan Gustav Svensson Handwalla Bwana Harry Shipp Henry Wingo Jordan McCrary Jordy Delem Kelvin Leerdam Kim Kee-Hee Lamar Neagle Magnus Eikrem Nicolas Lodeiro Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Stefan Frei Tony Alfaro Waylon Francis Will Bruin Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

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

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

MIN 42 180 37 270 270 164 116 90 45 80 130 16 48 180 180 186 209 270 83 84 180

3 3

270 270

GP 3 3 3

GS 3 3 3

G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 4 2 1 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 8 1 2 0 1 0 7

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

FC 0 0 1 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 6 1 3 0 3 2 0

FS 0 2 0 8 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 9 1 1 0 0 1 2

OFF 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

7 0

31 47

15 14

39 35

35 39

5 8

8 21

5 7

0 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 24

POS G

GOALKEEPER Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

MIN SHTS 270 15 270 15 270 14

SV 9 9 14

GA 5 5 0

GAA 1.67 1.67 0

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 0 0 3

L 3 3 0

T 0 0 0

SO 0 0 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 4 New York City FC 10 at Chicago

Sat. Mar.

17 San Jose

W 3-2

18868

2-1-0

Sat. Mar.

24 at Colorado

T 2-2

17424

2-1-1

Sat. Sun. Sun. Fri. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

31 D.C. United 8 at Los Angeles 15 Seattle 20 Vancouver 28 at New England 5 Colorado 9 at Atlanta 20 at Minnesota 27 Columbus 3 Minnesota 9 at Portland 23 Houston 30 at Montreal 4 at Real Salt Lake 7 Toronto FC 14 at New York Red Bulls 28 FC Dallas 4 at Houston 11 at Los Angeles FC 18 Portland 25 Minnesota 1 at Seattle 8 Orlando City SC 15 at San Jose 23 at Philadelphia 30 Real Salt Lake 6 Los Angeles 17 at Vancouver 21 at FC Dallas 28 Los Angeles FC

W 1-0 W 2-0

18624 25846

3-1-1 4-1-1

1 1

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May June June June June July

Sat. July Sat. July Sat. July Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.

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

RESULT L 0-2

ATT 20831

W-L-T 0-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 11 0 NYC: Moralez (32) Medina (53)

W 4-3

14021

1-1-0

3 KC: Gutierrez (9,86) Russell (44) Medranda (83); CHI: Katai (70) Nikolic (74,82) 6 KC: Sanchez (25) Zusi (56) Gutierrez (68); SJ: Qazaishvili (34) Wondolowski (91+) 7 KC: Gutierrez (57) Rubio (91+); COL: Badji (5) Mason (8) 10 KC: Gutierrez (3); 13 KC: Salloi (56) Russell (61);

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2018 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sun.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr.

Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat.

May May May May June

Sat. June Wed. June Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun.

June June July July July July July July

Sat. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed.

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

Sun. Oct. Sun. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 4 Los Angeles FC L 0-1 18 at FC Dallas L 0-3 31 Montreal L 0-1 15 at Sporting KC 22 Minnesota 29 at Los Angeles FC 5 Columbus 9 at Toronto FC 13 at Portland 26 Real Salt Lake 2 at Real Salt Lake 9 D.C. United 13 at New York Red Bulls 23 Chicago 30 Portland 4 at Colorado 7 at New England 15 at Atlanta 21 Vancouver 25 at San Jose 29 New York City FC 4 at Minnesota 12 FC Dallas 18 Los Angeles 26 at Portland 1 Sporting KC 15 at Vancouver 19 Philadelphia 23 at Los Angeles 29 Colorado 6 Houston 17 at Orlando City SC 21 at Houston 28 San Jose

ATT 40070 13310 39469

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

POS PTS NOTES: 10 0 LFC: Rossi (11) 11 0 DAL: Lamah (20,63) Urruti (58) 12 0 MTL: Vargas (60)

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 2 Felipe Gutierrez Assists 2 Daniel Salloi Shots 6 Felipe Gutierrez Shots on Goal 3 Felipe Gutierrez 3 Felipe Gutierrez Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 3 Johnny Russell 3 Roger Espinoza 3 Roger Espinoza Offside 2 Johnny Russell Saves 10 Tim Melia Shots Faced 10 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 Tim Melia

Goals 4 03/10/2018 vs Assists 4 03/10/2018 vs Shots 22 03/31/2018 vs Shots on Goal 9 03/24/2018 vs Fouls Committed 18 03/10/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 14 03/04/2018 vs Corner Kicks 12 03/17/2018 vs Offside 3 03/04/2018 vs 3 03/31/2018 vs Saves 10 04/08/2018 vs Shots Faced 10 04/08/2018 vs Goals Allowed 3 03/10/2018 vs

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

03/24/2018 vs COL

T 2-2

03/10/2018 vs CHI 03/24/2018 vs COL

W 4-3 T 2-2

03/10/2018 vs CHI 03/04/2018 vs NYC 03/10/2018 vs CHI 03/24/2018 vs COL

W 4-3 L 0-2 W 4-3 T 2-2

03/31/2018 vs DC

W 1-0

04/08/2018 vs LA

W 2-0

04/08/2018 vs LA

W 2-0

03/10/2018 vs CHI

W 4-3

CHI

W 4-3

CHI

W 4-3

W 1-0

COL

T 2-2

CHI

W 4-3

NYC

L 0-2

W 3-2

NYC DC

L 0-2 W 1-0

W 2-0

CHI

W 4-3

SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)

