Game Guide: Sporting KC at Colorado Rapids

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY

DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo. Saturday, May 27 (Week 13, MLS Game #139) 7 p.m. MT (Altitude; FS-KC)

COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 194 03/06/1979 North Brunswick, NJ 7 7 0 0 109 107 0 2 1 Tim Howard DF 6-0 170 04/18/1991 Ossining, NY 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Mike Da Fonte 3 Eric Miller DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 10 10 0 0 66 57 0 2 5 Mekeil Williams DF 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 6 6 0 0 27 23 0 4 8 Dillon Powers MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 10 8 0 1 131 113 14 26 9 Kevin Doyle FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 10 8 2 1 56 48 13 5 MF 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 7 5 2 0 33 30 11 4 11 Shkelzen Gashi John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 12 14 Dominique Badji MF 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 11 8 3 1 53 34 11 5 15 Sam Hamilton MF 6-0 185 07/27/1995 Denver, CO 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 16 Alan Gordon FW 6-3 190 10/16/1981 Long Beach, CA 7 4 0 2 252 133 52 30 17 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Brighton, CO 6 0 0 0 58 29 7 5 18 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 4 4 0 0 127 126 0 0 Ricardo Perez MF 5-8 160 05/30/1995 Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 Bismark Adjei-Boateng MF 5-11 160 05/10/1994 Accra, Ghana 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 22 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 11 11 0 0 67 53 0 1 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 8 6 0 0 165 149 5 2 23 24 Kortne Ford DF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Olathe, KS 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 26 Dennis Castillo DF 5-10 160 04/30/1993 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 29 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 5 2 1 0 13 3 1 0 33 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 9 9 0 1 60 52 1 3 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 3 3 0 0 48 48 2 1 Joshua Gatt MF 5-10 165 08/29/1991 Plymouth, MI 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 45 90 Mohammed Saeid MF 5-7 141 12/24/1990 Orebro, Sweden 10 9 0 1 60 51 0 7 94 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 11 9 1 1 57 35 5 8 HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni

08/29/1976 W34 L47 T32

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 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 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 11 11 0 0 98 72 9 3 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 65 55 5 5 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 13 13 0 1 213 207 3 12 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 13 13 0 0 13 13 0 0 FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 13 13 5 0 13 13 5 0 7 Gerso Fernandes 8 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 13 12 0 3 207 167 26 51 FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 6 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 9 Latif Blessing 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 10 2 3 183 166 31 50 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 0 0 0 0 15 3 1 0 11 Diego Rubio 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 11 11 5 1 124 108 57 9 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 13 13 1 1 166 159 1 8 15 Seth Sinovic 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 2 0 0 0 54 36 0 7 21 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 1 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 7 3 0 1 65 29 8 7 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 13 13 0 2 173 153 4 22 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 13 13 0 0 69 68 0 0 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 30 39 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 40 Igor Juliao DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1 1 0 0 24 24 0 2 77 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 10 1 0 1 60 45 0 3 94 Jimmy Medranda FW 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 13 11 0 1 54 41 1 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W109 L85 T65

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, May 27; Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo., 7 p.m. MT REFEREES

2017 SEASON RECORDS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Rapids 11 2-8-1 7 9 17 at home 5 2-2-1 7 7 5 Sporting on road

REFEREE: Hilario Grajeda.

AR1 (bench): Cameron Blanchard; AR2 (opposite): Andrew Bigelow; 4th: Younes Marrakchi TEAM NEWS

13 6-3-4 22 16 9 7 1-3-3 6 3 7

SUSPENDED: COL: Caleb Calvert (through May 28) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: COL: Mekeil Williams ... KC: Seth Sinovic SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Micheal Azira ... KC: Graham Zusi

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Rapids 22 wins (3 shootout), 79 goals …

Sporting 24 wins (1 shootout), 97 goals … Ties 13

DISABLED LIST: KC: Diego Kostner INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20)

AT COLORADO: Rapids 17 wins (2 shootout), 49 goals …

Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 36 goals … Ties 8 2017 (MLS): 4/9: KC 3, COL 1 (Sinovic 6; Fernandes 58; Dwyer 85 -- Doyle 94+)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES PHILADELPHIA UNION 2 COLORADO RAPIDS 1 Scoring Summary: COL--Calvert 1 (Doyle 1) 15 PHI--Sapong 8 (penalty kick) 67 PHI--Medunjanin 2 (free kick) 75

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING RAPIDS Sat. June 3 Minnesota Sat. June 3 Columbus Sat. June 10 Montreal Sat. June 17 Portland Sat. June 17 at San Jose Wed. June 21 Los Angeles Sat. June 24 at Los Angeles Sat. June 24 at Atlanta

COLORADO RAPIDS--Tim Howard, Mike Da Fonte, Kortne Ford, Axel Sjoberg, Eric Miller, Joshua Gatt (Dominique Badji 76), Sam Hamilton (Dillon Powers 81), Micheal Azira, Mohammed Saeid (Marlon Hairston 62), Caleb Calvert (Ejected 69), Kevin Doyle.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

RAPIDS

F 9 110

A 17 58

F A 16 9 73 130

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL HOW SCORED

5 1 3 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

4 10 3 0

8 7 1 0

3 3 3 0

12 1 1 1 0 0 0 1

1 5 0 0 1 0 2 0

4 9 3

5 4 0

TYPE OF PLAY

4 3 0 0 1 0 1 0

8 3 1 1 2 1 0 1

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

1 6 2

4 10 3

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 Scoring Summary: VAN--Techera 3 (Bolanos 3, Williams 2) 40 VAN--Parker 1 (Bolanos 4) 67 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Kevin Ellis, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Soni Mustivar (Benny Feilhaber 56), Gerso Fernandes, Latif Blessing (Cameron Porter 69), Tyler Pasher (Jimmy Medranda 45).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) COL KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 1-2-1 1-3-0 0-3-0 3-0-0 3-1-3 0-2-1

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 2-2-1 0-6-0 6-0-1 0-3-0

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 5/13/2017 COL 3, SJ 0 10/08/2016 COL 3, HOU 2 5/05/2017 COL 0, VAN 1 5/20/2017 COL 1, PHI 2 3/18/2017 COL 2, MIN 2 5/13/2017 COL 3, SJ 0 5/17/2017 COL 0, CHI 3

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Rapids WLTLLLLLWLL TTWTWWLWWLTWL Sporting KC

(0) (7) (1) (0) (8) (2) (1)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 5/17/2017 KC 3, SEA 0 4/15/2017 KC 1, POR 0 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 5/20/2017 KC 0, VAN 2 5/13/2017 KC 2, ORL 2 5/17/2017 KC 3, SEA 0 5/20/2017 KC 0, VAN 2

(0) (4) (15) (0) (2) (1) (0)

TEAM LEADERS RAPIDS G: 3 Badji A: 2 Gordon SHT: 19 Doyle SOG: 8 Badji FC: 19 Badji FS: 19 Powers OF: 7 Doyle/Hairston C: 4 Williams E: 1 3 players tied SPORTING G: 5 Dwyer/Fernandes A: 3 Feilhaber/Zusi SHT: 35 Dwyer SOG: 18 Dwyer/Fernandes FC: 27 Dwyer FS: 32 Dwyer OF: 7 Dwyer C: 5 Dwyer/Sinovic E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 11 5 4 1 1 0 9 0.82 KC 13 6 1 3 3 0 16 1.23 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 11 2 3 4 2 0 17 1.55 KC 13 7 3 3 0 0 9 0.69 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 9 1 3 1 3 0 1 KC 16 2 1 1 6 3 3 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 17 2 0 1 4 5 5 KC 9 0 3 2 0 1 3

2017 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (2-8-1, 7 pts.)

UNF 14 9 11 94 29 16 21 8 33 4 4 90 90 44 23 17 3 45 24 5 22 2 6 6 15 1 18

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

PLAYER Dominique Badji Kevin Doyle Shkelzen Gashi Marlon Hairston Caleb Calvert Alan Gordon Bismark Adjei-Boateng Dillon Powers Jared Watts Marc Burch (COL) Marc Burch (TOT) Mohammed Saeid (COL) Mohammed Saeid (TOT) Axel Sjoberg Bobby Burling Dillon Serna Eric Miller Joshua Gatt Kortne Ford Mekeil Williams Micheal Azira Mike Da Fonte Sam Cronin (COL) Sam Cronin (TOT) Sam Hamilton Tim Howard Zac MacMath Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 11 10 7 11 5 7 3 10 9 3 10 7 10 3 8 6 10 3 4 6 11 1 3 10 2 7 4

GS 8 8 5 9 2 4 2 8 9 3 10 6 9 3 6 0 10 1 4 6 11 1 3 10 1 7 4

MIN 730 733 428 788 190 321 113 690 805 270 900 522 765 270 551 107 900 113 353 538 990 90 262 892 108 630 360

11 11

11 11

990 990

G 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 9

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

SHT 14 19 15 6 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 5 0 0 0

SOG 8 7 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

14 10

117 86

FC 19 10 7 7 5 7 0 13 9 1 2 10 12 3 2 0 7 4 5 9 18 4 5 10 4 0 1

FS 15 6 3 12 0 3 3 19 2 3 4 9 20 2 3 3 5 1 2 4 10 0 3 7 1 0 0

OFF 5 7 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 4 3 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 0 0

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

44 25

115 150 150 115

10 27

43 32

17 22

1 3

GAA 1.71 1.25 1.55 0.82

PG 2 1 3 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dominique Badji 1, Shkelzen Gashi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Dillon Powers 1, Jared Watts 1, Mohammed Saeid 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Doyle 1-1 COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 1 18

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Howard Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

GP 7 4 11 11

GS 7 4 11 11

MIN SHTS 630 28 360 16 990 44 990 25

SV 17 11 28 16

GA 12 5 17 9

PA 2 1 3 1

W 1 1 2 8

L 5 3 8 2

T 1 0 1 1

SO 1 1 2 5

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2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-3-4, 22 pts.)

UNF 14 7 10 9 15 8 27 94 5 93 22 39 30 40 3 6 4 17 29 77

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

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Gerso Fernandes Benny Feilhaber Latif Blessing Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Jimmy Medranda Matt Besler Soni Mustivar Soony Saad Cameron Porter Daniel Salloi Igor Juliao Ike Opara Ilie Sanchez Kevin Ellis Saad Abdul-Salaam Tim Melia Tyler Pasher Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 11 13 11 6 13 13 13 13 13 10 7 1 6 1 11 13 2 2 13 1

GS 11 13 10 2 13 12 13 11 13 1 3 0 0 1 11 13 2 0 13 1

MIN 988 1144 903 193 1169 1125 1148 953 1170 163 249 21 42 45 990 1170 180 2 1170 45

13 13

13 13

1170 1170

G 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 9

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

SHT 35 32 16 8 3 14 14 22 2 0 9 1 4 2 6 8 1 0 0 0

SOG 18 18 6 4 2 3 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

14 14

177 120

64 52

FC 27 17 14 3 9 7 22 6 9 6 2 0 0 1 6 8 3 0 1 1

FS 32 17 17 8 6 7 12 13 6 2 7 0 1 2 5 19 0 0 0 0

OFF 7 3 0 4 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CK 2 1 46 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

C 5 2 1 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0

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

142 163 163 142

26 33

65 48

26 26

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 2, Gerso Fernandes 2, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Graham Zusi 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Jimmy Medranda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 13 13

GS 13 13 13

MIN SHTS 1170 52 1170 52 1170 64

SV 41 41 49

GA 9 9 16

GAA 0.69 0.69 1.23

PG 1 1 0

PA 3 3 0

W 6 6 3

L 3 3 6

T 4 4 4

SO 7 7 6

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT RESULT 4 New England W 1-0 11 at New York Red L 0-1 Bulls 18 Minnesota T 2-2

ATT 16126 19375

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

POS PTS NOTES: 4 3 COL: Badji (52); 5 3 NYR: own goal (45)

14013

1-1-1

6

Sun. Apr.

9 at Sporting KC

L 1-3

19249

1-2-1

9

Sat. Apr. Sun. Apr. Sat. Apr.

15 Real Salt Lake 23 at Minnesota 29 at Orlando City SC 5 Vancouver 13 San Jose 17 at Chicago 20 at Philadelphia 27 Sporting KC 3 Columbus 17 Portland 21 Los Angeles 24 at Atlanta 1 Houston 4 Seattle 22 at Toronto FC 29 at San Jose 5 Vancouver 12 at FC Dallas 19 D.C. United 23 at Portland 26 at Real Salt Lake 2 at Los Angeles 9 at Houston 16 New York City FC 23 at Vancouver 27 at FC Dallas 30 Montreal 7 FC Dallas 15 Real Salt Lake 22 at Seattle

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

15087 17491 25527

1-3-1 1-4-1 1-5-1

11 11 11

4 COL: Badji (17) Hairston (59); MIN: Molino (50) Ramirez (58) 4 COL: Doyle (94+); KC: Sinovic (6) Fernandes (58) Dwyer (85) 4 COL: Doyle (29); RSL: Movsisyan (85) Lennon (88) 4 MIN: Ibarra (72) 4 ORL: Rivas (70) Santos Leite (91+)

L W L L

13745 14567 11244 18399

1-6-1 2-6-1 2-7-1 2-8-1

11 11 11 11

4 VAN: 7 COL: 7 CHI: 7 COL:

Fri. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat.

May May May May May June June June June July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

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

Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.

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

Shea (84) Gashi (29,56) Badji (35); Nikolic (15,74) Accam (57) Calvert (15); PHI: Sapong (67) Medunjanin (75)

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.

OPPONENT 4 at D.C. United 11 FC Dallas 18 San Jose 31 at Toronto FC 9 Colorado

Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

Apr. Apr. Apr. May

15 at Portland 22 at FC Dallas 29 Real Salt Lake 3 New York Red Bulls 7 at Minnesota 13 at Orlando City SC 17 Seattle 20 at Vancouver 27 at Colorado 3 Minnesota 10 Montreal 17 at San Jose 24 at Los Angeles 1 Portland 6 Philadelphia 22 at Real Salt Lake 29 Chicago 6 Atlanta 12 at Seattle 19 FC Dallas 26 at Houston 6 at New York City FC 10 at Columbus 16 New England 24 Los Angeles 30 Vancouver 7 at Minnesota 15 Houston 22 at Real Salt Lake

Sun. May Sat. May Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sat.

May May May June June June June July July July

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

July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.

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

Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.

RESULT T 0-0 T 0-0 W 2-1 T 0-0 W 3-1

ATT 18268 19117 19282 27909 19249

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

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

21144 15411 18648 18965

3-0-3 3-1-3 4-1-3 5-1-3

L 0-2 T 2-2

17709 25527

5-2-3 5-2-4

2 2

18 MIN: Danladi (22) Ramirez (39) 19 KC: Blessing (9,74); ORL: Larin (16) Santos Leite (26)

W 3-0 L 0-2

20139 21020

6-2-4 6-3-4

1 1

22 KC: Fernandes (56,58,69); 22 VAN: Techera (40) Parker (67)

W L W W

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 6 2 5 5 KC: Feilhaber (37) own goal (89); SJ: Jungwirth (91+) 5 6 4 9 KC: Sinovic (6) Fernandes (58) Dwyer (85); COL: Doyle (94+) 2 12 KC: Dwyer (53); 4 12 DAL: Figueroa (77) 2 15 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (51) Fernandes (95+); 1 18 KC: Dwyer (46,68);

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RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 2 Shkelzen Gashi Assists 2 Alan Gordon Shots 5 Kevin Doyle 5 Shkelzen Gashi Shots on Goal 3 Kevin Doyle Fouls Committed 4 5 times Fouls Suffered 3 11 times Offside 4 Marlon Hairston Saves 7 Tim Howard Shots Faced 7 Tim Howard Goals Allowed 3 Tim Howard 3 Tim Howard

Goals 3 05/13/2017 vs Assists 5 05/13/2017 vs Shots 15 05/05/2017 vs Shots on Goal 4 05/13/2017 vs Fouls Committed 20 04/23/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 16 04/23/2017 vs Corner Kicks 7 03/18/2017 vs Offside 6 03/11/2017 vs Saves 7 03/11/2017 vs Shots Faced 7 03/11/2017 vs Goals Allowed 3 04/09/2017 vs 3 05/17/2017 vs

05/13/2017 vs SJ

W 3-0

05/13/2017 vs SJ

W 3-0

04/15/2017 vs RSL 05/05/2017 vs VAN

L 1-2 L 0-1

04/15/2017 vs RSL

L 1-2

04/09/2017 vs KC

L 1-3

03/04/2017 vs NE

W 1-0

04/09/2017 vs KC

L 1-3

03/11/2017 vs NYR

L 0-1

03/11/2017 vs NYR

L 0-1

04/09/2017 vs KC 05/17/2017 vs CHI

L 1-3 L 0-3

SJ

W 3-0

SJ

W 3-0

VAN

L 0-1

SJ

W 3-0

MIN

L 0-1

MIN

L 0-1

MIN

T 2-2

NYR

L 0-1

NYR

L 0-1

NYR

L 0-1

KC CHI

L 1-3 L 0-3

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 3 Gerso Fernandes Assists 1 14 times Shots 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Gerso Fernandes Shots on Goal 4 Gerso Fernandes Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 5 4 times Shots Faced 7 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia

Goals 3 04/09/2017 at 3 04/29/2017 at 3 05/17/2017 at Assists 4 04/09/2017 at Shots 18 05/03/2017 at Shots on Goal 8 05/03/2017 at 8 05/13/2017 at Fouls Committed 18 03/11/2017 at Fouls Suffered 22 03/04/2017 at 22 04/15/2017 at Corner Kicks 10 05/07/2017 at Offside 5 05/13/2017 at 5 05/20/2017 at Saves 5 03/04/2017 at 5 04/22/2017 at 5 05/17/2017 at 5 05/20/2017 at Shots Faced 7 05/20/2017 at Goals Allowed 2 05/07/2017 at 2 05/13/2017 at 2 05/20/2017 at

05/17/2017 at SEA

W 3-0

03/18/2017 at SJ

W 2-1

05/03/2017 at NYR 05/17/2017 at SEA

W 2-0 W 3-0

05/17/2017 at SEA

W 3-0

05/03/2017 at NYR

W 2-0

03/04/2017 at DC 04/15/2017 at POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

05/03/2017 at NYR

W 2-0

03/04/2017 at DC

T 0-0

05/20/2017 at VAN

L 0-2

05/07/2017 at MIN 05/13/2017 at ORL 05/20/2017 at VAN

L 0-2 T 2-2 L 0-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017) Shots 3 03/11/2017 vs 3 04/29/2017 vs Shots on Goal 1 03/11/2017 vs 1 04/29/2017 vs 1 05/05/2017 vs 1 05/20/2017 vs Fouls Committed 9 03/18/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 6 05/13/2017 vs Corner Kicks 1 04/09/2017 vs 1 04/23/2017 vs 1 05/17/2017 vs Offside 1 03/04/2017 vs 1 04/23/2017 vs 1 04/29/2017 vs 1 05/13/2017 vs 1 05/20/2017 vs Saves 0 03/18/2017 vs Shots Faced 2 03/18/2017 vs 2 05/05/2017 vs 2 05/13/2017 vs

