SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. WHITECAPS FC – MEDIA NOTES
Major League Soccer Regular Season – Week 19 Wednesday, July 3, 2013 – 6 p.m. PT Sporting Park Television: TSN Radio: TEAM 1410
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS regular season: 7-5-5 -- GF: 23 - GA: 17 26 points, 4th in Eastern Conference MLS Home: 4-3-2 -- GF: 14 - GA: 9 MLS Away: 3-2-3 -- GF: 9 - GA: 8
MLS regular season: 7-5-4 -- GF: 26 - GA: 24 25 points, 4th in Western Conference MLS Home: 5-0-3 -- GF: 18 - GA: 11 MLS Away: 2-5-1 -- GF: 8 - GA: 13
WHITECAPS FC ROSTER BY POSITION Goalkeepers: Joe Cannon, Brad Knighton, David Ousted, Simon Thomas Fullbacks: Jordan Harvey, Greg Klazura, Young-Pyo Lee Centre backs: Jay DeMerit ©, Johnny Leverón, Carlyle Mitchell, Andy OʼBrien, Brad Rusin Centre midfielders: Aminu Abdallah, Bryce Alderson*, Jun Marques Davidson, Gershon Koffie, Nigel Reo-Coker, Russell Teibert, Matt Watson Wide midfielders: Erik Hurtado, Daigo Kobayashi, Kekuta Manneh, Omar Salgado, Strikers: Caleb Clarke, Tom Heinemann, Corey Hertzog, Darren Mattocks, Kenny Miller, Camilo Sanvezzo * on loan: centre midfielder Bryce Alderson
INJURY REPORT OUT: D Jay DeMerit (L torn Achilles tendon), M/F Omar Salgado (R foot fracture) QUESIONABLE: Erik Hurtado (L foot sprain), D Andy OʼBrien (R hamstring strain)
INTERNATIONAL DUTY Simon Thomas – Canada – Departed June 26, CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage from July 7 to July 14 Russell Teibert – Canada – Departed June 30, CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage from July 7 to July 14 Carlyle Mitchell – Trinidad & Tobago – Departed June 30, CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage from July 8 to July 15
FASCINATING FACTS • Whitecaps FC hold a 5W-1L-0D record against teams from the Eastern Conference in MLS action this season – • • • •
best out of conference record in MLS. WFC also have a 0W-0L-2D record against Eastern side Montreal Impact in the Amway Canadian Championship Sporting KC have the highest number of fouls committed with 258. WFC are tied for the fourth fewest with 187 Camilo is fourth in goals scored this season with nine goals in MLS, one place in front of Sporting KC striker Claudio Bieler who has eight goals. KC are tied for fourth lowest goals against total with 17 whereas WFC have the surrendered the fifth most with 24. Sporting KC have already lost as many times at Sporting Park this season (three) as they had during either of the two previous campaigns played at the stadium.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST ROUND June 29 – Whitecaps FC won 1-0 at D.C. United June 29 – Sporting Kansas City defeated Columbus Crew 3-2 at home
WHITECAPS FC PR CONTACTS Carly Jokic 604.669.9283 x 2287 604.753.8915 cjokic@whitecapsfc.com
Nathan Vanstone 604.629.2251 778.228.7177 nvanstone@whitecapsfc.com
Jenna Visram 604.669.9283 x 2260 604.355.9283 jvisram@whitecapsfc.com
Brandon Timko 604.669.9283 x 2292 604.355.1245 btimko@whitecapsfc.com
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