Goals 0 81 times Assists 0 81 times Shots 5 Nicolas Lodeiro Shots on Goal 1 14 times Fouls Committed 5 Gustav Svensson Fouls Suffered 5 Nicolas Lodeiro 5 Cristian Roldan Offside 2 Will Bruin Saves 6 Stefan Frei Shots Faced 10 Stefan Frei Goals Allowed 3 Stefan Frei

Goals 0 03/04/2018 at 0 03/18/2018 at 0 03/31/2018 at Assists 0 03/04/2018 at 0 03/18/2018 at 0 03/31/2018 at Shots 22 03/04/2018 at Shots on Goal 7 03/04/2018 at Fouls Committed 12 03/04/2018 at 12 03/31/2018 at Fouls Suffered 18 03/31/2018 at Corner Kicks 12 03/04/2018 at Offside 4 03/04/2018 at 4 03/31/2018 at Saves 6 03/18/2018 at Shots Faced 10 03/18/2018 at Goals Allowed 3 03/18/2018 at

03/04/2018 at LFC

L 0-1

03/04/2018 at LFC

L 0-1

03/31/2018 at MTL

L 0-1

03/04/2018 at LFC

L 0-1

03/04/2018 at LFC

L 0-1

03/04/2018 at LFC 03/31/2018 at MTL

L 0-1 L 0-1

03/31/2018 at MTL

L 0-1

03/18/2018 at DAL

L 0-3

03/18/2018 at DAL

L 0-3

03/18/2018 at DAL

L 0-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018) Shots 13 03/17/2018 vs 13 04/08/2018 vs Shots on Goal 3 03/04/2018 vs Fouls Committed 5 04/08/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 6 03/31/2018 vs Corner Kicks 4 03/10/2018 vs Offside 0 03/17/2018 vs Saves 0 03/24/2018 vs Shots Faced 2 03/24/2018 vs

SJ LA

W 3-2 W 2-0

NYC

L 0-2

W 2-0

W 1-0

CHI

W 4-3

W 3-2

COL

T 2-2

COL

T 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)

LFC DAL MTL

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

LFC DAL MTL

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

LFC

L 0-1

LFC

L 0-1

LFC MTL

L 0-1 L 0-1

MTL

L 0-1

LFC

L 0-1

LFC MTL

L 0-1 L 0-1

DAL

L 0-3

DAL

L 0-3

DAL

L 0-3

Shots 12 03/18/2018 at Shots on Goal 3 03/18/2018 at Fouls Committed 11 03/18/2018 at Fouls Suffered 9 03/18/2018 at Corner Kicks 3 03/18/2018 at Offside 0 03/18/2018 at Saves 0 03/04/2018 at Shots Faced 1 03/04/2018 at

DAL

L 0-3

DAL

L 0-3

DAL

L 0-3

DAL

L 0-3

DAL

L 0-3

DAL

L 0-3

LFC

L 0-1

LFC

L 0-1

HEAD-TO-HEAD

SOUNDERS FC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sounders FC

Sporting KC 5 wins, 15 goals Sounders FC 8 wins, 14 goals 3 ties 4/11/2009 10/17/2009 4/17/2010 10/9/2010 5/21/2011 8/6/2011 6/20/2012 5/8/2013 3/8/2014 5/23/2015 6/6/2015 9/27/2015 3/6/2016 7/24/2016 10/27/2016 5/17/2017 8/12/2017

KC 1 at SEA SEA 3 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 1 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 0 vs KC KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 at SEA KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC

0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

(Q) (CA) (Q) (CA) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (Q) (SP) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 4 75 23 87 26 36

2 10 86 33 74 22 30

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC Tot 14 161 56 161 48 66

1 4 91 34 106 7 45

2 11 107 32 111 13 41

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 15 198 66 217 20 86

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SEA

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

1 1

2 1

0 2

5 0

2 2

5 8

0 0

15 14

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Brian Schmetzer Peter Vermes

vs. KC

1-1-0

(1.5 pts./game)

vs. SEA

4-8-3

(1 pts./game)

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

3 2 18 8 17 12 4 5 5 18 8

Sporting KC Dwyer/Fernandes Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Espinoza/Collin Dom Dwyer Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen

1 2 19 8 21 31 5 4 3 27 9

Sounders FC 14 times 3 times Fredy Montero Fredy Montero Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Kasey Keller Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/17) 1 14 players tied 6 4 players tied

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

4 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/17) 6 Aurelien Collin (twice) 4 3 players tied

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 6 players tied 6 Tim Melia (06/06/15) 3 Kevin Hartman (10/17/09)

Sounders FC 1 14 players tied 2 Jaqua/Ljungberg 6 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 3 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 4 Cooper/Alonso 7 Osvaldo Alonso (03/08/14) 1 6 players tied 6 Stefan Frei (09/27/15) 3 Stefan Frei (twice)

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Seattle Sounders FC W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

2 Ws 2 Ws 1 Ts

(03/10/2018) (03/17/2018) (03/24/2018)

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

3 Ws (09/27/2017) 2 Ls (09/23/2017) 3 Ls (10/01/2017)

0-1-1 4-0-0

1 Ts 4 Ws

(03/24/2018) (03/10/2018)

0-3-0 0-0-0

5 Ls (09/23/2017) 3 Ws (09/27/2017)

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

1 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ws 7 Ws 1 Ws

(03/04/2018) (03/31/2018) (04/08/2018) (04/09/2017) (03/10/2018)

0-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

5 3 1 4 3

Ls Ts Ws Ws Ws

(09/23/2017) (08/23/2017) (08/20/2017) (07/04/2017) (07/19/2017)