NYR ORL

L 0-1 L 0-2

NYR ORL VAN PHI

L L L L

MIN

T 2-2

SJ

W 3-0

KC MIN CHI

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

NE MIN ORL SJ PHI

W L L W L

MIN

T 2-2

MIN VAN SJ

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

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

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)

COL RSL SEA

W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0

COL

W 3-1

NYR

W 2-0

NYR ORL

W 2-0 T 2-2

DAL

T 0-0

DC POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

MIN

L 0-2

ORL VAN

T 2-2 L 0-2

DC DAL SEA VAN

T L W L

VAN

L 0-2

MIN ORL VAN

L 0-2 T 2-2 L 0-2

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

Shots 10 04/29/2017 at Shots on Goal 1 04/22/2017 at Fouls Committed 5 04/22/2017 at Fouls Suffered 6 05/17/2017 at Corner Kicks 3 04/22/2017 at 3 05/03/2017 at 3 05/13/2017 at 3 05/20/2017 at Offside 0 03/31/2017 at 0 04/15/2017 at Saves 2 03/18/2017 at 2 03/31/2017 at 2 04/09/2017 at 2 04/29/2017 at 2 05/03/2017 at 2 05/07/2017 at 2 05/13/2017 at Shots Faced 2 03/31/2017 at 2 04/29/2017 at 2 05/03/2017 at

RSL

W 3-0

DAL

L 0-1

DAL

L 0-1

SEA

W 3-0

DAL NYR ORL VAN

L W T L

TOR POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

SJ TOR COL RSL NYR MIN ORL

W T W W W L T

TOR RSL NYR

T 0-0 W 3-0 W 2-0

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

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

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2017 COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-0) UNF 9 23 1 5 8 29 33 94 3 22 14 11 21 24

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

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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

90 7 90 90 17 22 90 90 90 90 90 68 73 83 90 90

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 8 12

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

1 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 12 8

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 12

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Doyle Bobby Burling Tim Howard Mekeil Williams Dillon Powers Caleb Calvert Jared Watts Marlon Hairston Eric Miller Micheal Azira Dominique Badji Shkelzen Gashi Bismark Adjei-Boateng Kortne Ford Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Doyle 1-1

UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Howard Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

6 6 3

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

3 3 2

3 3 1

3.00 3.00 1.00

0 0 1

0 0 1

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (1-0-0) UNF 15 14 7 27 93 5 8 3 29 22 94 30 6

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

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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

90 90 90 90 16 90 90 90 90 83 74 7 90 90 90

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

1 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 8

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

1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 12

0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 12 8

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 1

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Seth Sinovic Dom Dwyer Gerso Fernandes Roger Espinoza Soni Mustivar Matt Besler Graham Zusi Ike Opara Tim Melia Soony Saad Jimmy Medranda Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Doyle 1-1

UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

3 3 6

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

2 2 3

1 1 3

1.00 1.00 3.00

1 1 0

1 1 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD Rapids Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 29 319 124 417 91 146

2 50 394 151 454 75 148

Sporting KC

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 79 718 277 873 167 294

1 35 346 142 376 86 136

2 62 456 199 382 85 153

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 97 806 342 767 171 290

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

8 8

10 12

10 14

15 24

10 10

26 29

0 0

79 97

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Pablo Mastroeni

vs. COL vs. KC

5-5-5 5-3-0

(1.25 pts./game) (1.67 pts./game)

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

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 5 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 5 6 65 18

Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Meola/Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

2 2 8 5

Fouls Committed

7

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 5

Rapids 8 players tied 6 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) Kevin Doyle (05/11/16) 11 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 3 9 5

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15)

7 Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 7 3 players tied 1 13 players tied 9 Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

W-L-T Breakdowns: Colorado Rapids 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)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

1 Ls 3 Ls 3 Ls

(05/20/2017) (04/23/2017) (03/11/2017)

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

4 Ws (10/23/2016) 2 Ws (05/03/2017) 1 Ls (05/20/2017)

0-6-0 2-2-1

6 Ls 1 Ls

(03/11/2017) (05/20/2017)

0-3-0 6-0-1

4 Ls (10/01/2016) 1 Ws (05/17/2017)

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

6 Ls 3 Ls 1 Ts 2 Ws 0-

(10/16/2016) (04/09/2017) (03/18/2017) (10/08/2016) -

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

3 1 1 3 0

Ls Ws Ts Ws -

(04/22/2017) (04/15/2017) (05/13/2017) (04/09/2017) -

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

3 Ws 3 Ls 3 Ls 2 Ls 1 Ls

(10/01/2016) (03/11/2017) (04/15/2017) (04/09/2017) (07/30/2016)

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

4 1 1 1 0

Ws Ls Ls Ls -

(04/15/2017) (04/22/2017) (05/20/2017) (10/01/2016) -

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SPORTING KC VS RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Rapids 22 wins, 82 goals Sporting KC 24 wins, 98 goals 13 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015 4/13/2016 5/11/2016 7/16/2016 4/9/2017

KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 4 at COL KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 5 vs COL COL 3 at KC COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 at KC KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 0 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 0 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 2 vs COL KC 1 at COL COL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 0 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 at COL KC 0 vs COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 3 vs COL

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

KC SOW

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

(2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (DS) (SP)

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (22-24-13) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Kevin Doyle Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Dillon Powers Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Shkelzen Gashi Marlon Hairston Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Clint Mathis David Patino Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Dillon Serna Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins Pablo Mastroeni Marco Pappa Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 6 6 4 4 10 11 4 7 6 3 3 8 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 4 4 8 2 4 3 3 3 2 5 13 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 2 5 2 2 5 59 59

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 5 5 4 4 9 9 4 6 4 3 1 5 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 4 8 1 4 2 2 2 0 4 11 7 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 2 3 1 0 3 59 59

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 471 428 296 325 774 778 347 538 291 270 159 470 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 244 210 324 712 96 338 212 187 173 15 346 954 599 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 131 218 123 73 213 5310 5310

G

A

8 4 6 7 5 2 5 2 5 1 4 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 82 75 98 101

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 10 4 8 7 17 6 4 13 4 1 4 5 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 8 4 9 3 2 9 9 3 2 2 9 3 11 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 3 7 4 0 4 722 809

3 3 2 6 8 2 2 8 3 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 59 59

270 270 180 540 750 180 180 720 270 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 5310 5310

Ian Feuer Zac MacMath Preston Burpo Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Tim Howard Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann John Berner Adin Brown Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

PG

12 11 0.33 8 5 0.33 9 7 0.50 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 9 6 1.50 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 12 8 1.67 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 344 236 1.63 277 190 1.32

SV

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 12

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (24-22-13) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Seth Sinovic Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Gerso Fernandes Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Roger Espinoza Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Tony Meola Soni Mustivar Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle C.J. Sapong Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 9 12 18 8 7 19 6 7 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 7 14 14 3 6 3 8 6 4 1 10 6 1 4 16 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 6 1 1 2 9 15 3 17 5 5 8 5 3 3 6 59 59

24 21 10 17 15 11 7 11 18 5 5 17 3 6 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 7 6 12 3 4 2 8 6 3 1 10 5 0 4 15 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 4 1 1 1 8 14 1 17 4 5 8 2 2 1 4 59 59

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 643 955 1579 492 486 1563 307 579 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 554 833 1052 251 385 196 684 433 287 90 879 456 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 438 45 59 102 741 1257 152 1580 364 437 730 112 161 94 352 5310 5310

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

9 16 9 3 8 3 7 7 5 2 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 98 101 82 75

83 43 32 38 37 20 27 16 12 15 11 26 9 14 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 1 12 17 5 7 8 2 7 8 1 1 12 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 2 6 10 2 0 1 9 0 1 0 3 1 809 722

Garth Lagerwey Chris Snitko Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tim Melia Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Pat Harrington Eric Kronberg David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

2 2 6 17 7 8 6 9 2 1 1 59 59

MIN SHTS 135 100 540 1580 630 730 540 800 135 90 90 5310 5310

GAA

PG

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 26 16 1.29 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 277 190 1.32 344 236 1.63

SV

0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 12 6

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CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (22-24-13) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Alan Gordon Kevin Doyle Dillon Powers Shkelzen Gashi Marlon Hairston Dillon Serna Bismark Adjei-Boateng Micheal Azira Dominique Badji John Berner Bobby Burling Caleb Calvert Kortne Ford Tim Howard Zac MacMath Eric Miller Axel Sjoberg Jared Watts Mekeil Williams Team totals Opponent totals

16 6 8 3 4 3 1 5 5 1 11 1 1 9 12 3 4 4 4 59 59

10 5 5 3 2 2 1 5 4 1 8 0 1 9 12 3 4 4 3 59 59

882 471 470 244 210 173 73 446 372 90 751 22 83 830 1080 270 360 360 291 5310 5310

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

Tim Howard Zac MacMath John Berner Team totals Opponent totals

9 12 1 59 59

830 1080 90 5310 5310

SHT

G

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (24-22-13)

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

3 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 75 98 101

23 10 5 8 4 2 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 722 809

Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Seth Sinovic Gerso Fernandes Saad Abdul-Salaam Roger Espinoza Soni Mustivar Matt Besler Andrew Dykstra Kevin Ellis Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Ike Opara Diego Rubio Soony Saad Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

9 12 10 9 1 6 9 5 12 2 4 3 8 6 2 2 1 1 59 59

7 11 9 9 1 4 8 4 11 2 4 3 8 6 1 2 0 1 59 59

643 955 849 708 90 438 741 364 993 180 360 232 720 497 68 162 7 90 5310 5310

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

GP

50 38 0.98 50 35 1.00 4 1 3.00 344 236 1.63 277 190 1.32

SV

0 1 0 6 12

Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals

8 2 59 59

MIN SHTS 720 180 5310 5310

G

A

SHT

4 2 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 101 82 75

27 16 19 1 1 2 6 1 4 0 2 3 0 5 5 6 0 0 809 722

GAA

PG

32 20 1.38 9 5 2.00 277 190 1.32 344 236 1.63

SV

1 1 12 6

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COLORADO RAPIDS vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY GAMEDAY INFORMATION Date: Saturday, May 27, 2017 Time: 6:00 p.m. MT Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Television: Altitude English Radio: Altitude Sports Radio AM 950 Spanish Radio: La Invasora 87.7 FM

LAST MEETING BOX SCORE Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Colorado Rapids April 9, 2017 - Children’s Mercy Park Scoring Summary SKC: Seth Sinovic (unassisted) 6' SKC: Gerso (Roger Espinoza, Dom Dwyer) 58' SKC: Dom Dwyer (Seth Sinovic, Soni Mustivar) 85' COL: Kevin Doyle (PK) 90’+4’ Sporting Kansas City: Tim Melia; Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic; Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Jimmy Medranda (Soni Mustivar 74’); Gerso, Soony Saad (Daniel Salloi 83’), Dom Dwyer.

Subs not used: Adrian Zendejas, Kevin Ellis, Saad AbdulSalaam, Latif Blessing, Cameron Porter.

Colorado Rapids: Tim Howard; Eric Miller, Jared Watts, Kortne Ford (Bobby Burling 83’), Mekeil Williams; Micheal Azira, Nana Boateng (Dillon Powers 73’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Caleb Calvert 68’); Marlon Hairston, Dominique Badji, Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Zac MacMath, Mike da Fonte, Sam Hamilton, Joshua Gatt.

Attendance: 19,249

MLS ACCOLADES MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK MLS SAVE OF THE WEEK Week 1 - Axel Sjöberg Week 8 - Zac MacMath Week 2 - Tim Howard Week 9 - Zac MacMath Week 11 - Marlon Hairston Week 11 - Dominique Badji (bench) Week 11 - Shkelzen Gashi (bench)

2017 MLS RECORD Overall MLS Games vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Conceding 0 goals Conceding 1 goal Conceding 2 goals Conceding 3 goals Conceding 4+ goals Scoring first Conceding first Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime In March In April In May In June In July In August In September In October

Overall 2-8-1 1-4-1 1-4-0 0-5-0 1-3-0 0-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-3-0 0-3-1 0-2-0 0-0-0 2-2-1 0-6-0 1-2-1 1-3-0 0-3-0 1-1-1 0-4-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

LAST FIVE GAMES Colorado Rapids - LLWLL  L 2-0 @ Orlando City SC (4/29)  L 1-0 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/5)  W 3-0 vs. San Jose Earthquakes (5/13)  L 3-0 @ Chicago Fire (5/17)  L 2-1 @ Philadelphia Union (5/20) Sporting Kansas City - LWDLW  W 2-0 vs. New York Red Bulls (5/3)  L 2-0 @ Minnesota United FC (5/7)  D 2-2 @ Orlando City SC (5/13)  W 3-0 vs. Seattle Sounders FC (5/17)  L 2-0 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/20)

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

Road 0-6-0 0-2-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-5-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-1-0 0-3-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

COLORADO RAPIDS vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEW FACES DEF - Mike da Fonte (Sacramento Republic FC) DEF - Kortne Ford (Homegrown) MID - Nana Boateng (Manchester City) MID - Sam Hamilton (SuperDraft) MID - Ricardo Perez (Homegrown) MID - Mohammed Saeid (Minnesota United FC) M/F - Joshua Gatt (Minnesota United FC) FWD - Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy)

INJURY REPORT OUT - Nana Boateng (back) QUESTIONABLE - Jared Watts (calf)

DISCIPLINARY REPORT Suspended - Caleb Calvert Suspended after next yellow - Mekeil Williams

BOATENG BACK INJURY Nana Boateng will be sidelined for sometime after suffering a back injury during the recent match with Real Salt Lake (4/15).

The Ghanaian fractured three lumbar vertebrae and, while no surgery is required, he will miss eight to 10 weeks.

Boateng, who joined the Rapids in January from Manchester City, landed heavily on his back following an aerial challenge with RSL midfielder Luke Mulholland.

MASTROENI NOMINATED This week, head coach Pablo Mastroeni was nominated for the first time to the 2017 National Soccer Hall of Fame ballot.

Mastroeni was nominated in the Player category, reserved for an individual who has been retired for at least three full calendar years, but for no more than 10 full calendar years, and have either: 1) Played in at least 20 full international games for the U.S. prior to 1990, or 2) Played at least five seasons in an American first-division professional league and named to a postseason league All-Star team at least once.

OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS                 

12/11/16 - Rapids trade D Joe Greenspan to Minnesota United in exchange for 3rd Round Pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 12/11/16 - Rapids acquire 2nd Round Pick from Atlanta United FC in exchange for one International Slot 12/12/16 - Rapids exercise options on GK John Berner, D Bobby Burling, D Marc Burch, D Dennis Castillo, D Eric Miller, D Axel Sjöberg, M Dillon Serna, F Dominique Badji, F Caleb Calvert 12/12/16 - Rapids decline options on D Sean St. Ledger, M Marco Pappa, M Zach Pfeffer, F Conor Doyle 12/13/16 - Rapids trade rights to M Jermaine Jones to LA Galaxy in exchange for a 1st Round Pick in 2017 and a 2nd Round Pick in 2018 12/15/16 - Rapids and Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni agree to new three-year contract 01/06/17 - Rapids sign D Kortne Ford and M Ricardo Perez as Homegrown Players 01/13/17 - Rapids select M Sam Hamilton (15th overall) and D Liam Callahan (24th overall) in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 01/17/17 - Rapids select F Jaime Siaj (46th overall) and F Peguy Ngatcha (86th overall) in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 01/23/17 - Rapids sign free agent F Alan Gordon to a one-year contract 01/24/17 - Rapids acquire M Nana Boateng from Manchester City 01/26/17 - Rapids announce Conor Casey as new First Team Assistant Coach 02/10/17 - Rapids acquire $75,000 in GAM from New York City FC in exchange for one International Slot 03/04/17 - Rapids sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection M Sam Hamilton 03/14/17 - Rapids sign D Mike da Fonte to a two-year contract from Sacramento Republic FC 03/31/17 - Rapids acquire M Mohammed Saeid, M/F Joshua Gatt and one international slot from Minnesota United FC in exchange for D Marc Burch 03/31/17 - Rapids waive M Sam Cronin, who immediately gets selected by Minnesota United FC off of waivers

COLORADO RAPIDS vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY MATCHUP TO WATCH Name: Axel Sjöberg No.: 44 Position: Defender Age: 26 Height: 6’7” Weight: 210 lbs.

Nationality: Sweden Joined MLS: 2015 MLS experience: 3rd season Appearances: 48 Previous MLS club(s): N/A What they say: A hulking center back who enjoyed a breakout season in 2016. Finalist for MLS Defender of the Year. Known for his positioning and organization, as well as being a threat on set pieces.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

TALE OF THE TAPE RAPIDS

Name: Dom Dwyer No.: 14 Position: Forward Age: 26 Height: 5’9” Weight: 180 lbs.

Nationality: England & USA Joined MLS: 2012 MLS experience: 6th season Appearances: 124 Previous MLS Club(s): N/A What they say: A hard-working, energetic player who wreaks havoc on opposing defenses with his dogged pressure and combative style. Became the first player in SKC history to record 12+ goals in three straight seasons.

SPORTING

11

Games Played

13

2

Games Won

6

8

Games Lost

3

1

Games Tied

4

9

Goals For

16

17

Goals Against

9

-8

Goal Differential

7

7

Points

22

Badji (3)

Top Scorer(s)

Dwyer, Gerso (5)

86

Shots

177

25

Shots On Goal

64

2

Shutouts

7

11th (West)

Standings

1st (West)

L 2-1 @ PHI

Last Game

L 3-0 @ CHI

Last month’s 3-1 victory by Sporting KC snapped Colorado’s five-game winning streak over their Western Conference foe.

In all, Sporting KC leads the all-time series with an overall record of 24-22-13 over Colorado.

Last five meetings: 10/21/15 - SKC 0-2 COL 4/13/16 - SKC 1-2 COL 5/11/16 - COL 1-0 SKC 7/16/16 - COL 1-0 SKC 4/9/17 - SKC 3-1 COL

USMNT TO DSGP In conjunction with U.S. Soccer, the Colorado Rapids announced that Dick’s Sporting Goods Park will host the FIFA World Cup qualifier between the United States and Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday, June 8 at 5:50 p.m. MT (FS1, Univision).

