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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Kickoff: 9:30 p.m. CT Heart Health Park (Sacramento, CA) U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Sporting Kansas City 5-13-5, 20 points (3-5-2 home; 2-8-3 away) 14th in MLS Western Conference Sacramento Republic (USL Championship) 8-5-6, 30 points (5-1-3 home; 3-4-3 away) T-7th in USLC Western Conference
5-13-5 (20 pts.) 0.87 23 14th in West 19 0.83 13 40 1.74 -21 237 (71) 30.0% 271 296 45 5
English Stream: ESPN+ English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Allen Chapman Ian Anderson Tiffini Turpin Brandon Stevis
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 48 54
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID DEF FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID 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 Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh William Agada Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Erik Thommy Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Kaveh Rad Remi Walter
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SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC
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
8-5-6 (30 pts.) 1.58 19 T-7th in West 22 1.16 13 19 1.00 +3 192 (81) 42.2% 254 233 43 2
2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Johnny Russell Duke, Hernandez Russell, Salloi Daniel Salloi Remi Walter Shelton, Walter Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Five Players
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6 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 47 SHOTS 17 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 33 FOULS COMMITTED 43 FOULS SUFFERED 9 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1853 Tim Melia 1.65 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 45
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SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
4 3 23 12 2 1 31 30 8 1
Maalique Foster Rodrigo Lopez Rodrigo Lopez Rodrigo Lopez Three Players Five Players Archimede, Felipe Rodrigo Lopez Rodrigo Lopez Archimede, Martinez
1260 0.60 5 3 35
Danny Vitiello Carlos Saldana Daniel Vitiello Saldana, Vitiello Daniel Vitiello
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union 42 2. New York City FC 41 3. New York Red Bulls 36 4. CF Montreal 35 5. Orlando City SC 30 6. Columbus Crew 30 7. FC Cincinnati 28 8. Charlotte FC 26 9. Chicago Fire FC 26 10. New England Revolution 26 11. Inter Miami CF 25 12. Atlanta United FC 24 13. Toronto FC 22 14. D.C. United 18
W 11 12 10 11 8 7 7 8 7 6 7 6 6 5
L 2 4 6 8 8 5 8 12 10 7 10 9 12 12
T 9 5 6 2 6 9 7 2 5 8 4 6 4 3
GD +19 +20 +9 0 -5 +5 -5 -6 -4 -2 -11 -4 -9 -17
GP 22 21 22 21 22 21 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 20
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC 45 2. Austin FC 41 3. Minnesota United FC 34 4. Real Salt Lake 33 5. FC Dallas 32 6. Nashville SC 31 7. LA Galaxy 30 8. Portland Timbers 30 9. Seattle Sounders FC 29 10. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 11. Houston Dynamo FC 25 12. Colorado Rapids 24 13. San Jose Earthquakes 22 14. Sporting Kansas City 20
W 14 12 10 9 8 8 9 7 9 7 7 6 5 5
L 4 5 8 7 6 7 9 6 10 10 11 9 9 13
T 3 5 4 6 8 7 3 9 2 5 4 6 7 5
GD +20 +17 +5 +1 +7 0 +3 +4 +3 -13 -3 -4 -9 -21
GP 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 22 21 22 22 21 21 23
14th season 177-144-105 14th season (.539) 177-144-105 (.539)
MARK BRIGGS
COACHING EXPERIENCE COACHING RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
5th season 59-30-33 (.619) 3rd season 24-19-24 (.537)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Monday, July 25 QUESTIONABLE • None OUT • • • • •
GK - Tim Melia (Hamstring Injury) DEF - Kortne Ford (Suspended Through Sept. 10) MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery)
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. 1