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

2 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ts 1 Ws 0-

(03/31/2018) (10/07/2017) (03/24/2018) (03/10/2018) -

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

3 2 2 1 1

Ws Ls Ls Ls Ls

(09/27/2017) (03/04/2018) (09/23/2017) (03/18/2018) (05/13/2017)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (5-8-3) PLAYER

MIN

Dom Dwyer Gerso Fernandes Davy Arnaud Jacob Peterson Benny Feilhaber Nuno Andre Coelho Zoltan Hercegfalvi Kei Kamara Josh Wolff Graham Zusi Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Aurelien Collin Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Michael Harrington Jack Jewsbury Ike Opara Jordi Quintilla Team totals Opponent totals

6 2 5 6 7 1 1 7 4 12 5 12 4 4 10 7 4 4 2 16 16

4 2 5 6 6 1 1 4 3 8 2 11 4 4 8 6 4 3 2 16 16

408 155 450 419 541 90 70 413 284 755 236 1037 360 360 739 553 343 271 180 1440 1440

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

0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 14

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

18 8 12 11 7 3 1 13 4 12 3 4 2 1 12 0 2 1 5 198 161

6 1 1 6 2 16 16

540 90 90 540 180 1440 1440

19 3 5 17 12 56 66

18 2 4 9 7 40 50

0.17 1.00 1.00 1.33 1.50 0.88 0.94

0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Tim Melia Jon Kempin Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Team totals Opponent totals

SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (8-5-3) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

Nate Jaqua Mauro Rosales Clint Dempsey Mike Fucito Tyrone Marshall Chad Barrett Alvaro Fernandez Patrick Ianni Roger Levesque Obafemi Martins Lamar Neagle Sanna Nyassi Jeff Parke Djimi Traore Freddie Ljungberg Brad Evans Jordan Morris Gonzalo Pineda Cristian Roldan Tyson Wahl Team totals Opponent totals

4 4 6 3 4 2 5 4 3 2 6 2 4 2 3 11 4 3 6 2 16 16

2 3 5 0 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 9 4 3 5 2 16 16

240 245 480 61 271 96 259 182 186 180 269 93 360 180 260 823 339 270 454 180 1440 1440

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15

2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 14 14

5 3 15 5 1 5 7 2 2 2 11 3 2 1 2 8 3 1 5 1 161 198

Michael Gspurning Kasey Keller Andrew Weber Stefan Frei Ben Dragavon Team totals Opponent totals

1 6 1 8 1 16 16

MIN SHTS 90 479 90 720 61 1440 1440

3 20 4 36 3 66 56

GAA

3 15 3 27 2 50 40

0.00 0.75 1.00 1.12 1.48 0.94 0.88

0 1 0 1 0 2 0

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. SOUNDERS FC (5-8-3)

CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KC (8-5-3)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Ike Opara Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

2 12 12 10 7 1 5 6 2 1 2 6 16 16

2 8 11 8 4 0 4 6 1 1 1 4 16 16

155 755 1037 739 383 18 325 540 91 90 91 380 1440 1440

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14

0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14

8 12 4 12 4 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 198 161

Clint Dempsey Will Bruin Chad Marshall Lamar Neagle Jordan Morris Cristian Roldan Seyi Adekoya Tony Alfaro Osvaldo Alonso Jordy Delem Waylon Francis Stefan Frei Kelvin Leerdam Nicolas Lodeiro Harry Shipp Gustav Svensson Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Team totals Opponent totals

15 15 32 9 4 6 1 2 13 1 3 14 1 2 5 2 1 1 16 16

14 13 32 5 4 5 0 1 12 1 3 14 1 2 4 2 0 1 16 16

1290 1033 2779 458 339 454 13 135 1094 90 270 1260 90 180 371 162 3 90 1440 1440

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

2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14

35 26 20 12 3 5 2 0 9 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 161 198

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

6 16 16

540 1440 1440

19 56 66

18 0.17 40 0.88 50 0.94

0 0 2

47 1.14 50 0.94 40 0.88

1 2 0

GOALKEEPER

Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

14 16 16

MIN SHTS 1260 1440 1440

65 66 56

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, April 15, 2018 Kickoff: 3 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 7 Sporting Kansas City 4-1-1, 13 points (2-1-0 home; 2-0-1 away) 1st place in Western Conference Seattle Sounders FC 0-3-0, 0 points (0-2-0 home; 0-1-0 away) 12th place in Western Conference

4-1-1 (13 pts.) 6 1st in West 12 2.00 11 9 1.50 +3 102 (33) 32.4% 64 60 5 0

English TV: ESPN English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Drew Fischer Corey Rockwell Jeffrey Greeson Dave Gantar Geoff Gamble

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 75 88 90 94

Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF MID FWD FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID GK MID FWD MID DEF DEF DEF GK MID DEF FWD MID

Name Adrian Zendejas Amer Didic Ike Opara Brad Evans Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Yohan Croizet Diego Rubio Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Cristian Lobato Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Emiliano Amor Colton Storm Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Matt Lewis Kharlton Belmar Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas uh-MEER JIDD-itch oh-PAR-ah

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS

0-3-0 (0 pts.) 3 12th in West 0 0.00 0 5 1.67 -5 47 (14) 29.8% 35 39 7 3

2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh gram ZOO-see CRAH-zay JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh KY-ree sin-OH-vick

loh-BAH-toe shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay ah-MORE MEE-lia wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

Felipe Gutierrez Espinoza, Salloi Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Russell, Salloi Ilie Sanchez Roger Espinoza Ilie Sanchez N/A

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

5 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 21 SHOTS 10 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 11 FOULS COMMITTED 10 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 540 Tim Melia 1.50 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 20