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park will host the United States Men’s National Team for the third consecutive qualifying cycle. The U.S. has posted two shutout victories, including the famous Snow Clasico in 2013 against Costa Rica. Overall, the United States is 4-1-0 in the State of Colorado since 1991.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY SJÖBERG RETURNS

BY THE NUMBERS

Axel Sjöberg returned to the pitch in the club’s 2-1 loss at Philadelphia Union (5/20). The towering Swede had been out of the lineup since undergoing successful surgery on his left hamstring on March 14. Sjöberg picked up the injury in the dying moments of the 1-0 loss at NY Red Bulls in Week 2.

By the numbers: here are 10 stats from the Colorado Rapids' 21 loss to Philadelphia Union at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday night.

Last season, Sjöberg earned Rapids’ Defender of the Year, was one of three nominees for MLS Defender of the Year, and was named to the MLS Best XI. He also helped guide the league’s best defense to an unbeaten regular season at home.

In all, the Rapids’ 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick has started all 48 matches he has appeared in for the club, while adding two goals and one assist.

USOC OPPONENT For a third year in a row the Colorado Rapids could host their USL neighbors Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round, after the draw was made in Chicago on Thursday.

The Switchbacks won their second round encounter 2-0 over PDL team FC Tucson on Wednesday, and next take on Oklahoma City Energy in round three for the right to meet the Rapids. OKC Energy were comfortable 5-1 winners over USASA Region IV champions Moreno Valley FC, of southern California.

1. The seven changes made to the starting lineup are not the most made game-to-game by head coach Pablo Mastroeni. He once made eight changes from the side that overcame Houston Dynamo 1-0 on June 1, 2014 to the team that walked out against Chicago Fire on June 4, in a match which ended 0-0.

2. Caleb Calvert’s goal after 15 minutes was the Rapids’ first on the road in open play this season.

3. Irish international Kevin Doyle tallied his first assist since July 9, 2016 and the dramatic 3-3 tie at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 4. Mike da Fonte made his MLS debut on Saturday. His last competitive game was the first round of the 2016 USL Championship playoff, on October 1 last year, in which Sacramento Republic FC lost 5-4 on penalties to Orange County Blues FC. 5. The last time Joshua Gatt started a game was on November 6, 2016 when he started and played 85 minutes for Norwegian club Molde in a 1-0 loss at Lillestrom.

6. Kortne Ford and Sam Hamilton had previously started a match together in the NCAA semifinal loss to Wake Forest on December 9, 2016 while with the University of Denver.

For the past three years Colorado has gone out of the competition at the fifth round. Last year, they lost 2-1 at eventual winners FC Dallas. The Rapids' best run in the Open Cup came in 1999, when they lost 2-0 in the final to Rochester Rhinos.

7. Through the first 11 games, the Rapids have used 24 different players (including Marc Burch and Sam Cronin, who are now with Minnesota United FC) - the same as LA Galaxy. Only Real Salt Lake (26) and Vancouver Whitecaps (25) have used more. RSL have played two games more.

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8. John Berner, Dennis Castillo and Ricardo Perez are the only players yet to see MLS minutes for the Rapids in 2017. Castillo (Charlotte Independence) and Perez (Colorado Springs Switchbacks) are both out on loan.

In conjunction with PRIMETIME Sports, the Colorado Rapids announced that Club América will play a friendly against Santos Laguna at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. MT. Dick’s Sporting Goods Park was chosen as host due to its strong Club América fan base as well as for its large population of Santos fans that hail from the Comarca Lagunera region in Mexico..

9. Across the opening 11 games, the Rapids have now used 10 different lineups.

10. The Rapids are one of two MLS teams without a point on the road in 2017. The other is Houston Dynamo, who currently sit second in the Western Conference, despite a 0-5-0 road record (6-0-1 at home).

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Club Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes Portland Timbers Vancouver Whitecaps FC LA Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC Minnesota United FC Real Salt Lake Colorado Rapids

PTS 22 19 19 19 18 16 14 13 11 11 7

GP 13 12 10 13 12 11 11 12 12 13 11

W 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2

L 3 5 1 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 8

T 4 1 4 4 3 1 2 4 2 2 1

GF 16 22 14 14 22 15 15 16 18 11 9

GA 9 20 7 14 20 16 17 19 30 24 17

GD 7 2 7 0 2 -1 -2 -3 -12 -13 -8

GF 21 21 22 14 20 13 19 20 24 18 9

GA 12 15 13 17 19 19 15 17 16 18 19

GD 9 6 9 -3 1 -6 4 3 8 0 -10

EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Club Toronto FC Chicago Fire New York City FC Orlando City SC Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union New England Revolution Atlanta United FC Montreal Impact D.C. United

PTS 26 21 20 20 19 17 16 16 15 13 11

GP 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11

W 7 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3

L 1 3 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 6

T 5 3 2 2 1 2 4 4 3 4 2

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY MATCH REPORT - PHILADELPHIA UNION vs. COLORADO RAPIDS (5/20/17) Caleb Calvert scored his first goal MLS, and was then sent off for the first time in his MLS career, as the Colorado Rapids slid to a 2-1 defeat at Philadelphia Union inside Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday night.

After fielding the same lineup in the previous two matches, Pablo Mastroeni made seven changes on Saturday night. Defender Axel Sjöberg returned to the lineup after being sidelined the last two months due to injury. Defender Mike da Fonte and midfielders Sam Hamilton and Joshua Gatt made their first MLS starts, while defender Kortne Ford and forwards Kevin Doyle and Caleb Calvert also got the nod from Mastroeni.

Calvert would give the Rapids the lead 15 minutes into the match with a nifty curling shot at the far post from just outside the box. The 20-year-old’s first tally in Major League Soccer would snap the Union’s four-game and 378-minute streak without conceding a goal.

Minutes later, Tim Howard would be tested for the first and only time of the half following a great build-up play by the home side. A quick give-and-go on the right side of the box ended with a dangerous shot towards goal by Ilsinho forcing a fine save from the USMNT keeper.

Following a pair of changes at the hour mark, Doyle would earn a freekick just outside the penalty area. The Ireland international took it himself and almost doubled the visitors’ lead but his shot rang off the crossbar.

The Union would tie things up via the penalty spot in the 67th minute, after Ford was called for a handball in the box. Forward C.J. Sapong would send Howard the wrong direction and notch his eighth goal of the season. Moments later, Calvert was dismissed, and the Rapids were in a real battle to hang on for their first road point of 2017.

Fifteen minutes from time, a rash challenge from Gatt on the edge of the penalty area handed the Union a freekick, from which Bosnia international Haris Medunjanin curled the ball over the wall and beyond Howard for the winner.

BOX SCORE Philadelphia Union 2-1 Colorado Rapids Talen Energy Stadium; Chester, PA Saturday, May 20, 2017 SCORING SUMMARY COL: Caleb Calvert (Kevin Doyle) 15' PHI: C.J. Sapong (PK) 67’ PHI: Haris Medunjanin (unassisted) 75’ MISCONDUCT SUMMARY COL: Mohammed Saeid (caution) 44’ PHI: Alejandro Bedoya (caution) 63’ COL: Caleb Calvert (caution) 69’ COL: Caleb Calvert (second caution/ejection) 69’ COL: Joshua Gatt (caution) 74’

Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Raymon Gaddis, Jack Elliott, Oguchi Onyewu, Giliano Wijnaldum; Haris Medunjanin, Alejandro Bedoya, Fabian Herbers (Chris Pontius 27’), Ilsinho (Warren Creavelle 86'), Fabrice-Jean Picault (Jay Simpson 62’); C.J. Sapong.

Subs not used: John McCarthy, Keegan Rosenberry, Richie Marquez, Adam Najem.

Colorado Rapids: Tim Howard; Mike da Fonte, Kortne Ford, Axel Sjöberg, Eric Miller; Joshua Gatt (Dominique Badji 76'), Micheal Azira, Sam Hamilton (Dillon Powers 81'), Mohammed Saeid (Marlon Hairston 62’); Caleb Calvert, Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Zac MacMath, Bobby Burling, Shkëlzen Gashi, Alan Gordon.

ATTENDANCE: 18,399

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY QUOTE SHEET - PHILADELPHIA UNION vs. COLORADO RAPIDS (5/20/17) Midfielder - Joshua Gatt Thoughts on the match…

Even emotions after the game I think we can feel good about that performance. We went out there, we showed that we had [courage], is the best way to put it, we defended like a team, we made it really difficult and one person in a [referee's] jersey changed the whole game for us. There's nothing you can do about that when he's making decisions like that. Overall, I think we had a good performance. We did play really well, we fought for each other, we fought hard for each other, we worked hard for each other and there are a lot of positives to come out of this game. The result obviously isn't one of them but it's definitely something great we can put forward to.

On physical style of play…

I think we definitely mastered the physical aspect today. I think we really were difficult to play against. We were tough. It was a battle but I think in also doing that we have to find a way to get into the game and play ourselves. I think we were so focused on the physical battle we didn't really focus on playing ourselves. I think we have to now incorporate that same exact defensive intensity with a really good offensive ability to keep the ball and really giving us a chance to play on the ball. I think today we defended exceptionally well but attacking wise we were a little rushed. We forced a lot of long balls which in a hostile away environment isn't a bad thing but at the same time when you have the chance to get on the ball and slow the game down you have to take that advantage. I didn't think we did the best job today but defensively we had a very outstanding performance.

On having an upcoming four-game homestand…

I think at home if we keep that same defensive intensity and we can really find a way to get on the ball and attack and really keep possession during games, we're going to be a tough team to play at home. I think that thins upcoming home stretch is really going to help us get into a rhythm going forward. Obviously we've had an unlucky stretch of situations, We haven't caught the breaks that some other teams have caught but that's life. That's life in general not just this sport. It's life. Sometimes you can do everything right and still not catch the breaks. I think today we did almost everything right and we just didn't get the breaks. Going home, playing in front of our home crowd and our home state, in our atmosphere I think is really going to turn it around.

On how he feels physically…

Everything feels great. I feel one hundred percent fine. It was a lot of running today, a lot tracking back, a lot of defending and defending is a lot harder than attacking. Definitely bit tired, I think we all are, but it's been a long trip. I'm sad that we're not walking with a point or three points I think that we deserve. Again, that's life, that's the game but now we just have week to rest and turn around.

Defender - Kortne Ford Thoughts on the match…

I thought we played well. First half we were disciplined, disciplined playing with our shape. We had a lot of new guys out there. I thought we fought hard, we battled to the end. I think there was a number of unfortunate things that went on in the game but at the end of the day we battled, we fought and tried to get a result but sometimes that happens. That's just how the season is going.

On lineup changes and chemistry…

That's definitely one of the hardest parts is not playing consistently. For guys that are in the 18 but not playing consistently it's hard to find a rhythm. Especially with the seven new guys coming in, we haven't played together at all but at the end of the day it doesn't matter. We came in with a mindset that we were going to fight and were going to battle. It was all mental. It was a mentality we were going in with. At the end of the day, chemistry doesn't really matter. We're going into fight.

Thoughts on the PK call…

I haven't gotten a chance to see it but the refs said it was obstruction. There's a lot stuff going on in there. I disagree with the call but like I said, I haven't seen it.

On having an upcoming four-game homestand…

Try to get some momentum, get our fans behind us and we're definitely going to go out there give a real effort.

COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/SCORE

SCORERS/TV

Saturday, March 4

vs. New England Revolution

W 1-0

COL: Badji

Saturday, March 11

@ New York Red Bulls

L 1-0

NY: Miller (OG)

Saturday, March 18

vs. Minnesota United FC

T 2-2

COL: Badji, Hairston MIN: Molino, Ramirez

Sunday, April 9

@ Sporting Kansas City

L 3-1

COL: Doyle SKC: Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer

Saturday, April 15

vs. Real Salt Lake

L 2-1

COL: Doyle RSL: Movsisyan, Lennon

Sunday, April 23

@ Minnesota United FC

L 1-0

MIN: Ibarra

Saturday, April 29

@ Orlando City SC

L 2-0

ORL: Rivas, Kakรก

Friday, May 5

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

L 1-0

VAN: Shea

Saturday, May 13

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

W 3-0

COL: Gashi (2), Badji

Wednesday, May 17

@ Chicago Fire

L 3-0

CHI: Nikoliฤ (2), Accam

Saturday, May 20

@ Philadelphia Union

L 2-1

COL: Calvert PHI: Sapong, Medunjanin

Saturday, May 27

vs. Sporting Kansas City

6:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, June 3

vs. Columbus Crew SC

7:00

Altitude TV

Sunday, June 18

vs. Portland Timbers

7:30

Fox Sports 1

Wednesday, June 21

vs. LA Galaxy

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, June 24

@ Atlanta United FC

5:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, July 1

vs. Houston Dynamo

7:00

Altitude TV

Tuesday, July 4

vs. Seattle Sounders FC

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, July 22

@ Toronto FC

5:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, July 29

@ San Jose Earthquakes

8:30

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 5

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 12

@ FC Dallas

6:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 19

vs. DC United

7:00

Altitude TV

Wednesday, August 23

@ Portland Timbers

8:30

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 26

@ Real Salt Lake

8:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 2

@ LA Galaxy

9:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 9

@ Houston Dynamo

6:30

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 16

vs. New York City FC

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 23

@ Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00

Altitude TV

Wednesday, September 27

@ FC Dallas

6:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 30

vs. Montreal Impact

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, October 7

vs. FC Dallas

7:00

Altitude TV

Sunday, October 15

vs. Real Salt Lake

3:00

Altitude TV

Sunday, October 22

@ Seattle Sounders FC

2:00

Altitude TV

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #

Player

Pos.

1

Tim HOWARD

GK

2

Mike DA FONTE

DEF

3

Eric MILLER

DEF

5

Mekeil WILLIAMS

DEF

8

Dillon POWERS

9

Kevin DOYLE

Pronunciation

Previous club

Status

North Brunswick, NJ

Everton FC

DP

04/18/1991

Ossining, NY

Sacramento Republic FC

175

01/15/1993

Woodbury, MN

6-1

180

07/24/1990

Gonzales, T&T

MID

5-11

170

02/14/1991

Plano, TX

FWD

6-0

165

09/18/1983

Adamstown, Ireland

Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG)

INT

6-0

165

07/18/1988

Zurich, Switzerland

FC Basel (SUI)

INT/DP

6-3

205

02/14/1991

St. Louis, MO

SIU

SIU, Edwardsville

6-0

175

10/16/1992

Dakar, Senegal

Boston

Boston University

da-FONT

me-KELL

Wt.

Birthdate

Hometown

6-3

194

03/06/1979

6-0

170

6-0

College

Creighton

Notre Dame

Montreal Impact

Ga

Antigua GFC (GUA)

INT

Univ. of Notre Dame

11 Shkëlzen GASHI

MID

12 John BERNER

GK

14 Dominique BADJI

FWD

15 Sam HAMILTON

MID

6-0

185

07/27/1995

Denver. CO

DU

University of Denver

16 Alan GORDON

FWD

6-3

190

10/16/1981

Long Beach, CA

OSU

LA Galaxy

17 Dillon SERNA

MID

5-7

140

03/25/1994

Brighton, CO

Akron

Homegrown Player

18 Zac MACMATH

GK

6-2

194

08/07/1991

St. Petersburg, FL

Maryland

Philadelphia Union

20 Ricardo PEREZ

MID

5-8

160

05/30/1995

Fort Collins, CO

Creighton

Creighton University

HG

21 Nana BOATENG

MID

Bwah-teng

5-11

160

05/24/1994

Accra, Ghana

Strømsgodset IF (NOR)

INT

22 Micheal AZIRA

MID

Ah-ZEER-ah

5-10

160

08/22/1987

Kampala, Uganda

Mobile

Seattle Sounders FC

GC

23 Bobby BURLING

DEF

6-5

195

10/15/1984

Monument, CO

LMU

Chivas USA

24 Kortne FORD

DEF

CORT-nee

6-2

185

01/26/1996

Greeley, CO

DU

University of Denver

HG

26 Dennis CASTILLO

DEF

CASS-TEE-Yoh

5-10

160

04/30/1993

San Jose, Costa Rica

VCU

Virginia Commonwealth

INT

29 Caleb CALVERT

FWD

6-2

160

10/22/1996

Wrightwood, CA

33 Jared WATTS

D/M

6-1

155

02/03/1992

Statesville, NC

Wake Forest

Wake Forest Univ.

44 Axel SJÖBERG

DEF

6-7

210

03/08/1991

Stockholm, Sweden

Marquette

Marquette Univ.

45 Joshua GATT

M/F

5-10

165

08/29/1991

Plymouth, MI

Minnesota United FC

90 Mohammed SAEID

MID

mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed 5-7

141

12/24/1990

Örebro, Sweden

Minnesota United FC

94 Marlon HAIRSTON

M/D

Hair-ston

157

03/23/1994

Jackson, MS

INT - International player DEV - Developmental player

SH-KELT-zun Gushi

Ht.

Baa-zhee

Shoe-berg

6-0

HG

Chivas USA

U of L

GC - Former foreigner playing as a domestic due to green card status Ga - Generation adidas signing

Sporting Director: Pádraig Smith Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni Assistant Coaches: Conor Casey, Steve Cooke, Chris Sharpe (Goalkeepers)

INT

Univ. of Louisville

DP - Designated Player HG - Homegrown

INT

Ga

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY PABLO MASTROENI

CLAUDIO LOPEZ

HEAD COACH

DIRECTOR OF SOCCER

Birth date: August 29, 1976 Coaching career: Colorado Rapids (2014 -present).

Playing career: Miami Fusion (1998-01); Colorado Rapids (2002-13); LA Galaxy (2013).

Club honors: MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010).

International: 65 appearances for USA International honors: CONCACAF Gold Cup (2005, ‘07).

Joined the Rapids as Director of Soccer in January, 2015.

Named the seventh Head Coach in Rapids history on March 8, 2014. Holds club records for most games played (225), games started (217) and minutes (18,669), and served as the Rapids captain from late 2004 until his trade to the LA Galaxy in 2013. Featured for the USA at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Playing career: Racing Club (1992-96); Valencia (96-00); Lazio (00–04); América (04-06); Racing Club (07-08); Kansas City Wizards (08-09); Colorado Rapids (2010).

Club honors: Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup (1999); Italian Super Cup (2000); Coppa Italia: (2004); Primera División de México (Clausura 2005); Campeón de Campeones (2005); CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2006); MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010).

International: 55 appearances for Argentina. Featured at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

PÁDRAIG SMITH

CONOR CASEY

SPORTING DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT COACH

Prior to joining the Rapids in January, 2015, had spent three years with European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and previously worked for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).

Returned to Colorado as Assistant Coach in January 2017.

His primary focus is to introduce a more data analytical approach to player recruitment, player identification, performance analysis and scouting processes.

Smith had been a key player in UEFA’s Financial Analysis Group, which assesses the top professional European clubs in the areas of finance, corporate and sporting structures.

