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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal Sporting Kansas City (MLS) 4-9-4, 16 points (3-3-2 home; 1-6-2 away) T-12th in MLS Western Conference Union Omaha (USL League One) 3-2-4, 13 points (1-1-1 home; 2-1-3 away) 9th in USL League One
4-9-4 (16 pts.) 0.94 17 T-12th in West 16 0.94 11 29 1.71 -13 177 (54) 30.5% 214 216 38 4
English Stream: ESPN+ English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Brandon Stevis Justin Howard Jennifer Garner Jervis Atagana
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 48 54
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF MID
Name John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Uri Rosell Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Nikola Vujnovic Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Kaveh Rad Remi Walter
Pronunciation
UNION OMAHA
RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
3-2-4 (13 pts.) 1.44 9 9th in USLL1 10 1.11 6 8 0.89 +2 82 (27) 32.9% 118 118 16 1
2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Johnny Russell Duke, Hernandez Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Four Players Remi Walter Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Four Players
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5 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 34 SHOTS 16 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 26 FOULS COMMITTED 33 FOULS SUFFERED 7 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1530 Tim Melia 1.71 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 33
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UNION OMAHA
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
3 3 14 7 1 1 16 22 3 1
Noe Meza Noe Meza Hugo Kametani Kemal Malcolm Three Players Bawa, Meza Noe Meza Joe Brito Kemal Malcolm Gabriel Claudio
675 0.80 3 4 15
Rashid Nuhu Rashid Nuhu Rashid Nuhu Rashid Nuhu Rashid Nuhu
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. New York City FC 27 2. New York Red Bulls 26 3. Philadelphia Union 26 4. Orlando City SC 25 5. CF Montreal 23 6. New England Revolution 23 7. Charlotte FC 20 8. FC Cincinnati 20 9. Atlanta United FC 19 10. Inter Miami CF 18 11. Columbus Crew 17 12. Toronto FC 15 13. D.C. United 14 14. Chicago Fire FC 14
W 8 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3
L 3 4 1 5 6 5 8 7 5 7 5 8 8 7
T 3 5 8 4 2 5 2 2 4 3 5 3 2 5
GD +15 +9 +9 -2 +1 +1 -3 -4 +2 -9 +1 -8 -7 -6
GP 14 16 15 16 15 16 16 15 14 15 14 15 14 15
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC 30 2. Real Salt Lake 28 3. Austin FC 27 4. FC Dallas 25 5. LA Galaxy 24 6. Nashville SC 23 7. Seattle Sounders FC 20 8. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 9. Colorado Rapids 19 10. Houston Dynamo FC 18 11. Minnesota United FC 18 12. Sporting Kansas City 16 13. Portland Timbers 16 14. San Jose Earthquakes 15
W 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 3
L 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 6 7 7 9 6 7
T 3 4 3 4 3 5 2 2 4 3 3 4 7 6
GD +13 +1 +11 +9 +2 +1 +3 -10 -1 -1 -1 -13 -4 -9
GP 15 16 15 15 15 16 14 16 15 15 15 17 16 16
14th season 176-140-104 14th season (.543) 176-140-104 (.543)
COACHING EXPERIENCE COACHING RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
JAY MIMS 3rd season 25-10-18 (.642) 3rd season 25-10-18 (.642)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Monday, June 20 QUESTIONABLE • None OUT • • • •
MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery) FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Calf Injury)
Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19.
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