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

0 N/A 0 N/A 7 Bruin, Eikrem 2 Four Players 0 N/A 0 N/A 7 Gustav Svensson 9 Nicolas Lodeiro 1 Seven Players 1 Three Players 270 1.67 0 0 9

Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York City FC 2. Atlanta United FC 3. New England Revolution 4. Columbus Crew SC 5. Orlando City SC 6. New York Red Bulls 7. Montreal Impact 8. Philadelphia Union 9. Chicago Fire 10. Toronto FC 11. D.C. United

Pts 16 12 10 10 7 6 6 5 4 3 2

W L T 5 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 2

GD +10 +7 +5 +3 -1 +5 -4 -1 -1 -1 -5

GP 6 5 5 6 5 4 5 4 4 3 5

Western Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. LA Galaxy 4. Real Salt Lake 5. Los Angeles FC 6. Minnesota United FC 7. FC Dallas 8. Colorado Rapids 9. Houston Dynamo 10. San Jose Earthquakes 11. Portland Timbers 12. Seattle Sounders FC

Pts 13 10 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 2 0

W L T 4 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 3 0

GD +3 -1 -1 -8 -1 -3 +3 +2 +1 -1 -6 -5

GP 6 6 5 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 3

PETER VERMES 10th season 119-92-75 10th season (.547) 119-92-75 (.547)

BRIAN SCHMETZER

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season 22-14-15 (.578) 3rd season 22-14-15 (.578)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, April 12 QUESTIONABLE: • Felipe Gutierrez (Hip Injury) OUT: • None

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 15, 2018 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvSEA: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvSEA: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City returns home this weekend to face off against Seattle Sounders FC for the first of two meetings between the sides in the 2018 MLS season. Sunday’s match, which kicks off at 3 p.m. CT, will be televised nationally on ESPN as Sporting KC looks to extend its unbeaten streak to six games. Sporting KC has a strong record against the Sounders since the start of the 2015 season, going 4-1-2 in the seven meetings since. That run also includes wins in the last three of the last four - including a memorable 3-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park last May, when winger Gerso Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat trick in MLS play since 2010. All three of Fernandes’ goals came in a 13-minute span in the second half. The most recent clash between Sporting KC and Seattle came on August 12, 2017 and saw Peter Vermes’ side travel to the Pacific NorthWest three days after an epic Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal victory over the San Jose Earthquakes that Sporting KC won on penalty kicks after greuling 120-minute skirmish. Sporting KC made seven changes ahead of the game against the Sounders and fell 1-0 thanks to Clint Dempsey’s first-half header. Seattle leads the all-time series with Sporting KC in the regular season with a 8-5-3 mark, though it once stood at 7-1-2 before their grip of the series loosened with Sporting KC’s current 4-1-2 run. Sporting KC is also 3-4-1 at Children’s Mercy Park against the Sounders and will look to level the home series during Sunday’s game. #SKCvSEA: Recent Meetings (SEA leads 8-5-3 in regular season) Date

08/12/2017 05/17/2017 07/24/2016 03/06/2016 09/27/2015

Score

KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 1

Result L W W W T

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC is third in the league in goals through the opening six weeks of the MLS season, scoring 12. Sporting KC is also tied for sixth in goals conceded in the league with nine, tied with MIN, MTL and VAN. • SKC leads MLS in shots through four weeks of the 2018 MLS season, taking 102 - 19 ahead of NYC’s 83. SKC is also first with 33 shots on goal. • SKC ranks first so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created, having produced 77 in the opening six matches. • SKC is second in MLS with 667 duels and 354 duels won, and is also fifth with 81 interceptions so far this year. • SKC is third in MLS this year with 2,938 passes and 2,446 successful passes, behind NYC and CLB. Sporting KC Player Stats • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is currently tied for the league lead with five goals to his name, while he’s also second in MLS with 10 shots on goal on his 17 shots taken - which rank in a tie for eighth in MLS. • Forward Daniel Salloi is tied for third in all of MLS with three assists so far this season, with two serving as game-winners versus the Chicago Fire and the San Jose Earthquakes. Midfielder Roger Espinoza is also tied for third with three assists. • Forward Johnny Russell is currently tied for second in all of MLS with 21 shots through six games. Russell also leads MLS with 52 touches in the opponent’s box. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is tied for fourth in MLS with 22 tackles and tied for third with 16 tackles won over the first six weeks of the MLS season. • Defender Graham Zusi is fourth in MLS with 18 interceptions through the opening five games of the season. Zusi is also tied for sixth across all players in the league with 13 chances created. • Defender Matt Besler ranks tied for third in MLS with 36 clearances.

Details

Clint Dempsey heads home winner in first half Fernandes scores first SKC hat trick in since 2010 in rout Dwyer scores in each half to add to Peterson strike Nuno Andre Coelho scores from distance on his debut Martins opens the scoring before Dwyer equalizes late

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER HISTORY

Seattle Sounders FC Team Stats • SEA is one of three winless teams in MLS and is the only club yet to score a goal this season. • SEA started the 2016 season with an 0-3-0 record, but rallied during the second half of the year to lift their first MLS Cup. • SEA has failed to score in its first three games of the regular season for the first time in club history. • Despite being outscored 5-0 this season, SEA has outshot opponents 47-31 through three games. • SEA has received a red card in each of their first three games this season.