Currently tied for 23rd all-time in regular season goals in MLS with 71, scoring 50 for the Rapids from 2007-12, which also ranks him as the club’s all-time leading scorer. In 2009, he made MLS Best XI after notching 16 goals and one assist.

After six seasons in Colorado, Casey joined Philadelphia Union prior to the 2012 season, where he scored 21 goals in 70 games. The former USMNT striker retired at the end of 2016 after a season in Columbus.

STEVE COOKE

CHRIS SHARPE

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH/ GOALKEEPERS

Joined the Colorado Rapids coaching staff full-time in February 2010, sharing roles within the first team and academy. Named assistant coach with the appointment of Pablo Mastroeni in March, 2014.

Prior to joining the Rapids, Cooke had enjoyed a 20 year full-time coaching career in England and in the United States.

Arrived in the United States following a six year career with Sheffield Wednesday, then of the English Premier League, where he performed duties as Youth Team Coach and Center of Excellence Coach.

He holds both the UEFA “A” Coaching License and the USSF “A” Coaching License.

Named an Assistant Coach at the start of the 2014 season, joining Mastroeni’s technical staff, having served as a player and coach with the team since 2008.

Sharpe originally arrived in Colorado in 2008 as a player, forming a part of the Rapids squad while serving as an MLS League Pool Goalkeeper, meaning that all MLS clubs could call upon him if their goalkeepers were unavailable.

In his five years in that MLS role, Sharpe spent nearly all his time in Colorado, but suited up as a reserve for eight other clubs.

Spent time in Australia, Denmark and England. Represented Australia at U-20 level in qualifying for the 2001 FIFA Youth World Cup.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY #22 MICHEAL AZIRA

#14 DOMINIQUE BADJI

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: August 22, 1987 Citizenship: Uganda Acquired: Signed via the Waiver Draft on 12/9/15.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 90’ at center midfield Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/08/16 @ HOU

Position: Forward Hometown: Dakar, Senegal Height: 6 foot Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1992 Citizenship: Senegal Acquired: Selected 67th overall (fourth round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Signed a contract on 3/4/15.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): came on at left wing for Gatt at the 74’ Last MLS Goal: 05/13/17 vs. SJ Last MLS Assist: 05/13/17 vs. SJ

Quick Facts:  Only player to play every minute of the first 11 games of 2017.

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In 2016, Azira played more minutes and had more starts than in his previous two seasons combined when at Seattle Sounders FC. Finished the regular season with career-high stats in MLS, in games played (31), games started (28) and minutes played (2503).

Tallied his first-ever assist in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8), as he provided the pass for the game-winner from Shkëlzen Gashi.

Represented Uganda at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon in January, 2017.

Last competitive goal came on 8/30/13 for Charleston Battery in a 32 loss at Orlando City.

Quick Facts: Leads the team with three goals.

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Opened his scoring account for 2017 in the first game of the season, heading home from point-blank range in the 1-0 success over NE. Scored his and the club's second goal of 2017 when he latched onto a defensive mistake in a 2-2 home draw at home to Minnesota United FC (3/18).

He started more games in 2016 than in his rookie season (9), and made more appearances.

Finished 2016 with six goals and four assists, both career highs, while logging more appearances, starts and minutes than in his rookie season (2015).

Scored two goals in a MLS game for the first time when netting twice in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8).

#12 JOHN BERNER

#21 NANA BOATENG

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Louis, MO Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 205 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 35th overall selection (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Win: 03/22/14 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 06/04/14 vs. CHI

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Accra, Ghana Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: May 10, 1994 Citizenship: Ghana Acquired: Signed from Manchester City on January 24, 2017 Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, not in the 18 (back injury) Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/15/17 vs. RSL

Quick Facts:  On the bench for the 2-1 home loss by Real Salt Lake (4/15). This was his first appearance in the 18 since September 3, 2016.  Berner made the 18 for the Rapids just once in 2016, for the 2-0 loss at New England Revolution (9/3).  With USL affiliate Charlotte Independence in 2016, Berner made 20 appearances and enjoyed a 0.96 Goals Against Average.  His last MLS appearance was in a 2-2 tie at home to Portland Timbers on September 13, 2014.  Played four years at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville from 2010-13. 2x-Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year.

Quick Facts:

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Full name: Bismark Adjei-Boateng. Goes by ‘Nana’ Boateng.

Only the second Ghanaian to join Colorado, following Junior Agogo (2000-01).

Spent four seasons on loan at Norwegian club, Strømsgodset IF, tallying 18 goals in 101 appearances.

A member of the Right to Dream Academy from 2010-11 before signing his first pro contract with Man City in 2011.

Made MLS debut in the 2-2 home draw with Minnesota on 3/18.

Fractured three lumbar vertebrae vs. RSL (4/15). Out 8-10 weeks.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY #23 BOBBY BURLING

#29 CALEB CALVERT

Position: Defender Hometown: Monument, CO Height: 6 feet 5 Weight: 195 pounds Birth date: October 10, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected 3rd by COL via the Waiver Draft, on Dec. 10, 2014.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: 04/30/16 @ MTL Last MLS Assist: 08/27/11 @ TOR (for SJ)

Position: Forward Hometown: Wrightwood, CA Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: October 22, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined the Rapids from the Chivas USA dispersal draft in Nov. 2014.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 69’ at forward; registered first MLS goal Last MLS Goal: 05/20/17 @ PHI Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:  Made his 2017 season debut in the 2-2 home tie with Minnesota United FC (3/18), as a replacement for the injured Axel Sjöberg.  His second start came at Minnesota (4/23).

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Missed 13 games in 2016 due to a combination of injuries. He sat out seven games following knee surgery and six games after suffering turf toe.

His only goal of the 2016 season was the second equalizer in a 2-2 tie at Montreal Impact on April 30.

Since joining his hometown team at the start of 2015, Burling has scored more goals than in his previous eight seasons in MLS. He made his 150th MLS appearance in the 1-0 win at CenturyLink Field against Seattle Sounders FC (5/21/16).

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MLS debut came 8/26/16 in the 2-1 defeat at Real Salt Lake, entering after 61 minutes. He was 19 years, 10 months and five days.

Made eight appearances (one start) in 2016 for a total of 165 mins. .

Spent much of 2016 on loan at USL affiliate Charlotte Independence. Scored six goals and two assists in 21 games (20 starts).

Initially signed a Homegrown contract with Chivas USA on July 5, 2013 when aged 16 years and eight months.

#26 DENNIS CASTILLO

#2 MIKE DA FONTE

Position: Defender Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: April 30, 1993 Citizenship: Costa Rica Acquired: Selected 37th overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, not in the 18 (loan) Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/23/16 vs. SEA

Position: Defender Hometown: Ossining, NY Height: 6 foot Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: April 18, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed two-year contract on 3/14/17 from Sacramento Republic FC Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 90’ at right back; MLS debut Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:  Currently on loan at USL affiliate, Charlotte Independence.

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Quick Facts:  Tallied his first-ever MLS goal in 2-1 loss at Philadelphia on May 20; ejected after seeing two yellows in one minute  Made only his second career start in MLS (3/11/17) in the 1-0 loss at New York Red Bulls.  His first start in MLS came at Portland on October 16, 2016.

Signed to a MLS contract on April 22, 2016.

Made his MLS debut a day after signing a contract, replacing Eric Miller in the 60th minute of the home game with Seattle Sounders FC (April 23). In that game he provided the cross for Kevin Doyle's first goal of the season.

Castillo made his first start in MLS on June 22 in the 0-0 draw at LA Galaxy, playing the full 90 minutes.

His next appearance in MLS was not until October 8, when he played the final two minutes of the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo.

Castillo's final appearance of 2016 came in the last minute of the 2-1 home win over San Jose Earthquakes on October 13.

Quick Facts: Went the full 90 minutes in his MLS debut in 2-1 loss at Philadelphia on May 20.  Joined from Sacramento Republic FC on March 14.

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Made 25 appearances for Republic FC in all competitions, including 19 USL appearances.

Scored four goals on the season, second-most on the club. His four goals were the most by a Republic FC defender in a single season.

Named to USL Team of the Week for his performance in Week 15.

In 2015, appeared in 25 matches for New York Red Bulls II in their inaugural season, starting 23.

Led Red Bulls II in minutes (2,003), matches started (23) and was second in matches played (25).

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY #9 KEVIN DOYLE

#24 KORTNE FORD

Position: Forward Hometown: Adamstown, Rep. of Ireland Height: 6 foot Weight: 179 pounds Birth date: September 18, 1983 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: Signed on March 20, 2015, as the club’s third Designated Player Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 90’ at forward; registered loan assist Last MLS Goal: 04/15/17 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN

Position: Defender Hometown: Greeley, CO Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 185 pounds Birth date: January 26, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to a Homegrown contract on January 6, 2017 Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 90’ at center back alongside Sjoberg Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:  Named in the gameday 18 for the first time for the home game with Minnesota United FC (3/18). He was an unused substitute.  Became the first Rapids Homegrown player to earn a spot in the Starting XI on their professional debut when given the nod at WestOpened his account for the season with a stoppage-time consolation ern Conference rival Sporting Kansas City (4/9). at Sporting Kansas City (4/9), netting from the penalty spot in a 3-1  A week later, Ford became the club's first Homegrown player to start loss. on their home debut, as he did in the 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake.

On target the following week (4/15), with a header beyond Nick  Made 62 appearances over three seasons with the University of Rimando of Real Salt Lake. It was Doyle's 50th appearance.

Denver, scoring five goals with three assists.

He scored six goals and provided two assists in his first full season  He led a Denver back line that finished third in the country in goals in MLS (2016). against average (0.52) and third in shutout percentage (0.58), Made MLS Team of the Week twice last season (Weeks 18 and  Arrived at the Rapids Academy in 2012 from Colorado Storm North.

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Quick Facts:  Named to Ireland’s 37-man provisional roster ahead of June friendlies and World Cup qualifier against Austria.  Sat out the trip to New York Red Bulls (3/11) due to headaches.

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#45 JOSHUA GATT

Position: Forward Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: July 18, 1988 Citizenship: Albania & Switzerland Acquired: Signed on February 1, 2016, as the club’s fourth Designated Player.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: 05/13/17 vs. SJ Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN

Position: Midfielder/Forward Hometown: Plymouth, MI Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: August 29, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Via trade from Minnesota United FC on March 31, 2017.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 74’ at right wing; made first MLS start Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:  Scored a brace in the 3-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes (5/13)

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Missed the first game of the 2017 season due to an Achilles injury.

Made his season debut at New York Red Bulls (3/11), replacing Dillon Powers for the remaining 18 minutes.

Started his first game of 2017 in game three (3/18), when he played 61 minutes of the 2-2 home tie with Minnesota United FC. Scored a team-leading nine goals, two of which were voted AT&T MLS Goal of the Week.

His only goal at Dick's Sporting Goods Park came in the last game of the regular season, a 1-1 tie with Houston Dynamo (10/23).

Made MLS Team of the Week three times (Weeks 5, 9 and 29).

Quick Facts:  Signed with Minnesota United FC on February 15, 2017. Joined the Rapids six weeks later.  Made his MLS debut in the 2-1 home loss to Real Salt Lake (4/15/17), playing the last 10 minutes in place of Dillon Powers.  His last competitive soccer had been on November 6, when he started and played 85 minutes for Molde in a 1-0 loss at Lillestrom.  Turned pro straight out of high school, signing with Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach aged 18.  From 2010-16 with Molde and SC Rheindorf Altach, Gatt - a Michigan native - tallied 15 goals and 15 assists in 75 games.  Made his senior international debut for the USA on November 14, 2012 in a friendly match against Russia.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY #16 ALAN GORDON

#94 MARLON HAIRSTON

Position: Forward Hometown: Long Beach, CA Height: 6 foot 3 Weight: 190 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1981 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to a one-year contract as a free agent on 1/23/17.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: 10/16/16 @ HOU (for LA) Last MLS Assist: 05/13/17 vs. SJ

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Jackson, MS Height: 6 feet Weight: 157 pounds Birth date: March 23, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 12th pick (first round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Member of Generation adidas.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): came on for Saeid at right wing at the 62’ Last MLS Goal: 08/06/16 vs. VAN Last MLS Assist: 10/23/16 vs. HOU

Quick Facts:  During second stint with LA (2014-16), he scored 13gls. When Gordon scored, LA were 9-0-4.  Made his Rapids debut in the 1-0 home win over New England Revolution (3/4), playing the last six minutes in place of Badji.  Missed the trip to New York Red Bulls (3/11) due to a back strain.

Quick Facts:  Netted his first goal of the 2017 season in the 2-2 home tie with Minnesota United FC (3/18).  First assist of 2017 came in the 2-1 home loss to RSL (4/15).

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Played the last 16 mins vs. Minnesota (3/18, for Hairston). Missed two games (hamstring), before playing 15’ at Minnesota (4/23).

Started all three of the Galaxy's 2016 postseason games.

Scored his 50th MLS goal on 9/11/16 vs. Orlando City SC.

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Started the first five games of the 2017 season.

Hairston, who made MLS Team of the Week once (Week 22), ended the regular season with more starts, more minutes, more goals and more assists than in any of his first two seasons.

His six assists for the season were a team high.

Named the club’s Young Player of the Year for 2016.

#15 SAM HAMILTON

#1 TIM HOWARD

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Denver. CO Height: 6 foot Weight: 185 pounds Birth date: July 27, 1995 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected in first round (15th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 81’ at center midfield; first MLS start Last MLS Win: N/A Last MLS Shutout: N/A

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 193 pounds Birth date: March 6, 1979 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed as DP on March 20 from Everton FC. Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 90’; registered three saves Last MLS Win: 05/13/17 vs. SJ Last MLS Shutout: 05/13/17 vs. SJ

Quick Facts:  Made MLS debut in 3-0 at Chicago Fire (5/17)

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Rookie season, having signed a professional contract on March 4.

Named in the gameday 18 for the first time on April 9, for the trip to Sporting Kansas City.

Made the 18 again the following week for the home game against Real Salt Lake (4/15) & at Minnesota (4/23). Awaiting MLS debut.

Helped the University of Denver reach the 2016 College Cup following the program’s second consecutive unbeaten regular season.

The Evergreen, Colorado native served as team captain in his final season, and started all 24 matches for the Pioneers.

In his four collegiate seasons, Hamilton appeared in a total of 83 matches, which ranks him first in DU’s Division I history.

Quick Facts:  Made his return from three-game suspension in a 1-0 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5/5)  Handed a three-game suspension by MLS, following incidents at Sporting Kansas City (4/9), forcing him to miss the home game with Real Salt Lake , and the trips to Minnesota and Orlando City.  Made his Rapids' debut and MLS return on July 4, 2016 in a 0-0 draw with defending champions Portland Timbers.  Made his 100th MLS appearance on October 13, in the 2-1 home win over San Jose Earthquakes.  Ended the 2016 regular season with a 1.12 Goal Against Average.

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Made two saves in the penalty shootout of the Western Conference Semifinal second leg as the Rapids triumphed over LA 3-1 in PKs.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY #18 ZAC MACMATH

#3 ERIC MILLER

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 194 pounds Birth date: August 7, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: joined via a trade with PHI on December 10, 2015 in exchange for a 2017 second-round pick Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Win: 03/04/17 vs. NE Last MLS Shutout: 03/04/17 vs. NE

Position: Defender Hometown: Woodbury, MN Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: January 15, 1993 Citizenship: USA Acquired: joined from MTL on 2/14/16 in exchange for GAM and 2018 first-round pick.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 90’ at left back Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 06/29/14 @ HOU (for

Quick Facts:  Back-to-back MLS Save of the Week winner (@ ORL; @ MIN).

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Made his 2017 debut in the season opener, a 1-0 home win over New England Revolution (3/4).

On the bench for the next three games, before returning in the absence of the suspended Tim Howard for the 2-1 home loss to Real Salt Lake (4/15).

Finished the 2016 regular season with a franchise-best 0.76 Goals Against Average, improving on the previous record of 1.07 set by Joe Cannon in the 2004 season.

The Rapids went 9-3-5 with MacMath in goal in 2016. This record puts MacMath second all-time on the Rapids' list of goalkeepers with regards winning percentage, at 0.676.

MTL) Quick Facts: Scored the own goal at New York Red Bulls (3/11), which gave the home side a 1-0 win.  Absent from the 18 to face hometown team Minnesota United FC (3/18) due to a hamstring injury. He had started the previous 15 regular season games, a career-high, and had not missed a game since July 16, when ruled out through suspension.  Played youth soccer with Minnesota defender Brent Kallman, and is dating Kallman’s sister, Kassey.  He made his 50th appearance in MLS on September 17, 2016 and the 0-0 tie at home to San Jose Earthquakes.

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#20 RICARDO PEREZ

#8 DILLON POWERS

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Fort Collins, CO Height: 5 feet 8 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: May 30, 1995 Citizenship: USA & Mexico Acquired: signed to a Homegrown contract on January 6, 2017.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, not in the 18 (loan) Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Plano, TX Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Italy Acquired: selected with 11th overall pick (first round) of the 2013 SuperDraft.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): came on at midfield for Hamilton at the 81’ Last MLS Goal: 03/20/16 @ DC Last MLS Assist: 05/13/17 vs. SJ

Quick Facts:  Signed professional contract as a Homegrown player on January 6.

Quick Facts:  Started first two games of 2017, though subbed out in both.

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Named in the 18 for the first time in his MLS career for the 1-0 loss at New York Red Bulls (3/11). Did not play.

In the 18 for a second time at Minnesota (4/23). Was a late replacement for Shkelzen Gashi (ill). Did not play.

In his final season at Creighton, Perez earned 2016 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year honors after helping the Bluejays to a 13-7-3 overall record. Registering four goals and five assists in all 23 contests, Perez was also selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team.

Perez finished his collegiate career with 15 goals and nine assists in 88 games - the third-most matches played in program history..

The midfielder joined the Academy in 2008 at the U-14 level and played with the Rapids U-16 team in each of his first four seasons.

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His next start came in game five, when he played the full 90 as the #10 in a 2-1 loss to RSL (4/15). Went the distance again at Minnesota (4/23), playing alongside Azira.

In 2016, Powers made his 100th appearance and then his 100th start in MLS. He also broke into the top 10 of appearances for the club.

The only goal of the 2016 regular season came in the 1-1 tie at D.C. United on March 20.

Talllied two assists in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8).

The club's Humanitarian of the Year for 2016, for his work in the community and with the Special Olympics Unified Team.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY #90 MOHAMMED SAEID

#17 DILLON SERNA

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Orebro, Sweden Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 141 pounds Birth date: December 24, 1990 Citizenship: Sweden Acquired: Via trade from Minnesota United FC on March 31, 2017.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 62’ at left wing; replaced by Hairston Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 05/13/17 vs. SJ

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Brighton, CO Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 140 pounds Birth date: March 25, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player on January 14, 2013 Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Goal: 05/11/16 vs. SKC Last MLS Assist: 08/26/15 vs. HOU

Quick Facts:  Tallied first assist as a Rapid in 3-0 win over SJ (5/13)

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Quick Facts:  His 2016 season was ended during a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game at FC Dallas on June 29. He sustained a torn ACL and torn Started three of Minnesota's first four games, for 243 minutes. lateral meniscus in his right knee.