• Winger Gerso Fernandes leads the team with three goals against Seattle Sounders FC - all three coming in a 3-0 home victory on May 17, 2017 as Fernandes netted the first Sporting KC hat trick since 2010 in the match. • Defender Graham Zusi has two assists against Seattle, helping set up Dom Dwyer’s opener in a 3-0 win on July 24, 2016 before adding another on Fernandes’ third goal on May 17, 2017. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Sounders, with his cross setting up Dom Dwyer’s game winner on July 24, 2016. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist all-time against Seattle, coming on Kei Kamara’s goal in a 2-1 home defeat on Aug. 6, 2011. • Defender Ike Opara has one assist against the Sounders, helping set up Jacob Peterson’s strike on July 24, 2016. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 4-1-1 against Seattle Sounders FC, posting shutouts in five of his six games against them.

Seattle Sounders FC Player Stats • Midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro leads MLS with four chances created per game. Since joining MLS in July 2016, no player has created more chances than Lodeiro (including playoffs). • Forwards Clint Dempsey and Will Bruin combined for 23 goals during the 2017 regular season.

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

• Defender Brad Evans spent nine years with Seattle Sounders FC, making 230 appearances in MLS regular season, tallying 25 goals and 29 assists. • Defenders Graham Zusi, Matt Besler and Brad Evans have all been teammates with Seattle forwards Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris on the U.S. National Team over the last decade. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez played alongside Sounders midfielder Victor Rodriguez at Elche in Spain from 2015-2016. • Defender Colton Storm was a teammate of Seattle’s Jordan McCrary at the University of North Carolina from 2013-2015. • Sounders assistant coach Preki spent nine seasons with the Kansas City Wizards across two stints from 1996-2000 and 2002-2005. He is the team’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals and 98 assists in 218 MLS regular-season games. In all competitions, Preki had 81 goals and 104 assists in 254 matches. • Seattle General Manager Garth Lagerway played for the Kansas City Wiz in 1996. • Seattle forward Will Bruin is from St. Louis, Missouri and was a part of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher soccer club.

• Defender Graham Zusi is one appearance shy of his 225th in MLS regularseason play. • Defender Seth Sinovic is one start away from reaching his 200th in all competitions for the club. • Forward Diego Rubio is two starts shy of his 25th in all competitions for Sporting KC.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 15, 2018 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes LOOKING TO MAKE IT SIX UNBEATEN

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

SHEETS GETTING CLEANER

During the 2-0 victory over the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center last Sunday night, Sporting KC recorded their second consecutive shutout after conceding in the opening four matches of the 2018 MLS season. Sporting KC allowed multiple goals against New York City FC (March 4), the Chicago Fire (March 10), the San Jose Earthquakes (March 17) and the Colorado Rapids (March 24) before keeping a clean sheet against D.C. United (March 31) and another on Sunday.

Sporting Kansas City returns home to the friendly confines of Children’s Mercy Park this weekend when the side hosts Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday afternoon on ESPN. Sporting KC is looking to extend its unbeaten streak to six games, having last suffered defeat in the club’s season opener against New York City FC on March 4. Sporting KC has won its last two games at home since the opener, defeating the San Jose Earthquakes on March 17 behind goals from Ilie Sanchez, Graham Zusi and Felipe Gutierrez before also seeing off D.C. United on March 31 on Gutierrez’s early goal. Sporting KC lost just once at home in all of 2017, going unbeaten until September 30 when Vancouver Whitecaps FC sneaked a 1-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park.

The back six of Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda and Ilie Sanchez combined to limit the LA Galaxy to mainly shots from distance that allowed Tim Melia to record a career-high and a club-record 10 saves during the match. Melia’s previous high was seven, while Sporting KC’s franchise record was nine prior to Sunday’s win.

Sporting Kansas City is currently riding the second longest unbeaten streak so far in 2018, going 4-0-1 since the opener and only trailing New York City FC who are 5-0-1 on the year and have yet to taste defeat. Sporting KC is yet to have back-to-back home or away games so far in 2018, alternating home and away games across the first seven games of the year before seeing this Sunday’s match against Seattle Sounders FC followed up by another home match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

The shutout was Melia’s 28th in MLS action since joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season. The 31-year-old, who was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2017, last recorded back-to-back shutouts in comfortable home victories last spring, earning a 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake on April 29 and a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on May 3, 2017.

Sporting KC is 3-4-1 at home all-time against the Seattle Sounders, but is unbeaten in their last four matches against Seattle at Children’s Mercy Park, going 3-0-1 since their last home defeat on March 8, 2014. Sporting KC has scored eight goals and conceded just one in that run, including back-to-back 3-0 victories at home over the last two seasons.

Sporting Kansas City has now not conceded a goal in the last 262 minutes of play, stretching back to the opening 10 minute of the 2-2 draw against the Colorado Rapids where Sporting KC conceded in the fifth and eighth minutes before locking down defensively for the remainder of that game and the two matches since. The 262-minute streak is the longest shutout streak of any goalkeeper in the league this season.

SOUNDS LIKE SEATTLE

RECORD-SETTING MELIA EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOD

Sporting Kansas City is set to take on Seattle Sounders FC this Sunday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park in a nationally televised contest on ESPN in the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. Sporting KC heads to CenturyLink Field in Seattle for the return fixture on Saturday, September 1.

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia set a new club record and career high in saves during the 2-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on the road at StubHub Center last Sunday. Melia recorded 10 saves on the night, beating his previous career high of seven and topping Sporting KC’s club record of nine.

Last season, Sporting KC took on Seattle twice, splitting the season series 1-1-0. In the first meeting on May 17, 2017, Sporting KC took all three points in a comfortable 3-0 victory. Winger Gerso Fernandes, in just his 12th game for the club, tallied a secondhalf hat trick with all three goals coming in a 13-minute span. He scored his first in the 56th minute with an opportunistic finish after a corner kick deflected into his path before he latched onto his own rebound off the post just moments later to add a second. He completed his hat trick and the first Sporting KC hat trick since Birahim Diop in 2010 in the 69th minute with a composed finish from Graham Zusi’s cutback.

The defending MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, Melia kept the Galaxy at bay in each half, denying Ashley Cole’s dipping volley from 20 yards by tipping it onto the post late in the first period before blocking Romain Alessandrini’s close-range effort and three longrange thunderbolts from substitute Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the second half. Melia has not conceded since the eighth minute of the 2-2 draw against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on March 24 - when the Rapids took a 2-0 lead with goals in the fifth and eighth minutes - meaning that Melia is riding a 262-minute shutout streak which is the longest in Major League Soccer this season. In addition, Melia recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time since April 29-May 3, 2017 while his shutout against D.C. on March 31, 2018 was his first since August 19, 2017.

The match at CenturyLink Field took place later in the summer, with Sporting KC heading to the Pacific Northwest on August 12, 2017 - three days after the club had advanced to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final following a lengthy semifinal victory over the San Jose Earthquakes that went all the way to penalty kicks. Sporting KC made seven changes to their lineup in the early kickoff but suffered a 1-0 defeat following Clint Dempsey’s header off Jordan Morris’ cross in the 36th minute.

Melia produced the stunning performance on Sunday night on what was his 100th start and appearance for the club in all competitions. In those 100 matches, Melia has posted 28 clean sheets and a 1.01 goals against average in all competitions, second to only the legendary Jimmy Nielsen who won the 2013 MLS Cup and the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup during his stint with the club.

Seattle Sounders FC holds the lead in the all-time series between the two clubs, going 8-5-3 since joining Major League Soccer as an expansion team in 2009. However, Sporting KC has significantly cut into that lead over the last seven matches, going 4-1-2 since the start of the 2015 MLS season.

ROAD GOALS GALORE

Sporting Kansas City has had no issues scoring goals so far in the 2018 MLS season, especially away from Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC has scored multiple goals in each of their three road games so far this year, and has also found the net in each of their last five matches since being shutout by New York City FC in the season opener on March 4.

RUSSELL BAGS GOAL OF THE WEEK

Sporting Kansas City winger Johnny Russell continued his excellent start to his MLS career by scoring his second goal of the season in Sunday’s 2-0 victory over the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center. The goal was nominated for and eventually won the AT&T MLS Goal of the Week, the league announced on Thursday. It was Sporting KC’s first Goal of the Week honor since Ike Opara’s famous #IkeBike goal against the LA Galaxy on June 24, 2017.

With another two goals in Sunday’s victory over the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center, Sporting KC remains among the leaders in Major League Soccer this year for goalscoring. Peter Vermes’ side is currently third with 12 goals scored through six games, only trailing offensive powerhouses New York City FC (14) and Atlanta United FC (13).

Russell’s goal was a thing of beauty as he received a pin-point ball down the channel from Roger Espinoza before dribbling at Galaxy defenders Daniel Steres and Ashley Cole before squaring the two of them up and lifting the ball through the gap between them and prodding home a low finish beyond David Bingham in the LA goal to make the score 2-0 on the night.

In addition, when Daniel Salloi scored his first goal of the 2018 campaign with the game-winner during Sunday’s win, it left Sporting KC with seven different goalscorers so far this year - which is tied for the most number of different goalscorers across a single squad in the league this season. So far this season, Sporting KC has found goals from Felipe Gutierrez (5), Johnny Russell (2), Daniel Salloi (1), Jimmy Medranda (1), Diego Rubio (1), Ilie Sanchez (1) and Graham Zusi (1).

The 28-year-old, who scored the stunning solo effort on his birthday, beat out former Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer in the public vote, taking 46 percent of the overall tally over Dwyer’s 40 percent. Russell is only the third Sporting KC player in club history to score a goal on his birthday after Paul Wright on his 29th birthday on July 29, 1998 and Soony Saad on his 19th birthday on August 17, 2011.

Sporting KC found it difficult to score on the road last season, only scoring 10 times in the club’s 17 away games in 2017 and only winning twice on the road. In just three road games this year, Sporting KC has already found the net eight times and has already matched last season’s road win total of two with wins over the Chicago Fire (March 10) and the Galaxy (April 8). Sporting also only scored multiple goals on the road two times in 2017 but has done so in all three of the club’s away games so far in 2018.

Russell has started all six of Sporting KC’s matches so far in the 2018 MLS season, recording two goals and two assists after arriving in an offseason transfer from English Championship side Derby County. In addition, Russell is currently tied for second in all of MLS with 21 shots through six games and leads the league with 52 touches in the opponent’s box. 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 15, 2018 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

KHARLTON BELMAR NAMED USL PLAYER OF THE MONTH

KUZAIN SIGNS AS HOMEGROWN PLAYER

Belmar produced a scintillating performance in the club’s season opener at Reno 1868 FC on March 17 by contributing to all four goals in the 4-3 win - which was former Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura’s first match as a head coach. Belmar first set up Diego Rubio with a stunning rabona early in the second half before opening his own account a few minutes later. His floated ball over the top found Hadji Barry for his second assist of the game before Belmar fired home the winning goal at the death.

A holding midfielder, Kuzain becomes the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to the Swope Park Rangers to the senior team. Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting KC Academy in August 2016. He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month, allowing him to play for both SPR and the Academy while retaining his amateur status. The midfielder finished the 2016-17 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season with four goals in 20 appearances for the Sporting KC U-18s.

Sporting Kansas City forward Kharlton Belmar was voted USL Player of the Month on Thursday after tallying four goals and two assists across just three matches while on loan with the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, throughout the month of March.