Made his Rapids debut in the 2-1 home loss to RSL (4/15). He came Made his MLS return in the 2017 season opener against New Engoff the bench after 32 minutes to replace the injured Nana Boateng.  land Revolution (3/4), playing the last 11 minutes as a substitute for His first start for the Rapids came at Minnesota (4/23).

Dillon Powers.

Selected No. 6 overall by Minnesota in the 2016 Expansion Draft.  Played 31 minutes at Red Bull Arena in Week 2 (3/11), replacing In 2016, Saeid made 25 appearances (24 starts) for Columbus Crew Caleb Calvert. Off the bench again in game three (3/18), in place of SC, registering five assists in 2,016 minutes.

Shkëlzen Gashi.

He made 50 regular season appearances for Columbus Crew SC.  His last MLS appearance of 2016 was as an 85th minute substitute in the 2-1 home win over Chicago Fire on June 18.

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#33 JARED WATTS

Position: Defender Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Height: 6 feet 7 Weight: 210 pounds Birth date: March 8, 1991 Citizenship: Sweden Acquired: Selected 14th overall (first round) of 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): played 90’ at center back alongside Ford Last MLS Goal: 07/09/16 @ VAN Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL

Position: Defender Hometown: Statesville, NC Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: February 3, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 33rd overall pick (2nd round) of 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, not in the 18 (calf) Last MLS Goal: 07/11/15 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 03/04/17 vs. NE

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Returned to the lineup in the 2-1 loss at Philadelphia for the first time  Picked up his first assist at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and only the since suffering a hamstring injury at end of 1-0 loss at NYRB (3/11) third of his MLS career, in the win over New England (3/4).  Named in the MLS Team of the Week for his performance in the 1-0  Started the first five games, alongside three different central defenhome win over New England Revolution (3/4) on the opening weeksive partners (Axel Sjöberg, Bobby Burling, and Kortne Ford). end of the 2017 season.  Sent off for the second time in his MLS career during the latter stag Sjöberg’s second season in MLS (2016) brought his first goals. The es of the 2-1 home defeat by Real Salt Lake (4/15). first was at Seattle Sounders FC on May 21 and the second was a  Granted opportunities in 2016 due to injuries, Watts grabbed them game-tying goal during 2-2 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7/9). with both hands and established himself within the tightest defense  Named to the MLS Team of the Week twice (Weeks 12 and 19). in MLS with career-high numbers.  He again started every game he played in 2016, doubling in all key  He made more appearances, more starts and played more minutes areas from his rookie season (starts, appearances and minutes). than either of his previous two seasons in the league.  Rapids' Defender of the Year for 2016. Nominee for MLS Defender  He made his 50th appearance in MLS during the 2016 season, of the Year, but named in MLS Best XI. achieved in the 1-0 loss at Portland Timbers on October 16.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY #5 MEKEIL WILLIAMS Position: Defender Hometown: Gonzales, Trinidad & Tobago

Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: July 24, 1990 Citizenship: Trinidad and Tobago Acquired: Discovery Signing from Antigua GFC (GUA) on 02/04/16.

Last Match (05/20/17 @ PHI): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL Quick Facts:  Made his season debut in the 2-2 home draw with Minnesota United FC (3/18). He had previously featured in a regular season game on October 16, 2016 and the 1-0 loss at Portland Timbers.  He gave away the penalty which led to T&T teammate Kevin Molino scoring from the spot for Minnesota's equalizing first goal. (3/18)  Gave away the freekick which led to the RSL equalizer and Jared Watts handball/being sent off (4/15).  In 2016, played in every position along the back line. The team were 8-0-7 from his first 15 starts (9-0-7 from his first 16 appearances).  First assist in MLS, in the 2-1 home win over NYRB on 4/16/16, the first of three in consecutive games. Finished 2016 with four assists.  Named to MLS Team of the Week twice in 2016 (Weeks 2, 11).

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2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, May 27, 2017 Kickoff: 7 p.m. CT Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO) MLS Regular Season Game 14 Sporting Kansas City 6-3-4, 22 points (5-0-1 home; 1-3-3 away) 1st place in Western Conference Colorado Rapids 2-8-1, 7 points (2-2-1 home; 0-6-0 away) 11th place in Western Conference

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13 1st in West 16 1.23 14 9 0.69 +7 178 (64) 36.0% 142 163 26 0

English TV: FOX Sports Kansas City English Radio: ESPN 99.3 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:

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Tim Melia 1170 Tim Melia 0.69 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 41

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COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

PETER VERMES

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

Pts 26 21 20 20 19 17 16 16 15 13 11

W L T 7 1 5 6 3 3 6 4 2 6 4 2 6 6 1 5 6 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 6 2

GD GP +9 13 +6 12 +9 12 -3 12 +1 13 -6 13 +4 12 +3 12 +8 11 0 11 –10 11

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

Pts 22 19 19 19 18 16 14 13 11 11 7

W L T 6 3 4 6 5 1 5 1 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 5 5 1 4 5 2 3 5 2 3 7 2 3 8 2 2 8 1

GD +7 +2 +7 0 +2 -1 -2 -3 -12 –13 –8

9th season 109-85-65 9th season (.546) 109-85-65 (.546)

PABLO MASTROENI

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 34-47-32 (.442) 4th season 34-47-32 (.442)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, May 25 OUT: • Diego Rubio (Torn ACL)

GP 13 12 10 13 12 11 11 12 12 13 11

QUESTIONABLE: • Dom Dwyer (Knee)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #COLvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#COLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City will face off against the Colorado Rapids for the second time this season at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday, May 27. In the prior meeting this year on April 9 at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting KC ran out 3-1 winners behind goals from Seth Sinovic, Gerso and Dom Dwyer to curb a five-game losing streak against the Rapids.

Colorado swept Sporting KC in 2016, winning two meetings at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 1-0 and one at Children’s Mercy Park 2-1 before Peter Vermes’ team exacted a measure of revenge on April 9 when Sinovic scored his first-ever regularseason goal, Gerso scored his first goal for the club and Dwyer notched his first strike of the season.

Sporting KC is 24-22-13 all-time against the Colorado Rapids, but just 5-17-8 on the road. That includes a 1-5-4 mark at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since the Rapids moved into their current home venue in 2007. Sporting KC’s only victory at the stadium came on March 29, 2014, when the side came from a 2-1 deficit to down Colorado 3-2 after goals from Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer. Sporting KC has lost the three ensuing meetings at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC’s nine goals allowed through 13 games in the 2017 MLS season are the second fewest conceded in the league, trailing FCD’s seven. SKC also has the best goals against average with 0.69, ahead of FCD’s 0.70.

• SKC is second in MLS in dribbles attempted with 266 and dribbles completed with 127. SKC is also second in dribble success rate with 47.74 percent.

• SKC has faced the second fewest shots this year with 120 - three more than COL - and has faced the fewest shots per game in MLS this season with 9.23.

• SKC has faced the fewest shots per game (9.23) and has taken the third most shots per game (13.62) in MLS this season. SKC is also tied for the league lead in shots this season alongside SEA with 177.

• SKC leads MLS with 129 chances created and chances created from open play with 114.

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Sporting KC Player Stats • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has the second best goals against average in MLS with 0.69, conceding just nine goals in 13 games this season and posting a leaguehigh seven shutouts. In addition, his 82.00 save percentage leads the league.

Melia is also one of just two goalkeepers to save two penalties this season.

• Midfielder Ilie is second in MLS with 943 passes attempted, and is third in the league in passes completed with 795. Matt Besler is fourth in passes attempted (891) and in passes completed (765).

• Defender Graham Zusi is tied for first in MLS with 22 chances created from open play and leads all defenders with 26 chances created.

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is second in MLS in chances created with 31 and is tied for third with 21 chances created from open play.

• Winger Gerso is third in MLS with 58 dribbles attempted, and second in dribbles completed with 29.

• Forward Dom Dwyer is ninth in MLS with 35 shots and is tied for third with 18 shots on goal. Dwyer is also tied for third in MLS with 27 fouls committed and tied for fourth in fouls suffered with 31.

#SKCvCOL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 24-22-13 in regular season)

04/09/2017 07/16/2016 05/11/2016 04/13/2016 10/21/2015

Score

KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2

Result Details W L L L L

Sinovic, Gerso and Dwyer score before Doyle nets late PK Marlon Hairston scores winner late for the Rapids Dillon Serna comes off the bench to score late Solignac opens scoring, Dwyer equalizes before Gashi wins it Powers and Sarvas tally late on to take all three points

#COLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Forward Dom Dwyer has four goals and two assists in seven starts against the Colorado Rapids, including a goal and an assist in the 3-1 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on April 9, 2017. He had the game-winning goal deep into stoppage time of a 3-2 win on March 29, 2014.

• Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi has scored three goals and added two assists against the Colorado Rapids, including a one goal and two assist performance in a 3-2 victory on the road on March 29, 2014. His other goals came at home on July 6, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013.

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber also has three goals and one assist against the Rapids. He recorded the game-winning assist on Krisztian Nemeth’s goal on June 27, 2015 while he notched goals on Aug. 31, 2013 and March 29, 2014.

His other goal came as a member of the New England Revolution in 2011.

• Defender Seth Sinovic has a goal and two of his eight career assists against the Colorado Rapids. He scored his first-ever regular-season goal in the 3-1 win on April 9, 2017, and also added an assist in the same game. His other assist came in a 2-2 road draw on May 19, 2012.

• Winger Gerso has one goal against Colorado, scoring his first goal for the club with the game-winner on April 9, 2017.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Colorado Rapids, coming on Gerso’s game-winning goal on April 9, 2017.

• Midfielder Soni Mustivar has one assist against the Rapids, helping set up Dom Dwyer’s strike on April 9, 2017.

• Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam has one assist against Colorado, coming on Dom Dwyer’s goal on April 13, 2016.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 2-6-0 all-time against Colorado, posting a 1.38 goals against average with one shutout. His lone shutout came in a 2-0 home victory on June 27, 2015.

Colorado Rapids Team Stats • COL is tied for the fewest goals scored this season with nine, alongside DC. Every other team has scored at least 11.

• COL is last in MLS in both shots and shots on goal. They are the only team still in double-digits in shots with 86, and have also taken a league-low 25 shots on goal.

• COL has lost the most games so far this season with eight, alongside RSL, which is more losses through the opening three months of the season than they suffered in all of 2016.

Colorado Rapids Player Stats • Midfielder Michael Azira is second in MLS with 36 interceptions and is tied for 12th with 34 tackles.

• Defender Eric Miller is seventh in MLS with 37 crosses from open play.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Forward Dom Dwyer is one MLS regular-season appearance shy of reaching 125 for Sporting KC. • Defender Graham Zusi is two starts away from reaching 200 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is three appearances shy of hitting 200 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shutout away from equaling his total of the 2015 and 2016 seasons (8).

#COLvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler along with midfielder Benny Feilhaber have all played on the U.S. Men’s National Team alongside Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard.

• Defender Ike Opara was a teammate of forward Alan Gordon at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2011-2012. He was also a teammate of Bobby Burling at the Earthquakes in 2011.

• Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam played with Rapids defender Dillon Serna at the University of Akron in 2012.

• Defender Graham Zusi played collegiate soccer with Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath at the University of Maryland in 2008.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia was a teammate of Bobby Burling at Chivas USA from 2012-2014. He also played with Caleb Calvert at Chivas USA from 2013-2014.

• Forward Cameron Porter played alongside Eric Miller at the Montreal Impact in 2015.

• Forward Cameron Iwasa and Colorado defender Mike Da Fonte played together at USL side Sacramento Republic FC in 2016.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ROCKY ROAD

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES ZUS ALMIGHTY

Sporting Kansas City remains on the road this weekend, taking on the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night in their fourth away game in their last five MLS matches. May is the most road-heavy month of the season for Sporting KC, hitting the road four times in the space of 21 days between May 7 and May 27. No other month sees Sporting KC go on the road more than twice. Following Saturday’s game, Sporting KC will enjoy three straight home games, including a U.S. Open Cup matchup at Children’s Mercy Park vs. Minnesota United FC on June 14.

In Saturday night’s 2-0 defeat at Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Graham Zusi completed 36 of his 37 passes and created a game-high five chances for his side from right back. Not only were the five chances created a game-high, they were also the most created in a single game by a defender in MLS this season. The chances created surged Zusi into a tie for first in MLS with 22 chances created from open play, while he also leads all MLS defenders with 26 chances created from both open play and set pieces.

The 30-year-old’s chance creation has paid off on the scoresheet, as he is tied for first on the team with three assists alongside chief midfield playmaker Benny Feilhaber. Zusi has recorded assists on both of Feilhaber’s goals this year against the San Jose Earthquakes (March 18) and Real Salt Lake (April 29), while he also set up Gerso’s third goal against Seattle Sounders FC last Wednesday, May 17.

Sporting KC is winless in their last four road games, going 0-3-1 since defeating the Portland Timbers 1-0 at Providence Park on April 15. All three of Sporting KC’s losses this year have come on the road against FC Dallas (April 22), Minnesota United FC (May 7) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (May 20). The side is 1-3-3 overall on the road in 2017.

In the Opta era (2010-present), Zusi is second in chances created (452), sixth in chances created from open play (233) and fourth in assists (50) across all of Major League Soccer while spending the majority of his time as a winger.

The cellar-dwelling Colorado Rapids have endured a difficult season to date, going 2-8-1 and sit in last place of both the Western Conference and the Supporters’ Shield standings with just seven points - four points less than any other team in MLS. The Rapids are 2-2-1 at home this year and won their most recent home match 3-0 over the San Jose Earthquakes behind a brace from Shkelzen Gashi and a goal from Dominique Badji. Colorado have been abysmal on the road, going 0-6-0 this year, including a 3-1 defeat to Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park on April 9 and two defeats in the space four days last week away to Chicago on May 17 and Philadelphia on May 20.

GER-SHOW OFF

Sporting KC DP Gerso made club history on Wednesday, May 17 by becoming the first player since the club’s rebrand to Sporting Kansas City from the Kansas City Wizards to score a hat-trick in a game when he bagged all three goals in the 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC. Gerso’s treble was the first hat-trick recorded at Children’s Mercy Park by either Sporting KC or a visiting team since the stadium’s opening in 2011. It’s the fifth hattrick recorded in MLS this season and the 13-minute span between all three goals is the ninth shortest in MLS history. The 26-year-old set season-highs with six shots and four shots on goal, all coming in the second half.

RAPID FACTS

In the last meeting between Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids on April 9 at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting KC snapped a five-game losing streak against the Rapids as goals from Seth Sinovic, Gerso and Dom Dwyer led the side to a 3-1 victory on the day. All three goals were significant as Sinovic scored his first regular-season goal on his 158th appearance for both Sporting KC and the New England Revolution before Gerso notched his first goal for the club after joining in January and Dwyer slid home his first goal of the season.

Gerso’s hat-trick was the first since Birahim Diop scored three in a 4-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 23, 2010. Gerso’s three goals on Wednesday jumped him into a tie for first on the team in goals with five, matching Dom Dwyer’s total for the 2017 season. Gerso also notched the game-winner against Colorado on April 9 and tallied in the 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on April 29.

That victory maintained Sporting KC’s lead over Colorado in the all-time series between the two clubs, as Peter Vermes’ side is now 24-22-13 against the Rapids in the regular season. Sporting KC had fallen to five straight defeats against Colorado prior to the April 9 encounter, suffering defeat twice at home and three times on the road from Aug. 29, 2015 through July 16, 2016. Both sides have generally been dominant at home in the series, with Sporting KC leading meetings in Kansas City 19-5-5 and the Rapids taking the series in Colorado 17-5-8.

Gerso is currently third in MLS with 58 dribbles attempted across the opening 12 games of the season, while his 29 completed dribbles ranks second. Sporting KC is second in the league in dribbles attempted (266), dribbles completed (127) and dribble success rate (47.74). The San Jose Earthquakes lead the league in dribbles attempted with 277 and are also the eladers in dribbles completed with 129, while Atlanta United FC leads MLS with a 48 percent dribble success rate. The Colorado Rapids are dead last in dribbles attempted (116), completed (38) and success rate (32.76).

Sporting KC has found it tough at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, going 1-5-4 at the stadium since the Rapids moved into the venue in 2007. The sole win came on March 29, 2014, when Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer each scored as Sporting KC overturned a 2-1 deficit to take a 3-2 victory and all three points. Since then, Sporting KC is 0-3-0 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, falling to one-goal defeats on Aug. 29, 2015, May 11, 2016 and July 16, 2016.

*TRIGGERED*

Sporting Kansas City continues to lead Major League Soccer in shots this season, taking 178 so far in 2017. The team is also tied for second in shots on goal, finding the target 64 times, resulting in 16 goals. Sporting KC has been relatively consistent in the amounts of shots the side is taking each game, with 10 their season-low and 18 their season-high.

TALE OF TWO TIMS

Sporting KC has actually had greater success this season when shooting less. In the six wins to date, Sporting KC has taken an average of 13.17 shots - including both their 18shot season-high in the 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls on May 3 and their 10-shot season low in the 3-0 victory against Real Salt Lake on April 29. Sporting KC averages 13.67 shots per game in their three losses this year, 0.50 shots per game more than in their six wins, while the side averages their most shots in their four draws, taking 14.50 shots per game.

In Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia made his second penalty save of the season, denying Vancouver forward Fredy Montero’s initial attempt and his rebound. Melia has now saved two of three penalties faced this season, leading the league in that category alongside Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando. Melia and Rimando also lead the league with three penalty saves since the start of last season, with both coming on seven penalties faced. Melia’s double save on Saturday earned him MLS Save of the Week honors for the second time this season, having also claimed the award after a stunning save vs. Portland on April 15.

What does reflect the result is Sporting KC’s shots on goal, as the side has averaged 5.83 shots on goal in their six wins compared to 3.33 shots on goal per game in their three defeats. The side has averaged 4.75 shots on goal in their four draws this season.

Sporting KC are led by Dom Dwyer, who is ninth in MLS with 35 shots and tied for third with 18 on target - joined by teammate Gerso who has also taken 18 shots on target on 32 shots.

Melia has posted a 0.69 goals against average this season, which sees him lead all goalkeepers in Sporting KC and MLS history in that category for a single-season at this time. He’s lowered his all-time goals against average to 1.19 this year, placing him in a tie for eighth in the league all-time, alongside Rimando. Former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen leads the league’s all-time standings with 0.99.