Sporting Kansas City announced on Friday the signing of Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal, known as Kuzain, to a Homegrown contract. Kuzain, a product of the Sporting KC Academy and the ninth Homegrown Player in club history, has signed an MLS contract through 2020 with options for 2021 and 2022.

The following week during the club’s home opener against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on March 24, Belmar shone once again by scoring the first and last goals of a 4-2 victory. His low deflected finish in the first half brought the Rangers’ level at 1-1 before he showcased his power, pace and finishing ability to sprint away from his marker and fired into the top corner to seal the game in the second period.

Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with the Rangers, where he helped Sporting KC’s USL affiliate to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances.

Belmar, 25, joined the Rangers ahead of the 2017 USL season and has since become the club’s all-time leading scorer with 20 goals - 15 in the 2017 USL season and five so far in 2018. His form last year earned Belmar an MLS contract with Sporting Kansas City on September 15, 2017, and he has since played in one MLS match - the road loss to the Houston Dynamo on October 11, 2017 where he played the final six minutes of the 2-1 setback.

Kuzain started each of the Rangers’ first four matches this season, completing 90.8 percent of his passes while leading the team with eight tackles won. SPR currently occupies first place in the USL’s Western Conference with a 3-1-1 record. As a youth player, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.

VERMES ERA CONTINUES

LOOKING TO EXTEND PLAYOFF STREAK

Now in the midst of his 10th season at the helm of Sporting Kansas City, manager Peter Vermes is looking to guide his side to yet another postseason appearance and remain firmly in the hunt for silverware in 2018.

Sporting KC is looking to continue it’s impressive streak of postseason appearances after becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances.

Vermes is now the longest tenured coach that is actively coaching a team in Major League Soccer, having been in charge of Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been running the show at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when former LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team coaching gig in November 2016, having been in charge of the Galaxy since 2008.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2017) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2017) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 7 (2011-2017) *active

Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing the legendary Sigi Schmid, who is currently at the helm of the LA Galaxy.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 7 2011-2017 (active) Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

On a local level, Vermes’ 10 years with Sporting KC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who served as Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974. Vermes has compiled a 148-107-85 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 18-5-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 119 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks third among all coaches in MLS history, trailing the Galaxy’s Schmid and Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley, and two ahead of Orlando City SC head coach Jason Kreis.

VERMES VERBATIM

BESLER & ZUSI ON CUSP OF HISTORY

See below for Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes’ comments following the 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center on April 8, 2018:

By playing in their 10th season with Sporting KC, Besler and Zusi match legendary midfielder Davy Arnaud for most seasons in club history. On a wider scale, only two other pro athletes have longer tenures in Kansas City: Kansas City Royals (MLB) outfielder Alex Gordon and Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) linebacker Tamba Hali.

On tonight’s game: “Obviously this was a big test for us from the perspective of what went on here last week in the game against LAFC. We knew they were going to be in an emotional high and that it was going to be a difficult game at the same time I think we came in and we played with a lot of confidence in the game. We owned the ball which was a good thing and then getting two goals in the second half as close as they work together was a big step. We had a little luck no doubt they hit a post here or there but no doubt we deserve the three points.”

Sporting Kansas City defendes Matt Besler and Graham Zusi are set to match several records as they play their 10th straight season with the club.

Besler is set to reach some all-time milestones in 2018 as well. With another nine starts in MLS regular-season play, Besler will become Sporting KC’s all-time appearance leader, overtaking Arnaud who currently sits on 240 appearances in MLS action. In addition, Besler is three starts and 145 minutes shy of overtaking current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin as the club leader in each of those categories.

On the team’s performance: “To be able to keep the ball as we did and build out of the back in another team’s stadium and own the ball if you will, it was excellent on our part to be able to do that in this type of environment against this type of team. LA has so many different weapons on it that it is not an easy team to play against because they are so good in transition especially from defense to offense and I thought that we handled it pretty well.”

Zusi, who is second among all active MLS players in assists, can also rise up the charts this season, as his next assist will tie him for 24th most in MLS history, while his next game-winning assist will tie him with Jaime Moreno for eighth most in MLS history. Additionally, Zusi’s next game winning goal will break tie with Digital Takawira for seventh most in team history.

On team being able to find goals: “I think it is a couple of things. I think it is new players, I think there is a level of confidence within the group. I also think we are creating very good chances which are high caliber chances but at the end I don’t want to say that they are easy but they are easier to score and I also think that we are very hungry in and around the box.”

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 15, 2018 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 5-8-3 Home games: 3-4-1 (12 GF, 9 GA) Road games: 2-4-2 (3 GF, 5 GA) Date 04/11/2009 10/17/2009 04/17/2010 10/09/2010 05/21/2011 08/06/2011 06/20/2012 05/08/2013 03/08/2014 05/23/2015 06/06/2015 09/27/2015 03/06/2016 07/24/2016 05/17/2017 08/12/2017

Score KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 2 vs SEA 3 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 1 KC 0 vs SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 1 KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 0 at SEA 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location W Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L Livestrong Sporting Park T CenturyLink Field L Sporting Park L CenturyLink Field T CenturyLink Field W Sporting Park T Sporting Park W CenturyLink Field W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park L CenturyLink Field

3 2 18 8 17 12

Dwyer, Fernandes Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Collin, Espinoza Dom Dwyer

4 5 5 18 8

Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

14 Players 1 Three Players 2 Fredy Montero 19 Fredy Montero 8 Osvaldo Alonso 21 Osvaldo Alonso 31

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Kasey Keller 5 Stefan Frei 4 Stefan Frei 3 Stefan Frei 27 Stefan Frei 9