TAKE A CHANCE ON BENNY

On Saturday, Melia will face off against another goalkeeper named Tim in U.S. National Team legend Tim Howard. While Melia has been one of the top goalkeepers in MLS this season, Howard has struggled, tallying one shutout in seven games and posting the fifth worst goals against average with 1.71.

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for second on the team with two goals and his three assists place him in a tie for first on the squad. Feilhaber hit 50 regular-season assists last Wednesday night against Seattle Sounders FC when he helped set up Gerso’s third and final goal of the game - nine for the New England Revolution and 41 for Sporting KC.

Melia leads MLS in shutouts in 2017 with seven, with no other goalkeepers recording more than five. Philadelphia’s Jamaican international goalkeeper Andre Blake has recorded five on the year, including four in his last five games, while San Jose’s David Bingham also has five clean sheets this year. Melia’s single-season record for shutouts was set in 2015 and matched in 2016 when he kept eight clean sheets, and he’s now just one shy of reaching that mark just 13 games into the season.

On top of his exploits on the scoresheet, Feilhaber is tied for second in MLS with 31 chances created - only trailing his childhood friend and New York Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan’s 38 - and is tied for third with 21 chances created from open play, trailing teammate Graham Zusi and NYCFC’s David Villa’s 22.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)

CAPTAIN’S DUTY

RUBIO REMAINS OUT WITH ACL INJURY

Sporting Kansas City Homegrown center back Erik Palmer-Brown is currently in South Korea for the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, captaining the U.S. Under-20 National Team. The U.S. is off to a positive start in the tournament, currently leading Group F with four points after playing to a dramatic 3-3 draw with Ecuador on Monday before topping Senegal 1-0 on Thursday. The U.S. needs either a win or a draw against Saudi Arabia on Sunday to advance to the Round of 16.

Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee during training on Oct. 14, 2016 and remains sidelined for the foreseeable future. Rubio recorded three goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions in 2016 after joining Sporting KC on loan in March. The 23-year-old Chilean completed his permanent transfer from Spanish side Real Valladolid to Sporting KC in September.

Palmer-Brown has played every minute at center back in the opening two group games, first alongside Orlando City SC defender Tommy Redding on Monday before being partnered with Tottenham Hotspur’s Cameron Carter-Vickers on Thursday.

In September, Rubio became the first player in club history to score in the MLS regular season, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League in the same year. He opened his 2016 scoring account in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27 and notched the game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Minnesota United FC on June 15. Rubio then tallied his first goal at Children’s Mercy Park in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Vancouver on Sept. 13.

In Monday’s game, the U.S. found themselves two goals down by the seventh minute before responding with two goals from Missouri native Josh Sargent to level the score at 2-2. Ecuador re-took the lead in the 64th minute but Fulham FC’s Luca de la Torre equalized in the fourth minute of added time to snatch a point for the Americans. On Thursday, Sargent notched his third goal of the tournament in the first half before a stellar defensive effort from Palmer-Brown and his backline kept Senegal off the scoresheet on their way to a 1-0 victory.

A native of Santiago, Chile, Rubio has netted 40 goals and added 16 assists since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. After rising from the youth ranks to the senior team at hometown club Colo-Colo, Rubio moved overseas to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he scored 22 times for Sporting B from 2011-2015. The striker made 20 first-team appearances for Sporting while also going on loan to Romanian side Pandurii Targu Jiu in 2013 and Norwegian outfit Sandnes Ulf in 2014.

BESLER AND SINOVIC RENEW PARTNERSHIP

After recording seven shutouts in the opening 13 games on the left side of the defense to open the 2017 MLS season, center back Matt Besler and left back Seth Sinovic have now posted 45 total shutouts in just 118 games where both have started in the regular season.

Rubio earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team in 2011 at age 18 before playing eight matches at the U-20 level from 2012-2013.

PLAYOFF STREAK

Since Sinovic made his first appearance for the team on May 28, 2011 after being waived by the New England Revolution earlier in the year, Sporting KC leads all of MLS with 75 shutouts - 13 more than the LA Galaxy in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 118 of the 209 games since the trade, posting 45 of the club’s 75 shutouts alongside one another.

Sporting KC is looking to become the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the postseason, while Manager Peter Vermes would be just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) LA Galaxy 9 (2009-2016) *active Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2016) *active New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2016) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 6 (2011-2016) *active

Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since Sinovic joined the club with 61, while Sinovic is second with 54. Besler and Sinovic have started in each of Sporting KC’s last 14 regular-season games, conceding just nine goals - a rate of 0.64 per game.

DWYER CLOSING IN ON PREKI

After yet another season of rampant goalscoring, forward Dom Dwyer is now within touching distance of Sporting KC legend Preki for the most goals in both MLS and in all competitions.

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 Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015

LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 6 2011-2016 (active) Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

Dwyer has scored five goals in his last seven games to bring his regular-season total to 57, and 66 in all competitions. Dwyer sits just 14 MLS goals and 15 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki’s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively.

The 26-year-old has amassed 55 goals since the start of the 2014 season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, and took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016.

VERMES VERBATIM

Another factor that comes into play is Dwyer’s longevity. The Londoner is the only Sporting KC player to appear in at least 36 games in all competitions over the last three seasons.

Player Preki Dwyer Arnaud Wolff Klein

Goals (MLS) 71 57 43 43 39

On the result against Vancouver Whitecaps FC...

“Vancouver, look they scored two goals. The first one kind of mentally broke us because [with] three games in eight days, we’re pretty tired. We tried to make some changes to give us some legs. The guys who came in did well, it was just hard to do wholesale changes across the board. So at the end, they deserve three points, we didn’t score any goals. So we didn’t deserve it.”

Goals (All Competitions) 81 66 52 46 43

On the Whitecaps changes to the team...

“They’ve changed their formation. They play now a 4-3-3. I think Montero’s a very good forward, he’s a good addition for their team. I think he helps a lot. I always thought he was a good forward when he came into Seattle. He was excellent for them. He’s a very high quality player, so I’m sure that addition has been good. After that, you know I don’t focus too much on the opposing teams.”

On short rest from the previous Wednesday...

“Well, we’ve done this twice now over the last three weeks. In both situations we’re traveling away on the third game, which I think that part has to change when you’re doing a three game schedule. I think you should be playing at home on the third game, not away, from a scheduling perspective that’s two times now in a row. So that has a big effect. You lose training days, and the amount of travel you have to do is taxing on the players.”

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Colorado Rapids: 24-22-13 Home games: 19-5-5 (61 GF, 30 GA) Road games: 5-17-8 (36 GF, 49 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016 05/11/2016 07/16/2016 04/09/2017

Score KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein, Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon, Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Livestrong Sporting Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Sporting Park L Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park

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7 5 6 65 18

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Five Players 3 Cannon, Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Tony Meola Melia, Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

8 7 53 29 35 36

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

COLORADO RAPIDS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

2 Nine Players 3 Preki (10/4/03) 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) 7 Three Players

Eight Players Six Players (9/14/02) Mark Chung (8/22/03) John Spencer (8/2/00) Chris Martinez (5/11/16) Kevin Doyle

2 2 8 5 7 7

Four Players Grafer, Kramer

9 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

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

1 2 OT 35 62 0 346 456 7 142 199 3 376 382 12 86 85 0 136 153 3

Total 97 809 344 770 171 292

COLORADO RAPIDS Category Goals

Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides

Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 29 50 0 319 394 9 124 151 2 417 454 8 91 75 2 146 148 8

Total 79 722 277 879 168 302

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC COL

1-15

7 8

16-30

12 10

31-45

16 11

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,428

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 114 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 108 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 113 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

140

COLORADO RAPIDS

105.2 5

46-60

23 16

61-75

11 9

76-90

28 25

OT

0 0

Total

97 79

77

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

232

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 140 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Tyler Pasher (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Brad Davis (retired - 10/23/16)

Adrian Zendejas (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Nuno Coelho (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Igor Juliao (loan - 12/23/16)

Chance Myers (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Gerso Fernandes (transfer - 1/4/17)

Jacob Peterson (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Latif Blessing (transfer - 1/9/17)

Ever Alvarado (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Christian Volesky (trade - 1/9/17)

Emmanuel Appiah (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Cameron Iwasa (signing - 1/10/17)

Connor Hallisey (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Andrew Dykstra (signing - 1/10/17)

Jon Kempin (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Ilie Sanchez (signing - 1/13/17)

Justin Mapp (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Soony Saad (signing - 1/30/17)

Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)

Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)

Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16) Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17) Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17) Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 23: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis retires Nov. 16: Sporting KC signs M Benny Feilhaber and D Ike Opara to new contracts Nov. 23: OUT D Nuno Coelho, D Chance Myers and F Jacob Peterson leaves Sporting KC out of contract. Sporting KC declines options on D Ever Alvarado, M

Emmanuel Appiah, M Connor Hallisey, GK Jon Kempin and M Justin Mapp Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Tyler Pasher and GK Adrian Zendejas from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura retires Dec. 13: Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis, GK Alec Kann and D/M Jimmy Medranda to new contracts Dec. 13: OUT Sporting KC goalkeeper Alec Kann selected in Expansion Draft by Atlanta United FC (MLS) Dec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC (Brazil) Jan. 4: IN Sporting KC signs F Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Latif Blessing from Ghana Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Christian Volesky in trade with Portland Timbers (MLS) Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs GK Andrew Dykstra and F Cameron Iwasa Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Ilie Sanchez Jan. 30: IN Sporting KC re-acquires F Soony Saad Feb. 3: OUT Sporting KC trades M Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers (MLS) Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection D Colton Storm Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives M Benji Joya and F Christian Volesky

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011 2012

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)

2016 2017

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

Cameron Porter (7/12/16)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013 2015

Trades

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Colton Storm (14th)

Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Igor Juliao (loan) (12/23/16) Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Latif Blessing (1/9/17) Cameron Iwasa (1/10/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Soony Saad (1/30/17)

Andrew Dykstra (Second Round)

6

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

Saturday, March 4

at D.C. United

MLS

T

0-0 --

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

FC DALLAS

MLS

T

0-0

--

SATURDAY, MARCH 18

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

W

2-1

Feilhaber, Own Goal

Friday, March 31

at Toronto FC

MLS

T

0-0

--

SUNDAY, APRIL 9

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

W

3-1

Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer

Saturday, April 15

at Portland Timbers

MLS

W

1-0

Dwyer

Saturday, April 22

at FC Dallas

MLS

L

0-1

--

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

W

3-0

Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

W

2-0

Dwyer (2)

Sunday, May 7

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

L

0-2

--

Saturday, May 13

at Orlando City SC

MLS

T

2-2

Blessing (2)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

W

3-0

Gerso (3)

Saturday, May 20

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

L

0-2

--

Saturday, May 27

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

4:00

ESPN

SATURDAY, JUNE 10

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7:00

FOX SPORTS KC

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

U.S. OPEN CUP

7:30

SPORTINGKC.COM

Saturday, June 17

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

8:00

FOX Sports KC

Saturday, June 24

at LA Galaxy

MLS

9:30

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, JULY 1

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

6:00

ESPN

THURSDAY, JULY 6

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, July 22

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, JULY 29

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

SUNDAY, AUG. 6

ATLANTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:00

FOX SPORTS 1

Saturday, Aug. 12

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

3:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, AUG. 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, Aug. 26

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

8:00

FOX Sports KC

Wednesday, Sept. 6

at New York City FC

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC

Sunday, Sept. 10

at Columbus Crew SC

MLS

12:00

ESPN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24

LA GALAXY

MLS

12:00

ESPN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 30

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

8:00

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, Oct. 7

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC

SUNDAY, OCT. 15

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

4:00

FOX SPORTS KC

Sunday, Oct. 22

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

3:00

FOX Sports KC

7

TV / SCORERS

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2017 Record When...

Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime

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

Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

4-1-4 2-2-0

Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’

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

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

5-1-4 1-1-0 0-1-0

With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

0-1-0 6-2-4

With red card for With red card against

0-0-0 0-0-0

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

1-0-1 5-3-3

In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

6-3-1 0-0-3

On grass On turf

5-1-4 1-2-0

Quickest Goals...

Seth Sinovic (4/9 vs. COL) - 6th Minute

Quickest Goals Against...

Cyle Larin (5/13 at ORL) - 16th Minute Game-winning goals after 75’...

Regular Season Record By Month March 2017 March all-time April 2017 April all-time May 2017 May all-time June 2017 June all-time July 2017 July all-time Aug. 2017 Aug. all-time Sept. 2017 Sept. all-time Oct. 2017 Oct. all-time

vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United

vs. FC Dallas

vs. Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

Own Goal (3/18 vs. SJ) - 89th Minute

Game-tying goals after 75’...

1-0-3 17-9-9 3-1-0 43-36-15 2-2-1 36-45-25 0-0-0 39-29-23 0-0-0 50-35-24 0-0-0 40-50-16 0-0-0 30-37-17 0-0-0 21-15-15

None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

None

Red Cards...

None

Red Cards Against...

None

Penalty Kicks...

None Marcelo Sarvas (3/4 at DC) - Saved by Tim Melia Kevin Doyle (4/9 vs. COL) - Scored on Tim Melia

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

0-0-0 (0-0-0) 14-26-11 (0-0-0) 24-22-13 (1-0-0) 25-22-6 (0-0-0) 20-21-13 (0-0-1) 23-22-12 (0-1-1) 5-9-11 (0-0-0) 20-24-14 (0-0-0) 0-1-0 (0-1-0) 6-3-2 (0-0-0) 24-17-11 (0-0-0) 2-0-0 (0-0-0) 21-20-13 (1-0-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-1) 5-5-4 (0-0-0) 6-3-2 (1-0-0) 9-9-6 (1-0-0) 24-24-7 (1-0-0) 5-7-3 (1-0-0) 14-4-6 (0-0-1) 6-2-3 (0-1-0)

Maynor Figueroa (4/22 at FCD) - 77th Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Penalty Kicks Against...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2017)

Shutouts 4-0-3 One-goal games 2-1-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC

SPORTING KC IN 2017 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-1 0-0-1 3-0-1 3-3-1

Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Benny Feilhaber (4/29 vs. RSL) - 32 years and 100 days Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Latif Blessing (3/11 vs. FCD) - 20 years and 71 days Benny Feilhaber (5/17 vs. SEA) - 32 years and 118 days Benny Feilhaber (5/20 at VAN) - 32 years and 121 days

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2017 at home All-time at home 2017 on road All-time on road

276-256-144 5-0-1 181-91-65 1-3-3 95-165-79

2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 4 12 16 OPPONENT 4 5 9

SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 77 100 177 OPPONENT 53 66 119

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 24 41 65 OPPONENT 22 30 52

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 56 86 142 OPPONENT 76 86 162

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 17 8 25 OPPONENT 20 13 33

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 29 35 64 OPPONENT 21 28 49

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 6 18 24 OPPONENT 6 19 25

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 0 0 0

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 0/0 0/0 OPPONENT 0/1 1/2 1/3

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 276 256 144 17 20 8 24 15 6 10 12 9 327 303 167

HOME GF GA 938 901 59 60 89 55 39 45 1125 1061

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

W L T 181 91 65 14 3 3 17 7 2 6 4 5 218 105 75

8

AWAY GF GA 563 398 35 15 59 26 20 13 679 453

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

W L T 95 165 79 2 16 5 7 8 4 4 8 3 108 197 91

GF GA 373 502 21 42 30 29 19 32 443 605

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2017 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match.

Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Dom Dwyer 11 Latif Blessing 2

Left forward

Right forward

Jimmy Medranda 7 Soony Saad 3 Gerso Fernandes 2 Tyler Pasher 1

Gerso 11 Jimmy Medranda 2

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Benny Feilhaber 9 Jimmy Medranda 2 Roger Espinoza 1 Soni Mustivar 1

Roger Espinoza 12 Benny Feilhaber 1

Defensive midfielder Ilie 13

Left back

Seth Sinovic 13

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 13

Ike Opara 11 Kevin Ellis 2

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 13

9

Right back

Graham Zusi 12 Igor Juliao 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES March 4, 2017: D.C. United 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,268 Weather: Clear and 37 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt.)

D.C. United (0-0-1, 1 pt.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda F Dwyer F Gerso

D.C. United GK Hamid D DeLeon D Birnbaum (C) D Franklin D Kemp M Sarvas M Sam (Neagle 76’) M Jeffrey M Buscher (Vincent 61’) M Nyarko F Mullins (Ortiz 69’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Worra (GK) Ellis Boswell Abdul-Salaam Harkes Mustivar Le Toux Blessing Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ DC - Sean Franklin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ DC - Rob Vincent (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (5) 5 11 2 5

DC 9 (6) 5 22 0 4

March 31, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 Toronto FC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 27,909 Weather: Rainy and 44 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC (1-0-3, 6 pts.)

Toronto FC (1-0-3, 6 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 65’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Blessing 83’)

Toronto FC GK Irwin (Bono 40’) D Zavaleta D Moor D Hagglund M Beitashour M Osorio (Cooper 76’) M Bradley (C) M Vazquez M Edwards F Giovinco F Ricketts (Altidore 62’)

March 11, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,117 Weather: Clear and 31 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC (0-0-2, 2 pts.)

FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda (Blessing 67’) F Dwyer F Gerso

FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Harris D Figueroa D Hedges (C) D Guillen M Cermeno M Gruezo M Pomykal (Barrios 80’) M Hayes (Acosta 46’) M Akindele F Colman (Lamah 63’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Seitz (GK) Ellis Grana Juliao Zimmerman Mustivar Urruti Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: FCD - Aaron Guillen (Yellow Card; Handball) 4’ FCD - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ FCD - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Argument) 81’ FCD - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ FCD - Carlos Cermeno (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (2) 4 18 1 4

FCD 6 (4) 2 13 1 3

April 9, 2017: Sporting KC 3-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,249 Weather: Partly cloudy and 74 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 1 1

Sporting KC (2-0-3, 9 pts.)

Colorado Rapids (1-2-1, 4 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 74’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Salloi 83’)

Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Miller D Ford (Burling 83’) D Watts D Williams M Adjei-Boateng (Powers 73’) M Azira M Gashi (Calvert 68’) M Hairston M Badji F Doyle

March 18, 2017: Sporting KC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,282 Weather: Sunny and 60 degrees

Sporting KC (1-0-2, 5 pts.)

San Jose Earthquakes (2-1-0, 6 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber (Mustivar 85’) M Espinoza F Gerso F Dwyer F Medranda (Saad 78’)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 1 1

San Jose Earthquakes GK Bingham D Lima D Bernardez D Jungwirth D Francis M Hyka (Salinas 61’) M Alashe (Thompson 80’) M Godoy M Dawkins F Wondolowski (C) F Urena (Hoesen 68’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tarbell (GK) Ellis Imperiale Juliao Sarkodie Blessing Ceren Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 37’ SKC - David Bingham (Own Goal) 89’ SJ - Florian Jungwirth 1 (Danny Hoesen 1, Anibal Godoy 1) 91+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Simulation) 16’ SJ - Marco Urena (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (4) 2 9 1 7

SJ 5 (3) 3 11 2 2

April 15, 2017: Sporting KC 1-0 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees

Sporting KC (3-0-3, 12 pts.)

Portland Timbers (4-2-1, 13 pts.)

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0

Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Melia GK Gleeson D Zusi D Powell D Opara D Olum D Besler (C) D Miller D Sinovic D Farfan (Asprilla 85’) M Ilie M Guzman (Mattocks 71’) M Espinoza (Abdul-Salaam 90’) M Chara M Feilhaber (Mustivar 83’) M Blanco F Gerso M Valeri (C) F Dwyer M Nagbe F Medranda F Adi

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Mavinga Abdul-Salaam Chapman Ellis Cheyrou Porter Delgado Salloi

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Abdul-Salaam da Fonte Ellis Hamilton Blessing Gatt Porter

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Attinella (GK) Ellis Myers Blessing Vytas Saad Okugo Salloi Barmby

Scoring Summary: None

Scoring Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic 1 (Unassisted) 6’ SKC - Gerso 1 (Roger Espinoza 1, Dom Dwyer 1) 58’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 1 (Seth Sinovic 1, Soni Mustivar 1) 85’ COL - Kevin Doyle 1 (Penalty Kick) 94+

Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1) 53’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ TOR - Jozy Altidore (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (5) 2 11 0 4

TOR 13 (2) 5 10 0 6

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ COL - Eric Miller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ COL - Jared Watts (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (6) 2 8 1 7

10

COL 8 (3) 3 12 4 1

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 25’ COL - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (4) 3 12 0 5

POR 10 (4) 3 22 4 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 22, 2017: FC Dallas 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 15,411 Weather: Cloudy and 58 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1

Sporting KC (3-1-3, 12 pts.)

FC Dallas (4-0-2, 14 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Mustivar 72’) F Gerso (Blessing 84’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Salloi 81’)

FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Grana D Zimmerman D Hedges (C) D Figueroa M Acosta M Gruezo M Lamah (Harris 86’) M Morales (Ulloa 85’) M Akindele (Barrios 73’) F Urruti

April 29, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,648 Weather: Rainy and 48 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC (4-1-3, 15 pts.)

Real Salt Lake (2-5-2, 8 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 70’) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 91+) F Medranda (Salloi 79’)

Real Salt Lake GK VanOekel D Acosta (Saucedo 71’) D Wingert (C) D Schuler D Phillips M Mulholland (Hernandez 85’) M Sunny M Rusnak M Lennon M Movsisyan (Silva 60’) F Plata

May 3, 2017: Sporting KC 2-0 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,965 Weather: Cloudy and 50 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (5-1-3, 18 pts.)

New York Red Bulls (5-4-1, 16 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 91+) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 93+) F Medranda (Salloi 91+)

New York Red Bulls GK Robles D Murillo D Long D Zizzo D Lade M Davis M Felipe M Muyl M Etienne Jr. (Wright-Phillips 65’) M Veron (Kljestan 57’) F Gulbrandsen (Royer 69’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Lissek (GK) Ellis Hollingshead Abdul-Salaam Cermeno Saad Colman

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Fernandez (GK) Ellis Dunk Abdul-Salaam Schmidt Blessing Holness

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Ellis Perrinelle Juliao Lawrence Blessing Adams

Scoring Summary: FCD - Maynor Figeuroa 1 (Michael Barrios 2, Hernan Grana 1) 77’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Roger Espinoza 2) 17’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 3 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Gerso 2 (Soony Saad 1) 95+

Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 4 (Unassisted) 46’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68’

Misconduct Summary: RSL - Luke Mulholland (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ RSL - Demar Phillips (Yellow Card; Dissent) 51’ RSL - Yura Movsisyan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ SKC - Brooks Lennon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ NY - Sean Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ NY - Connor Lade (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+

Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (1) 5 5 1 3

FCD 11 (6) 1 11 6 3

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks May 7, 2017: Minnesota United FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 17,709 Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees

Sporting KC (5-2-3, 18 pts.)

Minnesota United FC (3-5-2, 11 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Juliao (Zusi 46’) D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso (Salloi 77’) F Dwyer F Saad (Medranda 60’)

1 2 F 0 0 0 2 0 2

Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Thiesson (Taylor 75’) D Kallman D Calvo (C) D Burch M Ibson M Cronin M Molino M Danladi (Warner 72’) M Ibarra F Ramirez (Venegas 84’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Alvbage (GK) Opara Davis Mustivar Kadrii Blessing Jome Scoring Summary: MIN - Abu Danladi 1 (Miguel Ibarra 1, Ibson 2) 22’ MIN - Christian Ramirez 6 (Miguel Ibarra 2, Abu Danladi 1) 39’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Igor Juliao (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ MIN - Christian Ramirez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ MIN - Francisco Calvo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 2 15 1 10

MIN 7 (4) 7 10 3 2

SKC 10 (7) 2 7 4 6

RSL 14 (2) 4 15 3 6

May 13, 2017: Orlando City SC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Orlando City Stadium | Orlando, FL Attendance: 25,527 Weather: Cloudy and 80 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 2 0 2

Sporting KC (5-2-4, 19 pts.)

Orlando City SC (6-3-1, 19 pts.)

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

SKC 18 (8) 2 16 4 3

NY 6 (2) 6 10 1 3

May 17, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,139 Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees

Sporting KC (6-2-4, 22 pts.)

Seattle Sounders FC (2-5-4, 10 pts.)

1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC Orlando City SC GK Melia GK Bendik D Zusi D Sutter D Opara D Aja D Besler (C) D Spector D Sinovic (Abdul-Salaam 93+) D Toia M Ilie M Higuita (Gil 65’) M Espinoza M Nocerino M Feilhaber M Kaka (C) F Gerso M Johnson F Blessing (Saad 82’) F Rivas (Barnes 64’) F Medranda (Mustivar 86’) F Larin

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Salloi 89’) F Gerso (Blessing 83’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Mustivar 79’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Saunders (GK) Ellis Giro Porter Pereira Salloi Garcia Carrasco

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Miller (GK) Abdul-Salaam Tolo Ellis Mathers Porter Dempsey

Scoring Summary: SKC - Latif Blessing 1 (Matt Besler 1) 9’ ORL - Cyle Larin 7 (Carlos Rivas 5, Donny Toia 2) 16’ ORL - Kaka 3 (Scott Sutter 3) 26’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Unassisted) 74’ Misconduct Summary: ORL - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ORL - Christian Higuita (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Simulation) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (8) 2 7 5 3

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ORL 7 (4) 6 9 2 4

Seattle Sounders FC GK Frei D Delem D Marshall D Alfaro D Fisher (Evans 78’) M Fernandez M Roldan M Svensson (Shipp 72’) M Morris (Adekoya 77’) F Lodeiro (C) F Bruin

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso 3 (Unassisted) 56’ SKC - Gerso 4 (Unassisted) 58’ SKC - Gerso 5 (Graham Zusi 3, Benny Feilhaber 3) 69’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Jordy Delem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ SEA - Tony Alfaro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (6) 5 8 1 5

SEA 10 (5) 3 6 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 20, 2017: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 21,020 Weather: Sunny and 67 degrees

1 2 F Sporting KC (6-3-4, 22 pts.)

0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5-5-1, 16 pts.) 1 1 2 Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Mustivar (Feilhaber 56’) F Gerso F Blessing (Porter 69’) F Pasher (Medranda 46’)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Ousted D Williams D Waston (C) D Parker D Harvey M Laba M Techera M Jacobson M Tchani (Davies 62’) M Bolanos (Mezquida 78’) F Montero (Shea 85’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tornaghi (GK) Abdul-Salaam de Jong Opara Rosales Salloi Teibert Scoring Summary: VAN - Cristian Techera 3 (Christian Bolanos 3, Sheanon Williams 2) 40’ VAN - Tim Parker 1 (Christian Bolanos 4) 67’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ VAN - Matias Laba (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (2) 5 15 4 3

VAN 13 (7) 2 11 4 8

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

March 4 March 11 March 18 March 31 April 9 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 3 May 7 May 13 May 17 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 6 July 22 July 29 Aug. 6 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 15 Oct. 22

OPPONENT

at D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers at FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Minnesota United FC at Orlando City SC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact at San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo at New York City FC at Columbus Crew SC vs. New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake

RESULT

SCORE

T T W T W W L W W L T W L

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

ATTEND. 18,268 19,117 19,282 27,909 19,249 21,144 15,411 18,648 18,965 17,709 25,527 20,139 21,020

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-0-1 0-0-2 1-0-2 1-0-3 2-0-3 3-0-3 3-1-3 4-1-3 5-1-3 5-2-3 5-2-4 6-2-4 6-3-4

T-6 6 5 T-4 T-3 2 4 T-2 T-1 T-1 T-1 1 1

1 2 5 6 9 12 12 15 18 18 19 22 22

--Feilhaber, Own Goal -Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer Dwyer -Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso Dwyer (2) -Blessing (2) Gerso (3) --

SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-3-4, 22 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MAY 20, 2017 UNF POS 14 F 7 F 10 M 9 F 15 D 8 D 27 M 5 D 94 F 93 M 22 F 17 D 4 D 40 D 29 GK 3 D 77 M 39 F 30 F 6 M 21 GK 24 F 2 D 11 F 23 D 1 GK

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Gerso Fernandes Benny Feilhaber Latif Blessing Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Jimmy Medranda Soni Mustivar Soony Saad Saad Abdul-Salaam Kevin Ellis Igor Juliao Tim Melia Ike Opara Tyler Pasher Cameron Porter Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Andrew Dykstra Cameron Iwasa Erik Palmer-Brown Diego Rubio Colton Storm Adrian Zendejas Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP GS MIN G A 11 11 988 5 1 13 13 1144 5 0 11 10 903 2 3

6 2 193 2 0

13 13 1169 1 1

13 12 1125 0 3 13 13 1148 0 2

13 13 1170 0 1 13 11 953 0 1

10 1 163 0 1 7 3 249 0 1 2 0 2 0 0

2 2 180 0 0

1 1 45 0 0

13 13 1170 0 0

11 11 990 0 0

1 1 45 0 0 1 0 21 0 0

6 0 42 0 0

13 13 1170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1

13 13 1170 16 14 13 13 1170 9 14

SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C 35 18 27 32 7 2 5 32 18 17 17 2 1 2 16 6 14 17 0 46 1 8 4 3 8 4 0 1 3 2 9 6 4 0 5 15 3 7 7 0 6 3 14 2 22 12 2 0 3 2 0 9 6 1 0 0 22 4 6 13 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 9 3 2 7 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 6 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 8 19 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

178 64 142 163 25 65 26 0 120 52 163 142 33 48 26 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Gerso Fernandes 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Graham Zusi 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP GS 13 13

13 13 13 13

MIN 1170 1170 1170

SH SV GA 52 41 9 52 41 9 64 49 16 13

GAA PG 0.69 1 0.69 1 1.23 0

PA 3 3 0

W 6 6 3

L T 3 4 3 4 6 4

SO 7 7 6

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.

Peter Vermes is in his ninth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 134 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won three major trophies – the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to six straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 109 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank eighth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions. He has coached 307 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, the Swope Park Rangers (USL) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.

Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States.

A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year

In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total

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 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 6-3-4 --- TOTAL 109-85-65 5-5-3

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 --- 14-5-2

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

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 6-3-4 134-99-74

Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his first season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as Sporting KC’s USL affiliate - the Swope Park Rangers - goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016.

A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, going on to make one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

54

36

3453

0

7

MLS Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

6

2

305

0

1

International

2

2

180

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

64

42

4148

0

8

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Shots 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Fouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal N/A Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)

Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014.

Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He recorded six assists in 30 MLS appearances in 2016 and once again started in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

54

36

3453

0

7

20

6

45

35

5

0

2

0

0

1

KC - Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

0

0

5

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

38

3663

0

7

20

6

50

37

5

0

3

0

0

1

#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 12 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL

A

MLS Regular Season

213

207

18662

3

12

MLS Postseason

13

13

1260

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

16

14

1294

0

1

International

10

10

885

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

252

244

22101

3

13

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his ninth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Besler ranks fifth in Sporting KC history with 252 appearances across all competitions. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 220 of 226 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

Besler has earned 37 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

213

207

18662

3

12

39

9

187

102

7

1

27

2

2

5

KC - Postseason

13

13

1260

0

0

2

0

14

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

226

220

19922

3

12

41

9

201

112

9

1

27

2

2

5

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | LATIF BLESSING | @latif_blessing SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

2

194

2

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

6

2

194

2

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shots 3, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Fouls Committed 1, 3 times, last: MMay 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-1

Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 Birthday: 12/30/1996 Hometown: Accra, Ghana Last Club: Liberty Professionals FC (Ghana) Acquired: Signed on 1/9/2017 Sporting Kansas City acquired 20-year-old winger Latif Blessing in a transfer from Liberty Professionals FC of the Ghana Premier League in early 2017. Blessing scored two goals on his first start for the club in a 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC on May 13, 2017.

on Feb. 28, 2016 and opened his scoring account with a game-winning goal against Inter Allies one week later. He caught fire during the month of April with five goals over a three-game span, including a brace in a 5-1 victory over defending league champions Ashanti Gold.

Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blessing was named the 2016 Ghana Premier League player of the year after leading the top flight with 17 goals in his first season on the senior team. He was also a finalist for the 2016 Ghanaian FA Cup most valuable player award, helping Liberty Professionals reach the semifinals of the knockout competition.

Blessing received his first call-up to the Ghana Men’s National Team in December 2016 as a member of the Black Stars’ 30-man provisional squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not selected to the final roster.

Blessing, a product of the Liberty Professionals youth academy, debuted for the first team MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

2

194

2

0

8

4

3

8

4

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

2

194

2

0

8

4

3

8

4

0

1

0

0

0

#14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

124

108

9759

57

9

MLS Postseason

9

6

582

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

9

810

5

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 10 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 9 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, 3 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Fouls Suffered 9, April 19, 2014, KC vs. MTL

International

9

2

314

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

152

125

11465

66

10

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Goal May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 6-2-3 he scores 4-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Dom Dwyer has scored 66 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in team Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals in the tournament, including a single-game history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a singleclub record four goals against FC Dallas in the Round of 16. season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and has become the first player in Kansas City history to score at least 12 goals in three straight regular seasons.

Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 times as a A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 88 goals in all competitions since the start of sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games.

2013, 66 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC, while he is tied for first in club history with 13 game-winning goals. In 2015, he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

124

108

9759

57

9

391

157

232

267

105

4

26

1

13

4

KC - Postseason

9

6

582

2

0

24

9

20

18

8

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

133

114

10341

59

9

415

166

252

285

113

4

27

1

14

4

16

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | GK | ANDREW DYKSTRA SPORTING KC STATS

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 3 times, last: March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Saves 8, May 15, 2010, CHI at KC (w/ CHI) Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Shutout April 12, 2014, DC at NY (w/ DC) 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Birthday: 1/2/1986 Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia College: Virginia Commonwealth University Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 after being selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft Dykstra joins Sporting KC having previously played for D.C. United from 2012-2016, where he served as a backup goalkeeper to Bill Hamid. He began his professional career with the Chicago Fire in 2009 and boasts seven years of MLS experience, appearing in 31 regular season matches with seven shutouts and an 11-11-8 record.

Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to the Chicago Fire’s developmental roster in April 2009. He was signed to the senior roster two months later and became Chicago’s starting goalkeeper ahead of the 2010 campaign. He ended the year with a career-high 17 MLS appearances and five shutouts. Dykstra has previously spent time on loan in the USL with the Richmond Kickers and the Charleston Battery.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

31

31

2758

153

104

7

44

1.44

3

5

0

1

11

11

8

MLS - TOTAL

31

31

2758

153

104

7

44

1.44

3

5

0

10

11

11

8

#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR

A

MLS Regular Season

65

55

5119

5

5

MLS Postseason

3

3

300

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

9

867

0

0

International

6

6

540

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

84

73

6826

8

5

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals in 2015, the most by any MLS defender that year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, 2016 he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances.

Now in his seventh MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

65

55

5119

5

5

26

11

68

42

2

0

9

0

2

3

KC - Postseason

3

3

300

1

0

2

2

4

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

68

58

5419

6

5

28

13

72

44

2

0

10

0

2

3

17

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

173

153

13561

4

22

MLS Postseason

8

7

545

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

13

11

1234

0

2

International

3

2

232

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

197

173

15572

4

24

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 22 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Shots on Goal 2, 8 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016, tallying a career-high five assists.

competitions, tallying four goals and 24 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.

Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 197 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

173

153

13561

4

22

177

46

271

231

12

14

35

6

1

6

KC - Postseason

8

7

545

0

0

6

2

10

10

1

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

181

160

14106

4

22

183

48

281

241

13

14

38

6

1

6

#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

131

120

10578

26

41

MLS Postseason

7

7

694

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

810

3

6

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

156

144

12674

29

54

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs. FCD Assists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Assist May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 5-2-3 he scores 2-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A seven-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April of that year, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions.

Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. He

joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 156 appearances across all competitions for the club with 29 goals and 54 assists.

Feilhaber has earned 43 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He returned to the National Team after a three year absence in January 2017 under new head coach Bruce Arena.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

131

120

10578

26

41

189

61

161

255

4

229

22

1

7

12

MLS - Regular Season

183

167

14771

31

50

267

88

228

396

6

300

30

3

7

13

KC - Postseason

7

7

694

0

3

17

3

14

17

2

2

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

190

173

15465

31

53

284

91

242

413

8

302

32

3

7

14

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Assists 0 Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL

A

MLS Regular Season

13

13

1144

5

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

13

13

1144

5

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 he scores 3-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. He has spent each of the last five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses.

On May 17, 2017, Gerso scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC. He started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses since August, recording four assists as well as the game-winning goal against Maritimo on Dec. 10, 2016. He also

contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

13

1144

5

0

32

18

16

16

3

1

2

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

13

13

1144

5

0

32

18

16

16

3

1

2

0

2

0

#24 | F | CAMERON IWASA | @cam31iwasa SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/7/1993 Hometown: Sacramento, California Last Club: Sacramento Republic FC (USL) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 Cameron Iwasa was a 2016 USL All-League Second Team honoree, recording 12 goals and three assists in his second year with Sacramento Republic FC. Iwasa’s 12 goals set a regular-season club record and helped Sacramento finish first in the USL Western Conference standings.

Iwasa appeared in all 30 regular season matches for his hometown club in 2016, including a team-record 27 straight starts to end the campaign. His 59 shot attempts and 31 shots on goal were also single-season Sacramento records. Iwasa earned USL Team of the Week honors three times and was named USL Player of the Week in Week 13 after netting a brace in a 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley FC on June 18.

he scores 0-0-0

The forward inked his first professional contract with Sacramento in 2015 and ended the season with one goal and one assist in 17 regular season appearances as a rookie.

Iwasa totaled 23 goals and 14 assists during a four-year collegiate career at UC Irvine. He was named a 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist as a senior after recording six goals, six assists and guiding UC Irvine to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #40 | D | IGOR JULIAO | @IgorJuliao2 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

24

24

2037

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

3

225

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

27

27

2262

0

3

Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Last Club: Fluminense FC Acquired: Signed on loan on 12/23/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Shots 3, Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 3, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs. PHI Fouls Suffered 4, 5 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Goal N/A Assist Sept. 12, 2014 KC at CHV 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 8/23/1994

Igor Juliao rejoins Sporting KC after spending the 2014 MLS season with the club on loan from Fluminense FC. That year, Juliao earned Co-Newcomer of the Year honors after logging 26 appearances and adding three assists in all competitions. Juliao also notched the game-winning assist on Benny Feilhaber’s goal in the 2-1 victory over Columbus on July 16, 2014.

A product of the Fluminense FC Academy, Juliao spent nine years with the club’s youth teams before making his debut with the senior side as a 17-year-old in August 2012. In

his Fluminense FC youth and professional career, Julião played in a total of 379 games with 76 goals.

Internationally, Juliao was selected to Brazil’s Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina and made three appearances at the competition.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

24

24

2037

0

3

17

5

26

54

5

0

5

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

24

24

2037

0

3

17

5

26

54

5

0

5

0

0

1

#94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

54

41

3450

1

3

MLS Postseason

1

0

1

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

2

1

96

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

59

44

3757

1

3

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 3 times, last: April 15, 2017, KC at POR Shots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LA Shots 4, 3 times, last: March 4, 2017, KC at DC Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB 2017 Record when: he starts 6-1-4 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 59 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 32 appearances and 25 starts in 2016.

Medranda has scored one goal and added three assists since the start of 2016, his first for the club. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

54

41

3450

1

3

73

13

57

38

3

6

9

1

1

2

KC - Postseason

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

55

41

3451

1

3

72

13

57

38

3

6

9

1

1

2

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

63

63

5670

0

0

MLS Postseason

2

2

174

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

480

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

71

71

6414

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs. SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Shutout May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 6-3-4

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia solidified his position as starting goalkeeper in 2016 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Now in his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14), Melia ended 2016 with eight clean sheets and a 1.11 goals against average in the regular season as Sporting KC made its sixth straight playoff appearance.

save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.

After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL In 2016, Melia became the first goalkeeper in club history to record at least five saves, First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of one penalty stop and a shutout win in the same match against the New York Red Bulls on 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC April 9 before performing the feat again in the 2017 season opener against D.C. United.

Dallas and D.C. United.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

63

63

5670

256

185

23

67

1.06

6

9

5

0

27

22

13

MLS - Regular Season

69

68

6109

292

207

23

81

1.19

7

10

5

1

28

26

14

KC - Postseason

2

2

174

5

2

0

2

1.03

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

71

70

6283

297

209

23

83

1.19

7

10

5

1

28

27

14

#93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

60

45

4096

0

3

MLS Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

7

604

1

0

International

2

2

154

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

71

56

5064

1

3

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs. COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 2/12/1990

Soni Mustivar is entering his third season with Sporting KC having set career-highs in starts (24) and minutes played (2095) in 2016. In his first season at Sporting KC, Mustivar earned Co-Defender of the Year honors after producing a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played.

Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in

Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final.

Mustivar has earned 12 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013.

This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti. He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

60

45

4096

0

3

11

1

67

40

0

0

8

1

0

1

KC - Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

62

47

4306

0

3

11

1

69

43

0

0

8

1

0

1

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

63

50

4625

6

3

MLS Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

7

7

630

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

75

59

5481

7

3

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, April 13, 2016, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 6-1-4 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Eighth-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fifth season as a member of Sporting KC, having set career-highs for appearances (25), starts (15) and assists (3) in 2016. He enjoyed a sensational first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.

Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

63

50

4625

6

3

45

19

63

26

3

0

9

1

3

2

MLS - Regular Season

98

72

6777

9

3

66

26

92

43

8

1

11

1

4

2

KC - Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

4

0

94

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

102

72

6871

9

3

67

26

93

45

8

1

11

1

4

2

#2 | D | ERIK PALMER-BROWN | @ErikBrown14 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

10

6

611

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

13

9

851

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Birthday: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Last Club: FC Porto (Portugal) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 8/2/2013 Homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown is the youngest signing in club history. A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Palmer-Brown is considered one of the top youth prospects for his age in the country. He was named captain of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, starting all four games in the tournament so far and scoring the winning goal against Mexico. He previously represented the U.S. U-20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting the third and final group stage match.

Palmer-Brown made his debut and first MLS start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all

competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He added seven more competitive appearances in 2015, including four starts.

Palmer-Brown has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels and captained the U-20s at the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in September 2015. Most recently, Palmer-Brown captained the U.S. U-20s to CONCACAF Championship glory on March 5, 2017 and helped the side clinch a berth in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

10

6

611

0

0

2

0

7

3

1

0

4

1

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

10

6

611

0

0

2

0

7

3

7

0

4

1

0

0

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #77 | D | TYLER PASHER | @typash SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

1

1

45

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

2

135

0

0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Hometown: Elmira, Ontario Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 0

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 4/27/1994

Canadian midfielder Tyler Pasher signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after starring for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. He made his MLS debut for Sporting KC at Vancouver on May 20, 2017.

Pasher had previously played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL and Lansing United of the NPSL. Raised in the Newcastle United Academy in England, Pasher returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2010 before turning pro and signing with PS Kemi in Finland three years later.

The 22-year-old joined the Rangers in March 2016 after a successful preseason spell and played a leading role throughout the season. He started 26 of 28 USL appearances with Pasher has previously represented the Canadian National Team at the Under-17 and five goals and four assists (including playoffs), tallying three of his assists in the playoffs Under-20 levels, while he was called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of a as the Rangers were crowned USL Western Conference champions and advanced to the pair of friendlies in March 2015.

USL Cup Final.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1

1

45

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

45

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

# 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

3

0

53

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

4

3

234

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

7

3

287

1

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL)

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 5/23/1993

Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2016. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage.

Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the

club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on July 24, then scored his first goal for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League on Oct. 19, a 3-1 win over Central FC. Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. The college star led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3

0

53

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

5

1

92

0

0

2

0

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Shots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC

A

MLS Regular Season

15

3

330

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

86

1

1

International

3

3

270

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

7

686

3

1

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/15/1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Real Valladolid (Spain) Acquired: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid as Young Designated Player on 3/8/2016 Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio in March 2016 after he recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joined Sporting KC initially on loan from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season.

A native of Santiago, Chile, he scored his first goal on April 27 at Vancouver. He scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September. Rubio tore his ACL in October 2016 and is currently in rehab from the injury.

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Goal April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals.

Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

3

330

1

0

13

2

13

13

5

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

15

3

330

1

0

13

2

13

13

5

0

2

0

0

0

#22 | F | SOONY SAAD | @SoonySaad SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

65

29

2851

8

7

MLS Postseason

4

0

47

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

4

375

4

1

International

4

4

376

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

78

37

3649

14

8

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Last Club: Pattaya United (Thailand) Acquired: Signed on 1/30/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, July 13, 2013, KC vs. TOR Assists 2, Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs. NE Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Shots 9, June 29, 2013, KC vs. CLB Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC vs. POR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 8/17/1992

Saad rejoins Sporting KC from Pattaya United of Thailand’s first division, where he scored Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, scoring two pivotal goals in a 3-2 third-round victory over nine goals across 28 Thai League appearances in 2016. He has also recorded three Orlando City. goals for the Lebanon Men’s National Team since making his senior international debut in 2013.

Saad enjoyed a breakout year in 2013, reaching MLS career-highs with four goals, four assists and 23 games played. He also notched a brace in a 2-0 CONCACAF Champions During his first stint with Sporting KC, Saad tallied 14 goals and seven assists in 71 League win at Honduran side Olimpia and appeared in two playoff games during Sporting appearances across all competitions. He was signed by MLS and allocated to Sporting KC’s run to the 2013 MLS Cup championship. In 2014, Saad scored five goals across all KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. The following month, he scored nine minutes into his competitions and helped the club advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fourth straight MLS debut on his 19th birthday to become the youngest goal scorer in club history. In year. Thai outfit BEC Tero Sasana signed Saad ahead of the 2015 season and loaned 2012, Saad played nine MLS matches and helped Sporting Kansas City capture the him to Pattaya United last year.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

65

29

2851

8

7

107

33

40

58

3

27

2

0

2

2

KC - Postseason

4

0

47

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

69

29

2898

8

7

107

33

43

58

3

27

2

0

2

2

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #30 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

0

42

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

6

0

42

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 3, April 22, 2017, KC at FCD Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is the third Homegrown Player on Sporting Kansas City’s roster, alongside Kevin Ellis (2011) and Erik Palmer-Brown (2013). In June 2016, he was loaned to Hungarian club Gyirmot SE for the remainder of the year.

Prior to his loan to Gyirmot, Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. The forward scored four goals and added three assists in six starts for the team. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He

joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season and scored a team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

0

42

0

0

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

0

42

0

0

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

13

13

1170

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

13

13

1170

0

0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Shots 2, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Sánchez, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Spanish side Elche CF during the 2015-16 season.

After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.

Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier.

Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

13

1170

0

0

8

1

8

19

0

3

3

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

13

13

1170

0

0

8

1

8

19

0

3

3

0

0

0

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 8 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA

A

MLS Regular Season

146

141

12489

1

8

MLS Postseason

12

12

1134

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

10

898

0

2

International

11

10

937

1

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

179

173

15458

4

12

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 1/28/1987

An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 173 of 179 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. He scored his first MLS regular-season goal on his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC against the Colorado Rapids on April 9, 2017.

A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

146

141

12489

1

8

69

20

166

93

6

0

26

0

0

4

MLS - Regular Season

166

159

14069

1

8

76

21

179

103

6

0

29

0

0

4

KC - Postseason

12

12

1134

2

0

5

3

18

12

0

0

2

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

178

171

15203

3

8

81

24

197

115

6

0

31

0

2

4

#23 | D | COLTON STORM | @ColtonStorm SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/6/1994 Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania College: University of North Carolina Acquired: 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) - signed on 2/24/2017 Rookie defender Colton Storm joined Sporting Kansas City as the No. 14 overall selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Storm, a right back, tallied two goals and eight assists in 69 matches during his four-year career at the University of North Carolina.He capped his senior campaign in 2016 with Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors. He was also named to the NCAA College Cup Best XI after guiding the Tar Heels to their seventh final four in program history.

he scores 0-0-0

Born and raised in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Storm started 41 straight games for North Carolina from 2015-2016. He captained the team as a senior, leading a defense that posted 12 shutouts in 21 matches. As a youth, Storm competed in the United States U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He played club soccer for HMMS Eagle FC in his hometown.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS

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

Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 8/30/1995

Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign.

Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average.

Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final.

The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015. His youth career includes a stint at Nomads SC in San Diego, California while he also played for Hilltop High School in Chula Vista.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

207

167

15451

26

51

MLS Postseason

13

13

1259

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

12

10

968

3

3

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

240

198

18368

29

63

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Assist May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 6-2-4 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

A nine-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), Benny Feilhaber’s goal against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition assists and moved into a tie for first place in club history with 23 game-winning assists. to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

Zusi has earned 45 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and six assists. He played four matches at the 2014 Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 29 goals FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He and 63 assists in 240 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches, and most drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29. He played five championships. He is second in club history with 63 total assists, while his 410 chances games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist on over Costa Rica.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

207

167

15451

26

51

303

97

172

248

27

656

17

0

8

23

KC - Postseason

13

13

1259

0

6

24

1

20

23

1

61

1

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

220

180

16710

26

57

327

98

192

271

28

717

18

0

8

26

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART

3/4 3/11 3/18 3/31 4/9 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/3 5/7 5/13 5/17 5/20 5/27 6/3 6/10 6/17 PLAYER @DC FCD SJ @TOR COL @POR @FCD RSL NY @MIN @ORL SEA @VAN @COL MIN MTL @SJ Abdul-Salaam DNP UNAV INJ DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP UNAV UNAV SUB-1 DNP DNP Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Blessing DNP SUB-23 DNP SUB-7 DNP DNP SUB-6 DNP DNP DNP CF-82 SUB-7 CF-69 Dwyer CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-89 CF-89 CF-90 SUS CF-90 INJ Dykstra UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV Ellis DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CB-90 DNP DNP CB-90 Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-70 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Feilhaber CM-90 CM-90 CM-85 INJ INJ CM-83 CM-72 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 SUB-34 Gerso LW-90 LW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-84 RW-90 RW-90 RW-77 RW-90 RW-83 RW-90 Iwasa INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Juliao UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP RB-45 UNAV UNAV UNAV Medranda RW-90 RW-67 LW-78 CM-65 CM-74 LW-90 LW-81 LW-79 LW-89 SUB-30 LW-86 LW-79 SUB-45 Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Mustivar DNP DNP SUB-5 SUB-25 SUB-16 SUB-7 SUB-18 SUB-20 SUB-1 DNP SUB-4 SUB-11 CM-56 Opara CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 DNP Palmer-Brown INTL INJ INJ SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR INTL INTL INTL Pasher UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR LW-45 Porter UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP SUB-21 Rubio INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Saad DNP DNP SUB-12 LW-83 LW-83 DNP DNP SUB-1 SUB-1 LW-60 SUB-8 INJ UNAV Salloi DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB-7 DNP SUB-9 SUB-11 SUB-1 SUB-13 DNP SUB-1 DNP Ilie CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-89 LB-90 LB-90 Storm UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 SUB-45 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90

6/24 7/1 7/6 7/22 7/29 8/6 8/12 8/19 8/26 9/6 9/10 9/16 9/24 9/30 10/7 10/15 10/22 PLAYER @LA POR PHI @RSL CHI ATL @SEA FCD @HOU @NYC @CLB NE LA VAN @MIN HOU @RSL Abdul-Salaam Besler Blessing Dwyer Dykstra Ellis Espinoza Feilhaber

Gerso Iwasa Juliao Medranda Melia Mustivar Opara Palmer-Brown Pasher Porter Rubio Saad Salloi Ilie Sinovic Storm Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played

DNP - Unused Substitute UNAV - Unavailable For Selection

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INJ - Injured SUS - Suspended

SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) 1996-2016

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011)

34

Games

Davy Arnaud

240

Minutes

Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)

2916

Minutes

Kerry Zavagnin

20515

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud

329

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi

656

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

44

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza

6

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) 1996-2016

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

34

Games

Jimmy Nielsen

128

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

3060

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen

11497

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Wins

Jimmy Nielsen

57

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Losses

Tony Meola

45

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Draws

Jimmy Nielsen

32

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Shutouts

Jimmy Nielsen

45

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen (2012)

0.79

Goals Allowed

Tony Meola

154

Goals Allowed

Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)

45

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso (2017)

3

Goals

1996

61

Assists

2000

67

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

4

Shots

2012

542

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Shots on goal

1996

250

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Fouls Suffered

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Offsides

1997

117

2012

199

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Corner Kicks

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

Cautions

2013

67

Ejections

2011

8

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

Points

2012

63

Stat

Player

#

Wins

1997

21

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi

7

Losses

1999

24

Saves

Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

9

Ties

2005 & 2011

12

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

1996

63

29

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Preki 218 5. Matt Besler* 213 6. Graham Zusi* 207 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 8. Chris Klein 200 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 10. Roger Espinoza* 173 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Matt Besler* 207 5. Jimmy Conrad 203 6. Preki 199 7. Chris Klein 183 8. Graham Zusi* 167 9. Roger Espinoza* 153 10. Jack Jewsbury 142 10. Mo Johnston 142 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 2. Nick Garcia 20,157 3. Davy Arnaud 19,399 4. Matt Besler* 18,662 5. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 6. Preki 17,817 7. Chris Klein 16,380 8. Graham Zusi* 15,451 9. Roger Espinoza* 13,561 10. Jack Jewsbury 13,275 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Tim Melia* 63 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Mike Amman 60 206 6. Tim Melia* 63 189 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Tim Melia* 63 23 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 6. Tim Melia* 63 28 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5

GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer* 124 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Scott Sealy 88 28 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 10. Benny Feilhaber* 131 26 10. Graham Zusi* 207 26 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 207 51 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 131 41 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff 144 26 8. Mark Chung 94 25 9. Roger Espinoza* 173 22 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22

CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 207 656 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 131 231 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer* 124 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 207 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber* 131 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7

SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer* 124 391 4. Kei Kamara 113 370 5. Chris Klein 200 312 6. Graham Zusi* 207 304 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 216 10. Mark Chung 94 203 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer* 124 157 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 9. Graham Zusi* 207 97 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Roger Espinoza* 173 271 5. Nick Garcia 224 234 6. Dom Dwyer* 124 231 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 9. Aurelien Collin 107 191 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 190 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Dom Dwyer* 124 267 5. Benny Feilhaber* 131 255 6. Nick Garcia 224 250 7. Graham Zusi* 207 248 8. Roger Espinoza* 173 232 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 207 23 1. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 131 12 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer* 124 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 207 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber* 131 10 3. Dom Dwyer* 124 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 6. Josh Wolff 144 3 10. Omar Bravo 27 2 10. Matt McKeon 144 2

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 4. Roger Espinoza* 173 35 5. Aurelien Collin 107 31 6. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 6. Matt McKeon 144 30 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 8. Mo Johnston 149 28 10. Matt Besler* 213 27 10. Dom Dwyer* 124 27 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 30

Player 1. Dom Dwyer* 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Benny Feilhaber* 9. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 124 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 131 200

GLS AVG 57 0.46 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 26 0.20 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

9 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki 2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2880 2011 Matt Besler 2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110

Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen

SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 30 10 29 10

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia* 13 9 0.69 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13

CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15

OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97

GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3

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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48

BOLD * - denotes current season

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 27, 2017 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 7 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 8 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 656 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)

FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)

GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times

FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 1st)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 Game: 6 Game: 6 Game: 6 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5

in 1996 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 06/21/1997 vs. DC 06/20/1999 vs. MET 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS Season: 67 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8

in 2000 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS Season: 542 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 19

in 2012 05/15/2016 vs ORL 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

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CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half: Half: Half:

133 9 18 18 7 7 7

in 1999 10 times 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 09/02/2000 vs. TB 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)

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Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 2, Espinoza 2) 17; Dwyer 3 (unassisted) Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 46; Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 2) 68

Sinovic 1 (unassisted) 6; Fernandes 1 (Espinoza 1, Dwyer 1) Dwyer 2 (Medranda 1, Feilhaber 1) 53

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