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 1 6 4 6 4

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

Gerso Fernandes (5/17/17) GOALS 14 Players ASSISTS Four Players SHOTS Gerso Fernandes (5/17/17) SHOTS ON GOAL Aurelien Collin (twice) FOULS COMMITTED Three Players FOULS SUFFERED

14 Players Jaqua, Ljungberg (4/11/09) Fredy Montero (4/11/09) Fredy Montero Alonso, Cooper (3/8/14) Osvaldo Alonso

1 2 6 3 4 7

(9/27/15) Stefan (twice) Stefan

6 3

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

6 Tim Melia (6/6/15) 3 Kevin Hartman (10/17/09)

Frei Frei

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT Total 4 11 0 15 91 107 0 198 34 32 0 66 106 111 0 217 7 13 0 20 44 40 0 84

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 4 10 0 14 Shots 75 86 0 161 Shots on Goal 23 33 0 56 Fouls 87 74 0 161 Offsides 26 22 0 48 Corner Kicks 35 30 0 65

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC SEA

107

1-15

1 1

16-30

31-45

1 2

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,442

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 128 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 122 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 18 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 128 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

158

2 1

105.3 5

46-60

4 0

61-75

2 2

76-90

5 8

0 0

Total

15 14

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

263

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 158 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 15, 2018 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Kenwyne Jones (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Cameron Iwasa (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)

Alexander Tambakis (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Soni Mustivar (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)

Khiry Shelton (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)

Erik Palmer-Brown (Out of Contract - Nov. 27, 2017)

Yohan Croizet (Transfer - Dec. 15, 2017)

Cameron Porter (Retired - Nov. 27, 2017)

Zach Wright (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 17, 2018)

Kevin Oliveira (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Emiliano Amor (Loan - Jan. 18, 2018)

Tyler Pasher (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)

Matt Lewis (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 22, 2018)

Latif Blessing (Expansion Draft - Dec. 12, 2017)

Johnny Russell (Transfer - Jan. 31, 2018)

Saad Abdul-Salaam (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)

Felipe Gutierrez (Signing - Feb. 6, 2018)

Kenwyne Jones (Retired - Dec. 31, 2017)

Eric Dick (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)

Alexander Tambakis (Option Declined - Dec. 31, 2017)

Graham Smith (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)

Benny Feilhaber (Trade - Jan. 3, 2018)

Brad Evans (Signed as Free Agent - Feb. 20, 2018)

Andrew Dykstra (Trade - Feb. 8, 2018)

Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (Signed as Homegrown Player - April 13, 2018)

Soony Saad (Waived - Feb. 8, 2018) Kevin Ellis (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) Zach Wright (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) James Musa (Waived - March 1, 2018)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 27: OUT Sporting KC declines options on D Tyler Pasher, M Soni Mustivar, M Kevin Oliveira and F Cameron Iwasa. Additionally, D Erik Palmer-Brown and F Cameron Porter (later retires) are out of contract. Dec. 10: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires GK Alexander Tambakis and F Kenwyne Jones from Atlanta United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Tyler Pasher and M Kevin Oliveira. Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC has F Latif Blessing selected by Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in the MLS Expansion Draft. Dec. 14: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires F Khiry Shelton from New York City FC (MLS) in exchange for D Saad Abdul-Salaam. Dec. 15: IN Sporting KC signs M Yohan Croizet as a Designated Player in a transfer from KV Mechelen (Belgium). Dec. 31: OUT Sporting KC has F Kenwyne Jones retire and declines option on GK Alexander Tambakis. Jan. 3: OUT Sporting KC acquires $400,000 in Allocation Money from Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in exchange for M Benny Feilhaber. Jan. 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Zach Wright as a Homegrown Player from the University of North Carolina (NCAA). Jan. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Emiliano Amor on loan from from Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) Jan. 22: IN Sporting KC signs D Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player from Fordham University (NCAA). Jan. 31: IN Sporting KC acquires F Johnny Russell in a transfer from Derby County FC (England). Feb. 6: IN Sporting KC signs M Felipe Gutierrez as a Designated Player. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC acquires a 2020 MLS SuperDraft Second Round Pick from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for GK Andrew Dykstra. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC waives F Soony Saad. Feb. 13: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires $100,000 in General Allocation Money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for a 2018 international roster spot. Feb. 15: IN Sporting KC signs MLS SuperDraft First-Round selections GK Eric Dick and D Graham Smith. Feb. 20: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Brad Evans as a free agent. Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives D Kevin Ellis and F Zach Wright. March 1: OUT Sporting KC waives M James Musa. April 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal as a Homegrown player from the Swope Park Rangers.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

Swope Park Rangers

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2013

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

2015

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)

2016

Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017

Colton Storm (14th)

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Cristian Lobato (6/29/17)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

2018

Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Emiliano Amor (1/18/18) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Brad Evans (2/20/18)

Khiry Shelton (12/14/17)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Matt Lewis (1/22/18) Kuzain (4/13/18)

Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Amer Didic (5/31/17) Kharlton Belmar (9/15/17)

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 15, 2018 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

SUNDAY, MARCH 4

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS

0-2

Saturday, March 10

at Chicago Fire

MLS

4-3

Gutierrez (2), Russell, Medranda

SATURDAY, MARCH 17

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

3-2

Ilie, Zusi, Gutierrez

Saturday, March 24

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

2-2

Gutierrez, Rubio

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

D.C. UNITED

MLS

1-0

Gutierrez

Sunday, April 8

at LA Galaxy

MLS

2-0

Salloi, Russell

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS